The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-23 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY.

The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15
forfeit, and only sif declared. Two Miles and a dis-
tance. 34 Subscribers ; 23 declared. _

Bokhara, 4 yrs, Bst 61b ; Monops, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ; l-
am-not-aware, 6 yrs, ist 41b ; Muleteer, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ;
Exit, 4 yrs, ist ; Remnant, 4 yrs, 7st ; Warrington. 4
yrs, Est 121 b ; llenri Quatre. 3 yrs, Est 41b ; Specimen,
5 yrs, 6st ; Folly, 4 yrs, sst 121 b ; ch c by Plenipo, out
of Obelisk': dam, 3 yrs, sst.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. The winner
to be sold for 801.

Fama, 3 yrs ; Abel, 5 yrs ; 'Ethan,
3 yrs ; The Drone, 6 yrs ; Decision, 3 yrs ; and Cle-
matis, 4 yrs.
The Ankerwycke Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 35 added.
The winner to be sold for 150/., &c. Mile heats.
Isabella, 6 yrs ; Australia, 3 yrs ; Dismal Jemmy, 4
yrs ; Jane filly, 3 yrs ; Diversion, 3 yrs ; Windsor, 3
yrs ; and Dromedary, 4 yrs.
THURSDAY.
The Sunninghill Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with a Purse
added for 3-yrs old, &c. handicap. Three-quarters

of a Mile.
The Egham Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 35 added.
The winner to be sold for 250/., tk,e. Mile and a half

heats.
The Queen's Plate of One Hundred Guineas. 3 yrs, 7st
aged ; Diversion, 3 yrs
slb ; 4 yrs, 9st llb ; 5 yrs, 9st nib ; 6 yrs and aged,
lost alb. Two Stiles and a distance.
Caravan, aged ; Tamburini, 5 yrs ; °raj,. 5
cb, yrs
Argos, 4 yrs. ; Valentissimo,
Jessica, 3 yrs ; br I by Clearwell, dam by Sam, 3 yrs ;
St. Francis, 6 yrs•
A considerable number of horses have arrived.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.
ST. LEGER.
5 to 4 apt Coronation—taken
4 to 1 agst Van Amburgh—taken
8 to 1 agst Middleham
10 to 1 agst Tearaway
14 to 1 agst The Squire
200 to 7 agst'Lampoon

LEAMINGTON STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Rhodanthe .
11 to 1 agst Champagne

DERBY.

500 to 10 agst Seahorse

GREAT SCULLERS' WAGER.
On Friday a second purse of sovereigns, liberally sub-
scribed by the Directors and friends who had witnessed
on board the Bachelor the match of last Tuesday, gave
the most noted scullery of the day another opportunity-
of exhibiting their prowess. This had been got up for
the seven unsuccessful men in the match to which we
have alluded, and the following were the competitors :
John Connoway Horsleydown Stripes.
Henry Godfrey Old Swan White.
J. Kelly Fulham Pink.
J. Maynard Lambeth Yellow.
C. Perry Lambeth Red.
John Phelps Fulham Green.
H. Shelton Lambeth Black.
The distance, it will be remembered, on Tuesday was
against tide, and two heats were rowed in the distance from
London-bridge to Chelsea; this, however, was from Swan
to Swan with the stream, about 51 miles. The Bachelor
steam-boat was, as before, chartered for the conveyance
of the Directors and their friends, and the Bridegroom
for the public to view the match. A great deal of boffins
took place on board the former. Connoway, the hi-
therto leading favourite on the Thames, had fallen into
disrepute as a sculler. It was evident he could not last,
and Maynard divided with Phelps the favouritism. Kelly
was next in repute. At half-past four the starting
galley with the umpire, the Leander Club, and several
other cutters, rowed by gentlemen, went to the starting
place, where the wagermen took their several positions,
and as far as the latter went we could see no advantage
in station. The start was grand, Connoway, as had been
expected, bad the best of it, and took the first place at.

an extraordinary speed. Godfrey dropped astern
slightly after the first few strokes, and Shelton,
Perry; and Maynard were all scull and scull. Kelly
immediately afterwards joined the party. At this time
one of the best men was deprived of all chance of vic-
tory by an accident. As Kelly was making play for a lead a
cutter belonging to one of the other parties came across
his wherry and swamped it, and he was obliged to juni
into a galley that was passing at the instant. Connoway
did not maintain his lead for more than half a mile.
Phelps and Shelton rowed by him at once, and a great
struggle ensued between these two for the first place.
Phelps just below Blackfriars Bridge appeared to have
got the best of it, but-it was only for a moment. Shelton
picked up his boat, and gradually went in advance.
Maynard passed Connoway, and ere the arrival of the
party at Westminster Bridge the latter had dropped into
the fifth place. Between the first pair it was a first-rate
display all the way up. In vain did Phelps endeavour
to overhaul his opponent. Although encouraged by the
deafening shouts of his backers and friends all his efforts
was unavailing. Shelton maintained the lead, and won
by two lengths only. Maynard was third, six lengths a
stern of . the second man. The prizes were presented to
the winners by Mr. Chaplin on board the Bachelor.

