The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-18 00:00:00

TATTERSALUS.-Y£STEILDAT.

Launcelot and Crucifix were the Lions of the afternoon, but
with
.opposite results, the horse, with a powerful party, having
advanced to 2 to 1, while the mare dropped a couple of points;
it should be added that 10 to 1 was taken two or three times
early in the afternoon, and that at least 2001. was invested
at 12 to I, the current, however, was very strong against
her, and the parties who laid these odds would willingly have
gone on at the same figure. Gibraltar was backed early in the
day at 8 to 1, at which we have named him below ; nothing,
we believe, was done towards the close. Broadwath had two
or three (not over sanguine) friends, but 15 to I was offered
against Marobn, and 23 to 1 against Galen without effect.
Theon was in favour in two or three quarters, and Viceroy,
although five points more were laid to a small sum, cannot be
quoted at more than 25 to 1. Christinetta was mentioned, but
no pries fixed. Closing odds :

ST. LEGF.R.
2 to 1 agst Launcelot—take 9 to 4
8 to 1 agst Gibraltar—taken
12 to 1 agst Crucifix—taken, and afterwards offered
15 to 1 agst liNadwath—taken
15 to 1 agst Maroon
18 to 1 agst Theon—taken, and afterwards offered
25 to 1 agst St. Andrew—taken
25 to 1 agst Galen
25 to 1 agst Viceroy—taken
25 to 1 agst Dr. Caius—taken
40 to 1 agst Young-un
DERBY', 1841.
20 to 1 agst Yorkshire Lad—taken, and afterwards offered
25 to 1 agst Margellina colt—taken
30 to 1 agst Escort —taken
50 to 1 agst The Nob—taken
7 to 1 offered agst John Day's lot.
The backers of the Margellina colt offered to go on.

It is with deep regret that we announce the
death, on the :22d ult., of his Eminence Cardinal Her-
cule Dandini, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation dol
Buon Governo, who died at Rome, after a long and pain-
ful illness. The Cardinal was born at Rome, of noble
parents, on the 25th July, 1759. He had filled many im-
portant offices, and received from Pius VIII., in the Con-
sistory of the 10th March, 1823, the purple, together
with the bishopric of Osima and Cingoli, which he subse-
quently resigned,— Univers.

ELOPEMENT.—Mrs. S. Thompson, who has
until a day or two ago, lived with her husband in an ami-
cable manner, and borne him three children, the youngest
only nine months old, has so far forgot her maternal duties
as to abscond with a knight of the chisel, who has lately
been employed on the North Midland Railway, thus ren-
dering her helpless children motherless, and her too-con-
fiding husband miserable.—Leeds Times.

A party of the " Metropolitan Press Gang" ar-
rived here on Saturday last "by express" from head
quarters. After taking breath a little while at Dover the
party went off by steam to Boulogne, there to rifle the ma-
gazines of " important news," with the view of appropri-
ating their contents to public use.—Dover Chronicle.

A girl of five years, the daughter of a man
named Coree, was attacked and severely bitten in the leg
by a large eel, while bathing at Barnahard, near Kilrush,
on Saturday last. The child was saved from further
injury by a young man who was raising sand near the
spot, and who compelled the fish to retire by inflicting
on it a severe blow with his shovel.
RESPITE OF BENJAMIN GRIFFITHS.—In
consequence of the numerous petitions to various persons
in authority, for the purpose of obtaining a mitigation of
the sentence of this culprit, who was left for execution at
the Pembrokeshire Assizes, a respite was received by the
High Sheriff yesterday morning, during her Majesty's
pleasure, and there is little doubt that the life of the un-
happy man will be spared.— Welshman.
Dr. Higgins, the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Ardagb, Ireland, has adopted the Temperance plan of the
Rev. Mr. Mathew, and has been recently engaged in ad-
ministering the pledge throughout his extensive diocese.
Prince Metternich had a narrow escape a short
time since, while visiting a manufactory which he had
established on one of his estates in Bohemia, the boiler of
a steam-engine having burst while the Prince was standing
near it. Fortunately nobody was injured.
The joint complaint laid by M. Naundorfr, the
sot-disant Louis XVII. and Duke of Normanby, and M.
Gruau, against the editor of the Capilole, for a libel,
came to a hearing yesterday before the Correctional
Tribunal. The citation, on being read, appeared to
have been issued in the names of " His Royal High-
nessrnuanu M. Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy, known
under the name of Naundorff, and M. Charles Gruau,
late Procureur du Roi at Mans, now residing in London."
Upon this, M. DeCrane, the substitute for the Pro-
cureur-General, rose, and insisted on a dismissal of the
complaint, so far as regarded M. Naunderff, on the
ground of his having, in his citation, assumed 'titles to
which he bad not proved himself to be entitled. This
was opposed by M. Briquet, who urged that the use of
those titles had been admitted by the President, M.
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We un lerstand that Madame Persiani is not
going to Paris at the close of the Opera season, as has
been stated, but that she is engaged, with Signori Ru-
bini, Nigri, and Puzzi, to take a professional tour in the
principal cities of the north and west of England.

