The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

SPORTING r.NTELLIGENCE.
TA rfEIISA/ ,I2S—YESTERDAY.
The batting yesteriay r tie 1! t, I,n 1 Fl l bout chino.
The fonowEng is a .urvinfa—f- of the t:
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAlil S.
5 to Mr. A. Ni r
CBES TER CUP.
1,000 to 15 etich ugst Damask (tak,ll three or four
times), Ruby, Laroon, B;adt Dowor, Sr. Valentine
(4 3 rs old), Won't-you-cot 'ye-cut-to nigh!, and Clißcher;
and 1,0(10 to 10 each Egst Frouneer, Glance, and The
Daeouth Chief.

Di I.IIBY.
12 to 1 tlg,:t Mr. 03bak
14 to 1 a,..;st Mr, A. Nit
35 to 1 ogo. Lirti Stdnl
!o 1 asst Sir J. Haw,
[,OOO to 20 a gst Newmirt
ti Guiuetis Stakes and

es ton's Mountain Sylph colt
boi's Ncv,minstv—takt
.;torni—taken
ey's Bal,r_uno—taken
;ter winning the Two Thou-
Prime Minister the Derby

EPSOM SPRIN(
The Great Metropolitan
o'clock last night; the v
9th of January; Mr. Tel
Ag

'AIEETING, 1851.
Drakes; entfies up to eight
'eights to be declafed on the
Ihun-i, handicapper.

Age

t. Rosalia
Clarissa

Glenhawl: 3
4
Cloth worker 5
Brot►,er to Dough .., 4
LouFgarou
The Cutler
Clincher 4
5
C by Dromedary, dam
by Mulatto .
lio?.Jey
Gillyflower
Alp
Valentine
Langton 5
Clermont
Dough .. 6
Nlulgrave
PanOemus ..
Antigone
Exeter
Hesse Homburgh 3
Kathleen
Christiana 5
E!icrslie 6
Goforth
littrpichord 3
Borneo .... .
Rby 5
Miss Lottery
The Swindler (late '
Slyp,eper)
!Elthiron • 5
Archyranthe•s
Ch c by Gladiator out

Cariboo
Estufette
(1 nevra

Glauca .

1:e

Ocdine
WiudiAchgratz
I. ordernain

Little Gvcrge ......
Toe S.veep
Melody
l'ylona's Pride
Vamp; re
Cdcu!3tor
C by Sir llPrculet,, cut

of DaTk Sul=
L•.dy Eden
ep•o'-day Boy
l'itstord

Xon%-you-come-out-
to-nig!)t

Flare-up
Sauter• la-Coupe
Cy prus

Dulcct
Aristocrat

lefia

The B rn
Brottmr Truthteller
Mickleto❑

Bushranger
Irepressiion

Qa!ver

of Kho!wisan's dam
by
Sir Hercules out
of Empress .
ICockkrmouth
Sunrise

A.,,is

E-cape .

Dmnes4
St. George
Don Pedro
Backbiter

Torpor . . .

'snowstorm .
irthesus

Don Juan
C by Gladiator, out of

Cottingham .......
Rwsborough .

Abbess
cEHipus

(-)1 CBUS
10111CiOUS ...

N tircissus
C by John o'Gaunt,
out of Miss Etty

Cheerful
Willi the Conqueror 4
Docility 5
Miss Spring 4
Montague
• 3
Strongbew

John of Berwick
Kiisaway

IVlinirnurn
The Italian
Old Dan Tucker

THE MARYLEI3ONE BANQUET.
DRAWN BY C. C(.IVIPTON.

A clever picture of the Marylebone Banquet,
painted by an ingenious young artist, Mr. Compton,
hag recently been public .bed in the form of a large
and spirited lithographic • engraving by N. Ploszczyn-
ski. Several of the mu st prominent of the Liberal
Members of Parliament are conspicuous near the
chairman, Sir Benjami n Hall—rnen such es John
Williams, M.P. for -Macclesfield ; Lord Dudley
Stuart, M.P. for Maryle. cone; Ralph Osborne, M.P.
for Middlesex; James VI yld, M.P. for Bodmin ; and
G. Thompson, M.P. for the Tower llatnlets. Every one
interested in the cause of democracy both among
ourselves and throughout Christendom mast ex-
perience some satisfaction in witnessing the commemo-
rative record here given of this congenial demonstration.
Mr. Compton, the artist, aided by Mr. Plosczynzski,
has contrived to perpetuate pictorially the recollection
of the banquet of the Ist of December, 1847, a ban-
quet in celebration of the return of John Williams,
Esq., for the Liberal borough of Macclesfield.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Mr. Bitty has shown his usualtact in producing just
at this time a nem, grand hippodrarnatic performance,
the scene of whic h is laid in the good old days of good
Queen Bess, of pious arid Prote,,tant memory, and in
which the Queeu herself is introduced and sustains a
principal character. Kenilworth; or, the Golden
Days of _England's Elizabeth, is the title of the
gorgeous hippodramatic spectacle produced here last
evening ; and, considering the historical character of
the spectacle, the. excellence of the dialogue and of
the plot, both of which are in a great measure Sir
Walter Scott's, the sagacity of the wonderfully trained
horses, and the magnificence of the appointments,
we doubt not but that, if the pantomime be at all after
the rate, Astley's will, during the ensuing Christmas,
be the favourite of the children who are " home for

the holidays," .ind who will delight to know what the
play is about before they visit the theatre ; and as
every body knows what " Kenilworth" is about,
Kenilworth will no doubt be the pet play. The plot
of the novel is closely followed, the only alteration of

