The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-31 00:00:00

(From, the Manchester Guardian.)

, .
If thunder in a clear sky was regarded by the ancients'
as an ;gotten, we should like to know what is to be thou-gilt
of the grave accusation made by the ofll6ial organ of the
VrenCh Government against a portion of the English
press.: Certainly, there is nothing within the political
horizon, as we scan it, tnaCc3unt for this extraordinary
burst Of celestial wrath. The accusation runs that for
some time past certain cif our newspapers have indulged
in caitimnies against the French Government, which, we
are fold'almetst in a tone of threat, are calculated to dis-
unite two nations whose alliance is the best guarantee
for the peace of the world; Not •to dispute with this
writer as to what may properly be called calumnies, we
,efiti honestly --eay, that we are at a ' loss to gni-
;•dltiXe what manifestations of hostility Or ill-will are
:-hilliided bit:, ACc9rdibg to our observation. of contemporary
jetirnidiiiiii, i there have been' several occasions since
'the Concluitison of the war on whiCh the complaint might
haie been Made With more, plausibilitY than at the pre-
sent • moment. Iris true - that the monetary crisis in
France has been tiscusied in thiaCountry with an inte-
rest Wilitiablits'bearing on'our own prosperity involver;
and with. theleeidoin "which We employ in regard to
questions of our own :domestic administration. ' It is
equally trne that the embarrassment and diecontent in
which artifiCial causes have mainly contributed to plunge
the Working reeeple of Paris have been occasionally re-
ferred to on the indisputable evidence afforded by the
extraordinary measures of 'precaution and repression
Which the authorities have been-seen to take. But it
appears to us, speaking of our contemporaries generally,
that ' the manner in which theie sUbjects have been
treated ist Iso far, from betraying malignant satisfaction
that it has been marked' by friendly respect not only for
fife 'French nation, but for the Government of Louis
Na.o.,leau.
The singular want of judgihent esinced in the publi-
cation' of this imperial remonstrance is not alleviated by
any propriety or grace in the lauguage in which it is
couched. Nothing can be more groundlessly qtiernlotts
tbad the statement that the "calumnies" which we are
accused of spreading "are the "more- odious as they are
concealed under an anonymous mask, and can- only be
Answered by contempt.'' -`Theenifieient answer to this
at.urility• is to ask what wore the French Government
could'do for its own vindication. if it were informed in
larppr letters -,that Mr. So-and-So wrote this lead-
ing are or that; letter ?, The truth is that all pe,
ii4fefli-oentatent and.dissertistioneVerything that does'
not involve the allegation of unknown ;and ttniuthes4.,
'cated.,facts4-is just. as much: eutitleclto respeot.;Aken
ptiliirehedsanonythouslY as *lin bearing all the_saws
and-surnames:et its anther. ' • As for-such- writing being
only answerable{ by. contempt, Wis. manifestly not less
sittryeet` te bentif ty proof arid :argnment becairsis it is
given to the world, without,a perk.* nal/9. • Both inf.
Jew and in controversy in' aggrieved person has e,caCtly
:tile)sanoe,meana of:..red.ress in dealing with a journal as'
an institution, and with its proprietors and 'printers as
responsible -individitals, as .whiiii: he can fasten art the'
actual writer. There is no commoner object of virtuous
ictligilatiotithn in dnytiOus Writing- e but by observation
it will be found that th:s is, in 99 cases out ofloo,,the
resonrcit Of- people-who 'seek a pretext for 'evading the
reftitAticin. of eeproaches um:lei:Which they smart. • ' -
Equally improper is'thfl language of the A/maga/Jr, in
. warning us that the offence ascribed to the journals ire
this country may tend toy destroy confidence between the
Cabinetaot London and Paris. ,Tha French Government
thud be perfectly well
.aware that that of England has sot
the slightest power of ;dictating to,' or Conwllirig,, the
Areas; and cannot therefore be.made responsible for any
course which it may Nieseeti to pirsue.' Altogether, this
article is marked by so 'little of justice,' dignity, or truth-
fulness that we.gladly fall in with the euggestion of more
than'one of oUrneintemporaries that it mug_ hive found
48 way to•lig,htwithout the knnwleclgp of the remarkable
'4..41 'llti,.:ltt,lde. Olten-.Q to an intimate ac-
-I.",_°‘"it'anif!,witta,:the eonduet and sentinie6te of the. Eng•
:!_la..! Wthkeiei i. 1.104;, its publication 'should have creattict
lw,enPreand irtjurioue excitement in. Parisi, where" the
-01‘*eiZtenluatitir-RiTtl; and intermittently, ' ,_._ '
.nnly, allowed .to penetrate.. ,as it
tatermittently, we were' bound to
expect. The natural inference from so solemn an accu-
tht°l3nr:
_iwicAuhld lie
ptliStit-w-littlillii:teaflaentlei of a.nifimnoc'sttylleagthinoslte'thoef
,i,olteiruilltibi,Ctr;9l::te4ll9,B7o4:,, , Nothing. can be rfurtlisr, from
• • ,
ithi)pii.ky Li..thit i 1 ngsr ill 'act example Of-the miserable
i. . Y 3 tin orecepressitin to which the'Freneh
?tlbFeeflinpre9ntonallaPreiaare%utti4hte increasingly devoted.' ' Such
a our
hromitoetlypiunb
wjiwi tiseih reemin3onatrimancagesinae,atihnatti goliclitnye,x.all
its effect :tilel be to canes
either law or public opinion to be
_ex.
I.tal against the
perfectly unfettered aetioii- tot Ihei,Eng t --prees, niust
azsuredly bs mistaken. .._ _. .

