The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-08 00:00:00

THE FRENCH EMPIRE.

In the absence of news respecting the affairs of
the East, some of the Paris journals put forward
an article extracted from the Journal de Francfort,
and to which, in the remarks that they make upon
it, they attach considerable importance, the jour-
nal in question having the reputation of being an
organ of the Russian Government. We think that
more importance is attached to the article than it
deserves, for the journal can have had no means of
knowing what course the Emperor of Russia in-
tended to pursue, after receiving the news of the
failure of the leading point of the mission of Prince
Menschikoff. The article of the Journal de Franc-
fort is good, however, as showing that the partisans
of Russia do not believe that the failure of M.
Menschikoff, as regards the demands of the pro-
tectorate of the Greeks in such a way as virtually
to deprive the Sultan of the sovereignty' over a
large portion of his subjects, will lead to a rupture
of the peace of Europe. The argument of the
Frankfort journal—and this, in fact, constitutes all
that is worthy of notice in the article—is that, as
Prince Menschikoff has succeeded fully in the ques-
tion of the Holy Sepulchre, he has done quite enough
to satisfy the honour of the Emperor of Russia, and
to enable him, without losing his dignity, to put
up with the refusal of the Sultan to grant the other
demands made in his name by his representative.
If the view taken by the Journal de Francfort has
been suggested by persons who may be supposed to
be acquainted with the intentions of the Emperor
Nicholas, the statement becomes important, for it
is really the best way of putting an end to the
question. Unfortunately, however, the pertinacity
with which Prince Menschikoff followed up his de-
mands respecting the protectorate, showed that he
regarded them as infinitely more important than
those respecting the Holy Sepulchre, and for the
Emperor of Russia to realise the predictions of the
Journal de Francfort, he must to a certain extent
disavow the proceedings of his Ambassador.
The Senate met yesterday, M. Troplong in the
chair. M. Larabit read his report on the bill relat-
ing to the execution of the telegraphic line between
France and Algeria. After a discussion, in which
M. de Lezay-Marnesia, M. Larabit, the Marquis de
Pastoret, the Marquis de Boissy, and M. Bonjean,
the Government commissioner, took part, the Senate
declared unanimously, minus two votes, that it did
not oppose the promulgation of the bill. Baron de
Lacrosse next read the report on the budget of
receipts and expenses for 1854, and the Senate
decided unanimously that there was no reason to
oppose its promulgation. The same decision was
come to respecting the following bills :—That
which relates to the payment of the present debts
of the department and communes; the bill to again
put in force Arts. 86 and 87 of the penal code ; that
relating to the organisation of Mortgage banks ;
that concerning the execution of the railway from
Lyons to Geneva, and of the railway from St.
Rarabert to Grenoble • the bill concerning the
discount banks ; that relating to the concession of
the baths of Vichy ; and the bill authorising the
city of Orleans to contract a loan. The proceed-

Paris and Orleans, 1,055 ; Paris and Strasbourg,
900 ; Paris and Lyons, 909 f. ; Paris and Rouen,
1,045 f.

IMPORTANT FROM TURKEY.

A telegraphic messao.o from Berlin, states that
intelligence had reached that capital from St. Pe-
tersburgh, in which it is announced that the Em-
peror of Russia had dispatched a courier to Con-
stantinople, with a demand that Prince Menschi-
koff's last proposal should be accepted by the Porte
within eight days.
The Cologne Gazette has the following under the
head of Constantinople :—" The Sultan in putting
his signature to the answer rejecting the proposi-
tions of Prince Menschikoff, is reported to have
said, I really cannot understand what it is at-
tempted to exact from me. I desire only the hap-
piness of all my subjects, without distinction of
religious creed, and have shown this desire with
more ardour than any of my predecessors, and yet
the more I display this feeling the less gratitude do
I find on the part of the Christian Princes who are
my neighbours.' The Sultan then signed in a bold
hand. The language of the Sultan has spread
everywhere, and has produced an electrical effect.
Never was Sultan more beloved by his subjects."
We read in the .Debats :
" The following, according to our correspondents,
are the circumstances which produced the last Ministe-
rial crisis at Constantinople, and brought back Reschid
Pacha to power. On the 12th ult. the old council of
Ministers had resolved to reply to the dispatch in which
Prince Menschikoff acknowledged in anything but con-
ciliatory terms the reception of the note of Divan, dated
on the 10th, which, as is well known, rejected the draft
of the treaty,. presented on the sth by the Russian am
bassador.

