The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-22 00:00:00

SUN,

LONDON,

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CXCII.
THE NORTHAMPTON MEETING, &c.

TO Ti EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,-Winter, wits its chilling blasts, took its depar-
ture last week, and the present ono, the first of spring,.
ushers in, on its balmy wings, the first great meeting of
the present season. The weather this morning is un-
commonly fine and warm for the time of year; it will
enable all the. healthy animals to get into strong work
immediately. The course at Northampton is rather
hard than otherwise, and would be much benefitted by a
little rain.
The Northampton Meeting is marked on the
list' for Wednesday and Thursday next; the races
will commence each day at hult-past one o'clock,
and the betting fraternity will be accommodated
with a subscription betting-room at the George, the As-
sembly-room being used for the occasion. On Friday
last I reviewed the first day's races, and as no change
has' occurred in my opinion with respect to them, I need
only make the following observaions:—For the Trial ,
Stakes it seems tolerably clear that Clincher ieto be the
favourite; and that his antagonists will most probably be
Prime Minister, The IlOnk, colt by Venison, Paddy Bird,
Equal, and Trinket. Black Doctor, the High Sheriff,
and. Nancy, from certain moves tnade yesterday, I
imagine are non starters.
The following will be missing from the field for the
Triennial Stakes:—Horton Yates, The Stag, Croat,
Mecca colt, Petrel colt, Bold Boy, George the Third,
Sackbut, colt by Alarm, Hirsute, Toga filly, Plumstead,
St: Francis filly, Lancercost filly, end probably Red •
Hied and Freedom; but with respect to these last two I
can say nothing decisive at the pregent women%
FOr the, Northampton Stakes, the following are in
the absent list : Landgrave, King of Oude, Mark
Tapley, Cockcrow, Hesse Homburg, Combatant,
harpsichord, Cyclops, Farmer'a Boy, Jemima
filly,.. Surprise, Royalty, and Termsgant. The
most certain starters are. Teddiugton' Cloth-
worker, Sir Rowland Trenchard, Chief Justice,
Jack-in-the-Corner, Ballet Girl, Ingratitude, Blood
Royal, Delta colt and Poodle. Which .of Stebbings'
couple runs I am not aware, bat this much I know,
that flaresfoot is under moving orders. Cariboo, Uriel,
and Doubt are surrounded by such clouds. of doubt and
'mystery that I cannot say whether they start or no.
Storyteller, I believe, does not run, but on this point I
am not positive.. Teddington.is in splendid form, and
may/perchance do the deed, despite the great weight he
has to. carry, The Ballet Girl party arteuncommonly
sanguine of winning; their chance is certainly. an out-
and-outer. Poodle is the light weight destined to
beat till the three years old, and is the pick of the New-
market division. Tee. backers of Chief Justice are still
true to their nag, notwithstanding the great opposition
that has been shown to him during the last day or two.
Clothworker is a capital, rough, and 'ready cookboat,
and well worth a slight investment. Verb. sap:
• The -favouritism for the Whittlebury Stakes is cert.;
tred in the Earl of Derby's Longbow and the Marquis of
Westrainster'S Captious; one or other is considered a
certainty for it; if either win, in my .opinion, it will be
Longbow, but, as I remarked on Friday, the two years
old, to my thinking, have the best of the spin.
Having dotted down the latest odds and ends con-
cerning the first day's racing, I will proceed to a brief
review of the second day's sport, which commences at
half-past one with the Delapre Stakes of 5 sova. each,
with- 25 added, one mile. The field, as Llama; will be
particularly select, and should , the Black' Doctor not
put in an appearance,.it naturally follows. that Paddy
Bird and Edward of York ought to be first and second.
Earl Spencer's Plate, valued 100 sovs,, added to
Handicap of 15 soya. each, and only 5 if de.
clared,- &c., five furlongs; out of its subscrip
tion list of forty-seven, and acceptance of twenty-three;
will probably have fourteen runners. The . struggle at
On finish, it strikes me, will lie among the followieg:--
Prime Minister, Heartbreaker, Thornhill, Forester,
Prince Caradoc colt, Freedom, and the Timid Fawn,
resulting not improbably, in a victory for the PRIME
MINISTER, notwithstanding the topping weight of 84t 10Ib
allotted to him; the Prince Caradoc colt and Forester
being in close attendance.

