The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-18 00:00:00

TURKEY.

M. de la Cour arrived at Constantinople on the
6th instant. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had
reached that city on the 4th. On the sth he as-
sembled the English residents at Constantinople :
he assured them of the maintenance of peace, and
advised them to carry on their commercial opera-
tions with the utmost confidence.

The French squadron remained stationary at
Salamis, and the British fleet was still at Malta.

SPAIN.

The Cabinet is formed. The following are its
members :—War, General Lersundi, who is also
President of the Cabinet ; Foreign Affairs, M.
Aylon ; Justice (provisionally), M. Collantes :
Home-office, M. Egana ; Finance, M. Bermudez
de Castro. ; Marine, M. Antonio Doval.

SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXII.

The past week's racing at Newmarket has given us but
a very partial glimpse into the future. It has only let
the cat out of the bag in the instances of Constantine,
Filbert, Talfourd, Ethelbert, and King of Trumps. The
performance of William Rufus, for very potent reasons,
must be set down as naught. Estrella's defeat by Phrygia
likewise goes for nothing, as she was far from being up
to the mark. I almost doubt whether we are to take
Ethelbert's running in the Newmarket Handicap as a
true performance, considering the tying up he got the
week before at Epsom. Speed the Plough's victory was
a negative sort of win, as he won but cleverly from Nut-
pecker, who carried 31bs more than him. Defiance, com-
pletely run off his legs, was not within pounds of his
earliest form this year. King of Trumps won the Port
Stakes easily enough, but still, in my opinion, has not
the smallest chance of winning the Chester Cup, for
which they backed him at as little as 20 to 1. Filbert's
running was somewhat curious, after his groggy-look-
ing sort of spin with William Rufus on Monday ;
by making the pace good the following day, he won
with ease, but only from three very inferior animals.
but seemingly squared his account satisfactorily, by
winning the Column from Defiance, the latter looking
anything but as blooming as he did at Northampton.
These three races of Filbert's, with the two which it is
intended he shall run for in the First Spring Meeting, will,
I have no doubt, take the steel out of him completely
for the Derby ; for which, in my estimation, he stands
not the ghost of a chance of winning. Talfourd, at last,
has justified the confidence I placed in him last year by
winning the Newmarket Handicap, and giving great
promise of winning another handicap or two ; but, not-
withstanding all this, he is not capable of getting a place
in the Derby. Constantine's Derby pretensions—if he
ever had any—were completely settled by his exhibition
on Monday for the Riddlesworth, for which he travelled
so gingerly from beginning to end, notwithstanding the
splendid condition of the ground, that it is evident his
legs will not stand training. The fillies Comfit and
Hybla both looked improved upon their last year's form ;
and Scandal also seemed well.
The present week, from to-day until Saturday, is en-
tirely devoted to sport ; the Coventry meeting being
marked for to-day, York Spring to-morrow and Wed-
nesday,
sayirelllfoard on Saturday.ltonThursday and Friday, and winds up
There are five events to be decided to-morrow at
York, the first of which—time Craven Stakes, one mile
—will come off at half-past one o'clock. The entries
include the name of that great Derby nag, Honeywood,
who, I take it, would win if he was started, but I under-
stand his first appearance will be at Epsom. I am in-
clined, however, to look to his stable for the winner. I
do
not know exactly the which horse they will settle
thir affections upon, but should HI/I.ICA MIINCA be the
eanimal selected, I have not the slightest doubt of her.
capability of winning.
runs, will undoubtedly T.y.c._etlan.dbStak of 10 sous. each, with 50 added,
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reserved for future brilliant name is five furlongs and 44 yards—has the
dined to look to ;
RUBY among the entries, who, if he
The Championwin, but it is said that be will be
events. In his absence I feel in-
tainty for the starter f
Handicap,
or the Jewess for the winner.
one mile, is about a cer-
ham's—stable. Theyrotimi Stebbing's—that is, Wintring-
Timid Fawn, and Lady have
elrst named.
three in it—Hungerford,
will attempt the win with the es—and, not improbably,
The Flying Dutchman's
Talfourd, and the represen-
entirely with Hobby Horse, TallitdienP' two miles, lies
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weights, Last
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time of writing.
The Selling Stakes has yet to close and name
Any information that may come to hand between now
and half-past five o'clock will be published in the '
seven
o'clock edition of The Sun.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF

MEMORIAL TO KOSSUTH.—Some time since a larov,
body of the working men of England entered into a sub-
scription for the purpose of presenting to M. Kossuth a
testimonial of their esteem for him, and the cause in
which he is engaged. The testimonial is now completed,
and consists of a splendidly-bound copy of the works of
our greatest English author, with the arms and crest of
Kossuth placed upon each volume, and a bookcase
carved in imitation of Shakspere's house, at Stratford-
on-Avon. The testimonial will be presented to Kos-
suth in the course of a few days at a public meeting,
over which Mr. Douglas Jerrold will preside.—Sunday
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