The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-21 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLE CHASE.
This event came off yesterday afternoon over a line of coun-
try selected with considerable judgment in the neighbourhood.
It attracted a numerous attendance of sporting men, and, as
far as we could gather, must have answered the expectation of
those concerned in the " getting up." The race was for a
sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 20 added, for any horse, I2st.
each, across four miles of fair hunting country, &c. The line
chosen commenced at the upper corner of Nazing Common,
Opposite Mr. .Palmer's house, and terminated on some common
land near Breow.stiek Hall, about a mile from Waltham Abbey;
theland was pretty Jevel, grass throughout, with the exception
of two or three ploughed fields, which, as well as the others,
were exceedingly heavy"; the jumps were not less than 50 in
number, independent of Csolkin Brook, which crossed the line
in three places ; the fencing, however, was, on the whole, less
difficult than last year. Out of nine horses named the follow-
ing only came to the post :—Mr. Elmore's g. h. Grimaldi
(Captain Beecher): Mr. Firth's Laurestina ( Mr. Powell) ; Mr.
Betts's Brush ( Mr. Wiggins) ; Mr. SeiTert's Parasol (owner).
The start took place a few minutes after three o'clock, the
first field or two being done at a walk ; Laurestina then jumped
off with the lead at a good pace, and was the first clear of the
*sea (about a mile and a half from the starting point). She
then increased the speed, maintaining her position undisturbed
until within three or four fields of the last brook, about a mile
from home. Here Parasol and Grimaldi went up and ran a
few strides in company, after which Parasol took up the running
appeareci to have the race in hand. She was first over the
°,olt, and Laurestina second. Grimaldi, however, fell in it,
T,u,gave Captain FK.echer a shaking that will keep Waltham
daunted, in his remembrai;ce for some time to come. Nothing
el_
k at and at the next fence was
t uP with his horses. In mating this jump Parasol managed
heroet rid a her jockey, who was ,:ot able to remount and get
into action in time to recover his ground. Laurestina
,?aw led. for a few yards, but was headed a: the next leap by
al;nsitlroan / 3eecher, who improved his advantage every stride,
cleverly by about three lengths. Parasol was beaten
six or seven lengths from the winner, and Brush at least thirty.
Laurestina fell twice at her fences without dislodging her
zider. Parasol could not have lost had her jockey kept his
.I.Trat at the hedge immediately following the brook. Whether
anizoh made any mistake we did not learn. Those who arc
_ us on the subject can inquire of Mr. Wiggins, or Mr.
Sans Souci," as he was ridiculously described in the cards,
Th,

le Bishop of Peterborough is still very ill—so
much so as to be unable to leave his room.
_iThe few Tories in Tiverton are endeavouring to
nduce Mr. B. B. Dickinson, of Knightshayes, to come
forward for that borough at the next vacancy.
It was currently reported yesterday, that Mr.
Rathven, M.P. for Dublin, whose dangerous illness we
formerly noticed, was no more. From previous accounts
there is much reason to fear that the report is too true.
- An old writer says, " the Spaniards are eagles on
their
horses, lions in their fastnesses, women in the open
nelk,
A modern Spaniard being asked some particulars of
the,., manners and morals of his countrymen, replied, " Read
Blas ; the Spaniards are the same Still."
Mr. James Coleridge, who lately died, of Ottery
Sl. Mary, Devonshire, was father of Mr. Justice Coleridge.
commanded a corps of volunteer infantry at the time of
onaparte's threatened invasion of this country, and was
the to General Simcoe, while in command of
Western District at that time. Mr. Coleridge, who was
1° his 76th year, was also a Deputy-Lieutenant and Ma-
gistrate for Devonshire.
Mr. Young, of Carlow, having at a late examination
,as witness up
4 on his oath, felt himself assailed by language
eld towarcls him by Mr. Berwick, and having in vain
sought redress.; has inflicted the penalties of posting and
bodily chastisement upon the offender. Mr. Berwick is one
of the newly-appointed Assistant-Barristers, and cousin to
the Messrs. Grattan, „Tq.l3.s.—Waterford Chronicle.
CLON Nt EL.-The Solicitor-General, it is said, in-
tends offering himself as a canes: ate for the representation
of this borough. Mr. Stephen It,:ce, son of the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, is also spoken of. in either case a Re-
formeri would be returned.
of the
VERrOOL TII EA TRE.-The singing
ses Smith is beyond all • On return to
town they will take praise. t
their place amongst the newly disco
EXPLOsioN AT
GL A SGOW.- Arthur, the druggist
in alas ow, who was lately committed for wilful fire-raising,
has not yet been served with his indictment. The trial, of
course, cannot take place before the Bth February.
FAT,A.L ACCIDENT—At Dounieston Coal-works,
a young wan had taken up his quarters on the night of
the 9th in,:tant, and from the fall of snow on Monday, had
still remained, till about six o'clock that evening, when in
the act of conveying a shovel-full of live coal from the
engiae_house to his humble dwelling, his
foot slipped, and
Ile was precipitated to the bottom of the pit, a distance of
one hundred and forty-four feet. His death Was work
of an instant. The body was with the greatest prompti-
tudebrought above ground, and carried to the out-house of
caw of the neighbours, where the corpse was dressed, and a
•enftn being procured, it was next day decently interred in
Dalltlellington ehurch-yArdp The unfortunate wanderer,

