The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-17 00:00:00

CANTERBURY SPRING RACES.-TUESDAY.

The Hunters' Stakes of 3 cove. each, and 25 added, were
won, in two heats, by Mr. Hornsby's Whalebone (Mr Sim-
moods), beating Mr. Hobbs's ch. m. Victress, by half a neck.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for horses 'belonging to
Officers of the 13th Light Dragoons, was won by Mr. Allgood's
The Doctor, beating two others, after a good race.
The Hurdle•race Stakes of 2 soy. each, and 25 added, were
won, in two heats, by Mr. Simmcnds's Trim, beating Mr.
Marsh's Dick; and the Easter Plate was walked over for by
Sir. Hornsby's Whalebone.

THE PRESIDENT STEAM SHIP.—Her Ma-
jesty, upon leaving Buckingham Palace for Windsor
Castle, left strict commands that immediately upon the
newg of the safety of the President reaching London a
special messenger should be despatched to Windsor with
the intelligence, and it having been (alas 1 too confidently)
stated in Loudon, on Tuesday evening, that some informa-
tion had been received respecting this 'vessel, which left
no doubt that it had been heard of, and was in safety, Mr.
Rogers, a Qu, en's messenger, arrived express at Windsor
from town, shortly after aig,ht o'clock that evening, and
her Majesty, immediately after his arrival, had the intelli-
gence communicated to her, through the Lord Chamber-
lain, when the Queen and Prince Albert expressed the
highest satisfaction at the gratifying communication.
ROBBERY OF MAIL BAGS.—=Some excite.
ment prevailed during last week at St. Neot's, awing to
the mail bags having been broken open on Monday night
the sth inst. It is the custom of the Mr. Brown, the
landlord of the George Inn, Eaton Socon, to send his.
man and horse to the post-office at St. Neot's every night
at ten o'clock for the mail bags, which are to be tar-
a a-ded by the up or down mail, and they remain at his
with
house,
thorn
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giving far
a
house until the arrival of the coach. It appears that on.
the night in question, the man, ahose name is Prigniorea,
came (unknown to his master) on foot :d
w the post-master
hsa v i ndW n hoetn l
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the bags to a companion named Townsend, who formerly
Eatong
given
Ford,h iht .
filled the same situation, desiring him to proceed witll
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them, and he would overttaekebahgts ha
m.
arrived at the George, h
livered; this caused an inquiry to be made, and
after a diligent search one of the bags %vim found
by the roadside, near to a plantation,between -ea'xcen Eaton
Ford and Eaton Socon. This led to a further
search, when many of the letters were found strewed
about in the plantation, and several of them torn. The
postmaster, being informed of the. non-arrival of the
bags at the George, repaired to tlae spot, when he found
that the St. Neal'a and London and the Kimbolton and
London bags bad been broken open. He collected the
letters and the fragments, and forwarded them to Lon-
don by the Rockingham coach, it being impossible to col-
lect them in time for the up mail. Prigmote was imme-
diately given into custody, and Townsend was appre-
hended on the following morning, when they underwent
an examination before It P. Stanly, Esq., who remanded.
them until Thursday to allow time for the Post-office
authorities to come down. On Thursday they were again
taken before the same Magistrate. when they were re-
manded until Saturday. We cannot but think the above
plan an unsafe mode of conveying the letters from St.
Neot's to Eaton Socon. Why does not the mail-coaels
run through St. Neot's? It would not make five mi-
nutes difference. Is not the town, the population of
which is about 3,000, of sufficient importance ?,Stain-.
ford Mercury.
CAMBRIDGE.—The following notice has been
signed by the Vice-Chancellor and heads of Colleges
" Whereas it has been represented to the Vice-Chancellor
and Heads of Colleges, that several resident students of the
University have of late been engaged in riding in 'steeple
cliaces,' and otherwise promoting the same, we, the Vice-
Chancellor and Heads of Colleges, hereby order and de-
cree, that if any person in statu pupillari be hereafter
found guilty of either of the offences above described, ha
shall be liable to the punishment of rustication or expul-
sion, as the case shall appear to the Vice-Chancellor and
Heads of Colleges to require."—Cambridge Advertiser.
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MORNING FIDTTION

POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE

MORNING JOURNALS.

The Morning Papers of yesterday contain no leadio,z
articles of any public interest. The Morning Herald
discusses the question of Medical Reform, and recom-
mends Mr. Hawes, its chief supporter in Parliament, tc
" wash his hands of such a thankless labour." The Times,
speaking of a recent pamphlet on the New Poor-law, says
that " it is well worthy of being generally perused, as a
specimen of the depth of view, honesty, and veracity cf
statement, which characterize the Poor-law Commissioners
and their satellites." The Morning Chronicle observes,
in an article on the state of Pauperism in Scotland :
" Glasgow is, perhaps, at this time, the most flourishing
city in the empire ; but the destitution of Glasgow is abso-
lutely frightful. The neglected poor of one part of the
empire lower the condition of the poor in other parts."

