The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-25 00:00:00

MARCH 25, 1846.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHAMPTON RACES.—TUESDAY.
The Trial Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 40 added. One mile
and a quarter. (4 Subs.)
Mr. G. S. Ford's Auricula, 3 yrs, 6st
Lord G. Bentinck's Discord, aged, 9st 71b 2
5 to 1 on 'Discord, who was defeated easily by a length.
Two Years Old Sweeps of 50 sous. each; h ft. Half a mile.
(8 Subs.)
Lord G. Bentinck's Gabbier' Bst 71b (Nat) 1
Mr. Watson's Doctor Goodall, Bst 41b 2
Mr. Ford's f, by Gladiator, out of Deception, Bst 41b
2tol on Gabbler, and 7to 2 agst the Doctor. Won by a
length, easy,
The Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 sous, added to a
Handicap of 25 soya each ; 15 ft, and 5 only if declared ;
the second to receive 25 sows. out of the stakes, and the
winner to pay the judge 101. Two miles. (89 Subs.) 53 paid.
Mr. Robertson's Morpeth, 5 yrs, 7st 91b ......... (Bunaby) 1
Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ........ .
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord
Warwick's Yardley, 6 yrs, Bst 31b—Mr. J. O'Bnen's Needful,
5 vrs, Bst Sib—Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne, aged, Bst lib
Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs, 7st 121b—Mr. Owen's
Xanthus, 6 yrs,-7st 111b—Mr. Worlev's Example,' 5 yrs, ist
111b—Mr. W. H. Johnstone's the Roper's Daughter, age:l,
7st 51b—Mr. T. Worthington's Dr. Husband, 5 yrs, 7st 51b—
Mr. Shelley's Maynooth, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Lord Chesterfield's
Javelin, 4 yrs, 6st 121b—Mr. Godby's Dexterous, 3 yrs, Est
51b—Mr. Treen's Buttress, 3 yrs, sst—and Lord G. Bentinck's
Muscatel, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (carried sst lib).
Betting-7 to 2 agst Godfrey-7 to 1 agst Morpeth-7 to 1
agst Muscatel-8 to 1 agst Lord Saltoun-8 to 1 agst
Buttress-10 to 1 agst Example-10 to 1 agst Dexterous—
and 12 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne.
A fast-run race, and won by a neck only ; Roper's
Daughter a bad third; and the Queen of Tyne fourth.
The Tally-ho Stakes, of 10 sous. each, h ft,
25 added, two miles, 9 Subs., were won by Mr. F. Robbins's
Valiant, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Lambden's hance, aged, Mr.
Southby's Europa, Mr. Daley's Isabel, Mr. W. Manning's
Fairplay, and colt by Don John.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles.
Mr. Moore's Wolfdor, 4 yrs

The Farmers' Plate ofso/. Heats, once round and a dis.
Mr. A. Manning's Melody, 5 yrs Ilst lib (T. Parr) 0 1 1
Mr. Iliggin' bg by Mundig, aged, 11 st 111 b
.Mr. C. Bull's the Curate, aged, list 111 b ... 0 3 2
Mr. Wesley's Solitude, 4 yrs, 10st 71b
Mr., C. .liaggins.llo, by .4anteton, 4y; s, 10:st 71b 2 5 5
Mr. Dickins's May-day, aged, list I Ilb 0 2' '6
Mr. W. Drage's Ten Pound Note, 5 yrs, I Ist llb. 0 7 7
Two others ran. The first heat was won by a neck, the
others in a canter. _ _

ihChIAIIINGTON ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE.

(Captain Peel) 1

Boxkeeper
Vanguard
Nine others ran. _ _

The second race was won by Peter Simple (Mr. Rolt)
beating several others.
CHESTER CUP BETTING—TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
13 to 1 agst Sweetmeat—(t I 25 to 1 agst Fitzallen:
20 to 1 agst Clumsy I 40 to 1 agst Corranna
22 to 1 agst Miss Burns 140 to 1 agst Whinstone.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.
Nothing done wsrth mentioning, the majority of the spe-
culators being at Noi thampton.

THE LOSS of LIFE in CRAWFORD-

STREET.
Tuesday forenoon, Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., and a highly-
respectable jury, assembled in the hoard-room of Marylebona
workhouse, to investigate the circumstances attending the
deaths of Robert Butters and his three children.

