The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

Sucan.—Only a limited business has been done in British
Plantation at barely previous rates, and the market has been
heavy. About 300 hhds have been sold. The public sales
have consisted principally of 7,816 bags Mauritius, 4,621
bags Bengal, 63 bags and 381 baskets Java. Barely two-
thirds of the Mauritius found buyers at previous prices, but
under which holders did not seem disposed to realise. Low
to good bright brown brought 38s to 44s Gd; and low soft to
fine yellow, 44s to 51s Gd. Nearly all the Bengal sold, but
in some instances at rather lower prices, viz., at
483 Gd to 55s for very low greyish white, or fine
yellow, to fine white Benares ; low to good brown, 38s to 42s ;
and good to very fine chrystalised yellow at 52s to 55s per
cwt. The Java was taken in at 54s to 56s for very fine
strong yellow, and 44s 6d to 50s for good brown to good
yellow, being much above the value. The quantity of

British Plantation landed last week at the East and We3t
India Docks was 633 hhds 51 tierces 55 barrels, and there
were taken for home consumption 1,041 hhds 120 tierce!
173 barrels. The stock in the same places is 9,810111,d'
995 tierces 1,479 barrels.
CoFEE.-474 bags Ccvlon, 169 bags Rio (British Plantai
F
tion kind), and 618 bags East India sold at 40s for g(.OA
ord Ceylon, fine ord to low mid British Plantation kill
ditto 54s to 575, line ord to mid coloury washed3Bs t°
46s 6(1, and 22s 6d to 23s for good ord Mown Sumatra
auJ
ord Padang, being for the latter comparatively very
!le'o"
prices, whilst the former descriptions brought about pre"
rates. sad
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East
West India Docks was 437 puns le hhds. There vie!:
taken for home consumption 161 puns 14 blids, lacea ais
ported 181 puns 153 hhds. The stock in the same
10,193 puns 1,892 hltds.
SALTPETRE.-894 bags Bengal at auction, only. a
"
portion was disposed ot; at 26s fur 5 and 4A per CO'
fractionywhice is former value.
SPICES.-537 bags Penang Pepper chiefly sold at *1 for
good but dusty, which was a shade cheaper. the
TALLow.—P. Y. Candle is 42s Gd to 4259 d per cwt ou.
spot for new, 42s to 42s 3d for old. Town is 44s per cwt
TEA.—There is a steady demand fur consumption.

MEHLI%IET ALI and THE SULTine
CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 27.—A notion seems to •sol'd
got abroad that Mi hemet Ali was not well receu leto
here : that he was designedly humbled, and subjeetAebii
many slights and indignities by the Sultan Or sod
ministers. There is not a word of truth in all this • ;d
a fact or two will at once prove the contrary. It sl' `
h
that he was treated like a common Pacha. "-gme•
have been so treated without any violation of etiqee-t-e•
But when did the Sultan ever advance into tbe
v ha bi
chamber of his hall of audience to take a corninon °Clay 1
the hand and lead him to a seat placed on the same er
with his own? When was a kiosque of the Solta:,
placed at the disposal of a common Pacha? Wbe,rll.l"file?
common Pacha ever invited to dine with the Sultan- have
None of these favours have ever been known to
0,,
been conferred on any mere subject of the Sultan, ended
ever illustrious ; nor were the two last ever exlie:vo,
before, even to a crowned head. They must Winne-
therefore, as unmistakeable tokens of the high the
tion with which the Sultan intended to reoe";ince
Viceroy of Egypt. Nothing can be more at v°ll3l",tild
with the character of Abd-ul-Medjid than that be, liges
have taken advantage of the voluntary visit of Mt.„aar
Ali to pay off old scores by a peevish stinting of plops
and hospitality, and to requite the wars of an illu or
frreobwelns and
revengesbysueltiulrinttinlegsofthe b
asacak.worimmwhigalltetvue're'tbo:
Sultan's faults may be, he is emphatically a gelltieen3ked
His conduct towards Mehemet Ali has been 113-,,,.tiff
throughout with dignity; he had it in his power tom ",-ere-
the foe of his house, and that under the pretext ot "f big
monious necessity, by levelling him with the berlifn°,oll,
vassals. But he preferred to treat that foe getle't-coar
and to show him all the distinction he could with°ll,- oat'
promising his own relation as sovereign Poraife_be'
Much stress has been laid upon the fact of no seia-Tbis
ing fired when Mehemet Ali took his departure.
