The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-12 00:00:00

as yet be hes only served in subordinate ea- ,
pacities, he has seen .‘ the greet war that makes
ambition virtue," under captains arid circumstances that
have not—as his writings show —been thrown away
upon him. There are, therefore, no objections to Major-
General Cathcart as Commander-in-Chief of the Queen's
forces at the Cape. It is a selection in which there is
hope, ability, theoretical experience and comparative
maturity to justify it; and if the gallant officer's com-
mission be confined strictly to that which his profes-
sional merits entitled him, we should recognise in the
choice a better spirit than those which sent Sir John
Grey, in his arm chair, to Bombay, or Sir Richard
Armstrong to Madras. But it is not—if the Observer
is correct—to be so limited. The civil government of
the Cape, as well as the command of the army there, has,
it is announced, been conferred on General Cathcart.
Now, there is nothing in the gallant officer's past career
to justify the confiding of the civil administration of the
Cape to him; and there is in the present state of
polities in that colony every reason for placing at
its head a person of large experience of civil govern-
ment—of well known liberal views—and of extensive
knowledge of colonial society. Instead of such a man,
Lord Grey intends to send out an aide-de-camp of the
Commander-in-Chief to inaugurate Parliamentary go-
vernment in the Cape. By such a choice he confirms
the supremacy'in civil affairs, vytkich the present S.2cret..,ry
of the Government, Mr. John Montague, has acquired at
the Cape; and to which supremacy the colonists ascribe
their present plight. For as . General Cathcart's imme-
diate mission will be on the frontiers—;here to conduct
a harassing war—the whole weight of civil affairs must
remain on the shoulders which now bear it.
What tho Cape required under this state of things
was a division of the civil and military authority—a
governor competent successfully to introduce a Parlia-
mentary system, and a general with abilities to triumph
over a race of savages. In their stead, Lord Grey, in
choosing General Cathcart, has risked the constitution
without acquiring the certainty of military success.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LINCOLN SPRING MEETING, 1852.
The Hurdle Race Handicap.
Seaman, list 101b—Cogia, list 71b—Combatant,
list 61b —Abd-el-Fader, 1 Ist 41b—Little Queen,
list 21b—Chorister, 1 lst—Melford, lOst 101b—Venture,
lOst 101b—Strong Beer, 103 t 91b—Warwick, 10,t 91b—
Bullfinch, lOst 21b—Ace of Trumps, 103 t 81b—Jo'.n of
Arc, lOst 81b—Bedford, lOst 81b—The General, 10st 71b
—Timothy, lOst 51b—Cosachia, lOst 51b—Ormsby,
lOst 51b—Maria Monk, 103 t 41b—Duchess, lOst 21b—
View Rollos, 103 t lib—Forest Lad, lOst lib—Psyche,
103 t llb—Duddington, 103t—Hinton, 103t—Finance,
tost—A. Y., 9st 91b—Secret, 9st 51b—Drayton colt,
9st 41b—Gaylad, 9st.
Handicap of 10 soya. each. One Mile.
Rhesus, 9st—Hungerford, Sst 121b—Ianthe, Bst 101 b
Killiquade, Sst 71b—Lady Jersey, Bst 61b—Eliza Mid-
dleton, Bst 61h—Abdallah, Bst 41b—May Day, Bst 21b—
Warwick, Bst 21b—Clown, Bst—Master Friday, 7st 81b—
Miss Flareaway, 7st 71b—Red Deer colt, 7st 51b—Eng-
land's Glory, 7st 51b—View Holloa, Est 10Ib—Diana,
Est 101b—Lady Agnes, 6st 91b—Emma, Est 91b—Equal,
6st—Lizzy, 6st 41b.
Handicap for the Grand Annual Steeplechase of 15
soya. each.
British Yeoman, list 71b—Peter Simple, 1 Ist 51b—
Abd•el-Kader, list 31b—Vain Hope, list 31b—Lucy
Neal, llst lib—Chieftain, lOst 121b—Hardwick, lOst 91b
—Ace of Trumps, lOst 71b—Joan of Arc, lOst 51b—
Venture, lOst 51b—Bourton, 10st 51b—Ringdove, lOst
41b—Little Queen, lOst 21b—Come-again, 10st Ilb
Abbot Lawrence, lOst—Miss Mowbray, 9st 131b—Forest
Lad, 9st 111b—Jobnny Barrio, 93t 111b—Carrig, 9st 111 b
—A. Y., 9st 101b—Maria Monk, 9st fib—The Cripple,
9st 51b,

Nominations for the Trial Stakes.
Dividend, 3 yrs—The Maid of Lincoln, 3 yrs—
Poetess, 3 yrs—Rhesus, 6 yrs—Master Friday, 5 yrs—
Brown, 3 yrs—lanthe, 4 yrs—Equal, 3 yrs—Nancy, 4
yrs—High Sheriff, 3 yrs—Scavenger—Lady Agnes, 3
yrs—Hungorford, 4 yrs—Miss Fanny, 4 yrs—Eliza Mid-
dleton, 5 yrs.
Nominations for the Two Year Old Stakes.
Bk c by Paragonc, out of Gipsy—Little Swift, by Sir
Tatton Sykes—Hannah, by Verutam—b f by Orlando,
out of Gamelass—Mrs. John—Sister to Lizzy—
Broughton—b f by lon, out of Red Tape—Poetess—
Ace of Trumps, by lago—Ace of Trumps, by Assault
—Youthful Days—ch f by Epirus, oat of Horton Yates's
dam—Anteverta.
HUN TING APPOINTMENTS.
Sir Tatton Sykes's lads., Wed., Castle Howard; Fri.,
Thorp-10i.
Brighton harrs., Wed., Thunders Barrow; Sat., Dyke

-104.
Brookside harrs., Thurs., Telscombe Tyo-16.
Crawley and Horsham lids„ Wed., Rusper Village;
Fri., Hyde-101.
Mr. Lee Steere's hds., Thurs., Durfield Farm-11.
Worcestershire hds., Wed., Hopton Court;
P Fri., Wyre
Piddle-10.
Upton harrs., Tues., Tunnel Hill-101.
Shropshire hds., Tues., Bicton Heath; Fri., Atcham
Bridge-11.
Ludlow hds., Tues., Corfton-101.
Herefordshire lids., Tues., Canon Froome; Fri., St.
Weonards-10i.
Ledbury hds., Fri., Redmarley Green-101.
Warwickshire lids., Tues., Mitford Bridge—lol ;
Thurs., Walton-12; Fri., Whatcole-104.
Lord Redesdale's hds., Wed., Great Barford; Fri.,
B 1( ddington Mill; Sat , Spelsbury-10i.
Wheatland hds., Tues., Hampton; Fri., Spoonbill

-10.
Dumfriesshire hds., Tues., Brydekirk ; Fri., Ram-
s-10i.
D. V. harrs., Tues., Druce Furze; Fri., Mi'borne
Slaits-111.
Monmouthshire hds., Thurs., Ragland-10,i.
Broconshire harrs., Wed., Pytindu; Fri., Llundefailog-

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tregraig-101.
Mr. A. Smith's hds., Tues., Oare Hill; Wed., Wher-
well Wood; Thurs., Combo Wood; Fri., Netheravon;
Sat., Clarendon Park-11.