The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-08 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

C. Low and J. Engle- field, wholesale haberdashers, Wood-
street, City—J. H. Chandler and J. Orwin, surgeons, Wor-
cester—T. Radclyffe and W. H. Smith, engravers, Birming•
ham—T. Chattock and J. T. Bolton, attorneys, Solihull,
Warwickshire—J. Parkinson and J. B. Parker, wine mer-
chants, Scarborough, Yorkshire—T. Gunton, Jun., and W.
Browne, shawl manufacturers, Friday-street, City—F. Payn-
ter and J. H. B. Gurney, attorneys, Penzance—W. Tomlin-
son, Sen., J. Tomlinson, and T. Davis, platers, Birmingham
—R. Tassell and T. Laurence, grocers, Maidstone—T. Pid-
well, Jun., and W. Jenkin, surgeons, Penzance—J. G. Bid-`
will and R. H. Dawson, tea dealers, Saint Thomas the Apos,
tle, Devonshire—A. Arnold and D. Lippert, wool merchants,
Leeds—E. Moore and R. Light, grocers, Hanley, Stafford,
shire—A. and T. Wilmshurst, china dealers, Chichekter-,
W. Bonnell and C. Myers, dyers, Newlay, Yorkshire-3: H.
Oliver, J. Deur and T. Watson, wholesale linen drapers,
Aldermanbury (so far as regards T. Watson)—J. Quayle and
L. Armstrong, timber dealers, Liverpool-31. Reynolds and
J. M. Knight, ironmongers, Rugby, Warwickshire—J.
Garner, J. Ellis, and T. Oates, worsted manufacturers,
Bradford, Yorkshire.

TO MR. W. BAINES, LEICESTER
AND MR. JACOB C. EDWARDS, TRURO.

Bungay, May 6, 1839.
Dear Sirs—On my way to Landon I passed the county
gaol of Essex, at Chelmsford, in which, for non-payment
of Ss. 6d, Church-rate, Mr. John Thorogood has now been
imprisoned sixteen weeks. Mr. Thorogood is a man
whose unimpeachable conduct in all the relations of life,
and whose activity tin the cause of general benevolence,
nave uniformly illustrated his profession of personal piety.
The claims of such a man in such circumstances, on the
sympathy of all who value religious freedom are irresist-
ible. You and I, esoecially, have received from the State
Church a retainer for life to resist her aggressions, and to
accelerate, by all our efforts, the advent of that period
when no section of the Christian Church shall have power
to oppress the members of another, and the weapons of
their friendly contests shall be sought for, not in the pre-
cincts of Ecclesiastical Courts, but in the sacred amoury of
Scripture.
Under a deep sense of the obligations we owe to Mr.
Thorogood, I called upon him, and found him cheerful, re-
joicing in his bonds, and more strongly convinced of the
iniquity of our Establishment by the persecuting spirit she
has manifested in his own case. His personal comfort is
invaded by all the means which prison practice furnishes.
His communication with his wife and friends is limited to
six hours in the twenty-four ; and he has been reminded,
that in the same gaol a person, like him, committed for
Ecclesiastical contempt, died, after thirty years of im-
prisonment.
The genuine spirit of persecution is here present in un-
impaired vigour, although restrained in its operations
by the temper of the age, which has ceased to tole-
rateratiens
the thumb-screw and the fagot. Aggravations
of nis confinement by petty annoyance are, however,
still practicable, and they are abundantly visited upon him.
He is subjected to all the restrictions of an insolvent
debtor, and is even forbidden to pursue his usual employ-
ment, except on terms to which he cannot submit. The law of Ecclesiastical Courts is too vague, and their
practice too anomalous, to speak with certainty of either;
but I maintain that the only power intended to be given by
the Legislature to the Courts was that of safe custody,
and that it is a monstrous usurpation to enforce the prison
rules on a man who is not confined in execution of a sen-
tence, nor under suspicion of an offence, but only from
ecclesiastical regard to his " soul's health."
I therefore call on you to lend all your efforts in behalf
of our brother in bonds, not that the prison rules may be
suspended in his case, but they may not be enforced ; and
I call on the Dissenters throughout the country to exert
themselves in earnest on this subject, and especially to
memorialize the Home Secretary in terms respectful, but
decided. It is needful that the Dissenters should manifest
some determination of purpose, and show that they will
themselves act in behalf of their own rights. They have
nothing to hope from the majority of their professed leaders
—nothing from their most dangerous friends in the Mi-
nistry—nothing from the Societies they controul. In
the mean time the powers of the Church are used
with more unscrupulous virulence, and every quar-
ter of the kingdom teems with contests in which
justice is opposed by the barbarous weapons of the Ec-
clesiastical Courts. The recent debate on Mr. Hawes's
motion quiets the apprehensions of Churchmen, who feared
that their Courts might ere long have their fangs pared,
for with the easy consent of our Liberal Ministry, and of
the zealous mover, the words " without delay" were erased,
and the oppression' is to be got rid of when the lion brings
his paws to the operation.
Let our brethren reflect that every one of them who has
courage to act upon his principles is subject to Mr. Tho-
rogood's treatment. The spirit of Archdeacon Glover (the
Chaplain to the Duke of Sussex,) and of Scott and Bobbit,
his worthy coadjutors in Bungay St. Mary, is widely fos-
tered by the privileges of a State Church, and if our spi.
ritual opponents are resolved to claim their pound of flesh,
it behoves us to see that they exact not one drop of blood
above their bond.
I pray you, therefore, as an act of justice to our friend,
and of precaution for our own benefit, to use your utmost
exertions for procuring redress in this matter, and to allow
yourselves no relaxation till Mr. Thorogood be relieved
from the restrictions to which he is so unjustly subjected,
and with which any one of us may speedily be visited.
I am, dear Sirs, sincerely yours,
JOHN CHILDS.

