The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-25 00:00:00

OFFICIAL REPORT.

Flagon-row, Deptford. —No. 13—The house, stock,
and furniture of Mr. Nelson, tailor ; house nearly con-
sumed—insured for the stock in the Sun Fire-office.

Ditto, ditto.—No. 14-Mr. Cherry, stationer; building
damaged, furniture also, but insured for the letter in the
Sun Fire-office.

Ditto, ditto.—No. 12—Mr. Brooks, butcher; building
and furniture damaged, stock, &c. Insured in the
Guardian Fire. office.

NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
Matoh—Strongbow beat Joc-o'-Sot.
Sweepstakes for two and three yrs old. A.F.
The Secret ...
Malibran filly
Sweepstakes of 50 sove. each for two yrs old. Ab. M.
Pitsford walked over.
Sweepstakes for three yrs old and upwards. A.F.
Antagonist ...
Dulcet ...

SPORTING NOTES.

No. XV.

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" Fortune is merry,
And in this mood will give us anything."
Julius Cesar, Act 3, Scene 2.
" I have drunk deeply of the stream of fate,
And sounded the profounds of prophecy."

The Sybil•

" I've grasp'd the glories of the present scene—
The future and the past—the Shull be and bath been
LADY FLORA HASTINGS.

Sin,—My prediction on the Criterion was verified to
the hitter, The Nigger, Pitsford. and Nutshell, runnin%
home first, second, end third. The Nigger's victory, 0
a matter of course, immediately advanced his stable coav
panion, Ghillie Callum, to the premiership in the Derby
betting, and I think it not very improbable but what .113
may head the favourites throughout the winter, se.
should Bee hunter win the 2,000 Guineas, up to al'
hour of starting; I will venture to predict Ghillie C 6;
lum's being priced in the Derby market at as little as
to 1 on or before the all-important day.
The only stake in the present Newmarket meetingr
that now claims my attention is " The Nursery,
f°
which sixteen have accepted, out of thirty-nine nomioV
tions, viz :
•
st. lb. st.
0
William the Conqueror 8 12 Harum Scarum 7 0
Cariboo
13
Regina
6
lti
Concertina Colt
6 '
9
The M0nk....... ....... 7 8 Bastinado
Laura
1
Sister to Pillage
base-
Little Jack
Presuming William the Conqueror will not run,l ii
no hesitation in asserting that the " first flight" Igo
consist of Cariboo, Regina, Little Jaek, Harum Sarum.
Don John filly, Bastinado; and Countess, giving
1"'
preference to Cariboo, Little Jack, and Countess,
placing them thus:—
LITTLE JACK ... ... 1
CARIBOO ... 2
COUNTESS... 3 I
Before closing this, my last note of the present Yei,/fsto
may as well, in my character of " Sporting Counseild
your readers, advise the keeping of Ghillie Canino ibs
Sweetheart on the right side of their books for 44
Derby, and not altogether forgetting The Italian rd,
Pontifex, take them as "forlorn hopes." F f
it's not
Hardinge, Pontifex, Brother to Epirote or Bee 012 cot
must win the 2,000 Guinea Stekes; The Hunter
choice. And now

" The pastime of the Turf u'er, slow drops
The curtain on my sated eye, and liko
The rainbow in the heavens, the vision fades•

I sn, SirHE , SPIRIT
T OF THE TIO.

October 25, 1849.

HAYMARKET THEATRE' for
Macready appeared as King Lear last evening+ one
the first time this season. Lear has always beenali4
of the most popular and picturesque of Macr,ia4
Shaksperian impersonations, and he played Lea:A It
evening perhaps better than he has ever 1915Y`"bter
before. The scene in which he curses his daub bid
was perfectly awe-inspiring, from the intensity w.OO
he threw into it, and the storm scene w 35
with a pathos that was heart-rending. The ago'
of
manner in which he hangs over the dead bc".7o 01
Cordelia was most touching, and the death sceo of
the " poor, weak, and despised old man," was 011
the most affecting ever witnessed on the stage. 00
was called for at the conclusion, and applauded tfd De,
echo. King Lear was acted, as it always 51100'4 0!
acted, from the version of Shakspere ; and 0
the ;0)4
the Fool preserved, which was admirably perf°.s
by Miss P. Horton, who gave the little snatcle tpe
melody with which the part is interspersed Wit dsve
most exquisite taste imaginable. Mrs. Warner :rod
to Goneril all her natural cruelty and arrogance:RlO'
Miss Reynolds made a most interesting 031.00
Wallack's Edgar is the best that has appeared t 010
the days of Charles Kemble, and Stuart as Is.e% the
excellent. The tragedy was admirably put upon
stage, and the house was crowded to suffocation.
a 0

Miss Cushman made her re-appearance befc)fte ;lief
American audience on Monday,
Broadway Theatre, New York, in the char
stir re'
Mrs. Haller. A more brilliant and enthu,siestlislevio
cya en
opart
ki os
tnaptwaepaetshr never et v
announce
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bbestowedun d ethunders
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fsn
,an,aa splendidrOtt:stte. sgllrt 'eri ;jail:tea:ea:Pl•
oi ~i ,:ei
gifted lady on her entrance, and applause"et " lineeutar"ca,
er demonstrationsami,ilyi
]crammed
of hoe fr
topexcitementesrufoffromcaatni
ocaenn.,d, a d mr, ihruea t i
be lud
c_g el i!f:6s
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liteand h ridre stt)
unable to procure standing room. At the C- titio-to
of the play she was called for with a sort of
noun
of
furore, and American hands did amPle
,I,l,°,oeito
American talent. Miss Cushman has ts,i in0.,"00
career before her, which we trust will Pe d d fort"
delight to her people, and increased fame on i.
to herself.
i this _: heaths
SITTINGS OF THE HOHSE..--UHUer - •vitiv II
a gl I
Parliamentary return has just been issue 'mops wand
number of days and hours the House of COL., olio
the session of 1849. The number of days."
ttiegg *v 0°
of hours 9581. The average time of the sl , hour:
hours and 551 minutes. Of the number a, e 0
House sat, 761 were after midnight. Frankfort 13118o0#
THE PEACE CoNGuEss.--The pollee ~,r0
state that the grand annual meeting 0f the pogo 'city, poll
grass in the year 1850 will be held in tu.
for the rec r
every preparation is being already made _.
~.ti,
of the philanthropic members of the asEocientifouf
.A
carobs
The Rev. C. Wharton, 13. D., Incumtho i'
the fif Lr,
Worcestershire, has been appointed . ,:.1102 0-
,of Sturry, in lient ; patron, the "gad"
terbury.