The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

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will have Mr. Halford's br c THE PRIME MINISTER, by
Melbourne, out of Pantalonade, in the fray; and if the
course was only the odd three-quarters of a mils in
length, instead of the mile and three-quarters, I should
have no hesitation whatever in awarding him the race
in a canter; as I believe, and with good reason too, that
for a short distance he is the fastest horse of this year.
The distance will be the only thing that will militate
against his chance on this occasion; and this is the opi-
nion, not only of myself, but also of his trainer and
owner. He takes his exercises and sweats in bandages,
his pins being of a rather cranky description. He
is doing lair work, and if he makes his appearance
at Doncaster in good condition, shall be my forlorn
hope or cockboat on the occasion. If Lord Eglinton
does not require Marlow's services, he will steer The
Minister. As, with the exception of Heart-breaker and
Ephesus, the lot that I have nut yet commented on do
not possess the shadow of a chance of carrying eff the
stakes tor'any of their owners, I will dispose of the batch
in a very brief manner. Mr. Waller'a cb c EPHESUS,
by Epirus, out of Enterprise, under the management
of Wakefield, may possibly finish in front, but to
my fancy stands no chance of being the winner.
He is doing good work. Lord Chesterfield's br c
HEART BREAKER, by Don John, out of Dilbar,
is once more doing a moderate amount of work,
and, if tolerably well prepared by Monday next,
will go to Doncaster. Bartholomew, I believe,
will have the mount, without Lord Chesterfield should
fancy taking Butler off Newminster, and putting him up
on Heart-breaker. Lord Lugan's CN/EUS, by Pompey,
oat of Interlude, cannot this time attain his usual post-

Lion of second or third. He has been knocked about a
good deal this season, and is consequently not particu-
larly fresh, is doing excellently work, and will be ridden
by Prince. Lord Eglinton's b c HIPPOLYTUS, by Eini•
lius, out of Fantastic, steered by Marlow or Sharpe,
will, I believe, be the representative of Fobert's string.
His exercise lately has not been of the strongest kind,
consequently he is no winner for mo on this
occasioo. His stable companion, Bonnie Dundee, has been
queer for a length of time, but is once more getting
round again. Lord Exeter's ch c MIDAS, by Beiram,
out of Merope, with Norman up. if they run him, will
finish in front of the ruck. Mr. Farrance's br c Gnos-
VENOR, by Touchstone, out of Miss Beverly, with W.
Day up, is said to be a starter; more I knew not.
Should Mr. Meiklatu think it worth his while to run his
t)r c CONSTELLATION, by Lanercost, out of Moonbeam,
Ternpletnan will have the mount, otherwise this crack
jockey will be at liberty to ride one of the favourites.
Constellation of course has no chance of winning tic,
Leger. Mr. Osbaldlston's b C MOUNTAIN DEER, by
Touchstone, out of Mountain Sylph, will, in all
probability, be left alone in his stable ; should
he be pulled out, it will he to be beaten.
\lr. Parker's b e THE CALCUATOR, late
(I. 0., by Camel, out of Jamaica, managed somehow
r oth,r to win the Ebor Sr. Leger; be, however, will
tot win its namesake of Doncaster. Oates will probably
be the jock. Lord John Scutt's MISERRIMA, by PALI-
.IIIOOI4 out of Phryue, after having been seriously amiss,
is once more doing her work again; but I am afraid
,he is nut forward enough in it to warrant my tvving
her a place at the finish. She will be ridden by White•
house. Mr. Stebbing's b C Krioole KNOLL, by Sir Her-
cules, out of Testy, with 14'intringham or Fenn up,
will help to swell the field; as will Mr. Wentworth's ch c
AZETE, by Ithuriel, out of Charlotte; Bumby or F. Mars-
ton riding. Holmes, I believe, will mount Gholab Single
and steer him to anywhere but victory. Having glanced
at the chances of all the animals likely to run, I will Sow
hasten to bum up, and declare my verdict. The ruck,
presuming the field consist of those horses that I have
named in my analysis, will, [fancy, be composed of Gholab
Singh, Azsth, Knook Knoll, Calculator, Mountain
Jeer, Constellation' First Fruits, Exeter, Grosvenor,
Midas, Hippolytus, Cnmus, Lough Hawn, and Hothorpe.
['he lot at the head of the ruck will, I imagine, consist
of Misserima, Grecian, Clasher, Ephesus, and New-
ininster. The first flight, according to my calculations,
will be composed of Hernandez, The Ban, Aphrodite,
Leinartine, The Prime Minister, and Heart-breaker,
passing the post, perhaps, in the following order:—
HERNANDEZ (Nat) 1
SIR J. HAWLEY'S C or F (Marston) 2
THE PRIME MINISTER (Sharp or Marlow) 3
LAMAR FINE
HEART-BREAKER (Butler or Bartholomew) 5
I am, Sir, yours, Sze.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Sept. 8,1851.