veered
arose from the pretension of the Viceroy to be tinist werea
by as many guns as he gave—namely 21—as if r declined
an independent sovereign; whereas the Porte fieTiier,
to consider him as of higher rank than the Oralluinetee°,
who upon such an occasion would receive only %du,
guns. Therefore it was agreed that no point
be fired on either side. Nor was this the onlif ia
in which Mehemet Ali comported bini.sehe re*
regal style. He insisted that he should nol ll' pre'
quired to return the visits of ministers ; wh'is- W 55
tension he was humoured, and Kiamil Plic'r-tbese‘
charged with the vicarious acknowledgment °'seltsli'
It is said, that during his first interview with the t‘orgh
he shed tears, and excused himself humbly forte Soh.
proceedings to which he had been driven tigaill,,3lored
moud. Upon receiving the assurance which be 'Tar, at
of the Sultan's pardon, he is reported to have Sa„lf
much effusion of. feeling, "I was the slave "beconl'i
Majesty; you emancipated me ; but now I al13• ate .
your slave again ;" a speech not entirely desut coo
that sort of Oriental grace which the Turks; bi°
him of being deficient in. The Sultan present; a the
with a diamond, worth 2,500 purses,
•cgells,:„l3Po3
smallness of the gift. Mehemet Ali replied, tu,.„"it stye
it been a pebble, that he should henceforth PP; 00
present above all his other jewels. PeoPle The 015$
here to know the meaning of this strange visit; - 00 r 5;
improbable and contradictory reports prevail' des'd
that the Viceroy's journey was prompted by '1.:001
of changing the succession of his teri kingdom 'on"
_Abbas Pacha, whom he left governor, ad in it, toe
eicludinglbrallin. I confess this idea appesecorg
extremely unlikely, considering, the•grent sliPerld Vice;
Ibrahim to Abbas in point of talent, while the i').loo'
roy shows no sins of that dotage which could
undesirable a cluirige,.Be this as, it inay,•i2-test
nbthingiesl than political ends of the gi* ;I.`"-A
portance could have tlictated so enormous ita,Au i
, 1
besides 250,0001. which he brought with e ttlL-745
08 c.
to have drawn on the bankers here, to tm
150,000/. 0

SUPPOSED MURDER.—On Thursday 18"51''rneheei
keeper was passing through the forest of Ton,, Kee°
(Pas de Calais), his attention was attracted hi -red to
odour exhaling from a spot where the earth aPPet of tP;
have been recently disturbed. He removed Psfnly ila -0
earth with his stick, when a corpse, attired only
bet„,
shirt, met his view. He thought a crime Ite, ili,-
immediately betook themselves to the place,
committed, and gave notice to the officers otitis-re ;
wile. ope,
made a scrupulous examination of the remail3,s:be o,eck'
such as is used for binding fagots, was round -aibi's;
which bore evident marks of strangulation COt,
post mortem examination showed that that o'7 I, of re
had been buried about a month. The susPic.l° .tifiPt",
crime having been committed seemed merle atilt -
and it was thought that it might have taken Pit Of Ja I At:
period of the fair of Tourneham, heldonthe 2"otallY elire ea
The corpse, however, was that of a stranger' have 111 - ed 1.131,
known in the place. The officers of itltle-his suPP-,:a, '''
active search to discover the authors 01 "- striPreof
crime, for such it must be since the body was trace ter at
and has seemingly been interred to bide all and et es.
