The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-28 00:00:00

DIRECTORS.

MANCHESTER, MARCH 27.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as fol-
low :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 8—
, Ditto Chester and Birkenhead, 21—Lancashire and York-
shire (West Riding Union), 5% dis.—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 86%—Ditto, 101. Preference, IN n.—
North British, 101,i n. - South-Eastern and Dover, 27 15-16.
BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 27. . .

STOOK EXCHANGE. —The share market was comparatively
inactive to-day. The only transactions reported were—
Midland, 64—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 3 dis.—
Ditto (B), 3 dis.—South Staffordshire, 2/. 18s. 9d. dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, 27%.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.--Retain of
Traffic for the week ending March 23:
Passengers, parcels, &c. £22,199 9 1
Merchandise ... ... 17,583 7 6
Cattle ... ... 627 0 3

Total ... ... ... £40,409 16 10
Corresponding week last year 40,659 8 8
Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the
traffic of the Huddersfield Canal and Shropshire Union, North
Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction, Manchester and
Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the propor-
tion of traffic deducted under agreement with the North
Staffordshire Company.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the
week ending March 23 ... ... £13,204 5 6
Corresponding week last year... 14,524 2 1

SOITTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. - Gross traffic receipts for
he week ending March 22 :
Passengers ...
Carrying account

... £6,795 6 8
... 1,952 5 0

Total ... ... ... £8,747 11 4
Corresponding week last year ... 8,592 11 8
THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.... (Miles in work, 236.)
Return of Traffic for the Week ending March 16, 1851:
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £4,046 14 3
Merchandise and minerals ... 3,664 15 5
Cattle ... ... ... ... 156 8 1

Total .. ....£7,867 17 9
Corresponding week, March 17, 1850 (143 miles) :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £1,4.5 2 0
Cattle ... 1,6,::! 11 9

... 3,090 13 9
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open, 112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Match 16:—
Railway and canal £4,740 0 0
Corresponding week last year 4,556 0 0
Note. The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.

Total ...

LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 miles
open.)—Traffic for week ending Mar. 23—X14,400 12 7
Corresponding week in last year, (219
miles open) .. „.£11,170 0 2
EASTERN COUNTIES AND NORFOLK RAlLWAY.—Traffic
return for the week ending March 23:
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £5,755 14 8
Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 6,290 3 2

Total ... £12,045 17 10
Corresponding week of IFSO ... 14,379 13 6
LONDON AND BLACFCWALL RAILWAY.—.AMOUIIt of revenue
or the week ending March 23:
Passengers
Goods

-.£713 11 2
... 30 15 0

Total ... ...£744 6 2
Corresponding week last year 604 16 9
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY..-.Traffic for the
week ending March 23:

MAIN LINZ.

Passengers
Parcels, H. C. and D.
Goods, cattle, &c. ...
Mails •••

... .£923 10 4
... 54 19 9
... 380 10 1
... 575 0 0

Total

... £1,934 0 2

MOLD.

Passengers
Parcels, 11. C. and D. ...
Goods, cattle, &c.

Total ... •• • ,
STEAM-BOATS.

£3B 13 H
2 8 7
50 11 11

Passengers ... ...
Parcels, H. C. and D. ...

.£9l 14 5

£ll4 15 8
StutorsHlßE UNION RAlLwAr.—(Open 29 miles.)—Traffic
for the week ending March 23 :
Passengers, parcels, &c.
Goods and live stock

£lOO 14 10
14 0 10

Total

... £332 8 71
... '202 18 1

Total ** ••• .. £535 6 8/
Corresponding week last year ... 445 12 10i
SHREWSBURY AND B. IRMINGRAM RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
ceipts for the week ending Diarch 23 :
Passengers £251 2 6
Carriages, horses, and parcels ... 13 9 2
Live stock ••• ••• ••• 8 0 0
Merchandise and minerals 11 5

Total .: ...
... £569 3 1
Corresponding period last year.. 427 111

MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATIA)CK, AND MIDLAND, JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending
March 23 :
Passengers, &c.
Merchandise

••• £47 3 3
72 11 11

Total ... —• £ll9 15 2
Corresponding week last year ... 103 0 0

CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.... (160 miles opened.) —Return o
traffic for the week ending March 16 :
Passengers, &c. ... £2,161 14 10i
Goods, &C. ••• ••• 4,200 2 6

Total' £6,361 17
6.291 10 1/
• Including Wishaw and Coltness
Corresponding week last year
now in charge of a
ctor.

