The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-17 00:00:00

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EMINENT- MEN -OF ABERDEe
Smith;: Abeideen, 1841; -- .
There are'several_yery interestinfr.biArVlcB
sketches in this little: volume, and'
one or Robert• Gordon, whose name we do not
remember to have heard -before. He wdi'd
seems, a miser, 'iyhnse whole expenditure
" Various,
not exceed five pounds a year.
says his biographer, " were the methods by
which he contrived to -satisfy his hunger with-
among theati
out spending any of his money ; one of the leas.t
ingenious being, his practice of going througll
the public markets. tasting the provisions, as WI
wished to know .their quality." This man die
in the year 1732, and was the founder of Gordo" t,
Hospital in Aberdeen. For the memoir °f
Beattie, the author is chiefly indebted to Sir
William Forbes. Beattie is—or rather was"--83
over-rated man, both as a prose-writer and a
poet. His best poem is his " Hermit"—a grace-
ful and feeling production, which drew tearsfroal
thn eyes of Dr. Johnson: • .

EISTORY OF NAPOLEON, Part Xl-•
Tyas, London, 1841.
The eventful and romantic history of the late
Emperor of France, which is indeed the hiStor)
of Europe, is brought to a close in this Part
which furnishes us with all the and
tha
are known of his imprisonment and death at
Helena. The Part is embellished with seVer'
passable wood-cuts.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY MAGAZ-le
The Number before us of this promising.x
cellany, contains a clever and ingenious Crai l
rer
essay, entitled " A stroll through Westin the
Hall ;" and one or two translations from
German, under the head of " Specimens of t'
German Anthology."

FINE ARTS. an 11-
ILLUSTRATIONS OF MASTER
• PHREY S CLOCK.
7yas, London, 1841.
These illustrations of Boz's last popular st'°el;.'
i 3.
which are contiuned monthly, are from the P
cil of Sibson, and do credit to his skilful Powel,
of design. The present Part contains Ml' ell,
gravings, each good of its kind.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE`

( THIS DAY.
LIVERPOOLRECEIVED M JULY EETING.—(Cos)
etlin.
FRIDAY•n
The Grosvenor Stakes of 15 sovs. . each, 5 ft., withMe' *
Mile and three-quarters. • 1
Lord Eglintt.7l'% Dr. Cains, 4 yrs
... .•••••
Lord-Westmins:er's Maroon, 4 yrs
Won easy by-a length. '•11 I fxl
The Liverpool St, Li:Ter Stakes of 25 sovs. eaekr Sand
added ; the second r:et,cive se/. out of the stakel:
three-quarters. ' •• • / 1
Duke of Cleveland's b c Mioj .leham J.
Dal 3
Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoe
Lord Westminster's Satirist. •
Mr. Goodman's Belgrade
Colonel Cradock's Pagan
Colonel Crauford's Ermengardig ;.. ........... .• ... !. 7
Mr. Ogden's Brother to Harpurh,ey -• .......... • ...
- Won very easily by- a length. p
015100.
The Stand Cup of 100 sevs., added to a Handica!
each, 10 ft. Once round Arad a dis. I
Lord Miltown's ch m Cruiskeen, aged, 7st 151 b..... (otaa° 5
Mr. Orde's Queen Bee, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b ..... . 5
Mr. Meiklam's liroadwath, 4 yrs, 7st 1 llb ...
The following also Started, but were not p!aced irs;
Paul's Calypso, 4 yrs ; Lord G. Bentinek's
Major Hay's Retriever, 5 yrs ; Lord Eglinton's The I,r ,Tirs ;
4 yrs; Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Spring-heeled hies'
Mr. Mostyn's Trustee, 4 yrs; Mr. Graydon'S Clinker',
Lord Stanley's Cornuto, 4 yrs.
Won by half a length, after a fine race.
The Stanley Stakes of 15 sovs. each, IO ft, with 3e
The second saves his stake. T.y.c., t, I
Lord G. Bentinek's Misdeed, 2 yrs •_OOll6 . 5
Mr. Osborne's The Ginsy Queen, 2 yrs. .................... 3
Lord Stanley's Lady of the Lake, 2 yr. 4
••
Mr. Ogden's Brother to Harp:whey, 3 yrs ... ........... . . b
Sir R. Bulkeley's Cerito, 3 yrs ,
.41.
...... *" °
Sir. Dawson's The Biddy, 2 yrs ....................
Won very easily by a length. , A the
The Selling Stakes i•f 5 SOTS. each, with 70 added; geti.
second to receive 101. out of the stakes. Heats, onee ,;,i
I
Mr. Meiklam's Wee Willie, 6 yrs (Templensan) :""!- n
Mr. Powlett's Hawksbury, 4 yrs
Mr. Watts' ch cby Zealot, out of Zillah, 3 yr 5....... 3 4 dr
Mr. O'Meagher's Ilmoyler, 3 yrs ... .. . ..... 6dr
Lord Miltown's Semiramide, 3 yrs ................ .. . . 4dr
Mr. Speed's Rough Robin, 4 yrs •"
Won easy.

