The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-05 00:00:00

CHESTER CUP.

9 to 2 agst Sweet William (taken)
8 to 1 agst Sunbeam (taken)
8 to 1 agst Melissa (taken)
9 to 1 net Palmister (taker)
11 to 1 agst Physician (taken)
20 to 1 bar the above five, anl long mills a;rt

outsiders.
Arrived—Sprig of Shillelagh and Artillery.

DEATH OF BLINK BONNY.

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This famous mare, the pride and boast of Brit'sh
sportsmen, died on Monday of inflammation of the
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day), and had been for some months a leading
"favourite." Oa Monday morning, however, she
was withdrawn, on what grounds our readers will
sufficiently understand. Blink Bonny's achieve-
ments are known to all persons. List year she
won both the Derby and Oaks, a feat almost
without parallel in the history of the Turf ;
indeed, on only one former occasion has such
a triumph ever been attained, viz., in 1801, when
Eleanor carried off both the Derby and Oaks.
In Stakes alone Blink Bonny, last season, won
upwards of 10,000 guineas, while her owner, it was
reported, netted double that ativaint in bets. She
wis heavily engaged in forthcoming races and many
enormously rich stakes seemed absolutely certain
to have fallen to her had she lived and retained her
old " form." Blink Bonny was by Melbourne, out
of Que;n Mary,and was bred by Mr. l'Au. on in
1851. She erived her name from a spot near
to where she was foaled, and the precise mean rig of
her somewhat euphonious title is " pretty pros-
pect." Great sympathy is expressed for Mr.
I'Anson, not only for the loss he has sustained,
but from a knowledge that exists of the fondue-s,
and almost affect;on, with which he regarded the
redoubtable architect of his fortune. Since the
commencement of her brief though brilliant racing
career in 1856, no less a sum than 12,7631. has been
the reward of her extraordinary prowess. Blink
Bonny was emphatically the most popular animal
that ever trod the turf,aud in all parts of the civilised
world her name was heard and her at'ributes ad-
mired. It is believed that her constitution was at
no period particularly hardy or strong, and she was
singularly sensitive to the variations of the atmo-
sphere. Her defeat for the One Thousand Guineas
and the St. Leger last year were ascribed to the,
delicate nature of her health, and those persons
who expressed uncharitable opinions as to the
genuineness of her running in those contests will
now be compelled to acknowledge the injustice of I
their suspicious and insinuations. To dwell upon
the splendid qualities of Blink Bonny is superfluous,
it would be— _ _ _

" To gild refined gold,
Or paint the lily."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
MARRIAGE WITR A DECEASED WIFE'S

WHITEHALL, MAT 1.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend
James Strachau to the church and parish of Barvas, in the
Presbytery of Lewis, and Shire of Ross, vacant by the
death of the Reverence John Reece,
WHITEHALL, MAr 3.
The Queen has been pleated to present the Rev. Richard
Bond, M.A., to the Rectory of Puiham, Saint Mary the
Virgin, in the county of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich,
void by the deathviro
if tlhe TERrie
LILV n LA eyi gb.
3.

The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Reverend.
Frederick William Freeman, M.A., to the Perpetual
Curacy of Pulliam Saint Mary Magdalen, in the county
of Norfolk, and diocese of Norwich, void by the death of
the Rev. William Leigh.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAT 3.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Traria and Plantation 4 have received.
through ties Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at St. Peters-
burgh, enclosing a translation of a Russian Imperial
Onkase, to come into operation on the let (13th) July,
1358. and imposing a duty of 5 copecs per rouble on all
articles of European export and import, except raw and
refined sugar.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MIT 3.
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Philippine
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.hd:affeetwvnaaeliitirmio received,s if
be tatT
re ecootppodayfe
in China, reporting that the ports of Manila, Seal, Iloilo.
during the present year for the free importation of foreign
rice, paddy, wheat, bawls, and cocoa-nut oil.
COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.

2d Royal Cheshire Militia -William Ley -Hunt, Gent.,
to be Paymaster, vice John Francis Collier, resigned.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS LIEUTENANT.
County of Surrey—Sir Walter Rockliffe Farquhar,
Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant.
County of Dumbarton—Humphrey Ewing Crum Ewing,
Esq., M.P., and John Murray Gartsbore, Esq., to be Do.
putt'-Lieutenants.

Queen's Own Regiment of Worcestershire Yeomanry
Cavalry—Charles Parrott Noel, Esq., to be Captain, vice
Harward, resigned.
Oxford Regiment of Militia—Ensign Thomas Mosley'
Crowder to be Lieutenant, vice Brown, appointed to the
43th Regiment of the Line.
Ist Regimont of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—
Ensign Fiancis Lambarde to be Lieutenant, viceßarnett,
re gig
3d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia —Capt.
Peter Broughton to b, Major, vice Lovett, promoted.
Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia—
Henry Berkeley Dunlop, Gent., to be Ensign.
Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—C. R. F. Lutwidge
Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Young, promoted.
Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant Hugh
Mossman to be Captain, vice Brown, resigned ; Cornet
Wm. Allan Woddrop to be Lieutenant, vice Mont Atli, re-
signed; Cornet Hector Frederick ll`Lean to be Lieutenant,
vice Moesman, Promoted ; Collyer, Gent., to be
Cornet, vice Rankine, promoted.
The following appointment is substituted for that which
appeared in the Gazette of 23d April last
sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of
Middlesex Militia—Ensign William Thomas Llewellyn
Llonl to be Lieutenant, vice Hensley, resigned.

BANKRUPTS.
Henry Edward Fennell and Charles William Mantra,
brewers, Southamptonshire, May 14, at 12, and June 18,
at &even, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Henry John Kcal and Daniel Jackson Roberts,
menlants, Rood•lane, City, May 11, and July 3, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
William Stubbiugs Wells, butcher, Hertford, May 13 at
twelve, and June 10 at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Th,mias Tompson, builder, blaidstoue, May 21, at two,
and Juno 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
John Hayward, miller, Warwick, May 19 and Jane 2,
at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Henry Barnsley, draper, Cradley Heath, Worcestershire,
May 19 and June 2, at ten, at the Birmingham District
Court.

Malcolm McEachen, cork manufacturer, Liverpool, May
11 and June 14, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court.
John Ranson, ship owner, Sunderland, May 17 and
June 16, at one, at the Newcastle-on-Tyne District Court.
Henry Clarke, saddler, Marton, Lincolnshire, May 26
and June 16, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon.
Hull.

James B. Hall, druggist, Tideswell, Derbyshire, May 15
and June 12, at ten, at the Council-hall, Sheffield.
John Barron, cloth manufacturer, Morley, Yorkshire,
May 24, at twelve, and June 21, at eleven, at the Leeds
District Court.

James Moorhouse, innkeeper, Skipton, Yorkshire, May
20, and June 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Joseph Thurman, jun., iron merchant, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, May 17, at half-past twelve, and June 16, at eleven,
at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court.
William P. Waghorn, grocer, Westerham, Kent, May
15, at twelve, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of
Baukrnptcy.
Alk,,,rnon S. Austen, ship and insurance broker, 41,
Mortimenstraet, Cavendish-squara, May 14, at half-past
eleven, and Juno 15, at eleven, at the Court of bank-
ruptcy.
John Whittiugham, boot and shoemaker, Liverpool.
May 13 and June 3, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court.
Charles Dixon, ship builder, Liverpool, May 14 and
June 4, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.