The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-28 00:00:00

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FRIGHTFUL
STEAM BOAT EXPLOSION

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
(THIS DAY).
Until a late hour last night, or rather an early
hour this morning and by the break of day, vast num-
bers of persons, some of whom appeared to have come
a considerable distance, continued to visit the scene of
the dreadful occurrence, so fully chronicled in our
Editions of yesterday ; and as the morning came on
as great a stream of people as the one which visited
the scene of the wreck yesterday, again pressed on
towards the spot to-day, and spent hours at the very
water's edge, gazing upon the half-buried boat, for
as yet the herculean exertions of many men, aided by
strong empty coal-barges, have proved ineffectual in
bringing the boat ashore. As usual, the most extra-
vagant rumours are afloat, and the more extravagant
they were the far greater credence was placed in
them. It is our pleasing task, therefore
to record, that up to the time we write (two o'clock)
but five deaths have been proved to have been caused
by the explosion—the four we mentioned yester-
day, and a man whose body was found about eleven
o'clock this morning in the third arch from
the Surrey side of Waterloo-bridge ; it now lies in
the dead-house in the Waterloo-bridge-road. His
body was covered with mud, and from examination it
would appear that he had been drowned. He has
been missing since the explosion. He was owned by
his friends shortly after. His name is John Buckley,
and his age nineteen.
Access to the after cabin was obtained at the ex-
treme flow of the tide late last night, and it was
found that the rumour, though generally credited,
that several bodies were in that part of the vessel, was
utterly without foundation, in fact no bodies
have been found in any part of the wreck. Indeed
we were informed by the superintendent of the
boats, this morning, that he visited both cabins imme-
diately after the explosion, and that there was no
one in either of them. It is still, however, feared,
that in the confusion which prevailed at the time of
the accident some persons may have been carried
down the river or under the neighbouring barges,
and lost, especially as inquiries have, at least, in
one instance, been made at the hospitals after missing
persons of whom no tidings have been heard.
The following is a correct list of the names of the
injured persons now lying in Charing-cross Hos-
pital :
Virgo Birks (address not ascertained)—This poor
man had sustained a comminuted fracture of the right
knee joint, by which the main artery was cut, and in
the course of the afternoon it was deemed nceessary
by the medical men to resort to amputation. The
operation was skilfully performed (the patient having
been placed in a state of unconsciousness by the ad-
ministration of ether) by Mr. Avery, the junior sur-
geon to the hospital, in the presence of Mr. Hancock,
the senior surgeon to the institution, and of Mr.
Young, the house surgeon. The limb was amputated
above the knee, and up to a late hour last night the
patient was going on favourably.
Benjamin Reepe, of 78, Dudley-street, fish sales-
man—compound fracture of the jaw. This unfortu-
nate man has sustained injuries of a more severe
nature than any of his fellow-sufferers, with the ex-
ception of Virgo Birks.
George Willetts, 7, Meard's-street, Soho, carver—
severely bruised on various parts of the body.
John Holls, Love-lane, Mile-end, costermonger—
much bruised about the breast, but not seriously in-
jured. This man was in company with John Little-
ton, who was in the same business, and who was
killed—his remains, as we before stated, having been
removed to St. Martin's Workhouse.
Mr. Solomon Cahn, merchant, of Fenchurch• street
—right ancle severely bruised.
Henry Rowland, War wick- street, Earl-street,
Kensington, fishmonger—very severely bruised about
the face and body.
James Sisman, chief messenger to the London As-
surance Company—very severe cut on the right
temple and under the left eye ; slight wound on the
upper part of the left hip, and frightfully bruised
about the arms, legs, and thighs, but has sustained no
dangerous injury.
Ayre, 60, Poland-street, Oxford-street,
tailor—back injured.
William Kay, who describes himself as a " pro-
filist"—numerous very severe bruises about the head
and face.
William Redgrave, a lad about 13 years of age,
the son of a tailor, living in Tottenham-court-road—
upper lip much cut, and severe bruises on the leg.
The father and mother of this boy were on board the
steam-boat with him at the time of the accident, but
fortunately escaped with some very slight bruises.
William Rutt, of 118, Long•acre, lately in busi-
ness as a cheesemonger in Jersey—back much bruised,
and severe injury of the left ancie.
The reply to our inquiries at the hospital in the
course of the morning was, that they were all doing
as well as could be expected.
We were informed by a gentleman named Ottley,
this morning, that a young lady named Chatterton,
living in St. Peter's-court, received some severe in-
juries by the explosion. She was thrown overboard
in the mud with others, and was severely bruised.
She mentions(' the name of a friend in the neighbour-
hood, and she was removed home in a cab where she
lies in an insensible state.
The boats of the company did not ply. during the
day, but the accident had no effect in intimidating
the river voyagers; it was noticed that the other
steamers were even more loaded than usual.
Captain Martin, the stoker, and the engineer were
examined last night before the proprietors ; but no-
thing decisive as to the cause of the accident was
ascertained. One suggestion made is, that the boat
heeling to one side, while lying by the pier, the
water in the boiler left some of the flues or tubes,
uncovered, and they became red hot.
A correspendent states—" the number of persons
on board was between sixty and seventy. The pre-
lude to the explosion was first a shake, immediately
followed by a second ; the funnel and steamchest were
blown off into the river, and the boiler also blown
up, and fell inland ; the aft part of the boat reft in
twain, and, as the tide rose, she filled and went down."
From questions put to several of the injured par-
ties and others, we have gathered the following par •
ticulars :
Mr. Cahn stated that he went on board the Cricket
at half-past nine. o'clock. He was sitting on one of
the middle benches on the after-deck of the vessel,
near the best cabin entrance, when he beard a report
similar to that of a cannon. He was immediately
thrown up some distance from the deck, and fell with
the fragments of planks into the bottom of the boat,
where his right foot was jammed between some pieces
of broken timber, and he had great difficulty in extri-
cating himself. He was eventually taken off the
vessel by some watermen ; and, as he thought his leg
was broken, he at once proceeded to the hospital in a
cab. Immediately after the accident another steamer
came alongside the Cricket, and took a number of
passengers from the wreck. He saw several persons
struggling in the water, but did not observe whether
they were eventually rescued.
James Sisman had just gone on board, and was
about to sit down on the rail or seat at the bow of
the vessel, when the explosion took place, and he was
thrown into the water. While struggling in the river
he received several severe blows on the head, face, and
body—he supposed from the paddle-wheel. (This
unfortunate man, as has been previously stated, was
most frightfully bruised.) He eventually succeeded
in laying hold of a chain, by which he worked him-
self up alongside the barge, and was rescued by some
of the bystanders.
William Ayre was sitting at the extreme seat at
the end of the boat near Hungerford-pier, when he
heard a loud report, and was thrown up from his seat.
He then found himself at the bottom of the vessel
among broken fragments of the deck, and succeeded,
with some difficulty, owing to the injuries he had
received, in clambering up the side of the boat,
whence he was dragged upon the pier.
One sufferer only applied for surgical aid at King's
College Hospital. He was, apparently, a labouring
man, but his name and occupation were not taken at
the hospital. The ibe
ries he had received were
comparatively trifling, ng limited to a fractured
rib and some slight scalds ; and, after receiving
proper attention from the medical gentlemen, he was
enabled to proceed home.
A gentleman named Galloway, a civil engineer,
has inspected what remained of the boilers, for the
purpose, if possible, of elucidating the cause of the
catastrophe. One boiler remains apparently in its
original position, on the larboard side of the wreck.
That which exploded was on the starboard side.
that
It
seemed to have passed out at the stern, splitting
portion of the vessel in two, at the seine time carry-
ing away the entire of the cross-beams and deck.
tr. Joyce, the engineer, was present last and
night,
inspected the broken fragments, but did not gi
opinion as to the origin of the explosion. It is but
justice to that gentleman to mention, that he implored
the police not to permit the fragments to be disturbed
until a judicial investigation had been held.
It is confidently stated, that at the moment of the
accident neither the engineer nor the stoker were in
the engine- room, nor was the captain on board the
vessel. The latter, whose name is Edward Martin,
states, that he was proceeding along the pier in the
direction of the boat at the moment the explosion
took place.
A morning contemporary says—lmmediately after
the explosion two females were observed in the after-
part of the vessel crying piteously for assistance. It
was impossible to save them, the steam and falling
fragments making even the attempt dangerous. Who

