The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-02 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

Handicap for the St. Leger Stakes.
Mr. Harrison's Benincol, Bst 71b— Mr. Merry's Jock
o' Hazledean, Bst 71b—Mr. Merry's Mariner, Bst 71b—
Mr. Meiklum's Bellendar, Bst 41b—Sir J. Gerard's
Matadore, Bst 21b—Mr. Moiklam's Otterburn, Bst 21b—
Mr. Green's Swiss Boy, Bst—Mr. Jaques's Landrost,Bst
—Sir J. Gerard's Rockley, itt—Mr. Arrovvsmith's gr
c by Robin Gray, out of Queen of Carthage, 7st 131b—
Sir J. Gerard's Jest, 7st 1 lib—Mr. Conway's Snowball,
ist 1016—Mr. T. Parr's Mr. Caudle, 7st 101b—Mr.
Jones's R.chantress, 7st 51b—Mr. Jaques's Referee,
7st 51b—Mr. Thompson's c by Morning Star, out of
Lady France!,, ist.
CIIEVTER CUP.-In addition to those published yes-
terday, Oxonian and Brandyface have paid.
LEAMINGTON STEEPLE•CIIASES.—TUESDAY
—The steeple-chases have been again postponed till to-
morrow (Wednesday), when, if the frost continues, they
will be further postponed to Friday and Saturday next.

TO THE COMMERCIAL TRA-
VELLERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Dear Sirs,—l was sanguine in believing that the
unparalleled demonstration made at our inaugural
dinner, on the 27th December last, would have
aroused you to a sense of your duty—that is, to make
the success of the Commercial Travellers' Orphan
Schools a part of your distinct business To a few
of our friends the committee feel most grateful for
their noble endeavours during the past month, but it
is to the body of thirty thousand that I respectfully
and most urgently appeal to become annual sub-
scribers themselves first, and then they will have a
metal confidence in appealing to charitable and gene-
rous employers, to firms and individuals not imme-
diately connected with commercial men.
Our worthy Lord Mayor, who so ably presided,
told you we required three thousand five hundred
pounds as a building fund, to purchase the property
at Wanstead, by June next. Pardon me for urging
upon you the absolute necessity of raising this amount
by the 25th June, or we lose the opportunity to pur-
chase. Show the distinguished visitors who honoured
us with their company at dinner, that you are men
of deeds as well as words ; and, above all things,
pray enable me, as your treasurer, to gratify my
most anxious ambition—that is, to recommend the
committee to elect twenty children every six months,
until you have the largest school in the kingdom.
I know you will pardon this intrusion, I have had
so many proofs of your kind indulgence and sup-
port.-1 remain, dear Sirs, your faithful servant,
GEORGE MOORE,

Treasurer to the Commercial Travellers'
Orphan Schools.
5, Bow Church-yard, Feb. 1, 1848.

Mr. Forster, Mr. Gurney, and a deputation, had
an interview yesterday with Lord John Russell, at
his residence in Chesham-place.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of South Australia and the
Mauritius.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West
India colonies.

It is the ixtention of her Majesty to hold two
levees, at St. James's Palace, in the course of the present
month; and it is rumoured in the court circles that the
Sovereign will have a drawing-room towards the close of
he month.