THE 1.-lIANTOM SIIIP.
niS is a novel by
Captain IVlarryat, and a work bearing the name of the au-
thor of "P eter
Simple," and " Frank gildmay," will be
sure to run the round of the libraries. In this case, we
think deservedly so, for the " Phantom Ship" bears not
only the name, but a stroll, impress of the originality and
genius of the greatest living writer of nautical fiction. It
is founded on the superstitious legend of the Flying Dutch-
man, and all the aids which fervid imagination and ner-
vous eloquence can give to a dark, mysterious, thrilling
tale of other (lays' are afforded by the pen of the Gallant
Captain. We observe that some of our London Contem-
poraries have prorwtruced this, the latest work of Captain
Alarryat's, to be his best. In startling, interest, and deep
pathos probably this remark is strictly correct. —York
Herald.

A line of new A 1 packets will shortly be estab-
lished between Hall and New York.—Gateshead Observer.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
CHESTER RACES, MONDAY.
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The Trial Stakes of 15 sovs. each, with 50 sovsl added by the
Stand Committee ; three-year olds, 6st. 41b, four Sst. 61b.,
five 9st. 21b., six and aged 9st. 61b. ; mares and geldings
allowed 31b. Once round.

Mr. Price's br. g. Captain Pops, 4 yrs (M. Jones) 1
Mr. Ogden's br. c. Harpurhey, 4 yrs 2
Mr. T. Walter's gr. e. Vertumnus, 4 yrs
Lord Stanley's eh. e. Ole Bull, 4 yrs
Sir T. Stanley's oh. a. Peter Parley, 3 yrs...
Slashing Harry paid. 2 to 1 agst Harpurhey, 3to 1 agst
Captain Pops, 5 to 1 offered agst Peter Parley. Pops took
the lead, was never headed, and won in a canter by four lengths.
Ran in 1 minute 21 seconds. Peter Parley carried 51b. over
weight.

A Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., colts Bst. 41b.,
fillies Bst. ; two miles.

Lord Derby's ch. c. Aeronaut, by Velocipede Lye 1
Mr. Mostyn's b. c. Papineau, by Emancipation 2
Seven paid 25 sous. each. 3to 2 and 2to 1 on Aeronaut.
Papineau went off first at a slow pace, which he improved at
the first mile, Aeronaut waiting all the time with great pa-
tiense ; near home Lye let out his horse, and won cleverly by a
neck.

The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 sovs., added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 20 sons. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared,
&c. Second to receive 25 sovs. Twice round.
Lord Westminster's br. h. Cardinal Puff, 5 yrs, 9st. 31b.
(Darling)
Sir T. Stanley's b. h. Cowboy, 5 yrs, Bst. 101 b
Mr. Price's ch. f. Zillah, 4 yrs, ist. 91b 3
Eleven declared and paid 5 sovs. each, and 14 drew and
paid 10 sovs each.
5 to 1 agst Zillah, 11 to 2 agst King Cole, 11 to 2 agst Ca-
ravan, 6 to 1 agst Harkaway, 25 to 2 agst Puff, 13 to 1 agst
Van Buren, 15 to I agst Sir Ralph, 16 to 1 agst Lugwardine,
16 to 1 agst Cowboy, and 16 to 1 agst Modesty. After four
false starts, Caravan made first running, with King Cole well
laid in ; Zillah had a very indifferent start, but crept up half a
a mile from home. At the distance Cowboy and Puff chal-
lenged, and the cry " Puff, Ploughboy," alternately prevailed.
Near the chair Darling brought out his horse, and won the race
in a most masterly style. Lugwardine pulled up on coming
home second time.

The following also started, but were not placed : —Mr. Fer-
guson's ch. h. llarkaway, 5 yrs, lOst ; Captain Berkeley's br.
h. Caravan, 5 yrs, 9st. llb ; Captain Lamb's ch. h. Chit Chat,
5 yrs, Bst. 111 b ; Mr. Copeland's br. h. King Cole, 6 yrs, Bst.
91b ; Mr. Meiklam's b. m. Modesty, 5 yrs, Bst. slb ; Lord
Westminster's ch. c. Sir Ralph, 4 yrs, Bst. lib ; Mr. Barrow's
gr. in. Eaglet, 5 yrs, 7st. 111 b ; Mr. H. S. Thompson's ch. g.
Van Buren, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b; Mr. Griffith's ch. h. Lugwardine,
5 vrs, 7st. 91b ; Lord Normanby's b. m. Gipsy, 6 yrs, 7st. 71b ;
Meiklam's br. c. The Drone, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b; Lord Mill-
town's ch. m. Cruiskeen, 5 yrs, 7st; Sir R. Bulkeley's b. f.
Piccotee, 4 yrs, 6st. 121 b; Mr. M. Brown's b. c. Hopeful, 4
yrs, 6st. 101 b ; Lord Milltown's gr. h. Argirio, 6 yrs, 6st. 101 b.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 50 sovs. added by the
Stand Committee, for horses that never won before the day
of entry for the plates ; heats, two miles ; three years old to
carry fist. 121 b., four, Bst. 21b., five, Bst. 81b., six and aged,
Bst Plb ; mares allowed 31b.

Mr. Dentrim's b. f. by Emancipation, 4 yrs ...... 1 2 1
Mr. Smith's ch. c. The Pedlar, 4 yrs
Mr. W. Scott's b. f. Fame, by Margrave, 3 yrs
Mr. Harker's gr. c. Colchicum, 3 yrs
Lord Stanley's br. c. Charlatan, 3 yrs 2 d
Sir T. Stanley's b. g. BPrboni, 4 yrs 3 d
Capt. Lamb's ch. c. Nimrod, 4 yrs ... ...... ..... 0 d

