The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-07 00:00:00

THE SPRING HANDICAPS.

With respect to the Lincolnshire Handicap, the Field
has the following :--"'Van Amburgh has been elected the
favourite, and, as he has been in active training during
the winter months, with a view to his Lincoln engagement,
he is sure to bo to the fore under such a nice weight as
7st. 111 b. Next in demand are Royal Rake, Queen of Hearts,
and Benbow; and, as the trying tackle at Messrs. Blau-
ton, Rayner, and Day's command is good, these horses are
likely to be dangerous, unless Woodyeates should finally
trust to a three year-old—Maid of Athole or Blandford,
both of whom are useful animals. No sign has yet been
made in the market in connection with Islam or the
Grasshopper filly; but for the latter we have a strong pen-
chant. With a run, we should still elect to be represented

by Islam and the Grasshopper Filly; but as the former
may be reserved for the Chester Cup, the latter must at
present be our only selection." _

The same journal, speaking of the City and
Suburban handicap, says the three-year olds are
a strong band, and the most noteworthy of
these are the colt by Thormanby out of Blue Bell, 6st 71b;
Scarbro', 6st. 41b.; Walter, sst. 111 b. ; Revenge, sst. 101 b.;
Vandenhoff, sst. 91b. ; Claudius, sst. 71b. ; Douglas,sst. 71b.;
Lady Superior, b-s. 71b.; Sabina, sst. 71b. ; and the fillyby
Lord Clifden out of Maid of Derwent, sst. 71b. The latter,
considering she has only run once in public, has been let
In on easy terms; nevertheless, she does not wear
so taking an appearance as Vandenhoff, Walter,
Claudius, Sabinus, and Revenge, who are remarkably well
in. Taking four candidates, however, to represent us, we
should name Miss Dayrell, Myosotis, Walter, and Vanden-
hoff, and as Walter has no other spring engagement, we
shall associate him with Miss Dare% who will stay this
easy course under her highly favourable weight, 7st. 61b."
Touching the Metropolitan, the Field is struck with the
nice imposts awarded to Ventnor, ist. 111 b.; Cie-
teence, ist. 91b.; Judge, Gat. 121 b.; The Briton,
6st. 121 b.; and Winifred, 6st. 101 b, ; and this lot
will be tad to beat. Amongst the three-year-
olds are Falkland, 6st. Gib. ; the colt by Tim Whiffler
out of Chamade, 6st. 21b. ; the filly by Lord Clifden out
of Maid of Derwent, sst. 131 b.; Thinskin, sst. 131 b..
Douglas, sst. 131 b.; Fearnought, sst. 131 b.; Jarnac,
sst. 131 b. ; and Revenge, ss. 131 b. Thinskin, Revenge,
and Fearnought are likely to act well over the Epsom
course, as they can stay, and have been leniently handi-
capped. The running in the City and Suburban has often
pointed out the winner of the Metropolitan, and it may
do so this year. "At this date we must, however, admit
A strong faucy for REVENGE and TIIINSKIN."

CURIOUS BILL OF FARE, A.D. 1500, SALTERS'
COMPAYY.-The following is a copy of a curious " bill of
fare for fifty members of the • Worshipful Company of
Salters, A.D. 1506," preserved in MS. in the Library, at
Guildhall:-36 chickens, 4s. sd. ; 1 swan and 4 geese, is. ;
rabbits, ls. 4d. ; 4 breasts of veal, ls. sd. ; 2 rumps of
beef tails, 2d. ; 6 quails, Is. 6d. ; 2 ozs. of pepper, 2d.;
ozs. cloves and mace, 4d. ; 1 oz. of saffron, 6d. ; 31bs.
sugar Bd.; 2 lbs. raisins, 4d. ; 1 lb. dates, 4d. ; 1 lb.
comfits, 2d.; doz. eggs, 21d,; 4 galls. of curds, 4d.;
1 ditto of gooseberries, 2d.; bread, ls.; 1 kilderkin of
ale, 2s. 3d.; herbs, ls.; 2 dishes of butter, 4d.; bacon,
6d.; load of coals, 4d.; faggots, 2d.: 3i galls, of Gas-
coyne wine, 2s. 4d. ; 1 bottle of Muscovadine, Bd. ; cherries
and tarts, Bd.; salt, ld.; verjuice and vinegar, 2d.; paid
the cooke, 3s. 4d.; perfume, 2d. ; 11 bushel of meal, Bd. ;
Water, 3d.; garnishing the vessels, 3d. Total, £1 13s. 21d.

COMMITTAL OF AN ALDERMAIQ FOB, AN ELEC-
TION LIDEL.-At Tamworth, on Friday, Mr. J. P. Elliott,
an alderman of the borough, was committed for trial
upon a charge of libelling Mr. Edwin Hooper,
one of the coroners for Staffordshire. The follow-
ing is the libel complained of :—The passage
forms part of a placard headed, " Behind the Scenes;
or Things Worth Knowing," addressed to the men of
Tamworth, and purporting to be written from the
Strand, London :—" We now come to the bully coroner.
The very sight of the man, in conjunction with his
manner and his dogmatic style in genera], prove that he is
a man unfit for the office. The Corurnifisioners ought to be
made acquainted with his night-house visits and his general
debauchery, so that he may no longer live on public money,
and remain no longer a public nuisance, but he sent home-
to his own place, where he may bask in infamy, as he
did before he came. He had not visited the White
House many times before he began his tricks there;
and you know he had not been at Tamworth many
weeks before he began to sow the seeds of contention;
also, that when the council condemned him as a man
unfit for the Town Clerkship, he came out in his true
colours—a devil. But we can always beat the devil with
straightforward dealing, as they did at Elford the other
week." The libel was published with a view to damage
Mr. Hooper's candidature for a seat in the Municipal
Council.

A REPENTANT CABMAN.—There ought (the Daily
News observes) to be great joy in London over one re-
pentant sinner. A cabman, conscious of his delinquencies,
has sent five shillings to the poor-box —" to avoid the con-
sequences of incivility and many other breaches of the
Cab Act." We are not quite sure that we understand
what is meant by " avoiding the consequences of in-
civility ;" but it will not do to look a gift horse in the
mouth, even if it comes from a cab. It is enough that Cabby
repents. He repents of "You're no gentleman," addressed
to gentlemen who have paid him only his just fare, and of
all the slang he has inflicted on ladies who have paid him
only double his fare. He repents of that travelling bag
which he neglected to take to the office in Scotland-yard.
He repents of crawling. He repents of refusing passengers
at the railway station because not introduced to him by
a porter. He repents of spreading small-pox add
fever abroad by taking patients to the hospital, and
immediately aftefwards offering his cab to ordinary passen-
gers. Oh rare five shillings ! Jt may not cover the cost of
Cabby's iniquity--but it is a token of repentance; it is the
still small voice of conscience, and it is more precious than
it looks. Well done, Cabby ; and lot him be assured that
wo are not abusing him when we add, 0 ei sic omnesi

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