The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

SPORTING NOTES.

No. VIII.

" Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of Yotk."
" But, as I can learn,
" lie hearkens after prophecies and dreams;
And from the cross-row plucks the letter G:'

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—Before concluding my remarks on the Yoik
Meeting, I will try to disperse a little of the fog hanging
over the two great Newmarket Handicaps; for I have
once more plunged into the "gulf of futurity" and now
emerge therefrom
" cramm'd
With observation—the which I'll vent
In mingled fancies."
For both Cesarewich and Cambridgeshire S;I:c 13
public have supported from 80 to 100 nags—l will
say nominations, for many that have been back
will not be found among the entries on the 27th
instant ; and from what I have seen and
heard, I should say the book makers have
the pull on the Cambridgeshire and the public on the
Cesarewitch, so that this thoroughly John Bullish spe-
culation, in the dark to all appearance, will be ketty
fairly balanced. It is my present intention to lay‘fore
you a list for each race of horses that will enter, and in
all probability accept, with such weights attached as I
presume, within a few pounds, they will'have to carry.
CESAREWITCH. CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
st. lb.
Collingwood, 6 yrs 9 4
Canezou, 4 yrs 8 7
Conyngbam, 5 yrs 8 0
The Tartar, 5 yrs 7 7
Shylock, 4 yrs 7 5
Glendower, 4 yrs
Tadmor, 3 yrs 7 4
Honeycomb, 3 yrs
Vatican, 3 yrs 6 10
Saucy Dick, 3 yrs
Repletion, 3 yrs
Woolwich, 3 yrs
Vasa, 3 yrs .

st. Ib.

Chanticleer, 63 rs 9 8

Collingwood, 6 yrs 9 2
Canezou, 4 yrs 8 7
Peep o'Day Boy, 5 yrs 8 5
The Cur, aged 8 3
Wanota, 5 yrs
John Cosser, 4 yrs
Malton,
4 yrs

Blucher, 4yrs
_ _I

Sotterley, Lyra 7 5

Iron Rail, 5 yrs
Volcano, 3 yrs 6 6
Bon Mot, 3 yrs 6 5
I

Whim colt, 3 yrs
Montague, 3 yrs
From the foregoing batches I should select The Cur,
Peep o'- day Boy, and the last three or four light weights,
for the Cesarewitch, and Shylock, Conyngham, Tadmor,
and Vasa, for the Cambridgeshire; but I would advise
you to
" Consider what you venture, weigh discreetly
The dangers of your project,"
for, to my mind, it is the height of absurdity attempting
to pilot the public-in such a fog of doubt and difficulty
as surrounds these stakes at the present time.
For the Leamington Stakes, Collingwood, Bst: 121 b.,
Wanota, 7st. 51b., Eagle's Plume, 6at. 11b., Ribaldry, sst.
101 b., and Eva, sst. 21b., are the most attractive in my
eyes; Wanota for choice.
Since the publication of No. 7 of the " Sporting
Notes," no change has "come o'er the spirit of my
dream, at least with respect to the Ebor Handicap; the
letter G is still in the ascendant. Giselle or Glen
Saddel for my money, although I anticipate seeing
Blucher, Executor, Ellerdale, and Melton well up at
the finish of the race. I have to add Fernhill and Alp
to the list of starters for this race, and to withdraw Van
Dic men, and, it seems probable, Chantrey, St. Winifred
colt, the Hero, and Westow.

Several changes of consequence have occurred in the
Stakes run for to-day; for instance, Mildew wins the
Colt Sapling Stakes ; Lady Evelyn opposes Lady
Superior for the Yorkshire Oaks; and it is somewhat
doubtful whether Honeycomb runs for the Ebor St.
Leger; it he does not, I presume the Tartan jacket will
catch the judge's eye first; but these observations are
to but little purpose, as to-day's races will be decided
before this " Note " appears in print.
I must correct an error which crept into my last Note
on the Bramham Park Stakes, in which I state that one
of Lord Stanley's nominations, probably Escalade,would
would win—it should have been Strongbow.
For the Chesterfield Handicap, to-morrow, Spit-
head, ist 71b—Post Tempore, Est 121b—The Iron
Duke, 7st—Defalter, 6st 101b—Cotton Lord, 6st
61b—Fellow Commoner, 6st 51b—and Jest, 6st 21b,
are all that are likely to show at the post ; Spithead,
Cotton Lord, and Post Tempore, would not surprise
me were they to run in as planed, first, second, and
third.

