The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Two Year Old Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with
30 added ; colts, Bst 1011 ; fillies, B,t 71b ; winners
extra ; the winner to be sold for 100 6078., &c.
T.Y.C. 5 cubs.

Mr. G. Holmes's ch. c. Massacre, by Mildew, Sst
101 b (200
Mr. Waher's b. c. Repute, Bst 10% (201 )(Snowdeo) 2
Mr. G. Bali's br. f Bst 71b (20/.)(Bullock) 3
The following Ws° ran :—Spider, Jeremy Diddler.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Jeremy Diddler, 4 to 1 agst
Mass,cre, and sto 1 agst Repute. Won by a length,
half a length between second and third ; Spider was a
bad fourth. The winner was brought in for 58gs.
The Lyme Park Stakes of 10 sot's each, h ft, with 50
added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 71h, fi:lies Bst 41b;
winners Sib extra ; straight half wily ; 17 subs.
Mr. Merry's br c Dispute, by Melbourne, Bst 71b
(Chilltnan) 1
Mr. Osborne's b f Intercidona, Bst 411) (Challoner)
Mr. Copperthwaite's br c by Buckthorn out of Anne
Page, Bst 12ib (including Sib extra) (Bates) I.
The following also ran :—Knockburn, Captivator,
York, Horeystick, and Collodion.
Betting-5 to 1 agt Dispute, sto 1 each agst Inter-
cidona and Soockburn, 6to 1 agst York. Won by a
head, a dead htat for second, the fourth beaten by a
I bead.

The South Lancashire Tradesmen's Plate of 100 sovs,
in specie, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each ; the
second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes ; winners
of any handicap value 100 sovs after June 9 51b, or
two of that value or the Gold C.lup or Great Newton
Handicap 71b, of both those handicaps 10. b extra ;
_ .

onto round ; 32 subs.
Mr. T. Pat-1-'B6 c Van Dunck, 4 yrs, 6st 91b...(8ray) 1
Mr. Hunt's b c General Wiliarns, 3 yrs, GA
(Chia!loner) 2
Mr. Hawkin's gr a Master Bagot, 3 yr 4, 5 t Gib
(Pritchard) 3
The following also ran —Greencastle, King of Scot-
land, Pete, and Blight.
Betting-6 to 4 aest King of Scotland, 4to 1 each
agst General Williams and Mastcr Bagot, 6 to 1 each
agst Van Dunck and Peto. Won by a length, half a
length between sec,ind and third, Greencastle an indiffer-
ent fourth. Blight fell.
'Pie Manor Handicap Plate of 60 sovs, f,r all ages ;
winners of an race after June 9 51b, or the winner of
the Makerfitll or Garswood Handicap 71b, of both
tho,e Handicaps 101 n extra ; stra•ght half mile.
Mr. Herdinan's bk c Jack Spring, 3 yrs, 51 121 b
(including 51b extra)
Mr. Harvey's b g Chester, 3 yrs, sat 71b...(Pritchard) 2
Mr. Smith's hr c Olympus. 4 yrs, 7,t 131 b (Cliff) 3
The following also ran :—br g by Theon, Breez/, Cum-
berland.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Chester, 7to 4 agstJack Spring,
6to 1 agst Olympu., and 10 to 1 agst Breezy. Won
easy by three lengths, two length; between second and
third.

The Scurry Handicap Plata of 50 sows ; once round.
Mr. Robinson's Attorney General, 7st 21b (\Vithington) 1
Mr. T. Cliff's Our SA 74 12Ib (Scowde 2
Mr. Saxon's Frodsham Squire, 6,t 10Ib (Shakespeare) 3
The following also ran :—Kelpie and Tyrone.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Attorney General, and 2to 1
agst Our Sal. Won by two lengths, Frodsham Squire
a bad third.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YESTERDAY.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
6to 4 ag•t Skirmisher (taken)
5 to 1 agst Underhand (taken)
9to 1 ag,t Mongrel (taken)
12 to 1 agst El Hakim (taken freely)
12 to 1 agst Heir of Linne (taken)
13 to 1 agst Pantomime (taken)
15 to 1 agst King of Scotland (taken)
20 to 1 agst Vandal (taken)
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 offered on the field.

