The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-12 00:00:00

PEDESTRIANISM.

HENRY BOOK, OF STAFFORD, AND JOHN SMITH, THE
REGENT-STREET PET, FOR 501. A-SlDE.—That these first-
rate-runners were articled for a trial of speed on Tuesday,
the 11th day of May, was known to every admirer of pedes-
trian feats, and to all who seek profit by laying or taking
" the odds'' on the results of bipedal performances. Mitcham
being the appointed rendezvous, and mine host Smith's, the
Swan, the head quarters, the gathering from south, east, and
west was, as the Yankees say, "pretty considerable." The
market, so far as betting quotations can be safely made,
speaking from our own cognizance of hard cash staked,
ruled at 6 to 4 on Smith, and subsequently increased to 2 to 1.
This was persevered in by many of those who are supposed
by the many-headed multitude to know best, and to have
most money, and hence the backers of Book were almost
frightened out of their own better judgment, and wagering
became rather a matter of defying challenge than real busi-
ness. At hall past four o'clock, the men showed at the
scratch. Smith was in admirable racer-like form, fine as a
thorough-bred, hard as a pebble, and "fit to run for a man's
life." His antagonist ,nas fresh, angular in the facial out-
line, blooming, youthiWzelastic, and wiry, and if the pre-
vious fame and deedspf ttheftagent-street Pet had made him
a favourite, looked nollunlikfiely; a second time, to prove that
favouritism in foot as. -Drell--as-,.horse-racing, may lead to
serious mistakes. Orfelidli`grid a guattei was consumed in
127 false starts, and at the 128th "go the rivals bounded
off. Smith had, if anything could be had, the start. For
thirty yards the competitors were level, at fifty, Book had
his shoulder in advance, at seventy to eighty yards, the Staf-
ford man was clearly in front by a couple of yards, at eighty
to a hundred his lead was slightly decreased, and at the goal
(130 yards), Book ran in a winner by barely one yard. The
money lost upon the race, from the confidence of Smith's
friends (a confidence by no means discredited by the event),
was undoubtedly considerable.
MINNErr AND THOMA S. —J. Bennett, of Ealing, and J.
Thomas, of Chelsea, walked their ten mile match on Mon-
day, near the Black Dog, Bedfont. The Chelsea hero led for
the first seven miles, when Bennett passed him, maintained
his advantage, and won without distress. Time, 1 hour 31
minutes.

METCALF AND MOORIIOLTSE.—The race of 200 yards, be.
tween Samuel Metcalf and Russell Moorhouse, attracted a
considerable muster of spectators on Monday, at Wands-
worth-common. The men showed at the starting-scratch at
four o'clock, the distance agreed on being 200 yards, and the
stakes 10 sous. aside. The disparity in height was consider-
able, Metcalf being the. taller man by at least four inches.
On the word being given, they bounded off; running level
for some thirty yards, when Metcalf pulled foot, took a
lead, of which he was never afterwards dispossessed, and ran
in an easy winner by three or four yards, which he might
have increased had he been so disposed.
Irtwoon AND BERET.—Robert Inwood, of Tooting. and
W. Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match of 150 wards on
Monday morning, on Wandsworth-common. The race,
which was run before eight o'clock, was never in doubt.
Inwood took the lead, after ten yards had been covered, from
a very even start, and closed all cavil as to the question of
speed, bybeating his antagonist by three yards.
SLADE AND MOVNTJOT'S 20 MILE MATCII.—The "ve-
teran" and his opponent, Slade, who gave him 300 yards'
start, met at Highgate, on Monday, and ran 20 miles. The
stake was a small one, namely, 10/. ; and at 30 minutes past
5, the pedestrians went off. The " old one" never left the
event in question ; for Slade, at no time, was within 100
yards of his opponent. At the 19th mile, Slade resigned,
Mountjoy completing the 20 miles in 2 hours and 24 minutes

