The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-23 00:00:00

NOTES ON NEWCASTLE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN.

SIR,—To-day's races will terminate somewhat dif-
ferently to what I imagined they would on. Friday last,
when I first dotted down my notes on the Newcastle
Meeting. PITSFORD will win the First Triennial Pro-
duce Stakes; THE MAID OF LIME FILLY Or TriE SHEL-
TIE the' Tyne Stakes, with Stratagem well up; Tom
HOLTBY or UNITY the Convivial Handicap, the Maid of
Masham,if she runs, being close up; FERN the Hunters'
Stakes; and JOE SUTHERLAND or FERN the Maiden
Plate. The racing commences at half-past two; the
races will be run in the order I have placed them,
and as there will be an interval of half an hour
between them, the above information will be published
in time to secure the attention of some of the " late
birds" in the market. The King of Trumps will secure
the trick for the Tyro Stakes to-morrow, Paddy Bird
or Themistocles second, with Sir Charles Napier and
Agnes Wickfield close up. The Northumberland Plate,
in all ;probability, will be contested by Uriel, 5 yrs,
7st 121 b; Testator, 5 yrs, Est 121 b; The Ebor, 4 yrs,
fist 61b; Jenny Lind, 4 yrs, Est 41b; The Cutler, 3 yrs,
sst 81b; or Knook Knoll, 3 yrs, sst; England's Glory,
3 yrs, sst 61b; Louis Napoleon, 3 yrs, sst 61b;
Neasham, 3 yrs, sst 41b (n); Jack Leeming,
3 yrs, 4st 101 b; and Cyclops, 3 yrs, 4st 810.
Another or two may run, but possess not the
ghost of a chance of altering the result; which, I fancy,
will be in favour of Uriel, Testator, or Jenny Lind;
TESTATOR for choice; with England's Glory and
Neasharn (if they fancy running him on such a hard
course) immediately in the rear of the winner. They
may run past the post thus—
TESTATOR or LTRIEL
ENGLAND'S GLORY or } 2
NEASEIA.VI
JENNY LIND 3
AZETH, I presume, will . ditto his performance of
last year by winning the
Second Triennial Pro-
duce Stakes. PITSFORD ought to win the Guineas.
Tee Free Handicap ou Wednesday will have some
seven or eight runners, with NANCY or WAL-
LACE the winner. GULLIVER, however, is worth
a trifling investment, for he will be there or thereabout.
The Third Triennial Produce Stakes w-11
go to
Evadne or Young Hawthorn, former for choice.
I shall decline selecting the winner of the North
Derby to-day, some doubts existing as to the starting of
several animals.
The Corporation Plate will be influenced by previous
events, but the winner, I calculate, will come out of
Dawson's stable.
On Thursday we shall have COLSTERDALE No. 1 for
the Gateshead or Lottery Stakes, with Pandemus or the
Cutler second.
The Members' Plate Handicap I should award
to one of the following three:—A.bdallah, 4 yrs, Est 91b;
OXFORD BLUE, 4 yrs, 6st 91b; or, THE CUTLER, 3 yrs,
51t 1210; the last two for choice. The Gold Cup will
have THE MAID OF MA.SHAM or URIEL first; with,
perhaps, Jack Leeming third. THE FARMER'S BOY
reads the best on paper for the Grand Stand Stakes.
The latest betting (up to 1 o'clock) this morning is RE
follows:—First Trieunial-3 to 1 on Pitsford. Tyne
Stakes-6 to 4on The Sheltie. Convivial Handicap-
-2 to 1 apt Unity; 4 to 1 agst Brennus. Tyro Stakes-
-2 to 1 on The Kiog of Trumps. Northumberland Plate-
-3 to 1 agst Uriel; 6 to 1 eget Testator; 6 to 1 agst
England's Glory; 6 to 1 apt Neasham; 10 to 1 agst
Jenny Lind; 15 to 1 each, Cyclops, Jack Leeming,
and The Ebor. Lottery Stakes-3 to 1 agst Pandemus ;
3to 1 agst Colsterdale. Gold Cup—Even on the Maid
of Masham.

