The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-16 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHAREIVIARXETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 15.
STOCIC EXCHANGE.—The market to-day is considerably
worse, and prices of all kinds of shares ars materially lower.
The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
60 t,,t —Ditto, Fifths, 7 dis.--Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds,
9% p.—London and North-Western, 1241/2—Ditto, New
Quarters, 4% p.—Matlock and Midland, 3% dis.—Midland,
6014—Ditto, Halves, 14% dis. —North Staffordshire, 7% dis.
—South-Eastern and Dover, 265A—Liverpool, Crosby, and
Stockport, 3,4 dis.
MANCHESTER, MAY 15.
&rocs EXCHANGE.—There was no business done this af-
ternoon, the Committee of the Exchange being engaged in
investigating an important case. There are rumours of one
defalcation at least. The transactions in the morning were
as follow :—Leeds Stock, 59%—South-Eastern and Dover, 26
—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 2 9.16 p.—
West Ri ling Union, 5% dis.—South Staffordshire, 3 n d.—
East Lancashire, 15%—York and North Midland, 247 i n.
BIRMINGHAM, MAY 15.
&rocs EXCIIANGE.—The share market continues depressed.
The only transaction reported on 'Change to-day was—
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), dis.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. LIV.
THE SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES, &c.
TO THE EDITOR Of THE SUN'.
SIR,—I was not very
.far out in my calculations on the
Somersetshire Stakes; in Note No. 50 I remarked—" that
the winner is certain to be one of the following four: —Cloth-
worker, 5 yrs, ist 9M—Cheerful, 5 yrs, 7 st—The Ban, 3 yrs,
6st 1216—Terpsichore, 3 yrs, 4st Blb. In my opinion,, en
the B th course, it is more than 7to .4 against The Ban ; he is
a good horse, and will most assuredly be first or second; but,
for the absolute first" I selected Cheerful. The race was run
at a good pace from end to end; and won, rather easily, by
Terpsichore, with young Goater up, by two lengths; The
Ban beating Cheerful the same distance for second place;
Clothworker fourth, and the rest all but beaten
off I Before starting The Ban was backed against
the field ; the race, however, verified my remarks that it
was more than 7 to 4 agiainsf The Ban; on that course; and
also, that he would " most assuredly be first or second." Of
course, he is of no lase, as I remarked on Monday last, for
the great event of Wednesday next.- The latest accounts
received connected with the Derby name the following lot
as the starters for that event :—Hernandez (Nat), Constella-
tion (Templeman), Heartbreaker (Bartholomew or Butler),
The Marlborough Buck (Whitehouse), Glenhawk (Docke-
ra3), Telescope (probably Sly), Bonnie Dundee (Marlow),
Midas (Norman), Tragedian (d), Ariosto, The Prime Mi-
nister, The Ban (Pearl), Teddington (Marson), Theseus (S.
Rogers), The Knight of the Garter (probably Holmes), Hip-
polytus (Sharp). Louis Napoleon (Prince), Newminster
(d), Mountain Deer (d), Hungerforel (Fenn), The Black
Doctor (Osborne), Lamartine (A. Day up, if not on Mr.
Hill's horse), Colt by Tearaway (Simpson, I believe), Gholab
Singh, Colt by Epirus—Enterprise, Azeth, Neasham, Eng-
land's Glory (Wintringham), and Buckingham (Kitchener),
The jockeys' names may be incorrect in one or two in-
stances, but, for the most part, will be found to be quite
right. Seven-eighths of the starters, according to the latest
accounts, were doing unexceptionable work. The following
is the lot from which the winner will spring, viz. :—Hernan-
dez, The klaklborough Buck, Bonnie Dundee, The Prime
Minister, Teddington, Lamartine, and Heartbreaker. From
this lot I should first discard Heartbreaker, Teddington,
Bonnie Dundee, and Lsmartine, and stand on the other three
to pull my judgment through. triumphantly, placing them
thus:--

THE PRIME MINISTER-. 1
THE MARLBOROUGH BUCK 2
HERNANDEZ 3
Teddington and Bonnie Dundee fourth and fifth; Lamartine
and Heartbreaker the next two; Midas, Constellation,
Neasham, and The Block Doctor foremost in the k TUC-. This,
of course, is subject to such Untingencies as health, &c., on
the part of The Prime Minister •, if he should not be " the
thing" on the day, then commend me to the Buck or Her-
nandez, the latter for choice, for the Derby victor. On
Nonday and Tuesday, after an inspection of the candidates
at exercise on the Downs, I shall speak conclusively. The
Derby betting is the same this morning as it was yesterday,
at Bath. ' I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
May 16, 1851.

SPORTING IN TEX,LIGENk.
TATTERSALL'S.—YgsTinDir.
DEBBY.
5 to ',aged Lord Enfield's Hernandez—taken
5i to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Teddington—takent
8 to 1 agst Mr. Ilaltord's The Prime
taken
biinister-
-10 to*l agst Mr. Meiklam's Constellatio
10 to 1 agst Mr. J. Clark's The Marlborough Buck
take 11 to. 1
12 to 1 egst Sir J. Hawley's The Ban—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Wilkinson's Neesham—taken
The attendance was thin, and betting flat.
BATH RACES.—TuunspAr.
The Lansdown Trial Stakes of 15 sows. each, 10 ft., for
three yrs old and upwards. Ore mile. (9 S
over.
Lord W. Rowlett 's St. Ann, 6 yrs, 9st ... walked
The Somersetshire Stakes of soreovs. each, 15 ft, and 5
only if declared, ;with 100 added; the second to
recetve‘sol, and the third -to save his stake. Two
miles ands dis., (71 Subs., 38 of whom declared.)
Mr. T. Hayter's Terpsichore, 3 yrs, fst 81b (Goater) 1
Sir J. Hawley's The Ban, 3 yrs, sst 51b...(T. Smith) 2
Mr. Gratwicke's Cheerful, 8 yrs, '75t.... (Kitchener) 3
Mr. T. Parr's Clothworker, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (Flatman) 4
yrs, Est '
-Mr. Choyce's May Day, 5 (Wells) 5
Captain Crofton's Cingsri, 5 yrs, 6st (Barker) 6
. Mr. I. Day's gr h, by Verulam, cd 7st llb (Wakefield 7
Mr. W. Ettwall's Bushranger, 6st 1011).
Betting—Even on the Ban, 7 to 2 ag
•;(t E h
Cheerful,arpe)6 'tB
1 agst Clothworker, and 10 to 1 agst the Verulam horse.o
Won by two lengths; two lengths between the c
and third; an objection against the Ban and ril'ecerrsi-
chore for crossing was overruled. Run in 3 min.
59 secs.
The Selling Stakes of 5 Boys. each, and 25 added; the
winner to be sold by auction for 200/.' if demanded,
&c. Once round. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Shrimpton's Epire,
Air. ritobss's littiZ 8 lre oat 141 E
3 yrs, Est 21b (801) (Gilbert) 1
. .24 eai3/44 0 ..s (WOW '42