The Innkeepers' Plate looks a certainty for BALLET
GIRL or FOCIIABERS ; the last-named for choice. Pas-
sion colt would seem to be the only formidable rival
they are likely to encounter, Cloth worker being among
he doutrfuls.

The starters for the Northamptonshire Cup Stakes
are so very uncertain until the decision of the first day's
sport, that I shall merely observe that Pancake, Paddy
Bird,'end Brother to Willingham form the trio out of
which most likely the winner will. issue; Paddy Bird
tor choice.

Tne Alchorp Park Stakes of 10 sous. each, with
50 added, rather better than half a mile, will
,attract. to the post a field of nine or ten,
including Litly Emily, Altitude, and Gloomy or Glen-
avon. This I ,t, to my thinking, contains trie winner's
name, which, I expect will be LADY EMILY or GLENAR-
VON; the latter for choice.

The SAiing Piste of 40 sovs., which closes before
half-past six o'clock on Wednesday evening, puts the
finishing touch upon two days' as good racing at Nor-
thampton as that town ever hsd.

Tne betting market is peculiarly lively this morning.
the following being the latest quotations. Trial Stakes-2
to 1 agat Clincher; 4 to 1 each agat Paddy Bird and Prime
Minister. Triennial Stakes-3 to 1 on the field.
Northamptonshire Stakes-5 to 1 agst Teddington ;
11 to 2 agst Chief Justice, 6 to 1 taken ; 10 to 1 agat
Ballet Girl, taken; 16, 15, and finally 14 to 1 taken
about Pool]le; 14 to 1 •rgit Stabbings' Lot; 2.0 to .1 agat
Doubt; 20 to 1 apt Uriel; 20 to 1 agat elariboo; 20 to
agat Cloth worker, taken. Whittlebury:Stakes-3 to 1
each agat Longbow and Captioui. Althorpe Park
Stakes-4 to lon the field; Bto 1 bar two.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIKIf OF THE TURF.

March 22, 1852.

TIE ARCTIC SEARCH.—A rumour is in circula-
tion that Captain Penny, the gallant, but ill-requited com-
mander of the late Arctic expedition, and the discoverer of
Queen Victoria Channel, has received the most flattering.
offers from the United States to serve in the next Arctic ex-
pedition, which it is expected will be sent out by that Go-
vernment. It will be a matter of deep regret to the public,
d
under that b a
and it will do little credit to the naval administration of this
country,
flag,
navigator be cora-
pin order to
le
have opportunity of again devoting himself to the cause
a anld though exilefenced
iriend l
which he has so essentially benefited. If the officers of the
British Navy can bear no rival from the ranks of the mer-
cantile marine., even though he has already pioneered the
way which they are now about themselves to follow, surely
some independent search might be found where Captain
Penny's great experience and energy could be made avail-
able. At all events, it is greatly to be desired that, in the
next 'expedition, the searching vessels should be dispersed
over as wide a range as possible, within those high northern
latitudes which recent discoveries assign as the true field for
future exertions.—Chronicle.
ARTitT3' BENEVOLENT FUND.—On Saturday, the
annual general meeting of this institution, the object of
which is to afford relief, by pensions and otherwise, to the
widows and orphans of deceased artists, was held at the
Freemasons"f worn, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-
fields; Mr. Solly, 1.R.5., in the chair. The report of the
managing committee commenced by referring to the con-
tinued patronage and liberal support of her Majesty to the
institution, and went on. to describe the state of the society
as being on the whole most satistactory. _Forty-nine widows
have been. in the receipt of pensions in the past year, forty-
four of whom have been paid 151. per annum ; four, il. 10s. ;
and one 161. ss. Thirty. three orphans have received sums
of various amounts, from 51. downwards. The amount Paid
to orphans and widows, for the year, was 8421. 10s. The
financial statement showed the receipts, including the
previous balance of 2111., and a legacy of 1,0,)0/ from the
late Mr. Jeremiah Olive, to be 20421. Bs. 2d. The annual
disbursements were stated to amount to 2,1151. 14s. 4d. ;
leaving a balance in the treasurer's hands of 2261. 13s. 10d.
The leport, in conclusion, expressed the regret of the com-
mittee at tieing unable to increase the amount of pensions,
as had been contemplated; on account of the greater number
of claimants on the fund during the past year. The follow-
ing gentlemen were proposed elected as members of
the institution—Lord Ashburton, Mr. G. Hudson, M.P.,
Mr. R Blakeman, M P.,. Mr. Jacob Bell, M P., Sir Walter
Stirling, Bart., Mr. H. Twining, and Mr. H. Weeks. Some
other business having been trausacted, the proceedings ter-
minated.

