The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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WOODFORD AND LOUGIITON STEEPLE-
CHASES.-TUESDAY.

Sweepstakes of 3 soya, each, and 20 added, the second to
save his stake. Three miles. (Five Subs.)
Mr. Salt's Alexander, lOst 121 b (Salt) 1
Mr. Montgomery's Brigand, 10st 131 b (R. Heed) 2
The following also ran:—Mr. Drew's Master Murray,
list 4lb (Mr. Allen)—Mr. Thomas's Yellow Dwarf,
lOst 71b (Archer)—and Mr. Salt's Alfreda, 10st (Mr.
Butler).-6 to 4 agst Yellow Dwarf, and 2to 1 apt
Alexander.

All bungled at the first fence except Alexander, who
maintained his lead throughout, and won easy. Only
two passed the post.
Sweepstakes of 2 sous . each, and 10 added. Heats, 2
miles. (Four Subs.)
Mr. Thomas's Yellow Dwarf, lOst 71b (Archer) 2 1 1
Mr. A. Jackson's Sampson, 10st 71b...(Jacson) 1 die.
Mr. Sait's Alexander, lust 71b (Salt) 3 dis.
Mr. Montgomery's The Clown, 10A 71b (Heed) dis.
Even on Alexander, 3 to 1 each egst Clown and Yel-
low Dwarf. Won easy. Alexander came in sccond in
the second heat, but did not pass the post, and was
distanced.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, TUESDAY.
The Queen and Prince took an early walk this
morning in the park and grounds of Osborne.
The younger members of the Royal Family walked
and rode as usual.

The royal dinner party yesterday included Colonel
the lion. C. B. Phipps.
Lady Canning, Lady in Waiting to her Majesty,
left Osborne this morning, and will be succeeded by
the Marchioness of Douro, who is expected at Os-
borne this day.

Their Serene Highnesses the Duchess of Saxe-
Weimar and the PrincQsses Anne and Amelia: of
Saxe-Weimar, arrived at Madhorougn Howe, Pall-
yesterday afternoon, from the Priory, Staninore.
Colonel Perceval had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home Ake.
Mr. (John Wood, Chairmen of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on Monday. Colonel Anson had also nn.
interview with the Right Hun. Baronet, at his uffici:d
reeidence in Downing street.
Mr. Roberteon, agent for the Mt xicAn liondholdt
translcted business at the Foreign-office %esterd.y.
Lord and Lady John RuFseli lett Pembroke Lodge,
ftie hmond Park, yesterday, for 13owoud Park, Wilts,
on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Lans-
downe.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mnry
Wood, left town yesterday, for ifickleton Mill, near
Doncaster.

The Earl of Carlisle has left Penshanger, the peat
of Earl Cowper, for Trentham, the seat of the Duke
of Sutherland.

Mr. IV. Grey, M.P., left town yesterday for Cul.
Merton.

" TILSI.EY ON TII E STAMP LA W S."—(Published by
Stevens and Norton, Bell yard, Lincoln's Inn.)—A new
edition of this useful work has been published by the
Assistant-Solicitor of Inland Revenue, wi o from his
official situation must be thoroughly conversant with the
subject, and is more likely than any other person to
write clearly and authoritative ly upon it. Since, the first
edition appeared the Stamp-office Las been consolidated
with other public departments, under the title of the
Inland Revenue-office, but under this change of name
the chapter of the law of which the work before us
treats still remains as complicated and vexatious as ever.
A new edition of Mr. Tileley's book will therefore be
welcomed by the mercantile world and the legal profes-
sion as a valuable accession to their libraries, us it re-
lieves them from the drudgery of aseerta'ning from less
accurate sources of information those minute but impor-
tant points of practice which the operation of the stamp-
laws involves. The work in its new form appears to be
simply and well arranged, and while much matter which
has now become superfluous has been expunged, a variety
of important additions have been made. The several de-
cisions of the courts are set forth under each head in a
concise and valuable shape, and the book, being still con-
fined within its original limits, may be referred to with
ease and confidence by all whom the stamp- laws unmet n.
And whom do they not concern? The table of contents
exhibits an array of subjects to which stamp donee, are
attached sufficiently formidable to secure a lively, ?hough
not very agreeable, interest on the part of all her Ms-
jesty's liege subjects. Among the heads mated of are
agreements, appraisements, awards, apprenticeships, in-
dentures, bills and notes, bonds, leases, and receipts.
Nor, in the long catalogue, should we emit to mention
two items which touch ourselves more nearly than the
public at large, namely, the duties on newspapers ai I
advertisements. On these and a great variety of other
points, Mr. Tilsley has explained with great precision
the present operation of the stamp-laws; but the chapters
to which he has devoted the greatest care, and which
he has dwelt upon most elaborately, are those oa
"Conveyance,'"' Mortgage," " the Probate and Legaey
Duties," and " the General Enactments relating to In-
struments." The subdivisions under this last title show
the variety of general points arising from the modes in
which written documents are affected by the operation
of the stamr-laws. The work includes complete tables
of all the duties, including those made payable by the
recent Act in lieu of fees in bankruptcy. Mr. Tilsley's
book has already been recognized by the Courts as art
authority on the subjects of which it treats, and we
are much mistaken if the new edition does not add
greatly to the repute in which it has hitherto bees held.
—Times.
WESTERN LITERARY AND SCIEN TIVIC INETITTI•
TION.—On Monday evening a concert of a very al.
tractive character was given by Mr. A. Sudgveick, the
celebrated concertina player. When we mention that
Miss Poole, Mr. Viotti Collins, Mr. Genge, in addition
to a host of other celebrities in the musical world, were .
the artists engagedeno one can fora moment's dtubt tut
that it was one of a very superior deiciiption. Miss
Poole sang some ballads in her usual quiet, unobtrusive
manner; and never did we 'hear -a swig more sweetly
sung than was " Sally in our Alley," 4 Mr. Ilenge. Be
was rapturously encored. Mr.,Codins's brilliant execu-
tion of the " Carneval tie Venise " is so e ell known and
appreciated by the London populace as to ri qeire no
comment from us; es usual, he was loudly:encored, and
with difficulty escaped playing it a third time. The
other nrtists acquitted themselves in a very creditable
nvinner, and we might suggest to Miss Wells that if
she ceased that peculiar movement of her body while
singing it would bo decidedly iu he: favour. It would
be but an act of justice to pass a short eulog'uni on Mr.
Malcolm, the spirited, enterprising, and intelligent secre-
tary, whose indefatigable exertions in catering for the
amusement arid gratification of the members cannot be
spoken of too highly.
Mr. Francis Bayley, the: Revising Barrister, son
of the late Mr. Justice Bayley, has been appointed by
the Lord Chanceller judge of the Westminster County
Court, in the room of the late Mr. Movlan.
CONVICTION OF A DUMB MAN.—Thomas Dow-
ling, a dumb man, was, on Saturday, convicted of com-
mitting a breach of the peace, and sentenced to ten
days' imprisonment. The import of the evidence and
result of the trial were communicated to him by Mr.
Cork, superintendent of the Edinburgh Deaf and Dumb
Institution.—Caledonian Mercury.

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