The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-14 00:00:00

DERBY, 1851.

50 to 1 agst Lord klowth's Trunnion—taken
We did not hear a bet on the Suffolk Stakes or Oaks.
NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.

ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY.
NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT. Entry for the
Rowley Mile Plate :—Bolingbroke, Cymry, Bordeaux,
Garforth, Penang, Royal Hart, Preslaw, Impression,
Wansdyke.
501. for three yrs old, &c. T.M.M.—DoTer, 5 yrs--
Grasshopper, 4 yrs—Vasa, 4 yrs—Nutmeg, 3 yrs—
Ba-tinado, 3 yrs—Nutbrown, 3 yrs—Tutthuuter, 6 yrs.
Handicap T.Y.C.—Jest, 5 yrs, Bst 71b; Beau Pie
Belle, 4 yi s, Bst Sib; Harmony cult, 3 yrs, 6st 71b.
Sweepstakes of 10 sues. each, winner to be sold for
100, &c.—Visitn, 3 yrs; Ninevah, 2 yrs; Brother to
Willingham, 2 yrs.—No betting.

SPOIL TIN G NU'L'LS•
No. VII.
" The best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang aft a-gley."

BURNS.
SlR,—The past week's racing on the banks ut the Dee
confirms the impressions I had previously entertained
with respect to the merits of certain horses, and
how the handicap line of the Spring must be
drawn through Usterley, this time sacrificed
to the golden calf ; for, be it remembered,
all the talents confess, that bad Osterley run to win The
Cup, instead of " making play" for the money horse,
Peep-o'-day-Boy, who, by the bye, never pessessed a
chance for that event, as might be guessed from the un-
flinching steadiness with which a well-known talent pep-
pered him, he must have won, and a la Peep-o'-day
Boy, in 1848, easily too; but as Burns has it—
" The best laid schemes et mice and men
Go oft adrift,"
and so did mine, and those of many others. I held on to
Osterley in my last sporting note, knowing full well that
he was at the weight superior to Mounseer and Chantrey,
and but little expecting to receive such advice as reached
me from an undoubted quarter, but too late for publica-
tion, that Osterley was only going to officiate as
" running-master" to Lord Howth's nag, and that I
had better look to Mounseer and Chantrey, as being,
according to the running of the ,season, within a few
pounds of Osterley's weight and form. The most likely
animals to pull me through—
" None can say that this was not good sdvice,
The only mischief a as it came too late;
Of all enerience 'tis the usual price,
A sort of income-tax laid on by fate."
As I expected, the filly by Slaun gave a receipt in full
for the Mostyn Stakes, Mr. Merryma❑ beating Louis Na-
poleon for the second honours; the filly, of course, will
be the first favourite for the Oaks next year, and if in
as good form then as she is at present, will be the win-
ner likewise.

Alonzo won the Chesterfield so easily, that " the
ring " bnpported him for the Derby, for which, how-
ever, he has not the ghost of a chance.
So ridiculously easy was Bee Hunter's victory o'er
Mark Tapley and Cantab, for the Dee Stakes accom-
plished, that Voltigeur's and Mildew's chance for the
Derby look small, wonderfully small.
The Second Spring Meeting at Newmarket, from the
entry of Bolingbroke and Penang for the Rowley Mile
Plate, has this year more interest attached to it than
has been its fortune since the days of Phosphorus (the
winner of the R. M. Plate and Derby in 1837).
Should both Bolingbroke and Penang come to the post,
this day, for the R. M. Plate of 501., an interesting race
must of necessity ensue; and I think it extremely pro-
bable, as Ghillie Callum is i❑ queer-street, and Sweet-
heart surrounded by an impenetrable veil of mystery,
that the result will throw a phosphoric light on the
winiier of the Derby of 1850!
Toe other races call fur no pirticular remark. The
Suffolk Slakes are under the patronage of St. George,
and may show Herbert and Quasimodo in front; tne
Champion Stakes will go to Bordeaux, in Tiff's absence;
and the Two-Ye it-Old Stakes to Olivia.
My Derby prognostication on the 27th instant, when
I hope, for the sixth time, to announce to the world
fortune's favourite for the Derby of 1850!
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

