The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTEL LGENCE.

THE DERBY.—.-ERRATUM.—The bet against the Frederica
colt, after the race at Bath, reported in yesterday's paper, v. as
incorrectly stated to be 1,600 to 100 ; it should have been
1,600 to 200.

Lord George Bentinck has bought of Captain Elmsall the
following yearlings, viz. : —B. f, by Bay Middleton, out of
Bob Peel's dam; br f, by Sheet Anchor, out of Lisbeth, by
Old Phantom. They are now at the Turf Tavern, Doncaster.
His Lordship has also purchased of Mr. Ramshay, of Naworth
Castle, three yearlings, bc, by Sheet Anchor, out of Broad-
wath's dam ;br c, by Bay Middleton, out of Moss Trooper's
dam; and br c, by Sheet Anchor, dam by Partisan, out of
Jocko's dam. They are expected at the Turf Tavern in a day
or two.

A R RIVA L:OF:HORSES:AT;PIGBU RN. —On Tuesday last, the
following horses arrived at Mr. John Scott's training stables at
Pigburn, neariDoncaster, from:Whitewall Corner,neir Mahon :
—The Lord of Holderness, the Joanna colt (Jack), Lanercost,
Marshal Soult, Fortune. Teller, Syren, Knight-of-the-Whistle,
and Rhodanthe. The following arrived on Wednesday :
Master Edward, Master Thomas, a colt of Lord Stanley's,
William le Gros, Woldsman„ and Baronet.
TA TTERSALL'S. —THE NEW Roots.—The new subscrip-
tion room is progressing rapidly, and, judging from appearances,
we should say that there is every probability of its being ready
by the Derby. Its dimensions will be double those of the room
at present in use, and there will be an enclosed space in front
of the entrance, and a second door, opening from the lower ex-
tremity of the room into the circle, the. gates of. which will be
closed on public days ; the subscribers will be freed from the
annoyance arising from the crowd assembled in the yard during
the sales.

THE DRAWINGS OF THE LATE
SIR DAVID WILKIE.