For the Great Yorkshire Stakes, on Friday, the fol-
lowing, I think, will await the starter's orders:—Old
Dan Tucker, Ellen Middleton, Snowstorm, The Iron
Duke, Wensleydale, Honeycomb, Nunnykirk, Velox,
Hotspur (doubtful), Montague, Cotton Lord (doubtful),
St. Winifred colt (doubtful), Alp, Escalade, and Robert
de Brus (doubtful). I will dispose of the race in a few
words—Nunnykirk or Honeycomb must win ! And if I
place Old Dan Tucker third, and Ellen Middleton close
up, I think I shall not he far from the mark.
For the Filly Sapling Stakes, Emma or Rybinska;
and the Convivial to the Italian, if he runs, otherwise
Lady Speedy.
The Potentia filly, .Esculapius, Hippia, Mildew, Can..
tab, and Achyranthes will probably be the runners for
the Gimcrack Stakes, and the Potentia filly or Hippia
the winner.

Next week I will analyse the qualities and capabili-
ties of the St. Leger nags, and then have a word or two
to say on the " sporting houses."

I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Aug. 22, 1849.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
YORK AUGUST MEETING-.

YORK, TUESDAY AFTERNOON.—Additional Arrivals—
Gardenia, 2 yrs—Bon Bon, 3 yrs—Maid of Team Val-
ley, 3 yrs—Cotton Lord, 3 yrs—Giselle, 3 yrs—Alpheia,
4 yrs—Dolly Varden, 2 yrs—Malton, 4 yrs—Lady Su•
perior, 3 yrs—Athelstane, 4 yrs—Swiss Boy, 4 yrs—
The Arab, 3 yrs—Postempore, 3 yrs—Achyranthes, 2
yrs—Executor, 5 yrs—Mildew, 2 yrs—/Esculapius, 2
yrs—Penang, 2 yrs—Lady Evelyn, 3 yrs—Fernhill,
4 yrs—Cynthia, 3 yrs—Hippia, 2 yrs—Paultons, aged—
Elthiron, 3 yrs— Glen Saddel, 3 yrs.
Dawson's lot, consisting of The Italian, Inheritress,
Alp, Ellerdale, c by Coronation, out of Muliana, Wen-
sleydale, Emma, &c., will be here to-night. Peck's lot
of ten, including Old Dan Tucker, Cockermouth, f by
Piccaroon, out of Bonny Bonnet, The Duchess, Fellow
Commoner, Lady Speedy, &c., will also be here to-night.
Nunnykirk, Strongbow, Blucher, Bingham,lron Duke,
Potentia filly, 2 yrs, Rybinski, and Spithead are not ex-
pected until Wednesday morning.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.

EBoR HANDICAP.-4 to 1 agst Glen Saddel (t), 7to 1
sgst Giselle (t), 7 to 1 agst Ellerdale (t), 8- to 1 agst
Westow, (t), 10 to 1 agat Cockermouth (t), 13 to 1 agst
Mahon, 15 to 1 agat Fernbill, 15 to 1 agst Blucher.
GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.-5 to 2 agat Nunny-
kirk (t), 4 to 1 agst Ellen Middleton (t), 5 to 1 agst
Honeycomb.
DERBY, 1850.-1,000 to 30 agst Mildew (t).

CRICKET.
KENT V. ENGLAND.
This return match was resumed yesterday at Canter-
bury. At the close of the day the score skod thus:—
KENT—FIRST INNINGS.

Adams—b Clarke ... ...
W. Pilch—b Wisden ... ...
Hillyer—b Wisden ... ..• •••
F. Pilch—c Guy, b Wisden ..
A. Mynn, Esq.—c Lillywhite, b Wisden
N. Felix, Esq.—run out ...
Martingeil—b Wisden ... ... •••
Clifford—b Wisden ••• • • •••
Wenmaa—not out ..• •••
Martin—b Wisden ... ... ... •••
Hinkly—b Lillywhite •••
B 8, w 0

... 34
... 14

Total ... ..•
ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS.
Hon. R. Grimston—run out ... •••
W. Nicholson, Esq.—b [linkly ..•
C. Brown—b Hinkly ... ... •••
Box—b Hillyer
Guy—b Hinkly ••• ••• •••
Wisden—st Wenman, b Hinkly ...
Chester—c Hillier, b Hinkly ... ..
H. Fellows, Esq.—b Hinkly ... ...
Dean—c Hillyer, b Hillyer ... ...
Clarke—c W. Pilch, b Hinkly ...
Lillywhite—not out ... ... ...
832 W 0 ... ...

