The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-24 00:00:00

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE.

It will be all work at Newmarket this week, for hay and
corn considerations will induce all classes of trufites to enter
into the pursuit of sport and profit with avidity. Already
the town is crowded with visitors ; beds re at a premium
and war prices have been adopted by the tradespeople.
All sorts of rumours are afloat respecting the Cambridge-
shire and my particular friend. The Man in the Street—
meets the with a knowing wink, shrugs his shoulders,
and mutters "we shall see." And I suppose we
shall, but what my mysterious and uncommunica-
tive friend omits to mention. People do not
seem yet satiated with Honey, and all Yorkshire turfites
are sweet upon her. She has been tried with Eskdale and
has done wonders ;—and if all be true she must be very
formidable. Then Mutineer is in the market again ;he is
a horse who is always having satisfactory trials, but who
has never yet displayed much racing ability. His defeat
at Doncaster is attributed to the many disappointments
which he experienced in the race. It is said that no very
light weight can "get him out," and that his owner in-
tends to let him carry a few pounds extra weight in order
to secure the services of a strong lad. For Ambush I
have a strong liking. The manner in which she
made tho running for the Cesarewitch furnished ample
evidence of her speed, and entitles her to the consideration
which has been bestowed ou her chance. Lady Alice's
success "across the flat," on the Thursday, also brought
her deservedly into a prominent position in the Cambridge-
shire betting. That her merit has had a satisfactory and
public test is undeniable, and if John Osborne believes in
her chance I should not like to oppose her.
M. Phillipe can have very little chance. 9st 21b is a
steadying weight over such a course, and I cannot deem
him class enough to carry it first past the post.
Now, North Lincoln is an animal of sound pretensions,
he possesses an immense turn of speed; and Bst 71bs is not
after all a crushing weight of itself. The style in which
he climbed the Epsom and Ascot Hills show that he will
not dislike the course, and the manner in which he carried
home his Bst 121bs at Goodwood not only shows that really
first-class horses are not much affected by weight, and
proves that North Lincoln must be very formidable now
that he has 51bs less to carry. Of the French lot I enter-
tain slender expectations. Geologic, it is true, beat Jack
Spring at Baden-Baden, but at that time Jack Spring was
no more Jack Spring than Jack Nokes is Tom Styles.
Montebello can have no chance with North Lincoln. Black
Tommy, I should think, is not likely to supplant Ambush.
Star of the East may run respectably, especially as the race
finishes at the top of the town, and he will therefore have
his head towards his stable. He is, however, too great a
rogue to trust. Gracchus will'perhaps be the representative
of the Len-es stable, but I can scarcely recommend him to
notice. Broadlands ran very forward for the Cesarewitch,
and, as lam told, that he has since been "doing well." I
confidently expect to see him in the front rank at the
finish. Some uncertainty attaches to Ariadne, and
many persons seems at a loss to account for the
determined oppcsition which she has received in the mar-
ket. Perhaps, after all, the true cause of her retrogression
may be traced to the introduction of fresh favourites. If
she retain anything of her two-year-old form her chance
must be very great.

The Cesare ;itch winner Artless will be very near, even
if she be not quite near enough to repeat her achievement
of the Second October. She beat everything except Gas-
pard—and him she ought to have defeated the first time—
with such great ease that her additional weight will not
militate materially against her chance. It is also stated that
on the Cesarewitch day she was many pounds below her
present form.

Many persons who were stationed on the ditch, and who
commanded a good view of the early part of the race are loud
in their admiration of Petra's running, and have expressed
a very favourable opinion of her chance. For my part,
however, I think she will, not be able to beat Mazzini and
others who occupied more prominent positions towards the
finish of the Maud will, I fancy, find the dis-
tance half a mile too far. Of Sam Spode I have no hope,
and the others I shall not mention separately. The ani-
mals whom I deem most entitled to confidence are
ARTLESS, NORTH LINCOLN, and AMBUSH.

The matches do not require notice, and when I receive
the acceptances for the Free Handicap and the Nurseries,
I will forward a few Notes on them.

A FRESHMAN.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, 4-c.

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Foreign Department.—The office of Secretary of
Legation at Athens has become vacant by the death
of Mr. Fletcher C. C. Norton. Salary £4OO.
General Post Office.—Mr. Daniel Tod, first-class
clerk in the Money Order•office, St. Martin's-1e-
Grand, has been appointed examiner; Mr. ikorge
Chetwynd, first-class clerk, Money Order-office,
has been appointed bookkeeper ; Messrs. Henry
Bulpit, George Francis Nott, Richard Julian Cale,
George Fawn', and George Shepherd Weedon,
second-class clerks in the Money Order-office, have
been promoted to the first class.
Customs.—Mr. William Whitney, chief clerk at
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, formerly chief clerk at Cork,
has, at his own request, been placed on the retired
list, after a service of nearly forty-eight years ; Mr.
Matthew Patterson, comptroller at Truro, has been
appointed to succeed Mr. Whitney as chief clerk at
Newcastle; Mr. James Smethurst has been ap-
pointed a clerk in the Long-room, London ; Mr.
Campbell C. Hoare has been appointed twelfth
class clerk at Southampton; Mr. Gregory O'Neil
has been appointed junior clerk at Cork; Mr. Alex-
ander W. Hughan has been appointed principal
coast officer at Port William, Wigton.

Inland Revenue Department. —Mr. John L.
Edwards, officer of Portsmouth first division, and
Mr. Thomas Gillard, officer of Gosport., have been
appointed collectors of land and assessed taxes and
income tax for the parish of Portsmouth ; Mr. John
Scott, supervisor of Halifax district, has been ap-
pointed to Windsor district; Mr. J. Estcourt, super-
visor of Manchester third district, has been removed
to Halifax district ' • Mr. Mortimer Hynes, super-
visor of the Walsall district, Stafford Collection, has
been appointed to Manchester third district; Mr.
William Gore Reed, examiner, has been appointed
supervisor of Walsall district, Stafford Collection,
vice Mr. Hynes, promoted; Mr. Thomas Wilfred
Welburn, examiner, has been appointed supervisor
of Coltishall, vice Mr. W. Hawkins, removed to
Norwich 'second district, at his own request; Mr.
John Hankin, recently appointed to Norwich
second district, has bsen appointed to Norwich first
district, vice Mr. James Wilson, resigned.
East Indies.—Mr. R. P. Harrison has been ap-
pointed Accountant-General to the Government o
Madras, vice Mr. G. L. Prendergast; dismissed ;
M. E. F. Harrison has been appointed to officiate
as accountant to the Government of Bengal Iwo.
tem.; Mr. W. Clark has been appointed to officiate
as first assistant Accountant-General to the Govern:
ment of India ; Dr. F. Barlow has been appoin
medical officer at Amherst; Major C. Herber ted
has
been appointed agent of the Governor-General
with
the King of Oude.—Civil Service Gazette.

B IRLl:..eTttainOernFerdidaat Friday
eveniAnNgQthUeE T
T mayorO (SirSIR P.
F.
aF Awiritrinrißi)
banquet at the Town Hall, Luc's, by the magistrates of the
borough, and the members of the corporation, as an acknow-
ledgment of the admirable and hospitable manner in which
his worship had discharged all the duties of the mayoralty
during the last two years.