CARLISLE, 1857.
Acceptances for the Cumberland Plate of 100 soya,
added to a Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and three
only if declared ; winners of a handicap subsequent
to the declaration of the weights of 100 sous or up-
wards 61b, of two of that value 91b, of the Nor-
thumberland Plate 91b extra. Twice round and a
distance. 52 subs, 28 of whom declared. The highest
weight accepting being 7st 91b, it has been raised
to Bst 101 b, and the rest in proportion.

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Age st 113
Heir of Linne 4 8 10'
Merlin
Maid of Derwent 4 7 12
Pantomime
Van Eyck..
Imogene 7 8
Greencastle
Alma
Baroda 5 7 6
Riseber
Underhand
Mongrel 3 7 3
Van Dunck

Age et lb
Liverpool (inc 61b
extra)
King of the G i Nies 4 7 1
King of Scotland 4 6 13
Black Tiffany 4 6 12
El Hakim 3 6 11
Norton
Janet 3 6 10
Cara Fatima

Jollity
Lima
Nil's Well 3 5 5
"rile re,t pay 3 sove each.

THE Two ARISTOCRACIES, by Mrs. Gore, in three
volumes, is just published by Messrs. Hurst and
Blackett. In this last and pleasantest of her novels,
Mrs. Gore has given us the ideal of the grand feature of
the age, led the pageant of ancestral glories amidst the
rattling looms of commerce, and welded into images of
all that is lovely in life and noble in character, the tra-
ditions of our nobles and the daring energies of our men
o ftrade. We need scarcely add, the book being by
Mrs. Gore, that the lightning flash of satire relieves with
its lustre the swiftly alternating scenes of pathos and
passion. "The Two Aristooraci:s" is likely to be the
most popular novel of this 405911.

TB

AL.

A meeting of merchants and others interested in
the Suez Canal project assembled in the Commer-
cial-rooms, Bristol, on Thursday, to hear explana-
tions from Mr. D. A. Lange, as representative of
M. de Lesseps, as to the objects, advantages, and
feasibility of the enterprise.
Mr. T. P. JOSE, Master of the Society of Mer-
chant Venturers, was called to the chair ; and there
were present M. de Lesseps, the Chevalier de Mas-
carelhas, Portugue e Consul ; Messrs. Bevan,
Wright, Wheeler, Wood, Bruce, Thomas, and other
gentlemen. After stating the object of the meeting
the chairman called on Mr. D. A. Lange.
Mr LANGE commenced by stating that the Vice-
roy of Eiypt had granted a concession to M. de
Lesseps, empowering him to form a company for
constructing a canal through !he Isthmus for Suez.
Several of the most Eminent engineers of Europe
had reported facourab!y as to the feasibility of the
scheme. The distance to be cut through was only
92 miles, the width of the canal would be 329 feet
in some parts, and 262 feet in others, and its depth
26 feet. The soil was well adapted for its forma-
tion, being compost, and the depression along the
entire tract of the Isthmus where the canal has to
be cut, was in its favour. There was no perceptible
difference in the level of the two seas, consequently
no locks would be required, and vessels would be
able to he towed right through, without any delay
or impediment, in about ten hours. There would
be a charge of ten frarcs per ton on the regular ton-
nage of the ships, inclusive of the expense of towage,
and vessels could, if required, coal at Port Timsah, a
harbour situated half way along the canal. The
Viceroy had granted a lease to the company of the ,
lands through which the canal had to be made for
99 years, be-ides a grant of 250,000 acres, likely to
he extremely productive, and had, at his own ex-
pense, commenced the branch canal from Cairo to
Lake Timsah, about 60 miles. The cost of execu-
ting this canal would be about 360,0001., and it was
necessary for the project, for purposes of irrigation,
for carrying on the trade between Lake Timsah and
Cairo, and for supplying sweet water for the execu-
tion of the labours of the grand canal.
As to the anticipated advantages, Mr. Lange
stated that, notwithstanding the number of vessels
employed by the Peninsular and Oriental Company,
the traffic was so rapidly increasing that only the
other day the company announced their intention
of clespa Ching extra steamers both for the outward
and homeward voyage. The dangers of the Cape
route were universally known, whereas the Red
Red Sea is admitted to be of easy navigation.
By the Cape route coaling stations were few ; and
though the construction of such enormous ships as
the Gireat Eastern was intended to obviate that
difficulty, it was too much to suppose that the
trade with India and China could afford to wait for
the general construction of such vessels, and it
was satisfactory to owners of the present class of
steam vessels to know that the opening of the Suez
canal would enable them t 3 maintain their position
in the shipping trade. By the canal route they
would have the advantage of coaling stations at
Gibraltar, Malta, Ports Said, and Aden. Three
hundred failures had taken place at Melbourne in
one year owing to the present uncertain mode of.
transit. With regard to India the great Indian
cotton question had been recently brought before
the country. Attention bad Leen directed to Can-
deish in India, a province consisting of 5,000,000
acres, and capable of supplying all the cotton wants
of England. But the great difficulty in carrying
out this desirable end was the want of regularity
and the delay in transit. Now the opening of the
Suez Canal would enable steam-vessels of all sizes.
to contribute to these requirements. Sailing ves-
sels, too, might largely share in the advantages of
the shorter route.

