The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-27 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE•

HARROGATE RACES.--.MONDAY (CONCLUDED).
The Maiden Plate of 20L, added to a Sweepstakes of
20 sovs. each, one mile and a half (5 subs.), was won
cleverly in two heats, by Mr. Gill's Lady I-am-off, 4
yrs (Wintringham), beating Mr. J. Scott's Kennington,
3 yrs, Mr. Woffenden's Wensleydale, 3 yrs, Mr. Doug-
las's Elemore, 4 yrs, and Mr. R. Fox's The Lamb, 4 yrs.

TUESDAY.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 20 added; for
two yrs old. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. Humphries' Sister to Swallow (Basham) 1
Mr. Pedley's Lsdy Speedy ... 2
Mr. B. Green's Prioress 3

Mr. J. Osborne's Aehyranthes ••• ••• ••• 4
The Amateur Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 10 added.

Winner to be sold for 1001. One mile.
Mr. Douglas's Elemore, 4 yrs ... ...(Mr. Peart) 1
Capt. Reynard's King Pippin, 6 yrs ... ... 2
Mr. Gilman's fby Cotherstone, out of Beagle, 3 yrs 3
Mr. Seholey's Chesterfield, aged dis
The Speculation Plate of 201., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 soya. each. Heats. One mile and a half. (6 Subs.)
Sir C. Monck's Gulliver, 3 yrs ... (Simpson) 1 1
Mr. J. Gill's Lady I-am-off, 4 yrs 4 2
Mr. Ewbank's Orphan Boy, 3 yrs ... 5 3
Mr. Hudson's f by Thepn, out of Miss Betsy,
4 yrs 2 4
Colonel Anson's Oddity, 3 yrs 3 dr
BRIDGNORTH RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Borough Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 30 added.
One mile and a quarter.
Mr. E. Herbort'S Spot, 3 yrs ... (N. Brookes) 1.2
Mr Willy's Old Number Twelve, 4 yrs ••• ••• 3
Mr. Howard's Alderman's Son, 4 yrs ••• ••. 4
Mr. Draper's Luxor, 4 yrs ... ••• •,
The Apley Stakes of 5 soinviscese.ach, and 30 added. Two
Mr. Byke's The Wind, 3 yrs ... (W. Sharp) 1
Mr. Howard's Alderman's Son, 4 yrs... ... ... 2
Mr. Draper's Luxor, 5 yrs .3
The South Shropshire Stakes of 5 sous. each. Heats.

Two miles.
Mr. Shirley's Novelist, aged ...

... Walked over,

. ..
The Selling Stakes of 3 son. each and 20 added ; one
mile (3 subs.), were won, in three well-contested heats,
by The Wind, 3 yrs.

MR. _NI'S HIS DIARY.

';TUESDAY, JULY 10.—Sent my Vest to the Tailor's to
be let out in the Back, and my Wife and every Body say
I grow too stout, which do put me in mighty Pain lest,
I should lose my"-shape ; Wheiefore I -have resolved
to take a long Walk daily, fur Exercise, to bring down
my Fat. So began this Day and set out to walk to Barn-
Elms, by the way of Hammersmith, on a brave melting
Afternoon. I did muse at the Number of Carriages that
passed me, crammed full, and Omnibuses crowded both
inside and on the Roof, and the people upon them
whooping -and blowing Horns, as the British Putlic
always do when they ride to see any Sport. At
Hammersmith found what all this meant, every one
there hastening to the River, this being the first day
of the Thames Regatta, and the Suspension-Bridge
thronged, and Festoons of Spectators on the Chains.
Did go upon the Bridge, cost me id. toll, but would
not have missed the Sight for 6d. or 1.; for the Thames
with Boats scattered all over it, their Flags fluttering,
and their Crews shouting and laughing full of Fun
and Glee, made a lively Picture ; and also I was
just in the Nick of Time to see a Race ; f,,ur
Boats of as many Oars darting under the Bridge
at full Speed, while the Beholders cheered and hul-
loaed with all their Might, and a Bell rung, and a Band
of Musique upon the Bridge Pier did play " Love not."
Good Lack ! how wrapped up the People did seem to
be in the Race; and how they did cry for Blue to go
it ; and now tat it was Red, and then Pink, and
at last that Red had it, meaning the Colours of the
Rowers, which indeed looked very smart and spruce.
Over the Bridge, and, instead of to Barnes, down the Ri-
ver, along the Towing Path, which was also thronged
with Folks running to and fro, all Eagerness and Bustle.
So to Putney, where the Races do begin, and there
the Multitude greatest both on the Bridge and on the
Shore, and Finch his Ground to the Water-Side quite a
Fair, with Fat Ladies and Learned Pigs and Gilt
Ginger-bread; and his Tavern beset by Customers
for Ale, and mighty good_ Ale it is. Here more
Boat-Racing, with Firing of Cannon, Jollity, Shout.
ing, Jangling of Street Pianos, and everywhere To•
bacco-Smoke and the Popping of Ginger-Beer. Some
fouling of Barges, but no worse Mishap, though I ex-
pected every moment that Somebody would be ducked.
Met.hought how neat and dainty the light Wherries and
Wager-Boats did look among the other Craft; but loth I
should be to trust my Carcase in a Cockle-Shell, that sit-
ting an Inch too much on one side would overthrow.
blightypleaant also to behold on the Water the little Parties
of Beauties, rowed by their Sweethearts, under Awnings
to shade them from the Sun, and the Ripple on the Water
and the Smiles on their Faces, and to hear the Giggling,
which was a pretty Noise. Afloat everywhere in their
Boating-Trim I did note sundry of those young Sparks
that do and think and talk of nothing but pulling up the
River, and live upon it almost, like Swans or Geese;
and Mr. Wagstaffe, whom I met, do say they have
no Brains in their Skulls. But, however, that Boat-
Racing is a true British Pastime, and so long as we pull
together he will back us against all the World. "And
talking of that," says he, '- the Sport being ended, sup-
pose we take a Pull at some of Finch his Ale;"_ which
we did with great Content and so Home.—Punch.

