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COURT OF CHANCERY-TiS DAY. ADVENTURES OP A 216,000 BILL BOWYER AND CO. V. CUNDIVE AND OTURRi. This cause, which excited considerable interest, and which has occupied the attention not only of the Vice- Chancellor, but of his Lordship also, was again brought before the Court yesterday and to-day, on a motion praying to discharge the order of the Vice-Chancellor, of the 25th of May last, by which the said bill of ex change was ordered to be returned into Court. The short facts of the case were—that a young Gentleman, resident at Paris, had been induced to give a bill of ex change on his just coming of age; that bill reached , this country, and eventually was placed in the hands of the firm of Messrs. Eccles, for the purpose of sending it to Paris for presentation. On arriving at Paris, how. ever, it was found that it did not bear the proper stamp, and the drench Government claimed no less a duty than 1,4001. on it, and refused to return it until that was paid. Messrs. Eccles having become Bankrupts, the defendants were appointed their Assignees, and the assets arising under the Commission not being sufficient to pay the 1,4001. they now applied to rescind the order directing the return of the bill. After much argument, the Lotto CHANCELLOR said, the parties bad undertaken to return it, and were bound to fulfil their engagement. If the bill, however, were again brought into Court, the Court would take care it did not go out again, without the parties being heard as to their claim for the payment of the French duty, is obtaining the return of the bill. HATTON-GARDEN-THIS DAY. Information was given this morning to Mr. Read, the head officer of the Hatton-garden Police establishment, that the house of William Finder, Esq. 13, Judd-place East, Brunswick-square, was burglariously entered on last night, and robbed of a considerable quantity of plate. Mr. Read immediately dispatched Umbriek and L e e, two active officers, to inspect the premises, who discovered that the burglars gained admission at one of the back windows, which bad been incautiously left open on account of the heat of the weather. The cuifians bad crossed over several garden walls in the rear, and having effected the robbery without disturb-' tog any of the family, they made their escape undiscovered. Joseph Wilfred Parkins, Esq. better known by the name of &- sheriff Parkins. has obtained a summons (a warrant being refuted) for the appearance of W. Seagood, Esq. of 56, Red Lion-scree, Clerkenwell, charging him with creating a riot, and causing a crowd of people to assemble round his person, so as to put him in fear and tenor of his Me. The hearing is appointed for Wednesday nest, before Mr. Serjeant fiett.ox, at Hatton-garden, Mr. Seagood being absent from town, and not expected home till Tuesday. GUILDHALL.—THIS DAY. CUTTING AND STAGGING. Seward sidride was put to the bar, charged with maliciously patios and stabbing James Thistleton, the son of the officer of Hat too Garden, on Monday last. Both boys were in the employment of Mr. &rahan, the King's_printer, and Aldridge having gone home to tea. contrary to rule, the younger Thistleton, with several other boys, followed him bane, and teased him until be stabbed a knife be had in his hand into the breast of the youth, who fell, and ex claimed " You have killed:me." The wound was an inch and a quar tet deep, but the boy being declared ant of danger, the father said he had no wish to press the heavier part of the charge, and as, in the went of the boy having died, the case could not have amounted to we than manslaughter, the prisoner was held to bail accordingly. NAVAL 1 I'i:LLIGENCE. Fatatoosm, Auo.3.—Wind &R.—Off the port, the Francis and Harriet, Duna. from Quebec in twenty-nine days; Elizabeth,--, from Grenada in forty-two days ; and Regulus, Savozasox, from Niramichi in twenty-five days. Arrived the pkbrus, Goanos, from Galipoli—sailed 37th May. Portsirouvs, Aus. W.S.W.—Arrived the Betsey sind Ann, 31:Ccoran, from Pictou ; his Majesty's ship CANIUXOS, from Havanaah ; Thisbe, Casio; from Jamaica; Lady Campbell, Bu reau. from Madras and Bengal; Ocean, fisitasson, from New South Wales; Armata, Hasa., from Baltimore; Lark, Darius, from Culls ; and William Manning, Sunn i from St. Kites. Dm" Aua. W.S.W.—Arrived the Kingston, Stress, from Jamaica ; Comet, of London, from -- ; Petard, —, from Calk; Commercial packet, from Teneriffe ; Mary, Hu/cunt :op, from St. Domingo; Hope, Scawrn, from Sc. Kitt's; Killing beck, Swum, from Antigua; and Posthumous, Prue; from Ja maica—all for London. Came down from the River, the Magnet, Mown, for New York ; London, 0111114 AP, for Quebec ; and Adana, Srews.ae, for Constantinople. Liliarool., AUG. 3.