The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

STEEPLECHASES.

FEBRUARY.
Hereford
MARCH.

1 Wetherby ll
... 2 Chipping Norton l5
9 Birmingham .......... ..• 28

Carmarthen..
Liverpool
Doncaster
Kirkham

Abergavenny.
Cheltenham._

E50m..................
Liverpool Hunt, ...
8......... 9

ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.---HULL, SAM-
DAY.—Throughout the whole of yesterday and the pre-
ceding day the magistrates and police have been engaged
investigating one of the most inhuman and, at the same
time, extraordinary attempts to murder, coupled with
robbery, that has ever been recorded. It appears that
on Tuesday evening last, Mrs. Dial', an innkeeper's
wife, of Beverley, was returning from this town by the
last train. All the passengers got out at Cottingham,
excepting one man, who sat in the same carriage as she
did. After the train had been in motion a few minutes
some persons near the line heard a female's voice calling
some one a thief, and these were followed by cries of
help and murder, all proceeding from the same carriage.
They followed as fast as they could, and fancied they
saw something thrown from the train, and upon reach-
ingl the spot found the lady in question lying by the side
of the rail, quite insensible. She was taken to aas, close by, and the next day, it being found whoSheesw
of
re_
re-
moved home, where she lies without any hopes
not
covery, being suffering from coneussihoon of
Although she had a large sum wheonns
when picke uP:
a penny was left in her possession
the fellow jumped
Upon the train slackening at Beverley
known at the sta-
tion and made off, nothing being then
of Beverley has been
tion of the matter. A milkmanto ...home,brain:
-
taken on buspicion, and held ball

NEWTON SPRING MEETING.
The first spring meeting of the season takes place to-
morrow at Newton, under the stewardship of Captain
White and T. Legh, Esq., with Mr. Topham as lessee
and clerk of the course. The bill of fare for the day is
uncommonly good ; and as there is sure to be a large
attendance of the Manchester men, in addition to a
strong muster of the Metropolitans, the meeting will,
no doubt, go off with considerable eclat. There are four
races on the card for decision ; and the performances
will commence, I believe, at half-past one.
The doings of the influential members of the ring
would lead one to infer that the Golborne Handicap
Steeple-chase is almost certain to come off in favour of
SHINRONE or QUICE.STEP ; although I fancy if Mr.
Barnard were to run his Young Lottery instead of
Quickstep, his chance of victory would be better ; but
I presume he has cogent reasons for what he is doing.
Cabin-boy seems to be the next animal in, point of at-
traction.

The movements on the Free Handicap Steeple-chase
particularly indicate FRESHWATER, and the b. m. by th,
Genius, as the best things ; Flying Buck and Lad,
Wilton standing third and fourth in estimation.

In the Handicap Hurdle Race, in the absence of
Quickstep, CAUEIRE and QUEEN OF THE VALE arc
booked as the certain occupants of the first and second

The Handicap Plate of 30 sovs., heats one mile and a-
quarter, is rather a comical sort of stake to inaugurate
the fiat racing of the year. Seven out of the eight no-
minations will, I understand, go to the post ; and it is my opinion that, favoured by the light weight of 6st.
101 b., Mr. Grimer's b. m. CRIPPLE KATE will just manage
to
the carry off
and the
thi plat te ; Harp and True Girl obtaining
second r places.
The latest betting this morning on the foregoing events
is as follows :—Golborne Handicap-5 to 2 agst Quick-
step, 3 to 1 taken ; 3 to 1 agst Shinrone, 7 to 2 and 4 to
1 taken to some
hones; Seto 1 agst Cabin-boy. Free
Handicap Steeple 2 to 1 agst Freshwater ; 3 to 1
each agst Genius mare and Lady Wilton ; 4 to 1 agst
Flying Buck. Hurdle Race--6 to 4 agst Caurire ;2 to
1 agst Queen of the Vale. Handicap Plate-3 to lon
the field.
Horses arrived or expected in the course of the day :
Harmony, Harkover, Harp, Shinrone, Quickstep, Cabin-
boy, Freshwater, Lady Wilton, True-girl, Caurire, Crip-
ple Kate, Jupiter, Knight of the Pipe, Flying Buck,
W°°dfold, Queen of the Vale, Mary Machree, Nero,
and Genius mare.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

MEETINGS OF PUBLIC COMPANIES.—PROFESSED RE-
PORTERS.—Circumstances have come to our knowledge
within the last few days, which render it necessary that
the chairman or secretaries of companies should be
warned against certain persons who attend their public
meetings in the capacity of professed reporters, and re-
ceive money from them by undertaking to get reports of
the proceedings inserted in the morning journals. Such
persons do not belong to any paper, and the mere fact of
receiving any sum under a representation of being able
to insure the publication of reports, is obtaining money
under false pretences. The press would, feel that an
essential service would be rendered to it were all such
persons to be handed over to the legal authorities.—
Morning Advertiser.
THE TOMB OF DANIEL THE PROPHET.— A letter from
iiealr,bltepogientltiheratwpiatiaceh the..
Persia, mentioned in the Boston. Chronicle (U.S.) states,
that in the course of works on the line between Persia
The reader can turn t
and Turkey, commissioners have come upon the re-
mains of the ancient palace, Shushan, mentioned in the
sculpture, and the
That
oahicnartbe dofßpo
pavementoaki
isieol , of
thetiil
eEstherprophet:
tpash,nedta.nDdaTim
Esther, and there he will read of a " aAi "
in the marbulentcoolfumredns:
marks
dilapidatedna drkbsl blue, and
greatness
nedrautwninehssist ea,tnhaden
ddgslbco;
made by the sacred penman. are scattered around,
the commissioners read that
N'ot far from
bepremainingpalace
the exact truth of the record
stands a tomb ; on it is sculptured
bound hand and foot, with the figure of a man,
springing upon him . 3 a huge 4on iu the act Qf
a evA illro to devour him.