The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

BETTING MARKET,

during which period a marked change has occurred in the
positions of many of the candidates for public favour. It is
a true saying and a trite one, "Throw up a straw, and you'll
see which way the wind blows ; " it is exemplified by the
late moves in the betting world. There are certain persons
in that particular sphere, whom, for the nonce, I will call
the straws, though by no means "men of straw," by fol-
lowing whose speculations you may discover which way the
winning wind blows; at least, as they are the representa-
tives of the various stables, their investments show you
which is THE horse destined to run for the small change of
the persons connected with the particular LOT they repre-
sent, which is going a long way towards discovering the
winner; and, singular to say, most of these ambassadors
commence their operations in the City, at the West End,
or, in fact, anywhere but at Tattersall's ; consequently, it
very often happens that THE horse of the stable
for a particular stake, is in the betting in the
City sometimes a week, occasionally a fortnight be) e it is
heard of at " The Corner." It is in consequence of this Ihst
I sha'l and do animadvert cccasionally upon the Betting
Market, as the information must prove valuable to c untry
if not to town readers. By referring to several of my
early Notes this year, it will be found that the majority
of the animals in the marke a for the ping Handicaps
made their &Lilts in the City. One of the principal moves
since I last touched upon the subject is the advance of Le-
gerdermain for the Northamptonshire Stakes, from twenties,
at which price it was backed f.r a large stake come time
since in the City, to seven to 1, taken freely at " The
Corner" yesterday ; Cocktail, then in force at 8 to 1, has
receded to twelves, and is offezed against at that price ; Cloth-
worker is in fore at fifteens; and St. Resale from 20 has
sprung to 12 to 1; The Swindler and Nutmeg are occasionally
inquired after, and backed at 20; nothing else in much '
request I I think Legerdemain and Nutmeg are worthy of
support, and that The John O'Gaunt colt (whom Mr. W orris
had better give a name to, as his pedigree is somewhat
lengthy, say Duke of Lancaster) is well worth a long shot.
One of my fancy nags (Cnseus) is absolutely first favourite
for the Metropolitan at 12 to 1, the other two (Vampyre and
(hstafette) are quoted 20 to 1 each ; Raby is firm at 12, Gil-
lyflower and Sunrise 15, and Vatican (who'll run well) and
Sauter-la-Coupe at :0 to 1.
For the Newmarket Handicap, again we have a fancy
City horse (Recruit), who has suddenly sprung from the
outside division to the front, more than 6 to 1 being diffi-
cult to obtain ; The Cutler is quoted 12 to 1, and Quasimodo
16 to 1.
Grecian still remains premier for the 2,000 Guineas at 11
to 10 agst the field ; Newminster (who will give him his work
to do) being backed eagerly at o to 1; Mountain Sylph colt
at the same price.
Bee
T h
eS h e Hunter,ffi e backed Sheffield
and Rotherham
t6h
etroh4anfioritihaieldi
ePortap isstaakmeys,stweriyll,dilfiti.
is said, bowl the others over easily.
For the Chester Cup, Rhesus once more is firm
at 10 to 1; The Italian was backed yesterday for
a hundred at D 3 ; Wallflower is quoted at the
same figure; Haricot, Montague, and the Black Doctor
at 25 to 1 ; Lady Evelyn, steady at the same
figure, and quite good enough, in my; opinion, ; to beat
the lot; Nancy 25 to 30 to 1; Seaman (said to be a good
thing) at the last-named price ; The Knight of Avenel, after
rising again to twenty-five's, has disappeared, forties being
refused; Sir Richard and Woolwich are marked 50; and
Duc-an-Durras and the Prior of Lanercost 66 to 1 each. The
field is very strong ; with the exception of Lady Evelyn I
shall plunge among the fifties and sixty-sixes to find the first
three or four in the race. The Derby,
ex-
ceptions, remains in state quo. The Prime Minister is, as he
with one or two
ought to be, premier, at 5 to 1; Grecian at the same figure
as before, 6 to 1; the Squire's colt in request at 11;
had
given at 12 ; The Marlboro' Buck, 25 ; Storm (whom I tliur
given up as a bad spec, on account of his pins,
is
slit 40 ;
work again) 30 ; Balsam° and Confessor (occasionally)
Ariosto, same price taken eagerly, and, canal zest at hun-
several parties are actually nibbling with great
dreds about that misnamed animal Lightfoot.
at
ha_ _.
lf past one
The Doncaster Spring Meeting commences it eli
les fo
on Thursday afternoon, with the willHurdleeaNac
which nearly the whole of the accepter ;
b Little Queen, and
lug Psyche, 9st 41b; Tally-ho'
lOst start,o m include
Wharfdale Maid, list eacforemast places;and, as I cannot
AOl think t very possible
this four will occupy the es at present, I must take
discover which way the money
the running for my ig
•.. 1
TALLY- 0 ••• -- 2
placeg them thus—
the and
PSYCHE ... ..: ...11 ...
Wharfdale Maid and Little Queen we up.
For the Betting-room Stakes, 5 fur. 152 yds., Nancy, 3-yrs,
9st 21b, is considered a certainty, odds being laid on her;
should she miss the mark, Knock Knoll, 3 yrs, Bst 91b, or
Paddy Bird, 2 yrs, 7st, will fill the vacuum.
Next on the list is the Doncaster Grand Annual Steeple-
chase, for which I expect Vain Hope, Ilst 61b ; Fugitive, llst
Peter Simple, lOst 111 b ; Great Western, lOst Sib; Abd-el-
figured in the
Kader, lOst 71b ; Maria Day, lOst 31b ; Mulligan, 9st 121 b ;
Hope, Illb ; Cadely, 9st 41b ; and perhaps one or two
others, will run. Most of this lot having
mhaptlethAebfid-rsetl:
Liverpool Steeplechase, an analysis of their merits would be
as ui first-
flight he rt fi
willu o u s ; I shall
probably
composed mys myself
ot
fo stating,
Peter
Simple,
Kader, Maria Day, and Mulligan, and that they in, ay per-
chance pass the post thus :
ABD-I?.L-KADER or
PETER SIMPLE ... ... 1
MARIA DAY... 2
MULLIGAN **
**
***
L cult to make anything of, but if Old Claret, 4 yrs,
7st 121 b; or the Deceitful, 3 yrs, 7st 1119 can't win, probably
Madame Warton, 3 pre, 6st 101 b, or Little Fawn, 3 Ps' 64t,

