The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-07 00:00:00

THE SUN,

Anal to those of Monday—the highest figure for the best
With
S?Dts being 3S 8d per 61h. We were moderately well supplied
Sheell, for which the demand was in a very slugg.u-,11
Mate, at. unaltered currencies. In Calves next to nothing
W 5.1 doing, but we have no change to notice in their value.
Pigs were very dull in sale, but not lower. Mitch Cows
mooed off slowly, at from 141. to 18/. each, including their
small calf.

Per 81bs. to sink tho offal.
Werts. d. to a. d.
Beco or genets...., 2 6 2 8 Inferior Sheep .. .. 1'33. 4 3 8
d. to a. d.
priniT,TialllY • ..• 210 3 0 Second qual. Sheep 3 8 alO
p...,.._' Large Oxen.. 3 2 3 4 C”.rse-woolled dittc4 0 4 2
ZileParris
Scots .• .• 3 6 3 8 Southdown blether 4 2 4 4
'Zile coarse Calves 3 4 310 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0
aStull di 4 0 4 4 Large Hogs ......2 10 8 6
z:ting Calves ..18 0 24 0 Small Yorkers .... 3 8 4 0
wil
''' •• •••• 0 0 0 0 QuaMARKET.rto!' old Pigs ..16 0 21 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT
Few,
I
600 • I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs
3,230 241 30J
Beasts. I SCOTCH.
94 Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs
70 —.
Pew,.
FOREIGN SIII-PLY.
I Vigs.
Sheep, I Calves.
180
510 150
The 1r ENITGA.T3II A. 1433 LEADENELALL.
wv
i,nu :...... general demand ruled heavy, on the following
a

At per stone by the Carcase.
Etlf_i„,__
r. a. d. to s. d. 1 s. d. to s. d.
"......'..T,....en° ..... 2 0 2 2 kintton, inferior .. 2 6 2 8
........ng.ling .... 2 4 2 6I - middling.. 210 3 6
VieFrAnalarge .. 2 8 3 0 prime .... 3 8 310
r"
'Mall .•3 2 34 I Pork, large.... •••• 2 6 3 6
.!" ..... .. 3 2 4 01- 5ma11........ 3 8 4 0