Police-sergeant No. 18 D, described the discovery of the
fire. _ _

Frederick Brown, in the employ of the Royal Society for
the Protection of Life from Fire, said that he had charge of
an escape at Marylebone-lane. On the evening of Monday
last, as soon as the call went to the parish-engine station, he
ran to the fire, and made use of Parker's escape, and went
up to the second-floor window. He got hold of the deceased
man's arm, but the smoke obliged him to retreat, and he
could not pull him out. The same attempt was subsequently
tried by a fireman and a police-constable, but without suc-
cess. After the lapse, however, of a quarter of an hour or so,
he was enabled to go into the room, which was then full of
smoke and very hot. The deceased were got out, one of the
children was not quite dead, it breathed a little. Witness
was certain the child was not then quite dead, as he per
ceived its stomach move.
The Court was cleared of strangers, and the assistant to
Mr. Timpeon was examined ; the following is an abstract of
the evidence which he afterwards communicated to the re-
porter :
Thomas John Hughes—l reside at present with Mr. Timp-
son, at No. 6, Union-place, Lisson-grove, North. I pre-
viously lived at Mr. Timpson's shop in Crawford-street. I
used to sleep there. On the night of Monday last, I retired
to bed at twenty minutes past ten o'clock, and was awoke by
a violent knocking and cracking of wood. I soon found that
the place was on fire. I then jumped out of bed, and laid
hold of my coat, which was all that I could save. The flames
were breaking through the partition of the front shop at that
period. I immediately went up stairs to arouse the inmates.
I called out " The place is on fire." The smoke being of
such an overpowering nature, I. ran to the front window on
the first floor, but the smoke came in at the window almost
as bad as it did from the stairs. I then got on to the balcony
and passed from thence on to the blind box of the next
house, and got through the shop. I was in my shirt at the
time, and the only thing I saved was my coat. I afterwards
left, and went to Mr. Timpson's, and informed him of the
disaster. He was sleeping at No. 6, Union-place, Lisson-
grove.
A Juror—Can you assign any reason for the explosions,
and the outbreak of the tire? Witness—l cannot.

The CORONER—You went to bed at twenty minutes past
ten; what time did you go to ;Upper on Sunday night?
Witness—On Sunday night I went to supper at nine o'clock ;
that was not the usual hour; I generally went at ten or a
little after.
The CORONER—Why did you go to supper on that particu-
lar night at nine o'clock, when on other occasions you did not
go till past tea ? Witness—On Sunday night Mr. and Mrs.
Timpson called at the shop after leaving chapel, about half-
past eight o'dlock, and they requested me to come home et
nine, as they wished to go to bed early on account of being
tired.
The CORONER—Are you certain there was no other cause ?
Witness—l alp. I went straight from Crawford-street to
Lisson-grove, to supper.
The Commit—Was the door locked whilst you went to
supper? Witness—lt was. I locked it and had the key in
my pocket all the while. I am certain it did not go out of
my possession during the time I was away from the pre-
mises in Crawford-street.
The CORONER—Had Mr. Timpson a duplicate key ? Wit-

ness—He had not.
The CORONER—When you went to bed did you leave the
gas burning? Witness—i left a small jet of a fish-tail burn-
ing in the shop.
A Juror—Was this burner contiguous to the wainscot that
was burning ? Witness—lt was not. There was room
enough for me to pass between them.
The CORONER—Were you perfectly sober when you went
to bed ? Witness—l was.
The CORONER—Had you anything to drink before you re-
tired to bed ? Witness—l had not.
The CORONER—Had you smoked a cigar ? Witness—l
had not.
A Juror—How long have you lived with Mr. Timpson ?
Witness—Two weeks last Friday.
The inquiry was, at this stage of the proceedings, ad-
journed till Monday next.

