The Sun.
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THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1859.

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MEMOIRS of the COURT of GEORGE IV,
From Original Family Documents.

By the Duke of BUCKINGHAM and CHANDOS, K.G.

" There is much in these volumes which deserves the
perusal of all who desire an intimate acquaintance with the
history of the period. The continents of well-informed men
like Lord Grenville and Mr. F. Grenville, disclosing as they
do the motives of individuals, the secret movements of par-
ties, and the causes of public events, are of high value to the
student, and exceedingly interesting to the general reader."
Daily News.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL AND MILITARY
STEEPLECHASES—WEDNESDAY.
Welter Stakes, a sweepstakes of 10 soya each, with 25
added from the Fund, and 25 by the town of Birming-
ham; 13st 71b each; winners extra. Three miles.
Viscount Talon's Young Magnet, 14st 71b (Inc. 141 b ex.)
(Owner) 1
Mr. Jones's Zouave, 13st 71b (Captain Hunt) 2
Major Thompson's Balaclava, 13st 71b (Captain Barclay) 3
. Betting—Even on Balaclava, 7 to 4 agst Young Magnet.
Young Magnet fell on jumping out of the ploughed land
the second time round, • but was remounted, and won by
half a length; two lengths between the second and third.
An objection to the winner was withdrawn.
The Hi:inters' Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; for
weight age ; riders of a winner 71b extra. Three miles.
Captain Hunt's Young Ragman, aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b
extra). (Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. Russell's Hospitality, 5 yrs, Ilst 71b • . (Mr. Adey) 2
Mr. Page's Moonraker, aged, 12st (Mr. Parker) 3
The following also ran—Chanticleer, Giselle, Duenna,
Luck's All, and Beppo.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Young Ragman, 3to 1 agst Beppo,
6 to 1 each agst Hospitality and Luck's All. Won by half
a length; bad third. Duenna and Luck's All fell, and
Beppo bolted.
The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase, Handicap,
of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 100 added ; the second to save
his stake; winners extra. About three miles and three-
quarters. Thirty-four subs.
Baron La Motte's Franc Picard, 10st 101 b (H. Lamplugh) 1
Mi. Harrison's Gibraltar' Bst 12 (inc. Sib ex.) (W.White) 2
Mr. P. Barling's The Curate (late Flatcatcher), 9st
(T. Holmes) 3
The following also ran—Alfred the Great, Orkousta,
Fanny, Phoenix, Longford, Kildare, Spring, and Mag.
nolia.

Betting-2 to 1_ agst Gibraltar, 7to 2 agst Sting, 6to 1
agst the Curate, 7 to 1 agst Phoenix, S to 1 agst Alfred the
Great, 10 to 1 each agst Franc Picard and Fanny, 15 to 1
agst Longford. The Curate and Franc Picard made most
of the running. The latter won at last by an easy length;
bad third. Longford and Phisnix walked in far behind
Alfred the Great, and at a wider interval still came Spring
and Magnolia.
The Sutton Handicap Steeplechase of 6 sovs each; winners
extra. The winner to be sold by auction for £5O, &c.
Three miles.
Mr. T. Golby's Maria Agnes, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (G. Stevens) 1
Captain Hunt's Young Ragman, aged, 9st 21b (carried
9st 71b) (Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Ling's Harry of Hereford, aged, 9st 91b (W. White) 3
The following also ran—Firefly, Sportsman, Barney
Williams, and Topsy.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Topsy, 4to 1 each agst Maria
Agnes, Young Ragman, Barney Williams, and Firefly, 5
to 1 agst Sportsman. Won by a length ; bad third ; Barney
Williams fell ; Young Ragman ran out soon after passing
the stand the first time round and lost much ground, and
Sportsman and Topsy refused at the top of the hill.
Military Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 25 added
from the Fund and 50 from the town of Birmingham ;
llst each ; winners extra; the winner to be sold by auc-
tion for £2OO. Three miles. Seven subs.
Mr. Jones ns Goldsmith, list 71b .. (Captain Hunt) 1
Mr. G. Egerton's (Rifle Brigade) Clear the Way (late
Ref-user), list 71b (Lieutenant Backhouse) 2
Sir R. De Burgo's (Limerick Militia) Spencer, list
(Owner) 3
Mr. Kennedy's (4th Light Dragoons) Runaway, list
(Captain Martin) 4
Betting--5 ;to 2on Goldsmith, who won by three lengths ;
two lengths between the second and third.
Match.-100 sovs ; 25 soya ft. Three miles. Mr.
Worthington's Telegram, aged, lOst 71b, against Mr. Price's
Little Treasure, lOst, off by consent.

