The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TATTERSALL'S.—YESTXRDAY.
No attendance.
YORK AUGUST MEETING.
WEDNESDAY.

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YORK RACES—THURSDAY.
RECEIVED BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH THIS
MORNING.
The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 sovs. each, and 60 added.
One mile. (17 Subs.)
Mr. A. W. Hill's Burlesque. 3 yrs, fist 121 b ........ .......
Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair. 4 yrs, 7st 71b :.; Lord G. Bentinck's Coal Black Rose, 5 yrs, fist 81b.
Seven ran.
The County Cup of 1501., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sous.
each. Two miles (l5 Subs.)
Mr. John Day's The Hero, 3 yrs
Major Yarburgh's Red Robin, 4 yrs
TUNBRIDGE WELLS RACES.---YESTE A DAY.
The Manor Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 35 added ; the
winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded. Heats, one
mile and a half.
Mr. Greville's Polka, 3 yrs, Est 121 b ......Planner 1 1
Mr Pratt's Deodara, 4 yr., 7st I llb
Mr. Nunn's f by Samarcand, out of La Mlle ma!
Gardee, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib dis
Mr. Bale's African, aged, 9st 111 b dis
Both heats won by a length. Wakefield, the rider of the-
Samarcand filly, was thrown, and very much injured.
The Town Plate of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added. The winner
to be sold for 80 sovs. Heats, one mile and a half.
Mr. Sait's Devil•among-the-Tailors, aged,
9st 6lb
Mr. Wood's Maid of Auckland, aged, 9st 31b 5 1 0 2 2
Mr. Nuan's Dalesman, 5 yrs, 9st 21b
Mr. Astley's Sylph, 6 yrs, 9st 31b
Mr. Moore's Comervative, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ..• 4 dr
The last three heats well contested—the third ending in a
dead heat, the fourth won only by a neck, and the "fifth"
by barely a head.

THE RIVER PLATE.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.--Her Majesty's ship
America,
50 guns, Captain the Hon. John Gordon, arrived this morn-
ing from the Pacific with a freight of 1,800,000 dollars on
merchants' accounts.
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Her dates are from Mazatlan, Feb. 9; St. Blas, March 3;
paraiso, April 26 ; and Rio, June 23.
She crossed the equator on the 9th of July in long 24 deg.
48 min. W.
By this arrival we have nine days later news from Rio
and the Parana; from the latter place rather disastrous.
Captain Gordon has visited California and the disputed
Oregon territory, and suffered very much in health when on
the cast of Mexico.
On the day the America left Rio (the 23d of June) news
arrived there from the River Plate. The ships (five war
steamerF, mentioned in the news brought by the Swift
packet) and convoy had returned down the Parana, with the
loss of three vessels run ashore and destroyed.
Our affairs with Rosas seem to be in as bad a state as ever,
and but little can be expected to be done to remedy the ex-
isting horrors.
We regret to announce that Mr. Hamilton, the British
Minister at Rio, had had a severe paralytic attack, but was
getting better when the America left.
The accouchement of the Empress of Brazil had not taken
place up to the date of the America leaving Rio, but it was
daily expected.
Rear-Admiral Englefield, with the squadron under his
command, were in the River• Plate when the America left.
The freight brought was immediately taken chargeby
Mr. Robertson, a member of the firm of Shaw, Maxwell,
and Co., of London, for conveyance to the Bank of .England.
The America is ordered into harbour this evening to dia.
charge the specie.

The Dundas Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 It, with 30 added.
One mile and a quarter.
Mr. J. Day's The Hero, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (A. Day) 1
Mr. Meiklarn's Lightning, 5 yrs, Bst 91b.....
Mr. Plummer's The Barmaid, 3 yrs, Cc 81b 3
Mr. Allen's Lady Alice, 3 yrs, 6st lb
6t05 on Hero, 2to 1 agst Lightning. Won easy by two
lengths.
The Knavesm:re Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft. One mile

Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes
Mr. L. Fox's the Wrestler ........
Any odds on Sir Tatton. Won by half a distance.
Her ➢lajesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles.
J. Day's The Hero, 3 vrs
Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 yrs
CraddQck's Jinglepot, 4 yrs
Maher's Highwayman, 4 yrs
2to 1 on Hero. Won by a neck.
The Lottery Plate of 25/, added to a Sweepstake of 5 sovs.

