The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-17 00:00:00

ACTIONS F3R LIBEL.

In the Court of Common Pleas, on Thursday, judgment was
given in the case of Long v. Barrett, proprietor of the Pilot news-
paper. The Court overruled the exceptions taken to the charge of
the Lord Chief Justice, and gave judgment for the plaintiff. It is
stated that the defendant has determined to bring a writ of error,
and if necessary, to appeal to the House of Lords.
In the Court of Exchequer this day judgment was given in the
case of Messrs. Malcomson, cotton.mill owners, against the pro-
prietors of the Warder newspaper. This case was tried before Mr.
Baron Lefroy, at the Spring Assizes for the county Waterford, and
a verdict had for the plaintiff of 5001. damages and costs. During
this term it was brought before the Court, on the application of
ccunsel, for a new trial, grounded on objections taken to the judge's
charge, upon excessive damages, and upon proofs of the absence of
malice on the part of tile defendants. The case was argued at
great length, and the Court this day gave judgment unanimously
that the verdict should not be disturbed.

In the Court of Queen's Bench this day, on the application of
Mr. Meagher, an order for informations for wilful and corrupt
perjury was granted, arising out of the case of Henry Chinnery
Justice v. the Tipperary lindica tor, against John Donoghue, the
under agent of Mr. Massy Dawson's estates in Tipperary. The
cause of action against the newspaper was a publication respecting
the eviction of tenantry.

GOVERNMENT FUNDS, SATURDAY.—Bank Stock, 219. ; Three
per Cent. Consols, shut, 98i, money; Three per Cent. Consols,
shut, 9Stl, op.

R Belfast and liallymena, B'. ; Belfast ant! County
RAILWAYS.—BeIfast
Down, 4 is ; Cork and Bandon, 84 ; Dublin and Belfast Junction,
10;1 i; Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine Junction, 21: ; Dublin
and Drogheda, 98 ; Dundalk and Enniskillen, 5; Great Southern
and Western, '221; Ditto, Extension, 125 13; Great Western
(Dublin to Mulllngar), ; Irish Great Western, Dublin to
Galway, 41 ; Limerick, Ennis and Killaloe Junction, 8 ; Lon-
donderry and Enniskillen, 4g ; Waterford and Limericl:, S ;
Wexford and Carlow, 42. i 31.

THURSDAY.
Handicap of 10 sovs. each, &c.
Misdeal, 6 yrs., 9st—What, 5 yrs., Bst. 111b—Queen of the
Gipsies, 5 yrs., Bst. 81b—Robin Hood, 4 yrs., ist. 10Ib—
Elemi, 4 yrs., 7st. 21b—Lydia Languish, 4 yrs., ist. 21b—
Tipoe, 4 yrs., 7st. 21b—Sketch filly, 3 yrs., 7st—Mary Ann
filly, 3 yrs., 7st—Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs., 6st. 71b—My Mary
Anne, 3 yrs., sst. 71b.
Additional nominations for the Claremont Stakes :
Mr. Treen's Astonishment--Mr. Cooke's Madcap.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
It has rarely, if ever, fallen to the lot of the sporting
journalist to have to comment upon a meeting so productire
of good sport as the one held last week. The penny-a-liners
tell us that it was the fullest ever known, and I have no
reason to doubt their veracity. I shall proceed to look at
the different events of the week.
TUESDAY.—There was excellent sport this afternoon—

better in point of quality even than on Thursday. The re.
suit of the different races showed that the Epsom running
was correct iu every respect.
The Trial Stakes was an interesting race, and speculated
upon to some extent; the old Knight occupied the position I
assigned him, viz., the second, while Discord behaved most
disgracefully. I had no idea The Libel would have recovered
sufficiently to have started for any race this meeting. The
easy manner in which he beat his horses (among them the
Knight and Discord, the two speediest mile horses of the
day), his place fer the Vase, and the canter in which he won
the Visitor? Plate, show that I was not to be blamed for stat-
ing that he would occupy the foremost position in the Derby.
That he was made eafe for that race is the opinion of every
sportsman.
The Ascot Derby bore out my opinion of Ides, that he was
nothing but " a Newmarket miler;" still, from an idea that

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there might be many causes to prevent his winning at Epsom,
I thought it just possible be might beat Wood Pigeon. His
defeat however clearly shows that the Derby running was
right, and that the crack was beaten on his merit. Lord
Exoter, I am happy to say, won a large sum of money on
this race.

