The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-07 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

The stewards not having thought it requisite to prc-
pose any new stakes in addition to the standing engage-
ments, the list for this day's sport presented an unpre-
tending
total of three races, of which the one, i, e., the
Newmarket handicap, alone excited any interest. A
wet night was followed by a fine day, and the company
in consequence, swollen by fresh arrivals by the morning
trains to Chesterforkl, was more numerous than on
Monday, still, however, below the average. The ball
opened at half-past two, with the Tuesday's Riddles-
worth; this and the next stake having been brought to
an issue, an interval of ono hour was allowed, and at
four o'clock a larger field than we had calculated on
were brought to the post, and in due course the judge's
fiat passed a stake worth upwards of 1,1001. to the
account of the Honourable Member for Dublin. The
winner has since been named " Claremont,". Tha fol-
lowing is a brief report of the running:—
The Riddlcsworth Stakes of 200 Sovs. each, h ft, for the
Produce of Mares covered in 1843, D,M. (6 Sub.)
Col. Peel's King of Naples, Set 71b, by Slane...(Nat) 1
Duke of Bedford's Fistiana, Bst 41b
Mr. Wreford's Will Doe, Bst _ 3

Betting-6 to 4 each agst King of Naples and Fist
iana, and 7 to 4 agst Wild Doe. They walked for about
a distance, and then set off at a steady pace, "Wild Doe
leading, with the King of Naples next ; they ran so to
the cords, when they closed, and ran a severe race in,
the King of Naples winning by a head, and only a head
between the second and third: Time, 2 min. 14 sec.
Sweepstakes of 100 Sovs. each, h ft, for the Produce of
Mares covered in 1843, not engaged in the Riddles-
worth. D.M. (7 Sobs.)
Mr. W. S. Stanley's Bela Donna, by Slane,
Bst llb
Lord Stradbroke's c. by the Saddler, Bst 71b
Lord Glasgow ns. Sorrel, Bst llb .
Betting 5 to 4 on Lord Stradbroke's Marpessa colt,
and 6 to 4 agst Bella Donna. Bella Donna made all the
running, and won cleverly by a length; Sorrel a bad
third. Time 1 mm. 48 sec.
The Newmarket Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 10 ft, and
only 5 if declared, &c., with 200 added, for three year-
olds and upwards; the second to receive 100 sovs. out
of the stakes; Clermont course; 77 subs, 39 of whom
declared.
Mr. Gregory's ch c Claremont, by Euclid, dam by
Taurus, 3 yrs 4st 10lb

thwaite, Colonel Phillip, R. Clifton, Esq,, the lion. G.
Noel, Viscount Ne7ille, Captain Peel. Major
Ogilvie, Captain BrorAley, Cantaiu G C..r,tain
Rushbrook, Captain Wa)lnale, Cart sin Westor. Sir TT.
Burgess, Captain Harford, W. H. 1Y el.s, Esq., A. W.
Tollernache, Esq., Captain Stanford, 'l'. 11. Clifton,
Esq., A. M. Alleyne, Esq.., 31.4j0r Mountjoy Martin,
Captain Bulkeley, IL Sutton, Esq., Sir J. Brown, 1).
Baillie, Esq., G. W. Walker, Esq., &c.
The line of country selerited by the stewards (the Mar-
quis of Worcester, Viscount Druunlanrig, Major Mount-
joy Martin, A. W. Toilernache, Eq., 2d Life Guards,
and T. IL Clifton, Esq.,) was as follows:—The starts
took place near the paling oic the Great Park, between
Sheet street and Spital-roud, \with a long run to the first
fence (a stiff hedge on a bank, with a ditch on the taking-
off side), over a moderate !mica into Bone lone, several
loads of straw and manure being laid down in the lane
for the security of the horses, and to prevent the chance
of an accident. A open fence led out of the lace through
a garden into a grass field, over -a good fence, into 31r.
Thompson's paddock, and another leading into the
winning field, passing in front of the grand stand,
over a flight of bushed hurdles, which were removed
for the run in. The next was an easy fence on to
the first brook, 12 feet wide, with an artificial four-feet
fence on the taking-off side, into a large field, in which
was placed a flight of posts and rails, over a couple of
good leaps into another part of Bone-lane, where similar
precautions had been taken by laying down straw to pre-
vent mishaps. The course then continued out of the
lane, through a small field, over two close fences into
the turning field, with another rasper into the starting
field, on to the second brook of between ten and eleven

