The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING MARCH 7 1853.
THE FR ENC 'III EMPIRE formerly occupied by the Prince of Orange, now SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TILE 2 II ARE
' King William 11. of Holland. -.
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melancholy event has occurred in Paris. The
GERMANY. SPORTING NOTES.—.No. CCCLXXXV.
DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. leasing Closing Prices Business
Compel's. this day. this day
Mug Count Camerata, son 'of the Princess Bac- There are only two meetings this week devoted to Sm.. Paid RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business dune Ciocchi
this day._
il . this day. 50 all Bedford and London &
, a relation of the Emperor, committed sui- dance flat •.• •
140
aufq
BAinrmibggi Nwototinvgei..hß.os&t.
Austrian papers. The semi-official Correspon . racing—Salisbury and Doncaster, the latter coin- *--- --------
A The. hostility to England increases in fury in the
side b •
1.. y discharging a pistol at his head. ThisT. 100 Aberdeen .............. 304 316 30 Bletchley.... N. West. ... ...
concludes an article, advocating political reprisals, mencing to-morrow and concluding on the following day. 314 all Birm. & Oxfd.
couentable act is attributed to an attack of brain by saying, "We will not receive our religious The first race on the card is the Trial Stakes of 7 sovs. f, fever,
& Eastn. Juliet._ 6g - 6 -,il 8A guarantee._ Gt.Westn 30 —3l t
The
.31 •
. oniteur, after announcing this melancholy tutors from a country (England) which sends us each, 3 ft., with 3,0 added, T.Y.C. (seven furlongs 214
nothing but assassins." yards). Osborne 's crack for the Derby Hone wood is Stour Valley 10 106 304 all Do. withoutgr Do
304 all Birm. Wolv. & 294 —304 t
suicide among the entries for this stake, but does not run. 31 28 Birkenhd. La .......
Dudley guar. Do 3O 31 i
e, says—" No one knows how to explain this Cologne Gazette contains a letter from Berlin
ncsh. &
resolution which a pears to be the result of mo- The
2clwhich says :—" The project of taking
of the , . Cunningham has a couple in it, Broughton and Snowdon
Dunhill—the latter, however, is understood to be re-Cheshire Juliet. . 61 841
27/ 11 Do. Chesh. & Birk- c 304 all Do.vrtht guar. Do 29 —3O /1
St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N. W. 105 —lo7xd x d (1
~
mo-
mentary delirium. PConnt Camerata was maitreagainst Switzerland is
serious and energetic steps
50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 524 —s34xd
desserved for the Sheffield and RotherhamPlate. The '
n in- £5O and £25 Cons. 21 22 x d
requetes at the Council of State, where he was here the general subject of conversation. There is
terest of the • 22 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. I,
raiz race will probably be confined to Broughton, 184 De:, £2O ............... 3 21 d
arkable for his assiduity and intelligence. The a talk of hemming in Switzerland from Ticino to Audubon, Lady Vernon, and Chilton (if he runs). I St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 106 108 107 61 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 150 152 n
most • •
25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 323 333 Is
. brilliant career was before him. M. de Chas- Inspruck, and from Geneva to Mulhausen, in order think it will be a nice St
question between the two first ' 100 Caledonian ...... 63/ 644 64 4
airon, his coil
Prefect
eague, and his relation, as well as the f Austria
to give more authority to the demands o named ; but if BROUGHTON comes to the post in good all Chester Holyhead....
& 224 22/ 22i i 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Irk. New.
Railway & Berw. ... ... t]
0,5 red of Police, repaired immediately to the scene and France against the refugees." condition he will prove the winner—Audubon and Lad 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 181
, 191 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 111 —ll3xd ii
y 20 all Cork, Blaekrock and x d
t this sad event. They were soon followed by the The Empress of Russia has announced her inters- Vernon finishing in the second and third places. 25 all Do. 6 Shares. Do 553 —s63xd xd ol
Ministers
-„. of State, Interior, and of Justice. The tion of visiting Berlin in May, and will proceed
.The. Hopeful is the second stake on the list; and what Passage . ..... .
50 45 Dublin&Belfast Jun.— : 1.• • •• •p
12 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 26 —x x d al
Frlncess de Bacciocchi had on the previous day gone thence to Italy. The Emperor Nicholas will ac- with its being only a half-mile spurt, having forty-five 25 an Dundee Perth&Abeic.- —2 - 134 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 134 —2714 d 1-:
Into the country in the neighbourhood of Paris, company her Majesty to Berlin, and proceed from entries, with one or two exceptions all as dark as Erebus, dean Junction.,, 8 • 20 all Do. Preference o 253 263 al
and Prince Jerome Bonaparte went thither to coin- thence to Vienna, in company with the King of and the majority of the horses only just beginning work 25 all Do. New ............... —•9 20 all Lowestoft gr. cl]
Municate to her the distressing intelligence." Prussia. again, it would be a palpable absurdity to recommend 25 an East Anglian (£25 L. •• • •**
4 per cent. Norfolk l9 —l9lxd
20 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 25 —27 251 x d oi,
The Charente Infeireure, after mentioning the Austria has paid the third and last rate of the any animal for preference. I may observe, however, E. &L. & D.) 51 —si 5# 4 wi
18 all Do. Do. 56 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. that the colt by Hetman Platoff, out of Lady Harriett,
(181. Ig•&11.) 4 44
amour which circulates that the Pope is coming indemnity for the intervention of the Russian army 20 all Eastern°.and Matlock & Midld. 3 34 TI
is a wrong nomination •; that Lord John and Lady John Counties..,,, 13 13.4 13
to France, states that it has heard that his Holi- in Hungary.
25 all Eastern Union, Crlis 11 50 all Middleabrol & Stckton & tli,
are non-starters • also, that Cunningham's stable is re- Redcar Darlingt. ... - - ... tL
Hess
s intends visiting the town of Saintes. to view An accident has happened on the Cologne hail- A. (late E U
E. U. S 11.) 11 111
markably fond of' the Jewess •; and that the fill b
y y 25 8i Do., d 0..,.,,,,, 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland.. 108 109
the places which Eutropius, the first primate of the way in Minden. Five persons we killed, and Alarm hthe at C as reputation Compton of being a very 25 all Do., B. and C: .......
..8.1 • *,j 9t/ / 50 all Northern and lie
, Gauls, frequented before his martyrdom, and to twenty wounded. speedy animal. Whiteness has been backed by some St 100 East Lancashire. ......
' -4 -4 H Easternsp.c. E. Count. 64 -,-- Glisd x d do
,Pray in the subterranean crypt, which still exists Accounts from Vienna of Saturday state that of the kn • but I diem they have 50.
owing ones,can assure emall East & West Ind. Dk.
...... 73 75
50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do ••• xd x d a
from the time of the Romans. the health of the Emperor is so much improved as thrown their money away. The colt by the Hero, also, & Birming. jueo.. 67 6O 50 all De. Fixeds pc Do ..— xd xd me
The English Roman Catholics who reside at to require no further publication of bulletins. is in good odour with the friends of his stable. St. 100 Edinburgh & Mae
gow 78 ...... 78 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W. •thi
Cal •petition
1,,,. sas and St. Pierre, have sent in a to The Chamber of Deputies of Wurtemberg, in The Grand National Steeplechase (which, it must be 10 14 Edin. and Peebles._ Ad _
St 100 Edin. Pith. &Dun P o, Q 121 111 Do. 1 Shares. Do
&Ln&Yk ... ... tie.
Pm
dee 32 M *" ' de]
"'Tr. Paiisis, requesting him to send to the parish its sitting of the 2d, adopted. by a majority of 47 remembered, is run over a distance nearly half a mile St: 100 Glasg° &s• W St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn 152 154
of St. Pierre a priest speaking English, so as to be to 34 a bill for re-establishing the punishment of shorter than that at Liverpool, and consequently more St, 100 Great w"tern
61
Northern Stk.. 80 63 62 1 St. 100 Do.Shepth.S tDo 151 153 abi
81 81 25 18 Shef.Roth.and Laneash& rec
tulle factories of the place, a great number of whom The Gazette of Au Shur says, that the Porte S t rda was all the ra e • d /
a u y, g,an , ma gra, a rumour that St. 100 Great Southern and 123 122 i 12 91 5. Stafiordsh. M.MClean 4 —4d xd 84 x d ne,
are from Ireland. A favourable answer was given
yieldedto the Ambassadors o she is slightly amiss, continues in immense force this 50 all Wear Valleygr Stockt. &
Western (Ireland). 107 108 1071 oti
to the request. England and France could not answer for the sup- morning, nothing else recei • vmg any support. St. 100 Great Western,,,,,,,, 961 9 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... ...
The Moniteur of yesterday morning contains a
port of their Governments. Snowdon Dunhill is reported in first-rate quarters to 12 ii Irish South-Eastern. 66 —7l 25 all Do Do 326 336 rei decree, nominating a commission, charged to visit to be a first-rate thing for the Sheffield and Rotherham 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle. 90 —1) St, 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn lO3 104 104 doi
m _
every part of the empire, to inquire into the wants Plate ; and so I believe he is, but do not take it as my 164 114 Do., Thirds
13 -- II p pm MINES. she
of the country, and report to the Emperor. ITALY. , advice. St. 100 Lancash.&Yorkshire 774 77/ 774 i i vol
On Saturday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Executions continue in Lombardy, with fresh My accounts of the arrivals and condition of the various 20 15 Do., Fifths
46 —4# d 1 all Agua Fria
i
his Excellency Vely Pacha, the Turkish Ambas- confiscations of the property of persons emigrating. animals engaged in the races to-morrow is so Ye 'ry mcom- 14 114 Do.,
50 all Leeds Northern
Wet. Riding Un 34 —24 10s all Anglo Californian.... —3 p on
Bader, signed the Sanitary Convention, of -Which We read in the Opinions of Turin of the Ist : plete that I cannot write more decisively ; but on Wed- 20 Liv Crsb &S h 154 164 164 10 2 Australasian
- li 24 p dal
the basis was settled • t t. 1 •
by an in erna lona commis- " The Gazetta del Po polo has published a decree of nesday's races I shall be enabled to speak positively in 11/ allll Loudon it
.r.. oup pt. ...
...
.15 kWan 84 -- gi 8z 20 5 Australian
1 all Australian Cordillera par a p 14 Pri
RiOn which met in Paris, and to which several the Emperor of Austria, ordering the sequestration my notes of to morrow. ` 10 3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. 14 2",
P of the property of all emigrants, even when sub- A. P. is informed that the horse named by him is St. 100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst. 104 105- 1041 4 4 1. all Australian Freehold. / 3 p as
Powers had previously acceded.l all Ave Maria
jects of other States. We did not think it expe- tolerably sure to see a shorter price than that he is now St. 100 London &N. N. Western 119 1191 118 i 194 • 1 all Bad (Gd D
Negotiations are now in active train 'for con- en . Duchy of) par i p we]
dr • dient to reproduce this document owing to the quoted at ; but not having enjoyed the best of health for 20
12
DDoollfOtia ............ 2 3 p 14/ 1 all British Austrin. Gold 1 / l3
) to
uctmg an international railroad between France a length of time, is, lam afraid, of no use for the Derby. &B. C 14 11, n 20 13.5 British Iron
and Spain. contradictory rumours which accompanied it. We
St. 100 London &S. Western 9- 7 9 p 8 A
givi
-uhe price of flour is now 25 per cent., and that now learn from Milan that such a decree does exist, He was doing slow work last wee, and is located at
Mitchel-grove, under the care of J. B. Day. 50 424 Do., £5O -44—91 9Q i 1
-31 d 35 241 Brazilian Imp. (issued
on
..., at :e5 pm;),.
of bread 49 liar rant_ (IPA rim in T,nririnn 11-inn Paris_ but that its application has been provisioirlly sus- 40 g 4 Do., £4O

