The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BATH RACES.—THURSDAY.
The Original 5 sous. Stakes, with 50 added, for horses that
never won 1001. at any one time before the day of naming;
three-yr-olds, is:. ilb. ; four, Bst. ith. ; five, Sst. 121 b. ;
six and aged, 9st. Winners of 1001. at any one time previous
to the day of starting nibs. extra; mares and geldings al-
lowed 3lbs. Two miles and a dis. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Sadler's Dart, 3 yrs (Mann) 1
Fulwar Craven's Doncaster, 5 yrs
Won by a length.
Plate of 501., given by the Members for the County. Mile
and a half heats.

Capt. Lamb's Gardham,syrs, Bst. 71b....(Whitehouse) 1 1
Mr. J. Haddy's Woodman, (h. b.), aged, Bst. 21b 3 2
Fulwar Craven's 1-wish-you-may-get-It, 4 yrs, 9st. 41b 2 3
Mr. Bagnell's Lauretta, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. ............
Won easy. _

Betting-5 to 4 agst 1-wish:;on-may-get-it, and 4to 1 agst
Gardhnn ; second heat, 2 to 1 on Gardham.
Plate of 501. given by the :Members for the City, added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for three arid four yrs olds.
AlVe heats. Three Subs.
Mr. J. Day's f. Science, 3 yrs, ist. 71b (Davis) 21 1
Sir. W. Tucker's Lucretia, 4 yrs, Bst. 101 b.

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Won easy.
Betting—First heat, 2 to 1 on Science ; second heat, 4 to 1
on Lucretia; third heat, 3 to 1 on Science.
The Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with a purse
added, list. each ; thoroughbred ;horses and winners of a
Hurdle Race 'jibs. extra. Heats, one mile and a half and a
distance, with three leaps in each heat. Three Subs.
Mr. J. Haddy's Woodman, aged (Mr. Powell) 1 1
Mr. J. Newcombe's Cannon Ball, aged 2 dr
Mr. Adams's Jester, aged ... 3 dr

A new era has appeared in the racing world. The
Earl of Lichfield, at the instigation of the Noble Lord
who may be rameless, has refused to abide by the decision
of the Jockey Club, of which his Lordship is himself a
member. This is hard upon the Turf, which, God knows,
is open to abuses enough. without being liable to the chi-
canery of those who, by virtue of their rank and station in
society, have been adjudged its protectors. In the case of
the Hawker filly, about two years since, his Grace the
Duke of Rutland brought the Jockey Club into disrepute
(the expression then used) by defying its judgment.
What must the Noble Duke think now, when the result
of such an example threatens the very foundation of the
honour of the Turf? The days of the Jockey Club
are numbered; a house divided against itself cannot stand;
it is not to be expected the public will ever again consent
to ba guided by any authority so equivocal as that which
protests against its own power. In the case " Sir Mark
Wood v. Atkins," which Lord Lichfield produced as a
precedent, it must be remarked that the objector to the
rules of the Jockey Club was not Sir Mark Wood, one of
its members, but Mr. Atkins, acting for and on the part of
Mr. Beardsworth. There is certainly no case on record
parallel to the present, as Lord Lichfield originally agreed
to abide by the decision of the Jockey Club. A meeting
was called to settle the point. Mr. Ridsdale, with whom
the proof rested, was prepared with his evidence, when at
the eleventh hour Lord Lichfield objects to the proceed-
ings, and revokes and declares null and void his own act 1
Apended to the ►ist of almost all races in the kingdom,
provincial or extraordinary, is this paragraph :—" All dis-
putes to be referred to the stewards or those whom they
may appoint, whose decisions shall be final ;" also, " All
rules and regulations at Newmarket to be adhered to at
—." By omitting those in future some expense will be
spared : the ornaments on the cards are quite sufficient.
Let us suppose for a moment that Mr. Ridsdale, a la Mr.
Beardsworth in 1831, had laughed at the Jockey Club and
appealed to a Court of Law, would Mr. Ridsdale have been
allowed to run horses at Newmarket? At all events what
would have been the opinion of the public then ? Time
will show what it is now.

The question now may be decided in six months, may
be twelve ; it is scarcely necessary that I should repeat my
conviction that the law cannot reverse the bets. In the
case of Rasselas at Bath, in 1829, the horse was disqua-
lified by the death of the person in whose name he was
entered ; " but the stewards thought that in this case, as
in that of a horse disqualified to start from the stakes not
having been duly made, the bets should stand according as
the horses came in." lam forgetting that the stewards
are mere automatons, their decision being " 0 mci beati
Martigno," "My eye and Betty Martin, 0." Who, then,
can reverse the bets ? Answer—Nobody on the face of
the earth. I have said reverse, because in 99 cases out of
every 100 the bets are settled. The evil consequences of
the delay are innumerable, and an opening to five hundred
squabbles. It is true every St. Leger bet is now from
Saturday last, expressed or not, as the horses come in, or
blr pedigree ; but suppose the horse is disqualified at the
York Assizes (anything in a Court of Law being pos-
sible), will those gentlemen who have backed the
horse relish paying their money, for, like it or not, pay
they must? If' he runs and wins, under the present ar-
rangement, well and good with ail but the chosen few!
Again, suppose he wins, but is disqualified after the
race ! In spite of the bar-pedigree precaution, there are
plenty of north countrymen who would withhold their mo-
ney. It is absolutely necessary that the point should be
considered in all its bearings by every one who bets on
the race, as it affects every horse in the race. Blooms.
bury out of the questien, Commodore or another would
be at 3to I. My advice originally was not to bet on the
St. Leger : those who followed it may have cause to be
thankful. Bloomsbury, unfortunate animal, has been
entered in the Goodwood Cup; but from all that can
be learnt, it seems pretty clear he wilt be kept for the
St. Leger. On the subject of the Cup I would give one
word of caution; which is, "Do not back Harkaway ; let
the Irishmen back him all they like; he will, of course, be
made _a favourite_; but with 9st. 41b. on his back he cannot
win eves' if they let him try, which must be doubtful if
the public back him. Mao never back Harkaway in any
double event, whatever the certainty may be" of the first
coming off correct. Liverpool and Goodwood cups, Good-
wood stakes and cups—the horrid couples ring again
JUDE X.

