The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-19 00:00:00

Executive, this stretch of power by the Committee will
probably be overlooked.

POST.—The quarterly meeting of the Court of
Proprietors of Bank Stock was held in the course of
the present day. when an almost unexpectedly favour•
acle account was given of the state of affairs of the in-
stitution, and the usual dividend was declared, at the
rate of 34 per cent. for the half year. Though u small
sum of 15,2251. was required for this purpose to be
taken from the the " Rest," yet this fund was shown
to have largely increased, amidst all the recent dif-
ficulties of monetary affairs, and notwithstanding the
expenses incurred in the arrangements with the Bank
of France. Those of our Contemporaries who have
have been recently amusing themselves and the pub-
lic with announcements of the sales of the dead-
weight annuity, describing the different fire and in-
surance companies which were on the eve of complet-
ing the purchase of this large moneyed investment,
may now have the opportunity of finding out some
other equally well-founded story, and equally purport-
ing to come from behind the curtain of the Bank. Not
only has the dead-weight annuity not been sold, but the
explanations rendered this morning prove distinctly that
not a particle of necessity has ever existed for its sale,
the very Rest having increased, and the whole of the
borrowed money having been repaid to the Bank of
France. Respecting the future prospects of the Bank
of England, it is to be observed that though the harvest
has not yet been secured throughout the whole of
the three kingdoms, yet the duty on foreign wheat
has this day advanced to 10s. Bd. per quarter, and
sufficient is known of the progress of the harvest in
Scotland and Ireland, that at least no extraordinary
prices of grain can prevail throughout the ensuing
twelve months ; nor is there the probability that foreign
grain can be required beyond such a quantity as that
the payment could be compassed by a re-opening of the
credit with the Bank of France. So firm is the posi-
tion of the Bank of England considered to appear from
the explanations rendered this morning, that some
parties in the City have remarked that this would have
been not an improper opportunity for the proprietors
of Bank Stock to have requested the Ministers not
again to apply, under any circumstances, for credit from
the Bank of France, the lending of money by which in-
stitution has been so boastingly put forward, amongst
the other insults towards England, appearing in the
journals of M. Thiers. It is observed that there are
always millions of money in Hamburgh and Amsterdam
which the Bank of England could obtain from capitalists,
who would be even grateful for the preference, at such a
rate of interest and on such securities as those which
have been given to the Bank of France.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES.-WEDNESDAY EVENING

The St. Leger settling took place this morning at the
betting-rooms, and went off much in the old way—a great
deal of money changed hands, and a considerable sum was
left unpaid. There were one or two absentees for small
deficiencies ; but on the whole things went off quietly. It
would have been different had Gibraltar or Maroon been
the winner. The losers on Crucifix appeared to be a little
sore on the subject, and some complained that the declara-
tion ought to have been made sooner, forgetting that they
had laid out their money with a well-understood risk, and
at odds which never would have been obtained had there
been much probability of her running. In fact, nine out
of ten backed her simply with the idea that she would
see a better day in the odds, and enable them to hedge to
a profit. They lost their money with their eyes open.
The assertion in a weekly paper that she was not amiss on
the day of the declaration is groundless; she actually
broke down with both fore legs, and the one that had pre-
viously been sound is now the worst of the two. To re-
turn to the settling :—Scott's party are not by any means
large winners. They laid large sums against Ma-
roon, and at the last moment were obliged to back
him en bad terms, and lay off part o' their Launcelot
money, strong doubts having been entertained whether his
off fore leg would stand. The backers of Maroon are not
a little mortified that the declaration to win with the
" crack" should alone have prevented his winning ; for
that he was the best horse in the race seems to be the opi-
nion of nine out of every ten who saw it. Some of the
betting men are good winners ; but except in one or two
cases, the balances are moderate.

The racing this afternoon excited very little interest,
and does not call for any lengthened notice. It came off
as follows :

Sweepstakes of 200 save, each, hft ; for two-year-old
fillies, Bst 3lb each. Red House in. (3 Subs.)
Colonel Anson's La Gitana, by Ishmael (Nat) 1
Lord Eglinton's Chivalry 2
7 to 4 on La Gitana, who made all the running, at a bad
pace, and won easy by a length and a half.
The Selling Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 30 added by the
Corporation ; three-year-olds, 6st 121 b ; four, Bst ; five,
Bat 71b ; six an 1 aged, Bst 10lb ; the winner to be sold '
for 2001. &c. St. Leger Course. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Clark's b c Alonzo, 3 years . ..( Francis) I
Mr. Fairlie's ch c Abraham Newland,6 yrs 2
The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr.
Collett's br f Juvenile, 4 yrs ; Mr. Osbaldeston's b c by
Trumpeter, 3 yrs; Mr. Harrison's br f Tornado, 3 yrs ;
Mr. Thompson's br c Banquo, 3 yrs; and Duke of Cleve-
land's cby Langar, out of Emigrant's dam, 3 yrs. Bet-
ting-2 to 1 agst Abraham Newland, sto 2 agst Alonzo,
4 to 1 agst Juvenile (taken), and 4 to 1 agst the Langar
colt. Abraham Newland went front to the gravel road,
where Juvenile passed him and carried on the runnini, to
the distance. The Trumpeter colt then went a-head,but
was passed by Alonzo and Abraham Newland half way up
it. A fine race between the two, and was won upon the
post by half a-head.

