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MA I 29, 1846.

SPORTING I.I:4IT:6LLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES—TFIL:RsDaY.
The third day at Epsom has usual!y been One of very
slender preteneione, offering latle to attract the public, or to
divert the attention of racing men from the event to come off
iou the following day., To Mr. Dorling they are indebted for
having given it quite a new character, by adding the large
bonus of 200/. to a handicap, on the principle of the Great
Metropolitan Stakes, and making such other additions to the
appointments itswofild insure a long afternoon's sport, even
had one of the " heats stakes" been omitted. The genere‘l
, attendance:. was small, but of the racing fraternity
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works. A dep6t has also been established at Polifflsabol: many seasons.near the In the course of the afternoon the stewards went
Brazos Santiago, 30 miles In the rear of the encampment. The selec. into the complaint made by Bell against Francis -for sou
tion of this position was necessarily confided to the judgment of the I riding, and by .Mr. Hibbard again,t W. Sceet tbr Abusi
General in command.
e peeereateaa forces at Matamoras assumed a belligerent attitude, I language to him in the weighing-room aifee the race. In
and on the 12th of April Gen. Amp d, g, then. in command, notmed 1 the first case it was decided that the complaint was not es-
Gen. Taylor to break up his camp within 24 hours,r ply with and to retire be- ' tablished, but Francis was admonished to be more careful an
yond the Nuec s rivet and in the event of his fail
ffiunteureii ve3lr.ki pounds.ibhard's charge w e
as proved, and Scott w',
, e to corn
these demands, announced that arms, and arms alone, must decide tile
question. But no open act of hostility was comrnited until the 2tth of • d r.
lee races, which were run* wills so utter t of
a contempt
April. On that day
Taylor that , P
General Arista, Who had succeeded to the coin-
unctuatity that the 1. st 'he t f '. '
nand of the Mexican forces, communicated to General
jet
eld4,
aasl.toit,lloS,4ttsik,
—es was
' he considered hostilities commenced, and should prosecute them.,. : not river until after seeel e•cl:ek,' restu'
A party of dragoons of 63 men and officers were on the same dtr, •, th Epsom Four-year-old StakeS of 50 &wee each, h. ea, for
dispatched from the American army up the Rio del Norte,- on its kit colts, Bst 111 b, and fillies, Sst 61b. Derby Course. 4 Subs.
Mr. Ford's I, uzbos ; ... .. ...............
..
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bank, to ascertain whether the Mexican troops had crossed, or
iwere_ :
. Duke of Bedford's Leopard •
....................... F. Butler 2
preparing to cross the river, ' became engaged with a large hoc y or
6 to 4on Leopard.' A splendid race, and woe by a head.
these troops, and, after a short affair, in which some 16 were killed
and wounded, appear to have been surrounded and compelled to
The Durdans Stakes of 10 sots. each, 5 ft. if declired,, with
surrenclr.'
" The previous wrongs perpetrated by Mexico on our citizens , , 50 added; the second saves his stake; 3 yrs, Est IOlbs;
throughout a long period of years remain unrcdressed ; and treaties, 1 4 yrs, Bst 121bs; 5 yrs, 9st 61bs ; 6 yrs and nee, 9st 10lbs ;
pledging her public faith for this redress, have been disregarded. A last mile and a quarter of the New Derby Course. 22 suNs.,
Government unable or unwilling to enforce the execution of such I 1 paid.
treaties fails to pen form one of its plainest duties.
i T. Dawson's Grimston, 3 yes Duncan I
Our commerce with Mexico has been almost annihilated. It i Mr.
was formerly
Chapple 2
highly beneficial to both nations, but our merchants : Mr. Shelley's Campanile, 4 •yrs
have been deterred from prosecuting it by the system of outrage and ' Mr. J. Day's Miss Slick, 3 yrs Dotal:ism 3
extortion which the Mexican authorities ha • pursued against them, The following also started, but were not placed ;--Mr.
whilst their appeals through their own' Government Lnlent for indemnity
have been made in vain. Our forbearance Osbaldeston's Sister to Devil-among-the-Tailors, Mr. Bain-
tent as to be mistaken in its charactearr."cheiandaswrneet tdo suchi an ex-,
in repelling the insults and redressing the injuries inflicted by Mexico
at the commencement, we should doubtless have escapedy I I vn's AI eanlev, Lord Chesterfield's New II igh ton .Mr.
all the 1 h' Slane Elf Mr. Mare's II tg• th Mr. Auger's 'C
/eat s ane , r. rea ir , .
