The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-01 00:00:00

ST. LEGER.

5 to 2 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou
3 to 1 agst Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland—t
9 to 2 agst Lord Clifden's Surplice—taken and offrd
5 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher—taken and
offered
9 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Springy Jack—taken and
offered
Canezou was backed for 4004 or 5001. at 5 to 2 and 3
to 1, and Justice to Ireland for 5004, in one bet, at 3 to
1. Springy Jack was almost friendless.

DERBY.
3,000 to 150 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken
3,200 to 200 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor—taken
2,000 to 100 agst Mr. A. Nichol's Nunnykirk—taken
2,000 to 50 agst Mr. Holmes's Montague
RADr*LIFFE RACES.—THURSDAY.

The Manck,,ste of 50/., added to a Sweepstakes of
10 so:,B. each,
r Cup
5 ft, and only 3 ft if declared; the
r'And to save his stake. One mile and three quarters.
.07 Subs., 4 of whom paid 3 sovs. each.)
-151 r. Robinson's Morpeth, aged,Bst 31b (Wintringham) 1
Srl C. Monck's Vanish, 5 yrs ... 2
Mr. W. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 5 yrs... ... ... 3
Mr, A. Johnstone's Confederacy, 3 yrs ... ... 4
Mr. Phillips's Little Mary, 6 yrs ... ... 5
The Free Handicap of 10 sovs. each, and 30 added. One
mile. _

Mr. Barton's Hector, 6 yrs ... (W. Sharpe) 1
Mr. B. Green's Maid of My Soul, 3 yrs ... ... 2
Mr. Westerby's Ellen Loraine, 3 yrs... ... ... 3
Mr. A. Johnstone's Confederacy, 3 yrs ... ... 4
The Selling Stakes of 3 80113. each, and 20 added, one
mile and a half; the first was a dead heat between Mr.
Robert's Lady Flora and Mr. Jones's Enchantress; the
second was won by Lady Flora by a head, and the third
was not run when our report left.
At the Frome Selwood Races the Ladies' Plate was
won by Mr. Smith's Faith, the Hunters's Stakes by Mr.
Nicholls' Belladonna, the Free Handicap by Belladonna,
and the Hack Stakes by Mr. Lear's Myna.

AQUATICS.
PUTNEY AND ROEHAT,IPTON REGATTA.

The watermen at Putney on Wednesday contended for
a purse of sovereigns subscribed by the ladies and gentle-
men of the vicinity.
First heat—J. Robinson and C. Cobb (white), 1; T.
Green and J. Cobb (yellow), 2. The winner took the
lead, and kept it.
Second heat—W. Cobb and Joseph Woolsencraft
(pink), 1; James Robinson and James Green (red), 2.
They were scull and scull for some distance, when the
winners went in advance.

Grand heat—Thomas Green and J. Cobb (yellow), 1;
John Robinson and Charles Cobb (white), 0; James
Robinson and James Green (red), 0. The first two were
together nearly all the way. Won by two lengths.

CRICKET.

THE ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND •. SIXTEEN OF
SHEFFIELD.

On Tuesday and Wednesday this great match was re-
sumed, and, as will be found, on the latter day was
brought to a conclusion by the defeat of the eleven by
55 runs. This result will cause much of the " metropo-

Titan and southern" money to change into the north; for
although in Sheffield the odds from the commencement
were in favour of their own sixteen, yet in London and
amongst some of the eleven the odds had been laid the
other way. With respect to some of the losers, we have
heard it said that those who are ignorant of the Sheffield
play and the Sheffield strength ought to have applied to
other quarters for information on the subject than those
from which they gained it; and that those who were
cognizant of the fact should be somewhat less " sweet"
upon their own powers. The progress and termination
of the match will show that, powerful as are " the eleven,"
they ought not in future to allow Sheffield " sixteen"
men. The first innings of Sheffield amounted to 118,
whilst that of the Eleven did not exceed 58, or 60 fewer
than the score of their opponents. Then, in the second,
Sheffield marked 77, by which they put in the Eleven
for 137 to tie. Of that total, however, they failed by
55, the sum of runs by which they were beaten and
vanquished, much to the chagrin of themselves and their
backers.

