The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

(From the United Service Gazette of this day.)
CAPTAIN AUSTIN AND CAPTAIN PENNY. —We un-
derstand that a most searching investigation will be
instituted into the discrepancy of the statements of
Captain Austin and Captain Penny, with reference
to prosecuting a further swarch beyond the Welling-
ton Channel for the Franklin Expedition. The Ser-
vice cln expect no more—the country will have no-
thing less. Captain Penny has arrived in town from
Scotland.

TUE ARCTIC PROMOTIONS.—The promotions on
account of the unparalleled services of the officers of
Captain Austin'A expedition will be made as soon as
Captain Austin's report is made to the Admiralty.
Lieutenant Gustavus Ellerinan (1841) is appointed
mail agent on board a central mail steam-ves!e%
THE CoLONP.LCY OP TUB 15T11 FOOT.—AS usual,
a dozen officers are named at the head-quarters of
gossip (the clubs) for this regiment, not a soul, of
course, knowing anything of the Duke of Wellington's
intentions. We do not attach much faith to any of
the reports, but as we might be considered neglectful
of our duty if we did nut name some one as the likely
successor to the vacant colonelcy, we may mention
that the most plausible on dit gives the 15th to Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Howard Douglas, and the 99th to
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hanbury.
RELIEFS or REGIMERTS.—The Select Committee
on Army and Ordnance Expenditure approve of the
system of reliefs that has been adopted with respect
to regiments serving abroad, as it provides for the
regular performance of the military duties in the
colonies, and at the same time secures a fair amount
of home service to the soldier; and upon the prin-
ciple that for every ten years abroad each regiment
shall have five years at least of service at home, ex-
cept in India, where, on account of the great distance
and the heavy expenditure involved in frequent in-
terchanges of regiments, it has not been deemed ex-
pedient to relieve them more frequently than once in
every fifteen years.
HORSE GUARW.—Major-General Brown, C.B
the
from leeve of absence, and resumed the duties of his
office at the Horse Guards. Mr. Ferguson, one of the
assistants to the Military Secressiry, Lord Fitzroy
Somerset, is better in health, although not yet able
to resume his official duties.
STAFF.—Licut.-Goneral the Right Hon. Sir d-
ward Blakeney, G.C.8., Commander
of the ForcesE in
Ireland, has left the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, on
leave, and will return on the Ist November.
THE ;STEW COLOURS OF TIIE ROYAL FUSILIERS.
—The regiment proceeded to the garri.,on chapel on
Sunday last in r...view order, with fixed bayonets
and colours flying, headed by the M kjor-General com-
manding the district, Lord Frederick Fit zclarence.
On arriving in the chapel the men ranged themselves
cm the benches, their fieelocks, with bayonet still
filed, in their hands, the colours—the new ones
presented to the regiment last week—brought to the
front of the gallery,each with its subaltern supported
by Six colour sergeants on the bench immediately be-
hind ; and after the
irteevgula: morning service the gar-
rison chpla the Ir. Milner, preached a ser-
mon in substance the *ea the inauguration ex-
hortation, after which as the
returned to its
barracks in the same order it marched to chapel.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal of this day )
Considerable activity has prevailed in the
market'- this
week for speculative mines in particular. Dividend shares
have been much inquired fo% but transactions in them
have become limited, in consequence of their being chieflyen
held as an investmen', and the few who would be willing
to sell looking forward to an advance in price, now that
money is becoming more plentiful, and the expectancy
that the rise in capper will tend to increase mining divi-
dends for some time to come. It cannot be said that in
the former class of mines the transactions are altogether
of a judicious character, so far as the buyers are con-
cerned, but yet there is more discrimination shown than
formerly in the selection of investments, and properly so,
when large premiums are demanded. The aame apathy
"13t'a, which was a noticeable feature last week, towards
minesquietly
in their v ' progres,ing to dividends, and a depression
c00n..., is the consequence. Very favourable ac-
from several
undertakings lately commenced
working in the Devon district, and in
_older. ones in the
West ''t Cornwall, h
as will be noticed i
iiiaour columns.
have been received during the week,
In the Bullion
buyers attket—
ein dollars, bay 'Mexican and South Ameri-
market is fla.,. Spanish I,oad , end 4s. lOid, per or.; the
United States dollar's, ,i'3B: pillar dollars, ss. per oz.
taining gold (all gold atje°4l per oz. Bar silver con-
paid for), ss. Oil. per oz. t 5 grains in the pound to he
gold, 5.. Oid. per ez. standasialudanrd. Bar silver without
~i".41r4.01d, 3/. 178. 9d. per
02. stAndard. American gold,
9+l. to 31, 61. 3d.
per oz.
In the Metal Market, °wing to I ode per has advanced id. per lb.--A good
tnmia, Cop-
quick.
Lead.—English Tin is firm at tho quota.' "12 'king gin
reign has obtained better priess.--Spti°'," Eo-
silvri• have declined in price. The Iron trade iasn-
better : stocks aro small, and foreign orders have been
ra ire brisk than for some time past.
The copper smelters have at length advanced the price
of sheathing, sheets, and bolts from 9id. to 10(1. per lb
tlue,h cake front 841. to 88/. 103, per tr,n ; tile from 831..
to 871. 103. We, therefore, hope tbe miner will s
receive a portion of the benefit thereof. peedily
Tfitsble of copper ore at Thursday's ticketing was
3,025 tons, amounting to 14,8961. 2s. 6(1.; the average
proehice and standard being 1,1021.; the corresponding
Bait) -last month was 2,848 tons, Bi, 99/. is.: thus show-
ing the miner does not as yet participate in the late ad-