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importance being that Amy Robsart is saved, and ac-
knowledged as Countess of Leicester by the Queen,
instead of falling into the trap, a denouement more in
consonance with poetical justice than with the truth
of history: " The grand progress of Queen Elizabeth to
Kenilworth" is one Of the most gorgeous displays of
scenery and costume ever exhibited, even at Astley's ;
and the chivalrous scenes of July, 1575," brought.
out the caplbilities of Mr. Batty's extensive and ad-
mirably trained stud in a manner which drew down
thunders of applause. Mr. N. T. Hicks was Leices-
ter, and right gallantly did he go through the part.
Queen Bess herself, the old original Queen Bess,' was
never in. her life more energetic, no not even when
she threatened to " unfrock" the " proud prelate" of
Ely, than was hor representative, Mrs. Moreton
Brooks, lasts evening.. Miss,Feuton made .an interest-
ing Amy Robsarf,- and Mr. T. Barry a
most amusing: Michael Lambourne. The audience
were delighted with the splendour and magnificence
of this superbly gorgeous drama, and the curtain fell
amidst a perfect hurricane:of applause. The scenes
of the circle followed, and a more graceful exhibition
of the equestrian art than they afforded it would be
difficult to imagine

DISREGARDED HONOURS.—It is a good sign of the
advancing intelligence of the times when man c-in afford to
stand upon their own merits, and to disregard titles and ad-
ventitious distinctions. It is a shadow of the coming time
when the highest nobility will be the nobility of nature;
and men shall pay greater regard to industry and ability,
than to the coronet upon the brow, or the star upon the
breast. Her Majesty, on her -recent viEit to Scotland,a had
her attention attracted to that splendid y viaduct
which connects England and Scotland, more securely than
Adrian's wall ever shut them out from each other; and it is
said that she expressed her highest admiration of the skill
and perseverance which had sufficed to produce such a monu-
ment of engineering skill; and as a means of showing her
appreciation of the engineer, the Queen offered to confer the
honour of knighthood upon Mr. Stephenson, but that gen-
tleman respectfully declined the title. We do not pretend to
know the motives under which Mr. Stephenson acted, but,
at all events, the incident is a gratifying one, because it
shows that usefulness is climbing up the steep of station, and
feels so secure, that it can afford to dispense with conven-
tional aids. While the offer reflects honour upon her Ma-
jesty, Mr. Stephenson, independently of any private con-
sideration, was right. We know Wren as the builder of St.
Paul's, not as Sir Christopher. Watt's reputation rests more
securely upon the steam-engine than upon an Earldom. New-
ton's name would not be more revered if it had been banded
down with a patent of nobility, and Mr. Stephenson will be
better appreciated as the constructor of the Border Bridge,
than as " Sir George." The time is coming, and that quickly,
when great men, instead of having honours bestowed upon
them, will make for themselves an order of merit, the noblest
in the world— and the truth of Bluff King Hal's remark, that
out of seven ploughmen he could make seven Earls, but out
of seventy Earls he could not make one Holbein, will be more
generally felt by Sovereigns and people.—Eliza Cook's
Journal.
:IN FM CITY PRISON AT HOLLOWAY.—It is designed
to accommodate 400 prisoners, and is in the castellated style
of architecture. The principal facade is about 340 feet in
length, and the ventilating portion 150 feet in height. It
is faced with Bath stone and Kentish rag. The two dwell-
ing-houses at the entrance are faced, with red brick and
stone dressings, and are the residences a the governor and
chaplain. The entrance lodge is also to be erected in the
same style of architecture as the main building. The west
wing will be appropriated for juvenile prisoners, and the
north wing for females. The centre of the principal front
contains the entrance, with porter's residence, reception
cells, bath rooms, and visiting rooms; also the governor's
offices, chaplain's rooms, and magistrates' rooms. The re-
• maining four wings are for adult male prisoners, containing
separate cells, on the same system as that adopted at the
Model Prison, Pentonville. Connected with the several
wings of the building and in the centre is the chapel, fitted
up so that the prisoners are enclosed separately, and are un-
seen by each other; but all are under the surveillance of the
chaplain and officers. The area enclosed within the wall:: is
between eight and nine acres; large workrooms ale attached
to each floor o- cells, and provision is made for either the
congregated or the separate system. The cells are arranged
on three stories, and are approached by galleries the whole
length of the corridors, which are covered with fire-proof
arched roofs. The cost of the erection of the buildings will
be about 80,0001. All the cells, chapel, corridors, and other
apartments, will be thoroughly warmed and ventilated. As
we have before stated, this prison is designed and built
under the superintendence of Mr. Bunning, the City archi-
tect, and is a striking evidence of the perfect adaptation of
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designs, the new Coal Exchange.—The Ladies'' Newspaper.
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Rugby R
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