The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-08 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

THE CASTLES AND ABBEYS OF ENG-
LAND. Part 3.-3lortimer, London, 1842.

We hazarded an opinion, when the first Part of this
work appeared, that the idea was a good one, and very
likely to become popular ; and w• are glad to learn that
our opinion has proved to be a correct one. The work,
indeed, is exceedingly attractive, and increases in inte-
rest as it proceeds. The Part before us contains an ad-
mirable engraving of the interior of the Hall of Eltham
Palace, as it appeared so long ago as the fourteenth cen-
tury, together with several other plates illustrative of
seine of our noblest Castles and Abbey ruins. The let-
ter-press portion of the work is got up with great care,
and does credit to the superintendence of Dr. Beattie.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.

Without any exception worthy of notice, the betting yester-
day afternoon was confined to the Derby horses, three of whom
were backed with uncommon spirit, viz., Eleus, the Frederica
colt, and the Devil-among-the-Tailors, the first two, we should
add, being in John Day's stable. Eleus opened at 30 to 1, and
after a great number of bets at those and less odds, reached
1,000 to 60, taken repeatedly. The Frederica party then came
into play. and put on a large stake at 2,000 to 40, 2,000 to 35,
and 2,000 to 45 ; the last odds taken were 50 to 1. This move-
ment operated as a check upon the Eleus division, and at the
close the thousands to sixty went begging. The Devil -among-
the-Tailors was backed to win nearly 20,0001., at thousands to
ten, fifteen, twenty, &c., but nothing was heard of Brother to
Cantle, who was so zealously upheld by his owner on Monday.
Of the standard favourites we have to record an improvement
in Attila and Chatham, 7 to 1 having been taken about the first
to 3001. (besides other bets at 7 and a fraction), and 15 to 1
against the other to about the same amount. Auckland and
the Joanna colt were also in request, and left off steady at the
prices mentioned below ; it was otherwise with Meteor, the
Lord of Holderness, and Wiseacre. Liberal odds were obtained
in several quarters about Belcceur, Barrier and Defier. The
only Oaks' bet we heard was 30 t) 1 against %h. F. Wood's
Eliza, and in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes and Chester Cup we
are still worse off—nothing was done.
The last prices were as follows:-
100 Sovs. Sweepstakes at Newmarket--40 to 10 on Attila
against the Dovil-among-the:Tailors—taken, not p.p.

DERIIY. _ _
7 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Attila—taken
15 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Chatham—taken freely
100 to 1 agst Mr. Biggs's Eleus
lb to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna c.—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramshay's Moss Trooper—t. and aft. off.
33 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Lord of Holderness
33 to I agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor
40 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Espartero
40 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre
45 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Acacia colt
50 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Devil-among-the-Tailors—t
50 to I agst Mr. Forth's Policy—taken and aft. offered
2000 to 35 agst Mr. Gregory's Defier—taken
2000 to 35 agst Mr. Allen's Belcceur—taken
66 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Defier—taken and aft. offered.
13 to 1 agst Eleus and Frederica colt—taken
7 to 1 agst Scot's lot, bar Attila—taken
1500 even betty. the Devil-among. the- Tailors and Barrier—t
1000 even between Chatham and Eleus---taken
OAKS.

30 to 1 agst Mr. F. Wood's Eliza—taken
Greville's Gunter and Edgeworth Bess passed through
town )estcrday en route for Newmarket.
he Fineldey Steeple Chase, which was advertised to take
place on to-morrow, has been postponed till Tuesday next.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—DEATII OF A PRISONER IN
THE PENITENTIARY.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was
held at the Penitentiary, Milbank, before Mr. Higgs, the Co-
roner, on the body of John Cuff, aged sixteen years, late a pri-
soner in the above institution, whose death occurred under the
following circumstances :—The Rev. Daniel Nihill, the chap-
lain and governor, stated that the deceased was received into the
Penitentiary on the 4th of August, 1840, having been con-
victed on the preceding 6th of July, at Wells' Sessions, of
stealing lead from a building, after a former conviction of
felony, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, which,
being commuted to imprisonment in the Penitentiary, would
expire on the 14th of July, 1843. Mr. William Bayley, phy-
sician of the institution, stated that the deceased was admitted
into the infirmary on the 12th of February last, suffering under
dysentery. He recovered in a few days, but shortly afterwards
.was seized with hectic fever, and died on the s:h inst. The
Jury having made strict inquiry as to whether the deceased had
been properly attended and treated during his illness, and being
convinced that he had, returned a verdict of Natural Death
REV . DR. PEDDIE.—On Sabbath last, this venerable
clergyman commenced the sixtieth year of his ministry in this
city. On that occasion he preached in the afternoon to a large
audience, and took for his text 1 Cor. i. 21, " It pleased God
by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe." In
the introduction he stated that, fifty-nine years before, he
had commenced his public ministry in Bristo-street congrega-
tion, by addressing them from the same text, and feelingly ad-
verted to the many changes which had taken place in the con-
gregation since that time, and how very few of his hearers on
that occasion still survived. The Rev. Doctor preached with
great animation, and was listened to with deep attention.—
Edinburgh Paper.