The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-14 00:00:00

SHIPPIAG RETURNS.

The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the
month ending the sth of March furnish continued ec,r
dente of the effects of the detentions in Austral',l;
Although every available British ship now meets w"d
good employment, the total tonnages entered and close.,
show a considerable increase, as compared with the c°,..`t,
responding month of last year. The high rates of freiV3
however, still attract foreign vessels, which were the t 3
to feel the impulse of the new trade, and these exhl 1
an increase.
Entered inwards :

1851 I 1852 1833
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British vessels 205,874 206,603 1714
United States' vessels 36,023 41,378 60,6,).0
Other countries
1,21
326,403 1 311,003

The clearances outwards were

I 1851 1852

British vessels 248,246 295,823 218,,A
United States' vessels 47,292 63,019 64,!i1i0
Other countries
427,986 38574

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SPORTING NOTES.-

No. CCCCXL

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Monday gave us a surprise in the defeat of Filbert,
and Tuesday's race, opened with another-, Estrella having
B"etinlbel to Phrygia in the race for the 100 sovs. stak,.s.
Lord Exeter's filly had it all her own way from end to
end, winning with great ease by three lengths.
The next two races--the 501. Plate and 10 soya. sweep-
• stakes—were won almost as easily as the preceding.
Village Lasvarrying off the former, and Leybourne the
• latter.
The Riddlesworth presented a pretty finish between
Pienae lie and Talfourd. The latter waited upon Phrygia
into the cords, then took the lead, and kept it until
within a few strides of the chair, where Diomedia, who had
tbeen', Pressing Talfourd rather hard, got up and won on
-'lPost by a head • the 51b which Diomedia received,
iilrving the scale most effectually in her favour. Glen-
aven was a shocking had third, and Phryg,ia, not perse-
vered with, a bad fourth. It is a matter of half-a-dozen
Years since both the Riddiesworths produced races.
1331 way of mistifying the ring, Filbert, after waiting
;Pon Cobnut to within a distance and a half of borne,
h,sh the lead, and won with the greatest case by a length;
stalde companion
Cobnut, beating Petrel a length for
seics°n'l place while War Whoop, upon whom they laid
48;..°.4, was Out of the race from end to end, and finished
large:- field than I expected went to the post for the
„e m trket Handicap, no less than seventeen awaiting
re starter's orders. Two or three of the youngsters
Jt hilinPed off together,. but as soon as they settled down to
tamedrk, Charley took a distinct lead, which he main-
,, to the turn of the lands, where he had had
nough ; here Talfourd, who had been laying close up
°M the start, took first place, and for the remainder of
h•
e Journey had it all to himself, winning as he pleased
tI on three or four lengths, Ethelbert beating Double-
• Th'ng by a couple of lengths for second place, Content-
,-Cmit a moderate fourth. The rest were scattered far
and wide ; at the head of the ruck, however, Weather-
gage, with all his weight, was to be discovered. The re-
Belt of this race altered the Chester Cup betting materi-
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orY• Talfourd's performance being thought so favourably
that he was immediately backed at 20 to 1 for above
thousand pounds, with a disposition to go on at the
wee figure which was declined by the layers. He was
t introduced into the Derby betting at 1,000 to 30,
as might be expected the backers were very shy for
alit] event, lag being a very different thing winning
Derby ainst the best horses in the year,
anu. carrying sst 31b victoriously in a handi-
. 8-P race. Ethelbert's running, though not quite
good as I expected, yet, considering the tyeing up he
received laast week at Epsom, was almost as good as
ettee n pose' uld reasonably be expected of him. Contentment, I
rlase
position, play now be considered to be disposed of, for
instead of being better than that at Epsom,
was one point worse.
MY communication yesterday unfortunately "missed
Will"fir My
and consequently my remarks upon to-day's races
ebe "a day too late for the fair." It is pretty evi-
dent, however, to the major ity of the sporting fraternity,
Dat the race for the Zetland Stakes will lie between
efiance and Comfit ; that Speed the Plough will win
;o 100 Sovs. Stakes ; Begum colt or Valour, the 50
I:ate..Stakes ; Cavan the Match ; and Feversham the
1, The race for the Subscription Plate of 501. yesterday
ba_3,e all one way—Ephesus waiting on Nutshell, who
1,7,y the running at a slow pace, into the cords, where
headed him, and won, With half a stone or more in
a by half a length ; Rackapelt beating Nutshell in
e last half-dozen strides for second place by a distance.
awn and Dear Me could not live the pace.
pre The race for the Handicap Plate of 501. was like the
in ekeding
h , all in favour of the winner, who had his race
lengths 4 front the start, winning from Koh-i-noor by three
rep. King of Troy was a bad third, and the rest
0'"a4113, beaten off- Rolando, the crack, backed for a
In deal of money, leaving off at 6 to 4, being the very
ta• the race, his legs being no better this year than
47 were last.
Vor the 100 sovs Sweepstakes over the D.M. Noisette
bestas lxia.cle the favourite, and she was undoubtedly the
of e half-dozen ; but one of those master strokes
rank Butler's sent Mayfair by the post a neck in
advance of her. The rest were scattered far and wide.
Pharos won. his race in a most off-hand style, waiting
nzl
utpecker for a good portion of the distance, and
Ktl:
13ein front and cantering home an easy winner.
eh Column Stakes produced the third surprise of the
k-----Defiance, upon whom they laid 6 to 4, in the
final set-to, being unable to collar Filbert, who won by
three parts of a length. Diomedia and Veteran, finish-
ing third and fourth, were beaten off. How to reconcile
this running of Filbert's with his last exhibition when
in antagonism with William Rufuson Monday would
puzzle any one. Before the race 50 to 1 was laid against
the winner for the Derby ; after 20 to 1 wastaken
freely.
racing to-morrow will commence early—half-past
eive, I believe—with a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15
TIVS. each, &c., which, together with a Sweepstakes of
anvs. each, does not close and name until six o'clock
tnis evening.
e;h e Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, for three-year-old
(
n-ea, D.M., will, I understand, be contested by Scandal
flingers), Phrygia (Norman), Mayfair (Butler), Cuckoo
I;'Y (Sly), Antonina (Bartholomew), and one of Mr.
aYlne's, with Nat up. The first and second places
21'4iag.hft
.tro
.be occupied by Scandal and Phrygia, with
Tlleclose
Sta u.
PnBt, l'ort pkes will have a field of four at the
FiliHomebrewed (Butler), Adine (Nat),
/14,4 (IA-• Day), and King of Trumps, whose jockey's
knohave not been able to ascertain. Although
Itout?,g the T.M.M. course to be rather longer than
find the approves of, yet I cannot go farther to
ll win Li tener.
and Matches I expect to see Gossip beat Adeline,
It astain Flower Nathan.
re either, that there is but little hope for the backers
porto 'ue Reimer or Cineas for the Derby ; one being
order i; PanBitively infirm, while the other is out of
8;141 rsing.
un.,qller fashion. Sotlee tliTiereby:inc
I since,
selectedv
Orestes as
1111.
.Analysisof
8. pOssessin Particular c oice, must now add Pharos
tyeing an. eq. ual chance with him ; and anticipate
INlzthyli Principal antagonists in West Australian,
anlarer, and
SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Queen colt.
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