The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY .EVENING, APR IL 22 1857;

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

YORK RACES.--(This Day.)

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WI PA•LwATs.

Leasing
Companies

Closing Prices
yestent y.

Business
this day,

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in Banco, b-fore Lord Chief Justice Campbell.)
The court was occupied the whole of the morning with
crown cases, in which technical points of law formed the
principal feature.

(BY 2LECTRIC TELEORAPIio
CONSOLATION SCRAMBLE.

Little Cob
Polly
Glade Hawk
Eight ran.
LONDESBORO UGH CUP.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Before the Lord Chief Baron.)

Polmoodie

The Court was occupied the whole of the morning
hearing special oases, none of which possessed any public
interest.

LATEST BETTING.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 on the field (offered)
11 to 2 agat Loyola (taken)
6to 1 agct Anton (offered)
10 to 1 agst Sydney (offered)
20 to 1 agst Lord of the Hit (offered)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius.)
WYE V. FRANCE.

This was an action for the recovery of 301. the amount
of a bill in payment for the purchase of a horse from the
defendant by plaintiff. From the statement of the learned
counsel it appeared that in the year 1856, the rlaintiff hear-
ing that the defendant had a mare for sale, went to see it,
and after the inspection he agreed to the purchase on
condition that the mare was sound and quiet. On
taking the horse out two dap after he had
bad it at his own stables Le discovered that
it was quite the rever a of what it was stated;
it was very restless, and it kicked and plunged at the
least noise. Under these ercumstances, and in accord•
ante with the warranty, he informed the defendant of
the fact. Certain negotiations took place, but plaintiff
could not get the bill for 301. he had given for the horse
returned. Letters were sent backwards and fcr,vards,tsd
after short time a person who plain tiff supposed was in de-
fendant's service came and took the horse away. The
bell became due, and the plaintiff had had to pay the
money, so he bad 1•:st both his cash and the horse.
The defendant said he had not had his horse returned to
him, and therefore he was not indebted to the plaintiff.
A number of witnesses were called to prove the case.
[The cause was proceeding when our report left.]

DERBY.
8 to 1 ag-t Blink Bonny (offered)
13 to 1 agst Anton (offered)
500 tq 30 agst Kent (offered)
20 to 1 agst Skirmisher (taken)
20 to 1 agst Arsenal (taken)

ARRIVALS.
Culcavy and Floqnit,li'v.

Sp ortin z Intelligence.

YORK SPRING MEE riNG.-TOFSDAY.

The Spring St. Leger of 10 sovs each, h ft ; with 50
added, f.r three-year-olds ; coPs, 83t 71b; fillies, 83•
2113. One mile and a half. 9 subs.
Lord Milton's Ignor,tmuß, by the Flying Dutchman,
83t 7113 (W. Abdale), walked ov.r.

The Zetland Stakes of 5 soya each,. with 50 added, fo►
2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Winner,
before starting 21b extra; beaten horses allowed 21b.
The second to save his stake. Half-a-mile. 28 subs.
Admiral lihreourt's Sister to Ellington, Bat 31b
(Aldcroft) 1
Mr. Lee's Soothsayer, Bst 7lb (Flatman) 2
Mr. Jackson's Night Ranger, Bst 51b ...... (J. Osborne) 3
Mr. Stebbing's Sir Isaac Newton, Bst slb (Basham) 4
The following also ran :—Adventurer, Chutnee,
Worry, Marley, Treatment, Captain Wedderburn,
Relish, Darkie„

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner floiroyd.)
THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.

Tc-day was appointed for the further examination of
Mr. Stapleton, one of the directors of the Royal British
Bank.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Sister to Ellington, 9to 2 aget
Chains, 5 to 1 aget Soothsayer.

A very fine race in with the first five was won by a
head, a head only separated the second from the third,
a length between the third and fourth, Chutnee was
fifth, close up. The others were beaten off, Treatment
bringing up the rear.

A Gentleman, who said he was a depositor, applied to
his Honour to stop any further examination, which could
not bays any object, and only tended to increase costs,
for it was now known that all ilea of criminal proceed-
ings in the matter were unfounded, for it was not sup-
posed that any of the assets had be(n concealed, and all
proceedings as to the recovery of further assets would be
taken under the Winding-up Act. He also complained
that the meeting held at the Freemasons' Tavern with
respect to the compromise bad been very unfairly con-
ducted, and had to urge that his Honour would not
anew any costs incurred by the committee of depositors
until his Honour was satisfied that the compromise
would be for the benefit of the creditors.
kr. Linklater denied that be had made or intended
to make any. He had acted without any fee or hope or
expectation of any reward in endeavouring to effect the
compromise.