A crowded assemblage of artists, amateurs, and fashionable
visitors, was gathered on Wednesday at Messrs. Christie and
Manson's rooms, to inspect the mass of sketches by Wilkie, which
are, in a few days, to be exposed for sale by public auction.
These sketches consist of a great variety of subjects, and include
all those made during Wilkie's last tour in the East. To judge
from the number of persons present, the interest displayed, and
the encomiums so freely lavished, the sale appears likely to
prove attractive; but it required-an almost idolatrous admira-
tion of the great painter whose drawings were here exhibited,
willingly to endure the excessively-heated' atmosphere of the
room in which they were placed. As to offering a critical
opinion of the collection, the intense crowd in which we were
involved renders that almost impossible, but it is scarcely ne-
cessary, as the admirers, of Wilkie are " legion," and neither
to be stimulated nor deterred by print. For our own parts,
highly as we esteem the powers of the painter, who deservedly
stood at the head of his profession, we confess that it is not to
is sketches (as to those of Raffaelle Michael Angelo, and
other great masters) that we should look for a sure indication
of the greatness which was in him. The qualities which we
chiefly recognise in Wilkie are the originality of his conceptions,
the boldness of treatment of his subject, and the truth with
which he tells his story; the diversity of his characters, the
harmony of his grouping, and the great effect of his light and
shade. These are amonyst the merits which belong to his
pictures, but his sketches do not bring before our eyes the
same fidelity or expression which should belong to parts even
of a great whole; they are merely the ebauches which satisfied
the painter, who seldom gave his genius full scope until he was
fairly embarked in his picture. Of course there are exceptions
to be met with, and the present collection affords numerous in-
stances, but the majority of the sketches which we saw yester-
day fully bear us out in our opinion. Of this we are certain,
that there are hundreds of artists whose drawings would give
quite as much satisfaction as those of Sir David Wilkie. To
justify the general tenour of our observations, we need only in-
stance the half-firashed picture of the " Village School," and
" John Knox administering the Sacrament," which contain all
the excellence that we find in the best of his pictures. His
portraiture, we consider, of very doubtful merit, and his idra of
female beauty somewhat obscure ; but the name of Wilkie will
cover a multitude of drawbacks; and we doubt not his sketches
will find their way into many portfolios, notwithstanding the
high prices at which they will doubtless be sold. We observe
that the sale commences on Monday next.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING
LONDON, APRIL 22.—Wind this day at noon, E.
DEAL, APRIL 21.—Wind E.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. from
he River and sailed, York, Nith, and Columbus, for Bombay ;
Briton, Mauritius.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 21.—The Foxhound, Betts, from the
Straits, which was ashore on the Grain Spit, has been got off
without damage.
PENZANCE, APRIL 20.—Arrd. off, St. George, Wilson,
Port Melbourne. sailed 16th of November ; City of London,
Martin, Mauritius; New Phoenix, Simpson, Jamaica; Arnold
and Hector, 'Messina.
BRISTOL, APRIL 21. —Sid. Irvine, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 21.—Wind easterly, light. —SR Celia,
Large, Jamaica; Windsor Castle, Bombay; Sunflower, Bahia ;
Leonora, Demerara; General Wilshire, Baltimore; Oakland,
New Orleans ; Alabama and Oxford, New York.
OFF CORE, A PAIL 19. Marys, Robinson, Mauritius ;
Coronet, Bute, Charleston. The greater pa: tof the wind_
bound vessels are now under way, with a light breeze from the
southward, including the British Queen, Argyle, and Ann and
Marv, for St. John's, New Brunswick.
SCILLY.—Arrd., between the 12th and 19th April, Herald,
Hancock, Batavia; John Tomkinson, Hutchinson, and E!iza
Stewart, Miller, China ; John Hetlena, Port Rico ; Urinden,
Ameln, Batavia, for Amsterdam ; Charlotte, New Orb ass, for
Gothenburg ; Stadt Schiedam, Boer ; John Cree, Calcutta.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 21.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. Port to
Port, Bahia, for Hamburgh. The Experiment, from Card to
Newcastle, got ashore on the Sand Head this morning, but is
expected off next tide.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 20.—Ve ind E. to N.E. moderate
breeze: —Arrd. Forth (steamer), Havannah, left 15th ult.,
Nassau 31st, Bermuda sth inst., and Fayal 14th inst. Arrived
off, Republic, Tegeley, Havannah fcr Bremen. The Integrity,
Cockman, from Calcutta, sailed hence this morning, has put
back with damage, having been in contact with the Vrow '
Johanna (Dutch barque), which proceeded.
SCILLY, APRIL 18.—The Celt, Galway, loading rice at
Batavia, for Demerara, strung a leak, and received damage,
nd discharged part of cargo.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 2l.—Arrd. Tay (steamer), with the
Jamaica and Leeward Islands mails. The lice (steamer) was
safe at Havannah on the 29th ult.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.— Gesina, Batavia to Amsterdam,
2(1 inst., lat. 43, lon. 24, by the Port a Port, arrived at Ports-
mouth. Active, South Seas to London, 13th inst., 100 miles
West of Cowes; Centurion of Jersey, from the Mauritius, 19th,
30 leagues S.W. of Scilly ; brig Desdetnona, 20th, by the
Forth steamer, arrived at lahnouth. Industriel, Valparaiso to
Antwerp, 17th Jan., lat. 45, lon. 89 W. ; Honduras, bound to
Sydney, Bth Feb., lat. 15 S., lon. 31 W. ; Eliza, bound to
Calcutta, 10th Feb., lat. 11, lon. 31 ; Floraville, Valparaiso
to Swansea, 13th ult., lat. 27, lon. 41, by the St. George,
arrived off Penzance, Pondicherry, Malabar Coast to Bordeaux,
3d ult., lat. 21; Terrier, Swansea to Cuba (out 34 days),
24th ult., by the Herald, arrived at Scilly. Town of Schiedan,
Batavia to Rotterdam, 27th ult., lat. 35, lon. 23 ; Union,
Mauritius to Liverpool, 7th ult., lat. 5 N., lon. 28; Alderman
Thompson, Swansea to Cuba, 18th ult., lat. 24, lon. 44;
Minerva, Mauritius to London, 4th inst., lat. 3, lon. 23;
Edina, Manilla to London, 6th inst., lat. 46, lon. 16 ; Sey-
mour, Calcutta to London, Bth inst., lat. 48., lon. 9, by the
John Tomkinson, arrived at Seilly. Forfarshire, China to
London, 4th ult., lat. 3 N., lon. 28 W. ; Helen, China to
Liverpool, same day; Averck, fienneken •' Schneider, South
Seas to Bremen (full), 21st ult., lat. 32, ion. 89, by the Was-
senaar, arrived at Plymouth. Arlita, from Liverpool, N.H.,
4th ultt, lat. 27, lon. 62 ; Cleopatra, Trinidad to Sierra Leone,
16th ult., lat. 33, lon. 69, by the Ann Liffey, arrived at New
York.