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.
Yesterday the opening match of the season came off
when the following prizes were given for competition by the
above popular and excellent club:—
For yachts not exceeding twenty-five tons:—
First prize—A silver tea-kettle value 60 guineas.
Second prize—A silver punch-bowl 3O guineas.
For yachts of twelve tons:—
A silver service
This match, as the first of the season, is always looked for-
ward to with much interest by the amateurs, as it generally
introduces one or more rival candidates for fame to compete
with the old established favourites. For this reason the ar-
rival of the Fawn, a new boat of good repute (from Poole),
was anxiously expected, and when almost at the hour of
starting it was definitely stated that she had not arrived,
much disappointment was felt, for the race was vow resigned
to yachts whose merits had last year been fairly tested on
several occasions and in various weathers. This rendered the
sport less exciting, and the want of wind caused this to be
felt the more severely. But although the conoscenti were in
a great measure disappointed, the ladies who joined the
party on the steamer must have been highly gratified with
the general arrangements, the brightness of the day, the
beauty of the scene, and the musical •performances by the
band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and Adams's band.
At ten o'clock the Meteor steamer started from London-
bridge with the Commodore, Lord A. Paget, the Vice-Com-
modore, Barwell, Esq., and a numerous company on
board, and proceeded to Erith, from which place the yachts
were to start, to sail round a buoy moored at Chapman's
Head, twelve miles below Gravesend, and thence return to
Greenwich.

The following yachts took their stations, and at one o'clock
were all ready to start :

FIRST CLASS.

Tons. Port. Owner's Names.
1. Secret
2. Belvedere

3. Prima Donna 25 Colchester... T. Harvey, Esq.
4. Ino

SECOND CLASS.

1. Ranger l2 London v E. W. Roberts, Esq.
2. Whisper
No. 1 was on the southern shore.
At about one o'clock the commodore gave the signal to
start, and on the firing of the gun the sails of all were
hoisted with electrical rapidity, the Belvedere getting her
gaff-topsail set first; they all rounded nearly level, the
Secret from lying nearer the wind (which was north-west)
being rather astern. The whole match down to the turning
point, Chapman's Head, was sadly devoid of interest, it
being, from the excessive calmness of the day, almost a
drifting match ; this degree of langour was increased by the
unchanging position of the yachts, which, but that the wind
was a leading one, would not have been enabled to complete
their distance within the time allowed them. In the first
reach (Erith) the little Ranger had the heels of them all,
the pride of place, however, being soon wrested from her by
the Secret; in Long Reach by the Ino also, and the yachts
passed Northfleet in the following order :—Secret first by a
quarter of a mile, Ino second, the little Ranger a plucky
third, the Prima Donna fourth, and the Belvidere and
Whisper bolding a private controversy out of our ken.
The following is the time at which the yachts rounded the
flag buoy at Chapman's Head :-
1. Secret
2. Ino
3. The Ranger on her quarter
4. Prima Donna... ll min. past 4
5. Belvidere l2i min. past 4
6. Whisper
The boats now felt the early flood, and with it that which
had been prayed and whistled for all the morning—viz. a
capful of wind. This infused new life into the heels of the
boats and the hearts of the lookers on, the backers of the Ino
and the Belvedere thinking that the match had only now
commenced, and that the merits of their respective boats
would now at last be tested,:and ensure a different result. The
Belvidere was suddenly thrown out of the betting by going
aground on the 13ligh Sands, and in that position enduring
the mortification of seeing the little Whisper " walk by her."
The 'no, now the breeze has freshened, completely shakes off
the Ranger, which again is passed by the Prima Donna, and
the race from this point it is evident, bar accidents, is in the
hands of the Secret, Ino, and Prima Donna. And now the
amateurs watch keenly the way in which they make their
tacks and boards, many fancying that in "reaching" the Inn
would show superiority. This idea was entertained only for
a brief space, as all allowed that the Secret went closer to
windward than any of them, and the way in which she and
the Ino were handled was the theme of universal admiration.
The wind had now most opportunely veered round slightly,
being west, and a point to the southward, this with its in-
creased power enabled the yachts to perform the distance in
less time than was at first expected, but caused no alteration
in the position of any them, as they came in at Greenwich
in the following order and time:—
Secret 4 min. past 9
Ino

