The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-09 00:00:00

.BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN sat in Banco this morning,
and heard several motions; but none of them was of
sufficient interest to justify a report.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. LXIV.
HAMPTON MEETING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—So far as the attendanee is concerned, this "meet"
on the banks of the Thames may be set down as a second
Epsom; it boasts a couple of days' compound of racing,
donkey-riding, " three-throws-a-penny" stick throwing,
" forty-and-the-bull's-eye" nut speculating, and nume-
rous other amusing capers, which the multitude pratonize
as being highly delectable, However, I must turn to the
racing department of this odd medley. On Wednesday
six stakes figure on the list for decision, including the
principal one, the Surrey and Middlesex, which, out of
forty-three nominations and fourteen acceptances, will
probably have about eight starters, the best moiety of
whom, I take it, will consist of Gladiole, 4 yrs, 7st; Ab-
dallah, 4 yrs. Est 81b; Guardsman, 3 yrs, 6st; and Don
Pedro, 3 yrs, sst 71b. GLIDIOLE for choice. The Clare-
mont Stakes, half a mile, look destined for the owners of
URBANITY or FREEDOM; Lady Blanche running for-
ward. The South-Western Railway Plate, one mile,
may be set down as a certainty for The Moor or Ley-
bourne. With the exception of the Corinthian, the other
stakes, numbering seven, have yet to close and name. A
deficiency in one or two material points of information
compells me to adjourn my remarks on the Derby of
1852 until Wednesday. Betting very languid this
morning, little or nothing doing.

I am: Sir, yours, &c.
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

June 9,1851.

THE NON-STARTING OF RUSSBOROUGH
FOR THE EMPEROR'S PLATE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

reference to the comments in the report
of Ascot Races published in your impartial columns—
and which comments have been repeated with increased
scurrility in Bell's life to-day—relative to the non-
starting of Russborough for the Emperor's Cup at Ascot,
I beg leave, in my own defence, to say that imme-
diately upon landing in England on Monday last, and
finding the commission I had given to back Russborough
not executed, I went to Tattersall's, and publicly de-
clared that I should not start my horse for the Em-
peror's Cup unless I could get a stake on him, and ad-
vised my friends to refrain from backing the horse until
he came to the post, when they might back him for any
sum they pleased, as the horse was fit and well. Sub-
sequently I had two applications to purchase the horse;
one party I declined to treat with; but when applied to
from the Earl of Eglinton I was immediately ready to
come to terms, knowing that if his Lordship bought the
horse he would run upon his merits,
On Wednesday evening last Mr. Fobert, his Lord-
ship's trainer, saw Russborough in the stable, and
offered me two thousand for him ; that offer I then de-
clined to accept, Mr. Fobert and I agreeing to wait until
one o'clock on the ensuing day to meet his Lordship, to
make a final arrangement as to the purchase. I was
on the ground at half-past twelve, and waited till Mr.
Fobert met me at one o'clock, and said it was too late,
and on the part of Lord Eglinton declined to purchase
Russborough.
I have only to add, that I stated throughout that I
would never run the horse merely for the purpose of
winning a piece of plate which was of no use to me,
and that as to the betting, I never heard the horse's
name mentioned in the " ring" on the course, on either
day of the races previously to the Cup being run for.
I am, Sir, &c.,
London, June 7, 1851. M. MANGAN.

THE LATE HARWICH ELECTION.—The second
election for the borough of Harwich, it appears, is not to
pass by undisputed, for on Friday evening a petition against
the return of Mr. Crawford was presented to the House of
Commons. The document alleges as the foundation for the
petition, that the poll was closed on the day of voting before
four o'clock prematurely and unlawfully by the returning
officer, without any sufficient excuse for or notice of such
closing; that a number of voters were then waiting to vote
for Mr. Henry Roby Prinsep, but were prevented from so
doing by the premature closing of the poll ; that the pro-
ceedings at the said election were, before the closing of the
poll, interrupted and obstructed by open violence, that many
persons not properly qualified had voted for Mr. Robert
Wigram Crawford, and that their votes ought to be struck
off; that divers persons had voted for Mr. Crawford, who
bad asked, raised, and taken money or other reward, and
were, therefore, disqualified; that the agents ot Mr. Craw-
ford had been guilty of bribery, treating, intimidation, and
other unlawful acts and practices in order to procure votes,
and that the votes of properly qualified persons had been re-
fused for Mr. Prinsep; that, under all these circumstances,
the election of Mr. Crawford ought to be held null and void.
—Sunday Paper.

Tiger, a new steamer of 400-horse power, navi-
gated to this port from Woolwich some time ago and now
lying in the old basin, got up her steam on Tuesday to try
her engines. She is a tine capacious vessel, but as we have
before stated, has the Sidon's propensity to list over; indeed
a short time after her arrival, the coal being unequally di-
vided in her bunkers, there was said to be much danger at
one time of her falling right over. In consequence of this
she has received extensive alterations, her coal bunkers,
which came up on each side to the under part of her weather-
deck, have been lowered, and her main-deck made flush fore
and aft ; two portholes have been cut about the midship part
of the main deck, and two heavy guns will be removed to
these ports from her weather deck, whereby her top weight
will be decreased. She is rigged and will be tried at Spit-
head shortly.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette.