can; T(e Heart of Oak or The Stem I should/Jr:tyre
selected, but I understand they will b reserved fbr the fol-
Llowing day. The public must judge for themselves on this
Tftke
, I can give no decisive opinion.
For the Doncaster Handicap (St. Legercourse) on Friday,
same ten or eleven will muster at the starting post, includ-
:.g Chantrey, 5 yrs, Bst 41b ; Melody, 5 yrs, ist 91b ; Achy..
ranthes, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ; The Saxon, 3 yrs, bst 91b ; and Heart
of Oak, 3 yrs, bst 71b ; Nancy, 3 yrs, Est 71b, I take it, will
be stopped by the weight. The race, I think, will be be-
tween Chantrey, Heart of Oak, and Achyranthes, and will
end as follows :
ACHYRANTHES ... 1
••,
HEART OF OAK 2
CHANTREY ..... .......... 3
The Hopeful Stakes half-mile spurt for two-years-old, will
be contested by the majority of the entries, but, if I judge
rightly, only one of_the favourites will be found in front at
the finish ; the race, in my opinion, will lay with the Het-
man Platoff fillies, Merriment, and the Mountain Flower,
probably terminating thus
MOUNTAIN ..... 1
MERRIMENT .............. •• ... 2
Several other stakes, as :yet not closed, I ring this crack
spring meeting to an ;it will no doubt be extensively,
attended, especi,llv as the Great Northern Railway authori-
ties have announced their intention of running special trains
at s ngle fares each day, doing the journey in five hours.
I am, Sir, yours. &-.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

March 11, 1851.

LITERATURE.

REPORTS OF CASES ADJUDICATED IN
THE SEVERAL COURTS OF THE COM-
MISSIONERS IN BANKRUPTCY, under
the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act of 1849. Vol.
I.—Part I. By J. W. M. Fonblanque Esq., of the
Middle Temple, Barrister at Law. London : Butter-
worths, Fleet-street; Dublin : Hodges and Smith, Graf-
ton-street.