vance made upon the price of cake copper by the
smelters.
At Wheal Basset bi-monthly meeting, on Tneaday,
the accounts for July and August showed-Balance end
of Juno, 1,959/. 175.; ores sold (less dues), 543/. 123. 2d.;
South Wheal Frances adventurers for tinstuff, 1251.
15s. 101.; East Basset adventurers for materials, 35/.
18s. 61; sundry discounts, 13/. 4s. 31,,---7,5661. Bs. 9d.-
Mine cost and merchants' bills, '2,850/. 9s. Bd.; south
mine cost, including on account of the new engine, 8481.
11d.-By dividend of 101. per shire (2,5601.):
leaves balance in favour of mine, 1,3074 6s. 2d. The
profit on the two months' working was 2,736/. 2s. Id.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders in Treleigh
Consolidated Mines, on Wednesday last (G. B. Carr,
Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed-Balance in
hand last account, 8441. 17s. Id. ; copper ore, &c., sold
during the year, 5,679/. 55. 6d. ; proceeds of 5754, Three
per Cent. Consols, 5624 Is. 2d. ; old materials, 17/. 13s.
=7,103/. 161. 9d.-Labour cost for one year, 4,6401. 78.
2J. ; merchants' bills, 1,499/. 3s. 2d. ; lord's dues paid,
207. 16s. ; dividend paid, 171.; leaving balance to next
account, 739/. 10s. 5d.: which, with copper ore sold,
251 Sept., 552/. ; 33/. 2s, 9d. in Three per Cent. Con-
sols, 53/. 63. ,• dividend on stock, 91: 3s. 6d., makes
1,353/. 19s. I Id. assets. The liabilities being-Accept-
ance and claims, 887/. 25.. 61. ; dues unpaid, 178/. Bs.
6d.=1,065/. 1 Is.

At the Tarnar Silver• Lead Company's annual meet-
ing, on Monday, the 6th inst., (G. B. Carr, Esq., in the
chair), the accounts showed-Ore sold, 18,645/. 14s. 101
Cost thereon for one year, 17,6071. 53. Id., leaves ba-
lance of profit, 1,0381, 9s. 9d.: add balance in hand from
last account, 2,8381. 9s. 51., lesves 3,876/. 19s. 21. in fa-
vour of company, which, added to the reserve fund,
2,2991. 13s. 3d., makes altogether 6,176/. 12s. sd.
At North Buller general meeting, on Wednesday
(Thomas King, Esq., in the chair), the accounts showed,
Balance last account and call received, 1,109/. 18s. Ex-
pended during the quarter, 9784 85. 11d.: leaving ba-
lance in hand of 131/. 9s. Id.
At Yeoland Consols meeting a call of 1/, per share
was made.
At the Garreg meeting, on Tuesday (J. Y. Watson,
E'q., in the chair), the accounts showed-Balance in
hand last meeting, 5431. 103. 5d.-By labour cost, July,
1091. 9s. Id ; ditto August, cost of engine and part of
building, 3.85/. Bs. 7d.: leaving balance in hand, 48/,
12s. 9d. A Clll of 2s. 6d. per share was made.
At Wheal Langford and Baring United Mines meet-
ing, on Thursday, the ac2cri.nti. ss s6hd. oweAd
caallboafla2. balance in
favour of the company of
per sharp was made.
At the Wheal
E.tehipusr, meeting, o 3
-r
on Thursday,
tts 3
h,lsaci
counts showed_
Oleesaa.ivi6idon.ix Liabilities, 246/, 18s. 6d.-Assets, 139/. Us. 3d.:
a balance against the mine of 1071. is. 3d. A
per share was made.
At West Alfred quarterly meeting on Monday, the
accounts showed-Deposit received on 5,000 shares at
Ws., 2,500/ ; cost of 70-inch cylinder engine and boilers
complete, 1,0201.; labour cost for four months, to end
August, 566/. 2s. 7d.; merchants' bills, 5191. is. 7d.;
sundries, 182/. Bs.: leaving balance to next account,
2121. 7a. 10d. A call of 103. per share was made.
At South Dolcoath meeting, held last week, a call of
1/. per share was made, to clear off the balance due by
the company, and prosecute the mine with business-like
energy.
At Wheal Hamlyn twc-monthly meeting, on Wednes-
day (Mr. Fitzgerald in the chair), the accounts showed
-Balance from last account, 44L 66. 3d. ; calls, 901.
16s. 135/. 2s. 3d. Labour cost, July, 31/. 17a. 10d. ;
ditto, August, 47/. 19s. 7d. ; law expenses, 31/. 7s. 6d. :
leaving in hand, 23/. 17s. 41., and arrears of calls,
184 4s. A call of Is. per share was made.
At the Castle Dines Tin Mine meeting, at Bath, on
the Ist inst., the accounts showed-Received on calls,
375/. ; due, 21/.=-3961. By first instalment for purchase
of sett, 133/. 6s. Bd. ; commission, 39!. 12s. ; agent's re-
porting and travelling expenses, 51. 11s.: leaving a ba-
lance in hand of 21717105. 4d.