GORHAMBURY RACES—TUESDAY.
The removal of St. Alban's races from the old course, at No
Man's Land, to Lord Verulam's delightful park, at Gorham-
bury, has proved in every respect beneficial, as well to the town
as the races, which have already arrived at great excellence.
The meeting, now under the immediate patronage of the above
Noble Earl, is supported by several noblemen and gentlemen of
the Jockey Club, of which his Lordship has for many years been
a member. Although only in the second year at Gorhambury,
the number, character, and value of the stakes show a vast im-
provement ; as a proof it is only necessary to state, that the Gor-
hambury Stakes closed with 83 subscribers, and that amount,
given in the shape of public subscriptions, will amount to nearly
4001. The course, independently of beautiful scenery, is ad-
mirably laid out ; it is divided into five different lengths, viz. the
Fir Clump in, about two miles; the Stand Course (from the win-
ning-post out and in ), about two miles ; the Lime Kiln in,
about a mile and a half ; the Cherry Tree Course, a mile and
a yard; and the T. Y. C., five furlongs and 136 yards. The
stands and refreshment booths are placed in a line at the
upper side of the course, immediately before a row of fine
trees, the view of the park, commencing near the gate from
the St. Alban's road, being thus left without interruption.
The distance from St. Alban's to the course is only about a
mile and a half.
The races commenced yesterday, under the stewardship of
the Earl of Verulam, Lord Suffield, Lord Vil:iers, and W. R.
Phillimore, Esq., Mr, Coleman performing the duties of clerk
of the course. The office of Judge was entrusted to Mr.
Cotton, Lord Verulam's stud-groom.
The day was uncommonly fine, and the attendance of com-
pany of all ranks ample enough to convince the noble patron of
the meeting that his anxiety to promote its prosperity has been
fully appreciated. Of racing there was sufficient to satisfy any
reasonable appetite, nor was it wanting in importance. The
Gorhambury Stakes excited very general interest, and realized
to the winner at least 800/. ; the only fault we can find is in
having two races in heats commencing at so unreasonably late
an hour as half-past two, or rather three o'clock (two hours
behind the time orginally advertised), and not finishing before
seven.

The company included the following fashionables, many of
whom are partakers of the hospitalities of Gorhambury
House :-Dukes of Beaufort and Rutland ; Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Exeter; Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Earl
and Countess of Verulam, Earl of Jersey, Earl of March,
Earl of Chesterfield, Count Bathyany ; Lords G. Bentinck,
Grimston, Villiers, J. Fitzroy, Maidstone, Andover, Ong-
ley, Craven ; Honourables 11. Rous, G. Anson, G. Byng, J.
Villiers, E. Grimston, G. Ongley, S. Herbert, J. Grimston;
Sir D. Baird; Colonel Peel, Colonel Bouverie, Captain Ben-
tinek ; Messrs. Greville, Ricardo, Worrall, F. Crommelin, J.
Bayly, Hunter, J.. Stanley, Ilevill,'Payne, H. Aston, Shelley,
Brand, Etwall, Dolphin, Irby, Codrington, besides nearly all
Cho prineipallateilies resident in the neighbourhood.
Ladies, Pliateeof,
.501. for t0;449b horses ; for three year.,
ist:;' four years, 6st: illb. ; "five years, 9st. 61b. ; six years
and aged, 9st. 101 b. ; the winner to be
sold for 120, &c. ;
mares and geldings allowed 31b. Fir Clump in.
Mr. G. Dockeray's Guardsman, 4 yrs. ... ...Butler 1
Mr. Brand's ch. g. Borak, 6 yrs
The following also started :-Mr, G. Cowley's b. f. Spangle,
4 yrs ; Mr. Ongley's br. g. Lilliputian, 6 yrs. ; Mr. V. King's
b. c. Harmodius, 3 yrs. ; Mr. Coleman's b. f. Olive, 4 yrs. ;
and Mr. Whittington's br. in. Sister to Uncle Bob, 6 yrs,
Betting-3 to 1 against Guardsman (taken). Olive made
the play at a good place, followed by Lilliputian, with the
others well up till they came round the sweep into the straight
course, which is more than a mile in length, the horses then
closed, but Olive continued the lead till near the T. Y. C. post,
where l3orak took up the running, followed by Tittle Tattle and
Guardsman ; the latter waited to the distance, where he went
past Borak, kept in to the end, and won by a good length
cleverly ; Tittle was three or four lengths behind.
The Gorhambury Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft., &c., with
50 added. Fir Clump in. (Eighty-three subs., 61 of whom
declared).
Mr. Coleman's Calmuck, 6 yrs, Bst. 21b.
Captain Williamson's Mervan, 5 yrs, 7st. 31b
Mr. V. King's Ruby, 5 yrs, 7st. 111 b.
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71b. ; Lord Exeter's Adrian, 5 yrs., 7st. 111 b. ; Mr. Meik-
lam's Wee Willie, 4 yrs., 7st. 71b. ; Mr. Garrard's Corn-
borough, 3 yrs., 7st. 31b. ; Mr. Bond's Voluptuary, 5 yrs.,
7st. ; Mr. Shelley's Paraguay, 4 yrs. 7st. ; Lord Albemarle's
Bullcalf, 4 yrs., 6st. 111 b. ; Mr. Theobald's Caligula, 4 yrs.,
9st. 111 b. ; Captain Pearson's David Gellatley, 4 yrs., 6st.
91b. ; Hon. A. Villiers ns. llahneman, 4 yrs., 6st. 81b. ; Mr.
Dockeray's Brush, 4 yrs., 6st. 81b. ; Mr. Carwen's Isabella,
4 yrs., 6st. 41b. ; Mr. E. Fox's Taunton, 3 yrs., 6st. ; Mr.
Worrall's Antler, 3 yrs, sst. ; and General Grosvenor's
Daedalus, 4 yrs, 6st. 101 b.
Betting-5 to 1 agst. Adrian (taken), 6to 1 agst Hahneman
(taken), 8 to 1 agst. Antler (taken), 8 to 1 agst. Ruby, 12 to
1 agst. Combat, 100 to 8 agst. Calmuck (taken) 12 to 1 agst.
Taunton, 15 to 1 agst. Wee Willie (taken), 15 to 1 agst. Bull-
calf (taken), and 18 to 1 agst. Mervan. Notwithstanding the
Derby-like size of the field the start was well managed, but the
light weights ran rather confusedly at first, and kept some of
their seniors longer in the rear than was desirable. Antler
made the running, followed by Voluptuary, Daedalus, and a host
of light weights to the turn into straight running, where Hah-
neman went in front, with Antler, Mervan, Ruby, Combat,
and Calmuck at his heels ; they observed this order too till
within a quarter of a mile of home, when Calmuck and Mervan
singled themselves out, the former leading, Ruby lying behind
them. About 200 yards from the winning post Mervan chal-
lenged, and, without ever getting fairly to Calmuck's head, ran
him in so gallantly that he won by a neck only. Ruby
was a bad third, Antler fourth, and the ruck well up. Combat
broke down.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added, free for any
horse carrying 1 lst. 101 b. ; thorough-bred horses 71b. extra.
Gentlemen riders. Heats, the Cherry Tree in. (9 Subs. )
Mrs. Theobald ns. Paulina, aged (Mr. Curwan) 1 1
Mrs. Phillimore's ns. Harold, aged
Lady Verulam ns. b. in. Bertha 0 3
Mrs. Brand ns. Ruby, 5 yrs
Lady Craven ns. Victoria
0 dr
Mrs. Isted ns. Eva
0 dr
Lady Alary Grimston ns. Lilliputian
Paulina made the running in both heats, and won easy.
The Reserve Plate of 501. ; three years, 7st. ; four, Bst. 71b. ;
five, 9st. ; six and aged, 9st. 51b. ; winners once 31b., twice
51b. extra ; mares and geldings allowed 31b., and maiden
horses 41b. ; the winner to be sold for 200, &c. Heats, the
Fir Clump in.
Mr. Parr's ch. h. Mahon, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 1
Mr. Shepherd's br. f. Tenebrosa, 3 yrs
Mr. Theobald's ch. c. Caligula, 4 yrs
Mr. Brand's ch. g. Borak, aged. 0 dr
Mr. Turner's ch. g. Sir Felix, aged • 0 dr
Mr. Robert's b. f. Bustle, 4 yrs...
Mr. Coleman's ch. c. Kensington, 4 yrs 0 dr
Melton won both heats so easily as to render any remarks
unnecessary.
The list for to-day promises an abundance of sport.

