The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-11 00:00:00

Tbe Maiden Plate of 251., added .to a sweepstake, of THE TRENCH PRESIDENT AT
3 EOM each, tee second to save his stake, one mile and a CHERBOURG.
half (7 Subs.), was won in four heats by Mr. Dubson'a
(From the Times )
b fby Jerry, 3 ars, Est 101 b (Osborne). beating Mr.
Owen ei Conscript, 3 yrs, 7st, Mr. Peeree's Repulse, 5 yrs, tAIERBOURG, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The spectacle of
Set 81b, and lour others, af er flue race. to-day was perhaps one of the most splendid of its
TUF.SDAY. kiwi that has been ever witnessel. Nothing short of
The Etewarde' Cup of 401., added to a Handicap of 5 the terrible glories of actual warfare could have ex-
sovs. each; the second saves his stake- One mile. ceeded and, without being an alartniet, I may
(16 Subs.) safely say that the effect made on the mind of an
Mr. Osborne's Lady Hylda, 6 yre, 74 131 b (Baykal') 1 Englishman by such a display of force and power on
2 the part of an ally who hes been our bitterest foe in
Mr. G. Barton's Tidy, 3 yrs, set Bth
Mr. Cotgreaves's Abbess o! Jerveau, 3 yrs, 54 61b 3 times gone by, in a part almost impregnable, and
Mr. Heap's Brown Fly, mg( d, 7st 81b, and Mr. Camp- with'.n a few hours' sail of the shore of Great Britain,
bell's Made Safe, 3 ire, est, also started. Won by a was not calculated to put him at ease. At eight
length.
o'clock
(and in justice to our countrymen I mustlock, usual! all the yachts and the men-of-war
The Radcliffe St. Leger of 5 sore, each, and 25 added.
o
The winner to be sold fur 2001., &e. One mile and
a half. say that they have added in no small degree to the
Mr. Osborne's Snowdrift, 7st 71b (Osborne, jun.) 1 magnificence of the w hole sight), the yachts which
Mr. Deviee's Pansey, 7st 2lb
Mr. Bend's As cheres,, 7st 21b
A good race. contrast to the comparatively scanty display of
The Lancashire S'akes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. bunting on board the men- of-wer. The harbour
The winner to be sold for 2)01. if demanded, and the was alive with boats, and all the landing I p aces
!e ,ond to save his stake. Twice round and a dis. were crowded with officers landing and embarking.
Mr. Kemp na General Sale, 4 yrs (Davenport) 1 On all sidee towered the Norman caps of the peasant
Mr. B nun's Little Queen, 4 ra girls and townswomen around you, intermixed with
5...
Mr. Baron's Clara, 6 yrs
Won by a Heel..shekoes and helmets or little shiny tarpauling
BET TING AT MANCHESTER.--.TUESDAY. hats surmounting the excited face of some honest
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.-5 to 1 nest Mark Tap- Briton. The drums rattled away in every street,
ley, sto I sags( S.rongbow, sto 1 agst Minimum (ta:se beating the Assembles of the National Guards, and
6to 1), Bto 1 agst The Castle (taken), 10 to 1 agit the trumpet blast calling to horse sounded inces-
Uriel (offers to take), 10 to 1 agA Cbampion, 15 to 1 aantly through the air, while bayonets glistened
apt Baroness. brightly above the heads of the multitude, or the in-
LEGER.-6 to 5 agst Voltigeur (taken), 5 to 1 fantry wheeled about to their different quarters. The
eget Pitstord, 6to 1. agat Windischgratz (taken), 7to 1 sailors seem to think our English bluntness is de-
agst Beehun'er (taken), 15 to 1 agst Cyprus (taken), sirable, but it does not sit well on Frenchmen ; and
500 to 30 agat Cbatterbox (taken), 33 to 1 eget William though the officers are very civil, and take a great
the Conqueror, 35 to 1 agst Marchioness D'Eu, 1,000 to
10 agst The Italian. pride in showing their ships, they are scarcely such
DERBY.—Nothing done. favourites as the soldiery. Not the least interesting
incident of the day was the appearance in the streets
of some old soldiers of the Empire, who had put on
their long-neglected uniforms in order to be presented
to the President. One veteran of*the Imperial guard
was a model study for a painter—a genuine vicux
moustache, who, saved from the blcody fields of Aus-
terlitz, Jena, and Wagram—from the snows of Russia
and from the fatal sabres of Waterloo, had emerged
from his quiet home to gaze on the nephew of his
adored leader. Tall, erect, and firm, the fine old
fellow passed one in his cocked hat, his close-buttoned
coat decorated with a well-won cross of the Legion,
white knee breeches, and black gaiters, the type of a