To-
difficulties In which we are now involved.
" Instead of this, however, we have been exerting I line, Mr. . Jaques's Head. man, Mr. G reville's Deer Cha.lo,
to propitiate her good will. Upon the pretext that
abensatt7fforts 1 Mr Ford's The Attorney.
independent as herself; thought proper to unite its destinies witr ouria Betting-4 to 1 abet Grimston, 4to 1 apt Campanile,
own, she has affected to believe that we have severed her rightfu sto 1 agst Deer Chase, and Bto 1 t 'cow Brighten.
agst -
territory, and, in official proclamations and manifestoes, has repeat- Alvanl y made the runnin e ,
e f ]lowed bv The Attorney,
edly threatened to make war upon us for the purpose of reconquering G • e-
runston. and Sir Peter Laurie, the ruck laid up ; no altera-
Texas. In the meantime we have tried every effort at reconcilia-
tion. The cup of forbearance has been exhausted, even before the lti" till they reached the road, where Grimston took the
recent information from • the frontier of , the,Del Norte. But now, ead, kept it to the end, and won by a length, Campanile
after reiterated menaces, 'Mexico has passed—the boundaify 'of the beating Miss Slick-by a len th , The At , b 1 f -th
orne3 a at out
.
United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood The Grand Stand Plateof g •
upon the American soil. She has prod:timed that hostilities have Sweepstakes of 11) 2OO sovs., added to a Handicap
commenced, and that the two nations are at war, and the third save h• ' '
says. each • the second to receive 5t.V3,
"As war exists, and, notwiihstanding all our efforts to avoid it,is stake. (36 Subs.) Last mire
and a quarter of the
exists bY the act of Mexico herself, we are coaled upon by every con-
Mr Misery's b
• r c by Don Jo
proposed New Derby Course.
sideration of. duty and patriotism, to vindicate with decision the John out of Peri, 3 yrs, 65t... 1
, Sir J. Hawle •'• A
Hawley 's lamode -
honour, the rights, and the interests of our country. , 5 t rs, Bst lib 2
• * •possibility of a crisis like that whichhas arrived, . . y
" Anticipatmg the Count Bathvan 's Gannett -4
- e , 3 rs, ost 121 b .
' The follewin r also started '
instructions were given in August last, 'as s precautionary measure, I„, ailed, but were not placed : Mr.
agams • t invasion, or ttereatened invasion, authorising Generarraylor-
c' Gratwicke's The Merry Monarch, 4y • 8 8% ---- G
r,', st , —Sir
if the emergency required, to accept volunteers, not from Texas only, Heatheote's Akbar, 4 yrs, sst en,....4.41r. W. Etwall'• Ez' G.
but from the states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee.
4 era 7st 31b—Mr. Pedley'e, Miss 136rns. 6 . '-'
' iP.
and Kentucky; and corresponding letters were addressed to the re- yrs, ist--Me-
Mangler, 4 7a— M a G, el lei ,
yrs, a .. ns b
spective governors of those states. These instructions were repeated, Wyatt's r g by Advo-
and in January last, soon after the incorvration of ' Texas into our . cate. 4 yrs, 7st -' Ake i -
—Mi. Dockera3 s .1 ,4 3 rs, 6st 71b—Lord
union of States,' General Taylor was further ' authorised by the, Pre- G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngleani, 3 3 rot, sst 81b--Mr.
sident to make a requisition upon the executive of that state for such O'Brien's' Lord Harry, 3 yrs, sst 71b. of its militia force as may be needed to repel invasion or to secure
the country against apprehended invasion.' On the 2d day of March Betting-4 to 1 agst Mangler, 9to 2 agst Marpis of
Conyngbam, 5 to 1 agst Akhar, 5 to 1 agst Alamode, 7 to 1
again' in 'the eventof the approach of any con-
he was reminded, e
aiderable Mexican force, promptly and efficiently to use the authority agst
Advocate, and 8 to 1 agst Peri colt. Mies Burns went
with which he was clothed to call to hire such auxiliary force as lie off with the lead, of which ehe was speedily deprived by
might need.' War actually existing, and our territory having been Gannett, in waiting on whom were Mangler and ..Egis. This
invaded, General Taylor, pursuant. to authority vested in him, by trio went in advance to the distance, where they were joined.
my direction, has. called on the Governor of Texas for four regi-
by the Peri colt __and Alamcde ; in a few strides )Egis,
ments of State troops—two to lie mounted, and two to serve on foot;
3 • Burns ' beaten, and the P 'colt -
'angler and Miss were eateb,
and on the Governor of Louisiana for four regiments of Infantry, lei
be sent to him as soon as practicable, . . ' on 'with the running, won easy by two lengths, the same
"In further vindication of our rights and defence of our territory: space separating the second and third.
