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stake, but let a distinct policy be marked out and the
issue would not long remain doubtful.--( Hear, hear.)
Lord BEAUMONT eakt- the •Noble -Earl -ha not given a
dirpet answer to.tilo queetii,n :which had beet proposed to
him, but had indirectly climered
.t; tor. irippeareci from
whathe said "that protection was to be abandoned. What;
effect would this have on • the yeomanry of Essex, the far-
mers of Lincolnshire, or the Protectionists of Bucks? What
could they think of all the fide speethes they had heard, and
all the subscriptions they had paid to leeep up a protection
party? The consequence of the course pursued by the Noble
Earl was that some of his friends might go to the counties
upon protection, and others to the cities upon free trade.
This, he contended, was really a most unworthy course on
the part of the Government—wantonly agitating the coun-
try, and setting class against class—for no useful object, and
with only the feeling described by. Shakspere at the close
of Mark Antony's speech—.7l • ..

7 Biischief! thou art now afoot !
" And take what course thou wilt!"
Lord WODELIOUSE said he was surprised that the Noble
Earl, whose eharacta he always tliougtit frank and open,
should have taken on this occasion a course neither frank nor
open, but most hostile to the interests of the country in
conimenclug an agitation for the reversal :of that policy
Which had caused no reach prospaity. The present Admi-

"nistration. hid-,-when out of c , inassently attacked the
late Government, and on the ques ion a exclusive burdens
on agriculture obtained within fourteen votes a majority.
The Ea.l of DERBY— Hear, bear.
Lord WODEHOUSE continued—lt was now believed
among the farmers that the Noble Earl intended to restore
protection, and nothing could be more dangerous than to
abandon in cffice a great class whose interests bad been ad-
vocated out of office.
The Earl of POWIS said the Noble Lord at the head of
the Government had clearly shown that the constituencies
would have a certain issue to try, and therefore there was
no ground for the pretension that by not proclaiming now his
specific measures he was endeavouring to take the country
by surprise. It was no part ol,the Noble Lord's intention un-
duly,to postpone taking the sense of the country.—(" Hear,"
from the Earl of Derby.) It was sincerely to be hoped that
moderate men would be found in both Houses who would
support him in concluding the business of the session, and
thus expediting the period when the general election would
take place.
Their Lordships then adjourned,

SPORTING NOTES.
No, CLXXXVIIL
WARWICK SPRING MEETING, Bce.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin—My accounts this morning state that the Trial
Stakes, run to-day,, are a certainty for Koh-i-noor or the
Prime Minister; this being the case, an investment on the
-former's chance for the Chester Cup, at the present odds, will
be anything but a bad speculation, if for no other purpose
than hedging. This " Mountain of Light," which I believe
to be the translation of the Persian word "Koh-i-noor," is in
splendid form, and may probably tarn out to be a second
Truth.

To-morrow's races commence at half-past one, with a
Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, 25 added, for three years old and
upwards, over the mile course, which, with the Debdale and
another stake, closes to-night.
The Castle Stakes, over the mile course, will hardly pro-
duce a race, as KOIL•I-N00/1 is almost certain to make a
walk over it; Black Audrey however is at the seat of
action. , . . . _ _