the usual mestiag of
MS, BIBICENIiiiAD L 10616.,--At. -,, 1
the'Liverrool town-council, held yetaterd
m
consideration of !
head Dock Committee recommended o'l'l' th128.13;.!:ell;
.1,0001. be given,toiMr., J. B. Hartley, son of --,_.°‘
Hp:l:ley, docic-engineer pf Liverpool; in cons,C• " es"
his services in connexion with the Birkelllile
sines they, have pa,seed into the hands 'of tha 0 DD°ci...ak 3
tion ; and that, Mr. J.. 8. rfaktley, be appointed r)lor'lL---
tent ,pngiinee,r of the Birkenhead. Donks, at a salaryL-----*
759/. a.year. .gr. Alderman §,..,Holrae in m41;13 of
confirmation of the proceedings, stated that' Mr*tae
eon, contrp,ctor, had .commenced the excavatifient;
greatifloat (Birketihead).. and that he e29poted to have a
largiy,bqdy of men at worlisin a-fevf (tam Lt soon as his:
machinery was completed. 'Y wotks would thpaf be
prosecuted with vigour. Mr. Robertson .Gliafitiliae
seconded the proposition, which was adopted nem, die,

Sporting Intelligence.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
THURSDAY.

Sw -epstakes of 10 sous eacb, for 2-yr-olds and upwards.
The winner to be sold for 250 so's, if demanded, &c.

Last half of Ab. M. 4 subs.
Captain Christie's Stormsail, 2 yrs, bat 91b (Fordharn) 1
Mr. Mellish's Pope Joan, 5 yrs, 9st llb (Wells) 2
Mr. W. I'Anson's Brampton, 2 yrs, Est 91b

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(Witbington) 3
Mr. Capel's Duet, 3 yrs, 3st 71b (J. Mann) 4
Betting-7 to 4 agst Stormsail, 2to 1 agst Brompton•
Won by three quarters of a length ; a head between the
second and third ; two lengths between the third and
fourth.

Handicap Plate of 501., for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A.F.
Mr. T. Ruxworthy's Knight of Avon, 3 yrs, 6st 41b
(Plumb) 1
Mr. E. R. Clark's Vandermulin, 3 yrs, Sst (Quinton) 2
Mr. Holland's Tyre, 3 yrs, Sit 41b (Wilberforce) 3
Mr. Hughes's Breeze, 3 yrs, let 41b (Snowden) 4
The following also ran :—Flac:ow, Alembic, Game-
keeper, Hospitality, Whalebone, Glen Lee, Lymington,
Squire Watt, Termagant, British Remedy.

Betting-3 to 1 agst Termagant, sto 1 agst Lymiug.
ton, 7 to 1 each agst Gamekeeper and the Knight of
Avon. Won by three quarters of a length, two lengths
between the second and third, and a head between the
third and fourth. Glen Lee was fifth, well up with
Breeze ; Lymington and Hospitality were next. The
last three were Termagant, Flacrow, and Alembic.
Renewal of the Glasgow Stakes of 100 sovs each, h ft,
for 2-yr.old colts, Bst 71b. Last three quarters of R.
M. 8 subs.
Gen. Peel's Messenger, Bat 71b (Flatman) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Mohawk, Bst 71b (A.. Day) 2
Duke of Bedford's Keepsake, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 3
Mr. Browne's Bel Oiseau, Bst 71b (Aldcroft) 4
Batting—Even on Messenger, 3 to 1 agst Keepsake,
sto 1 agst Bel Oiseau. Won cleverly by half a length ;
same distance between the second and third, and third
and fourth.

