The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

giddy multitudes of yesterday are now giving
themselves up to fasting and prayer.
The Mo:titeur mentions that the conference held
in London for the settlement of the question of
succession to the Crown of Greece leas terminated,
and that the exchange of the ratifications of the
treaty concluded on this subject, and signed in
Louden on the 20th November last by the repro.,
sentatives of France, Greece, Bavaria, Great
Britain, and Russia, took place on the Ist inst.
The deposits received in the Paris savings banks
on Sunday and Monday last amounted to 943,283 f. ;
the deposits withdrawn to 415,618 f.
The Bourse was badly attended yesterday, and
there was not much business transacted. The
report to the Emperor by M. Bineau, the Minister
of Finance, published in the Moniteur of this morn-
ing, was variously received—by some critised, and
by a few praised. When, however, the Govern-
ment broker was supplied with 800,000 f. Routes,
which he required for the account of the Caisse de
Consignations, the Three per Cents., which opened
at 79f., and rose to 79f. 25c., fell again
to 78f. 90c., and clos6cl at 79f. for the end of the
month. The Four-and-Half per Cents. closed at
105 f. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 992 f. 50c. ; Rouen,
951 f. 25c. ; Havre, 445 f. ; Great Northern, 828 i.
75c. ; Bille, 342 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 750 f. ;
Paris and Lyons, 850 f. ; Lyons to the Mediter-
ranean, 715 f. ; Western of France, 650 f. ; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 551 f. 25c. ; Caen to Cherbourg,
587 f. 50e. ; Dijon to Besancon, 510 f. ; Shares Of
the Bank of Credit Mobilier, 700 f.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE SHARE MARKETS.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCLXXIII.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

The sport provided at Nottingham yesterday attracted
much larger fields than at this early period of the year
could have been expected. Messrs. Megson and Parr's
star was in the ascendant in two races out of the six,
which has given increased confidence to the backers of
Contentment, who on Monday and yesterday was rather
shaky in the market—for the Metropolitan at least, if
for none other of his spring engagements. The Notting-
ham Spring Handicap was won with ease by Bardolph,
to whom I awarded the fourth place ; and I believe I
was the only one who fancied he would obtain even that
position. Humphrey I expected would run well ;he
finished in exactly the place I assigned him—third.
Chilton—of whom I remarked that "he was the best
horse in the entry, but overweighted”—finished second.
The rest, with the exception of Lady Sarah, who ran
home head-and-head with Humphrey, cut up indiffer-
ently ; the favourites—tho Bishop and Bold Davie—
being decidedly overrated, The winner was backed for
very little by the public, but a few tens to one were
taken off the lists by some of those connected with the
stable.
The Two-years-old Stakes almost realised my antici-
pations to the letter, as Lady Audrey—to whom I gave
the palm of victory—cleared the post an easy winner ;
and Bridesmaid—to whom I awarded the second posi-
tion—was just beaten a neck by Alderman Copeland's
Field Marshal. The remainder of the field seemed to be
possessed of anything but speed ; and two or three of
them were not sufficiently forward in their preparation
for a spurt like this.
The other races call for no comment.
THE DERBY.—In continuatio_i of my analysis of this
race, I will next take a peep at
S. DEATH'S

lot at Ascot. It consists of four, one of whom (Mr.
Bowan's ch c Fionn-ma-Coul, by Clear-the-Way, out of
Norrah Mattah,) bids fair to turn out a very useful piece
of property to his owner ; but this is in connection with
handicaps, not with such races as the Derby. He has
appeared in public once, at the Royal Down Corpora-
tion Meeting, where he figured an indifferent fifth to
the black son of Simoom and Verbena for the Downshire
Stakes.

Major Martyn's b c TAMERLANE, by the Emperor, out
of Mogulistan, nominated by Mr. Francis, has run
twice—the first time for the New Stakes at Ascot,
where he was fifth, and the last at Hampton, where he
won the Claremont Stakes, beating Corybantes, the
Pearl, and Haco. He is not likely to shine in the race
for the Derby.
Mr. Thompson's br c by British Yeoman, out of
Nurseling ; and his br a COOMBURLAND STATESMON, by
British Yeoman, dam by Hindoo, out of Lanercost's
dam, have not appeared in public as yet, and when
they do will not perform in a manner indicative of
winning.
Mr. H. Robinson's br c CARNAIVENSIS, by Melbourne,
out of Lady Elizabeth, is in work at W. Day's, at
Woodyeats, near Salisbury, but has given no sign as yet
of being good for much.
Mr. Dorrien has his ch c TEE CAVALIER, by Chatham,
out of The Queen, and his other oh c GOLDEN PLOVER,
by The Baron, out of Blackbird, under the care of G.
Duckerd, at Sennicots, near Chichester. The former

has never run, and is not the sort of horse for a Derby ;
and the latter has appeared but twice, on each occasion
being beaten. He is of no more use than his stable
companion for the race under consideration.
Mr. Batson's b c COCK PHEASANT, by Touchstone,
out of Breastgirth, nominated by Mr. Mare, is in work
at Martin's, at Horgeheath, but not for the Derby ; won
once out of six starts.

