The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-05 00:00:00

RACES.

The Caledonian St. Leger Stakes of 25 sous. each, and
100 added; colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b: winners
extra. One mile and three quarters. (13 Sub=.)
Mr. Bait's Priestess ... 1

Mr. Dawson's Jenny Lind ... ... 2
Lord Eglinton's Solon ... .•• ... 3
Mr. Ramsay's Lady Aberdour
Won easy.
The Gold Cup of 100 soya., and 251. added to a Handi-
cap of 15 sovs. each, 10 it, &c.; the second to save his
stakes. Cup course. (17 Subs., 9 of whom paid
5 sovs. each.)
Lord Eglinton's Elthiron, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ... 1
Hon. J. Sandilands' Arthur Briggs, 4 yrs, Est 101 b ... 2
Mr. W. Stirling na. Whizgig, 4 yrs, Sat 121 b ... 3
Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 6 yrs, 9st 81b . 4
Even on Chanticleer, and sto 4 agst Elthiron. Won
cleverly
The Efunter's Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added,
two miles (six Subs.), were won by Mr. Ryan's Tom
Tit, beating Sir John, Henry, Pleasure Trip, and
Jonathan.

The Polmont and Grangemouth Stakes of 3 sovs.
each, 1 ft, and 25 added, for three yrs old, 7st 51b; four,
Bst 21b; five, Bst 71b; six and aged, Bst 101 b; mares, &0.,
allowed 3lbs, once round (seven Subs.), were won in three
heats by Hon. J. S.andilaud's Jenny Lind, 3 yrs, beating
Wensleydale, 3 yrs, and two others.
The Members' Plate of 50 sovs. Heats. Once round

and a dis.
Mr. Wrather's Maid of Masham, 4 yrs ... ... 1 I
2 dr
Mr. Smart's Aspasia, 4 yrs ••• -• ...
Hon. J. Sandiland's Confederacy, 4 Yrs' ••• 3 dr
The Liverpool Autumn Meeting promises to breacea,
brilliant wind-up to the season. Thirty-three horses
are named for the Hurdle Stakes and fit ty-
five for the
Grand Steeplechase. There will be a handicap fiat
cialugde
with 1001. added, and two others on the second day.oft: great
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DONATION ET THE QUEEN.—We are happy to
announce that her Majesty the Queen, before leaving
Balmoral, was graciously pleased to transmit to Mr.
Wilson, editor of the North of Scotland Gazette, a dona-
tion of 20/. for '° the Aberdeen Ragged Kirk.",
LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF ST.
THOHAI'S CHURCH, WOOLWICH. —Yesterday baling
been appointed for laying the foundation stone of St.
Thomas's Church, Woolwich, constituted under the 6th
and 7th Vie., cap. 37, comprising portions of the parishes
of Woolwich and Charlton, a great number of the in-
habitants of both parishes assembled at 3 o'clock, r.ie.,
on the ground literally given gratuitously by Sir
Thomas Wilson, Bart., on the new road leading from the
Woodman, Charlton, to the Bull-terrace, New Charlton.
The church is to be one of tho extra-parochial erected
by public subscription, aided by grants from her Ma-
jesty's Commissioners, the inc.,rporated Society for
Building Churches, and by the appropriation under an
Act of Parliament of a sum of money arising from the
sale of glebe lands belonging -to the church of St. Mary,
Woolwich. The ceremony of laying the stone was per-
formed by Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, Bart., and eon-
eluded by an address by Archdeacon Sinclair, and after-
' ward)) the Benediction.