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

OAKR.

10 to 1 agst Lord Caledon's Sister to Wanota—taken
15 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Citadel
Nothing done on the Liverpool, Epsom, Newmarket,
or Northampton Spring events.

ASHDOWN COURSING MEETIN G.-SECOND DAY.

The Craven stakes.—First Ties.
Martinet ht Whiston, Egypt bt Suitor, Racer bt
Longitude, Factotum bt Memorandum, Southgrove bt
Sergeant Snap.
The Ashdown Stakes.—First Ties.
Maggie Lauder bt Venus, Whiff bt Signal, Jezabel bt
Muette. Manifesto bt Eddy, Leoline bt Ebb (drawn after
an undecided course).
Noon of Night agst Merry Lass.
LINCOLN RACES—TILUaSDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 7 soya. each, with 40 added, for three-
yr-olds, Est 81b ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged,
9st 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. One mile and a
dis. (14 Subs.)
Mr. Lister's Nancy, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (E. Harrison) 1
Mr. Robinson's Post Tempore, 5 yrs, Sat 121b...(Bumby) 2
Mr. Stott's Witchcraft, 4 yrs, Bst 4Th (W. Stringer) 0
Mr. W. Neale's the Calculatsr,3 yrs, Gst 131b...(Charlton) 0
Mr. Sibthorpe's the Swift, Ost 3lb (in. 51b ex.) (Holmes) 0
Mr. T. Hesseltine's Louisa, 5 yrs, Bst 91b ...... (C. Smith) 0
Mr. T. Parr's Selina, 5 yrs. 9st ... (G. Hall) 0
Mr. H. Stebbings' Guardsman, Gst 51b (c. 6st7lb)(Basham) 0
Mr. B. Shepherd's Beaumont Oats (h.-b.) (R. Sherwood) 0
Mr. Cassidy's Nutbrown, 4 yrs, Bst 61b
Mr. J. Osborne's Oxford Blue, 4 yrs, Bst lib (J. Osborne) 0
Mr. Cowley's Heart of Oak, 3 yrs, Gst Mb (Sabin) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Nancy, 3to 1 agst Post Tempore, sto
1 agst The Calculator, 5 to 1 agst Oxford Blue, and 8 to 1
agst Guardsman. After three false starts Post Tempore took
the lead, closely followed by Oxford Blue, who went to the
front after the first quarter of a mile. He was, however, soon
deprived of his lead by Nancy and Post Tempore, who at the
distance had the race by themselves, Nancy winning in a
canter by twelve lengths, Guardsman a bad third.
Handicap Steeplechase of 20 sous. each, 5 ft, &c., with 100
added ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay
20 sous. towards expenses. About four miles. (16 Subs.,
7 of whom declared.)
Mr. Hutton's Lucy Neale, lOst 1 llb (Taylor) 1
Mr. Carew's British Yeoman, list (Mason) 2

Mr. Cunningham's rater Simple, lOst Mb (Owner) 3
Mr. J. Ternan's Isaac, llst 21b (Canavan) 0
Mr. Blyth's Louisa, lOst 121 b (Frisby) 0
Mr. Kemp's Hope, 9st 101 b (Green) 0
Betting.-6 to 4 agst Lucy Neale, 2to 1 agst British
Yeoman, 6 to 1 agst Hope, and 20 to 1 agst Peter Simple.
Won by a length, and half a length between second and
third.

The Maiden Steeplechase of 5 Sovs. each, with 40 added;
the winner to pay 5 Sow. towards expenses. Over a por-
tion of the Steeplechase Course.
Mr. Cunningham's Quadruped, aged, 12st 21b (Taylor) 1
Mr. Blyth's Robert Earl of Holderness, 4 yrs (Frisby) 2
Mr. J. Lamplugh's Yorkshireman, 12it 21b ......(Owner) 3
Mr. Harrison's Make-Ready. 5 yrs, list 91b (Leedle) 0
Mr. Richardson's Haphazard, 5 yrs, 1 Ist 91b (J. Whittey) 0
Mr. G. King's Calverthorpe, list 91b (Mr. Harrison) 0
Mr. W. M. Davy's Gaylad, list 91b (Glover) 0
Mr. Thompson's Isaac of York,4 yrs, lOst 121 b (Wadlow) 0
Mr. Hunter's Barkby, 6 yrs, 12st `lib (Green) 0
Betting 5 to 2 agst Yorkshireman, 3 to 1 agst Quadruped,
4 to 1 agst Make-Ready, and 5 to 1 agst Isaac of York. Won
by half a length ; the Yorkshireman a good third.

Untaught men are unreasoning men, and unreason-
ing men are always unreasonable.—Eliza Cook's Journal.