CARLOW ELECTION.
(YESTERDAY.)

The arguments in the case of Mr. Bagnall were con-
cluded yesterday morning, after which the room was cleared.
The Committee ultimately decided that the vote was a
good vote.
The vote of Walter Newton was objected to, on the
ground of removal, and had not been decided at four
o'clock, when the Committee adjourned.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—As I have never received, nor ever expect, justice
from the Morning Chronicle, I appeal to you, as an impar-
tial journalist, to insert this letter, in answer to the misre-
presentation, inserted in his paper this morning.
An important and final tithe-meeting, after a protracted
struggle, had been fixed for last Saturday, and as the Ja-
maica question had been unexpectedly adjourned to Friday,
I early in the week applied, through a friend, tc Mr. Stan-
ley, and afterwards personally to Sir T. Freemantle for a
pair. • On Thursday evening I was paired with Sir E.
Kerrison, then in London, and able to attend ; and finding
on my return to town on Monday evening, that the ques-
tion had been adjourned, and that I was bound by'my pair,
who had then left town, I did the only thing in my power
to do, spoke in favour of the question.
For the Morning Chronicle, therefore, to assert or in
sinuate that I paired off last evening with a Member who
was 100 miles off, was an unjust and ungenerous attack,
and not consistent with his own knowledge of the facts.
Mr. Sturge, to whom I mentioned the above on Thursday,
in a letter addressed to him, as well as the parties above-
named, can corroborate my statement.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
May 7, 1839. J. E. WILMOT.
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wo grand ballets, we heat, are immediately to
be put in preparation ; the one for the first appearance of
Taglioi,i, the other for the debut of Fanny and Theresa
Elssler.

LITERATURE.

THE VEGETABITE CULTIVATOR,

By Jompr I?oaEns, Author of " The Fruit Cultivator."
London, Longman and Co., 1839.
This is a useful and interesting little work, and should
be read by all who are fond of good vegetables, de-
scribed by the author as comforts and conveniences of
civilized life. Its object is to furnish the best informa-
tion on the most approved methods of cultivating
the various vegetables by natural and artificial means.
He gives the history of most of them, and treats of their
nutritious qualities, and the bast modes of cooking them.
The last piece of information is the most useful part
the work, for of what use are good vegetables if the
cook does not know how to dress them ? And this,
unfortunately, is the case with one-half of our English
cooks. Though we raise culinary vegetables better
than any other nation, we are a century behind even
our next neighbours, the French, in dressing them ; and
the lowest Irishwoman in the meanest hovel in Ireland
knows more about dressing one of the great necessaries
of life than nine out of ten of our English cooks, with
all the means to boot. The author, who has devoted
his attention to many of the subjects of which he treats
fir half a century, wishes to impart to others the plea-
sure and practical advantage he has enjoyed from his
horticultural pursuits, and concludes by indulging in
the reflection that this has been his object. We recom-
mend the following extract to the most serious attention
of all cooks, male and female, throughout England :
" An untinned iron saucepan is always preferable for
boiling potatoes. In preparing them, they should never
be peeled, or they cannot be well cooked, and most of
their nutritious quality will be lost ; they only require to
be washed clean, and, at furthest, to be slightly scraped,
after soaking for about an hour, put them into the sauce-
pan with cold water enough to cover them, and when it
begins to boil (which is the chief thing to be observed in
eooking of them) let a tea cup full of cold water (rather
more or less, according to the quantity) be put in, which
will check the boiling, and allow time for the potatoes to
be done well through, without their being in any danger of
breaking; when they are sufficiently soft, which may be
known by trying them with a fork, pour off the water, and
let the saucepan with the potatoes continue for a short time
over a gentle fire, and the heat will cause any remaining
moisture to evaporate, when, after having been peeled, they
will be fit for table. By this method of cooking (if strictly
adhered to) they will be found, especially of a good kind, to
be very mealy, floury, and delicately tasted."