The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-07 00:00:00

" My election
Is led on in the conduct of my wil! ;
My will enkindled by mine eyes and ears,
Two traded pilots 'twiat the dangerous shores
Of will and judgment."—SHAICSPERI.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUE.
SIA,—My anticipations of the Chester Meeting were
realised in all but two instances, the Chesterfield Stakes,
and " The Cup;" for the latter, my selection, Blucher,
was scratched on the morning of the race, being, as his
trainer asserted, " dead amiss;" he had suddenly be-
come so in a most mysterious manner. In the opinion
of that clever veterinary surgeon, Mr. Ferguson, he had
been dosed, of this I think there is but little doubt, his
dull eye and sluggish pulse, telling tales of woe, must
unmistakeable to his too confiding backers.•
In September last I announced the entry and accept-
ance of Blucher for the Cup, which, provided he was
weighted under 7st 121 b, was sure; from that time to
last Tuesday night, I stuck to him as the certain winner
of the greatest handicap in the world, when I had my
ears saluted with the disagreeable intelligence that it
was all U. P. with him; this was too late to give your
readers the benefit of an alteration in my judgment;
had he run, from the position of certain horses in the
race, he must have been either first or second, at least
I think so. _

During the past week Stebbing's stable 'has been in
immense force, winning eight races out. of seventeen; of
these, seven are to Mr. Green's account, the eighth, the
Cup, to Mr. Stebbings, with Mallon), a well-bred horse
by Sheet Anchor, out of Fair Helen, by Priam.
Flatcatcher won both his races, the Grosvenor Stakes
and her Majesty's Plate, in the easiest of canters•, and
Jelly Fish repeated the Bath -dose winning the Palatine
Stakes cleverly, beating Mystical, Cigarette, Cingari,
and Priestess.

For the Mostyn Stakes, my fancies, the Countess of
Albemarle and Harriott, ran first and second; in the ring
neither were backed, yet, strange to say, both found
admirers at the sporting houses at as little as 3 to I.
The Dee Stakes brought four to the post, Stanton by
Colwick, Garrick, Abbot ot. Meauxi. and -ElthiKon,, the
latter waited on Garrick to the. distance, then went to
the front and won in a canter by. three lengths.; it for-
cibly reminded me of Flatcatcher's victory ter-the ,Port
Stakes, both races being won in the most. ridiculous of
canters. This victory of Elthiron's gave him a lift. in
the Derby betting, from 40 to 17 to 1, and advanced
" the crack" to 9' to 4; Elthiron will see a still- better
price before the 23d instant, and will obtain a good place
in the great Surrey struggle.
Cossack's position at the conclusion of the race for
the Tradesman's Plate, warrants the confidence placed'
in him for the Emperor's Vase, but should Van Tromp
come " fit " to the post, I should take him in preference
to the representative of Day's stable ; Surplice, Flat-
catcher, and Chanticleer, look the next best on paper.
The Newmarket Second Spring Meeting commences
on Tuesday, with the usual 50 soya. Plate for three
years old, this, with several ethersstakes close and
name the evening before running. -
The match between 'La Beau and La Belle for 200
sovs. over the first half of the Ab. mile, will be 'a close
affair, ending probably in favour of the former.
In the other matches I prefer Seraph, Sit 71b to Re-
tail, Bst 21b, over the T.Y.C.; and Rose Pompon, 7st 51b
to First Chance, Bst 71b, over the first half of the Ab.M.
For the Suffolk Stakes, most of the following will start—
Collingwood, Diplomatist, Wanota, Beauclere, Keraun,
St. Antonio, Cigarrette, Essedarius, Retail, Legerde-
main, and Midia. Those that will most probably be
missing at the post are—Wanota, or St. Antonio, Ci-
garette, Diplomatist, and, perhaps, Retail. The three
year olds are literally turned loose to this division. I
shall look for the winner, and expect to find him or
her in Legerdemain, 4st 71b, Retail, 4st 131 b, or Essa-
darias, sst 101 b, taking the first for choice.
On Wednesday St. Rosolia, Sir Launcelot, Sidney,
and the Valance colt, will run for the Champion Stakes;
the race will be between the Duke's mare and Sidney—
the latter having to give the former 71bs. may' perhaps
just turn the scale in St. Rosolia's favour.
A Sweepstakes of 50 soya. each, over the last three
miles of the 8.C., must end in favour of Sotterley. A
Match for 200 each, over the T.Y.C., between the
Bishop of Romford's Cob, Bst 21b, and Saddle, Bst 81b—
if in his old form will be won by the former.
On Thursday a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each for two
yrs old, will bring together a good field, to be selected
from the following : —lmpression, La Belle, Harding-
stone, Virtue, Sic) on, Le Beau, Catalan, Michael
Brunton, Bastinado, filly by Nutwith, out of Agnes;
filly by Birdcatcher out of Retrospect, Outline, Gosling,
and the sistbr to Pet of the Fancy ; of the above fifteen
three only have as yet appeared in public ; the winner,
I expect, will spring from the " dark division," in fact
will be Le Beau, Michael Brunton, La Belle, or the
Retrospect filly; Mr. Green's nag, with a start for choice.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

