The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-18 00:00:00

ADULTERATION OF BREAD.

" That the adulteration of bread," says the writer of
a useful paper in the September number of the Cie?hist,
" is carried on in the metropolis and other large towns,
to a most serious extent, cannot, for one moment be
doubted ; indeed, the circumstance that there are, in this
branch of business, which manufactures the chief com-
modity of life—(which,if deficient, admits ofno substitute)
—two distinct classes of tradesmen, viz.—one called
"full-priced bakers" from their selling bread at the regu-
lar trade price, and the other " cheap" or " low-priced"
from their selling it at a low rate—naturally leads to
such inference." The writer, however, says, that the
low-priced bake: s account for their price, by alleging
" that the reduction is dependent on their keeping no
men to carry out the bread." The adulterations, ac-
cording to the writer of this paper in the Chenzist, are
of two kinds, noxious and innoxious ; the former are
such as may, by repeated action, become injurious ;
these are alum, sulphate of copper and zinc, chalk,
plaster of Paris (sulphate of lime), and bone dust. Alum
may be detected in bread by treating it with distilled
water, filtering the liquor thus obtained, first through
calico, and then through blotting paper, till it is quite
clear, then dividing it into two portions, into one of which
is to be poured a few drops of nitrate or muriate of
baryta, and into the other a few drops of liquid am-
monia. Chalk, plaster of Paris, or lime dust may be
detected by incorporation of the bread containing them,
and treating the ashes with nitric acid, which will dis-
solve the chalk with effervescence, and the plaster of
' Paris and lime dust without. In each of these cases
the lime may be rendered evident in the solution either
by oxalic acid, or in preference by oxalate of ammonia.
The innoxious adulterations are chiefly inferior flour,
rye flour, and also that of bran, peas, and potatoes,
substances which, in possessing less fecula that wheaten
flour, are very inferior in their nutritive properties, and
therefore their introduction into bread is a fraud on the
public, which requires the strictest vigilance to pre-
vent, and should be punished by the highest penalties
when detected.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER RACES.-WEDNESDAY EVENING

The St. Leger settling took place this morning at the
betting-rooms, and went off much in the old way—a great
deal of money changed hands, and a considerable sum was
left unpaid. There were one or two absentees for small
deficiencies ; but on the whole things went off quietly. It
would have been different had Gibraltar or Maroon been
the winner. The losers on Crucifix appeared to be a little
sore on the subject, and some complained that the declara-
tion ought to have been made sooner, forgetting that they
had laid out their money with a well-understood risk, and
at odds which never would have been obtained had there
been much probability of her running. In fact, nine out
of ten backed her simply with the idea that she would
see a better day in the odds, and enable them to hedge to
a profit. They lost their money with their eyes open.
The assertion in a weekly paper that she was not amiss on
the day of the declaration is groundless ; she actually
broke down with both fore legs, and the one that had pre-
viously been sound is now the worst of the two. To re-
turn to the settling:—Scott': party arc not by any means
large winners. They laid large sums against Ma-
roon, and at the last moment were obliged to back
him on bad terms, and lay off part of their Launcelot
money, strong doubts having been entertained whether his
off fore leg would stand. The backers of Maroon are not
a little mortified that the declaration to win with the
" crack" should alone have prevented his winning ; for
that lie was the best horse in the race seems to be the opi-
nion of nine out of every ten who saw it. Some of the
betting men are good winners ; but except in one or two
cases, the balances arc moderate.
The racing this afternoon excited very little interest,
and does not call for any lengthened notice. It came off
as follows :

Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h ft ; for two.year-old
fillies, Bst 3lb each. Red House in. (3 Subs.)
Colonel Anson's La Gitana, by Ishmael (Nat) 1
Lord Eglinton's Chivalry 2

7 to 4on La Gitana, who made all the running, at a bad
pace, and won easy by a length and a half.
The Selling Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added by the
Corporation ; three-year-olds, 6st 121 b ; four, Bst ; five,
Bst 71h ; six and aged, Bst 101 b ; the winner to be sold
for 2001. &c. St. Leger Course. (8 Subs. )
Mr. Clark's b c Alonzo, 3 years ( Francis) 1
Mr. Fairlie's ch c Abraham Newland,6 yrs 2
The following also started, but were not placed:—Mr.
Collett's br f Juvenile, 4 yrs ; Mr. Osbaldeston's b c by
Trumpeter, 3 yrs; Mr. Harrison's br f Tornado, 3 yrs;
Mr. Thompson's br c Banquo, 3 yrs; and Duke of Cleve-
land's cby Langar, out of Emigrant's dam, 3 yrs. Bet-
ting-2 to 1 agst Abraham Newland, sto 2 agst Alonzo,
4 to 1 asst Juvenile (taken), and 4 to I agst the Langar
colt. Abraham Newland went front to the gravel road,
where Juvenile passed him and carried on the running to
the distance. The Trumpeter colt then went n-head, but
was passed by Alonzo and Abraham Newland half way up
it. A fine race between the two, and was won upon the
post by half a-head.
The Doncaster Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added by
the Corporation ; three-yrs-old, 6st 101 b ; four, Bst ;
five, Bst 91b; six and aged, 9st. Two miles. (7 subs.)
Duke of Cleveland's Sampson, 4 yrs... ...... ( Lye) 1
Mr. Bowes's Epirus, 6 yrs

Mr. Orde's QuiCen Bee, 3 yrs

Mr, StPphanson's Panacea, 3_yrs 4

5 to 2on Epirus and 4 to 1 agst Sampson, who made
all the running, was never caught, and won by a length
and a half.
The Foal Stakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for three-yrs-old ;
colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 31b. Mile and a halt.
(10 subs.)
Lord Westminster and Mr. Bowes divided the forfeits,
and Black Beck walked over.
The Corporation Plate of 601. ; for three-years-old, 6st
101 b ; four, 7st 121 b ; five, Bst 51b ; six and aged, Bst
12Ib ; mares allowed 31bs; the second receives 24 gs.