At Trelusback meeting, on Monday, the accounts
showed—Balaik:e last account, 371/. 13s. Bd.; costs and
merchants' bills for July and August, 4921.95.1 1d...=371/.
33. 7d. By call made in August, 512/.; leaves balance
against adventurers, 3521 3". 7d.

-During the week shares have changed hands in the
following mines:—Alfred Consols, Trannack and Bo-
sence, Tremayne, Speedwell, West Providence, East
Tamar, T 1 e:awny, Mary Ann, Merllyn, Black Craig,
Whorl Reeth, Butterdon, Bsrgelly, Kirkcudbrightshire,
Wheal Ventoc,:Trehane, Wheal Samson, Langfird, Great
Bryn, Treleigh Consols, North Downs, Cefn Gwyn, Hel-
vellin, Nant-y-Car, Mining Company of Ireland, Great
Sheba, Wicklow Copper, T, ethevy, Wheal Gill, Garreg,
Bedford United, Wheal Golden, Wheal Trewane, West
Caradon, Bryntail, Spearno Consols, Wellington, Gus-
tavus, Kilbricken, St. Aubyn and Grylls, &c.
In Foreign Shares, transactions have taken place in
Australian, Cobre, Santiago, United Mexican, St. John
del Rey, Mexican, and South American, Copiapo, &c.

LORD LONDONDERRY andABD-EL-KADER•

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—l am not disposed to submit to wrong infe-
rences being drawn from any hopes I have formed
and publicly declared as to the liberation of Abd-el-
Kader ; and upon reading to .day your criticisms,
and appreciating your general candour, I transcribe
the President's own autograph words, which the
editor of the Morning Post has thought fit to leave
out, and to alter my letter to him in another im-
portant part, which corroborates my views and
hopes :

Je veux tot ou tard mottre I'Emir en libert6, par-
ceque je crois que l'honneur dl la Franco y est engage.
J'ai trouvi, la Porto Oitomano blen ditpoF6
l'acueillir ; mes intentions n 2 sont pas changtC vi` a via
mais it fdllait attendre encore."

The President, then, does inform me of every
point I have ventured to solicit, and what his present
determination is. The fact I have. The delays and
resolves are not necessary for me to proclaim, al-
though the former is essential to my purpose, and
now to my truth and honesty before the public.
I remain, Sir, yours very obediently,
VANE LONDONDERRY.
Tower of Garron, Oct. 5.
N.B. I think it due to myself to enclose the copy
of a letter I have written to a friend of mine in Lon-
don to give to the editor of the Horning Post to
publish, if he does not alter and give the true con-
struction to the communications be has received
from me.

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.
" Sir,—Although I am bounden to thank you for your
insertion of my correspondence, I must complain of some
phrases of mine being garbled, and not giving my words
nor the true sense, which I have certainly derived from
the President's letter, which has induced me to state
publicly, I hail now the dawn of,the day that is to set
the Emir free;' and again, Prince Louis Napoleon's
answer to me is conclusive.'

" My letter to you, Sir, states,'quoted from the Prince's
autograph i❑ French, Sooner or later he will set the
Emir at liberty, as the honour of France is engaged in
it;' whereas your publication runs, He thinks the
honour cf France engaged in the liberation of the Emir,
and therefore he declares his belief that, sooner or later,
it will be accomplished.'
" In my letter to you I give, from the Prince's pen,
his pledged word—in your printer's garbling a mere
belief is expressed.

