The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-27 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—Iu accordance with a notice I gave in No. 8
of these notes, I have now a word or two to say on the
" Sporting houses," expressly for the benefit of racing
country cou,ins, and the numerous dabblers in the oddt,
to be found in " the village," (as London has been
facetiously termed), as well as in every nook and corner
of the sporting Isle of Albion.
During the last year or two there has sprung into
existence, among that class of men, who
"Crop

Their verdant dinner from the mossy tiirf,"
yclept book makers, a great many " mushroom fieldsmen,"
the majority of whom are proprietors of " betting lists "
at cigar and stationery shops, small public-houses, &c..
&c., in out-of-the-way places, who, if lucky in their spe-
culations, all well and good; but if, on the contrary, they
get bit to any extent, the " list " disappears, and the pro-
prietor, you're informed by the publican, or whatever the
owner of the house may be, has found London too con-
fined for his health, therefore is taking the benefit of the
country air.
This game has been practised to a great
extent of late, and it is in consequence
of the complaints of the victimized, that I
now intend to lay before you, by way of antidote, a list
of such houses as I know, from ocular and aural demon-
stration, may be considered SAFE; although, be it
understood, there are doubtless many others of whom I
know nothing, where the " lists" may be conducted in
as honourable a manner as at those houses whose names
I give below. Foremost on the list stands Searle's,
Salisbury Tavern, Strand; and Barr's, Windsor Castle,
Long-acre, the leviathan bookmakers' head quarters; at
one or other of these houses Mr. Davis may be found
any evening, and nearly any other time. This gentleman
is a remarkable instance of what may be accomplished
by perseverance and unwearied assiduity in the pursuit
of any one object. I remember him when he was arnong
the smallest of small bookmakers, and that not many.
years ago; the case is altered now, he is the first specu
lator on the turf. Next on the list may be placed Ilad-
land's, Red Lion, Bride- lane,
Poppin's-court, lalyeaeitiist,reet, where
Mr. E. Manning posts hi!on . I)
J, Long -acre; and Kimpton's,
Fleet-street; Middleton
88, Thames-street; at 'e4ach or which houses lists are
race, great and small.
posted on nearly every
Besides the before-mentioned,y houses there are the
:—Jefferim Garnault-place, Clerkenwell,
following
whoselists are also posted at Marriott's, Skinner-street,
Snow-hill, Willis's, King-street, Newgate-street; i
Fisher's, 126, Aldergate-street; Turpin's, King-street,
Covent-garden ; Coger's Hall, Bride. lane, Fleet-street;
Maclure's, s,Upper King-street,Holborn ; Clipson's, Globe
Tavern, Dover-road; Snewing's British Stores, Well's-
, forret, Oxford-street; King's, Rose Tavern, Farringdon-
street; Harding's, Newgate-street; Merritt's, bottom of
Holborn-hill (W. Slater's lists); Collins's, 76, Long-acre,
where, as well as at Mann's, 120, Lower Marsh, anl at
Finch's, Cooper's Arms, Rosomon-street, Clerkenwell,
you can be accommodated with the odds from one
shil:inir upwards; Brown's, Bowling-green-lase, Clerk-
cnwell', and many others that I know nothing about, but
should I fall in with any, I may communicate their names
at some future period.
The running at York has materially altered the aspect
of the Doncaster St. Leger; Honeycomb's defeat by
Elthiron, in the race for the Ebor St. Leger, and by a
trio, including Westow in the Great Yorkshire Stakes,

though superior to both by from five to eight pounds a
the least, proves this incorrigible cur's:chsnce to be com-
pletely cut for the great Doncaster struggle.
Nunnykirk's defeat did not astonish me, as I enter-
tained a very good opinion of Old Dan Tucker, whom,
it may be remembered, I placed third to Nunnykirk and.
Hone3comb, being quite confident that Old Dan would
beat the rest of the field easily enough. I will venture
to predict that 0. D. T. will be placed for the St. Leger.
The Italian regained his lost laurels by winning the
Prince of Wales's Stakes from Penang, and five others,
in very clever style.
In following " the money" for the Ebor Handicap.
I was led astray; my couple of G.'s., Giselle and
Gkn Saddel, were about as much use as a
couple of donkeys. The winner up to the last
moment was considered a doubtful starter, and
if he did start, it is presumed it would be to make the
running for their other horse. It is a curious fact, that
of the seven " ministers of fate," I was the only one
who fancied The Hero for the Handicap, and Old Dan
Tucker for the Great Yorkshire Stakes. In Monday's
note I said, " The Hero might do the deed of note;'"
and in WedneLday's, alter Nunnykirk and Honeycomb,
I took Old Dan Tucker in preference to the rest of the
field. _ _

The Chesterfield Handicap, as I anticipated, was won
by Spith€ad, Cotton Lord and Post Tempera being
second and fourth. In Wednesday's note I placed them
second and third; thus being within an ace of placing
the first three.