Heats, two miles.
Mr. Heseltine's The Shadow, 4 yrs....(Heseltine) 1 1
Mr, Milner's Humphrey, 5 yrs 4 2
Mr. Fairlie's Abraham Newland, 6 yrs 5 3
Mr. King's Tom, 3 yrs
Mr. Osbaldeston's gr c by the Saddler, 3 yrs 3 dr
Col. Singe's Polydorus, 3 yrs
First Heat----6 to 4 agst The Shadow, and 2to 1 agst
Humphrey. Polydorus made the running to the distance,
where The Shadow flitted by him, and won easy.
Second heat-6 to 4on The Shadow, and 2to 1 agst
Humphrey. The race was confined to these two, the
horse leading to the stand, where the mare went up and
beat him cleverly.
The weather was cold and wet nearly the whole of the
afternoon, and the company thin ; the betting, as of old,
was carried on in the principal room of the stand, greatly
to the annoyance of the ladies.
Eleven o'clock, Wednesday Night.
CUP BETTING.

6 to 4 agst Maroon
3 to 1 agst Charles the Twelfth
5 to 1 agst The Provost
7 to 1 agst Beeswing
THE DERBY.
18 to 1 agst Margellina colt
25 to 1 agst Sir Hans—taken
25 to 1 agst Morning Star—taken
23 to 1 agst Coronation—taken
30 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc—taken
30 to 1 agst Joachim—taken
B&W!: OF BLOOD STOCK.

The following lots-were sold in the course of the morn-
ing ;
Bpz, 4 yrs, GO guineas; Zimmerman, 4 yrs, 30 guineas;
yearly filly, by Dr. Syntax, out of Malibran, 31 guineas ;
mare by Revolution, d. by Ebor, 3 yrs, 30 guineas ; Ka-
leidoscope, 3 yrs, 75 guineas; yearling colt by Langar, out
of Francisca, 83 guineas; Lollypop, 4 yrs, 115 guineas;
Gloxiana, 3 yrs , 105 guineas ; yearling colt by Camel,
out of Velocity (sister to Velocipede), 310 guineas; year-
ling colt by Velocipede, out of Gipsy, 215 guineas ; year-
ling colt by Langar, out of Emigrant's dam, 200 guineas ;
mare by Colwick, out of Progress, 40 guineas ; St. An.-
drew, 5 yrs, 50 guineas; yearling colt by the Saddler, out
of Dorabella, 52 guineas; yearling filly by the Saddler,
out of Octavia, 26 guineas; Sprig, by Whisker, 80
guineas; a yearling colt out of Lunaria, and a b c out of
the dam of Mulberry, 50 guineas (the two) ; the Lamp-
lighter, out of Spinning Jenny, 85 guineas ; Lunaria, 37
guineas.

(Further Particulars of Tuesday.)
To take up the thread of our preliminary, which was
broken by the railway people detaining our second parcel.
On the breaking up of the betting ring in town a general
move was observable, and, after ruining the gauntlet of
" How many will start ?" and " Who's to win ?" in every
imaginable variety of dialect, we reached the course in
time to select a comfortable berth—not in the betting in_
closure, for that, as we have stated before, was a decided
failure—nor in the balcony on the first floor, which was
chiefly devoted to the fair sex, and which commands an
excellent view of the race from the start to the final
struggle. We cannot say that the assemblage was in any
respect equal to what we have seen at Doncaster in ize
" high and palmy state," nor was there so much :excite-
ment as might have been expected, albeit there was a
goodly show. Besides some hundreds whose names we
were unable to ascertain, there were present the Duke and
Duchess of Cleveland, Marquis of Normanby, Marquis of
Titchtield, Marquis of Westminster, Earl Fitzwilliam and
the Ladies Wentworth, Earl Spencer, Earl and Countess
of Chesterfield, Earl of Wilton, Earl of Scarborough, Earl
of Eglinton, Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord and Lady Mil-
ton, Lord G. Loftus, Lord Maidstone, Lord Stafford,
Lord Miltown, Coun; D'Orsay, Baron Austen ; Sirs C.
Ibbotson, W. Constable, J. Shelley, T. Sykes ; General
Sharps ; Colonels Peel, Craufurd, Cradock, Thompson,
O'Mera, Hancox, &c. ; Hons. H. Rous, G. Lascelles, G.
Anson, G. Byng, T. Rous, W. Rous ; Hon. Mrs:Anson;
and all the gentlemen whose names were given before.
The following are fuller details of the sport :
Cleveland Stakes.—Betting-5 to 4 agst Sleight-of-
Hand, 7 to 4 agst Dr. Oliver, and 3 to 1 agst Orelia.
Bolus made the running, followed by Orelia and 6mollett,
to the distance, where Sleight-of- Hand went up, headed
them in a few strides, and won cleverly by a length ; be
was ridden by Scott.