Great Northern Handicap of 200 sow. in specie, added
to a sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if
declared, &c. The second to receive 50 sovs ont of the

stakes. Two miles, over the Old Course. 70
24 of whim declared.
Lord Zetland's Skirmisher, by Voltigeur, 3 vre, s=t
131 b (including slb ex►tra) (Challoner) 1
Mr. Lewis's Pantomime, aged, 7st 51b (in 51b extra)

(Snowden) 2
Mr. G. Drewe's The Dupe, 3 yrs, 53t (Britton) 3
Lord Ribbesdale'e St. Odes, 3 yr 3, Est (in. 101,, ,xtrA)
(Hibberd) 4
The following also ran :—Artillery, The
Vandal, Alma, Underhand, Chevalier d'lndustrie,
Bashi Bazonk, Odd Trick, and Colt by Orlando.
Betting-2 to 1 agst St. Giles, 3to 1 agst Skirmisher,
7 to 1 aget Chevalier d'lndustrie, 14 to 1 asst The At.-
sayer, 20 to 1 each aget Vandal, Alma, Pantomime,
Bashi Bazouk, and Artillery, 25 to 1 agst Odd Trick.
Odd Trick led, followed by Ma Mie colt, The Assayer,
Alma, Bashi Bazouk, and The Dupe, nearly in the order
named. At the Gravel-road Skirmisher ran through his
horses and took the lead. At the distance Pantomime
became second, but failed in his effort to reach Skir-
misher, who won an exciting race in by half a lecgth ;
two lengths between the second and third, and the same
distance betwee❑ the third and fourth. Chevalier d'ln-
dustrie was a moderate fifth. At a wide interval behind
hire came Odd Trick and The Assayer close together ;
the others being beaten off.

Mr. Reed, who was present, said that in justice to
Mr. Linkkter he must say that he (Mr. Reed) was made
the depository of the funds of the depositors, and he
bad paid all the charges, and had paid Mr. Linklater
simply for cash paid by him for advertisements and
stamp, and for the hire of the room at the Freemasons'
Tavern, but not one farthing in other respects.

His Honour said that this was not the time for the
question of costs, but there would be an opportunity
hereafter, and as to the costs of the compromise they
would, no doubt, be settled by the act of Parliament
which mnst be passed, as the Coutt had no power to
sanction a compromise.

The Knavesmire Plate of 70 Bove, for 2 and 3•yr-oldr.
T.Y.C. 32 subs.

Terrific, 2 yrs
Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs
Colt, by Stul•z—Gentle Kitty, 3 yrs
Twelve ran.

Mr. Linklater said, with regard to the ex traination, it
had been directed by the Court, and the assignees were
bound to go on with it.

Mr. Linklater then called Mr. Deputy Dakin in refer-
ence to what transpired when he first joined the board of
directors, in February, 185 G. He said that he only re-
mained as a director a very short time—till the 7th of
March. He was induced to join by lir. Alderman
Kennedy, and paid 1,0001. to qualify Its a director. He
saw Mr. Stapleton at the board, but did not think that
that gentleman told him of the debts due from Mr.
Humphrey Brown, Mr. Cameron, or Mr. Oliver, nor
did be recollect being told of an expected loss by the
mines in Wales, or that he entertained any doubt as to
the stability of the bank.

LATEST BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 agst Kent (taken fre6ly)
4to 1 aget Veeette (offered)
6to 1 aget Loyola (taken)
40 to 1 aget Turbit (taken)
CHESTER Cu.
6to 1 agst Leamington (taken)
10 to 1 aget Mincepie (taken)
20 to 1 agst Gemini,. di Vergy (taken)
40 to 1 aget Van Dunck (taken)
40 to 1 aget Turbit (taken)
60 to 1 agst St. Giles (offered)

Mr. Huddiestone, for Mr. Stapleton, took Objection to
this mode of communication, which he supposed was
intended to contradict Mr. Stapleton.
Mr. Linklater said it went to show the ex:;ent of Mr.
Stnpleton's candour.

DERBY.

15 to 2 agst Blink Bonny
20 to 1 agst Skirmisher
25 to 1 agat Tournament
50 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee
50 to 3 aget Lady Hawthorn
60 to 1 agst Saunterer
1000 to 5 agst Comedian
50 to 1 agat Scott's Lot
THE OARS.
3to 1 net Blink Bonny
10 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn

Mr. Stapleton was then called for further exatnina-

tion, having reference to the above debts ; in fact it was
chiefly a cross-examination on the evidence reviously
given.