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. —At the
monthly general meeting held yesterday, at the society's
house in Hanover-square, Mr. E. J. Rudge, F.R.S., in the
chair, Messrs. E. W. Cox, Mansfield Parkyns, and William
Hartree were elected fellows, and Mr. Remington and Mr.
E. Robins were proposed as candidates for the fellowship•
The report of the council stated that the number of visitors
to the gardens during the month of January presented an in-
crease of 5,533 over the corresponding month of 1850. The
additions to the menagerie are of unusual interest, including
a fine male specimen of the Malayan tapir, and two pairs of
mandarin ducks (aix galericulata). These beautiful birds,
having the full use of their wings, exhibit for the first time
the peculiar arboreal habit of the genus, and may be ob-
served flying to a perch several feet above the ground in the
large aviary in which they are effectively displayed. Among
other additions and improvements now in progress, the
Council have made an arrangement with Mr. Gould to ex-
hibit his brilliant collection of mounted humming birds in a
building which will be constructed expressly for its recep-
tion in the gardens.
CANADA..—RESISTANCE OF FROST BY GOTTA
PEIICLIA.—The officers' barracks on Cape Diamond are now
lighted with gas, which is conveyed from Champlain-street,
up and over the rock, chiefly through a gutta percha tube.
This tube is 390 feet long, and was furn►shed by Mr. W.
Eadon, Palace-street, agent for the London Gutta Percha
Company. It is laid in a wooden case or box, on the sur-
face of the rock, without any excavation. It has been up
three weeks, and the effect of the frost is not perceptible,
though the weather continues intensely cold. Yesterday, at
eight o'clock, the thermometer marked 22 degrees below
zero. An ice bridge formed at Caronge the night before
last, and there is now every probability of a bridge opposite
the city.—Quebec Morning Chronicle, Jan. 3.

DEATH OF THE REV. DR. PrE SMlTH.—This
venerable and illustrious divine is no more. His saintly
spirit entered into rest yesterday, at Guildford, where he had
resided since his removal from the scene of his long and
valuable labours at Homerton. He has lived to receive, but
not to enjoy, the testimonial presented to him by his friends,
brethren, and pupils. The main purpose of that demonstra-
tion has, however, been fulfilled, since it was intended less
as a means of rendering the last days of the eminent re-
cipient comfortable, than of erecting an appropriate monu-
ment to his memory after he should be removed from among
us, by the foundation of Divinity Scholarships, bearing his
revered name. We do not learn that our late lamented
friend was the subject of disease in any active form, but are
led to infer, that the powers of nature yielded to a gradual
decay. The !present is not the moment for attempting an
eulogy of his character, or an estimate of his distinguished
attainments and labours ; and we will, therefore, not affect to
determine, whether, in his literary productions, in the minis-
ters whom he trained for their sacred functions, or in the
spotless reputation which, through a long public life, he pre-
served, he has left the richer legacy to his family, the Church,
and the world.—Patriot.

It is stated that the plans of the proposed sub-
marine telegraph between England and France have been
lodged with the French Government, and that the company
for carrying out the undertaking is in course of definite
formation. It is mentioned also that a telegraphic commu-
nication from Calais to Trieste will be completed by the let
of March next, when the whole of the French lines will be
open to the public.
THE PROPOSED NEW CENTRAL CATTLE. MARKET.—
The locality of Cheapside has been more than usually astir
during the last few days, in consequence of the exhibition
of the model of the proposed market by the Central Markets
Association. At least 25,000 of the public have attended
the exhibition in less than a week, the great bulk of whom,
after having their objects, ins answered, manifested their
approbation of this commodious project. In the centre of the
room, which, by the way, is far too small for the purpose,
stands a handsome model, about six feet square, of the mar-
kets proposed to supersede Smithfield and Newgate. On the
walls of the building are plans, diagrams, and elevations of
the various accessories to the scheme, namely, lodging-houses
for the poor who may be displaced by the improvements,
baths and washhouses, and a fountain for flushing the mar-
ket. The exhibition is constantly open to the public with-
out charge. It is to be regretted, however, that the crush is
not more effectually prevented, although the police present
use their utmost efforts to prevent any inconvenience which
may arise from the admission of improper characters.
HEAVY FLOODS IN SOUTH WALES.—The long
continuance of wet weather, joined with the late very heavy
rains, has had the effect of completely flooding the lowlands
in the Aberdare Valley. The river Cynon spread over its
banks, and completely inundated the country to such an ex-
tent that it was feared, at one time, that the traffic on the
line of railway would be interrupted, and damage to the line
itself ensue. Fortunately, however, no injury was sustained.
In the neighbourhood of Dowlais there has been an immense
fall of rain, which, with the torrents from the mountains,
has completely inundated and flooded the conntry, rendering
the roads perfectly impassable. The river Towy, in Car-
marthenahire, has overflowed its banks, and covered the land
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ABATEMENT OF RENT.—H. D. Stewart, Esq., of
Tonderghie, with his usual liberality, allowed his tenants an
abatement of 30 per cent. for the half.years ending at Whit-
munday anti Martinmas, 1850.w.Dutqfries Courier.