The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-29 00:00:00

believed them to form a considerable minority, but whe-
ther they fount a majority or a minority he would appeal
to their dispassionate judgment whether such language
could fail to produce the utmost possible excitement ? That
was the most dangerous excitement which a Government
could possibly pursue on a most dangerous subject. They
were told of a strong man in despair, who attached torches to
the tails of 300 loxes, and sent them thus among the corn.
That was a true picture of the present Ministry with torches
`attached to their tails.—(Laughter.) That was a natural
representation of the course pursued by Government. That
as. duty after all, was he was pursuaded, but an after-thought.
The Right Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary at War, had told
them with much frankness, that the timber project might be
carried ; that the sugar pro;ect might be carried, but that the
corn project was a hopeless project. He ( Sir J. G.) believed
that the project of Is. duty on the bushel of wheat
was never determined en till after the defeat on the Irish Re-
gistration Bill. It was a desperate plunge made by desperate
men. They had made up their minds to leave it to a cast of
the die, determined to stand the hazard of the throw. He
could not say 0 passi graviora, for never was a country
cursed by a more dangerous or reckless Administration.—( Op-
position cheers.) They had the assertion of the Noble Lord
—Dabit Deus Lis quoque finem, and he (Sir J. Graham)
thanked God that at last they had got rid of the prospect of
such an evil as the present Government.—(O position cheers.)
Ou the motion of Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD the debate
was adjourned till Wednesday next.
The o'her Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'Clock.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.-FRIDAY.

The company yesterday was more select than on Wednes-
day, but still numerous, the unusual extent of the field for the
Oaks having proved an unexpected set-off against its compa-
rative unimportance, held out inducements which few lovers of
the sport could withstand. To the lower orders it had no
charms, and the quiet and easy observers enjoyed a good day's
racing without the annoyance of a mob. In their progre.s to
and from the Downs, however, they were exposed to one in-
fliction, to which we refer a second time, in the hope that it may
be noticed in another shape. We allude to the fraud practised
en the Epsom and Ewell ti ust ; the Act of Parliamentf it seems,
authorizes an increase in the toll of one half, to meet the ex-
penses of a water-rate, assuming, of course, that the roads
would be properly watered, to enable them to obtain, not 50
but 100 per cent. on the proper toll ; the lessees of the trust
mentioned had previously raised it from threepence to four-
pence ; and during the race-time put the increase on the four-
pence, thus actually doubling the usual charge. Had the
roads been well watered, no one would have objected to this,
but as nothing of tlie kind was attempted except at the toll-
heuse, where some half-dozen pails of water were used for the
comfort of the money-takers, we hope to hear that some parties
who have a little leisure time, will lay informations and enforce
the penalty.
Many of the higher classes were present to witness the race
for the Oaks, immediately after which they started for the
second heat of the " Want of Confidence Stakes," which was
expected to be decided in the course of the evening.
The start for the Oaks was fixed for half-past two, and was
decided a few minutes before three, as follows :

The Oak Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old fillies,
Bst ilbs each ; last mile and a half; the second to receive
1001. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 1001. towards
the police. &e. ( 118 subs.)
Lord Westminster's Ghuznee, by Pantaloon, out of Lan-

guish ... ......... ..... .. -
Mr. Dixon's ch c Miss Stilton, by Saracen, out of Delightful _

(Buckle) 2
Lord Westminster's br Lampoon, sis to Touchstone ( Holmes 0
Mr. Batson's ch Potentia, by Plenipotentiary ( Robinson) 0
Mr. Treen's Una, by Glaucus ( Stephenson 0
Mr. T. 0. Powlett's br by Muley Moloch, out of Mystery
(Lye) 0
Lord Verulam's fby Actaeon, out of Brocade (Mann) 0
Col. Crautord's br Ermengardis, by Langar ( Templeman) 0
Mr. Osbaldeston's eh by The Colonel, out of Galatea( Conolly ) 0
Colonel Thompson's br. Flying Gib, by Sheet Anchor
(Heseltine) 0
Mr. Sadler's ch. Protection, by Defence.. ....(S. Rogers) 0
Duke of Beaufort's b. Snowdrop, by Dr. Syniax (Edwards) 0
Lord Albemarle's Minaret, by Ibrahim (Cotton) 0
Mr. Theobald's bl. The Black Duchess by Rockingham
(Macdonald) 0
Sir G. Heathcotc's b. by Defence, out of Nannette

(A. Perren)
Sir G. Heathcote's b. by Emilius, out of Jane... (Chapple ) 0
Gen. Wyndham's b. Aspatria, by Buskin (Nat) 0
Col. Wyndham's b. Nora Creina, by Nonsense
Duke of Grafton 's ch. Florence, by Langer (J. Day) 0
Mr. Cooker' b. Sequidilla, by Sheet Anchor (Butler) 0
Mr. Collins's ch. by Sir Hercules, out of Concordia's
dam Darling) _ . g) 0