100 Aberdeen
8i Ambg. Nottng. Bost.
& Eastn. Junct..
all Birmg. Wolverh. iL
1 Stour Valley .. . ....
28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
Cheshire Junct. ...
11 Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
184 Do., £2O .. . ... . .....
100 Bristol and Exeter_
100 Caledonian . . ... . . .
all Chester & Holyhead.
all au Cork and Bandon.,,,
all Cork, Blackrock and
1 Passage .. ...
.....
0 Dublin&BelfastJune.
1 all Dundee Pertb&Aber
deen Junction._
all Do. New..... •
. ..
all East Anglian (i 25 L.
and E. & L. & D.)
all Do. Do. (181. E.& H.)
all Eastern Counties.....
all Eastern Union, Class
A. (late E. U. Sh.)
sa Do., do.,
all Do., B. and C...
100 East Lancashire
all East & West Ind. lik,
& Birming. Juno. •
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
14 Edin. and Peebles....
100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee
100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern Stk
100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock ...
100 Great Southern and
Western (Ireland).
100 Great Western .. .
n Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
lli Do., Thirds
100 Lancash.& Yorkshire
15 Do., Fifths
114 Do., Wet. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt
all Loudon & Blackwall
3 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.
100 Lond. Brigt. &S. Cst.
100 London &N. Western
12 Do., Fifths..
1 D0.,£10 Sh. M. &B. CI
100 London &S. Western)
42i Do., £50...
84 Do., £4O
all Londerry. &Coleraine
all Lndndriy. & Ennisk.
100 Manch. Shef. &Lincln
411 Do., Man.& Lin. Un
100 Midland
100 Do. Birming. & Derby
47 Midland G. West. (Ir.)
173 Do. 4 Shares
all Newcastle & Carlisle
100 Newmarket
$ Do. Bury Extension
ifs Newp. Aberg. &Hftd
ri Newry & Enniskillen
all Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Restrevor
100 Norfolk
all Do., New
34 Northn.Counties Un
100 North British
13 North Devon, No. 1
64 Do., No. 2
all Do., 4 A Deferred .
5 Do., 4 B Guaranteed
174 North Staffordshire
all Nor% Western
10 N. &S. Westrn. June
100 Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
100 Scottish Central
100 Scottish Midland
100 Shrewsbury & Birmg
100 Do., L. & N. Westn
Guaranteed Stock
' 8 Shrewsby.& Hereford
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. MM.)
all Do. Halves do
all Do Do. Oswestfy
64 Shropshire Union
all South Devon
100 South Eastern •,.,,
all South Wales
15 S.Yorksh.River Dun
5 Do.
164 Stockton & Hartlepl
19 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway'
17 Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford& Limerick
13 West Cornwall
1/.ls Wimbledon&Croydn
1 Woodford .
100 York Newetl.&Berw.
20 Do. Extensions
lli Do. G. N. E. Pureha • •
1100 York &N. Midland