For the Stourbridge Stakes, run this day, I think it
does not require much second sight to discovcr that the
batch foremost in the fray will be Mr. Cowley's filly,
Cheapside, and Chorister.
The Gold Cup Stakes to-morrow may be won by
Egret.
If the Abbot of Meaux cannot win the Wilton Cup at
Radcliffe on Wednesday, I shall take Lady Hylda in
reversion. .

The Manchester Cup has among the entries two of
Mr. Green's, Pelham and Abbot of Meaux, former for
choice; Brown Fly, 6st 10lb; Magician, sst 81b; and
Lady Barrymore, sst. If the Lady cannot win, the
sooner she is put out of training the better.
The Mede, or Mead, on which the great charter of
British liberty was signed by King John some 600 years
ago, will be the centre of attraction for two days during
the present week to the metropolitans.
The business at Egham commences on Wednesday
with the Gold Cup Stakes, for which I'll venture to anti-
cipate the seeing Companion first, and cElipus second.
The King John Stakes, what with penalties and
Allowances, stands thus:—Officious, Bst 111b—Blarney,
Bst 101b—Golder Eagle, Bsl 7113—Bullfinch, Bit 71b—
Brington, Bst 71b—Slang. Bst 41b—Fernande, Bst 41b—
Heroine, Bst 41b—and Side Saddle, Oat 11b. At the
present moment it is impossible for me to tell
what is likely to run, but I fancy Blarney,
Golden Eagle, Slang, and perhaps Fernande,
and Side Saddle, will go to Egham, whether they run or
not; if Blarney does not win, I suppose Slang or Golden
Eagle must.

On Thursday the field will not be very ex-
tensive for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, con-
sisting of one of Lord Exeter's, one of the Duke cf
Richmond's, Antagonist, Buckstone, Ambacsadress, and
the Lanercost colt; the last-named the winner.
Fernhill's superior performance at York has made
him premier on the list of favourites for the Leamington
Stakes; between him, Wanota, and Collingwood, the race
I think will lie. My remarks on the St. Leger nags
must stand over to next week, when I, amidst this
" Storm of fortunes
May trumpet to the world"
the not improbable defeat of the Flying Dutchman, awl,
as is my annual custom, anticipate the destinies of the
principal stakes of the autumn, and of 1850.
I am Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Aug. 27, 1849.

DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT AT

PORTSMOUTH.

A most deplorable accident happened at seven
o'clock on Saturday evening off the King's Rooms, at
Southsea beach. Mr. Allen, a gentleman who had
recently established at Som?rdet-place a seminary for
young gentlemen, had, in the afternoon of that day,
taken six of his pupils for a sail in a small yacht.
The yacht had returned, and for the purpose of
landing on the beach he had put his boys into a
small boat or punt, and was stepping in himself when
the punt sheared off and capsized, Mr. Allen and the
boys being thrown into the water. This occurred
about a hundred yards from the shore; the yacht
having her sails up could not render assistance. A
number of persons on the beach witnessed the catas-
trophe, and rendered all the aid they could,
particularly Mr. Hollingsworth, and a soldier of the
77th. Boats put off, and the unfortunate persons
were all picked up or saved, but most of them in an
insensible state. One little boy, Lewis Jones, tried
to swim on shore ; he was, however, rescued by a
gallant fellow from the beach, who threw off his coat
and plunged into the sea, and brought the boy safe
to shore. The man's name is Thomas Norman, a
shipwright, belonging to the dockyard. Mr. Allen
and the five boys, whoa brought ou shore, were all
carried to Mr. Hollingsworth's bath room, and that
gentleman and Mrs. Hollingsworth (as they have
frequently done before in somewhat similar cases) ren-
derei their personal assistance to restore animation,
and also afforded the hot- baths, blankets, and other
necessaries to promote resuscitation; medical aid
was procured, and the boys were soon partially reco-
vered ; but Mr. Allen, who was not Brad when
brought on shore, soon afterwards ceased to breathe,
and every endeavour to restore him proved ineffectual.
Doctors Rolpb, White, &c., were in attendance. Mr.
Sheppard, of the Post-office, afforded much assistance
in saving several of the y oung gentlemen, and also
in promoting their resuscitation, he kindly had several
of the boys sent to his house for the night, instead of
their returning to the house of the disconsolate
widow, Mrs. Allen.