The case was proceeding, and will probably terminate
or the day with Mr. Stapleton's (xamination, although
it was understood there were several other witnesses in

The jo2ltey who rode Mr. Reynolds's Simple Peter at
the La Marche Steeplechase, Paris, on Sunday last, has
died from the consequences of his fall at the first leap.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day )

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arrivals of English wheat fresh up-day were very
limited. Good and fine samples moved off steadily, at
fully Monday's advance in the quotations, bat inferior
parcels sold slowly, at late rates.
Although we were supplied with foreign wheat the trade
was steady, and prices were well supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were dull, but not cheaper.
There was a good inquiry for barley, at the extreme
rates of Monday.
Malt was steady, but not dearer.
We had a good inquiry for oats, beans, peas, and flour,
at very full prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WERII.
meat. I Barley. Malt.
840 480 1,820

Oats.

Flour.
1,2511

English...
1ri5h,..,...

Foreign 1 1,450 I 7,310

5,590

BOROUGH HOP.
The demand for most kinds of hops is inactive. In prices
we have no change to notice.

WHITECHAPEL.

Our market is steady, and prices aro well supported.
Beef, from 3s to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s 8d
to 6s 8d; veal, 43 to 5s ; pork, 4s to 5s per lb. by the
carcase.

TESTIMONIAL TO MR. MASTERMAN.—It having been
determined, on the retirement of Mr. Masterman from
the representation of the City of 'London. to present
him with a testimonial expressive of the grateful feelings
of his constituents for the services he bad rendered to
the commercial community during his Parliamentary life
of nearly 16 years, and for his ready and courteous at-
tention to individual grievances, irrespective of political
considerations, a committee has been formed to carry
such object into effeot, comprising bankers and mer-
chants of various political opinions. Mr. Thomas Baring
has consented to act as chairman, and Mr. Russell Ellice
as deputy chairman. The subscription is not to exceed
five guineas each individual. The form of testimonial is
to be determined hereafter.
HONORARY REWARDS.—The Board of Trade have
directed that a telescope, bearing a suitable inscription,
should be presented to Lieut. Valance, of the French
frigate, L'Egerie, and 501. to the petty officers and crew,
for the assistance rendered to the British barque Ralph
Thompson, whereby the whole of the orew were rescued
from a watery grave, after repeated attempts, on three
successive days, to board the sinking vessel. From the
representations of her Britannic Majesty's Minister at
Paris to the Foreign-office, the Earl of Clarendon has
directed that a sword should be presented to Captain
Coreil, for his 'exertions and praiseworthy conduct on
this occasion.

SALE OF ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Yesterday afternoon
the above pretty little theatre was put up to auction
by Mr. Robins, the well-known auctioneer. A great
number of persons were present, amongst whom
were many of the theatrical profession. The first
bidding was made by Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury-
lane, for 10,0001,, and, after a spirited competition,
16,5001. was offered, which was the highest bid ; but the
property was not sold, as Mr Robins said he had a re-
serve of 19,900/. for the vendor, who accordingly-
bought it in at that price.
FERIIKH KHAN AND LORD STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE.
—We read in the Assemblee Nationale :—" The Journal
de Teheran received by the last Levant mail contains a
note from Ferukh Khan to Lord Stratford de Redc.iffe,
from which it appears that during his stay at Constanti-
nople the Persian diplomatist evinced the most concilia-
tory spirit, and the most pacific disposition, in all his
negotiations with the British ambassador. But being
at last out of patience with Lord Stratford's obstinacy,
he told him that in consequence of his systematic refu-
sal to give any answer to the successive propositions
made, he should withdraw the concessions which be bad
offered to make for the sake of peace, and should pro-
ceed at once to France. This document proves clearly
that Lord Palmerston wilfully distorted facts when he
told the House of Commons that Lord de Rede.liffe was
n no way responsible for the rupture of tne nego_
iations."
THE HOUSE OF CORl:MG.—Whenever Prince Alfred of
England succeeds to the throne of the tw,) duchies of
Coburg and Gotha, the reigning House of Coburg will
gain a step in German hierarchy. At present the Sove-
reign is only entitled to the designatioa of Highness or
Ducal Highness. Prince Alfred being, however, of im.
mediate Royal descent, will retain fur himself and as-
sume for his heirs the title of " Royal Highness." This
latter title is now restricted to the Elector of Hesse and
to Sovereign "Grand" Dukes, such as Oldenburg,
Baden, Hesse, Darmstadt, the two Meelslohorgs, and
Weinutr.—aalignani.

