The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-28 00:00:00

EVENING, OCTOBE

r THE ARMY.
L IMERICK, OCT. 25.—Major-General the Duke of
Cambridge is'expected to arrive this day in Dublin,
aridre.sume the command of the Dublin district.

.M.,j,;r-G-eneralPier inspected the detachments
of 4th Dragoon Guards and 17th at Gort;; the 63:1
at Clare Castle, and returned to Limerick with Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Doyle on Thursday night.
Captain Pretiman, 331; Captain Lyon, 92d ; Mr.
Carden, 93d ; Mr. Hawker, Carbineers ; Mr. Thursby
and Mr. Bidgood, Royal 'Regiment; and Captain
Mansergh, Queen's Bays, are on leave in this city.
All the military recruiting parties in this garrison
have been withdrawn, and joined their corps; how-
ever, a number of remarkably fine young fellows have
been enlisted for the 52d and G3l.
`rwo hundred of the 90th Light Infantry from Cork
will replace an equal force of the 40th at Spike bland
on Tuesday next.
Major-General Bainbrigge inspected the battalion
of the 91st at 13c11:.st, under Lieutenant-Colonel
Campbell. The officers afterwards entertained the
gallant General and a number of fashionables at lun-
cheon, and in the evening the General and staff at the
officers' mess.

LAUNCH OF"THEC'APE SCREW STEAM-
SHIP THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH.
A very fine vessel was •yest?r(lay launched from the
yard of the eminent builder, Mr. Charles Mare, of
Black wall. Precisely at three o'clock, r :v., the dog-
shores were knocked away, and the gallant vessel,
after receiving at the fair hands of Miss Ford the
poetical nalric of 4, The Queen of the South," glided
most majestically into that element where we trust
she is destined to perform some good service. The
Queen•of the South has been built for the General
Screw Steam Navigation Company, and is intended
to convey the mails, passengers, and cargo, between
this country and the Cape, under the contract which
the company have taken. The Queen of the South is
a very beautiful model, and refl,cts high credit upon
those who have designed her, and upon the company
who have had the spirit to make so noble an addition
to our mercantile screw fleet.
The dimensions of the Queen of the South are as
follow :

Feet.
L6gth between perpendiculars ... 240
Length of keel for tonnage ... 216 f
Breadth for tonnage ... ... ... 39
Depth of hold ... ••• 25
Burden in tons ... 1,752 36- 94tbs
She has two direct acting engines by Maudslay,
Field, and Co., of 300 horse power, and her rig will
assimilate as near as possible to that of M.S. Daunt-
less, as now fitted. The Queen of the South has
ample cabin accommodatiou. for 120 passengers, and
is finished in a style equal to any of the crack sailing
ships of Messrs. Green, Smith, Wigram, or any other
of the large shipowners of the port of London. She
will, without loss of time, take her engines on board,
and as soon as ready will be placed on the line, where
we doubt not she will amply realise all the views that
are entertained by the most sanguine supporters of the
,crew principle. The Queen of the South has caps-
_city for stowing about a thousand tons of cargo, and
independent of her facilities, for passengers, she pos-
sesses a number of large single cabins of ample di-
mensions, which, with the others, are entirely pre•
pared for the reception of passengers, at the sole ex-
pense of the company, with every regard to as much
comfort as can be found in any ship Oast, whether
propelled by sails or steam.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY

The Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales,
and the Princess Royal visited the Countess de
Neuiily at Claremont today, attended by the Vis-
countess Canning, Major-General Sir E. Bowater, and
Colonel Buckley. '

Prince Alfred and the remainder of the royal chip
dren took their usual pony and walking exercise.

SPORTING NOTES.
No. CXLIX.
ODDS AND ENDS FROM. NEWMARKET.

" Van Tromp" is informed that time is compara-
tively of but little importance as a criterion to judge a
horse's merits by; I give an instance of this—Sweet-
heart, who never did anything remarkable, except in the
two first races of his career, won the July Stakes in a
canter in three seconds less than the Flying Dutchman.
It all depends what pace is made, and how the race
is run.—l am, Sir, yours, &e.,
Oct. 28, 1851.