as
the murder. Two itenerant venders of neediest Artle-ot
light articles were apprehended on suspicion, ;le fait 0 P 1
on Sunday last • it is said they were at. ,t, doubt
Tourneham. The judicial investigation w" 000'
bring other facts to light, which may tend to
a eat
this mysterious affair. 1 is, itr,ae elf
A SHERIFF'S OFFICER OUTWITTED. ---t it be-see,
very seldom that a sheriff's officer "nabs" • ht Wejle
whilst " nabbin" others, but on Thursday lioehd‘-oi It
Hartley,the
Mr. Edmund sheriff's a,
6'
caught a Tartar in the person of Mr. 0%-d in si,t,,if,
Howarth-cross. Mr. Hartley having ety„,e about ~,-710
public- house, the Chapel House, in Iteehus -e't aft. Jobs
offieferbrait Taylor, -0
past eleven o'clock on Thursday night' In held a
rt VV:01
1,, ,fl be
Taylor there by accident, against wpo.--- i the Cou.,er A
rant, granted upon an attachment ont,ileo, in his ans,"oo
Chancery, for a contempt, in not Pattiaran of the 'lot
to a bill filed on behalf of the infant et" de Tal 0 4
Edmund Turner, Esq. Hartley e made lila -it Ji
acquainted with the unpleasant Taylor heglre:i'
r. a
pocket, claimed him as his prisone
he exposed, an., 're'
that his situation might not "",-"h'im o bid ere I
quested the officer to accompany' bad t re,
Papers he
sidence to obtain some PaP-- ' '''
ban cote
and which were necessary to enable cos far; 11
pare and put in his answer. IlartleY,, gr. or 01
and they proceeded to Taylor's house in a et!'„d 0r_,,,,, F
tington, a solicitor, at Rochdale, and a fro.,Rt_ act;rbe Y
-i' document in
quaintance of Taylor's, and who was prey vet. ;he 3'
ponying them by riding outside with the air fr001,15i6 3'
cab was ordered to pull up about 300 yaras „vary or t 3
house. Here they descended, and proceeded tilioecilipti. A
and, on arriving, Taylor went up stairs, f° his `l,O
hroooumse, an u
dsmall
after poelee
proceedt pocket-book onogk
Hartley. Taylor then took from a drawer Illnatsi! the
li
money), and then said he was ready ile' rjs ef° li
3
. 1, c
some (sundoiss
cab on their return, T 1 his foot - ae of
ay or put out Ace, ,ae
Bartley a most tremendous blow in the "-„s so"- it°
stunned him and knocked him - roe; I's
down, a x $c
cc, a
his teeth into his .
throat. Taylor made a",rbe ell ;vet 11
fields', and has not since been heard of ' li ' ''''
ewe AP, 4
officer, we eiaduetoe etoyvvcoiciettgiii:
understand, has suffered most %lily° risioti A
the blow, and has not been able to eat or sPorch
thing since. A reward is offered for the N'' 0' 1
JCP v t
of Taylor.—Local Paper. To he pli. 4
A WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DROUGlirr, at i'ierol/,
MENT.—On Tuesday the sitting magistrate
~ge f..orgo
rii." 0' a N
lie office were called upon to adjudicate in $ pr a 1)0j i
one William Shakespeare appeared to itOsv`i th,e,, he,
brought by a rosy, good-looking femal.a°,ol i'01111; i
Quickly department, for that he, the si't.,s 'ben of liciir 1
made use of divers threatening expresc-iVati-Doetf,
ment of which would have I.:d to the ant'l.l,o thebovia''
only the good-looking complainant, hat„-,h-e lad) niaiti;
man who gloried in calling her wife. "gt,,,r coe',,c IPA" 1
made the bench sensible of the nature 0, ;-whica 7 or
" the very bead and front of his offeading,defendebo; 1
way-had its origin over an ash-hole, the speer° ~t-e''
called upon for his defence. William Shall:, a el,
upon stood forth, a diminutive man, tv:it a fiee, b or
Guinea complexion, a lnll darkj° of l'il,llC jg#
rolling," and a mouth, the measurementioes. del
peered admirably calculated to " speak vuch, the urabej