feet wide, with a four-feet fence on the taking-off side,
crossing Spital-road into Captain Bulkeley's park, at
Clewer, where a circle of nearly half a mile was made,
over two fences; again crossing the Spital-road on to
the " Big brook" in Mr. Dyson's field, with fifteen:feet o f
water to clear, and an artificial fence of about four feet
on the taking-off side. [At the steeple-chases of 1843
and 1844, this brook was upwards of eighteen feet in
width. It was, however, considered advisable by the
stewards to have the water drawn off this year to its pre-
sent width.] Upon clearing the "Big brook" the course
then Clore to the left, over the first fence taken at the
start, where the line was re-entered, and then there was
an excellent straight and long run home to the winning'
post, the whole distance being about a furlong short o
four miles. For the Sovereign Sweepstakes to-day the
course was shortened by about a mile. It will be the
same to-morrow for the Five Sovs. and the Two Sovs-
Sweepstakes. The line of country, the whole of which
was grass laud, was in excellent order, for the sport.
The sport came off as under, the first race being for
The Hounslow Brigade Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft,
with 201. added ; the second horse to save his stake ;
12st each for horses bona fide the property of officers
of the Household Brigade—viz., the Ist and 21 Life
Guards, the Royal Horse Guards, and the Brigade
of Foot Guards. Gentlemen riders. A winner of
501. public money to carry 51b; of 701., 71b; and of
1001., 101 b extra. Distance, about four miles.
Mr. J. Leslie's (Ist Life Guards) Charon (Earl
Strathmore)
Mr. R. Hesketh's g g Seven Stars ...(Major Ogilvie)
Lord D- la - 0

Major M. Martynrs Advance (Lon .:ruinlanrig)
Viscount Neville's b h Pearl (Captain Broadley)
Charon came in several minutes in advance of Seven
Stars, who threw its rider, and fell in taking the leaP
into Bow-lane, The Major, however, was soon again
mounted, the gelding taking the remainder of the leaps
admirably. Advance and Pearl were pulled up at the
second brook.
The betting was 3 to 1 asst Charon, 2 to 1 agst Ad-
vance, and 4 to 1 agst Pearl.
Sweepstakes of 5 soya, each, pp, with 251. added by pub'
lic subscription ; the second horse to sage his stake;
12st each. The winner to pay Si. towards expenses,
and to be sold for 1501. if demanded; the own ,r of the
second horse not to have the exclusive right of claim-
ing the winning horse, but the stewards to decide 06
to the purchaser.
Mr. Chillingworth's Camphino (Bradley) 1
Mr. 'l'. Hussey's Qu;cksilver
O
Mr. R. Sutton's British Yeontan (Owner)
Mr. Mr. Phllpott's Shamrock (Owner)
Mr. James's ch m Orange Peel (Sait) °
Mr. R. Clifton's b g Cornelius (Barker) 0
Mr. G. R. Walker's b g Comrade (Owner)
Mr. Neale's g g Richard of Brampton (Rackley)
Captain Johnstone nd Sweet Brier (Captain Pi•el)
Mr. J. Lambert's b g Henault (Mr. Keen) o
Mr. J. Elmore's hr g Oulton was disqualified fros uf
running, it not having been named at the time
entering. of
The winner was claimed by Mr. Sutton, the owner
the second horse declining.
The Military Open Race for a Sweepstakes of 10 soil'
each,• sft, with 15 added; llst each. The winner t:
pay 51 towards expenses, and the second horse to sal f
his stake. For horses bona fide the property °,
officers in the army on full pay. A winner of 100 f
in a Steeple Chase to carry 71b; of 2001. 141 b; and °
300/. 211 b extra. Four miles.
Mr. Little's Carlow, 12st (Captain W. Peel) Cin
Hon. G. Noel's b g Lopez (Owner)
Captain Gambler's ch g Forester (Mr. Broadley)
Lord B. Cecil's Mortgage (Owner) '4
Mr. D. Baillie's b m Mirific ............................... dr
Mr. A. M. Alleyne's The Magpie ........................ dr
Viscount Neville's b h Pearl ...................... 'beat
This was a splendid race, t(lrminating in. a dead
between Carlow and Lopez, Forester and Mortgagr
being well up. Betting even on Carlow and Faros°
against the field. The stakes were divided.
Sweepstakes of 1 soy. each, with 5 added, if five borS,os.
start ; the second horse to save his stake ; list eue!',.
The winner to be sold (upon the same conditions as
the second race) for 251., if demanded. Distance abOtp

