Mr. Golden's bl. c. by Robin Hood, dam (foaled in 1827) by Whisker, out of Blue Beard's dam, by Dick Andrews Mr. Massey's ch. c. Bollington, by Shrigley, out of The Nab Lord Eglinton's ch. c. Abraham Newland, by Malek, out of Rachel Mr. W. Nicholson's br. c. Bonny Jack, by Jack Spigot, out of Prodigious Lord Exeter's b. c. Dardanelles, by Sultan, out of Pawn Junior Lord Exeter's ch. c. Adrian, brother to Augustus, by Sultan, out of Augusta Lord Exeter's b. c. Corban, brother to Beiram, by Sultan, out of Miss Cantley Lord Exeter's b. c. Troilus, by Priam, out Green Mantle Mr. Sadler's ch. c. Defender, brother to Denfensive, by Defence, out of Selim Lord Jersey's b. c. Brother to Bay Middleton, by Sultan, out of Cobweb Col. Peel's ch. c. Clifton, by Cain, out of Mouche, by Emilius Col. Peel's ch. f. by Bedlamite, out of Garcia, by Octavian Mr. Greville's br. c. Mango, by Emilius, out of Mustard Mr. Bond's ch. c. by Emilius, out of Legend Col. Synge's ch. c. by Mayfly, out of Fenella, by Woful TATTERSALL'S. The Derby betting has slackened amazingly since our last, owing, no doubt, to the "influenza," which appears to have been singularly impartial in its attacks ;—still it has not been altogether unproductive, as the following brief notice of the fluctuations will show. Its chief feature has been the decline of Defender, who was forced back at the beginning of the month to 20 to 1, and talked back again, or partly so, at its close. The movement is attributed by some to lameness; by others, to one of those slight ailments to which racing stables, as well as others, are liable, while a few experienced speculators assert, that it has been nothing but a ruse to make money:-which party is right we will not take upon ourselves to say,it is clear, however, that "the public," have been uncommonly shy, and that the retrogression has not been profitable. About the same time that Defender gave way, Wintonian made an advance, and even now that the former has rallied, he stands three or four points higher than he did,—but he is only occasionally a favourite, for we do not find that any body is disposed to back him. The Phantasima colt has risen in favour, and is not unlikely to join company with the two favourites, before the month is out-at all events he ought to be with them. The alterations having been confined to these three we have not thought it necessary to append the usual table-the odds quoted are up to the 28th. of the month. THE DERBY, 8 to 1 agst. Jereed 9 to 1 agst. Brother to Bay Middleton 13 to 1 agst. Defender 13 to 1 agst. Phantasima 18 to 1 agst. Wintonian (t.) 18 to 1 agst. Dardanelles 20 to 1 agst. Flare-up 27 to 1 agst. Clifton 27 to 1 agst. Cartoon 33 to 1 agst. Brother to Elis 30 to 1 agst. Sambo 33 to 1 agst. Hybiscus 35 to 1 agst. Troilus 30 to 1 agst. Glider 40 to 1 agst. Lord Stafford (t.) 40 to 1 agst. Pocket Hercules (t.) 40 to 1 agst. Caravan (t.) 50 to 1 agst. Rat-trap 50 to 1 agst. Adrian 40 to 1 agst. Cetus colt (Sir M. Wood's) 50 to 1 agst. Misfortune 50 to 1 agst. Mahometan 11 to 2 agst. Lord Jersey's lot 13 to 2 agst. Lord Exeter's lot SE. LEGER. 9 to 1 agst. Henriade 10 to 1 agst. Cardinal Puff. PORTLAND HANDICAP. 7 to 1 agst. Venison (t.) 7 to 1 agst. Elis 8 to 1 agst. Hock 9 to 1 agst. Birdlime (t.) 9 to 1 agst. Locomotive (t.) 9 to 1 agst. Gipsy. TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS. The communication from Penzance has been received; and the article will certainly appear if it has not been printed before. Perhaps the writer will favour the Editor confidentially with his name. E. W. of Dover may procure the number he requires by ordering it through his bookseller. The eleven volumes already published of this Magazine (and also single numbers) may be had at the publisher's, 191, Regent Street, or by previous order of all booksellers in town or country, price 15s. a vol. Proof impressions of the plates on India paper are also constantly on sale at 2s. each, and coloured impressions, 2s. 6d. each. OLD ENGLISH HOUNDS. Engraved by PARR, from a Painting by the late SYDENHAM EDWards. THE subject of this engraving is a group of Old English hounds, of the breed which was selected by his majesty George III. The design of the artist as we are informed by the gentleman to whom the picture belongs was to represent a young hound as if "babbling" of his own performances. One of the party, a veteran, has gone to sleep in the middle of the tale; another shows his contempt for the vain-glorious narrator by scratching his ear, thus intimating that he thought the story "all my eye." The two who manage to keep themselves awake without the excitement of a flea behind the ear, appear listening with the gravity of Mr. Speaker when a young member gets up to deliver himself, towards the conclusion of a long debate, about three o'clock in the morning. The sullen gravity of this breed of hounds is well conveyed; and their appearance suggests the oft-quoted lines of Shakspeare: 66 My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flewed, so sanded, and their heads are hung Nimrod's Northern Tour. "Hæc olim meminisse juvabit."-VIRGIL. The memory of the past will stay -MOORE. My last paper landed me at the Waterloo-hotel, Edinburgh, with "the Captain" for my companion and guide; but inasmuch as every thing one sees in the country is not worthy a place in the eclogue, still less can an account of every thing I saw in that city, be very interesting to the public. Our first step was to a horse-dealer's, at least to a sort of Tattersall's-Lain's Repository-where horses are sold on commission; and we did not go there for nothing. Seeing a very bad race horse, called Master Bish, in a stall, and guessing the figure was not a high one, I ascertained the fact. "He will make you a good leader," said I to the Captain, "let us put him in the break and try him;" and in the space of one hour he was his property. I was much pleased with these premises, and with the character given me by the Captain of the proprietor of them, Mr. Lain. He did not appear too great a man for his business, or in the words of Chester Billy, "above his sityvasion," which some of his genus are; but answered |