The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-17 00:00:00

The Weston Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 50 added; foe
two rs old colts, Bst 91b; and fillies, Bat 41b. T.Y.C.
__(l3 Subs.)

Mr. Godwin's Hotspur...
Lord Clifdcn's Cashier...

(Marlow) 1

Mr. Drinksld's Tommy, Bst Glb 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr.
OsbaldestOn's Broadway Swell, Mr. King's Rasta, Mr.
W. Etwall's b g by Thistle Whipper, out of Mopsa, and
Mr. W. Tucker na Lady-day.
The Sotnersetshire Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5
it only if declared, with 100 added. (79 Subs.) Two
miles and a distance.
Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor, 4 yrs, 7st 41b G. Abdale)
Mr. Parr's Lethargy, 4 yrs, 6st 12111....- • ;.. I
Mr. Ewhank's_Lonisa Newell, 4 yr..., 65t.,101b
The following also started, hut were not,,Placecl—Mr.
Waller's Pottinger, 4 yrs, 7st 51i.:71V.85. Day's Mil-
liner, 5 yrs, 7st—Mr. Sadler's Antagonist,r4; yrs, Sit 111 b
—Mr. Chamberlayne's Silver Eel, .4 yrs, 6st 71b.--Mr.
Bateman's Bacchanalian, 8 yrs, sst 31b (car. 71b over).
Betting -73 to I sgst 4ecutor, 3 to 1 ag4 Silver Eel .
4 to 1 agsitouisa Newell, 8 to 1 agst Bacchanalia* and
10 to 1 agst Pottinger. Won by a length! half *length
between the second and third. Run in 3 min. 5 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added. Heats, once
round.

Mr. Waller's Columbus, 6 yrs, Bst 31b ... .5 i 1 1
Mr. Fellowes's Thistledown, 3 yrs, sst 61b 1 2 2 2
Mr. Derry's My Mary, 6 yrs, Bst... 4. 1 3. vie
Mr. Wortley's Premier, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ..; - dr
Mr. Whieldon's New Forest Deer, aged... 2, 5 tr
DERBY. Wt3efts
2 to I agst Surplice.r-takett. . -
BETTING AT 51ANClIESTER.—Tossokir. • ,
to agst Surplice (taken)-6 to d apt- '4l
Nil Desperandum (taken)-7i to I•agst Springy Jack
ui
(taken)-9 to -1 agst Gleadowcr (taken)-r--10. to 1, ago ,AT
swiss Boy-710 to 1 alb;Loadston•-20. to 1 *get hhy.
lock-20 to 1 'apt Eagle's Plume-25 Co 1 Sponge-30
to 1 agst Great 'Western.
offered on the held.
31Ar to
CUP. —4 ,to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy
.....102Attosizirrz
Chanticleer-12'—'12 to 1 agst Mrs. Taft.-1556
agst
to I #gst.lseloraine.

• FOREIGN AID SOCIETY. -- The annual.general
meeting of the members and friends of this society was
held yesterday at the Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-
square. The most noble the Marquis of Cholmondeley
in the chair. Lord Kinnaird, Bon. A. Kinnard, M.
Guizot, &c., were present. The chairman, iii"bliening
the proceedings, remarked that the objects of theoociety.iia
was to collect tunds in aid iof 'the Sociewis Evangeliques
of France and Geneva, and such other institutions as _
were founded on similar principles, within the limits of "31
the French Protestant churches, and likewise to promote T)
the religions principles of the Reformation.--,(Hear.) 4
The inci'me of the-society for the paNt year Amounted to
3,771. 15s. ld. During the past year the society had
'established auxiliaries at Durham, Birmingham, and '1
other places. Several gentlemen addressed the meeting.- -To
afterwhich a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the :

proceed!ng s.
MONEY- MAR EL.—The premium on gold at Paris'
is 16 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31..4
17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.55; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.471, it follows that gold is 0.29 percent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Ham- 41
burgh the price of gold is 435} per mark, which, at the
English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.101 ; and the
exchange at Harnburgh on London at short being 13.111,
it follows that gold is 0.57 per cent. dearer in London
than in lianaburgh. . .t