The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-24 00:00:00

MR. rogrrn-AND Snrg...E.R:

The Times and the Telegraph both accept Mr. Foreleg°
;peech, at Bradford, as a conclusive reply to Mr. Surlad°
nernoraLle address. The Times regards him as an ardelt
eriend of the North come to offer his evidence in court with
.expect to the famous Proclamation. He says that he exerted
himself to procure its issue, believing that it was absolutell
necessary in the interests of the North itself. It was 1;0
Forster, acting in friendship and close sympathy with lifb
Sumner, who elicited from Sir G. Lewis the first publics ell
Kagement that the Proclamation should be issued. WWI
ever the practical result, the Times accepts this evidence as*
complete answer to Mr. Sumner's theory, and subluiti
the testimony withtonfidence to the judgment of the Arne&
can people. Our Government was urged by every influene°
to declare for the South, and the appeal was enforced by the
paralysis of our greatest industry, and under these drown'
stances the friends of the North pressed for a plain declarr
tiln on the part of the Government that they would not ill'
terfcre in tho contest. With regard to the privateers the
Times reminds the Americans that had they adhered, as thel
were invited to do, to the declaration of Paris, prieatcering
would have been an act of piracy, and all these complier
tions would have been avoided. Mr. Forster wished t°
treat the Alabama and her consorts as pirates, but found tO
the law of nations would not permit it. Finally, WI
regard to the sentiment of the question, Mr. Forster sir
servos, with justice, that no words derogatory to Americe
have ever passed in this country without remonstrance. Til6,
same cannot bo said of the language usod towards Enema,
in the United States' Legislature. The Telegraph thito
that no part of Mr. Forster's speech is more effective that
his reply to the complaint that England sympathised with
the South. The Americans, says Mr. Forster, complain 0'
the language used in the clubs of Pall Mall, and ti.
drawing-rooms of Belgravia, but is Republican Amens.
to judge England by this ? The question is—What dia
our Government do ? And the Telegraph thinks Olt
the orator may by and by discover that he has done us Oa
service by recalling the whole facts of the case to mini
Some important matters had dropped out of sight, such es the
conduct of the States themselves towards the South and
towards neutrals, their behaviour to Canada thirty rail
ago, and their more recent sympathy with the Fenian COir
spiracy. The Americans themselves, if they fairly review
the question, should hasten to place the whole controVerril
en the broad grounds of public law.

THE DERBY OF 1869.

The "fall " of Pero Gomez, announced on Saturdsis
became more pronounced as the evening wore on. ' 11/:
horse opened at 3 to 1, but rapidly declined to 9 to
one speculator offering 90 to 20 several titSe!
By midnight his case grew still worse. 7 to 1 7,
laid against him at some of the West-end resorts ; but
price was offered only in small sums. It is an explios,v
fact that whilst the very long price of 7 to 1 was offelv"
investors would have gladly backed the horse to 101180
amounts at much shorter figures. It appears from 1,
',
best accounts that Pero Gomez bad been tried, accordit
to the usual custom, with Blue Gown. Pero Gomez iv`"
the trial, but pulled up lame immediately aftervairafr..ut
Another account states that he was beaten s'inte
attempting to "get over" Blue Gown at 121 b., and brs'
down. But, up to Thursday, the accounts frl
training quarters were very favourable as to the doings!
the horse. On Wednesday he cantered twice a mile 0.11! ,
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half, and then Blue Gown and Rosicrucian led him aTA
swift gallop of two miles. The Sportsman, says the trill
took place on Thursday, and though Pero Gomez defeated
his antagonists, he did not do all that was expected
him. On Friday he did work, but less than on the P
ceding days. With regard to Belladrum, the "tolds2
say that he was never doing better work. There
nothing at Russley capable of leading him. He haabel
doing the mile-and-three-quarter gallop all through tilo
week, and has pulled up full of mettle. Some rumours4.4
to Pretender going wrong must be dismissed. ED rm,
been doing abundance of work throughout the week.
Friday he galloped two miles, and on the preceding al
more. The watchers represent him to be in the
state of perfection. There is nothing specially to rerl
of any of the other horses. Ladas is not spoken I'S
of. Vagabond, Martyrdom, Perry Down, and IIYP.
worth have all kept up their exercise.
The Pall llfall Gazette estimates the position
2rospects of the various candidates in a very imPs'i,
article. Belladrum, it remarks, has met with '45.A
reverses. The reports of his roaring, unsoundness, imer,
the like, were found to be false at Newmarket;
though very strangely jockeyed in the Two Tit°9B
sand, he managed to come in a very respects
second. He ought to occupy a pronaill_.„.e"
position, both in the betting and in the 07,
Pero Gomez, on the other hand, is a more doubtful es's
didate. He has won races without meeting wittj
reverse, his health has never failed, and he 13r,
been wisely managed. But he is a very " three.c%,
nered" animal to look at, and by no means lle`.
bred. It is true he won the Biennial at the Craven bleu
ing easily enough, but even then his fetlock joints Wig
very suspicious, and if the ground is hard between ri°,
and Wednesday next he will cause his backers consiue,";
able anxiety on the day of the race. Pretender is t'
Pall Mall Gazette's especial admiration. He has
proved rapidly during the last few months, and 0
appearance on the day of the Two Thousand vles
magnificent. On public running he certainly &sell; so
the place he holds in the betting. He was not worked
death last year, and came out fresh for the great event of
April. There he had won the race almost at any Part d
it. He beat Belladrum at the finish by the superiors
Isis stamina and staying power, qualities which are esle.j
tial at Epsom, and which, in spite of what is often le, s
to the contrary, are pretty well tried by the Rowley It
Ladas won every race for which he started last year,
the best of his opponents were but moderate ani7,4l,
Ethus is believed to have a very delicate constits!"l:o.
which prevents him from being thoroughly trained. 52108
waldsen has no chance so long as Pretender, his P-1,4
companion, keeps well. The Duke of Beaufort is not big
companion,
enough, nor well-bred enough, to win the Derby-
Pall Mall concludes :—" There is every probsb' p
that this year's Derby will be contested byvit.o.
very good field, both in quality and numbers, and wilirto
duce a most exciting race. General opinion seetsl3.,
point to the certain success of one of the three favourP':,
but they arc, nevertheless, in danger of a Caracto;
springing from the outside division, of whom Martyl4°o
The Drummer, and Perry Down are most conspictl°oo
Whatever be the result, we can congratulate the rtht
on the fact that, with two exceptions, the course of
betting on the race has this year been more free from
picion than is usually the case."

