The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-22 00:00:00

IVATIONAL SPORTS.

The market movements on the Derby are now becom-
ing of great interest and importance. The betting-lists
shew that the three leading candidates are more
and more on a par. Pretender keeps the first
place, but his position is constantly jeopardised by
Pero Gomez, who remains firm at three to one. A report
that Pero Gomez had been successfully tried caused great
sensation on Thursday. It was said that Pero Gomez had
beaten Blue Gown by a length ; the rest of the trial nags
finishing far away in the rear of the pair. This information
caused a fu; orc in favour of Sir Joseph Hawley's represen•
tative, about whom the first offer of 300 to 100 was instantly
accepted, the taker subsequently asking for 3 to 1 to £5OO.
The highest offer, after it was obviously seen that Pero
Gomez had been successfully tried, was 500 to 200, which
odds were offered alike against Pretender. The advance-
ment of Pero Gomez to equal favouritism with Pretender led
to several attempts being made by the latter's partisans to
bet even money between the two. An even £l,OOO was
offered on the Two Thousand winner against " Pero,"
but the supporters of Sir Joseph Hawley's colt
refused to take less than 1,000 to 800, which was
declined by Pretender's friends, and finally 1,100 to 400 was
obtainable about Pero Gomez, The competition between
these two rather weakened the position of Belladrum.
He was backed to a considerable extent at 4 to 1, but this
price was always forthcoming. It is rumoured that Bella-
drum will be tried before the week is out. The other
candidates met with little support, except The Drummer.
At first 33 to 1 was obtained, afterwards 3,000
to 100 accepted, and finally 1,000 to 35, and
other bets at the last-named rate of odds, booked in
his favour. At 33 to 1 a few investments were made
on Thorwaldsen, while Duke of Beaufort and Bysh-
worth were each supported at 50 to 1, a price at
which both Rupert and Ethus were friendless, an offer
to take 1,000 to 15 about the latter not being com-
plied with. Vagabond was backed at first at 100 to
1, and afterwards at fiG to 1, and with a start
1,000 to 30 was taken and wanted about him.
Against the third Kingsclere representative, King Cophe-
tun, the extreme long shot of 1,000 to 4 was offered. For
places 100 to 80 was the highest offer against Belladrum,
to 4 being asked for. As little as oto 1 was taken
about the Drummer, those being the highest odds also
offered against the Duke of Beaufort for a situation.
Perry Down, Martyrdom, and Ladas were friendless.
For the Oaks, Scottish Queen has rather the advantage of
Morns.
BELLADRUM SECOND FAVOURITE.

Yesterday the aspect of affairs materially changed.
5 to 2 tip to half-past two o'clock was bid against Pre-
tender, but was not taken freely. Belladrum advanced
to the second place, 7 to 2 being the highest offer against
him, though 4to 1 was wanted. Pero Gomez receded
to 4 to 1.

The representatives of trades unions are to meet in
cungresa, at Birmingham, on the 23d of August. It is ex-
pected that the proceedings will occupy six nays, and that
they will be important. Ireland will be represented ; and a
paper will be contributed by the Dublin Trades Council on
legislation in reference to trades unions.

A fatal accident of a peculiarly painful kind took
place on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway on Wednes-
day. When the afternoon fast train from Glasgow was be-
tween Croy and Castlecary, the door of one of the carriages
burst open, and a little girl of five years, who was leaning
against it, fell out and was instantly killed.
The Irish Protestant Defence Association have
determined to send a deputation to London "to wait upon
such members of the House of Lords as they may think
desirable, and urge upon them the necessity of rejecting the
Irish Church Bill on the second reading." The deputation
is to afsemblo in London on the 29th instant. It will con-
sist of lay delegates and members of the branch associations
through Ireland.

Mr. Slann, a chemist, in Sherlock- sir,et, Bir-
mingham, Las cerumunicated with the police in
regard to the singular cotifess'on of murder, that
he recollects a man calling at his shop about the
beginning of July, and being supplied with prussic acid. He
visited the lock-up on Thin sday, but could not identify Rogers
as the man. The self axused prisoner' continues in a de-
pressed and nervous state.
Mr. Tyrwhitt on Friday afternoon inflicted a fine of
£3 and costs on Rebecca Heldon, a dressmaker, of Brook-
street, Hanover-square, for employing twelve young
women after 9 o'clock on the evening of the lOth.
It seemed that the girls had been at work since
eight in the morning. The defence was that dresses were
required for the drawing-room ; but the magistrate said that
the act was well known, and he should always inflict a
severe penalty. Dr. Alldiss, who was the copplainpt