three miles.
Mr. Neale's b g Villager (Rackley) 1
Mr. A. Sail's ch g The Lion
Mr.•Crawley's g m Miracle ... ((gwv4nneerr)) ouo
Mr. Harris's b h Nonsuch
Mr. Hunter's br m The Nun (Reeves) be
Villager came in a winner in a canter, taking tfe
fences and brooks in beautiful style. The rest ice,4,
" nowhere." The Lion fell, after having cleared t`.o
first brook, throwing its rider, who was for some
insensible. Mr. Sait, however, shortly afterwards fto
covered sufficiently to remount his horse and ride bac.
cb
the weighing stand. This was the only accident wiP
occurred during the day.
Captain Blair officiated as judge.

COLOURABLE OWNERSIIIP.—There is a provision 1"a
the new County Courts Act under which an allegeos
ownership to property can be speedily settled. It 1),1
frequently occurred, on a creditor obtaining an exea;
tion, that the property on the premises of his debtor P.-
been claimed under a bill of sale, or some other eonVei
nient instrument, or a friendly landlord has been 1311/3„f;
to claim the property against the execution credit--
Such matters in many instances have been " colourablto
or, in plain language, actual " frauds," but the porlj,4l
have refrained from litigating the alleged ownershlP '0
account of the law experses necessarily attendant 2.4
such a proceeding. Now, however, the Legislature 1.-5
provided a very simple remedy in such cases, and 11..1/
given power to the new County Courts to come to a o'7:
wary cision in respect to a claim. The following Pr:
vision in the Act (9 and 10 Victoria, chap. 95, sec. 111
is very explicit oa the matter:—" And be it enact„
that if any claim shall be made to, or in respect of, tiP.7i
goods or chattels taken in execution under the process,„
any Court holden under this Act, or in respect of t°;
proceeds or value thereof by any landlord for ratty I,
by any person not being the party against whom s°o
process has issued, it shall be lawful for the clerk of sibs
Court, upon application of the officer charged with tb*
execution of such process, as well before as after 011 Y
action brought against such officer, to issue a sumninfl
calling before the said Court as well the party issuin,
"
such process as the party making such claim, and there;
upon, any action wbich shall have been brought in °
llli
of her Majesty's suprrior Courts of Record, or in 04
local or interior court, in respect of such claim, shall ‘,"-,
stayed, and the court in which such action shall
been brought, or any judge thereof, on proof of the iss:4
of such summons, and that the goods and chatters we
so taken in execution, may order the party bringtl
such action to pay the costs of all proceedings ha rho
s
such action after the issue of such summons out of;0
County Court, and the judge of the County Court
adjudicate upon such claina, and make such order
L 7,
0
tween the parties as to him shalt seem fit, and such 0;
shall be entorccd in like maniter as any order made
to
any suit brought in such Court." By the new rules !Il e
claimant is to be deemed the plti;ntiff, and the exeet.4lo''
creditor the defendant in the sunnvonv.
dhE tl‘du OF SHIPS
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MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL Associallorr,c;
Secretary, ith reference to the plunder of
boats ships
lying in the harbour at Gibraltar • 1115
especially
as to the circumstances of two indiv'iclutio
seized in the act, on the 7th of January last,
to be Spanish revenue officers, were, by ordered
the Governor of Gibraltar, Sir Robert Wilson, delirei.ib
over to the Spanish authorities, without being dealt rilio
by the British. On this subject, a letter, of wbich the
following is a copy, was received by the chairman of t,
association yesterday, from the chairman of the Gilarol77,
Chamber of Commerce:—" Exchange-buildings, 01
raltar, March 12, 1847.—Sir—Mr. Prescott having n°,l/1;
municated to the Exchange committee of this et,:
through one of its members, the kind interest taken teir
the Commercial Association of Manchester, in a unit "to
in which the Exchange committee had occasion ,o
appeal to Lord Grey, against an act of Sir R. Wilson, tr,4
Governor of Gibraltar, who had thought fit to obstrt%
the course of justice, to the prejudice of the corainer.cr,
of the place, I am instructed to convey to you, as ebtlige
man of that body, the warm thanks of the Exchano