May 7.

RACES TO COME, 1849.

MAY.
Newmarket Sec. Spring 8 I Epsom 22
Shrewsbury 9 I Manchester 3O

JUNE.

Hungerford 1
Ascot
Hampton l3
Beverley, Hull, & E. R. 13
Newton
Knighton l5

Presteign l9 1
Bibury 2O
Stockbridge 2l
1 Newcastle
25
Winchester 2B
5 Salisbury 2B
ITLY.

Carlisle

Lancaster
Goodwood
Ludlow

Newmarket 3
Liverpool ll
Oxford lB

Brighton 1
Ripon
Chelmsford . ..
Derby
Lincoln
Wolverhampton
Canterbury

Huntingdon 2l
York
Great Yarmouth 2B
Radcliffe 29
Egham 29
Lothians Club 3O

Warwick 4
Lichfield
Weymouth 7
Doncaster
Leicester l9

Bedford
Manchester
Newmarket First Oct 25
Wrexham
Walsall
13 ER.
Worcester

Newmarket Sec. 0ct.... 8
Newmarket Houghton.. 22
NOVE

TIER.
Hunt 5

Yorkshire Unio:

IRISH RACES TO COME, 1849.
Curragh April 24 Down Royal Corp°.
Bellewatown ......... May 29 ration July 24
Curragh
June 26 Curragh Sept. 4
The Heath July 3 Curragh Oct. 16

The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and
Lady Wilde received a distinguished party to dinner on
Friday, at their residence in Stanhope-street.
LORD ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE.—It affords us
much pleasure to announce that the noble and gallant
Lord is considerably improved since Tuesday last, on
which day the fever left him. Although he has re-
gained much strength he is still compelled to keep his
room from the continuance of gout.
ASYLUM FOR AGED GOVERNESSES.—ThiS asylum,
now building at Kentish Town, will be opened by the
Duke of Cambridge on the 12th June. A fancy sale is
to be held on that day and 13th, to augment the fund's
of this laudable institution. The patronage is distinl
guished, and consists of the elite of the aristocracy.
OPENING or ST. GEORGE'S BARRACKS.—On Fri-
day the new barracks, called St. George's, situate within
the Tower of London, and erected on the site of the
Tower Armoury, burnt on the 30th of October, 1841,
was occupied by the Ist battalion of the Grenadier
Guards. The building, which is very capacious, will,
when complete, accommodate several thousand troops.
It is in the Norman style of architecture, harmonizing
with the White Tower, the materials being Kentish rag
stone. The Old 111 int, the most interesting part of the
fortress, is to be entirely removed.
THE HORTICULTURAL Socurrr.--The May exhi•