ruse List of Governors and
nd for the year ensuing, viz.:
'ERNORS.
Lsq., Governor.
,Esq., Deputy-Governor.
LECTORS.
Thomas Baring, rsq. Alfred Latham, Esq.
Esq.
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Robert Wigram Cranford, Esq Alexander Matheson, Esq.
William Cotton, Esq. James Morris, Esq.
Benjamin Buck Greene, Esq. George Warde Norman, Esq.
John Oliver Hanson, Eq. John Horsley Palmer, Esq.
John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Sir John Henry Pel!y, Bart.
Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, Esq. Henry James Prescott, Esq.
Henry Lancelot Holland, Esq. Thomay Charles Smith, Esq.
Thomas Newman Hunt, Esq. Thos. Matthias Wegnelin, Esq.
Charles Frederick Huth, Esq. Francis Wilson, Esq.
The Election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be
held at the Bank, on Tuesday, the Bth April, and for Direc-
tors on Wednesday, the 9th April, from ten o'clock in the
forenoon till four in the afternoon.
FOREIGN ARRIVALS FOR THE EXHIBITION.- The
latest importations from abroad have included the following
arrivals for the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry
Rhine,sau,
of all Nations.. - The City of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk, has
brought 191 packages; the Venezuela, from Havre,, 1 pack-
age ; the Osmanli, from Leghorn, 1 package of waxwork,
and 15 other packages, contents unknown ; the Kakon Jarl,
dem, from
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from Trieste, a huge rock of marble; the Antwerpen, from
packages; the Triton, from
Antwerp. 30 packages; the Miranda, from Terceira ,em,
case;
the
Nassau,
Ostend, 1 package • the City of London, from Dunkirk, 115
packages; the John Bull, from Hamburgh, 95 packages ;
ia, 6 1 9 packages; the
Newf romFro ltv'ddteenr de
em,
the Magnet, from Rotterdam, 1 package ; and the Colum-
bine, from Antwerp, 57 packages, consigned to the foreign
consuls, agents, and other authorized persons in this country ;
and the ship True Briton, from Calcutta, has brought 239
packages of sundry articles consigned to the East India
Calmly.

The following is the Hoi
Directors of the Bank of Englat
FOR GOY
Thomson Ilankey, Jun., E
John Gellibrand Hubbard,
FOR DIR

SPORTING NOTES.
No. XXV.
A GLANCE AT THE CRONTON PARK. CATTERICK
BRIDGE, AND EPSOM SPRING MEETINGS.

"My judgment shoots at flying game."—POPE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,--It is to be hoped the "clerk of the weather" will give
WI, poor mortals, during the ensuing week, a little less of the
cataract and water-spout diversion, that has anything but
diverted the sporting community during the last fortnight.
I perceive this morning, that the quicksilvery, not the flying
Mercury, has condescended, unlike certain official persons in

