The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-29 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL 29, 1852:

Mr. Dille) Mr. Cole, Captain Owen, and M". Car-
penter were also present.
Lord Feversham had an interview with Mr. Secretary
Walpole yesterday at the Home .office.
The Oxford University Commissioners had an inter-
view on Tuesday with Mr, Secretary Walpole at the
Home.eflice. Present—the Bishop of Norwich, the Dean
of Carlisle, the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. H. G.
Liddell, J. L. Dampier, sq., the Rev. Professor Powell,
the Rev. J. H. S. Johnson, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley
(s2cretary).
A deputation from the Church of Scotland, consisting
of the Rev. Dr. Simpson, Mr. John Tait, and Mr. David
Smith, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole at
the Home-office on Tuesday.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yes-
terday from the Governor of Canada and the Governors
of the other North American provinces.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
The meeting at Exeter-hall, for the preservation of the
Crystal Palace on its present site, ought to have weight
with a Legislature which professes to represent all
orders nod classes of the peoele. If there was not
" overybode there," there was at least a very fair dele-
gation. Religion, morality, and benevolence had their
active repreeentatives in Shaftesbury and Harrowby;
economy and public spirit in Hume and Wakley ; from
Scotland there was the accomplished Thane and the
eloquent Presbyter; Lancashire sent a Heywood, and
Sir Joseph Paxton might well have appeared as the
prince of fl )rists, but that his fame in that department
has been eclipsed by his conception of the edifice which
was the subject of the meeiing. There are not many
causes that command so wide a concurrence, or so varied
an edvonacy. Our public men have their antipathies as
well as their sympaties, and it may be many years be-
fore, se the almanacks express it, we shall see so many
planets at once above the horizon. But the demonstation
was as comprehensive in its results as in its speakers.
We cannot call to mind a single objection to the pre-
servation of the building on its present site that was not
fully met, from the frivolities and dishonesties of Lord
Seymour's so-called " Report," to the frantic stuff we
occasionally see in the papers from hero and there a
tradesman who ascribes his want of business to any
cause but the true one. With the offer to take the
building on a lease from the Crown, and to maintain it,
under proper regulations, on the self-supporting prin-
ciple, there is an end to all the interesting forebodings
about expense, public indifference, and failure. It is
now placed beyond doubt that the real apprehension at
the bottom of these prophecies is lest the building should
prove ton durable, the glass too proof against hailstorms,
and the Paxton gutters too cheaply adapted for perma-
nence; lest the vast area should find too many uses, the
building be made too attractive, and the frequenters
become too many and too constant. That is the real
bugbear which haunts on the one hand the aristocracy
of the neighbourhood. and on the other a few tradesmen,
who, not having the necessary gift of addressing them-
selves to the changes around them, think all the world
is to stand still that they may do so themselves. Let
it be plainly understood—for there is now no other
construction to be put on the efforts of the mal-
contents—that they are only too sure that the
Exhibition, once permitted to stand, will become
one of the institutions of the realm. The comprehen-
sive nature of the offer made to the Government leaves
no other alternative; for the capitalists who have made
ir, besides undertaking the improvement, maintenance,
custody, warming, and filling of the structure, are pre-
pared to settle the little questions of £ s. d. with the
contractor over the way. It is difficult to say what more
they can do to meet the West-end and "vested interest"
objections, unless they shall also undertake to convey
to and fro, in tunnels or in balloons, that plebeian but
numerous portion of the visitors who do not possess car-
riages of their own. We had almost omitted—for in-
deed it is scarcely worth notice—the story about the
solemn undertaking that the building should be removed
as soon as it had answered its purpose. Lord Carlisle's
letter disposes of that. If the promise was made by any-
body, it was made by him; it was made with respect to
a building which was never erected, and to a Legislature
which need not enforce the promise a moment longer
than it pleases. When the two parties to an engage-
ment are equally desirous to bring it to an end, there
need no longer be any difficulty about it.
It ought to be fully known and understood what is
the precise question now before the public. It is not
whether the building should remain on its present site
or be altogether destroyed—be banished to the Champs