Total ...
KENT-SECOND INNINGS.
Adams—b Wisden
W. Pilch—b Wisden ..„
Hillyer—b Lillywhite
F. Filch—c Guy, b Lillywhite •••
A. Myna, Esq.—c Nicholson, b Wisden
N. Felix, Esq.—b Fellows
Martingell—hit w, b Lilly white ...
Clifford—b Fellows ...
Wenman—b Wisden
Martin—not out ••• ••• ••• •••
Ilinkly—b Wisden
818, w 2 ••• ••• •••

Total
ENGLAND--SECOND INNINGS.
Hon. R. Grimston—b Hillyer
•
W. Nicholson, Esq.—not out ••
Guy—not out ...
Dean—c Adams, b Hillyer
B I, w 0...

Total

~ 26

... 10

...127

... 2

... 3
... 5

... o
... 8

... 1

... 8
... 1
... 9
... 8
... 0
... 3

... 48

... 54
... 47
... 35

... 11
... 24
... 20

..227

... 0
... 15
... 4
... 7

... 1

... 2

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--About half-past eight
o'clock in the evening of Sunday last an accident, at-
tended with serious consequences, occurred at the Bury
station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, by an
excursion train from Fleetwood to Rochdale and Halifax
running against a train ready to start for Manchester.
At the petty session); of the bench of magistrates at Bury
on Monday, it appeared from the evidence of the station-
clerk, the signal-clerk, and the superintendent of the
police, that if the driver of the excursion train, Thomas
Jones, had paid proper attention to the signal, the acci-
dent would not have happened; that he was in a state of
intoxication, and that the result of the collision was that
two of the iron pillars by which the roof of the covered
platform of the station was supported were knocked
down, the carriages shattered, and two persons, viz., Mrs.
A. Burton, of Oldham, and Mr. Handforth, of Heywood,
seriously injured, the leg of the lady being broken, and
the gentleman having received a concussion of the spine.
Both are in a very precarious condition. The magis-
trates decided to commit the driver for trial at the Sal-
ford sessions, and refused to accept hail in consequence
of the near approach of the sessions and the uncertainty
as to the sufferers surviving the injuries.

LITERATURE.

VICISSITUDES OF THE ETERNAL
CITY; or Ancient Rowe: with Notes Classical

and Historical. By J. Whit-side.
This volume is a translation from the topography
of ancient Rome, by Canina, the distinguished Italian
architect and antiquary. In giving it to the Engliol
public, Mr. Whiteside has conkrred a boon upon ali
lovers of classic lore. " All the celebrated monu-
ments raised in Rome (we quote Mr. Whiteside's
preface), down to the removal of the seat of empire by
Constantine, of which any evidence can be procured,
are here placed in their proper positions, and in their
appropriate regions. The contents of each region
are numbered ; this is done in order that they may
correspond with Canine's topographical map. As
Canina treats only of the public buildings of the city
a chapter has been drawn up on the street architecture
of ancient ROme, and in reference to the domestic
comforts of her citizens." In this chapter, an inquiry
into the domestic comforts of the ancient Romans, it
appears very doubtful whether they possessed our
common conveniences of doors, windows, floors, &c.
This volume, which is illustrated by a beautiful plan
of ancient Rome, will be interesting to the student
and the traveller.

THE EMIGRANT CHURCHMAN IN CA-
NADA. By a Pioneer of the Wilderness. Edited
by the Rev. H. Christmas. 2 Vols.
The object of this work is thus described by its
author :—" I by no means intend," he says, " to
detain the reader with elaborate descriptions of the
history or localities of the places which I visited. My
great leading object is, I hope, to promote the interest
of Church and State, by giving such a plain arid
studiedly accurate exhibition of facts connected with
emigration to the British provinces of North Ame-
rica, together with a few notices of the part of the
States usually traversed by British travellers on their
way to the West, besides such descriptions of the
scenery, localities, inhabitants, and general facilities
of the country, as may tend to assist any fellow-
Churchman, whether lay or clerical, and whatever
their station in life, in deciding as to whether they
should settle in these regions of the West ; and in so
doing I shall endeavour, as far as in me lies, to fill up
points of observation which I have felt to be desiderata
to myself. I am not going," he adds, "to make
out Canada, or Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, to
be either El Doradoes, or absolute paradises in esse,
whatever they may be in posse; but simply to show
that the British provinces in North America afford,
in point of cheapness, salubrity of climate, facilities
for education of families, a capacity of provision for
all the ordinary necessaries of life." That the strong
Tory sentiments of the " Emigrant Churchman" are
little to our taste is hardly necessary to say.

THE JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.