The vast importance of a well-regulated and wisely
administered code of bankruptcy in a commercial country
is now fully recognized. It is essential that every per-
son about embarking in trade should fully understand
the course which he must pursue in all his dealings
acd transactions with his fellow-men. As a de..ler
and chapman, he is invested with a new character.
He gains facilities for obtaining credit—the very life-
blood of trade—that are altogether wanting to a private
individual. The bills to which he may be a party, whe-
ther as drawer or acceptor, are supposed invariably to
represent legitimate transactions relating to his business,
which make them pass readily from hand to hand, until
tney arrive at maturity. Ills occupation or cailieg,
which renders him liable to the bankrupt laws, is the
stamp or imprimatur which renders current that which
might not possess the intrinsic value of other similar
documents, which would be summarily rejected by any
banker. He is thus enabled to carry on his business
fairly and profitably, without the drawbacks or annoy-
ances that would otherwise be inevitable: the way to
fortune is opened to him, and "confidence" is the magic
key that opens the fastenings of the gate at the
very threshold of his career. But in proportion
to the incalculable advantages thus afforded,
he is required to observe a strict and unblemished in-
tegrity. He must never for a moment deviate from the
strict path of duty, never violate a single maxim of
commercial ethics. He may be unfortunate, without
any error on his own part; his reasonable expectations
may be disappointed, losses may be incurred of such
magnitude that he may be unable to meet his own liabi-
lities, but he can never be ruined so long as he preserves
his " good name." With the reputation of an honest
man, he will find himself exonerated from his encum-
brances, and enabled to enter honourably on a new ca-
reer, in which he will find himself supported by former
friends and correspondents, who will evince an anxiety
to renew business transactions with one who has passed
unscathed through the stringent ordeal to which he
has been exposed in seeking for his certificate.
Under these circumstances, an accurate knowledge of the
principles on which the several Commissioners act, who
so ably and impartially administer the law, should be
closely studied. It should be ascertained what ar9re-
garded as commercial delinquencies, to be visited with
the censure of the Court, and which must leave a stain
on the future character, and also what are the steps
that should be adopted in those crises which are of con-
stant recurrence, and which a man must he fortunate,
indeed, if he can pass through life without repeatedly
encountering. A commercial man, however high his
position, can never be certain that reverses may not oc-
cur; and he should, in all his transactions, so conduct
himself that the entire matter may be laid bare and
closely scrutinized, without danger of censure or re-
proach. And the requisite knowledge be can only obtain
by an attentive perusal and mature consideration of the
reports of the adjudged cases in bankruptcy. We,
therefore, anticipate for the excellent work now under
notice a far more extensive circulation than usually at-
tends " a law book." It will not be restricted to legal
practitioners, but will have a wider circle of readers, as
it will be as cordially welcomed by bankers, merchants,
and traders, as by the profession itself. The learned
reporter shows himself to be in every respect qualified
for the arduous task he has undertaken; we say " the
arduous task" advisedly, for none who have not tried
their hand at what to the uninitiated may seem per-
fectly simple and easy of accomplishment, can
tell the difficulties that await the collater of
authorised reports, which will be adoptvl.akd recognized
as of weight and authority by the Court sid-this prac-
titioners. The greatest care must be taken to exclude
all superfluous matter,6 state nothiti_ that is • 't realic
of importance, and at tite same f :4 4, .4a ."' y pan:
or matter which could elucidate t • - :eiejigE
blished. In these respects Mr. Fon. a -Las
nently succeeded. There is not a single case reported
which will not be valuable as a precedent, or which
could safely be omitted. He is clear and perspicuous,
telling distinctly everything that should be known to
understand fully the grounds of the decision, and at the
same time using no surplasage. The act of book-
making is totally disregarded by the learned gentleman.
There is no amplification, on the contrary, he hes com-
pressed his abundant materials within the narrowest li-
mits. What, for instance, can be more concise than the de-
cision in "Re Smart?" Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque say s
—" It is not sufficient that there should be books; they
must be properly kept and balanced from time to time,
so that at any time the real state of the trader's accounts
may at once appear." One of the most important rules
to be observed by a dealer is thus established in a few
lines. Among the exceedingly interesting cases in the
present part will be found those of the St. Albans Bank
and of Mr. Delafield, whose unfortunate speculations in
theatrical matters so strongly excited the public atten-
tion last year.

JOSEPH 11. AND THE JESUITS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

sin,—The following extracts from a letter writtea in
1773, by Joseph 11. of Austria to Count d'Aranda, shoNT the
opinions entertained by that energetic Monarch respecting the
disciples of LoTola:
Clement XIV. has acquired immortal g,lOry in banishing
the Jesuits from the earth. Before those seides of apostacy
were known in Germany, religion was to the people a source
of real felicity : the Jesuits have made it the instrument of
their own ambition, and the mantle of their shameful projects.
" The intolerance of the Jesuits has drawn on Germany
the calamity of a thirty years' war: their principles de-
prived Henry IV. of France of his throne and his life, and
they were the authors of the atrocious revocation of the edict
of Nantes.
Their influence over the house of Hapsburg is but too
well known. .
_

If I can hate, 1 execrate this race of men, who persecuted
Fenelon—who gave birth to the bull In Cane; Domini'—
and who have rendercd. Rome so despicable. Adieu !
" Josarkr."
Afterwards, on his accession to the imperial diadem, he
wrote Choiseul, in December, 1780—
" The influence which the priests have exercised until
now in my mother's government shall also be the special
object of my reforms. Ido not like those men who, entrusted
exclusively with the cares of our salvation, move so actively in
the mediation of our worldly affairs."
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
SPECTATOR.