Elyte 3s, " disappear into space"—or be cut up into a
hundred provincial mimicries. It is simply, as we are
given to understand, whether the above-mentioned offer
shell be accepted, and the building be permitted to stand
on its present site, or whether, in consequence of another
offer, it shall be removed and re-erected on another site
near the metropolis, and not without its recommenda-
tions. It has been proposed to transfer the building to
Wimbledon-park, which, till lately, was little known to
the majority of Londoners, except by the large piece of
green that stood for it in ;he maps of London and the
neighbourhood; but which has, at last, fallen into the
hands of speculators. The site, the soil, the turf,
the woods, and the lake, will all bear comparison
with those to which thel building owes so much
of its present attraotions. The South-Western
Railway Company are ready to lay down a new
line of rails from the Waterloo station right up to
the proposed site, and to carry the visitors for a penny
there and a penny back; that is, receiving twopence out
of every shilling ticket issued at Waterloo station and
presented at the Exhibition. The journey, therefore,
would be less tedious, less costly, and less liable to an-
noyances than it proved to moat visitors last year; and,
with the carriage there and back included in the shilling
charged for admission, the wonder of the age would be
once more brought home to our doors. There are so
many things in favour of this proposal that we could
almost find it in our heart to give up Hyde-park once
more to the exolusive use of dandies, dowagers and lap-
dogs. Let the aristocracy of the Weet- end bo undis-
turbed in their enjoyment of our beautiful perks and
national gardens. Let them continue to show their pre-
sent laudable jealousy of royal and popular encroach-
ments. It is possible that the people may henceforth
secede to a park of their owe. To the discovery of the
Great Exhibition, and the discovery of the Crystal
Palace, may now perhaps be added the discovery of a
system for the conveyance of a hundred thousand visi-
tors five miles into the country in the morning, and
back again at night. It is only a question of materials
and arrangement, and, if the demand is made, it will
be met before long.
We shall be told, perhaps, that this settles the ques-
tion. If there is no objection whatever to Wimbledon-
park, and plenty of objections to Hyde-park, let the
objectionable site be spared and the unobjectionable one
bo adopted. But the question is not so easily disposed
of. The Exhibition iu Hyde•park will still be public
property in some sort, being leased under proper regu-
lations, and with a certain right of control reserved to
the Government. It will, in fact, be in the same position
precisely as the Zoological and Botanic Gardens in Re-
gent's-park. In Wimbledon-park the Exhibition will
be as thoroughly a private undertaking as Cremerne-
gardens, or Rosherville-gardens, or tae Surrey Zoolo-
gical, or the tea-gardens at Anerley, on the Croydon
lino. Now, though wo have reason to believe that the
gentlemen who propose to pla,pt the Crystal
Palace in Wimbledon-park will endeavour to keep as
much as possible up to the standard of the Great Ex-
hibition, and preserve the prestige which they carry with
them, yet they will be under no express obligation to do
so, and will be under no special responsibility. Having
to attract and entertain myriads of vulgar excursionists
every day, they will be obliged to pay more attention to
the commissariat than the Royal Commission thought
suitable to the occasion; they will not feel themselves
bound to exclude intoxicating beverages; they may pos-
sibly allow cookery on the premises; and even go so
far as to provide out-of-door sports, perhaps dancing,
and theatrical representations. If the concern does not
otherwise answer they will certainly do whatever
speculators have been accustomed to do under
similar circumstances; they will part with a good
many scruples rather than be utterly ruined.
Bat without asking what they will do, or what
they will not do, there is one point of difference
between the two sites about which there can be no doubt.
Like the Great Exhibition, Zoological Gardens, and the
Botanic Garden, the " Crystal Palace," if suffered to re-
main in Hyde-park, will be closed on Sunday. In Wim-
bledon-park its chief chance of support will be its Sun-
day visitors, and it will doubtless become a principal fea-
ture of the metropolitan Sabbath. To the speculators it
will be a matter of necessity, and the Legislature will
not, in consistency, have the right to interfere. Now,
considering the national antipathy to the opening of our
public exhibitions on Sunday, we submit this choice of
difficulties to those who are hesitating between Hyde-
park and Wimbledon-park. The question extends, of
course, to all private sites. Once out of the reach of the
State, the Crystal Palace will inevitably become a Sun_-
day exhibition; so they who wish to SOO it Tim
profanation must take care to keep it at home.—