THE BETTING.—Lampoon was the favourite at 2 to rimtil
shortly before the ring broke up on the Downs, when Lord
Westminster declared to win with Ghuznee (then at 4 and 5
to 1), not a little to the mortification of those who had gone
with the current, and backed the favourite ; after this the
policy of backing " the lot" will be more generally understood
than it has been hitLerto. The last betting was 7to 4 agst
Ghuznee, 4 to 1 agst Lampoon, 8 to 1 agst the Mystery f.,
9 to 1 agst Protection, 9 to I agst Potentia, 20 to 1 agst Sir
G. Heatheote's two, 25 to 1 apt Concordia, 25 to 1 agst
Snowdrop, 25 to 1 agst Una, and 30 to 1 agst Miss Stilton.
THE RACE.

The horses got away at the first start in excellent order,
Lampoon taking the lead at a moderate pace, Aspatria lying
second, Snowdrop third ; and behind them Protection, Ghuz-
nee, Mystery, Pntentia, and two or three others. No altera-
tion occurred till they reached Tattenham corner, where the
pace mended, and the tailing commenced. Lampoon's lead
lasted to the road, where she resigned, and fell into the
rear with Aspatria. Ghuznee immediately took up the running,
followed by Miss Stilton, the Mystery filly, Protection, Ermen-
gardis and Sequidilla, nothing else being in front ; at the Dis-
tance Miss Stilton challenged and made a bit of a race of it to
the Stand, where Ghuznee shook her off and won cleverly by a
length. The Mystery filly was third, Sequidilla fourth, Pro.
tection fifth, and Ermengardis sixth. A lot of eight or ten
succeeded, and then Snowdrop. Minaret, one of Sir G. Heath-
cote's fillies, and Flying Jib. The pace was good only from the
turn. Value of the stakes, 3,2501.
The Members' Plate of 501. for 3 yrs, Est 71b, 4 yrs, Bst 91h,
5 yrs, Bst 131 b, 6 yrs, and aged, 9st 21b ; mares and geldings
allowed 3 lbs ; the winner to be sold for 2001. &c. Heats,
two miles.
Mr. Goodman's grh Colchicum, 5 yrs... ...... (Crouch) 1 1

. , .
Mr. Booth's Isabella, 6 yrs 3 2
Mr. Hornsby's Whalebone, aged
Mr. White's Fogleman, 4 yrs...
Lord Huntingtower's ch f by Langer, out of Sister to
Portrait, 3 yrs
The first hell: was beautifully contested between Colchicum,
Isabella, and Whalebone, and was so near being a dead heat,
that Colchicum obtained the verdict by a head only, and
Whalebone beat Isabella by the same. Colchicum won the
second heat by half a length, and was claimed.
The Derby and Oaks Plate of 50 sous for three yrs old, 6st
71b ; four, Bst 61b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged, 9st. :flares
and geldings allowed 3lbs. Horses that have started once
at this meeting and been beaten, allowed 31bs, twice, bibs.
The winner to be sold for 1201. Mile heats.

Mr. Whright's eh f Folly, 4 yrs (Nat) 1 0 1
Mr. Shelley's Hellespont, 4 yrs
Mr. Armstrong's Obelisk, aged .
Mr. Higgin's Maid Marian, aged 3 0 dr.
Lord Huntingt9wer's Bristolian, 5 yrs 0 0 dr.
_ _ .

Captain Pettra's Caliph, aged
Mr. Bacon's Ascanius, 6 yrs ..... 0 0 dr.
Lord Exeter's Silistria, 4 yrs
_ . '

Mr. Balchin's Clematis, 4yrs
The first heat was won cleverly ; the second was a dead heat
between Folly and Hellespont, after a very long set to, and the
third was won by half a length.

INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.—MANCHESTER, 1941.
Acceptances for the Trades' Cop :—Humphry, 6 yrs, Bst
Illb ; Wee Willie, 6 yrs, Bst Ilb ; Bolus, 5 yrs, Bst ; Rodanthe,
4 yrs, Bst; Kingston Robin, 4 yrs, ist 121 b; Cornuto, 4 yrs,
ist 81b ; Margaret, 5 yrs, 7't 71b ; Hautboy, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ;
Clinker, 5 yrs, ist 41b ; Northendon, 6 yrs, ist 41b ; The Maid,
4 yrs, 7st 41b ; Aimwell, 6 yrs, 7st llb ; La Femme Sage, 4
yrs, 7st Ilb ; Galaor, 3 yra, 7st.