This new reply of the Turkish Government

was to be handed to the Prince in conference to which
he had been officially invited through Nourredin-Bey,

Dragoman of the Divan, and at which was to be present
the Grand Vizir, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
Seraskier or Minister of War, and Arif-Effendi, the
representative of the Ulemas. Prince Menschikoff
accepted the appointment for the following day at the
palace of the Grand Vizir. At the hour fixed
on, the Ministers, who were assembled at Kouron-
Tchesnie, the residence of the Grand Vizir, had the
annoyance of seeing the steam-frigate of the Prince,
bearing the ambassador's flag at her mast-head, dash
past the windows of the palace, where they expected
to see her stop, and proceed to Beschick-Tasch, the
palace of the Sultan, as though the Russian ambas-
sador had forgotten the appointment made on the
previous day, and paid no attention to the remark
made to him by the Grand Vizir a few days before
when the Prince talked of a fresh audience of the Sultan,
that his Highness was unwell,. and could not see any
one. It was in fact the Sultan himself whom Prince
Menschikoff wished to see. The first dragoman of the
Russian embassy, M. Argyropoulo, was charged to
transmit to the first Secretary of the Sultan the demand
of the Prince, and which it was thought proper not to
refuse, however unpleasant it might be for the ministers
of the Sultan. On being admitted to his presence, the
Russian ambassador immediately began to complain of
the resolution of the Divan. We do not pretend to give
the conversation which took place textually, but we
think we may rely on the following as being the sub.
stance of it The intentions of the Emperor,' said the
Prince, towards your Majesty and your Government
have been badly interpreted. The Emperor will never
forget that you are the son of his friend the late Sultan
Mahmoud, and no one would be more distressed than
he to see a rupture take place between the Sublime
Porte and the Court of Russia. Let your Majesty
deign once more to listen to the counsels of a neighbour
and a friend ; let me permitted to hope that the reply
given to my ultimatum is not definitive. Perhaps your
Majesty has not yet consulted all the persons who could
enlighten you on this subject and make you appreciate
rightly the importance of a refusal given on such
an occasion to my august master. I entreat your
Majesty to weigh maturely the consequences which
might result from a prolonged resistance on your
part to the wishes of the Emperor.' After making these
remarks the Prince returned on board, and instead of
going to Buyukderd, he kept his frigate stationary
under the windows and opposite the gate of the palace.
After having received this communication, the Sultan
sent for the Grand Vizir and the Seraskier. will not.'
he said, break off my relations with the Emperor of
Russia, neither will I give myself up entirely - find me,
therefore, a middle course, which will satisfy Russia, and
save the honour of Turkey.' To these remarks, the
ministers, who had Rot recovered from the emotion
caused by the affront just given them, replied by advising
resistance. It is, said the Grand Vizir, the only means
of saving the independence of the Sultan. The plan
adopted was decided on almost ulianimously by the
Council, and it is impossible to change it. He concluded
by offering his resignation. The Seraskier, Mehemet-
Ruschdi-Pacha, went still farther than the Grand Vizir ;
he declared to the Sultan that he would sooner lose his
head than give his consent to an act which in his opi-
nion would place the empire at the feet of Russia. The
Sultan dismissed his two ministers, telling them that he
would consider of it. An hour after he again sent for
them, and he summoned to him at the same time
Mustapha, Rifaat, and Reschid-Pachas. He named
the first Grand Vizir. the second President of the
Council of Justice, and Reschid Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs ; and then turning towards the old Grand Vizir,
Mehemet Ali, and towards Mehemet Ruschdi-Pacha,
and told them that ho wished to give them both proofs
of his confidence in naming ono Seraskier, and the other
General-in-Chief of the Guard, with a vote in the
Council. Prince Menschikoff, who had stationed him-
self all this time before the Palace, did not leave Beschick-
Tash to return to Buyud6rd until after all these changes
had taken place as it were before his eyes. Thus the
change in the Ministry, in which Mehemit Ali Pacha
occupied the post of Grand Vizir, could not have been
the result of any dissent between the Sultan and his ad-
visers ; at Constantinople it was thought that it had
more particularly for object to bring back to power
Reschid Pacha, the statesman who is the personification
of reform, and whose liberalism and tolerance are justly
appreciated in Europe, and who will return to office
with the mission of accomplishing nearly definitively the
political emancipation of all the Christian races of the
Empire. He will besides, it is said, endeavour to effect
more—attribute henceforth to all the powers of Europe
that protectorate which Russia now claims for herself
alone. In the same manner that the independence and
neutrality of Turkey have been placed by treaties under the
safeguard of the whole of Europe,will it be under its aus-
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that they will demand pledges for their
existence and future welfare. It is positively stated
that the manifesto which is to announce this new step
of Turkey in the career of reform, and withdraw the
Greek race from the exclusive influence which Russia
wishes to exercise over it, is being prepared in the
bureaux of the Porte, and will shortly appear. It is
said to be the English Ambassador who has impelled the
Porte in this path, and it is thought that the favour with
which his ideas on the subject were received contributed
not a little to precipitate the resolutions of Prince Men-
schikoff."