I invoke the prompt action, of Congress to 'recognise the existence of The Cobham Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 30 added ; for three
the war, and place at the disposition of the. Executive the meaus'of
~. vra oltl. Est lb; four, Bst 71b; five, 84 1211); six and aged,
prosecuting the war with vigour; and thus hasten the restoration'or - ' "
peace To this end I recommend that authority should be given to Oat 4lb ; mares, &c., allowed 31b. The winner to be sold.
call into public service a large body ,of, volunteers, to serve for not for 1501. Beats,, one mile. (6 Subs.) • •
less titan six or twelve months, unless sooner discharged. A volun- Mr. Beoth's Tif -bit, 3 yrs .. ... .' ' (Planner) 1 2 I
teer force is, beyond question, more efficient than any ether descrip- General GrOseenor's' Scarlet Runner, 4 • 4 1 3
1 r 4 ...
Bon of citizen soldiers; :tad it is not to be doubted that a number fir Sir G 'H-- '
' L'
G. eatlicote's fby Liverpool, out a Carolina,
beyond that required wonld readily rush to the field upon the call of
their country, I fhrther recommend that a liberal provision be made 3 yrs 2 3 for sustaining our entire military force, fuel furnishing it 'with sup- Mn. Rainsbottem's cby Mus,- out of Belvidere, 4 yrs 3dr 2
plies and munitions of war. First heat--2 to lon it-
" The most energetic and prompt measures, and the immediate Mus colt an indifferent third. bit, who won by a head ; the
appearance in arms of a large and overpowering force, are recom- Second heat--2 to lon Tit b.
Tit-bit- Won by nearly a distance,
mended to Congress as the most certain and efficient means of bring- Tit-bit and Carolina'sjocks '
ing the existing collision with Mexico to a' speedy and successful having received orders not to go
termination. for the heat.
The th
" In making these recommendations, I deem it proper to declarethird heat was won by half a length ; Scarlet Runner
that it is my anxious desire not only to terminate hostilties speedily, nowhere.
but to bring all matters in dispute between this Government and The Waltnn Staks of 3 Sovs. each and 30 added ; for 3
Mexico to an early and amicable adjustment; and in this view I olds, Est 101 b ; 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, Bst 911) ; 6 and yrs
shall be prepared to renew negotiations whenever Mexico shall be Bst 121 b. Mares, &c., allowed 3lbs. Winne beaged,
ready to receive propositions or to make propositions of her own.
for 1201. Heats, last mile and quarter. to sold
" I transmit herewith a copy of the correspondence between our
Mr. Part's Slipshod, 4
yrs (Whitehou.ee) 5 1 1
Envoy to Mexico
and the Mexican Minister for Foreign Affairs; and •
so much of the correspondence between that Entoy and the Secre- Mr. Booth's cby Bentley, out of Emma, 4 yrs l2 3
tary of State, and between the Secretary at War and the General Mr. Walker's The Attorney-General, 6 yrs
0 dr
of the subject. " JAMES K. POLK. Mr. Woodman's The Gay Lothario, 3 ere . 2 dr
" Washington, May 11th, 1846."
The first heat was won by two lengths, the others in a
' canter.

PRICE SD.

PROBABLE STARTERS FOR THE OAKS.
Riders. Latest betting.
Mr. Gully's Mendicant S. Day ...... 2to 1
Mr. Bowes's Mowerina F. Butler ... 6to 1
Mr. Bowes's Ukraine TemplQman
Sir C. Monck's Vanish Cartwright Bto 1
Mr. Preston's Osprey Marlow l7 to 1
Mr. Maher's Perdita filly (Doubtful)
Lord G. Bentinck's Princess Alice t Unfixed 13 to 1
Duke of Richmond's Cuckoo
Mr. Gratwicke's the Flitch H. Bell
Mr. Gratwicke's Lady Cecilia Crouch ...... Mr. Wyat agstt's Laundry Maid
Mr. Bristow's Marietta
Lord Glasgow's Emilia filly
Sir. Combes's Octavia filly Bartholomew
Lord Orford's Prussic Acid ... Sly 25 to 1
Mr. Burke's Astonishment ...... • Mr. Burke Bto 1 ag,t
Mr. Matthews's Chamois Mann Treen's lot.
