The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-22 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

NOTIONS ABOUT NEWCASTLE.

The racing last week was marked by incidents of more
than temporary interest. The unexpected merit dis-
played by Good Friday, at Hampton, redeemed the sport
on the Hurst from utter insignificance, and indeed many
of the competitors possessed something more than that
"thistle cropping" character which on former years
attached to the "performers." Good Friday was, it
will be remembered, once heavily hacked for the
Chester Cup, and recently, on the strength of a more
satisfactory trial, he was made a prominent fa-
vourite for the Royal Hunt Cup. For that event and
also in a subsequent race at Ascot, he " cut up" wretch-
edly, and John Scott was not a little puzzled to account
for the horse's inglorious exhibitions. The secret was
discovered at Hampton. Good Friday evidently has a
nasty temper and a great dislike to a crowd. Ids there•
fora ran in "blinkers." His first race he won " run-
ning away," and was afterwards sold by auction to Mr.
John Barnard for 205 guineas. He started again for the
Queen's Plate, which he also won with "ridiculous
ease," and as his new owner backed him f)r a "pony,"
he had the great luck to obtain a good horse for
nothing 1 Mr. Jackson was in immense force with his
"Buckthorn's" at Newton, and made a purchase which
may one day be profitable. He gave 1,5001, for Mon-
grel who seems a "glutton" at a distance, and who if
he had incurred no penalty would have been a very for-
midable opponent to Skirmisher at Newcastle. John
Osborne seems to have over estimated the racing merit
of his filly latercidona, who has thrice disappointed him.
A large meeting will take place at Newcastle to-
morrow and the three following days, and despite the
long and tedious journey it possesses sufficient •attrac-
tion to draw off maiy southern turfites from the plea-
sant gatherings in Hampshire. The list of sport
presents quite a formidable array of entries and weights,
and there are so many "in and in" englgements that
I §m not a little puzzled hew to deal with the proba-
lities. I shall couple "Mr. Henderson's " representa-
tive, either Assayer or Logie o' Buchan, with Manga-
nese, to do battle for me for The Member's Plante.
The colt by Buckthorn out of Captious is the
most attractive name amongst the nominations for
the Tyro Stakes. Should Vedette be recovered from
his Two Thousand lameness, and were he to meet Blink
Bonny for the North Derby a race would be afforded.
that would well repay the fatigue of the long journey
from London. As a probability exists, however, that
neither of these turf celebrities will be sent to Newcastle,
Wardermareke may prove the most trustworthy
cham pion.

The success of Skirmisher for tho Northumberland
Pl%te seems to be a foregone conclusion. lam not bold
enough to anticipate his overthrow, but I expect that
old Pantomime and Vandal wi'l obtain the somewhat
barren honours of a "situation."

The Grand Stand Stakes seems likely to go to John
Osborne's stable. For the Free Handicap I shall select
Breeze and Codrington.

To-morrow I will refer at length to the racing in the

South.

There has been a great field day to-day at West-
miwter Hall. The case of Sidebottom v. Atkins came
on before before aesely crowded court, whil-t an
equally interesting air occupied the attention of
another court. In the langua,,e of the P. R. the de-
fendant in the firit mentioneltase, soAn "threw up
the sponge," and a verdict for ,0001. ins recorded in
favour of the plaintiff. The case of Sidebottom v.
Atkins will point out a moral and adduce a tale which
young nice just let loose on town will do well to
ponder.
June 22. A FRESH MAN.

NEWCASTLE, Sunday Morning.—No liorszs arrived at
present. The ground is still rely hard.
MALTON, Sunday.—The-folowing are expected to
leave here for Newcastle :—Huwourist, Cherry Chap,
Courtenay, Vandal, Imperieuso, Prioress filly, Ronconi,
and Conductor.

Star of the East and Wood Nymph have gone to
Stockbridge.

ENORMOUS EXPORT OF SILVER.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Pera, Captain Joy, left Southampton on Saturday
with the heavy portion of the fortnightly India
and China mail. The mail was a very heavy one,
consisting of 180 boxes and bags of I,Vers and.
newspapers. The Hong Kong portion was con.-
tained in 34 boxes, amongst which were 9 boxes
for the British admiral of the China station. This
part of the China mail increases in size as the forces
destineA for the war in China continue to arrive
out -arra. The Pera took out 74 passengers, and
specie, chiefly silver, to the amount of nearly a
million and a quarter sterling, or hard upon
6,000,000 doll. worth. The bulk of this specie
was brought to Southampton from London by a
special train of 17 waggons, and the whole of
the specie weighed upwards of 80 tons. Precious
metals to so large an amount were never,
perhaps, on board a single ship at one time. The
export of enormous quantities of silver is exciting
the greatest interest, not only on account of the im-
portant commercial and political circumstances with
which it is connected, but also because of the for-
tunes which are being made by all those who are
merely concerned in its transit, and because of the
vast extent of British commerce which it reveals.
Nearly 3,000 bales of silk arrive in England every
fortnight with the overland India and. China mail,
every bale being worth 1001., b:side3 the silk that
reaches England in sailing vessels by the long sea
route. As mach profit as 25 per cent. is made by
the sale of silver for the East. The insurance paid
on the specie ssnt out in the Pera could not have
been less than 30,0001., and the freight would pro-
b4bly amount to about 25,0001. The following is
the manifest of specie for India and China shipped
per steamer Pera, viz., 984 boxes of bar silver, '
dollars, and 5 franc pieces, valued at 252,3041.
15s. 2d. for Bombay ; 1 box of sovereigns and
watches, worth 8621. 12s. for Ceylon ; 81 boxes
of sovereigns, 5 franc pieces, and bar silver,
worth 22,9841. 12s. for Madras ; 530 boxes of 5
franc pieces, bar silver, and gold lace, worth
134,6831. 10i., for Calcutta; 30 boxes of dollars,
worth 7,4261. 13s. 4d., for Penang ; 355 dollars,
worth 88,2701., for Singapore ; 1,304 boxes of dol-
lars, worth 6,0301. for Canton; 1,113 boxes of bar
silver, dollars and gold thread, worth 301,3121., for
Shanghai. The total number of boxes was 4,422 ;
the total value of the specie was 1,144,9121135. 7d.