"-illeTivo Years Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 ad-
ded, five furlongs, will, in all probability, attract the
:—Colt
, yldSyil, °m
and follow-
ing out
perhapsof
the
fifilly
Cathe-
rinebyOakley, sister to Lizzy, and another. The race is anything
t o
Hayes, the post E
but an open affair, as CATHERINE HAYES and the SIMOOM
°Il
COLT are almost certain to be first and second, and if I put
E'thelbert in the third position, I think I shall not be at all
wide of the mark.
The Great Warwickshire Handicap, out of its thirty-one
nominations, has eighteen acceptances, the odd eight of
whom will probably comprise the field, namely :—Doubt,
Herbert, Comas, Selina, Snook Knoll, the Settler, Ethel-
wolf, and Cleveland. Another or two may also go, but if
they do it will be to very little purpose. As I remarked last
week, Doubt from the top weights, Comas and Bum& Knoll
from the middle, and Fthelwolf and Cleveland from the light
weights, would either frighten the rest out of the field or
beat them hollow if they figured in it. The probable list
of starters has proved inv words to be true. I am by no
means so sauguine about knook Knoll's chance as his imme-
diate party are; I think he will ran forward, bat not turn
out the winner. ' Doubt I consider very dangerous, but as
her party are, to use a sporting phrase, anything but" sweet's
upon her, I must take Lord Lurgan's Crimes in
preference to her. Cleveland's running' last year was very
so-so, it is reported, however, that he has improved consider-
ably since then ; if he has, he may perchance bowl ETHEL-
WOLF and Cbrxers over; but should he not do so, one of
this last-named couple, I fancy, will prove to be the winner.
The Steeplechases I shall touch upon to-morrow.

The betting this morning, although excessively brisk, re
lates for the most part only to 'to•day'a races—the transac-
tions on which it will be superfluous to give. On to-mor-
row's events the quotations are as follows :—Great Warwick-
shire Handicap —4 to 1 agst emus, 5 to 1 agst Ethelwolf,
5 to 1 agst Cleveland, 6 to 1 agst Knook Knoll, 8 to 1 agst
Selina. Two Years Old. Stakes-6 to 4 agst Catherine
Hayes, 2to 1 taken freely, 3 and 4 to 1 offered agst any
other. Castle Stakes-2 to 1 offered on Koh-i-noor.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
March 16, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YEsTERDA.Y.

Business was so limited that, in most of our quotations
we have been governed by offers; they show an improve-
ment in Backbiter for the Metropolitan Handicap, in
Scarecrow and Hesse Homburg for the Chester Cup, and
in Augur and Claverhouse for the Derby; 5 to 1, laid in
the morning agst Hobble Noble to 0001., was offered this
afternoon.

WARWICK TRIAL STAKES.
2 to 1 agst gr. E. Phillips's Koh-i-noor—taken

WARWICK HANDICAP.
5 to 1 agst Lord Lurgau's Cnwas—taken
8 to I agst Mr. H. Stebbing4's Knook Knoll

WARWICK TWO YRS OLD STAKES.
6 to 4 agst Mr. Wauehope's Catherine Hayes

LEAMINGTON STEEPLECHASE•
4 to 1 apt Captain Forster's Oscar

NORTHAMPTONSEIRE STAKES.

6 to 1 =get Air. Williams's Chid Justice, 5 yrs, 7st 51b
12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Stanley's Storyteller, 4 yrs, 7st
12 to 1 sgst Mr. Grevillo's Cariboo, 5 yrs, Bst 31b
14 to 1 agst Mr. J. M. Stanley's Teddington, 4 yrs,
Bst 131 b
Landgrave and Hesso Homburg are scratched.

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
10 to 1 agst General Anson's Backbiter,
_ aged, Bst 31b
20 to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's Captain Flash, 3 yrs,
43t 121 b
33 to 1 agst Mr. Morris's Haresfoot, 4 yrs, sst 71b
Any odds agst Hesse Homburg

CHESTER CUP.

20 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Scarecrow, 3 yrs, 4st 71b—t
20
Mr. Pilling's High Sheriff, 3 yrs, sst 61b
3
Duke of Bodford's Hesse Homburg, 4
3 ttoo agstgst
yrs, 7st—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Cossack, aged, 7st 121 b—t
45 to 1 egst Mr. E. Phillip's Koh-i-noor, 3 yrs, sst
—rtstke 50 to 1
50 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Unity, 4 yrs, 6st 41b—t
DERBY.
5 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble—taken and
afterwards offered
15 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's Augur—take 16 to 1
18 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—t 20 to 1
20 to 1 agst Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Arnold's Little Harry—taken

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
The following is the official statement of the quantiti
corn, &c., received in the port of London from the poi
Essex, from the BthlMarch, 1852, to the 13th March, :
both inclusive :