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day, hekitfo'reT,hhe adjourned inquiry was concluded
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the te 'lle small town of Combo, near Bayonne, was
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tight e,,,, of the following strange occurrence
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*as 811,)` the 21st inst., when an inhabitant of thate place
Drobitant dead through the heart on his way h9nia.bit of
print,,l the wound the doctor extracted from it in
lottdinL,PhaPer, which had been used by the assassin do
tStiker" "I' gnu. It WaS part of a leaf from Madame
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terwardeelebrated rotaance of " Corrinne," and soon
in
the 3 the core s-
fragment was discovered ,
ts,Auerk(,:itiof a dousruer, residing near the murdered
trioi
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la ( enee. He has in consequence been sent to
the ii ,i nee.
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tuen_ when he fired.
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feats_,. (1 ATICS IN FRANCE.
hasA.n extraordi-
totapiisil 0,1 rowing against current
am ail Leq by two English Wigham
just been ac-
the ja r'-'er• They left London on theed
.15 t h , in
a 1.4 e. Ines Watt steamer, for llavre, bringing with them
vvide,lag boat, 36 feet in length, and only two feet in
ittei,'n' and which, when being rowed, is 01.1,1? two
4,:mes i.ibove water at midships. At Havre tneY'utts
Vrett their boat in a steamer, and proceeded as. farb . t
aridequi the Seine, where they launched their_. 11.,
eunlmenced their undertaking of rowing t() raroin
Tunont assistance of any kind. They reached Paris
s
Ih:fist al°,rning, sod their boat is now lying alongside-
Npied-',"ng baths near the Pont-Royal. The time oc
"h" h. 'll r°wing this great distance against a current,
~,, k for 200 miles of it averages four miles anhour,..
till" 5 be and 25 minutes ; and it is to be remarked,
aunt at the'-idge of Vernon, lea Petits Andelys, Mantes,
r''' some other places the had to contend with a Fur.-
.!it of nearly ten mile'
_a they
ur. It is said that this is
'4 first instance f as boat t oha.ving been propelled by
trowing through thc: rapidosaof Porey. Messrs. Wigham
nd 'llarber are members of the Norwich Amateur
Zing ettlb.--Galignani durysTE'4l3, Atlc. 25.—T.he weather has been terrific
ii,.._ Ile the vreek. Lady Congreve and attenda!its aar-s
lv_ed yesterday M the Triton from London, wch
"ion cath' Packeter that ventured out in consequencehi of the

boat soon afterwards broke in two, and they, with
several others, perished.
' A man and child were rescued by one of the pier-
men, and several others were similarly saved.

THE RIVER ACCIDENT.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The dreadful loss of life which it is your pro..
vince to record, and which took place this morning
on the river, is greatly to be deplored. The pro-
prietors cannot furnish any excuse for their conduct,
because they were informed, six months since, by the
extract I send you, that certain destruction of life
would occur.
The boat Cricket was condemned, together with
the Ant and Bee, more than six months since, by Mr.
Portwine, in his work on the " Steam-engine," &c.,
in the following plain language :
" There are three vessels on the Thames, called the
Ant, the Bee, and Cricket—boats which profess to work
with low pressure condensing engines. The public is not
aware that they are working at 361 b. on the square inch.
The engines are by Joyce, 2of 15 horse power. The fuel
consumed is only about two cwt. one quarter per hour.
These are the penny boats (now a halfpenny) plying
from Hungerford to London-bridge, and working high
pressure; they may when out of order blow up their decks
and the myriads of passengers they are burdened with."

—P.SB. - _ . -
This extract was published by an engineer six
months since, and time has too fatally proved Mr.
Portwine's prediction. I hope you will afford space
for this note, in order to warn the public of the danger
of riding in vessels working on high pressure prin-
ciples, of which variety ranks the Ant, the Cricket,
Bee, and Locomotive.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
August 27. J. K. B.

