The Press.
London, England, 1853-08-13 00:00:00

J3potting.

WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—MoNDAY.
TUE Timm STAXIOS (Handicap) of 5 sovs. each, with So
added. _

Mr. Saxon's Calot (Clement)
Mr. J. Booths May-tlay....

Eight mt.
Betting: 8 to •1 against Cahn, 4 to 1 against May-day,
8 and 10 to 1 against ana• other. Won eagle.
Paont-eF: STAKES of 10 goys. each, with 20 added, for three•

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yearolds.
Mr.Flintoff's Whalebone
Mr. J. B. Minor's b. f. by Foigli-ltallagh
Betting : to lon Whalebone.
THE WoLvir.nnsmcvos. STAKES of '2l) sovs. each, with the

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Tradesmen's Pure of 100 soya added.
Mr. W. Palmer's I)onbt (W. Sharp) 1
Mr. Night's Mtmtagne ..
The following also ran:—Black Doctor, Musician,
l'lothw•orker, Pastrycook, Nerva, Trifle, Lough Dawn.
Betting: 7 to '2 against Pastrycook, 4 to 1 against
Musician, 3to 1 each against I►oubt and Trifle. I►onbt
won cleverly by half a length.
March for 30/.
Mr. Goddard's Priam the Third
Mr. Blow's Theorem
Bettiug; 6 to 4 on Priam, who WOll easily by a Asa.

AUGUST 13, 1853.

COMMITTEE STAKES of b sofa. each, with 2.5 added, for
two-eear•oWs.
Mr. ♦l. T. Copeland's Antonia (11 e 112.1 1
31r. W. Haltw•d's Yath

Betting : 5 to 4 on Antonia.
The Lams' PURSE was won, iu three heats, by Drayton
gelding. Thirteen ran.

TUESPAY.

PATSHULL lisimicAr of 10 sovs. eoeh, with $0 added.
Mr. Leech's Master Weeder ('1•. Cliff) 1
Lord Chesterfield's Gladiole
Mr. Saxon's Calot 3

Betting : 7 to 4, against Calot, b to 2 against Master
Slender, 4 to 1 against Gladiole. A fine race from the
distance with the first two. Gladiule swerved slightly in
the last effort, and was beaten by a short neck.
CHILLINOTON STAKES of 10 Soya each, with tet added, for
two-year-olds.
11r. W. Belford nd. Coda (Aldcroft) 1

Mr. J. Merry's The Wild Huntsman '2

Nine ran.

Betting : 6t04 on Wild Huntsman. forin making a
tremendous rush, when within a few yards of the chair,
achieved the victory by a neck.
THE CLEVELAND CuP of 100 stns. in specie, with 50
added.

Mr. Shelmenline's Morning Star.... (Marlow )
Mr. Saxon's Cleveland
Betting: Even on Cleveland, ti to 4 against Morning
Star. Von easily by two lengths.
Furze HANDICAP of 5 cove. each, with 50 added.

Mr. G. Taylor's Knight Errant (Ashman) 1
Mr. R. Hesseltine's Lough Sawn
Betting : ti to 4 against Lough Hawn, 4 to 1 against
Knight Errant. A good race in, won by half a length.

BOROUGH MEMBRRIe PLATE of 60 soya.
Mr. Moss's Theorem (Wakefield) 1
Mr. Sherherdson'a ch. f. by Ithuriel
Mr. Goddard's Priam the Third 3
Betting: 7 to 4 against Priam the Third, 3 to 1 against
Ithuriel filly, 5 to 1 against Theorem, who made all the
running, and won by two lengths.

WEDIIMSDAY.
WROTTESLEY STAKES of 10 sovs.each, with 30 added.
3h. C. Blauton's Vaultress (G. E. Sharpe) 1
Mr. Meeson's Laycock
Betting: 5 to 2on Vaultress, 4 to 1 against Laycock.
Won in a canter.

THE HOLYOAKE STAKES of 16 rows. each, with 50 added.
Mr. J. Osborne's The Alp. (J. Osborne) 1
Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor ..

Betting
a length.

: 2 to 1 against Black Doctor, who was beaten by

THEATRE STAKES of 5 in ws. each, with 40 added.
Mr. C. Blanton's Vaultresa (G. E. Sharpe) 1
Mr. J. Goding's May day ..
Betting: Even on Ve ultress. Won easily.
THE INNIKEEPEns. PLATT : of 50 mots. did not fill.

READINU BACA S.—WEDNESDAY.
TEE EASTILUFPOTEAD PARK 4.TAKES of 5 @OM eaeb, with
35 added.

Mr. Spencer's Prevention (1 boater) 1
Mr Powell's Ann Page
THE ABBEY STA.KEN of 10 BOYS. each, with fill added.