NG COLONIAL.
tiva ,41t -There has been rather a firmer market for. Bri
aatation, but with no sensible increase of business.
kid fli'tc/°ea bY auction sold at 43s 6d to 44s for fine yellow,
lit 413 to 43s for mid to good.
64. Y 115411- Grocery lumps have been sold at 49s 6d to 51s
rhere•
are large arrivals of Dutch refined.
ratecB'%l,SlolA.—Bengal privately has been held for previous
ith
assa has realised about the previous quotations,
cri;tewat was 36s 6cl sale ' • soft brown 29s to 30s, and ord to good
atir to 40s. 3176 bas offered üblicly
l'oßttltken in at 34s 6d to 355, 6d, for good strong brop wn.
Prevlen,l".--Holders have been disinclined to sell except at
slight!edu 41es, and buyers have only come forward. at a
ction. Bahia, offered publicly, was taken in at
tolutin to 44a for grey and white, at 34s to 40s for brown ord
be'andi at 37s 6d to 41s for damaged yellow. Havannah
sold 141.8101 sold at 37s 6d to 42s for washed. Santa Martha
428 al fors to 41s for good and fine yellow, and at 41s to
It aoa ood white. Sound white Havannah was taken in
COrii but the washed sold at 25s to 265.
seriPtio,„E*--The demand has been very limited for all de-
eneour.---, and the reports from the foreign markets are not
for goXng• Native has been taken sparingly at 47s to 48s
suad at ord,
Plantation has been rather firmer privately,
he a auction low mid and mid was bought in at 57s to 635,
at.s7eliteo njd at 54s to 558, triage at 49s to 528, and pea-berry
ritsea. —9l. Mocha was in more request at the previous
/sack "„
tiara is--"" there has not been a great deal doing, but prices
las 6tren Maintained Madras has been sold at Os 6d to
lante parcels were taken in at 7s 6d to 9s. Bengal
41.-cu 103 6d to II s 6d.
84t This article has been inactive.
2notajl: Ellt•-••There has not been much doing, and the
ti 7s6d of have varied but little. Calcutta sold at 27s to
week%B.4:llCN• to 121bs refraction. Madras 14%lbs.refrac-
aRen in at at 26s 6d to 275. Compared with last
Alla 13 la a slightdecline.
ses,!°°T.—St Vincent's has been sold at 6d to B%d,
wierior Jamaica at 417:2d to 5d per, lb.
and, ntir."--Malabar Pepper has realized 31/2d for hal_f-.heauvp
at hro„er Parcels have been sold at 31/8d t.,0 334 d. Pime o
28 B,7ght full rates, viz., 5d to 5%d. Nutmegs have been
TALL' to 2s 9d and 3s. Mace sold at 2s 3d to 2s sd.
evloC"tbw•l).Y.C. has been very firm at 38s to 38s 3d per
T 1"
sPot, and with a fair business doing.
The market has worn a drooping appearance..
8111 es C'"Not much has been done privately, and the public
._Gitittaavetgone off heavily.
ZP.,Por "a ",,,I:lT.—The market for Oranges is not so well
--"'t a I-- two cargoes from St. Michael, one from Terceira
we, Parcel of Lisbon sold b • Keeling and Hunt at public
Pore.err
_lt taken free] by the) trade at a slight reduction in
I...l)ranges4"e; I:9na have improved in price. Seville_ Sour
--ted - a oaroand. A large cargo of new Smyrna Nuts to
astaellicb, from the scarcity of Spanish, will be found a
oitatibatitute. Barcelona without alteration.
itilnied4eco •--Durin the ast month the market has con-
lale,solll74:tet character]; cifieirdP; parles, nevertheless, amounted to
328 hhds for re-
leve' and 262 hhds homes exportation,oconsumption. Manufacturers
la* auPatztellased mrostinstances as in need, and mostly of greati ordinary
descriptions. Importers have exhibited
tliaed t-r,r4lness and confidence, and have not appeared in-
Peem -,•"'
0 Make concessions from current rates, if buyers pro-
lo an their purchases. Continental growths
D 7, and Dutch Tobacco) have been taken for cut-
haliBt-wrsee to some extent, and stock is now nearly
.73411-',_er • Deliveries for home trade and bonding, last
e 1,081
packages including Cigar Tobacco ; the
kSist 1/4ing Month ot 18'50, 871 packages. Deliveries of
Qdio a. Rentucky, and Maryland, for home-trade and
44te4ig_,Ivere, last month, 718 hhds; and in 1850, 780 hhds.
%LI lOett4ht: e rboups joilfe 81
14,1 auVices from New Orleans state the market firm, with
sBsdlo,ing. The estimates show a diminu-
compared with it3so, of 20,300 hhds,
h of 38,140 hhds on the average of the last ten years.
nirviiistated
that the quantity of strips to be put
be considerably less than last year, and that
,40.11,,,,1 riot exceed 7,000 hhds. Imports 985 hhds ;
eltlslltl.a..4ftsr 1,083 hhds against 849 hhds in the corresponding
'B5O. In Virginia sales have been very moderate,
-aerea,, -ng exceeded 100 hhds ; the market may be con-
(11/4111'; eXtrenlelv firm • and holders speak confidently of
thm, 'ag hi - •
the 84 eir prices the. season advances; it is assumed
American is not more than sufficient for
a,. Kentucky leaf and strips sales may
'4 Carted at 1,620 hhds, 200 hhds of which were strip
t t uhda of leaf to the trade, 328 hhds of leaf for resale,
I;ai hi: rest for exportation to the south of Europe.
,kin„i're stated, the trade have purchased veryi
elt ''Y and appear determined to exhaust their railr k_hefore purchasing ; a very short period wi 111. e). '74 required to ascertain, with some degree of accu-
kglll4de range of prices for a considerable time. In Mary-
faill'lton-e3olll,ravole) bee upwards of 30 hhds at 5%d to Ild. In
ccsales have been made to some extent at
ktittieeB* The d° for fine qualities still continues.
fhliblYialltrkeettltly received from Havannah speak very favour-
Ober a,le growing crop, and hat prices had experienced a
VOen rat,:ance. Havannah Cigars of recent import have
ted bs_c. r dull of sale in consequence of the high prices
d'ive 6;1 lei
dull
Of good and hne brands a Jew cases
ZetreeZo taken by the trade at extreme rates. Manilla
a likave been very dull of sale ; prices, how.evey,curne--
'4Ogilc-feu,anged. A large parcel has recently arrived
410 s. 1,2, 3. Manilla Tobacco nothing done.
eu

This .--ANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
ban lio he ,
b;,-7._;teri g the First seal atter Hilary Term, the Lord
triotionsat in-the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, and heard ap-
rtZt.43', the3 t 0
day. The part-heard appeal motion of Haig
a'a, argu
Oct, . ments in which were commenced before the
pied his Lordship the whole morning.
b..