The colt by Alarm, out of Gaiety, nominated by Mr.
Abbot, and trained by S. Scott, at Stockbridge, has
never started, and is useless for the Derby.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.—TUESDAY.
NOTTINGHAM SPRING HANDICAP of 10 sovs. each, sft.,
and 3 only if declared, with 50 added ; the second to
save his stake. One mile and a half.

Mr. Megsons Bardolph, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Charlton) 1
Mr. Gulliver's Chilton, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 2

Mr. W. Choyce's May Day, aged, Bst 71b
Lord Chesterfield's Humphery, 6 yrs, Bst 71b 0
Mr. Morris's The Bishop, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 0
Mr. Scaife nd Ricardus de Pigburne, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b 0
Mr. J. Whitaker nd Tower, 5 yrs, 7st 71b 0
Mr. F. Eglington's Llanforda, 3 yrs, Est 131 b
Mr. Osborne's Bold Davie, 3 yrs, 6st 1 llb 0
Mr. Nichol's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs, Est 111 b
Mr. J. Southwood's f by Liverpool, Jun., out of Fair
Louisa, 3 yrs, 9st 71b 0
Mr. R. E. Oliver's fby Irish Birdcatcher, out of Grace
Darling, 3 yrs, Est 71b
Betting-5 to 2 agst the Bishop, 3to 1 agst Bold
Davie, 7 to 1 agst Chilton, and 8 to 1 agst Lady Sarah.
Won by two lengths ; a dead heat for third between
Humphery and Lady Sarah, beaten off several lengths.
Run in 2 min. 50 secs.
TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES Of 5 sovs, each, and 30 addedf;
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. Nearly half a mile.
(12 subs.)
Lord John Scott's Lady Audrey (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. Copeland's Field Marshal 2

Mr. J. -Osborne's Bridesmaid 3
Mr. J. Styane's f by Muley Moloch or Freeman out
of Prioress 0
Mr. Reynold's Lotty 0
Mr. G. Taylor nd bf by Annandale out of Madalina 0
Mr. Knowles's Ludwig 0
Mr. Harris's f by Paragone out of Satire 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst Lady Audrey, 3to 1 agst Brides-
maid, 5 to 1 agst Ludwig, 6 to 1 agst Paragone filly,
and 7to 1 agst Annandale filly. Won by two lengths ;
the second beating the third by a neck. Run in 47
secs.

SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs. each,
,and 25 added ; for
3-yr olds and upwards. One mile. (3 subs.)
Mr. Barnard's Newport, aged (201.)....(Whitehouse) 1
Mr. G. Taylor's fby Don John dam by Mundig, 4
yrs (201.) 2
Betting---5 to 2on Newport, who won easy by four
lengths.

HURDLE-RAGE FREE HANDIOAP Of 5 sots. each, and 40
added. Two miles and a half. (10 subs.)
Mr. T. Megson's View Halloo, aged, lOst 4lb

Archer) 1

Read's Sir Robert, 6 yrs, lOst 71b
Gulliver's Fazeley aged, lOst
Saxon's Cauriri, aged, I.ost 71b
T. Maltby's The Wild Hero, aged, lOst
Merry's Sally, 4 yrs, 9st 71b
Harrison's Pysche, 6 yrs, 9st 0
C. Beck's The Sledmere Turk, aged 9st 0

HUNTERS' STAKES of 2 guineas each and a silver cup
added. Two miles and a half. (8 subs.)
Mr. J. Whitaker nd ch m by Hampton, 4 yrs (Tacker) 1
Captain Williams nd Cropwell, aged
Mr. Maltby's The Wild Hero, aged 3
Mr. Franklin nd Speculator, aged 4
Mr. J. Barton nd The Sledmere Turk, aged 0
Mr. P. Talbott's Cathartic, aged 0

Mr. F. Houghton's Little Boy Blue, 4 yrs 0
SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sous. each, and 25 added, for 4-yr-
olds and upwards. Two miles and a quarter. (3 subs.)
Mr. Merry 's Trooper, aged (201.), lOst 41b (Bridloy) 1
Mr. Thorpe's Chorister, aged (201.), lOst 41b 2
Mr. Lister's Fazeley, aged (401.), 11st 21b 3

7 to 4 on Pazeley.