THE CLAYEROSS COLLISION ON THE MIDLAND
RAILWAY —At the last Derby Assizes the widow of the late
John Blake, Esq., obtained a verdict for 4,0001. damages for
the death of her husband, occiksioned by a collision near
Claycrois in May last. The company have since succeeded
in obtaining a.oew_ trial on the ground, of misdirection by the
judge. The case was to dive been tried again at the pre-
tent assizes,, but on Fridax week a compromise was effected
on the folldWing terfnat—The Midland Company to pay Mrs.
Blake the sum of 2,5001., and each party to bear their own
costs of the legal 'proceedings. We undo, stand that Mrs.
Meynell, the widow of
.J. 11. Meynell,Esq., a magistrate of
the county of Derby, who was killed by the same collision,
has accepted from We company the aunt of 2,0001 in liqui-
dation of all claims egaiust them for the death of 'her
husband.--.4ailevayßecord.

lii tifßraonnmEßßtoh-yceamTl
D:rausitesiyr. um te nEa D , . Bms.—The neigh.
bourhood--of lloyn-bill, a little villagenear Maidenhead, was
thrown' into great consternation on Tuesday last by the dis-
covery of one of those shoCking occurrences which fills the
'neighbourhood. with horror. A labouring man named John
Cannon, residing at 130prhlli, has for, the last two years
taken for a lodger i relativ.e of his wife, named Isaas Lee,
with haS'always shown certain indications of weak intellect.
On Tuesday:morning, having been left in the house with a
little girl about four years of age, a grand-daughter of John
Cannon's, he cruelly murdered the poor child, it is supposed
by knoe)iing its head against the floor, and afterwards kick-
ing it about the room. Lee was taken before the magis-
trates for the, borough of %Maidedhead, Mr. C. Cooper
sailed from
1U J. C...bisbop, and Mr. Higgs, en the 19th,
BaL;olt,iia.tfor murder.' .
and comnaitted to take his trial at the next assizes for the
snactoestaui
illn3st:aBnhod:
ptirt On Wednesdayt net
AmLerIiVcERPOOL, SATURDAY.I---The British and North
S taßeta
01i nll,-snshipa Canada,.ym, tto-day,
..
aLyr
wgi
th tthe commander,
usual
60 . passengers. The United States' mail
-4P ~aitic Corot, k
c commander, will sail from this
t, for New York, with the mails, &c.
THE Gor,D-
who was . —William Pamplin,
convicted at the last Winchester.
for being concerned in the;
Soutli-Western,Raill,'andr4eat gold-dust robbery on the
portatlon;afterrvards c minuted to
to ten year' trans-
has, in coheequence of ill health,to two'yeare imprisonment,
by the Seeretary of State, and been granted a free pardon
It appears that he has was released on
rendered some important Wednesday.
to the, sailway . company whiCh disclosures
pardon. • ; - ,
~ , no doubt, hastened' his

. _
IIIGHWAY'ROBBREY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Information has: been received, by the metropolitan police
that, between seven and nine o'clock in the evening, as
Liam Gray, Esq.,, of Areher-hill, near Gordon, was riding alone-
in his .gig ,betviieet ,Eadston and West Morriston, he was
struck'by some person on the head with a weapon, whereby
he. y,,a, wouudeland rendered insensible, and:while in that
state was Nundered of 1501. in mil. His life is considered
in imminent danger. 1001. reward is offered,,,,for_thsl,
Covery of the -miscreabte: . -
SIR H. PEEL THE SECOND —Sir Robert Peel set
the Taraworth bell: rinsjpg on the receipt of intelligence,
of the resignativa Qt. the MinAtry,