The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-30 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

to--day is, I believe, considered settling day amongst
the Epsom gentry, it may not be au improper time to call the at-
tention of your Headers to the lamentable height which the abo-
minable and ruinous system of gambling is gaining in. this country,
once so far famed felt' honesty and plain dealing ; but where now,
alas! the most finished at:Arpier is looked upon not unfi•equently
with respect. Instead of tr►°ating hint with contempt, he is
styled, by way of admiration rather than reproach, a clever, deep,
or knowing; fellow ! and his society even emir tet...7 persons in the
highest walks of life. To such an alarmiitgpitch has this evil
propensity grown, that during the race week A quiet passenger
could hardly make his way through St. James's'-street with the
hordes of sporting gentlemen, as they are termed, oil either side, in
the. vicinity of the club-houses.

If an unlawful system, which unhappily cannot Le entirely done
away, be winked at, surely the speculators ought • lo confine
themselves to houses or stable-yards; but the very all-
way, in one of our principal streets, to be blocked
by gamblers, or, in other words, black-legs and their dupes, is
carrying matters rather too far. • Should a poor unhappy girl,
who has been driven to shame and misery, perhaps, by one of
these very fellows, stop even for a few minutes to speak to a
passer-by, she is told, at the rudest manner, by the street-keep-
ers, to walk on : yet these gentry are permitted to pursue their
genteel system of fraud and plunder at noon-chitin our principal
thoroughfares. In passing one of these group i!ii on Wednesday last,
curiosity induced me to observe for a few minutes part of what was
passing amongst them, at the same time looking upon them with
a feeling of abhorrence, which I need not attempt to describe.—
MY eye rested upon a 10401 of middle age, who held a betting-
book in his hand, and who appeared to have just " closed" with
a young man of fashion for a aunt (as I supposed) on the Derby.
There was a hectic tinge on his cheek, indicating suppressed
anxiety, or the deep-working of evil 'moduli!. I turned away to
continue my walk, reflecting on the ruin in which many a
thoughtless young man might be led by being thus trepanned is
the very street', some of tvhu►u never dreamt of entering a gau►-
bling-house, the very name of which they probably thought of
with horror, hut when once the slighted deviation from rectitude
takes place, the worst too often follows; for this fascinating
and evil propensity, if allowed to gain the slightest hold
of the mind, not only destroys the life-springs from whence
flow that heavenly balm which nourishes and preserves our
hearts in their original tender state, but gives place to a poison
which hardens and corrodes every fibre of this great pendulum or
regulator of our actions, on the keeping free front stain of which
depends the happiness of ore• existence.

The effects of this evil does not, holvevit, stop here, lint com-
municates its baneful influence to the innocent and all confiding
members of a &tinily, who may bet unfortunate enough to call one
of these men husband or tather—perbaps n splendid patrimony
may be eonsumedat any rate, peace and comlint will takes leave
of them, and in all probability the scene may close by a crime,
fur the committal of which there is no repentance.
I have to apologize, Mr. Editor, fiw trespassing so lung on
your valuable time, but if my feeble efforts will be the means of
opening the eyes of any young gentleman in time, I shall feel truly
gratified; at all events, I trust my observations will meet the
approbation of all honest and rational men.
May /10, lfig6. M.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S, Afar 29.

The Stewards of the Jockey Club having appointed the Tues.
day after the I)crhy as the settling day, instead of Monday, as
heretofore, there was it very thin attendance of sporting men here
to-day, and only a few partial indications of the storm which is
expeeted•to burst forth to-morrow (this day). The snore the af-
fair of the General is canvassed, the more strongly does the mask
of the cloven foot appear. It will he now wit, if the majority
of betting men have the courage to act ageinet one or swo:indivi.
duals who have led then) by the nose for their own gain, in de-
fience of even the forms of fair dealing. The following may he
quoted for the St. Leger :-
34 to 1 egret licle.oni 1 1.1 to I emit Critsmitr
ti to 1 egat Bed!omit° I 100 to 4 agat The Oeneral.

BEVERLEY BACES.—FaIDAY, MAY 26.
A Sweepstakes of n.() says. each, p 1 . for all ages,
Mr. Richardiou's hr. c. Brurroloek -
Mr. Haworth's gr. in. Minna

7 to 4 ori'Minna.—iVon in a ranter.

