The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-27 00:00:00

The Swede ...

Captain Grant ...
Knight of Gwynne ...
Sir Charles ... ...
Deicoon ... ...

Dark Susan Colt

St. Fabian

Royal Hart

Brennns

Alonzo

Charlay
Python

Ghillie Callum

_____ •••
Eqniria ~. ~.
Castanero ... •••
Colt by Ballinkeele ...
The Swindler •••
West Indian ...
__.

Abdale or
Sam. Mann.
D. Wynne.

... J. Sharp.
... Chapple.
... Pattit.

Abrahams.

... J. Prince.
... Whitehouse.
... W. Abdsle.

Lady Geraldine Colt ••• •• •
Of these, The Nigger, Bolingbroke, Clincher, The
Italian, Voltigeur, Mildew, Pitsford, Nutshell, and
Mayors, form the lot from which the leading brio will
spring ; the rest, in my estimation, do not possess the
ghost o a chance of catching Mr. Clarke's eye in the
finishing struggle. Last year, and "up to the beginning
of April this year, my fancy team for the Derby, as
published over and over again in these notes, consisted
of Ghillie Callum, Sweetheart, The Nigger, and Bo-
lingbroke; now, for reasons well known to the public, I
must decline the acquaintance of Ghillie and Sweet-
heart, both being amiss, and stand on the remaining
brace, for better for worce.

Mr. Gratwicke's bl o The Nigger, is by Robert de
Gorham out of Mary, by Elia, her dam the Margravine
(The Merry Monarch's dam) ; he is a sturdy old-
fashioned-looking animal, possessing great power in a
little compass, can mount a hill with ease ; has beaten
Pitsford and Nutshell over the Criterion Course at
Newmarket easily; and what is mere, within the last
month, at home, has defeated Bee Hunter at even
weights, and Compass at 101bs., without any very, great
effort on his part; from these performances, with Nat
as his guide, I think it very possible he may clear the
winning post first by a neck! or, at least get booked for
place.

The " Chancery horse' ;Bolingbroke, is by John o'G aunt
out of Spangle, by Creesus ; he made his (MLitt last year
by winning the Hopeful a head from Penang, a very so-
so performance; he, however, afterwards in the Prender-
gast, cut down, with comparative ease, Nutshell and
Pitttord, giving the former 31bs. and the latter 61b5.;
upon this performance, his immense size (16 hands
1 inch) and stride, he has been backed for an enormous
amount of money; will be ridden by " Our Jem," and
obtain a place in the field of fortune, perchance may
mount the Epsom throne.
Lord Airlie's Clincher, by Turcoman, out of Clinker'.
dam, will probably finish in front, but from the only
line that I can draw, through Bee Hunter and Compass,
he must by that be inferior to The Nigger.
Mr. Meiklam's The Italian, by Touchstone out of
Florence, will, I think, be about fourth; and Voltigeur,
by Voltaire out of Martha Lynn, fifth; I cannot have
either of them as a winner, but would back the former
to beat Voltigeur, the distance being a shade too far for
the last named.

Messrs. Jaques and Bastard's ch. c. Mildew is by
Slane, out of Semiseria; this horse has been tried with
Lady Evelyn, Penang, and Garforth, and beaten the
lot, and with that ease which at once annihilates Pits-
ford's chance; he will be steered by Bartholomew, and
if not placed, must run very forward.
Mr. H. Hill's Pitaford, by Epirus, out of Miss Hors.
wood, the winner of the 2,000 Guineas, must be content
to officiate as the leader of the ruck; he will be tooled
by Alfred Day, and if jockeyship can accomplish ought
it will be done.

Nutshell, by Nutwith, out of Marmora, the only re•
presentative of Lord Exeter's stable, is a nag who may
be third, but at the same time I think it very possible
he may be nowhere. _ _ _

Lord Eglinton's Mayors, by Bay Middleton, out of
Bellona, I know but little about, but this I do know,
that he is no Flying Dutchman. _
__

To sum up, halfway between the distance•post and
chair, fire only are in front, to wit:—The Nigger,
Bolingbroke, Mildew, The Italian, and Clincher; The
Italian first succumbs, then Mildew.
" Fancy now no more
Wantons on fickle opinion;
But, fiz'd in aim, and conscious of her power,"
declares " the horses of The Sun" shall be—
BOLINGBROKE or TILE NIGGER 1
CLINCHER 2
MILDEW 3
THE ITALIAN 4
VOLTIGEUR 3

The other races at Epsom call but for trifling obser-
vation; Buckhound, I presume, will win the Woodcote
Stakes; Herbert or Escape, the Grand Stand Plate; and
Tiff, Tingle, or Probity, the Oaks.

