The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-09 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1837.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER CAVALRY RACES—TIMM! r.
A handsome Subscription Cup, given by the Town, for horses that
were ridden in the Cavalry during their training as chargers.
Two miles.
Mr. Salle's Conservative, 6 yrs, 12st Owner 1
Mr. H. Mann's Mundig, 12st 2
Won by a length.
Another Subscription Cup, also given by the Town. St. Lager
Course. For horses as above.
Mr. H. Mann's Mundig, 12st
Mr. Salle's Conservative, 12st. 121 b
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Mason's
Flush, 6 yrs, 12st; and Mr. Howarth's Risby Lass, 5 yrs, llst. 71b.
Won cleverly by a length.
A Match between Mr. Mandell's pony The Wonder (Mr.
Branch), and Mr. R. Dale's Rara Avis, was won by the former by
half a length.
Match.—Mr. Bentley's Jenny Mills (Mr. J. Cathcart) beat Mr.
Wellborne's Doncaster ass, cleverly.

LEICESTER CAVALRY RAGES.-FAIDAr WII HZ.

A Swef pstakes for horses belonging to, and ridden by, Officers
of the Regiment, were won by Captain Hungerford's Millineri
beating Cornet Moore's The Block Prince and Lieut. W. M. P.
Ousley's Toothpick.
A sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, mile and a half, were won by
Lieut. Hitchcock's Jim Crow, beating Lieut Ovvsley'a Conservative,
and Cornet Moore's The Black Prince.
A Purse for horses of the Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates

of each squadron. Once round and a distance.
Right Centre Squadron—Mr. Cauner's Miss Newton brat Mr.
Smart's Jack Cotton.

Left Centre Squadron.—Mr. Perkins's Betsey beat Mr. Cham-
berlain's Fanny.
Right Squadron.--Mr. Aldridge's Hark Forward • beat Mr. Jr
Hall's Queen of Trumps.
Left Squadron.—Mr. W. Cot's Conviction beat Mr. Brown's
Black Bess. _ _

Centre Squadron. —Mr. Rowland's Exchange beat Mr. E.
Hockling's Noiens Volens.
A Forced Race for the five winners of the Squadron Races was
won by Mr. Aldridge's Hark Forward beating Mr. Perkins's Betsey.

PERTH RACES.-7'suispAr WsEr.

A Plate of 50 sm., given by the Perth Hunt. Heats, one mile

and a half.

S I 1
1 3 2
2 2 dr

Mr. Merry's Florentia, 4 yrs
Mr. Ramsay's Centurion, 4 yrs
Mr. Peck's Oswald, 5 yrs...
A beautiful race, the heats being neck and neck.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sots. each, p.p., with 20 added, for horses car-
rying 12st. 71b. The winner to be sold for 100 guineas, if de -
mantled, &c.
Mr. Ritehie's Cashier

Mr. Welsh's Cabin-Boy, 5 yrs
Won cleverly.
A Plate of 50 sovs., given by the Perth Hunt. Heats, once round
and a distance.
Mr. Stirling's Lady Lowman, 5 yrs
Captain Houston's Trifle, aged
Mr. Fairley's gr. c. by aleon, 3 yrs
Mr. Merry's Beddershin, 3 yra ...
A capital race.
FaIDAT.

1 1
4 2
3 3
2 4

A Sweepstakes of 5 WWI each, p.p., with 50 added ; three Tears,
6st. 1:11b ; four, ist. 121 b; five, Bst. 41b ; six and aged, Bst. 91b.
Winners of 50 sovs. in plate or stakes, 31bs. extra ' • of two fif-
ties, or 100 sovs., slbs. extra. Horses having started durirg the
year and not won, allowed 31bs. Two miles.
Air. Ramsay's Vestment, 5 yrs 1
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Mr. Merry's Florentia, 4 irs
Mr. Peck's Oswald, 5 yrs... 3
Won cleverly.
A Plate of 50 sous., given by the individual Members of the Perth
Hunt, for horses not thorough-bred, the property of Farmers
resident within the county of Perth ; four years, 11 st. Alb ; five,
12st. ; six and aged, 12st. 71b. Heats, once round and a dis-
tance.

Mr. Ritchie's b. g., 6 yrs..
Mr. Rannie's b. m., 6 yrs
A Plate of 50 sovs., given by the Perth Hunt ; three years, ist ;
four, Bst. 21b ; five, 9st. 9st. ; six and aged, Bst. 121 b. Heats,
two miles.
Mr. Stirling's Lady Lowman, 5 yrs
Mr. Ramsay's Centurion, 4 yrs
Mr. Fairlie's gr. c. by Falcon, 3 yrs .......
First heat won by a length ; the second easy.
A Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., with 20 added from the
Hunt Funds. Once round and a distance. Hurdles four feet
high. Gentlemen riders.
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1 1
2 2
a 3

Mr. —flitchic's•Cashier (h. b.) Mr. Kirwin, 64th regiment l
Lord Rothes's The Stag (h. b.) ...Capt. Rait of Anniston l
Mr. Stirling's Bob Shotts (h. b.) Mr. Mackenzie Grieve 3
This being the first race of this description on this course caused
great interest; it was a capital race and beautifully run.

BURY REFORM DINNER.

BURY ST. EDMUNDS, FRIDAY NIGHT.

A. splendid manifestation of the spirit of liberality preva-
lent in this neighbourhood and throughout the western di-
vision of Suffolk generally, was this evening afforded, by up-
wards of 500 of the leading Nobility, Gentry, and electors
assembling in the Corn Exchange, for the purpose of com-
memorating the triumphant return, at the last election for
Bury, of Lord Charles Fitzroy, who has so long and ably
represented the reform interest in the borough. The vast
apartment was completely thronged ; and though arrange-
ment on the most extensive scale had been made with a
view to the accommodation of the utmost number the room
could at all conveniently hold, they were found quite inade-
quate to meet the wishes of a great many who were anxious
of participating in the festivities of the evening. The room
was decorated with a profuse number of flags, banners, &c.,
upon which were emblazoned appropriate devices for the
most part complimentary to Lord Charles Fitzroy, and
also to Sir Henry and Mr. Bunbury, the former the de-
feated candidate for the western division of the county, and
the latter, who likewise sustained a repulse for the borough ;
both of which gentlemen were with his Lordship joint ob-
jects of the honour which the banquet was intended to
convey. The initials of her Majesty's name were, by a very
fanciful invention, made to afford the principal light by
means of gas jets to the head table, at which, amongst many
others, we observed Earl Euston, Lord Charles Fitzroy,
Sir Henry Bunbury, the Hon. Mr. Petre, Henry Wilson,
Esq. (late Member for West Suffolk), Alexander Adair
(late candidate for the Eastern division of the same county),
C. Bunbury, Esq., the Rev. Mr. Reynolds, the Rev. Mr.
Spring Casbourne, the Rev. Dr. Dibdin, Charles Denton
Leech, Esq., the Mayor of Bury (who presided), Captain
Wilkinson, Francis King Eagle, Esq., C. J. F. Bunbury,
Esq., H. C. Robinson, Esq., J. H. Powell, Esq., &c. &c.
The usual routine observable on similar occasions having
been gone through, after the removal of the cloth the cus-
tomary loyal and patriotic toasts, commencing with " The
Queen" and ending (significantly enough) with " The Duke
of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family resident in Eng-
land ;" " The health of Lord Melbourne, and the rest of
her Majesty's Liberal Administration" was proposed by the
Chairman, and was received with the greatest applause. In
proposing this toast, the worthy speaker remarked that it
was unnecessary to couple the name of her Majesty's Mi-
nisters with any recent circumstances to refresh the memory
of the burgesses of Bury as to what was due to the Mel-
bourne Cabinet. They had expected great advantages from
that Cabinet, and great advantages they bad unquestionably
experienced. They could now contrast the state of things
prevalent when these ministers first obtained power, and
when their opponents wielded the full tide of government
patronage. The system under the latter was so gross that
one of the ablest of their own panegyrists confessed that
were they as bad as he believed them to be virtuous and
good, they would be still returned by the old corporation of
Bury. Instead of having but 37 electors the town now pos-
sessed 600 householders, which, though not returned by
all, still very fairly represented the political feelings and opi-
nions of all--at least of the majority. Not only were they
indebted to the Ministry for the advantages of Reform,
commonly so called, but also for Municipal Reform. They
had now a town council not only chosen by the electors,
but subject to the will of the electors for their continuance
in office. He did not eulogize the new class of electors be-
cause they made him Mayor, but he did eulogise the Mi-
nisters that gave them the right to elect him. It was made
an objection to the Ministry, that they received a great deal
of support from Mr. O'Connell, and he would be glad to
know if it should be considered a disgrace to receive the
confidence of a man who possessed the confidence of nine-
tenths of his countrymen ; a man too to whom the people
who now vilify the Ministry, were constrained to yield Ca-
tholic Emancipation, and the same people yielded the Test
and Corporation Acts to the Dissenters from precisely the
same motives. Notwithstanding the boasted influence pos-
sessed by Mr. O'Connell over the Ministry, they refused
the repeal of the Union to the legitimate representative of
Ireland, although the Tories granted him Catholic emanci-
pation when he was the illegitimate representative of the
County of Clare. After a few words more in a similar
strain, the speaker concluded his speech, which received
great applause, in calling upon the company to drink the health
`of the Melbourne Administration with three times three.

