The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1860.

SPO.RTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT RACES, FRIDAY.

A Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-yr-old colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain winners extra. Old
Mile. 3 subs.
Mr. Merry's Trovatore, Bst 71b (Custance) w. o.
The Third-class Wokingliain Stakes of 5 sovs each (han-
dicap), for three-yr-olds and upwards. Last three-quar-

ters of the New Mile. 7 subs.
Count Batthyany's Suburban, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (G.Fordham) 1
Mr. Newland's Philomela, 3 yrs, Bst .. (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. S. Williams's Convivialist, 3 yrs, Sst 101 b (Hibbard) 3
The following also ran :—Techer, Yooicks, and Chirp.
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Betting-5 to 5 agst Suburban, 7to 2 agst Tochor, 4to
1 agst Convivialist. Suburban came through and won by
three lengths; a length between second and third.

The First-class Woking,hana Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50
added (handicap), for three-yr-olds and upwards. Last

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three-quarters of the New Mile.
Sir C. Monk's Prelude, 4 yrs, Est 111 b (Challoner) 1
Mr. J. Ingham's Predictor, 3 yrs, Est 12th (A. Edwards) 2
Mr. Saxon's White Rose, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Veraby) 3

The following also ran : —Tiara, Longrange, Schism,
Tightfit, St. Clarence, Venus filly, Woodburn, Zaretan,
Narcissus, Doeskin, and Rose Middleton.

Betting-4 to 1 each agst Narcissus and Zaretan, sto 1
agst Doeskin, 7 to 1 agst Predictor, 10 to 1 each agst Pre-
lude and Tightfit, 100 to 8 agst Longrange. Won by ten
lengths; Narcissus was fourth, Doeskin fifth, Zaretan
sixth, and Tiara and Rose Middleton next. The others
were beaten off. Longrange walked in and did not pass the
post.

The South-Western Plate (handicap) of 5 sous each, with
100 added by the South-Western Railway Company, for
3-yr .olds and upwards. New Mile. 18 subs.

Mr. S. Jacob's Amsterdam, 5 yrs, 9st 61b (Aldcroft) 1
Mr. R. H. Neville's Sneer filly, 7st 41b (car. 7st 71b)
(G. Fordham) 2
Mrs. Osbaldeston's South Australian, 3 yrs, 7st 41b
(W. Bottom) 3
The following also ran :--Bel Esperanza, Wild Rose,
Donizetti, Wallace, Heiress, Topaz, Ambush, Suburban,
and Lord Milton.

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J. Daley weighed for Niger, 3 yrs, Gst, but the horse was
not sent to the course in time to start.

Betting-5 to 2 each agst Donizetti and Suburban, sto
1 agst Ambush, 10 to 1 agst Amsterdam. Amsterdam lay
off to the half distance, when he began to creep forward,
and won a fine race on the post by a head ; a length and a
half between the second and third ; Wallace, Lord Milton,
and Suburban were next.

The Second Class Wokingham Stakes of 5 soya each, with

50 added. Last three-quarters of the New Mile.
Mr. Payne's Horace, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b .. (Bullock) 1
Baron Rothschild's Mentmore, 5 yrs, 9st 71b.... (Wells) 2
Mr. W. S. Williams' Penalty, 4 yrs, Bst nb.. (Osborne) 3
Mr. Gibbs' Golden Pippin, 3 yrs, 7st 51b
The following also ran :—Brandy Ball, New Brighton,
Cynticus, Cantine, Orlando, Volunteer, Royal Oak, and
Rose of Cashmere colt. •

Betting-3 to 1 agst Kentmore, sto 1 agst Brandy Ball,
6 to 1 agst Penalty, 8 to 1 agst Golden Pippin, 10 to 1 agst
Cynricus, 100 to 8 each agst Cantine and Horace, 100 to 7
agst the Rose of Cashmere colt. Horace and Mentmore
were in front throughout, the former winning by a head ; a
length and a half between the second and third ; a head be-
tween the third and fourth. Cynricus was fifth. Cantine,
Orlando, and Brandy Ball next. At the distance the Rose
of Cashmere ruptured a blood-vessel in the head, and was
dismounted before reaching the Stand.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-olds, 7st 21b
four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 121 b ; six and aged, lOst 121 b. To
start at the New Mile starting-post, and go once round
and in.