WRITING ON NEWSPAPERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXETER AND PLYMOUTH
GAZETTE.
Sir,—Some time ago it was stated among your notices
to correspondents, that on application at the Exeter
Post-office, you had been informed that it was not al-
lowed to write upon the cover of a newspaper, even
though the usual postage stamp was duly affixe to it!
A friend of mine, thinking so absurd a state of d things
could not bo possible, took the tr ouble to write to
" bead•quarters" for information. The following is a
co is vera of the reply transmitted in due form:-
1852.
"General Post-office, Bth April,
"Sir,--In reply to your letter of the
th 19et ne h ulwst. I beg to
acquaint you that the charge upon paper, of
which the enclosed is the cover, is correct.
" Newspapers sent by the post may have writing upon
been
them when a postage stamp
has affixed, but the
privilege does not extend to the cover.—l am, Sir, your
obedient humble servant,
" TiLLEY, AsKistint Secretary."
Now, as it clearly cannot msko tho slightest difference
pia
tbe ugly
to the revenue whether the said " writing"
the paper or on the cover, " provided always"
piece of red sticking-plaster, popularly called " a Vic:a
•
spittle, is duly daubed on, the affair exhibits another
striking illustration of the well known romajrksuobfnaVitiittlor-
take, namely, that " John Bull will •
any kind of absurdity provided it comes in the form of
au Act of Parliament. —I am, Sir, your most obedient
servant, A LOTER OF RATIONAL REFORM.
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MRS. MACFARREN'S MATINEES.---The first is fixed
for Saturday next, at the Beethoven Rooms, and we do hope
the room will be crowded in every part. Mrs. Macfarren
has acquired some fame as a pianiste, and will be assisted on
the occasion by a numerous corps of professionals, added to
which, when we state that she has a husband who has lost
his sight, and rendered incapable of following his profession
as an artist, we feel convinced that the most extensive
patrogage fall bo thl,s PraitSeworthy

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE DUKE 01:' NW:r.tEtUMPERLAND'S LEVEE.--Iris
Grace received yesterday Vice-Admiral Sir W. Pym,
Rear-Admiral Reynolds, Rear-Admiral gyng, Rear-
Admiral Waits, Raar-Admiral Fesling, Rear-Admiral
' Mends.
ADMIRAL PARKER'S LEVEE.—The following officers
were received yesterday :—Admiral G. Rutherford,
Lieutenant F. Smyth, Commander De Courcy, Lieute-
nant R. B. Miller, Lieutenant G. M. Jackson, Lieute-
nant H. Trollope, Commander H. Harvey, Captain 11.
Dundas, Commander C. Hornby, Commander J. B.
Bond. Commander Thomas Chaloner, Commander J. C.
Gill, Lieutenant W. Davis, Lieutenant W. C. Nowell,
Lieutenant H. Payne, Mr. G. Bower, Lieutenant C.
P 4900, Captain W. Radcliffe, Lieutenant Hemmans,
Captain Cooper Key, Lieutenant White,Captain Farquhar.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDtsEsDAY.—Admiral Sir William
Parker, thrt., dined with the Commander-in-Chief, Ad-
miral Sir Thomas Briggs, last evening, returning on
board the Qaeen.
This morning the Sprightly was placed at the disposal
of Sir WillianaParker. lie left the Queen, attended by
his Flig Lieutenant, Augustus Phillimo .e, and his Se-
cretary, Charles Richards, Esq., soon after breakfast,
for the Sprightly. On the Gallant Admiral's leaving
his ship, yards were manned. and the crew cheered en-
thusiaqically. The Superb, le, Captain Purcell, paid
the same compliment; while the Hercules and other
ships manned their rigging and cheered.
Sir William landed trom the Sprightly at Sallyport
at half-past ten o'clock, where the carriage of Admiral
Sir T. Briggs was in waiting
to convoy him to the Land-
port terminus, and the Admiral proceeded by train for
London. We are glad to perceive the Admiral looks
well and hearty; his twelve years of continued service
have made no perceptible change in his appearance; he
seems as active and energetic as ever he was. It is
rather a singular matter to have two admirals' flags,
blue at the main, flying at the same timo at Portsmouth.
Sir William Parker's will come down to-night at sunset.
Sir William Parker left his family on board the
Queen; but they left the vessel at two o'clock, going
either to Southampton or Cowes in the Sprightly.
The Bee was in attendance yesterday, and took Lady
Stirling and family on board the Queen, and afterwards
conveyed them to Cowes.