THE .SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
MONDAY.
Handicap Plate of 501., for three .yrs old and upwards.
Cambridgeshire Course.
Mr. Greville's Barcelona, 3 yrs, 7st 81b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Delamere's Guy Mannering, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Mann) 2
Mr. J. B. Morris's Vatican, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (F. Butler) 3
Sir W. Booth's Retail, 5 yrs, 7st 121b...(W. Abdale) 0
Mr. R. Barrow's Abdallah, 7st 21b. ..... (G E. Sharp) 0
Lord Clifden's Borneo, 5 yrs, 6st 111 b (G. Mann) 0
Lord H. Lennox's Mokanna, Est 1 llb (Charlton) 0
Mr. Carew's Prestige, 3 yrs, Est 101b...(E Harrison) 0
Lord Chesterfield's Humphrey, 4 yrs, 6st (Ashman) 0
Mr. Gurney's St. Fabian, 4 yrs, 6st (Hatlock) 0
Mr. Bickbam'e No Chance, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ('r. Smith) 0
Betting-4 to 1 opt Humphrey, sto 1 each agst Va-
tican, Retail, and Guy Mannering, 6 to 1 each agst
Prestige and No Chance, and 8 to 1 agst Barcelona.
Humphrey took up the running immediately after start-
ing, and with No Chance, Retail, Barcelona, St. Fabian,
and Guy Marinating in waiting, carried it on at a mode-
rate pace till half-way between the Duke's stand and
home; he was then joined by Barcelona and Guy Man-
nering, and Vatican joining half a distance from home,
the four went on singled out, Barcelona obtaining the
advantage in the last stride, and winning by a neck;
Vatican a good third, and Humphrey an indifferent
fourth. Run in 2 min. 9 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; for three yrs old, 7st 61b;
four, 83t 41b; five, Bst iilb; six and aged, Bst 10Ib.
The winner 'to be sold for 60 toys., if demanded, &c.
D. M.
Lord Clifden's Sagacity, aged (Robinson) 1
Mr. 11. Stebbings Palmyra filly, 3 yrs ...(Basham) 2
Mr. Wadlow's Lady Bibina, 5 yrs (Marlow) 3
Betting-13 to 8 agst Palmyra filly, and 3 to 1 agst
Lady Bibina. A very fine race for the last 50 yards
between Sagacity and Palmyra filly, terminating in
favour of Sagacity by a head. Run in 1 win. 47 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each; fur three yrs old, 7st 91b;
four, Bst 71b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9al; the
winner to be sold for 250 soya., if demanded, &c.
Ab. M.
Lord W. Powlett's Vanguard, 5 yrs (Rogers) 1
Mr. Pedley's Paqutta, 3 yrs ...(Charlton) 2
Mr. Sargeant's Knight of Gwynne, 4 yre (W. Treen) 3
Betting—Even on Vanguard, and 6 to 4 agst Paquette.
Won by three lengths; the Knight of Gwynne beaten
off. Run in 1 min. 49 secs.
Match-Bst 71b each; 100, h ft. T.Y.C.
Capt. Lowther's 'rumbler received 25 soya. ft from the
Duke of Bedford's Sophistry, by lon.
Match—too, h ft. T.Y.C.
_ _ _

