The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

2.-VIA SOUTHAMPTON.

THE CHESTER CUP.
20 to 1 agst Coroner (offered)
25 to 1 agst Courtenay (taken)
30 to 1 agst Imogene (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Fatalist (taken)
1000 to 30 agat Epaminondas (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)
1010 to 25 apt Quince (taken)
1000 to 25 aget Hungerford (1000 to 20 taken)
1000 to 20 aget Yellow Jack (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Redan (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Scythian (1000 to 10 also laid)
1000 to 15 aget Stork (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Lord Der wentwater (taken)
500 to 25 aget Quince and Mishap, coupled (t.)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7to 2 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
4to 1 agst Y ellow Jack (taken)
6 to 4 agst the two— (taken and offered)
THE DERBY.
7to 1 aget Wentworth (taken)
9to 1 aget Fly-by-Night (taken)
13 to 1 agat Yellow Jack (taken)

We are requested to state, on authority, that William
Palmer was never a member ofTattersall's.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—APRIL 10.
WEIGHTS FOR TIE GREAT METROPOLITAN.
The eleventh year of the Great Metropolitan Stakes
(handicap) of 25 goys. each, 15 ft. and only 5 if de-
clared, with a bonus of 300 SOW% added by the contri-
butions of the lovers of the national sport of racing
resident in the city of London and metropolitan dis-
tricts, together with gratuities from, and subscriptions
received by, the licensed victuallers of the metro-
polis ; the owner of the second horse to receive 50
goys. out of the stakes ; the winner of any handicap ,af
200 sous. value after publication of the weights to carry
51b, of any two such races or more, 101 b extra. The
winner to pay 30 soya. towards the expenses, 101 10s. to
the Licensed Victuallers' School, and 101. 10s. to the
Licensed Victuallers' Asylum ; Great Metropolitan
Stakes Course, two miles and a quarter, to start at the
winning-chair. Forfeits to be declared on or before Jan.
29. 79 subscribers.

Age et lb
Scythian
Rifleman
Fandango
Sultan
Little Harry a 8 6
Defiance 6 8 5
Speed the Plough 6 8 4
Rotherham
Epaminondas
Balrownie 6 7 11
Homily ....... ..
Poodle a 7 10
Barnneino
Bonnie Morn 4 7 9
Chicken, by Chan
tieleer 4 7 7
Quince
Vandal
Flatterer
Coroner 3 7 5
Imogene 4 7 5
Little Davie
Wink field
Goorkah
Coleshill (h b)
Bolton
Graeculus Esuriens 4 7 4
Mishap
Wantage
Roscommon
Cock of the North 4 7 1
Fatalist 4 7 0
Jolly Marine 4 6 13
Neoptolemus— 4 6 13
Shoreham
Cossey 4 6 11
Lady Bird .
Fanny Fern
Virtuous
Spindle
Hospitality
WEIGHTS FOR THE CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
Forfeits to be declared on or before Tuesday, the 29th
of January. Last mile and a quarter of the new
Derby Course. 94 subs.
Age et lb Age st lb
Rattle 6 9 0 Barrel 5 6 8
Vindex
Scythian 5 8 9 Crown Pigeon ... 4 6 7
Sultan
Wild Huntsman 5 8 4 Wandering Willie 3 6 7
Hercules ....• ...... 5 8 1 Cave Adullarn
Pumicestone -5 8 1 Kettloby
St. Hubert 4 8 0 Spindle
Chicken (by Chan- Alfred
ticleer) ........ 4 8 0 Stork
Ireland's Eye 6 7 13 Plausible
Eulogist 6 7 13 Sir George 4 6 4
Rotherham 4 7 13 Boer
Clotilde
Bright Phoebus ... 5 7 11 Mirage
Bennie Morn 4 7 10 Hospitality 3 6 2
Remunerateur ... 5 7 -9 Flyaway
Balrownie
Flatterer
Ivan
Polydore ...
GrmculusEsuriens 4 7 7 Blue Rock 3 5 10
Coroner
Ellermire
Capucine
Mary
Ariosto
The Assayer
Border Chief
Gamekeeper
Claret 4 7 4 Cannobie
Winkfield ...... ... 5 7 4 Termagant 3 5 7
Le Juif
Catepaw 6 7 0 Panmure
Alembic 5 7 0 Grey Pyrrhus ... 3 5 5
Noisy 4 6 13 Sly Fellow 3 5 5
Welham 5 6 13 Bubble ... 3 5 5
R iacommon
Roebuck
Simony
Bolton
Swindler
New Brighton ... 6 6 11 The Duffer 3 4 11.
Sir R. Trencbard a 6 9 Teddy 3 4 10
Old Noll 5 6 9 Post•horse
The Hind
Hollander
Helene