whose name was unknown, described himself as 22 years of
age, the son of a pensioner and renovator of clothes in Ayr,
and was on his way to Creetown in Wigtownshire.—Dum-
fries Courier.
The Connaught Dinner to Mr. O'Connell was given
on Monday. All accounts from the West of Ireland concur
that it was one of the most important assemblies ever held
in that province.
LORD SANDON.—The Liverpool Courier con-
tains at a length greatly disproportioned to its interest, the
proceedings of a Conservative meeting held on Tuesday
evening at Liverpool, where Lord Sandon detailed all the
state secrets in which Conservative cunning has long been
in the habit of dealing so largely and so dishonestly.

It has long been known that, in the neighbourhood
of Boulogne-sur-Mer, there was a quantity of iron Ore lying
near the surface, of excellent quality, and capable of being
wrought at an easy rate ; but no smelting-houses have as
yet been established, for want of coal for the furnaces.
Lately, however, it has been discovered that the country
does possess coal, and it is more than probable that nume-
rous iron-works will, ere long, be raised, as the attention of
the English who frequent Boulogne has been turned to this
source of wealth, and specimens of the ore have been taken
over to England to be assayed.
STATE OF CRIME IN JERSEY.—The Argus of
Tuesday last devotes much of its space to the record of
crime in that island. It is said that a set of miscreants are
perpetually prowling about the place, day as well as night,
committing lawless aggression on the property of the little
community, ascompanied by outrages against the person of
the blackest die. Accounts of attempts at assassination
and incendiarism are described as being of familiar though
past occurrence. This dreadful state of demoralization is
ascribed to the general drunkenness of the perpetrators.
HARD LIVING.—At a social party in town last
week, a military gentleman who had seen a good deal of
service abroad, in the course of conversation observed that
the " hardest living," (i. e. dissipation) he had ever seen was
in Jamaica." " There," continued he, "it is a common
thing for each of us to drink a third of two bottles of wine,
and swim the same in a bottle of rum." " And is that what
ye's call the hard living?" cried an Irish gentleman present.
" To be sure it is," rejoined the first, " and, pray, what may
you think hard living ?" " Och, my dear, its in our coun-
try there's the hard living—the half o' the people, in the
dead o' the winter, sitting on the mud-floor, eatint, the pratie
and drinking the cold water : by the nose o' the Pope! that's
what I calls the hard living !"
SOUTIIERN AUSTRALIA.— A meeting of the
emigrants intending to proceed to this colony was held last
evening at the office in Adelphi-terrace. There were pre-
sent about 60 gentlemen, and a long desultory conversation
took place relative to the objections which had been urged
against the immediate founding of the settlement, and the
communications which had been carried on with the Colo-
nial Office upon the subject of the delay which, for some
of the emigrants so unhappily, has been occasioned by that
department. Mr. Stevens, the Secretary to the South
Australian Company, was present, and from his statements
it appeared that the causes which hitherto prevented the
Company from carrying their plans into effect had been re-
moved, and that arrangements were in progress for send-
ing out two vessels which the Company had purchased. It
was said these two vessels would quit England on the Ist
of February, with surveyors and emigrants.