EXTENSIVE FIRE.— Yesterday morning, about
half-past four o'clock, a tire broke out in a spacious range of
premises, occupied conjointly by Mes-rs. Murray and Pater-
son, Government contractors, sack, bag, &c., manufacturers,
and Mr. W. IL Blackmore, a rag merchant, Sheppy-yard,
Minories. The total loss is thus returned by Mr. Braid-
wood : The second-floor and loft over, used for dressing tar-
paulins, burnt out, and roof off; Messrs. Murray and Pater-
son, the owners, were insured in the Imperial Fire-office.
The first-floor, belonging to Mr. W. H. Blackmore, very
seriously damaged by fire and water, and insured in the Sun-
office. Warehouse adjoining, frame and skylight burnt, and
centre slightly damaged by fire and water. James Goss,
ship chandler, adjoining, the roof damaged by fire and
breakage, and contents by water. The fire begun in the
loft, but from what cause unknown:
CONFESSION or MURDER.—One of the soldiers of
the 30th Royals, now in Winchester, has this week volun-
tarily resigned himself in the hands of the police, acknow-
ledging that he is amenable to the law for murder committed
on a young woman in Norwich, about four years ago.—
Portsmouth Times.

Duncan Dunbar, the extensive London ship-
owner, and a leading Protectionist, is spoken of as likely to
come forward at the next election as a candidate for the re-
presentation of the borough of Sunderland.—.Newcastle
Guardian.

At the last rent audit of the Right Hon. the Earl
of Dartmouth, a return of 15 per cent. was kindly made to his
tenants on the Abbot's Brdmley-park estate.
BISHOP OF BATH AND WELLS,—The accountb
which have been published respecting the health of the
Bishop of Bath and Wells are very much exaggerated; the
recent reports are very favourable, and the Bishop is proceed-
ing towards convalescence.
THE LATE EARTHQUAKE...—..The Official Gazette of
the Two Sicilies of the 24th ult. gives a long and detailed
account of the disasters caused throughout the kingdom of
Naples by the earthquake of the 14th. The shocks expe-
rienced in the provinces of Terra di Lavoro and Principato
Citeriore were without serious results, but the Principe to
Ulteriore was severely visited, particularly in the districts of
Carbonara, Lacedonia, Calitri, and Monteverde. In the
latter place a lady, Lonna Berenice Bonito, was buried under
the ruins of a house, while giving the breast to her infant.
At Bovine, Ascoli, Lucera, and Sanseverino and other
pl-ces of Capitanata, most of the houses were seriously in-
jured, but no lives wore lost. In the province of Bari the
town of Canosa has suffered most ; 376 houses are in a tot-
tering condition ; two churches, the town house, and the
arch of Diomedes have been considerably damaged. But
the scourge was most severely felt in the province of Basili-
cata, its effects being chiefly concentrated around the Val-
tore, where the motion lasted sixty seconds; and, according
to the account, it had not quite ceased by the last advices.
One half of Venosa has been destroyed ; at Rionero 52 dead
bodies had been dug out of the ruins on the 16th. At Barite
the number of dead amounts to 100, and the town r f Meld,
containing 10,000 inhabitants, is a heap of ruins ; 700 per-
sons lost their lives thtire, and upwards of 200 are severely
bruises 1/411YOundEl•