" If it is.deemed good policy to cover in any way the
President's own glorious decision, I pronounce it a fal-
lacious course, come from what quarter it may.
" But, Sir, what I most strongly have a right to con-
demn is the omissio❑ made by the Morning Post in the
exact translation of tha letter of Prince Louis Napoleon
himself to me, which I sent to you.
" The very important sentence, as above referred to,
is quite Aft out, and certainly without it I never could
have expressed myself so hopeful, nor could I have said,
"The veil may now be drawn over the past,' had the
distinct assurance not been made. To make it quite
clear, I give the most exact translation of the President's
paragraph —li will, sooner or later, liberate the Emir,
because I believe that
,in it is engaged the honour of
France;' and this paragraph you, Sir, have entirely loft
out in the Prince's letter to me, though conveyed to you
in my translated copy; and certainly you have not
spared my stultification before the public at the expense
of the shield you have chosen to draw over the Prince's
expressions; because I never could have drawn the
conclusions I have from thy, simple declaration that
'Ales intentions ne sont pas changees,' which is all that
you have been pleased to allow to appear in this letter.
" I wait anxiously your doing me justice in the public
eye, and

" I remain, Sir, your obedient servant,
" VANE LONDONDERRY.
" Tower of Garron, Oct. 4."

world from his (From the Times.)
Abd-el-Ka is making as much work in the
past at the head of
French prison, as he made in days
last week that the Mar •
the Republic on the subject ilia Arab cavaliers. It transpired
again correspoodiel4
vigils of Londonderry had been
Now, though this question is friend the President of
of the Emir's release.
is in a political sense excitls
.e province of abstract
to the vps have freely admit-
its itffis
tteadin% likewise Bo clearly French, it per-
humanity, that within certain I
who feel fors,tihrnteoosu
heritnbgescommon
jell:
iat
i moret
rof
esf
or,
ltetdhnhiecaeienrr.
property of all
fellows. Lord Londonderr
plies
sympathized
iwzeaarrwanitth fotrhelacisapcthivaeriimbl
and he was known to Louis Napoleon as asfr.
had formerly exerted the selfsame good officiees". 114
half of the very individual with whom he walsnnboe.
pleading
,the cause of another. That his Lord h•vi
1 ip,
therefore, should intercede with Prince Louis Na.
poleon in favour of Abd-el-liader was as natural 1
an example of private generosity as could well be
imagined, but it was not so understood by our
neighbours in Paris. Either England must in
reality be very perfidious, or France must be ex-
They will not believe but
ceedingly perverse.
that we are jealous of their dominion and bent on
disturbing their peace. Their journals declare that
our object in desiring the liberation of Abd-el-Kader
in to furnish the Arab malcontents with a leader for a
the campaign, and so to plunge France again into
eeeroenlbarrassrnents of a costly war. The subject
which the intr.
6 to revive 01 the traditionary suspicions of an
age gone by, and the present generation of Frenchmen
rected to the rrnesf of
is scared b, a . .
All this is absurdo
(.atalogue of historical instances in
a national rival.
Albion have been darkly di-
donderry, with a feeling
home has bin more enough, but the embroilment at
which nobody can rnisunder- 1
xtraordinary still. Lord Lon- ,

stand, was desirous of imparting to his countrymen
the satisfaction with which he himself had been im-
pressed by the result of his efforts. He accordingly,
transmitted the correspondence to a morning contem-
porary for publication, so that the appeal of the Mar-
quis and the reply of the President became subjects of
universal comment. In our own capacity we accorded
of course a proper notice to communications from such
distinguished quarters, but we were unable to dis-
guise our persuasion that Lord Londonderry had built
somewhat more loftily on the President's professions
than the letter of the correspondence appeared
to warrant. Generous dispositions are so naturally
sanguine that the difference between our own conclu-
sions and those of the ➢larquis scarcely seemed to re-
quire any further explanation ; but it now appears
that our contemporary, in condensing the intelligence
referred to, contrived ingeniously to omit the parti-
cular paragraph on which Lord Londonderry's confi-
dence was based. What his Lordship had been pro-
mised was quietly struck out ; what he consequently
believed was published at full length, so that the su-
perstructure was left standing after the foundation
had been removed. With this representation of his
proceedings Lord Londonderry was of course dis-
pleased, and he has now exposed the error and its re-
sults in a letter to ourselves.

We may refer the reader to this communication
for a more accuratc. disclosure of what has really oc-
curred i❑ the matter of Abd-el-liader's release, but
we submit to Lord Londonderry's judgment that
he has used a phrase of unnecessary force in speaking
of his own " stultification" as consequent on the
mistakes of his original correspondents. No person
could think his Lordship " stultified" by the confi-
dence he derived from the Prince's epistle, even as
imperfectly transcribed. His inferences were more
sanguine than the pledges seemed to justify; but
enough still remained to explain his satisfaction
without impeaching his wisdom. It is not to be de-
nied, however, that the paragraph excluded from pub-
lication did really contain the sole distinct announce-
ment of the President's policy, though we are inclined
to doubt whether the words of the autograph, even as
now given by Lord Londonderry himself, can be made
to carry the whole of the weight which the noble
Marquis would attach to them. "Je veux tot ou
tard" writes the Prince, " mettre l'Emir en liberty,
parceque je crois que l'honneur de France y est en-
gage ;" but when Lord Londonderry renders this
into "I will sooner or later set the Emir at liberty,
because I believe that in it is engaged the honour of
France," is he not communicating to an expression of
desire too much the character of a positive resolution ?
We readily admit that what the President is now
shown to have said is considerably more to the point
than what he was represented as saying before; in
fact, the very pith and purport of his letter had been
extracted in the process employed for its abbreviation.
But even now we should hardly venture to pronounce
that Louis Napoleon had bound himself by the words
above quoted to the absolute accomplishment of an
act.