Lord Chesterfield's Snake, 3 yrs (W. Abdale
Mr. Walter's Ratcliffe, 5 yrs
Mr. Jaques's Headsmen, 3 yrs
The Prince of Wales%Stakes. of 10 sovs. each and 50 added,
for two-year-olds. T. Y. C. (Sixty-tour subs.)
Lord George Bentinck's Slander, 3 yrs (W. Abdale) 1
Mr. Payne's fby Venison out oConweb .............
Mr. Mostyn's Twisoges (Piccaroor. filly)
The following also ran :—Christopher. Vice Consul, Ben-
digo, Twilight filly, Pink Bonnet, Little Nell, Sultana, George
Stephenson, Daring, Adroit, (Erna, Bit Nibble, Cheapside,
Mr. Newman. Nottingham, Hellas, Souter Johnny, and the
D'Egville colt.—Won by a length.
The Great Ebnr Handicap of 200 sow., added to a Sweep-
stakes of 20 soya. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared; the
second to save his stake. One mile and three-quarters.
(125 Subs., 84 of whom declared.)
Mr. Copeland's Arthur, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Sharp) 1
Major Yarburgh's Miss Sarah, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 2
Mr. Drinkald's Farthing Candle, 3 yrs, sst 21b
The following also ran :—Bourton, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Miss
Elis, 4 yrs, 7st 10Ib—Coheiress, 5 yrs, 7st 61b—Exatnple,
5 yrs, 7st Sib—Legacy, 6 yrs, 7st 41b—Sir George, 3 yrs,
Est 11b—Robin Burns, 4 yrs, Est 61b—Camera Obscura, 3 yrs,
sst 510—Laura colt, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Columbus, 4 yrs, Est 31b
—Astonishment, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Connaught Ranger, 4 yrs,
Est 121b—Satvr,.5 yrs, Est 101b—Slashing Molly colt, 3 yrs,
4st I2lb.—Won by a length; two lengths separating second
and third. Camera Obscura a bad fourth. •
The Colt Sapling Stakes of 50 soya. each, 20 ft, for 2 yrs
old, Bst 71b each. One mile. (4 Subs.)
Mr. W. Scott's Christopher
BLOXWICH RACES.
The Bloxwich Trial Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added,
were won by Mr. Kinnersley's Brewood. The Hurdle Stakes
were also won by Brewood.
The Handicap Sweestakes of 2 sovs each, were won by
Mr. Massey's Mrs. Caudle, and the Hurry Scurry Stakes by
Brewood.

BROMSGROVE RACES.—TuEspAy.
The Bromagrove Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 40 added.
Twice round and a distance.
Mr. Eskreet's Exhort, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Bradley) 1
Mr. Rufford nd b c, by Chit Chat, 3 yrs, 7st 2
Master Downes and Pal were not placed. Won easy
The Hewell Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 20 added, twice
round and a distance, were won easily by Mr. Pearce's
Florine, Bst 2lb ( Collinbourne), beating Mr. Davenport's
Chester, and Mr. Taylor's Rosa filly.