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AN ENGLISHMAN AT FATSHAN.

The following is the account of our own corre-
spondent who went in a Chinese hired boat :
After getting right up into the heart of the city
of Fatshan my boatmen appeared afraid to go any
further, and said the Cheong-yeongs (Braves) of
the Kow-chap-look-heang (96 villages) were on
shore in great force, and that if I attempted to land
they would kill me; nor could I induce them to go
any further ; so I very unwillingly turned back, but
landed soon afterwards at a little mandarin station.
The officer in charge was very civil, but as I couldie,t
jabber more than Por shonta (I don't understan „
in his Pekin dialect, I had to give it up after elicit-
ing from him, however, that there was no fear, and
that I might walk from end to end of the place
without molestation. " You heard that ?" I said
to the boatmen, " now come along." So off we
went ; and never did I meet more civility any-
where in China. Presently we came to one of the
fellows that the boatmen had pointed to as being a
Brave, so I asked him in Punsee if he was a
Cheong-yeong ? " No," he replied ; "lam a Low-
kong" (constable). " Ah, indeed; well just follow
me, and keep the small boys off;" and this he did
most willingly. There was not a bit of need of an
escort, I believe ; but I felt all the more comfortable
at having him. It took me (I timed it coming
back) just 25 minutes to walk from end to end of
these suburbs. I should say, therefore, that they are
about a mile and a half in length, along the river's
bank. On this western side, or purlieus,
as they have to be termed, there are a rare
lot of brothels, opium smoking shops, and gam-
bling tables. I never saw such a number of com-
mon women in a Chinese town before, and
they appeared as haggish and as tawdry as
they are in the streets of Taipingshan, in Hong
Kong. Nor, excepting at Macao, had I seen so
many gambling tables. Crossing the stream I landed
at a merchant's wharf, met the proprietor at the
door and was smilingly welcomed, and permitted to
pass through into the back streets. It was a joss
paper warehouse of great depth, as deep almost as
the old Chinchew Hong under the city wall at
Canton, and one of a long line running up the river's
bank for upwards of a mile. Behind these hongs
was the street—the most public in the place, and
very well stocked with china shops. Some of them
were watchmakers, many of them physic, and all of
the same class as we see in the western suburbs at
Canton. I took a turn all round the block beyond
this again, and this brought me to the Ootow or
Coco growing fields. The Chinese say Fatshan was
pretty well burnt down when the vessels evacuated
four years ago, and that a good deal of it was de-
stroyed there are ample evidences ; but it could
never have been the wonderfilly large place we
used to fancy it was. A report is very current that
the shops were all shut up on that day, and I am
inclined to think that when the admiral traversed
the streets in this part, they, or some of them, must
have been closed, but they were all open as I went
through, and though the shopkeepers looked
curiously at me there were no attempts to annoy.
After a quarter of an hour's ramble, I debarked at
the same steps at which I landed, and pulled up
the river to the extreme end, near which. I found
the admiral and suite just coming away. As they
left, I went ashore, and had a good trudge till I
thought I had better not go any farther. I saw
nothing here more than is to be seen in Canton's
western suburbs, and not so much, for there was
far less bustle. Indeed, I hardly know whether Ho-
nam-streets are not as good as Fatshan's; indeed,
there is no such building there as Hipqua's ancestral
hall by the side of the creek. I did not think it worth
while to be too far in the rear of the men-of-war
boats ; however, I was determined to land again
further down, and see what kind of a gateway
was the Ching fow moon—a kind of Parisian
triumphal arch, or rather three arches—a tug.way in
the centre and little ways on each side. There were
thousands of dirty Chineses heads gazing at me as
I came ashore, and some of them ran like wind, as
though they were startled. However, I saluted
them with " Chin Chin Fok-khi," and told them I
only wanted to look at the pretty gateway, and
they let me pass most willingly. So I walked
through it, and took a note of it, and then walked
round and out by the other. As I passed in the
large area on the water front of it, a fellow, that I
had seen over on the shore, came up and repeated
the process of shaking hands with me, as though
he was exceedingly glad to see me. lam inclined
think from the viciousness of his countenance that
he must have been a head man among the unwashed.
I did not stop any longer, so getting into the boat
I followed down, and was not long in coming up
with the admiral, who was sailing down gently in
a huge flower boat. Afterwards I landed at a ferry
called Pochin and leading to one of the 96 villages.
I walked a short distance into the country and saw
that it was really a very beautiful woodland region,
with plenty of birds about and perhaps hares, and
other game if one took a dog to start them. Alto-
gether it was a most pleasant day's travel. In
conclusion, I am the first unarmed Englishman
over this ground.—China Telegraph,

THE NEAPOLITAN EXILES.

BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY.
The Nimrod steamer arrived here from Cork at
about eight this morning, having on board 17 of
the Neapolitan exiles. The following are their
names and professions :—Francisco Solace, priest;
Ezrilio Pepucil, lawyer; Anniello Ventre physi-
cian ; Filadil Po Sodano, chemist ; Michael
Colafiiore, physician ; Stanislao Laininea, lawyer ;
Emilio Maffei, priest; Giuseppe Trefissi, lawyer ;
Ferdinand Biancui, priest ; Giuseppe del Drago,
canon and doctor of theology Rocco Morgante,
chemist ; Angelo Raffailli Picioli, dean ; Rocco
Grace, landowner ; Carlo Pavone, lawyer ; Filippo
Talione, lawyer; Raffailli Fravia, merchant; Felice
Barelli, professor of theology.
An immense crowd assembled to give the exiles
a reception. The Mayor and Town Council were
in attendance, and addressed the strangers in terms
expressive of the sympathy felt for their sufferings
and unfortunate position. The streets were every-
where crowded, and the windows of the houses
filled by females. The bells rang merry peals, and
the loud English hurrahs of the masses—responded
to by the more dulcet, but not less heartfelt, vitas
of the Italians—made the occasion one of the most
exciting character. At the White Lion Hotel the
distinguished strangers were entertained at a mag-
nificent dejeuner, over which the chief magistrate
presided, and to which about 70 leading citizens sat
down. At the conclusion of the repast, the Mayor
again welcomed the exiles to our shores, and Signor
Petronelli, Signor Luigi Prunio, Signor Settem-
brini, and others of the exiles, expressed their sense
of the kindness displayed by the English people to
themselves and their unfortunate brethren. The
Mayor said there was an immense concourse in
front of the hotel, and if the exiles would allow him
to introduce them he should be glad. His worship
then conducted the distinguished party to the win-
dows, where, on presenting themselves, they were
cheered vociferously, and further addresses were
delivered. The party were then placed in carriages
and taken to see Clifton and the Downs, after which
they proceeded to the Angel Inn. They will leave
by the mail train to-night.

Yesterday a general meeting of the gentlemen
who had formed themselves into a committee to
getup a public demonstration in the spacious Vestry
all of St. Pancras, on behalf of the Neapolitan
exiles, took place at the Britannia Tavern, Camden-
town, for the purpose of deciding on what steps
should be taken in consequence of the letter which
had appeared in the public journals from some of
the leading exiles, expressing a wish that no such
public meetings on their behalf should take place.
Mr. D. E. Cameron, churchwarden,- presided ; and
Colonel Dickson and a number of influential gen-
tlemen were present. Mr. J. It. Hooper, the hon.
secretary, read letters from the Right Hon. Sir B.
Hall, M.P., Mr. Edwin James, M.P., Mr. IL Han-
bury, M.P., the Rev. T. Dale, M.A., the vicar, and
others, expressing their deep sympathy and willing-
ness to aid the came ; and one from the central
committee formed on behalf of the exiles, expressing
a hope that should a public meetingbe held, it
would be divested of any political character. The
letter from Se ttembrini and the other exiles having
also been read, expressing a hope that public meet-
ings would not be held, the Chairman remarked
that nothing could more distinctly evince the true
nobility of character possessed by those unfortunate
men in whose behalf the English people had had
their feelings aroused. In deference to those suf-
fering patriots, although the representative vestry
of that parish had granted the use of the Vestry
Hall for a public meeting, they must now alter
their tactics, but at the same time they need not
relax in their exertions for the purpose of raising
a worthy subscription for that parish. (Hear,
hear.) It was then resolved that a public meeting
should not be held, but that steps should be taken
for raising a sum by means of private subscription.
A long list of subscriptions already received was
announced, a number of them small contributions
from the humbler classes.

NORWICH, MARCH 23.
This city, in common with the rest of the empire,
is showing its sympathy with the exiles. A com-
mittee, formed for the purpose of receiving sub-
scriptions to alleviate their necessities, includes
Sir S. Bignold, late conservative M.P. for Norwich,
and several of the leading citizens, of various poli-
tical opinions.