11000URT.—( THIS DAY.)
rd Bul
e-yLo„(iP the Master of the Rolls sat in his court in the
r Bit Chancer ap y-lane to-day, it being the First Seal
with Y Term. Hie Lordship was occupied the whole
4ble be. Motions and petitions, but no case of any interest
1, 'we the
Court previous to our going to press.

~1110.1;•-uHANCER.Y.-( 11 HIS DAY.)
h-tre utelet-Chancellors Knight Bruce and Lord Cranworth
-"terest,lll/ied the whole morning with motions of no general
, CI -

(Sitti-n'xiMON PLE AS —(T HIS DAY.)
gt at isi :N
.1 rills, before Lord Cbief Justice JERVIS and
114E16' es
b a Common Jury.
-"Portant. "re the Court this) morning was entirely

Viitti;;"-ki fittQUE R.—(T HIS DAY.)
-a
at
INIII Prime, before the LORD CHIEF BARON and
Tifx a Special Jury.)
43. 7.4 case. V. TILE LONDO,N DOCK COMPANY.
cmQ Vflia re's"mcii occupied the Court the whale of y.ester.-
4 at "led this morning. The proceedings in this
Pyth.
~great length, and at present seem likely to oc-
Vourtfor several days.

-1-I"NDARIEsi.-- i THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
toyw. SCOTT MARSH.
jr,"! A 1 air, action in tr ver to recover the value. Both
t..-" 431.,.. Via`:
„and defendant° are cab proprietors, and the
tiZetl theta horse a horse and harness with defendant,. who
but as
Clitienr• Mr. Duncan appeared for the plaintiffbu
_4(ltri we_ ant had suffered judgment to go by default, the
N% .2° not stated • but on the evidence adduced, that the.
tis "4 therm ' gave a verdict tor
operty was 131., the jury
Themelt
.
172 us only one other case for goods.

