The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-20 00:00:00

UPTON-ON-SEVERN RACES, 1845.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

On Wednesday we have the Dundas Stakes. the trial
stakes of the meeting ; the Queen's Plate ; the Great
Ebor Handicap ; the Filly Stakes ; the 30 Soya. Sweep-
stakes ; Colt Sapling Stakes ; a free handicap, and a
match.
The entries for the first two races not having closed, I
must turn my attention to the Great Ebor Handicap, to
which there are thirty-three acceptances. • Of these the
Shadow, Bst. Sibs., heads the list. She is a game old
mare, will run honest, has a favourable weight upon her;
but I think as distance has always been her forte, on this
occasion her lashing qualities will net have an oppor-
tunity of being displayed, as the course is only a mile
end three-quarters. Trueboy, Sat 81b, I cannot hear ef
at any price. Neither can I fancy Lightning to have
any chance. Yardley, but for his defeat at Wolver-
hampton, I think would have run well. The extra
weight upon Glossy I should think would prevent her
starting ; her chance at her original weight was first-
rate. Cataract is as slow as a hearse. Sir Abstrupus,
61b. 9st., is well in, but owing to his temper is
not to be trusted. Little Hampton, sst., 101 b., and
Jenny Wren sst., are certain to run forward. Marian
Ramsay, sst. 51b., is too stale for a race run at
the speed this is usually done at. Psalmsinger
and Dean • Swift's penalties effectually extinguish
their chance if they ever had any. Pythia can hardly
have forgot the effects of. her running at Goodwood.
And of the others, the only one I,think that has the
chance of being published as the winner of this stake is
Vol-au-vent, whose running for the Newmarket Handi-
cap in the Craven meeting I cannot forget. It will be
recollected that for that race, with 6st. 61b., she beat
I-am-not-aware, Knight-of-the-Whistle, Croton Oil,
Priscilla Tomboy, and two others, the course being
exactly the same length as thiS ; and as he has had a
long rest, and will have the able assistance of Abdale, I
have little doubt of his success. Next to him I prefer
Jenny Wren and Hampton, and think they will pass the
post in the order I have given their names.

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The Filly Stakes has six subscribers, the two best
public runners among the lot are Marian Ramsay and
Liela, and to the former, with little fear, I accord the race.
In the Sweepstakes of 30 Sovs., Midlothian, I ima-
gine, will again be found first at the finish of the strug.
gle. Spur will walk over for the Colt Sapling Stakes,
and the match between Inheritress and Libel won by the
former.

In the Chesterfield Handicap, Semiseria, being at home,
may run kindly ; Philip should run well, but he made a
sad exhibition of himself at Wolverhampton. Godfrey's
chance, with only Bst. on his back, is excellent, so is
Rowena's, and to these three I leave the race, stating at
the same time my preference for the latter.
The Great Yorkshire Stakes excite much interest in
all quarters. As the Stake is so small, we are sure to
have a good field start for it. Miss Elis, as may be
imagined, is first favourite, on account of her Goodwood
victories. Splendid as were her doings on that course, I
must say I do not think she will be found the best of the
lot opposed to her in this race. My reason for making
this statement is, that I do not think she can have re-
covered from the effects of her severe races at Good-
wood, so as to beat animals that have had long rests, and
also because she can never run away from her own home.
Annandale should, and no doubt will, run well, and
either her or Jinglepot will, I opine, be found better in
the termination of the race than the Goodwood crack.
Have my readers forgot the result of the Queen's Plate
at Newcastle ? If they have, I have not.

The Prince of Wales's Stakes will furnish a good race
between Luminary and the Slayer's Daughter, and I
think be won by the former.