Won by a length.

RACING FIXT

RES FOR 1853.

The figures within parent]
days' i

hesis denote the number of 12
racing. 12
St.
VARY. St.
Hereford (2). l7
Coventry Spring (2) 22 16:
20
5
Newcastle Spring (2) 23 2
Leamington (1) 29
Catterick Bridge (2) 29 St.
Northaupton (2) 30 20
Abergavenny (1) 31 St.

FEBR
Nottingham Spring (1) 8
Lincoln Spring (2) 15

Carmarthenshire Hunt 1
Liverpool Spring (1) 2
Doncaster Spring (2) 8
Salisbury (2) 10
Warwick Spring (2) 15
Kiplin Coates (1) .17

Croxton Park (2) 5
Epsom Spring (1) .. 7
Newmarket Craven (5)...11

RIL.
York Spring (2) 19
Malton (2) 21
Newmarket F. S. (5) 25
AY.

10
10
Redditch (2) 15 25 10
Bath (2) 17 10
Manchester (3) 18
Epsom (4) 24 20

Chester (4) 3
Newreancet See Sp (3) 10
Liverpool Hunt (2) 11
Shrewsbury (2) 11
Edinburgh (2) l2

Newton (3) 2
Ascot (4) 7
Hampton (2) 15
Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15

Libury (1) 22
Stockbridge (1) 23
Winchester (1) 24
Newcastle (3) 28
L.

Newmarket (3) 5
Worcester (2) 5
Carlisle (3) 5
Liverpool (3) 13

Stamford (2) 19
Nottingham (2) 21
Goodwood (4) 26

Brighton (2) 3
Brighton Club (1) 5
Wolverhampton (3) 8
North Staffordshire (2)
Yarmouth (2) 9
Reading (2) lO

York (3) 17
Radcliffe (3) 22
Egham (2) 23
Derby (2) 24
Eccles (3) 29
Lichfield (2) 30
:MBER.

SEPTE:

Warwick (2) 6
Pontefract (2) 8
Doncaster (4) 13
Bedford (2) 20
Leicester (2) 21

Lanark (2) 22
Manchester Autumn (2) 22
Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27
Northallerton (2) 28

OCT(
Chester Autumn (2) 4
Newmarket S. 0. (5) 10

)BER.
I Richmond (2) 19
Newmarket II (6) 24
MBER.
Warciick Autumn (2) 16
Shrewsbury (2) 23
Aberystwith (3). • Last week

NOVE
Worcester (2) 1
Epsom Autumn (2) 3
Cowbridgc Hunt (2) 9
Liverpool Autumn (2) 9

The screw steamer Bengal, belonging to the Oriental
and Peninsular Company, made another trial trip yes-
terday down Southampton Water, at Spithead, and in
the Solent. According to the rate at which she per-
formed the measured mile, she performed 131 knots an
hour, which was a higher rate of speed considerably than
she accomplished on Saturday last. There is now no
doubt that, with a strong favourable wind, she would
reach 16 knots. Her Xtjesty's yachts Fairy and Elfin
came out again to race with her, and the former again
beat her. The Fairy attained the prodigious speed of
15i knots, which-shows the prodigious amount of her
engine power.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1853,

hr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business
C oinpans. Yesterday. this day.
50 I all Bedford and London &
Bletchley.... N. West. „.
301 all Birm. & Card.
guarantee....lGt.Westn 30 31xd
301 all Do. withoutgrDo 29j —3oixd
304 all Birm.Wolv. &
Dudley ar. Do 3O 31
301 all Do.vrtht gugu ar. Do 29 30
St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N. W. 108 110
50 all Clydesdale Jo. Caledon 53 54 53i
St. 100 E. Lincoln gr.
6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 149 151 150
25 all Olstr.& Dn. Fr .Gt.Westn 323 333
100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & k. New.
Railway & Berw.
50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 113 115
25 all Do. Shares. Do 563 57. 57
12i all Do. 4 Shares. D 0... 27 28
13* all Lon.& Greenw S. Eastern 13i 141
20 all Do. Preference Do 253 263
20 all Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. Norfolk 193 20
20 all Do. 6 per et. Do 23 25
53 all Manch. Batu. L.& N. W
and Matlock & Midld 3 31 31
50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton k
Rcdcar Darlingt.
100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 108 109 108
50 all Northern and
Easternsp.c. E. Count. 64 66
50 all Do. 6 per et. Do —.
50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do
..•
25 all Prost. & Wyre L. & N.W.
&Ln&Yk
123 114 Do. 3 Shares. Do — pm
St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt Northn 151 153
St. 100 Do. Shepth.S t D 0... 150 152
25 18g Shef. Roth.and Lancash &
Geoleg. 5 p.c. Yorksh.
12 93 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 3 d
50 all Wear Valloygr Stockt. &
6 per cent... Darlingt. . .
25 all Do Do 3.13 23
St. ,100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn 1023 3.03i1 103 1

