The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-21 00:00:00

TATTERSALL'S.-SATURDAY.

The room was opened for the settlement of the New-
market accounts, many of the members being about tl.
leave town in good time on Monday, t reassemble on
the Knavesmire at Y"rk on Tuesdal. Toe programme
of Spurt there is of a very attractive and interesting cha
muter, and some imprtant efforts are likely to be pro-
duce].

The betting, which took place at intervals, showed
that Fly-by-Night was close upon the vanishing point
for both the Two Thousand and the Derby. The odd,
quoted against Wentworth, the le +dim); favourite for the
latter event, were taken to fully 3001. 1,000 to 200
wa4 bioked about. Ellingt,)n, but 11 to 2 wa, afterwards
obtainable. 7to 1 was taken and afterwards cum.ntly
offered about Cannobie. 100 to 14 was laid once. sagest
Pium advanced to 1,000 t ) 30, odds whlch were also
taken ab Jut Mr. Verdant Green. Further comment 1
unnecessary.

CLOSING PRICES.
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst One Act (take')
6 to 1 agat Fandango (taken)
PLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP.
100 to 30 agst Uzelia (taken)
5 to 1 agst Zeta ( akeu)
LONDESDOROUGH CUP.
10 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken)
THE TWO THOUSAND.
sto 4 agst Yellow Jack (take 6to 4)
sto 1 agst Porto Ric') (taken)
Bto 1 agst d-tn-Hand (taken)
100 to 6 agst Pitapat. (taken and offered)
100 to 6 apt Peter Wilkins (take.i and uffered)
20 to 1 agat Fly-by-Night (offered)
CHESTER CUP.

10 to 1 agst Imogene (taken)
20 to 1 agst One Act (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Fatalist (taken)
DERBY.
9to 4 agst Wentworth (taken)
11 to 2 agst Eilington•. (taken and offered)
7to 1 agst Cannobie (taken and offered)
16 to 1 agtt Artillery (taken)
20 to 1 agst Vandermulin (taken)
25 to 1 agst Bird-in-Hantl (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Sugar Plum (taken)
1000 to 30 agst Mr. Verdant Green (taken and off.)
1000 to 30 agst Fly-by-Night (taken and offered)
4)00 to 20 net Newington (takenl, _
.)
'-.Sever-Z inquiries about Peter Wilkins.

-
DERBY, 1857.
40 to 1 apt Del Oiseau (takeu to 600

PARE IMPROVEMENTS.

( From the Times of this day.)

_ .
The controversy with regard to St. James's Park
has been brought to a point which, if not consi-
dered as a final one, is satisfactory enough. There
is to be a road from the end of St. James's-street
to Buckingham-gate. This road will be cut be-
tween Marlborough-house and St. James's Palace.
It will be carried along the paved road into the
Mall, and so in front of the Palace to Buckingham-
gate. Thus Belgravia and London are for the first
time brought into close connection. We should have
been more grateful for the concession had it been
less tardily made, but at any rate there it is at last.
'
The isolation of so principal a quarter of the town
as the one which is known as Belgravia was one of
the greatest defects in the ground-plan of London,
and should long since have been remedied. The ex-
pense of making this road, including the removal of
the German Chapel, will be 21,9001., the chief por-
tion of wittich sum will, of course, be expended in the
remova, -at the building: The operation is to be per-
forma an a far more extensive scale than we had con-
templated, but we freely admit that the removal of
the chapel and the wider entrance to the Park will be
great improvements. The sum required is, after all,
trifling enough, when compared with the conse-
quences of the minutest blunders of the War De-
partment, and the blunders of that department are
not often minute. We are most happy to add that
the idea of bisecting the beautiful gardens with a
carriage-road is definitively given up. There is,
indeed, to be a bridge across the Ornamental
Water, but for foot-passengers only. This will be
great convenience to the inhabitants of that new
district which is now rising between Westminster
Abbey and the Belgravian squares. We have not
-3, word of objection to offer to Sir Benjamin Hall's
lan as far as it goes, but two further changes are
iecessary before the Park is fully opened—that is
o say, a communication between Pall-mall and
itorey's-gate, and an entrance or access from
ipring-gardens. We cannot, however, say that
-,here has been any very loud expression of opinion
upon either of these points. It is obvious enough
..hat if there be a good opening at Marlborough-
:louse the simple difference will be that the traffic
from the city will pass along Pall-mall in place of
;long the Mall in St. James's Park. It will, no
doubt, in the end, prove the wiser course to con-
wet St. James's Park with Charing-cross, for such
an improvement would add great beauty to that
tuarter of the town, as well as ease the traffic ;
out there is no occasion for precipitancy or undue
caste. It is most certain that now the Park is
-,artially thrown open it will, in the end, be thrown
:pen on every side.
Thus, then, two great objects have been ob-
tained—we have saved St. James's-gardens, and we
,ave obtained a communication between Belgravia
and the remainder of the town. Sir Benjamin Hall,
n the course of his explanation on Friday night,
-,formed the House that it was his intention to
any out the third recommendation to the com-
eittee. This was to the effect that a road should
ie opened from Waterloo-place to the Mall, termi-
iating near Storey's-gate. Sir Benjamin so far
isregards the suggestion of the committee that he
proposes to leave the Duke of York's pillar standing
vhere it is, and to lead the road on either side of
t into the park. There appears to be a certain
lifficulty with the lessees of the houses on Carlton.
;errace. In their leases a covenant was originally
ntroduced to the effect that they were to have the
ininterrupted use of the terrace from east to west.
Not long afterwards an entrance was cut into the
park, and, in consideration of this, and after clue
consultation with the lawyers, the ground-rents of
he Carlton-terrace lessees were reduced. The
luestion is,—did this reduction only cover the ex-
isting entrance for foot-passengers, or can this be
ionverted into a carriage-road without infringe-
nent of their rights ? This is a question which we
,aust leave Sir Benjamin Hall to settle with the
lessees ; but, in the meantime, is there any reason
ff hy the road should not be opened from the base
if the steps to Storey's-gate? The most important
points have already been obtained. St. 'James's-
gardens are preserved for public use and enjoyment,
ind the inhabitants of one of the richest quarters
if the town are relieved from isolation. We con-
'ratulate them and all Londoners upon the result,
end would only ask in addition that this road
*cross the parade, which is ready for use, should
`as no longer closed.