CRIMINAL
COURT—(THIS DAY.)
Pe% a •ar
OLD COURT.
Rd r - ''''r• Jaatiee r, d Mr. Justice CRESWELL.)
1. 018Logirre.:7 ,OLERIDGE
Curer, speed-ainue/ Hill, aged 35, described. as
t 0,2 and ~,;,Liii the dock,_achrnaertedawpeitrhsofnelwonhiooLw•says
4.ail_ti.erl in 4 lung. Moses James ki
--Atr.,,A.rtastron4atle asylum at Peckham, of which a person
was the proprietor.
DlN)atetiV4lttscni, who, with Mr. Bodkin, appeared for the
,
1/I.ttee"..after stating the facts of the case to the
INqegi.pt sail the following evidence :
k ge,,,"karneS-...Witness was! cousin to the deceased. Wnitd-
-v 4-,1" "Avaa a patient in Mr. Armstrong's
.. Wai; lieat d body there. asylum, a
v?..,ttrstidhstzntchaostienfir
rsaidrvhe had been for nine months an
n
fitte4lit In Mr. Armstrong's asylum. The prisoner was
tlt,s -.wit, his ~ H. e had nineoforthteenaspyatluiemnts. , who The
state (ism ,_ care, in the infirmary _
learhi. 'Fatne a patient in the asylum at. the end of
.•OA. • He died on the 2d of January, in the present.
•Jers., ••
the i e an t,_ -,.. first knew that the deceased. had been in-
'Wen- "a 27th of last December Witness received the
It 'gilt'
.'ttlt, ta roa from the prisoner. Witness and the prisoner 'W elm:nine the deceased. The left shoulder of the de-
tora s, alVeared as if it were broken, or out of joint, and
y i e.rY Much swollen. If the prisoner had been aware of
114 ntirtiArY't° a patient, it was the duty of the prisoner to
.liiat:
~._-°:. either of the two resident medical men in the asy-
trosno were Mr. Burton and Mr. Dickenson.
~tilltate-7,,,krained by Mr. COLLIER—The prisoner always
Liesill-mo Patients with the greatest kindness, as far as wit-
"' I "I.* ()ce ' Ilv it was necessary for the attendant
ti %`4B the • "Lena -
arter of an hour at a
ale. 10.6 1141111ary for above a qu
4 ~
tones I 4136? t had never seen the prisoner act ii!, an angry
4-W,.ays . °Wards the deceased, or the other patients. He
alr iettld with forbearance.
"Wit„.°3aPh Stewart Burton was then called and_examAirned.
,i'lloh„-,-8,a 'was the medical superintendent of Mr. mi
4(11,13 ,ouatic
on lie first heard that the deceased
44p, 'en hurt on Frida - 27th December last. The p9soneir
114(1 al,stne,4l the infurin'atiou. The deceased was str;ppa, ,
41:1(1.4%,.- .uoKing at the arm witness saw that it was fractured
1t%3-
verY much swolle». The deceased's stn?u.deiresj
title
deceaselted anti inflamed. Witness ascribed the injur . t
Illed had received to violence, and not to an accittened.
Ile 4rkloner said he knew nothing about how the deceased
ths hr,.._4.e1l witnesa questioned him on the subject. He thought
ha4ket, r, whose duty it was to dress the deceased, must
Wit-to
aware of the fall for some days before he called in
cerab;"o Seethe•deceased, which was on the 27th of e-
Nat 1.-•'“ 14 was the prisoner's duty to have reported any
erY Which a patient met with to witness.
tekseftsd,,;,-e'f•amltled by Mr. Contuf.n.—lle looked at the de•
thin the
on the 26th of Decemuer, and then he saw no-•
labZno matter with his shoulder_ Barnes, the dece.ased,
4 1,,,,? (1 under the delusion that his belly was as big as
Ott
~
.Witness never had any occasion to complain of
inia—unct of the prisoner, who appeared anxious about the
-7. Wh4h Baum* had sustained. The deceased was of a

sullen disposition. Some of the patients in the asylum were
in the habit of assisting
.the prisoner in the discharge of
his duties.

James Hill stated that be had formerly been the medical
superintendent of Mr. Arn:strong's lunatic asylum, and was
succeeded by Mr. Burton. Witness was at the asylum on
the 27th of December last. He then saw the deceased's
arm which was fractured, and very much swollen and in-
flamed; This witness then proceeded to corroborate the
evidence of the last witness as to the injuries which the de-
ceased had received, and the cause from which they pro-
bably aro,e. The deceased informed witness how he had
received the injuries. He said the prisoner had inflicted the
injuries. The prisoner afterwards came into the room, when
witness said "This is a sad occurrence, the man's arm is
broken." The prisoner said he knew nothing about it.
Witness then said to the prisoner " Barnes says you did
it," and Donnelly, an inmate of the asylum, said he saw
the prisoner do it. The prisoner said " I never did it. I
never lifted a hand to him." Donnelly then described the
manner in which the prisoner had laid hold of the deceased
and thrown him on the floor. Witness said the injury must
have been done some time; and the prisoner raid he could
assure witness he knew nothing of it until that morning.
The deceased perfectly understood the conversation which
witness had with the deceased. .

Cross-examined by Mr. COLLIER— Generally speaking
when a person was insane his memory was affected. Many
madmen were capable of a good deal of di,simulation.

Air. Alfred Boland stated that he was an assistant surgeon
at Guy's Hospital. On the 3d of January last witness
made a post mortem examination of the deceased. Wit-
ness thought death had been occasioned by bruises on the
front, outer, and back part of the left shoulder, and from
bruises on the side, and from a fracture of the left arm im-
mediately below the shoulder. Some of the deceased's ribs
on the right side side were fractured. From the appearance
of the deceased's body, witness should say that it had been
the result of great and inordinate violence, and not from a
mere fall.

Mr. John Swann Flower stated that he was a surgeon, and
commenced the examination of the deceased. This witness
corroborated the evidence of the last witness.

(The case was proceeding when we went to press.)