bition of the floricultural specimens produced by the
competitors for the prizes given by the Horticultural
Society, took place at the grounds of the society, at
Chiswick, cn Saturday. It was understood that a vast
number of tickets of admission had been issued, and
preparations were made for the reception of a very large
company. The storm which came on at two o'clock, and
which continued at intervals till five o'clock, prevented
the expectation of a numerous attendance from being
fulfilled. There was, however, a great number of visitors
assembled, and it was fortunate for many of them that a
very splendid marquee, newly ereced by Mr. Benjamin
Edgington, of the Borough, resisted the pelting of the
hail and the rain, and furnished the protection which
some of the old tents failed to do. The " show " of
flowers was good, but not equal to some former ones.
There was only a small display of fruit, as, no medals
are distributed in May for fruits, unless, of the very
highest order of excellence. Amongst the company
were his Royal Highness Prince Albert, .his _Roroyna.
Highness the Duke of Cambridge,,the Dukes of
Besso,
shire, Sutherland, and Northumberland, the Fluratvl
Northumberland, the Earl and Countess of ar by,
Lord and
&c. The
TGrey, a
nLdosrdoafutdhßeLlat Lady
BAsensghditiofernttothnofe,
CLLoolirdfed.
Guards and the horse Guards ue)oe,
mstroesaforninGtuhaer
intervalsds, per boo
fewd?
A untry carter called'a
A PAINTED SrAItILOW.--,.... CO
of
;lisainthee
raexis.llently arranged
fteowwndnaoyusnangdoar!
rthoet• perihvoautedrrodesidmeinfeese
froma gentleman,
Bl beara.
appceared •to be a fin_e looking
inagn airny. . higThheanbdirdw,.hhaetTsahiids,thhaedowesncearpeodf
tfhroommtahnenihonouse
and he bad caught it.
de-
nied, as ho bad no such bird; but, at the earnest entreaty
of the ns an, the canary was accepted in order to preserve its
life, as the carter alleged it would soon die in his hands.
Some Jilver was given in exchange, and' • the !man de-
parted. But a more skilful ornithologist, whose opinion
was roared. soon found that instead of the pretty warbler,
the alleged canary was a painted sparrow! The fellow
who indulged in this clever trick makes, it is said, no
inconsiderable sum by similar hoaxes. The "painted
canary" continues to be a standing joke in the hands of
the worthy councillor's personal friends.—Liverpool
Chronicle.
A SECESSION FROM ROME.—The Rev. Pierre Con-
nolly, chaplain to the Earl of Shrewsbury, who was last
year sent on a mission to the Pope, has renounced the
Romi.sh faith.—Hereford Journal.
Mr. Hume, who has been somewhat indisposed, is
now, we are glad to hear, somewhat better.
TiE GREAT COLLIERY EirLosloN.—The sub-
scription for the widows and children of the sufferers in
the tlalarDity at Barley Main amounts .to upwards of
2,00 C