Since the question has been agitated at Madrid of a
recognition, of the independence of the transatlantic states,
some hopes are beginning to be manifested here among
the holders of the stock of those countries that it may
lead to the satisfaction of their claims, which have been
so long deferred. Their entire debt up to the end of
last year including the arrear of interest, amounts to
25,000,0001., and is chiefly held by British subjects. The
recovery of so enormous a sum, which is most justly due,
having been employed by these countries in achieving
their independence, becomes very fairly an object of na-
tional importance, and well deserves some energetic in-
terference on behalf of the Government as soon as any
chance is afforded of its becoming effectual. Most of
them are now believed to be in a situation to be able to
meet the demands of their creditors, and in all cases there can
be no doubt of their power to offer a handsome com-
promise. As there appears to be nearly a certainty
that the independence , of all of them will at once be
acknowledged by Spain, they will obtain the further
relief of being enabled to disband the large armed force
they have hitherto employed, for which the delay in
such acknowledgment was the chief or only pretext. Now
is the time, therefore, for some new and urgent representa-
tions on this head ; and it is advisable that the mode of
proceeding, both by the Government and the creditors,
should be so matured and prepared as to arrive out and
be announced at the same time with their declaration of in-
dependence from Madrid. The interference, not only of
this Government, but of Spain, should be solicited, for
though the latter can only of course, employ a recom-
mendation, it would come with peculiar weight at a time
when such a boon was about to be granted, and when
Spain did not intend to accompany it by the demand
of any concessions to herself. On the part of England,
were the interference to take an offensive shape,
after other expedients have been tried in vain, it would
be difficult for the countries against which it was di-
rected to offer any valid plea or remonstrance against
it. The advantage to them, on the other hand, of re-
deeming their bad faith, and re-establishing their cre-
dit, would be beyond all calculation. British capital, and
skill, and industry would be encouraged to resort thither,
and their progress in civilisation and wealth would be acce-
lerated with extraordinary rapidity. They may become in
time what the United States of North America are now,
who owe everything to their admirable system of credit, in
which they have gone far beyond even the European States
who occupy in that respect the highest rank. There has
been a supineness until very lately among the creditors of
these countries, which can only have arisen from the sup-
position that no new feature of the case presented itself
of which advantage might be taken to renew their exer-
tions. Such an occasion does, however, undoubtedly now
present itself, and it will be culpable negligence on their
part, and that of the Government, if it is allowed to pass
by without some combined effort suited to the greatness of
the stake at issue.—Morning Paper.
FOUR-WINGED DRAKES.—A brace of drakes,
when at home, fix their head-quarters in a deep ditch, a
spot they guard with the utmost jealousy. One of the
twain is as white as snow or the swan, baiting its black feet,
while the other is so mixed, mottled, and pied that it pre-
sents all the colours of the rainbow. Nor is this all ; for
both are furnished with four wings, the upper pair of which
serves as a sail in the water when the wind is moderate,
while both are useful when they rise whirring overhead, and
take their morning flight to inquire after the health of the
neighbouring poultry. The lower wings, during the process
of swimming, cling closely to the sides of the owner, while
the upper stand nearly erect, and are joined to the shoulder
in the usual manner. The parent duck hatched a number of
more birds last summer, all which were common place save
the feathered Manxmen described ; and our correspondent,
in concluding his letter, says "they are the only four-wingers
that ever appeared in this part of the country." This, how-
ever, is a mistake ; for two or three years ago we heard of
a duck on the farm of Sherrington, in the parish of Car-
laverock, that was furnished in precisely the same manner.
—Dun fries Courier.
AN UNLUCKY MISTAKE.-011 Sunday morning
last, during divine service, the respectable congregation of
the new church at New Mills, Derbyshire, were for a time
thrown into a state of consternation, by an announcement
which was made by the worthy clerk, with all the solemnity
befitting such melancholy intelligence, before he gave out
the hymn, and which was couched in these terms :
I have just received a postscript, announcing the death of
our much-injured and beloved Queen, who departed this
life last night at 10 o'clock—let us sing to the praise, &c."
Such melancholy and unexpected news of course produced
an " uncommon sensation," and great was the amazement
of the worthy villagers at the rapidity with which the in-
formation had travelled to reach that remote part of the
country in such a very short time. At the conclusion of
the service, the clerk was besieged by anxious inquiries as
to the author of this melancholy postscript, and by the
assistance of Mr. Wood, the organist, the mystery was at
length solved to the joy and satisfaction of all parties. It
appeared that Mr. Wood, being desirous of changing the
hymn originally intended to be sung, for another which he
considered more appropriate or more convenient, to pre-
vent confusion he wrote a note to that effect to the clerk.
In the hurry he tore a slip of paper from an old letter
which he had in his pocket, and wrote on the blank side
of it, without examining the contents of the other side.
Unfortunately, this scrap of paper was part of an old letter
which announced the death of the late Queen Caroline,
and the clerk, without looking at the information which it
was specially intended to convey to him, supposed that the
news was sent to be communicated to the congregation.—
Manchester Courier.
WIIA.T is HEA T. TII ?--I'll tell you what it is, that
you may love it better, put a higher value upon it, and en-
deavour to preserve it with a more serious, stricter obser-
vance and tuition. Health is that which makes your meat
and drink both savoury and pleasant, else .Nature's injunc-
tion of eating and drinking were a hard task and slavish
custom. Health is that which makes your bed easy and
your sleep refresi;ing ; that revives your strength with the
rising sun, and makes you cheerful at the light of another
day ; 'tie that which fills 4p the hollow and uneven places of
your carcass, arid makes your body plump 4nd politely ; 'tis
that which dresseth you up :::
.Nature's richest attire, and
1 gdiorny your face with her choicest colours. 'Tis that which
makes kercise a sport, and walking abroad the enjoyniZr.t.
of your liberty. 'Tis that which makes fertile and increaseth
the natural eedowrnents of your mind, and preserves them
long from decay,