IPSWICH RACES.--TnuusDAY. , 4,,
:ler Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. . Two-mile 11. •
Mr. Crockford's cby Bentley, Emma, 3 yrs, 7st slb 4
.` 1
(Bartholomew)
1 3
Lord Orford's Young Quo Minus, 3 yrs, 7st 51b,....• 2
111r.4 Ir. Thornhill's E. 0., 3 yrs, 7st 51b
Mr. Beresford's Bob Peel, 4 yrs
The City Members' Plate of 501., 3 yearolds,-7st 21b, 4 Yw
est 61b; 5 years, 9st ; 6 years and aged, 9st4lb, elerl'„iste
all Owed 31b, and half-bred horses, 71b; winners et,' 'on's
or stake once, 31b ; twice, slb ; thrice 71b ; of a ll' &C.
plate, l Olb extra. The winner to be sold fer 30(4'
rwo-mile heats. 1 1
1‘;:r. Roger's ch t Jessica, 3 yrc (Bartholomew') 2 2
Mr. ,smith's Daniel, aged
At,. Clo,'er's Cuirassier, 3 yrs

Mr. Will's Easingwold, 5 yrs

FRIDAY. .
The Town ii-crobers' Plate of 501. Heats, two mileti 1
Mr. Roger' ch fJess;:a, 3 yrs (Bartholomel!- 2 2
Mr. Bradford's Vigilance, 3 yrs
The Town Thirst. of 501. Heats, two miles. ': I /
Mr. Rogers' Jessica, 3 yrs.., ••• (Bartholomew-) 2'4 1
Mr. Sandiland's Moleskin, 4 yrs 1 „ 3
5 :
Mr. Smith's Daniel, aged - 4 3 at
Mr. Jolly's Peterel, aged . 3, dr
Mr. Bradford's Vigilance, 3 yrs - ~
BRIDGNORTH RACES—THURSDAY (cmicLuorffr'so).o.
The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of 3
each, for all ages. Heats, twice round and a di!. 1 1
Mr. Barrow's Catharina, aged(Hopwood)
Mr. Key's Marialva, 4 yrs . °,l 3
0,, If
0
Mr. Ccpeland's King Cole, aged 2 or
Mr. Flintoff's Wings, 5 yrs ......
FRIDAY. JO
The Gold Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each. Twice round
distance. .i ) 1
Mr. Barrow's Catharina, aged (Hopiv"`" 9
Mr. Key's Alariain, 4 yrs .......................................... - 3
Mr. Walters's Chantilly, 5 yrs ....................... ..• ••• "`par'
The following also started, but were not placed-1.",„A1e,
lington,na Hautboy, 4 yrs, and Mr. Saunders's Kitty ",
aged.
gr.
The South Shropshire Hurdle Stakes were won 11
Minton's Kitty. -

ARUNDEL RACES.—.THURSDAY. Dada's
The Arundel Stakes were won, in two heats, by fir'
ch f by Nonsense, 4 yrs ; 01.
Lord Fitzallan's Cup, by Mr. Budd's ch f by Nonsens'
The Ham Stakes by Mr. Hewitt's Honest John.