" another place," to rise in its place, and announce in its own
peculiar silent language, that its budget, for some little time
to come, will be of a more sunshiny, heart-cheering nature
than the wooden one submi•ted to the public some time
since in the before-mentioned " other place ;" but yet it
would probably be somewhat of the mixed wind-and-watery
class. The course at Northampton, as at Warwick, was in a
most disgusting state, it was a perfect slough; in some parts
where the water had settled, it was eight or nine inches deep
in a nice pudding mixture, which, of course, put
trials of speed but of the question ; the
consequence was that the heavy weights were bowled
over in almost every instance, and the strongest and
gamest horses the winners of every race. The gelding by
Orlando, out of Insurance, now called King Charming, being
one of the stoutest animals at Northampton, not only carried
off the Trial Stakes on the first day from Peep-o'-day Boy,
Recruit, The Swede, and The Reaper, but yesterday made
mincemeat of Musician and Harpsichord for the Delapre
Stakes, and Aristos (second, defeated a neck), Panope, Bor-
neo, Nutmeg, and Doubt for the Cup, a remarkably cre-
ditable performance; he is a fine slapping animal, and can
stay any distance. My judgment was completely floored
for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes; the winner (Valen-
tine), a moderately strong horse, with next to nothing on
his back, I thought, like nearly everybody else, was held`safe
by Legerdemain and St. Rosalie; however, my calculations
were all askew, my fancy couple getting into difficulties
before they reached the distance. In my analysis of the
Handicap, in Note No. 8, I remarked, concerning the win-
ner, that " Valentine, at 4st 91b, ran fourth to Sauter-le-
Coupe, Est 81b, for the last Epsom Autumn Handicap, then
3 yrs old, with a slight addition of age, and only Est Ilb on his
back, he'll do very well if he can manage to run into the
same position again ;" the state of the ground, however,
enabled him to figure much better than I expected. If my
judgment was capsized on the handicap, I made amends in
the couple of two-years-old stakes; about the first, called the
Triennial, I observed in my last note, that "Mr. Greville's
Frantic, a well-bred horse, and a dangerous one to be against
for whatever he may be intended for," was "a foregone conclu-
sion;" so it turned out, for with:the race in hand at the dis-
tance, Nat teok him past the post a clever half-length from
France • Ambrose (of whom I said, " Lord Exeter has a re-
markably fine animal among the entries (Ambrose), which
must not be despised") beaten a head for second place, Con-
vulsion stalled off. Ambrose also ran second to the now re-
doubtable Elcot for the Althorpe Park Stakes, the latter,
lowev er, won easily, beating the large number of 16 starters;
the favourites (The Greek and Hetman Platoff filly) were
nowhere! My remarks concerning them were verified
to the letter; I observed, "the Hetman Platoff filly, sup-
ported for a very heavy sum in the City, I cannot fancy ; '
that the Greek was "INFERIOR to others in the race," and that,
though "considered a certainty by the stable and a great por-
tion of the sporting public, 1 will venture to assert that he
will not be nearer than third; there are several horses
in the race good enough to beat him." I gave the race to
Flirt, Miss Conyngham, and Elcot, the two first named ran
home fourth and fifth, and Elcot was the winner; about the
latter, in my last Note, I remarked—" Mr. Clarke's Elea
may astonish the natives, 1 should say' The Ring;' the Marl-
boro' Buck, from the same stable, distinguished himself by
winning the only stake he ran for last year; and Elcot, quite
equal to what his stable-companion was when he accomplished
the aforesaid victory, might do something notable at Northamp-
ton on Thursday ; mark that !" This horse is entered for
several stakes, and is a dangerous nag to be against for any.
I expected one of the four light-weights, at the bottom of
the handicap for Lord Spencer's Plate, would turn up the
trump card, if Visite missed the mark, but gave no definite
decision on this race, more than stating that the trio of
cracks would be beaten. The ensuing week boasts of
three meetings, concerning whom I now intend to skim
the cream, merely glancing at them for the present; but,
as far as regards the most important, at Epsom, will re-
turn to the subject next week. At Croxton Park
there are only three stakes of any note that I
shall touch upon; on Tuesday, Oleander ought to win the
Belvoir Castle Stakes, but, as he may not run for it, Theseus
or the colt by Dromedary may accomplish the feat in his ab-
sence. For the Granby Handicap, that continually worked
horse Clothworker, with the top weight list 101 b up, is
looked upon as the victor; I cannot discover anything to
beat him, or that even stands a chance of doing so, with the
exception of General Sale, 5 yrs, lOst 71b, and 13 ughranger,
4 yrs, I Ist llb. The decision for the Gold Cup on Wednes-
day will be materially influenced by the result of the Granby,
as pretty nearly the same horses figure in both. At Cat-
terick Bridge, Dawson's stable, as usual, is in immense force,
but it is not at all unlikely Scott will also come out strong;
the two stables in conjunction with Peck's and Fobert's will
probably carry off three-fourths of the stakes. I shall go for
Ch'ntrey and Fleur de Seine for the Revival Handicap; the
Italian for the First Triennial (The Knight of Avenel,
Cyprus and Pitsford are also entered for this stake);
Entre-nous for the Second Triennial (Cnasus, Sunrise,
Presto, and Confidence also figure among the en-
tries) ; Cleveland and Claverhonse are said to be
good things for the Third Triennal ; Paquette for the Filly
Stakes; Uralia or Evadne for the Shorts; Entre-nous and
Leading Article first and second for the Claret Stakes; and
Burndale and Cleveland may possibly occupy the same places
for the Champagne Stakes. Before closing this epistle a few
words on the Epsom events will not be amiss. For the Two-
years-old Stakes my fancy, or judgment, which you will,
leads me to select Flirt, Miss Conyngham, and the Old Lad,
as the best of the twenty-one nominations; if the ground is
in good order on the day, they stand in my estimation as I
have placed them, if it is not, reverse them. For the City
and Suburban Handicap I cannot see why the couple of
feather-weights and Theorem should not be backed, as well
as Tightwaist and Windhound.
For the Metropolitan Handicap I remain of the same opi-
nion as expressed in Note No. 10 ; Vatican and Vampyre, if
meant, will be somewhere about the mark; and the trio of

, _ __.. ...,. ~..
light-weights, Cnxus, Sunrise, and :Hesse-Homburg, will, or
ought, to send forth the winner I

March 28, 1851.

I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S, YESTERDAY.
A blank day.

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES.
THURSDAY.

The Delapre Stakes of 5 sovs. each ; for three-yrs old,
7st; four, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b.
(6 Subs.)
Mr. Rogers's King Charming, 3 yrs, Gat 111 b (Hammond) 1
Mr. R. Forster 's Musician, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b ( Howlett) 2
Lord Clifden's Harpsichord, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b ...(G. Mann) 8
Betting.--6 to 4on King Charming. Won by two lengths.
Run in 1 min. 55 secs.