WEDNESDAY.
The Hunters' Stakes of 30 sovs. each, and 20 added ; twice
round and a dis., were won, in 3 heats, by Mr. Cowper's
-Roebuck, 4 yrs (Brown), beating ch c, by the Count, out of
Polly, 3 yrs, and Niobe, 5 yre.
The Grafton Manor Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 30 added,
twice round and a dis., were won by Mr. Cowper's Roebuck,
4 yrs, 84 121 b, beating Exhort, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b.
The Hack Stakes were won by Mr. Phillips' Elei.
DEVON AND EXETER RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The First Class of Home Stakes of 25 sovs , added to a
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 3 ft. Heats, 2 miles.
Captain Crofton's Rosi, 4 yrs, (h b). (Mr. Scoble) 1 1
Mr. King's Flash of Lightning, 3 yrs 2 dr,
Won easy.
The Haldon Plate of 30/., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs.
each 1 ft. Heats, the new course.
Captain Crofton's 'Zuleika, 3 yrs, Bst ..(Stockers) 1 1
Mr. Goldsworthey's Woodbury, 3 yrs, •6st 101 b ..... 2dr
Mr. Hex's Flirt, 5 yrs, 6st 3 dr
The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, 12st each.
Heats, one mile.
Mr. Waring's Fortune-Teller, aged . (Luke) 1 1
Mr. Kiaott's The Baron (late Topthom) 2 2
Mr. Moore's Troubadour, 6 yrs 3 3
Won by a length.

Their Royal Highnesses the he of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Meck-
lenburg Strelitz, attended by Baron ICnesebeck, honoured
the performance of the Italian Opera with their presence
yesterday evening.
A deputation from the London Sewage, Chemical
Manure Company, consisting of Messrs. Zahn Good-
win. Job Heath, W. Higgs, John Swinsteae, John R. L.
Walmsley, (the solicitor,) and Edward Hunt, (the secre-
tary), had an interview with Viscount Morpeth yester-
day, at the office of the Woods and Forests in White-
hall-place.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Jamaica, and also from the
Governors of the other West India Colonies.
Messrs. Lucas, Messrs. Snoxell and Poulson, and Mr.
Newton, (secretary), a deputation of the Quadrant Im-
provement Association, had an interview yesterday
with Viscount Morpeth at the office of the Woods and
Forests.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FRom OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA.
COWES, AUG. 19.—The following vessels started this day
for Prince Albert's Cup. Course, from Cowes Roads to the
westward, round a boat off Yarmouth, thence to the Nab,
and back to Cowes :
Naiad, 70 tons, John Quantock, Esq.
Heroine, 35 tons, J. R. Carnac, Esq.
Intrepid, 55 tons, Duke of Beaufort.
Spider, 33 tons, I. E. Lacon, Esq.
Drift, 55 tons, James Lyons, Esq.
This was a handicap race, and the allowance of time for
difference of tonnage was according to Mr. Aekers' scale.
When the gun fired at I 1 A.M., there was a strong breeze
from the northward and westward, and the yachts proceeded
to the westward, the Drift taking the lead, closely followed
by the Heroine. On their return from Yarmouth the Drift
had the advantage by three minutes and a half, and in run-
ning to the Nab she increased it to nine minutes, but in
beating back she lost ground, and only came in four minutes
and a half before the Heroine, which vessel being,allowed
13 min. 10 sec., was declared the winner. The next vessel
was the Intrepid, which came in 33% minutes after the
Heroine, and the Spider 22 minutes after her. The Naiad
did not round the Nab. Never could there have been a finer
day for the match ; but the vessels during the whole of the
regatta do not seem to have been well matched—there was
nothing like neck and neck in it.
Her Majesty, the Prince, Princess Royal, and Prince of
Wales, left Osborne yesterday morning in the royal yacht,
intending to proceed to Devouport : it blew so strong that
the yacht brought to off Yarmouth for the night, and this
day again proceeded, accompanied by the Black Eagle and
Fairy tender.
East Cowes' Regatta took place yesterday. The crews of
the whole of the sailing boats appeared to have taken too
much grog on board, as two of them capsized. Fortunately
Captain Morgan, of the Adder Revenue cutter, taw the ac-
cident, and immediately put off in his boat and saved the
two men ; as he returned to the cutter the second boat upset ;
he was fortunate enough to pick up one of the men, and the
ferryboat the other. This is the eleventh man that Roberton,
the ferryman, has saved, and the seventh that Captain
Morgan has rescued.
THE POTATO BLlGHT.—Whatever doubts there may be as
to the extent of this visitation last year, there is no mistake
this year; it is too general to admit of a doubt, whether on
the hills or the valleys, the gardens or the fields, all seem
dead or dying. From all parts of the county the accounts
are equally tue same.