The Patric says :—" A letter from Vienna of the
Ist announces, as a rumour generally current, that
the mediation of Austria was probable in the affairs
of Turkey. We cannot say if this rumour is well
founded, but it had assumed a tolerable consistency
at Vienna."

Mr. Tucker, one of the couriers of the Foreign-
office, in London, embarked at Marseilles on the
sth, in the Caradoc steamer, with dispatches for
Admiral Dundas at Malta.

ilia then terminated.
The General Direction of Customs and Indirect
Taxes has published a return of the general com-
merce of France with her colonies and foreign
countries in the years 1850, 1851, and 1852. The
following facts appear from it :—The number of
vessels engaged in effecting importations, was
16,300 in 1850, of 2,068,963 tons burthen ; 17,424
in 1851, of 2,201,917 tons burden; and 18,692 in
1852, of 2,438,203 tons. Of the total number in
1850, 7,494 were French and 8,806 foreign ; in
1851, 7,637 were French and 9,787 foreign ; and
in 1852, 7,991 French, and 10,701 foreign.
Thus, then, the same fact which has been noticed
in previous years again occurred, namely, that
French navigation does not increase in the same
proportion as foreign. The same is the case
with respect to tonnage ; it rose for French vessels
from 837,526 tons in 1850 to 931,992 in 1852 ; but
for foreign vessels it rose from 1,232,437 tons in
1850 to 1,506,210 tons in 1852. The official value
of the imports both by French and foreign vessels
was 771,200,000 fr. in 1850, 733,900,000 fr. in 1851,
and 929,300,000 fr. in 1852 ; and if to that be added
the value of the importations by land, the general
total was, for the three years, 1,174,100,000 fr.,
1,157,700,000 fr., and 1,438,400,000 fr. With re-
spect to exports, the number of vessels engaged
was, in 1850, 15,626, and their tonnage was,
1,666,189 ; in 1851, 17,212 of 1,886,269 tons bur-
den ; and in 1852, 16,406 of 1,863,406 tons. In
this return French vessels only figured for 7,540
Tessels and 787,560 tons in 1850, 7,752 vessels and
837,099 tons in 1851, and 7,304 vessels and 823,743
tons in 1852. The total value of exports by French
and foreign vessels was 1,183,400,000 fr. in 1850,
1,264,6007000 fr. in 1851, and 1,304,800,000 fr. in
1852. Adding the exports by land, the general totals
of exports for the three years were 1,531,000,000 fr.,
1, 629,700, 000 fr., and 1,681, 000, 000 fr.
The announcement that the Emperor of Russia
had dispatched a courier to Constantinople, re-
quiring the acceptation by the Porte of Prince
Menschikoff's ultimatum, caused quite a panic at
the Bourse yesterday. The Three per Cents. for
cash declined If. 45c., and for the Account lf. 65c.
The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for the term ad-
vanced 20c., thtis equalising the quotations of that
description of stock for cash and the account.
Shares of the Bank of France rose 7f. The final
quotations were :—For Cash—Three per Cents.,
77f. 25c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102 f. For
the Account—Three per Cents., 77f. ; Four-and-a-
Half per Cents., 102 f. Bank Stock, 2,672 f. Shares
of the Mortgage Bank declined 2f., closing at 798 f.,
and those of the Societe Mobiliere 7f., being finally
quoted at 818 f. The unfavourable condition of af-
fairs at the Bourse exercised considerable influence
• on the Railway Share-market, causing a decline in
the shares of all the more important lines, in Paris
and Orleans and Paris and Rouen shares to the
amount of 10f., and in the remaining lines of from
sf. to 71. Final quotations ;--Northern, 885

We learn from Marseilles that the Leonidas
steamer has arrived there with Constantinople

letters to the 25th ult. The enthusiasm for ihe
Sultan, in consequence of his resistance to the de-
mands of Russia, is stated to have become almost
general in the Turkish capital. The inhabitants
were getting up a patriotic subscription. When
the Leonidas passed by Malta the British fleet was
still in that harbour.

A letter from Constantinople, of the 23d, says,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXXXVI.

THE ASCOT MEETING.—The opening-day of "Royal
Ascot" was worthily inaugurated ; every body and every
thing that was required to assist—with the exception of
her Majesty—being there ; the weather, the company,
sport, and competitors contributing their portion. The
fields were good in almost every instance—even the
" certainties" sending more than could be expected to
the post.