Prima Donna l4 min. past 9
Ranger
Whisper 3O min. past 9
The above table is as accurate as we were able to furnish,
in consequence of the failing light, and is within a fraction of
the actual time. In consequence of the lateness of the hour.
the prizes were not publicly awarded; but the first prize
was given to J. W. Smith, Esq., owner of the Secret; the
second ditto to Henry Gibson, Esq., owner of the Ino • and
the prize for the second class was bestowed on
Roberts, Esq., the owner of the Ranger.
The Secret, by this victory, has added another to her
many well earned laurels, and has established her reputation
as a boat for all weathers. She was well sailed and steered
by Richard Short, Eiq., an old member of the Royal Thames
acht Club, who took the helm. While awarding this
praise to the Secret, it would be an invidious and unfair
omission, did we not state that the handling of the Trio
throughout the match, more particularly the latter part,
under the direction of H. Gibson, Esq., was considered as a
master-piece in the noble art. The little Ranger also ob-
tained much applause for the dashing manner in which she
stuck to her bulkier opponents. With respect to the Belvi-
dere and the Prima Donna, their admirers insist that their
positions would have been far more forward had they not,
from alterations not yet completed, been thrown out of trim.
Enough has, however, been this day shown to prove that
with one or two novelties on the list, the club for their next
match may produce a carte never surpassed, and of a
character the most inviting.

REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF Ox-
FORD.—There will be a contest for the representation of this
University at the approaching general election,Mr. Estcourt
having intimated his intention of retiring from Parliament.
The names of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. and Sir W.
tnirestallikareal
Ileathcote are severally spoken of as being gt
that likely to
occupy the vacant :_-eat. We may.
and abilities of those gentlemen are such as to qualify either
of them lbr Wit di:itin%ui3la (I position..

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(nom the Vohs and Proceedings of the House of COIIIOI4MS.
TUESDAY, MAY 11.
NOTICE OF MOTION._

Lord John Russell—To move the adjournment of the
House till Friday, May 28—May 21.
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.

RAILWAYS.
Select Committee on Group No. 35.
Mr. Alexander discharged; Sir R. Ferguson selected, and
added to the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 24.
Mr. Blackstone discharged ; Mr. Beckett selected, and
appointed chairman of the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 26.
Mr. Beckett discharged ; Mr. Blackstone selected, and
added to the Committee.

THE INSTRUMENTAL VOCALISTS
Yesterday afternoon we visited the Haymarket
Theatre, and witnessed the remarkable performance of
four Hungarian brothers, who have recently arrived in
the metropolis. Auber, the greatest of French com-
posers, has heard them, Berlioz has heard them, his
Majesty Louis Philippe has heard them, so has our
gracious Sovereign Queen Victoria, and so also have
thousands in Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, and
various other parts of the continent. Every one has
been amazed, every one has been enraptured; and we
can now mention ourselves as among the number. It is
utterly impossible to convey any notion whatever of the
effect of these singular artistes by a mere description,
even though we wrote as vividly as Buffon. They are
Hungarians by race, brothers by blood, and gifted to an
almost miraculous extent by nature. Their names are
Weis, Zurer, Schwartz, and Grunzwag. Two of these
extraordinary men are capable of imitating the horn, the
hautboy, the trumpet, the cornet-a-piston, the violin,
and the violincello, with their lips alone. No mere
ventriloquial tricks, no mere vocal eccentricities—these:
but perfect musical instruments formed by a peculiar
adaptation of the lungs, the thorax, the uvula, the
muscles of the cheeks, the tongue, the teeth, and the
lips of human beings. It is something perfectly mar-
velous to observe the glibness, the distinctness of into-
nation, the volume, and the delicacy with which these
Hungarian minstrels execute quartets and trios ; the
rapidity of the chromatic passages, the fulness of tone,
and the pathetic sentiment thrown into their strange
concerted pieces. Now it is the mellow warbling of the
hautboy, now it is the rich resonance of the trumpet,
now it is the dazzling notes of:the violin, and now it is
the melodious tone of the cornet-a-piston. The
nationality of the Hungarians distinguishes in a peculiar
manner the performance of these brothers ' • and their
picturesque appearance on the stage of the little Hay-
market, dressed as chasseurs, completes the illusion that
we are listening to the bugles and the songs of huntsmen
in a northern forest.

