The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-24 00:00:00

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quest of their country must have beeaxery,difEcult
if not altogether impossible. Col; (unread consi-
dtrA that they could have sent 1-00fric0 aind
200,000 horse into the field. ,T4,3);:iya nationzire4 rode
mountain people of the old 1104549:.
of farmers, shepherds, and cowheribhl., Thou- ohiefs
would kindle their fires on the fielel4l4ttle,,while
the princesses were not above the "thiitery, Of
tie toil.. Their language, chieflitoulided. on-Lthe
Sanscrit, attested the purity of their creacentjho*
a superstructure of Persian showed that they were
not entirely unminglcid with foreign races. Their
vices were those of their climate, their virtues were
peculiarly their own ; cunning- hi policy, trea-
cherous in warfare, yet simple in manners, and
brave in the face of the enemy, they earned a
n tional character, and stood out in.bAd relief from
the monotonous forms moulded by Eastern sloth
and Eastern licentiousness."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LEICESTER RACES-WEDNESDAY.

handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50
added; penalties for winners. Gentlemen riders ; pro-
fessionals 61b extra. One mile and a quarter. 6 subs.
Mr. Mellish's Tame Deer, 4 yrs, list 71b
(Mr. Thompson) 1
Mr. B. Land's Amelia, 3 yrs, lOst 6lb (Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. Angell's Jessie, 3 yrs, 10. t 6ib (inc. 61b ex)
(Poole) 3
Betting-5 to 4on Tame Deer, who won by three.
quarters of a length ; bad third.
The Nursery Handicap of 5 soya. each, 2ft with 41
added ; winners extra. About three-quarters of a nub.
(15 sub.)
Mr. Barber's Prince of Denmark, Est 111 b (in. slb ex)
(Dales) 1
Mr. Henry's Greenwich Fair, 7st 71h ...(D. Hughes) 2
Mr. Allison's Madame Ristori, Tat 9113 (Charlton) 3
Betting-2 to lon Prince of Denmark, 7to 2 apt
Greenwich Fair, 4to 1 agst Madame Ristori. Won by
a neck; a head between the second and third.

The Innkeepers' Plate of 5 soya each, for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. Winners extra. About a mile. (5 subs).
Mr. Mellisla's Tame Deer, 4 yrs, 84 21b
(Mr. Thompson) w.o.
Plate of 25 sovs added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each,
for 2-yr-olds and upward". Optional selling weight'',
&c. T.Y.C. Half a mile. (9 subs.)
Mr. Lewis's Magnolia, 3 yrs (601) 7st 41b
(Snowdon) + w.o.
Mr. T. Cliff's Amc roux Boy, 3 yrs (401.) 6at 111 b

(Snowdon)
Mr. Fry's Cantrip, 3 yrs (40/ ), 6it 61b (Bullock) 3
The following also ran :—lnspiration, I..by Backbiter,
Stivertail, Flora• Macdonald, and Persia.
Betting-6 to 4 agst CAntrip, 5 to 2 apt Amorous
Boy, sto 1 art Magnolia, Bto 1 agst any other. A
dead heat, Cantrip was beaten two length from the two,
Flora Macdonald was mxt. Magnolia afterwara walked
over, and the stakes were divided.

The Scurry Handicap of 30 sovs, added to a sweepstakes
of 10 Bove each, 3 ft. Winners ex'ra. Half a mile.
_(l7 subs.)

Mi. T. Cliff's Olympus, 4 yrs, 7,t 71b (Fordham) 1
Capt. Christie's Nougat, 3 yrs, Est 6lb (Bullock) 2
Mr. T. Cliff's Old Tom, 3 yrs, 64 1313 (Witbington) 3
The following also ran :—Babylon, Cantrip, and
Madame Clicquot.

Betting-6 to 4 agst Olympus, sto 2 agst Nougat, 6
to 1 agst Babylon. Won by two length, a length and
a half between the second and third ; bad fourth. '
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles.
Mr. R. Sutton's Black Tommy, by Worriersley, 3 yre,
Tut 71b (c. Tat 91b) (Kendall) 1
Mr. Allison's Evelyn, 3 yrs, Tat 71b... (Charloton) 2
Betting-20 to 1 on Black Tommy, who made all the
running, and won by three lengths.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CESAREWITCII STAKES.
14 to 1 agst M. Dobler
11 to 1 ag,t Plash colt
25 to 1 agst Black Tommy
50 to 1 agst Cedric

WARWICK MILITARY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Balaklava Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50
added. One mile. (5 subs.)
Col. Harding° (22d Regiment) ns Courtenay, by Flat-
catcher, 125 t 41b (Capt. William}) 1
Mr. F. A. Cobham's (221 Regiment) Skyscraper, 4
yrP, list 01h (0 Nner) 2
Betting-3 to lon Courtenay. Won by a neck.

Handicap of 20 sorseach, h ft, and 5 if declared, with

50 added. Two miles. (9. subs, 5 of whom dec'ared).
Captain Baker's Rialto, 5 yrs, 10:t 7lb (Owner) 1
Capt. Price's Lymargton, 5 yrs,, 10st 12tb (Oviner) 2
Betting-3 to 1 on Lpnington. Won easily by a
lergtb...

handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft. One mile. (5 subs.)
Captain King ns King of the Cobblers, 3 yrs, 94 4tb
(carried lOst 31b) (Captain King) w.n.
Nursery Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added.
Three-quarters of a mile. (19 subs.)
Mr. G. Mather's The Happy Prince, 7st 61b (Plumb) 1
Mr. IVhitehouse's Reputp, 6dt (J. Walters) 2
Mr. Stevens's Magnus Troll, 6st 12Ib (Prior) 3
The following also ran :—Geneva, Maelstrom, and
Thistledown.

Betting--2 to 1 asst Genera, sto 2 aget Magnus Troil,
4to 1 agst Happy Prince. Won by a neck, a neck be-
tween second and third, and a head between the third and
fourth; the other two were beaten off. Bundy weighed for
Ya'llr Gal by Wo and she went to the post, but it
was subsequently wcertained that her trainer was in
error, and that it wag Mr. Darcard's Yaller Gel by
ol that was entered for this rAc-.

Handicap of 5 soya each, with 20 added. Fi►e furlongs.
11 subs.
Mr. Webb'a Eardropo4 yro, 83t .(Prior) 1
Mr. Dray's Little Gerard, 6 )rs, 7st (J. Walters) 2
Mr. A. Newman's Sherry, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Bundy) 3
Mr. Iltnry's Blenbury, 2 yrs, 53t 51b (B itton) 4
Betting—Even on Eardrop, 2 to 1 agst Little Gerard.
Won by a rack, bad third.

PONTEFRACT RACES.—TuzsDAY.
(Additional particulars.)
The Consolation Scramble (Handicap), of 5 sovs each
2 ft., with 25 added. The second to save bis stake.
T.Y.C. 7 r•ubs.
Mr. Jackson's Sprig of Shillelagh, 3 yrs, 7st 81b
(Bullock) 1
Mr, Johnson's Peto, 3 yrs, 7-t (Cress well) t
Mr. J. Osborne's Princess of Orange, 3 yrs 6,t 41b
(Challoner) t
Petting-2 to lon Sprig of Shillelagh, sto 2 agst
Peto. Won by half a length ; a dead heat for second
place.
The Corporation Stakes and Innkeepers' Plats did
not fill.