The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

MANCHESTER MEETING.

Cur.—Lerd Talbot's Tory beat Mr. E. G. Hornby's Heroic;
Mr. Thomas's Twist beat Mr. Calvert's Cowboy ; Mr. Blundel's
Brenda beat Mr. Lloyd's Lighterman ; Mr. Clowe's Contest beat
Mr. Lamb's Lady ; 111 r. Shaw's Snodgrass beat Mr. Alison's Ar-
tist; Mr. Lowton's Lottery beat Mr. Swan's Spectator ; Mr. H.
Hornhy"sHurly Burly beat Mr. Moore's Murat.

First Ties.—Tory beat Twist, Contest beat Snodgrass, Brenda
beat Contest, Hurly Burly beat Lottery.
Second Ties.—Brenda beat Tory, Contest beat Hurly Burly.
Deciding Course.—Brenda won the cup, Contest the sovereigns.
SEFTON STkICES,—The deciding course was in favour of Mr.
E. G. Hornby's blk. and w. d. Hidalgo; Mr. Clowe's blk. and w.
d. Kouli Khan ran up.
The Crorteth Stakes were divided between Mr. Moore's blk. and
w. b. Medusa and Mr. Swan's blk. b. Susanna.
The West Derby Stakes were divided between Mr. Lloyd's black
dog, Lidford,.and Mr. Lamb's black and white dog, Leo.
THE DITCH INN, roa Dous.—Mr. Calvert's Blucher beat
Mr. Alison's Artificer ; Mr. Shaw's Snowdon beat Mr. Lowton's
Lustine. Deciding Course—Blucher (a black dog) conquered
Snowdon (also black), and won the stakes.
The Altcar Hall Stakes were decided by Lord Talbot's black and
white bitch, Tabinet, and Mr. Blundell's fawn bitch, Brandy.
The Hill House Stakes were also decided between Mr. H.
Hornby's Herdman and Mr. Kershaw's Knight Errant, &c. &c.

,
BRITISH MUSICIANS.—The first trial of new
compositions by the members of this Society took place on Wed-
Lesday at the Hanover-square Rooms, which have been newly
painted and decorated. The list contained quartets, by Pot-
ter, Groves, and Hopkins; overtures, by Stephens, Barrett,
Hopkins, Groves, and Montgomery; violoncello concerto, by
W. Phillips ; pianoforte concerto, by H. 13*. Richards ; and a
violoncello concerto, by Case, Mr. Belgrove led the band,
and Mr. Lucas conducted.

Another of those cowardly assaults upon unpro-
tected females which have recently become so common, was
investigated by the Magistrates at Hatton-garden yesterday.
The offender in this case was a person of decent appearance,
and described himself as a carpenter. He had assaulted a
respectable female in a most indecent manner, and pleaded
drunkenness in mitigation of punishment. He was only fined
20s. Two or three months at the treadmill would have been
well bestowed.

An inquest was held yesterday in Wells-street,
Jermyn-street, on the body of John Jaspin, aged 33, a con-
firmed drunkard, who died in a state of intoxication in a tap-
room in the neighbourhood. A medical gentleman said his
death was caused by drink without having sufficient food.
Verdict, " Died from excessive drinking."
A woman named Harriet Spenser was received into
the University College Hospital yesterday morning, with a
fractured thigh, having accidentally slipped down while pas-
sing along the Hampstead-road.
Yesterday morning a little girl, seven years of at,,a e,
the daughter of a woman named Hutchins, living at No.
4, Little Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was dreadfully
bruerntduarbionugt the arms, neck, and face, by her clothes catching
the temporary absence of her mother. She was
place among the
conveyedfi to the hospital in the greatest agony.
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