The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

IST ROYAL DRAGOONS.—New colours were presented
on Tuesdry to the Ist Royal Dragoons stationed at
Brighton, by Sir Arthur Clifton, G.C.8., the colonel of
the regiment. This is the oldest cavalry regiment in
the service. It was raised in 1661, in the reign of
Charles 11. of " merry" memory. Three years after it
had been in existence, in 1664, it captured a Moorish
standard at Tangier. At the battle of Dettingen, in
1743, it captured the standard of the Alousquetaires
Noirs. The regiment distinguished itself at Warn-
borough, in 1760, under the Duke of York in Flanders,
in 1794, in numerous engagements with the legions of
Napoleon in the Peninsula from 1810 to 1814, and
lastly, at the great battle of Waterloo on the memorable
18th of June, 1815, were they bore off one of the two
French eagles captured from the enemy.

THE EVER-POINTED PENCIL.—The improvements
made in the black-lead pencil from the period when a lump
of plumbago served the purpose to the present day, would
form a little work in itself. Riordan, Riddle, and;others have
given their beet attention to it, and brought it near to per-
fection. There appears, however, to have been two things
necessary to this almost indispensable instrument; that it
should approach the common pencils in the larger supply of
lead in the interior, and that the point through which the
pencil is refilled should be secured against becoming loose
and being lost, which often renders the pencil useless,
'rhose
two objects are now accomplished by very ingenious andoriginal contrivances in the new pencils patented by Dar.
i
Stephens, of Stamford-street.
No little excitement prevails in the medical phreo;
fession at the fact of the celebrated Mr. Lewis, of blanF
his
ter, having entered largely into the manufacture of
Lt
~,, :i bed e"
well-known medicines; but it having been ascertatdt!t
such a course was alone adopted from a desire to makeeaer more
t pro-
largely known the benefits of this recipe, thedgr a
helping
portion of the faculty have handsomely ex.tenheedmore they
hand tot eir dissemination, foreseeing that t
are dispensed amongst the public, the medicaments
more theY
sired, and inferior, not to say positively injurious,
will have to give place to the new comer thus auspiciously
introduced.
SOCIETY FOR THE PROSECUTION OF DOG STEALERS
general meeting
AND THEM CoNFEDERAiss.---Yesterdayi!ts.,es,
New B
t'i.
sollciiseht;, ond
of the above society was held at their oli
e
13, the
street, Mr. James Graham in thsepecchtasionf
treasurer, in referring to the pro
estowed
con-
gratulated the members on the general patronage h -
warranted Iced in his
on it, and stated that the subscriptions already ila
hands, amounting to a large sum, increasedi efforts
aftorgenheral. circulation
to stimulate public energy. A citrcecuirung the ob-
society, was
jects, uses, and general managemen of t e -:-:
agreed to and ordered to be prr v t
and having
° C 8 of thanks to the
een passed, the meeting
amongst the nobility
chairman, treasurer, &c., havog
separated.
The accounts from the various continental Ex-
changes continue wholly usintet.sst‘Tg• Gold in moderate
quantities arrives from Paris. ACI
" from Odessa of the
od inst. state that the recent activedemand for grain at that
tendency of prices was
towards a decline, altboughn? decided alteration had yet
taken place. Large arrivals
of vessels had caused a reduc-
tion in freights. Th. 3 project for a railway from Charkoff to
Theodosia, on the Black Sea, was understood to have been
abandoned. From St. Petersburgh the dates are to the sth
of April, but it w a dull period of the year, and the markets
as
Were without the slightest alteration.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. GOV.
THE FIELDS FOR TO-MORROW'S RACE'; AT
NEWMARKET—LAPIDIST'S DEFEAT, Sce.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—Yesterday was in every respect a field day, for
the fielders had it all their own way. The 501. Sub-
scription Plate, for which Grecian was backed against
the field at 2 to 1 on him to beat his five antagonists,
was the first throw in for them, as Grecian broke a
.blood vessel at the new ground, and of course was in-
slantly stopped. • A smart little filly of Mr. E. Parr's,
yclept. Sanita,: made all the running and won easily by
a length, beating Little Savage, Dividend, Glee colt, and
Trinket, as well as the unfortunate Grecian, who could
not possibly have lost, as he was going within himself
when the accident occurred.

The grand catastrophe of the day then followed.
Ooe of the greatest and most certain of turf certainties
—proved by the defeat of Lapidist to be the most un-
certain affair ital:ginabic—was decided in the following
manner i—The Toga filly, with two or three cic,.:ely laid
up, cat-out the work to the bushes at a moderato pace;
here the wac beaten; the Princess colt then headed the
lot, but at Li') increase of speed; KhadidjA in the cords
joined i:,sue, raced a few strides with the General's colt,
headed him, and woo cleverly by a length; the crack,
who showed in front, and looked winning ail over for
three parts of the way, finished a length in the rear of the
Princess colt, and seemingly fairly beaten; Sophistry was
fourth, the Languish colt, Toga, and Exotic fillies
beaten off. The result of this spin for the Column
Stakes was a startler for the nerves of the backers of
Lord Ribbleedule's horses, as according to the Noble
Owner's own account, Livermere is better than Orpheus,
The Nabob several pounds better than Livermere, King-
ston superior to The Nabob, and the defeated of the
Column, the cracked-up Lapidist, some pounds ahead of
Kingston. Setting down Lapidiet's running as true, the
whole lot dwindles into a forlorn hope for the Derby.
The 10 soya. Stakes Harrier won all the way, beating
Necklace and Vanguard very easily; thus winding up
the day by giving the fielders another throw in.
The Craven Meeting of 1852 will be brought to a con-
clusion very early to-morrow, as the first race is set
down to be run at twelve or half-past. There are five
races on the list, two of which have yet to close and
name. The fields for the others are as fellows:-
50 soya. Stakes:—Lord Orford's Sophistry, by Theon,
Bst 31b; Lord Clilden's Rosary, Bst 71b; Lord Exeter's
Nomination filly, by St. Martin, out of Amino, Bst 71b,
now the property of the Doke of Bedford.
Port Stakes:—Mr. Halford's Prime Minister; Mr.
Powney's Lamartine; Lord Exeter's Midas.
100 soya. Stakes; Ditch Mile:—Lord Ribblesdale's
Nabob; Gpnoral AnourfS Bulrseye. Ambrose wits 0.J.-
but are dubious runners.