Committee for the part taken by the Commercial .6.06„0
ciation on that occasion. Lord Grey, in answer to tvoo
appeal made to him from this, states that he disappr°l„,
of the conduct of Sir Robert Wilson in the case 01-e
plained of, and that he had given his Excellency instrillbe
tions not again, in a like matter, to interfere with 1..4
administration of justice in this city.—l have the holl;
to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, M. H. 131'1' To
Chairman of the Gibraltar Exchange Committee.
James Aspinall Turner, Esq., President of the C0n210,70
cial Association, Manchester. It will be seen
tnie
although, of course, the exact terms of the reproof ha
not transpired, the official notification being convey
the Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce and the mere77o
laic
there, by the Governor's secretary, it is sufficiently
he
that his conduct has met with the reprehension oL'io
home Government, and that his instructions Will,!l`or
probability, prevent in future the recurrence
similar leniency to the plunderers of British proverU
Manchester Guardian.
We understand the Governor, Trustees, and
mittee of the Incorporated Society of Lit:o3o(4_4oot
tuallers. have again appointed their grand annuel,,"„ot
banquet to take place at litr. Itou*e's, the Whitev°'
Rouse Tavern.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
COVENT GARDEN.
The Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden, opened
last evening, under the management of Mr. Beale.
We have already given several notices of the altera-
tions which have been made in the interior of the
theatre under the direction of Mr. Albano, the ar-
chitect, to fit it for the purposes of an Italian Opera
Rouse, we shall, therefore, on the present occasion
confine ourselves to giving a general description of
the coup trail presented by the theatre last evening
in its comp
olete state, with all the scaffolding removed
and as fitted up for peratic performances. The sale
itself is nearly two-thirds larger than that of the old
theatre. The circle, or rather the horse-shoe of
boxes is carried back into the saloon, the roof
has been raised, and the pit has been exca-
vated, so that there are now six tiers of
boxes. The decorations on the panels of the boxes
are white and gold, and the ornaments are of very
elaborate workmanship. The second tier of boxes is
supported upon Caryatides, which produces a novel
and pleasing effect. The supports of the upper tiers
are hid by the draperies. The boxes are lined with
scarlet draperies, and, the curtains are of rich scarlet
silk, the hangings being of scarlet velvet. These
draperies give to t'ae house a magnificent, but some-
what heavy appea ranee. The proscenium boxes are
flanked en each side by Corinthian columns, with
gilt capitals, as •At Drury-lane and the Haymarket
theatres. The chandelier is, perhaps, the most superb
ever seen, and it completely illuminates the house.
In addition to t'ais, there is a branch containing three
wax candles to each box of the two lower tiers—a
novelty in the. way of lighting a theatre that is in-
troduced here. These branches proceed from the
moulding of the boxes, and the light is, consequently,
thrown from below upwards. The ceiling is richly
embellished by allegorical paintings, which reflect
the highest credit on the artistic skill of Signori Ferri
and Venardi, of the Theatre Jtalien, Paris, who have
been employed to embellish it, and who have
also painted the drop curtain, which is exceed-
ingly rich in its pictorial embellishment. As soon
as the doors were open, the house was crowded in
every part, and the appearance of Costa in the
orchestra was the signal for loud and frequently-
repeated shouts of cheering, which were acknow-
ledged gracefully by the musical director. The opera
chosen for the opening was Semiramide, and Mr.
Beale has certainly shown great judgment in select-
ing it. It is, perhaps, Grisi's greatest character.
Tamburini had years since made the character of
Assur his own in the new contralto ; Mademoiselle
Alboni was sure to make a hit in Arsace, and the
choruses and orchestra were already well drilled in
the music. He was thus enabled to play out his
great cards at once, and with effect. The following
was the cast :
Semiramide Madame Grisi..
Arsace . ....Mademoiselle Alboni.
Assur ......Signor Tamburini.
Idreno Signor Lavia.

