The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-28 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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TATTEIiSALL'S--YEsTmiDar.
The only bets laid were 45 to 1 aget The Duke of Rich-
mond's Tug Net and 45 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Manilla
colt for the Derby. ; 10 to 1, in ponies, agst Mr. Forth's lot and
15 to 1, in ponies, agst Sir C. Monck's Varnish for the
Oaks; and 500 to 8 agst Mr. Hutchinson's Ratan for the
Chester Cup.

A PROFITABLE ANIMAL.—The celebrated heifer,
Myrtle, belonging to the Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth,
which was purchased by his Grace at the meeting of the
Royal Agricultural Society at Derby, where she won the
first prize of 101. as the best yearling short-horned heifer,
won the first prize of 101. at the I orkshire Agricultural
Meeting at Doncaster, 1843, for the best yearling heifer,
and also the first prize of 15/. at the Royal Agricultural
Meeting at Southampton, 1844, for the best two-year old
heifer. This beautiful animal was never beaten at any meet-
ing, is now only three years and nine months old, has pro-
duced two calves at separate births, for which, together
with the dam, 300 guineas have been offered and refused.—
Derby Mercury.
MUNIFICENT GIFT TO GREENOCK.—It is with very
great pleasure that we have to intimate the presentation of
the most valuable donation ever given to Greenock by any
individual. The late Sir Gabriel Wood, whose demise took
place in London a few days ago, has given in charge of ap-
pointed executors the princely sum of 80,000/., to be ex-
pended in the erection and maintenance of an hospital in
Greenock, for the reception of the aged, infirm, and disabled
seamen of that port. This well-designed legacy to his fel-
low-townsmen must convey the most gratifying news to
many an old tar, whose shattered timbers will now be safely
moored in a harbour more cheerful and commodious than
they ever dreamed of, and cause the name of Sir Gabriel
Wood to be enrolled among the kindest, the best, and the
bravest of Greenock's sons. Let us hope that those whom
the kind-hearted donor has appointed to carry out his bene-
volent purpose will exercise all their caution, energies, md
prudence in the erection and other preliminaries of the work.
—Glasgow National.
RAILWAYS AND THE PRESS.—Tns CHARGE OF
BRIBERY.-it is with more pain than we can well express
that we again allude to this subject. Our inquires have led
us to believe that the charge itself is true. We do not hesi-
tate to say, imperfect as our information at present is, that
we have conversed with parties who positively shrink from
calling on the Times to state whether or not the paper with
which they are connected is one infected with the leprosy so
justly, so properly, but not so clearly denounced by the
Times. We beg it may be understood that in no case within
our knowledge are the editors of any newspaper involved in
the disrepute of the practices alluded-to ; the charge, certainly
yet unproved, seems to affect the reporters, or sub-editors,
of certain newspapers, who, if the suspicion is well-
founded, have been false, r.ot only to themselves, but to
their employers, whose property and public reputation are
jeopardised by the malpractices of which their subordinates
have apparently been guilty. In regard to the letter in the
Times of Friday, signed by " One behind the Scenes," it
must be apparent to all that editors do not collect accounts,
and that the general manager or cashier must be the person
meant. The picture of manner and language in that letter
plainly indicates one person in particular, which idea is
strengthened by the title given to the letter, viz., " How to
Conduct a Bubble Newspaper." We can only say, did we
know anything- of our own knowledge, we should not hesitate
frankly to state it ; but we must be excuse 4 at present from
giving currency to rumours, slanderous in themselves, which
we cannot prove.—Bradshaw 's Railway Gazette.
FREE NI'ORTATION OF FOOD.-A requisition to
Ron the subject of peti •
the Lord Mayor is going round for signature for a meeting
of the Common Council, and meeting of the merchents and
bankers is also about to take..
tionirig the Queen to open theplace ports. Ttie 141 lowing is the
copy of the requisition to the Lord Mayor :—" To the Right
Honourable tide Lord Mayor.—We, the undersigned mem-
bers of the Corporation, respectfully request your Lordship
will call a Special Court at your earliest convenience, to
consider the propriety of petitioning her .Majesiite take all
such means as she may constitutionally possess for throwing
open the ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland for the free importation of food."