HEE MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty the
Queen Adelaide honoured the performance at her Majesty's
Theatre yesterday evening with her presence. In her Ma-
jesty's suite were the Earl and Countess Howe, the Viscount
and Viscountess Barrington, Hon. Miss Wheatley, and Hon.
Miss Hudson. The Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester
had the honour of joining the royal party. Her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Baroness de
Speth, Lady Augusta Bruce, and Sir George Couper, occupied
her Majesty's box. Sir Robert and Lady Gardiner, the
i
Misses Gardiner, and Captain Gardiner were
ncludedin the royal party. Amongst the general company
Prince Louis Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, vheere the Duke
and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Cleve-
land, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Dowager-
Duchess of Cleveland, his Excellency the Russian Minister,
the Baroness Brunnow, and Mademoiselle Olga de Lechnar ;
the Marquis of Huntly, Count de Berke, his Excellency the
' Jarnac,
Hanoverian Minister, the Countess de the Count de
Courcy, the Earl of Falmouth, the Earl of Lonsdale, Vis-
count Clifden, Viscount Cantalupe, Viscount Canterbury,
Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, Lord Sandys, Lord Saltoun,
Lord Adolphus 'Fitclarence, Lord and Lady Charles Wel-
lesley, Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Fitzroy Somerset,
Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord W. Paget, Lord Harry Vane,
Lord William Lennox, Lord Gardner, Lord William Graham,
M. C. de Kondriaffsky, Lady Poulett, Lady Mary Ross, Sir
H. Webb, Sir W. and Lady Fremantle, Sir Ralph and Lady
Howard, Sir H. Willoughby, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir
Alexander, Lady, and the Misses Woodford; Lady Elizabeth
Stanhope, Lady Palmer, Lady Colborne, Captain the Hon.
James Nacdonald, Mr. Barry Baldwin, General Upton,
Mr., Mrs., and Miss B. Trelawny ; Mr. C. W. Packe,
Mr. Hilbert De Burgh, Major Baring, Mr. Repton, M.P.,
Mr. Bateson, M.P./ Sir G. Wombwell, &c.
THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—
Ha Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom-
panied by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Royal
Italian Opera, Covent-garden, last night, with their presence.
Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Desert, the
Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Waterpark, the Honourable Colonel
Phipps, and the honourable Captain Gordon; also her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baron
Knesebeck and Captain Mildmay. There were present—His
Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer,
her Grace the Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clan-
ricarde, Marquis of Worcester, Marquis of Lansdowne,
Marchioness 01 Westmeath, Marquis of Donegal, Marquis of
Granby, Earl Grosvenor, Earl and Countess Granville, Earl
and Countess of Wilton, Earl of Cadogan and the Ladies
Cadogan, Earl of Cardigan, Countess of Chesterfield, Earl
of Craven, Earl of Sefton, Earl of Munster, Countess Dow-
ager of Essex, Count Revel, Count Potocki. Count de
Courcy, Viscount Clifden, Viscount and Viscountess Castle-
reagh, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Ranelagh, Viscount
Dupplin, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Lord and Lady
Aylmer, Lord George Manners, Lord Bateman, Lord Henry
Lennox. M.P., Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord and the Hon.
Miss Foley, Lady Blanche Somerset, Lord Leveson, Mr. and
Lady Caroline Maxse, Lord and Lady Pelham Clinton, Hon.
Charles Neville, Hon. Captain Duncombe, Hon. George
Mines, Hon. Captain Macdonald, Hon. Mrs. Howard, Hon.
S. Pierrepoiut, Hon. Colonel Wrottesley, Hon. F. Craven,
Hon. Cecil Forester, Hon. Major Pitt, Hon. Colonel Upton,
Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. F. Byron, Sir Charles and Lady
Cecilia Des Veeux, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir Charles Kent,
Sir John Pakington, Sir Piers and Lady Moatyn, Sir Henry
Mildmay, Sir Bellingham and Lady Graham, Hon. Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce, Mr. C. P. Leslie, M.P., Mr. Henry Baring, M.P.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAT 11.—The Oriental Company's
steam-ship Erin, Captain J. S. Russell, arrived in the docks
this morning, and landed her mails. The cargo of the Erin
consists of silks, opium, wool, Indian corn, sponges, yellow
berries, and nuts; in all 350 tons, and 57 passengers. The
Erin, on the 4th instant, saw several vessels, outward- bound,
in ballast, for the Mediterranean ports, and several wind and
homeward-bound, in Gibraltar. On the 4th instant, at nine
r.u., passed the Montrose, Captain Burney, steaming off
Cape St. Vincent, outward-bound, with Peninsular mails.
At Constantinople the shipping was very numerous, most of
it in ballast, bound up the Black Sea for grain, being de-
tained by contrary winds. The Erin for most part of the
voyage experienced head winds and stormy weather. The
Great Western steamer will leave this port on the 2d proximo,
with the West India and Mexican mails. And the new ship
belonging to the Oriental Company, named the Jupiter, will
take out, it is expected, the Peninsular mails on the 17th
instant. She made an experimental trip yesterday, to the
satisfaction of her owners.