The Portsmouth yacht, with the Rear-admiral super-
intendent on board, with the gentleman from _the Pay-
office, proceeded to Spithead to pay the Rodney, which
ship proceeded to Plymouth on Friday. Wind westerly,
moderate, and cloudy.
The Hercules, 72, Lieutenant F. Diggens, of the
Queen, acting commander, has brought home troops and
invalids from Malta, and passengers, Captain and Mrs.
Spring, 24th Regiment; Mr. Bragg, clerk of the works,
R.E.; Lieutenant G. M'Laren, R.N., to join the Blen-
heim, &c. She has also on board an immense quantity
of condemned Goldner's preserved meats to return into
store.
The Queen, we are informed, has a defective rudder,
and one of her beams sprung.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28.—The East Indiaman Barham,
Captain W. Vaile, was off the port yesterday and landed
passengers from Madras—Lieutenant-Colonel Strange,
Her Majesty's 25th Foot; and Lieutenant Cunningham
and wife, 2d Madras Native Infantry; and from Calcutta
—Major Whisb, 60th Bengal Native Infantry, and lady.
The Barham has a cargo of sugar, indigo, jute, &c., and
left Calcutta on the 22d of December, Madras on the
6th of January, Cape of Good Hope on the 3d of March.
Spoke, north of Ascension, the Amathea, of and for
Liverpool from Calcutta; and on the Line, the Bowling,
of Liverpool. and the United States' bark Corinza, both
outward bound. Passengers gone on in the Barham—
Captain Scott, Madras Invalids; Dr. Kane, Madras
Army; Dr. Lucas, Her Majesty's 80th Foot; Captain
Gordon, late Bengal Army; the Rev. Mr. Henry from
theTCapme,esreevhearnaltship
ladies, and in all 45 children.
The
Scindian, Captain W. Cammel,
laden with coffee, cocoa nut oil, coir, cinnamon, &c.,
from Ceylon, has landed passengers here. Her dates
are—Ceylon, 14th of December; arrived at the Cape of
Good Hope on the 12th of February! sailed on the 14th;
touched at St. Helena on the 24th of February; and
sailed therefrom on the 25th. The Scindian, on the 25th
inst., landed at Scilly Captain Maricheau and lady and
the Rev. Mr. Blousfield; landed here, Mr. and Mrs.
Crabbe, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and Dr. Dobson,
staff-surgeon, first class. Mr. Dordoll died on the
passage.
DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY.—The Hecate steam-sloop,
Commander Hand, sailed from Devonport on Tuesday
afternoon for Portsmouth, where it is said the officers
and crew are to be turned over to the Geyser.
The Avon steam-tender left Devonport on Monday,
with supernumeraries for Portsmouth.
The Tortoise lighter sailed from Devonport on Tues-
day, with stores for Portsmouth.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 28.—Her Majesty's screw steam-
frigate Horatio, 22, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie,
has had the defective shaft of the feed-pump repaired,
and a new one made to take with her on her trial cruise,
so as to prevent the necessity of her returning to port,
should the old ono give way. She was to have started
on Sturday, but in consequence of its blowing a gale
froma the eastward she was prevented. She will not
leave port for three or four days.
The Diligence, navy transport, arrived on Tuesday
morning in tow of the Adder, Mr. James Watt in
charge, and proceeded westward.
Her Majesty's mail-packet Vivid, Captain Smithett,
passed by here on Tuesday en route to Dover.
The Goodwill, dockyard-lighter, Patrick master,
sailed yesterday evening with stores for Devonport-Yard,
The Lumsdee, of South Shields, W. Smith, matter.
from London for Newcastle, parted with all her anchors
and cables in the Swiss during the late gale, and drove
across the Maplin-saud close to the sea-wall, between
Foulness-poins and Fishermen's-head.
ERRATUM.—In our report of Monday of the casual-
ties caused by the heavy gale of Friday, it was made to
appear that the Pythagoras, of Whitby, and five other
vessels which had suffered therefrom, put into Chat-
ham, whereas they came into Sheerness from distress of
weather.
Wooewiere Arnie 28.—The Comte d'Aquila, wear-
ing the unicorn of a Vice-Admiral of the Neapolitan
fleet, attended by his Aide-de Camp, and accompanied by
