The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-13 00:00:00

DAILY WEATHER TABLE

state of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
PLYMOUTH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain.
PoUTsmoum—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain.
alucarroN—Wind S., strong breeze—rain.
EIASTINGS—Wind S. W., fresh breeze—rain.
SouTßA.mr-rox—Wind S. W., hard wind—rain.
FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
TusantmGF.—Wind S., gentle breeze—rain.
AstsresToxm— Wind S., strong breeze—rain.
1' KENWICH—Wind S.W., strong breeze—rain.
gm:mom—Wind S., gentle breeze—rain.
Cowl:mama—Wind N.W., strong breeze—overcast.
CAMBRIDGE —Wind S., gentle breeze—cloudy.
RUGBY—Wind S.W., strong breeze—scud, rain.
BIRMLNGHAM —Wind S., gentle breeze—rain.
PETERBOROUGH—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
rAumouTH—Wind S., hard wind—rain.

The returns from the following places indicate the state of
tha wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock :
Lod:Enrol—Wind S , calm—partially cloudy.
Ciamow—Wind N.E., hard wind—cloudy.
KINGSTOWN ( DUBLIN) —Wind W.S.W., gentle breeze—
partially cloudy.
MULLUNGAR— Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
POOLE—Wind S., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
Prmanortoucat—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially
cloudy.
LIVERPOOL—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
YORK—Wind S. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
WrirrEirAvEN —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
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We are a hard- working, industrious people. Our
eyes are steadily directed to the main chance. But a
comparatively small portion of time is devoted to
pleasure-seeking, and there is not that necessity for
amusement or relaxation that is so clearly recognized
by our continental neighbours. We have been desig-
nated by the greatest man of modern times, as "a
nation of shop-keepers," and we did not repudiate the
phrase, or look upon it 23 a reproach. It is not,
however, " all work and no play." JACK (BULL)
is not quite so dull a boy as that comes
to, but when we enter on the pursuit we do so se-
riously, making "a business of pleasure," as we in-
variably make a pleasure of business.
For some time past the Epsom races, during what
is termed the Derby week, more especially on the
Wednesday and Friday, when the two great events
of the racing year come off, have constituted the
national files. High and low, rich and poor, all
classes in fact, from the peer to the peasant, partici-
pate in the excitement. "London then is," literally,
" out of town ;" a large proportion of its inhabitants
find their way to the Downs in vehicles of every de-
scription, from the aristocratic drag, or flashy four-
in-hand, to the well-filled vans, and even costermon-
gers carts, to say nothing of the countless thousands
who avail themselves of the accommodation afforded
by railway trains, and thsahumbler pedestrians, who
trudge their weary way along, more than repaid for
all their toil if they catch a momentary view of the
race, and find that their speculations have been in
the right direction, and that the hints and informa-
tion they have received—for every man has obtained the
most disinterested advice, which, if duly followed up,
must leave him a handsome winner--turn out to be
well founded.
It may easily be conceived that it requires no or-
dinary care on the part of the authorities to
maintain anything like order among the motly
crowd while going to, remaining at, and returning
from the course. Even with the best arrangements,
and the greatest desire on the part of those chiefly
concerned—the public—to prevent conflicts, occasional
misadventures must occur. The winners, and those
who have neither won or lost, going merely for the
sake of amusement, will be in exuberant spirits, while
the losers may possibly feel a little sulky, and not
quite disposed to accept with a good grace the jests
and badireige in which the more fortunate speculators
consider themselves privileged to indulge. Collisions
will, therefore, now and then occur, notwithstanding
the most judicious regulations ; and considering that
it is a species of saturnalia, in which extensive
privileges should be conceded, we should, feel dis-
posed to treat with great leniency, if not to extend
an actual amnesty to every thing arising from the
natural excitement of the moment, which had no
been premeditated and coolly and deliberately planned,
for the purpose of occasioning annoyance to any of
her MAJESTY'S subjects.
By as much, however, as we would make allowance
for unpremeditated violations of the strict letter of
the law, by so much the more severely would we
punish any wilful outrage or insult. The
days have long since passed away when the pranks
of the Tom and Jerry school could be practised with
impunity, or that a ruffian could escape the penal
consequences of bis own acts, because he happened to
be an aristocratic ruffian, and that he was not driven
to offend against the laws of his country by the
pressure of want, but merely for the sake of " fun,"
that " fun" consisting in the fact of inflicting serious
injury, indignity, and wanton insult on those who
were inclined to enjoy themselves in a different
manner. We would inflict a more severe punish-
ment on every such offender, and the higher his rank,
the more exalted his station, the more stringent
should be the penalty.
For some time past, on each Derby and Oaks
day, persons returning from the races have
been considerably annoyed by parties in the garb
of gentlemen, and having apparently money to
throw away, who not merely addressed the most in-
sulting language, but flung bags of flour and other
missiles that probably spoiled the clothes of some of
the ladies and excited the anger of their protectors.
The practical impunity accorded to this admirable
specimen of wit induced soma of these so-called gen-
tlemen to aspire to a higher flight. If bags of
flour were good, would not eggs (no warranty of
freshness being required) be preeminent—stuns
ning ! ! Eggs were accordingly procured by the
occupants of at least one drag and four, and freely
used by them upon their neighbours.; Nothing
afforded exemption—helpless old age and unprotected
womanhood were alike assailed. The gallant gentle,
men distributed their favours with the most indis.
criminate impartiality, and the greater the dismay
the more serious the injury inflicted, the more up.
roarious the merriment excited.

But those who play at bowls must meet with rub-
bers. The " wits" at last caught a tartar. Mr.
JARMAN, the managing clerk to Mr. HUMPHRIES,
was attacked in turn, and he was not dis-
posed to bear the insult patiently. He gave
the party in charge, but, unfortunately, the police were
not in sufficient force to take the offenders into cus-
tody. Conceiving that persons presenting appEar-
ances so very imposing, might be trusted, the
policeman took their names and addresses. These,
however, proved to be fictitious, the gallant gentle-
men having stated deliberate falsehoods. Mr. Jett-
MAN was not, however, to be done. lie entertained
considerable misgivings as to the accuracy
of the accounts they had given, and took precautions
to trace one of the number to his destination.
Others of the party have also been identified, and
they are now keeping out of the way, evading the
service of the warrant that has been granted against
them. The most liberal offers ;of compromise have been
tendered by the crestfallen heroes. The worthy
magistrate has, however, rejected all such
attempts. In his hands, and in those of Mr.
JARMAN the matter will be perfectly safe,
and will receive that full and searching investi-
gation which it so eminently merits. And if, as cur-
rently reported, it should turn out that some of the
parties implicated are officers on full pay, and that the
it
retaining commissions in her Maaesre's service.
charges should be fully established against them,
will be for
ie the authorities at the Horse Guards to
yntAyelu.tber such conduct is becoming officers and
men, and if those concerned are worthy of
Th

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Royal niglisse
ne s the Duke B.nd Duchess of
Saxe Coburg and the Duke of Wurtemberg and suite took
their departure yesterday for Dover en route to the Con-
tinent, by special train on the South :Eastern Railway. The
royal carriage of the company was in readiness to convey
the illustrious relatives of her Majesty and the Prince, who
were attended to Dover by Air, lit'Gregor, chairman of the
railway.
It is with the greatest pleasure we have to an-
nounce that the health of Lord Cornwallis is greatly
and very very great hopes are entertained by his medical
Lordship's speedy recovery, aptrtoeledda, nats
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