The bookmen must have dropped a pretty penny, as
all but two out of the eight races came off exactly as
the backers most desired ; and even on the only piece of
good luck that fell to their share—the Ascot Stakes—
some unfortunate Wight betted a cool hundred against
the winner while running.
The first race—the Trial Stakes—produced a good
race between Ariosto and Ephesus, the horse most fan-
cied being just beaten by a length—the feather, Ade-
line, running a good third. The tidy number of fifteen
ran for this stake.

The decision of the next race—although the winner
had the odds betted on him on the course—must have
produced some surprise in town where he was hardly
noticed, and 2 to 1 on Lamprocles eagerly laid. The win-
ner is another of the first-class two-year-old division,
winning in a canter. He will take a prominent position
in the Derby betting.

Her Majesty's Vase produced a good race between
the first three, Pelion at last most unmistakeably finding
his master in Ratalpan, who left off first favourite at 6
to 4. This running must have its effect on what is
generally called the Vase, otherwise the Emperor's
Plate ; and while elevating the chance of Stockwell, has
entirely put out that of Pelion.

Ninny-hammer won by a neck from Filbert, Cobnut,
and Orinoco, the Ascot Derby Stakes ; but when we
take into consideration that 'Butler rode him, we can
guess how long that neck might have been.
The Ascot Stakes produced the surprise of the day ;
Buckthorn, hardly mentioned at starting, and being dis-
appointed in one place while running, came home a
winner from King Pepin and Waterfall by half a length.
The " pot," Lady Evelyn, had enough of it at the dis-
tance.

After the Welcome Stakes had been won by Butler,
by a neck, on Sittingbourne from Cobnut, Lord. Exeter
was rewarded for his perseverance in providing sport, by
seeing his Ilex run in first by half a length fromWea,ther-
gage, one of the " certainties."

gittingbourne walking over for the Sweepstakes of
50 sovs. closed the first day's racing.
My judgment was more than tolerably 'correct yester-
day—having run first and second with Ariosto and
Ephesus in the Trial, and 4 to 1 could have been got
about Ariosto ; dittoed the performance for the Fifty
Sovs. Stakes ; only beaten half a length with Pelion in
her Majesty's Vase ; successful with Ninnyhammer in
the Ascot Derby ; out with Lady Evelyn in the Ascot
Stakes ; right with Sittingbourne for both Welcome and
Fifty Sovs. Stakes ; and beaten half a length with
Weathergage for the Triennial Stakes—thus hitting five
winners out of eight attempts.
The first race for the grand day of the Meeting (to-
morrow) takes place at half-past one, and is, I believe, the
Visitors' Plate of 100 sovs., and 25 sovs. to the second by
subscription of 5 sovs. each. This, together with a5O
sovs. Handicap Plate (three quarters of a mile), I am
not enabled to say anything about, not having seen the
handicaps._

The St. James's Palace Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft,
for three-year-olds, one mile, will, I presume, be con-
tested by Cobnut, Speed the Plough, and The Reiver—

THE REIVER

finding his way home an easy winner.
A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three-year-
olds, a mile and a-half, will, I should say, be competed
for by Alamode, Cobnut, Defiance, and perhaps the
Golden Plover. DEFIANCE is just capable, I think, of
winning this Stake ' • but if his engagement in the Em-
peror's Plate should prevent his showing, I must look to
Alamode and Cobnut to produce the first and second, a
close finish taking place between them.
The winner of the New Stakes of 10 soya. each, 100
added, T.Y.C., as Ruby does not run, must be looked
for in AUTOCRAT or Sine qua non.
The Emperor of Russia's Plate, value 500 sovs., added
to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, is the grand centre of
attraction of the week. The field said to be likely to be
seen at the post to contest it will be composed of Stock-
well, Teddington, Kingston, Ninnyhammer, Beverlac,
Defiance, Exact, Lambton, and perhaps two or three
others, but which is very doubtful.
STOCKWELL, whose slashing stride we have not seen
since last autumn, and whose memorable win of the St.
4ger we cannot have forgotten, has, considering his
stride and the nature of the course, seemingly everything
in his favour, and cannot very well be beaten.
TEDDINGTON will be one of his most dangerous oppo-
nents.

NINNYHADIMER can have no chance whatever here.
DEFIANCE has had too much steel taken out of him
lig spring to win such a race as this.
BEVERLAC, if he runs, will be of no use.

KINGSTON is said to be going to the post, and if such
is the case, will help to make a splendid race.
There are only two others that I have any observation
to make upon, and they are Mr. Merry's couple. EXACT
is not exactly the thing ; but LAMBTON is in tolerable
order. I have a most reasonable horror of these animals
when they are in first rate form, and nothing would Bur-
-prise me less than to see them well up, or even getting
a head in front.

