The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-07 00:00:00

THE SPORTING RE VIEW.

" Brought Down at Bay" and " The Steeple-chase
—and the Grey wins !" are the illustrations for the
new number of the Sporting Review. How " the
Grey" won is thus told in the letter-press, but it is
far more effectively shown in the engraving—the
anxiety depicted in the countenances cf the rival
horses (if the term be admissible) is admirable :
" Our chase is decided, as it has been run all through
quite on the improved system. We left them at the last
awkward fence, with two down, ono all out of it, and the
professional promising, perhaps, to land in safety. This,
with quite a monopoly of fortune's favour, he achieved;
and, knowing the worth of such a pull at such a time,
goes on again with a full sail, you may be sure. Indeed,
by the time our friend the Captain has scrambled out,
and set himself right again, it looks very doubtful as to
his ever catching him, or ever finishing in a decent place,
despite' the bit of flat' roped in for a race. Still no
race is won till it's over, and thereis no knowing what
may be done by going to work with a good heart. The
Captain seems to feel this, and is at his horse with a
vigour that means reaching him and nothing else. The
b,,yr too (the horse in advance) is certainly not as supe-
rior in pace as he is in fencing; but his jockey is quite
still on him yet, while there is a terrible shaking and
hustling behind him. He gains the last row of hurdles
well in front, but dwells sadly in jumping them; and,
by the Lord Harry, they'll catch him now. St—, at-1
it's a race now, if you like. Crack, crack!—and the
Captain and the striped jacket are grinding and grin-
ning away like mad. They have caught him within two
strides of the post, and once caught him they have beat
him. Crack, crack! go the whips again; and it's all
over—and the grey wins As we always told you he
would."

MISCELLANEOUS.
The editor of the Metropolitan has contributed tol
that magazine a long article on " Women as they
are," in which he, avowedly, throws no light upon
the mysteries of that perplexing subject. We hardly
think the article in question will increase its writer's
popularity with the ladies. Among the articles in
the Metropolitan, is one by Lieutenant- Colonel Hort,
entitled " My White Charger; or the Horse that
cost me 2001.; lost me 70,0001.; drove me from
society ; eventually deprived me of all my friends ;
and, finally, compelled me to quit the service." A
charger even more remarkable than " the wondrous
Horse of Brass on which the Tartar King did ride."
The Farmer's Magazine contains portraits of
" Senator, a short-horned Bull," and " The
hero, winner of the Emperor's Plate at Ascot,
1847 and 1848."—One of the most interest-
ing contributions to Sharpe's very interesting
London Journal is the diary (imaginary, of course)
of Mary Powell, afterwards Mrs. Milton. The
style is admirable, and the deception complete. In
some casual observations of the future Mrs. Milton,
we recognise the little sympathy felt by the country
maiden for her poet-lover, and augur little happi-
ness for their married life—for, as the Duchess de
Praslin has so beautifully said, " sympathy is the
marriage of souls." Sharpe's Magazine maintains the
high character it has recently attaineo.—The People's
Journal contains its customary admixture of the
duke and the stile—short stories, giving a
useful lesson in an agreeable manner, &c.
&c. The engravings are, some of them, not
distinguished for clearness.—Le Follet, as usual,
affords some admirable specimens of the beauties of
fashion. One of the plates in this number represents
a fair lady in bridal attire, as beautiful as brides are
always supposed to be.—The Family Herald con-
tains an amazing amount of useful and interesting
maxims and pieces of instruction—some original and
others collected from almost as various sources as the
materials of Mr. Macaulay's history. If the editor
would make all his original contributors in poetry and
fiction perform their parts as admirably as he per-
forms his, the Family Herald would be a most valu-
able publication. As it is, we doubt not many a
good lesson is here learned that in other guise
would be unpalateable.—The Repertory of In-
ventions and the Patent Journal contain much
interesting information on the subject of new inven-
tions, a subject always interesting to the mechanical
or scientific reader.—The Colonial Church Chronicle
its uasntdomthaeryCvhaur/iTthyafofEcei
uansdai.3l,ll augsaezfuinlerefoadrn:ishe;
has articles on Bombay, Prince Rupert's Land &c.
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ance succeeded in accomplishing his object, and was
married, by licence, at Haxey Church, on Saturday
morning, the 31st. ult.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--TrafiC for
the week ended April I, 1849:—Coaching traffic, 8671.
14s. 2d. ; parcels, 39/. 9s. 9d ; goods and cattle, 2461.
exclusive of toll from Shrewsbur y and Chester Com.
105. 101; steam-boats, 118/. 23.8 d. Total. 1,2711. 175.5 d.
i pang, and payment for cOnveyanee of mils.