Should anything of importance occur to-day or to-
morrow at Epsom, I will dot down the particulars in time
for the Third Edition of to-morrow's Sun.
I am, Sir, yours, &0.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

May 27, 1850.

THE LAUREATESHIP.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES.

Sir,—As yet no one has been appointed to the
Laureateship ; and the belief is strengthening that the
function of court poet has ceased to be—a memory of
the past with the office of the court jester.
Shakspere's house has been purchased for the
nation by certain cf the people; and there was a very
confident hope expressed by the committee for such
purchase—a hope suffered to be entertained by a
member of the Cabinet—that a provision would be
made for the endowment of a wardership of the birth-
place of the poet.
May I he permitted to suggest, in the event of the
determination of the place of the Laureate, that the
salary that would otherwise cease with it should endow
the post of keepership of the house at Stratford-upon.
Avon ? If the court ba) s—with the court cap-and-
bells—are to be cast aside, at least let the salary that
recommended the laurel reward a worthier office—that
of custos of the hearth of the world's teacher.

"Warden of the house of Shakspere, vice post of
Poet Laureate abolished"—would, I am bold to think,
be a no less grateful than graceful announcement, if
officially set forth to the people of England.
I have the honour to be your obedient servant,
DOUGLAS JERROLD.
West-lodge, Putney-common, May 24.

AWFUL LOSS OF LIFE ON
LAKE ERIE.
HER MAJESTY'S 23D REGIMENT.

On Wednesday, the Ist May, three companies of
the reserve battalion 23d Fusiliers, embarked at
Montreal on board the Earl Cathcart and Commerce,
steamers, for the Port Stanley, en route to London,
Canada West, under the command of Major Chester;
No. 7 and part of No. 12 embarked on board the
Cathcart, and reached their destination in safety.
The Commerce, with No. 8, and remaining portion
of No. 12, proceeded through the canals and Lake
Ontario into Lake Erie, and on the night of the 6th
May, she came into collision with the (American)
steamer Dispatch, bound for Buffalo, near Port
Maitland or Canada shore ; the Commerce had
but one light at the mast head, and waa
mistaken for a schooner, and persevered in crossing
the course of the Dispatch, until collision was unvoid-
able. She was was run into on the starboard bow,
and rapidly filled and sunk in eight fathoms water.
The officers on board were Captain F. J. Phillott,
Lieutenants Sir H. 0. R. Chamberlain, and F. r. H.
Delma Radcliff, and Assistant-Surgeon Douglas
Grantham (who joined them at Prescott, where he had
been employed for some time past), and, we regret to
say, lost his life on this occasion, in addition to three
survivorsttwps
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Henry Griffin; Privates William
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Buckton, Isaac Jones, Edward Price, John Ryan,
Michael Ryan and wife, Thomas Taylor, John Weaver,
James Flanigan, and wife of Corporal Thomas Warner.
N 0.5 COMPANY.—Private Edward Williams (Mess-
waiter).
No. 12 CONPANY.—Sergeant John Moore; Corporal
Theodoio Haberfield ; Privates Joseph Haberfield
(brothers), John Beamer, Nicholas Mewitt and wife,
Thomas Peake, Robert Pritchard, Thomas Rees, Henry
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on board the Free Trader, for Port Stanley. No. 9,
part of No. 10, and head-quarters will embark on the
10th, en route to London, Canada West.

MISS JAHR PORTER.—The well-known authoress
of the " Scottish Chiefs," and many other standard novels
and romances, expired at the residence of her brother, Dr 4
w. Ogilvie Porter, Portland-square, Bristol, on Thursday
night, from a second attack of pulmonary apoplexy. Mies
Porter was in her seventy-fourth year, and maintained to the
last moment not only her intellectual faculties unimpaired,
but that cheerfulness of disposition for which she had been
so much admired during her long life.
ILLNESS OF THH BISHOP OF LONDON.---The Bishop
of London is labouring under severe indisposition—so severe,
indeed, that he has been compelled to postpone, for the prey
sent, the performance of all his episcopal duties. From in-
quiries made at the Bishop's residence last night, it was as-
certained, that although the Right Rev. Prelate was still
suffering from extreme illness, at immediate danger wail
apprehended.
Owls look wiser than eagles, and many a sheepskin
passes for chamois.—Eliza Cook 'a Journal.
CALLS TO Tin BAR, MAT 25.—The following
gentlemen were this day called to the degree of barrister-at-
law by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple : John
Grove, James Shuttleworth Booth, Philip Edward Dm"
Alad Junes Paterson.