The lifoniteur, after announcing this melancholy
suicide, says—"'No one knows how to explain this
resolution which appears to be the result of mo-
mentary delirium. Connt Camerata was maitre
des requetes at the Council of State, where he was
remarkable for his assiduity and intelligence. The
Most brilliant career was before him. M. de Chas-
Iron, his colleague, and his relation, as well as the
Prefect of Police, repaired immediately to the scene
of this sad event. They were soon followed by the
.I‘linisters of State, Interior, and of Justice. The
Erineess de Bacciocchi had on the previous day gone
into the country in the neighbourhood of Paris,
and Prince Jerome Bonaparte went thither to com-
municate to her the distressing intelligence."
The Charente Infeireure, after mentioning the
fnmour which circulates .that the Pope is coming
to France, states that it has heard that his Holi-
ness intends visiting the town of Saintes, to view
the places which Eutropius, the first primate of the
Prayuls, frequented before his martyrdom, and to
in the subterranean crypt, which still exists
&coin the time of the Romans.
The English Roman Catholics who reside at
Calais and St. Pierre, have sent in a petition to
1„.
."-"gr• Parisis, requesting him to send•to the parish
of St. Pierre a priest speaking English, so as to be
sPiritually useful to the workmen employed in the
tulle factories of the place, a great number of whom
.Eare from Ireland. A favourable answer was given
to the request.
The Moniteur of yesterday morning contains a
decree, nominating a commission, charged to visit
°very part of the empire, to inquire into the wants
of the country, and report to the Emperor.
On Saturday the Minister of Foreign Affairs and
his Excellency Vely Pacha, the Turkish Ambas-
sador, signed the Sanitary Convention, of -Which
the basis was settled by an international commis-
sion which met in Paris, and to which several
-rowers had previously acceded.
Negotiations are now in active train for con-
structing an international railroad between France
and Spain.
The price of flour is now 25 per cent., and that
of bread 49 per cent. dearer in London than Paris,
according to a careful estimate at the present rate
of exchange.
the
of five millions of francs were lent by
e Credit Foncier during the week ending the
22d of February last.
Dft commercial corporation has been arranged at
en, under the name of "La Seine Maritime,"
$
":.ka a capital of 500 f. each ; to establish two lines
aLstearn-boats, one running to Goree (Senegal),
,e'ePPilig at Lisbon ; the other to Algiers, with
Chamber
stopping-places on the coast of Spain. The
e`',aniber of Commerce of Rouen has subscribed
47,000 f. towards the enterprise, and solicited for it
want from the Minister of the Interior.
Itovv:e read in the Gazette des Tribunaux :—" A
hjean who resided in the faubourg St. Antoine,
6 far from the spot at which Archbishop Affre
June
killed at a barricade in the insurrection of
11„'oe 1848, was some time ago admitted to the
'sPital of La Salpetriere. Finding that she was
clanger, she declared to one of the sisters of
• 41* that she felt oppressed by a political secret
eceonoected with the events of 1848. The sister re-
thael,nlended her to tell all she knew, and she stated
hub she was acquainted with the man who had
ed
the archbishop. This unexpected revelation
the received with great reserve by the sister, but
sick woman persisted in it, and alleged that her
ti7.d9termination was to make it known to the au-
zitiies. Accordingly a magistrate was sent to her,
ciws:se stated what she knew, with full details. In-
riwere instituted by the police, and the result
Th 'lsm was a partial confirmation of herrevelations.
pree4Person she designated as the murderer of the
ts,i4 late was a retired tradesman possessed of a cer-
led,,, ,lortune. He was yesterday arrested and
be brought
in the military prison. He is forthwith to
pa„rOlight to trial on the charge of having taken
• up the insurrection of June, 1848, and asssassi-
of tell') or been an accomplice of the assassination,
e Archbishop of Paris."
the „▪ telegraphic dispatch announces the arrival of
Tud:eaza-frigate Mogador at Toulon, last from
terei,,,," She brings the colossal bust of Juno, in-
This for the Imperial Museum of the Louvre.
Ca magnificent statue had been deposited at
bertilage. It has been presented by M. Pacifique
,aPorte, French Consul at Cairo, on whom it was
towed by the Bey of Tunis.
k„ fie Corps Legislatif held on Saturday a short
qing. Reports on various bills of local interest
!.were deposited on the table, after which the President
liformed the Assembly that M. Bonhier de l'Ecluse,
having neither taken the oath nor forwarded it in
writing within the period fixed by the constitution,
was declared to have resigned his legislative functions.
shortly afterwards, as M. Bonhier de l'Ecluse was
olit to enter the, hall were the Legislative Body
heldrefused
its sittings,._ he'
.was stopped by a huissier, who
pro-
kited, him admission. The hon. legislator
nd withdrew.
eAne ofa the bills presented to the legislative corps
tikateNaaturday authorises the Government to recruit
v by calling out 80,000 men ; that the
641).'130r m*. en whose six months' services had been
pier'Pensed with are to be replaced by 80,000, whose
•
vices are to extend to seven years. The com-
04ent of young troops to be called out is as high
• was last year, or any previous year.
oche Government papers are silent on the subject
1; Lord John Russell's speech on the affairs of
t.:lF.,_key and Montenegro ; but the Debats alludes
Ile,"M terms of approbation, mingled with appre-
;:!ions for the future.
114.7. de Moustier, a cousin of M. de Montalembert,
been appointed Minister at Berlin, in place of
Vareimes, who is appointed a member of the
„„"4• te.
e 4fteen new senators who have just been
LI
Gov ate d' not add much to the strength of the
ernMent. They consist entirely of persons who
keireviously given their adhesion to the Governi.
th )or who had held office under it. None' o
the leaders of the Monarchical parties are among
ber.
to decree published in the Moniteur, which
latile7es to the old companies of Fampoux to Haze-
to o') of Lyons to Avignon, and from Bordeaux
petrt,ettee4oonn. e
-half their caution-money a titre de
Three months are accorded to the
liTs_interested to declare whether they accept.
la,eeh"-bieurse was heavy on Saturday. The me-
to be (33r suicide of Count Camerata, who was said
the 4,an extensive speculator, tended to increase
gecouragement. The Three per Cents. opened
f
thel° " toBof. C., and
-se. • ue fell
ia 1'
end of the month. The Four-and-a-
Ithy ,Per Cents. closed at 106 f. 60c. Orleans Rail-
-604. hares, 1,050 f. • Rouen, 1,055 f. ; Havre,
iNaeb„..s°e• Great Northern, 890 f. ; Paris and
g, 823 f. 75c. ; Paris and Lyons, 922 f. 50c.;
of - the Mediterranean, 753 f. 75c. ; Western
'NI:111es 752 f. 50c. • Bordaux and Cette, 615 f. ;
At .t,anif of Credit ilobilier, 910 f.
'tote. Casino yesterday the French Three per
• were done at 80f. 60c.