—Arrived the Albany, Cusrmentaat ; Crown, Raticocu; John, Lovusazirrox; Alcyone, Mora; and Eagle, —, from liliramichi ; Robert and Ann, from St. John's, Few Brunswick ; Wilson, Simpson, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Sir William Darcy; from Quebec ; and Arno tia, Vantway, from Newfoundland. AFFAII=MNOUR. Yesterday morning a meeting took place within about a quarter of a mile of Kensington. The principals were Major C—, formerly of the 17th Light Dragoons, and a French Gentleman, named Fi oissart ; the former F. was attended by Captain P--, the latter h_y S EA. An ineffectual attempt was made by their rat a, ective friends to bring about an amicable conclusion, lu; the determined hostility of the Frenchman bore dawn all argumcw, and the pistols were delivered ac cordingly ; the first fire, which was by signal, proved !armless, but the second brought M. Froissart to the earth, badly wounded is the abdomen. A surgeon was on the ground, and attempted to extract the ball, but without effect, as the unfortunate gentleman bled pro. fusely, and seemed in great torture ; being placed in a coach, he was taken to the White Hart, Kensing ton, where the wound was dressed, and restoratives being administered, it was judged expedient to con 'lane the journey to town. The Major and his friend remained with him the en tre time, and M. Froissart expressed, in unequivocal terms, a sense of his own impropriety, in resisting an konourable accommodation ) and also admitted that the Ldsiness was conducted in an impartial and gentleman iike manner ; at the same time repeatedly exchanging forgiveness with his antagonist. His recovery is consi dered as very precarious, fever being likely to follow, from the irritation of the wound. We could learn, that the quarrel took place at Rouen, from whence M. Froissart followed the Major, who knew not of his design Emil meeting him in London. Another duel took place on Monday morning, on Mr, Common, between Lieutenant Williams and xvir. GM. The quarrel arose at billiards. The parties met, and fired by signal, when Lieutenant Williams re ceived Mr. Gill's ;hot in the right shoulder. The party l 'as Conveyed off the ground in a hackney-coach, and we have since heard is out of danger—the ball having been estracted. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' couAr, AUGUST 4. aort!y before the Court ruse today, Mr. Massey, the c tcer, read an application from " Her Royal High less, Olive, Princess of Cumberland" (as the applicant herself), for permission to amend her schedule, inserting the assignment of several large sums of and adding the names of some creditors. " Her Kr)yal Highness" complained that her Solicitor refused tortocted with her business. Collin. observed, that they had ordered the case to stand over for the insolvent to file certain documents, snd as in her present affidavit she had omitted to state tha t she was ready to file those documents, they could ~,,Ta7t her application until it was amended. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. -...gam--- WORCESTER, AUGUST 3. Mary Hallpenny,the wife of a farmer at Bretton, in this county, was indicted for.the wilful murder of her servant, Mary Walton, who died on the 21st of March last, accomplished by giving her blows on the head; and throwing her upon the ground. She was also charged on the Coroner s inquisition with the same offence. She appeared at the bar with a very fine child in her arms, and was allowed a seat. She pleaded " Not Guilty." Mr. Cross stated the case for the prosecution. He represented the deceased as an orphan, who was of sickly constitution, and incapable of bearing any severe inflic tion. On Friday, the 20th of March, she was beaten by the prisoner for some alleged misconduct, and having fallen, was again beaten while on the ground ; and on the Saturday night she died. The prisoner attempted to hasten the funeral, and stated that her servant had died of an infectious fever. From the testimony of the sur geons, the Jury would hear whether her death could be attributed to the usage she had received from her mis tress. If they thought a resulted from this cause, they would then decide, under the direction of the Learned Judge, whether the circumstances of the case amounted , to murder, or whether the prisoner was guilty of the lesser offence of manslaughter only? Thomas Walton the brother, and Martha Jay the