The following observations on the relative posi-
tion of the Sultan and the Viceroy are from the first
number of a new English Journal, published is
Smyrna on the 29th ult., called the MANZA:x
SHARK or Oriental Observe?. In a prospectus,
modestly yet manfully written, the Editor thus an-
nounces the main object of his proposed labours :
We seek two things, first, the truth ; secondly, the•
interests of the empire we inhabit in connexion with
those of our own country, " Merry old England." We
do not expect to be able to advocate the truth naora
ably than our Contemporaries, the French Journals here..
and if either of them were published to English, little-
would remain for us to do ; still there are oceasidfis oa
which a French view of certain questions may be rather
different than an English view of the self same object',
and whenever we come to handle such matters we shall
of course never forget our own nationality, which may
be exhibited, we conceive, without giving offence to an
one. From the great importance of the commerce of
Britain in the Levant, it was very desirable that vas
should have a public organ of our own ; we propose to be-
particular in supplying our readers with a stream of sucla
intelligence as will be interesting to the merchant end
shipowner, as well as to the statesman and politician.
This is well and satisfactory so far ; and wishing!,
parenthetically, every success to our Oriental Con-
temporary, we invite attention to his views on the
question which now agitates Europe :
Enough has already been written on the Egyptian
question to fill many ponderous tomes, and so much
light has been thrown upon it from all sides, that, but
for its vast extent, there would be little room left for the
dim glimmering of our small taper. As, however, our
Eastern position gives us the advantage of taking
nearer view than most others who discuss the merits of
the case, it will become our duty to let 118 little as poa -
rale relative to the subject escape our sight, and to re-
cord the result of our closest observation, for the bene-
fit of our readers. As it is our present intention to
show that the position of the Porte and the Paella of
Egypt, have, within a very short space of time, changed
most essentially, we shall be compelled to remind elli
readers that, a few months hack, the universal cry was,
" What can the Sultan do ? He has no fleet, no army ;
must submit to the best terms he can get." Let tat.
therefore, examine how his Highness now stands in
point of strength. They who declared so confident()
that he had no fleet, judged rather hastily. They migbt
as well have said that a father has no children, because
they happen to he from home ; or that a man has no
money, because at the time his funds happen to be
locked up in an iron chest, of which he has unfortu-
nately lost the key. When Mebmed Ali accepted the
fleet from the misguided Ahmet Pacha, retained it is
his possession, and organised it as for his own ser-
vice, he was surely pursuing a very mistaken policy.
Had he restored to the Sultan his ships at once, and
then appealed to Europe for what he considered a
just settlement of his claims, he might not now be
" biting the finger of regret." As it is, of what earthly
good has the possession of the purloined ships been to
him ? Of what injury to the Porte has it been, that
she for a time is deprived of them ? Had there been
no British nor French fleets is the Mediterranean, to
stand between an ambitious vassal and his injured Sove-
reign, the case might have been different ; but the only
thing the Pacha really gained was the necessity of
spending a vast deal of money upon the property of hie
master, who, on the other hand, has been spared the
heavy expense of an arm, of which at the moment he
could have made no use. Mehmed Ali will be rejoiced to
get rid of the Turkish ships, but, unfortunately for him,
he expects in return for them what we should think be
will never get, viz. a consiueration. Its retention in
Egypt at the present moment cannot possibly be a dis-
advantage to the Porte, whilst it cannot bat be de-
cidedly hurtful to the Pacha, who is fast exhaasting
his resources. In the meantime, the Porte has not
been altogether idle, and, with the boundless means
of naval construction in this country, already is
the list of ships actually afloat, here, and on
the stocks, a very respectable one. On an early
occasion we propose to detail it. Let us therefore turc
to the subject of the Army, which a twelvemonth age
was nearly universally believed to be annihilated. The
resources of this country are by no means so reduced
in extent as people iu genera! imagine ; and that we
have not had for some time past a considerable force
under arms, and in a suitable situation, the fault lies at
the door of the ex-Seraskier, Halil Pacha, who, when
at the head of the Army, it is well known was much
more noted for seeking the means of enriching himself
than of improving the condition of the troops confided
to his care. But we have now at the head of the War
Department Moustapha Pacha, who has in a short time
done wonders towards replacing the military forces of
the State not only on a good footing with respect to
numbers, but also as regards position. A short time
hack, Mehmed Ali, on several occasions, is said to
have menaced to march his victorious troops under
Ibrahim, upon Constantinople, and boasted, that be-
tween Marash and Constantinople, not a soldier
would be found to oppose him. Ibrahim, for the
time being, lids abundance of employment for his legioo.
in Syria, and before he can get things settled down to
tranquillity in that country, the Porte will have
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doing something more. Therefore the state of the
game between the injured Sovereign and his potent
vassal has become very different from what it was. The
Porte is no longer at the mercy, of the Pacha, a great
portion of whose force and attention must now naturally
be dedicated to Syria, where it is not quite certain how
he will fare ultimately. The brave mountaineers have
our best wishes, and united they may still do much ; bua
the terror of Ibrahim's name is a mighty spell, and as
the insurgents are imperfectly armed, scantily supplied
with ammunition, and indifferently commanded, it is to
he feared that tyranny will again triumph over the rising
spirit of freedom. Still we are curious to see what the
French politicians will say to the unexpected movement
in Syria. One of their eminent statesmen on a late oc-
casion gave as a reason for wishing to deprive the Porte
of Syria the fact that Mehmed Ali, the choice of the
people, was alone able to govern it ; whilst not only
were the people averse to the Ottoman sway, but coutk:
not in any way he subjected to it. What will thar
statesman's language be now that the Syrians, re,luced
to despair by the excessive oppression of the Pacha,
have been goaded on to an armed resistance, even under
the worst chances of success, whilst they are supplicating
to return to the mild maternal away of the Porte ?
Altogether, we repeat that the relative positions of the
Pacha and the Sultan are no longer what they were, and
we look forward with pleasing anticipation to the conse-
quences of the change that has so happily taken place
in favour of justice.

