The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-10 00:00:00

THE " BASE EXCEPTION."

The Times of Monday represented all the English
press, with " one base exception," as having taken
the same views as itself in reference to recent
events in France. It so happens, that with one
exception, all the daily papers, morning and even-
ing, took entirely different views from the Times.
There has been a regular competition among
our contemporaries for the distinction of being
the " base exception." The Sun of Monday, we are
told, though the circumstance escaped our notice, ap-
propriated the complimentary phrase to itself—.
and the Morning Post of yesterday is at great pains
to show that it is the paper meant. The Standard
of last evening, on the other hand, owns the soft
impeachment of having laid the flattering unction
to its soul, that it was the " base exception," but
very candidly adds, that since the Morning Post
claims the honour, it will at once yield to its com-
petitor. That, however, is more than we will do.
The Morning Advertiser, and no other journal, is
the " base exception. Of that, we venture to say,
not one out of the ten thousands who rend the
Times' article can,doubt. The compliment, coming
from such a source, is too valuable to be dispensed
with. We, and we alone, were the parties referred
to, and therefore we cannot allow any of our con-
temporaries to share the honour. But on this and
other matters connected with the Times, we shall
have a few words to say to-morrow.—Advertiser.
[Our esteemed Contemporary is mistaken in ima-
gining that we claimed for ourselves the distinction
of being—alone—the " base exception" referred to by
the Times newspaper. We are too well aware of the
spirited manner in which the Morning Advertiser, and
not only the Morning Advertiser, but the Morning Post,
and not only the Morning Post, but very many others
of our contemporaries have maintained a somewhat
similar line of argument to that adopted from the
first instant by ourselves, to arrogate to ourselves
any exclusive right to the honourable fact of the
abuse here particularized.—En. Sun.]

LATEST NEWS FROM
PARIS.

(BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.)
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, TEN O'CLOCK.
The department of Basses Alpes is in a state of
siege.—Llerald.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
WOLVERHAMPTON STEEPLE CHASES.
TUESDAY.

Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sous, each, 10 ft, and 5
only if declared, with 100 added, the second to save
his stake. Four miles. (28 Subs., 12 of whom de-
clared.)
Mr. Thompson's na Hardwick, 9st 51b (G. Stevens) 1
Mr. Rees Jones's M'lon, aged, 9st 61b .(Sadler) 2
Mr. Davenport na Peter Simple, I Ist 31b (Wynne) 0
Mr. T. Cunningham na Lucy Neal, lOstlolb (Frisby) 0
Mr. W. Vever's Vainhope, lOst 10Ib (S. Darling) 0
Mr. Nicholson's Columbus, aged, lOst 71b (Bradley) 0
Mr. Cartwright's Thurgarton, lOst 21b (011ivier) 0
Mr. Gooch's Victress, aged, 9st 101 b (C. Boyce) 0
Mr. W. Palmer's The Young 'un, 9st 101 b (Archer) 0
Mr. Bretherton's Chatterbox, aged, 9st 21b...(Owner) 0
Mr. Smith's na The Screw, aged, Bst 101 b ( W.Taylor) 0
Mr. Riley's na The Cripple, aged, Bst 71b (W. White) 0
The Selling Steeplechase Stakes, of 5 sous. each, and 20
added. Three miles. (6 Subs.)
Mr. Henderson's Widow Machree (300,115 t (Fowler) 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's Gulnare (201), 10st 101 b (Boyce) 2
Mr. G. Hargreaves's Fred. Jerome, list 71b ( Bradley) 0
Mr. Lowe's Sir Oliver, aged, lOst 101 b (201) (Potter) 0
TM". LFirneeellil's
er,o 4 ylar
Mr.avnedtiecra,pa(gheud,rdiloeirta9cieb). of 5 sovs, each, and
_W. I'ltehee
as I Theso an_ Drab,
iig4o added, Twice round a dis. (12 Subs.)
Mr. Cunningham's nit Little Queen, s
10 t 10111
and Warwick.(TFarsiskbeyr )) 23
following The
;Baroness,7:tSib (WOhritme)sbyl,
Alexander, Tallyho, Ghenia,

LECTURES ON THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION AT
WASIILNGTON.—Dr. Kane, the scientific and able senior sur-
geon of the American Arctic Expedition, has been requested
to deliver lectures on this subject, at the Srnythsonian Insti-
Washington. The Doctor will bring out his journal
tearlyut
and will express strongly his views upon
th e A and ii Ow' it should be effected,
ineinrcFebruary,
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