race that has nearly passed away, while the crowd let
him pass as if he were a king.
At nine o'clock a regatta took place for row-boats
outside the piers, which excited great interest.
When the regatta was over, all the world prepared
for the great event, which was the President's visit
to the fleet. Gradually all the men-of- war boats
drew off to their ships, the officers got on board,
and all communication with the shore was forbidden,
so that the harbour and roads became comparatively
deserted. The President paid a visit to the dockyards
in the forenoon and spent some time there ; and for
a couple of hours the crowded piers and beach, yachts
and fleet, were in a state of intense expectation. It
was now one o'clock, and as the clock struck a splene
did galley shot out into the harbour from the dock-
yard. On the instant all the volcanic energies of the
world seemed let loose. Forts, ships, and batteries
burst into terrific life, and belched forth volumes of
bright flame, dense rolling smoke, and crashing sound.
The very air and water trembled—the decks of stout
steamers shook under the feet like aspens. Com-
mencing with the lower-deck tiers, and iring each
gun at the interval of half a second—almost as quick,
indeed, as a rolling fire of musketry—line-of-battle
ships, frigates, and steamers fired every gun they car-
ried, charged well home, in a thundering salvo. The
President, it appears, is entitled to a salute of 101
guns. Just imagine the awful thunder I A whole fleet
vomiting out from deck to deck its entire broadside,
almost as hard as the guns could fire, and powerful
forts, perched on hill-sides, projecting capes, or
crouched on low-lying shores, smashing away from
their embrasures till the view was obscured by a
heaving mountain of white smoke. At last the
deafening din ceased, and as " the war cloud" passed
away, slowly drifting along in the gentle breeze, the
topgallant-masts and upper yards of the men. of-war
came into sight again by degrees, and at last the
shrouds and dark hulls and the waving ensigns loomed
dimly through the lessening obscurity. The comp
d'ceil was superh_,at this moment—the men of-war,
steamers, and yachts manned yards, and strains of
music rose on all sides. In the state barge—a very
handsome boat, painted white and blue, with gold
mouldings, beautifully-decorated stern and prow, and
raised scroll figurehead—was seated the President
3f the Republic, under a canopy of purple cloth, in
advance of which waved the tricolour from a lofty
flagstaff; beside him were seated several officers and
gentlemen, among whom was the Earl of Wilton
(with whom, I believe, M. Louis Napoleon was on
intimate terms during his residence in England). A
captain stood up by the steersman to con the barge,
which swept on with a proud, slow stroke,
im-
pelled by 24 well-handled oars, till she gained the side ;
of the Friedland (flag, Admiral Deachenes), 120. As
the President ascended the ladder and was received by
Admiral Deschenes, the whole fl ,et joined in three
loud cheers (fur they have taken the fashion from us).
I hare heard that they cried " Vive Napoleon 1" and
" Vive le President !" and " Vive l'Empereur!" in
some instances, but I was too far off to vouch for
the fact, and several officers stated the general cry of
the fleet was "Vive la Republique !" Indeed,
among many of those with whom I here spoken
there appears to have been a great change of opinion l
as to the President since his arrival. The Prince
de Joinville was a great favourite with the navy,
but the President has now gained a fiir share of
their goodwill. From the Friedland the President 1
proceeded to the Valmy (140) (flag, Admiral Du- l
bourdieu), and thence to the other men-of-war. As
he left and reached each ship the yards were manned
and the men cheered three times. The time wore
away slowly, as the President inspected every vessel
very minutely, and it was past 5 o'clock before he
reached the Minerve (60), which is the French gun-
nery-ship. Here the guns were cast loose, and some
practice took place at targets moored about 500 yards
off in the sea, both shell awl ball, but so far as could be
seen, they did nothing which the Excellent need be
at all afrai I off. After he had left the Minarets, the
President proceeded on board the Xarifa schooner, I
Lord Wilton's yacht, and having stayed for some