Mr. W. E. Hughes's Sophistry, 7st 111b...(Flatman) I
Lord Clifden's Coticula, Bst 71b (Robinson) 2
Betting-11 to Bon Sophistry. Won by a length.
Run in 1 min. 15 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Sst 51b; the winner to be sold for 250
soya., if demanded, &o. First half of Ab.M.
Lord Derby's Mceanee colt (F. Butler) 1
Mr. Stephenson's Ravenswing (Flatman) 2
Mr. Jones's Diamond (Whitehouse) 3
Mr. Rogers's Theodine (Rogers) 4
Mr. King's ch fby Young Lochinvar (R. Sherwood) 5
Betting—Even on Ravenswing, and 3 to 1 agat
Meeanee colt. Tho lot ran in close company to the dip,
where Ravenswing and the Mceanee colt went in front,
the latter, who waited into the cords, winning very
cleverly by a length; Diamond a bird third. Run in
54 secs.
The Criterion Stakes of 30 soya. each, 20 ft; for two
yrs old colts, Sat 71b; fillies, Bst 51b; winners extra.
Criterion Course.
Duke of Richmond's Red Hind, Bst 101 b (carried
61b extra) (Flatman) 1
Lord Exeter's Ambrose, Bst 71b (Robinson) 2
Lord Bruce's Knight of the Shire, Bst 71b...(A. Day) 3
Lord Exeter's Stockwell, Bst 71b (Marlow) 4
Mr. Bowes's Dani,l O'Rourke (F. Butler) 5
Sir J. Hawley's Bilberry, Bst 71b (J. Marson) 6
Betting-7 to 4 agst Daniel O'Rourke (taken)-7 to 4
agst Red Hind, 5 to 1 agat Stockwell, and 10 to 1 agst
any other. Red Hind wade all the running, and won
with nothing to spare by a length; The Knight of the
Shire a bad third; and Daniel O'Rourke was beaten off.
Run in 1 min. 26 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each; for three yrs old, 7st 71b;
four, Bst 31b; five and upwards, Bst 81b. The win-
ner to be sold for 350 soya. if demanded, &c. Crite-
rion Course.
Mr. Carew's Longinus, 4 yrs (J. Sharp) 1
Lord Clifden's Loadstone, 6 yrs ... (Robinson) 2
Duke of Bedford's Newport, 5 yrs (Butler) 3
Lord Exeter's Turtle, 3 yrs (Flatman) 4
Mr. Rogers's Pulcherrims, 5 yrs (Rogers) 5
Betting-2 to 1 agst Newport, 7to 2 agst Longinus,
and 4to 1 agst Turtle. Won by a length; Newport a
bad third.
A great number of arrivals have taken place in the
course of the last twenty-four hours; all the lodgings are
taken, the stables are full, and the weather fine; every-
thing, in short, leads us to anticipate a very full meet-
ing, and a plethora of sport. Since our last parcels were
forwarded, the following horses have come in :—Hernan-
aez, Ebor, Falcon, Congratulation (late the Flying
Dutchwoman), Cyclops, Young Altisidora, Clincher
Aphrodite, Bilberry, Caloric, Breba, and Mountain
Deer. The Nigger reared up yesterday on the exercise
ground, and fell backwards, but was out this morning.

BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOCK.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STARES.
5 to 1 agst Brcba 20 to 1 agst Ariosto
7 to 1 agst Newminster 22 to 1 agat The Nigger
11 to 1 agst Mountain Deer 25 to 1 agst Manifold
15 to 1 agst Prime Minister 30 to 1 agst Italian
15 to 1 agst Curl 30 to 1 agst Hernandez
20 to 1 apt Candlewick 40 to 1 agst Heriot
20 to 1 agst Darkie (r) 50 to 1 agat Faux Pas.
NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT.
ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY.

Sweepstakes. D.M. Winner to be sold for 2001.
C by Touchstone, dam by Emilius—brother to Wil-
lingham—Greengage—Cerito--Urbanity.
Plate of 601. Last three miles of B.C.
The Swede, 3 yrs—Miss Bunny, 2 yrs—Grand
Duchess, 2 yrs—c by Alarm, dam by Dromedary, 2 yrs
—f by Ugly Buck, dam by Vestris, 2 yrs—M. Robin,
2 yrs—Hippy Joe, 2 yrs—Fleur de Lis filly, 2 yrs—
MBA. filly, 2 yrs—Herculaneum filly, 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes. Last half of Ab. M. Winner to be sold
for 801., &c.
Arlette, 4 yrs—Flare-up, 4 yrs—California, 4 yrs—
Bastinado, 4 yrs—Le)bourne, 3 yrs—Forlorn Hope, 3
yrs—Sorus, 2 yrs—Scar, 3 yrs.
Handicap Plate. D.I.
Mrs. Taft, 6 yrs, Bit 71b—Nutshell, 4 yrs, Bst—To-
phana, 6 yrs, 7st—Cerdirtal Wiseman, 3 yrs, 7st—Louis
Napoleon, 3 yrs, 6st 91b—Brother to Willingham, 3 yrs,
6 it 71b.

