The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-01 00:00:00

ECLECTIC.

We differ as utterly and entirely from the scale of
poets ,ketched out by the Eclectic reviewer, who cri-
ticises in the first article, " Delta's Sketches of Po-
etical Literature," as he does himself from that drawn
out by David Moir, recently deceased and sincerely
lamented. Both scalei, in fact, are to our thinking
utterly and entirely preposterous, so utterly and en-
tirely
as to rouse us at moments almost to a feeling
of indignation—those whom we would place at the
lowest round of the ladder of eminence being exalted to
the very topmost, and others that we would crown our-
self with the bay garland before any others mentioned,
among the throng of the et toXXol. Several iateresting
reviews are given later on in the number, such as that
criticism on Baily's " Sculpture," which forms an ex-
quisite companion chapter to the'paper which appeared
some months back in the Eclectic on the paintings of
Etty. We may particularise also as meritorious the
papers respectively devoted to the consideration of
" Mesmerism " and of " Australia."

SPORTING NOTES.

No. XCVII.

GOODWOOD REMINISCENCES ; BRIGHTON
ANTICIPATIONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—Yesterday's races exemplified the uncertain
nature of horse-flesh speculations; Claverhouse, after
winning the Ham Stakes in a canter, with odds on him
runs fourth and last for the 200 Sovs. Sweepstakes;
Filius winning the race easily, Houlakin second, and
Herschel third. I have reason to believe, however, that
Claverhose went dead amiss on Wednesday evening.
Lord Eglintoun's colours were also overthrown in the
spin for the Racing Stakes, Sir Joseph Hawley's Con-
fessor winning from Hippolytus and Buckhound as he
pleased, and almost without an effort; thus another crack
was disposed of. The Molecoinbe was the third instance
of the "glorious uncertainty" (as it has been termed) of
the turf; Maidstone, with 2 to I betted on him, never
once showing in the race; Nat, on Glenluce, making all
the running and winning easily by a length, in 1 min
18 secs; the Merry Monarch filly second, Ambrose third,
Maidstone fourth, and The Chief Baron Nicholson last.
The Bentinck Memorial Stakes were won, as I antici-
pated they would be, by the flying daughter of Orlando
and Elopement—Bay Rosalind; Rod Hind was a good
second, Houlakin a bad third, and Happy Joe a most
unhappy fourth and last. The Cup race is easily de-
scribed. The field laid well together to the distance,
where it was completely up with all but Nancy and
Cossack, the former just winning, with nothing to spare,
by a short head! After the race Mr. Pedley objected to
Nancy on the score of age; an examination of her mouth
will take place to-day before the commencement of the
races. The pace was not by any means great. Time,
4 min 59 secs.
The only meeting of any note next week will be at
Brighton, and at that delightful marine spot the sport
on this occasion w!ll surpass any that has ever taken
place there before. I shall merely glance at the prin-
cipal stakes now, and leave the minor events and parti-
culars for consideration on Monday or Tuesday. The
Marine Stakes will be carried off by the Goodwood
stable, probably with HARBINGER. The Pavilion Stakes,
I fancy, may be booked to Mr. Payne with his FREE-
DOM; Lassitude and Sulky in the second and third pot
tions. Landgrave, Ninus, or Pitsford will compass the
sinning at
%sinning feat in the race for the Brighton Cup,
the present moment not knowing whether
cer
Landgravo will run, I am unable to speak w"" risk it
tainty of the absolute winner, I shall, howevieorr,
Pitsford or
choice.
with either LANDGRATE or NINUS, former for 78, is by
The entry for the Brighton Stakes,
far the largest on record, and thobtanocre tance of 33 is
PThe best " in,"
likewise without a parallel at Brig ,
-0 7st 21b, Valentine,
in my opinion, are Westow,
4 yrs, fist 101 b, Narcissus, 4 ysrss),,rt6st 41b, Falcon, 4 yrs,
41b, and Ingratitude
sst 121 b, Nautch Girl, 5
3 yrs, 4st 101 b. Of this IYortsa should select WESTON 4
and NARCISSUS as the best.
The betting this morning
besides those to be decided embraces but few events
to-day at Goodwood; the
latest quotations on
Brighton Fame are:—Marine
Stakes—Even on
on the pavilion Stakes—Ditto.
Bright on Cup-6 to 4 agst Landgrave, 2to 1 agst Pits-
ford, 2 to 1 agst Ninus, 6 to 1 any other. Brighton
st,kcs-6 to I on the field, 20 to 1 apt either Backbiter,
Cossack, or The Lleriot, offered.
I am, Sir, yours, Bec.,
TIIE SPIRIT 01? THE TURF,