Mr. T. Parr's Avalanche, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Clements) 1
Lord W. Powlett's The Promised Land, 4 yrs, 9st 21b
(S. Rogers) 2
Captain Clifton's Congreve, aged, lOst 121 b (Salt) 3
Betting-5 to 4 alternately on The Promised Land and
Avalanche, the mare having the call at the close. Congreve
made the running past the Stand. At the top turn he fell
back to the rear, and The Promised Land took the lead,
closely followed by Avalanche. Coming into the straight,
the mare went up to The Promised Land, and coming away
within the distance, won easily by three lengths. Congreve,
beaten off a long way, entered in amidst the derisive cheers
of the spectators. _ _

The Englemere Plate, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 50
added ; 3-yr-olds, 7st ; four, Sst 41b ; five, Bst 101 b ; six
and aged, 9st. Certain winners extra. The winner to be
sold for 150 sovs, &c. Old mile. (13 subs.)

Colonel Towneley's Ticket-of-Leave, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb
(L. Snowden) 1
Colonel Archdall's The Niger, 3 yrs, ist (Daley) 2
Mr. T. Parr's Philomel, 3 yrs, 7st (Clement) 3
The following also ran :—Timandra, Woodburn, Nim-
rod.

Betting-7 to 4on Ticket-of-Leave, 4to 1 agst Nimrod.
The Niger made the running, closely waited upon by
Timandra, Philomel, and Ticket-of-Leave next, Woodburn

last. At the last turn Ticket-of• Leave went to the front,
closely pursued by Niger, and an exciting race between the

two terminated in favour of the former by a head, a length
between the second and third. Ticket-of-Leave and Niger
were both claimed by the owners of the second and third
horses respectively.
A Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each ;
three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 71b ; six and
aged, 9st 91b. Certain allowances. The winner to be
sold for £2OO, &c. Cup Course. &subs. '
Lord Courtenay's Romeo, aged (£so), Bst 111 b (Hughes) 1
Mr. W. Bryne's Desmond, 3 yrs (£200), 7st 716 (Challoner) 2
Mr. Wilson's Bucephalus, 5 yrs (£so),7st 101 b (Bullock) 3
Capt. Coates's Little Nat, 4 yrs (£5O), Bst 21b (Clement) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst Bucephalus, and 2to 1 agst Romeo.
Desmond led to within.the distance, where the running was
taken up by Romeo, who was never afterwards headed, and
won by three lengths; a bad third. Little Nat was last
throughout. The winner was claimed by Mr. j. Osborne.
The Grand Stand Plate of 100 says ; three-yr-olds,'7st ilb ;
four, Bst 121 b ; five, 9st 51b; six and aged, 9st 71b.
Mares and geldings allowed 51b. The winner to be sold
for £2OO. To start at the distance post and once round.
11 subs.
Mr. Peck's Plumper, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Holder) 1
Mr. Saxon's Jenny Longlegs, 3 yrs, 7st llb (Midgley) 2
Sir J. Hawley's Courier, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (Wells) 3
Captain Duff's Gorsehill, 5 yrs, 9st 51b (J. Land) 4
Hughes 'weighed for Romeo; and his number was added
to the telegraph some time after the others had been exhi-
bited ; the horse, however, did not get to the post in time
to start.

Betting--5 to 4 agat Jenny Longlegs, 2to 1 agat Plumper.
Plumper made all the running, and won by three-quarters
of a length ; a bad third. The winner was claimed by Mr.
Saxon for Lord Ailesbury. _ _ _ _ _ •

A Sweepsakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft, for three-yr-olds,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain winners extra. T.Y.C.
5 subs.
Mr. A. Nichols' The Wizard, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) w.o.