POLICE TESTIMONY.—The following has ap-
peared in several of the Sunday Papers :—ln our last
week's paper we gave an account of the gross misconduct
of a policeman named Russell, belonging to the F divi-
sion, who swore to having seen an " unfortunate" girl,
five successive nights, in the Strand, exercising her
wretched calling, and annoying gentlemen who were
passing; while the fact was, that during the whole of the
period sworn to by this credible witness (except the night
of her apprehension) the poor creature was confined in
rne House of Correction. There is, however, one part
of that account which we have since been desired to cor-
rect. The worthy Magistrate (Mr. Jardine) was not
informed of the result of the investigation made by the
Police Commissioners ; on the- contrary, they had not
the courtesy to-make any communication at all to him
upon the subject. On Monday morning last Russell
(notwithstanding all that had so recently taken ploa,e)
had the hardihood again to bring befora. the same Ma-
gistrate (Mr. Jardine) another unfortunate female,
whom he charged I.vjth baying bed -dL,irderlY in il;e
Strand -en the previous. 'right. His evidence: on this
occasion was of so sitspnnous a nature, theft the wor-
thy Yeigistrate again refused to act upon it ; and the
firllov-ing- morning he sent for Sandrock, the super-
interAent of the F division, and on his arrival informed
him 'of the evidence given by Rusaeli on the previous
day, and that the prisoner lnal called a witness whose
evidence completely rebutted his'statement—adding, that
he (Mr. Jardine) felt very much inclined again to en-
dorse on the charge sheet a memorandum to the effect
that he did not credit the evidence of the policeman
Russell. Mr. Jardine then said that he would take that
opportunity of publicly expressing his astonisha out (to
use the mildest term) at the extraordinary conduct of
the POlice Commissioners in retaining Russell in the
tbrenafter having had their attention called to the re-
marl; which he had felt it to ba his imperative duty,
as i Magistrate, to make on the charge sheet with refer-
ence to :Russell's conduct. He would repeat that Russell
in the evidence he had given against Jane Field, had
evidently been guilty of wilful perjury, and if Filch
gross conduct were allowed to pass unnoticed
.by
the Police Commissioners, particularly after having
had their attention called to it by a Magistrate, he
trembled for the consequences, witnessing, as he did,
the number of charges that were , ily brought
before that Court, by policemen, whose evidence was
altogether unsupported. With, regard to the want of
courtesy the Commissioners of Police had shown, in not
informing him of the result of their investigation into
Russell's conduct, he would abstain front making any
remarks, but he desired him (Sdrock) to report to
them, that he (Mr. Jardine) and his brother Magistrates
had for a long time past viewed the conduct of Russell
with great suspicion, which was confirmed by what had
since transpired with reference to the case of Jane
Field. His conduct ou Monday had rendered that
suspicion still stronger. Sandrock, after listening to the
above observations, promised to report them to the
Commissioners, muttering something about Russell not
being " quite so good a policeman as he ought to be."
The result of Sandrock's report has not been forwarded
to Mr. Jardine, but on inquiry, we have been informed
that Russell has received an intimation from the Com-
missioners, that " his resignation would be accepted," and
he has since resigned accordingly.
ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE.—A considerable

esnsation was recently excited in Brussels, in conse-
quence of the sudden elopement of the daughter of one
of the members of the Chamber of Peers and of the
Belgian Government with a Belgian of high family and
agreeable manners. The young lady, who is described
as being exceedingly beautiful and accomplished, is in
her 19th year, and one of the richest heiresses in
Belgium, it being reported that upon her arriving at age
she would become possessed of no less a sum than 32,0001.
per annum (English money). The young lady became
acquainted with her abductor through the medium of her
maid, and secret correspondence had been carried on for
months prior to the elopement, which took place about a
month since, the parties coming to England direct by an
Antwerp steam-ship. The tether of the young lady soon
discovered his daughter's flight, and, learning the route
taken, he proceeded direct to England ; being most in-
timately,acquainted with _AL fan do Weyer, the Belgian
irer, he lost eiglituei4e43'ingSol4lektilee-'
$' tettailiSilatiliteidigrrtte ricitttig—attschilo
the Police, Commissioners', ofTPA: to -request their
assistance, and next morning obtained the consent of the
Home Secretary to allow of the service of the Metro-
politan Police being made use of in discovering the
retreat of the lovers. Two of the Inspectors of the
A division, Messrs. Hughes and Partridge, were em-
ployed in the affair ; and, after a great deal of trouble
and exertion, Inspector Hughes succeeded in tracing the
fngitives to the Saracen's Head, Snow-hid, the first inn
they had stepped at on their arrival in London. From
thence they warn traced to different hotels and 13dg-ing--
houses in the West-end, and at some of which apartinents
had only been nominally taken with the intention of
blinding 'those in pursuit of them. At last the party
was found located at a lodging-house in Albany-street,
Regent's-park. The Inspector, in the course of his in-
quiries, ascertained that the banns had been put up in
no less than six churches, and on the day subsequent to
the lady's capture she would have been married at a
Lutheran chapel in the neighbourhood of Bedford-
square, of which a Belgian is the clergyman. Inspector
Hughes, having discovered the retreat of the lady, lost
no time in communicating with her parent, who accom-
panied him to a public-house opposite, from the windows
of which they could watch the motions of the inmates.
In a short time the lady's maid showed herself at the
window, and she was instantly recognised by the young
lady's father. After waiting a considerable time longer
the gentleman who had eloped with the lady left the
house, and immediately that he was out of sight the
father made his appearance before his astonished
daughter, whom he took with all possible speed to the
residence of the Belgian Minister. On the same even-
ing (Saturday last) a post-chaise was ordered, and the
father, daughter, maid, and the Inspector proceeded to
Dover, which place the latter, person did not leave till
Sunday afternoon, having seen the young lady and her
father safe on board a Calais packet. The names of the
parties figuring in the above have been kept a profound
secret. It is said the gentleman who brought the lady
from Brussels recently held a situation of some eminence
in the Belgian Government.—Correspondent of a Sun-
day Paper.

