The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

SENTIMENT IN BEAUTY.

We find beauty itself a very poor thing unless beauti,
fled by sentiment. The reader may take the confession
as he pleases, either as an instance of abundance of sen-
timent on our part, or of an evidence of want of proper
ardour and impartiality. But we cannot, and that is the
plain truth, think the most beautiful creature beautiful,
or be at all affected by her, or long to sit next her, or go
to a theatre with her, or listen to a concert with her, or
walk in a field or a forest with her, or call her by her
christian name, or ask her if she likes poetry, or tie
(with any satisfaction) her gown for her, or be asked
whether we admire her shoe, or take her arm even into
a dining-room, or kiss her at Christmas, or on April-
fool day, or on May day, or any other day, or dream of
her, or wake thinking of her, or feel a want in the room
when she has gone, or a pleasure the more when
she
appears, unless she has a heart as well as a face, and is a
proper, good-tempered, natural, sincere, honest girl, who
has love for other people and other things apart from
self-reference and the wish to be admired. Her face
would pall upon us in the course of a week, or even be-
come disagreeable. We should prefer an enamelled tea
cup, for we should expect nothing from it. We remem-
ber the impression made on us by a female plaster cast
hand sold in the shops as a model. It was beautifully
turned, though we thought it somewhat too plump and
well-fed. The finger, however are delicately tapered ; •
the outline flowing and graceful. We fancied it to have
belonged to some jovial beauty, a little too fat and fes-
tive, but laughing withal, and as full of good-nature.
The possessor told us that it was the band of Madame
now from
hideous;
Brinvilliers, the famous poisoner. The word was no
sooner
I
spoken.
t
was literally
than we shrank it
the f
as if ita hadt
bee n
a toad. seemed
sweltering and, full of poison. The beauty added to the
deformity. I ou resented the grace you shrank from
the smoothness as from a snake. This woman went to
the scaffold with as much indifference as she distributed
her poisons. The character of her mind was insensibility.
The strongest of excitements was to her what a cup of
tea is to other people. And such is the character more
or less of all mere beauty. Nature, if one may so speak,
does not seem to intend it to be beautiful. It looks as if
it were created in order to show what a nothing the
formal part of beauty is without the spirit of it. We have
been so used to it with reference to considerations of
this kind, that we have met with women generally pro-
, I flounced beautiful, and spoken of with transport, who

1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
1 7'o THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—We have arrived at the height of the racing
season, and are within a few weeks of the rich meet-
ings of Newcastle, Liverpool, and Goodwood, all preg-
nant with the fate of the ensuing St. Leger and next
year's Derby. My opinions on both of which races, I
shall commence to give forthwith, for to be " forearmed
is half the victory," a very good axiom perfectly appli-
cable in the present case.
' The racing of the present year, so far as it has gone,
throws but a very dubious glimmer on the grand au-
tumnal stake at Doncaster ; the running of Cossack for
the Derby seeming to-set at defiance the chances of all
his other competitors in the northern struggle—so says
the running ; time, I think, will tell another tale. Moro
of this anon.
As usual I will make a start by giving the names of
those horses not likely to edify the world by showing
' their capabilities over the St. Leger mile and three-
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The undernamed form this delightful lot, viz.:—
Ingoldsby Wave
Lazarillo Johnnie Armstrong
Projectile Whetstone
Master Butler Jovial
The Masse Shawn Buidhe
Bendigo Lanercost filly
Conceit Liberator
Madge Gray Lanercost filly
Jack Musters Hyderabad
Gabbier St. Oswald
Cottisford Blameless colt
Miles's Boy Cutaway
Bedlam Tom Tit
Bedouin Peep o'day Boy
Bingham St. Leon
Black Satin - Nerissa
Devil-me-care Whitebait
Warrior Crassus
Socrates Ranthos
Dromedary Sir Hercules filly
Legatee 'The Queen
Lanesboro' Buckskin
Kite Spem Gregis
Resolution Mary Stuart!
Colt by Harkaway The Monk
Philosopher Old Brompton
George Barnwell Tom Fool
Sultana Corumba colt
Adroit Duncan
Miss Bacon Cast-steel filly
Phoebus Wild Boy
Bit Nibble Tribute
Will-o'-the-Wisp Spider
Ringlet colt Prestwich
Sir Martin Alexander
Gramachree Noiseless
Souter Johnny Ulysses
Deloraine D. W. Serjeant
Para Shastha Tim Whiffler
Thauam don Dahbal hornet
Emerald Isle Marpessa
Sister to Sorella Quicksand
Administrator Sir Peter Laurie
Bubble Golightly
Broadsword Ilelias
Enchanter Bruce
Marlow Abdiel
Rob Roy George Hudson
Rob Rynd Watch-dog
Diana colt Chat
Omega Manilla filly
Clarendon Wheelock Lass
Miss Whip filly Victress
Sharzadee Pottinger
Allertonian Dr. Goodall
Mainbrace (Rayner