To close, I have a decided 'preference for, and must
place

STOCKWELL (Norman) 1
TEDDINGTON

and one of Merry's three-year-olds third.
The Windsor Town Plate of 50 sovs. for two-year-
olds and upwards, straight half mile, it is almost impos-
sible to select the winner of, on aecoant of the previous
running, or else I should say that Hyacinth or the
Lioness have as good a chance as any.
This winds up the grand day's sport.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

it was reported there that Hilil:Pacha, the brother-
in-law of the Sultan, will be sent as special ambas-
sador to St. Petersburgh. The same letter informs
us that, although it was hoped that war will be
avoided, the Porte is preparing on every point for
resistance. Four thousand barrels of powder and
other munitions of war have been taken from the
arsenals, and distributed among the fleet and
army.

ASCOT HEATH RACES.----TUESDAY.
THE QUEEN'S VASE AND ASCOT STAKES.
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both in the Grand Stand and on the Heath, came quite
up to the average. The Great Western and South-Wes-
tern Railways, as usual, conveyed the great bulk of the
visitors as far on their way as Windsor—the travellers
selecting one or the other line, according as the con-
tiguity of the terminus rendered it convenient.
From Windsor to Ascot the transit was made by the
road in the good old-fashioned style. An immense num-
ber of vehicles of every description was collected at the
railway terminus, on the Castle-hill, and in the High-
street of Windsor ; the supply being much greater than
the demand, no difficulty was, therefore experienced in
procuring a conveyance, at a moderate charge, to the
Heath.
Nothing could exceed the beauty of the road and the
park. The dry weather had, however, the effect of ren-
dering the course extremely hard, and, notwithstanding
the sward was tolerably thick in some parts, and that
considerable pains had been taken to improve its condi-
tion by spreading tan on the road-crossings and much-
trodden parts, it was still, in the technical phrase,
" very hard going."
Several improvements have been effected by the Stand
Committee since last year. A new carriage approach
has been made to the Royal Stand for her Majesty,
whose carriages will now turn close round the saddling
enclosure, instead of being obliged as formerly to pass
round the line of booths extending from the Trainers'
Stand.
Access to the Jockey Club Stand has been facilitated
by the erection of a flight of stairs outside the stand, and
a handsome raised roof of iron has been placed over the
Royal Stand, Some minor improvements have been
made, all tending to increase the comfort and conveni-
ence of the visitors.
The absence of her Majesty, as we have observed,
dimmed the usual splendour and interest of the scene.
There was, however, a strong muster of the magnates of
the turf, and a large number of fashionable and distin-
guished visitors, amongst whom were the Duke of
Genoa and suite, who seemed to take much interest in
our national sport. They were conducted by the Earl
of Bessborough, the master of the Buckhounds and
principal steward, into the weighing-room to see the
jockeys return to scale after the exciting contest for the
Queen's Vase.
The vase, which was displayed in the Grand Stand,
created general admiration for its elegant design and
beautiful workmanship. It is elaborately wrought in
oxydised silver, by M. Antoine Vechte. On the sides
is a bas-relief representing Thetis bringing the armour
forged by Vulcan to her son Achilles ; the handles are
female Tritons disporting with cupids, and the cover
sustains a figure of Zephyrus.
Amongst the distinguished and fashionable company
in the Royal Stand, the Stewards' Stand, and the
Jockey Club Stand were the Duke of Genoa and suite,
the Marquises of Worcester, Dorchester, Exeter, Down-
shire, &c., Marchioness of Ailesbury ; Earls, of Jersey,
Powis, Chesterfield, Countess of Chesterfield, Earls of
Wilton, Cardigan, Granville, Uxbridge, Strathmore,
Bessborough ; Viscounts Clifden, Maidstone, Newport,
Canterbury, and Exmouth ; Lord George Manners,
Lord C. Manner 3, Lord John Scott, Lord H. G. Len-
nox, Lord Stanhope, Lord William Powlett, Lady
Bruce, Lord Burleigh, Lord Southampton, Count
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The sport was of a highly interesting character, most
of the races being closely contested by good fields.
That which appeared on paper a certainty for Lady
Evelyn—namely, the winning of the Ascot Stakes—
turned out quite the reverse, for it was one of these turf
surprises which sometimes occur to upset the calcula-
tions of the shrewdest judges. Buckthorn, against
whom 100 to 2 was betted whilst running, achieved the
victory very cleverly by half a length. He is the pro-
perty of Lord Palmerston, whose success was hailed
with very cordial satisfaction.
Her Majesty's Vase was won in excellent style by
Rataplan, who ran fourth for the Derby. 1,300 to 200
was taken directly afterwards about him for the St.
Leger.
The races were decided as under :
The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for
two-yr-oldi; and upwards ; the winner to W sold for

TITE SUN, LONDON, VirtD:k.TESDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 185 3.