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

June 23,1851.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NE WCASTLE,—MONDAY MORNING.
LATEST BETTING.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
5 to 2 agst Uriel
5 to 1 agst Neasham
6 to 1 agst Testator
6 to 1 agst England's Glory
10 to 1 agst Jenny Lind
100 to 7 agst Jack Leeming
100 to 6 agst Abdallah
100 to 5 agat Cyclops.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ARRIVALS.—Pitsford, Maid of Lime filly, the Sheltie,
Stratagem, The Maid of Measham, Vanguard, Mark
Tapley, The Alp, Oxford Blue, Langton, Brennus,
Unity, Tom Holtby, Emilius filly, Joe Sutherland,
Maley, Fern True Love, Cyclops, Prudery, &c. &c.
BE PIING IN TO WN ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
4 to 1 agst Uriel 1 10 to 1 agst Jenny Lind
5 to 1 agst Neasham 20 to 1 agst Cyprus
6to 1 aget England's Glory 25 to 1 agat Abdallah
7 to 1 agst Testator (taken)
The following horses had reached Newcastle on Satur-
day evening :—Nancy, Post-tempore, King of Trumps,
Unity, Jack Leeming, Farmer's Boy, Gulliver, Tes-
tator, Wallace, Flora Macdonald, Vanguard, Maid of
Team Valley, Jenny Lind, The Abor, Azeth, and Agnes
Wichfield.
WINCHESTER RACES.—SATURDAY.
The Foal Stakes of 25 am. each, for three yrs old. One
mile. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Dorrien's Chaplet, Bst llb (Ducker) 1
Mr. Payne's Catalpa, Bst 61b (Flatman) 2
Sir J. B. Mill's Ennis, SA 61b
Betting-5 to 2on Catalpa. Won by half a length.
A neck between see, nd and third.
Two Years Old Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added.
T.Y.C. (7 Subs )
Capt. Delm's Little Savage (h b), Bst 71b ...(Rogers) 1
Lord Palmerston's Bucktnorn, Bst 7tb
Mr. Greville's Greengage, Bit 3 tb (Fiattnau) 3
Mr. Whieldon's Benita, Bst 31b (W. Treen) 0
Mr. Farranee's Joe Miller, Bst 71b (W. Day) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Roinegrave, Bst 71b (Ducker) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Greengage, 3to 1 agat
3 to 1 agat Buckthorn, 4 to 1 agst Joe Miller, 5 to 1
agst Rhinegrave. Won by half a length. A head between
the second and third.
The Winchester Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 50
added. Mile heats. (7 Subs.)
Mr. Death's The Moor, 6 yrs, 9st (Abdale) 1 1
Mr. Massingberd's Epira, 3 yrs, 63t 9'b (Gilbert) 0 2
Mr. Curtis's Comet. 6 yrs, 8,1 91b (S. Mann) 0 3
Mr. Ramabottom's Beebee Bunnoo, 5 yrs, Bst 7tb 0 4
Mr. Burgess's Handsome Doe, 7st 131 b (Brown) 2 0
Both heats won in a canter. The winner was claimed
for 2001.
The first year of the Triennial Stakes of 10 sous. each,
for two years old; the winner to pay 10 per cent. to
the Lund. Six furlongs. (11 Subs.)
Mr. Dorrien's Chief Baron Nicholson, (J. Abdale) 1
Sir J. B. Mill's Aitch-Done, Sat 2.b ........(A. Day) 2
Mr. Gratwicke's Maria, Bst 21b
3 to 1 on Chief Baron Nicholson. %Von by two lengths.
The City Members' Plate of 501. Heats. Two Miles.
Mr. Payne s Guardsman, sst 91b (501.)(Hardinge) 1 1
Mr. Curtis's Heather-bell, 6st 131b(501.)(Bickards) 2 2
Mr. Stallard's Woodsprite, 4 yrs, Est 131 b, (501) 3dr
Won in a canter. The winner was sold by auction, for
94 guineas.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
20 to 1 agst Kick-up-the- 40 to 1 agst Crystal Palace
Dust (t) (taken)
20 to 1 agst Humphrey (t)
JOHN DAY'S DERBY Lc).
Filius, Father Thames, Lit
thorn.