Birnton
New Era

Whirligig

The merits of the remaining thirty-two I shall descant
upon at some future period ; en passant I may as well
remark, that Van Trcmp, The Horn of Chase, Mr.
Martin, Mogadore, Farmer's Daughter, Red Hart, Cos-
sack, and the Irish King, must be dealt tenderly with,
as one and all are very dangerous animals to be against
if up to the mark.
Before I proceed further I may as well state the pro-
bability of Mr. Green having in his famous trio the
winner of next year's Derby, and that their merits
have been by the betting world reversed for
it must be acknowledged that Flatcatcher and Beverlac's
public and private performances, so far as known, arc to
same extent superior to Assault's ; the latter, when he
ran for the New Stakes at Ascot, had but a very pitiful
field to contend with, consequently he won with ease;
upon the strength of this solitary performance, the
prestige of his stable companions running, and the credit
of having defeated them in a half mile spin, he was im-
mediately elevated to the premiership, where he will re-
main till assaulted and overcome by some more powerful
nag than himself.

Flatcatcher, it is my humble opinion, will b^ found
eventually to be, at the least, slbs. better:than Assault ;
and Beverlac, as a three-year old, will most probably t o
able to give either 7lbs. and a beating. In the present
week at Newcastle several very promising aspirants to
Derby honours will " come out," and show the strength
of the northern stables. But this subject I must cut
short, and hasten to review the goodly sport coming off
on the banks of the coaly Tyne.
On Tuesday the business commences with the Pro-
duce Stakes, for two year olds, which the Stinger,
Oscar, or Eagle's Plume will win to a dead certainty.
The Stinger tor choice.

The North Derby Stakes, with eighteen subscribers.
will have six starters or thereabouts. Should Van
Tromp go for it, nothing else will have a chance ; in his
absence Limeston or Foreclosure will carry off the stake.
The Tyro Stakes will most likely have Aspasia, Lady
Mary, and Chaff amongst the starters ; to them I leave
the race.
The Hunters' Stakes to Trojan or Rough and Beady.
On Wednesday, for the Northumberland Plate, from
a field of sixteen, I expect to see the front rank, at the
distance, composed of Miss Sarah, Grimston, Best of
Three, Eryx, and Prince Alfred ; and if compelled to
select one from these, I should take Grimston.
Conspiracy and The Conjuror are not likely to appear
to much advantage, although figuring as first and
second on the list of favourites.

The Produce Stakes for three years old colts and
fillies will have the Black Dwarf or Ulysses for victor.
The Free Handicap to Evenus or Blackie.
The Northern Oaks to the Maid of Motherwell.
On Thursday the Gold Cup to Winusour,Grimston,
or Fancy Bay.

The Members Plate Handicap to Lightning, Bst 121b—
or Plaudit, 7st 21b.

The Tyne Stakes to Lord Eglinton's or Mr. Scott's
nominations.
The Lottery Stakes, with a start, to Van Tromp,
otherwise Epirote, or Christopher.
The Corinthian Stakes to Alliance or Trojan.
And the Corporation Plate to St. Leon.
I am, Sir, &c.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

June 21.

REPRESENTATION OF CA MBRIDG E.—This borough
is in a somewhat anomalous position as respects
the prospects of candidates at the ensuing election; both
the great parties of Whigs and Conservatives being
divided into sections. The moderate Conservatives are

anxious to elect Mr. Sutton, and are determined to take

their candidate to the poll, depending on the suffrages of
the moderate party and some of the Whigs. The Pro-
tectionist party had a meeting, at which resolutions con-
demnatory of Sir Fitzroy Ke►ly and Mr. Manners Sutton
were passed unanimously. A committee has been ap-
pointed. In all probability the candidate brought for-
ward by the High Conservative party will be a Mr. Pem-
berton, formerly secretary to Mr. Goulburn, and nephew
to Christopher Pemberton, Esq., a wealthy and eminent
solicitor of Cambridge. On the Liberal side two can-
didates are already in the field--Mr. A. Shafto Adair
and the Hon. W. F. Campbell, both of Trinity College.
But perfect unanimity does not prevail witu the Whigs
either. Some of the principal voters, and a large num-
ber of tradesmen advocate the principle of returning
one and one. They say that parties are so nearly
balanced, that they can neither cagy nor ought to desire
both members. Under these circumstances they were
anxious to avoid a contest, and let either party return
one representative. But the Barnwell voters say, " No,
we will have no compromise; we will have two repre-
sentatives or none." Consequently, at all the meetings
these 101. voters have, by refusing on any other grounds
to vote for Mr. Adair, forced that gentleman's friends to
coalesce with Mr. Campbell, and form a joint committee.
The prudence of this step time will show. Mr. Sutton
is now here, but no second Conservtaive candidate has