FRENCH PAPERS.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES:-CONTINUATION OF THE

SITTING OF MONDAY.

The Duke de Broglie, in continuation, said that the dif-
ference that prevailed in the Cabinet as to that measure
was solely with regard to its timeing. He was bound, at
the same time to add, that the question started in the
Chamber on Thursday last had never been discussed in the
Council, and it was with a considerable degree of surprise
that Ministers had listened to M. Humann's developements
on the subject of the reduction of the 5 per Cents. The
statements made by his late colleague as to the immediate
expediency of that measure, were merely M. Humann's
private opinions, and it was rather unfortunate that he had
presented them in a shape which apparently stamped them
with the sanction of the entire Cabinet. This appearance,
where the reality was wantiag, rendered it imperative on
the Cabinet to explain that the proposition made with re-
gard to the interest of the debt came solely from M. Hu-
mann, and this explanation he (the President of tU Coun-
cil) now gave without the slightest intention of wounding
the feelings of his late colleague. With regard to the
question of the reduction of the Five per Cents, considered
only with reference to itself, lie had to say that such a
measure could be laid before the Chamber only through
the medium of a Government proposition to that effect, or
of a proposition originating with the Chamber. He was
under the necessity of stating that Government could not
during the present 3 ear present such a proposition, nor
could any precise period be named for its presentation.
He had also to add that should such a proposition be
brought forward by any Hon. Member of that Chamber,
Government would consider it a duty to oppose it.—
(Murmurs.)

M. D'Argout (Minister of the Finance) said a few
words for the purpose of soliciting the indulgence of the
Chamber, and claiming the support with which his exer-
tions for the welfare of the country had already been
aided. under circumstances of no ordinary difficulty.—
( Hear, hear.)
M. Augustin Giraud begged to observe, that he had not,
without due reflection, adopted the resolution of addressing
some questions to Ministers on the subject of the reduction
of the Five per Cents. On Thursday last, when the then
Minister of the Finance presented the budget for 1837,
and stated to the Chamber his opinion in favour of the
reduction of the Five per Cents., be (the hon. deputy) was
naturally led to inquire of the Minister why he did not
immediately present a bill on the measure which he had so
warmly advocated. The explanations given to-day in the
Chamber he looked upon as a mere exchange of compli-
ments between the President of the Council and the late
Minister of Finance, and not as in any degree affecting the
real merits of the question. He would now, therefore, re-
peat his demand for a categorical explanation from Minis-
ters on the question of the reduction of the Five per
Cents. The President of the Council admitted the equity
of the measure, though he thought it at present unseason-
able. He (the hon. deputy) wished to be informed of the
Minister's motives for entertaining that opinion.—(" Hear,'
from the left.)
The President of the Council, in reply, expressed his
opinion that he had already explained himself clearly and
positively. He had been asked if Government was pre-
pared to present a bill in the course of this session on the
reduction of the 5 per Cents. To this question he had
answered decidedly i❑ the negative. He had next been
asked at what period Government would present such a
bill, and be bad replied that Government could enter into
no engagement with reg►rd to the events of the future,
which must depend upon circumstances-. To enter into a
detail of the motives which induced the Government to
give such an answer would be to prejudge the question,
and to act in opposition to the practice of all legislative as-
semblies, which could never sanction a debate on such an
important question as that now before the Chamber on the
occasion of an incidental discussion. Should the Chamber
take the initiative on this question in the course of the
present session, Ministers would afford such explanations
as might then be required.
President—ls the Chamber of opinion that sufficient ex-
planations have been given on this question
The question was decided in the affirmative by a consi-
derable majority, and the President accordingly announced
that the Chamber passed to the order of the day.
M. Lepelletier d'Aulnay presented the report of the com-
mittee on the proposition of M. Pelet (de la Lozere), for
the introduction of certain modifications into the regulations
of the Chamber. The committee approved of the principle
of the proposition, but proposed some slight alterations
in its form. Wednesday next was fixed for the discussion
of the proposition.
M. de Golbery demanded to be heard on the order of
the day. The Hon. Deputy stated that a volume had been
distributed to the members of the Chamber, containing the
observations of the Cour Royale on the bill relative to the
judicial organization. He demanded that these observations,
which were of the utmost importance, should be laid before
the committee, and that a supplementary report on them
should be presented.

