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, tion, on the ground [of keeping out of this country the
produce of slave-labour.
The resolutions were unanimously agreed to, a vote of
thanks wa3 moved to the Chairman, and the meeting
separated.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALUS-YESTERDAY.

The room was so thronged during the whole of the after-
noon, that it was quite impossible to ascertain the extent of
business transacted : our report, therefore, must be received as
applicable only to the general character of the betting. Ralph
was supported with uncommon spirit, first at 11 to 2, and at
half a point less before the room was closed. Scott's two fol •
lowed him as second and third favourites ; Van Amburgh, at
one time, appearing disposed to vacate his position ; to 1 was
betted against him, and immediately after the same odds were
taken about the Marshal ; the subsequ:nt betting did
not restore him to his original position in the
odds, but it gave him the call of tke Marshal, who,
after two bets of 8 to 1, left off at the price
stated below. Belgrade, who has been sold to Lord Lichfield,
was backed for large sums at 9 and 10 to 1, closing at the
smaller quotation. The same odds were betted against Coro-
nation, and with a like result. Galaor, who has " taken"
amazingly with several south country people, was also in fa-
vour at an improved quotation ; and to this lot the greater
and only interesting part of the betting was confined. Prince
Caradoc, reported to be amiss, has bet.ten a retreat ; and no
bet, that we heard of, was booked about. Ermeugardis. A lew
outsiders were backed, but at prices which do not warrant an
expectation of their becomingmuch better favourites. The Oaks
betting was fiat; 2 to 1 and 5 to 2 were taken about Lord
Westminster's two; 6 to 1 about Lampoon singly, and only
12 to 2 offered against Ghuznee ; Ermengardis and Potentia
had several friends, and inquiries made about General Wynd-
ham's Buskin filly, but nothing done. Thu closing averages
were as follow :

DERBY:
Even on the field agst four.
11 to 4 agst Scott's lot
50 to 1 agst Col. Peel's lot
50 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's lot
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Rush's lot
5 to I agst Lord Albemarle's Ralph—taken
7 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Van Amburgh
15 to 2 agst Lord. Westminster's Marshal Soult
9 to 1 agst Mr. Ravilinson's Coronation
9 to I agst Lord Lichfield's Belgrade
12 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's Galaor--taken
23 to I agst Col. Crauford's Ermengardis
30 to I agst Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc
40 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Joachim
50 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's gringo
50 to 1 agst the Duke of Rutland's Sir Hans
50 to 1 agst Col. Anson's the Duke of Wellington
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Griffith's Hereford
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Batson's Potentia—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Batson's Monsieur le Sage—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Wingbush's Finchley—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Thornhill's E. 0.
4000 to 50 agst Col. Westenra's The Nob—talcen
1200 to 800 on Sir Hans agst Mr. Rush's lot—taken
300 to 150 on Ralph agst Coronation
1000 even between The Nob and Knightsbridge

OAKS.
11 to 2 agst Lord Westminster's Ghuznee
6 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Lampoon—taken
7 to 1 agst Col. Craufurd's Ermengardis—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. 13atson's Potentia
1000 to 10 was laid several times agst Mr. Rush's lot, and
2000 co 15 once agst Finchley.

Prince Caradoc and Birthday have arrived at Epsom ; Finch-
ley, Snowdrop, Negus, Portsoken, Arundel, and several others
are en route. The Knight of the Whistle arrived on Friday
with the-rest of Scott's horses, but instead of proceeding with
them to Epsom, has been sent back to York.

THE WEATHER—NooN, MAY.I7.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer
Thermometer... 60 I Highest 7l f Lowest 44
Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

THE MOVEMENT IN IRELAND,—MEET-
ING OF THE CITIZENS OF DUBLIN.—Under the presidency
of the truly patriotic Earl of Charlemont, the Liberals of this
city, including all sections of the great Reform party, crowded
the Royal Exchange yesterday, to give emphatic expression to
their undying hostility to the Tory-Orange faction, the heredi-
tary oppressors of Ireland. That meeting was—in numbers, in
the standing and character of those who attended, and in the
feeling of determined resistance to a resumption of Orange
sway, which pervaded the assembled citizens--everything which
the crisis demanded. It was an example of energy and union to
the country ; but at such a period the Reformers in the pro-
vinces require no example to stimulate them to the prompt
performance of their duty, when the hand and the heart of
ever• honest man is required to sustain the Government in its
efforts on behalf of the people against the combined bigots and
monopolists, who strive to displace that Government in ord•-r
to maintain and increase their power of starving, grinding, and
oppressing the industrious classes of our population.—Dublin
Evening Post of Friday.
A curious circumstance was observed on Sun-
day afternoon by a gentleman who was passing through the
enclosure of St. James's-park, on the small island nearest
Buckingham Palace. A duck had just hatched a brood of
young ones. With that instinctive craving for the water natu-
ral to them, the young ducklings, as soon as the shell was
burst, waddled to the water's edge, followed by the old one.
One of the little ones, which had a portion of the shell still on
its back, was about to make its first attempt on its favourite
element, when a large fish jumped up above the water, seized
it, and immediately disappeared: the old duck seeing this, in-
stantly dived after it, and remained under water upwards of a
minute, but came up without it. She then stood for some
time contemplating the spot where the young one had disap-
peared, and, as if to make another effort to save it, again dived
after it, but came up as before. unsuccessful. The fi,h was
supposed to be a large trout, with which the lake abounds. A
vast number of the young are destroyed in this manner by. the
fish.