THE " PROPHETS." tbeif
Bell's Life pronounces for Pretender. Judged 11
beet public form, it appears that Pretender, Pero G(1;
and Belladrum are justly entitled to the positions tm6io
occupy. After the brilliant performance of Belladreltot
the Two Thousand Guineas, it is impossible to deny t;it
"on paper" his chance of victory appears to ben ftbe
one. Rightly or wrongly, however, we have come t° get
opinion that this magnificent colt will fail t° gich
quite home ; and, both fit and well, the Derby Won-det
to our fancy, be reduced to a match betweerrPrete"tolot
and Pero Gomez. Between these two Bell's Life • tO
there is very little to chose, but Pero Gomez is rePer'Do,
be in a most precarious state, and he must, therefore'
passed by. •
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" Harkaway," in Land and Water, gives Pretenr.,,y
win, and Perry Down, Drummer, and Bosworth to OOP
for second and third honours. Pero
The Field is of opinion that either Belladrum Of ore
Gomez will win, Pretender being pretty certain to see
a place.
" Vigilant," of the Sportsman, throws over Bellow— of
the ground that he does not think this horse esPElD'enje%
staying. He expects to see Pretender and Pero e
tio
finish first and second, whilst Martyrdom is assigned

third position.
" Augur," in the Sporting Life, expects to see Bell
or Pretender returned the winner, with Pero Gorey

The Drummer fighting out the place battle. et 14
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It may be mentioned that the Paddock Tic—
to,
Epsom is expected to be printed in Belladrura ca°

This is regarded as a favourable omen.

LONDON BETTING.
LONDON, Saturda'ro
Racing men assembled this afternoon in large nuit e
elit
at each of the London sporting clubs, and some iroP°.-011
speculation took place on the Derby, principally cl
Victoria, in Wellington-street. Anticipation
chiefly to Pero Gomez, who, it was feared, after the °lvo
treatment of the previous evening, might probably rec'-a.
his quietus. But confidence was restored by a large....:Penig o
lator having accepted 450 to 100 in one bet.
supported Pretender for upwards of £l,OOO at 9 2.
while Belladrum was frequently invested on at 7. t° 4
Perry Down came with a'rusb at 10 to 1, but the EV.l",i
was only of short duration, as he retired to 20 to 1, offereLit
in thousands. Martyrdom was knocked out to 50 to 1, 1/11,
his stable companion Border Knight, was backed to will t
large stake at 40 to 1, which was not procurable :0
the close of business. llorna was in great request for the
Oaks, but the price offered— 3 to I—would not tertierra
*ntending backers. Brigantine and Scottish Queen Ato 1
each backed for good money at 9 to 2, and finallyrby
was taken kindly about the latter. For the French De.eta_
Consul and Glaneur had friendsat 3 to leach' and °if°
%t a point more.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales oturnoul
a 4
to town from Sandringham, Norfolk, on SaturdaY,. -e '
the Prince entered his carriage at Shoreditob,
Lta.p,ce'ved
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