The Ascot Stakes (first class) brought 19 to the post, and
a better race was never witnessed. Inheritress, the mare 1
thought that would be forward in the race, was only beaten
by a neck. The winner's weight, I had imagined, was
Bst. 111 b. instead of Bst. llb., and why he occupied the
place iu the betting he did is unaccountable. His running
for the Port at Newmarket should have been taken into con-
sideration, and as he carried 111 b. less at Epsom, where much
overweighted, he ran very game fur the Surrey Cup; his
chance was an excellent one.

It has often struck me that it would be no bad investment
of capital for a man to back Nat in every race he rides. Last
year he rode no less than 68 winners, and this year, from the
weight he can reduce himself to, the number of masters he is
employed for, and the excellent horses he is put upon, I
have no doubt before the season is over he will ride the same
number, if not more: thus realising a handsome sum for
himself, and putting money in the pockets of those who may
stand by him.
The Vase, as I told your readers on Monday would be the
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lossestbea'lettwhheaantst bgeteeonntlNlveremrr. .wboyuitidhhis winning every race for which
who dropped a good stake about him.
In the 200 Sovs. Sweepstakes the Cobweb colt beat Tunick
easily, but it was not at all surprising to those who. saw the
animals, as the winner's form was far superior to what it was
either at Newmarket or Epsom. In the second-class Ascot
Stakes we had another capital race won by the same clever
head which won the two preceding ones. Annandale ran
extremely well and his defeat was most mortifying to bis
party, who were very fond. The winner fully bore out the
opinion I expressed of her before the Suffolk Stakes. Vol-
au-Vent and I-am-not-Aware's positions were reversed from
what they were in the Newmarket Stakes, as I told your
readers would be the case. The ground was too hard for the
old one to have any chance of winning, although he struggled
on gamely to the last. Moustache, which I thought would
have won the stake, was amiss and did not go.
In spite of Refraction being set down as a starter for the
Welcome Stakes there was a field of nine others to oppose
her, and she was beaten in a manner that, if she is the flyer
she is represented to be by her friends, reflected no small dis-
grace upon her. She occupied the place I fancied she would,
while the Turquoise colt proved, as I said, the only opponent
Mr. Gully's colt bad to fear. Old England was only started
to win in case his companion was unable to do so, conse-
quently no criterion can be formed of his running. Nothing
could be more hollow than the manner in which Collingwood
beat Subscription in the match, which brought this excellent
day's sport to a close.

WEDNESDAY.—Another brilliant day with brilliant racing,
and the course honoured by the presence of the Duke de
Nemours, who seemed to take great interest in the sport;
so much so indeed, that I should not be at all surprised if
the interests of the turf in France were not materially bene-
fited. The only fault to be found on the course was the
cards, which were infamous, and led to many mistakes and
wrangles among the betting men. The first race on the card,
the Coronation Stakes, went, as I anticipated, into the pocket
of Lord Chesterfield, by the aid of lucky Nat and Stich.
For the 50 Sovs. Sweepstakes Gwalior started against Idas
without the smallest hope, barring a break-down, of beating
him, and was defeated in a trot. The "crack" preferred this
mile infinitely to the new one.

