The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-08 00:00:00

EPSOM SUMMER MEETING, 1849.

The Woodcote Stakes of 10 soya. each, &c., for two
year olds.
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Mr. Douglas's b f by St. Francis, out of the Nob's
darn—Mr. G. T. Bulkeley's Virtue—Mr. E. Jones's Cal-
mac—Sir G. Heatheote's b f by Lanercost, out of Coun-
tess—Lord Chesterfield's f by Don John, out of Lam-
poon—Mr. G. Barton's Lady Godiva—Sir J. Harley's
Epoch—Mr. B. Green's Michael Brunton—Mr. Gordon's
The Wren—Major Martyn's b f by Middleton, out of
Elflock—Major Martyn's b c by Charles XII., out of
Best Bower's dam—Lord Exeter's c by The Provost, out
of Silistria—Mr. Gratwicke's Countess—Mr. Ewbank's
Macready—Mr. Gratwicke's Sidesaddle—Mr. Magen•
nib's The Secret—Mr. E. R. Clark's The Old Commo-
dore—Mr. E. R. Clark's b c by St. Francis, out of
Lightning—Lord Clifdeir's The Beau—Mr. Greville's
Brighton.
Nominations for the Grand Stand Plate.

Idle Boy, 3 yrs—Canezou, 4 yrs—Plaudit, aged—
Eagle's Plume, 4 yrs—Cockermoutb, 4 yrs—Trap, 4 yrs
—Sampson, 4 yrs—Marlbrook, 3 yrs—Cymba, 4 yrs—
b c by Lanercost, out of Countess, 3 yrs—Sis. to Ridi-
cules Mus, 6 yrs—Do-it-again, 4 yrs—Lady Bangtail,
4 yrs--Springy Jack, 4 yrs—Alpheia, 4 yrs—Blaze, 4
yrs—Backbiter, 4 yrs—Swiss Boy, 4 yrs—Deerstalker,
4 yrs—Swordplayer, 4 yrs—Tisiphone, 4 yrs—f by Mu-
ley Moloch, out of Gusman's dam, 4 yrs—Silver Eel, 5
yrs—Ballinafad, 5 yrs—Hagley, 4 yrs—f by Emilius,
out of Flycatcher, 3 yrs—Fernhill, 4 yrs—Sylvan, 4 yrs
- If-defence, 4 yrs—Garthnia, 4 yrs—Skudar, 3 yrs—
New Forest Deer, aged—Cheerful, 3 yrs—The Tartar,
5 yrs—Attraction, 4 yrs—Footstool, 6 yrs—Tiresome,
3 yrs—Clarissa.

DEATH OF ROBT. WM. BRANDLING, ESQ.—This
gentleman died at Brussels on the 30th of December,
aged 74. He was one of the Justices of the Peace for
the county of Northumberland, and he possessed in the
fullest degree that gentlemanly bearing and generous
conduct which have ever been the characteristic of the
Brandling family. One whom from the first he warmly
supported in his early efforts, and was a chief means of
bringing into public notice, was the celebrated George
Stephenson, of whose claims to the invention of the
safety lamp for coal mines in opposition to those of Sir
H. Davy, Mr. Brandling was the untiring advocate, and,
in 1817, acted as secretary to the committee, of which
his brother, C. J. Brandling, Esq., was chairman, to
procure the presentation of a testimonial to Mr. Ste-
phenson. In the affairs of the coal trade, from the large
stake he and his family find in coal-mining, he took a
prominent and active part, and for many years was the
chairman of the united body of coal owners on the Tyne,
Wear, and Tees, and was repeatedly examined before
Committees of both Houses of Parliament as to the
practices, usages, and regulations of that important
trade. In 1821, he succeeded Alderman Joseph Forster
us one of the receivers of the Greenwich Hospital estates
in the North of England. In 1835, he brought before
the public the project of a railway between Gateshead,
South Shields, and Monkwearmouth, which was carried
into effect, and is still known by his name as the Brand-
ling Junction Railway. It continued an independent
line, until incorporated in the Newcastle, York, and Ber-
wick Railway, being bought by that company in 1845,
of which it is a most important link, connecting as it
does, three of the largest towns in the northern counties,
and the outlet for the produce of an extensive and valu-
able coal• field.--Newcastle Guardian.

MV
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THE— LATH ALLEGED ROBBERY OF THE EX-KING
OF THE FRENCH'S JEWELS,--It will be in the recollec-
tion of the public that in the case of the alleged robbery
of the jewels belonging to Louis Philippe, and other
members of the dethroned Monarch's family, from the
Palace of Neuilly, during the late revolution, on the
charge of robbery being withdrawn on the part of Louis
Philippe by Mr. Bodkin, who conducted the prosecu-
tion, Mr. Weels, an inspector of Customs, on the part of
the Crown, took possession of the property, on the
ground that the jewels were of foreign manufacture,
and had been smuggled into this country without pay-
ment of the legal Customs duty, and on Saturday last
a general order passed the Board of Customs, and was
communicated to the parties interested, that the jewels
will be given up on payment of the regular import duty.
Now, as has been stated by the parties who appeared on
behalf of Louis Philippe and other members of the ex-
Royal Family of France, that the jewels were worth
40,0001., and, on the other hand, that Mons. Baptiste,
the jeweller, who also attended from Paris on the part
of Louis Philippe, stated that though they were not
Louis Philippe's jewels, yet they bore so striking a
resemblance to them that no one but a jeweller could
discover the difference, it may be fairly assumed that
the jewels in the present case are of equal value with
those lost. Therefore, as imported manufactured jewel-
lery is liable to a duty of 20 per cent. upon the value,
and if they are worth the amount stated, they will, of
course, be liable to a charge of no less a sum than 8,0001.
THE DEATHS OP CHILDREN BY FIRE.—On Satur-
day an inquest was held by Mr. W. Payne, at St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital, on the body of Mary Ann Nolan,
aged five years. It appeared by the evidence of Mrs.
Howell, of 6, Thomas-rents, Half Moon-street, Bishops-
gate, that on Tuesday afternoon she was alarmed at
hearing dreadful screams in the house, and on going to
one of the rooms, the deceased came running to her in
one sheet of flame, which, after some difficuly was ex-
tinguished, and she was taken to the hospital. The
mother had left the deceased and brother at home, and
as they had been very short of food she had given them a
piece of bread to eat. The boy had toasted his and the
deceased was about to do the same, when, in reaching
the toasting-fork, her clothes ignited. As usual, no
guard was placed to protect the children from the fire,
and the mother had not left them two minutes. The
deceased was attended by Mr. Savory, the house surgeon,
with frightful burns on the face, neck, and arms, from
the effect of which she died on Friday. The jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental death."
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN CHESIIIRE,
JAN. 4.—About the crops very few observations must
suffice; the ground is hard as adamant. Weather of
this kind will prove beneficial, notwithstanding its
severity; and as to the wheat plant, the only thing to be
hoped for is a covering of snow. The dry frost will
enable the low country farmers to get out their manure,
and this in itself will be a boon; for the exceedingly
mild and moist weather has, of course, retarded such
operations. We have now had three rather severe
nights of frost. Monday night the thermometer was as
low as 24 deg., Tuesday about 20 deg., and Wednesday
night 18 deg. Our glass was, however, in a somewhat
sheltered situation, and we have no doubt that much
lower quotations will come to hand. The wind is now
south-east by east; but in truth it has had a veering
tendency during the last three days that it is difficult to
report. We anticipate a continuance of frost.—Man-
chester Courier.