FIRE in the BLACKFRIARS' 10111).

lOCk
An alarming fire broke out this morning, at four "ti Of
in the Blackfriars'-road, on the premises of Mr. Johd_sWaire.
the Yorkshire Stingo beer shop, opposite the b 1 C,
The fire, supposed to have originated by ignited .0, the
dropped between some loose joints, was discovered "„ii,jek
police. By four o'clock the whole was in flames. Nu' Ore
arrival of the engines, however, arid plenty of. water, !"ef the
was got under in a quarter of an hour. The whole °
inmates happily, though ptecipitately, escaped in their Lost
clothes. The tap-room, bar, and sitting-room, are al
wholly destroyed ; the rest of the house is comparativelY.nu, is
jured. Mr. Johnston is not insured, though the bull_
supposed to be so. The damage is estimated at abiltit

CONDUCT OF THE POLICr"
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) tbe
With reference to the statement which appear
to so
Times, under the head of Greenwich Police, I must e-i„,„ueb
extreme surprise that subjects of this kind should be 51the
misrepresented. The gentleman (Mr. Williams) seized,. net-4 ton
police was but doing a. duty which every reepectab`` of
would do in the safe conducting of a lady (the ta'si;ept-•
a very respectable tradesman in the town °I A. and
ford) to her mother's home. The case was he-sr' sod
dismissed by the presiding officer of the Court,d,o,..
upon Mr. Williams, from the violent treatment be
canhould
ceived, stating in
ca very gentlemanly manner, tha
report the case at Seotland -yard, he was subjected toube
inasmuch as he was recalled, and for the observations° not
had made, fined five shillings for being drunk ; drank"
be considered justice, for had he merited a fine for,ce ;
enness, why not have awarded it in the first la
but no ' • it is evident that the fine was inflicted in dons"-scot-
of Mr. Williams stating that he would refer the cam to.
land-yard. tatnunkh"
If a person, whether of high or low degree, offend, ••• •iboed
ment be impartially inflicted, and upon. no oecas__,i°ll"
pique be the helmsman of administrating the du04351"7

THE ELECTIONS. Ts
ANTI-MONOPOLISTS. IVIONOPOLIS

IRELAND. „
DUBLIN COUNTY.—FOURTH DAY'
.14w
Lord Brabazon -
" 1,040
J. H. Evans, Esq _ _ Capt. Tay10r.........

CORK COUNTY.—ScortnDAY. '387
D. O'Connell, Esq 863 W. P. Leader, Esq. '''• 339
.E. B. Roche, Esq
TIPPE ttARY COUNTY.—JuLr 14.
(Official Declaration.) ~ ' .407
V. Maher, Ez3 1,053 W. P. Barker, 1•"' 399
Hon. 0. Cave... , . 1,042 Hon. C. Maude .. . ... ...
WICKLOW COUNTY.—JULY 15. 579
.1. Gottan, Esq.
Acton, E5q....-. ..."

SCOTLA
WIGTOWN COUNTY..--CLosr OF THE POLL. 397
Captain Dalrymple 403 J. Blair, Esq. •••'""" '''
BANFFSHIRE,—JULY J 4. ' 77
..-. Duff, Esq..

*TOE

THE MARQUIS `OF SALISBURY ANL,
s., our-
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS•--Yestefclai .1- t‘ho
suant to a mime; ouslv signed requisition, a meeting 9'
_,,,,.
ratepayers of the abova parish was held in the. vestry-r°,'''ini
for the purpose of considering what steps should be arioPt,e:tLto.
reference to the proposed new street from Coventry:-
Long-acre, and to appoint a committee to consider th:ttrii.le2:l
the Marquis of Salisbury to the Swanclose estate, for & rfr..b
of which his Lordship has made a claim of 60,000L!'91,,t1,c,.
he pays 'the parish but IW. 10s. a year for it. Mi.
was
railed
warden Cobbett. upon the motion of 31r. Stannton,waa,s . e
to the chair. The details of the business having' bgcnee,
into, which principally bore upon the high cline whirl!
Noble Marquis placed upon his land contrasted with t. he vas
aninunt'.of rate which he paid, and upon which g/,'.9.°,:.eiria..
Meeting' determined to resist his Lordship's deinand. ,/,',,ks
mittee was then appointed to resist it, and after a votc.o_rd.u'ilie
had been passed to -the chairman, the meeting separa:L vows,
value of the estate, the title of which after a lapse of -F4l, 4, thi
isliow disputed, is enormous, and is very likelY to I° v
lawyers a very profitable Chancery suit. . . _