The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—You deserve the thanks of every working m
case of the
in the kingdom, for the fearless, fair, and straightforvvaarnd
manner in which you have represented the
most
hMoreover,
working engineers in this evening's Sun.
your publication of Daleth's letter is
in justice
portune, because it contains truths so stron,apPily op-
aud so overwhelming in themselves, that they
man.
they must
carry conviction to the mind of every
ulascribe one Now I beg to propose to all ~h©
rig.ht-thinking working
men in the land, that they s
not me of those engineers
weekly to bo applied to the su , penny each
and labourers who are
of the Amalgamated
embers
Society, and who are h
, terefor.
from the oppression of the m 5 most unjustly suffering
this proposition needs only to
and I am sure that
Y
valuable paper to ensure the to be mentioned in your
most perfect success, leaving
this hasty and imperfect s
tion.—l am, Sir, crawl to your kind considers-
, Yours, &c.,
Jan 2^
A WORKIG MAN
. ij 1852. MAN, not an Engineer.
Ordr

_'rders are said to have been sent out recalling to
England three-of the principal ships composing the squadron
now lying in the- Tagus ; and as many of the vessels which
contribute to form our fleet in the Mediterranean. If this
rumour should give prove authentic, as there is reason for
believing it to be, the first practical concession will have
been made to the force of public opinion on the subject; and
the first step in the direction indicated by common sense in
the management of our naval affairs will have been taken.
W e shall reserve our congratulations until we have the satis-
faction of announcing 'the arrival of the ships in question at
Portsmouth. Some time must elapse before those which have
to make their homeward voyage from the Levant can drop
their anchors in a na'ive harbour; and there has long been
too much of instability of purpose and indecision of mea-
sures about the administration of these matters to allow us
to feel altogether certain that some foolish countermand may
not be issued which may have the effect of intercepting the
homeward sail of these floating fortresses. We must have,
moreover, the fact explicitly avowed by a responsible Minis-
ter in his place in Parliament, before we shall feel any
assurance that the good thus done will not speedily be un-
done at the instance of some foreign Court, or for the sake of
some imaginary duty of dignity or dictation, in the per-
formance of which our rulers are usually so much more sen-
sitive than on points relating to popular contentment or
security.—Morning Paper.
A Cabinet Council we:s held yesterday afternoon
at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. g street. It was attended' by
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Earl Granville, Earl Grey, the
Chancellor of the
Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring, the Earl of
Carlisle, the Right Hon. Henryabouchere, the Marquis of
Clanricarde, the Right Hon. Fox Mauls, and Lord Seymour.
The Couueil sat two hours and a half.

SPORTING NOTES.
No.

A FEW HINTS COSTC.2.itNISG THE COLUMN,
TWO THOUSAND G ZIND ONE
THOUSAND GUINL S TAKES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN
SlR,—The Column Stakes m 4 considered the key
to several of the Newmarket to,Fee-years old stakes,
theiefore I have thought it sufficiently important to
warrant some slight remarks. This stake will be
run for at the Newmarket Craven Meeting, over the
Rowley Mile, and is for three-years old; colts, Bst 71b;
fillies, Bst 41b; with allowances, which I shall specify in
connexipti with the names of those I think worth com-
menting on. There aro thirty subieribcrs to this
stake, ;seven of the nominations, however, being
dead, and ten out of training;_4o.viez only thirteen
from which the field has to be selected. Io ull
probability the following will be those most likely to
contest the stake, namely, the- colt by (Mimeo, out of
Princess, allowed 51b, Kliadidya (late Abdela), allowed-
Physalis filly, allowei 51b,, Exotic filly, Glenloce,
Lvidist, Languish colt, allowed 31133, and perhaps the
Direo colt, and Toga filly, the former with an allowarce
of albs. Glancing over the lot, it seems to be a certainty
for Lord liibblesdale with 1 is Lapidist, although Glen-
luce and the Princess colt (the latter in consequence of
his stiff allowance) must not he despised. It will bo re-
membered that this stake last )ear was ectitidered a
certainty for Ariosto, who was defeated by Payment; it
may turn out this year, that G !enlace may repeat the
same dose over Lapidist; at any rate, I consider the race
for this stake a foregone conclusion in favour if LAPS-
DIST or GLENLIICE, and that nothing stands the remotest
chance of being near to them but; the Princess and Lan-
guish colts.
THIS TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKE'S
is the principal attraction of the First Spring Meeti.-.1;
a 4 head-quarter. This stake has been considered (wh4v
I know not) the key to the Derby ; for how a race, run
over nearly a fiat mile, can be any criterion of one run
over a course like that at Epsom, and an additional half-
mile in length, I cannot for the life of me discover. Since
its establishment, in 1809, it has only been won by a
Derby winner four times—in 1813 by Smolensko, in
1828 by Cadlaad, in 1836 by Bay Middleton, and in 1843
by Cotherstone—consequently it must be evident to every
one that the race for this stake cannot unlock the
mysteries of the Derby. This stake is for three-years
old colts., Bst 71h; fillies, Bst 41b, Over the Rowley Mill,
which, by the bye, I May as well remark, is ono mile
and onS yard in length, and that' it starts on the flat,
falls gEintly in the middle, rises five feet in the fifth
furlong, falls at the bushes, and rises ten and a half feet
iu the last two hundred and fifty yards. Oat of the
thirty-ene nominations, a couole—Lord Glasgow's colt by
Slane and Sir J. Hawley'a Blackstone—are defunct. Odd
Fellowtsold without this engagement, and Canterbury,
Merry4go-round, Dilbar gelding, The Prophet, and et.
Alban are out of training ; this leaves twenty-three at
work to provide the winner.
John Day has a string of five, namely, Stapleton,
Geleori, Filuis, Vortex, and Father Thames. Father
Thames may be set down as u certain non-starter.
Stapletwz and Geleon are both dark, and not reported
flyers, and Vortex, I believe, will bo reserved for the
Derby, Sir It. Pigot's Filius will, in all probability, be
the representative of the stable; but though great
things tire expected of him, I doubt his capacity to no-
compliih them.
s Of the Newmarket lots Harlock has four in training
engaged in this stake, namely, Stockwell, Rex, Lens, and
Ambr4e; none of them particularly formidable; Am-
brose the best in my opinion.
Fisher has a solitary nomination of General Anson's
Greyleg, which might as well be out of training for all
the good he can effect.