Executions continue in Lombardy, with fresh
confiscations of the property of persons emigrating.
We read in the Opinions of Turin of the Ist
" The Gazetta del Popolo has published a decree of
the Emperor of Austria, ordering the sequestration
of the property of all emigrants, even when sub-
jects of other States. We did not think it expe-
dient to reproduce this document owing to the
contradictory rumours which accompanied it. We
now learn from Milan that such a decree does exist,
but that its application has been provisionally sus-
pended on account of the serious international dif-
ficulties which might arise with respect to the
emigrants who are subjects of other States."
The Parlaraento of Turin of the Ist announces
that the Piedmontese Cabinet and the Parliamen-
tary Committee have come to an agreement on the
question of the Sardinian Church. The island is
to pay 2,111,400 f. per annum for the support of its
clergy. The Chamber of Deputies has closed the
general discussion of the bill, and rejected all the
amendments to the first article.
The new loan for Piedmont, 2,000,000 at three
per cent., has been concluded with Messrs. Roths-
child Brothers. The terms are 69f. at six months.
A letter from Tuscany of the 23rd uli., in the
Mediterraneo of Genoa, states that the Tuscan Go-
vernment has signed the sanitary convention con-
cluded last year in Paris, and that the treaty of
commerce with France is concluded for 30 ye am
with the reciptocal right of giving it up at the end
of 10 or 20 years.
A letter from San Marino of the 18th ult., states
that the Republic has organised its army, which
amounts to 1,356 men,--a formidable force for a
little state of 22 square miles, and 7,600 inhabi-
tants.

