The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-28 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 28,_18a5-

THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 25.

Quartermaster WellimitOn White to be Lieutenant, vice
Little ; Peter Wells, Gent., to be Ensign.
Ist Regiment Royal Cornwall Rangers—Edwin Charles
Scobell, Gent., to be Ensign,-April 21.
Royal Glamorgan Artillery Militia—William Montagu
Leeds, Esq. (late Lieutenant in her Majesty's 50th Foot),
to be Captain, April 20 ; John Crymes, Esq. (late Lieute-
nant in her Majesty's 46th Foot), to be Captain, April 25.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry' Militia—John Wil-
liam Thomas Locke, Esq: (late Lieutenant in her Majesty's
67th Foot), to be Captain; April2o.
Artillery Corps, Royal Lancashire Militia—First Lieu-
tenant James Middleton to be Captain, vice Crigan, re-
signed ; Second Lieutenant Frederick Augustine Lynam
to be First Lieutenant, vice Middleton, promoted, April 23
Royal Wiltshire Militia—Ensign Edward Paton to be
Lieutenant, vice Sloper, promoted, March 20.
West Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—The Hon.
Ralph Neville to be Captain, vice Fisher, resigned, April 23.
2d Regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia—Robert Boleyne
Howard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, April 20; William
bany Fetherstonhangh, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Taylor,
promoted, April 25. •
Ist Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Ensign Henry
Peters to be Lieutenant, April 23.
2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Gilbert Wal-
ter Coventry, Gent., to be Ensign-, April 25.
[The following Appointment is substituted fol. that which
appeared in the Gazette of the 30th Jan.]
2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Seton Ralph
Forster, Gent., to be Ensign, Jan. 27.

SPORTING NOTES.

NOTIONS FROM NEWMARKET.

My remembrance can scarcely parallel a more exciting
and interesting encounter than that witnessed for the
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. The mighty interests
which the race involved, and the feelings of and
prejudice-which certain circumstances connected with it
created, were calculated to deepen and sustain the ex-
citement which prevailed. Never did two opposing
factions display more pertinacious hostility than did the
respective partisans of St. Hubert and Lord of the Isles.
They fought under distinct banners, and to the last their
ardour never cooled or their spirits flagged. Not-
withstanding the assurances made to the contrary,
it is unquestionable that a large and influential party
deemed Lord of the Isles & " dead-un," and acting on
this conviction they launched into what seerneil wild and
unwarrantable speculations, and took greater liberties
with the horse than was justified by " legitimate" bet-
ting. Still the pecuniary 'strength of the ring. is some-
what satisfactorily established by the fact of the few
complaints which have been made as to the nature of
the settling. Still, until after the final squaring of ac-
counts this afternoon, it'will be impossible to write with
accuracy on this subject.
Through good and through evil report' I • was a
staunch adherent to St. Hubert, and his performance
neither disgraced my judgment, nor caused me to regret
my " fondness." Were the race to be run over again
next week, and were Wells to, ride to different orders
and display more patience than he did on Tuesday last,
I should expect to see St. Hubert " turn the tables" on
'LOrd `of the isteit. His chance foi' the MAY is cer=
tainly not yet destroyed. Still I have no wish
to underrate Lord of the Isles, whoSe running
showed that his trainer's opinion of his ability was sound,
and was not regulated by "boastings and bounce."
William Day has reason to rejoice in the triumph of his
horse, for it removed suspicions and aspersions which
had been hastily and unwarrantably heaped upon his
character. I cordially acknowledge the care and ability
with which the horse's preparation had been conducted,
and the honesty of purpose which actuated all parties
connected with him.

To refer to the ridiculous and exaggerated reports
which were to the last moment circulated respecting the
two horses would be merely to renew old feelings of ill-
will and again stir up animosities which, I trust, will be
soon forgotten. It is due to Mr. Merry and Mr. Howard'
to state that they were totally uninfluenced by the " dis-
union" in the ring, and were merely passive and neutral
spectators of the extraordinarygame of see-saw and cross
puiposes which the public played with their horses.
Kingstown has been advanced to a prominent position
in the Derby betting. For the Two Thousand he made
the running to the top of the Bushes-hill, and his owner
was not a little pleased with the manner in which he ac-
complished his work. Kingstown will, in my opinion,
be certain to attain one of the leading positions in the
race for the Derby. His running, too, contributed net
a little to the sudden rise of Nabob in the betting on
the Chester Cup. Nabob, it will be remembered, gave
him, at Salisbury, upwards of two stone and a half for
the three years' difference in their ages, and beat him
easily by a length.
People saw De Clare at Newmarket, and were- evi-
dently not best pleased with his appearance. He is a.
sluggish, clumsy goer, and evidently requires much
riding. He looked, too, very fat, and it will re-
quire all John Scott's skill to prepare him properly by
the Derby Day. I confess I was not "captivated"
by Da Clare. Should Habena keep well, the Oaks is of
a verity "all over but shouting."
Speculation on the Chester Cup was spiritedly pur-
sued throughout the week, and the changes which were
made in it will doubtless he extended this afernoon.
Arthur Wellesley, Early Biri, Nabob, Scythian, and
Neville now occupy the front ranks in the betting.
Others, however, whose pretensions are equally worthy
of consideration, will doubtless be soon brought forward.
On Monday I will make my anal dip into the Cup,
April 28. A FRESH MAN.