TO TIIE EDITOR OF TIIE TIMES.
Sir,—lf the frightful accident that took place on
the river this day has not been caused by a practice
in all the river boats to which I shall refer, there can
be no doubt that a similar catastrophe must happen.
It is a constant practice, as soon as the boat starts,
for the engineer or stoker, or both, to come up the
gangway and sit at the rails, leaving the fire and
boilers to take care of themselves, merely running
down at the time they consider their services may be
required at the call of the master. In the halfpenny
boats they generally so continued from the starting
poin to the terminus.
Having observed this practice, I have often thought
that an accident was inevitable, as, whilst the
new set of passengers were being taken in, it was the
practice, if needed, to pump in fresh water. Now,
in the interval between the starting of the boat
from London-bridge and the arrival at the Adelphi
the water in the boiler becomes exhausted, of course,
the moment fresh water is pumped in, an explosion
must be inevitable, and I should not be at all sur-
prised to hear that the melancholy accident of this
day has been caused in this way ; but, whether it be
so or not, the practice is so fraught with danger that
immediate measures ought to be resorted to, in order
to put a stop to it.—l am, Sir,
August 27. A DAILY PASSENGER.

of traffic proceeding from the district traversed by your
line.
" Your directors, in recommending the early opening►
of the line to Newtown-Limavady, are also influenced
by the consideration that if its formation be longer de-
layed, a portion of the traffic legitimately belonging to
it may be diverted to other railways now in course of
construction. They feel, too, that by the suggestion now
submitted for your approval, the cost of your undertak-
ing will be lessened, and the completion of the embank-
ment hastened, by affording to the contractors greater
facilities for procuring stone, which being carried over
your line, and charged as goods' traffic, would add to its
receipts.
" Should the above recommendation meet your ap-
proval, your directors, in taking measures to have it
carried into effect, will at the same time be enabled to
apply for powers to have your shares reduced from 501.
to 25/. each, a change which, in the present condition
of monetary affairs, will contribute to the welfare of the
company, and to the individual convenience of the share-
holders.
" The progress in the cultivation of the land already
reclaimed in Lough Foyle, similar to that now in course
of reclamation by your undertaking, fully justifies the
opinion at first entertained as to its value; indeed,
establishes the value beyond the first estimates upon
which your directors made their calculation.
" Your directors refer with pleasure to the proceed-
ings of the Royal Agricultural Society of Irelan.d, at its
annual meeting, held at Derry, in the early part of this
month, upon which occasion some of its members visited
the reclaimed land, and were highly gratified with its
condition, and the proofs of its productive powers."
The following is the report of the engineer of the
company with respect to the progress of the works
upon the line :
" Contract No. l.—Longfield Embankment.
" This portion of the work is now being pushed for-
ward vigorously, both day and night; owing, however,
to the soft and yielding nature of the bottom, the rate of
progress, latterly, has not been as great as I could have
wished. This difficulty has now been surmounted, and
we are working on favourable ground; and I trust
henceforth that a steady and satisfactory rate of progress
will be maintained in the construction of this embank-
ment.
" The contractor has lately purchased a second loco-
motive for this portion of the wcrk.
" River Roe Embankment.
" The embankments for the continuation of the Roe
River are partially employed for a distance of one mile
and a half from the shore. lam bound to say more
work should have been done here; and I have been
urging uon the contractors the necessity of putting a
larger number of men on this portion of the work.
" The contractors allege the difficulty of bringing in a
sufficient supply of stone when the wind is easterly; I
have, however, pointed out a method of obviating this
difficulty, which will now be acted upon. A locomotive
will be there in a few days, when the work will be pushed
on both day and night.
" Contract No. 2.—Downhill.
" The only works of magnitude on this contract are
the tunnels, being in the aggregate about 1,000 yards in
length. They are both through, and this section of the
line could be completed, if necessary, in a very short
space of time.

" Contract No. 3.—Derry.
" Almost all the work is completed on this contract,
,he only parts remaining to be yet done are the cutting
.hrough M'Clintock's Wood and the embankment across
Rosse's Bay. There has been some difficulty in getting
possession of land for procuring stone for pitching the
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slopes of the latter, which has been the cause of delay.
" In conclusion, I cannot too strongly urge the ad-
vanta gtehsetti line:be gtoainN oweedwblycontirmucatviang, as soon as pos-
sible,dy ;
a plentiful and
certain supply of stone will then be always secured from
Carrickhugh Quarries (which are on the line of rail-
way). for pitching the slopes of the outer embankment
westward of the Roe Mouth. Much inconvenience and
delay is now experienced by the contractors being
obliged to bring stone over from Moville ; and indeed
in bad weather the supply from that source is wholly
cut off.
" When the dredger is at work, which must now be
very shortly, I anticipate the Moville Quarries will not
produce stone more than sufficient for pitching the slopes
of the outer embankment, formed by means of that
machine, and of necessity quarries must then be opened
up for the supply of a sufficient quantity of stone for
pitching the slopes of the outer embankment westward
of the Roe river, and I see no means of procuring an
ample and certain supply of stone otherwise than by
constructing the line to Newtown-Limavady, and open
ing up the Carrickhugh Quarries as before mentioned."
From the statement of the general accounts and
receipts of the company, it appeared that from its
formation the receipts were 196,957/. 17s. 3d., and
the expenditure, 193,2291. Is. 4d. It also appeared
that the receipts since the last half-yearly re-
port were 58,6471. 16s. 4d.; the expenditure,
58,559/. 14s. 4d. ; and the balance in the hands of
the bankers of the company, on the 31st of July, was
3,728/. 15s. I Id.
The SECRETARY, in answer to a question from a
proprietor, stated that since the 31st of July, up-
wards of 6,0001 had been paid into the hands of the
company's bankers for calls, and that a sum of up-
wards of 48,000/. was now due in respect of them.
A resolution, declaring 365 shares forfeited, was
unanimously agreed to ; as was also a resolution call-
ing upon the directors to enforce proceedings for
the recovery of calls against parties that had not
paid them.
The directors that went out by rotation were unani-
mously re-elected.
Thanks were voted and carried to the Chairman and
directors, and the meeting separated.