MONEY MARKET and CITY NE WS.

(FROM THE MnRNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.)
TIMES.—The Consol account, which closed to-day,
has in its progress embraced an important period—namely,
that of the alarm eceasioned by the MtLeod affair, and the
reaction that has followed it. It opened on tl-e 291 h of
February, when the quotation (for the Account) was 89,
and at the hostile appearance of affairs in the United
States, gradually declined to 87i. This was the liwest
point which Consols touched, and they reached it about
the bi ginning of March. They then began to rise
steadily, and a considerable impetus was given by the
pacific turn of Geaeral Harrison's address, and the
improved state of feeling exhibited in the American
papers that followed the period of inauguration. The
rise has continued, and the highest point—namely,
90k—was touched to-day. This particular advance
of to-day, must, however, be attributed rather to the
state of the account than to any other cause, as the
" bears" have preponderated. With respect to the events
that have viten place during the progress of this ac-
count, the Fame remark may be made on the state of the
public feeling as was made during the time when the af-
fairs of the Levant assumed the most hostile appearance.
Speculators alone seemed to take advaetage of the poli-
tical aspect, and the public were never alarmed sufficiently
to come into the market as sellers of stock to any extent.
On the contrary, it is supposed that the supply of stock
would barely hale sufficed to meet the public demand for
investment, had it not been for the large sales (300,0001.
or 400,0001.) by the Bank broker. To-day large quan-
tities of stock were taken in by some of the leading ca-
pitalists and banking firms.
Consols for money opened very firm, and advanced from
901 ti 90i, but subsequently the price was not supported.
Money was excessively easy, and, at the close of the day,
commanded no mere than a nominal value. As an in-
stance of this may be mentioned a now very unusual ctn.
cumstance which occurred in the course of business, namely,
the lending of Bank notes upon stack, without any interest
b ing demanded for the temporary accommodation.
Rio Janeiro papers to the 3d of March have been re-
ceived to-day by the Penguin. An article in one of the
Rio papers, which is belived on the spot to have been
written by the Minister of Finance, is expressly directed
sgaittA a recurrence to a fresh issue of paper-money as a
way cf meeting any part of the deficiency, and hence some
have suppceed that a domestic loan will he created to sup-
ply present wants. It is said that the Minister of Finance
has for some time past been paying debts due before he
Came into office, by issuing stock to the parties at 83 per
rent., which is considerably higher than the market-price.
The exchange on England was quoted at the I;:test date
301 , and the local stock, 7.1,4 to
As much anxiety has been expressed concerning the
probable supply of sugar from the East Indies, some sup-
posi4 that it would amount to 50,000 tons for the com-
mercial year from the Ist of May, 1840, to the 30th of
Aura, 1841, and others being of opinion that it would
fall short of'. that amount, it will be satisfactory to knew
that according to a private letter received from Calcutta,
Sled dated the 13th of February, tir export already ex-
ceeds fourteen lacs of maunds, and will, it 13 computed,
amount in the sggregtte to seventeen lacs, which is up-
wards of 62,000 tons.
Another private letter from Calcutta mentions the fact
that tine American Cotton-planters were about to start for
the Junin,

POST.—The settlement of the account for the English
stock market took place to-day. It proved, as wai to be
.expected, a distinctly bear account, the pacific arrangements
in various parts of the world hav:ng had the effect of sti-
saulitirg prices tine! the former settltnr,.day with hardly
any interruption. Money was procurable on excecdirgly
easy ttrrns ; so much so, in fict, that Bank notes were
gi,en, on the deposit of stuck, to a considerable amount
without interest.

The commit:ea of Spaniab-American bondholders met
in the course of the day on the subject of statements that
have been lately published by one of our morning eon.
temporaries, on the financial affairs of Mosier). The object
of them was apparently to produce a '• rig" at the Stock
Exchange, and the Committee are desirous, in conse-
quence of what has been said of their origin, to trace them
to their source, we mean officially, for there can be li tie
doubt about the author.

We_ regret to hear that further disturbances in Peru and
Bolivia are talked of, as, although the purpose of a fresh
insurrection would most like,y be the restoration of Santa
Cruz, it is much to ba desired, for the rake of the com-
merce of the two Republics, as well as of the Boldholders,
that both should enjoy at length a few years of repose. No
particulars of the rumoured troubles have transpired.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
INTELLIGENCE.

CkSIBRIDGE. APRIL 14.—At a Congregation held
ye•tlritay, the Vice-Charteellor gave notice th.t the ex-
amination for the Tyrrrrhitt's Hebrew Scholarships will
commence on the second Wednesday in May next, and
candidates are requested to send in their names to
Christ College Lodge on or before the Ist day of M.