The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-15 00:00:00

ENTRIES FOR TO-MORROW.

T. Y. C. Sweepstakes, winner to be sold for 200/., 84c.—
Caen, 5 yrs ; Physalis, 4 yrs ; fby Boiram, out of Manto,
4 yrs ; Little Finch, 3 yrs, and Energy, 3 yrs.
Handicap. T. Y. C.—Paultons, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ; Sir
Francis, 3 yrs, Bst 71b ; Lyons, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b. Garry Owen,
aged, 9st 21b, paid.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, winner to be sold for 50/.,
&c.—Prince of Wales, 4 yrs ; St. Domingo, 3 yrs ; Tisi-
phone, 3 yrs ; and f by Liverpool, out of Corranna's dam,
3 yrs.
The only bets laid after the list was read were, 14 to 1
agst Pam, to a small sum, for the Derby, and 20 to 1 to 1501.
agst Maid of Orleans for Oaks.
ZANONI.—The Stewards have certified that they are of
opinion, the horse now called Zanoni was bred by Sir Charles
Ibbotson in 1840, and that he was got by Gladiator, dam
(foaled in 1823) by Capsicum, out of Acklam Lass ; and
that he is the same horse which ran in the Derby, 1844,
under the name of Running Rein.
MANCHESTER RACES—WEDNESDAY.
A Cup of 100 sovs. added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each,
10 ft, and 5 only, if declared. One mile-and-a-quarter.
Mr. Meiklam's Philip, 5 yrs, Bst 61b
Mr. Buckley's David, 6 yrs, Bst 61b ... 2
Mr. Meiklam's The Best-of-Three, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib
Hudibras, Miss Holbrook, Helmsman, and Chemise, also
ran. Won by a neck.
Free Handicap of 10 soya. each, and 30 added. Mile-and-a-
quarter.
Mr. Dawson's T'Auld Squire, 7st 41b (Lye) 1
Lord Stanley's Ambition, list 71b
Mr. Hornby's gr g by Stumps, sst 71b
The Filly Stakes of 10 advs. each, 5 ft, with 30 added. One
mile-and-a-quarter. _ _ _

Mr. Salvin's Marian Ramsey, Bst 31b (Bumby) 1
Mr. Cooke? Chemise, Bst 31b 2
Mr. Bennett's Ada and Mr. Osborne's Merry Girl also ran.
Won by a neck.
50/. Plate, on Tuesday, was won in three heats by Mr.
Robinson's Wasp, aged (Hopwood), beating Mr. Dawson's
Montgomerie, 3 yrs, and ord Stanley's Ambition, 4 yrs.

WARE'S LONDON REVIEW.
In the present Number there is a long account of
the Royal Society of England, chiefly relating to
their Council and Committees. There is an interest-
ing account of the great Duke of Marlborough ; and
an article on the " Increase of Crime and Pauperism,"
in which the writer observes, that crime increases
with prosperity, not only because where there is more
wealth there is more temptation, but from the fact
that " commerce leads to luxury, and causes sudden
vicissitudes in men's fortunes, thus producing ex-
treme inequality of rank, avidity of gain and con-
tempt for poverty." Ile also remarks, that while
robbery, forgery, swill/oiling, &c., increase in England
there are fewer capital crimes—" our offences, like
our pursuits, are mercantile." " A Glance at Eng-
lish Literature and Academical Learning" is written
by one who laments the utilitarian feelings of the
present day ; he is disappointed to find so few men of
real learning and genius, at a time when literature is
diffused far and near ; he attributes this, in a great
measure, to the Universities, observing, among other
things, that " Greek literature has at present no
existence in England."

REDEEMING THE MALT-TAX.--A jovial old farmer
of this neighbourhood, who is fond of social company and
his glass, was not long ago brought before the bench, on the
old charge of " drunk and disorderly." His numerous visits
to the Court, consequent on similar delinquencies, trenching
further on his time and " tin" than he liked, he asked the
magistrates if they would have any objection to contract with
him for a year, as such a measure would save trouble to both
himself and their honours the justices ?—Liverpool Courier.
MAILS FOR NEW Youx.—Yesterday the following
notice was issued by the General Post-office authorities :
" Ship Letter-office. General Post-office, May 14: A ship-
letter mail will be made up for New York to be forwarded by
the Great Western steamer. Letters in time on Friday next
(to-morrow), the 16th instant.
THE GIBB'S SAFETY LOCK.—The Church of St.
Stephen's, Walbrook, is open at the roof and three of its
windows, and " any burglar" writes a parishioner, " could
break in with the greatest ease." We recommend the
parish to solicit Alderman Gibbs to cover up the apertures
with his churchwarden's accounts, has no one has ever been
known to get through them yet.—Punch.
The Bowery Theatre, at New York, was totally
destroyed by fire on the 25th ult.
THE COAL TRADE.—The regulations which have
so long obtained in the coal trade of the north of England
for limiting the " vend" in the London market, are now at
an end, the determination to abolish the combination having
been come to on Tuesday by the Coal Trade Committee at
Newcastle, in consequence of the impossibility of satisfying
all the ;parties, especially those having extensive colleries,
with extensive capabilities of working. The supply being
now unfettered, the inhabitants of the metropolis may rea-
sonaloly calculate on being supplied with fuel at a cheaper
rate than hitherto. They will henceforth reap the full ad-
vantage of competition.
BRITISH MUSEUM —The number of visitors during
the last three holidays was 63,549, exceeding those of last
year by 14,980. The number present on Monday was 35,233 ;
on Tuesday, 8,133 ; and Wednesday, 20,183 ; whilst on Whit-
Monday last year they were 25,558 ; Tuesday, 6,418 ; and
Wednesday, 16,603. The conduct of the visitors was very
orderly.
THE THAMES TUNNEL.--WHITSUN HOLIDAY S.—
Upwards of 33,000 persons have passed through the Thames
Tunnel during the last four days, viz., on Whit-Sunday,
8,590; Whit-Monday, 8,320; Whit-Tuesday, 7,290 and
Wednesday, 8,190; the great majority of whom were chil-
dren. Bands of musicians were stationed at either end, but
the rincipal attraction was a Welsh family named Thomas
I (a father and four children), the youngest of whom was only
five years of age.
DEATH OF THE CENTENARIAN COUPLE.—It is but
three or four weeks since that we gave an account of the ex-
traordinary age of Mr. and Mrs. Plaisance, then living in
Redmoor Fen, in the Isle of Ely, the husband of the age of
107, the wife 105 !—a case without parallel perhaps in Eng•
land or in the world. On Wednesday, strange to relate, after
a short affliction, both expired on the same day ; their united
ages 212 1 The greater part of their lives were passed when
agues were so prevalent in the Fens that very few escaped
the disorder, yet their lives were prolonged to this extraor-
dinary period; and Providence seems to have ordained that
as they had lived so long together, in death they were not
divided. They have left one daughter, who lived with them,
of the age of 54,—,11ury Poit.