the Ambassador at the Court of St. James's from the
Court of the King of the Two Sicilies, arrived at Graves-
end at eleven o'clock AM. to-day, having left London by
the ten o'clock down train of the North Kent Railway,
and immediately after his arrival embarked on board the
Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Henry W.
Alton, that vessel having left Woolwich at halt-past
eight o'clock to be in waiting at Gravesend, with Lieu-
tenant George E. K. Gore, Flag-Lieutenant to Commo-
dore Henry Eden, in charge of the barge of the Fisgard,
to attend on the Comte d'Aquila during his visit to
Sheerness Dockyard. When the Lightning, with the
Compte d'Aquila on board, arrived at Sheerness, she
was received by a Royal salute from the Waterloo, Cap-
tain Hon. Montagu Stopford, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral
Jocelyn Percy, C. 13., Commander-in-Chief at the Nore;
from the London. 90, Captain G. R. Mundy ; the Mo-
narch, 84, Captain Charles Hope; and the Horatio,
24, screw steam-frigate, Captain Honourable S. T. Car-
negie. The barge of the Waterloo rowed to the Light-
ning, and Captain Honourable Montagu Stopford,
with Flag-Liutenant Honourable 0. W. M. Lambert,
went on board and welcomed the Comte d'Aquila to
Sheerness. The Comte left the Lightning in the barge
of the Fisgard, steered by Flag -Lieutenant Gore, and
on landing at Sheerness Dockyard was received by Vice-
Admiral Jocelyn Percy, 0.13., Commander-in-Chief;
Captain Charles Hope, Superintendent of Sheerness
Dockyard, with the heads of the various departtnaentsder
,
end a guard of honour of the Royal Artillery,
Captain Wodehouse. A field battery, under Lieutenant
Hope, Royal Artillery, fired a royal salute to announce
the landing of the Comte at that naval port. The Comte
under
d'Aquila was then conducted over the dockyard by
Captain Superintendent Charles Hope, accompaniedby
the head officers of the departments. The first place
visited was the rigging house, where a great rahge o
buildings is appropriated as storerooms for the rigging
Nanadvysa. ilsTohfeevisLynsednessecrgipustibotnityofofvessls hempe atundtihreonßroeypael,
with powerful cables, and a large supply of sails and
sail cloth in process of being cut up and
formed into
sails, appeared to convey to the Comte an idea of the
great resources in store in this country for naval use. In
one of the large rooms the Comte was shown a model of
Sheerness Dockyard, made very perfect, on a scale of one
quarter of an inch to a foot, and exhibiting the manner
in which the buildings and docks and every erection
are
built on piles, and showing the distance and number re-
quiredre to be sunk for the construction of that naval port.
went on
to look at
bTohaer dCot hmeteA amftpehri o nleianvidngockt,haenciriwggeinntgbhel°:wse
the engines of that vesselu;ahnegeael,sosplaid
both inbathpeaabsainsign.visit
the
nedeoacwk
f factory andothTheto
the Howe, 120, and the
millsan d
the Achille, 78, and Russell, 72,
Comte subsequently visited the
dhoycdkrsaaufltiecr vessels have been docked.
department ho witnessed a very power
wanadtetrheenptoz e
machine for emptying the
filrunel
iron
Nheefa
upwardsseme iyi• Itbhe' set steam a6ene -whta,me
nmde r at work, forging a lump of
the perfection to which. the was immediately after shown
hammer,whe when
it havinger poweretkheeda nut
in
giving a blow equal, when at its utmost exec Lion, to 38
tons weight, had been brought,
his presence without breaking the kernel
d'Aquila, after a short visit to the Tribun. The
e,30 Comte
,serew
steam-frigate, building at Sherness, left that naval port
with honours to those he received on lauding,
Vice-Admiralilar
Jocelyn Percy,sim Captain Superintendent
Charles Hope, and a number of officers being present, the
guard of honour in
attendance, and the field battery
and all the vessels in
tcommission again firing a royal
salute. When the Co
d Aqui!
board the Lightning, thea again °miss-eked on
Neapolitan flag was hoisted at
the masthead, end she m
left f,
for Chatham, as he intended
to return to town by the North Kent Railway from
Stood by special train.