EFFECTS OF THE THUNDER STORM.—The awful
thunder storm that passed over the metropolis last night
was felt at Kingsland, Stoke Newington, Tottenham,
Clapton, and the surrounding neighbourhood with the
most fearful effect, and caused the greatest alarm and
consternation to the inhabitants. So intense were the
discharges of the electric fluid, and the concussion of the
rapid and continued peals of thunder, that the houses
were shook to the foundation, the furniture in the rooms
being moved from their position, and the inhabitants ex-
periencing a rocking and uneasy sensation: in many
instances the inhabitants running out of their habita-
tions in the greatest terror and alarm. At the Beauvoir
Arms, kept by Wilson, at Kingsland, the bottles and
glasses were displaced from the shelves, and the chairs
moved from their position; and at one time Mr. Wilson
supposed, from the violence of the concussion and the
loud report, that the back part of his premises had been
blown down. The rain, too, fell in torrents, and the roads
at Kingsland, Stoke Newington. Tottenham, and Shackle-
well, and the lower parts of Islington, were rendered im-
passable except for carriages, and presented the appear-
ance of rivers more than the roadway. A house in the
Wharf-road, City-road, was struck by the lightning, and
partly set on fire, but it was soon extinguished. All
along the Bagnigge Wells-road, nearest the hill was
literally swamped, the lower parts of the houses being
under water to the depth of some -two or three feet. In
Pearl-crescent, which is about three or four feet below
the level of the road, great damage was done by hasty
removal of goods, &c., the inhabitants of houses being
obliged to get in the upper apartments for safety. Great
injury has been done to the stock of one of the bakers in
the road, the water running in with such force into the
bakehouse as to upset several sacks of flour. It is
greatly feared the destruction will be found to be very
great in the lower parts of Essex, where the storm, as it
advanced, appeared to gain strength. So fearful a
storm, with such rapid discharges of lightning and
thunder, has not been experienced in these neighbour-
hoods for years past.
A PARISH DEFAULTER.—Yesterday large hand-
bills were posted up on the Surry side of the river, of-
fering a reward of 201. for the apprehension of Mr.
Thomas Woodward, of the Wandsworth-road, who has
been for many years a collector of the poor-rate for a
large district of the parish of Lambeth, and who has ab-
sconded since Wednesday morning. The defalcations
of Mr. Woodward are said to be considerable, and its
occurrence at a time when the rates are so difficult to be
got in, and the money so much required for the mainte-
nance of the numerous poor in the workhouse, has caused
a considerable sensation throught the parish. The
affairs of this extensive parish, in so far as the rates are
concerned, have been a good deal disarranged. In some
cases the poor rates were allowed to go in arrears for
as many as five or six years; but the present defalcation
will, it is believed, lead to a general change in the parish
government. Woodward has given security to the parish
to the amount of 2,0001., it is said, but it will be some
time before the sureties can be made to pay the amount
of their respective bail bond, and in the interim the
parish will be put to very great inconvenience.
BOLTON.—Mr. William Bolling, M.P., died on
Wednesday morning last, between the hours of seven
and eight, at his residence Darcy Lever, near Bolton.
The Hon. Gentleman, who was 64 years of age, had,
for a week previous to his death, been labouring under
the effects of a severe stroke of paralysis, after which
affliction no hopes of recovery were entertained by his
medical attendants. Mr. Bolling had served in four
Parliaments as representative for Bolton, his native
town. He was returned in 1832, at the first election
after the passing of the Reform Bill, with Colonel Tor-
rens. In 1835 Mr. Bolling and Mr. Ainsworth were
elected, both of whom were re-elected in 1837. At the
general election of 1841 Mr. Ainsworth and Dr.Bowlt;
ring were returned, Mr. Bolling being unsuccessfuln
1847 Mr. Bolling and Dr. Bowring were re-elected.
and I
politics the deceased gentleman was a Conservative,
a supporter of Sir R. Peel's free•trade measures. Al-
though not possessed of striking talents, he was dis-
tinguished for sound sense and practical acumen. He
was, in conjunction with his brother, Mr. E. Bolling, a
large employer in the borough of Bolton. He was
highly respected by his w P
pEk ryle as a kind and
generous master, and byhisrenow-townsmen as a
liberal and influential supporter of the charities and the
trade of that town.