The capital required was 8,000,000/. At 5 per
cent. that would give a sum of 400,0001. annually.
To that was to be added 63,0001. for the annual
maintenance of the canal. Now it only required
two vessels of 2,500 tons each to yield double that
sum. The annual amount of t )nn.age passing round
the Cve from countries in Europe is 3,000,000 tons,
of which we might calculate on two-thirds passing
through the canal, and if the future probable deve-
lopment of our trade, especially with China, was
looke I to, the success of the scheme appeared even.
more decided.
After dilating at some length on the impulse
which the canal would afford to the guano trade,
and to that of a variety of African and Abyssinian
production; Mr. Lange stated that nearly the
whole of the capital bad been reserved, and in the
following proportions :=Egypt and Turkey, two
millions ; Germany, Holland, and Belgium, one
million ; North of Europe, oue million ; United
States, • Spain, and Italy, one million ; Fiance,
1,500,0007.; England, 1,500,000'. When the news
arrived in Egypt that it had been decided to reserve
only two millions for Egypt, including Turkey,
great disappointment was felt, and although the
list had never been fully opened, the shares, much
against the wish of M. de Lessepct, were sold at 8
and 9 per cent. premium.
In reply to questions, Mr. Lange stated that it
was part of the scheme to keep steamers to tow
vessels through the canal, and that no extra charge
would be made for them ; that it was uncertain
whether steamers would be kept at Gibraltar by
the company or by some private company ; and
that with regard to the shifting of the sand in the
Mediterranean, the engineers had made particular
inquiry and reported favourably.
Mr. R. P. KING -moved, and Mr. E. SLAUGHTER
seconded, the following resolution :—" That this
meeting is gratified with the explanations afforded.
by M. de Leseeps and Mr. Lange, and highly ap-
proves of the proposed ship canal across the Isth-
mus of Suez, being of opid .n that it is of great
importance to the commerce of the whole world,
and that it would afford facilities which no railway
could present."
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. E. BBVAN moved, and Mr. R. BRUCE
seconded, a resolution that a memorial, founded on
the foregoing resolution, should be entrusted to
the members for the City for presentation to parlia-
ment.

The resoluqon was carried unanimously.
After a vote of thanks to M. de Les9eps, Mr.
I.lno, and the chairman, the proceedings termi-
nated.