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THE SEVENTY-FOURTH DERBY. 25
Of the two hundred nominations originally made for Sk
the Derby, four are void by the death of their nomina-
tors. Of the remaining one hundred and ninety-six,
St.
death, doubtful understandings, and inferior quality have 50
disposed of about one hundred and sixty, leaving me 25
thirty-five which may engage the pencils of the ring, and 100
from which the starters will in all probability be se- St,
lected.
I have divided these, according to their pretensions, 2!
into five classes, as follows : 5
First Class—The Reiver, Queen colt, West Australian, 2
Orestes, Ninnyhammer, Pharos, and Cheddar.
Second Class—Sittingbourne, Umbriel, Cineas, Pha-
rold, Brocket, and Hurworth.
Third Class—Speed the Plough, North Pole, ,Honey-
wood, Orinoco, Filbert, Rataplan, aid Dupe.
Fourth Class—Lord Fauconberg, Towton, Vander-
decken, Stone Plover, Mr. Sykes, Carnabiensis, Bar- ,
batus, and Contentment.
Fifth Class—Ethelbert, Beverlac, Osiris, Mayor of
Hull, Balrovvnie, Walpole, John Bull, and Georgy.
Constantine and Rogers' colt by Jericho, I do not
know whether to class among the starters at the pre-
sent time but shall have something to say about them
in the course of the next three or four weeks.
West Australian is at present all the rage. He has
been remarkably firm throughout the winter in price,
gradually rising from 14 to 9to 1. When the oppor-
tunity has offered he has done good work ; is one of the
finest horses in the Derby ; and I should say, without
doubt is the representative of Scott's powerful'stable.
His stable companions, Umbriel and Harworth, do not
seem likely to contest the palm of superiority with him ;
and as for the Mayor of Hull, he is but a fifth-rate.
Honeywood within the last month has advanced from
an extreme outside figure to the position of second
favourite at 14 to 1; and this by no means upon
an extravagant outlay. Upon good authority, I can
state that he is overrated, and though he will prove a
tolerably good handicap animal, can only figure as a
third class Derby horse.
The Goodwood horse, Pharos, has been, and is steadi-
ly
supported at a short price. He is in excellent con- ;
dition, and must run well.
Cineas, I fancy, is but a second class animal ; and 15 j
to lis good laying. There is something decidedly queer
about his position when such an animal as Contentment S
is backed against him at a difference of only 5 to 2. Last
week, five pounds per thousand was given four or five 2
times over for the call on the day. ' S
Orestes, wlio had disappeared some weeks from the
betting, but was going on right.all the time, has lately
re-appered at 15 and 16 to 1, at which prices he will 'l's
prove a remunerative investment, as I have not the st.
slightest doubt, Btol or under will be taken about him 20
before the day.
St.
The Reiver, as I have bac].) remarked, is in good con- 15
dition, though somewhat backward in work. He will
come with a great rush yet. 6,
Ninnyhammer, for a long time missed from the bet- 6,
ting, has again put in an appearance, and been backed
rather freely at 30, 25, and 22 to 1. This horse has 3
wintered anything but well, but if he goes on right now,
will prove his quality in the Derby.
The colt by Simoom out of the Queen, although not
mentioned in the betting, in my opinion is a first class (
horse, and I entertain that Wadlow will be able to win 11
the Dee Stakes with him, and place him for the Derby. 2
Cheddar has not been heard of lately ; he is a game
horse, but some slight doubts are entertained of his St
training unsatisfactorily.
Sittingbourne is in first rate health, but is no Derbyite.
I fancy, Pharold's forte is speed ; so is Brocket's. Ori-
noco is faster than his stable compeer North Pole, but
the latter is blest with the best staying powers. Speed
the Plough is troubled with the slows. Rataplan is an
uncertain horse ; but if they can manage to keep him in
form will turn out Well. Filbert possesses neither speed
nor staying powers sufficient for this race. The Dupe
promises nothing good as yet. Lord Fauconberg 's
proper place is where I have put him—among the fourth
rates. Vanderdecken is also in the same class at pre-
sent, but will not be there next year. Carnabiensis is
an useful looking animal, and so is Towton. The pride
of C. Marson's stable, Mr. Sykes will not turn out a
wonder. The same may be said of Barbatus and Stone
Plover. Contentment is but a fourth class Derby horse,
whatever he may be in handicaps. Those horses I have
placed in the fifth class are much of a muchness, and
require no remark.

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posing the first class ; and reserving Ninnyhammer for
future consideration, I think the winner will be found in
ORESTES.
The Reiver, West Australian, and Simoom colt will
be his nearest antagonists.
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nt_
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11)0,12).,, 11 tch :
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1.,11te e."l coal • In 1851 the number of steamers that
di'l,W,4B 38 ; and in 1850, 15. 82 vessels of all
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,,,,4 urge -1. a. Mass of earth has fallen in at the works
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per week, except in "very special cases," which cases
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teba-i-"Luent• sum of 100,000 f. is to be spent
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LIT BRAT URI?.