600/. unless exemption from being sold is claimed at
• the time of entrance, and horses for which the claim
is made to carry 91b extra. New mile. 14 subs.
Mr. Mare's Ariosto by Orlando, 5 yrs 9st (F. Butler) 1
Captain Lane's Ephesus, 5 yrs, 9st ...(Bartholomew) 2
Mr. J. Perren's Adeline, 2 yr 4, 4st 41b (Bandy) 3
The following also ran :—Mr. R. E. Cooper's Letus,
3 yrs, 7st 41b (Wells) : Lord Exeter's Phcenix, 2 yrs,
4st 41b (J. Edwards) ; Lord Exeter's Nutshell, 6 yrs,
9st 31b (Norman) ; Duke of Richmond's William Rufus,
3 yrs 7st 41b (Flatman) ; Lord Londesborough's
Broughton, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Harrison) ; Mr. Treen's
Ladybird, 2 yrs, 4st 41b (Bush) ; Lord John Scott's fby
Alarm dam, foaled in 1843, by Elis, out of Antler's
dam, 2 yrs 4st 41b (Plumb) ; Mr. J. M. Stanley's Hybla.
3 yrs 7st 41b (J. Osborne) ; Baron Rothschild's Lady
Louisa, 3 yrs, ist 41b (Charlton) ; Sir R. Pigot's Sister
to Filius, 2 yrs, 4st 41b (carried 4st 111 b) ; T. Cliff ;
Mr. E. Parr's Ham, by Robert de Gorham, 2 yrs, 4st
41b (carried 4st 61b), (Sopp) ; Mr. Reeves'S Lioness, 2
yrs, 4st 41b (Cresswell).
Betting-2 to 1 agst Ephesus, 4to 1 agst Ariosto, 5
to 1 agst Broughton, 10 to 1 agst any other. Lioness,
Adeline, Ephesus, Ariosto, Letus, and William Rufus
composed the front lot ; Lioness making the running to
the distance when it was carried on by Ephesus, who
was headed by Ariosto at the Queen's Stand, and at last
beaten cleverly by a length. Half a length between the
second and the third. Letus was a bad fourth.

SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for two-year-olds ;
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. Three quarters of

a mile. 6 subs.
Mr. Payne's Boer, by Van Tromp, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1
Lord Eglinton's Lamprocles, by Pyrrhus the First,
Bst 71b
Betting-6 and 7 to 1 on Boer, who made all the
running, and won in a canter by two lengths.

HER MAJESTY'S VASE, added to a Sweepstakes of 20
sovs. each ; for three-year-olds and upwards. Various
penalties and allowances. Two miles. 15 subs.
Mr. Thellusson's Rataplan, by The Baron, 3 yrs,
7st 31b
Lord Clifden's Pelion, 3 yrs, 7st (carried 7st 51b)
(Flatman) 2
Captain Lowther's Rackapelt, 3 yrs, 6st 81b
(S. Steggles) 3

The following also ran :—Mr. Milner's Grapeshot,
3 yrs, 7st 31b (J. Mann) ; Mr. Morris's Indian Warrior,
4 yrs, Bst (Basham) ; Duke of Richmond's Rattle, 3 yrs,
Est 131 b (Garvey) • Mr. E. R. Clarke's Mr. Sykes, 3 yrs,
.7st 31b (Sabin) ; Baron Rothschild's Orestes, 3 yrs, 7st
31b (Charlton).
Betting-6 to 4 agst Rataplan, 7to 4 agst Pelion,
7 to 1 agst Orestes, 10 to 1 each agst Rattle and Dove,
10 to 1 offered agst any other. After running a short
distance Grapeshot took the lead, and, on entering the
Swinley Course, Dove and Rattle lay second and third;
Rataplan, Pelion, and Rackapelt, were about the middle
of the ruck. On rounding the turn into the straight,
Dove had a slight lead, which she held to the distance,
where Rataplan came out, followed by Pelion and Rack-
spelt ; Pelion made a good effort, but was beaten
cleverly by a length ; half a length between the second
and third ; Grapeshot and Rattle the next two.

ASCOT DERBY STAKES of 50 sovs. each, h ft ; for three-
yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst Mb. Swin'.ey
Course. 16 subs.
Captain Lane's Ninnyhammer, by Orlando, Bst 71b
(F. Butler) 1
Lord Exeter's Filbert, Bst itb (Flatman) 2
Lord Exeter's Cobnut, Bst 71b (Norman) 3
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Orinoco, Bst Zlb ...(J. Marson) 4
Betting—Even on Ninnyhammer, 3 to 1 each agst
Orinoco and Filbert. A fine race with the first three ;
won by a head ; a neck between second and third ;
Orinoco beaten several lengths.

