The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-08 00:00:00

FRIDAY.-THE HANDICAI! PLATE.

The WILTON PARK STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50
added if four horses start, for 2-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 7lb ;
and fillies, Bst 31b ; winners of a stake value 100 sovs.
or upwards, including the winner's own stake, to carry
41b ; of two stakes and each of the above value, 71b
extra. T.Y.C., three quarters of a mile—Saucebox, b
c by The Libel—Splitvote, ch f by Collingwood—Es-
telle, Pantheon, Woodford, Cavatina, Prattle, Bessie,
fby Cowl—Young Defiance, Oulston, Newington,_Clo-
tilde, Decamp, Tocsin.
A HANDICAP PLATE of 80 sovs., for 3-yr-olds and up-
wards 50 sovs. added ; 30 sovs. added from the fund if
four horses start. A winner of a handicap of the value
of 50 sovs. clear after the publication of the weights, 31b;
of two or more, of 100 sovs. clear, 61b extra. Three
quarters of a mile
Age st lb ! Age et lb
Orestes 4 9 2 !Jessamine 3 7 2
Narcissus a 8 6' Mazella 4 7 0
Noisette 4 8 2 !ch c by John o'-
Henrietta 5 7 13 Gaunt Valen-

Michaelmas Maid. 4 7 121 tina 3 7 0
Hybla 4 7 12 ' Black Bess 4 6 10
Herbert a 7 10 , Grimalkin ...........3 6 10
Surprise 5 7 10 Master Adams.... 3 6 10
Shipwreck 4 7 9 Cheshire Marquis. 3 6 10
The Queen's Own 3 7 9 Stonehenge ...3 6 8
Ross of Ellel 4 7 6 Hermitage 3 6 6
Austrey 3 7 6. Poetry 3 6 6
Mouser 3 7 4 . Woodyeates 3 6 4
Sir George.... ..... 3 7 4 Cable 3 6 4
Thrush 4 7 4 Roebuck 3 6 2
Old Rowley 5 7 41

THE QUEEN'S STAKES of 100 gs; for 3-yr-olds, Est 71b;
four, 9st 21b ; five, 9st 131 b ; six and aged, lOst 31b.
Three miles.

THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY STAKES of 25 sovs.,
added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats, one
mile.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THE DIN OF WAR.--Troops are daily arriving and
departing, and our streets are quite alive with the march
of troops and the roll of baggage waggons. On Satur-
day a number of the 65th Regiment, who had volun-
teered into the Ist Royals, passed through from Albany
Barracks, to embark from Portsmouth for the East, to
endeavour to curb the ambition of the Russian Bear.
On Monday 150 men of the Rifle Brigade landed, and
about the same number of the 63d embarked to-day.
There were about 200 more embarked.
THE EXPENSES OF THE WAR.—The third edition of
The Sum enlightened us this morning as to the source
from which the Chancellor of the Exchequer pi opoAed
to raise the means of carrying on the war. The income
tax is not at all a popular tax here, but as, if we are de-
termined to go to war, or to go to law, there is no doing
it without money—and it is the same case if others are
determined to go to war with us—we cannot defend
ourselves from these tyrants without money. Thus,
in either case the money must be had ; and as there are
but few here that, were a subscription set on foot, but
would gladly subscribe their pound, or ten, or a hun-
dred in the cause, and rather double it than live the
slaves of the Russian tyrant, the matter soon settled
down very quietly, many consoling themselves with the
remark that they should now know pretty nearly what
the war cost them, whereas, if it had been collected by
an indirect tax, they should not.

THE COMMODORE'S YACHT.—The Earl of Wilton's
beautiful yacht Zara, of 280 tons, was hauled up into
the Messrs. White's yard on Friday last, to be length-
ened 14 feet. Sho has now 24 feet 6 inches beam. As
she is to be lengthened amidships, the addition to her
accommodation will, therefore, be 14 feet by 24 feet 9
inches, and about 30 tons will be added to her tonnage.
The Leader schooner is in the same yard, being length-
ened 10 feet by the bows.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.—SeveraI of
the members considering that the present Squadron
House is too small and inconvenient, have given notice
of their intention of bringing the subject before the
general meeting in May next.