The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-26 00:00:00

SPOIZTTNG.

Prince Albert has purchased three valuable hunters
for this season's use. Eight new ones have also been
added to her Majesty's stud. The Earl of Rosslyn,
as usual, will direct the Royal hunt.

COMELT-rasurozna.BLE
His Imperial Highness the Archduke Frederick of
Austria is expected at Mivart's Hotel to-morrow, from
Scotland.

The Duke of Wellington continues in the posses-
sion of excellent health, At Walmer Castle.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn will re-
main at Loggan Lodge, Scotland, until the ensuing
week.

Lord Claude Hamilton left Argyll House, yester-
day, for Vienna.
Lord and Lady Willoughby D'Eresby are expected
in Piccadilly, from Dalkeith Palace.

The Lord Chancellor a,:II 0 his usual brealfast
to the Judges, &c., to-day se'nnight, in George-street,
Hanover-square.
Lord and Lady Vernon intend wintering in the
south of Europe.
Sir Robert Peel returns to town this afternoon,
from Windsor Castle.

The Earl of Suffolk is about to bring his Brixworth
estate to the hammer.

The Earl of Charlemont has taken a villa at Pe-
tersham.

:MISCELLANEOUS.
Two barques of large size have just been wrecked
on the Goodwin Sands. The first wreck, called the
Hope, belonging to London, has entirely disappeared,
and her estimated loss is between 5,000/. and 6,000/.
The second was the barque Nancy, valued at 8,000/.
The gas-meters at present in use are found to be
so far defective that they generally indicate the con-
sumption of 1,000 feet of gas, when only 900 have
been consumed, or, sometimes when 700 or even only
600 feet have been consumed.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET.-TUESDAY NIGHT.

The following race was run after our report left the
heath :

.501. for 2 yrs old, and last three miles dB. C.
Mr. Nightingale's Ajax, 4 yrs .... (Sly) 1
Duke of Rutland's f, by Bizarre—Flambeau's d, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Bouverie's bc, by Bolero—Capt. Rock's d, 2 yrs 3
The following also started, but were not placed :
Mr. Dawson's the Biddy, 3 yrs—Mr. Bowes's the Ladye of
Silverkeld Well, 3 yrs—Mr. Rogers' Prosody, 3 yrs—
Lord G. Bentinck's Topsail, 3 yrs—Lord Stradbroke's
Nylghau, 2 yrs, and Lord Chesterfield's Barbarina, 2 yrs.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Bizarre filly, sto 1 agst Topsail,
6 to 1 agst Prosody, 6 to 1 agst Ajax, 6 to 1 agst Bar-
banins, and 7to 1 agst the Biddy. Won by n neck.

DERBY BETTING, &C.
9 to 1 agst A British Yeoman 25 to 1 agst Winesour—t
15 to 1 agst I'arthian and 1000 even on Progress c and
Progress c—taken Auld Lang Syne agst
15 to 1 agst Philip and Pro- Philip and Napier
gress c—taken 600 to 400 on Philip agst
1000 to 15 agst Queen of Auld Lang Syne.
Trumps c—taken
_ _ _

Lord G. Bentinck has declared that his present inten-
tion is not to run Gaper for the Derby, but to keep him
for his other engagements.

ENTRIES FOR WEDNESDAY.

50/. T. Y. C.—Colt by Sir Hercules, out of Worthless,
3 yrs—Edmund, 3 yrs—Trampoline filly, 3 yrs—Hawk,
3 yrs—filly by Buzzard, out of Emma, 3 yrs—Melior,
3 yrs—Topsail, 3 yrs—Jeremy Diddler, 3 yrs—Prince
of Wales, 2 yrs—Bessy Bedlam filly, 2 yrs—and Mari-
nella colt, 2 yrs.
Sweepstakes, T. Y. C. ; winner to be sold for 1501.,
&c.—Solomon, 3 yrs—Hawk, 3 yrs--,Octina filly, 3 yrs
—The Biddy, 3 yrs—Woldsman, 3 yrs--Silvertail colt,
2 yrs—Trampoline filly, 3 yrs—Topsail, 3 yrs—The
Buck, 2 yrs—c by Gilbert, out of Gitana, 2 yrs—Harts-
horn, 2 yrs—and Bother-'em, 2 yrs.
Handicap Plate ; A. F.— Discord, 9st 71b—Una,
7st 131b—Portrait, 7st 131b—Knight of the Whistle,
7st 121b—Palladium, 7st 31b—Guznee, 7st—Billingham
Lass, Est 131 b—and Odds and Ends, Est.

New Matches for Wednesday.—Minaret, 4 yrs, 3st 71b,
agst Solomon, 3.yrs, Bst_2lb ; T. Y. C. 50.

—Saturday.—The Shadow '
agst Garry Owen, Bst 41b
each ; D. M., 100, h ft.
GOODWOOD RACES.

The following stakes close this week :-1843. The La-
vant, Molecomb, and Rubbish Stakes.-1844. Drawing
Room ; Racing ; Nassau ; a Sweepstakes of 200 sovs.
each, p. p., for 2 yrs old colts and fillies, T.Y.C. ; a
Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, p. p., for 2 yrs old fillies,
T.Y.C. ; and a Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for 2 yrs
old.-1845. The Great 300 Sovs. Stakes for 4 yrs old ;
a Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old ; and' a
Sweeepstakes of 25 sovs. each, for 2 yrs old. We under-
stand the course has been greatly improved in a variety
of respects.
FINCHLEY STEEPLE CHASES.—TUESDAY.
The Novel Handicap. 4 miles.
Mr. Elmore's Harrow Boy (Mason) 1
Mr. Anderson's Negro fell
Mr. Brown's The Stranger bolted
Mr. 's Unknown bolted
Won very easy.
Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, with a Silver Cup added ;
11st. each ; winner to be sold for 50/, &c. Four miles.
Mr. Elmore's Bonnet Rouge (Mason) 1
Mr. J. Batt's Student

The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
J. Darby's Admiral, Mr. Bung's Twilight, Mr. Thorn-
ton's Bramble, Mr. Dixon's Ragman, and Mr. M'Do-
nagh's Voyager.
This race was run in the dark, and each rider declared
himself the winner ; the Judge, however, decided it in
Mason's favour.