The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-19 00:00:00

nuDAY.

Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 9st 101 b, agst Lord G. Ben-
tinck's Hartshorn, 6st 51b, T.Y.C., 200 h ft—Off by consent.
The Port Stakes. of 100 sous. each, h ft, for four yrs old,
colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b; the second to save his
stake. T.M.M. (7 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Red Deer (Nat) 1
Mr. Ford's Qui Tam 2

Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo
Duke of Bedford's Panther
3to 1 on Red Deer. Red Deer made all the running, fol-
lowed by Qui Tam, who, without quite reaching him, pressed
him so close in the run up the cords, that he won with diffi-
culty by half a length. The others were beaten off.
Handicap Sweeps of 15 sous. each, 10 ft. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's Queen Mab, 6 yrs, Bst
Lord Chesterfield's Poor Soldier, 5 yrs, 7st 61b
Lord G. Bentinck's All-round-my- hat, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b
Mr. Howe's cby Ratcatcher, out of Turquoise, 4 yrs, Bst 21b 4
sto 4 agst Poor Soldier —s to 2 agst Queen blab-3 to 1
agst the Turquoise colt—and 5 to 1 agst All-round-my-hat.
A capital race between the first two, and won only by a neck.
All- round-my-hat a bad third.
Duke of Bedford's Minotaur, Bst 101 b, received 40 soya. ft
from Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple, Bst llb ; first half of
Ab. M. 100 h ft.

LATEST BETTING.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
6 to 5 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—taken
6 to 4 agst John Day's lot
•
3 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Winchilsea
5 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Ledger
SHE CHESTER CUP.
7 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Cataract—taken
10 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Obscurity
Nothing else mentioned.
DERBY.
9 to 2 agst John Day's lot
5 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—take 6 to 1
8 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—take 9 to 1
16 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit—taken
17 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken
17 to 1 agst Col. Anson's hedger—taken
20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger
50 to 1 agst Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Worthless—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Eketer's Wood Pigeon—taken
DURHAM. RACES—THURSDAY.
The Craven Stakes of 10 guineas each were walked over
for by Porto Bello ; a Match was won by Mr. Pack's Rival,
and the Maiden Stakes by Mr. Mangle's Comical Boy.

(RkCEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
The absence of several members at Newmarket has caused
business to be very flat here. The three first favourites for
the Chester Cup have been touched upon to a trifle, and Ould
Ireland to a large sum.
THE DERBY.—Idas, Alarm, Weatherbit, and Winchilsea,
were alone in force.
Two TuousA:,.lo GUINEAS.-7 to 2 laid agst Weatherbit
to 501.—offers to take 5 to 4 about Idas-5 to 2 about Win-
chilsea, and 4 to 1 about Kent's lot.
CASTLE HOWARD STEEPLE-CHASE.—THURSDAY.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft.,. with 25 added ; four years,
lOst 91b; five years, Ilst flub; six years and aged, 12st ;
thoroughbred, 51b extra ; winner of 50L, 71b extra. Four
miles. (17 Subs.)
Mr. F. A. Milbank's The Hawk, aged...(Mr. C. Raynard) 1
Mr. Simpson's Aggravator, aged
Mr. Green's Ragman, aged
Nine others ran. Won easy, by three lengths.

NEW SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN
WATERCOLOURS.—(THIS DAY.)
The eleventh annual exhibition of this Society opened this
morning for private view, and it will be open to the public
on Monday. The exhibition this year is superior to that of
last year in the merit of the pictures, indeed we might
almost be justified in saying that it is the best exhibition with
which the Society has yet presented us. The pictures are
314 in number, and by far the greater number of them are
of great merit—really good pictures. At the late hour at
which we write it is impossible to do more than merely
indicate some few of those which struck us the most
forcibly. The gem of the exhibition is certainly the
Prisoner of Gisors, by E. U. Wehnert (61). "In the
tower of the ancient castle of Gisors in Brittany are still
remaining some fragments of rude sculpture in' bas-relief,
with which a state prisoner ornamented such parts of his
dungeon walls as were sufficiently lighted to enable him to
watch the progress of his Work. Tradition informs us
that these bas-reliefs were executed with a nail."
The fixed and unutterable look of melancholy
imprinted on the features of the prisoner, as he sits con-
templating his work with a= nail raised in his left hand
ready to give the last touches to a bas-relief of the
Crucifixion, his right resting on his bench, and grasping the
rough stone which served him as a mallet, is beautiful in the
extreme. It reminds one of Sterne's description of the captive.
No. 81. Ferdinand visiting Rubens at his studio in Ant-
werp, by Louis Haghe, is a fine subject, which has been
treated in a most artist-like manner.
No. 112. Pope Gregory freeing the Saxon youths from
Britain who were exposed to sale in the market-place,
at Rome, is a beautiful illustration of an interesting passage
in the Ecclesiastical History of England. It was the pur-
chase of these youths which led to the mission of St. Au-
gustine and the conversion of England to Christianity.
No. 151. The south-west Tower of Rouen Cathedral by R.
K. Penson, is one of those fine architectural drawings of the
buildings of the middle ages, with which S. Prout was
wont in days gone by to delight us.
Dinant on the Meuse, No. 152, by the same artist, is a land-
scape of exceeding brilliancy. It might almost be taken for
an early drawing of Turner's.
The grouping of No. 191, Pilgrims to the Holy Well, by
F. W. Topham, is exquisite.
No. 239, the Village Water-course, by J. M. Youngman,
might take place as a landscape beside some of the happiest
efforts of Gainsborough.
The subject of No. 257, John Knox exhorting Mary
Queen of Scots to attend the Protestant Communion, has
been admirably treated by W. H. Kearney, who has pro-
duced an excellent historical picture. There are various
other pictures of a very high degree of merit,
a notice 'of which want of apace compels us to
omit for the present, but we cannot conclude without
expressing our opinion that this exhibition reflects the
highest credit on the art and the artists of England.

The following is a return of the traffic on the
Gravesend and Rochester Railway, for the week ending April 12,
1845 :--Passsengers, 4,164 ; Amount; 1181. 9s. Id.
PUBLIC DINNER TO SIR HENRY POTTINGER AT
GLisnow.—On Wednesday the corporation, the Trades-house,
the Chamber of Commerce, and the East India Association of
Glasgow, gave a grand dinner to Sir Henry Pottinger. The com-
pany was very numerous, and the speeches highly complimentary
to the Right Hon. Baronet. The lion. the Lord Provost acted
as chairman, and Lord Dean, of Guild Leadbetter, Deacon Con.
vener Brownlie, William Sterling, Esq., of Kenmure, Chairman of
tt4 Chamber of Commerce, and Henry Dunlop, Esq., Chairman of
the East India Association, officiated as croupiers. Sir George
Larpent was also present as a guest.
SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING BOOTHS AT ASCOT
RACES.—The entire suppression of the gambling booths at the
races at Ascot, having caused a considerable diminution in the
race fund, in consequence of the loss sustained by the ground they
occupied (and which realised a large sum paid for its hire) being
no longer required, it has been determined by the Committee to let
out the best situation on the course, iin the immediate vicinity of
the grand stand, for the erection of an extensive bazaar, to be ap.
propriated exclusively to the sale of fancy goods during the races.