Aug. 1,1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
GDOD WOOD RACES—THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for three yrs old, the
promise of Mares that never bred a winner; colts,
Stt 71b; fillips, Bst 2!b. One mile.
Mr. Gratwicke's The Squaw...(Flatinan) walked over.
The Sussex Stakes of 23 SOVt. eceb, for two, yrs old; colts,
Bst 711;; fillies, Bst 4th ; 31b allowed, &c.; winners
extra. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Gratwicke's Canterbury, Bst 41b walked over.
Sweepstakes of 200 sots. each, for two yrs old; colts,
Bst 71b each; 31h and 51b allowed. T.Y.C. (9 Subs.)
Sir R. Pigot's Films, Bst 41b (Robinson) 1
Duke of Richmond's Houlakin, Bst 7ib ...(Fiatiattn) 2
Mr. Winch's Herschel, Bst 71b
Lord Egliuton's Claverbouse, Bst 716 (Harlow) 4
Betting-7 to 4on Claverhouse, 3to 1 agst Herschel,
and sto 1 each eget Houlakin and Filius. Houlakin
took the lead at starting, and with Herschel and Clever-
house laid up, cut out the work to the distance, where
the favourite was beaten; Filius now went to the front,
headed the Goodwood horse half way up, and won easily
by a length and a half. Run in 1 min. 17 secs.
The Goodwood Cup of 300 Boys., the rest in specie by
subscription of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added; the
second to receive 100 SOPS. out of the stakes, and the
third 50 soya. The winner to pay 10 sovs. to the
judge.' Two miles and a half. (30 Suhs )
Mr. Mertinson'a Nancy, 3 yrs, 7st ...... (Charlton) I
Mr. Pedley's Cossack, aged, gat 1016 Day) 2
Lard Lurgan's Cuseus, 3 yrs, 6st 10lb (Arnold) 3
Mr. Gratwicke's Landgravo, Bst 1 Ile ...(F. Butler) 4
Mr. E. Greville's Cariboo, 4 yrs, 9st 11b...(Flatepan) 0
Lord Waterford's Lord George, Bst 10Ib...(Marlow) 0
Sir J. Hawley's Clincher, 4 yrs, Bst 101 h (J. Masson) 0
Count Hahtt's Montes, 6 yrs, Est 121 b (J. Mann) 0
Mr. E. R. Clark's Glenhawk, 3 yrs, Est 10lb (Hiatt) 0
Baron Maltzahan's War Horse, Est 81b...(G. Mann) 0
Betting at starting-2 to 1 agst Nancy, 9to 4 agst
Cariboo (t). 9 to 2 egst Cossack, 10 to 1 agst Montes,
12 to 1 agst Lord George, 15 to 1 agat Cemus, 15 to
ngst Clincher; and 50 to 1 abet Glenhawk.
Glenhawk went away with the lead, followed in a ruck
by Cariboo, the two foreign horses, Nancy, and Cos.
sack, this being the order, however, only to the distance
post, Lord. George there taking the second place, and
Cant= dropping behind Montes. Glenhawk carried
ou the running to the nails post, where he gave way,
and Carita) took it up, followed closely by Lord George,
Nancy, Moutes, and Cossack; most of the others well
up. There was no further change of any moment until
they were round the last turn. Cariboo now showed
symptoms of distress, and at the bottom of the hill he
was out of the race. Nancy and Cossack now went
right away from their horses, the mare leading three or
four lengths. The horse, however, drew upon her in-
side the distance, and was within a length of her oppo-
site the stand, but never quite up, the mare, after a
surprisingly-exciting race, winning by a head, Comas a
bad third, Landgrave fourth, Clincher fifth, and Cariboo
sixth. Run in 4 min. 59 sees.