NEW COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
The following pleaded guilty and were sentenced :
Henry Gray, embezzling from master, three months' impri-
sonment; Henry Cotton, ditto (very young), seven days;
John Smith (16), stealing copper wire from master, value Is.
a pound; this was sold to a woman dealing in rags at sd. a
pound ; she:was severely reprimanded by the Court. A little
was brought at first which she bought, and this captivated
him (the priltiner) to bring more. The temptation offered
by persons in the position of the witness lead to the commis-
sion of half the crime in London. The Recorder said he should
not allow her expenses. Two months' hard labour.—Anna
Brown, stealing gold watch, &c., from master; she said she
did so from sheer distress; she bad 2s. 6:. a week, finding
her own lodging, and supporting a paralytic daughter out of
it—four calendar months' hard labour.

John Denky, was charged with breaking:into the house of
Mr, George Clapp, green-grocer, 2, Pindar-place, Gray's Inn-
road, and stealing a dressing-case, &c., therefrom. On the morn-
ing of the 28th of January, Mrs. Clapp, coming down about
six o'clock, surprised two men in one of the rooms, who im-
mediately made off. She could not speak positively to the
identity of the prisoner, but he being taken by the police
with the stolen property in his possession, there could be
no doubt upon the subject—Guilty; twelve months' hard
labour.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the CommoN SERGEANT.)

Thomas Weaver was charged with stealing a quantity of
potatoes, the property of ➢ir. Bridge, a farmer, residing near
Wimbledon, in Surrey, by whom he had been employed.
Mr. Parry appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Robinson de-
fended the prisoner.
The pits had been opened, and had been robbed in a
wholesale manner; two tons had been missed. It was
proved that certain potatoes had been sold by the prisoner to
a third party. The question was whether these potatoes
were any of those stolen from Mr. Bridge's pits.
Mr. ROBINSON, for the defence, ridiculed the idea of iden-
tifying potatoes.
Guilty. Recommended to mercy by jury and prosecutor.
Three months' hard labour.

SPORTIN G NOTES.
No. VIII.
NOTES AND NOTIONS ON THE GREAT NORTH-

AMPTONSHIRE HANDICAP.

" There is a history,
Figuring the nature of the times deceased :
The which observ'd, a man may prophesy,
With a near aim, of the main chance of things
As yet not come to life."— SUAKSPERE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

have commenced the spurting campaign of ISM
in a tolerably successful manner, my fancy animals having
in two instances out of four been absolutely first in the quad-
rupedal scroll of fame, and I should have been thrice correct,
bad it not been for a mistake caused rather mysteriously by
my Lincoln correspondent's letter, which I will presently
explain. Steeple chasing and hurdle racing are somewhat
out of my usual line, but as his high mightiness the sporting
public ' will indulge in these amusements, and spe-
culate upon them, I suppose, unlike my contemporaries
of the vatesian pen, I must e'en obey his high
mightinesses' pleasure and follow suit by taking the helm
upon this remarkably dangerous and uncertain sea. My
first prognostication this year, the British Yeoman for the
Southam Steeplechase, I landed in a canter! The second,
Hazard for the Carmarthenshire Open Steeplechase, was
verified in very clever style; but with the third, on the Lin-
coln Steeplechase, I was ingenious enough to distort the re-
sult, placing Lucy Neal (the winner) third, and Peter Sim-
ple (the third) first; and on the first fiat race of the season
at Lincoln yesterday, as I before hinted, my Lincoln corre-
spondent's letter led me astray, by stating what I announced
in my last note, that there was " some sort of mystery hang-
ing over Nancy," and therefore I should not say anything
farther than that she and Heart of Oak were the best of the
three years old lot ; consequently tpassed over all consideration
of her chance, and took " Post Tempore (the second) and
Heart of Oak, to pull me through in my first attempt on the
fiat this year," with what success—
" The mark no mortal wit,
Or surest hand can always hit:
For whatsoe'er we perpetrate,
We do but row, were steer'd by Fate,
Which in success oft disinherits,
For spurious causes, greatest merits; "
the victory of Nancy over Post Tempore and eleven others
has clearly shown.