r, 1852.—Geleon, Stapleton,
ale Harry, St. Albans, Buck-

AQUATICS.
THE HAMPTON ANNUAL REGATTA.
This regatta took place on Saturday, and owing to
the fineness of the day there was a large attendance of
visitors, both on the river and on shore. The first race
decided was—
The Landsman Pair Oars Match.
First Heat.
Thomas Sedgwick and Charles Griffin...(Dark Blue) I
William Hill and F. Clarke (Black and Red) 2
James Tagg and W. Luker . (Blue and White) 3
The winners took the lead, rounded the flag-post first
by a couple of lengths, and won a good head by about
three lengths; the same between second and third.
Second Heat.
James Tagg and Wm. Luker (Blue and White) 1
Frederick Clarke and Wm. Hill (Black and Red) 2
Won easy. Blue at starting got a clear lead of a
length, was never afterwards caught, and came in first
by about half a dozen lengths.
Grand Heat.
Charles Griffin and Thomas Sedwick
James Tagg and W. Luker
The winners were the last to get off, but they soon
overhauled their opponents, and came in first easily by
about five or six lengths.
A punting match followed, in which James Watkins
and Alfred Goddard won the first heat, and John Snell
and John Tagg the second; but owing to a
wrangle
n with the losing boats, the last heat was
through, the first and attend agreeing to ot gone
divide the two
priz?s.
There were two scullers matches, one for free water-
men, and the otner fir apprentices on the card for de-
cision, but they were nut decided, the waterman re-
fusing to row or to let their apprentices do the like, be-
cause they objected to their priza being no more in
amount than that of their appr,-iitices. "
TH AMES UNITED CLUBS' "SCRATCHED
A very agreeable race under this title—calculated to
promote a kindly and gentlemanly feeling amongst ama-
teurs of various clubs, came off at a late hour on Satur-
day evening ; the longest day, in a due consideration to
the delays which invariably beset such matches, having
been appropriately chosen for the occasion.
First Heat.
Messrs. Biddle, Ireland, Fiber, Henderson, Playford,
Dearward, Revell, Purdie, and Woodlock, steerer.
Messrs. Smalifield, Iles, M'Lean, A. Wellack, Bishop,
Williams Smith, A. Lloyd, end Rule, steerer.
Tne distance was from Putney to Hammersmith—
won easily. Two others started.
Second Heat.
Messrs. Dunbar, Kcy, Bevington, Hindman, Payne,
Stubbs, Dixon, Thackery, and Long, steerer.
Messrs. Alston, Steele, Allure, Parker, Howard,
Hughes, Cosset,. Gregory, and Creeton, steerer.
It was a very good race, and, under the circumstances,
tolerably close. Two others went.
Final Heat.
Mr. Long's crew of the Argonauts 1
Mr. Creeton 's crew
• 0
Mr. Rule's crew
The latter rowed without a bowman, he being from
some cause absent, but nevertheless succeeded in making
so good a third that scarcely a length divided thorn from
the second boat. The winners soon acquired a lead, and
came in first by two or three.lougtbs.

There were divers mishaps, breaking stretchers, yoke
lines, &c., which men in such matches have to contend
against, but upon the whole the match redounded much
to the credit of all engaged; and we hope to see it per-
petuated as calculated to advance the best interests of the
Thames and those connected with it.
The prizes were electro-plated tankards.