Age et lb
Mirage
Sir George 4. 6 4
The Earl

Surgeon-General 5 6 0
Lord Fordwich... 4 5 11

Hoorcock ........ 4 5 11
Pyrrha
Puck
Laverna 3 5 10
Agra
The Russian
Preston

Lair i of Hazie-

3 5 Co
wood
The Libell/st
CAnn4)liie
Melissa

Diego 3 5 7
Pammure

Prince of Orange 3 5 7

Minis
Absolution 3 5 4

Alice Wentworth 3 5 4
Maid of the Morn 3 5 4
Sly Fellow 3 5 4
Termagant 3 5 4

One Act
Pelissier

.3 5 4
.3 5 2

Lady Florence 3 5 2
Mr. Huffarn 3 5 1
Smack
Buckingham 3 5 1
Pretty Boy
Van Galen 3 4 13
Rip Van Winkle 3 4 13
Midhope
t. by Alarm—Du-
yernay
Post-horse 3 4 9
D•esser
Middleton 3 4 0

NORTHAMPTON RACES.-MARCH 26.
FIRST DAY.

Weights for the Great isTOrtkamptonshire Stakes. For-
feits to be declared on or before the first Tuesday in
February. If the highest weight accepting be under
Bst 71b, it will be raised to that weight, and the rest
in proportion. Two miles.
Age st lb
Ratapl an
Early Bird 5 8 8
Typee... 6 8 8
Saucebox
Sultan
Defiance
Mortimer
Speed the Plough 6 8 0
Eulogist 6 7 12
Bonnie Morn 4 7 12
Ivan
Epaminondas
Hercules
Quince
Ariosto
GrasculusEsuriens 4 7 8
Homily
F by Y. Lechin-
var, darn by
Muley Moloch 4
Ireland's Eye
Jack Sheppard 4
Escape
Winkfield
Wild Rose a
Bloominglleatber 4
The Chicken (by
Chanticleer) 4 7 4
Mishap
Roscommon
G oorkah
Imogene
Flatterer
Poodle
Vandal
The Hind 4 6 12
Alembic 5 6 12
Jolly Marine 4 6 12
Weathercock
Mary 4 6 11
Bolton
Little Davie a 6 11
Paletot
Paros .......... 4 6 10
Ladybird
Kaffir
Wantnge
Lord Fordwich 4 6 7
Palm erst,in
Siding
Shoreham 4 6 3
iThe horse marked thus*

Age it lb
Cossey
Fulbeck 4 6 2
'Diana 4 6 2
Besika
Georgium Sidus 4 6 0
Virtuous
St. Clare .. •• 5 6 0
Bold Buccieuch 3 6 0
Freddy 4 5 12
Hoddam
Challow Boy 4 5 12
Pyrrha
*Alfred
Spindle
C by Red Hart— •
Evasion 3 5 7
F by Alarm—Dn-
yernay
Lawn 3 5 7
Moorcock 4 5 7
Dolly 3 5
Agra 3 5 7
Diego 3 5 7
Hospitality
Preston
Maid of the Mill 3 5 5
Adamant
De Ginkel . 3 5 5
Puck 3 5 5
Alice Wentworth 3 5 4
Napoleon 111 3 5 4
Lady Florence
Anrouncement 3 5 2
F by Birdcatcher
—Sacrifice
Br to Folly-o'-the•
Day
Omer Pacha 3 5 0
Bobby Taft
Early Morn 3 5 0
Prince of Orange 3 5 0
Absolution
St. Domingo 3 5 0
Pi t=
Smack .....
Randalore
Nliddletott
PrAty Bev
P rse
Laerna..
.viidhope
having been entered without

Not exceeding .1; oz.-6d.
Above oz. and not exceeding 1 oz.-Is.
Above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz.-2s.
Above 2 oz. and not exceeding 3 oz.-3s.
Above 3 oz. and not exceeding 4 oz.—JP.
Above 4 oz. and not exceeding 5 oz.-55., and en on,
adding ls. for every additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce.