Of the animals in the Convivial Stakes I know nothing.
And the match between Inheritress and Sweetmeat will,
I am firmly convinced, be won by the latter.
London, Aug. 18. TELEGRAPH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN:
Sis,—The meeting at York this week promises some
good sport, which, it is to be hoped may be realised. It
extends over three days, and has seventeen races, three
of which are matches, a very fair supply quite up to the
average. The bal' opens on Wednesday with the Dundas
Stakes, the winner of which, I opine, comes out of Daw-
son's stable. The Queen's Plate I shall leave to the
tender mercies of Messrs.Wadlow and Hesseltine, having
but very little doubt that if Alice Hawthorn can't do the
trick, Sweetmeat can. The match between Inheritress
and Libel, the former carrying only a stone more than
the latter, is- a certainty for Inheritress if run, but, in
my opinion,'one or other will pay forfeit.
The Filly Stakes, of 25 soya, one mile and three

Handicap for the Upton Stakes of 10 sovsi each, h ft, and
3 only if declared on or before the 30th inst.

Teetotaller, 6 yrs, 9st 61b—Carillon, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b
Ninety-one, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Europa, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—
Helpmate, aged, Bst 61b—Brenna, 5 yrs, Bst—Tom
Tough, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Charity, 5 yrs, 7st 1016—Excise-
man, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b—g by Mazeppa, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—
Zela, 4 yrs. 7st 81b—Fickle, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—President,
aged, 7st 61b—Jack Cade, 4 yrs, 7st.
ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES, 1845.
Acceptances for the Handicap of 10 sovs. each.
Patchwork, 6 yrs, Bst Sib—Hampton, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b
—Sir Edward, 6 yrs, 7st 61b—Capote, aged, 7st 61b—
Devil-among-the-Tailors, aged, 7st 61b—Lady Charlotte,
4 yrs, 7st 51b—Freystrop, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Sir Harry
Wildair, 5 yrs, 7st 21b—Miss Diggory Diddle, 4 yrs, 7st
—Molly Mogg, 4 yrs, 7st—Beggar Girl, 5 yrs,
,6st 1 llb
—The Main, 4 yrs, Est 1 11b—b gby Pincher, 5 yrs,
6st 61b—f by Slane, 3 yrs, 6st 21b—Jessy Hammond,
3 yrs, sst 91b.

The York Meeting commences on Wednesday with a
programme of sport sufficient almost to raise the late
Mr. Orton (to whose energetic exertions its restoration
is to be attributed) from that turf under which he was
laid, to the deep regret of all lovers of racing in the
north.

quarters, will have Marian Ramsay for winner if she
runs, otherwise the filly by Glaucus, out of March First.
The 30 soya. Sweepstakes, a mile and a quarter, for
which Mid-Lothian, Wynyard, Maramat, and, perhaps,
Marian Ramsay and Fitzallan will show, seems to me to
be almost a certainty fur Mid-Lothian, who is looking
and going extremely well at the present time. This
animal ought not to be despised for the great Northern
event at Doncaster, his running latterly has been any-
thing but mediocre, and should he start well, without
playing-off any of those fantasiic tricks so common to
him, he will cut out all the present favourites, and finish
in the front.

The Colt Sapling Stakes, of 50 soya. each, to which
there are three subscribers, will, most probably, be a
walk over for Spur.
The Free Handicap, of 100 sovs. each, will bring
about six to the post, including Inheritress, Pagan, and
Winesour, whom I expt.ct to see pass the judge's chair,
in the Order I have placed them.
The great Ehor Handicap, of 200 sovs. add& d to a
sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, has thirty-eight acceptances,
'out of which, I think, about eighteen will come to the post,
viz. :—Vol-au- vent, Castaway filly, Glossy, Lady Sarah,
The Shadow, The Psaltnsinger, Little John, Everton,
Rowena, Cataract, Lightning-, Dr. Husband, Sir Ab-
strupus, Yardley, Duke of Kent, Coheiress, Dean Swift,
and the Infant. The Duke of Kent, Dr. Husband,
Cataract, Little John, Psalinsinger, Lady' Sarah, and
Sir Abstrupus will never " live" the pace, they will be
quite out of the race at the " run in." The Castaway
filly, with Dean Swift, will be the foremost of the 3
year olds. Coheiress, with 6st. 10Ibs., ought to finish
in front. Rowena cannot go the distance. Glossy and
the Shadow will finish in front, and I shall look to
Vol-au-vent, The Infant and Lightning for the win-
ner.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.
THIRD DAY-AUG. 16.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, sailed for by
schooners of the second class (140 tons and under).
There was a fine breeze from the northward ; and at
ten o'clock they started to the westward. The Peri bad
the windward station, and, being the smaller vessel, was
sooner under weigh, and bad the better of the start by
nearly a mile. The Flirt was the sternmost vessel, but she
Nas not built for that station, but to take the lead ; she
was not long in obtaining, and had no difficulty in main-
taining, it, beating the second vessel by 1 hour 11 mi-
nutes. She came in alone, but all admired her. She
was built on the same slip as the Waterwitch, and has
equal sailing abilities ; her sails also set beautifully—a
more beautiful picture of a fleet one was never seen. The
other three yachts came in nearly together. There is
a very large assemblage of yachts in the Roads ; we
counted at one time 53, besides numbers of small plea-
sure vessels. Many of these yachts have their owners
and their families on board ; they are floating mansions,
and this accounts for the
,lodging-houses in Cowes not
being above half let. hrs. min. sec.
Flirt, 132 tons, arrived 6 22 5
Maud, 119 tons
Peri, 56 tons 7 49 45
Esmeralda, 129 tons, d;d not round the station vessel.
SUMMARY OF THE REGATTA, 1845.