This journal, as usual, contains some very able
articles on various agricultural subjects. Among the
contributions to the present part are " Farming in
Lancashire," a prize report, by W. J. Garnett; "On
a Dress for Drainers," from the Marquis of West-
minster ; " Observations on the Natural History and
Economy of various Insects affecting the Potatoe•
crop ;" On the Stoppage of Drains by a Stony De-
posit," from Lord Portman ; "On Labourers' Cot-
tages," from the Duke of Richmond; and a prize
essay " On the Construction of a Pair of Cottages for
Agricultural Labourers," by R. Goddard ; " A Lec-
ture on the Anatomy and Physiology of the Maternal
Organs of Animals," by J. Simonds, &c. Many of
the papers are illustrated by numerous excellently
well-drawn engravings of the various subjects de-
scribed. The appendix contains the usual agricul-
tural intelligence. This is an excellent number of a
most valuable work.

KALOOLAH; or, JOURNEYINGS to the
DZEBE L KUMRL By W. S. Mayo, MD.
This is literally a book of adventure. Kaloolah is
the name of a veritable heroine of romance, whose
loves and sorrows, whose many perils and ultimate
fate are likely to interest many readers.

JOURNAL of a SUBALTERN during the
CAMPAIGN in the PUNJAUB—Sept. 1848
to March 1849.

The letters from a Subaltern in the Indian Army,
describing the battles of Ramnuggur, Goojerat, &c.
which recently appeared in the Times newspaper,
and excited so much interest, have been published in
a neat volume by the father of the writer, without the
knowledge of the subaltern himself. They are full of
spirit and contain many graphic pictures.

SCENES WHERE THE TEMPTER HAS
TRIUMPHED. By the Author of the " Gaol
Chaplain."
___. . _ _

This volume has been written with the most useful
design of proving by facts that punishment almost
inevitably follows guilt. Some of the sketches are
taken from the lives of Gardelle, the portrait-painter;
Dr. Dodd; Irdwell, the Jew schemer; Denton, the
coiner, and many other of unfortunate celebrity.
Tke thrilling power of the author of the " Gaol
Chaplain" is well known. He rivals Harrison Ains-
worth in the interest he throws round his terrible
revelations.

RAMBLERS and OBSERVATIONS in NEW

SOUTH WALES.

By J. R. Townsend.

This little work, written by who has had actual
experience as an emigrant, is likely to afford instruc-
tion and matter of interest to persons intending to
follow his example. We have been struck with the
following piece of advice :—" The most acceptable
present that could be made to any friend already in
the bush, would be a cask of English beer; the next
a copy of 'Pickwick.'"

DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS. Edited by

Lord Braybrooke. Vol. V.
The fifth and last volume of this admirable edition
of a most excellent work has just made its appear-
ance. Samuel Pepys himself would, we imagine, re•
Bard with some astonishment the fine, well-printed,
handsome volumes which constitute the third edition
of his popular diary. Those persons who do not
possess a " Pepys " cannot find a better opportunity
of supplying the deficiency of their library.

THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS. No. X

By TV. M. Thacheray.
This number describes the career of Pendennis as a
law student and the chum of Warrington in chambers
in the Temple, and introduces us to various potentates
of the lower literary empire. Pen having exhausted
his finances, takes service under one of them, and is
on the point of becoming one of "the gentlemen of
the press."

BRITISH POLITICAL, COMMERCIAL,
ECCLESIASTICAL, and HISTORICAL
GAZETTEER, Travelling Road Book, and
County Atlas.
The one shilling parts of this work which we have
hitherto noticed have evoked our warmest approval
and commendation, and we can give no higher praise
to the large two-and-sixpenny part for the present
month than to say that it fully equals all the preceding
numbers, both in style and matter. The present part
contains three beautifully finished county maps—of
Devonshire, Lincolnshire, and Norfolk, with an exqui-
site engraving of Powderham Castle (South Devon Rail-
way). No expense appears to have been spared in the
execution of these maps and engravings; indeed the
greatest care and labour have been bestowed upon
every portion cf the work, and the spirited proprietors
deserve to reap the reward of their enterprising
undertaking.

THE COUNTY VOTER'S MANUAL, and
Guide to the Registration Courts and Elections,
6-c., ev. By W. A. James.
The publication of this small but practical treatise
on the registration of county voters, cannot but prove
useful at the present time. Not only does it contain
a complete exposition of the Reform and Registration
Acts, but it gives admirable instructions as to the
practical working of those statutes. From his long
experience in the County Revision Courts, Mr. James
is the man of all others best adapted to undertake a
work of this nature. All the decisions of the Court of
Common Pleas relating to county voters up to this
time are given, so that it is a complete mirror of the
law relating to county voters as it stands at present.