Oroe Signor Polonini.
Grisi, who has grown somewhat stouter than she was
last year, looked well, and was in excellent voice.
It is needless to add. that she was indeed the Queen
of the Assyrians. Tamburini has not appeared in
England for four years, and we regret to say that
those four years have left their mark on him. He is
somewhat increased in size, but there is the same in-
tellectual expressive countenance, the same energy,
the same passion in acting; but his voi.:e is not what
it RMS. it is occasionally husky, and its upper notes
uncertain. He still accomplishes great things, but
with visible effort, and we have been unused to this
with Tamburini ; still, take it for all in all, his Assur
is a great performance, and when he shall have recovered
from the fatigues of his voyage, and have become
again accustomed to the English climate, let us hope
that Tamburini will be himself again. In the great
duet with Grisi, in the second act, she at times com-
pletely sang him down. The great hit of the night
was the debut of Alboni. Her voice is one of the
richest, clearest, purest contraltos ever heard. As a
musician she is perfect ; her features are beautiful
and most expressive, and her acting is everything
that can be desired. Imagine Pisaroni with beau-
tiful features and a fine figure, and you have
Alboni before you. Her " scena d'intrata" at once
secured her position. The audience felt that they
were listening to an artiste of genius. The only
encores of the evening were bestowed on Alboni—
first, in the finale to the scene with Oroe in the
second act, and next in the duet with Grisi (the gem
of the opera), Giorno d'orror. We never heard Grisi
exert herself more than she did in this duet. It was
evident that she felt it was a trial of skill between
herself and. the accomplished debntant, and the con-
sequence was, that this duet was given superbly.
Signor Lavia is a worthy and pains-taking tenor.
but Signor Polonini, who acted the part of Oroe,
although rated as a primo basso, will never rival
Lablache, who used to make so much of this cha-
racter. The 'chorus singers were well drilled, and
sung the music correctly, but it would be well if the
director would endeavour to infuse a little more ani-
mation into hia subordinates, and make them act as
well as sing. The opera was well put upon the stage,
and at the conclusion Alboni, and Grisi, and
Tamburini were called for. The national anthem
was sung at the conclusion of the opera,
(which was not over until after midnight), and the
new ballet, Les Odalisques, with Mademoiselle Fleury
(who, two years since, appeared at Drury-lane), con-
cluded the evening's entertainment. The ballet, the
scenery of which is splendid, and which was com-
pletely successful, did not conclude until such a late
hour that we must defer a more detailed notice of it
to another opportunity.