May 13, 1850.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
We yesterday visited by daylight the Messrs.
Denson's gigantic painting of the Passage of the Alps
by Napoleon and his Army ; and to view such a pro-
duction, not " by pale moonlight," or by twilight,
but in bright sunshine (tor there were two or three
hours of sunshine yesterday), is to test the merit of
the artistical work. Beautiful as the former produc-
tions of the Messrs. Denson have been, though too
commonly viewed as the mere vehicle for pyrotechnic
display, we unhesitatingly pronounce this to be the
most splendid of all their efforts. In the distance to
the right of the picture is represented Mont Sr. 13.fr-
nerd, and if the spectator takes his stand under the
orchestra and scans the scene before him, looking
obliquely to the right, the illusion is marvellously
beautiful and complete. He beholds a long-continued
view, representing gloomy dells or valleys, inter-
rupted by magnificent rocks arid bold scenery, and
terminating with Mont St. Bernard, on which are de-
picted the singular appearances produced by the gla-
ciers, and which can only be appreciated by those who
have travelled in such region:. Standing in front of
the vast picture, the spectator beholds patches of
the " everlasting" fir and pine, and, in the distance,
the various mouwaies covered with snow. There is
no formality in the painting; we have every descrip-
tion of scenery. We trace the scenery from where
vegetation may be supposed to stop to the sterile and
snow-topped mountain-passes. Of the general effect
of the colouring, the beautiful proportion of every
detail to the picture, it is impossible to speak too
highly. Then, again, the mechanical working of the
figures, as displayed in the evening, was marvellously
good. The French troops, with all the parapher-
nalia of war, approach from the foreground of the
picture, and wend their way gradually by zigzag
paths and passes until they arrive at the very height
of the Alps, the size of the figures diminishing in
proportion as they retire from the foreground. The
weather in the evening was most unpropitious; never-
theless, the company were well pleased with the mag-
nificent pyrotechnic display. But again we commend
the picture to the patronage of the public, as a mag-
nificent work of art, which cannot be viewed as a
mere accessory to, or as a vehicle for, the display of
fireworks, however good they may be. This effort of
the Messrs. Denson has been pronounced to be one of
the highest possible merit by some of the first artists
of the day, whose opinions we heard. Mr. Tyler's
enterprise deserves the best support.

THE CHINESE JUNK.—A very curious spectacle
took place yesterday upon the Thames, and one which will
long be remembered by thousands who witnessed then the
first Chinese ship which ever floated on the river. The en-
terprising owners of this great curiosity having decided
upon bringing her from her old mooring in the East India
Docks to a point more easy of access to the visitors, appointed
yesterday for the attempt, and we are glad to say that their
exertions were crowned with complete success. The junk
left Blackwall, towed by steamers, at seven, A.M., with
colours flying and bands playing, amidst the cheers of the as-
sembled spectators, and passed through the Pool in fine style,
reaching Lobdon Bridge about nine, when, after a short de-
lay, she again went ahead, and shot through the bridge most
gallantly, and after passing'throud,h Southwark and Black-
friars Bridges, came to the moorings laid down for her oil'
he
Temple Gardens, and was greeted with a discharge of artillery
and the cheers of thousands. Later in the day she was
warpedinto the dock prepared to receive her. We think
great praise is due to Captain Shelburne for his judgment in
bringing this immense structure through the arches of the
various bridges, with only a few inches, clear. When it be-
came known that the junk was lying in the river, and the
oay being remarkably fine, the small cheap river steamers
soon became crowded by those anxious to catch a glance of
the Chinaman before she entered her new berth.
SIR JOHN ROSS IN SEARCH Os' SIR Jo ::1:i
FRANXLIX.—We are informed the Lord Provost, throklii
the liberality of a number of friends, has transmitted
651. towards the equipping of the expedition about to be dis-
patched under the command of Sir John Ross in search of
Sir John Franklin, and that he suLscription-list will remain
open for another week, to enable those who may wish to fiti
in this—most probably the last— effort that will be made
to rescue from a miserable death one hundred and forty of
the bravest and most devoted seamen that ever trode the
deck of a ship.—Caledonian Mercury.

POOR-LACY UNIONS IN lIIELAND.—ACCOrdifIg to
a return just published the total expenditure in the several
unions in Ireland for the year ending September, 1849,
amounted to 2,177,630/. 14s q‘l. numher of po.:r
maint,oned iinn,nrs was 93;484, at an expense of
797,.941. Bs. 4d., and the nunikr who received outdoor
relief was 1,210,48. t.; the sum so expended being
679,603/.lls. .sd. The establishment and other expenhts
amounted to 700,702/. 145, 10d.