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY s.—The Peninsular and Oriental
Compe,o-y2-a- ;eam- p coin-to waded-. by-Captain
C. F. Burney, R.N., with the, ueual l'eninsularigails, in
ch ergo of Lieut. W. P. Newnhain,k.lV, AdinirftftY agent,
has arrived. The homeward voyage orihe Iberia was
fine, but head winds the greater part of Her dates of
sailing were—Gibraltar, April 20, Cadiz 27: Dibfhll297
Oporto 30, Vigo lst instant. She brought home foray
five passengers, amongst whom were--Lord' and-Dady
Aberdour, Dr. Wells, Sir William Don, Bart., 'Lieute-
nant Blakeney, Dr. Cowper, Lieutenanth Cafittead
and Sykes, Mr. Stanhoie, Mr. and Mrs. 'GaSkiirt,' Mr.
and Mrs. Melto and son, and Miss Roberts. The freight
by the Iberia consisted of 11 ptiCkages•'of, spenii; 390
boxes of oranges 60 cases of almonds, 5 Caliks -find. 3
cases of wine, 11 tubs of leeches, 2,6Bo'quies'of fliehis;
and about 20 packages of sundries. ' . .
STATIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S Sffins.-••-jApril'itlit
Lisbon, her Majesty's brig Harlequin (12); April 26;
at Gibraltar, her Majesty's ship Queen (110); Aprll:29,
at Lisbon, Harlequin (12), reported to leave for ...gag:-.
land shortly. •
•.
STATIONS OF VESSELS OF WAR OF FOREICHCISTAION.
—April 22, at Vigo, Martin Alves (3), Spanishlsehnoirlit
of war; April 24, at Lisbon, St. Lawrenee,(so); Anier-
ican frigate; May 1, at Vigo, Martin' Alters (3):
SHIPS OBSERVED ON THE VOYADE. April 21;4.az.
changed colours with Company's stem-paeket
homeward bound, off Cissargos, coast of Spain; off (gape
Finisterre, exchanged colours with- company's-10111-
packet Jupiter, homeward bound; April 20, at Gibraltbz,
arrived same evening, Company's steam-petkei gigtr.
outward bound to Malta; May I, at' Vigo; '.Cottiptiny!"
steam-packet Montrose, outward houiA,
At Gibraltar all was progressing. 4vell-nndet.the net'
Governor, who is very popular, and hifspitablet-
. At Cadiz all -quiet; a large Manilla-4hiiithidlitet
arrived when the packet left. . 1 • ,••-fi.-I0
At Lisbon everything polities! was'Orerveicingluisnd
confused by intrigues as -usual.' Cohsnierae:.kliall.and
spiritless. -More stringent-laws airabeingleklanted".in
the law courts. The crops are said" tivlywiery libaikdant
;.. -401..Z-NIZSL2I:.fr. 40
this year.

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FOREIGN FUNDS:'

t 4 J

L:A9I

;EY,-;

BELGIAN FUNDS.—SII7II3*LiI, *Alt '2.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••t••• •• •• '''‘•• 77f_ !id.;: i-,
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • 6. e•
,oan of Thirty Millions,FourpatCent•-• •• .-('
•
Ditto Threeper .)t.
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto . .
Ditto,dltte,lB4o • 00%
Ditto,ditto,lB42.• • . • • 907 •"•i••
Ditt0,1844.. ... ..............- ... 82
Ditto, 1836.- .• - • • •• • • • • • • • • ...• • • • • •
Ditto, 1838
Ditto of the City, 1832 .• •
Ditto, 1843 ........... ..... fib
Bank of Belgium. • •• • • .• • . • • —s• • • ,• 70
Issue of 1841 ..
Exchange on London, 25 45.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, APRIL 27.
4 per Cent... ...... , •
3 per Cent... • .
2% per Cent. ....... •
Loan, 1834.. • • •• :..•... .
Ditto, 1839..
Bank Shares— • • • • • • •• • • • • .... • • 1,130
Estarhasv's Loan .....• ............

SAELWASB.

.......... 69
69%

The Northern - .....
Gloggnitz . •
Milan • • • • • .....
Leghorn • • • • • • • • • • • •

