Southern shield., 1840-09-18
NEW YORK SPIRIT OF THE
 TIMES A CHRONICLE OF THE TURF, LITERATURE AND THE STAGE.
WM. T. PORTER, Editor.
NEW VOLUME FOR l840.

 E tune of "The Spirit of the Times the Tenth,-was issued on the 1th of March, l84O. It was published in a new and beautiful dress, and in the course o: the year, 9 series of Magnificent steel En- cravings, uniform with the embellishments of the preceding volume, will be presented to the subscribers
 A list of the American Winning Horses of the preceding year will be pub lished, arranged in four distinct TABLES -one of four mile winners; one of three; one of two, and one of one mile winners. These tablss show at glance the winner of every race of the last year, his age. CO Tor, pedigree, and owner, the prize won; the weight carried the time. made and the horses beaten by him, fezsAsr with the date and place of the race, snd reference to the page of the preceding volume where the race was originally pub iished. These tables are compiled with infinite care and labor and at great ex- Ipense---they are of constant practical use, and increase in value every Fyear. A list of English Winning Horses for the same year will also be published in the volume arranged in the English form.
 A Table of the American Winning Trotting Horses, with the age, color. ow. ner time made, weight carried, horses beaten &c Sc. will be published in this volumei and in addition, there will be an abstract of every great Trottng Perfor- nance in America, for several years back. with special reference to the time made Ihis abstract has been compiled from several authentic sources, and will be extremely interesting as the only Com plete Record of American Trotting ever attempted.
 An Alphabetical list of Stallions for lS40, in the usual form; will also appear in early number of the volume. and will be found convenient to breeders for designa ting the age, color, pedigree, over, place and price of standing, of nearly every dis tinguished Stallion in America.
 In addition to the various subjects emu merated above, the present volume will contain faithful and full record of all I'm portatiohs and Sales of Blcod Stock Sweepstakes, Racing and Trotting Match es and Racing appointments; Essays on Breeding and Training Pedigrees and Performances of Distinguished Horses, with all the Current and on Dtts in 1 Sporting Circles, both at home and abroad, And 10 complete the Sporting Department Hull details, original and seiected, will be given upon all manly pastimes, as Hunt ing Shooting, Fishing, Watching and Boat | ing. Pedestrian and other athletic and Manly Sports
 Another part of the design of the paper will embrace Breeding and Agricultur- al Department designed to promote the interests and minister to the instruction of breeders of fine cattle, sheep, Sc. Sc Selections from the most approved A. merican and English writers on these im- portant subjects will be constantly found 1 in its columns.
 In the course of the Volume will be given Professor Stemart's work on sta ble Economy, entire, with all the Plates and Drawings. This capital work, which has not been re-publshed in this country, extends to four hundred and thirtv-six pages. It is "A Treatise on the Manage ment of Horses, in relation to Stabbling. Grooming Feeding, Watering, Working and Training" The paper will also be embelished with a great number of Ercu- INGs and OUTLINES on the plan of Bells Life in London"
 The Sporting Gallery will also he it. creased by the additions of the Portraits of several of the most distinguished Horses Ill the Union, engraved in style of supe- rIor finish and beauty. The following Portraits of the ensuing volume are alrea- | dy in the hands of the most eminent en. gravers in this city They will follow each other in rapid succession, and due notice will be given of the additions to the number as they are received
 BOSTON, the property of Mir. JAMES LONG, of Washington City; Painted by De Lattre for Cor. JOHNSON of "a grhiished on the Eth of March r
 ARGYLE, the property of the Honora- l ble Pierce M. Butler & Co., of Columbus | $. c. Painted by Troye, for Col Samp- ton, of s. c. Now in the hands of MT Hinshelwood
 WAGNEB. the property of Mir John Campbell of New Orleans; painted by Troye for the owner Now in the hands of Mir Prud' homme
 The next prominent department is the Theatrical Page, constantly devoted to original criticisms of the druma, and not- ces of the New York theatres: Green Room Intelligence, derived from an exten- sive theatrical correspondence maintained with every city in the Union. and by which the paper is already favorably known and widely circulated in theatric a I articles
 Again, selections will be constantly made from the periodicals of this country and England, and thus be formed a lively ahd elegant Literary Department, occupy ing several pages.