CHINE SEBANKING.
Three per cent. per month, or thirty-six per cent.
per annum, is the limited rate (of interest), and what-
ever the period upon which interest is due at the day
of repayment, no more can be received or demanded
than the original sum lent, and the lawful interest
thereon, to an amount not exceeding the principal.
Debtors not fulfilling their.engagements are punished
by blows, or by banishment to a given extent, ac-
cording to the amount of the debts; the blows to be
repeated from mon th to month. Bills of exchange
and promissory notes circulate. In lieu of endorsing
the original note in the manner customary in Europe,
they attach a piece of paper to it, which they assign
the reason why it hr is been handed over to another
person instead of money ; at maturity, the holder does
not apply for paynse nt to the drawer, but to him from
whom he has received the bill ; and thus each endor-
ser proceeds, until at; last it reaches the drawer ; or
the three or four .yersons whose names are on the en-
dorsement, including the actual holder of the bill, call
together on the drawer for payment ; this latter mode
is considered the most simple and effectual. On
placing funds in a bank, the depositor is furnished
with a pass book, and whenever he draws for money,
he sends his book to the bank, where the sum paid is
entered in the same. It appears that when the pass-
book is lost, there is a great difficulty in recovering
the money which has not been drawn for.—Montgo-
mery Martin's China.

A monument to Lord Byron at Missolonghi is
spoken of, to be erected on the site of the now demo-
lished house in which the champion-bard died. The
proprietor has offered the ground for the purpose, and
• handsome subscription towards the work has been
commenced.
Mademoiselle Lind left Vienna yesterday, on her
way to London. She will,pasa through Munich, where
she will meet Mr. Lumley.
LTTrust.—We are exceedingly gratified in being
ablo to state that Thomas Clifton, Esq., who has been
for soma time seriously indisposed, at his scat, Lytham
Hall, in this county, is daily improving in health.

Preston Pifc
THE ISLAND OF Losos.--The island at which the
American forces are concentrating, preparatory to a
descent upon Alvarado I tnd Vera Cruz, is thus described
by a correspondent of the Philadelphia North American,
who writes from Lobos under date of March 7 :—" The
island of Lobos is a love:fy little spot, formed entirely of
coral, about two miles ir, circumference, twelve miles
from the Mexican shore, :about sixty miles from Tam-
pico, and some 130 from Vera Cruz. It is covered (or
was before we landed) w ith a variety of trees and shrubs,
the highest of the form er perhaps twenty-five feet high,
and these are so thickl y covered with vines that one can
hardly get through them. There is hardly a tree, or
shrub, or plant grow'mg here I have ever seen before.
Banyan trees, sprerAding over large spaces of ground,
their limbs forming props as they pierce into the earth
and take root, while the tops, thickly thatched with
evergreen vines, form most beautiful arbours. Lemon,
lime, fig, palm, cane, and a hundred other species of
wood, are growing with all the freshness and beauty of
the Indies. There is plenty of water to be had by
digging four to six feet. It is braekish and sweet, but
we are getting used to it, and like it nearly as well as
ship water. Fish and sea fowl we have in profusion.
With these we have a delightful sea air, that fourteen
hours out of the twenty-four raakes the place pleasant.
It will be difficult, I imagine, to convince you who read
this scrawl besides great cor.l fires, that we are literally
roasting during a portion of the day. The sun is so hot
that our faces and arms are blistered if exposed but a
few minutes. To-day, by Fahrenheit, in the shade, I
scored 92 degress. The universal remark among the
volunteers is, if this is winter what will summer be ?
But withal our; regiment is getting along remarkably
well. There are very few sick, and they arc from the
country—none dangerous."
NEW SOUTH WALES.—Extract of a letter from
Sydney, dated 7th November, 1846 :—" Ido not exag-
gerate when I say, that a recurrence to transportation
here will effect inestimable benefit to all classes, and
produce in the colony a state of propriety unexampled
in its previous history. As you might expect, we havo
some dissentients in the community, one party turning
up their eyes at it for the sake of consistency, and an:
other from a desire not to perpetuate their status in quo,
which they hoped in a few years might be merged in the
influx of free people, and old distinctions forgotten. The
matter is, however, of vital importance ; and if we fail
in getting converts direct the agitation of this measure
will, at all events, stimulate emigration, and either we
must have shortly, as labour is every day growing scarce
and dearer."