The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-11 00:00:00

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HAMPTON RACES.
(THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS.)

Stand Plate,

Cheddington ...
Irene ...
Bretby colt

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The Corinthian Stakes.

Remunerator ... ••• ••• ..•
Presto ... ••• ••• ••• ••• .
Stockbridge Buck
Surrey and Middlesex Stakes.

Abdallah
Vampyro
Don Pedro

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A good race.

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THE NEW FEMALE COSTUME IN AMERICA.—The
American papers contain scattered items of news upon the
revolution in female attire of which a literary lady is said to
have set the example to the sex in the United States. " The
first example," says the Milwauhie Wisconsin of May 19,
" of the short skirt and Turkish trousers has made its appear-
ance on East Water street this afternoon. The dress is of
green silk, and the trousers of white linen, full and gathered
into a band at the ankle with a short ruff. The appearance
is extremely elegant and graceful. The young lady who
has had the courage thus to face the Mede.and-Persian law
of long established custom, and discard an awkward and
useless style of dress for one both becoming and com-
modious, deserves the highest praise. We trust that
a host of others will follow her example, and leave
street-sweeping to its legitimate professors." " Yesterday,"
says the Cleveland (Ohio) Herald of May 22, "two
young ladies, of fairest reputation and attractions, donned
the new costume, and though the observed of all ob-
servers,' made their :afternoon promenade. Their dress
was elegant and beautiful. Skirts reached to the knee, and
loose trousers of white." The Philadelphia Ledger of May
26 says :—" Chestnut-street was thrown into a singular
state of commotion on Saturday last. by the appearance in
the public streets, for the first time, of a pair of trousers upon
the lower limbs of one of the fair daughters of Eve. The
sensation produced was great." The Boston Mail of May
26 has the following:—" Last evening, or late,in the after-
noon, our citizens were gratified with a sight of the new
costume. A sweet Miss of some sixteen summers was out
on promenade,' the observed of all observers.' She had en
pink coloured pants, a coatee, a belt, and nice little hat. The
Turkish dressed beauty was accompanied by a gentleman
who, carrying a big cane, formed her protection. They
marched and counter-marched the streets, and went upon the
common." And the Hartford (Connecticut) Chronicle, of
the same date, says :—" Several ladies appeared in our
streets on Saturday with pantaloons, short dresses, and flats.
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THE JUSTICE OF A SULTAN.—In the city of
Aleppo, where the Christians are weak in numbers, a
Turkish mob (unknown to the Government) produced the
death of five, the wounding of six more, and the pillaging
of one hundred houses and five churches. The Sultan shot
six hundred of the mob, condemned three hundred to the
galleys, and put one hundred and fifty more on their trial.
He has restored all the property he could recover to the
Christians to whom it belonged, and recompensed the rest of
the sufferers out of his own nurse.
WITNESSES TO CIIARAC What do you
know of his moral character?" ask, the president of the
court-martial to a sailor in Jerrold's dramatic version of
Black-eyed Susan. " A good deal," is the answer ;" he
plays on the fiddle like an angel.' —The late Earl Dudley
wound up an eloquent tribute on the virtues of a deceased
Baron of thy, Exchequer with this pithy peroration :—" He
was a good man, an excellent man. He had the best melted
butter I ever tasted in my life."
CROPS IN THE NORTII,—In many parts of the dis-
trict of Cunningham the winter wheat is but thin; the
spring-sown looking well. Oats., generally, are looking well,
except on very mid' soils, where they have rather a sickly
appearance. What crops there are of berg and barley are
looking well, as also beans. There is a great breadth of po-
tatoes planted ; the early planted aro strong, and give ap-
pearance of an abundant crop. Hay, generally, is very
light, and field pasture generally scanty as yet.. There Ja
some Swedish turnip sown here and there. Farmers are
are
waiting anxiouslyo
for me rain for towing
turnips.—North
British Hail.