The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES.

12 to 1 agst Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle,3 yrs, Bst 31b
20 to 1 agst Mr. Taylor's George Hudson, 3 yrs,
6st—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gordon's Queen Mary, 3 yrs, 6st 61b
—taken

DERBY.
11! to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Surplice—taken
to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken
u 3 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Beverlac
40 le 1 agst Mr. Gully's Edie Ochiltrie—taken
NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT.
the ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW.
6PStakeS of 10 sovs. each; winner to be sold for 50
sovs. &c.
u 94,1 Id Ireland, 5 yrs—RaSulphus, 4 yrs—br f by Buz-
") ont of Layla, 2 yrs.
ers,„ Handicap of 20 sovs. each, 5 ft, &c.
..ilngwood, 4 yrs, Bst 131b—Cocoa Nut, 6 yrs, Bst 61b
keock, 3 yrs, 7st 131b—Vert-Vert, 3 yrs, 7st 21b
ht(I3:LIY Dick, 3 yrs, 6st 121b—Bella Donna, 3 yrs,
4°---Droinedary, 3 yrs, 6st 51b.

Hopeful Stakes.
ktiThe following have paid:—f by Buzzard, out of Layla,
Oisford, Duplicity, Dove, the Fosters d Buck, Red
he? baughter of Toscar, folios, R.flection, Practice,
loom, Egyptian Queen, Cara filly, and Nourmahal.
Ali Grand Duke Min- trl Stakess
Stakes.
Inerititrtetalssractched bhustm,Lathzaerillrois, Mile 's Boy, Lady
tltt
I h King,
°ll-ii/g3bY, -(311d Fl'lirnt,gand Sir Peter Laurie. Red Hart,
The Buckenham Stakes.
the Idol and Mr. Mostyn's three left in.
4Wee MANCHESTER RACES.—SATURDAY.
t 4, 'Wakes of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added, the second
9;11; 4`le his stake; for two yrs old, 7st; and three yrs,
f,'„. fillies allowed alb; winners extra. One mile.
qtr; ;'• Green's Sylvan, 2 yrs ... (Duncan) 1
Mfr
• I-4 For's Le Com Cote. 2 yrs.: 2
i!4llVOwsmith's gr cby Robin Gray, 2 yrs ... 3
rook's Luminous, 3 yrs „, 4
its
Itth. agst Sylvan, 2 to I asst Le Comte, and 2 to 1
nhbin Gray colt. Won cleverly by three parts of
Zl Welter Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 30 added;
.r three yrs old. 94 71b; four, lost 121 b; five, Ilst 61b;
git and aged, I Ist 101 b; mares and geldings allowed
T.., winners in 1847, 51b extra. Gentlemen riders.
Kr. ;,corniles. (4 Subs.)
'ond's Comme-it-taut, 3 yrs .. (Mr. Parker) 1
6 e
ontollak d Lady Hylda, 3 yrs ..;•
... 2
4 Lady Hylda. A fine race, won by a neck.
7'o

THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
11:1,-,---Another of the " pre-decided certainties" of
e,2,urf, the race for the St. Leger, has proved the
thoh.t'ainty of this kind of certainties, and for
fancies"
iq ,lsandth and first time put the " favourite
dtl'e hole ; and in their efforts to emerge from the
ette into which they had brought themselves, got
etll,4`r into the mire by coming the heroic for the
1/411(tl, Two more decided failures so close upon one
"Aer it has never been my lot to witness; especially
1,,t
lribAthe confidence evinced by the backers of
i‘ki4 a 4 laid the
l in both instances (2 to 1 having beenon
the and Foreclosure for the Leger, and 5t02 on
Aft:4er') for the Cup), success was deemed certain.
tehr this, talk not of Turf certainties, or you may,
korlir'ee, be laughed at for a greenhorn. My re-
Iq
~" 00 the St. Leger were correct to the letter.
4fst-',3' last. epistle I said, " Van Tromp is the best
trim.
.suited for the course, and as he is in tip-top
Ott 40,0
,he ought to be first or second. About the
talfs' "h the exception of Cossack, I expressed an
4-vollrable opinion. With respect to Foreclosure,
the 1,1,," Myself conceive how any person, knowing
'tli4l,;,.r,Se, could be tempted to back such a brute.
cli4-,,„" I stated that "Foreclosure was said to be
,t;gond of the first water. Mere humbug. He is,
riNtill,„l4l,se a good money horse ; but what earthly
,h'tesae,i."..,B he, in a fair race, against Van Tromp and
z4r() --"'" And, in summing up, I placed Van
I,iti}lll) first, and Cossack second, the exact position
ash they arrived at the post.
°llt sorry to say the settling has been anything
h'vtt)tiati,Sfact-Ory, an excitable son of Erin having
11(1s16 °it for 9,0001., without any presentfr
ilrnafie;t of payment ; and several others 43
;1)1,14 :,1114.,5, in all amounting to between 16,0001. f
toe 70)-4--a large deficit, when the tight state o
`41(ell/t, -inaY market in the City, and at the Corner, is
4t!Nie into Consideration. The first October meeting
4tabewrilarket Commences (strange anomaly) in Sep-
i/s3atir tuber
,Tuesday next—with an average list of
which will pave the way for the more
lott,rh—th_t transactions in the second October and
un Meetings. The Hopeful Stakes Of 40
etch at the will probably have the following
st, Duplicity, Grist, colt by
ItAkltnni,Tippetviz., Teetotum, colt by The Earl of
day LaYla filly, Cara filly, and perhaps Lucy
homedr-a&velace:l presume they will find their
hus
Teetotum 1
Colt by Venison ... 2
I`heTippet 3
lily th rand Duke Michael Stakes of 50 sovs. each—
!nld
„a.4l.°ney—is the feature of the meeting. Ab
anout
s'3c, at the utmost, will put in an appearce,
ows :4„..."°r(110g to their merits, will come in as fol-