BUE.K'S PEEItAGE.

I Genea'ogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the
Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire.
By Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms.
Nine'einth Edition. Hurst and Blackett.
Ever) b ,dy remembers what "The Peerage" was
In Mrs. Hole:ton Newcome's estimation ! And we
alt know perfi ctly well how much truth there is
sweet iiing into something palatable as well as
wholesome that agreeably acidulated sarcasm of
Mr. Thackeray. Excellent Mrs. Hob on Newcome
s rot, by any means, we take it, an exceptional
personage. She only does "above board" what the
majority do " covertly "—turning always, with an
xqu;site relish, to the great bielical authority of
....hat is c tiled "The World" par excellence—what
Ar. Dickens flings a casual sneer at in the last
'lumber of "Little Dorrit," where he speaks of it as
"the habitable globe," meaning the precincts, for
example, of Mayfair, the Circles essentially known
.8 those that are Fashionable. Every one, how-
ever, is not by any means necessarily what Mr.
ritmatsh of the Barnacles regards with such in-
effeble and ineradicable disettu,t, namely, a Snob,
who glances with unaffectedinteeest through the
paps of that magnificent repertory •of infor-
m .tion relating to the British Patricians.
The Peerage of Peerages —the truly Noble
Volurne before us, one of the most ornate
and el.a'-ora-e compilations in the whele
range of literature—has an attraction of a more
elevated and elevating kind than any ever dreamt
of iu the scope of the Hobson Newcome Philo-
sophy. It is t,, the student, who cares as little for
he ermine and the strawberry leaves as even Mr.
Williams, of Lambeth—it is to the mere student, to
the merest bookworm, an encyclopedia of ever-
interesting and sometimes even enthralling infor-
Ination, historical, biographical, heraldic, genealo-
gical, antiquarian. It is a Dictionary ofKnow-
ledge, having reference not certainly to all, but to
a very considerable portion of all that constitutes
the aggregate of our grand, national, historical re-
collections. Shakspere, the woolcarder's son,
Wolsey, the butcher's son, Cromwell, the brewer's
son—have-no record in it, it is true. But how many
great and gifted sons of the people have. their
memories perpetuated in these thousand and
ed l pages through the lordly titles won
(some of them centuries ago) by their genius
or by their valour, and still untarnished in the
possession of their remote descendants! The
present i.sue of this superb compilation by Sir Ber-
nard Burke, Ulster King of-Arms, is literally,, as
the title-page intimates, the nineteenth. Exteaded
and revised through so many successive editions, it
is now as nearly perfect as a work so comprehen-
sive in its outlines and so minute in its details
could be reasonably expected to be. It carefully enu-
merates, in the first instance, "The Royal Family"
—not simply, observe, the surviving members of
the existing Royal Family, nor yet again merely
the various members of the present Dynasty, but
the whole of " The Royal Family," all the various
Dynasties in succession from 1025 to 1857—from
William Duke of Normandy, surnamed The Con-
queror, down to our present gracious Sovereign.
Tracing the Royal Lineage, step by step, genera-
tion after generation, through the four Normans, the
the eight Plantagenets, the three Lancasterians,
the four Yorkites, the four Tudors, the six Stuarts,
and the six members of the Reigning House of
Brunswick. Afterwards the Kings of Scotland are
enumerated. Followed by a genealogical table of
the House of Guelph. Succeeded by a list of peers
still entitled to quarter the arms of the Planta-
genets. Then comes a very essential Scale of Pre-
cedence, and ultimately, The "Dictionary "—a
Dictionary Genealogical and Heraldic—almost in a
manner, we may say, microscopically descriptive of
the Peerage and Baronetage of the United King-
dom. The last-mentioned division of the work is,
of course, the very pith. and marrow ofit, although;
as we have intimated, the others are by no
means unimportant. The Royal Lineage, in
fact, monopolising the chief historical interest
of the production—notwithstandirg that it extends
over less than a score of pages, while the -subse-
quent Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage
spreads over upwards of a thousand 1 The Appen-
dix itself, running over more than a hundred sup-,
pletnental pages, will be found fraught with in-
terest oft a very diversified character. It has re-
ference in one section to the " Spiritual Lords," in
another to " British Subjects enjoying Foreign
Titles of Nobility," in another to "Peerages re-
cently extinct," though of families still represented
among us by surviving descendants. It embraces
a catalogue of the " Peerages Claimed," and gives
an alphabetical list of the "Surnames of Peers and
Peeresses, with Heirs apparent and presumptive."
The " Courtesy Titles of Eldest Sons" are succeeded
by the names of the "Daughters of Peers married
to Commoners." Then follow the " Peerages of
the Three KingdomN collectively, in order of
Precedence"—succeeded by the "Baronets, in order
of Precedence." The Privy Councillors coming
next in array, and the Right Honourables being
immediately afterwards followed by the members of
the various " Orders of Knighthood"—the Garter,
the Thistle, St. Patrick, the Bath, St. Michael and
St. George, and the Guelphic ! A very panoply of
gorgeous and haughty titles I The 'Knights
Ten:Tiara" bringing up the rear of the superb pro-
cession. Appended to the Appendix, sumilemen-
tat y to the supplement, there are " Translations of
the Mottoes, with Illustrations." An Addenda
full of pleasant, thoroughly readable, and some of
it really recondite information. The last-mentioned
characteristic applying, of course, exclusively to
the Illustrations. Ex. gr., the familiar motto of
the Nelsons " Palmam qui meruit ferat" —is
traced back to an " Ode to the Winds" in
the Lusus Poetia of Dr. Jortin, the author
.of the "Life of Erasmus." The original
being