The Minister of Justice remarked that Government had
not presented a new bill, but merely demanded the re-con-
siderationofthe committee's report.

M. de Golbery thought it necessary that a supplementary
report should be presented.

Messrs. Vivien and Amilhau followed on the same side ;
and after a confused and tedious discussion, the Chamber
decided upon passing to the order of the day on the propo-
sition of M. de Golbery. Consequently the bill relative to
the judicial organization is not to be laid before a new
committee.

M. Rivierc de L'Arque demanded that the Bill on the
patents should be again noted on the order of the day. At
the suggestion of M. Fulchiron, however, the Bill was ad-
journed indefinitely.
M. Vivien demanded that the proposition of M. Martin
(du Nord), relative to the inquiry into the tobacco mono-
poly, should be again noted on the order of the day.—
Agreed to. As also a similar proposition from M. Prevost
Lygonie, for the re-consideration of five Bills relative to
the interpretation of different articles of the law of the 28th
of April, 1816.

Two propositions, relating respectively to the re-consi-
deration of the Bill on the lateral canal from the Loire, and
the Customs' Bill, having also been agreed to, the sitting
was adjourned at four o'clock.

SITTING OF TUESDAY, JAN. 19.

M. Dupin, President.
The order of the day was the discussion of the project
of law upon vicinal roads.
Before this subject was entered upon—

11.1. Moreau (de la Meurthe) brought forward a proposi-
tion for leave to present a project of law for granting pen-
sions to those soldiers who had been admitted to the order
of the Legion of Honour by Napoleon during the hundred
days.—Laid on the table.
The President intimated, that the discussion on the above
measure should take place immediately after that on the bill
upon vicinal roads.
M. Jaubert addressed the Chamber in opposition to the
latter project of law. The Hon. Deputy said that no one
could deny the importance of having a perfect mode of com-
munication by means of good roads throughout France ;
it was a measure universally called for. But the project of
law presented to the Chamber was not likely to remedy the
evils complained of ; it was by no means in accordance
with the information which experience had furnished upon
this subject. -The Hon. Deputy was proceeding to analyze
the details of the project of law, when our reporter left.

BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS.

JAN. 19.—1 n the Chamber of Representatives yesterday
there was presented, among others, an analysis of a petition
from the proprietors of the forests of Ash, in the district
of Louvain, asking for an augmentation of the import duty
on ash timber from the North of Europe, and likewise of a
petition from the tanners of Namur, supported by the
Chamber of Commerce of that city, desiring a commercial
treaty with France, or if that cannot be effected, the acces-
sion of Belgium to the German commercial union.

The Chamber afterwards continued the general discus-
sion of the budget of the Minister of War, which was not
closed till after a very long debate. The discussion of the
articles was then commenced.

The Moniteur contains a Royal Ordinance, the object of
which is to prevent accidents at the places where the iron
rail-roads cross the ordinary roads, canals, or rivers. Persons
on foot or on horseback, and carriages of all kinds, are not
to proceed along the roads in sight of the train, drawn by
steam-engines, till the latter have passed. They are to let
the train pass, and remain at the distance of ten yards. The
masters of ships, vessels, and boats of all kinds, must anchor
or stop at the distance of one hundred yards from the bridge
which he wants to have opened, and cannot proceed till he
receives permission from the bridge-keeper, who is to let
him pass as soon as the train is gone by.

BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, Jan. IS.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent. lOl%
Loan of City, 18.32, Four per Cent 9.04
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent l3l,si,
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent ll4
—Brussels Papers, Jan. 19.
ANTwEnp, JAN. 19.—A letter from Frankfort of the
13th January, says—" At length, after several days debate,
the Legislative Assembly of this free city, yesterday gave
its sanction to the treaty concluded at Berlin, by which
Frankfort joins the commercial union. Several points were
warmly o.ppesecl, but it} fine thp wko,ip opte4 by a
great majority. The ratification will be now sent to Berlin.

. . ,
The Merchants of New York have already sent large
orders to 4qrqpe tq rqqkp up for the loss of thOse destroyed
by fire. Among others given in Belgiorp, is ape for 7,000
chests of window §lass; which the nlgngf4gcgrie§ gf the