The Fernhill Stakes brought eight to the post, and the re-
sult was in accordance with the betting and my antici-
pations.
For the Royal Hunt Cup a field of thirty horses started
and a more magnificent sight than they presented cannot be
imagined. The winner, Evenus, was one of the three horses
I recommended to the attention of those who might wish to
speculate upon it.
For the great Ascot Produce Stakes the only two I thought
had the slightest chance were first and second. From the
easy manner in which Cowl won he found many friends for
the Emperor's Plate.
In the Albany Stakes, my fancy, the Turquoise colt, with
3 to 1 and Bartholomew on him, was beaten by a length by
the beautiful Lady Wildair. The reason I preferred the colt
was, that I thought it would be a closer race, and then his
stride being longer, he would have the advantage of it.
The 'Windsor Town Plate, for which I preferred Physalis,
was won by Deerchase, beating the former by a head only,
out of a field of twenty.
THURSDAT.—Never on any previous Cup day was there to
be seen so large an assemblage of persons as there was con-
gregated on the course this afternoon ; and the interest the
Emperor's Plate created has been unparalleled since Zingauee's
year. .

Her Majesty's Plate was won by Minotaur, after a nice
race with eight horses.

The New Stakes furnished a field of twenty-two, and was
lost to Mr. Forth's Sting by over-confidence on the part of
his jockey, H. Bell, who will for the future, I have no doubt,
keep a sharp look out for Bartholomew whenever they may
be near each other again. The two favourites, Princess
Alice and West Countryman, were over-paced, and their
friends suffered somewhat severely from it.
For the St. James's Palace Stakes Idas may be said almost
to have walked in by himself.
Now came the exciting race of the day, which was to solve
the great question, whether Ireland's pride was to yield to
the pride of England, " the mighty Alice Hawthorn." As
for the winner's chance, nobody appeared to regard it for a
moment, and his name was never mentioned except accom-
panied by a desire to bet against him. " Fog," as lie is
called by way of brevity, never looked better, and his friends
were unceasing in their efforts to support him. Old Alice,
I with Robinson on her back—who had a large party who be-
lieved that her powers were still unimpaired. Cowl's ap-
pearance, when saddled, gave him no support in the market.

THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY SUBSCRIPTION
ROOMS BOAT RACE.
The four-oared cutter race amongst the gentlemen of the
Oxford University Rooms was rowed on Saturday evening,
and was numerously attended. The distance was from West-
minster to Putney, and amongst the names were many who
have distinguished themselves as first-rate oarsmen.
Dark Blue—Messrs. Lambert, Balliol, stroke ; Conant,
St. John's ; Hammersley, Oriel ; Stapylton, Merton ; Tuks,
Brasenose, coxswain.
Yellow—Messrs. Lampriere, St. John's, stroke ; Meynel,
Brasenose; Breedon, Trinity; Saunders, Worcester; Mil-
man, Christchurch, coxswain.
White—H. Stapylton, University, stroke; Ede, Balliol ;
Atkinson, St. John's ; Roylat, Brasenose; B. Hawk, Uni-
versity, coxswain.
Yellow were on the Middlesex side. At the start all went
away very prettily together, and a dashing struggle ensued
for the lead, which, as they neared the Horseferry, was taken
by dark blue, who gradually drew further in advance. The
struggle between yellow and white terminated in favour of
the former. The race was won by dark blue easily, who came
in three or four lengths a head.
THE THAMES (STANGATE) CLUB MATCH.
This very respectable club, which has only been esta-
blished a few weeks, took their stations at Putney-bridge
shortly after the Oxford party bad come in to row to Chis-
wick Ait, and were started by the St. George's, who were in
their eight, and officiated as umpires.
White—Messrs. R. Cobb, stroke, J. Dixon, P. Maudcsley,
H. Field ; W. N. Cobb. coxswain.
Blue—Messrs. T. S. Robinson, stroke, F. Kew, G. Mayor,
H. Teape ; W. Wilkins, coxswain.
Pink—Messrs. E. S. Beddome, W. Field, J. Lart J. A.
Beddome ; G. C. Ilankey, coxswain. ,
Blue had the Surrey side, White next. The start was
pretty good, but white after a few strokes became a trifle in
the rear. Blue and pink were oar and oar, for a short dis-
tance, when blue went in advance. White began •to im-
prove their position, and as they neared the Crab
Tree, after a dashing spurt, went in advance of the others,
and kept it, winning by five lengths. The third boat was
well up.