SPIRIT ;111 TEE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

(From the Times.)
La haute politique is all very well in its way, but
life is made up of small pleasures and small pains ;
it is only once or twice in the course of a man's
earthly career that he is called upon to contend
with earthquakes, waterfalls, whirlwinds, and such-
like convulsions, either in the moral or physical
world. Besides, when such great calamities do
come, it is over one way or another in half an hour.
We would put it to the most enthusiastic devotee
of Exeter-hall—has he in the course of his life suf-
fered more from Cardinal Wiseman or smoky chim-
neys ?—from tough mutton or the assumption of
ecclesiastical titles on the part of the Roman clergy?
Whatever fate may befal us, let us at least not
await it in tight boots ! Great politicians are some-
times careless enough of the thousand minutia of
e very-day life which afford us either pain or plea-
sure during every moment of waking consciousness,
and we would, therefore, take leave to remind them
that State policy, like charity, should begin at
home.rapWith regard to the social and sanitary con-
dition of this great town for example, there are
many points of the most vital importance which
should not be lost sight of, whatever may be the
pressure of other questions. The first condition of
life is to live ; the second, to live healthily, free,
as far as the liabilities of mortality will permit,
from disease which should never have been con-
tracted, and from unnecessary suffering of any
kind. Every local arrangement that can conjure
away'pestilence and fever from our habitations, and
draw out the sting from passing epidemics, is, or
should be, to this vast conglomeration of brick,
mortar, and humanity, a subject second to no other
in interest. It is not, however, our purpose to-day
to enter into the fouler mysteries of modern
Babylon, in which—
" Pleased with the silent growth of ten per cent.
In dirt and darkness thousands stink content."
For once the polluted churchyards of the metro-
polis shall reek in peace ; the gullyholes pour
forth their pestilential effluvia without let or hin-
drance ; the "great companies" supply our dwell-
ing-houses with floods of drab liquid teeming with
animal life under the profaned name of water ;
the neglected sewers foster disease under the very
room in which we sleep. For the moment let all
this pass; we turn to other matters of less importance
indeed, but still such as exercise no inconsiderable
influence upon the comfort of those who dwell in
London, or who visit London either for their busi-
ness or their pleasure. They are minor miseries,
such as drove Horace and Boileau in their days
to pour forth anathemas upon Rome and Paris.
Would that either of them were now forthcoming to
shame the Commissioners of Police and all other
persons whom it may concern into immediate and
effective action I
Now, there are the advertising vans—enor-
mous wooden fabrics plastered or pasted over
with announcements about " Eureka Shirts,"
" Safety Braces," " Transcendental Strops," and
the newest volcano in combustion at the Surrey
Zoological Gardens. Is it at all compatible with
the safety or comfort of any person who is com-
pelled to frequent the great public thoroughfares
that these monstrous edifices should be slowly
dragged along the streets In the first place, they
frighten the horses—and no wonder. Any candid
man would acknowledge that if he were a horse,
and consequently unable to decypher print or to
appreciate pictorialart, be would feel uncomfortable
if an attempt were made to whip him past one of
these threatening portents. In the next place
they choke the passage. Can anything be more
aggravating to a wretched creature who has but
just time sufficent to " save the rail " than to be
stopped behind one of these prodigies, which offici-
ously recommend him to make trial of the "Hydro-
dynamic Filterer," or to visit the " Ekkaleobian "
in Leicester-square as if that would better his case?
It must be remembered that the interest of the pro-
prietors of these machines is adverse to that of the
public. We want to move on ; the order to their
drivers is to create stoppages in the principal
thoroughfares at the busiest hours of the day. In
their generation they are wise enough, for so they
secure more and more aggravated readers. As
many as nine of these huge vans have been seen in
the Strand, one standing still after the other, while
the pulsation of traffic was arrested. Surely this is
no fantastic grievance.
Space would fail us if we were to'run through
the whole catalogue of what it would be an abuse
of language to call " minor nuisances." We there-
fore only select two or three items for illustration,
and must return to the subject from time to time.
From great thoroughfares let us pass to the great
bridges, which as at present stand thus :
Vauxhall—toll. Blackfriars—free,
Westminster—tumble- tottering.
down. Southwark—toll.
Ffungerford—toll. London—free.
Waterloo—toll.
London-bridge, in fact, is the only existing struc-
ture in a respectable condition by which a Lon-
doner can cross the Thames free ; and its pavement
gives many a gloomy moment to those who drive
or ride over it. Surely something might be done
towards buying up the tolls, and putting the two
banks of the river into gratis communication with
each other. As to Blackfriars, it has been twice
on the point of breaking down ; and the existence
of Westminster is a continuous miracle. We
understand, however, that the idea of rebuilding
it has been given up for the present, because all
the money which would have been devoted
to that purpose has been absorbed in the construe-
ion of war steamers. We wonder if a proposallhad
been made for cutting a new steam basin in the
midst of Salisbury plain, as a chapel of ease to the
Portsmouth dockyard, at the expense of a few mil-
lions, any difficulty would have been found about
the money. Pass from the bridges to the public
steamboat piers. They are nothing but public
nuisances--a scandal and a disgrace to the river.
That at Hungerford-bridge is the best, and most
Londoners know what a scene that presents in
the busy season. Under proper management--
that is, with proper conveyances and suitable land-
ing-places—the river passenger traffic is susceptible
of almost any development during seven or eight
months of the year. What wonder if the public
aro slow to take it up and quick to leave it off in
the existing state of the accommodations ! From
the steamers we pass by an easy transition to
the street cabs, with the insolence and' extor-
tortion of the drivers, the dirt and discomfort of
the vehicles, and the irregularity of their general
arrangements. That 6d. a-mile would be an amply
sufficient remuneration to the proprietors of these
vehicles has been sufficiently shown. The eight-
penny theoretical fare is in practice a fare of one
shilling per mile—a charge beyond any limit of pro-
priety. What has the public to do with back fares
again ? It is reasonable enough that a cabman
should not be legally bound to take a fare to Hud-
dersfield or Exeter from Charing-cross at any hour
of the night ; but the limits of liability should be
extended with the growth of the town. For ,
ex-
ample, new towns have sprung up at Kensington
and Bayswater, but a cabman can claim back fare
if he is called upon to drive a yard beyond the
stone which marks three miles from the General
Post-office. Surely this is preposterous ; but it is
only one ugly feature in a system in which all is
filthy, ill arranged, and abominable. Lord Pal-
merston could be active enough in redressing the
wrongs of Pacifico, or in every creek of the African
coast. His sphere of action is now nearer home,
and we hope it will not prove that, like Mrs.
Jellaby, his whole attention is still fixed on Borrio-
boola Gha.