Wadlow's party think, although the distance is any:

thing but favourable to the Prime Minister, that if
the race is not run at a severe pace his chance is by no
means, a bad one. The public seem inclined to prefer
Lamartine or Midas; the latter, although he can stay
the distance, is scarcely good enough in my opinion to
beat either the Prime Minister or Lamartine, whom I
expect to see first and second, with Midas a good third.
I presume the 100 soya. Stakes will be carried off by
the NABOB, as Ambrose is reported to be not up to the
mark. Had Lord Exeter's horse been the thing he
would have won to the greatest certainty imaginable.
SOPIIISTRY is, I think, notwithstanding her position
yesterday in the race for the Column, just good enough
to bear Rosary and the Amiea filly.
The betting this morning, though not very brisk, extends
over rather a wide field of speculation, at the following
prices:—Port Stakes—Even on Lamartine, 6 to 4 eget
Midas, 3to 1 agst the Prime Minister. 100 sous. Stakes
—6 to 4on The Nabob. 50 sous. Stakes-6 to 4on
Sophistry. 2,000 Guineas-4 to 1 agst Homebrewed, 6
to 1 agst Daniel O'Rourke, 9 to I.agst Maidstone, 12 to 1
agst Lapidist. Chester up-8 to 1 egst Stilton, 13 to
1 agst Scarecrow. Derby-6 to 1 agat Robbie Noble,
12 to 1 agst Little Harry, 12 to 1 agst Claverhouse, 16
to 1 agst Alfred the Great, 16 to 1 agst Augur, 20 and
18 taken to some extent, 20 to 1 agat Alcoran, 50 to 1
agat Lapidist.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

April 15, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

CLOSE OF THE BETTING oN TUESDAY NIGHT.

COLUMN STAKES.
2 to 1 on Lapidist.
FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP.
2 to 1 agst Voltigeur
CHESTER CUP.
8 to 1 agst Stilton (t) 2,000 to 30 agst Sophistry
,5 to 1 apt Scarecrow l —taken.

DEBBY.
6 to 1 agst Hob. Noble 1 18 to 1 agst Augur
1,000 to 60 agst Little 130 to 1 agst Alcoran.
Harry—taken
WEDNESDAY'S RACES.
Subscription Plate of 501 for three yrs old, 7st; four,
Bst. 71b; five, 93t; six and aged, 93t 21b. T.Y.C.
Mr. T. Parr's Sanita, 3 yrs, 7st (Hiett) 1
Capt. IMme's The Little Savage, 3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 2
Mr. H. Ingram's Dividend, 3 yrs, ist (T. Smith) 3
Mr. Robinson's cby Venison, 3 yrs, 7st (liammond) 4
Mr. Barne's Trinket, 4 yrs, Sit 71b (Flatman) 5
Mr. Howard's Grecian, 4 yrs, Bst 71b ......(A. Day) 6
Betting-2 to lon Grecian. Sanita made all the run-
ning, and won very cleverly by a length; a neck be-
tween second and third, Glee colt and Trinket well up.
Grecian broke a blood-vessel on the new ground, and
was stopped. Run in l min. 12 sec.
Tho Column Stakes of 50 soya. each, h ft, for three
years old, colts, Sit 71b; fillies, fist 41b; 31b and Sib

allowed, ,ice. R.M. (28 Subs.)
Mr. Batson's liandidj a' Sat 11 lb (Sly) 1
General Anson's br cby Orlando, 8.3 21b (Charlton) 2
Lord Ribblesdale's Lapidist, Sst 71b (Flatman) 3
Mr. W. E. Hughes's Sophistry, Bst 111 b (Barth olome vr) 0
Baron Rothschild's bc by Alarm, Sat 41b (F. Butler) 0
Lord Exeter's bf by St. Martin, Bst 41b (Norman) 0
Lord Orford's bf by lon, out of Exotic, Ist 41b (Pettit) 0
Betting-6 to 4on Lapidist, and 3to 1 agst Sophistry.
The Toga filly and Princess colt started almost head and
head, and with the favourite, the Exotic filly, and Kah-
didja in waiting, made the running in concert for half a
mile, the Toga filly then gave way, and the Princess colt
went on with the lead, but was caught half way down the
bushes hill, quitted in tho cords, and beaten easily by a
length; the Princess colt beating the favourite by three
parts of a length. Run in 1 min. 51 sec.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 7st;
four, Bst 81b; five and upwards, 9st fib. The winner
to bo sold for 150 sovs., if demanded, &c. Ab. M.

(3 Subs.)
Mr. Delamere's Harrier, 3 yrs, 7st (Charlton) 1
Mr. Barnes's Necklace, 5 yrs, 9st llb (Flatman) 2
Lord W. Powlett's Vanguard, 6 yrs, 9st llb (Rogers) 3
Betting-6 to 5 agst Vanguard, and 6 to 4 agst
Harrier. Harrier made all the running, and won in a
canter by four lengths. This race was not timed.
Handicap Plate of 501.; for three yrs old and upwards.