7.::!'4 .birti IBbitton

THE THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND
RAILWAY CONIYANY.—(THIS DAY.)
The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors
of this company was held to-day, at the Guildhall
Coffee-house, Gresham-street. W. Chadwick, Esq.,
chairman of the company, presided.
After the usual preliminaries,
The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that
the company was making purchases of land required
for the dock and railway. The cottages requisite for
the labourers and mechanics employed on
the works had been put in repair, and had been
let at a remunerative rate to respectable tenants.
It also stated that such a vigorous opposition
was offered to the Bill for the branch line from
Ilford to Southend, introduced by the Eastern Coun-
ties Company, that it was not carried last session.
From the financial statement, it appeared that the re-
ceipts amounted to 29,1361. 4s. ld., and the expendi-
ture to 8,2191. 3s. ld., leaving a balance in hand of
20,9171. ls.
• The CHAIRMAN was happy to say that it would not
be necessary for the directors to make more than one
call this year on the company. They had purchased
the Oil Mill Farms and the adjoining lands, in the
parishes of Fobbing and Corringham, at prices almost
unequalled for railway purposes. He believed the
amount agreed upon was 251. per acre, and it would
be necessary to construct a dock of 10 acres only.
With respect to the Eastern Counties Company, they
certainly did not succeed to the full extent of their
wishes; but, as the report stated, they had prevented
that company passing their Bill last session. As they
were a young company, it was thought advisable to
enter into a treaty with the Eastern Counties Com-
pany, but as the negotiations were still pending, they
must excuse their going into details at present. He
would move that the report be received and adopted.
After some conversation relative to the claims of
Mr. liennick on the company, and to the relinquish-
ment of certain shares, the resolution was put and
carried unanimously.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and the
other directors, which were acknowledged by the
Chairman.
The meeting then separated.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, _ WORCESTER,_AND_ WOLVER,

HAMPTON RAILWAY.
WORCESTER, FRIDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon the
half-yearly meeting of the Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton Railway Company was held here ;
T. Rufford, Esq., M.P., in the chair.
After the usual preliminaries,
The CHAIRMAN addressed a few observations to
the meeting, entirely confining himself to a recapitu-
lation of the subjects alluded to in the directors'
report.
The SECRETARY (Mr. Smith) then read the report
from the directors, from which we extract the fol-

LONDONDERRY and COLERAINE
RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY.)
The fifth half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
of this railway company took place to-day, at the
company's offices, in Church-passage, Guildhall, for
the purpose of receiving the report of the directors,
the statement of the accounts of the company, and
also for the transaction of the ordinary affairs of the

company.
J. G. Frith, Esq., took the chair shortly after
twelve o'clock.
The usual preliminary proceedings having been
gone through, and the minutes of the last meeting
having been confirmed,
The SECRETARY read the following report, which,
after a short discussion, was adopted unanimously :
" Your directors have to report, that since your last
half-yearly meeting, your works have made very con
siderable progress, though not equal to what might have
been expected under more favourable circumstances, for
although the progress has been equal to the means pro-
vided by the shareholders, yet, in consequence of the
falling off in the payment of the late calls, the number of
men employed thereon has not been increased to the ex-
tent they might have been.
" The continued delay in completing the powerful
dredger, by means of which the formation of the outer
embankment will be so greatly facilitated, will also partly
account for that portion of the work not being in a more
advanced state; but the assurance of your engineer, who
is superintending its completion, that a very short time
will now put it into effective operation, induces your
directors to believe that for the future more rapid pro-
gress may be considered as secured.
" Your directors see additional reason to regret the
default in payment of the late calls, as it serves to retard
the steps which they purpose taking, for borrowing
under the powers of their Act, when hale the capital has
been paid up. To place the company in this desirable
position, it will be necessary, as intimated to you at the
last meeting, to make a further call of 2L 10s. to cover
the deficiency arising from the forfeited shares and the
arrears of calls.
" The assistance rendered, in the past session of Par-
liament, by her Majesty's Government, to such Irish
railway companies as were legally in a condition to
borrow, gives your directors every reason to hope, that
in the coming session, a similar course will be pursued
towards such companies as are entitled to aid. In such
case the double character of the security offered by your
undertaking will suffice to procure for it a participation
in the benefit.
" Your directors, in accordance with the resolution of
the last halt yearly meeting, have urged the payment of
calls in arrear, and with considerable success, although
some few shareholders have been unable to meet their
calls. In a company whose shares are generally so well
held, your directors feel that it would not be justice to
those who do pay up, that others much in arrear should
be allowed to retain their shares ; they have, therefore,
felt it their duty to forfeit 365 shares, upon which the
third call has not been paid. This forfeiture is now
submitted for your confirmation. In a few other cases
notices of forfeiture were served ; but your directors,
seing a disposition to pay, and believing that by a judi-
cious forbearance, the amount due may be secured to
the company, have forborne to press the confirmation of
the forfeiture at this meeting.
" The directors would have it distinctly understood,
that the forfeiture of shares does not release the pre-
vious holders from liability to the calls made up to the
date of such forfeiture, and their best attention will be
given to enforce the payment of such calls, so far as
after due consideration the circumstances of each case
will be found to admit.
" The urgent requisitions of those residing in the
district have induced your directors to give further
consideration to the subject of forming, without delays
the portion of the line from Londonderry to Newtow-
Limavady, and they are confirmed in the opinion
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viously expressed to you, that it is most advisable to open
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carried out. The Railway Commissioners will require
that this change should be sanctioned by Parliament,
notwithstanding that the consent of the landowners to
the same may, it is believed, be obtained.
" The working of the railway from Londonderry to
Strabane has had the effect of fully satisfying your
directors that the traffic upon your line will be much
larger than was originally hoped fer. In proof of this
they may state, that the tolls upon Derry-bridge have
been supported by the two great lines of traffic, from
Strabane in Tyrone, and from Newtown-Limavady in the
county of Londonderry. Since the opening of the rail-
way to Strabane the traffic from that quarter has been
diverted from the bridge, yet the toll rec9ipts have only
fallen off one-twelfth ; indisputably proving the extent

HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE
HIGHLANDS.
LOCH LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY.
Loch Laggan is eight miles in length, and from
one to one and a half mile in breadth. Its shores are
deeply indented, the bills in some places throwing
out long narrow promontories, and in others the
Loch dipping in graceful bays over sandy flats. It is,
consequently, impossible for the eye to catch more
than a section of the Loch at one view ; and as you
advance along the shore, the landscape continually
assumes new outlines.
Approaching from Fort William along the course
of the Spian, you reach the western extremity of the
Loch. The Spian flows sluggishly along the edge of
a sandy mound, which encloses the end of the Loch,
and is so equal in its height, and so smooth and level
on its surface, that, except for its great extent, it
might be mistaken for an artificial embankment
erected for the purpose of damming back the waters
of the Loch. A few straggling peaks of the Ben
Nevis range of mountains rise upon the view at the
distant verge of this bank, and form a suitable
boundary to the west end of the Loch. The
road passes along the northern shore, and
commands an excellent view of the expanse
of water and its adjoining scenery. The south
side of the Loch is enclosed by two dis-
tinct hills, whose curved ridges rise gradually from
the water's edge towards the west, and drop down in
abrupt and broken lines as they stretch along to the
east. These hills are divided by a spacious corrie,
which descends in green slopes to the side of the
Loch, and exposes to view a new range of mountains
in the background. The sides of the hills which
rise along the Loch are steep and precipitous, but
not rudely so, ,their declivities being covered with
fine natural woods, consisting chiefly of birch, rowan,
alder, and hazel trees, whose dark foliage inter-
mingled with the brilliant verdure which clothes the
rocks to their summits, impart a warm and cultivated,
rather than a wild and savage aspect to the scene.
The Lodge occupies a green flat at the head of a little
bay, which glides behind one of the wooded promon-
tories that jut into the bosom of the Loch. It is a
long and irregular building, erected in the cottage
style, of great size, and occupying as warm and
sheltered a situation as so bleak a region could be
expected to afford. The background is rather bare
of wood ; but the birch and other spontaneous pro-
ductions of the forest surround it on each aide. Its
triangular front looks slantingly across the Loch,
and, from its numerous windows, commands a fine
view of the two islands already mentioned, the green
meadows of Aberairder, and the lofty mountains
which gird the opposite shore. A couple of galleys
ride at anchor in the bay ; and at a little distance
from the Lodge, on the right, the royal standard
floats from a flag-staff reared in a green mound,
which is said to contain the dust of Feargus and four
other Kings.
Around the Lodge, and onward to the eastern
extremity of the Loch, the land sweeps back in
gradually ascending heights, covered with a mantle
of deep green, and extending backwards in successive
corries till lost amid the dark outline of distant hills.
This is the forest ground of Ardverekie. Six years
ago this extensive tract of upland, embracing forty
miles in circumference, was divided into three sheep
farms, called Gallavie, Ben Aulder, and Camdarrock.
Nine thousand sheep are said to have pastured upon
it. The Al arquis of Abercorn, upon obtaining a
lease of the ground, drove off the sheep, threw the
farms once more into forest, and introduced new herds
of (leer, which, left to the sole possession of the
wilds, are rapidly multiplying in numbers. An im-
mense tract of country has been thrown, in a similar
manner, into forest by the Marquis of Breadalbane,
in the neighbourhood of the Black Mount. There
seems to be a general movement among the Scotch
nobility, having for its object the restoration of the
Caledonian Forest in all its vast and barbarian pro-
portions ; and the example of Prince Albert as a
deer-stalker, at Ardverekie, will possibly give it a
powerful impulse. Every small Highland laird must
now have his forest, and, to gratify this ambition,
those large sheep farmers, whose introduction to
the glens has been accomplished at the expense
of so much suffering to the native peasantry, will
be doomed, in their turn, to yield to the superior
claims of "the antler'd monarchs of the waste."
There can be little objection to the formation of a
national forest in some such place as Loch Laggan
for the amusement of Royalty, and such of the nobi-
lity as might be invited to the Coart. It would tend,
at least to perpetuate a race of noble animals, and the
reminiscences of an ancient sport ; but it is easy to
perceive that if every owner of a few thousand acres,
or even every lord or marquis, were to erect a forest
on his estate, the system would become a very intole-
rable nuisance.
The aspect of the northern shore of the Loch differs
in some respects from the southern. It is skirted
throughout its whole length by a range of loftier and
wilder hills, which, however do not approach the
edge of the Loch so closely as those on the opposite
side. The intermediate space is occupied chiefly
with loose masses of stone, clump of trees, and a
rather luxuriant under-covering of grass and bracken.
About half way up the Loch the mountain is cloven
by a deep circular ravine or corrie, which, as it issues
from the hill, opens out into a wide expanse of mea-
dow land, the lower parts of which are washed by the
Loch. This green slope intersected by rows of hazel
and alder trees, and watered by a streamlet which
gushes from the bottom of the ravine, is partially cul-
tivated, and contains some excellent crops of corn,
barley, and potatoes. The house of Aberairder, the
only remaining farm on the borders of Loch Laggan,
occupies an eminence in the centre, and still affords
an asylum, in this dreary region of deer and muirfowl,
to the persecuted genius of agriculture.
On the roadside, two or three miles beyond
Aberairder, stands Loch Laggan Inn, a house of re-
spectable exterior, and capable, no doubt, when it is
itself, of affording good accommodation to its guests.
But in the mean time the Marquis of Abercorn has
taken possession of the inn during her Majesty's visit ;
and the Boniface of the Loch has retired to a small
cottage at the mouth of the Paatock. The houses
beforementioned, together with a few cottages, inha-
bited by gamekeepers, and scattered over the forest,
comprise the whole of the human dwellings within
many miles of Loch Laggan. Yet the ruins of old
corn kilns and other traces of social life and in-
dustry, which meet the eye in several quarters, point
back to a time when population was a great deal more
numerous.
The Loch is well stored with trout, but, though pos-
sessing the most excellent spawning-ground, salmon is
prived of access to the lake by a fall in the river
S.pian. A small sum would break down the obstruct-
ing rock ; but a proposal to effect this object has not,
yet been carried into practice. Raspberries, hazel-
nuts, and other wild fruits, grow in great abundance
along the sides of the inch. There is an excellent
garden, well stocked with fruit and vegetables, at
Ardverekie Lodge, and a number of good milch cows
supply the royal household with dairy produce. A
party of London police act as sentries at the Lodge.
Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, preceded by the keepers and
dogs, rode from the lodge to the Ben Aulder forest,
to enjoy the sport of deer stalking. The Prince suc-
ceeded in bringing down a royal stag and a roebuck,
and returned to the Lodge in time for dinner. While
the Prince was in the forest, her Majesty rode out,
accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Princess
Royal. Her Majesty and the royal children were
mounted on small Highland ponies. The clouds
threatened rain, and her Majesty did not extend her
ride further than the east end of the lake, whence she
returned to the Lodge.
Prince Leiningen and Mr. Anson, the Queen's pri-
vate secretary, drove off at ten o'clock for Strath-
mashie moors, and returned at five o'clock with 14
head of grouse. Earl Grey enjoyed an hour or two
of Waltonian sport in the Paatock river, and was
rewarded with a dish of black trout. Cluny Mac-
herson called at the Lodge and made his Royal
Highness an offer of his shootings of Aberairder,
which Prince Albert accepted.
This morning, shortly after ten o'clock, his Royal
Highness rode out, attended by Cluny's gamekeeper,
to the grouse shooting at Aberairder, and returned
early in the afternoon with three brace of grouse,
some black cocks, and a few hares. Her Majesty,
the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal
rode out again to-day on ponies in the neigh-
bourhood of the Lodge. The sailors of the royal
yacht have arrived to-day from Fort William to
be present at the
_Me to-morrow in celebration
of Prince Albert's birth-day. We understand they
are to serenade the Prince, and perform several aquatic
exercises on the lake. A great gathering of clansmen

