The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

NEWTON RACES.

Acceptances for the Shrigley Cup—The Shadow, 6 yrs
9st bib ; Dr. Caine, 5 yrs, Bst Illb ; The Squire. 4 yrs,
Bst 61b ; Gala, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; Alice Hawthorn, 4 yrs, Bst 21b;
Bellona, 6 yra, Bst; Lady Grove, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b; Ernest the
First 6 yrs, 7st 10lb; Champagne, 5 yrs, 7st 91b ; Mustapha
Sluley, 4 yrs, 7st Sib; Millipede' 4 yrs, 7st 81b; Lady Mary,
4 yrs, 7st ; irmengardis, 4 yrs, 7st ; Brother to Harpurhey,
4 yrs, sst 71b.
LATEST BETTING ON THE DERBY AND OAKS.

THE DERBY (WEDNESDAY NEXT).
5 to 4 on the field agst two—taken
3 to I agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken
7 to 2 agst Sir. Trelawnv's Coldreniek
7 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Canadian—taken freely
7 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland
16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jack-
-20 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklasn's Agreeable colt—taken
25 tot agst ,korth's lot—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Greenwood's Lasso
35 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Arkansas—taken
35 to 1 agst Seahorse—taken
45 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Barrier
1000 to 15 agst Belcteur —taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Pryse's Cheops
2000 to 15 agst John olGaunt--taken freely.
2000 to 25 agst Combermere—taken
Ballinkeele and Tiptoe are declared not to start. Lord G.
Bentinck starts only Chatham. The Oneida Chief is consi-
dered doubtful.

THE OAKS (FRIDAY NEST).
7 to 2 agst Lord Jersey's Adela filly
6 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dd-bar—taken
10 to 1 agst Lord George Benttnck's Firebrand--taken
11 to 1 agst Yorkshire Lady
14 to 1 agst Mr. Newton's Ma Mie
18 to 1 agat Sir G. Heathcote's Dark Susan
20 to 1 agat Meal
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30 to 1 agst Lucy Banks—taken
LATEST STATE OF THE ODDS.

SUNDAY NIGHT.

Coldrenick was decidedly on the decline ; 7 to 2 was
currently laid ; 4 to 1 would have been taken by his
party, (we much doubt to any amount,) but unless a
good deal of money is brought into the market to sup-
port him, he cannot remain in the front rank. He has
been backed for a considerable sum of money, at very
small prices. His friends must be satisfied to
hedge their bets to a loss ; it is clear Day's
trial horses have deceived him. We think there
is no doubt he has been himself deceived.
Attila is indisputably Premier ; 5 to 4 was laid be-
tweeen him and Coldrenick ; 3 to 1 was eagerly
taken, and we confidently predict he will see 7 to 4
before the start. Auckland is still in considerable
demand with a certain class of supporters, but his
friends, who have taken the long odds, 50's to 1, during
the winter, are nowhere to be found. The money
being distributed in tenners all over the country,
and not sent up to be .hedged, causes the small-
ness of the odds. The professionals being full
against him, we expect to see him go back to-
morrow. 700 to 100 is still offered against
him. Canadian was backed at 7 to 1 to some
amount. Bto 1 would have tempted his friends to in-
vest some hundreds. Many good judges fancy Canadian.
Bar Attila, we would put, our pony on him, in prefer-
ence to any, horse in the race. 20 to 1 was taken
eagerly about Agreeable, and in such quarters that he
must be a better favorite. 20 to 1 was betted fre-
quently on Jack. The yard was crowded, but very
little done; a few outsiders were backed at very long
prices. OAKS.

Adela filly was at 4 to I .(t) ; Dil-bar, 6 to 1 offered.
Nothing else in demand. Tiptoe (lame) and
Balankeele we believe are scratched.

EXCULPATION OF GENERAL
ELPHINSTONE.

"We have been wrong in imputing blame to Gene-
ral Elphinstone, whose bodily sufferings incapacitated
him for his duties; but we have not been wrong in
impugning the conduct of the beleagured forces. It
seemed to us most extraordinary that a disciplined
army of 6,000 men remained on the defensive, instead
of striking a blow at the irregular troops opposed to
it; and we now know that Sir W. WlsTaghten
strongly condemned the defensive course, and was ur-
gent for attack. Secondly, we could not understand
the desperate measure of a retreat in the depth of win •
ter, and in want of everything, not excepting courage,
amidst swarms of enemies intoxicated with the worst
sign of their triumph, while there was the resource of
occupying the Bala Hissar,
.and holding out in it till
spring should enable succours to arrive. It is now
confidently and, we have reason to believe, truly re-
ported that this was the ads ice of Major Pettinger,
and that he was overruled by another officer, backed
by a council of war. Had the army occupied the
lialaillissar it would have been safe during the winter,
and would by this time, in all human probability, have
been relieved, and would have recovered the possession
of the town.

But, unhappily, the desperate expedient of a con-
vention not to be trusted to, and a retreat in a com-
plication of difficulties and through a hostile country,
was preferred ; but this was not the worst ; the bad
thing was not done in the best way, it was clone in the
worst way. The only chance of getting off the
troops in a retreat was, not to impede and clog them
with baggage, but to leave them unemcumbered to fight
their way. The same evil genius, however, that de-
termined against the occupation of the Bala HisSar,
against the advice of the Envoy, insisted on saving the
baggage, and to this is attributed the completeness of
the rout, and the utter destruction of the whole
force.

The conduct of the troops appears to have been ex-
tremely bad, ,but nothing was done to call out the
spirit that might have been depressed in them, and
they were virtually without a leader. The 44th is
said to have behaved ill ; it is an unfortunate regi-
ment, for the defeat before New Orleans was refera-
ble to its not having brought up the scaling ladders ;
the fault, however, in that instance, was not with the
men, but the colonel.

It seems that our authorities in Affghanistan do not
think Mahomed Akbar the traitor which we have sup-
posed him to be here. His conduct to the prisoners
is spoken of with gratitude, and the opinion appears
to be that he had not the power to prevent the attack
on the retreating army. It may be politic, however,
in the circumstances to suppose the best of him ; but
the favourable opinion, whatever may be the sincerity
of it, is current.—Examiner.

M. Altarras, President of the Jewish Consistory at
Marseilles, and M. Cohen, Avocet of the Cour Royal, at Aix,
took their departure on the Isth inst., from Marseilles, in the
Government steamer Charlemagne, for Algeria. -Their
voyage is made with the philanthropic object, supported by the
Government, of establishing institutions for the promotion of
morals amongst the Jews in the African Colonies, sod also for
lapwing their politiegl positiPP, .