Birder has a couple of the Duke of Bmlford's—Hugo.
who may be passed over without any con.sideration, and
Maidstone, whose chance is by no means &vat class; the
only thingjo his favour being that he beat Stockwell,
Ambrose, and Filius in the race for the Prendergast
Stakes; this feat, however, was only accomplished by a
head, with the third beaten only a neck, and .6iline not
quite " the thing."
Stephenson, jun., has a couple of moderate mile horses
in Magncs and Sabut, to contest the stake for the
noble owner of Surplice. From present appearances I
feel certainly inclined to give the preference to Maples,
who I anticipate will be the starter on this occasion.
Cooper has but one nag in training for this stake,
Lord Ribblesdale's Lapidist, who is doing first-rater
work considering the time of the season. He looks well
and will be difficult to beat should Hobble Noble be out
of the fray.
Turning from the horses trained at Newmarket to the
provincial stables, I find that Kent has a couple in train-
ing at Goodwood belongiyz to the Duke of Richmond,
in Honzebrewed and Houlakin. Houlakin will have to
give way to Homebrewed, whose chance for this event,
it is asserted, is much better than fur the Derby, he being
considered a fast horse for a mile; he, however, stands
near zero in my estimation, notwithstanding the favour-
able reports I have received coecerning him from the
Downs of Sussex.

W. Dilly's solitary nag Wingenund is no 'go!
John Scott has Daniel O'Rourke and .Norham ; the
latter, to all intents and purposes, already placed hors
de combat ; the former, as a matter of course, will repre-
sent the stable. His chance I consider is not at all as
inferior one, and that if he does not win he will not be
far from such a consummation of the Trainer's hopes.
Saunders has Mr. Merry's Robbie Aoble at work,
which if he starts in any thieg lake form, flyer as he is,
will carry cff the guineas from all his competitors ; but
rumours are afloat to the eff,Ect, that it is dubious
whether he will start for this event : I am, howevar, in-
clined to think that, should hi*, v.inning the Derby look
at all probleinaticAl, next Arnil ho will start for this race
for a eeriaintv.