Handicap. T.Y C.
Prince Camden colt, 2 ycs, Bst 71b—Cornelius, 3 yrs,
7st 111b—Glenlnee 3 yrs, 7st 71b—Black Sea, 3
71b—Ventre-is-terre, 3 yrs, 7st 41b. yrs, let
The following we the limb:Allows for the Nursery

IRELAND.
THE POLICY OF THE DEFENDERS.
DUBLIN, MONDAY.—The rumour of Mr. Hawes's
retirement frem Parliament was scarcely two hours
old in Dublin before at least a dozen imaginary can-
didates were put in nomination for the representation
of the borough of Kinsale. Of these the Defenders
monopolised five-sixths, the balance being divided
between the Conservatives and the Government.
Should the vacancy actually occur, the contest will
possess more than ordinary interest, as it will be the
first opportunity afforded to the Defence Association
towards carrying out the policy of inflicting upon the
Imperial Parliament some seventy or eighty Irish
Members pledged to thwart any Administtation hostile
to the supremacy of Rome. Among the rumoured
aspirants for senatorial honours the name of Mr. Fre-
derick Lucas, of the Tablet, was classed among the
probabilities on the Roman side; while on the part of
the Protectionists, also as a matter of course, Mr.
Butt still maintains his position as first favourite for
the race.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Yesterday's racing decided the chances of more
than one nag engaged in to-day's Handicap. The Han-
dicap Plate of 501. over the Cambridgeshire Course was
a most decisive affair, Mr. Greville'a three years old
Barcelona disposing of Guy Mannering, 7st; Vatican,
Bst 101 b; Retail, 7st 121 b; Mokanna, 6st 121 b; Hum-
phrey, 6st, and five others. The race was rather a close
one, Barcelona not getting up until the last stride or
two, winning by a neck only, Vatican being well up,
and Humphrey a bad fourth. In the 10 Sovs. Sweep-
stakes, Vanguard, at Bst 121 b, disposed of two more
Cambridgeshire candidates in Paquette and Knight of
Gwynne, as ho won very easily by three lengths.
As I expected, Sophistry beat Coticala cleverly.
The Criterion Stakes, the principal race of
the day, was won by Red Hied, as I predicted
it would be should she start, notwithstanding the pe-
nalty. Lord Exeter's Ambrose pertinaciously sticks to
the second place, although this time receiving the ar-
tistic assistance of " our Jem ;" the Knight of the
Shire was a bad third, the great gun of Scott's stable,
Daniel O'Rourke, together with Stockwell and Bilberry
beaten off. I may as well observe that Red Hind made
her own running, and won cleverly by a length. In
the 10 Soya. Sweepstakes that followed, Longinus dis-
posed of Loadstone, Newport, Turtle, and Pulcherrima
somewhat easily by a length. It is expected that Her-
nandez will supersede the Nigger in the race to-day.
Falcon and Aphrodite will, perhaps, be added to the
list of starters. With regard to this great stake my
opinion remains unaltered in every respect, although
my Goodwood correspondent writes from Newmarket to
say that, if they mean it with Officious, she
might show them the way to victory. Breba still con-
tinues in immense force in the betting, after having re-
ceded for a short period to 6to 1; sto 1 is now the
highest figure to be obthined. Newminster, after having
advanced to 6to 1, has declined a point. Mountain
Deer is steady at 10 to 1, Prime Minister at 14 to 1,
Curl at 15, and Candlewick, Ariosto, and Darkie are
firm at 20 to 1 each; the Nigger somewhat unsteady at
25 to 1; Hernaudez and the Italian firm at the same
price.