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 Castra ; 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, Malton Thursday and Friday, and winds up
with Stretford on Saturday.
There are five events to be decided to-morrow at
York, the first of which—the Craven Stakes, one mile
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-
animal selected, upon'
'lined, however, to look to his stable for the winner. I
donot
capability of
know exactly the which horse they will settle
their affections but should HUNCA MIINCA be the
. I. have not the slightest doubt of her
The Zetlandw winning.
of 10 sous. each, with 50 added,
brilliant name
runs, will undoubtedly T. y.C.—which isa
of
RUBYve furlongs and 44 yards—has the
reserved for future eY among the entries, who, if he
win, but it is said that he will be
arpluttsOr the Jewess for the winner.
in-
clined to look to W
haTmh,se—Cshtaamblpe.ion
tainty for the starter fromaLZ
In his absence I feel
THhaeylCdhicave three in it—Hungerford,
mile, is about a cer-
dtain:lmed.
that is, Wintring-
, not improbably,
Timid Fawn, and Lady Agnes—and, attempt the win with thenfiarns
and the
miles, lies
The Flying Dutchman's
entirely with Hobby Horse,
uTaolßfoßuirrd:
tative of Osborne's stable,
have a little the best of the weights. Last
teeming to
looked pretty clear that Lord Fauconberg week it
Osborne 's horse ; whether they have changed Wtreld be
tention since I have not been able to ascertain atr Ile
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 Sum.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF,

MEMORIAL TO KOssuTH.—Some time since a large
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 Sbakspere'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,—Suncimy
TWO.

THE SHARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

(Closing Prices
Saturday.

29 - 30

6
101 104
7i -- 64 4
21 22
3A -- 24 d
103- -- 105
64 -- 644
21 224
19 -- 20

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8 9

51 5i
3' 4
131 --

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7 - 7i
73 - 75

55 - 57
73 75

32 -- 34
62 -- 64
82 83
47 -- 49
124 - 126
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91t 92#
6t -- 74
92 -- 94
76 -77 p
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64 - 66

73 76
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13 15
34d
204 -- 214
751 751,
36 —. 37
124 -- 13i1
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19 21

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127 - 129

1112 - 113

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151 - 154

3i - 4 p

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8 - 9

lot hi
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148 —lsold
22
23 P
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109 111
25 26

Bas'nesa done
this day.

iiP
10t -- 116
171
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14 -- 15
par iP
26 -- 266
196 -- 206
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101 --103
5 -- 5i

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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1853.