t nobis faciles partite et bostibus :
Concurrent paribus cum ratibus rates ;
Spectent numina ponti, et
Palrnam qui meruit, ferat.
The original application of the motto to our great
naval hero having been the happy thought of Lord
Granville. It is curious to observe, however, how
large a proportion of these mottoes are mere
scholarly excerpts from the pages of Horace and
Virgil or, more numerous still perhaps,
fragmentary portions of St. Jerome's Latin
Vulgate of the Holy Scriptures. Altogether as in-
contestibly the Genealogical and Heraldic Dic-
tionary of our native Patricians, this far-famed
oompilatiou by Sir Bernard Burke has acquired
the authority due to its undoubted excellence. It
is to the " British Peerage and Baronetage"
—only upon a more magnificent scale—what Han-
sard is to the " Debates," what Kelly is to " Lon-
don," what Dod is to the " Legislature." It is con-
siderably more than this, for, as a Book of Referetice,
it combines within itself the precision and accesi-
bility of a Dictionary, with the amplitude and in-
formation of an Encyclopaedia.

LITERATURE.

Russia after the War.' By Selina Bunbury,
Author of "Life in Sweden," " Our Own Story,"
kc. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett.

Miss Bunbury is already well known as a writer
of lively and pleasant books of travels, as well as a
novelist. The north of Europe appears to have pos-
sessed a grea'er fascination for her than the more
gorgeous southern regions of historical and artistic
celebrity. In addition to her description of life in
Sweden, she gave us last year an agreeable sketch
of a summer's tour in N orthern Europe. Attracted,
no doubt, by the curiosity everywhere excited
about Russia by the events of the last few years,
she has paid a visit to the Russian capitals, old and
new, during the important epoch of the Emperor's
Coronation. Influenced, she admits, by a desire to
defend what every one else attacked, she was deter-
ininedio like Russian people and manners, or rather
she went prepared to find subject for approval instead
of blame. The extravagant notions that were for-
merly entertained respecting many phases of their
domestic life are now considerably modified, but
the condition of the labouring classes; and the very
institution of serfdom, prove that their civilisation
is but little advanced. The approach to St. Peters-
burg up the Neva
has been highly. spoken of ; but
our authoress, who had anticipated much gratifica-
tion from the view, was greatly disappointed. The
glittering spires and golden cupolas were at a dis-
tance, the shores we re flat and low, with wooden
sheds, factory buildings, &c., as the most promi-
nent 'features. The city itself is built on a level,
even the citadel lying low. The fold, flat, grey
aspect completely disenchanted the traveller, who
asserts that she always felt a• depression of
spirits when staying in St. Petersburg.
She admits, however, that three remark-
able objects impressed themselves on her
memory. One is the granite case of the Neva,
the canals of which would, it is said, cover a space
of 20 miles in length. The second object of admi-
ration is the statue of Peter 1., which stands in a
vast open space ; and the third, the column of
Alexander 1., erected by Nicholas to his brother's
memory. In height it exceeds the old works of
Egypt in its single piece of stone, and the difficulty
of raising it was immense. The subjection of every
one and everything to official routine would delight
modern red•tapists. A soldier fell overboard and
was nearly drowned, but he was obliged to be
dressed in uniform and taken before the police be-
' fore he could go to the hospital. The chase after a
' missing portmanteau, of which a ludicrous descr;p-
tion is given in the first volume, occupied the
authoress six hours and a half. She had reason to
consider herself very fortunate in obtainiu6r it so