The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-15 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Official Milan Gazette publishes a proclama-
tiom, dated the sth, by Biron Schult, Commandant
of the fortress of Mantua, announcing that Don Gio-
vanni Grioli, a priest of the parochial church of Ce-
resa, was shot on the preceding day for having by
presents attempted to induce several Austrian soldiers
to desert, and for having eighteen copies of a revolu-
tionary pamphlet in his possesmion. The Official
-Venice Gazette of the 7th publishes other sen
tencss condemning one Curti to death for having a
coupon of the Mazzini loan in his possession, and one
Giacomelli to 10 years' imprisonment for having been
found in possession of a plan for the organization of
revolutionary committees thoughout Italy. Marshal
Radetzky has commuted the former sentence to eight
and tie latter to five years' imprisonment.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CLVI.
ME 11 :CING OF 1351 ; ITS EFFECTS UPON

THAT OF 1852.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sitt,—lt hex become the fashion with those writers of
the present day who devote their pens to the intereAs of
the spoittng worn to review the racing season during
the winter months; I, however, in common with a large
portion of the fraternity, think it a needless waste of
time and paper, those productions never being read in
One instance out of a hundred; therefore I shall not
follow in the course. purued by several of my
l attempt to
contem-
poraries, butbrief inteed, in this brief epistle shell
show how far the racing or the pest sea on will affet the
great ttlk,23 of the next I,Vith respect to the
Chester cups, the public ha 7 ri,r_aoy placed their kir c-
tions upon hone half-duz noises, on one to particular,
the Hil'h Sheriff, not without good reason, as it is re-
ported that if ad goes on well be will be brought to the
post meant, and in first-rate condition. Mr. Topharn not
bling..able from his performances to place anything but a
light Weight upon tuna, he will no dcubt turn out a great
favourite before long, and ;nay ran t; ell in the rice; he
is a sure entry and actiGptsnce. Nancy alio is in great
request. but uncm wha'! groun.is I hardly know, as the
w,..-igaz allotted t;) rin Ali probability will be about Bst.
915- "u'licaPPed. at which I doubt her being able to win ;1
ettouli she gf:t ia a few pounds lighter. hhe will, as a
likecf course be
~u3t shout first favourite, and may,
like War Eagle in IS4B, attain a second position to some
14411 r, ..„,,,4;;;hted crag The Blank Doctor,
after his Tanning this year, if not weighted too heavily,
would he a dang-Tous animal. and mutt not b. 3 over-
10off.
.. I will return to this subject at sonic future
period. I mug now attend to the principal race of
Next year—..e Derby. The running or the past season
„listu;fl whet chances the following
has untirelY 06g)- ,
INOSif_736ef I lace.s Etiills•eye might 1.11," 1-• ' of the Shire, Henn'
Hugo, WP37hi''rg3gPij ,r*d Clifdon's nonainaticuis,
too, It Pun s,tLord Exeter',,,
PeloPie Joo Miller, Maid-
not even Bob Major, all Sir
stone, Canter bury, Delia ,„ %
Joseph flawloy's lot, oxcvtlng Cretin, ail- Mr. Sidney
Alhambra, all
llETberes nominations, Itichird Prin r
Mr. A. Johrwone's, including tbo Oil Lad, Prince
Genvu'st-n, Sarecion, icorham• IPH Oxford's
.iveraw,re,
couple, rfuckthlrne. Wingenund, the Nabob. l,
Matibraii colt, lioulak!n. tlartingn. (and I almost
Romebreaved may he added), Don Carlos, Young airs'
10,ern,,tegether with all Mr. Stebhings's nonains i,
Cl 4
1""i, Sae-fitnan, Chimney Sweep, Chill of the ,
Ambrose. 11r.Viratt:i's couple, Peacock,
and tho Werilonk ally. Mr. Williams's trio,
Those most deserving attention in
my ^Pillionare Daniel O'R-sur ke (whose wretelled running
flt Neweihrlt4t I cannot .believe to be true), ilarbarial,
Elnot Claverticuse, Laptdint, King3ton, Kin of rruroP4,
Vortex, and last, but not least, Mr. Herr '.y red ‘ubta'yle
son of Plntatoon and Phsyne. Hobble The last,
if he star Ads the D,rhy prep,f3tiOn, is quite capable of
repeating the Flying Dutchman feat of 1849. Nex; to
the oracle, at tho present moment I feel inclined to plane
rty faith Barbarian, a remarkably strong-bred son of
8117300 M, and quite equal in friary particular to his haif
brother Shylock, who managed to run third to Surplice
in 1848.
On gcliday or T Y aeeda I s'tall enter fully into the
crack programme for the Warwick and Leamington
Aatacanal Meeting.
I am, Sir,
yours, 84e',
TEIE SPIRIT OF TitE TURF.
Nay. 14, 1851.

TOMBSTONE ILISCEIPTI )31.-" Sacred to
the remains of Jonathan Thompson, a pious Christian, and
an affectionate husband. his diSCOAS3I3te widow continues
to carry on the tripe and trotter business at the same place
as hearse her bereavement."