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
ST. LEGER.
10 to 1 agst Horror (taken)
10 to 1 agst Avalanche (taken)

THE DERBY.
12 to 1 agst Dundee Oaken)
30 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken)
33 to 1 agst The Aphrodite colt
40 to 1 agst Wing (taken)
40 to 1 agst Vancouver (taken)
40 to 1 agst Wild Will (taken)
40 to 1 agst Bushman (taken)
40 ,to 1 agst Robin Hood (taken)
50 to 1 agst Matador ,(taken)

THE VISITORS' PLATE.—The objection against Plumper
was considered yesterday (Friday), and the race was
awarded to Neoptolemus, who came in second. The last
charge was, it will be remembered, made against Plumper
on the ground that the owner of the horse had started
another (Joskin) in the same race, contrary to the condi-
tions.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
sto 1 agst Ben Webster (taken)
10 to 1 agst Butterfly (offered)
10 to 1 agst Gladiolus (taken)
12 to 1 agst Tiger (taken)
12 to 1 agst Wildman (taken)
100 to 6 agst Underhand (taken)
ST. LEGER.
sto 2 agst Thormanby (taken)
7to 2 agst Wizard (taken)
7to 1 agst any other (offered)
All the other betting was on events decided at Ascot to.
day.

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PALERMO, MAT 28.

Fatigued as I was 1 slept the whole night through,
but people who did not assure me that the bombard-
ment from both Castle and ships was more furious
than during the day. Otherwise the night passed
quietly enough, a few random shots by outlying
posts forming the only interruption. I was just
getting up in the morning when I was attracted by
running and shouts in the street below. I looked
out and saw two persons running through the
street, waving their handkerchiefs and shouting
" Viva la liberta !" I could not at first understand
their tardy enthusiasm, but when I was told that
they were some of the political prisoners just set
at liberty, I could understand this unexpected
burst of evvivas, which, I need not say, found con-
siderable echo on all sides. Several hundreds of
these people were running about the streets, a loud
testimony to the Bourbon rule. The troops which
had occupied the prison of the Vicariato and the
barracks close by had evacuated the spot, were em-
barked in boats, and taken across to the Castello.
The communication between the troops in the Cas-
tello and the Piazza Reale was thus cut off.

The next news was that the troops which had been
posted in Monreale had been withdrawn towards
the town. They were seen descending the road in
the early morning and going towards the Royal Pa-
lace, augmenting the number of those stationedthere
by several thousands. This scattering of the Royal
forces was one of the most important objects in
cturinalars marches. The Neapolitans, knowing the
hatred of the people and the numerous bands bent
on doing mischief, never dared to move except in
large masses. Wishing to guard the position of
Monreale, they had sent from 4,000 to 5,000 men
there. They had another body quite equal to this
disposed along the road from Parco to Piana, as
they thought, in pursuit of Garibaldi. They re-
quired a strong garrison in the citadel and on the
road to the Mole, so that comparatively little re-
mained for the defence of the town itself.

This morning two Neapolitan steamers came in,
the Capri and another, both full of troops, who are
supposed to intend landing somewhere or other
They are troops sent off before the catastrophe could
have been known at Naples. They seem undecided
what to do under the circumstances, for if they chose
to land they might easily do so under the fire of
the citadel. There is comparative stillness this
morning. Not a shot has been fired from the ships,
and the citadel is likewise more moderate in its
exertions.

NOON.
I have just returned from head-quarters in the
Piazza del Pretorio, where the mystery of the silence
of the ships has been explained to me. Admiral
Mundy sends his Flag-Lieutenant, Mr. Willmot,

every day three times on shore to communicate with
Mr. Goodwin, the Consul, and know everything
that is going on. This morning Mr. Willmot

had another mission. The Neapolitan Commo-
dore called on board the Hannibal very early to

ask for the Admiral's good offices, in order to
effect a suspension of arms with General