THE ETON ANNIVERSART.-011 Saturday last the
thirty-third anniversary banquet to the gentlemen educated
at Eton took place at Soyer's Universal Symposium, Gore
House, Kensington ; Lord de Tabley presiding. Among
the company present were Lord De Tabley, Lord Vernon,
Lord Grosvenor, Sir William Fraser, Sir Henry Vavasour,
Dr. Hawtrey, G. A. Shadwell, Esq., Rev. S. Younge, Rev.
E. 1% yatt ; and R. Pigott, W. Bladvn, W. F. Far-
mer, B. H. Wilkinson, W. S. Mitford, M. Greenwood, J. S.
Rolland, W. H. Stone, A. Barnard, W. W. Hayward, M.
Bell, R. Cust, G. Bruce, A. R. Pickering, W. P. Pickering,
F. C. Keppel, H. B. Bourne, W. Straban, J. B. Ramshot-
tom, W. H. Yanderstegen, D. P. Le Orrice, E. Bullock, W.
L. Hardesty, W. E. Heathfield, W. Hudson, R. W. Jones,
J. A. James, A. H. Shadwell, C. Wolley, B. Gosling, E. A.
Carlyon, J. Brown. J. C. Wright, C. J. D'Oyley, C. J.
Pole, J. M. Brooke. W. Booth, C. Booth, J. Denman, A. H.
Morgan, A. G. Cumming, L. H. Bayley, L. Fort, R. Ca-
pron, W. H. Burslem, W. Seekers, G. C. Legh, W. Egerton,
J. W. Law, J. Greenwood, J. Davies, M. Birch, W. Apple-
yard, Esqs. After the usual toasts, the company separated
a few minutes before twelve o'clock.

ROYAL MILITARY .ACADEMY.—WOOLWICII, JUNE
7.-53 candidates came forward at the last examination for
admission as gentlemen cadets at the Royal Military Aca-
demy, and of these the following are the names of the 18
who pased saisfactorily, and they have been ordered to join
on the re-opening of the academy after the summer vaca-
tion : 1. Charles John Darrah. 2. Rodney Ashbrook Mit-
chell. 3. William Rooke. 4. Henry Chamberlayne Farrell.
5. Richard Betton Rimington. 6. Frederick Augustus
Anley. 7. William Norten Persse. 8. George Cochrane
Thesiger. 9. Edward Osborne Hewett. 10. George Robert
Saunders. 11. Lewis Kekewich. 12. Arthur Robert Mac-
done'l. 13. Sidney Augustus Bazalgette. 14. Edward
Harding Steward. 15. Henry Barlow Maule. 16. George
Adam Crawford. 17. Edward Townsend. 18. Graham R.
T. Stevenson.

GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGEMENT OF FLAX GROW-
ING IN IRELAND.—A numerous deputation of Irish Members
waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Friday, for
the purpose of requesting that a Government grant of 1,0001.
should be made to defray th• expenses of public instructors
of flax growing. The Right Hon. Gentleman granted the
application.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY AT A LI-
CENSED VICTUALLER'S.—The police has receivedinformation
of the stealing of a large and valuable suite of jewellery from
the Albion Tavern, Caledonian-road, Islington, the property
of Mr. Burnman, consisting of a gold chain with split ring,
gold pencil-case and trinkets attached, a mosaic brooch (sub-
ject, abutterfl y), three diamond rings, a turquoise ditto, a
hair ditto,. a gold ditto, set with a stone; a diamond snake
ditto, 'a single stone turquoise ditto, a pebble ditto, a gold
brooch, set with amethysts and pearls; a jet ditto, with hair;
a cornelian ditto, a pebble ditto, with amethyst in centre;
a snake gold brooch, set with hair; a gold puzzle ring, a hair
bracelet, with gold clasp ; a geld bracelet, two opera glasses,
and other articles.

AERIAL NAVIGATION
Ir. 11. Bell, whose ascents
machinei‘ last year in his propelling
in the scientific world, Purposes a created much excitement
perimentalise at Vauxhall. nisigain, this evening, to ea-
enious
having discovered the means of steneg. projector claims
verrons. We opine the announcementil ngin the air. Nous
will attract vast
crowds.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM —This museum is now
open to visitors on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
as well as on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from ten n 3 till seven
P.m., but from some unexplained cause the outeri.
door is
still kept shut on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that visitors
will have to knock to gain admission on those days.
SUICIDE AND I\IATRIAIONY.—A disappointed old
bachelor says it makes little difference whether
commits suicide or matrimony. In one case he loses L!i. man
is life,
and in the other his influence.
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CAUTION TO OMNIBUS PROPRIETORS.—On Satur-
day, at the Inland Revenue Court, Messrs. Carpenter, pro..
prietors of a Paddington omnibus, were fined 201. for going
off their licensed line of road—namely, having driven one of
their carriages from it on the New-road to the Northern line
of railway. Police-constable 204 S said the defendants had
been frequently plying for hire at the terminus, without any
right whatever. The Court informed the defendants that it
would enforce the p9altyuniess showed in a. petition
some circumstances in mitigation, as it was necessary to en-
fince the law respecting ouch phiclog,