ROYAL VISIT TO ASTLEY'S.—Yesterday, pursuant to
the " Royal command," a grand hippodramatic entertainment took
place at Astley's Amphitheatre, which was honoured by the presence
of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his
Royal Highness the Prince Of Wales, and the Princess Royal, ac-
companied by a brilliant suite. Mr. William Batty, the lessee, fully
appreciating the honour, had determined that nothing in his power
should be wanting to render the entertainment worthy of its illus-
trious patrons: The centre box of the first circle was appropriated
to the royal party. The ornaments iwere of the most costly
description, and of exquisite handicraft. The box was fitted up witht
silk tabaret, the prevailing colours being crimson anti c
every porion of the theatre was most gorgeously d
ra'thedite,
d
. The
a l
Foot Guards lined the passages of the theatre, sentries
werde ptlatcteed
at the stage-door, and detachments in the stable-yard an
ier 3lajesty and Prince Albert,
private.iat esnhtorgyceaiftnetrlifeoullrreotmloicnksteir-road. The visit was strictly
pr
and their illustrious children and attendants, arrived in three car-
g and were immediately ushered into the royal box by Mr.
Vaatteys, and Mr. T. Thompson, the stage-manager. The entertain-
ments, of course, exhibited to the utmost advantage the whole
strength and talent of the company. At their conclusion the royal
party retired, but not before her Mt(jesty and Prince Albert had ex-
pressed, to Mr. Batty anti Mr. Thompson, their entire approval of
the general arrangements. Ber Majesty left the house shortly before
six o'clock, after which the doors were opened, and the rush of the
public to obtain a view of the box and the other decorations (which
will not be taken down for some time) was terrific.
SEED -POTATOES.—The following hints by Dr. Buck-
land may be used at the present season :—The sets ehould be planted
early, and if the plants continue healthy until the tubers ripen, there
will be no danger, because all analogy of fungous vegetable parties
shows that their growth follows, and does not precede or cause dis-
ease. Small tubers should be selected and set entire, as cutting the
unripe and dropsical potatoes of last year may endanger their decay
as soon as they are put into the damp ground. I would plant even
large tubers entire, but if cut, the sliced parts should be shaken in a
sieve of quick lime, until a hard skin is formed over the raw surface,
as is often done in Scotland.
PEDESTRIANISM.—FOUR-MILS RACE AT BIRMINGHAM
FOR 501.—The interesting trial of speed between James Byrom (the
Lancashire Runner), and John Tetlew (of Ilollinwood), for 251. aside,
came off on Monday, ten miles from Birmingham, on the old Coventry
road. The distance measured was from the 97th to the 98th mile-
stones. Large sums of money changed hands, the Birmingham and
Manchester men betting strongly on the Hollinwood hero. At a few
minutes to four, all preliminaries being arranged, the men started
well together. For the first mile more beautiful 'sunning has rarely,
if ever, been witnessed. The competitors touched the handkerchief
and turned for the second mile together. It soon, however, became
evident to the eye of the connoisseur that Byrom was running within
himself, while his antagonist was certainly going his hardest.
Strong running was kept up, which will be best shown by the • fact
that the men completed the first two miles in 10 minutes 25 seconds,
and the second two miles in 10 minutes 20 seconds, Byrom running
in a winner by 10 yards only. The stakes were given up shortly after
the race, Byrom presenting his defeated rival with a sovereign, and
the subscription for the losing man (collected by Temperance)
amounting to 51. We wish we could see more of this Spirit.
t iw
ten dsl2n,9g72evrt January,
d14863n ,15, 92108w36t,
.
EXPORTATION OF BUTTER,—The following quantities
of butter were exported In the 7
1841, and 1846 :-65,955cwt., ~ years 9
These results are given from a Parliamentary,
paper"recently printed,
obtained by Mr. Grogan, the Member for Dublin.
THE TEN HOURS' BlLL.—Upwards of twenty dele-
gates
ptesulri;se of enlisting a
voearrived in London,
andmon,
yfrom the manufacturing districts, for
the
Members of Parliament as possible in
favour of the " Ten Hours'
THE ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB.—Last evening
the noblemen and gentlemen of the above aquatic club dined together
at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. The Commodore
of the squadron, Mr. Thomas Willis I,h/tiling, presided. Among the
members present were Lord Rossmore, Lord Keane, Mr. G. S. Har-
court, Mr. W. W. Burrell, Lieutenant-Colonel Temple French, Mr.
A. Fountain, Mr. J. E. Jones, Mr. Win. Bevan, Mr. James Hartley,
Mr. E. S. Chandos Pole, Mr. H. J. Hamborourgh, Mr. W. Vomit-
tart. Mr. A. Vansittart, Mr. L. Holland, &c.
ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS.—At
the ordinary meeting, held on Monday evening, W. Tite, Esq ,
F.R.S., president, in the chair, Mr. Poynter read an interesting
description of the Church of St. Chapelle, at Paris, particularly in
regard to its polychromatic developments. When brought to the
rules of the art, they displayed no mean triumph in the allocation of
colours, the effect of the coup (rail being heightened by the obscurity
of the detail. The President referred with satisfaction to the pos-
session by this country of the celebrated marbles of Bitudrau which
formed part of the frieze of the temple, and did not, as was supposed,
belong to the tomb of Mausoins, and which he attributed to the
influence and interference of the Society. Dr. Burnet next read a
paper on some moulded brick found in the Church of St. Soissenes,
in Normandy, which led to an interesting discussion on the maim-
,
foßture of Was. .