Mr. prewe's Vixen

Mr. Oliver's Ethelbert
Betting : A to 4 against Vixen, 7 to 4 against Ethelbert.
Vixen won very easily by two length.
THE BBRXIOURE STAKES of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added.

Mr. Waller's °eta% is

Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall
Wilmont, Cor•ibantes, Hybla, and Inder also ran.
Betting : 2 to 1 against Corybantes, 4 to I against Wil-
mont, sto 1 against Waterfall. The last named was
beaten by a head only.

THE LADIES' PLATE of 30 boys.
Mr. G. Drewe's F.Nipwreck (Kendall)
Captain liarnett's Mayfly ..
THE BOROUGH P ;LATE WAS won at. two heats by Mr..lonos's
Young Cecilia, 2 yi tars, beating Mr. T. Smith's c by Touch-
stone out of lipilo;Fue, 2 years, Mr. Reeves's Lady Isabel,
and six others.

THURSDAY,
TIIE CAT LIISHAM STAKES of A sow rich.

Mr. H. Hill's In dand's Eye (A. Day) 1
Mr. Lister's Ma idstone
THE READINO ST. 11LE8 of 15 soya each, with 50 added ; for
two-year•olds.
Mr. Wanchope's Calliope (Kendall) 1
Mr. Brown's Bali floral
The following ; tlso ran :—Glens.trae. cult by Sir Tatton
Sykes, Marc Ante ►ny, Rosanne, Epinician, Jack Frost.
Betting : 5 to ; f against Rosaliue, 7 to '2 against Calliope,
to 1 against GI enstrae, and 6 to 1 against Jack Frost. A
good race in with the first two coded in favour of Calliope
by a length.
Pt. Alt: of .211 SOTS. (handicap).
Mr. Dilworth's Tbe Queen's Own . ( Kendall) 1
Mr. Cox's Flou ace
Betting: Just at the close Queen's Own was made an
immense favouri te. oto 4 was taken freely, and 4 to 1
offered against wty other. Won in a canter.

THE INK LEPERS' STAKES of I 0 sous. each.
Mr. Isaac Day's Waterfall
Mr. liewitt's Wi imout . . 2
THE FORBURY STAKES were won in three heats by Mr.
T. Smith's b. c. ' oy Touchstone.
The meeting, from first to last, was the best ever known
at Reading.

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THE PRESS.

DIEPPE GRAND STEEPLE-CHASE.

This event. which excited great interest in the French
and English steeplechase circles, came oil on Sunday last,
in the presence of thousands of spectator 4, drawn together
from all parts of France. The weather was delightful, and
the arrangements excellent. The line of culinary was ex-
tremely severe, and numerous accidents occurred. Sub•
joined is a brief return :
Ploughboy (S. Darling) I
Sam Ho (Salt) 2
Bedford .. (lAutplugh) 3
Eight others started. Ploughboy made all the running,
and won cleverly at the finish by a length and a half.
Friendless, Lady Arthur. Johnnie Barrie, and Cerruti, fell.
Donaldson, who was riding Lady Arthur, fell at a wall,
and we regret to state that he now lies in a very dangerous
condition.

AQUATICS.
IiREAT ROWINO M.►Tru.—The conteat fin• the coat,
badge, mid freedolu, preacnted by the Leander Club to
watermen's apprentices, took place ou Tuesday eveniug at
Putney, and was, as usual, highly attaactive. The race
was in three heats, the course being from Putney to Liam-
metsmith-bridge.

VIRST lit4T.
Alfred Ralph 1 Edward Redknap
The winner took the lead, and came in with a lead.
Three others stetted.

SECOND REST.
George lienknas .... 1 George Newman 2
Four others started. The two winner* showed in front,
Newman with the lead, immediately after the start, and
kept it.

PV AL BEAT.
Ralph
They were all off at mice' and a most beautiful race
followed. Ralph took the lead and kept it, closely pressed
to within two hundred yards of home by Hemmings, who,
being put out of his course by a steamer, lust the second
place by half a length only.