Garibaldi, and obtain from the latter permission
for two general officers from the forces in the
Royal Palace and outside of it to traverse the town

and communicate with the Admiral. Admiral

Mun dy answered that he would not consent to be the

mediator in any kind of negotiations unless the fire
from the ships and the citadel first ceased. The
Commodore promised immediately to cease firing
from the vessels, but said that he could not pledge

himself to put an end to the fire of the citadel, as
the General commanding there was not only not

under his orders, but was, on the contrary, his su-
perior officer; but that he would do his best to per-
suade the commander of the citadel to follow his
example and cease firing. On this the Admiral
promised to send the message of the Commodore to
General Garibaldi. The Commodore kept his word,
and his ships have not fired a shot since; but it
seems his persuasive powers were lost on the com-
mander of the Castello, for he continues shelling
from time to time but rather mildly in comparison
with yesterday. The message of the Commander
seemed to prove better than even the abandoning
of the position towards the Mole and the great mi-
litary hospital with 700 sick and wounded, that
things were not looking very promising for the
Neapolitans. Yet, in spite of this, General Gari-

baldi, with his usual magnanimity, consented im-
mediately to make an armistice, to stop his career
of victory, and to allow the Generals to pass
through the town. Nay, he despatched orders im-
mediately to cease hostilities all along the line of
attack, and sent a message informing the Neapoli-
tan Commodore of it through the Admiral. It was
carrying generosity rather too far. However, it is
Garibaldi's nature to have faith in the cause he
fights for, and to be magnanimous even to his ene-
mies.

Besides the Neapolitan commanders there seem
to be others, too, who think that the victory is on
Garibaldi's side. After writing a few lines in the
morning I sauntered into the town, my first object
being, of course, to go to head-quarters. I had taken
up my own quarters in the Hotel of the Trinacria,
just opposite to the French Consulate. When I
came out of the door I saw a gentleman in a blue
coat and brass buttons marked with the Imperial
eagle of France, talking to mine host, who imme-
diately presented to me the gentleman with the
brass buttons as the Chancelier of the French Con-
sulate, who wished to see General Garibaldi, and
asked me, as I
was going that way, to take charge
of him. I consented, and off we went. All along
the road the Chancelier displayed a very inquisi-
tive turn of mind, asking me what the number of
Garibaldi's force was, whether he had possession of
the town, whether he was well provided with am-
munition, and all kinds of other indiscreet questions,
which I answered in my best diplomatic manner.
He informed me that he had something very parti-
cular to communicate to the General, and I enter-
tained him with accounts of the bombardment,
showing him the traces of it, and expatiating about
the infamy of it, and the pitiable figure the repre-
sentatives of the " civilised" nations played in the
whole affair. Thus we arrived at the Piazza Pre-
torio and found the General on the platform of the
large fountain. I presented my companion, who
took Garibaldi aside and congratulated him, in
the name of his Government, on the happy suc-
cess of his expedition, assuring him of the sym-
pathies of France, and displaying great eloquence,
which I suspect was lost on the straight-forward
soldier in his red flannel shirt, who, although
no diplomat, has a keen appreciation of human
nature.
The taking of Palermo has had decidedly its
effect on the country around. There is no end of
the squadre which are approaching in all direc-
tions and hovering about the Regii. As soon as
these latter had left Monreale the insurgents in the
neighbourhood descended to occupy it as well as
San 'Aladin°. All about Piana and Corleone they
are swarming and skirmishing, so that the column
of 1,500 or 1,600 men which has been sent in that
direction is rather compromised. They hoped to
destroy Garibaldi and his partisans, and the fate
they prepared for them may await themselves.
But while thus the general march of events is
decidedly favourable 1 must say the Palermitans
to the mark. They are all well
are scarcely up
intentioned, but they are distressingly indolent,
and want that general co-operation which is most
calculated to insure success. There is no initiative
or activity on their part, and their sole occupation
seems to be to invent and spread rumours. Not a
quarter of an hour passes without some fellow or
other coming in out of bresth and announcing the
advance of the Royal troops ; now they are from
one, now from the other side. Above all, horses
and cavalry seem to be the nightmare of the Paler-
mitans. They see the solitary regiment of
Neapolitan cavalry everywhere. It is in vain that
their noses are thrust against the barricades with
which the whole town is blocked up, they will

