The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-11 00:00:00

RACES TO COME.

The following list of the fixtures already made for the
next season, will be useful to those stewards who have
not determined on the time of holding their meetings:—

NJ Reif.

Coventry
Warwick Spring

AI ftfL.

Newmarket r
Bath ....
Catterick

5 Epsom S.
. 13 Newmarket, F. S.
13 Cheater
MAY.

Newmarket, S. S.

4 I Epsom

JuNE.
Ascot Heath 1 I Stockbridge
Hampton
Bibury Club

JULY.

Newmarket
Liverpool .

6 I
Goodwood
14

AUGUST.

Brighton
4
Wolverhampton
*Chelmsford
Lewes ll
York

'Egharn 24
Derby
*Hereford 23
*Huntingdon 26
*Canterbury

Warwiok .
Doncak ter .

SEPTEMBER.
. 7 I *Lincoln
. 14 Newmarket, F. 0.

OCTOBER.
Newmarket, S. 0 ll I Newmarket, F. 0. ... 25
[The meetings against which we have placed an as-
terisk have not been officially announced, but in all pro-
bility will take place at the time mentioned.]

O'BRIE.N v. CLEMENTB.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In the report of this case, which appeared in
your paper of Tuesday last, you make the Attorney-
General, who appeared as counsel fur the defendant,
state in his address to the jury that the action was one
of a series of actions against newspapers, and that an
action had been brought by the plaintiff against the pro-
prietors of the Plymouth Times for a similar libel as that
which gave rise to the above action. Now it so happens
that the article containing the libel complained of did
not appear in the columns of the Plymouth Times, and
consequently no action has ever been brought against us
as the proprietors of that paper, as stated in your report.
We will, therefore, thank you to insert this letter in your
next publication by way of correcting the error into
which your reporter has fallen, and oblige, Sir,
Your obedient servants,
SCOTT and HOPKINS,
Proprietors of the Plymouth Times.
Plymouth, Dec. 10, 1846.

THE REPRESENTATION OF
MANCHESTER.
_ _

On Wednesday evening a meeting of gentlemen
favourable to the nomination of the Earl of Lincoln at
the next election for the borough of Manchester was
held at the Albion Hotel. About 150 merchants, manu-
facturers, and others were present.
Mr. Alderman NEILD was called to the chair, and
opened the proceedings by stating that, in his opinion,
Lord Lincoln was a fitter candidate for the borough
than Mr. Bright.
Mr. J. PEEL gave an account of the interview which
he and other members of the deputation had had with
the Earl of Lincoln, and read the following letter, which
his Lordship wrote to him on the 30th ult.:—
" Drayton Manor, Nov. 30.
" Dear Sir,—l am now able to consider myself free
from any implied engagement to another constituency,
and I have therefore no longer any hesitation in express-
ing the more than willingness that:l feel to become a can-
didateVor Manchester, in the event of such a requisition
being presented to me as shall justify me in aspiring to
that honour, and that shall warrant the belief that a
majority of the constituency are willing to accept my
services as their representative.
" I feel sensibly the honour of havinc, my name asso-
ciated with the representation of such' a town as Man-
chester, and if elected, my best services will be devoted
to the important duty which will devolve upon me."
The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. Gar-
nett (of the Manchester Guardian), Mr. J. A. Turner,
Mr. M. Ross, and others, when a committee was nomi-
nated to promote the election of Lord Lincoln. Theire-
quisition to his Lordship has been signed by about 1,500
electors.

SOUTH-WESTERN EXTENSION RAILWAY.—At a
mrt of compensation at the Horns Tavern, Kensington,
yesterday, before Mr. R. Wallinger, assessor, and a
special jury, the case of Joseph Petchew, claimant,
against the South-Western Extension Railway Company
respondents, came on in pursuance of a precept issued
under the provisions of the London and South-Western
Metropolitan Extension Railway Act, to assess the
amount of compensation and damage the claimant was
entitled to in respect of certain leasehold premises held
by him, situate No. 61, Westminster-bridge-road, Lam-
beth, and which were required by the South-Western
Railway, for the purposes of the extension of that rail-
way from Nine Elms to Hungerford-bridge, and also for
compensation for the goodwill and loss of trade in his
business of a saddler, occasioned by the removal. The
claimant, after receiving notice that his premises were
required by the company, sent in a claim of 4,2701., in-
cluding a sum of 1,8001. for goodwill of trade. Mr. M.
Chambers and Mr. Lush appeared for the claimant, and
the Attorney-General, Mr. M. D. Hill, Q.C., and Mr.
Merewether for the company. The usual evidence
having been taken, the Attorney-General, at consider-
able length, addres3ed the jury on the part of the com-
pany, contending that the claim was a most gross and
extravagant one, the claimant seeking to recover 1,364/.
for that which only a few years since he paid but 5161.,
and that with regard to the claim of three years' corn-
pensation, the utmost that had ever been awarded was
one year ' • and, instead of the profits being 6001., the
claimant had himself stated they were not more than
3COI. per annum, which sums were all that he was fairly
entitled to in addition to the fixtures and interest in the
back premises and stables. The Learned Assessor having
briefly summed up, the jury retired, and, after being
absent half an hour, returned a verdict of 1,900/. for the
whole, being 2,370/. lest than the amount claimed. The
case occupied the court until seven o'clock, which was
crowded with tradesmen of the same neighbourhood, the
question of the compensation for goods ill being ap-
ilicable to other cases in which claims have been made
on the same princip!e, and rejected by the company.
.ROBBERIES AT THE CATTLE SHOW.—Last night
information was received by the police of the following
robberies at the cattle show:—On Wednesday, from the
person of Mr. Thomas Henry Payne, a gentleman re-
siding at Leicester, a pocket-book containing about 150/.
in bills and bank notes•, from the person of Mr. Robert
&enart, a termer residing near Norwich, a purse con-
taining
m thefofour
fourteen sovereigns and some silver. On Thurs-
old
awlanAaer son of Mr. William Rose, of Upton, a
.natehing the seals,
watch
by a well-dressed man, who, after
lfrom Mr. Rose's waistcoat pocket,
,scaped amen t
the
L crowd; from the person of Mr.
ffalter Leddtilk of
police were unteraittin Lin 1e a
in their exertionso
to
pkiene. p
sure
wcted persona out; but, notwithstandin their vianc
everal of the swell mob
got in, and no doubt reagil e,
ped a
ich harvest from the well. filled pockets of the wealthy
~n tlern en farmers.
The Parcel Post Company are about to adopt the
enny system, and to convey to any part of London a
Ackage not exceeding 18 ounces in weight
for a penny.