.....
A Hunters' Stakes of 7 nova. each, pp. for horses, &c. not
thorough-bred. To be rode by Gentlemen, members. of
Racing or Milting Club,
Mr. Everett's b. g. Jemmy -
1
Mr. G. Pelham's b. in. by Bellerophon -
Mr. F. Ile's b. g. Black Dwarf - 8
Five others started, but were not placed. Woo easy.

The Members Plate of bOl. for 41 ages.
111 r. Payne's ch. c. Barytes 1 1
Mr. Bursley's ch. 1. by 'Macklin* 3 2
Mr. fitephenson's h. g. uek 'Robin 2 S
Col. Afthorpe's b. e. by Clinker - 4dr
Any odds on Barytes, who wan both heats very 0rt.5"0

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS PROM THE MORNING PAPERS,
MAX 30, 1826.

[THE TIMES.]

The fall of Bhurtpore at the present moment is on
more accounts than one, of critical importance to the
security of our Indian Empire. Ever since the re-
•peated discomfitures of Lord Lake, who, bravo and
experienced as he certainly was, encountered three
repulses in his attempts to storm that formidable for-
tress, and sacrificed more lives in the unsuccessful
enterprise, than the most sanguinary engagement of
the Nahratta war had cost the armies of Great Bri-
tain, the disaffected native Chiefs have been used to
encourage each other by remarking, The English
are . not iniincible—recollecL Bhwipore." This
ground of exhortation they can now no longer build
upon. The siege and storm of the fortress appear to
have been conducted with activity and vigour. The
sum-total of our loss in officers killed, during the final
attack, did not exceed three, who were all of the rank
of captain ; but of wounded there were twenty-two,
among whom were three Brigadiers-General, com-
manding as many brigades ; two of them, Generals
M'Cnmbe and Patton, with Captain Iriine, Major
of litiga,de of Engineers, having suffered from some
unskiffid or unfortunate management in the engineer
department, by the unexpected" direction in which
a mine, run under the enemiea Works, exploded at the
outset of the storm. It appears also, that another
mine bad been sprung precipitately" on the 14th
of January, four days previous to the capture, and
thereby failed of its effect. In spite, however, of
these perverse circumstances, the assault was made
with such spirit and judgment, that after a severe con-
filet of two hours, during which every inch of ground
in the besieged City was defended with the utmost
bravery by the Rajah and his troops, Lord Comber-
mere carried, the place sword in hand, our loss not
exceeding, in killed and wounded, the numerical
amount of a single battalion of infantry ; while that of
the enemy was not less than 4,000 killed; not a man
who bore arms escaping. The Rajah, with his son
and family, were intercepted by the British Horse.—
The whole of the stores, arms, ammunition, and trea-
sure, have fallen into the hands of the conquerors ; so
that Lord Combermere seems to be justified in his
observation,lthat the 4, military power of the Bhurt-
pore State is annihilated." With a view to the ge-
neral affairs of India, we must repeat that there could
not have been accomplished a military object of much
more value than the capture of Bhurtpore. Not merely
has an inauspicious impression been thereby effaced
from the minds of the natives, but a solid ingredient
ih the composition of any possible schemes of hostility
to the British power, from whatever quarter, has
been most effectually got rid of. Bhurtpore stands
towards the north-west of India, in the direct route
from the Seick territory to the heart of the Com-
pany's Empire. It is a position the most convenient
imaginable, for ripening any danger that might be
hatched in partnership with Runject Sing by a tur-
bulent or ambitious Rajah, so as to bring a chieftain of
great power, of ow:annum ability, and unmeasured
ambition, who has astablished himself with a nume-
rous and well-organized army, on both sides of the
Indus, and who,
,after conquering the Afrghans, is
looked. at with much distrust and uneasiness by the
British Presidency of Bombay, to hear directly upon
the whole of Central India, the Mahratta country,
which has so often alarmed and resisted us. The emi-
nent success which has closed this campaign, and in
conjunction with the Burman peace, has thrown a
fresh and unlooked-for colouring upon the admistra-
tion of Lord Amherst, may extend its fortunate in-
fluence to the expeditions just now commenced by the
Bombay Government towards the Indus, and tran-
quillize every thing on that side of the Peninsula,
without any further trouble.—The financial part of the
business is another consideration, of which we - shall
bear more by and by.