The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-01 00:00:00

ITALY.
The Opinione of Turin, of the 28th,• states that
about 40 persons have been arrested at Somma in
Lombardy.
The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 28th, contradicts
the assertion that the number of muskets seized on
the frontier amounted to 3,000. It states that all
the firearms seized, including pistols and carbines,
amount to 696, many of which are absolutely un-
serviceable.

The Official Milan Gazette, of the 26th, announces
hat from that day ecclesiastical ceremonies may be
again accompanied with the ringing of bells, and
that the gates of Milan shall be again open to the
public, as before, from five a.m. to eight p.m., but
that every person entering or leaving the town
must be provided with proper papers. The same
journal states that the late amnesty at Mantua
comprises 53 persons.
The Corriere Italiano of Genoa announces that
the Austrian Government has replied to the repre-
sentations of the Earl of Westmoreland with re-
spect to the sequestration of the property of the
refugees now domiciled in Piedmont, that negotia-
tions have been entered upon with the Sardinian
Government upon the subject.
A letter from Genoa, of the 27th, in the Pied-
montese Gazette, mentions a rumour of an insurrec-
tion having broken out at Palermo, but adds that
it has been put down. Five persons are said to
have been executed and 300 arrested. No date is
given.
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A Papal Chapel was held at Rome on the 21st,
in the church of the Vatican. The cardinals, pa-
triarchs, archbishops, bishops, and prelates, in
their violet costume, accompanied Pius IX., who
had taken the sacred ornaments from the high
altar, where their eminences made the ugual
obedience. The Pope afterwards blessed the palms,
which he distributed to the clergy, the ambassa-
dors, General Allouveau de Montreal, the officers
of the French army, and several other distin-
guished personages. After the procession the Pope
ascended the throne to be present at the pontifical
mass of Cardinal d'Andrea.
The King of Naples arrived at Palermo on the
16th.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCIII. St:
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Yesterday's sport at Northampton was quite as bril- 14
ant as oin the first day ; and if it had not the attraction 50
of a Northamptonshire Stakes, it was rendered highly 20
interesting by the races for Lord Spencer's Plate and 111
the Althorp Park Stakes, both of which brought large 10
fields to the post. Rogers opened the ball by winning
St:
the Northampton Cup Stakes, on Sharavogue, with con-
siderable
ease. Perfidious, who ran home second, not 10
being able to make anything of a race with him at the St.
finish. Selina lost the second place by a head ; Lady 50
Sarah was a wretched fourth. Lucie was fifth, and 40
Game Tommy—whose running I can neither make head 25
nor tail of—was beaten half a distance. 25
Eighteen came to the scratch for Lord Spencer's Plate, 84;
and a pretty race ensued, all getting off well together, 448
and forming a compact mass to the distance, where the
St
three first singled themselves out. Ephesus, who had
had the lead from the start, with all his weight (9st 71b),
2550
managing to win cleverly by a head ; Ernestine being 100
second, Young Norval a good third, and lonic fourth. St.
The next half dozen were so close together, it was diffi- 6
cult to say who had the precedence. 25
The Delapre Stakes furnished an interesting race be- 50
tween Longbow and Kingston ; but as might be expected 20
when the course is only a mil in length, the former
was sure to have it all his own way. St.
The Althorp Park Stakes with thirteen starters was a g
very one-sided affair—the winner, a son of Bay Middle-
ton st.
and Crown Jewel, yclept Ruby, waiting until within 16
the distance, when he came out, went to the front rank 16
like a shot, and won with great ease by several lengths. 8
Naomi, a relative of the Marlborough Buck's, was se- 8
cond ; Nightshade third ; with Epaminondas close up. 20,
The winner was backed for a great deal of money as soon 20
as seen, and left off an equal favourite with Epaminon 10
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das ; and immediately after the race was installed as
first favourite for next year's Derby, at 20 to I. He is
a splendid animal, and I have but little doubt will sweep
a moiety of his engagements this year.
Mr. Merry's Desdemona won the Selling Plate cleverly
and Mr. Oliver's Ethelwolf did the same for the Inn
keepers' Plate, which brought the meeting to a conch]:
sion.

DENMARK.
The Danish Diet terminated on the 23d the first
discussion of the message relating to the order of
succession' and decided unanimously to postpone
the second discussion to April 4.
The Cologne Gazette, under date of Stockholm
18th, says :—" The Separatists go on increasing in
number every day. The Chapter of Wexeras has
declared that at Effdaten schismatic movements
had broken out similar to those at Orfa. Fifty-two
persons had received the communion from a Sepa-
ratist. In Norland a professor has betrothed his
son to a woman, although he had not yet received
confirmation. A woman of Laponia had declared
that she was the mother of the Redeemer.- At
Carlscrona an enthusiast killed his son with a
hatchet in order to remove him, as he said, from
this valley of tears. The situation of the national
church becomes every day more difficult, as religi-
ous liberty is more and more sought after."

My judgment was nearly as successful on the second,
as on the first, day's races • for I was correct with 13
for the Cup Stakes, with Longbow for the 20
20 Delapre Stakes, and with Ethelwolf for the Innkeeper's
50
Plate, and was very near hitting the mark for Lord St,
Spencer's Plate, having selected Ernestine, who, I be- 50
lieve, was not backed either in London or on the course, 20
and about whom 30 to 1 might have been had in town, 20
and who was only beaten by a head.
CROXTON PARK. 25
For the Granby Handicap I have been given to under-
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stand that Lord Wilton's nomination (Humphrey) will
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be an uncommonly good thing ; and that, in all proba-
bility, tio
Mr. Berkeley will have the mount. Caurire is 20
the favourite at short odds, but has, as yet, not been 10
backed for much money. A field of eight or nine is ex- 10
petted to go to the post. Mr. S. Crawford's Harrier is St.
reported to have a respectable chance. . 25
The Gold Cup is booked a certainty for Gladiole or 25
St.
Caurire.

SWITZERLAND.
It is known that a company, composed of land-
owners and capitalists, belonging to Geneva, has
been for some time applying to the French Govern-
ment for the concession of 20,000 hectares of land
in the vicinity of Setif, in order to found there vil-
lages composed of Swiss families. This proposition,
which has been most favourably received by the
Government, is about to be submitted to the deli-
berations of the Council of State.
The Lausanne Gazette quotes a letter from Berne,
mentioning a rumour to the. effect that the Neapo-
litan Government has sent in a note to the Federal
Council, demanding that the military capitulations
that have not yet expired shall be respected, and
that the prohibition against any new recruiting for
the-Neapolitan army shall be rescinded ; otherwise
the Swiss now residing in the kingdom of Sicily will
be turned out of the country.

THE METROPOLITAN STAKES.
My present impression with respec tto this stake is
that Mr. Parr's party can win it if they please with
Contentment.

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NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT
RACES. —THURSDAY.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CUP STAKES of 10 sovs. each ; the
winner to be sold for 500 sovs. if demanded, &c. About
two miles and a furlong.
Mr. Rogers's Sharavogue, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ....(Rogers) 1
Mr. Mare's Perfidious, 3 yrs, Est 91b
Mr. T. Parr's Selina, aged, 9st 41b
Mr. P. Nicholl's Lady Sarah, 3 yrs, Est 91b
Lord Eglinton's Lucio, 4 yrs, Bst 71b
Mr. R. Walker's Game Tommy, 3 yrs, 6st 91b
Betting-6 to 4 agst Sharavogue, 2to 1 agst Lady
Sarah, 5 to 1 agst Game Tommy, and 6 to 1 each agst
Selina and Lucio. Won by a length and a half, a neck
between second and third, Lady Sarah a bad fourth, and
the others beaten off.
EARL SPENCER'S PLATE of 100 sovs., added to a handi-
cap sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each. A winner of any
handicap after the weights appear to carry 71b extra.
Five furlongs.
Capt. Lane's Ephesus, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (Bartholomew) 1
Duke of Bedford's Ernestine, 3 yrs, sst 31b 2
Mr. R. Harrison's King of Trumps, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b 0
Mr. W. E.Duncombe's Alfred the Great, 4yrs, Bst 101 b 0
Mr. Darling, jun.'s, Puritan, 4 yrs, Bst 0
Mr. J. Adkins's Heroine, aged, 7st 121 b 0
Mr. Rogers's Leybourne, 5 yrs, 7st 91b 0
Mr. Quail's Tame, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 0
Mr. J. Godding's May Day, 5 yrs, 7st 31b 0
Mr. Eglinton's Llanforda, 3 yrs, Est 121 b 0
Mr. Greville's Young Norval, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (car-
ried 6st 121b.)0
Mr. T. Shepherdson's Maid of Golborne, 3 yrs, Est 91b 0
Mr. Snewingis Katty Darling, 3 yrs, Est 71b 0
Mr. Wauchope's Bridget, 3 yrs, 6st 41b 0
Mr. Flintoff's Whalebone, 3 yrs, Est 21b 0
Mr. J. Barnard's Tobolski, 3 yrs, sst 91b 0
Mr. Bosville's lonia, 3 yrs, sst 71b 0
Lord Clifden's Warbler, 3 yrs, sst 31b 0
Betting-5 to 1 agst Ephesus, 6to 1 agst Tobolski
and Whalebone, 7 to 1 agst Warbler, 7 to 1 agst Young
Norval, 8 to 1 agst Llanforda, 10 to 1 agst Bridget, and
100 to 8 agst any other.
Won by a head. Young Norval was third, beaten
two lengths from Ernestine.
DELAPRE STAKES of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added ; mares
and geldings allowed 31b, &c. One mile.
Lord Derby's Longbow, 4 yrs, Bst 1 01b...(Fiatman) 1
Mr. Morris's Kingston, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b 2
Mr. Thompson's General Gilbert, 3 yrs, 7st 3
Betting-5 to 4on Longbow, who won easily by a
length. General Gilbert beaten off.
ALTHORP PARK STAKES of 10 sous. each, with 50 added ;
colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b ; winner extra. T.Y.O
Mr. J. Adkins's Ruby, Bst 71b ......... (Bartholomew) 1
Mr. J. Clark's Naomi, Bst 31b 2
Lord Clifden's Nightshade, Bst 31b 3
Mr. Wauchope's ch c by John o'Gaunt out of Valen-
tine, Bst 121 b (including 51b extra) 0
Major Martyr's Cranbourn, Bst 71b 0
Mr. Fenning's Domino, Bst 71b 0
Captain Lane's Epaminondas, Bst 71b 0
Lord Wilton's cby The Hero, dam by Touchstone
out of Pit, Bst 71b 0
Mr. J. Perren's Adeline, Bst 31b 0
Mr. Payne's f by Bay Middleton out of Lady Strut,
Bst 31b 0
Mr. Raine's Mary, Bst 31b 0
Lord Exeter's Margaretta, Bst 31b
General Anson's Rally, Bst 31b 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Ruby, 2to 1 agst Epaminondas,
7 to 1 agst Nightshade, 8 to 1 each agst Lady Sturt f
and Naomi, and 100 to 8 each agst Domiro, Adeline,
Mary, and Rally. Won easily by three lengths and a
half, a length between second and third, Nightshade a
bad fourth, and Epaminondas fifth.
SELLING PLATE of 40 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3
sovs. each, mares and geldings and maiden four-year-
olds and upwards allowed 31bs., winners extra. One
mile.
Mr. Merry's Desdemona, 3 yrs, sst 71b (301.) (Wilson) 1
Mr. Sargent's Henrietta, 4 yrs, 6st 111 b. (301.) 2
Mr. Brown's Economy, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (301.) 3
Won by a length, a neck between second and third ;
Prestige a bad fourth. Postulant and Wellington
beaten off.
INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 50 sovs., added to a handicap
sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; winners 51b extra.
Once round.
Mr. J. Oliver's Ethelwolf, 4 yrs, 7st 31b ......(Wells) 1
Mr. J. Sheppard's The Alp, aged, Bst 41b
Lord Clifden s Molasses, 3 yrs, sst 101 b
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Betting-5 to 4 agst Ethelwolf. Won by three-parts
of a length, with half a length between the second and
third.