'ravels in India and Kashmir. By the Baron
Erich von Schonberg. 2 vols. Hurst and
Blackett.
There is something very superior in the style and
arrangement of these volumes. The author seems
to endeavour, with his whole power and persuasion,
to lay before his readers a true picture of the re-
markable lands through which he passed. Not that
he cast a mere cursory glance at their peculiar won-
ders and ornaments—he dwelt for a considerable
period in various parts of the East. He gives us a
most minute account of minor details of a journey,
which furnish a very agreeable background to
the gorgeous tableau of an Oriental pilgri-
mage. Among other things which cast a shade
of annoyance even over the land that was once
an Eden, are the extremely troublesome ser-
vants and agents who are indispensable to
all travellers, particularly in such an overpowering
climate. Their demands are exorbitant, and no
one can be sure that the most necessary attendant
will not run away without a moment's warning.
The description of the Valley of Kashmir, called
the Happy Valley is very interesting ; it is observed
that nothing can excel the purity and balmy fresh-
ness of the air. It is this ambrosial air, un-
doubtedly, that has won for Kashmir the reputation
of having been the earthly paradise. We likewise
meet with some details of the confused governments
that exist in India, which require no little atten-
tion to be able to comprehend. Some frightful mur-
ders were committed during the author's residence
abroad. He visited Lahore, and was most kindly
received by the Maha-Rajah. A few weeks after-
wards, while further on his travels, he learned the
news of his assassination, with that of several
others of his family. General Avitabelli is a very
remarkable character ; some very singular anec-
dotes are given of him—the following, for instance
showing his inflexibility :—Once his troops re-
volted ; the Government-house was strong enough
to resist them for some time. The rebels insisted
on his coming to terms with them ; but not to be
daunted, he went into the gaols and invited the
prisoners to join him and become free. The result,
as might be anticipated, was, that the mutiny was
instantly quelled. The temples of India are very
well described; but after paying a just tribute
to their beauty and grandeur, the author
gives it as his decided opinion that they are
inferior to those of Egypt. Altogether, those
who wish fo2 an insight into the present
state and actual affairs of India and Kashmir will
meet with el ery advantage in these records of a
foreign tour. The following is a specimen of the
sketches introduced illusirative of the peculiar race,
and demonstrative of the remarkable customs of
the Orients
"A certain Nabob of Murschedabad proposed a ques-
tion, and whoever should give a satisfactory answer was
to receive a reward. The inquiry proposed was this,
What is it that did not happen last year, has not hap-
pened this year, and will not occur next year.' Learned
men came from all parts of the kingdom to the Nabob's
court, for the prize to be awarded was a large one.
Many an old gentleman rubbed his forehead and knitted
his brows, and many a young man went farther, and
slapped his head forcibly, as if he hoped by this concus-
sion to excite greater activity in his brain. But
all was in vain, the problem remained unsolved. At
length, a military officer stepped before the Na-
bob, and greeting him with profound reverence
said, Oh King ! may you live a thousand years
as long as your father the sun, and as your mother the
earth. You, oh King, did not pay your troops last
year, you have not paid them this year, nor do you in-
tend to pay them next."'
This answer was deemed satisfactory, and the
sepoy received the prize. In conclusion, the author
offers these remarks as a reason for publishing his
travels :
"My object was to give to Europeans unacquainted
with the countries through which I passed, a picture of
the character and customs of the natives of these foreign
lands. A long residence in India, and an intercourse
with the various classes of society there, gave me oppor-
tunities of studying the national character. That men
and women are essentially the same in every region of
the globe, is undeniably true. The same passions and
propensities lurk in the bosom of the inhabitant of India,
and of Europe, modified by a difference in social circum-
stances, and the contrast existing on many points in the
moral code of the various nations. Viewing the matter
in this light, it must be admitted that the European
often judges his Asiatic brother with undue severity.
We should remember that theirs is a different civilisa-
tion from ours, a different morality, and, above all, that
they are under a different system of religious teaching.
Is there not injustice as well as bigotry in applying to
their actions the same test by which our own should be
tried ?"

gantly-dressed young ladies el
sticks in their hands and takija

The Second Burmese War. By W. Laurie, Lieu-
tenant, Madras Artillery, author of " Orissa,"
and "The Temple of Jagannath." Smith, Elder,
and Co.
A work on a subject which has lately engaged so
much of public attention by one who must neces-
sarily have so many opportunities of observation
- and information, cannot fail to prove an object of J
attraction to all interested in the military opera-
tions at Burmah. Tie author is already favour-
ably known as the writer of some useful and instruc-
tive accounts of the cuCous and comparatively
unknown history of Hindoo Mythology. The
present volume is on a subjcc:; of still greater gene-
ral interest, and its concise sketch of the causes of
the war is a valuable mein orandum of events likely
to be forgotten or incorrectly sic 'zed at this lapse of
time, but which, being clearly set forth by One
present at the scene of action, form a most useful
accessory to all consideratio.is or decisions on the
subject. It contains six illustrations by officers of
the force serving in Burmah. Part of the contents
is in the form of a diary, on which, being written
coeval with the incidents narrated, the author con-
siders more reliance can be placed. The following
description of the great Pagoda is interesting
"We had now a good opportunity of beholding the
vastness of this Gaudama s solemn temple.' The
canopied staircases, grotesque .with red and gold, seemed
not in keeping with the dignified grandeur of Shod
Dagooa and his associates. They served as excellent
quarters for the European troops. The great temple, on
its gorgeous summit being viewed through a telescope,
suggests to *he fancy some enchanted hill, on the top of
which a band of fairies have found an abode, where they
might for ever dwell undisturbed far away from the
haunts of men. Waving golden leaves attached to tink-
ling bells, rich gold work, all so snugly protected by the
golden tee, draw forth admiration. Carrying the eye
downwards, the gilding becomes far less bright ; the
spectator is then astonished by immensity, as, gazing on
the beautifully waving lines and rectangular stones, ex-
tending to a sort of enormous pedestal, on which
the temple seems to stand, and huge monsters which
look not of this world, and small windows set
in golden array, he approaches the mighty base.
From this to the summit measures three hundred and
twenty-one feet ; and yet, from its graceful proportions,
it is difficult to believe the height so great. Shod
Dagoon is encircled at some distance by smaller pagodas,
all possessing more or less beauty. One situated to the
north-east of it is larger than the others—its body, black
with age, and the bright golden summit forming a strik-
ing contrast. But all sink into insignificance before
the great fane, built in an age long passed away, in
honour of the representative of Buddha, whose followers
are more numerous than those of any other creed among
the human race !"
An appendix is added, which gives some interesting
information and extracto from accounts of the first
Burmese War.

Handley Cross ; or, Mr. Jorrocks's Hunt. By
the Author of " Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour."
Bradbury and Evans.

fire, with perhaps a satin-sfi

TJf 2h W'..,

ittcsect
waiting with palpitating hearts
for the arrival of the appointed time, d
-.--.• •
vv...
early yet afraid to be too late. Wheels had heard,
but they had only been `taking up,' none as yet having
started for the ball. At length the clatter of iron steps,
the banging of doors, and the superfluous cry of 'Rooms,'
resounded through the town, and the streets became
redolent with animated life."

And here, for the present, We must bid adieu to
Handley Cross, trusting next month to be intro-
duced to Mr. Jorrocks, who, if his character belie
not his portrait, must prove a very jolly sort of
fellow.