Conynghain •••
Red Hart
Coningsby
't Lazarillo
••• •.:
oh,, Craftsman
..• ••
tittlt to Foreclosure or Zisk.a---
ai S
third. And the Rutland Stakes to Lovelace
'At 'tppet-4 BM, Sir, yours e•,
41da &c.,y. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

•••

AQUATICS.
CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE TIIAMES.
()f)iie, final deposit of 401. aside, completing the stake of
%Ili: 10 the great match between Robert Coombes, of
hath'lttlk, and Robert Newell, of Horselydown, for the
Itlz—Pionship of the Thames, was mad e good last even-
-I'4; Itt ttr. Tennant's, the Westminster Arms, Market-
Westminster. This race, which creates the live-
CW,,,ltlterest in aquatic circles, is appointed for to-morrow
the s"htlesday), the distance being
. from Putney-bridge
. to
rate tIP at Mortlake, with tide. Both men are in first-
'lltining and condition, and a very gallant race is
:11t elated. Betting is slightly in favour of Coombes
'44l4e:eat deal of money has been laid out at even. The
"zll take place at about half-past four.
JG
:44 Itig(ni AND PRINCE.—The match between these
Ll' 201. Came off yesterday, and was won by John-
lttlle distance was
from Putney-bridge to Kew.
I_4l 11'4,t Ie start Prince took the lead and kept it up to
.4,o„4laraith-bridge, where Johnson outrowed .
an
'" d went in a winner by about tour lengths.
41A.

- _ IMMIIIIMOMMINIIO C
rn.,
"lx,salri
1% ~,,, GIN OF THE NEW SIIERIF.FrA o
(iiii,Likall
in the new
was held this day at two o c ock, in the
,thq"ift,"B4ll,..f.or the purpose of swearing
I,fitat , Messrs. Cubitt and Hill. The
'
;,(iild gentlemen met t d at Fishmongers Hall,
friends of
biti!l:°:lf-k.idge,. and, aftero to-day
of the hospita-
t,44,,as eminent company, they proceeded to the
,t100;71, Where they arrived shortly before two
aahrzion The new Sheriffs are William Cubitt, Esq.,
8.431.1 send Charles Hill, Esq.

SURREY THEATRE.