THE ASCOT STAKES of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, and only
if declared ; the second horse to receive 50 sous. out
of the stakes, and the third to save his stake ; winners
extra. Two miles and a half. 95 subs, 70 of whom

pay 5 sovs. each.
Lord Palmerston's Buckthorn, by Venison, 4 yrs, Bst 71b
(A. Day) 1
General Anson's King Pepin, 4 yrs, Est 81b (Aldcroft) 2
Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall, 5 yrs, Est 81b ...(Crouch) 3
The following also ran :—Lord H.• G. Lennox's Chief
Baron Nicholson, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (F. Butler) ; Lord
Wilton's Lady Evelyn, aged, Bst 61b (Flatman) ; Mr.
Dawson's Russborough, 6 yrs, Bst llb (H. Neale) ; Lord
Clifden's Poodle, 4 yrs, 7st 91b (G. Mann) ; Mr. W. E.
Hughes na Little Davie, 4 yrs, 7st slb (Pattie) ; Count
Batthyany's Herbert, aged, ist lib (Hiett) ; Mr.
Combe's Nervous, 3 yrs, Est 81b (J. Steggles) ; Sir J.
V. Shelley's c by Cotherstone out of Lucy Banks, 3 yrs,
Est 41b (Wells) ; Captain Lowther's Rackapelt, 3 yrs,
Est 41b (S. Steggles) ; Mr. E. Batson's Gavotte, 3 yrs,
sst 131 b (Garvey).

Betting-6 to son Lady Evelyn, Bto 1 agst Lucy
Banks colt, 9 to 1 agst Little Davie, 10 to 1 each agst
Chief Baron Nicholson, King Pepin, and Rackapelt ;
12 to 1 each agst Nervous and Gavotte, 14 to 1 agst
Waterfall, 20 to 1 agst Buckthorn. In the early part
of the race 100 to 2 was laid asst Buckthorn. Herbert
went off with the lead, King Pepin, Little Davie, and
Lady Evelyn lying up in the order named until they
arrived at the top turn, when Lady Evelyn took up the
running, with Herbert in close attendance. At the old
mile-post Herbert dropped off, whilst Buckthorn, who
had been lying in the rear of the ruck, began to draw
forward. On passing the limekilns he was well up with
Lady Evelyn, but in making the turn into the straight
he met with a disappointment, caused by llussborough
and Rackapelt. He was, however, quickly up again
with the front horses. Buckthorn then went ahead,
followed by King Pepin and 'Waterfall, and the race ter-
minated in his favour by half a length ; same distance
between the second and third. Gavotte was fourth.
The others widely scattered.

The WELcomt STARES of 20 soya. each, with 50 added,
for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b ;
winners extra. Swinley Course. 13 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne, by Chatham, Sat
101 h (including 31b extra) (Butler) 1
Lord Exeter's Cobnut, by Nutwith, Bst 71b (Norman) 2
Betting-10 to 1 on Sittingbourne, who waited until
they were within a hundred yards of home, when he
went up and made a good race in, winning by a neck.

Third Year of the TRIENNIAL STAKES, of 10 BOYS. each,
with 100 added ; for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ;
fillies, Bst 41b ; the owner of the second horse to re-
ceive 50 soya. out of the stakes. Horses having started
for the first or second year of this Triennial Stake,
and not having been placed first or second, allowed 5
lb. Once round. 46 subs.
Lord Exeter's Ilex, by Beiram, Bst 21b ... (Norman) 1
Mr. Megson's Weathergage, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2
Duke of Richmond's Harbinger, Bst 71b...(Flatinan) 3
Mr. J. Scott's Songstress, Bst 41b (F. Butler) 4
Mr. Farrance's Joe Miller, Bst 71b (Goater) 5
Major Martyn's Convulsion, Bst 71b (Abdale) 6
Betting—Even on Weathergage, 2 to 1 agst Song-
stress, sto 1 agst Ilex' 10 to 1 agst any other. A good
race. Won by half a length. A neck between second
and third. Songstress well up ; the others beaten off.

SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for thiee-yr-olds ;
colts, Bst 91b ; fillies, Bst 51b ; those by stallions out
of mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b ; if
both, 51b ; once round. 10 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Sittingbourne, by Chatham
(allowed 31b) (F. Butler) Walked over.
Mr. Milner's Grapeshot (allowed 51b), and Lord W.
Powlett's Scandal (allowed 31b), received 50 soya. each
out of the stakes.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
EMPEROR'S PLATE.
2 to 1 agst Stockwell (taken and offered).
sto 2 agst Teddington (taken and offered).
7to 1 agst Kingston.
7to 1 agst Defiance (taken).
ST. LEGER.
to 4 agst West Australian (take 7to 4).
to 1 agst Rataplan (taken).
7to 1 agst The Reiver.