The movements in the
BETTING MARKET

during the present week have been important in several par-
ticulars, especially on the Chester Cup and Derby; for the
former, Cossack's accident and consequent scratching, was a
startler for the nerves of" the ring ;" Rhesus and The Italian
have not been so firm lately as was their wont, the former
having declined from 10 to 12 to 1, and the latter from 18
to 25 to 1 ; Haricot, after having reached twenties, fell yes-
terday to 25 to 1, but The Flying Gout main-
tains his position at from 22 to 25, as does
Lady Evelyn at 25, notwithstanding the unfavourable ru-
mours afloat concerning her ladyship, which, however, for
the most part, I take it, will end in smoke. Brother to
Dough, an excessively dangerous member of the Danebury
stable at Est 101 b, is in considerable force, having been backed
at the houses lately to a good tune. The Knight of Avenel,
after having been knocked out of the betting and taken great
libertiee with at stiffish odds, re-appeared yesterday at " the
corner," and was backed at 40 to 1. Seaman, 7st, one of
Day'', lot, is in some request at 50 to 1. In the Derby market
"the crack" looks tottery at /1 to 2; it strikes me very
forcibly that Mr. Manning has got the best, or, at least,
eventually will have, in the 6,00 u/. to 1,000 bet he staked
at Tattersall's a week ago against the Grecian. John , •ay
has another horse in the stable, in my opinion, quite equal to
Grecian—l allude to Lamartine, who possesses a fairish turn of
speed, is well adapted for the Derby course, and is without
the Grecian's temper; he has been supported for a good deal
of money lately in the aristocratic quarter, as well as in the
City and at Tattersall's. The Prime Minister is quite up to
tile mark in health, work, and position in the odds, be ng
firm at 13 to 2. Constellation and the Marlborough Buck
respectively at 25 and 33 to 1, have attracted a good many
admirers of late; both are doing unexceptionable work.
Newminster and the Mountain Sylph colt stand their ground
firmly at about 13 to 1 each ; the Squire's nag is in first-rate
fettle, and Scott's horse tol-lollish.
Aphrodite has at last made her appearance in the Oaks
betting at "the Corner," at the same figure (7 to 1) that she
has been quoted at at the houses for a couple of months past ;
alto is looking well, and is somewhat forward in her work;
look to it, for she will sweep the Oaks and the 1,000 Gaineas
too—at least it looks like it.
The acceptances for the Northampton Handicap, as might
be expected from the high range of the weights, fall consider-
ably short of the average, as the following table will show :-
1846, nominations 79, acceptances 26
1847, If 101, pp 47
1848, 101, 39
1849, If 113, ~ 42
1850, „ 120, ~ 42
1851, 128, 33
Thus, with the greatest entry this year, we have, with the
exception of 1846, the smallest acceptance, being one-fourth
inferior to the four preceding years, and exhibiting a falling
off on the average of the last five years of six acceptances.
This will necessarily influence the book-makers and the pub-
lic in their speculations on this stake, and as the latter seem
always inclined to dabble in those stocks or shares that, though
almost valueless, may be rendered valuable by some chance
stroke of Fortune, rather venturing a little with a remote
chance of gaining much to laying down a good round sum
with the tolerable certainty of gaining comparatively but
little, as such is the case with the public on the Stock Ex-
change, it is not likely that this peculiarity will differ on
the Turf Exchange, and as but 33 of the nominators to the
Northampton Handicap have cried content, the book-makers
are deterred from opening any very large accounts on this
stake, and it of necessity fellows that the public not able to
obtain " long-shots " on this event, will speculate in the
great-go "of Chester in preference.
The acceptances range from Vatican, 5 yrs, Bst 71b, to
Leap-year, 3 yrs, 4st 71b, exactly four stone, both of whom
will profit nothing by accepting. Sir Joseph Hawley has
three nominations from his stable left in, viz.:--Vatican (who
I believe, will not start), The Ban, 3 yrs, sst 101 b;
and Brother to Truthteller, 3 yrs, sst 51b ; from this
trio I should extract The Ban as the best, and as the horse
which will in all probability represent the lot. The Duke
of Bedford's St. Rosalie, 5 yrs, at Bst3lb, will find supporters
in the betting, but has a leetle too much weight allotted
to her to please me. Treen'e stable comes out in force for
this stake, with Rhesus, 5 yrs. Bst (who will not run), Cler-
mont, aged, ist 101 b (who must by this time have almost
got beyond racing, being far in the " seer and yellow leaf) ;
Zadoc, 4 yrs, lst 3lb (who will not like the hill); and The
Swindler, 4 yrs, Est 51b, who, if ha has got any running
powers in him ought to be in the front flight. Scott's lot is
represented by Legerdemain, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b, but the, I ex-
pect, will be reserved for Newmarket. Dawson has Langton,
5 yrs, 7st 91h; Joe Sutherland, 5 yrs, fist 101 b; and The
Cocktail, 5 yrs, 7st 31b; all the interest, however, centres
in the last-named, whom he considers is quite good enough
to do the, trick. The Clothworker, 5 yrs, at 7st 91b, if he
was not altogether knocked out of time by his hard work
last year, way possioly run very forward. Kissaway,
5 yrs, 7st Gib, will be found at the post, and if her clever
trainer can make ought of her, it will be done, but at present
neither he or myself are over sanguine in the matter. If
Day pulls out the Brother to Dough, 4 yrs,. 7st 51b, at
present rather dubious, I think he might accomplish the task
of winning. Lord Exeter accepts with Tophanat 6 yrs, 7st
21b (who will, as usual, run up), and Nutmeg, 4 yrs, Est 31b,
a very dangerous customer, if she can get the distance.
The confederates, Messrs. Payne and Greville, accept with
The Mouse, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (who showed some respectable
racing qualities last year), and Ganevra. 3 yrs, 4st 101 b, said
to be by the littletonians a "dead certainty." Mooltan, 4
yrs, 7st Ilb, never yet accomplished a feat worth noticing,
and not very likely to commence now.
Valentine, at 4st 91b, ran fourth to Sauter-le-Coupe,
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LONDON,