TO THE EDITOR OF 7714;70*J2G:'
skill feel obliged by youi' handing the
enclusid amount (12s• 6d.) to the commiaee formed
to carry out the testimonial to the Hungarian refugees,
and allow me, Sir, to express my admiration of tLe
noble manner in which you advocate the cause of
that heroic nation, Hungary. Let me beg of you to
continue to do so, and you will secure the admiration
of ail the generous of the United Kingdom.
We are poor enough here; but still there are a
few that can feel for a gallant people fighting, against
tremendous odds, for the independence of their country
and their homer. The enclosed sum is made up be-
tween two or three friends, and I trust that I shall in
a day or two enclose you another mite.
I am, Sir, yours most faithfully,
Limerick, Aug. 20. B. L. J.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I have enclosed an order for a trifle for the
Hungarians from a few friends at Banbury, wishing
them every success in their glorious struggle for free•
dom ; at the same time thanking you for your advo-
cacy in their behalf.—Your obedient servant,
A CONSTANT READER
Banbury, Aug. 21. For Fifteen Years.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING
_ TUE WEEK...
(From the Registrar General's Return.)
It is one of the characters of epidemic diseases that
in some years their fatality is inconsiderable, in other
years excessive. Since 1832 and 1833 cases of
cholera have appeared in the tables, but the deaths in
the second week of August, durin.rb the past five years,
have fluctuated from 1 to 23. In the week ending
Saturday, August 18, the deaths in London were
2,230, of which 1,230 were by cholera, 188 by
diarrhoea. The deaths from all causes in the last
seven weeks were 1,070, 1,369, 1,741, 1,931, 1.967,
1,909, and 2,230 ; the deaths from cholera, 152, 339,
678, 783, 926, 823, and 1230. The deaths from
cholera exceed those in the previous wed: by
407; but in that week the mortality declined.
The population is about 2,206,000, so that
nearly one in 1,000 of the inhabitants now die
weekly. The deaths from all diseases, except
cholera, are 1,000, which is the average number of
the season ; and 539 were at ages under 15 ; 256 at
the ages 15-60, 205 at the age of 60 and upwards.
Of the 1,230 persons who died from cholera, 318
were under the age of 15 ; 721 were 15-60, and 191
were 60 and upwards : it carries off an excessive
proportion of people in the prime of life. 597 males
and 633 females died of the disease last week; at an
earlier period of the epidemic the deaths of males
exceeded those of females. Of 6,194 persons who
have died of cholera in London since September,
1848, 3,524 died on the south side of the Thames.
It has now crossed the river. The mortality last
week increased in the districts of St. George, South-
wark, Newington, and Lambeth : it broke out with
extraordinary violence in Greenwich; and on the
north side of the Thames, in Stepney, Shoreditch,
and Bethnal-green, 55, 98, and 125 deaths were
registered. The deaths from cholera in the last two
weeks were 35 and 125 in Bethnal-green, 21 and
98 in Shoreditch, 24 and 55 in Stepney, 42 and 76 in
the districts of the east, west, and city of London,
comprehending the jurisdiction of the city, properly
so called, 7 and 24 in Marylebone, 17 and 34 in
Westminster district, 5 and 20 in Chelsea.
This excessive mortality must be viewed with great
regret. Looking to the authentic reports of the
effects of general sanitary measures, and of efficient
medical relief placed within the reach or carried to
the homes of the people, it is quite evident that the
measures now in operation are unequal to the emer-
gency. The classes which have the greatest claim
for public succour are not idle habitual paupers, but
the hard-working artizan; yet it is stated that in some
parishes the arrangements are such that medical
relief is not procurable directly from the district
medical officers, who are, to the utmost extent of their
powers, discharging their painful duties with praise-
worthy diligence and humanity. In a disease which
so often attacks in the night, and is fatal in twenty-
four hours, the poor have to procure orders before
they can be treated. Unless some change be made
in these simple administrative arrangements, the
mortality from cholera may be higher than it has yet
been in London.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 18, 1849.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*1593
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... .„ 40
Tubercular Diseases ... 149

Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 115
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... ..• 35
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ••• ••• •••
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... -
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ".
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, 8 ...
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations... ••• ••• ••• .•
Premature Birth ... •• ••
Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••
Old Age ••• ••• ••• •••
Sudden ...
Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance
Causes not specified

... 26
... 31
... 45