_ .
ADULTERATION OFBEER.—TheCommission-
ers of Excise have lately turned their attention to the
frequency of this offence, and have resolved that the
name of every publican who has been convicted of
adulterating his beer shall be forwarded to the Justices to
whom he will have to apply for a renewal of his license,
and they have come to a determination of depriving sach
convicted party of his license altogether. This, certainly,
is a very severe measure, but still it is considered abso-
lutely necessary- for the protection of the fair trader and
the community. It is notorious that a nu:nber of pub-
licans make four butts of three, and even three out of
two, by the mixture of water, sugar, salt, and delete-.
rious drugs, and then retail it to the honest artizan and
others at 24d. and 3d. per poi:. Respectable licensed
victuallers living in the neighbourhood of these rot •
gut rascals are too frequently compelled to close their
houses, being unable to hold out against such vile coin •
petition, and too honest to adopt similar means of re-
taliation ; hence their certain ruin. The public ought
to know that every pot of beer drawn by a publican
costs him 3d., and is it likely that we are to have it from
him at the same price ? It is the duty of the publicans
then, seeing the jeopardy in which they stand, to unite
more firmly, and come to a resolution to sell a genuine
article at a lair living profit, and those that under-sell
and play tricks with their beer will speedily be driven
from the neighbourhood in which they reside.—Sunda
Times.

" JAMES HATFIELD. AND THE BEAUTY OF
BUTTERmERE."—After many fruitless conjectures on the
part of the curious reader, as to the authorship of this sin-
gular and interesting production, which has been ascribed to
various individuals, from the writers of" EugeneA ram" and
" Paul Clifford," to those of " Oliver Twist" and " Jack
Sheppard," the real author has at length come forward,
and avowed himself in the person of the son of §ir Ed-
inn nd Carrington, Dart., giving another proof, so appa-
re* t in the present day, of the frequent combination of
high literary talent with aristocratic distinction.
It is singular that, while we have experienced
such constant rains in this neighbourhood, the weather
in Skye and the other western islands , (usually so very
wet), has been remarkably dry and fine. So favourable
a season has not been witnessed there for many years ;
and one farmer (Mr. Smith, at Sconser) had the rare
~,00d fortune to cut, winnow, and stack an excellent
crop of hay, without one drop of rain.—lnverness Courier.
In consequence of the great inconvenience felt,
attended with injurious effects, to persons' eye-sight in the country,
by their not being enabled to be properly suited with Spmtaeles,
&c.. and which have come under the notice (to some extent) of the
Messrs. S. anti BlSolomons, Opticians, &c., 39, Albemarle-street,

Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, and 76, King William-street,

City; they have contrived a mode by which individuals at the most

remote part of the globe can be suited with their Newly.invented

Spectacles, as corre;t as if the person were present ; by these who
have never made use of Spectacles, stating the number of inches they
can see moderate sized print tram the eye, and those who are making
use of Spectacles by sending them, and making the same statement
when in use. Immediateiy the Newly In vented Spectacles are
placed before imperfect vision that mist and dullness which appear
before the eyes is at once ren oved ; every object becomes clear and
d stinct, so that the most aged imperfect sight becomes bright and
brilliant, and is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state.
Their Sound Magnifiers Invisible Voice Conductors, will enable
persons at an advanced age, and of 40 and 50 years' standing of
extreme deafness to join in general conversation, and to catch the
sound of a distant low speaker at a public assembly ; they are not
in the least perceptible, nor more uncomfortable, than having a
small piece of fine wool in its place. The Sound Magnifiers, lnvi.
sible Voice Conductors and Spectacles, are cent daily (by post) to
various parts of the country. 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, op.
polite the York Hotel, and 76, King William-street, City.—No
connection with persons of the same name.

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