THE• GREAT BOAT MATCH eon 1001., between Robert
Newell, of liorselydown, and William Pocock, of Linubeth,
took place on Wednesday evening, and was one of the
most gallant on record. Both men have been befiire the
public for years. and are 11rst•rate professors of the art of
rowing. Newell thrice contended unsuccessfully against
Robert Coombes for the championship of the 'Thames,
having defeated everybody else, including the renowned
Clasper, the then champion► of the Tyne. Pocock was
defeated by the north countryman about the same time ;
but, having vanquished him this season. was considered by
his friends good enough for Newell, who was put down as
" stale," there being nearly four years' difference between
them in favour of Pocock. The distance was from Putney
to Mortlake, end four steamers crowded with company, and
an immense number of other boats. accompanied the race
besides which, there was a great number of horsemen, and
persons stationary wherever a view could be commanded
of the struggle. Newell had the Middlesex station, and
jumped off with the lead at a most extraurdivary pace, but
had not proceeded `'oo yards before his opponent was
alongside. The next dozen strokes drew Pocock half a
length iu advance, and then for the next mile with alter.
nate leads. A most splendid race ensued, but, on nearing
liammersmith-bridge, Newell rowed with such enormous
pluck and power as to draw himself clear of his adversary,
and from that point went on improving, ultimately beating
Pocock by eight clear lengths, and doing the distance with
a very bad tide in the extremely short time of twentyais
minutes.

gala ad Volitt.

THE SMYTH CLAIM.-EXTRAORDINARY
FRAUD.

Extensive estates in Somerset and Wilts, two barn •
netcies, and the heirship to the late Sir Hugh
Smyth, of Ashton-park, in the former county, were
the splendid prizes tried for in an action ofr eject-
ment, on the Oxford Circuit, during the past week.
The importance of the issue, and the examination of
a multitude of witnesses, caused much interest 'to
be excited, and protracted the proceedings throughout
three successive (lays of trial. In this action, a per-
son, formerly calling himself Dr. Smyth, but now
claiming the title of Sir Richard Smyth, was plaintiff,
and the defendants were the present owners of the
property, to whom it had descended through the
female branch, from the alleged common ancestor.
The general facts which the claimant set up, and
sought to establish, were thus given by Mr. Hovill,
his leading cousel, in an opening narration. Thomas
Smyth, of Stapelton, who died about 1810, devised
his estates as follows :—First, to his youngest son,
Hugh, and his heirs ; failing that line, to his eldest
son, John, and heirs ; and if both sons died without
issue, then to his daughters or their descendants.
Hugh, who also inherited a baronetcy, enjoyed the
estates until 1824, when he died, as was supposed,
without issue. His brother then took the title of Sir
John Smyth, and entered upon possession of the
property, which on his death, in 1819, passed into
the hands of the present defendants. The plaintiff
claimed as being the legitimate and only son of Sir
Hugh, whom he alleged to have married, in 179f1, in
Ireland, the daughter of a Count Vanderburgh, and
to have sent his wife to Warminster, in the following
year, where she gave birth to a son. at the house of one
Provis, a carpenter, but died in childbirth. The father,
having another match in view, concealed his former
marriage and the feet that an heir to his expected
property was born ; but, nevertheless, took care of

his education, placing him at different school, of
high character as he grew older, and subsequently
removed him to Winchester. Theee affairs were,
however, entrusted by Sir Hugh to his butler, Grase,
who turned out a rogue, kept back the money
designed for school bills, and afterwards persuaded
Sir Hugh that his child was dead. The plaintiff
now asserted that. while at school he was visited by se
veral mentbers of distinguished families, whom he
visited in turn during Ins holidays, such as the
Marchioness of Bath, at longleat, and Lord Cork, at
Marston ; but never quite knew who his tither was,
and getting a tolerable supply of mousy from the
Dowager Marchioness of Rath, somewhere about
1514, went over to the Continent, where he lived
for many years, and latterly occupied himself
in giving lectures on education, oratory, Ac.
This profession he followed upon his return
to England, which took place in 1520. It obliged
him to travel about a good deal, and during
these journeys he came across many parties who
were in different degrees acquainted with the family
affairs of the deceased Sir Hugh Smyth. The
learned counsel then gave a detail of the manner in
which the chain of evidence iu support of the claim
now advanced was linked together, and 'deo pleaded
a variety of hindrances, arising front uncertainty and
poverty, as the causes why it had been so long de-
layed.
Some documentary evident.e was put in to sub-
stantiate the cue. Among this was • family bible
eontaining two entries, one purporting to be a certifi-
cate of the marriage of Hugh Smyth and Jane
Vanberburgh, at Coartmaesherry, in the county Cerk,
dated May 1, 11951, and the other a sertilicate of the
baptism of Richard Hugh Smyth, son of the store-
said, at Warminster, in Wilts, on the 10th Septem-
ber, 17118. Two papers containing a full and par-
ticular detail of this marriage, the birth of the son,
and acknowledging that sift as heir to the Smyth
estates, were also produced, with a statement that
they were prepared in 164241, at the order of Sir
Hugh, who was then seriously ill, and had begun to
suspect the story told him by Grace, the butler, and
to which were appended his signature and seal,
properly authenticated. The► plaintiff also stated
that, having made up his mind to prosecute his
claim, he called iu 1540 on Sir John Smyth, the
then holder of the property, who recognised his title
at once, and was so affected by the shock and dis-
covery that he fell ill the same night and died in a
few hours. Evidence of signatures, handwritings,
identity, de., having been given at great length, and
severely handled on cross-examination, the claimant
himself appeared in the witness-box and gave a
minute history of his life anti adventures :