The postage upon all letters for Java must be paid in
advance; but upon all letters for the East Indies, by
whichever route they are forwarded, the postage may
either be paid in advance, or be left to be paid on the de-
livery of the letters, at the option of the sender.
As a general rule, all letters for the East Indiei or
Java not specially addressed "via Southampton," will
be forwarded via Marseilles, and when pre-paid in money
postage will be demanded accordingly ; but letters posted
unpaid, and not directed to be sent by any particnlar
route, will he forwarded by the first mail despatched,
whether that via Marseilles or that via Southampton.

With respect to letters prepaid by postage stamps.
the sum so prepaid will be regarded as an indication of
choice of route on the part of the senders, and letters
will be forwarded accordingly.
The postage upon letters conveyed to and from the
East Indies iby private ship will be reduced, on the
same date, to sixpence the half-ounce, the prepayment
of which will be optional.
The reduced rates above-mentioned will also apply to
O. letters for Borneo, Lahuan, Sumatra, and the Phi-
lip ine Island., which may he specially directed to be
forwarded " via India." But these letters will be fur-
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charge made by the Ea.t India Company for the des-
patch of the letters to their destination. The whole
postage on these letters must be paid in advance,

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Sporting Intelligence.
TATTERSALL'S.—MONDAY.
It was expected that the publication of the weights for NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
the leading Spring Handicaps would impart considerable THURSDAY, APRIL 14.
activity to business to-day ; the Chester Cup was, how- The NEWMARKET HANDICAP. Forfeits to be declared
ever, the only handicap event touched upon. 1 oa or before the last Tuesday in January. Clermont
20 to 1 was the highest offer against Coroner, who is 11 Course.
likely to he closely pressed by Courtenay-25 to 1 being
taken about the latter to some money ; 30 to 1 was
taken to a small amount about Imogene ; Epaminondas
was backed in company with Quince, at 1,000 to 25
each, and afterwards separately at 1,000 to 30 ; Yorl7-
shire Grey obtained good support at 1,000 to 25, and
1,000 to 30. These were the principal movements rela-
tive the Cup.
THE Two TIOUSAND.—FIy -by-Nigt t Showed marked
improvement ; alter 4to 1 had kern laid to 251., 7 t 2
was taken to some money ; 4 to 1 taken to upwards of
3001. about Yellow Jack.
THE DERBY.-7 to 1 agst Wentworth, to 501. ;9 to
1 agst Fly-by-Night, to 1001. ; and 13 to 1 agst Yellow
Jack to 100/. were the only bets on this event that came
under our notice.
The prices at the dose were as follow :

the ke owledge of his owner will be struck out by the
time prescribed, unless specially ordered to remain in.

Age st lb Age st lb
Kind of Trumps.. a 8 12 .Tolly Marine 4 6 12
Rattle
Mr. Sykes 6 8 8 Sidii.g ...... ... .. 4 6 9
Gi-xcu..lusE urien3 4 8 2 Kaffir
B mane Morn 4 8 0 Crown Pigeon ... 4 6 6
E. Ilogist 6 8 0* The Rti,,lff.r. ... 4 6 6
D efiance - 4 6 4
S peed the Plough 6 7 12 Besika
Ci),tilde
' aercule4
Border Chief 4 7 9 La Victime
Little David 6 7 8 Fisherman 3 5 9
Pugnator
Baroncino
Lord. Alfred
Cap•acine
, 13riqht Phoebus
Al9mbic 5 7 6 Prince of Orange 3 5 0
Mishap - 5 7 5 Frenzy
Roscommon
Pares 5 7 4 Absolution
Catspaw. 6 7 4 Disraeli
Blooming leather 4 7 4 Cby Red Hart
M ary 1 7 3 1 Evasion
Sara'eand
Si molly
W'antage ...- 4 6 12 Pretty Boy
P aletot
These two weights were misprinted in the Sheet
'artlendar.