Lord Albemarle's Nell Cook
Mr. Drinkald's Ohio Whitehouse
Mr. A. Johnstone's Fair Helen
Mr. Osborne's Hopeful Bumby 20 to 1
Mr. Death's Camelia
Lord Chesterfield's f by Elis, out of
Morelli
Mr. Potts's Remedy (Mis Patty f) Doubtful
Mr. Little:ale'sit'antastic G. Simpson
Of the above, the Perdita filly and Remedy are doubtful;
ono of Kent's two will be ridden by Abdale; a second jcckey
is not yet decided upon.
TIIE DERBY.—The similarity of the jackets worn by the
riders of Tom Tulloch and Grimston led us into:an error in
assigning a forward position to the former; Grimston was
well up with hp .and Fancy Boy, and Tom Tulloch must
have been about eighth, certainly not nearer. Fancy Boy, we hear, is very seriously injared ; that he should
have run so forward uuder the circumstances gives
countenance to the opinion expressed in all quarters
that, . had he run on equal terms with his com-
petitors, . he could not possibly have lost. Mr.
Gully and his ftiends win a good but not a large stake, and
the settling, unless the Oaks should disturb it, is likely to
be harthless. It would have been very' different had the
second or the third horse " pulled through."
ERRATUM IN THE BETTING.—The odds at starting were
8 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First, not agst L'Hirondelle colt,
as marked on the card from which our report was copied.

POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
The professor of chemistry to this excellent establish-
ment is at present delivering, daily, one of the most in-
teresting and instructive lectures we have had the good
fortune to hear for some time. He has taker. for his
theme the process of diving, and the modes of perform-
ing such sub-marine operations as are required for re-
moving stinker( wrecks. One would have imagined that
such a subject had been long exhausted, and that nothing
remained but a dry rehearsal of this history of diving-
bells—but we were agreeably, surprised. In fact, Dr.
Ryan has, almost beyond any othar man, the
talent of seizing upon some apparently trivial and
common place circumstance, and making that the
basis of sound philosophical instruction. Our
of course, forbid anything like a lengthened notice of the
Doctor's very excellent lecture ; we shall, therefore,
merely state that he divided the subject into two de-
partments, considering fit the physical difficulties at-
tendant upon diving, and, secwidly, the means suggested
by the ingenuity of man, forrthe ,urpose of overcoming
such difficulties. Under the ii ,ead Dr. Ryan gave a
most clear and concise view of. t ,g.theory of respiration,
which he aptly termed the ino#.4dip.ortant act of our
existence. He remarked that respm tion was soimpor-
tant, that in Holy Writ, life and death are syno-
nymous terms. Witness the expression, `°And
In
noLd a
thirneatitiheccdon intonexi ison benostrils
li f
ethe n
d breathdea th
iosf
Snows
action of
lietdachioeb
in the words spire) and spirrlus, while in Greek this first
and last act of man's lice is expressed by a word coin-
do theethap
drooali
yuni air
ephdioniotshouc
etno converting
arterial
hv eaHrtteti nhdgee
svvseyeernnsitoboeuuemass
posed of alpha and omega, the first and 141% letters of 'the
alphabet. The Professor then proceeded to explain the
notlOionxogclye,gai
raecmteiudol
aesattfles
wbFohdoeuretti:
asnhyxia resulting from suffocation, and demonstrated
that the cause of that condition was the preven-
tion of the pas'age of oxygen into the lungs,
in order that the blood might be arterialised.
Dr. Ryan then proceeded to show that MU was formed merely for breathing a gaseous atmos-
phere, and that, although water contained air, yet man.
could not separate it for respiratory purposes, as fishes
do. After speaking of' the trained divers of the pearl
fishery, the Professor proceeded to describe the philo-
sophy of a. diving bell—painting out those principles
of science which are involved in its construction and
use. He then gave a description of the diving dress,
which he happily designated a locomotive:
Here, also, the lecturer gave some interesting
scientific details, proving that unless the head
and chest of the man were protected by
the
ater
protruding the weight of the
helmet,reventh him using the muscles ';.,"f re-
spiration ; for, as the doctor stated,
wwouii p
if the chest exposed
half a square f; 'et of surface, at a depth
(I. 15 feet the
weight on the chest would be 4501 b. W
Ought to men-
tion that the lecture was illustrated by Mule's newly-
invented diving apparatus and pumps. There was also
shown, for the first time publicly, a diving signal, in-
vented by the same gentleman, and approved by General
Pasby. Altogether, it has seldom been our lot to hear
a more pleasing or a more instructive lecture.
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