minutes below, embarked, under manned yards, and
paid a visit to the Enchantress, the Earl of Cardigan,
where he also remained for a short pe-
riod. As soon as it was evident the visit to the
fleet was over, and that he was return-
ing on shore, the vessels repeated the full j
salute, the effect of which was, if possible, increased by
repetition, while the regularity of the firing was even
greater than before ; the Xarifa also fired a salute in
very good style. The President disembarked at the
dockyard, and proceeded to dine with the Ministers
at the Prefecture de la Marine. Admiral Sir T.
Cochrane, Sir C. Napier, Captain Mundy, and other
English officers, dined with the French Admiral Du-
bourdieu, on board the Valmy at half past five o'clock.
In the evening a ball was given in a spacious hall
outside the arsenal to the President by the municipal
body of Cherbourg, at which some 4,000 or 5.000
persons were present. The President only stayed for
about half an hour, but during his stay he conveyed
through Sir T. Cochrane an invitation to the senior
British officers to dine with him to-morrow on board
the Admiral's ship (Friedland, 120), when all the
commandants, captains, and lieutenants of the French
fleet will also be present. Nothing can be more attentive
than the conduct of the French to the British officers
who have come over here. The ball was a frightful
scene of smother, heat, and dancing under difficulties,
and had not terminated at 12 o'clock. Most of the
yachts have prepared for sailing in the morning, and
orders have been given for all French officers to get
on board their ships, so that it is probable the fleet
may put to sea for exercise to-morrow.
MONDAY MORNING.—AS a matter of course, the
really busy and active day of the week on board the
squadron was on Sunday, but whether from a regard
to the national character, or to a favourable wind, it
so happened that very few of the English yachts re-
mained for the spectacle, and Lord Wilton and Lord
Cardigan having had appointments in England which
obliged them to go on Saturday night or early on
Sunday morning, the Xarifa and Enchantress weighed
and were speedily followed by the large majority of the
vessels of the royal• squadron and other squadrons pre-
sent. At 9 o'clock the Pregdent went on board the
Friedland (120), but, no salute was fired, as it was
elevationmerely going
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tend
flags were all lowered, and. the Friedland fired her
unde understood dintaheast. h
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wa
the
lower deck guns at intervals of a second, which gave
a very imposing
character to the scene. The Presi-
dents
then proceeded to the business of the day, and
taking the vessels in the order in which he left off his
visit yesterday, went round the steamers, where he
was received with manned yards and cheers which did
not convey any political sentiment, the general cry
being a mere " vive," or " viva. On his return to
the Friedland after the inlrction the fleet got into
readiness for exercising. The boats pulled off from
ebore and ranged up astern of their respective vessels,
the Eoglish officers who had been invited by the Pre-
sident to go on board the Admiral's vessel to
witness the evolutions and to dine with him after-
wards went off about half-past one o'clock• to the
Friedland—Sir T. Cochrane, Sir C. Napier, Captain
Chads, Captain M. Seymour, Captain R. Mundy,
Captain Hall, Captain Jones, &c.—and the practice
commenced. The first signal from the Admiral was
to let fall loose sails and bowlines. It appeared that
the men took rather a long time in getting up the
rigging to the yards, but the rattling on board the
French man-of-war are not so commodiously ar-
ranged for this purpose as with us. In less than
two minutes the whole fleet was a crowd of sail hang-
ing loosely from the yards—the Jernsppes, 100,

CRICKET.

ELEVEN PLAYERS OF SURREY v. SIXTEEN
GENTLEMEN OF THE SURREY CLUB AND

COUNTY.

This match was brought to its conclusion yesterday at
the Oval. It will be seen that the Players, having re-
sumed their innings, were not disposed of until they had
run up their score to 203. At the conclusion of the da)
it w.ts determined that the match should be drawn, a
proposition which was carried out. The final score,
therefore, stood as follows: