The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-08 00:00:00

LONDON,. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1855.

%ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
The LECTURES and EXHIBITIONS, as delivered before her
Most Gracious Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the
Patron of the Institution, will he continued, consisting of the TELE-
PHONIC CONCERT, DISSOLVING VIEWS of ,'INB AD the
SAILOR, DU BOSCQ'S ILLUMINATED CASCADE, the DIORAMA,
illustrating the Voyage across the Atlantic, and the Cities in the
United States. LECTURES on MUSIC, by GEORGE BUCELAND, Esq.,
with Vocal Illustrations.
DISSOLVING VIEWS of the WAR, &C.

Soitth Lancashlre.—.The Bold Estate and Manor, near Warrington,
and between Liverpool and Manchester, including a fine old
Fanrly Mansion, large Park, numerous Farms and Woodlands,
forming a domain of 3,250 acres.
[yr ESSRS. BEADEL and SONS have received
instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, on
LK
TUESDAY, July 10, at 12, in one lot, the highly valuable and im-
portant FREEHOLD ESTATE, known as BOLD H tLL, includine
a noble and handsome mansion, with offices, gardens, and pleasure
grounds, commanding extensive views of the surrounding scenery,
and seated in a park of rich land, ornamented with( thriving woods,
encircled with belts of plantations, and surrounded by numerous
farms and accommodation lands, forming a domain of 3,251 a. 1 r.
24 p. of excellent land, comprising the capital farms known as Old
Hall, Moat House, and Barrow Hall, with superior newly-erected
homesteads, and about 30 other valuable farms, with suitable farm-
buildings, and numerous small occupations and cottages. The man-
sion, park, and Old Hall Farm are in hand. The remainder of the
',state is let to respectable tenants, at very moderate rents ; and the
annual value of the whole may be estimated at upwards of 5,4t,01,
fhe tenants pay all outgoings on the farms. The woodlands are tithe-
free, and the outgoings paid by the landlord are consequently very
small. The estate abounds with game, and is situate in the town-
ships of Bold and Burtonwood, in the parishes of Prescot and War-
rington. The greater part of the estate lies compactly within a ring
fence, being bounded on the south by the grand road from London to
Liverpool, on the west by the St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway,
and it abuts north on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It is
well intersected by good hard roads, aid the mansion is about one
mile from the St. Helen's Junction Station, thus affording easy com-
munication to all parts of the kingdom. Particulars, with plans, may
be had of Messrs. Kowson and Cross, solicitors, Prescot ; of Mr. Ban-
nerman, land agent, Chorley; aad of Messrs. Beadel and Sons, 25,
Gresham-street.

SPORTING INTBLLIGENOB.

ASCO T. H EATEI RACES —THun BD AY.

The prestige and popularity of the Cup Day were fully
sustained. The absence of the Queen and Prince Albert
did not, apparently, exercise a diminishing influence on
the attendance of a general company ; a larger and gayer
throng has seldom been seen at Ascot.

The only noticeable shortcomings which the attend-
ance presented in complrigon with that in former years
was, perhaps, with regard to the number and description
of vehicles ; but the falling off in this respect is attri-
butable solely to the travelling facilities afforded by the
Great Western and the South-Western railway com-
panies.
A long and refreshing rain fell early in the morning.
As the day advanced the sun shone with summer bril-
liancy, but its power was most pleasantly tempered by a
gently fanning breeze..

The Cup, the chief feature of attraction, occasioned a
most interesting race. Six started for it, blit nearly all
the betting was engrossed by three, and when "the
ring" broke up the three were pretty equal favourites.
Virago, about whom many doubts had been entertained
and certain ill-omened reports circulated, to the effect of
her being "a roarer," was suddenly raised into high
favour ; the remembrance of her achievements last year
being evidently sufficient to command for her a power-
ful body of supporters. The race is fully described be-
low. Fandango was the winner, and his success elicited
prolonged and hearty cheers. Ilis noble owner, Lord
Zeeland, is a most popular patron of the turf, and all
classes appeared to be delighted with the triumph his
horse had achieved.

The cup was manufactured at the establishment of
Messrs. Garrard, from a design and model by Mr. W.
Spencer.

The New Stakes brought out nine competitors, and
were won by the favourite Milton.

Altogether the racing to-day was inferior ib quantity
and quality to that of the previous day: but •tt was
characterised by incidents sufficiently interesting and
exciting to sustain the curiosity of the spectators.
The following list of fashionables who were present is
not made up according to any established order of pre-
cedency, but as opportunity enabled us to jot down their
names. Many others might have been added.
Duke of Montrose, Duke- of Beaufort, Earl of Derby,
Earl of Chesterfield, Earl of Bessborough, Earl of March,
Earl of Wilton, Earl of Stradbroke, Earl Vane, Earl of
Lonsdale, Marquis of Barth, Marquis of Exeter, Mar-
quis of Clanricarde, Marquis of Downshire, Marquis of
Anglesey, Lord Eufield, Lord De Grey, Lord Bruce,
Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Canterbury, Lord Exmouth,
Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord
Clifden, Lord Dunkellin Lord Emlyn, Lord Sea-
ham, Lord Matous Hill, Lord Maidstone, Lord W.
Po wlett, Lord Newport, Lord G. Lennox, Lord John
Scott, Lord Shelborne, Lord Somerton, Lcrd Villiers,
Lord Erne, Lord Edward Russell, Lord Howth, Sir W.
W. Wynne, Sir W. Codrington, Sii• E. J. Smythe, Sir
Robert Peel, Sir George Armitage, Sir J. Hawley,
Hon. Admiral H. Rous, Colonel the Hon. G. Forester,
Colonel the Hon. J. Macdonald, Hon. G. Fitzwilliam,
Hon. G. Fitzroy, Baron Rothschild, General Peel,
Colonel Pearson, Messrs. J. M. Stanley, G. Payne, C.
C. Greville, W. M. E. Milner, Rudston Read, &c.
The sport came off as follows :
The St. James's Palace Stakes, of 100 sovs. each, h ft.,
for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Old mile.
.._

12 subs.
Lord Derby's. Paletot, by Touchstone, Bst 71b (Bar-
tholomew)
Sir J. Hawley's b. a., by Venison, -Vexation (A
Day)
The betting opened at 6 to 4 on Paletot, but closed at
6 to 5 on Vexation colt.

Paletot waited to the half distance, where be went up,
and a very fine race ensued, Paletot winning on the
post by a head.

The Visitors' Plate (Handicap), of 100 sous., by sub-
scriptions of 5 sous each. The owner of the second
horse to receive 25 Boys. Once round and a distance.
21 subs.
Lord Wilton's Shoreham, by Sir Tatton. Sykes, 3 yrs,

6st 71b (A.shma-11) 1
Lord J. Scott's Le Juif (h. b.) aged, Bst 4lb (Aldcroft) 2
Lord Chesterfield's Ida, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b (Bullock) 3
The following also ran :—Lady Rachel, Noisette, and
Coup d'Etat.
Betting-7 to 4 agst Shoreham. 4to 1 agst Le Juif.
Won very cleverly by a length. Bad third.
The New Stakes of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for
2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain
winners extra. T.Y.C. 35 subs.
Mr. G.W. Fitzwilliam's Milton, by Bay Middleton,

Bst 71b _
Lord John Scott's Polmoodio, by Melbourne, Bbt 71b

(Flatman) 2
Lord John Scott's Wandering Willie, by Wind-
bound (Bst 71b) (A.ldcroft) 3
Mr. J. M. Stanley's Brother to Orinoco, Bst 71b
(Bartholomew) 4
The following also ran :—Queen's Head, Prince of
Orange, Ellen, Alice Wentworth, and George Brown.
Lord John Scott declared to win with Wandering
Betting-7 to 4 agst Milton, 7to 2 agst Wandering
Willie, 7 to 1 each agst Brother to Orinoco, Queen's
Head, Polmoodie, and George Brown.
A fine race in with the four placed ; Milton achieving
the victory by a head, the second beating the third by a
length, a head only between the third and fourth.
Queen's Head was fifth, Alice Wentworth sixth, and
George Brown seventh. The other two beaten off.
Sweepfitakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for 3.yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 7113 ; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain allowances. Ssin-