When I first remember anyllsiug I war reskUtigeAWarelluater,
in the cotnity of Wilts, at tho hope of Mr. lesotths, Ile/presto, aild
builder. I thou wale about three years or three years and a half
old. Beniained there till *even tutus Alta a half of age. Una..
Sir Ilugifs butler, took me IC Previte's. Did not kuow then
whose run I was.. Did not know soy wuther. She died tlse mo.
mem 1 war horst ; sl, I nutlerstmal than Vrovio. I was taken to
fartubtonie ha Ashton village. I remained there about two
year*. While there I oaten saw Sir Hugh Smyth riding through
the densmuse. Ile spoke to use often. I did sot know whilst et
Lower court who was my father. I afterwards, wont to Mr.
Hill's, at lirishuglon. Mr. 11111 kepi a huge lamoling a 441001--
rather respectable. Itepoued there about two years. I went
Willie at Briblingten to visit old Culutwl thew several times,
to No 1. Ituyatereseent, Bath, then inhabiusl by the Earl of
Ilandon'a fahnth, who had been there innst the time of the dis-
turbance iu At that Uwe I hatted very little about my
mother—warily cursory übsory miaow by the ladles or the family
--prisons who knew the loss of my mother. Left Brislingtsin
school about two years after I was there. Wax taken from thins
u, Warminster Grammar-school by rota. Iriba Haul
laluggleat-
huuw. the residence .4 the Marquis uf Bath. Dr. Arnold the,
late master of the Rugby Sehuol, ails say companion at achool.
Whilst at 1041001 piny ladle's eclair tlaau Balls and Longleas to
see mu, but I was its, yoUlig II) pay much attention le those
things. Tile Nlktieliii.tieni4 I,f lINIIt wits cue, wad Ludy Isabella
was smother. I remained about two planet Warminster School,
lb. is went to Winchester School. sus a conuomser, under Dr. Goml•
thud. Itemained there until IMO. I loft iss cousseshieues, of what
Dr. Uoildsuxl said, that my bills had soot been paid tor the last
eighteen months,. I went to lA/111110U by his advice, to the Mar-
chioness of Bath, iii Gronvenur-street, mid told her what had oe.
curred. Did not hear 'bunt say faissily until the host interview
with the marehioness. Sloe was a wounut of high Vase, and,
thinking that I was getting would for her protection, she advised sum
Vs go to A shuns CI t 4 • may Wiwi., whom she tbmt partitioned Rlr t he
first time am im father. alail she let no-have the moon, my mother
left at her death. My tither was not prestos( at her death. !the
said she roma hot give me uny infonnatiou about my mother at
that time, but add fns I xhuuld Vain that iiiii•rnsatio in from the
Bandon fatuity. Skit alms told roe that in the pallaiillaitlla of Mr.
Davis, her steward, at War, iii i i ister, would be Osumi the table of
my mother's, pictures, and other things belonging to her. At
first the possession of the noon), to a boy like me took away all
other thoughts, mid that is the, way I pve it up. The gamey
WAS some hundreds ~f pounds- —some 1,41511. or 1,5001. It, was In
notes. Ibid not go to say fathers. Went to pay • visit to a lady
Nt Wickham Abbey--iltree or Muir menthe—send then returned to
Loudon bock again. The marchiosiess warn not at home. Some
little tine after I was (Skill 111 at Lila tnarellioness'a lions* tit
London wills the ounallpos. Was nimoved to a house iu Perna.
menvstreet, under the care of a Dr. Williams. WWI ill there
about eighteen mouths. Atter my recovery I went on the Con-
tinent wills a gentleman, a youisg no ,4 the name of Knos. Met
will, hini by accident its [minims passing along. He is dead. I
had known hint before, and played wills him as a boy at Lord
Cork's, with whose family I was more into then with any
other family. Ilsol known him during different periods in youtls•
NI days when visiting at the Marquis of !lath's. The Cork fa-
mily lived near Longleaf. Mr. Knot wan the son of
Lord Bantus-Iy. Went abroad iu 1414 or Ittlb. Was in
Brussels at the time of the battle of Waterloo. Alter
the battle I travelled through the whole at Central Europe
—after the proclaimed's of perm I beams eaquatated
with two isdividuals, Bell mid Lancaster, at, that time amalag aq