March 10, 1851.

FOREIGN ARRIVALS FOR. THE EXHIBITION.—Tse
latest importations from abroad have included the following_
numerous and large arrivals for the great Exhibition, some
of which, from their extent and the country of supply, are
of considerable interest. The steam ship Batavier, which
has made its first voyage for the season from Rotterdam, has
brought 289 packages of goods for the Exhibition; the Sir
Edward Banks, from Ostend, 6 packages; the Antwerpen,
from Antwerp, 85 packages ; the City of London, from
case Du-
nkirk, 91 packages; the Magnet, from Rotterdam, h
- the Triton, from
Columbine, from Antwerp, 121 p ges
and 2 bales; the Stadt Dordrecht, from Dome Triton
I.case;,. t e
consigned to the
Ostend, 9 packages; the John. BacuklB],
packages; the Arno, from Genoa, from atmhebuLr
°gull(
sz
and the Soho, from AntwerY, i'
from Malaga, 19 cases; the Faime,ackages ;
other parties in this country,
Foreign Consuls, agents, and afer9C:aaniglaeisils, 1 package ;
cc,nsignoments from abroad for the great
-t these, the Circassian, from
hbrought 13 cases of goods for exhi-
bitionconsigned to the Spanish Con-
sul; has arrived in the docks
authorized
Gibraltar
Exhibition.
and t o receiveC ta dadditioniz,
from
brought the large
number of 202 packages of
Tunis, has being the first arrival from North Africa merchandise, for
the purpose.
STAM.
the from
vessel
stshe7 latterMartin,
THE NEW ASYLUM FOR INFANT ORPHAmI,
Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously
pleased to patronise the above institution, by presenting 250
guineas to secure to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
Elie right of presentation to one bed for life.
FoRp.IIILL.--
A prisoner who had been committed on Saturday
for trial at York assizes by the Leeds magistrates, destroyed
himself by hanging whilst in the lock-up in the course of the
same day.

The sum awarded by the Lord-Advocate to the
proprietors of salmon fishings yin the Tay, for damage sus-
tained by the operations of theNavigationbommissionupon
the river, amounts, including expenses, to 20,0001.
Contempt blunts the edge of a keen lampoon better
than reason ; railing is no creditable qualification, for who
fiing,s dirt that has another weapon at command ?—Elea
Cook s Journal.
We understand that it is contemplated to form a
Colonial Pree-Trade League, the object of which shall be to
colonniesgl,ainndioafnard
place our commercial intercourse with the
as the requirements of the Imperial reveaue will admit, upon
the footing of a home or coasting trade.
Rochdale
for for issuing forged notes upon
RaOndCHvynahirtle,BtehextiKwoNmOeTneEi
were found ex
upon one of whom forged notes
beforeseeding 200/.
in amount, have again been examined the magis-
oceeded to make statements, after the evi-
trates. They pr
evi-
dence had been taken crlminating each other. They have
been committed for trial at the Liverpool assizes.
THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE COUNTESS OF ATLI'.
LONE. Yesterday morning the mortal remains of this
iliacnovi ItoGoFF, /aEt 8 i
much-lamented and respected countess were removed from
No. 23, South street, Grosvenor-square, for interment at the
catacombs, Kensal- green Cemetery.
A union has been proposed of King's and Maris-
cbal Colleges, Aberdeen, into one university. The subject
has been discussed in the council of that city, and referred to
a committee, with instructions to confer with the ptofessors
upon it.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY.
The report of Mr. Barlow, the engineer, states that
the opening, of the Ashford and Hastings line to the
public was delayed by various causes, although a single
line was laid, and an engine passed over the entire line
in October last. The work has been one of unusul dif-
ficulty, not only from natural disadvantages of a geolo-
gical character, but from the opposition throughout,
both to the deviations and to the opening of the railway;
and it is therefore satisfactory to state, that these de-
viations and improvements, including an extension of
680 yards of tunnel, and reducing a long incline of 1 in
50 to 1 in 60, have been made at a large redaction of
cost on the original contract amount of the line. The
railway is made a double line throughout, and is laid
principally with cast iron sleepers. the up-line being
laid entirely with iron. On the Tunbridge-wells and
Hastings line the tunnels are complete, and the line is
formed ready for laying the road from Tunbridge-wells
to W. hatlington, a length of 19 miles, of which 10} miles
of single line are laid; the only work remaining to be
done being the completion of the permanent way and
the stations, which may be effeeted in three months.
Between Whatlington and St. Leonard's, seven miles,
the earth work being very heavy, the railway cannot be
opened before the autumn of this year. At the Brick-
layers' Arms station the works for an efficient water
supply, by which the cost will be reduced to less than
one-half the present sum, and superior water obtained,
will be commenced immediately. The sum at present
paid by the company for the supply of water at the
London, Greenwich, and Bricklayers' Arms stations, is
8161. per annum—namely, at London-bridge, 3001.;
Greenwich, 1401.; and at Bricklayers' Arms, 3761.
per annum. From a trial well in the chalk
near Nawcross, it is found that a supply of
water, sufficient for both companies can be obtained and
laid on to these stations at a cost under 4001. per annum.
Both at Ashford and London means will be used to de-
prive the water of the carbonate of lime which exists in
that now used, and which causes the present deposit in
the boilers. The cast-iron sleepers are used in the
renewal of the old line as well as in the new branches,
and are now laid down to the extent of 61 miles of
single line—viz., 41 miles on the Ashford and Hastings,
5 miles on the Turnbridge-wells and Hastings, 7}
miles on the main line, 3 miles on the Greenwich, on
the Gravesend and Rochester, 1 mile at the Brick-
layers' Arms station, mile at the London station,
and mile at other stations. From the experience
obtained, the report states that the average
durability of the iron road may be safely
taken at 30 years, which will reduce the sum required
for renewal of the permanent way to under 201. per
mile per annum. The comparative first cost of the por-
tions of the new lines laid in iron and timber has been
as follows—wooden sleeper road, 3,3531. per mile, and of
iron sleeper road, with half chairs, to avoid the use of
wooden keys, 3,037/. He states that if the whole rail-
way were now hid on iron sleepers, less than one-half
the present renewal fund would be sufficient.