DEPARTURE OP THE AFRICA.-011 Saturday, at
two o'clock, P.m., the British and North American Royal
Mail steam-ship Africa, Captain Ryrie, left the Mersey for
New York direct, with the mails, about 80 passengers, and
one of the most valuable cargoes ever shipped from England
to the -United States. The wind and weather were both
favourable, and she proceeded to sea amidst the cheers of a
numerous concourse of spectators, after a passing salute of
four gans to her tender the Satellite.

GREI3NWICII ELECTION.—On Saturday Joshua
Morris, Esq., the returning officer for the borough of Green-
wich, pursuant to precept from the High Sheriff for the
county of Kent, gave notice that the nomination of a fit and
proper person to represent the borough of Greenwich in Par-
liament, in the room of the late Mr. Barnard, would take
place at ten o'clock on Thursday morning, the 26th inst., on
the hustings, in front of St. Mary's Church, Greenwich. A
numerous meeting of the supporters of Alderman 'Wire took
place on Saturday evening, at the Greyhound Tavern; the
friends of Alderman Salon-ions assembled at the Stags. The
great and nearly complete agreement in the political princi-
ples of the two aldermen almost reduces the electors to seek
the grounds of their preference in the more personal
qualifications of the candidates. A very large number who
would have supported Alderman Saloznons a year ago, in
the present posture of affairs object to a candidate who
would feel himself precluded from supporting the Govern-
ment in its endeavours to repress the attempts of the Romish
ecclesiastics to establish an arrogant despotism in the name
of liberty. Others well disposed towards Alderman Salo-
mons, and giving him full credit for the intention he has
expressed of claiming and taking his seat in the House of
Commons if elected, look at the actual state of the law,
and fear that his return would practically prove the loss of
a representative to Greenwich. Mr. Wire has the advan-
tage of living in the borough. His votes upon all general
questions, it is urged, would be such as his rival would give,
while he woald be free to support Lord John Russell's anti.
Papal measure.
A RUNAWAY TOWN CLERK.—The greatest ex_
citement prevails in Tunbridge Wells in consequence of
Benjamin &ars, the town clerk, having absconded. It ap-
pears that be has obtained money to the am unt of above
2,000/. by discounting very recently, and that many respect.
placedHe cownaftsdieonicieeeitnorhinolf
-‘avbi el
beilthbarboiut ga nhtts too fthe vteorwn g
o f7l Rho
o ruin.
aesdta
and held
taxes. town clerk,other acpoploleincttomrenot.
of the gitsreapnodrtd h
wateree
companies,
s a defaulter in almost every instance, and a warrant has
been issued for his apprehension, and placed in the hands of
Mr. Superintendent Moreton. A search warrant, it is said,
has also been' granted to enable the officer to examine the
premises of a relative in London. Sears is uspected of being
in the me,ropolis, and Superintendent A:oreton speaks con-
fidently of finally
eeeded 4)01. a year. - -
bringing him to justice. His income ex-

A L ADY POISONED BY MIST AIEE.—DOVER,
SATURDAY.--A feeling of much concern has prevailed in this
town bylthe following painful occurrence:—For several weeks
past Mrs. Eliza Prickett, the lady of George Prickett, Esq.,
of Castle-street, in this town, had been suffering from some
malady which required the application of liniment, the usual
caution being given by the medical man who supplied it.
On Wednesday the lady was additionally indisposed, and
Mr. Sankey, surgeon, prescribed an anodyne mixture. He
left directions that, on requiring the mixture, she should
ring a bell which ccmmunica...ed with Mr. Prickett's apart-
ment, and that he would then come and administer it. In-
stead of doing so, however, she rose during the night and
took in mistake a large portion of the liniment. The stomach
pump was applied, and various restoratives,
.but she died
under the effects of the dose. The coroners jury returnee,
a verdict " That the deceased was poisoned by inadvertently
taking a liniment containing morphine."

