The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

SPORTING NOTES.

SOMETHING ABOUT SHREWSBURY.

At Shrewsbury Mr. Frail was surrounded by a strong
muster of "good and safe men," who fully appreciated
hiis labours to promote and confirm the success of his
A.utum Race gathering. The supply of sport was ample
and varied, the encounters close and interesting, and the
character of the competitors was superior to that of the
gmlerality of the " performers" at this season of the year.
The returns of the races which have already been pub-
lisled show the numerical strength of the respective
fields—indeed, the number of horses that were located
in the town fell little short of a hundred. Still, specu-
lation on the several events was pursued with no ac-
tivity, and the movements of the "ring " were appa-
rently regulated by a significant caution.
The racing was suggestive of few comments ; it was
rionducted satisfactorily, although the incidents of the
sport were occasionally remarkable. The defeat of
Little Harry caused some surprise, but perhaps the
horse's party were scarcely so much astonished at his in-
glorious exhibition as the public. Little Harry never once
figured prominently among the leading competitors, and
wns seemingly beaten before going once round the course.
His party, after all, however, may find consolation in
considering whether his running on Tuesday will
i regulate his weight for the Chester Cup, and may
have cogent reasons to be satisfied. The Shrews-
bury Handicap was carried off by Jack Leeming,
an extreme outsider. This horse belonged to Mr.
J. Dawson, who, however, sold "half of him,"
on. Tuesday morning, to Mr. Blyth for 40/. !
The proceedings connected with the Astley House
Stakes excited suspicion. At the commencement of
the betting Shunting was made the favourite, but before
the close it was whispered that an "accommodating
arrangement" had been effected, and almost "any odds"
were offered against her. The ruse had succeeded, and
the opportunity had been afforded for " getting on" ad-
vantageously on Middlesborough, who, on the retroges-
sion of Shunting, engrossed nearly all the betting. He
won of course. The Column Handicap was carried off
by Catherine Parr, whose party had backed her
heavily, and won, it is said, about 4,0001. Topsy
rushing away with a strong lead for the Copeland
Handicap, was only caught just below the distance by
Merry Monk, who spoiled the " good thing "by
making a dead heat with her. Had not Merry Monk
stumbled on challenging her, he would doubtless have
achieved success. He beat her cleverly for the deciding
heat. The Steeplechase was won by Bourton, and the
" doings " connected with it were not so glaring and dis-
creditable to require strong censure. To refer particu-
larly to the other events would occupy too much space.
The Selling Races were most unsatisfactorily conducted,
and I have no hesitation in declaring, that not more
than one bona fide sale took place during the meeting.
The starting, too, was shameful, from the undue favour
that was displayed for certain horses, and the determi-
nation displayed to get them off on good terms. In
order to effect this purpose, the marchings and counter-
marchings at the post tediously and unwarrantably pro-
longed the proceedings. The officials, too, were an in-
competent set of noodles. The Handicapping, although
not satisfactory, was, perhaps, scarcely deserving
censure.

SHAR MARKETS--(THIS DAY),

100
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BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

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& Eastn. June
Belfast & Ballymena
Blrmng. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lanesh.
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Blyth & Tyne original
£25 (iss. at £45)
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Caledonian.
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November 19.

A FRESH MAN.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

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THE SET \T, LONDON, SAT!RDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1853,

THE WEST INDIES.

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The Royal Mail steam-ship Solent, Captain Jel-
licoe, arrived at Southampton just before noon
yesterday, bringing the usual West India and
Pacific mails, in charge of Lieutenant Purver,
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Carthagena ...... —26 St. Luciaenacent —2B
Oct. 23
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Santa Martha..... 7 Martinique — 28
Jamaica, ............ 261Guadaloupe —2B
Hayti ............... 28 Dominica
Porto Rico — 31 Antigua — 29
Berbice ............ 23 Montserrat — 30
Demerara .. ...... 25 Nevis — 30
Tobago 27 St. Kitts — 39
Trinidad.
Barbadoes .......... • 27 Belize, Honduras, 18
Grenada
The Solent experienced moderately fine weather
with head winds for the first three days after leav7
jug St. Thomas's, but subsequently an uninter-
rupted succession of north-east winds and gales,
with a heavy sea. Her passage has, therefore, been
a more protracted one than would have been the
case if the excellent steaming qualities of the ves-
sel had been favoured with better weather. The
passengers have presented a congratulatory letter
to Captain Jellicoe, eulogising his professional con-
duct during the voyage.
This steamer brings 45 passengers, and on freight
golddust and bars value $199.528, specie (gold and
silver) value $582,623, and silver value $267,731,
the total value being $1,049, 982, or 211,3061. ster-
ling. The freight list also comprises precious stones
value $6,650, 131 serons of cochineal, 4 cases of
cigars, 7 bales of sarsaparilla, 15 cases of tortoise-
shell, 10 cases of succades, 351 serons and cases of
bark, 16 packages of mineral specimens, and 46
packages of sundries.
The advices from Jamaica are to the evening of
the 26th ult., the steamer having left Kingston on
the morning of the 27th, at daylight. Public at-
tention was entirely engrossed by the proceedings
consequent on the opening of the Legislature, which
was called together on the 18th ult. Since then,
up to the departure of the steamer, the business
had been chiefly of a routine character. The Go-
vernor's opening speech is as follow :
"Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gen-
tlemen of the Assembly,—l have called you together
for a new session at the earliest opportunity after my
arrival, earnestly hoping that the communications which
I am authorised by her Majesty', Government to lay
before you may lead to the immediate termination of
those lamentable dissensions which have, for nearly six
months past, deprived the island of the fostering care of
a Legislature, disorganised its public and parochial in-
stitutions, and materially aggravated its financial em-
barrassments, by suspending the collection of the ordi-
nary revenues.
"It is far from my intention to advert in detail to the
origin of the long-pending disputes which have brought
things to so unhappy a pass ; still less to pronounce any
opinion, in the necessarily imperfect state of my know-
ledge, upon the comparative merits of the position taken
up on either side.
" I can perfectly sympathise, on the one hand, with
the natural anxiety of the representatives of a suffering
community to reduce the costs of establishments gene-
rally into nearer proportion with its diminished wealth.
I can, on the other, appreciate the reluctance of those
whose constitutional functions it is to interpose a check
upon popular impulse to concur in arrangements, which
appeared to them uncalled for by the extent of the actual
emergency, and at variance with those principles of good
faith to which the State is bound to adhere as rigidly in
dealing with its humblest servant as man towards man
in the transactions of private life.
"But there is not, so far as I can judge. anything ir-
reconcileable in these conflicting views, and I confidently
trust that, with the aid of a loan not exceeding 50,0001.,
which the mother country is ready to offer for the pur-
pose, you will be able in friendly concert to devise mea-
sures which, without pressing with greater severity than
the circumstances of the time demand upon those whose
offices it may, in a general revision, be determined either
to abolish altogether, or to reduce in value, will, never-
theless, insure a larger immediate diminution of taxation
than the most sanguine economist could heretofore reckon
on.