RETENTION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yesterday
two additional meetings were held for the purpose of testing
the opinions and feelings of the inhabitants of the metro-
polis, with reference to retaining the Crystal Palace as a
place of public resort for the improvement, the recreation,
and eniusement of the people. One, which was held at
Southwark Town-hall. was a meeting of the inhabitants of
the borough of Southwark, who were convened by the High
Beilid'of the Borough, Mr. Pritchard, in compliance with a
were passed,
requisition which had been presented to him. Various reso-
lutionsfelt by the meeting in the movement for preserving this edc-
expressing the deep interest that wasi
flee, and it was unanimously agreed that petitions to
Bailiff'
on of Parliament should be signed by the High
on behalf of the meetin, and be immediately presented.
The rbsoerough
The other was a meating of the inhabitants of thton.
The
of Lambeth, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington.
chair chair was taken by Mr. D'Eyncourt,
M.P.,
w Mr. it
nted.
accom-
panied by the other representative of the borough,
1 P and liams, M.P., Bit.. lllacgregor, B• •,
imous favour of
The opinion of the meeting was
funarnesent site, and adapt-
preserving the Crystal Palace oni.s p
and amusement. Both
ing it to purposes of education othergeemen.
especially by the labour-
meetings were numerously attended,
my classes.

SPORTING NOTES.

No. CCXVI.

TO TEE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

I THE FIELDS FOR TO•MORROW'S RACES AT
cz NEWMARKET, .ace„
.IR,—Yesterday's sport on the heath, if sport it can
bo called, has not been surpassed for its unattractiveness
on any previous occasion, therefore I shall not refer to it
in any one particular. There was, however, some very
extensive betting on the forthcoming event at Chester,.
and on the Derby. For the former Grosvenor was sup-
ported in a very stiff manner, not more than 12 to 1'
being obtainable at the close. Several other horses were
backed to win large amounts at excessively long odds;
amongst them, Dec an Dhurras, who, in conjunction with
Redmond Olianka, will give the owner of Curraghmore
a very fair chance of carrying off the " coop". For th‘a
Derby, the great Hobbie Noble, who, I am very
much afraid, cannot be received in any other
way than as the " light cf other days,"
fell rapidly away from his high estate; from 11 to 4,
taken on Monday, he has gradually receded to 8 to
bid to several Luadred pounds; and it is said that era
long he will disappear, a la Grecian, entirely from the
betting. This latter case is not confirmed by any infor-
mation of my own, but is merely the child of rumour.
Claverhouse wai supported for ono or two hundred
pounds at 12 and 13 to 1, and closed very firm in the
market. This horse is doing good strong work, and
stands a chance of being better prepared for the Derby
than any other. He is somewhat slow, but in other re-
spects is admirably suited to the course. The Chief
Baron Nicholson (not he of the Coal-hole, but the re-
nowned great gun that is to be of the South), is gradu-
ally " coming;" thousands to thirty have been nibbled
at a long time—twenty-fives were taken yesterday.
The list fur to-morrow consists of three skeleton
stakes, a couple of matches, and the Newmarket Stakes.
Of course all the interest will centre in the latter.
The Newmarket Stakes, D.M.—Lord Exeter's Stock-
well, and perhaps Ilex; Dake of Richmond's Home-
re Ms. Batson's Ben Nevis. The running of Maid-
stone,
coupleGieniu ocel
,istodumbiy thinking,ous be de-
.
cided in favour of Lord Clifden; that is, Harpsichord
will beat the Miss Whip colt, and Altitude the sister to
Caracas.amnadt Peacock
o ewcikl
The Newmarket Stakes will, I presume, afford
another trial for Homebrewed against his conqueror of
Tuesday; the result, I imagine, will be as before, though
several of the talent are inclined to give the preference
to Homebrewed on this occasion. It is very funny,
but some persons connected with the Horseheath
stable imagine that 12 to 1 is worth taking about Ben
Nevis, as they consider he stands en outside chance of
bowling the cracks over for Mr. Batson, a la Khadidja,
in the Column Stakes.