• T. KING EAGLE, Esq., a very influential member of the
Town Council, and a gentleman to whom the Reformers
of Bury are indebted for the most indefatigable exertions,
aided by sound discretion in promoting the prosperity of the
cause of Liberalism,—then rose and proposed the health
of Lord Charles Fitzroy, the representative of the borough.
—(Vehement cheering, which lasted many minutes.) Mr.
Eagle then proceeded to pronounce a very able and glow-
ing panegyric on the parliamentary assiduity, consistency,
and thorough political integrity of his lordship, and in the
course of his speech reverted to the plans adopted by the
Tories for the defeat of the Liberal member, and which he
characterised as anything but creditable. He also made
some happy allusions to the mottoes and devices on the
banners, by way of rejoinder to the Hanoverian cry of dis-
loyalty and insubordination said to be prevalent amongst all
ranks of reformers, and sat down amidst long-continued ac-
clamations.

Lord CHARLES FITZROY then rose, and in returning
thanks for the honour of his health being drank with the
cordiality and enthusiasm he had just witnessed, said he re-
garded the favour done him less as a personal compliment
than as affording him the satisfaction of knowing that the
principles he had hitherto acted upon in public life cor-
responded with their principles, and that they would expect
from him in the next parliament a continuance of the same
conduct that had already won him their approbation. He
was aware of the great exertions they had made to place
him in the proud position he then held, and also of their ex-
tions to afford him a colleague in the representation of the
borough whose politics would be a little more congenial
with his way of thinking and with theirs than were the po-
litics of the gentleman with whom he was at present asso-
ciated.—(Cheers.) There was no doubt great disappoint-
ment excited respecting the result of the elections generally,
but still there was no reason to despair. Reformers bad a de-
cided majority, and that they had not a greater one, arose
from the fact that time had not been afforded for the people
to become thoroughly acquainted with the merits of the
various measures the present administration had contem-
plated for them.—(Applause.) Whorl those measures
shall have become well understood by the country, there
was no doubt but the country would rally round the Mi-
nistry, and so enable them to carry their measures in a
proper and satisfactory manner. The people might rely
that no unnecessary delay should intervene before putting
the plans contemplated into practical operation, but in the
meantime there must be some little patience, sonic breath-
ing time afforded. The Tories, as they well knew, had not
been idle—had left no stone unturned, no cajolery unified,
no money unspent, .to effect their end ; and if Reform
should only imitate their industry and zeal, Reform interests
I would be most effectually saved.—(Cheers.) The principal
artifice the Tories had resorted to, was in pretending a new-
born attachment to the people, and a desire to promote
their welfare—but they knew that while any of the old
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maining above, continued the accustomed cry of " Apples,
apples."—(Continued cheers and laughter.) The words I
remained after the substance had vanished, and so
with the Tories. After having been so long accus-
tomed to office, they still continued to talk and think about
it as if it were again attainable. But the delusion was
vain, and would ever remain so.—(Much applause.) His
Lordship then reverted to the clamour raised by the
Tories respecting the influence they pretended to have de-
rived from the late Sovereign. Why, they were always
talking of their power with the Throne, and when, as they
said, they had all the power the throne could afford, what
use was it to them ? Did it keep them in office three years
ago ? No ; nor would it now, if they had it in opposition
to the wishes of the people. But when joined to the desire
of the nation at large it ought to convince them that it will
for ever keep them out.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear.")
Respecting the poor laws, he would only mention the sub-
ject for the purpose of saying that in the principle be agreed,
as indeed he believed almost all agreed, while he admitted
that there was much that might be amended. But he would
contrast the conduct of the Tories upon that question with
the conduct of the Reformers upon the Catholic Emanci-
pation Bill. The latter measure was proposed by Tories
and received the support of the Reformers, but did the Re-
formers at the next election use the passing of that Bill
as a handle for party purposes against their enemies ?
The Poor Law measure was proposed by Liberals, and
received Tory support : but the Tories, forgetful f the
nobleness of the other party on the occasion of the
Catholic Relief Bill, traduce the administration for
bringing forward a Bill, in the carrying of which they
themselves were chiefly instrumental.—(Much cheering.)

