The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-08 00:00:00

DONCASTER, 1842.

WEDNESDAY.—The Foal Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h ft, for
three-yrs-old colts Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 21b ; the winner of
the St. Leger 51b extra. One mile and a half.
111 r. Ramsay's ch e Cabrera, by Tom Boy, dam ;by St.
Patrick ; Lord Kelburne's eh f by Retainer, out of Emilia, by
Abjer ; Mr. Kirby'sch c.Rover, by Muley Moloch, out of Miss
Thomasina ; Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b c by Beagle, out of Je-
mima ; Mr. Sadler's Barrier; Mr. Sadler's Defyer ; Lord
Westminster's Auckland.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER. MEETING, 1840.
TUESDAY.—Nominations for the Hopeful Stakes

Mr. Thornhill's b c by Emilius, out of Ophelia ; Mr. Thorn-
bull's b f Sister to Montezuma ; Mr. Bird's b f Cast-off ;
Fulwar Craven's br f Benedata ; Mr. Nevill's Hillarine ;
Duke of Grafton's b f by Mulatto, out of Dublin ; Duke of
Grafton's br f by Dr. Syntax, out of Zinc ; Colonel Peel's The
Hunchback ; Colonel Peel's tir c Huon, Lord Liehfield's cby
Ibrahim, out of Malvina ; Lord G. Bentinck's Gobemouch.
WEDNESDAY.—Nominations for the St. Leger Stakes.
B f by Augustus, out of Coertezan ; ch fby Taurus, out of
Leeway ; b f Ranvilles, out of Zeal ; b c Jeffy, Fitzroy,
Ottoman, Cu rrency, Amurath ' • cby Sultan, out of Velvet ; c
by Jerry, out of Lucetta ; c by Sultan, out of Datura, Gibral-
tar, and Grey Milton,

SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1840.
TUESDAY.—Nominations for the Clearwell Stakes.

Mr. Thornhill's ch cby Langar, out of Fidelity ; Mr. Watt's
bcby • Plenipotentiary, out of Myrrha ; Lo-d Albemarle's b f
Minaret; Mr. Igaieford's b c by Sultan, out of Margellina ;
Lord Jersey's b tby Ishmael, out of Misnomer; Lord Jersey's
b f Sister to Glencoe; Lord Orford's Brother to Ascot; Mr.
J. Day's b f Executrix ; Mr. James Wood's •b c Paul Potter ;
Mr. Sadler's Diversion; Mr. Neville's Hilarine ; Duke of
Grafton's bl f Dephi; Duke of Grafton's b fby Mulatto, out of
Dublin ; Lord Exeter's Brother to Candia ; Lord Exeter's fby
Reveller, out of Green Mantle ; Lord Exeter's f by Sultan,
out of Varchesa ; Lord Exeter's Cesarevritch ; Colonel Peel's
Brother to Whim; Colonel Peel's f by Palmyra, by Sultan,
out of Hester ; Colonel Peel's fby Sultan, out of Garcia; Cap-
tain Gardnor's b cby Camel, out of Cecilia ; Lori' Chester-
field's f by Sultan, out of Rowton's dam ; Mr. Cooke's b f
Es-
perenza ' • Lord Lichfield's brother to Phostahorus ; Lord Lich-
field's ch c by Peter Lely, out of Margrave s darn; Lord Lich-
field's ch c by Langar, out of Portrait's dam; Mr. Etw all's
Thistle Whipper ; Lord G. Bentinck's Gobemouche.

THE WEATHER.--Since January 1838, when
Mr. Murphy was a true prophet, we have had no frost
so intense as it is to-day. At 9 A.m. the thermometer
stood at 20, and in the course of the night, even in a
comparatively sheltered situation, it fell to 17. The
cold, however; is not much felt, as there is scarcely a
breath of wind. The sky is beautifully clear, and the
barometer stands at 30.25.
FARMERS'INSURANCE COMPANY.—The value
of insurance is too well known to need any elogium, but.
the special value of insurance to farmers requires more
than mere general consideration. It w.-„s the abolition
of the duty on farming stock, as first•recommended for
that purpose by the Manager of this Institution, that
mainly contributed to put an end to the dreadful incen-
diarism that stale years ago " friKlited the isle from its]
propriety." This is now well followed up. Tie new
feature_ of insurance against storms, and the appropria-
tion of a portion of the profits to deserving labourers,
are highly important.—From a Correspondent.

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FRIGHTFUL .ACCIDENT.—OfI Tuesday alter-
noon an inquest, was held at Guy.'s Hospital, on the
body of William Gates, aged fourteen. The deceased
in getting .down from a cart slipped, and fell under
the front wheel, which passed over him, and he was
brought to the Hospital, and died at eight o'clock on
Monday morning. Verdict—" Accidental death."
• THE LATE SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE.—
On Tuesday night the inquest on the body of the man
who threw himself from the bridge over the Serpentine,
on Saturday morning, was held at the Hall-way-House,
Knightbridge, The deceased's name, it appeared by
the evidence of his mother, was Rhodes, a glove-cleaner.
He had lost his situation through drunkenness, and be-
come very melancholy. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
SUICIDE THROUGH DRUNKENNESS.—Yester-
day afternoon an inquest was held at the Cock and
Bottle, Bedfordbury, on the body of Isaac Sayer, a
tailor. His wife, younger by 30 years than deceased,
said that on last Friday he completed his 70th year, and
on the whole of that day appeared very melancholy, in
which state he retired to rest: He rose, at six next
morning, and in an hour after she found him dead, hang-
ing by a rope from a shelf near the front door of the
she!). They lived happily together, though deceased
attempted to drown himself five years. ago. A. nephew
of deceased, who cut him down, and two aged and r 6.,
spectable tradesmen, deceaied's brothers, s?oke in se-
vere terms of the misconduct of deceased's wife. Drink
has been his ruin, as it has been, and will be, the ruin
of thousands. Verdict—" Temporary insanity."
SHlPwatcx.—Wo regret to announce that the
Falmouth. packet, of this port, a beautiful clipper
schooner, belonging to W. Glasson, Esq., merchant,
Gruen Bank, and regularly employed in the fruit trade,
has been totally lost at St. Michael s, with all her
crew, except the muster. Several other vessels wcrc
lost at the same time:`--Fg/volgh Pachet.•
FIRE —Yesterday evening, bptv vep six t:iid
,o,,e,en o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises of Megzre,
Hecesivoith and Hebble, wholesale leather-yellers, St.
adjoining that of Slaughter's CaCee-
hMouarstei.n's-laEngines from p,andositreet, with the County
And otherS, were promptly on ..10 spot, and the 414:aes
were extinguished before gaining an aseey,d,„. is
not known how the fire originated. 'Die sto4 y 41,1
premises arc insane}.