Mr. Pedley has called upon the stewards to have
Nancy's mouth looked at, and the examination is ordered
for this day (Friday).
Tbo Racing Stakes of 50 soya. each, for three yrs old,
colts, Bst 710; fillies, Bst 41b ; winners extra ; the
second to save his stake. One mile. (13 Subs.)
Sir J. Hawley's The Confessor, Bst 71b (J. Masson) 1
Lord Egliuton's Hippolytus, Bst 71b (Marlow) 2
Duke of Richmond's Buckhound, Bst 7th (Fiatinsn) 3
Betting—. 7 to 4on Hippolytus, and 2to 1 agst The
Confessor. The Confessor made nearly all the running,
and won very easily by a length. Run in 1 min. 54. sees.
The first year of the first Bentinck Memorial Stakes, a
triennial stakes of 10 sovs, each, for two yrs old
colts, Bst ?lb; fillies, Bst 41b. T.Y.C. (76 Subs.)
Col. Anson's Bay Rosalind (F. Butler) 1
Duke of Richmond's Red Hind (Kitchener) 2
Duke of Richmond's Houlakin (Flatman) 3
Mr. Merry's Happy Joe ... (Marlow) 4
Even on Red Hind, and 6 to 5 agat Bay Rosalind .
Red Hind took the lead from Houlakin after running
50 or 60 yards, and cut out the work at a good pace to
the Stand, whore Bay Rosalind dloscd, and raced home
with her, and won by half a length. Run in 1 min.
17 secs.
The Duke of Richmond's Plate (handicap) of 100 soya.,
for all ages. New mile.
Mr. J. Scott's Tordesillas, 4 yrs, 6st 81b...(Charlton) 1
Mr. Mare's Preslaw, 4 yrs, 7st 81b......(G. E Sharp) 2
Lard Chesterfield's Humphrey, Est 121 b (Wells) 3
Mr. Carew's Eva, 5 yrs, 7st (Barham) 4
Lord Strathmore's Garlortli, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Crouch) 0
Lord H. Lennox's Mokanna, 7st 121 b (Flatman) 0
Mr. Hughes's Cornelius, 3 yrs, 7st 31b ...(A. Pavia) 0
Mr. Blyth's Epira, 3 yrs, 6s` (T. Sherwood) 0
Mr. 011iver's Ischia, 3 yrs, 6st (Ashman) 0
Mr. Payne's Cotton Lady, 2 yrs, 4st 71b (Rickards) 0
Betting-5 to 4 agst Humphrey, 3to 1 agat Cotton
Lady, 10 to 1 agat any other. Preslaw got away with
the lead, followed by Mokanna, Humphrey, and Eva,
and made running to the distance; Tordesillas here
joined him, deprived him of his lead half way up, and
won cleverly by a length; half a length between the
second and third; Eva a bad fourth. Ran in 1 min.
51 secs.
The Molecomb Stakes of 50 soya. each, lift, for two yrs
old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; winners extra. The
second to save his stake. T.Y.C.
Mr. Payne's Glenluce, Bst 41b (Flatman) 1
Mr. F. Farrance's f by Merry Monarch, out of
Cestus, Bst 41b (A. Day) 2
Lord Exeter's Ambrose, Bst 71b (Norman) 3
Mr. Gratwicke's Maidstone' Bst 71b
Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson...(W. Abdale) 5
Betting-2 to lon Maidstone, and sto 1 agst Chief
Baron Nicholson. Glenluce made nearly all the run-
ning, and won very cleverly. by a length. Run in
1 min. 18 secs.
The Anglesey Plate of 50/. Geetlentten riders. Craven
Course.
Mr. Carew's Agis, 6 yrs, list (Captain Little) 1
Mr. Martin's Upton, 5 yrs, list (Mr. C. C. Brooke) 2
Mr. Burgess's Chatterer, 5 yrs, llst 81b (Mr. Beville) 3
Lord Waterford's Lord George ... (Captain Pettat) 4
Mr. Gratwicke's Henrietta, 3 yrs, 9st (Mr. Henry) 0
Betting-6 to 5 on Lord George, and 4 to 1 each
against Chatterer and Agis. Won by two lengths. Run
in 2 min. 25 secs.

