The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-21 00:00:00

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teresting correspondencelt betweep n the author and 11;'e,
Goulburn, late Secretary of State for the Home

portal;

partment.

COL. SIBTHORPE and the TWO."
THREE MINISTERIAL RACE-HORSES.

RESPONDENT
FOM A COR.)
Yesterday the racing season began. The entries throngtall°ol
the country are numerous and indicate no falling off in atai
ment to our national sports. We use the word nation the
visedly, convinced of the correctness of its application jilt°. b.:
widest sense. The race and its accompaniments aPPear I so-
engrafted in our habits ; and the phraseology of the turf,l.6l
its-Actual pursuits, not unfrequently furnish forth the fabrifed
our senators most admired orations. We often find the
tye
language of the stable selected in the senate. Witifur
stancing that powerful harangue made in May, just aite-dr
Epsom meeting by Lord Stanley, in which he evinced e(Virt
found a knowledge of that extremely difficult question, the
ble-rig, felicitously illustrating his arguments with the lte-r0
the booth, and bringing the most extensive knowledge 0
go*.
knowing ones" to bear on a subject before supposed to be betty
sively possessed by the professional blacklegs or regtsspfl
ing men of the heath and the hells—without resting 011 t"„
effort of Lord Stanley, whick changed the Cimmerian
ness of St. Stephen's, to the light of a heavenly Pttyorre;
as bearing us out in the assertion that our senators gee%,
materials of their best speeches in the stables, we beg faie
to our Parliamentary columns of this day. Let such fedi
readers as are sceptical just read Colonel SibthOrP'S
where splents and spaying, bone and blood, brokeo-,chn
whistlers, and roarers, constitute the elements out of Wm. ipt g:
formed one of the most powerful addresses to the judge:lod
the collective wisdom that was ever heard within the *chit)!
the House. The most eloquent and impressive paseage,-tibe°
Hon. Member's speech, however, was where he des" 08,
28 ministerial racehorses starting for a country stakesoe#
dwelt with most felicitous force on the " start,," 000
with his subject, as his imagination describe('
ed irate
at " Tottenham corner," and his fervid eloquence glob,, pear
the sublimest enthusiasm when he saw them getting tbs.i
home"—because he then knew that every one of theills;oew
whole twenty-three, would break down. This certainlY,sopeo
be a coincidence unprecedented in racing annals ; but Pit'ipsf
it will, we are assured—we would lay our lives on it.
also seem strange that no riders are mentioned— that norl,
looks (but its only a delusive appearance) as if the mull::t ge`;
race-horses were to have it all their own way. and trubell.
bourne would be the winner at the approaching St. Pte'
meeting. A ace
Notwithstanding, however, the unquestionable an rolitiv
'talents of the gallant Colonel, both as an orator and all grel
prophet, we are bound in frankness to declare w,lt"cbit,
deference, our doubt that he possesses all those qualitio'd
qualify him to be " the councillor and controller" of 14°Arallifj,
bourne and his ministry. An allusion, no doubt unfone;,
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ill-natured, was made last night by Mr. O'Connell ttil, 116 t
Colonel," having been let out for hire. We disbelieve b 11,4
because he would not perhaps make a useful haeripol
simply because no person would hire a hack that evheer beet'
knew was a hack, and an old one besides. Whtbt
" safe" we do slot know ; but when on his legs last o.lg Hay;lP:,
looked very bad, and seemed to indicate a fall. liVe vi
asked whether he stumbles—whether he is free frosticoil
whether he is sound—and a variety of other questions Wtbst°
payment as well rig paces ; to which our only answer is'
do not warrant him in any respect.

THE FUNDS.—(THIS DAY.)
oCPI
CITY, TWELVE 0' a
We have few arrivals this morning ; one French In
~,r
the express from Paris, one Dutch, and one Hamburg dye
The Dutch mail brings the funds 21 per cents 4 •
tl"
es'
lower, 55 13-16 ; Five per cents., 102.
By the Hamburg mail we have the Vienna prices, sbar
Five per cents. 102, Money Bills 101 4 ; Bank Of
1,333 ; Money Bills, 1,334. tioo
The above mails do not bring any political inforMa
importance. 01°
The express from Paris states that the French -11
Tortoni's were Three per cents., 82.
1;
TUC FUNDS.
The funds continue steady. Consols, which left ig 9Js
day at for the Account, opened at, this morn oti
Exchequer Bills, 36 37; India Bonds, 90. btiofai,lo,
The foreign market left off yesterday exceedingli
and the favourite speculations were in South Arnerica_A
rities, particularly in Colombian Bonds, which reacroorlo;
owing to previous reports, which are not confirmed th f
ing. Spanish Bonds, 68-k ; Spanish Scrip, pre°. '
tuguese, 994 ; Columbian, 541. 014/ I
HALF-PAS at t
Consols have continued the whole of the morning a
for the Account, and 924 for Money. 313,4
The Foreign Market continues to e very buuYalit'l:6";
improvement in the morning's prices. Spanish Stuocioblii
Portuguese 991 ; Spanish Scrip 84 prem. ; C ge%incc
541 55; Dutch Two-and. a-Half per Cents., 59'.,11;
St
45 46 ; Exchequer Bills 36 37; India Bonds 20 ;
2161; India Stock 258.
CL O°P
THREE 0,--

Consols for the Account, 921
Sfid
„•ef
IRELAND.—With feelings of mingled
Lion Abp
indignation, we have to record the cruel persecti-iii4oo
heartless and abandoned men .in many parts of the c°- P"its
inflicting on the unprotected and virtuous tenantrY"e
tD
unprincipled and virulent tyrants, whom Provideecilla 00,4
anger, has permitted to scourge the people, have' d 0, to,
disregard
of consequences, established a reigns; elljte
throughout the land, which, if not speedily pat ifice teit
must have the effect of overturning the soma' euti q the
gether. One would have thought that rack reri,id
parsons, proctors, and absentees, had already gland.s° the
people to the utmost pitch of human endurance. "save veo
deed they had ; any other people under Healieth.e brris,
patient and long-suffering Irish, would long since the if
out into wild anarchy, and buried in one conlre°ri $5; to
selves and their tiger-hearted tormentors. An" iniest
with the demon-purpose of stimulating the excb
'
ph renzy, the whips hitherto employed have been till re ri
ancet
,
forscorpions, wherewith to scourge and lacerate, l'ilateriv
to the oppressor become a positive virtue...-. „ie
so'
Chronicle. t for iot
STATE OF TRADE.—The cotton mark s°
bat
back has been unusually active, and we uudeirstroodc
Such is the 4.0-:"Doewo
the manufacturers are all very busy.
new machinery, that one large house in that line, jurot t
shire, has as tinily orders as it can execute in the
years.—Liverpoot Chronicle.