Earl Spencer's Plate of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each ; a winner of a Handicap
after the weights appear, 71b extra. From the Spencer-
post; five furlongs.
Lord Strathmore's ['he Incurable, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (Wells) 1
Mr. G. llancock's The Pilot, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Evans) 2
Mr. Gaman's Maid Marion, 6 yrs, Bst 31b ( Arnold) 3
Betting-5 to 2 agst Forlorn Hope, sto 2 agst Sir Robert,
5 to 1 agst The Incurable, 6to 1 agat Old Fox, 8 to 1 agst
Visite, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Incurable made nearly
the whole of the running, and won in a canter by two lengths
—a length between second and third ; Sagacity a good fourth.
Run in 1 min. 7 secs.

The Althorp Park Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 50 added, for
two-years-old ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b ; winners before
starting to carry 51b. About half a mile. (27 Subs.)
Air J. Clark A's Elcot (h b) (Whitehouse) 1
Lord Exeter's Ambrose . (Norman) 2
Mr. W. Edwards's The Old Lad.. .. ...( H Edwards) 3
Betting-5,t0 2 agst Greek, 4to 1 agst Flirt, 5 to 1 agat
Elcot, 6 to 1 agst Hetman Platoff filly, 10 to 1 agat Ambrose,
10 to 1 agst Sabra, and 12 to 1 agat any other. Elcot took
a slight lead at starting, improved it in the straight run-
ning, and won very easily by a length ; a head between
second and third; France, Miss Conyngham, and Flirt close
up. Run in 52 secs.
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, with 50 added.
One mile and a half.

Mr. F. Parr's Clothworker, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Flatman) 1
Sir W. Booth's Retail, 5 yrs, Bst 41b ...... ..(Whitehouse) 2
Mr. R. Barrow's Abdallah, 4 yrs, ist 31b ...(W. Sharpe) 3
Mr. Wilson's Ellar, 3 yrs, sst 41b. (Kendall) 4
Lord Exeter's Tophana, 6 yrs, 7st 10Ib (Norman) 5
Betting—Even on Clothworker. Won by a length. Run
in 3 min. 9 secs.

The Northamptonshire Cup Stakes of 10 soya. each ; the
winner to be sold for 500 soya., if demanded, &c. To

start at the Spencer•post, and go once round, about two
miles and a furlong.

Mr. Rogers's King Charming, 3 yrs, Eat ellb (Hammond) 1
Mr. Wilkins's Aristos, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Arnold) 2
Mr. Maunsell ns Panope, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (G. Hall) 3
Lord Clitden's Borneo, 5 yrs, 9st llb (Pearl) 4
Lord Exeter's Nutmeg, 4 yrs, Bst 41b... (Norman) 5
Mr. MLeson's Doubt, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (C. Marlow) 6
Betting-5 to 1 agst Ki^g Charming, and 2to 1 agst
Aristos. Won by a neck; a head between second and third.
Run in 3 min. 27 sees. _ _

...-- -
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 25 added; a winner
in the present year of the value of 50 sovs. 31bs ; if two
fifties or ICO/. exclusive of his own stake, 51bs. extra; the
winner to be sold for 230 sovs. if demanded, &c. ; and
allowances if for less. One mile. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's Ondine, 4 yrs, 7st lib
Mr. Stevens's Britannia, 3 yrs, Gst Ilb (Kendal) 2
Lord Exeter's Nutmeg, 4 yrs, 7st Illb ...... (Nunn) 3
Even on Britannia, and 7to 4 agst Ondine. Won by two
lengths; Nutmeg beaten off.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.

7 to 1 agst Cmeus (taken) I 9 to 1 agst Hesse Homburgh
7to 1 - Sunrise _ Iloto 1 - Valentina

THE PORT STAKES.
to 4 agst Beehunter
THE CIIF.STER Cur.
12 to 1 agq, Montague
TIIE DEBBY.

15 to I aga Marlborough Ilsto 1 agst Teddington
Buck I 50 to 1 - Midas (taken)
The weather this afternoon was comparatively favourable,
the attendance immense, the racing first rate, and the ma-
nagement, as it invariably is at Northampton, unexcep-
tionable. The stewards for 1852 are Lord Stanley, Captain
Lowther, and the Master of the Pytchley Hunt.
YORK SPRING MEETING.
Acceptances for the Spring Ebor Handicap.
Age et. lb.
Age st. lb.
Wanota ...... . ....... a 8 7iChantrey
Uriel .............. 5 8 7,41 p
Clincher ......... 4 8 fiLady Eden 47 2
Backbiter ........ 6 8 21Acbyranthes 46 12
Raby ................. 5 8 2 York-you're-wanted. 4 6 11
The Knightof Avenel 4 7 12;Mona's Pride
Radulphus ............ a 7 111
The highest acceptance being under Bst 71b, it has been
1 mind to that weight, and the others in proportion.