The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-09 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the P ÜBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
(From the Globe.)
Sir James Graham would scarcely have courted exposure
last evening in the white sheet of candid repentance for his
errors as a Reform Minister—would scarcely have humbled
himself in the dust before the authority of Sir George Staun-
ton, and talked of his sagacity, knowledge, and wisdom on
those points on which he had opposed the Eastern policy
of Lord Grey's Government—had he anticipated that tile
Honourable Baronet whom he so justly eulogised would ad.
minister to him so cutting a rebuke in return 1 We have
to thank Sir James Graham for the great, though unin-
tentional, service his factious motion has rendered to her
Majesty's Government by drawing forth such high and un-
impeachable testimony as that of Sir George Staunton to
their measures and policy towards China. No testimony
could be more emphatic and more unequivocal, and we
need not add, none could proceed from a source more
authoritative ; nor could any rebuke be more pointed than
he inflicted upon Sir J. Graham.
(From the Standard.)
The proceedings in the Houses of Parliament last night
wer )of great interest and importance. In the House of
Lords the Marquis of Westmeath, in presenting a petition,
delivered a long and very able argument against the Irish
Municipal Corporations Bill. The Bishop of Exeter
then moved to consult the Judges upon the subject
of the Canada Parliament Church Robbery Bill. It
rarely occurs that so truly good a cause obtains the
advantage of so consummate an advocate as when
last night the Bishop of Exeter appeared as the de-
fender of the Church. How is it possible to give, ex-
cept in its own words, any just notion of a speech, the
only complaint against which was that it kept too close to
its subject, and exhausted it ? Lord Melbourne's reply was
puerile and undignified to the last degree ; but what bet-
ter can be expected from a superannuated trifler? The
Duke of Wellington would have settled the question, if
the Bishop of Exeter had left anything for his Grace to
do ; he demonstrated, without any attempt to weigh ad-
verse claims, that the case was one for the Judges.
(From the Courier.)
The debate on the Chinese question, looked forward to
with so much anxiety, commenced last evening with
an explanatory development by Sir James Graham, of
the very highest order of eloquence, whether as re-
spects the matter or the manner in which it was handled.
It was at once comprehensive and lucid ; it brought out
all the complications of an involved subject, separating
and classifying each under its distinct head, with so much
clearness as to render simple and intelligible to all what
before was chaotic and obscure, and with effect so decisive
as at once to settle convictions which might be wavering,
and stagger opinions foreformed in ignorance of cause, or
under the influence of party feelings.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER-TUESDAY EVENING.