Mr. Allen was most highly respected. He had
resided at Southsea for a length of time, having been
one of the masters of St. Paul's School for more
than twenty years. When that establishment was
broken up, about three months back, he established a
school himself. He leaves a widow and four children

(girls) to deplore his sudden and untimely end. We
may add that he was a most careful and attentive
master to his pupils, by whom he was much beloved.
He attended them in all their amusements and walks,
and had on Saturday morning personally attended at
their bathing on Southsea bach.

ELOPEMENT IN HUMBLE LIFE.
The Victoria, New York and London line-of-
packet ship, which was chased by her Majesty's
steamer Fire Queen down channel, and boarded by
Langley and Thornton, two of tlle London detec-
tives, on suspicion of having the Mannings on board,
had, previously to leaving the English shores, an-
other and more real incident happen on board, which
required the attention of the borough magistrates of
Portsmouth to arrange without a breach of the peace.
The facts are simply these :—ln the early part of last
week, Mr. Charles Daniel Ebdy, a respectable beer-
shop keeper and agent, residing in the neighbourhood
of Vauxhall-road, missed his wife, Mrs. Louisa Mar-
garet Ebdy, with numerous boxes of wearing apparel,
beds, pillows, bed linen, and other useful articles.
A cousin of the lady, Joseph Bennett (a young man
about her own age, who was a frequent visitor at Mr.
Ebdy's house of business), suddenly absented himself
at the same moment, and inquiries soon satisfied the
neglected landlord that they had decamped together.
The boxes were traced to a booking-office in the City
fer passengers to New York, and it SOOll became
clear that they had left old England by the Victoria,
which sailed from the London Docks on Friday.
They had both booked themselves and luggage in the
name of Jackson. Hearing that she would put in au
Spithead on her way down channel, Mr. Ebdy was
determined not to be outdone without at least making
an effort to re-capture his rib, recovering the pro-
perty she had withher, and giving the unlucky cousin
into custody for carrying off both. He
kept his promise, for no sooner had the Victoria
appeared off St. Helen's than Joseph Bennett,
the cousin, was arrested, and introduced to
Major Travers and other magistrates sitting
at the Portsmouth police-office. The injured hus-
band stated his case, whereupon the cousin assured
the Ranch that Mrs. Ebdy bad merely employed him
to move the goods, and that was all. It was well
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well as her own. The Magistrate said it was clear
the husband's property had been removed by the sanc-
tion of the wife, therefore the case was at an end. The
poor husband asked for advice how to recover the
boxes, but the Bench declined. The happy pair then
hastened to the ship, while the husband was left to
mourn over his loss.

Av
EXTRAORDINARY Cuax.—A few days since a
man ;lamed Steward, an excavator, working on the
Great Western line, was admitted into the Royal Free
hospital, Gray's Inn-lane, suffering from severe com-
pound fractures of the right arm, a loaded truck, weigh-
ing upwards of three tons, having passed over and so
crushed the limb that, upon a consultation, it was deemed
that immediate amputation must be resorted to to save
life. Mr. Thomas Wakley, jun., however, took the
case in hand, and having reduced the numerous fractures,
was on Saturday able to pronounce, in the presence of
his patient and scvcral of h s medical brethren, that he
had effected a complete cure. It is impossible [seen-
rAtely to describe the horiible mutilation of the limb
when first brought under treatment, and the wonderful
preservation of it is considered a surgical triumph.
13ELGIAN Hors.—A vessel arrived from Ghent,
has brought ten bales of hops as a portion of her corgi,
consigned to a firm in Lour' on, We have had occas.on
to allude to some arrivals of hops from the United States
of America, but we aro not aware of any supply of this
nature from this state of Europe, and the arrival is,
therefore, of some interest.