fellow -servant of the deceased, with several other wit nes-es, were examined for the prosecution. Two surgeons'who wereexamined, stated, that taking the evidence as true, the death was not occasioned by the treatment the servant had received from her mistress ; and another witness deposed, that she had re ceived a blow on the head by a windlass, which had fractured her skull. Mr. Justice PARK charged the Jury, who returned a verdict of .vof Guilty; and the prisoner was discharged. Mary Brindle, was indicted for a misdemeanour, in exposing her infant child with intent to starve it, or do it some great bodily harm. Mr. RYAN opened the case for the prosecution, and characterized the offence of the prisoner as one of the deepest moral guilt. It appeared in evidence, that on the Bth of May last, the prisoner was delivered of a male child at a place called the Block-house, near Worcester. On the 13th bf July, she set out, at three o7clock in the morning,' from that place, with the child. At ten in the same morning, it was found deserted in a field near Brims grove, among some thrrns, by the side of a pit. The prisoner was then at Bromsgrove, in company with several soldiers, and was followed, and taken in ,he same society at Burton-upon-Trent, in Staffordshire, 54 miles from the spot where she had left her child, which was far from any house, and was not likely to be visited by any one who could preserve the infant from death. The prisoner, being called on for her defence, said she exposed the child to save her own life. Mr. Justice Pe ar said the case had been justly repre sented as of an enormous nature; and he believed was without a parallel for a hundred years. There was an instance so long ago, in which a mother left her child in an orchard where it was devoured by a kite, and she was convicted and executed for its murder, as this wo man must have been, had not the child been providen- tially saved. By leaving it in such a spot, she could in tend nothing but its death, though that intent had been happily frustrated. If the Jury believed the witnesses, they could entertain no doubt of her guilt. The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty, and she received sentence to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years in the House of Correction. She held the child in her arms during the trial. CAMBRIDGE, AUGUST s. VANDIRUZULZN V. VANIIZIIMEULEN. This was an action brought by a sister against her brother, to recover the sum of 1561. for the funeral ex penses of their father. The plaintiff's case was, that her father, Mr. Joseph Pomfret Vandermeulen, had died in the year 1622. Being left his executrix, with a very limited income (not more than from 601. to 100/. a year), she had intended to bury him respectably, but inexpensively, in Cam bridgeshire. Mr. Frederick Vandermeulen, the defen dant, however, who, by the bequest of his grandmo ther, enjoyed a very considerable fortune, thought such a course derogatory to the honour of the family, and insisted upon carrying his deceased father to the family vault at St. Alban's. In doing this, a very heavy ex pense had been incurred, which, in the first instance, he had declared should be his ; but which; when called upon by the executrix (who had paid it), he now re fused to defray. Mr. Leworthy, a Clergyman, of respectability and a Magistrate for Cambridgeshire, proved the case. Mr. H. Coopan, for the defendant, endeavoured to shew that Mr. L e worthy was the real plaintiff in the cause, he having in fact brought an action against the defendant, and failed in recovering at the very last Assizes. He denied any intention on the part of the de fendant, at any time, to render himself liable for his father's funeral. Miss Vandermeulen was the father's sole heir (and to considerable property) as well as his executrix, Mr. F. Vandermeulen not being even men tioned in his will. All that the defendant had wished was to see his father buried respectably, which he knew his sister had assets sufficient to afford. The LORD CAM BARON said, that the short question for the Jury was, whether the defendant had under taken to indemnify the plaintiff for the expense of con ducting their father's funeral in the way in which he desired - to see it done? He (the Chief Baron) thought it questionable, whether the positive undertaking neces sary had been given. The Jury, after retiring for half an hour, found their verdict for the defendant. YORK, AUGUST 2. Jones Woodfield, aged 25, was put to the bar, charged with having, on the King's highway, robbed John Broom head, of Elland, labourer. Verdict—Not Guilty. Henry Williams, aged 2S,late of London, well known in the metropolis by the name of Harry the Groom, pleaded guilty or having committed a burglary at the house of Colonel Beaumont, of Bretton Hall, near Wake field, on the 17th September last. —Guilty —Death. Jolla Brough, aged 24, pleaded guilty to having robbed the wash-horse of George Hall, of Norton, near Malton, of various articles of wearing apparel and other linen.