THE CHESTER CUP.—The attendance this morning, at
the usual hour of business, was decidedly good, and the
business gone through with on the important Cup race
of Monday three weeks, important in one parti-
cnlar instance—that is, in the change in the premier-
ship. A " catch-bet" of 12 tens to 1 was at the open-
ing laid against Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen, but it
was not long before the bubble burst, for 8 to 1 was
accepted in ponies in one of the best informed quarters.
The go-by given to Sir Thomas Stanley's horse was
anticipated yesterday, when 10 to 1 would have been
taken on the mare. Bto 1 was frequently offered on the
field bar Cruiskeen ; takers of 9 to 1 on Lanercost ;
Gilbert Gurney was not backed, but we consider 11 to
1 about the run of the market. The feather weight
was repeatedly proposed to be laid against at 100 to 8.
Pope was not named, nor was there the slightest disposi-
tion to back King Cole, Tubalcain, Aimwell, Percy, &c. ;
their prices must be considered nominal. Percy, we under-
stand, was backed yesterday at 25 to 1, and Apothecary
and Imogene each at 25 to 1 to-day ; but there would pro-
bably be no difficulty in getting a point or two more. Mel-
bourne has sprung to 100 to 8, at which price some money
of moment has been put on; it was, however, offered at
noon. The closing offers were 7 to 1 on the field; a
point more was again obtained to the same snm, by the
same gentleman, on Cruiskeen.
7 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen—take tal freely
8 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Cowboy—off.
to 1 agst 'Mr. J. Henderson's Lanercost—take 9
11 to 1 agst Mr. Fowler's Gilbert Gurney
100 to S agst Mr. Robinson's Melbourne—off.
100 to 8 agst The Feather—off freely
100 to 7 agst Lord Eglinton's St. Bennett—taken and then off
100 to 7 agst Mr. 0. Fairlie's Abraham Newland—off.
15 to 1 agst Mr. Price's Captain Pops—take 100 to 6
18 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's King Cele—not hacked
to 1 agst Mr. Allen's Percy—taken and then off.
27 to 1 agst Mr. Knox's George
27 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Imogene
27 to 1 agst Mr. Speed's Aimwell—off.
27 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Apothecary
33 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers—takers
100 to 8 agst Dean and Imogene—off.
THE Two THOUSAND GUINEA STARES.-2 to 1 agst
Angelica (taken and then offered); 4 to 1 agst Confede-
rate (offered) ; 6 to 1 bar two. Even betting on An-
gelica for the Column Stakes ; the horse has the call.
Four score to 1 Angelica wins the two events (taken).
Offers to take 8 to 1 on Crucifix, but no layers.
THE DER/M-9 to 1 was offered on the field ; a guinea
offered to be taken for 100 Confederate beats any other ;
at last 50 to 5 was laid as " a sound" for the Premier—the
gentleman named Angelica ; however, 10 to 1 would not be
laid on; 90 to 10 bid. The market price against Launcelot
and Confederate is takers of 10 to 1 about each. 500 to 12 was

laid agst Melody, with plenty of offers since to take 40 to 1, or
lay 300 to 10. Prince Albert was in demand ; 600 to 20
was booked in one band, and 200 to 5 accepted on Ma-
roon. 200 to 8 offered agst Black Bess or Ottoman, and
three :points more v. Warden ; 20 to 1 offered v. Lord
Jersey. Theon, Gambia, &c. were not named.
OAKS.— 7 to 2 offered v Crucifix ; 4 to 1 we think
would have been taken ; 7 to 1, bar 1, offered.
100 to. 1 against naming the Derby, Oaks, and St.
Leger winners (offered); it was nibbled in two instances
after the ring broke up.—Manchester Guardian.

OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH IN PARIS

—The recent discussion in the Chamber of Peers on the Fac-
tory Bill having produced some severe but just remarks on the
violation of the sabbath, an industriel on the Boulevard des
Italiens has adroitly profited by the sensation which tie discus-
sion caused among religious people, to bring to his shop so much
custom on the ordinary week days that he can afford to shut up
on the Sunday. He has had painted on his shutters, in large
letters, the following lines :
" On s'enterdit le Dimanche tout commerce en ce lieu,
Par respect pour le troisieme commandement de Dieu."
As many thousand persons pass before his shop on Sunday, the
good man's light is not hid under a bushel, and during the
week the truly devout flock to his shop, and even those who
see hypocrisy in the display, encourage him by way of example
to his neighbours. It. is really to be wished that the authori-
ties would enforce, with just moderation, the law of 1814
against labour on the Sabbath. Yesterday, at the Ambassa-
dor's Chapel, the voice of the minister was occasionally
drowned by the sound of the hammer of a neighbouring black-
smith, and in the Roman Catholic churches it is by no means
unusual for the priests to stop the service for a few minutes
until the noise in the street, caused by persons who pursue
their daily calling, has passed away. I have been in a church
whilst a mountebank was getting up his exhibition on the out-
, side, ready for the congregation on leaving the sacred edifice.
CLYDE SALMON FISHERY.—The take of
salmon in the Clyde this season has been more limited lip to
this period than it has been for many years past ; for, as far as
we can learn, not a dozen of fish have been netted this year in
the whole river. The consequence is that the Glasgow mar-
ket has to be supplied from a distance, and prices are, there-
fore, enormously high—averaging at no less than 3s. to 3s. 6:1.
per lb.