PRICE sd.

The men that could act in this manner, and feeling as they
did, both on the Catholic Bill and the Poor Laws, were not
the men to govern this country.—(Cries of " No, no.") It
was from a continuance in power of a Liberal Administra-
tion that any good was to be expected, and be prayed that
the present one might long remain where they were. One
word respecting himself. It was said that he had recom-
mended to his friends those tradesmen in Bury from whom
he had derived his electioneering support. He had seen
those tradesmen severely injured by the withdrawal of cus-
tom they formerly had, and as they suffered for voting for
him, was it not natural enough that he should endeavour
to lighten their losses as much as be could ? On principle
he admitted that trade should be uninfluenced by politics,
and for his part he thought the readiest and best way to do
away with all improper influences of the kind alluded to
was to get up a petition for the Ballot, and then it would
be seen, by the names attached to it, who was desirous of
tradesmen being punished in their business for voting ac-
cording to their consciences.—(Cheers.) The Ballot would
enable us to retain and maintain all that was valuable to
our Constitution, without suffering for the expression of an
opinion. It would do away with all sinister and unjust in-
fluence, and he for one was desirous of seeing it very speedily
in operation.—(Loud cheering.)
" Lord Mulgrave, and Justice to Ireland," being pro-
posed from the Chair,
Sir HENRY BUNBeaY, in acknowledging the toast, said
that to do so in adequate terms would far exceed the limits
of a dinner speech, as well as his poor ability. If they
were to look back at the last six hundred years of misgo-
vernment, exasperation and vexation of all kinds to which
unhappy Ireland had been subjected, and then came to
later times when, to the disgrace of England, Ireland only
began to experience a slight modicum of justice—or, to use
Mr. O'Connell's expressive phrase, instalment, this re-
trospect would enable them to judge of the advantages
derivable from the Government of Lord Mulgrave. It was
only in the time of Lord Charlemont (Mr. Grattan) that
the instalments first began to be paid, when such justice
as was compelled by necessity began to be extended to
their unfortunate countrymen. He recollected when Ire-
land was one continued scene of murders, burnings, and
outrages, and then it was customary to say that Ireland
was safe—safe when she was a reproach to all society in
the civilized world.—(Hear, hear.) But the moment these
atrocities cease—after threiyears of quietness and peace—
the Tories pronounce Ireland not safe.—(Hear, hear.)
Now that Lords Mulgrave and Morpeth have introduced
order, humanity, impartiality, and •' justice" into the dis-
pensation of the laws, it is found that Ireland is not safe.—
( Cheers.) All concurrent testimony, Tory Judges even,
every dispassionate witness, admit that Ireland is quiet, and
quiet and contented she will remain, if the same system
that has brought her to her present state be persevered in,
and the successors of the present Viceroy and his Secre-
tary for Ireland act upon the principle that has for the last
three years been found so conducive to the promotion of
order and decorum in that country. He therefore con-
jured them to respond, heart and hand, to the toast—" Lord
Mulgrave, and Justice to Ireland."—(Drank with great en-
thusiasm.) •