Of our own part in the transaction but little need
be said. As we could not fathom the genius of our
contemporary in so dexterously eviscerating the do-
cuments intrusted to his care, we were compelled to
take the text of the correspondence as we found it,
and since our inference, even on those delusive pre-
mises, fell considerably short of what Lord London-
derry himself conceives would have been justifiable,
we may hold ourselves exempted from further ac-
countability. If the Noble Marquis imagines that
the difference between his published conclusions
and his published warrant was broad enough to
" stultify" him in the eyes of the world, he cannot
of course consider us culpable in having characterised
the circumstance as an excess of confidence alone.
The truth is that it was somewhat difficult for Louis
Napoleon, in writing to an old friend, to employ ex-
pressions which might befit the intimacy of the cor-
respondents without compromising the responsibility
of the President. We can hardly doubt either that
he desires the liberation of Abd.el-Kader, or that he

would be gratified to inform Lord Londonderry of
his intentions, but he has serious public obligations
and no few public embarrassmants, and he will
scarcely, perhaps, be prepared to find that the letter
of his communication has been subjected to as much
diacussion as the text of a treaty.
We wish that in taking leave of this unexpected
topic we could persuade our French contemporaries
that neither Lord Londonderry nor his countrymen
are compassing the ruin of France after any con-
ceivable fashion. We really have no such designs,
nor, if we were ever so selfishly disposed, can we see
how the embarrassments of our next neighbours are
to prove any source of advantage to ourselves. On
the contrary, we desire nothing more cordially tha❑
that both nations may live in plenteousness as well as
peace. The wellbeing of one country comes yearly
to be more intimately connected with the wellbeing
of th• other. Our Exchange fluctuates with the
Bourse of Paris, nor would anything be more likely
to affect this political barometer than the intelligence
that Fiance was involved in serious war. No man can
tell in these days where war will stop. If Algeria
was once more the scene of active hostilities, the
dames might spread in an instant along the shores of
the Mediterranean or across its waters. We would
have no such chances left to fortune. In England
we are all for peace, though we arc not all associated
for the summary suppression of war. If the French
Government concientiously believes that the liberation
of Abd-el-Kader is incompatible with the permanent
tranquility of France, it is not only entitled but im-
peratively bound to detain him in captivity. We
only trust that the alternative, on due reflection, may
not be found so formidable, and that some scheme
may be discovered of indulging the Emir, in his last
days, without compromising the security of France
or the peace of Europe.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CXL.
NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING—
THE CESAREWITCH, &c.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—Since dotting down my remarks` yesterday, I
find that Lord Exeter's Cane has been struck out, not
only for this stake, but the Cambridgeshire also. Sir J.
Hawley has likewise scratched his Bob Major for the
Great 200 Sovs. Sweepstakes on Monday's list. From
the numerous vacillations of the prices of the horses in
this stake, it would be almost impossible for anybody
but a close observer to find out which way the money is
going, or what particular animal is meant. Mokanna,
after having risen to a very short price, has, within the
last five or six days, been sent altogether out of the
market. Trickstress, who also figured as a good favou-
rite a short while ago, yesterday and the day before was
peppered incessantly. Several other of the old cracks
have gone slick out of the betting, not to come again.
Yesterday I left off with Dockern)'s stable; to-day I
shall c emmence with one adjacent to it—Lumley's,
private trainer to Lord Strathmore. He has three in
training entered for this event, one only, Gurforth,
standing any chance of going to the post. This animal
is by Yaxley, out of Lady Mary's darn, by the Saddler,
a 4 yrs old, and carries but 6st 31b. I fancy his Lord-
ship will possess as good a chance with this horse as he
has ever had with any other on the turf for winning
a stake of such importance as this. Garforth's perform-
ances last year were not very inferior; at Newmarket
ho was beaten for the It. M. Plato by Royal Hart,
Wan,dyke second; at Goodwood, carrying Bst 71b, he
ran third for the Racing Stakes, won by Pitsfurd (61b
extra), Nutshell second; at Newmarket he run ?eound
in the St. Leger Stakes to Nutshell; at Epsom Autumn
Meeting, with 63t 11Ib up, ho won the Bentinck Plate,
beating Impression, 3 yrs, 6st 81b, second, and fourteen
others; this year, at Goodwood, carrying Bst 21b, was
not placed for the Richmond Plate, won by Tordesillas,
4 yr 3, 63t 81b; Preslew, 4 yrs, 7st elb, second; at
Eglinton Park he run a bad third to Hippolytus for the
Eglinton Park Handicap, over the two.and•quarter mile
course, Chief Justice second; this last race of his in my
opinion, without he has improved of late, settles his
chance most satisfactorily for the Cesarewitch. His
stable companions Montague and Sunrise, I cannot
fancy as winners; Montague, however, is nicely
weighted at 7st, but will find his superiors
in the race. Rogers has four small cele-
brities in his stable engaged in this event. and it will
not surprise me were three out of the four to go to• the
post. The game King Charming, by Orlando, out of
Insurance, 3 yrs, sst, is a pretty certain runner, and
should rain set in between now and then, which, by the
bye, is very improbable, he, will just about, if not
quite, repeat his dose of the early spring at Northamp-
ton. Mr. Crawford's Darkie, by Sir Hercules, out of
Dark Susan, 4 yrs, 6st 51b, within the last four and
twenty hours has taken so decided a lead in the betting
market, that not more than 10 to 1 can be had about
him, and as the money is on him, he will be the horse of
the stable on the day. It is only four years ago since
his owner won this race with the Cur, and from all ap-
pearances seems highly probable to do the same
on this occasion. Darkie's performances were last year,
at the Epsom Spring Meeting, running third in the
Trial Stakes, one mile, won by Bushranger, Knight of
Gwynn° second, each same age and weight; at Epsom
Summer Meeting carrying 6st 81b, he run third for the
bear, Ofour, two
Craven Stakes, one mile two furlongs was won by Col-
last for the Cus'
3
,tn_g_w(rd, 5 yrs, 9st 10lb; Kathleen, 3 yrs, 6st 8 lb
for the Gold
ascend; was beaten into fits by Voltigeur for the Derby;
d'u'keeteatriersrying gat 1316, run third to Mildew for the
miles, the winner having 7st Sib to
aPt:L73mlbilwese,s wegoaninbythLiridttilne JthaeckA,
yrs, Est 121 b second; at Brighton,was
7st, at LPscm
cPui at Egham carrying 6st 911), run second
a half, won
Sat slb second 61L281b ; Chief Justice, 3 yrs,
handicap, one rade and
la Coupe, 4 yrs by
Sauter
Autumn
with the Welter weight of IYear at Eglinton Park,
Cup over the two mile Ost.lllb up, he won the Irvine
lOst 81b, Ethiron, .
5 yrs, sei)ur"' beating Castle, 4 yrs,
carrying 1 Ist 616, he bt 31b ; at the same
won the mat s meeting,
and a half, beating the Marg. ' on takes, ono mile
others. These are the wholo°ls7
131
ja yrs, llat 71b, and two
last two years. With the exceptiraeperformalices for the
year, they are not of the most attCL of those run this
as his form seems evidently to improve" description, but
his transfer to Newmarket, why I mast wonderfullye since
ehanoe. Mr. Shaft's Weston', by aselbouernnrespect his
Muley Moloch, 5 yrs, 7st, will almost be
set'srdeara by
If oune at the post, and considering his weight anatele.btee
running, muss prove even dangerous antsgoni,t

