The Royal stud is advertised for sale at Hampton Court,
on the 25th of October. This determination has created constemition in the sporting world ; and a letter, signed by twenty-two msinhers sf the Jockey Club, remonstrating against it, has been sent to Lord Melbourne. Here follovveth the remonstrance, with the noble and honour. able suhscribers to it.
" We, the undersigned, have beard with great concern of the probabil:ty of a dissolution of the Royal stud at Hampton Court. We think that the great
and permanent attraction of the annual stud sale, by producing c petition, enhances the value of the thoroughbred horses, and thus promotes the improvement of the breed throughout the kingdom. We trust, therefore, that her Majesty's Government may be induced to advise the Queen to retain the e.ta blishment; and we have the less scruple in expressing this hope, because we are persuaded that, under judicious management, the proceeds of the annual sale would be found, upon an average, to cover all the expenses of maintaining the stud.
Beaufort G. Bentinck Chesterfield Clarendon Dorset Orford Richmond Suffield Tavistock Uxbridge Wilton G. Anson
S. Batson 11. Biggs 0. /3yng
C. C. Greville W. Hallett W. Powlett G. Rush J. R. Udny S. H. Waddington C. Wilson."
The 3forning Post says that the announced sale has created a great sensation at Paris, and that the horse-buyers from France and the United States will be on the look-out to enrich the breed of horses in their respective countries.— "A meeting of the French Jockey Club, (Societe des Jockois,) we are informed, was held last week, at which the President, the Prince de la Moskowa, took the chair ; Lord Henry Seymour, Count de Cambia, M. Rondeau de Court", and numerous other members were present; when it was finally and unanimously resolved, that experienced agents should attend the sale, if it were rea/ty to take place, o( Which at appeared these present were almost incredulous, fot it Was scarcely berated that the Minister, weal4 take stoup so uncalled for and to generally unpopular. At that period of the year, there are always inthis
country American dealers and speculators in horses, who attend the Doncaster and Newmarket meetings to select thoroughbred heroes and brood-mares for exportation to the United States. These too will, no doubt, enter into competion with our Continental neighbours; and very few of the stud, we are told, are likely to remain here if put up to public sale.'
At Tattersalls, the betting for the St. Leger is as follows 3 to 1 amt. Lord Weelminster's Cardinal Puff (oftbred) 7 to 1— The Duke of Cleveland's Henrietta (take 8 to 1) Sin 1 —Mr. Greville's Mango (offered)
10 to 1 — Mr. Forth's Eraprise (offered) 11 to 1 — Mr. Heseltine's Slashiug Harry (taken)
12 to 1 — Mr. Bowes's Epirus (13 to 1 taken) 18 to 1 — — Mr. Walters's The l'rime Warden (taken) 20 to 1 — Mr. Golden's Robin Hood colt (take 2.1 to 1) 25 to 1 — Mr. Osbaldeston's Blakey Topping (taken) 100 even, anal afterwards 1,100 to 1,000 ou ileuriade std. Mango. 11 to 10 laid, and afterwards 5 to 4 °Waled on the field ngst. Puff, Hem bate, an 1 The Doctor. 300 even on the field agst. Puff, Hermintle, Mango, and Epitus. The field has the call. GOO to 400 on Epirus aLfst. Prime Warden.
500 10 200 on Mango a2st. Blakey Topping. 100 even beNereit 111 tkey Topping and .Mathometan ; 40 to 1 was tail ag.t. the latter two clays ago.
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