SERIOUS FlRE.—Yesterday morning, between four
and five o'clock,a fire of a serious character,in which,One
person was most seriously, if not fatally burnt, broke
out in the premises belonging to George Gossett Hill,
Esq., No. 24 Portland-place, Regent's park. The flames
commenced, from some unexplained cause, in the stab-
ling and coach- house in William's mews, at the rear of
the private mansion, and although an in instant alarm
was given, and assistance promptly arrived, yet before
the coachman and his family had time to get up, the
whole of the lower part of the building became enveloped
in flames. By great exertion the man succeeded in res-
cuing his wife and children, when he returned to the
stables for the purpose of saving, if possible, his master's
horses and carriages. Although the flames were
mounting most terrifically, the man succeeded
in bringing .two horses out uninjured; but
whilst in the act of leading the third out, the heat became
so great, as to overpower both man and horse, and
they fell in the midst of the flames. A police constable
of the A division, who was on duty there, at the risk of
losing his own life, rushed through the fire, and suc-
ceeded in pulling the unfortunate man out, but not until
he was so seriously burned as to be' obliged to be re-
moved to the hospital, where he at present remains.
Without a moment's delay
.the engines of the London
brigade attended. Plenty of water baying been ob-
tained, the engines were set to work, but the firemen
were unable to get the mastery over the flames until the
stabling, coach-house, three valuable carriages, Isn4 a
horse_worth 109 guineas, were burned; besides which,
the rooms occupied by the coachman and-his inmj„ly
were destroyed, and their contents consumed. ,One of
the carriages burned was nearly new, and cost 300 gui-
neas. Three other fires occurred; namely, at Bermond-
sey, Southwark. and Hoxton, but the damage at each
was inconsiderable. .
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— I.„„ ReQueen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the perform-
ances at her Majesty's . Theatre on Saturday evening
with their presence. The suite in attendance upon her
Majesty and his Roy al'llighness included the Marchio-
ness of Douro, the Hon. Miss Macdonald, the Earl of
Morley, General Wemyss, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Gordon. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Bent also
honoured the theatre with her presence. In attendance
upon her Royal Highness was Lady Augusta Bruce.
Her Majesty Queen Adelaide's box was occupied by his
Serene Highness Prince William of Hesse ,Philipsthall,
his Serene Highness Prince Edward of SaxeWeimar_ . the
Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, Lady Jansgrield-
ing, the Earl of Denbigh, and Captain Taylor. His Royal
Highness Prince Leopold of Naples (Countof Syracuse),
attended by the Chevalier Colonna, alsq visited the
theatre. Amongst the audience' were his, Grace the
Duke of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose,
the Duchess of Leeds and Miss Lane Fox, the Duke and
Duchess of Cleveland and Lady Alicia Powlett, the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Prince Schimberg, his
Excellency the Russian Minister, the Baroness de
Brunnow and Mademoiselle Olga de:Lechaer, his Excel-
lency the Swedish Minister and the Baraness•Rehausen,
his Excellency the Austrian Ambassadox and the
Countess Coloredo, his Excellency the, Neapolitan Am-
bassador, his Excellency the Peruvian Minister, his Ex-
cellency the Danish Minister, the Countess Reventlow
and the. Countess Hilda Reventlow, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis of Clatirieardc.
the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis of Huntley, the
Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Stafford, the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Abercorn, the Earl anc4Countess
of Wilton, the Earl of Bradford, the Earl of Falmouth,
the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Cardigan, the Countess
Dowager of Essex, the Countess of Cardigan,' the-Earl