12th Aug.—For a 501. Cup.—Won by the Noran cutter,
70 tons, Sir H. B. lloghton Bart.

13th.—Royal Yacht Squadron Ball—Present 330.
14th.—For a5Ol. Cup.— Won by the Zephyretta schooner,
180 tons, Henry Hope.
15th.—Annual Dinner at the R.Y.S. House—Present 45.
16th.—Her. Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas.—Won by
the Mil% 132 tons, Sir R. B. Graham, Bart.
18th.—Match between cutters of any royal club, under
30 toni.---9 yachts entered. Fireworks in the evening,
in front of the R.Y.S. House.
19th.— Handitap for the Ladies' Plate, value 50/., 30
suvs. added.-17 yachts entered.
FOURTH DAY-AUG. 17.

A very interesting match took place this day princi-
pally among the river craft, for a cup, value 501., for
yachts under 30 tons, which was won by the Fawn,
beating the Secret by four minutes ; the Gulnare lost
her topmast in going round the second heat, and the
Belvidere and the Gulnare afterwards got ashore on the
Bramble. They came in as follows :
Fawn, 25 tons, James Sibley, Esq.. owner 1
Secret, 25 tons, T. Wanhill, Esq
Phantom, 20 tons, A. 0. Wilkinson, Esq 3
Champion, 25 tons, T. P. Wickham, Esq 4
Mystery, 25 tons, Viscount Seaham 5
Gulnare, 25 tons, James Kemp, Esq 6
Violet, 27 tons, H. H. Clayton, Esq 7
A splehtlid display of fireworks will take place this
evening under the superintendenCe of Jones, the pyro-
technist of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

THE POST-OFFICE.
TO THR EDITOR OF THE SUN.

observed in your paper of Thursday evening
last an article headed " General Postmen," in which the
writer, after alluding to the present mode of paying the
letter-carriers by fees, &c., and recommending their abo-
lition, he suggests a scale of salary instead, which, in his
idea, would be satisfactory to all classes of letter-carriers.
, Sir, I must confess that he forms a very liberal notion
of the amount of remuneration to which a letter-carrier
is entitled, especially upon the abolition of all fees, per-
quisites, &c. I know not whether the article in question
was penned by any one connected with the Post-office,
but if it was; he must be pretty well aware that such a
scale as he'proposes would not give that general satisfac-
tion which, by his style of writing, it would appear he
flatters himself it weuld. I myself am doubtful whether
it would satisfy any one class, but, be it as it may, I will
state to you that the junior letter-carriers already re-
ceive one pound and some three-and-twenty shillings : to
this class he proposes to give from twenty to twenty-two
shillings per week ; the next class (the middling) are
generally in the receipt at present of from eighty to one
hundred pounds per annum : to this class he proposes to
give six-and-twenty shillings per week ; the next and
last class which he enumerates is seniors, who are in the
receipt by salary and perquisites of from one hundred and
twenty to one hundred and fifty pounds per annum, as
the returns to the House of Commons will testify ; and
to this class he proposes from twenty- eight to thirty
shillings per wt.e}gsti :He thinks that each class would be
content witr.a.Sinallo sum, but for ulterior, purposes he
proposes what he styles the more liberal sum. What he
means by ulterior purposes he does not explain, and,
therefore, we are left to conjecture.
Sir, I am sure that each class of letter-carriers will