DERBY BETTING.
Offers to take 25 to 1 about Claverhouse, who was
dead amiss in his race to-day.
The late hour to which the racing was protracted
leaves us only time to say that the weather turned out
remarkably fine, the sport interesting in the highest de-
grse, and the attendance numerous and fashionable, em-
bracing, besides those names which have already been
published, Lord and Lady and the Honourable Mils
Foley, the Duchess of Norfolk, and the Lady Adeliza
Fitzalan Howard, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister,
Lord Newark, Lord Andover, the Earl of Belfast, the
Honourable James Macdonald, Lord do Lisle, &c.
There was an immense number of pickpockets on tho
course, and five, who had abstracted watches with vio-
lence, were taken and committed for three months; ono
vas reminded.
THE STEWARDS' Cur. —ln the betting on this race
we omitted to return Newport at 4 to 1.

CRICKET.—PUELIC ECITOOL MATCll.—Harrow and
Winchestor commenced at Lord's on Wednesday, and
yesterday the latter won by two ivied:x:4h
AQUATIC.—T. Colo, of Chelsea, and R. Newell of
Battle-bridge stairs, Horse)ydown, have teen matched
to row a clear right-away wager, on Saturday six weeks,
from Putney-bridge to Mortlake, for 1001. a-aide. The
match was made on Wednesday night at Mr. U. Combees,
the Ship, Mortlake.

DOINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
On June 10th, a Sydney man named John Jenkins
alias Simpton, was detected in carrying off a safe
from an office on Long Wharf, San Francisco, and
after a struggle was arrested in his boat. He
was immediately taken before the Committee of
Safety, consisting of one or two hundred
citizens, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to
be hung within en hour. A minister was tent tor, who
endeavoured to administer consolation, but whose efforts
were entirely disregarded by the hardened convict. At
' two o'clock at night he was taken to the public Plaza by
the committee, and the result is thus given by the _Herald
of the next morning:—
Arrived at the flag-staff, some were climbing up it to
arrange the halter, when an earnest cry was raised by
some present, " For God's sake, not to hang binsne
the liberty pole." The appeal was heard, and thole
in charge of the execution mounted the beams
onesch the
south porch of the adobe—a rope was stto thd
e
across between two of the supporters,
ened; an-
middle of which a block and pulley were
other rope was run through this, with
the other
end. Volunteers were called for, to
Ins:word, as far
h i instant,
t It, tlat to,
end. Th© prisoner, who had not sv
as we could hear, during the wholeee him, was
. ok
we
nisi.
csh,t noose a
sadt oneth e
dreadful preparations going eh, _ beam, the state
adjusted by his guard beneath tail,
adjusted around his neck, °
and his struggles Were
at ten minutes past two o'clock,
frool th° "am' lie was a
see waakirerkeldn
the air, and hung dangling fro
Esd:olvivsmerYal held steadfastly on te
very tall, stout, heavy ill
minutes. Gradually they
I round and round. Those
who iceased,olent,
and
dd
her
stviintlegrl
ecuktienegpiag it tense and allowing
eheid him thus fcr twenty minutes, when,
who were ex
no inter-
efenrdenoefet.he rop
great, or the rope stretch-
no doubt,
the effort
wretch
TtelonYfrf:ri inches below topof
impereeptibl lowereduntil his
feet n g.' the
,bll:egY made t 0 avert
being very
y
feet bung Several t the e
hundred
No eir"" was theground
01'0119 Were 011 at the time of the execution.
rviion sso lsft, at half-past two o'clock, he was still hang-
ing,'` and a proposition had been offered to appoint a com-
mittee to hold him there until day-light.
The hardened man walked to the gallows smoking a
cigar, and had dropped the stub before he was launched
into eternity. The rope was adjusted about his neck by
Captain Wakeman, well remembered in New York, for
having run away from that city with the steamer Now
World, while the sheriff's officers were on board.
Immense excitement prevailed at San Francisco when
the steamer sailed, and immense gatherings had been
held on the Plaza, participated ,in by both those
in favour and against the hanging. There was much
feeling manifested towards the " Inquisition," as
it is termed, which, like that of the Eternal City be-
fore the abdication of the Pope, was conducted with great
secrecy, far more than might have been anticipated from
the numbers embraced. No arrests have been made
solemn
ad for
the hanging, though the principal actors
in th
tragedy are well known, and are even named in the ver-
diet of the coroner's jury. The populace seem to fee
erate remediee.—
, that desperate diseases require ctesp
. New York Herald.
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OPENING OF VICTORIA-STREET, IVESTMINSTER.--.
The ceremonial of the public opening of Victoria-street, which
was fixed for to-day, has been postponed to the 6th of Au-
gust, in consequence of a death in the family of the chairman
of the committee, Sir Etlyfill reareom