Lo RD SA NDON.—His Lordship numbers
among his political friends many gentlemen engaged in the
Brazil and a few in the United States trade. These gen-
tlemen, particularly those engaged in the trade to Brazil,
are highly indignant at his conduct on the sugar ques-
tion, and several of them have vowed that they will
oppose him, whenever he appears before his constituents
to solicit a renewal of the trust now reposed in him.
They are vexed not merely at his open opposition to their
interest as merchants deeply concerned in the prosperity
of Brazil : they are vexed at the want of courtesy which
he has shown to the Brazilian Association. While lie
lost not a moment, they say, in acquainting the West
India interest with the proposal on the subject of sugar,
he did not condescend to make any communication to the
Brazilian interest. hence the Brazil merchants are
satisfied that he is the sole partisan of the West India
interest, whose good-will and support he seeks at the
sacrifice of the obvious interest of the Brazilian. The
fact, we suppose, is, that his Lordship deems himself
more beholden to the West Indians than to the Bra-
zilians, and he has taken this opportunity as the most
favourable for evincing his gratitude for favours received
and for favours expected. Well, the Brazilian interest
are irritated and chagrined at Lord Sandon's treatment
of them : will they vote against him at the next Action ?
We shall soon see.—Liverpool Albion.

The tide of emigration still runs strongly
towards the United States. In the absence of goods the
ships fill with steerage-passengers. The Roscius, which
sailed yesterday for New York, carried out nearly 350.
Liverpool Albion.
THE DUBLIN MAIL.—On and after the 15th of
next month, the evening mail from London will be con-
veyed on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and reach
the station before six o'clock in the morning. Her Majes-
ty's steamers, instead of receiving it on the Liverpool, will
receive it on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, and sail
direct for Dublin. The mail and passengers from Li-
verpool will be conveyed on board in a steamer. Half
an-hour, at least, is expected to be gained by the altera-
tion of the route of the London down mail.—Liverpool
Albion.

PARIS, MAY 15 —(Extract from a Letter.)—
During the whole of my residence in Paris, now amount-
ing to some fifteen years, I have never seen so much in-
terest manifested about any point of English politics, as
at the present moment on the subject of the Corn-laws.
Every description of persons—Deputies, journalists, or
merchants—speak in favour of the proposed change,
and only wonder that it could have been deferred so long.
Here, where bread is cheap, the monstrous exactions of
the enactments relative to the corn-trade appear some-
thing akin to madness. They consider the struggle in
England as the first efforts of strong men waking from a
state of lethargy, and resolved to shake off the burden
placed on them by weak, though crafty, 'opponents. This
struggle may be of short or long duration, but the cause
of common-sense, they think, must prevail at last. This
is the universally-received opinion here, and it appears
to me a just one.

PASSAGE TO BOMBAY.—It may interest some
of our readers to learn the actual and requisite expenses
of an overland journey from London to Bombay. The
items are estimated from the letter of a Field-Officer in
her Majesty's Army, and we can vouch for their minute
accuracy. Passage to Alexandria per steamer, 45/. Fee
to steward and servants, 1/. 10s. Living on shore at
Gibraltar, and boat-hire there, 2/. 3s. Living at Malta,
boats and porters there, 1/. 6d. Hotel at Alexandria,
10s. Passage up the Nile including living, &c. &c., 4/.
At Cairo, 1/. Crossing to Suez, 2/. Cabin passage to
Bombay, 80/. e. 800 Rupees.) Sundries, 2/. Total
expended between London and Bombay, 1391. 9s. Now
it is obvious that this expenditure is fully met by the
passage allowance, of 1101. to Captains and 951. to
Subalterns, if they are willing to expend their regimental
pay during the trip. The 'sole advantage to the poor
officer in going round the Cape of Good Hope, is that
he obtains his passage and living for the foregoing sums,
but he has to carry against that advantage the large
supply of sea outfit required for a voyage of four or five
nionths.—Naval and Military Gazette.

,
EDINBURG PRESBYTERY.—A special meeting
of the Presbytery, was held yesterday in the Hall
St. David-street. A call in favour of the Rev.
James Hamilton, of Roxburgh Church, to Regent
square Church, London, was read. The Rox-
burgh , congregation were summoned to next meet-
ing to hear the objections to the translation.
The Committee on the North Leith presentations
reported that, after consulting counsel they had
agreed • that Mr. Davidson's presentation was in-
valid as the • oaths of the patrons had not been
taken according to Act of Parliament, but they delayed
any decision as to the validity of Mr. M'Naughton's from
want of information on particular points. The Rev. Mr.
Fairley moved that the whole matter be remitted to the
I Goneral Assembly, which was seconded by Mr. Thorburn,
but the Report was apprOved of by a majority of 20 to 2.
Mr. Malcolm, who appeared for Mr. Davidson, appealed
his case to the General Assembly, and intimated that
proceedings would very likely be adopted in the civil
Courts for the protection of his right to the charge.--
Edinburgh Weekly Chronicle.
LORD J. RUSSELL'S SPEECH.—Lord J. Rus-
sell's speech, on the 7th instant, has been published in a
cheap form for circulation. We do not remember having
ever witnessed so much enthusiasm on any question
since the passing of the Reform Bill, as there ha. been
by the publication of this speech. One man, a collier,
who called at our office on Thursday morning to pur-
chase a. dopy, said he had come seven miles for it. During
• yesterday and Thursday several hundreds were sold in
this town, chiefly among the labouring classes.--:Bolton
Free P-ess.