The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-16 00:00:00

THURSDAY.

The Corporation Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added,
frt 3-yr•olds ; colts, Bst 7th ; fillies and gelaings, 8:t
41b. Certain penalties and allowances. One mile.
6 Rohs.

Mr. T. l'arr'k Fisherman, 84 121 b (including 51b ex.)
(Wells) 1
Mr. Ridley's Hospitality, Bst 121) (including 51b ex.)
(Bates) 2
Mr. Hind's Lance, Set 121 b (including slb ex.)
(Wit bethrce)
Betting— 7 to 2 on Fisherman, 5 to 1 agst Hospitality,
10 to 1 agst Lance.
The favourite made all the running, and won in a
canter by a length. Lance was left at the post.
The Chesterfield Handicap of 5 cove each, with 50 added,
Certain witm,rs extra. Oue mile and a quarter. 15
tubs.

Mr. i.oshorne's Gay, 4 yrs, Est 21b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Heywood's Courtenay, 4 yrs, Tat (including
slb ex.) (Withington) 2
Admiral Harcourt's Ellermire, 4 yrs, Bst (including
slb ex.) (Bates) 3
Bourgeois, Martlet, and Coal Black Rose also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Coal Black Rose, 3 to 1 agst
Ellermire, 7 to 2 agst Martlet, 6 to 1 agst Gay, 10 to
1 agst Courtenay.
Coal Black Rose broke away before the start was
effected, and ran once round the course before she could
be stopped.
Won by a short head ; bad third.
Withington and 13earpark were fined Si. each for
disobeying the orders of the starter.
Thu Manchester Tradesmen's Cup of 200 cove in specie,
added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soya each, and
10 It, and 5 only if declared, ,&c. Certain penalties
for winners, &c. The second to receive 50 soya out
of the stakes. Two miles and a quarter. 153 subs.,
26 of whom pay 5 soya each.
Mr. Barber's Pretty Boy, 3 yrs, sst llb (including 51b
extra, carried Set 41b) (Fordham) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Yorkshire Grey, 4 yrs, ds, 6lb
(E. Thomas) 2
Lord Chesterfield's Typee, 6 yrs, Bst 71b ....(Flatman) 3
The following also ran :—Fanny Fern, Byrsa, Adam,
and Siding.
Betting.-6 to 4on Typee, 6to 1 each agat Fanny
Fern and Pretty Boy, 10 to 1 agst Freddy.
Won cleverly by a length ; two lengths between the
second and third.

Two-year-old Stakes.

Lam bourn

Saunterer ,

2

Eight ran.
Her Majesty's Plate.

Heir of Linne 1

Five ran.
Selling Stakes.

lubone
Lady Mary colt
Three ran.

TATTERS..4.LL'S.—THIIIISBAT.
Owing to the Manchester meeting being in course of
celebration the room was but thinly attended, and epecu•
latiou on the Derby was very flat. The only note-worthy
feature was the retrogression of Vandertnulin, against
whom 2,500 to 100 was offered during the early part of
the afternoon. At the close 30 to 1 was currently offered
against him.
Subjoined are the closing prices :

THE DERBY.
3 to 1 agst Wentworth
to 1 agst Cannobie (take 7to 1)
Bto 1 agst Fazzoletto (taken to 1001.)
12 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken)
1000 to 60 agst Rogerthorpe (20 to 1 also laid)
30 to 1 agst Bird-in• Hand (taken)
30 to 1 agst Mr. Verdant Green (t. and offered)
30 to 1 agst Vandermulin (offered-40 to 1 was
laid once to a pony).
The subscription room wilt be opened on Saturday

HOWTEI RACES—WEDNESDAY,
These races commenced to-day. RaM never ceawed
to fall the wh.ole day. The following was the principal

race :
Tantivy Plates of 1001. Handicap Stakes, by subscrip-
tion of 5 so, ra each. Two miles. Gentlemen riders.
Mr. E. W. 111 .urphy's Meigh Dair, by Harkaway,
yrs, list 41 b (Mr. W. Kennedy
Mr. James Bourke's Drunken Dick, by Burgundy,
out of Sea weed, 4 yrs, 10st 21b ...... (gr. St. John )2
Marquis of .Drogheda's Beware, aged, list 41b
(Capt. Bernard) 3
The follow it g also ran :—Albatross, Goldfinch, Ban
Ural, Tatter, The Gander, late Ballinsskea.
Beware we t off with the lead, and made the running
for two rourol s, when he cut it, and Meigh Dair, fol-
lowed by Dr a nken Dick, passed him ; the race thou lay
between tne two, the former winning at the end easily.

LORD P 71.1.7Af ORE AT MANCHESTER.—The Right lion.
Lord Put rarrre, Minister of War, has been spending a
few days At the residence of Mr. Whitworth, engineer at
the Firs, bev,r Manchester. On Wednesday his lordship
visited peel Park and the races, and dined afterwards
with Af r. N intworth, the Mayor of Manchester, and a
few of the a eading citizens at the Firs. Yesterday his
lord 4 ip V: Lie to witness some experiments with Mr.
Whit ,woro.'s new field-piece. Lord Hardinge, the Com-
ma° der-ii A-Chief, visited Mr. Whitworth some days ago
for a similar purpose. There is no doubt that this new
/entiot , in gunnery is destined" to achieve results
Itherto. unheard of in field artillery.