ATTEMPT TO POISON A FAMILY.—BURT ST. ED..
M VND'S, TUESDAY.—The family of a wheelwright, named
Rouse, consisting of himself, his wife, and two sons and
two daughters, residing in Eastgate-street, in this town,
have nearly fallen victims to an attempted murder by poi-
son, and soon after were all seized by violent sickness,
which, on medical assistance being called in, was found to
be the result of poison. Yesterday, however, all of them
were so far restored as to be able to leave their beds for a
short time, except the eldest daughter, whose recovery is
much doubted. In a few days an investigation will be gone
into by the magistrates, so soon as the case is in a sufficient
state for inquiry.
ROYAL SOUTIL LONDON DISPENSARY.—The Sth
anniversary festival of this charity took place yesterday at
the Albion, Aldersgate-street. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge in the chair. About 70 guests sat down
to a dinner provided in excellent style by Messrs. Staples.
His Royal Highness, in proposing the toast of the evening,
" Success to the Charity," dwelt upon its usefulness, and
pressed its claims on public support. Since its establishment
37,000 persons had been relieved, the largest number of pa-
tients in one year being 4,904. During the past year the
state of the funds circumscribed the usefulness of the charity,
as the wants of the neighbourhood were augmenting with the
population. Mr. Galsworthy, the honorary secretary, in the
course of the evening announced subscriptions to the amount
of 3501. The party was a most social and agreeable one, and
great credit is due to the conductors of the festival for their
excellent arrangements. Mr. Toole was toastmaster, and
discharged the duties of that important office in a very ef-
fective manner. The musical department was under the di-
rection of Mr. T. Cooke, who was ably supported by the
Misses Williams, Mr. Kencb, and other vocalists.
THE LAW AssoclATlON.—Yesterday afternoon, at
three o'clock, the annual general court of the members of the
Law Association, which is established for the benefit of
widows and families of professional men in the metropolis
and its vicinity, was held at the hall of the Incorporated
Law Society, Chancery-lane ; Mr. T. J , Burgoyne, a director, in
the chair, to receive the report, and elect officers for the en-
suing year. Mr. 'l', Murray, the secretary, read the report,
which stated, that since the establishment of the Association,
in 1817, above 15,000!. had been appropriated to the families
of members of the profession, and the fund amounted to
20,000/. A donation of 100/. had been received from Mr.
William Tidd, the author of " Tidd's Practice." There had
been received 1,428/. 18s. 3d., in which were included
589/. ls. annual subscriptions, and 121/. 16s. life subscrip-
tions. After paying all expenses, there was a balance in
hand of 180/. 13s. The report was received, and eight
directors were elected, in the room of those going out by
rotation; and, as there bad been only five new members, a
resolution was agreed to, authorising the directors to adopt
some steps to make the benefits of the society better known
among the profession.
The late lamented Mr. Youatt, in one of his orations
to the members of the Veterinary College, observes—" That
by the improvements in the modern chemistry, the medical
profession are enabled successfully to treat diseases which
were previously supposed as not within the reach of
medi-
cine." This truth has beea manifested for manvyears, but_
in no instance of greater importance to mankind than by
the discovery of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills.
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