The Surrey Theatre opened last evening under the
management of Mr. Bunn, who, as he himself in his
programme says, has been driven by necessity to
enter into an arrangemf-nt with Mrs. Davidge for the
use of the Surrey Theatre, in consequence of both
the national theatres, of which he has been at various
times lessee, being in the hands of foreigners. His
old company at Drury-lane have gallantly come to
his rescue, and he has transferred the Drury-lane
operatic company, choruses, orchestra, and corps de
ballet to the Surrey. Even Grieve, the prince of
scene painters, has emigrated across the water
with his old manager. It is highly credi-
table to the Drury-lane company that they
have thus remained with Mr. Bunn, and the fact of
their so remaining is a sufficient answer to the va-
rious attacks which have heretofore been made upon
his Drury- lane management. In addition to the old
operatic company of Drury-lane (including, as it
does, Miss Romer, Miss Rainforth, Miss Rebecca
Isaacs, Mr. Borrani, Mr. W. Harrison, Mr. Rafter,
and Mr. H. Horncastle), in addition to the Drury-
lane ballet company, including Les Sa3urs St. Louin,
Mr. W. 11. Payne and his daughters, and all the old
favourites, Mr. Bunn has engaged an excellent
comedy company, among whom are Mr. Frederick
Vining, Mr. Oxberry, Mr. Attwood, Mrs. 11. Hughes,
and Mrs. R. Hughes. Mr. G. Ellis is his stage-
' manager. The house has been thoroughly cleaned
and completely re-decorated and re-papered, a new
entrance has been made to the private boxes, and the
public boxes are more snug and comfortable than
they were under the former regime. The chief aim
of the management will be devoted to the advance-
ment of Englishopera by native talent; and possess-
ing as he does the exclusive copyright of the chefs
d'auvres of Balfe, Benedict, Wallace, and all our best
modern native composers, Mr. Bunn will present to
the frequenters of the Surrey Theatre a series of per-
formances of the most recherchecharacter, performances
which the Surrey audiences can well appreciate, and
will well reward, for they have long been celebrated
among metropolitan audiences for their just apprecia-
tion and their generous patronage of good operatic
music. The prices of admission continue as they
have been for some years past, viz., 2s. to the boxes,
ls. to the pit, and 6d. to the gallery, and we are glad
to find that Mr. Bunn has taken the opportunity
which this lowness of prices has afforded him of doing
away altogether with the pernicious system of
orders. He has done this in so ingenious a
manner that he has freed himself from the an-
noyance of ever being asked for an order.
"It would be an insult to a gentleman," says Mr.
Bunn in his programme, "to offer him a present of
two shillings." Last night was the opening night,
and crowds were waiting outside the doors long before
the announced hour of opening. The house was
crammed to suffocation long before the commence-
ment of the performances, and the late corners were
unable to obtain admission. The opera was The Bo-
hemian Girl, brought out in a style of magnificence,
as regarded scenery, processions, banners, and deco-
rations, which surpassed even the gorgeousness of its
first production at Drury-lane. Grieve has sur-
passed himself in the beautiful scenes which he has
painted for the revival of this exquisite opera.
The cast was the same as at Drury, with these ex-
ceptions : Miss Romer appeared as Arline, instead of
Miss Rainforth, Mr. Rafter as Florestein, instead of
Mr. Hudson or Mr. Harley, and Mr. H. Ilorncastle
as Devilshoof, instead of Mr. Stretton. Miss Romer
sang the beautiful music of Arline exquisitely. She
was of course encored in " Marble halls." Miss
Romer, we are rejoiced to say, seems to have com-
pletely recovered her health ; she never looked
better or sung better in her life than she did
last evening. Mr. Rafter is a musician, and
therefore an improvement, operatically speaking,
upon both his predecessors. Mr. H. Horncastle's
Devilshoof was excellent. Borrani, who appeared in
Count Arnheim, his original character, was in ex-
cellent voice, and sang and acted magnificently. His
rich deep bass tones told with immense effect in the
song " Now bowed down with grief and care." Har-
rison was encored, as a matter of course, in those
delicious melodies which Balfe has written for him in
this opera, and which suit his style and his voice so
well, and, sooth to say, never were encores more
richly deserved. The choruses and orchestra, under
the able superintendence of Mr. Tully, went
admirably, and never has the Bohemian Girl
been better performed than it was last evening. Miss
Romer, Harrison, and Borrani were called for at the
conclusion of the opera, and then there were loud
calls for Mr. Bunn, who at length came forward and
acknowledged the compliment in a short and appro-
priate speech, during the deliver/ of which he was
enthusiastically applauded. The Sceurs St. Louin
then appeared in a divertissement; and the farce of My
Neighbour's Wife, which was admirably performed
by Oxberry, Attwood, Vining, Mrs. H. Hughes, and
Miss Rebecca Isaacs, completed the evening's amuse-
ment. We have no doubt that Bunn's campaign at
the Surrey will be most successful.