Conservatoire de Musique ii. Paris, is appointed musical
conductor.
The " note of preparation " is also sounding at Cre-
morne and the Surrey Zoological Gardens; likewise at
Rosherville and Terrace Pier•gardens, Gravesend; the
Flora, in the Wyndham-road, Camberwell, and St.
Helena, Rotherhithe, &c.

THE EXHIBITIONS.
Artists are now quite at a premium, and in addition
to the number of exhibitions already open, several are
being painted, including a very beautiful one by Mr.
Win. Beverley (of the Lyceum), of the Holy Land, at
the late Chinese Exhibition, Knightsbridge.

AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR.
Some nights since, as a member of a gentleman's
family, residing in the country, a few miles from Bristol,
was crossing the hall, he heard
.a tap at the door
leading into the lawn. He opened it, and a man sprang
in, leaping out and collaring him with violence. There
was something in the manner in which the act was dose
to induce him to believe that the man was mad,
so, preserving his presence of mind, he walked back, and,
quietly drawing the intruder with him, not a little to
the surprise of the family, suddenly introduced the
strange visitor to the dining-room. On meeting the
lights, his eyes flashed wildly; his clothes showed that
he had travelled over some considerable track
of country, and, though still a gentleman in
his manners and appearance, he was not at
all the visitor a country gentlemen's family
would choose for a quiet evening. Be called for pens,
ink, and paper, to write to distinguished people, with
which he was at once furnished, and he was otherwise
humoured in his hallucinations, until the coachman was
dispatched on horseback to a private asylum some miles
distant, from which it was expected he had made his way.
Thus, for some hours, the family enjoyed his strange
companionship—every time he showed a disposition
to leave, tempting him, by some new entertainment, to
remain, lest, getting abroad again, he might meet with
some accident. The maniac himself appeared so pleased
with the family that, before the coachman with the keepers
had returned, he had promised uncounted thousands,
not only to the master and family but to the servants, and
his imaginary largesses were only interrupted by the en-
trance of Dr. and a couple of keepers. He saw clearly
enough that he was outwitted, but he very quietly
consented to return, declaring that the asylum was
a very comfortable place, and that Dr. was
very kind, but adding that he neither required doc-
tor nor asylum—an assurance which was far from
convincing to those who had enjoyed his company.
It appeared that, as conjectured, the poor gentle-
man, by some of those exceedingly adroit devices which
insane people often resort to, had made his escape, and,
without any definite point in view, had crossed the coun-
try for miles, climbing walls, &c., until he had got into
this gentleman's demesne, when, probably feeling cold,
and seeing lights in the house, his instinct for household
comfort returned to him, and he tapped, as before re-
lated, at the door.—Bristol Paper.