lowing :
" The Bills which were brought before Parliament,
in conformity with the* authority then granted, for
connecting the coal district round Halesowen with
the main line at Stourbridge and at Dudley, and for
forming a communication between Cheltenham and
Evesham, were both rejected.
"In compliance with the terms of agreement, and
of the powers contained in the Act 9th and 10th
Victoria, cap. 278, the purchase of the Stourbridge
Extension Canal was completed, and possession taken
on the 27th March (last. A summary of the re-
ceipts, and expenditure for the quarter ending 26th of
June last is annexed to this report.
"Possession was also taken, on Ist of l‘fay last, of
the Stratford and Moreton Tramway, upon the terms
stated, and under the powers contained in the Act of
Incorporation of this company.
" Resolutions will be proposed to the meeting to
confirm an order of the directors, declaring the for-
feiture of 620 shares in the company for the non-
payment of calls. The directors have taken such
means as will insure the full payment of calls in
respect of 150 of these shares, so that no loss can
accrue to the company by the forfeiture of that
number; but although every effort has been made to
obtain the like payment on the remaining 470 shares,
they regret to say it has been without effect. The
resolution which will be submitted to
deem most the meeting for
ad-
the forfeiture of the 470 shares place them in
the order and disposition of the tlipetor s, to be dealt
with in such manner as they may
visable for your interests.
" Half of the capital authorised to be rais.ed by the
act of incorporation having been now paid up, the
company is in ,a position to borrow the sum of
500,0001. on debentures. A resolution will be sub-
mitted to the meeting to grant. the requisite authority
to the directors to exercise this power to such exten
think exyethent9 19 0
i 684,50
aßeceipts
per.i.o.ds as they ey may

EIFENDITURE AND FUNDS.
Expenditure to Dec. 31, 1846, per
last report ...
.. ... £312,450 4 6
Ditto,Dec.3l,lB46,toJune2o,lB47 361,316 16 3
Balance in the hands of bankers and
cash '..• •••

.. 10,742 18 3

£684,509 19 0
con-
The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be adopted,
and circulated, on which
Mr. FIGGINS, of Smithfield, London, put a number
of questions to the chair on the subject of the pro-
gress of the works ; the cost, and the nature of the
e
lease ton ,
moved
the
Greatn
eo rn to
i n Company ;
that the lease
and, in
the
effect
should not be ratified without the consent of the pro-
prietors of this company given in public meeting.
The Chairman and Directors then entered into
explanation, stating that the agreement fora lease to
the Great Western Railway Company was already a
binding agreement, and could not be repudiated. The
whole circumstances of the rise and progress of this
company, as they have already been detailed in the
newspapers, were again opened. In the end, the
parties by whom the question was raised—a deputa-
tion of proprietors from Yorkshire---appeared to be
pretty well satisfied; and Mr. Figgins'slamendment,
and also a resolution proposed by a Mr. White, were
withdrawn.
Resolutions for carrying out the recommendations
in the directors' report were then passed. The direc-
tors stated they should defer the next call as long as
possible.--( Hear.) The meeting then broke up.

is exi

ted.

COURT CIRCULAR.
ARDvERRIE, AUG. 25.—her Majesty and his Royal
Gighness Prince Albert walked in the grounds.
Prince Albert and the Prince of Leiningen went out
grouse shooting, attended by the Hon. Captain Gordon.
The Marquis of Abercorn will be the only addition to
the royal party.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester left
Gloucester House on Wednesday evening, for her resi-
dence at Richmond.
Lo Baron de Beust, the Saxon Minister, had an inter-
view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing-street.
Smith, the Earl of Fingall,
Major General Sir Harry
Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. C. K. Murray, and Air.
Mackinnon bad interviews yesterday with Lord John
Russell.

—;l3 a (rireis paper.
TIIE
distressed to
DUJ ARMEE DUEL••••••-•Al. de Beauvallon has
put in for rebuilding
been ordered to be tried before the Court of Assizes,
upon an indictment for perjury
.; but intends, it is said,
tfion
Ada
IptlphDeaDatlLttEho
the
tihftoeouCourt
000nfLsneaoarRse,Nab.te71:nlgv
one of the houses in Middle•row. Can nothing be done
(the Builder very properly asks) to prevent the perpe-
tuation of this great obstruction is stiCh an important
thoroughfare as Livlbcorn ?

St. John's-street,
111
Mr. John Conneybeer, the late President of the
Coffee and Eating House Keepers'
.Association, died on
.last,
astat his residenee
short illness. His indefatigable and suc-
cTaefhtseusrfrusladaex);er krtions on behalf of the charity will endear his
memory to the whole trade. In private life he was
greatly and deserved esteemed for his integrity and
courtesy

SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE. Won by a neck, a dead heat for second.
The Borough Stakes of 5 sovs. each. Heats. One mile
.RACES.--YESTERDAY. and a half. (4 Subs.)
The Queen's Plate-day has usually been the most at-
Mr. Parr's Rosin the Bow, Bst 91b, walked over.
tractive at these meetings—in fact, has been the " grand"
The Town Plate of 20/., added to a Sweepstakes of
day. It assumed a different character yesterday, the
1 soy. each (for the second), twice round, was won in
appearance of The Hero having put competition for the
two heats, by Mr. Nagle's Passionate, 3 yrs, 9st 71b,
ci Guineas' out of the question; while the acceptances
(Mr. Parr, beating Mr. Fleming's The Duke, aged,.
for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes proved so few and
12st, Mr. Crofton's Voronetz, 3 yrs, 9st 71b, and Mr.
bad, as to deprive the race for it of ov-ry particle of in-
terest. The amateur performance was also a failure, Leverton's Little Vixen, 5 yrs, 1-Ist 71b.
The Haifdicap of 1 sou. each, and 20 added, was won
only four came to the post; and so little excitement did
it produce, that after the first heat scarcely a bet was in four hats, by My Mary, Sat 71b, beating Wooden
laid. To sum up, the finale to the meeting was a sorry Wall, 7st 311),paisionate, 7st 41b, and Rosin the Beau,
sat 101 b.
contrast to the opening, in every respect. We look for HOYLAKE RACES.—THURSDAY.better things next year. Our return of yesterday's pro-
ceedings will be brief:— The Hack Stakes of 1 sou. each,
two
heat)
onicre.
The Amateur Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added; round and a distance, was w
three yrs old, 9st 101 b; four, lOst 101 b; five, list 31b; Leach's Gipsy Queen, aged, list 131 b, wrier),
,bematinsg.
six and aged; Ilst 121 b; the second to save his stake,
and the winner to be sold for 200 sovs., if demanded, Mr. Ball's Bendlgo. 4 yrs, list, and br. Parsons
tery, 3 yrs, list 131 b.
&c. Heats, one mile.
Count Batthyany's Ma Sweepstakes 01 3 soy& each,aster Stepney, 5 yrs ... 3 1 1 The Green Lodge llotel Cup,
voaeuenrilesovasn.,,i adadehdaltfo,
Mr. P. P. Rolt's Ould Ireland, 5 yrs ... 1 3 2
(5 subs.), was won in two heats. by Alr.otDii agvis;isrolE'odur
Mr. Death's BohemienneM-
Sir
2 3 Bowling, 4y s. 2114 (E. Lloyd), bee
Sir J. Gerard's nd The Polka, 4 yrs ... dis beards's b g by Voltaire.
First Heat —5 to 4 agst Ould Ireland, 5 to 2 agst Bo-
hemienne, and 3 to 1 agst Master Stepney. The fa•
vourite had it all his own way, and trotted in four
lengths in advance of Bohemienne; Master Stepney did
not go for the heat, and Polka broke down.
Second Heat—Not a bet laid: won by a length.
Third Heat-3 to lon Master Stepney, who won by
five lengths.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, ist 51b;
four, 9st llb; five, 9st Illb; six and aged, lOst 21b.
Two miles and a distance.
Mr. J. Day's The Hero ... (A. Day) walked over
Surrey and Middlesex Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft, and
5 only if declared, &c ; the second to save his stake;
winners extra; the winner to pay 15 sovs. to the Judge
and to subscribe to the stakes in 1848. Two miles
and a distance. (21 Subs., 17 of whom declared.)
Sir H. Fleetwood's Forest Flower, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ... 1
Mr, Death's Subduer, aged, Bst 31b (carried 41b extra) 2
Sir G. Heathcote's Nannette filly, 3 yrs, 6st 31b ... 3
Betting-6 to 5 agst Nannette filly, and 10 to 6 agst
each of the others. Subduer made the running at a
strong pace to within half a mile of home, when Forest
Flower took it up, had it all her own way, and won by
five lengths. Run in 4 min.
The Railway Handicap of 5 sovs. each, h ft, with 20
added; the winner to pay 5 sovs. to the fund. T.Y.C.
Baron Rothschild's Daughter of the Star, 3 yrs ... 1
Mr. Erwin's Dean Swift, 5 yrs, Sst 71b 2
Mr. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ••• ••• 3
Mr. Forth's Laundrymaid, 4 yrs' 7st 121 b ... 4
A splendid race between the first two was won by a
short head, Headsman a good third.
BETTING ON THE COURSE.
LEAMINGTON STAKES.
sto 1 agst Wolfdog I sto 1 agst Gameless f—t
ST. LEGER.
5 to 4 on Cossack—taken I 20 to 1 agst Foreclosure
6 to 1 agst Planet I 30 to 1 agst Limestone
50 to 1 agst The Liberator.
GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
8 to 1 agst Pilgrim—taken 1 10 to 1 agst Palma—taken
10 to 1 agst Miss Burns—taken.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
ST. LEGER.-5 to 4on Cossack (taken)-8 to 1 agst
Van Tromp (taken)-6 to 1 agst Planet (taken)-16 to
1 agst Philosopher-20 to 1 agst Eryx-20 to 1 agat
Mr. Martin-33 to 1 agst Black Dwarf-33 to 1 agst
Limestone-33 to 1 agst Swallow-41 to 1 agst Red
Hart-40 to 1 agat Ulysses.
THE GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst
Sagacity (taken)-8 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken)
—lO to 1 agst Palma (taken)—and 12 to 1 agst Alliance
(taken).
DERBY.-1.200 to 100 on the field-1,500 to 100 agst
Springy Jack (offers to take).
The above comprise the week's quotations, scarcely a
bet having been laid to day.
CANTERBURY RACES.,—THURSDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats. Two miles.
Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, 10$ ... (W. Boyce) 1 1
Mr. Cooke's Catharine, 3 yrs, Bst 21b 3 2
Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, lOst ~. 2 dr
Won in a canter.
The City Plate for 3 yrs old and upwards. Heats. Two
miles.
Mr. Doekeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b (Hornsby) 1 1
Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st llb ... 4 2
Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st 81b ... 6 3
Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, Bst 51b 2 4
Mr. Walker's Sir Tatton, 4 yrs, 7st Ilb ... 7 5
Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ... 3 dr
Mr. T. Simmond's Walter Gray, 7st 131 b ... 5 dr
The first heat was won by a length, and the second by
a neck.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(PROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
AUGUST 27.
'ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.
Aug. 21. Wyvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough,
from Inverness.
23. Dream yawl, George 11 ntinck, EN., from the
westward; Fairy schooner, Sir Hyde Parker, Bart., from
the coast of Norway.
25. Iris cutter, Lord Rodney, from Norway and South-
ampton last.
26. Amulet cutter, John Thompson, Esq., from
Portsmouth.

FRIDAY.