feel very grateful to the writer for the great interest
which he takes in their welfare. He thinks every one will
be satisfied with the scale he proposes. Does he for one
moment suppose that men who have spent half their
lives and have grown grey in the service will, as a reward
for their long and faithful services, be satisfied by being
stripped of half their income? They were appointed under
the present system, and it was held out to them that they
would arrive at their present income and even more by
the faithful discharge of their duties:. Surely then, if
the public demands and the Government determines to
abolish the present system and substitute new regula-
tions, it is not too much to ask that justice should be
done those.who may suffer by the alteration, and that
compensation should be granted, as is the case in every
other Government office when fees are dispensed with,
and even in the post-office. Surely the letter-carriers
have the same claims as others, and ought not to be the
only class who are not to receive justice, as the article
weu!cl imply.
Sir, whenever; his Lordship the Postmaster-General
shall determine to abolish the present system of remu-
neration, we must submissively bow to his determi stion,
relying implicitlyupon his Lordship's known sense of what
is due in justice, and we leave it in his Lordship's hands.
Sir, I am afraid I have taken up a great deal of your
time, but if you. could find room in one corner of your
valuable paper, you will much oblige, Sir, your very
obedient, humble servant,

A LETTER-CARRIER.

THE -HARVEST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sift,—l have read with feelings of amusement and
surprise the statements made in the public papers rela-
tive to the coming harvest.
Thinking such reports emanated from parties desirous
of raising the price of grain, I deemed them little worth
attention; but perceiving that they have an effrct mule
public mind, I beg you will give the following statement
place in your extensively-circulated journal.
The harvest in the south and west of England is more
abundant than was ever known in the memory of man.
The late rains, so far from injuring the crops, have
swelled the produce to the greatest plenty; long, full-
grown cars, with grain plump to bursting, is the in-
variable characteristic of the yellow fields amid which
I dwell, and which awaken profound feelings of grati-
tude and thankfulness to that beneficent Power who has
so bountifully crowned our hills and valleys with
plenty.
I yesterday traversed a great part of the counties of
Wilts and Somerset; in every field
‘. The reapers voice was heard
Among the yellow corn,"
and one glad scene of sunshine and of joy prevaded all
nature. I hate croaking, and to rectify the statements
of these evil prophets, I subscribe myself
Your obedient servant,
CORNUCOPIA.

Wiltshire, August 16, 1845.

WHITBY.—The herring fishery has commenced
along this coast, but it has hitherto been attended with
little success, and we fear the season will not prove a very
good one to the fishermen engaged in the herring trade.—
Yorkshireman.

FAILURE OF TEE POTATOE CROPS.-It is with the
deepest concern we learn, that a species of blight has
suddenly attacked the potatoe crops, which, in its
ravages, appears to have been by no means partial, but
to have extended its influence throughout the country,
and in some grounds to have totally destroyed the
whele plantation. The haulm first indicates the attack
by assuming a dark and withered appearance, and a
speedy decomposition of the vegetable matter ensues,
causing an intolerable stench to arise, impregnating the
surrounding atmosphere to such a degree that ►t has,
in some instances, we understand, become necessary to
burn it off the ground.—The potatoes themselves are
affected by becoming soft and pulpy on one side as it
frost-bitten, and are rendered totally unfit for the food
of even cattle. Our horticulturists are unable satisfac-
torily to account for the blight by which this valuable
esculent has been attacked, and if the reports that have
reached us as to the extent of the injury sustained in the
crops, be not exaggerated, the failure will, we fear, be
severely felt in the approaching winter, especially by the
labouring poor. The affected potatoes are deemed so
unvi;holesome and unfit for human food, that in several
town in this nonittyl-the sale of them has, it is stated,
been prohibited by the ptiblic authorities.—Froia a Cor-
respoadept of the Sussex Advertiser.