to his stable companion Darkie, to whom, how-
ever, he is at the weight said to be inferior.
Mr. Bevill's Mrs. Taft, a 6 yrs old, with Est up, having
shown some fair running lately in various small stakes,
will be started for the off chance of this great go like-
wise, but I am afraid with very little chance of winning.
T. Purr's singular lot—for it is singular in every respect,
only one representing it in this race, and that a mys-
terious animal entitled Vancouver—stands abont as
much chance of passing the winning chair first, as a re-
spectable member of the feline species does of descending
outside St. Paul's with perfect safety to itself. E. Parr's
lot consists of the Black Doctor, Woolwich, Sister to
Clothworker, and True Blue. Their feather-weight,
True Blue, by Trueboy, out of My Pet, I presume will
not bo pulled out on this occasion, but left at home to
prepare for future events, or lie by altogether.
the next year, as this animal gives several signs of being
a strongish customer next year. Mr. Saxon's Sister to
Clothworker, by the Prime Warden, out of Miss Whin-
ney, 4 yrs, sst 71b, is much more likely to run than the
former, and not improbably may do so in the company
of her stable companion, The Black Doctor; neither,
however, have any attractions for me. I do not look
any farther than the weight attached to Woolwich's
name, that being quite sufficient. Wadlow has a couple
of bad horses extremely lightly weighted, which, if
they ever possessed a chance of accomplishing any-
thing respectable, ought to do ao now; my verdict,
however, is against them. Kent's lot now attracts my eye;
it contains Officious, Antigone, Hernandez, The Nigger,
Mokanna, Hesse Homburg, and Exeter. Now, I cannot
discover why the quondam crack Mokanna, cz3ept for
particular motives that will not bear mentioning, has
been precipitated from his high position, the horse being
in good trim, &c.; the cause of this, whatever it may be,
will perchance turn up in the course of the ensuing
week. Under the double current of backers trying to
get out, and those in the secret trying to lay, it will not
do for me to recommend any investments on this animal.
Hernandez's chance, 3 yrs, 7st 71b, is very queer, as he
does not seem capable of staying the distance, being
evidently a mile horse and nothing else. The
Nigger, if meant, would run forward, but as
I think think they entertain no notion of at-
tempting the Cesarewitch with him, I shall leave him
alone in his glory. Hesse Homburg, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b,
cannot by any means win ; the seine remarks may be
applied to Mr. Gratwicke's Exeter. Percy's couple,
Vampyre and the Graad Duke, will be nowhere! Peck
also has a couple in Paquette and La Fiancee; the latter
by Ithuriel, out of Bridle, 4 yrs, 4st 131 b, has been very
much fancied lately among a few of the knowing ones,
who hare invested their cast upon her pretty freely. I
should prefer her stable companion Paqetta, as her per-
formances this year have been of a decidedly inferior
kind ; neither, however, I fancy, will be one of the first
four. Mr. Drinkald's trainer, Ford, has, singular to say, a
couple also of acceptances for this stake in Dulcet, and
Santer la Coupe ; the former weighted at Est 41b is an
aged horse, and the latter 7st as a five year old. Should
Mr. Drinkald have any idea of winning the Cesarewitch
this year it must be with Savter la Coupe. Saunders
of Hednesfovd has a couple of Mr. Palmer's nags in
training for this race, Goldfinder and Trickstress. Up
to within a few days Trickstress was set down as the
great gun of the two ; the last fifty hours has changed
the aspect of affairs, Goldfinder having been found to
be the most valuable motel, and all but immediately
made a first favourite. Rhesus is of no use here. Her-
bert 5 yrs 7st will be also alueless on this occasion.
Among the useless division the fallowing will also
figure:—Cheerful, Rnssborough, Ninus, Haricot, Wens-
dyke, Narcissus, Caesar, Warwick, Miss Flyaway, and
Gaylass. The remaining horses chances I shall briefly
glance ot. The Steeple and Hurdle racer Bellford, under
the fanciful weight of 4st 81b for a five year old, has been
supported for a variety of trifling sums at 100 to 1 and
under. Wiadischgratz, 4 grs 7st, if run to win, and up
to the mark, has a very respectable outside chance, but
as I am not certain on any point respecting him, I shall
not commit myself by saying anything more of him.
The Counts Valentine, though only weighted at sst 111 b,
cannot possess much chance of winning, without a de-
luge should set in between now and the day of the race.
The great Nancy at Bst 71b, though tooled by Jove him-
self, I cannot for an instant think has any chance what-
ever of victory. Stebbing's Hungerford and Barcelona
from Dilly's may also swell the field, and perchance run
uncommonly well too. To snm up, the Cesarewitch of
this year will be between DARKIE, OFFICIOUS, or Mo-
KANNA, GOLDFINDER, HIPPOLYTUS, and One of Daw-
son's COUPLE. The best of the lot probably will bo
HIPPOLYTUS.

