The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

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' and which we want to elabo rite to-the bigli'etit -;
fection. Either you never toteel at all, 611"2:Yfii•
i 1 a Minority -or your me: never voteovpr;_a
is always in a minority, or lever Spente',.„ -
or speaks apparently at random.
and move, too, pretty quickly; for 'a ,t9p; Faille
opinion, a power of no form or, Censtjtition, the
admirer of no name, the supporter of no dynasty,
urges on the nation and tha Legislature, and has
urged them on now for many years, intolerant of
abuses, indignant of wrongs, and exigent of re-
form?. With such a power at work, showing itself
stronger and stronger every day, it is not so ea
to see why some politicians confine their attention
to this or that scheme of Parliamentary reform.
Throwing aside every other question for this seems
of a piece with the great French question of this
or that dynasty. Who can tell how the measure
or the man will work when he or it comes ? Mean-
while, there are numberless other: questions less
vast, less comprehensive, less fundarrtental, but,
from their respective subjects and in their propor-
tion, also very important. Do they not lose by our
political stargazing ? We need not risk all on the
question of Radical Parliamentary Reform, any
more than our neighbours on the question f this
or that dynasty.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSALLS'-TUESDAY.
THE DERBY SETTLING.

They who placed confidence in the satisfactory nature
of the settling did not over-estimate the pecuniary
strength of the Ring. The supply of money seemed
fully equal to the demand, and the complaints which
wore now and then heard were only those which might
have been uttered o❑ an ordinary occasion. Still it must
be confessed that the doubts which had been entertained
in certain quarters had some foundation on truth and
experience. Throughout the winter months, down to the
period of her defeat for The One Thousand, Blink Bonny
had, with the exception of a brief interval of depression,
been the leading favourite, for both the Derby and
Oaks, and in addition to being backed outright for her
Epsom engagements, she had been taken in many heavy
double event bets which have " come off," and which,
owing to the mare's retrogression, the takers had little
opportunity of hedging. The cause of Blink Bonny's
losing her pride of place in the turf market has been
traced to the suspicion under which she was placed at
the beginning of the year, and naturally to the disgrace•
ful defeat which she sustained at Newmarket. The in-
genious explanations, however, which have been fur-
nished respecting both circumstances, have scarcely sa-
tisfied those persons who regulate their investments in
accordance with the publicly tried merits of horses, and
who now shake their heads incredulously when the
" unfitness" of Blink Bonny for The One Thousand is
talked about, and who state, with a good show of reason,
that 6 to 4 is not generally laid upon horses that ate
" dead amiss" for a race in which they are likely to be
opposed by any animal that has the recommendai i ms of
health and soundness. Pelple, however, who are dis-
appointed, and lose their money, will say hard things,
which may not be justifiable.
The absentees this afternoon were not numerous. The
" Sussex Gentleman" to whom we referred yesterday
caused a notice to be posted to the effect that he will be
ready to settle on the Monday after Ascot races, but
this announcement did not seemingly lessen the desire
to " sell out" on the part of his creditors. An Italian,
who earned much notoriety last year by some peculiarly
sharp practice with respect to Fazzoletto for the Two
Thousand, and who was also distinguished by his inabi-
lity to write even sufficiently to book his bets, was
amongst the first to show in what Mr. Dickens calls the
" outer set of betting men." After receiving about 6001.
he suddenly disappeared, and, if report be true, be is not
likely to be soon heard of again. Strange stories are
told of this man. Last year, when Fazz )lotto came sud-
denly into the betting on The Two Thousand, " the Ita-
lian" went down by express train to Worthing, where he
knew a gentleman had "a book," and backed the horse
at treble its market price. The bet was disputed, but
was ultimately decided in favour of the taker. After
that occurrence the man betted more heavily, and, de-
spite his ignorance, his word was accepted more freely
than many other men's bond. Altogether some kind of
romance attaches to the " distinguished foreigner," as
he was called on the turf ; for it is said that he was ori-
ginally an organ grinder, and that a boarding-school
Miss fell in love with him whilst in that capacity, and
married him, and that ultimately a separation was
effected, and the friends of the young lady make him an
annual allowance of a sum of money. Such are the canards
which are flying about, and they, " feathers and all," are
readily swallowed by those persons who ought to be well
acquainted with the facts.
Amonst the legitimate members of the Ring very few
are reported " wounded," and they will recover in time.
Mr. H., of Arundel, and Mr. C., of York, are at present
the principal absentees.
The "outer set" has had its numbers mach diminished.
Mr. Thorpe, who recently figured at the police-court, as
a proprietor of a betting house in Jermyn-street, and
against whom a sentence of two months hard labour was
recorded, has not put in an appearance at all since the
Epsom meeting. It may be remembered that be gave
notice of appeal against his conviction, and that be was
liberated on bail. Mr. Thorpe's creditors, and they are
many, seem rather anxious to ascertain when the re-
hearing of his case will come on, and will sloubtleas be
glad to meet him on his acquittal.
As several persons at present in default have pro-
mised to make speedy arrangements, it would be unjust
to refer particularly to them until the required time be
expired.
The approaches to the subscription room were, of
course, occupied by a miscellaneous crowd of persons.
Although the police were on the alert, we regret to state
that one gentleman had his pocket picked of above 5001.
The following list comprises the only bets which came
under our notice :

ASCOT STAKES.
8 to 1 apt Cerva (taken)
10 to 1 aget Winkfield (taken)
ASCOT CUP.
5 to 1 agst Lance (taken freely)
6to 1 aget Skirmisher (taken)
7to 1 agst Pole Star (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Adaroas (taken)
12 to 1 aget Tasmania (taken freely)
ST. LEGER.
2 to 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken to 1001.)