The betting market, notwithstanding the general flat-
ness of the sport, is lively at the following quotations :-
100 Sovs. Stakes, D.M.-3 to lon Alcoran. 1,000
Guineas, D.M.-3 to 1 agat Kate, 7 to 2 agat Bay Ro-
salind, 4 to 1 agat Janina, 6 to 1 agat Caloric, 6 to 1
agst Glenluce, 6to 1 agat filly by Launoelot. New-
market Stakes, D.M.-6 to 4 agat Stockwell, 2 to 1 agst
Homebrewed. Chester Cap-6 to 1 agst Stilton, 10 to
1 agst Grosvenor, 12 to 1 agst Nancy, 14 to 1 agst Ho-
thorpe, 16 to 1 agst Hesse Romberg, 16 to 1 agst Lady
Evelyn, 20 to 1 agst Merry Bird. Derby-8 to 1 agst
Alcoran, 8 to 1 agst Hobble Noble, 10 to 1 agat Stock-
well, 12 to 1 agst Claverhouse, 15 to 1 each agst Alfred
the Great and Harry the Little, 25 to 1 each agat Augur
and Chief Baron Nicholson, 40 to 1 agst Homebrewed,
50 to 1 agst Harbinger.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
April 29, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING.
At a meeting of the Jockey Club, after the races,
resolutions were passed, which will have the effect of
very considerably reducing the fees for stake-holding,
and recommending the adoption of the Newmarket scale
of charges, as altered, at other meetings. General Anson
was elected steward in the room of Captain Lowther, who
has resigned. The consideration of the proposal for a
new trial-ground was referred to a committee.
WEDNESDAY'S RACES. _ _

Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h it, for three yrs old;
colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; 31b allowed, &c. D.M.
(10 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Harbinger, Bst 41b walked over
Lord Exeter's Stockwell, Bst 41b withdrew his stake
Selling Handicap of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old; the
winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded, &c. First
half of Ab. M. (3 Subs.)
Mr. W. Hughes's Sophistry, Bst 71b (Bartholomew) 1
Duke of Bedford's Claim, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Esling) 2
Lord Anuesley's Orpheus, 3 yrs, Bst 41b...(Flatman) 3
Betting-11 to 8 agat Sophistry, and 7 to 4 apt
Orpheus.
Won in a canter by three lengths, a length between
second and third. Run in 54 sec.
Sweepstakes of 50 Soya each. half forfeit, for three yrs
old ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; those got by stal-
lions, or out of mares that never bread a winner, al.
lowed 31b. D.M. (10 Subs.) _ _

Mr.Payne'sGlenlace, Bst 31b (Flatman)walked over
Lord Clifden's Poodle, Bst 41b withdrew his stake
Plate of 50 Sovs; for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Sat 12W;
five, and upwards, 9st 31b; mares and geldings al-
lowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 200 sous, if
demanded, &c., and silowances if to be sold for less.
Mr Clark's Edward of York, 7st 11 b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Arms:rotg's Equal, 3y rs, 6.t 111b,150/ (Charlton) 2
Duke of Bet:ford's Claim, 3yrf, sst 11 lb, 40/.(Steggles) 3
Count Batthym's The Incurable,7st 21b,40/.(J.Mann) 4
Lord W. P.)sylet,:'s Fuchabers, 4yre,7st 21b.401 (SharP) 5
Mr.Barnes's Quee.n Guinever, sst 111 b, 401. (Rook) 6
Betting-6 to 4 agst Equal, 7to 2 agst Edward of
York, and 5 to 1 agst Too Incurable.
Won in a canter by three lengths. Claim a bad third,
and the others tailed off. Run in 1 min. 44 sec. The
winner was claimed.
Sweepstake.; of 50 sous. each, for three-yr-olds. A.F.
Mr. Grevillo's Frantic, Bst 31b (Flatman)... walked over
THE CHESTER Cur.—The following bets were laid
before thy races commenced : —2O to 1 to 1,0001, apt
Grosvenor, who closed at 12 to 1; 10,000 to 500 eget
Merry Bird; 15,000 to 300 agst Koh-i-Noor ; 10,000 to
150 apt Due au Dhurras; and 20,000 to 100 agst Old
Dan Tucker.
BETTING AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
1,000 GUINEAS STAKES.
4to 1 agst I Kate (taken) sto 1 eget Janina
4 to 1 agst Bay Rosalind
CHESTER CEP.
13 to 2 agst Stilton 50 to 1 agst Truth (token)
25 to 1 agst King of Trumps 133 to 1 agst Homebrewed(t)
330 1
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ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY.
Lily,st 531 b—yrs,
4 3yrs, Bst—F.Tnandvve,
yrs, 6st 21b.
sst 121b.losfn
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Queen's Plate. Ra.
Tomboy, 5
yu—Nutshell, 3 yrs—Bareolona, 4 yrs—
Edward of York, 4 yra—Presto, 4 yrs—Ban, 4 yrs—
Exeter, 4 yrs•
we are happy to report that Robinson is progressing
very favourably.
LATEST BETTING.
(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Kate 9 to 2 agst Janina
9to 2 aget Bay Rosalind 15 to 1. agat Glealuee
CHESTER CUP
I IS to 1 agst Merry Bird
I 50 to 1 egst Hesse Hom-
burg