THE COMMISSIONERSHIP OF
THE CITY POLICE.

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Yesterday a meeting of the most influential members of
the Corporation, took place at the Guildhall Coffee-house,
in order to .adopt measures to secure the appointment of
Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq., M. P„ to the situation of
Commissioner of the City Police, an office about to be
formed by the Bill now in Parliament, for the improve-
ment of the Police of the City of London.
The names of the candidates for the office were stated.
They were Daniel Whittle Harvey, Esq., M. P., W.
Dowling, Esq., Commissioner of Police at Liverpool,
Sir William Cox, and Major Cook.

Mr. STACY, after some observations on the talents, in.
dependence, and integrity of Mr. Harvey, proposed the
following resolution :--" That Daniel Whittle Harvey,
Esq., M.P., when he announced himself as a candidate to
fill that office, possesses in an eminent degree qualifications
for the office, added to which, his long tried and valuable
services as a public man, afford an ample guarantee, that,
if elected, he will, by his vigilance and judicious arrange-
ments, render the police force of the city of London at
once exemplary and effective."
Mr. KING seconded the motion.

Mr. STEVENS observed that although he was satisfied of
the high character of the other candidates, he thought that
military habits were no recommendation to an officer
whose duties would be merely of a municipal nature.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. LOTT hoped and believed that the feeling in favour
of the election of Mr. Harvey, would be unanimous in the
Court of Aldermen, and the Court of Common Council.
—(Cheers.) He moved that, therefore, this meeting
pledges itself individually and collectively to support Mr.
Harvey, ar,d respectfully recommend his claims to the
notice of the Courts of Aldermen and Common Council.

Deputy PEWTRESS seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
_A Committee was then appointed to further the objects
of the meeting.
Mr. HARVEY, in returning thanks, said, though he
believed the clause in the Bill to prevent the Commissioner
sitting in Parliament had reference to him, he would,
nevertheless, if elected, endeavour to perform the duties in
such a manner, as to cause his constitutents no sorrow for
the choice they had made.

DR. CIIANNING ON INTOXICATING DRINKS.
—Above all, let me urge on those who would bring out
and elevate their higher nature, to abstain from the use of
spirituous liquors. This bad habit is distinguished from
all others by the ravages it makes on the reason, the intel-
lect ; and this effect is produced to a mournful extent, even
when drunkenness is escaped. Not a few men,- called
temperate, and who have thought themselves such, have
learned, on abstaining from the use of ardent spirits,
that fur years their minds had been clouded, im-
paired, by moderate drinking, without their suspect-
ing the injury. Multitudes in this city (Boston, U. S.)
are bereft of half their intellectual energy by a degree
of indulgence which passes for innocent. Of all the
foes of the working class, this is the deadliest. Nothing
has done more to keep down this class, to destroy their
self-respect, to rob them of their just influence in the com-
munity, to render profitless the means of improvement
within their reach, than the use of ardent spirits as a drink.
They are called on to withstand this practice, as they re-
gard their honour, and would take their just place in so-
ciety. They are under solemn obligations to give their
sanction to every effort for its suppression. They
ought to regard as their worst enemies (though
unintentionally such) —as the enemies of their
rights, dignity, and influence—the men who de-
sire to flood city and country with distilled poison. I
lately visited a flourishing village, and on expressing to
one of the respected inhabitants the pleasure I felt in wit-
nessing so many signs of progress, he replied that one of
the causes of the prosperity I witnessed was the disuse of
ardent spirits by the people. And this reformation, we
may be assured, wrought something higher than outward
prosperity. In almost every family so improved, we can-
not doubt that the capacities of the parent for intellectual
and moral improvement were enlarged, and the means of
education made more effectual to the child. I call on
working men to take hold of the cause of temperance as
peculiarly their cause.—Channing's Address on Scif
Cukure.

OS SIR G. CREWE.—A letter has been addressed
by Sir George Crewe to the Mercury, on the gross attack
made upon the honourable baronet, at the late Protes-
tant meeting in Derby, as reported in last week's Mer-
cury. The sentiments it contains are honourable to Sir
George, both as a gentleman and a Christian, and we are
assured, coincide with those of the great bulk of the
Christian public. The spirit of fierce bigotry and in-
tolerance which rules in these miscalled Protestant as-
semblies is more becoming the dark ages than these
enlightened times. The right of private judgment is
denied, character traduced, friends treated as foes, and
an infallibility assumed, which is as offensive to man as
it is presumptuous towards God. Great praise is due to
tc4Sir George Crewe for the stand he has made against
this overbearing intolerance.—Derby Reporter.