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, b. ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts•
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Ab. M. 9 subs.
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Bel Esperanza, Bst 41b
(J. Holmes) w.o.
Mr. E. R. Clark's South-Western, Bst 71b
(J. Dockeray)
Lord Anglesey's Somerset, Bst 71b (Wells) 3
Duke of Bedford's Aster, Set 71b (S. Rogers) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Bel Esperanza, 3to 1 each agst
Somerset and South-Western. A dead heat, Somerset
finishing about a length behind the first two. Aster was
beaten off.
Deciding Heat.—Bel Esperanza walked over, and Sir
R. W. Bulkeley and Mr. E. R. Clark divided the stakes.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft ; for 2-yr-
olds. First half of Ab. M. 18 subs.
Mr. Barne's Dewdrop, sst 6th (Plumb) 1
Mr. R. E. Cooper's King of the Forest, 7st 121 b
(E. Sharp) 2
Mr. Baker's Huntington, 7st (Snowden) 3
The following also ran :—Vaulter, Dusty Mtiler,
NoUgat, Zanoni, Black Tommy, Media Noce, Jewess f,
Schneider, Roulade, Admiral of the White, Derrick, and
Admiral Lyons.
Betting—Owing to the delay in putting up the num-
bers at the ring, there was very little betting ; 5 to 1 was
taken about Dewdrop, 6 to 1 each agst King of the Forest
and, Jewess f, 8 to 1 agst Vaulter. Dewdrop made nearly
all the running, and won in a canter by three-quarters of
a length ; two lengths between the second and third ;
Media Noce was fourth. Black Tommy, Admiral of the
White, and Nougat headed the next lot. Admiral Lyons
broke a blood vessel.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst
71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 100
sovs, if demanded. First half of Ab. M. 6 subs.
Duke of Bedford's Spinet, Bst 41b (Pettit) 1
Lord Anglesey's Susan Lovell f, Est 41b...(Fordham) 2
Greville's Br. to Bay Rosalind, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3
Capt. Little's Griselle f, Sint 41b (J. Hall) 4
Betting-5 to 4on Spinet, 3to 1 agst Br. to Bay Rosa-
lind. Won by a, neck ; bad third.
Sweepstakes of 50 soya each, h ft, for two-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 51b (not engaged in the July, Ches-
terfield, Rutland, Clearwell, or Prendergast Stakes).
Winiiers extra. D.M. 5 subs.
Mr. T. ?area M.D., Bst 71b (Wells) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Augury, Bst 101 b (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. E. Day's Bannockburn, Bst 71b ( Wakefield) 3
Betting—Even on M.D., 6to 4 agst Augury. Won
by two lengths. A length between the second and third.
Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for
three-yr-olds and upwards. Ti,e winner to be sold for
100 sovs if demanded, &c. D.M. 7 subs.
Mr. Deline's Longsight, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Fordham) 1
Mt. G. S. Thompson's Caliph, 5 yrs, 7st 131 b (Barham) 2
Mr. Fergusson's Alcyone, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Sly) 3
The following also ran :—Mabel, Courtier, Dame
Judith. '
Betting-5 to 4on Longsight, sto 1 agst Caliph.
Longsight led from start to finish, and won by three
lengths ; a length between the second and third. The
winner was claimed.
S4becription Plate of 50/. ; for two-yr-olds, Est 71b ; and
three, Bst I.olb. The winner to be sold for 350 sovs if
,demanded, &c. T.Y.C.
• Mr. Jackson's Remedy, 2 yrs
Mr. G. Drewe's The Dupe, 2 yrs (Bray) 2
I Mr, Stevens's Barbarity, 2 yrs (Prior) 3
'The following also ran :—Evelyn, Clarendon, filly by
Don John, .Roulade, Thames Ditton, Lord Nelson,
• Tiptop.
Betting—Even on Remedy, 6 to 1. agst Thames Dit-
tOn, 10 to 1 each agst Lord Nelson, Evelyn, and The
Dupe. Won easily by half a length ; three lengths be-
' tween the second and third ; bad fourth. Thames
Ditton and Lord Nelson were fif'ch and sixth. •
Mr. G. Drewe claimed Lord Nelson.

•
E SUN, I.4ON'fION, FRI DA EVEN IN Gl .M, 1856

Salop Bank, Shrewsbury— Burton, Lloyd,
and Co. '
Scarbor high Old Bank, Scarborough—Wood-

24,718

all and Co
Shrewsbury Old Bank and Shrewsbury and
Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury— Rocke, Ey-
tons, and Co
Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbune.
—Vallance and Co.
Southampton Town and County Bank, South-
ampton—Maddison and Pearce
Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylds and Co 14,586
Southampton and Hampshire Bank, SetiAamp-
ton—Atherley, Fell, and Co.
Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore •
Stafford Old Bank, StaJord—Stevenson and
C 0...
Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton,
Cayley and Co.
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrew,sbm7
—Beck, Downward, and Co. ... 24,134
Taunton Bank, Taunton—H. and R. Bader:3k 26,719
Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill and Rundle 10,102
Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph and Co. 10,3219
Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton
Dunsford and Co.
Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton-
shire—Thrapston, Yorke and Eland
Trines Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But-
cher and Son
Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—Percival and