see the cavalry. But, although they are thus
haunted by the Royal troops, few seem to
think that they ought to do something for them-
selves—making preparations for the defence of
their houses and streets, and being always ready
to meet an attack. It never occurs to them, as it
did to the Lombards last year, that it is their duty
to think day and night how to alleviate the suffer-
ings of those who bleed in their cause. It is not the
want of will, but a deficiency in acting otherwise
than by order. The only thing which they do
spontaneously is to cry " Evviva," and promenade
the streets eager for news and gossip.
The irregulars are decidedly improving. They
are getting a taste for barricade and street fighting;
they still blaze away their ammunition in a frantic
manner, but they are beginning to keep to their
posts and even to advance, if not too much ex-
posed. This is our advantage in these street fights
—the longer they last the more they increase the
confidence of the irregulars and destroy the disci-
pline of the regular troops.
Every hour brings new proofs of this in the
shape of prisoners and deserters from the Neapo-
litan forces. With those taken in the hospitals
there must be above 1,000. There is an order from
the General to treat them well, and there is no
animosity prevailing against them, but so much the
greater is that against the sbirri, spies, and " corn-
pagni (Tana," a kind of local police,'who have com-
mitted great horrors. They are picked out every-
where, and brought up in gangs of five and six to
the committee trembling for their lives; but only
one of them has been killed hitherto, having been
taken in the act of firing at those who wanted to
arrest him.

The ceasing of the bombardment, or rather the
diminishing of it, has brought people out into the
streets again.

EVENING.
When I wont to head quarters in the afternoon, I
found everyone in a state of great indignation. Long
after Garibaldi had sent his consent to a suspension
of arms, the bombardment from the Castello was
continued. Nay, the Neapolitans had continued
firing on the advanced pests, although strict orders
from Garibaldi had prevented the patriots from
answering. Taking advantage of this quiescence
on the side of the latter, the Neapolitans had burnt
some houses and taken possession of some barricades
which flanked theirs in the Piazza Reale. Several
Cacciatori were killed and wounded. The General
was on the point of addressing a letter to Admiral
Mundy, complaining of this breach of faith, when
Lieut. Wilmot called again on the part of the Ad-
miral at 6 p.m., saying that as no answer had
arrived from the Commodore he thought the General
liberated from his premise. On this the order was
given to retake the lost positions. A couple of
Orsini's shells were thrown, and soon dislodged the
Royalists. Half an hour afterwards Lieut. Wilmot
called again. The Commodore had sent his answer,
which was to the effect that the two Neapolitan
Generals asked for the protection of the British
flag in their passage through the town. The Admiral
categorically refused, on which the Commodore de-
clared that all negotiations were at an end.
The impression gained by this answer was that
the whole negotiation was merely a feint to gain time
and prepare for some movement. Every moment
fresh reports came in stating that the whole Neapoli-
tan fleet was in movement, with the exception of the
Ercoli, the frigate which had been shelling the town
yesterday. The two steamers with troops, after
landing five boatfulle3 of their cargoes in the Castello,
went off, one of them towing a gunboat, and the
other two merchant vessels. The general impres-
sion is that they meditate a landing of the rest
somewhere, and a general attack. I must say it
looks to me rather like a preparation for departure
and embarkation of the troops. However, all pre-
parations are made for their reception, should they
attempt an attack.

MAY 29, MORNING.

The night passed quietly—so at least lam told,
for I slept without waking once. The whole of the
Neapolitan fleet left during the night, going out
straight to sea, but in the morning the Commodore's
vessel was seen to the cast, in the direction of Ter-
mini, the very place were the Neapolitan troops
embarked in 1848.