The new work of Mr. Sponge's biographer pro-
mises to resemble his other writings in many re-
spects. Mr. Jorrocks has not as yet been presented
to us, but the characters who compose the Hunt
are much of the same class as Mr. Sponge met at
Laverick Wells, only that the fascinating Mr.
Waffles is wanting. The first chapter commences
with these words :—" When Michael Hardy died,
great was the difficulty in the vale of Sheepwash
to devise how the farmers' hunt was to be carried
on ;" then follows the history of Michael Hardy, a
thoroughgoing sportsman, an analysis of the locality
and its inhabitants, its rival doctors, and rival
great people. The author seems certainly to have
had a pretty good insight into the mysteries of
private life, and he does full justice to the influence
of the fair sex in whatever is going for ward, and he
has taken advantage of his peeps behind the scenes
to describe—

The Journal of Agriculture, and the Transactions
of the Highland and Agricultural Society of
Scotland.
This Quarterly contains a great deal of informa-
tion for those whom it concerns to study agricul-
ture, and the general transactions of the Societies,
&c. The contents of this number present us with
" the Agricultural Geology of England and Wales,"
" the Salmon, its preservation and increase," " the
Farmer's Note-book," " _Agricultural Architecture
and Engineering," " Tables of the Revenue"
following account of-the method adopted by.
The
. Roman
farmers is very interesting :
" The Romans systematically cut their corn before
it was ripe, and they did this partly to avoid loss by
shaking, &c., and partly from a notion that they seem
to have had, that by thus acting they increased the crop.
Various modes of reaping were in use--sometimes the
straw was cut close to the ground, and the corn laid on
the ground in handfuls—a person going after them cut
off each ear, and carried it away to the thrashing floor,
and the straw was afterwards stacked. Another plan
differed still more from our usage, by means of an im-
plement called a tatillum ; a bunch of ears were seized,
and cut off at a stroke, the whole of the straw being
left standing, to be cut afterwards. The destruction of
the straw in this manner by the feet of the reapers must
have been very great. A third plan was to cut the straw
in the middle. It is a very curious fact that reaping
machines were unquestionably employed in the Roman
' Empire. More than one kind is mentioned by Roman
writers. The following is Palladius's description of one :
—'ln the plains of Gaul they use this rapid mode of
reaping, and without human labour, with the aid of an
ox, reap a large field. To effect this, a machine borne
on two wheels is made ; the square surface of this has
boards at the sides, which project outwards, and make a
large'surface above. The board at the front is lower than
the others, and upon it are a great many small teeth, set
wide in a row, and corresponding to the height of the
corn, and turned upwards at the ends. Two stout
shafts, similar to the poles of a litter, are fixed to the
back part of the machine, and to these the ox is yoked,
with his head turned towards the machine, the position of the yoke and traces being also altered. The ox re-
quires to be well trained, and not to go faster than he is
driven. When this machine is pushed through the
standing corn, all the ears enclosed by the teeth are
gathered up in the hollow part of it, and cut off from
the straw which is left behind. The driver requires to
set the machine higher or lower as he may find it neces-
sary ; and in this manner, by a few courses backwards
and forwards, in a short sime the whole field may be
reaped. This machine is very useful in champaign and
level countries, and on farms where the straw is not re-
quired.' "

man.ag
" Les petite 'm serer de la vie ltumaine,'l
etil
all
htehne the oef 0 ass pp2set e of a certain
r 0 i
wa.
has at length been foLaned'
matte are decided
the ement
m
the hunt and other important
ers linli oral
upon. The wives, sisters, and daughters
of the
members. of the committee insist on a
.ball being
given in honour of the hunt
funds.. Then follows the arduousad to increase its
task of collecting
the elite of a county Without offendmg more than
half of the remainder'
. =fit length th 1 e ong-looked-
for day arrives—
" .Doleful began dyeing h.
,is hair at three, and by five
had it as black as Warr blacking. Mrs. Barning-
ton did not rise until ens
breakfasted in bed • after the latter hour, haring
fieldand young ladies haying takreen.
quiet walks in the
get up complexion and _ .
ceive instructions
thorn to
to repress and wheortatriiy.
courage, sat tvitho
mg the lustre of their eyes,booksorNw.orhkt fdorrewfear
on—a death-
only by the. ocieci;
like of
reigned around broken
Hyman, or the Liner,
i
sional joke' of a stationary '
°r
Ills at *length
of a, messenger from the baker, tailor,
of all the
beured only in
' The lower rooms
became deserted, and light',. g ailmentsl, a Handley
as though the
..
.Again,
as
if
the upper storeys
Cross were retiring to ea?.I.Y
ascended ; and in draw-
by general consent, the lights
not been drawn or cur-
ing-rooms/where the
blinds had
tams closed, those 17-° stood in the street might see ele- h

The Art Journal.—The three engravings of this
number represent " The Sister Anglers," from a
group by Sig. Monti, " The Stepping Stones," and
" London Bridge, 1745." The two last are from
pictures in the Vernon Gallery. " The Stepping
Stones" represent a woodland scene, and a peasant
woman leading a little child across a stream. The
figures are very natural, and in the surrounding
scenery the mixture of light and shade has a beau-
tiful effect. " London Bridge" is a companion to
" Westminster Bridge," which was published last
month. It is a very effective picture, and it is
curious to remark the contrast between the old-
fashioned homes beside the river, and the wharves
and warehouses of the present day. The twentieth
number of "The Great Masters of Art" gives us
an account of John Baptiste Monnoyer, a French
flower painter of the seventeenth century.' The
four engravings given of some of his groups of
flowers are very graceful. " Dress as a Fine Art,"
by Mrs. Merrifield, is continued, and contains
several illustrations.