ley course. 12 subs.
Mr. Greville's Antoinette, by Slane, Bst 31b (Flatman) 1
Mr. Combe's Guitar, byDulcimer (allowed 41b), Bst 31b
(S. Rogers) 2
Betting-6 to 4on Antoinette, who waited to the
halt distance, where she went up and took the lead, win-
ning very cleverly by a length and a half. -
The Gold Cup, value 200 Boys, by subscriptions of 20
sovs each, with 200 added from the Fund ; 3 yr-olds,
6st 101 b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst slb ; 5-yr-olds, 9st ; 6-yr-olds,
?lid aged, 9st 3lb. Mares and geldings allowed 31b.
About two miles and a half. 12 subs.
Lord Zetland's Fandango, by Barnton, 3 yrs, Gst 10113
(Ashmall) 1
Mr. C. Thellusson's Rataplan, 5 yrs, 95t...(J. Prince) 2
Mr. Howard's Virago, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Wells) 3
Mr. J. Merry's The Wild Huntsman, 4 yrs, Bst 51b
(S. Rogers) 4
Mr. W. Palmer's The Chicken, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (T. Cliff) 5
Baron Rothschild's .Hungerford, aged, 9st Bib
(Charlton) 6
Betting at starting-9 to 4 each agst Fandango, Rata-
plan, and Virago ; 8 to 1 agst Hungerford, 20 to 1 of-
fered agst any other.
Rataplan went away with the lead, Virago lying
second, Fandango and Wild Huntsman being the next
two. After descending the Swinley-hill, Virago lay at
Rataplan's quarters, and on approaching the Brick-kiln
Farm she obtained the lead, the other, lying well up.
Virago maintained the lead to the half distance, where
she dropped off, and Rataplan again bore his colours in
the van, with Fandango in close pursuit. At the stand
the latter headed Rataplan, but only for two or three
strides, and the shout then was, "The old 'on wins."
When opposite the Queen's Stand, however, Fandango
came again with a most opposite effort, and at last
achieved the victory by three quarters of a length. Two
lengths between tilt; second and third, and three lengths
separating the third and fourth.
The Windsor Castle Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with
50 added, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b.
The winner to be sold for 500 goys if demanded, &c.
If entered to be sold for 4001., allowed 31b ; if for 3001.
71b. Horses entered as not to be sold, 101 b extra.
One mile. Seven subs.
Lord Derby's The Professor, by Surplice (3001.), Bst
(Bartholomew) 1
Lord Orford's Affghan (3001.), Bst .........(J. Diann) 2
Mr. T. Parr's Equivoque (3001.), 7st 101 b (Clement) 3
Noisy and Catastrophe also ran.
Betting.—Even on and 5 to 4 aget Equivoque, 4 to 1
aget Catastrophe, 5 to 1 agst The Professor.
Won eaMily by a length and a balf, Affghan after a
good set-to beating Equivoque for a second place by a
head. A neck between third and fourth. Catastrophe
beaten off.

DERBY BETTING.
25 to 1 apt Polmoodie (taken ; 30 to 1 also laid).

LIVERPOOL CU.—Acrobat, Meteora, Vandal, Mid-
summer, Louvat, and Ivan are struck out.

RACING FIXTI
JII:

JRES FOR 1855.
NE.

Hampton . 13
Newton 13
Beverley 2O
Bibury 2O
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Stockbridge 2l
Winchester 22'
Newcastle ..... . 26
Lenham and Mid lient 27
LY.
Nottingham l9
Abingdon .. . l9
Marlborough 24
Chelmsford 24
Ludlow . . 24
25
Goodwood 3l
UST.
Lewes... l6
I Tonbridge l7
Great Yarmouth. 2O
York 22
Radelffe ...,....27
Derby .....................28

Newmarket
Carlisle
Worcester 5
Lancaster
Liverpool ll

Odihain .
Stamford

AUG

North Staffordshire 7
Brighton
Airdrie
Brighton Club '
Wolverhampton 13
Reading l4
Eghana
fiSEPTEMBER.
11 Newmarket ... . 0 ......25
• ...
...._ - .......... 20
17 1 Northallerton. ...
27
147 Lanarkwaisall
..................
. 26

Warwick
Doncaster .
Pontefract ,
Lichfield
Leicester

OCTI

IBER.

Chester .... .
Wrexham
Bedford ............ ..
Newmarket S 0 .
Royal Caledonian L. 'unt.,lo

Warwick Autumn l6
Richmond 17
Newmarket 22
Worcester 30

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIG-ENCP'.

The dEolus, old 42-gun frigate, converted into a shell
depot, commanded by Mr. W. L. Browne, master.
R.N., and ordered for the Baltic fleet, bent sails in Ports-
mouth harbour on Wednesday.
The Rosamond, 6, paddle 'steam-sloop, Commander
Crofton, arrived at Spittjead yesterday afternoon from
Sheerness, with two new mortar boats in tow, which she
takes on to the Black Sea in a day or two.
The Centaur, 6, paddle-frigate, Captain Clifford, has
been resupplied with coal, and her defects attendei to by
artificers sent off to her from Portsmouth dockyard. She
is reported to leave to-day on particular service.