The remainder of the meeting will be noticed on
Monday. I am, Sir, yours, &0.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Oct. 11, 1851.

TATTERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING.
Six o'cLocs.

CESA.REWITCH.
7 to 1 agst Hippolytus
8 to 1 agst Goldfinder
13 to 1 apt Darkie
15 to 1 agst Officious
15 to 1 agst Sauter•la-Coupe
25 to 1 agst Backbiter
30 to 1 agst Tho Italian
Nancy is scratched.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS )
IN RE MIDDLEWOOD AND FOSTER.

The bankrupts, silk mercers and drapers at Leeds,
came up to pass their last examination. The accounts,
prepared by Mr. Butler, extend from the 10th of
March, 1849, to the 20th of August, 1851, and con •
tamed the following items :—To creditors, 2,522/. ;
liability, 45/. ; profits, 1,2961.; capital, March 10,
1849, 260/.; by cash to be accounted for by trustees
under assignment, 751; good debts, 307/. ; doubtful,
911. ; bad, 231.; property given up, 865/. • lease of
premises, 254/. ; trade expenses, 1,170/. ; losses,
679/. ; partners' drawings, 6411. ; liability per con-
tra, 451.
Mr. PARKER for the assignees offered no opposi-
tion, and the bankrupts passed.
Mr. TORR, for the bankrupts, applied for an allow-
ance for their journeys to London, the case having
been brought to this court for the convenience of the
creditors.