—Guilty. Last year the prisoner was tried for robbing his own mother. Samuel Thorpe, aged 3.5, was charged with having wilfully, maliciously, and unlawfully cut and stabbed Edmund Holt, of Huddersfield, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Edmund Holt,the prosecutor, stated, that as he was re turning home hom a public-house about half-past seven o'clock in the evening of the 7th of April last, he heard , , the cry of " Matcierrwhich proceeded from the pri soner's house, whereupon he tried the latch, but fobnd the door fastened. On forcing the door open and en tering the house, a man, whom he believed to be the prisoner, rushed upon him with a knife, and cut him four times over the forehead. Witness seized him by the hands, and' they both felt to the ground. On his (witness) calling out " Murder," the wife of the prisoner jumped out of bed and fetched one George Carter. The blood was issuing from witness4ead, which was after wards dressed by a surgeon. Cross-examined by Mr. &Actium—The prosecutor stated that he had formerly lodged with the prisoner and his wife, and ad mitted that after leaving them and going to live at Leeds the pri soner's wife followed him there, where they lived together lift- a month, until th e pr i soner fetched his wife home. It further ap peared that subsequent to that time the greatest familiarity had ex isted between the prisoner's wife and Holt. George Carter stated, that when he got to the pri soner's house, and saw the prosecutor bleeding, he said to the prisoner--" Thorpe, thou hast killed Holt." The prisoner replied—" If I have not, I wish I had ; and I would do the same to any one else if he broke into my house, and interfered with my affairs." The Learned JUDGE said, that this crime did not come within the cognizance of the particular Act of Parlia ment under which the indictment was framed. Had death ensued, the crime would only have been man slaughter. The prosecutor ought to have apprised the prisoner of his intention to break open the door. The Jury returned a verdict—fs'ot Guilty. John Ryder, of Ballarby, in the North Riding, stood capitally indicted for cutting and maiming John Rat cliffe, of Leyburn, near Bedale, .with intent to murder him. Mr. JONES stated the case to the Jury. The prose cutor was servant to Mr. Blenkinsop, of Le)buin, whose barn bad often been robbed. On the night of the nth of March last, the prosecutor secreted himself in his master's barn to watch ; soon after which, some person came in, and filled a sack with corn. As he was about to take it away, the prosecutor said, "I have long looked for thee, but thou hast come at last." No sooner had he said this, than he was brought to the ground with a severe blow on the head, which was af terwards repeated. The prosecutor succeeded in es caping, but not until he was severely cut. The prosecutor now swore that the prisoner was the man, al though it appeared be had before expressed some doubt as to his identity.—Several witnesses were called by the prisoner's Counsel to prove an alibi. but failed in the attempt. The Learned Judge directed an acquittal, on the ground that the prisoner had not cut the prosecutor maliciously, but merely to effect his escape..—Verdict—Nos Guilty. ALICE THOMPSON V. FRANCIS COVERLET. This was an action brought by the mother, for the loss of services of her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Thompson. Mr. SCA HIATT, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. JONES, conducted the case on the part of the plaintiff; and Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. TINDAL, and Mr. ADOLPHUS, on the part of the defendant. The damages were laid at 1,0001. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The defendant in this case, it appeared, resided at Bridlington Quay, a watering-place, about 20 miles from Scarborough, where he invited the daughter of the plaintiff to came and visit him in the absence of his wife, and where the defendant accomplished the ruin of the young lady in the short space of 24. hours after her arrival. A more cold lover it was not possible for a warm-hearted girl to possess—one too of the wrong side of 40, and who could begin his notes (for they were not love letters) in this frigid manner Mr. Coverley present his compliments to Miss Thompson, and would be happy to see her at Bridlington Quay," &c. to which place Miss T. went forthwith; and in reply to a ques tion from the defendant's Counsel, she could not say whether her bed-room door was fastened or not. Miss Elizabeth Thotlipson, who appeared to be about 24 years of age, possessing blue eyes, and of in teresting appearance, was examined as to the fact, and she gave her evidence in a becoming manner, shedding a few tears at. first. She admitted on her examination, that 24 hours before she was seduced the defendant never took the least liberty with her ! It was quite clear this young Lady 4 g Never thought what love was doing, Never dreamt of such a thing!" No witnesses were called for the defence, and the de fendant's Counsel chiefly pleaded in mitigation of da mages.—The Jury retired for about half an hour, when they brought in their verdict, at half-past four o'clock, for the plaintiff.—Damages £lOO. , Yesterday, the dispatches for China by the ship Moffatt, were closed at the East India House. The LIMY frigate, Commodore GRANT, sailed from Bombay on the 99th of Mardi, for Madras. The Company's fri gate Hastings, was to be ready for sea on the 31st, and was to take en board a detachment of 80 artillery men to work her guns, and thirty men of the European Regiment to act as marizies. By the De Cook, arrived at Antwerp, advicet have been received from the Mauritius to the 3d of May. We regret to learn that no doubt was entertained there of the DWIGHT sloop of war, Captain HAT, having foundered off that Wand, and that the whole of her crew with 500 recaptured slaves, bad perished. A part of the wreck cif the vessel had been picked up at sea. Yesterday, at half-past one o'clock, in pursuance of a precept issued by the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR to that effect, a Wardmote was held for the Ward of Al dersgate, in the large room of the Dispensary, in Alders gate-street, for the.purpose of electing a Representative of the Ward in the Common Council, in the room of Mr. Sam= ROLLS, lately deceased, to serve for the remainder of the present year. The candidates were Mr. THOMAS LLOYD, grocer, Aldersgate-street • Mr. W. L. SAUL, wine-merchant, Falcon - street ; and Mr. J. Huua, carpenter and builder, St. Ann's-lane. Having been se parately proposed by the Chairman to the Meeting, and a chew of hands taken on each, it was declared that Mr. THOMAS LLOYD was elected as Representative of the Ward by a very decided majority. Mr. LLOYD was then sworn in as Common Councilman for the Ward, and having taken the usual oaths before the Alderman pre siding, R. A. Cox, Esq. the Wardmote broke up. In consequence of an order from his Royal Highness the Duke of You, no person is permitted to carry any box or parcel openly through St. James's or Hyde Parks; on account of this royal mandate, several ludi. crous circumstances occurred yesterday evening ; at Storey's-Gate, the end of Great George-street, a lad was detained by the sentry, and confined in his box above an hour, having a tin can, with a receptacle at top with bread and butter, for his father. Ladies, afraid, concealed their reticules. A young man, having a pair of new boots, on being frustrated in his way, had the presence of mind to put the boots on his legs, and the shoes in his pocket; persons with small parcels enclosed them in the crown of their hats. We presume the order has been more rigidly enforced than was intended ; but certainly the • traffic through the Parks by barrow and basket women was •a nuisance, which required some restraint ; and it is due to the Sovereign to say, that the Parks, which are the personal and private domain of the Crown, are more accessible to the public than those of any private Gentleman. SPORTING • FIELD SPORTS FOR AUGUST. laoll TU " *MALI or SPOSTMO." ASOLIWO and the Couesa now *ford abundance of amusement, shtfoting, coursing, and bunting being necessarily at a stand ; but there are many sportsmen who are it this moment on the tip-toe of anettation—feeling more delight at the very idea of an excursion to the Moors than in the contemplation of a race, and who are better pleased with the more active exertions of the field than in watching the silent float, or throwing the fly. The writer Speaks from his own feelings :—the grouse-shooting season is impatiently expected as soon as young rooks have afforded a temporary relief to the ennui