The Doncaster Stakes of 10 soya, each, with 50 added by
the Corporation ; three-yrs-old, 6t 10lb ; four, Bst;
five, Bst 91b; six and aged, 9st. Two miles. (7 subs.)
Duke of Cleveland's Sampson, 4 yrs... ...... ( Lye) 1
Mr. Bowes's Epirus, 6 yrs
Mr. Orde's Queen Bee, 3 yrs
Mr. Stephenson's Panacea, 3 yrs
5 to 2on Epirus and 4 to 1 agst Sampson, who made
all the running, was never caught, and won by a length
and a half.

The Foal Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for three-yrs-old ;
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b. Mile and a halt
(10 subs.)
Lord Westminster and Mr. Bowes divided the forfeits,
and Black Beck walked over.

The Corporation Plate of 601.; for three-years-old, 6st
101 b ; four, 7st 121 b ; five, Bst 51b ; six and aged, Bst
121 b ; mares allowed 31bs ; the second receives 24 gs.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. Heseltine's The Shadow, 4 yrs....(Hescltine) 1 1
Mr. Milner's Humphrey, 5 yrs . 4 2
Mr. Fairlte's Abraham Newland, 6 yrs 5 3
Mr. King's Tom, 3 yrs
Mr. o.baideston's gr c by the Saddler, 3 yrs 3 dr
Col. Singe's Polydorus, 3 yrs

First Heat-6 to 4 agst The Shadow, and 2to 1 agst
Humphrey. Polydorus made the running to the distance,
where The Shadow flitted by him, and won easy.

Second heat-6 to 4on The Shadow, and 2:to 1 agst
Humphrey. The race was confined to these two, the
horse leading to the stand, where the mare went up and
beat him cleverly.
The weather was cold and wet nearly the whole of the
afternoon, and the company thin ; the betting, as of old,
was carried on in the principal room of the stand, greatly
to the annoyance of the ladies.

Eleven o'clock, Wednesday Night.
CUP BETTING.

6 to 4 agst Maroon
3 to 1 agst Charles the Twelfth
5 to 1 agst The Provost
7 to 1 agst Beeswing
THE DERBY.
18 to 1 agst Margellina colt
25 to 1 agst Sir Hans—taken
25 to 1 agst Morning Star—taken
23 to 1 agst Coronation—taken
30 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc—taken
30 to 1 agst Jos.chim—taken
SaLE OF BLOOD STOCK.

The following lots were sold in the course of the morn.

Boz, 4 yrs, 60 guineas; Zimmerman, 4 yrs, 30 guineas;
yearly filly, by Dr. Syntax, out of Malibran, 31 guineas ;
mare by Revolution, d. by Ebor, 3 yrs, 30 guineas; Ka-
leidoscope, 3 yrs, 75 guineas ; yearling colt by Langar, out
of Francisca, 83 guineas; Lollypop, 4 yrs, 115 guineas;
Gloxiana, 3 yrs 105 guineas; yearling colt by Camel,
out of Velocity (sister to Velocipede), 310 guineas; year-
ling colt by Velocipede, out of Gipsy, 215 guineas; year-
ling colt by Langar, out of Emigrant's dam, 200 guineas;
mare by Colwick, out of Progress, 40 guineas ; St. An-
drew, 5 yrs, 50 guineas ; yearling colt by the Saddler, out
of Dorabella, 52 guineas ; yearling filly by the Saddler,
out of Octavia, 26 guineas; Sprig, by Whisker, 80
guineas; a yearling colt out of Lunaria, and a b c out of
the dam of Mulberry, 50 guineas (the two); the Lamp_
lighter, out of Spinning Jenny, 85 guineas; Lunaria, 37
guineas.

(Further Particulars of Tuesday.)

To take up the thread of our preliminary, which was
broken by the railway people detaining our second parcel.
On the breaking up of the betting ring in town a general
move was observable, and, after Tinning the gauntlet of
" How many will start?" and " Who's to win ?" in every
imaginable variety of dialect, we reached the course in
time to select a comfortable berth—not in the betting in-
closure, for that, as we have stated before, was a decided
failure—nor in the balcony on the first floor, which was
chiefly devoted to the fair sex, and which commands an
excellent view of the race from the start to the final
struggle. We cannot say that the assemblage was in any
respect equal to what we have seen at Doncaster in its
" high and palmy state," nor was there so much excite.
meat as might have been expected, albeit there was a
goodly show. Besides some hundreds whose names we
were unable to ascertain, there were present the Duke and
Duchess of Cleveland, Marquis of Normariby, Marquis of
TitchEeld, Marquis of Westminster. Earl Fitzwilliam and
the Ladies Wentworth, Earl Spencer, Earl and Countess
of Chesterfield, Earl of Wilton, Earl of Scarborough, Earl
of Eglinton, Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord and Lady Mil-
ton, Lord G. Loftus, Lord Maidstone, Lord S:efford,
Lord Miltown, D'Orsay, Baron Austen ; Sirs C.
Ibbotson, W. Constable, J. Shelley, T. Sykes; General
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and all the gentlemen whose names were given before.
The following are fuller details of the sport
Cleveland Stakes.—Betting-5 to 4 agat Sleight-of-
Hand, 7 to 4 agst Dr. Oliver, and 3 to 1 agst Orelia.
Bolus made the running, followed by Orolia and Smollett,
to the distance, where Sleight-of- Hand went up, headed
them in a few strides, and won cleverly by a length ; he
yvtia ridden by Scott.
St. Betting-7 to ag:it Laun:.elcit (taken), svv
2 agat Gibraltar (taken), 4 to 1 agst Maroon, 7 to 1 agat
Calypso, 16 to 1 agst Trustee, 30 to 1 agst Broadwatla