G to 1 agst Stilton

4 to 1 fist Grosvenor
4 to 1 agst Joe Miller

9 to 1 agst hobble NobIeDEREY.
agst Ciaverhouse
11 to 1 agst Stockwell 125t0 1 agsstt
10 to 1 agst Alooran
2013 toto
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aaggst Orelie
11 to 1 16 to 1 agst Littlellarry
12 to 2 agst Alined the I Trumps
Great 133 to 1 agst Augur.
Kingston
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NEWMARKET, THURSDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LATEST BETTING.
ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Kate
4 to 1 agst Janina
9 to 2 agst Glenluce
6 to 1 agst Wreford filly
Bay Rosalind friendless.
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6 to 1 ugst Quadroon
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HARBOURS OF REFUGuE.:::ll,Theehreeie.iwesaswt
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printed, in a Parliamentary document of 19 folio pages, a
detailed statement relative to the harbours of refuge at
Dover, Harwich, Alderney, Jersey, and Portland, with the
quarterly reports of the engineers for the year ending the
31st of march last. At Dover 245,000/. is the estimated cost
of a pier of 800 feet. The works are contracted for, and will
be completed in three years. The sum of 34,000/. a year
will be required. At Harwich the estimated expense is
pleted in about one year. At Alderney the esti
110,0001. The works are contracted for and will be corns
620,0001. The works are contracted tor, and will be com-
pleted in seven years. 50,006/. to 60,000/. per annum will
southwest; and twhneeoetkloesnxggcaeve way
inatedWthcoinrcsdte,
be required. At Jersey 700,000/. is the estimate, 25,000/. to
30,000/. per annum will be required; and at Portland (har-
bour and breakwater) the estimate including
the sum of 30,0001. for the purchase of 474 acres,
works are under contract, and an expenditure to the amount
of 54,805/. is contemplated for the present year.
CHANGE IN THE WHAT
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whichm o nth sh,ardemlasotse-eddrtsoutiehre
edarssintcoe haveiB44. been 1820. greater
p3rt of last Mglit. The year , s far, has been the driest
to very copious showers ofarralisnsw2hicohfell during the
tear of the
Mr. Andrews, ineheß. The rain fall during the drought '
quantity of rain which fell in that year did
The Mayor of Southampton,
been 0 28 of an inch. just over has only
we
ehnatv have
centuryexP
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en-
tertained the directors of the Peninsular
packet Company at a grand dinner
and Oriental Steam
the renewal and extension 01 .. ner yesterday, in honour of
Upwards of 200 guests the company's mail contract.
were
members, Sir A. Cockburn present, including the borough
presided, and several urn and Mr. Willcox. The Mayor
evening there was eloquent speeches were made. In the
a grand ball.
DEATH or SIR A
IIAt..mAIN. This lII.Fx.ANDER. RAMAT, BART., OF
Tuesday, in Hon. Baronet died in Baker-street on
by a daughter his G7th year. Ile was son of the first baronet
in 1819, a er of Sir Alexander Bannerman, Bart., who died
and is succeeded in his title and Waters by hie elde4
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