Fobert'a einmee of turning out the winner of the
Guineas, in lord Eglicton's Claverhouse, is by no
means a forlorn otio, though at the :itrae time I cannot
consider that it is.the best of the lot, as I pre some
ffi li
doubts whether he will be buehtly prepare to con-
test the stake. Should he be up to the mark, or there-
ahouts, I fancy he will run home in company with the
winner, if not that envied tsaiimbl "limbed.
P.:ek has that dark ,vonder, Mr. Hawke's TV oinersley.
in preparation for this event; whether he will be able
to compete with the lea ring horses in this race or not ie
difficult to determine at the present tune, as I have no
line to go by to inform inc whether he can do the mile
with tolerable speed or nu t.
To sum up, I consider t hat BOBBIE NOBLE can beat
the lot, if in term and they choose to let him; in his ab-
sence, I should turn to CLA:,TERHOUSE Or LAPIDET. and
expect to see the third class ,'ormed of Daniel OI
Rourke,
Womersley, and Files.
THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES,
now in its thirty-ninth year, b, as been rather more
Neva in 1817,
the ,celebrated mare Cob•
suc-
cessful in furnishing the winner of the Oaks than the
ti* `tat magnificent filly
Two Thousand has of the Derb) '.
1 1846,
Co-
rinne in 1818, Zinc in 1823,
web in 1824, Galata
minenlBd3ictint
i;
Crucifix inbeing those
training. Of
who have accomplished the double event. There are
25 nominations to the Stakes of the ' present year, of
, 3,1% cremma, and
whom two—Misericorde and Sulky_ are dead ; and
treat' t lie remaining
eighteen, Kate, Quadroon filly, Hirauta, o,llorie, Lady
five
—Canine,
Harriet, Toga filly, Amima filly, Ratan filly '' and Lady-
io.waitieg, are of no account whatever,
Janina, Medusa, Physalis filly, 'I be. Euphony,
Grand D t hess and
Rosary will in all probability c I; ; ' ,
contest the sta.% e; but .i.
im,,gina, gain nothing by their
motion
falling to the lot of one of Mt
p, the rte le itself
LUCE or FREEDOM, in the al) , ... a) ne'a fillies— - LEN-
nut having done any work for'""of Bay Ri,ke.lin. a , who,
of time, must have her char, come considerable l'e ngtk
ce passed by for the pr, I,3ent.
• I am, Sir, &c..
THE SPIRIT
January 27, 1852. OF THE TURI .?.,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY.
LINCOLN TRIAL STAKES.-3 to 1 agst Lady Agnes
(t), 4 to 1 agst lanthe (t), 5 to 1 agst High Sheriff.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.-15 to 1 apt Victress
(t), 15 to I agst La Gazz2 Ladra (t), 20 to 1 apt Chief_
tin (t), 20 to 1 agst Hardwick (t).
CHESTER CUP.-30 to 1 agst Ringleader (t)3stto: ag::
Goldtiuder (t), 35 to 1 agst Black bode (a), 35 og
Ariosto (take 40 to 1), 40 to 1 agst Scarecrow (t), I,ooos
to 20 agat Neasham (I), 1,000 to 20 agst Koh-i-noor
(1), 3,000 to 45 agst Hothorpe (t).
DERBY.-8 to 1 agst LiobbiatoNolbaleg,stl4KtionglstColua:e2rs-
house, 15 to 1 agst Augur, 18
to 1 agst Lapidist, 600 to 20 agst Homebrewed (t).

A DERBY ADMINISTRATION.
It is right the country should be made aware that
not only is the Earl of Derby prepared to take face,
but that he fully expects to be summoned to the pre-
sence of his Sovereign to receive her Majesty's com-
mands to form a new Cabinet, before the middle of
the next month. So confident, indeed, does the Noble
Lord feel on this point, that he is understood to have
already formed hie Cabinet, and will be ready to pro-
duce his list of names at a moment's notice.
But while we deem it right to apprise the country
of the intentions and expectations of the Conserva-
tives with reference to the future, it
is no less right
that we should express our firm conviction, that the
attempt to form a lasting Tory Government will be
ay
an utter failure. A Cabinet mbe constructed, but
it will not last. A month's existence is the utmost
discouraged when
term we would allow it. A Derby Government is an
impossibility.
Let not, therefore, any one be
he hears that the Noble Lord has been sent for by
the Queen. Who,
r
then, it will be asked, is the man
who is destined to form an enduring Government
Batring Government ?
unhesitetinglY answer—'Lord
More tee Noble Lord is sent tor, it is not impossible
sonic one else, in addition to Lord Derby, may be
heirltitjeeisy niche n
tyoant subject.hase_ That, how-
ever, will by
ill
not
ultimately difference. It can
ministry. It is right
only defer for a little the fn.:l:nation of a Palmer-
as the issue of all
skteoenpi at
h that the public should
eyes firmly fixed on that ti
at a moment's notice to give the Noble Lord
the intervening changes, in order that they may be
read),
whatever aid he may require from them.—Advertiser.

- - -
BET sTOL AND .e.,XLTER RAILWAY.—Yesterday the
stand.; ng orders were declared to be complied with
wer
in th e
case 4,f this company's Bi I, to extend the existing p9s
relati 32: to the Yeovil Branch, and to authorise a deviation
in th( ; line. It appeared that the company have constructed
a po! :iion of the Yeovil branch, and that the time for the
completion of it, as enlarged by the Commissioners et Rail-
wa3 's, has expired, and the Bill, seeks power to
enla rg a e the time for purchase lands and completion to
July 1855. accordingly