yet been announced.
VISIT OF lIIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT
AND THEIR SERENE HICHNESSES THE GRAND DEUX
AND DUCHESS OF SAXE WEIMAR TO OSBORNIL—PORTS.
MOUTH, JUNE 20.—These illustrious persons, with a
small retinue, arrived at Gosport yesterday morning at
half-past ten o'clock, having travelled by special train
on the South-Western Railway. Ills Royal Highness
Prince Albert and the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Wei-
mar were received at the Clarence-yard by Admiral Sir
Charles Ogle, Bart, the Cornms.nder-in-Chief; Captain
Superintendent Sir E.:ward Parry, and a guard of honour
furnished by the 2d Regiment of Foot; Major-General
the Right lion. Lord F. Fitzclarence, and the staff of
the garrison were also in attendance. The royal party
embarked in the Victoria and Albert barge, and were
'sai hnileda sgphei es d
visitors of
pulled on board the Fairy, and she immediately
dis-
played, out of harbour. On Prince
and this was followed b
played, her Majesty's ship Victory
the
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plat-
form
Fairy , battery.as s
la c k
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d, gettingth atonteo SfiAo.,irmhtlibnceterae:
might admire the St. i_
manned yard and tnhteand Howe, as those ships
Vincent
the yacht passing. The
Osborne jetty at
d the Prince, and the Duke and
and retinue landed from the Fairy's boats, and
Duchess,
- being on the beach, they were conveyed
two carriages
Fairy
twelve,he waso ' c
tl
ooe madeko,llfnasastiuto a buoy off
Osborne House. At four o'clock the
Pinrin-ce and his visitors left the Isle of Wight ; on pass-
ing through Spithead the St. Vincent and Howe aesal.n
manned yards and saluted, and the Fairy proceed in
harbour, and landed the royal party at the Clarence
yard, and they returned by special train to Farborough
station. .

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GLASGOW COTTON MARKET.—PriCeS have been
fully sustained since our last report, and in many cases
an advance of has been procured on last week's prices.
The sales, both of the trade and on speculation, have
been considerable:—/Vational Advertiser.
LIMERICK, Jubm 19.—Wind N.—Sld Maria, Quebec.
WARREN POINT, JUNE le.—Wind tresh.---Arrtt AYT'
shire, New Iva.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

Under the patronage of her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, the Queen Dowager, &c.
Open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Achnission, One Shilling.
FOURTH WEEK OF M. JULLIEN'S ENGAGEMENT.
No Extra Charge !
THIS EVENING, June 22.

The Proprietor has much pleasure in announcing to the Subscribers,
Amateurs of Music, andthe public, that he has succeeded in re-engag-
ing M. JITLLIEN and the Principal Solo Performers of his unrivalled
nand, including Richardson, Baumann, Barret, Lazarus, Prospere,
Cloillnet, and iler Kcenig, for a limited number of nights. Which,
with Mr. GODFREY'S Splendid Band, aided by a selection from
the principal bands in the Metropolis, will form an orchestra of One
Hundred Performers.
The Proprietor begs to announce that he has, at a considerable
expense, erected a new Entrance, and a magnificent Walk, with
lower borders, statues, and a Central Fountain, in front of the
Brand Pictorial Representation of
THE TOWN AND BAY OF GIBRALTAR.
The Menagerie contains many specimens, Including the Giraffe,
Gazelles, Bze. The Promenade concerts, conducted by Godfrey. A
representation of the Porcelain Tower of Nankin. The Gothic Bridge
of Statues. The grand Pyrotechnic Display rep gresentin the
SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR.
showing the
.commencement of the Bombardment, partial destruc-
ticof the Town, and Blowing up of the Battering Ships.
The Royal South London Floricultural Society will 'hold their
sumo grand

FLORAL FETE
fez Flowers and Miscellaneous Plants, on WEDNESDAY
June 23.

state
about
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We believe that we may now confidently-----------
that the session will be brought. to a close on or
the 15th of July, and that Parliament will be dissolved
you the day following the prorogation.—Observer.
David Leahy, Esq., one of the New Court judges,
died this morning at half-past ten o'clock. He was judge
for Lambeth, Greenwich, &c.
THE POTATOES.—it is a general remark among
persona frequenting our market, that the potato crop
never looked more healthy or in any respect more prom's
ingly. It is evident whatever may be the grounds of fears
posting in other localities, that here, at least, nothing
lies appeared calculated to induce those fears. The
weather we have recently had has been the most favour-
able that could be desired ; copious showers have fallen
which thoroughly moistened the before almost arid soil,
and the fine weather which now seems about to settle in
will have a doubly bountiful effect. In fact, we rejoice
us say everything promises well, not only with respect
to the potato but the wheat And fruit crops.—Devonport
Independent,