The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-12 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BENCH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Permit me to offer you my sincere thanks for
the insertion of my case in your Journal, and to inform
you, that in consequence thereof a gentleman called here
and presented me with ten pounds. I, of course, felt
anxious to know to whom I was indebted for such a
God-send (for believe me, Sir, it was indeed a salvation)
but the gentleman would not communicate to me the
name of my benefactor. I am, therefore, unable to offer
my thanks to any particular individual by private means,
and as my heart palpitates with the most grateful emo-
tion, I venture to ask the favour of your sparing a corner
in your excellent paper for this note, in order that the
person who so kindly relieved my urgent necessity may
receive the most grateful acknowledgment that heart
can give utterance to. I assure you, Sir, the privations
1 have endured for the last five years have been of that
character that an attempt to describe them would be
ridiculous ; during which period it bath pleased the
Almighty to bereave me of my father, mother, wife,
son, and daughter, and in consequence of my being con-
fined here I could not offer the last token of affection
at the interment of any one of them. The statement
of my situation (as described in your Journal of the 25th
of last month) is but too true, the facts of which can be
easily ascertained by inquiry at the entrance lobby, or
in the interior of this place. Trusting this may meet
the eve of the generous donor, and once more thanking
you,
I am, Sir, your very obliged and obedient servant,
FREDERICK HALL.
April 10, 1839.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL' S—YRSTER Pe r.

In our report of Monday's betting we stated that, although
offered in two or three quarters, 3 to 1 against the first
favourite was not to be obtained currently. The bidders
yesterday were more shy, a good many bets having been made
at less than those odds; the last 2,000 to 700, the layer
offering to double the bet. The Dey of Algiers was not
backed for sixpence that we could bear of ; several parties
would have laid 7 to 1, and as many have closed at a point
more. Dragoman was an immense favourite : 16 to 1 was laid
first, then IS to 1 ; 14, 12, and 10 to 1, were then snapped up
with extraordinary eagerness, and, finally, 9 to 1 ; we doubt if
these odds could have been procured at the close. Euclid and
• ' •

Ilderim were equal favourites during nearly the whale of the
afternoon ; but when the room was about to close,
an unaccepted offer to back the latter for 500 even gave
him a decided call; the odds previously laid against
each would, perhaps, have led to a different conclusion.
Bloomsbury was backed in several quarters at the old price;
and a trifle laid out on two or three others, with no other result
than a decline of points in 'Wapiti. With the exception of
Dragsman, Scott's horses were scarcely mentioned, unless as a
"lot." Flambeau is reported to be amiss, of Rat-trap and
Blackney's disorder. Closing prices :-
2 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's lot—take 9 to 4
4 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's lot—taken
12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's lot
12 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's lot
20 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's lot—taken
2,000 to 700 agst Lord Jersey's Caesar—taken, and after-
wards offered
7 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dey of Algiers—take 8 to 1
19 to 1 agst Mr. Clark's Dragsman—taken
16 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Ettclid—taken
16 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ilderim
30 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Westonian
35 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Erin-go-Bragh—taken
35 to 1 agst Sir G. Ileathcote's Val,,incourt—taken
35 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Bulwark
40 to 1 agst Mr. Itididale's Bloomsbury—taken
40 to 1 agst Sir G. Ileathcote's Chimborazo
50 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Brother to Plenipo
50 to 1 agst Mr. Theobald's Hamlet
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Wreford's Wapiti—taken
1000 to IS agst Lord Albemarle's Domino
500 even between Mr. Thornhill's and John Day's lot—takn
500 even between Euclid and Ilderim—taken
500 even on Ilderim acr'it Wapiti and Bulwark—taken
1000 to 15 agst Cwsar,Beel, and Commodore winning the
Derby, Oaks, and St. Leger.

I3ATII SPRING RACES.
WEDNESDAT—Sweepstake of 50 sous each, h ft, for the half-
bred produce of mares covered in 1835; colts, Ist ilb ; and
geldings, Bst 41b. One mile. 3 subs.
Mr. Goodlake's 1,1 c Cerberus by Defence, out of Charlotte

(Conolly) 1
Mr. C. M. Codrington's b c Master Teddy
Won by a neck.
The Lansdowne Trial Stakes of 15 sons each, 10 ft, for horses
that never won (matches excepted); three yrs old. ist 7lh ;
four yrs, Bst 10Ih ; five yrs, 9st lib ; six yrs, Ost 31b ; aged,
Ost 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Miles and quarters.
10 subs.
Mr. J. Harding's nd c Taunton by Lambtonian .....(Nat) 1
Mr. Collins's eh c Springfield by Winterfield, 3 yr 5.......... 2
Mr. Elwall nd b f Decent, sister to Defence, 3 yrs. 3
The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Bris-
tow's eh f Sasannah by ditto ; Faustus out of Mary, 3 yrs ;
Mr. Houldsworth's c Calico by Fah°, 3 yrs ; and Honourable
S. Herbert's b f Caracole, a yrs.
The Weston Stakes of 30 sots each, 20 It, with 20 added; for
2 yrs old colts and fillies. The straight half mile (9 subs.)
Mr. Roe's Darkness, Bst. ..
Mr. Etwall's Hill Coolie, Bst 31b
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Har-
ris's b c Marine, Bst. 31b ; Mr. Baskerville's ch c by Belshaz-
zar, d Vai ia, Bst 31b ; and Mr. Thompson's ch f Sovereign
Lady, by Priam, out of Her Majesty, Bst.
Match for 50 SOTS, p. p. Two miles and a dis. Sir E.
Scott's ch g Tommy, by Memnon, I Ost, beat Mr. Bolton's b m
Crazy Jane, by Dardanus, 9 st.
The Ladies' Silver Cup, of 30 sots, added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sons each for horses not thorough-bred, the second to save
his stake ; 3 yrs, Bst 81b ; 4 yrs, 9st 71b ; 5 yrs, lOst 7lb ;
6 yrs, list 21b ; and aged, list sib; mares and geldings
allowed 311:s ; winners of 50/. (matches excepted), 101bs
extra. Gentlemen riders. One mile and a half and a dis.
(Fifteen subs. )
Mr. Foster's 13elissima, 4 yrs
Mr. Knatchbull's Arctic, 6 yrs... 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Col-
lett's b m Duonna, aged ; Captain Blathwayt's ro m Lucy Ash-
ten, by Rajah, 5 yrs, and Mr. Massey named ch c Freeman,
by Emancipator, out of Sister to Countess, 4 yrs.
Match for 50 sons, p.p, two miles and a half, Mr. Adams's
b h Momus, 5 yrs, Sat 71b, received forfeit from Mr. Stapyl-
ton's b m Myton Lass, 5 yrs, 9st.
The Bath (hen heap) Stakes of 20 sots each, h ft, and only sft,
if declared, &c., with 20 SOTS added. Mile and a half and a
dis. 18 subs, of whom 9 paid 5 sons each.
Mr. Houldsworth named b. c. Raunton, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b..... 1
Mr. Foster's Combat, 6 vrs, 9st. 51b.
Mr. Margerum named Tell Tale, 6 yrs, 9st.
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Ca-
pe' named gr. g. Isaac, aged, 9st. bib., and Mr. G. Wm rall
named b. f. by Pollio, dam by Phantom, 3 yrs, sst. 101 b.