CHEAP NEWSPAPERS.—The Bolton Free Press, in
announcing this week its repudiation of the cheap 5) s•
tem, says, "In re-establishing the Fice Press, two
months ago, we adopted the price to which it was re-
duced under its former management, being anxious to
supply the paper to our readers at as low a rate as pos-
sible. From the experience we have now had, however,
we find that a local paper, with a limited number of
advertisements, cannot possibly be produced for three-
pence. The cost of the stamp and paper is twopence
—the allowance to newsmen a halfpenny—leaving only
a halfpenny to meet all the expenses of printing, editing,
reporting, &c., which entail a considerable weekly ex-
penditure. We have no hesitation, therefore, in re•
sorting to the old price of fourpence, being fully assured
that the large and powerful party in the borough, whose
principles are espoused and advocated in this journal,
will gladly pay such a price as will remunerate the pub-
lisher, and maintain, for the Liberal cause, a means of
communicating their sentiments to the public, and of
vindicating their principles and their conduct, when as-
sailed by ,the calumnies of the Tory press."
RAILWAY IRON BRIDGES.—One of the most im-
portant steps taken by the executive is the appointment
of the " iron commission," from which most important
results are expected, as the theory as well as the prac-
tical construction of suspended iron arches will be fully
investigated, and that, too, before any serious expendi-
ture is incurred in the stupendous works which so mate-
rially concern the public safety. The commissioners'
attention will also be engaged with two inventions of
much importance—ono by Captain R. S. Warrington,
the inventor of the ventilating apparatus fitted to the
Growler and other vessels, and one by a Mr. Sadler, of
a balance bridge, on the principle of the balance,
whereby the via inertia, the dead weight, of suspended
iron for arches will be considerably lessened.
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 27.—The Oriental Com-
pany's steam ship Montrose, Captain Burney, left the
Docks at 3 P.M. this day, for Gibraltar, with the Penin-
sular and Mediterranean mails, also 21 passengers, and a
full cargo of nearly 100 tons of bale and other goods.
The remainder of the overland mails are hourly ex-
pected by the arrival of the Indus, Captain Soy, from
Alexandria; she is destined to bring a large number of
passengers.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—EXTENSION TO HUN.'
GERFORD BRIDGE.—This stupendous undertaking is
rapidly approaching towards completion. The great
arch that is to cross the Westminster-road has been com-
' menced ; the stone plinths are being laid, and the abut-
ments already appear above the foundation. When com-
pleted it will pi esent to the eye a span of 90 feet and an
elevation of 17 feet. The arch crossing the Wandsworth-
road is completed, and is 70 feet span. The arch at
South Lambeth-road is a great curiosity ; though it is
16 feet span on the square and 33 feet square, and built
over a sewer, it is constructed entirely of brick ; from
the peculiarity of the foundation it presented some diffi-
culties to construct safely ; but they have been overcome
by the able engineer of the company, Mr. Locke, and
the arch is now complete. The arch over Paradise-
street is to be a flat arch, and to consist of ten iron gir-
ders of enormous size, being nearly 30 feet long, and of
34 tons weight each. These beams ware lifted to their
places on Friday last in the presence of a crowd of per-
sons, and under the superintendence of Mr. Toltnie.
While the beams were being raised, scme of the specta-
tors appeared to apprehend that the great strain on the
chain would break it ; but the whole mass was placed in
its proper position without the slightest accident having
occurred.
JENNY LIND IN NORWICH.—Three concerts, at
which this extraordinary gifted vocalist has appeared,
were given in this city on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Saturday last, and caused the greatest excitement. St.
Andrew's Hall was filled on each occasion. On Saturday,
when Messrs. Hall and Smith reduced the prices of ad-
mission to 10s. 6d. and 55., more than 2,500 persons took
advantage of the opportunity. The receipts of the three
concerts were about 3,5001., out of which there will be
about 1,4001. profit. The terms of Mdlle. Lind's engage-
ment were 1,000/. for the two evenings, and 2001. for the
Saturday morning concert. On Mr. Hall's waiting on
her with a cheque for the amount she expressed her un-
willingness to take it all. She said the prices had been
lower than at any other place (which was in consequence
of the representation of some of the patrons), and she
was sure that they could not make so much by her as
they ought ; and she insisted on returning 200/. She
would have added 501. to this, to pay for the extra ex-
pense they had incurred, inconsequence of her not being
able to appear at the time announced, but Mr. Hall
would not accept it. In addition to this munificence
Mdlle. Lind left 2001. with the bishop, at whose palace
she had been entertained during her stay, to be distri
buted amongst the charities of the city.
Lord Campbell is at present residing at Hartrigg,
the estate recently purchased by his Lordship near Jed-
burgh.—Scotsman. _ _ .

CANAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday the canal boat,
which left Port Ilopetoun at twelve o'clock,
met a slight
detention, which, in other circumstances, might have
been attended with fatal consequences. In emerging
from one of the bridges, about a mile and a half from
the station, ono of the horses and the rider were blown
into the water; the other horse kept running with the
boat, and had the young man not, in a moment, let go
the rope dragging the boat, it must have been upset.
The cabin %%as filled with females. The young man
was picked up by the pilot, and his place being supplied,
he was sent back, having only got a ducking. The
horse swam to the side, and was dragged out by the
bridle, after which the Vitt proceeded.—North Vritich
Mat!,