RACING FIXTt
The figures within parentl
day's

Ascot (4)
Hampton (2) 15
Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15
Tenbury (1) l6
Robert-Town (3) l6
Lamberton (2) 21
Bibury (1) 22

ORES FOR 1853.
thesis denote the number of

racing.
'NE.
Macclesfield (2) 22
Stockbridge (1) 23
Harrogate (2) 23
Knighton
Winchester (1)
1 Newcastle (3) .
1 Ludlow (2)..
TLY.

...24
...28
...30

Newmarket (3) 5
Worcester (2)
Carlisle (3) 5
Woodford and Loughton 5
Lancaster (2) 7
Cdiham (1) 8
Macclesfield (2) 12
Liverpool (3) 13
Maidstone (1) l3

Ipswich (2) l4
Leith (1) l4
Sturbridge (2) 18
Stamford (2) 19
Whitehaven (2) 19
Knutsford (2) 2O
Nottingham (2) 21
Goodwood (4) 26
Wenlock 27

BANK OF BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.—The dividend
declared yesterday at the meeting of the Bank of British
North America was at the rate of 6 per cent., and the
report and accounts were unanimously adopted. The
whole of the discussion related to the favourable posi-
tion of business ; the advantages which it is anticipated
will be derived from the supplemental charter authoris-
ing a small note circulation ; and to the general financial
progress of the colonies in which the operations of the
bank are carried forward.
ALARMING FIRE AT A LICENSED VICTIJALLER'S.—Yes-
terday morning, shortly before three o'clock, a fire of a
very alarming nature, and nearly attended with a serious
loss of life, broke out in the premises belonging to Mr.
R. Downing, licensed victualler, known as the Dyers'
Arms Tavern, situate at No. 7, Webb-street, Bermond-
sey-street, Southwark. The fire commenced, from some
cause that could not be ascertained, in the bar, at which
time the whole of the inmates were in their beds asleep.
The police having awakened the various residents, they
fortunately succeeded in effecting a safe retreat from the
burnhig house. The escapes of the Royal Society for
the Protection of Life from Fire were soon on the spot.
as well as the London Brigade and West of England
engines. A plentiful supply of water having been pro-
cured from the mains of the Southwark Company, the
brigade went to work, and succeeded in extinguishing
the flames, but not until the valuable contents of the
bar were nearly destroyed, the building considerably
damaged by heat, and the remainder of the contents
severely injured by water and smoke. The sufferer, we
are happy to say, was insured in the Alliance Fire-office.
Three other fires occurred during the night, viz., one at
9, Oxford-street, Hackney-road ; another at 49, High-
street, Shadwell ; and the third at 28, Great Windmill-
street, Haymarket, but the damage done at each was so
trifling as not to merit further notice,

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday a court was held for the dispatch of public
business. There was a fall attendance of members upon
the occasion.

OVERCROWDING OP STEAM-VESSELS.
The LORD MAYOR informed the court that 'fie had
within . the last two or three days received 'Statements
from men of station in society, complaining '..hat although
the court had taken vigorous measures to prevent the
dangerous practice of overcrowding steamers in the
river Thames, there was no abatement of the evil, which
appeared to owe its continuance either to the want of a
sufficient number of inspectors to ea-cry out the instruc-
tions of the court, or to certain defective arrangements
as to the limitation of the number of passengers. In
order to convince those gentlemen who had communi-
cated with him on the subject that there had been no
omission upon the part of the City magistrates, he
thought it only necessary to refer to the decision of
Alderman Lawrence, as reported in the newspapers, on
the cases brought before him by the City Solicitor, in
which heavy penalties bad been inflicted. (Hear, hear.)
The court could not be too active or strict upon such
occasions, and lie therefore considered that it would be
advisable to refer the matter to the General Purposes
Committee to ascertain whether other steps than those
which had 'seen already adopted might be considered
necessary, in order to re-assure the public that the court
would leave no prudent course unattempted to prevent
the apprehended mischief. (Hear, hear.)
Sir.JAMES DUKE agreed with the Lord Mayor, that
the most decisive means ought to be resorted to for the
purpose of preventing such a calamity as overcrowding
might lead to. When he was chief magistrate, he had
in consequence of several complaints, applied to the
Board of Trade ; and he found upon inquiry that very
lax regulations prevailed, a vessel of 120 tons having
been permitted to carry the same number to which a
ship of war was limited. (Hear, hear.) It would, he
thought, be the peculiar care of the committee that
steam-vessels should not be certificated to carry more
than they could safely carry.