which must, in some degree, follow the close of the fox-hunting season. When August arrives, the shooter becomes impatient for the 14th; the favourite fowling-piece is repeatedly examined, handled, and again returned to its place, and perhaps fired at a snack, in order to ascertain, beyond all possibility of doubt, that it still retains undiminished possession of those admir able qualities for which it has already been famed. At length the journey commences to Yorkshire, Scotland, or elsewhere. The season for tan MUMS commences on the 12th of this month ; that for *Lace Gana on the 20th. Black game is principally con fined to Scotland; though a few may be met with in Stafilirdshire, Derbyshire, and some other parts. On Stainmoor, near Bowes, as well as hi the neighbourhood of Kirkby-Stephen, young grouse were observed earlier than usual. At the latter end of June the writer saw several covies of par tridges, but was not able to count them with precision ; they con sisted, however, of numerous individuals. On the Ist of July, two pointers which accompanied the writer drew and. made a very steady point, when, after some time, one of the old birds rose with loud screams ; all that noise, alarm, and confusion took place which so uniformly accompany cases of this kind, and the young partridges (three weeks old at least) took shelter among some wheat. We noticed last month the scarcity f the surillowtribe in the present summer, and we are still further convinced that they are certainly not near so numerous as usual. In the summer of 1819, during a violent storm of rain, a martin was beaten down by it and fell in the writer's garden. The poor bird was picked op by one of the females of the family, and brought into the house; it was plated in the window, and in a short time its feathers became dry, and the bird was so familiar as to eat some flies offered to it from the hand. As it was thought probable that the bird might belong to a nest built, for the first time that year, at the corner of one of the windows, a silk thread was tied round the neck of the bird under the feathers, so - as not to inconvenience it, and the bird set at liberty ;—it immediately flew to its nest before-mentioned, where it had young. The following year the nest was again repaired by, as it was supposed, the same birds. By means of a small net the two old birds were easily captured, and one of them proved to be the identical individual picked up in the garden the preceding sum mer. Up to the present year the bird visited and reared its young in the same spot; but this summer it has not appeared, and its nest has mouldered away. As these birds traverse a great cheat of ocean, it has most likely been lost during its passage. For those who are pleased with the sport, out s. and sea-vows. snow:um may be enjoyed in perfection, as the young birds are now pretty strong on the wing. Young swim Duces will be soon getting on the wing. This is the time for cu►BUNTING. ANGLING. All the different species of fresh-water fish will take a bait this month ; and barbel, roach, dace, and perch, are now coming into good condition for the table, having nearly recoiered their strength from their late spawning : but the angler must not expect much sport during the hot, bright days of August ; his only chance of success is to fish a few hours after the earliest dawn of day, and again in the evening, until quite dark, or during the night. Salmon and trout continue still to be worth taking and dressing, but they are generally rather shy and capricious as it respects the bait and feeding during the month of August. The barbel fisher in the river Thames may expect good sport this month, but he will have better in September ; live minnows and shrimps now begin to be valuable in perch-angling. In ponds, pools, meers, broads, ducks, and reservoirs, perch, tarp, tench, eels, roach, dace, bream, flounders, and smelts, winnow take a baits morning, noon, and night. LEWES RACES.--WrrsrmAv, Avon? 4► His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, free for any hone, mare, or gelding; four years old to carry lost. 71b. five, llat. 71b. six, list. 121 b. and aged 12st. Four•milt heats. Lord George Cavendish's Mina, 4 yrs old . 4 1 1 Lord Exent's Augusta, 6 yrs old - . . 1 2dr Lord Bgretriont's Spermaceti, 4 yrs old - - 2 3dr Lord Verulam's Vairrien, 4 yrs old - - 0 sdr The Ladies' Plate of 60 sovereigns stands over for to-morrow, there being only two horses entered. ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. WIDNIIMATI AUGUST 4. The Lines to-day assumed a very gay appearance. At an early hour the admirers of the Turf were ow ebe alert, notwithstanding the powerful heat of the sun. This, however, was In some mea sure allayed by a tremendir.a storm of rain about one o'clock, just before the commencement of the first race. the sports of the day, however, proceeded, and although the weather was not propitious, gave general satisfaction. The different Races were well contested; and, indeed, we may with truth declare, that few others this season have surpassed them. The company, on the whole, might be called numerous and respectable ; amongst whom were the Earl of Darn ley and Lord Clifton, one of the Stewards, (Lord Sondes, the other Steward, being absent from indisposition), Admiral Sir R. Moor. som, in full uniform, the new Port Admiral, succeeding Admiral Sir B. Hallowell, who resigned on the let inst. Sir Archibald Christie, Commander of the Garrisor4 Captain Fitaclarence, W. Moreton, Esq. High Sheriff, Ste.. fee. A Maiden Plate of 450, for horses never having won any Plate or Stakes, for three yrs old, 6st. 91b. .four, ilst. five, list. 71b. sac, 9st. aged, 9st. 21b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, one mile and a distance. Mr. Brown's b. f. by Soothsayer, 4 yrs old Mr. Coleman's M. h. Greylock, 3 yrs old Mr. Watkines ch. c. Remnant, 3 yrs old Mr. Forbes's br. e. out of Peggy, 3 yrs old 3 dr Nine started for the first heat, and eight for the second; but the aboVe were only placed. Both heats were well contested, and closely run. The wispier on coming home the fins heat was half a length hi front ; the se cond, by a length—rode by a lad. Betting, the first heat, Sto 1 agst the winner, 4 to 1 apt Greylock, and 7 to 1 agst any other— after the first beat, even the winner apt the field. 1 1 0 2 2 0 A Sweepstakes of .€lO each, with £4O added. Three years old, Tat. four, fist. 4lbs. See, fist. 111 b. six. 9st. Sib. aged, 9st. 4W. Mares ad geldings allowed Mb. Two mile beats. The winner of a Plato or Stakes this year, to carry 'Abs. extra, and of two Plates or Sakes, 141bs. The second horse to with draw his stake—remainder to be paid to the winner. Mr. Pearce's b. c. Shepherd, 4 yrs old Mr. Whltesido's br. b. Pietas, a yrs old Mr. Page's b. Lby Posdtonl 6 yrs old - Mr. Damant's br. h. Warrior , 4yn old 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 0 1 4 0 First beat Warrior took the lead at a slow canter, seemingly not inclined to make strong play ; be was followed by S hepherd and the other two, none of whom seemed prepared for an immediate gai lop, and so they continued for half the race, when the contest *as between Shepherd and Piston, the former winning cleverly by a length-6 to 4 against the winner, sit to I against Piston, who was considered the best horse but was heavily weighted from the nu merous races woo by him .—Thg second heat they started as before, tad contested it nearly in the same way, which Picton won with apparent ease—betting S to I apt Shepherd, and 6 to 4 apt Pic -440.--Third Heat. This wu a busy one. They started neatly at speed, the contest resting between Shepherd sod Pietas; when the tonne won by a length and a half. Hunters' Stakes of XS each, with £55 added, for horses not tho rough bred, never having won a Plate or Stakes of £so.—Three yrs old, 6st. four, list. aye, lOst. Us, l Ist. aged, list. Vb.— Heats, two miles and a dista nce. The second hone to withdraw his stake, and to receive £5 from the Fund. Not less than four Subscribers, and three bones to start or no race. Captain White's b. g. Rawer, aged. - - I THE COMMON SENSE BOOK (No. Sj is this day pub-. Hated. It is occupied wholly wick the discussion of that important Plotkin," The Press in India."--Lupton Kelfe ' Onwkill; Hat chard and Son, Piceadillyi Sherwood, Jones, and Co. Potersioster.. row. Price 4s. Tin litamAra&—Among these people, everything belonging to the King has the word " skse," or" gold," prefixed to it, because gold, among them, is the type of excellence; even his Majesty's person is never mentioned but in connexion with that reckons metal. When a subject means to affirm that the Kng has heard anything, he says it has reached the " golden ears." lie who has obtained admittance to the royal person has been at the " gulden feet." The perfume of otto of rows is described as being gratehil to the " golden nose ;" and no doubt it happens in A'll, as in other "countries, that the " golden hand" finds its way into the subject's pocket, and instead of dropping a finger there, dues not disdain to carry away a share of the baser metal it finds in that leceptatle. I j • •