(Prom the Morning Advertiser.)
Dr. Wiseman tells the Roman Catholics at
Leeds, that science and education have always
flourished most under the influence of their Church.
This is as notable a discovery as any that have
been produced for the last century. It is, how-
ever, to be matched by Dr. Cahill's learned re-
searches into the Tuscan laws, which have taught
hiin, that the Madiai and other Protestants are not
undergoing imprisonment for the crime of reading
the Sacred Scriptures. We might also refer to the
advocacy of religious equality by furibund Irish-
men, who have either given themselves or earned
distinction as the Pope's Brass Band. There
of the hero is
Pelissier,se the nn
moreover, the case of the woman who excused
er
practice of skinning eels alive, because they liked
the operation. In fact, we may now
favGeourneursalw!tha expect Louis
on honour
and
dpohloenoen to
honesty,
or
cavern at Dafra, to trumpet •
praises of his o
wn
gallantry and humanity.
With respect to Dr. Wiseman,
him credit for as much cool we must give
was displayed by any gentleman that has
assurance as ever
sported a scarlet wig
and
red stockings ; but
it is to be observed, at the
his estimate of th same time, that
of his audience is
note information and intellects
vanity. Science and very flattering to their
education have not always
prospered under the influence of the Roman Catho-
lice contrary, they have flourished
in spite of the most
dstrenuous exertions of popes,
cardinals, priests,
Their Church inquisitors, to suppress both.
most notoriously laid its ban upon
all knowledge and freedom of thought, without
which there can be no science.
His examples are,
for the most part, unfortunate for his assertions.
Among other things, he claims the invention of the
thermometer for an Italian. We shall only remark
that the property in this invention is very doubt-
ful. The great Boerhaave, in the first volume of
his chemical works, expressly ascribes it to his
countryman Drebbel, and in this he is supported
by Musseb.enbrock. Dr, Martine considers the