The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-03 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.-8 to 1 agst Cracow (t);
Bto 1 agst Jericho (t); 9 to 1 agst Glen Saddel (t);
10 to 1 agst Tufthunter ; 14 to 1 agst Marquis
Conyngham (t); 14 to 1 agst Snuffbox; 14 to 1 agst
Rattrap.
NEWMARKET HANDICAP.-7 to 1 agst Sylvan (taken
and afterwards offered); nothing else backed.
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Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES.-7 to 2 agst
(taken to 251.)
Nothing done in the Derby beyond an offer to take
1,000 to 100 about Surplice.
PONTYPOOL STEEPLECHASES.—THURSDAY.
The Open Handicap was won by Lord Strathmore's
The Roarer. lOst 91b (Mr. Rowland), beating Mr.
Potts' Bold Davey, 9st 12lb (G. Vivian), in a canter.
The second chase was won in a canter by Mr. Iron's
Hope, 9st 121 b (Mr. Rowland), beating fire others.
The third chase was won easily by Mr. Potts's White
Stockings, lOst 91b (Mr. Rowland), beating Redmond,
Major, and several others by three lengths.
The Newmarket Railway will be opened for general
traffic on Tuesday next, so that the frequenters of the
races will now be enabled to make the journey in little
more than two hours, without change of carriages. This,
no doubt, will indnce hundreds to attend the meetings,
who have hitherto found the journey too long and ex-
pensive.

METROPOLITAN STEEPLEC RASES.—SATURDAY.
The Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and
5 ft if declared, &c., with 200 added; the second horse
to save his stake; the third to receive 10 zovs. Four
miles.

Mr. W. S. S. Crawford's The Shaver, list 61b
Mr. J. Elmore's GazQly, lOst 21b
Mr. J. Elmore's British Yeoman, 1 Ist 81b
Captain Madock's Proceed, 1 Ist I llb ..•
Mr. Courtney's Mathew, 1 Ist 21b
Mr. Brettle's The Curate, 12st Ilb 0
Captain Allevne's The Nigger, list 21b 0
Mr. Tilbury's Walter Gay, 9st 61b 0
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 10 added, 12s
each. About four miles.
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J. Elmore's ch m Hipbriar
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FIRE, AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT. -- On Saturday
afternoon a fire broke out at Mr. Painter's, the Horse-
shoe and Magpie public-house, Bridge-street, West-
minster. Some persons mounted the roofs of the ad•
joining houses, to extinguish the flames. In doing so
some of the brickwork became loosened, and fell into
the street, striking a woman who was passing to the
ground. She was carried into Mr. West's, surgeon,
when it was found that her skull was fractured; her
recovery is considered doubtful. The fire was confined
to that portion of the house where it originated.
Loss OF NINETEEN LIVES.—A. serious accident
occurred on Wednesday, at Eagle's Bush Colliery, near
Neath, the property of Messrs. George Penrose and Co.
It is stated that 25 persons have been dreadfully burnt
with the fire-damp, a great many of whom are already
dead, and several more are not expected to recover.
Our correspondent has ascertained that nineteen dead
bodies have already been taken up from the pit. Five
others were brought out alive, and it is supposed there
are many more still below.-- Welshman.
BURNING Or ANOTHER HAT_,MANUFACTORY.—A
fire of a serious character broke out at eight o'clock on
Saturday morning, on the premises belonging to Mr.
George Gooding, a hat-manufacturer, Church-street,
Bethnal green. The firemen were enabled to get the
flames extinguished in about two hours and a half, but
not until the two upper floors of Mr. Gooding's pre-
mises were burned out, the roof of}; and the lower part
of the premises seriously damaged by fire and water.
The adjoining property, belonging to Messrs. Felgate, is
similarly damaged. The total loss is very considerable,
but both parties were insured. The origin of the fire
could not be ascertained.

THE ROYAL SOCIETY.—The Marquis of Northamp •
ton, as President of the Royal Society, gave his annual
grand entertainment to the Council of that learned body
on Saturday last, at his Lordship's mansion, on the
Terrace, Piccadilly. After the banquet, Lord Northamp.
ton held his third levee for the present session, on which
occasion his Lordship was honoured with the presence
of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, and one of
the most crowded assemblages of learned and scientific
men ever brought together within the walls of his man-
sion.