TUB ROTA.IO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The contract for supplying this dinner, which will be pro-
vided for 2,000 persons, and take place about the 15th of
July, in a pavilion now being erected in the Home Park,
has been given to M. Soyer, whosetender, in reply to the ad-
vertisement of the society, has been accepted by the com-
mittee. This decision has occasioned no small disappoint-
ment to the good people of Windsor, some of whom had
made offers to the committee, and who, on the ground of
their liberal contribution in aid of the expenses incarred by
the preparations for the cattle-show, conceived themselves
entitled to reap all the incidental benefits of the display.
They will, however, have small room for complaint, since
they cannot fail to profit largely by the crowds of visitors
who will be attracted to Windsor and its vicinity on the oc-
casion.—SundayPaper.

AN AMERICAN CLOCK..—Some rascal has stolen a
Connecticut clock from the New York Mirror office. Where-
upon the editor remarks : —" All we have to say is, that the
clock never went before, and but for the principle involved in
the case we should say nothing about it. ,

LACE.—We cannot report any improvement in any
department of the multitudinous articles made under this
head, except, perhaps, a little more demand for silk laces%
for which we anticipate an improved business during the
season, as they have become a necessary article of ornament
to the dress of all ladies who desire to be in the fashion. All
descriptions of lace made of cotton are in very moderate re-
quest—a circumstance not at all unusual during the height
of summer.—Nottingham Journal.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—To the long list of
large firms who have generously treated the persons in their
employment to a view of the Great Exhibition, we have to
add the names of Messrs. Smith and Son, coal merchant;
Waterloo-wharf, Strand, who intend sending their men to
the Exhibition to-morrow, in a number of new waggons, ac-
companied by their wives; and on theirreturn a good dinner
will be provided for them, all expenses, as well as their day's
1 work, being paid by their liberal employers.
AIR. PAXTON, ARCHITECT OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
—Some thirty years ago, a young man, a gardener, who
worker for 12s. a week at # garden near the Duke of
De►'onshire's villa at Chiswick, five miles west of llyde.
park, said or did something which offended the master-
gardener, and was turned off. lie wai standing unem-
pl,yed one day near the Duke's garden gate. his Grace,
in passing, spoke to him, entered into familiar conversation,
ascertained that he was a journeyman gardener out of
w,rk, and walking into the gar ien, the young man with
him, was pleased with his intelligence and manners; not
the manners of a sycophant sneaking up to the side of a
nobleman with sycophantish words, but the manners of an
intelligent man who knew his profession, and could speak
about it unembarrassed to another, no matter whom. The
Duke asked him to call at Devonshire House the next day,
and the young man did, and the call resulted in his being
sent down to Chatsworth, in Derbyshire. Thera he soon

nade way, and reached, as a practical and scientific gar.
t•tener, the very head of his profession, which position he
had long maintained before he was known to the world 213
Mr. Paxton, the designer of the Crystal Palace. Such was,
according to the conversation now preval•nt at Chiswick,
and about the Horticultural Gird,ns, the origin of Mr. Pax-
ton's connexion with the Duke of Devonshire.—Munehester
Examiner.