The City Member's Plate of SOL. the winner to be

sold for 150 sous.. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Payne's Marquis of Conyngham (Hornsby) 1 1
Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, 9st ... ... 4 2
Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b ... 2 3
Mr. F. Simmond's Walter Gay, 4 yrs, Bst 51b ... 3 dr
First heat won by a length ; the second easy.
Sweepstakes of 2 Soya each with 25 added, the winner to
be sold for 150 sous if demanded, &c. Heats, two

miles. 5 subs.
Mr. Dockeray's Alkali, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (liornsby) 1 1
Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, ist 21b 2 dr
Mr. Norton's The Pony, 5 yrs, 9at 31b ... 3 dr
Mr. Cook's Catherine, 3 yrs, 6st ... 4 dr
The first heat was won easy ; and the second walked
over for.
Sweepstakes of I Soy. each with 25 added, the winner to
be sold for 70 soya. Heats, one mile and a half. 5 subs.
Mr. Cooke's Catherine, 3 yrs, 7st Ilb (Treen) 2 1 1
Mr. Drew's Beggar Girl, aged, Bst 51b ... 1 2 2
Mr. Sherrard's Petrowna 5 yrs, 7 111 b ... 5 3 3
Mr. Christy's Dictator, 4 yrs, 7st 71bs ... 44 dr
Mr. Godsmark's The Stranger, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b 3 4 dr
Three well contested heats; the winner was claimed.
The Garrison Purse of 20 sovs., given by the officers of
the 17th and 39th Regiments, for untrained horses,
the property of farmers residing within 20 miles of
Canterbury; list each, thorough bred 12st each. One
mile.

Aug. 22
21
20
19
24
14
21
22
21
13
21
21
21
22

Dunk's Jenny Lind ...
Morgan's Mercy ...
Minton's sister to Walter Gay ...
Gardener's Desdemona
Harrison's Laundrymaid ...
F. Collard's Miss Fidget ...
A good race.

(owner)

HEREFORD RACES.—THURSDAY.—(CONCLUDED.)
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added, the
winner to be sold for 1001., if demanded, &c. Heats.
Once round and a distance. .(4 Subs.)
Mr. Tollett's Variety, aged, lOst 81b, (to be
sold for 25L) 1 3 1
Mr. Carter nd Linnaeus, 3 yrs, Bst Blb (800 3 1 2
Mr. Kilton's Auricula, 4 yrs, lOst 31b (601.) 2 2 3
First heat won by a head, the second by half a length,
and the third cleverly. ti
A Hurdle Race (Handicap) of i sovs. each, with 25
added. Heats, about a mile and a quarter. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Toilet's Variety, aged, lOst 71b (Turner) 3 1 1
Mr. Ellliot's The Oppressed, 5 yrs, lOst ... 1 3 2
Mr. W. Scott's Cavendish, aged, 12st ... 2 2 d r
First heat won by a head, the second by two lengths,
and the third in a canter.
SALISBURY.—FRIDAY.
The County Member's Plate of 50 sovs., added to a
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each ; three yrs ~old, 7st 31b ;
four, Bst Glb ; Ove, Bst 131 b • six ind'aged, 9st 21b ;
winners of 100 sore. during the present year 31b extra,
mares and geldiegs allowed 31b ; and the winner to
pay 5 sovs. to the iund. Mile and a half. (3 Subs.)
:Jr. W. Sadler's Antagonist, 3 yrs...(Donaldson) 1 1
Mr. W. B. Hawkins's Terese, 6 yrs ••• ... 2 2
Mr. Elwes's•f by Lanercost, out ,of Mountain
Sylph's dam, 3 yrs ••• 0 0
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for three yrs old,

colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b.

Mr. Gully's Wee Bit. ... (Donaldson) Walked over.
The Queen's Plate of 100 save. ; three yrs old Bst 21b •
four, 9st 61b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 311,.
Three miles.
Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs
Mr. Gully's Mathematician, 3 yrs ... ... 2
The City Bowl, value 18 sovs., and 12 soya. from the
fund added to a Sweepstake of 5 sovs. each; three yrs
old, 7st; four, Bst 21b; five, Bat 101 b; six and aged,
9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; a winner of 5
soya. or more, during 1847, to carry 31b; twice or
more, 51b; horses that have started once and not won
during 1847, allowed 31b; if twice, 51b; if more, 81b;
the winner to be sold for 2504; if entered to be sold
for 2001., allowed 31b; 1501, 51b; 1201., 81b; 1001.,
121 b; 701., 151 b; and for 501., 181 b. Heats one mile.
Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3 yrs (701.) ••• 101
Mr. King's The Queen, 3 yrs (701.) ••• 3 2 3-
Mr. Bray's Cerberus, 4 yrs
Mr. Wheeldon's
New Forest Deer, 6 yrs (1001.) 2 dr.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added; three yrs
;-•
w five, list 61b; six and
old, 9st 71b; four,
aged, list I Olbf horsesl°.stl.2entered to be sold for 400/,
allowed 31b; for 3001, 71b; for 2004mi11eb..; f(o4r
sluobo3/..),
211 b; and for 501. 281 b. Heats, one
(King) 1 1
Mr. King's Apropos, 4 yrs (501) ...
Mr. Drinkald's Moodkee, 3 yrs (501) ... 2 dr.
Mr. Brettle's Brunel, 6 yrs (1001) 3 dr.
Mr. O'Brien's horses will in future be trained by H.
Stebbings.
TIVERTON AND NORTH DEVON RACES.
THURSDAY.

` (W. Boyce'

The Tiverton Stakes of 20 soya. each, 10ft., and 5 only
if declared. Twice round. (23 Subs., 17 of whom
declared.
Mr. Parr's Rosin the Beau, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... (Butler) 1
Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst ..„ 2
Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 7st 41b . 3
Mr. E. Scobell's Royalty, 4 yrs, 7st 31b
Won cleverly by a length.
The Members' Plate of 501., added to a Sweepstakes of
5 sous. each. Heats, twice round. (4 Subs.)
Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 71b (Kingsland) 2 1 1
Mr. Crofton's Veronetz, 3 yrs, ist 31b ... 4 3 2
Par
Mr. 's Moonlight, 3 yrs, 7st 61b 12 dr
Mr. Nagle's Passionate, 3 yrs, 7st 61b 3 dr
The first heat was won by a head, and the others
easily.
The Ladies' Plate was won by Passionate, 6st, (Trees,
jun.), beating Wooden Wall, 7st, and Semperamie,
Bst 71b.
The Hurdle Race was won in three heats, by Sky-
lark, 12st (Mr. De Lany), beating Why Not, 12st, Gi-
raffe, 12st, Drummer, 12st, and Twilight, 12st.
F'IuDAY.
The North Devon Stakes of 10 sous. each and 50 added.
Once round.
Mr. E. Scobell's Giselle, 4 yrs, 9st 101 b (Kingsland) 1
Mr. Derry's My Mary, 5 yrs, Bst 41b... „, „, 0
Mr. Parr's Moonlight, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b
Mr. Moore's Wooden Wall, 4 yrs, 7st
Ur, Treen's Wild Ages 5 rsi 73t

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