A IliooD HINT.—Now, gentlemen of the ro-
luntary Church Association, " wash you, make you clean,"
" learn to do well,"—turn with scorn from the presumption
of the tails of the locusts ; renounce the blasphemous
title of reverend—for of Jehovah only dare I say, "holy
and reverend is his name,"--a public renunciation of such
a title, which is but a useless blot upon your name, would
be a solemn and impressive warning to sovereigns, and all
Christians, that a new era had actually arrived ; ist fact,.
the. modesty of a public confession of this kind would
give a powerful excitement to thoughtful minds, and echo
a most deadly knell through all the secret chambers of
superstitious fraud, and would astound and horrify even the
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the master magic, Romanism, to the creeper selfishness,
the very heart's blood and core of all schisms. —From a
rare tract, entitled Hints concerning the Scorpion Power
of the Locusts and their Tails."
FALKIRK AUCUST CATTLE TRYST, AU*. 11.
—The stock which appeared on the market ground so-day
was in very fine condition, about 15,000, the usual num-
ber that constitutes our first market. The prices were
firm, and no abatement from those which have been the
general run of markets during the spring and summer
months. Throughout the morning, and until after mid-
day, the market was nearly a stand still, sellers not yield-
ing to any abatement, and purchasers, standing aloof es
long as possible, had to yield, and sales commenced
briskly. Several lots of fine fat bullocks were readily-
bought. One lot of ten cross-bred short-horned fat ball
locks, belonging to Mr. Buchanan, Bridge of Allan, the
in the market, 221. were demanded, but were
fat
bwuelilgonckesn They were computed to
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said to weigh 45 Dutch- stones each. Mr. Hardie, Fife-
shire, sold a lot of fifty three-year-old bullocksat 121. 10s. ;
he also sold three fat bullocks and three cows at Itll. to
Mr. Thompson, flesher, , Glasgow. Mr. Walker, Preston,
sold his nineteen three-year-old queys at 101. 10a. The
Highland stots were not so numerous as those of heifers
and queys, and sold readily at from 12s. to 15s. a-head
higher than queys of the same age. The show of horses
was numerous, and has been of late very dull in sales.
Several strong young cart horses were sold at from 3.41. to
401.: inferior ones at all prices. Several large lots of
Highland ponies appeared ; not much business doing in
these, and at prices from 21. 10s. to Si. 10s.
IMPORTANT TO COUNTY MAGISTItATEB
`runts: THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DISTRICT. —By the
new Act " for better defining the powers of justices within
the metropolitan police district" (2 and 4 Victoria, cap 94),
which received the Royal assent last week, county Magis-
trates are debarred from adjudicating at their own houses on
any cases that may be brought before them for offences
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jurisdiction within the metropolitan police district, while
sitting together publicly in the Court or room uted for
holding special or petty sessions of the peace in any -
part of the said district, within the limits of their com-
mission, &c., have all the powers, privileges, and duties'
which any one Magistrate of the said Police Courts has
while sitting in one,oofr Policetuh until
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the Police Courts already established, when the police
magistrate appointed, while present at such Court, shall
act as the sole magistrate thereof.

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