TURKEY.
Constantinople letters and journals to the 15th
have arrived by the Egyptus ; they aro eight days
later in date than those brought by the Wasp ;
but their contents, though interesting and volumi-
nous, do not add much of importance to the intel-
ligence received from Trieste by telegraph. Prince
Menschikoff, when received by the Sultan, dis-
missed the persons of his suite and remained alone
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with his Majesty, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
the first Dragoman of the Porte, and the First
Dragoman of the Russian Legation. Ile then pre-
sented the Sultan the autograph letter of the Em-
peror of Russia. "If we are well informed," says

the Journal des _Mats, " the Russian Ambassador
insisted principally on the desire of the Emperor
Nicholas to be the friend and ally of the Sultan
Abdul-Medjid, as he was of Mahmoud, his father.
Animated with this desire, the Emperor requested
that ho might be treated in a similar way, or at
least that frank explanations should be given as
to whether the Sultan was with him or against
him ; and the Prince stated that the object of
his mission was to ascertain the intentions of the
Sultan on the subject.'! The version which the
Constitutionnel gives of the interview is this :
" The Prince told the Sultan that he was sent to
him to regulate the grave differences which had too
long existed between the two countries, and to
remove the difficulties which had troubled the
good harmony his Sovereign had at heart to see
re-established as in the past ; that in consequence
he called the serious attention of his Majesty to
the contents of the letter of the Emperor, and
begged him to be kind enough to order his ministers
to occupy them selves actively with the negotiations
referred to, in which, on his part, he would dis-
play the strongest spirit of conciliation. It is'
believed that the Prince desired to add something
and to prolong the discussion ; but he was pre-
vented by the presence of the Dragoman of the
Porte, whom the Sultan did not think right to
send away." "After having seen the Sultan,"
the _Mats proceeds to say, "Prince Menschikoff
entered into the negotiations which he is charged
to conduct with the Divan. On this point we
avow we have not much information, great secrecy
having been observed on both sides. However,
we believe that, without being so extensive and so
menacing as was at first said, the demands of the
Prince go much further than the English journals
believe, and than the Times recently announced
with the appearance of semi-official authority.
The questions at stake are not only that of the
Holy Places, and the revocation of the firman ac-
corded last year to the Latin Church ; but Russia
also demands the recognition in her of an unde-
fined but certain protectorship of the Greek
Church." On the 13th the new Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Rifaat Pacha, paid a visit to Prince
Menschikoff, with whom he remained nearly two
hours. After his reception by the Sultan, Prince
Menschikoff paid a visit in full uniform to the ex-
Sadrazam, Khosrew-Pacha, who in 1833 negotiated
the treaty of Unkhiar-Skelessi, and who is one of
the most openly declared partisans of Russia. This
visit created sensation, especially as Khosrew-Pacha
has not been allowed to take any part in public
affairs since the death of the Sultan Mahmoud.
" The general opinion was (says the Debats), that
this advance made to the old Turkish party was
an able and almost Machiavellic calculation, inas-
much as, by carrying to power and supporting the
reactionary party, Russia would consolidate her
influence over the Christian populations which
would have the greater need of her support, as that
party is more powerful." Some of the officers of
the suite of Prince Menschikoff left Constantinople
shortly. after after their arrival. Two of them
went, it is said, to Cattaro ; the others to the isles
of the Archipelago. They represented these pro-
menades to be mere pleasure trips ? but the Turks
felt great. disquietude at them. The nomination
of M. de La,cour as French ambassador, in the
room of the Marquis de Lavalette, and the depar-
ture for Constantinople of Lord Stratford de Red-
cliffe, the English ambassador, had afforded plea-
sure, as they were considered a proof that, if neces-
sary, England and France would support Turkey
against the unfounded or exaggerated pretensions of
the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh. The affair of the
new Bank, though not definitively settled, was
very nearly concluded. The bases of it are, that
the Government shall cede to the Bank the tribute
of Egypt for fifteen years, to cover advances it may
make ; that the daectiou of the Bank ohall be con-