and Countess of Malmesbury, Viscount Cantilupe,
Viscount Clifden, Viscount Enfield, Viscount Somerton.
Viscount Anson, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney,
Viscount and Viscounteas Alford, Miss Burdett Ocintts
and party, Mr. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P., and Mrs,-Dis-
raeli, Lord and Lady Francis Gordon, Lord Sandys,
Lurd Harry Vane, Lord Ward, Lady Graham, Lord and
Lady Ernest Bruce, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss
Somerset, Lord W. Lennox, Lord G. Paget, Lord Foley,
Lord G. Lennox, Lady Frances Bentinek, &c. ,
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GanDeive=lier
Majesty's box was occupied on Saturday evening by Mr.
George Edward Anson and the Hon. Mrs. Amon; Lady
Louisa Primrose, and Miss Herbert. Among the visi-
tors were—the Conde de Montemolin, Le Marquis de
Sauli, the Marchioness of Westmeath; ,Le Marquis
d'Azeglio, the Earl of Cardigan and Mr. Hubert de
Burgh, the Earl of Besborough, the Countess of Jersey
and Lady Clementina Villiers, the Count de Jarnac,
the Countess of Kinnoul and Lady Frances Hay, the
Earl of March, Viscount Dupplin and Lady Blanche
Dupplin, Viscount Templetown, Lord Forester. the
Hon. Cecil Forester, M.P., Lord Saltoun, Lady and the
Hon. Miss Vernon and Miss Lambton, the Hon. Miss
Foley, Lord George Manners, Lord Henry Lennox, the
Hon. John Forteseue, the Hon. Spencer.: Cowper, the
Hon. Henry Coke, the Hon. Sidney Piorrepoint, the
Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, the Hon. G. Mills,e
the Hon. H. Liddell, the Hon. Mrs. Murray, Sir William
de Bathe, Bart., Sir John and Lady Harrington, Sir
George and Lady Armytage, Sir Henry Webb, Bart.,
Sir F. Booth, Bart., Sir George Clerk, Bart., and Lady
and Miss Clerk, Sir Augustus Clifford, the Misses
Clifford, and Captain Clifford, Sir Richard ansl,Lady
Joddrell, Sir Atchibald and Lady Maclaine, Sir Charles
Marshall, &c.
On Saturday the members of the Royal .Academy
of Arts gave their .anniversary dinner et. their- apart-
ments in Tra'algar-square, which. was attehded,,bye!
numerous assemblage of guests ofei.fh.e. Ors,
ot rack and
f ter.
talent, among whom were the
eq.:obb tf
rdliglideat ,af the
bury, the Lord Chancellhoer,prh
Cseocurenctailr,iFesirosisLtaotredfoofr
tthe
latoemair
Foyiretigenr_doißndricr3tod-Stoneelial
the Forces, First Lord o
:the Speaker, Treasurer of this
Departments; the Secretfarysh.aetAWdarnrira, thiter.C.:oA3Lormdan.cheramo.
ner of the Land Revenues,: Pre-
sident Trade, . Chancellor , of ,the Ex-
bN ;Cham-
berlain, ay i , n
0,
FfLirthostredcßoSmoteamwrdiasrdsoifo;
chequer, the French and Turkish A.mbaasaclors; the
Danish, Swedish, Belgian, Sicilian, American,: and
Prussian Ministers; the Lord Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, the Master of the_Rolls, the Lord,chief
Baron, the Vice-Chancellor of England,Abe Attorney
and Solicitor General, the Lord Mayor, Governor of
the Bank, Chairman of the East,lndia Company,.Chair-
man of the Board of Customs, .Master :and Warden' of
Dulwich College, President of the Society efAntitinatiess
Presidents of the Colleges of Physicians-ittid,Silrgeolliss
Dukes of Northumberland, Bedford, Itutlandi_lslawaastle,
Argyll, Beaufort; Marquises of Anglesey, Westwinster,
Northampton, Granby, .Waterferd, .Worcester;.: Earls
De Grey, Cawdor, Lincoln, Arundel and. Surrey ;-.Vis-
count Hardinge ; Bishops of. Llandaff and Oxford;
Lords Charles Townshend, Ashburton, ,Stanley,
Brougham and Vaux, Colborne, M-ontAitgO,
Holland;
Right Honourables Sir Robert Peel, Sir. G. Clerk, Sir
J. Wigrim, Sir J. Graham, T. B. Macaulay, W. B.
Gladstone, Sydney Herbert; the Hon. F. Charter*
Ilarone.la
Justice Coleridge, Colonel Douglas Pennant;
R. H. Inglis, G. Staunton, H. Ellis, H. De le 116e-P_e
_I:
J. Mut chisson ; Messrs. S. Rogers, H. Munro,ouß- as c
A. Milne, Sergeants Taltourd
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Fox, C. Hampden Turn!!,-13-!..4-3tv-aLc: _3.-Pluelf"4/- N*lll' W.
Russell, B. Disraeli, J., .51.•
Thackeray. E. Majoriban 4 ks, S. Cartwrignt, Messrs.
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