CHURCH BUTLDING AMENDMENT ACT.—On Satur-
day Lord Carlisle's Bill on the Church Building Act which
has passed the Lords, was printed by order of the douse of
Commons. By this measure the churchwardens of parishes
will be empowered to apportion pews for the accommodation
of the deserving poor.
We regret to learn that in consequence of the
illness of Lord Ducie, it has been found necessary to defer
the visit of the members of the Gloucestershire Agricultural
Society to Tortworth Park (which we mentioned last week
had been fixed for July 3), until the autumn. —G loucester
Chronicle.
HEAT OF THE WEATHER.—On Saturday the heat
was so excessive threughout the day that several horses
dropped down dead; and a gentleman, who was witnessing
the inspection of the Guards in St. James's-park, was carried
off to the hospital insensible. It was found that he was la.
bouring under a coup de sokil.
CUaTOMS DUTIES.—Ou Saturday a return to the
House of Commons was issued showing that the amount of
customs duty received in the year ending sth of January last
on goods imported, was 10,969,535/.
.REGISTERED ELECTORS.—OR S‘ktUrdaY a return to
Parliament was printed, from which it appears that the' re-
gistered number of electors in Ireland is 160,890, of which
132,589 were in counties, 20,255 in counties of cities or 'hich
towns,
and 8,046 in boroughs.
neighbourhood. The NEWHAVEN.—A rather laughable incident oc-
curred a week or two ago in this
coast-
guard, while on duty, observed a fishing-boat out at sea, and
its course apparently being utterly
for the spot, and found a crew of
bottom, all suffering severely from undirected, the made
three men lying in the
seasick-
ness. It appears that a young the effects of
.the
neighbourhood of Alfriston
to follow the plow-tit agricultural labourer in
has lately been lett a sum of
money—it is said 2,000/.--hy a near relative • deceased. De-
terminedl
situation, and choosing some . no longer,
to Lewes B ' hton
town or hamlet where frolic andbgave up his
a forth
have an excursion
teornalTmirnosotlui lively companions, set to
, rig
fun, and, indeed, every
could be found for
nreitsso,ha,endd
money. In the course of a few months the legacy had been
-tried friends
our mod
reduced
purchase of a boat. Our
hero, 'being the capitalist, was to be the captain of the craft,
anti they were to become good, true, and honest fishermen.
Next IROrning, accordins,'lY, they set out On their first expe-
otnhetnhewitht" well
dition ; 1, never having been on the sea
but the " skipper'
before, got as sick as a dog before he had been on the briny
deep much more than half an hour. The mate and second
mate soon found that they were in the same helpless state;
and when the coast men forunately saw the boat she was
turning round for all the world like the vane of a weather-
cock, the whole crew lying in her bottom in the position
described. Our heroes, however, nothing daunted, are still
pursuing their career, and we heartily wish their perse-
verance eventually be crowned with success.—s
[ verance usser
Express.
SHIP RACE TO CITINA.-• BV the Overland Mail
letters have been received from Anjer, contain which
the
arrival at that port of the celebrated rival clipper ships
Reindeer and Oriental. The Reindeer, which lett the Mer-
sey nu the 30th tsecember, arrived at Aejsr in 99 clays. The
Oriental sailed from the Thames on the 14th January, and
arrived at the same port in 9 1 days, thus giving
the vaunted
American clipper an advantage of but six days only over her
tiny antagonist, a fact which sufficiently proves that our
English builders can produce vessels in every- way capable of
successfully competing with the hi 'lily-extolled clippers of
our trans-Atlantic brethren, the
.Reindeer being only about
509 tons burden, whilst the tonnage of the American ship ie
upwards of 1,010, thus giving her an advantage over her
rival which speaks much in favour of the Reindeer's sailing
qualities.
INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.---It has
been determined by the council of this institution to cele-
brate the period of the Great .Exhibition by inviting the
principal engineers and machinists of all countries to a ban-
quet on Monday, the 30th inst., at the Freemasons' Tavern.
and we understand that upwards of 200 Invitations have
been sent to distinguished engineers in various parts of the
continent, and also to all the principal scientific gentlemen
now in England. Robert Stephenson,i Esq., M.P., president
ti
of the institution, will take e chair. It is expected that
this will be a most important meeting, being the first occa-
sion when the engineers, of this country have had an oppor-
tunity of meeting in a body the gentlemen engaged in kin-
dred pursuits thr gou bout the world, and of course they will
hail it with pleasure as enabling them to form each others'
acquaintance, and thereby lead to a mutual and friendly ins
terchange of views and ideas upon matters of science and
nts in the various branches of the profession. A
improveme
t'l of the it t't t" n will be held in the aft
special mee n g
day, is i u io . er-
t of Arts •
noon of the same at the Seem y., when various
interesting scientific papers for the institution will be read
and discussed.
At the meeting of the clergy of the Tiverton
Deanery, we understand that ten out of twenty-six of
whom that deanery consists, took no part in the election of
representatives for the diocesan synod, either peagually Ai
by proxy.