Co
Town and County of Poole Bank and Ring-
wood and Poole Bank, Poole—G. W. Led-
gard and Sons
Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and

40,754

3,184

3,131
340

1 3, ci,e) 3

10,751

11,373

13,650

7,802

11,962

Co
Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith,
and Co 13,363
Wallingford , Wallingford—Hedges,
Wells, and Co, 8,155
Warwick and AV arwiekshiro Bank, Warwick—
K. Greenway and QC .
Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox,
Brothers, and Co 5,614
West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract
Bank, Wakefield— Leatham, Tew, and Co
Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap-

15,465

17,782

45,470

13,250

man, and Co
Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win-
chester—Bulpett and Co
Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester
—Wickham and Co
Weymouth Old Bank-and Dorchester Bank,
Weymouth—Eliott and Pearce 15,775
Wirksworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank,
Wirksworth—Arkwright and Co 36,962
Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech—
Gurneys and Co
Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscotabe—P. and
W. Hancock
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhanapton—Good-
ricke and Holyoake
Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Laven-
der, and Co
Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old
Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and
C 0.......................
Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley,
Turner, and Co 7,615
Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Forster
and Sons
Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—R
and W. F. Fryer
Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth
and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurneys,
Birbeck, and Co 55,406
Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great
Yarmouth—Sir E. H. K. Lacon, Bart., and
Co 13,014
York Bank, York-- Swann, Clough, and Co 43,338

20,109

58,704

7,005

13,149

5,704

72,621

11,653

JOIST. STO CK BANKS.
Bank of Westmorland, Kendal
Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley
Bradford Banking Company, Bradford
Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver-
hampton
Bank of Whitehaven, White haven 25,429
Bradford Commercial Banking Company,
Bradford 20,370
Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union
Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent 54,728
Chesterfield and' North Derbyshire Banking
Company, Chesterfield 9,889
Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work.
ington
Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company,
Coventry •
Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 16,.184
County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel-
tenham
Carlisle and Cumberland Banrng Company,
Carlisle
Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle
Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company,
Dudley 88,538
Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company,
Derby
Darlington District Joint Stock Banking Com-
pany,
Darlington
East of England Bank, Norwich 23,517
Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 149,087
Halifax Joint Stock Bank, Halifax 18,623
Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 38,801
Hull Banking Company, Hull 29,890
lialifax Commercial Banking Company, Halifax 13,518
Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com-
pany, Halifax
Helston Banking Company, Helston
Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford
Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company,
Knaresborough 27,923
Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 3,460
Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster 61,297
Leeds Banking Company, Leeds 21,183
Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester 88,838
Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company 46,894
Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking
Company, Leamington Priors 11,208
Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,076
Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank-
ing Company, Nottingham
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking
Company, Nottingham 27,817
National Provincial Bank of England, Birming-

8,917
9,504
48,422

34,451

43,479
1,507
27,527

33,10'

ham, Head-office, 112, Bisitopsgate-street,
London
9
North Wilts Banking Company, Melksham
Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton 84,571
Northamptonshire Banking Company, North-
ampton ................................... . .....
North and South Wales Bank, Liverpoo
Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company, 66,844
....... • .....
Leicester
addleworth. 2,110
sShadeffidleollvdoßrtahnkßianngkcinogatepanornirp,
Sheffield 36,867
sßtoalnSkr
Lersaneg:
portt
Stapmanfoyr,ds,
tSapraaflodrindg, and BostonSh Banking Com-
Stue
Bank, n
key's Bankinga cp Company,raeterssh
shire Birrei
Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall
Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com-
pany, Stourbridge . 56,49
Sheffield and Flallamshire Banking Company,
Sheffield
Sheffield and Rotherham Joint Stock Banking
Company, Sheffield 50,7
Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company,
Richmond
Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking
Company, Wolverhampton
Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wake-
field
Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company,
Whitehaven
Warwick and Leamington Banking Company,
Warwick
West of England and South Wales District
Bank, Bristol 77,882
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 75,499
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud-
dersfield 34,193
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,Whitchurch
6,015
Worcester City arid County Banking Com-
pany, Worcester 6,942
York Union Banking Company, York 69,834
York City and County Banking Company, 95,725
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds 125,423
J. MICHAEL, Acting Registrar of Bank Returns.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, Oct. 25.

23,873
60,764

55,10

350,07
49,76

23,044

i 2,860

34,t75

14,7

28,2 W

29,394