NOVEL SUSPENSION BRIDGE OVER rilia DEE.—
The means by which this bridge is suspended are so
completely hid from the public view, that the casual
observer would be at a loss to know how it really was
supported. It is 150 feet between the bearings of points
of suspension. The platform, which is seven feet
wide, is supported on twelve round iron chain rods, in
,links of fifteen feet each, with very secure joints placed
alternately, and running the whole length of the same.
These chain rods are secured together by means of tra-
versed fiat bars placed at intervals of about six feet
apart, upon which the timber platform rests, and is
secured to the same by means of T-headed bolts and
nuts running through the whole, and screwed firmly to-
gether underneath. The chains are made perfectly fast
at one end to a huge stone pier, built in the embank-
ment. The centre of the pier at the other end of the
bridge is formed into a large pit, upon the top of which
is secured a very strong turn barrel, around which the
whole of the chains take one wind and descend into
the pit, and are secured to a strong cast-iron
plate suspended near the bottom, at a depth of thirty
feet, upon which is built a heavy mass of masonry,
forming a weight which completely counterbalances
the whole, thereby providing for every degree of
deflection, contraction, and expansion. It is also
further secured by very strong back-stays at each
end of the bridge, running a considerable distance
inland at a great depth under ground, and firmly
bolted to heavy blocks of hard oak, thereby having
a resisting pressure of many hundred tons of earth-work,
independent of the massive stone piers upon which it
rests. It is erected on the estate of Earl Howe, close to
the magnificent Grosvenor-bridge, over the River Dee.
The design and construction have been left solely to
Messrs. MiCeaup Perkes, and Co., of Liverpool, and
they reflect great credit upon them in every respect, as
it is a most unique design, and the first that has ever
been constructed upon this principle. Judging from the
low price at which it has been erected, we presume it
will not be the last.--Liverpool Mercury.
DISCOVRRY or A ROMAN ALTAR.—In digging for
sand in a sandpit at Boughton, near Chester, a iew days
since, a Roman altar was discovered, which is certainly
not the least interesting of the remains lately brought
to light in this neighbourhood. The altar is small,
and has no doubt been intended for a portable one; it
stands 12 inches high, and is about 7 inches square.
The inscription is just sufficiently legible to afford
matter for discussion and suggestion to the antiquaries.
The first line has the usual dedication—" Genio"—
plainly and sharply cut; but from the nature of the
stone, the red sandstone of the vicinity, the succeed-
ing lines, three in number, are less legible, and admit
of more than one interpretation. Some read the second
line " Averni"—a reading very little indicative of the
heavenward aspirations of its worshippers. The altar is
at present in the possession of Mr. William Ayrton, who
has presented it to the Chester Archaeological Society,
to whose museum it will be removed after the visit of
the British Archeological Association to Chester.—
Chester Courant.

COMMITTAL OF A WOMAN FOR POISONING HER
HUSBAND AND CHILD.—BREOON, JULY 25.—Owing to
facts which had come to the knowledge of Mr. Davies,
the coroner, he ordered the bodies of John Michael and
Martha Michael, his daughter, to be exhumed, in order
that an inquest might be holden to ascertain whether
there was any truth in the reports which had for some
time been prevalent in this neighbourhood that the de-
ceased had not come fairly by their deaths. The in-
quests were formally opened on the 17th, when the con-
tents of the stomtchs were handed over to Mr. Herapath,
the Bristol chymist, and the inquiry was resumed and
concluded yesterday, when the jury returned a verdict
" That John Michael died from the effects of arsenic
administered by his wife, Margaret Michael ;" and
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" That the thcjased, Martha Michael, died from arsenic
administered by her mother, Margaret Michael."
.She is
fully committed to take her trial at the present ass:23.
The chief use of a bachelor, according to the
Baltimore American, is to count one in the census.
MELANCHOLY DEATH BY LlGHTNlNG}.—Consider-
able sensation was excited in the neighbourhood of Fa-
kenham, in Norfolk, on Tuesday, by the sudden death,
by lightning, of Mr. Martin William Ffolkes, eldest son
of Sir William Ffolkes, Bart., of llillington, in that
county. It appears that young Mr. Ffolkes was fishing
in the neighbourhood of Fakunham with a friend, and
the latter having left him for some time, was told that his
companion was lying fast asleep by the road side. He
returned, and found that his young friend had been
struck dead by lightning. Mr. Ffolkes, thus suddenly
snatched away, was very much respected by all who had
the pleasure of his acciaintance. He was in his 31st year,
and married, in March, 1843, Henrietta, second daugh-
ter of the late General Sir C. Wale.