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Contentment.
Bto 1 agst Snowdon Dunhill.
12 to 1 agst Peggy (taken).
200 to 6 agst Terpsichore (taken freely).
- DERBY.
9to 1 agst West Australian (taken).
12 to 1 agst Orestes (taken).
15 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken).
18 to 1 agst Ninnyhammer (taken).
30 to 1 agst Filbert (taken).
40 to 1 agst Babatus (taken),

of the Jews to participate in communal func- fidod to Miray Duz-Oglou, director of the Mint;
tions, and suppresses their independence, has that he shall be assisted by M. Diray-Aleziam-
been re-established. That law had been abolished Abraham-Allah-Werdy-Oglou, M. Tinghir Oglou,
by the Constitution of 1848, and the heads of the ; and other Catholic Armenian bankers, and by M.
community, in consequence of that abolition, are 1 Misiani, a Greek rayah ; that M. David Glavany, Shr.
preparing a petition against the restrictions which I a French merchant, and Mr. Hanson, an English are again to press heavily on them and their co-re- merchant, shall be censors of the bank ; that a pacha,
ligionists; but is not very likely that the petition in probably Mustapha Guzalli, shall be honorary pre-
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uestion will induce the government to go back on sident ; and that shares of 1,000 piastres each shall 14
theake measure which it has now considered necessary be issued to the amount of 400,000,000 piastres.
. M. Trouve Chauvel and Mr. Stanley are to repre- 31
A Berlin letter, of the 26th, states that among sent European capitalists in the affair. The the persons lately arrested are M. Streckfus and Armenian Catholics, who have long been dis-
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M. Behrens, Dr. Waldeck, and Dr. Falkenthal, tracted by religious dissensions, had decided, 22
ex-deputies of the Prussian National Assembly. by a great majority, that they would not accept St.
Among other things found at the residence of the M. Hassoun for their bishop, though he had St.
last-named person is the prison dress worn by Dr. brought a bull from the Pope, exhorting them to 5,2
Kinkel, from which it would appear that Dr. Fal- submit to him. They tore up the bull, and declared
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kenthal assisted him in his escape. it a forgery; and several thousands of them assem-
2'
The Prussian Government has addressed circulars bled in a menacing attitude before the prelate's 50
to all the Knights of Malta, convoking them for house, but without doing any harm. The Govern- 25
the month of May next. The object of this meeting ment had received information that the evacuation
is said to be to reorganise the order. It is stated of Montenegro had commenced without difficulty, 1.5.5
that Prince Frederic, who has been named Knight and was proceeding with great order. Omer Pacha of the order, will be officially admitted. had been for some time at his head-quarters at 18
at Monastir. The ex-Grand Vizier Ali Pacha, re- 20
centlynominatcd Governor-General of Smyrna, had 25
left Constantinople for his post, and it was believed 25
that he would be able to extirpate the gangs of
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brigands who, for some time past, have infested the
St.
neighbourhood. The Turkish Government had 50
given orders for two screw steamers of 809-horse
power each. The engines are to be built at Con- St.
stantinople, under the direction ofEnglish engineers. St.
The Trieste Gazette states that the old Turkish
st.
party, which at present preponderates in the Divan, St.
is decidedly favourable to Russia, and that a treaty St.
offensive and defensive 'between the two countries St.
was in course of formation. Preparations of a war. St,
ike character were continuing at Odessa.

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