Newton's London Journal contains its usual de-
scriptions of recent patents of every description.
Among the most important are those of A. V.
Newton, for propelling vessels, and Blakey and skaife's, in mills, for grinding. The usual scien-
tific notices are given, and the list of grants
and patents. A table of Celestial Phenomena is
added.—Sharpe's London Magazine contains "The
History of Helen Lyndsey," by Mrs. S. C. Hall ;
and the interesting " Immeritus Redivivus," by
the talented author of "Mary Powell." &versa
other pleasing tales may be found in this magazine.
The engravings represent "The Poet's Dream" (the
well-known episode in Milton's life), and " St.
Michael's Mount."—The Eclectic Review, among
other literary notices, contains criticisms on
" Alison's History of Modern Europe," and Cur-
rer Bell's " Villette." A variety of articles on
similar subjects of interest are given.

COMPULSORY VACCINATION.—There is a bill in the
House of Lords, by which it is proposed that vaccination
of children shall be compulsory.
POPULATION OP THE ELECTORAL DIVISIONS. —A re-
turn to the House of Commons, which has been printed,
contains tables of the population, inhabited houses, and
number of the electors in the electoral division; coun-
ties, and boroughs in England and Wales. The popula-
tion in the counties is, according to the census of 1851,
stated to be 10,488,930, the inhabited houses 2,052,637,
and the number of electors on the register 507,754.
Only a very small number of these polled at the last
election-116,153, or rather more than one-fifth. The
counties and the parliamentary divisions of counties re-
turn 159 members. The population of the represented
cities and boroughs is 7,438,679, the inhabited houses
1,225,402, of which number 343,828 qualified to elect.
The value of the property assessed to the poor rate in
1851 was 23,181,5801. The number of electors on the
register at the last election was 410,929, and of these no
more than 225,677, or rather more than one-half; exer-
cised their privilege. The number of representatives re-
turned by the cities and boroughs is 339.
A FORTUNE TELLER IN TROUBLE.—A middle-aged
female, respectably dressed, named Sarah Owen, was
placed in the dock, at the Leeds court-house, one day
last week, charged with vagrancy, by telling fortunes.
It seems that for time past the prisoner has been carry-
ing on a pretty profitable business, which was kept up
by. the circulation, amongst young maidens, of address
cards, which ran as follows :—" Sarah Owen, Professor
of Astrology, 3, Back Cannon-street, Shakspeare-row,
Dewsbury-road, Leeds, respectfully announces to the
public that she may be consulted daily on all lawful
questions relating to life, death, courtship, marriage,
sickness, travelling by land or sea, absent friends, enter-
ing into business, &c." The circulation of the above
the chief constable to find out the "fortune-teller," and
cards coming to the knowledge of the mayor, he directed
bring her to justice. Mr. Read instructed detective
officers Pollard, Bramley, and Marsden to take the steps
they considered necessrzy, and the result was the appre-
hension of the prisoner and the seizure of her books and
apparatus, including address cards ; a " glass of fate,"
through which young ladies were to see their future hus-
bands ; " The Prognostic Astronomer, or Horery Astro-
kannayekselriidee-s.t. slide-to b.
oßie.
ad, a
loger, containing an improved method of solving one
thousand inquiries relative to futurity, by Dr. w. J.
Simmonite ; Book of Fate ;" the " Dreamer'
Oracle ;" a Prayer Book, a Hymn Book, with a hyras
beginning "Let every one that thirsteth draw nfgh 11,,
csrmeallblemnishcke!
yndmaothrkeredin;desa
having stated the nature of the prisoner'soffence, ssPlaeleei,slia
lard, detective officer, proved that he had
Pol-
ments with Mrs. Megson, a married made arrange-
prisoner's to have her fortune told, and al; to
go to the
gave her two shillings and sixpence all for that purpose Megson next proceeded to descril; marked. Mrs-
the " Magician's Castle," in e What curred in
rior of which looked like a small hDewsbury-road,, the exte-
ment, whilst the public were • aberdashery establish-
that Sarah Owen cleaned e informed by a show card
furs i
Mrs. Megson said— wed
n a very superior style.
erda,e house, as directed by the j I went to the prisoner's
by a brass plate on the d cards.
I made out the house
00r, with (.
engraved.
I rapped at the do S. Owen"
asked if Mrs. Owe or, and the prisoner opened it.
was
Mrs. Owen. _ Owen was at home ? She replied she 1 I then said I wanted to speak with her.
She opened a door on the left hand side, and showed me
into a room. She I told her. She
an
asked my age, d
She made
then inquired born.
the day and hour I was
some queer-looking figures upon the slate as" I gaveosnat y
answers, and afterwards referred to the. Prose
.iac
Astronomer," and then began very busiolynet
oof which I
number of other figures upon the slast, n
could understand. She said,
know ? I replied—" I have heard
dead at Liverpool, and I wish to
not." I am a married
away. After referring to the do you wish to
that my husband is
know whether he is or
woman, and my husband is
,11-0 eory Astrologer," and
upon the slate, she said she
making some more figures
could not tell ; but after
te consulting
replied—"
c,
again marking
,t,iersso.mg she
dead with you.
lowed, and then she nttilt/no- her book again, and
ed "He does not lie
Some more figuring on the slate fol-
lowed, said that my husband was lying in
,-.2-0 state, anti it
"ang— dangerous
bette
r. She then asked where I resided ? I
gettingci "In the Central Market. " She then told me that
she al ' th February
(that is to-day) was a fatal day, and
t i 7
myhusband would either die or recover. She added
that I should not be married again for three years • but
at the end of that time I should be to a bacon eutor.
Again referring to her "Horory Astrologer," she read
me a
she ddescription of my future husband, whom
es,
cribed as a person with hazle eyes, dark hair, and '
describing his dress she put him in such clothesinre
usually worn by bacon and butter facto as are
soon fact, as
soon as I said I came from the Central Market, she be-
gan talking about bacon, butter, and cheese.
what was her charge ? She replied, c,, I asked
Sixpence, but re-
spectable persons gave her h'lli
a 8 1 nr...
6 I said I would
do as others did, and gave her a marked shilling which
I had received from Pollard for that purpose. The
justices considered the char e fully
.proved, and sew,
fenced the prisoner to a month's ' a imprisonment.