The bastion of Montalto, close to the Royal
palace, has been evacuated by the Neapolitans, who
left behind a large 32-pounder gun. The forces
which occupied the Firenze has sent an officer as
parlementaire to offer to retire. The condition
proffered by Garibaldi was that they should lay
down their arms. They refused to do this, and the
32-pounder is being prepared to make them under-
stand the necessity of such a step. The fort has,
besides, its water and its provisions cut off, so there
is no doubt that it will soon be brought to reason.
The supposition that the movements of the Neapo-
litan fleet are calculated rather to ensure the safety
of the Neapolitan troops than to do damage to the
patriots is getting ground every moment. Just
when I was at the Pretorio one of the captains of
squads stationed outside made his report,—the Nea-
politans cut off from communication outside, as well
as from the sea-shore. San Martino, La Favorita,
Monreale, Parco, as well as the district towardsthe
sea-shore, are full of guerillas, harassing the Royal-
ists day and night. They are massed in Porazzo
and Santa Sheresa, and have been trying to make
a forward move both yesterday and this morning
towards Olivuzzo, in the direction cf San Martino
and La Favorite. This is probably a feint, while
their real intention is to operate on the opposite
side, where their shot went. .

While I was with the general a letter arrived
from Corleone by which he was informed that the
Neapolitan colonel commanding the column sent
there was inclined to come over if his rank was
con firmed to him. He is surrounded on all sides
by guerillas, his road cut off, and he has a consi-
derable force before him. The answer was, of
course, an acceptance of his proposals, which came
in an indirect way.
The proposal does not surprise me. Yesterday
Ceveral officers came in in plain clothes and gave
themselves up. I saw about 60 or 70 prisoners and
deserters in one place, who all wished to have arms
and become soldiers of Italian independence.
But with all this it would be desirable that the
Palermitans did more, and the squadre too. The
first seem only busy with their evvivas, and the
latter, like true Bashi-Bazouks, with wasting their
ammunition.

P.M.

About 3 p.m. one of those panics suddenly
broke out again which occur every moment, and
serve more than anything else to demoralise the
town and the squadre. The steamers which had gone
off yesterday came back, and the rumour was that
they were disembarking their troops before the
Porta dei Greci • great running and movement,
great confusion, all caused by a column of dust on
the road running along the sea-shore. In the
afternoon there was some heavy firing, both to-
wards the Piazza Reale and to the left of it, where
the Neapolitans have a bastion which flanks the
palace, and is itself defended from the Castello. All
yesterday and to-day the object on that side was to
get possession of a cluster of houses, so as to isolate
that bastion and force them out of this as from that
of Sant'Agatha. The town is too large, and Gari-
baldi's immediate followers are too few to be sent
everywhere, and too precious to be exposed except
in the greatest necessity. Thus it is the squadre
who form the mass in most places. While ammuni-
tion lasts all goes well ; but unfortunately, blaze
away as they do, a couple of hundred cartridges
would not be sufficient for one of them. I really
think they are worse in this respect than the
Bashi-Bazouks. Well, the ammunition being ex-
hausted on that point just at the moment the
Royalists made a move in advance, one party of
Picciotti fell back in one of the streets, and thus
allowed the Royalists to shut in a street of houses
in which another party of them was still holding
out.

- Garibaldi was at dinner when the news arrived.
There had been so many rumours of an advance of
the Neapolitans during the day that the first im-
pression was that this was merely another of those
wild rumours ; but Capt. Niva, who brought it, was
one of the Garibaldians, and there could be no
doubt about its truth. One street or one house is
no great object in a town like Palermo, which has
many more of them than can be well defended,
but so much the more important was the moral
effect of losing a portion already once held.
With his usual coup d'wil, which I begin to think
looks like inspiration, Garibaldi felt this. He
jumped up from his chair, saying, " Well, then I
suppose I must go there myself." Ito saW it was
one of those moments when the chief must be at the
head of his troops to restore their confidence. He
went downstairs, and took with him whatever he
found on the read to that exposed point, and pro-
ceeded to retake the lost ground.
His presence not only soon checked the advance
of the Royalists, but made them likewise lose the
advantage they had gained a moment before. With
that marvellous ascendancy which he exercises over
those around him, he succeeded in a short time in
making the Picciotti fight, and even in animating the
population which had remained in the houses.
In spite of the urgent entreaties of his followers
not to expose himself he remained in the open street,