--
His HONOUR allowed payment of part of the ex-
penses.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

Robert Sergeant, aged 13, and Robert Caswell, aged
16 years, were brought before Sir Peter Laurie, in
the custody of John May (R 48, metropolitan police),
charged, the former with having stolen from the
warehouse of Mr. Hale, in Queen-street, 191. or 201.
in gold and silver, the latter with having received
part of the money well knowing that it had been
stolen. _

Mr. Josiah Hale said—Robert Sergeant was an
errand-boy in my employment. Oa Tuesday night
I was called up by the police at my house in Gresham-
street, and informed that the warehouse was broken
open. I proceeded thither with a constable, and found
a policeman on duty waiting outside. I found on
entering the premises that a drawer in my desk lied
been broken open, and that 191. or 201. in gold and
silver had been stolen from it. I had left the ware-
housent
half-past
and the ten, and kept the keys in my own
possession. The outer window, which looks into
Qoassee sns a
andt n .
e Je
shutters were open. The con-
stable e
after examination of the warehouse, were
. so t
decidedly of opinion that the robbery must have been
committed by somebody who had hidden himself, for
there was no mark of forcible entrance. The prisoner
Sergeant came the following morning, and the in-
spector and I questioned him, and agreed in believing
that he was the thief.

Inspector Mitchell—l examined the warehouse be-
tween twelve and one o'clock on Tuesday night, and
found a piece of candle burning in a small gallipot
there. On further examination I found on the desk
five other pieces of candle of the 8811161 description as
that manufactured by Mr. Hale. They all smelt
strongly of tobacco. On the following morning I
questioned all the persons in the employment of the
firm, and the boy's statement, as to where he had
been since the hour of leaving business, was the most
unsatisfactory, and nobody had seen him go. I called
at the house of his aunt, with whom he resides, and
learned that all he said was false. In the boy's pocket
I found some lucifers and the bowl of a tobacco pipe,
which contained some tobacco dust. The pieces of
candle which I found looked as if they had been car-
ried in the pocket. Mr. Hale let the boy go at a
quarter past eight o'clock, but I sent round to the sta-
tions, and he was
apprehended afterwards in Green-
wich, with Caswell, the other prisoner. There was
lying upon the desk which was broken open, a piece
of paper, on which appeared, in the prisoner's writ-
ing, the words " Remember Hackett's gang."
Hackett was the celebrated house and prison breaker.
I have ascertained that Caswell, who is stated by his
father to be an incorrigible reprobate, has been the
constant companion of Sergeant.
John May (R 48)—In consequence of information
which I received from the Bow-lane station, I went
to a coffee-shop in Greenwich and found the two pri-
soners in bed together. They told me at once their
real names. I asked them what had become of the
money one of them had taken from his employers.
They replied that they
knew nothing about it, and
that they had money of their own in their possession.
Upon Caswell I found two sovereigns, a half- sove-
reign, and twopence. He said he could prove it to
be his money, for he had, while in a boat in the
Thames, picked up a gentleman who had tumbled
overboard from a steamer, and who gave him two
sovereigns for the service, and he told me the other
prisoner had give him a sovereign out of some money
which the boy had accidentallyfound, as well as a suit of
clothes. Sergeant then told me, pointing to his trou-
sera, that I would find in them some of the money he
had found. I turned out of his pockets four sove-
reigns, six half-sovereigns, and Bs. 101. in silver, and
threepence halfpenny in copper. I found also in the
room two new suits of clothes and the bill for them.
Sergeant, in answer to my question, whether he
door, while sitting
wished to account for the possession of the money,
replied that he had found a bag containing sovereigns
on the steps of his employer's
there on Tuesday morning, and he also said that he
_ had paid for clothes for the other prisoner and himself.

Sir P. LAURIE asked the prisor.ers whether it was
their wish to say anything ? Sergeant—Yes. I
went to work on Tuesday morning as usual, and there
being nobody at the warehouse I sat down on the
steps, and I felt something hurt me, and upon look-
ing down I found it was a bag containing sovereigns,
so I picked it up and put it in my pocket.
Sir P. LAURIE—And you had it when you went
to your work ? Sergeant—Yes.
Sir P. LAURIE—Did you tell Mr. Hale about it ?
Sergeant—No ; I did not say anything about it to
him at all.

Caswell—l was sitting at the door with my mother
on 'Wednesday, when this boy called me, and said he
bad found some money, and that he would not go
home with it, as he knew his aunt would not let him
have it; so we both went to Greenwich by the train
that night, and he bought a suit of clothes for each
of us, and gave me a sovereign. As for the two other
sovereigns, I picked up a gentleman out of the river,
who would have gone down, but that I was near in a
boat which I had taken at Itotherhithc.—(Laughter.)
Sir P. LAURIE—What sort of a gentleman ? Cas-
well—A young nue. lie turned into a tavern there,
and gave me the money, and I came away.
Sir P. LAURIE—I shall commit you both for trial
at the Central Criminal Court, and you may produce
the gentleman there who rewarded you fur your
kindness.