Sib, for the last Epsom Aatumn Handicap, then three years
old, with a slight addition of age, and only Est llb on his
back, he'll do very well if he can manage to run into the
same position again, more 1 imagine he cannot do.
Torpor, 4 yrs 5,1 t 121 b, and Harpsicord, 3 yrs, sst 51b, re-
present Lord yrs,
interest; the former will require a
good rousing by the application of steel and whipcord to
keep him anywhere near the van ; the latter, I think, is
much more likely to play the winning tune. StebbinBs has
a couple left in—The Cutler, 3 yrs, Est (who is' over-
weighted), and the colt by John o'Gaont, dam by The Sad-
dler out of Miss Etty, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b, who, I fancy, from pre-
sent appearances will be about the mark; he is a sturdy
" chip of the old block." Truth, by The Libel, 3 yrs, sst
71b, seems to be held safe by the Ban and Cnreus. Fobert
has Cnreus, 3 yrs, sst 71b, and Paadernus, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b, the
former a good 101bs better than the latter, and very likely
if sent for this stake to carry the tartan triumphantly
past the winning post. Having run through the
list, I must observe that at the present moment it
is not exactly possible that I can arrive at any
conclusive opinion, not having as yet ascurtained (for very
potent reasons, the owner themselves not seeming generally
to have made up their minds on the point) what are in•
tended and what are not, but taking all things into consi-
deration, I should say that The Cocktail, Brother to Dough,
Nutmeg, The Ban, Cnmus, Miss Etty colt, and Ginevra,
would form the lot from which the winner will spring,
taking The Cocktail and Cnreus for choice, should the
Brother to Dough b 3 reserved for Chester; but as this is very
round-about, I will give a ii.ore decided opinion with my
analysis of the Metropolitan Handicap on Friday next.
I am, Sir, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Feb.. 7, 1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
CHESTER CUP.
12 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Rhesus
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Brown's Haricot—taken and
afterwards offered
22 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's The Flying Gout—take
25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian—taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn
30 to 1 agst Lord Strathtnore's Montague—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Mr. Padwick na Brother to Dough—t
40 to 1 agst Lord Eglintin's The Knight of Avenel
—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Harrison's Seaman
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Gratwicke's Hesse Homburgh—t
The betting was remarkable only for the spirit with
which Lady Evelyn was backed, and for the anxiety
shown to get on The Knight of Avenel. Rhesus was
anything but firm, and The Italian declined to 25 to 1.
DERBY.
13 to 2 agst Mr. Halford's Prime Minister—taken to
1001.
25 to 1 agst Mr. Powney's Lamartine—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellation—taken
50 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Balsamo—taken
Several offers to back Marlborough Buck, but no bet
laid.