ing placed himself in an oratorical attitu s li000liii;
dant began by saying—" His dear onutbat be if,
wife—dear to him as the ruddy drop s time roaii
his sad heart—bad informed him, What t aiestere;
paired to the home she sanctified to roll ehol ecrileeo
by eating his dinner, that the complainant '.---efbairto'
her or him—' for man and wife are one bole his joe..A
at which his blood curdled, and which real poreqiestra
stand on end, 'like quills upon the frettn,ero teclo, ael,
The namesake of the immortal bard Was ueetirs else' ;
to come to the point, when he most entei for hiso
.ife
pathetically played that he might be bear, , vet, :f 0
"It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul o;teri'iorli;
shed —." The complainant was here sole I,e Vii,
really feared the defendant would do here the 'g, 6!0
and on her answering in the affirmativsn,i Pa
.00,,
Willie was bound over to keep the peace
.`-`, vole a; Jo!:
expenses, upon which—his eyes turnedt_ua look,ott,`
extended its unfair proportions, and witii,,Art, P_',os tv„
as Erebu-," William Shakespeare left tir l'i he 70,10
ing that he "stood upon his bond, " whic ..--fil
keep.
of commended by the court religiously to
el 0
ham Advertiser.
4. Trieetig too,
NOBLE GENEROSITY.—At a recen, - pc totes
Town Council of Dingwall, on Printerestingoo pre;
relative to the potato disease,
Lewes'Caei eltsorclei
that Mr. Matheson, of Achany and the tits, t° ,t.
pared, without reference to other arrangente at titiV
Indian corn to the amount of 10,0001. to he,"oo tlw
-table if if
supply the deficiency of food now inevitable VS
temper among the potatoes.—Sectsmae. . bath', loft
PUBLIC BATIIS.—The large swimming t th ~,,c$
, o 00'1
open for the use of the working awe asses, to . 9",
charge of three halfpence each, conti,sa,...on, th.',401!
numerous visitors. In the first eight daat ;"8 was 1 ,„05,
i er Ate, 0
to the 29th of August, the nurnber of ba 30th of
ode
in the succeeding eight days, from We 1,085' el
to the 6th of September, the numbed was aliot
Monday last no less than 360 bathd, IV: wailer.
2,852 in seventeen days.—Manehester .0.4

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DONCASTER RACES.
t„
.ON.cASTER, MONDAY AFTERNOON, Two
Saturday night, no very striking indications of the
.
inectit.o. had been apparent ; more lodgings
theretrue bad been let, and—at least so a e were told—
t was more company in the town than at this time
q.:eil'ear. hut there was a total absence of anything like
ieeoZme-nt soeculation. Not above half- a-doz-n
the d'eless St. Leger nags had arrived ; less than half
bb
number of itain, 5 appeared in the subscription
at the rooms. Not a bet was laid; and our repose,
dU
e the first night of our arrival, was not in the slightest
at avr broken in upon by the bustle that of old prevailed
uhours on the eve of this once unequalled meeting.
few additions to the company in the morning, and
tourrous arrivals by the day-train from London, gave
of hething like animation to the place, but still the show
tya,:\raves was unusually small—Kent's lot (Mr. Mos-
ueing the only addition to the small number seen
the,ul the morning. None of the " cracks" had made
by it appearance ; and so great are the facilities afforded
Itt4dwaYs it was ascertain( d that none of Dawson's
tould come before Monday evening. John Scott's
C.:!e g, and Sir Tatton Sykes, were also to he kept upon
eas,L)wu ground until the last moment. The only hors es
Cued 111 the St. Leger, as yet in the town, were Sting,
oartli,ebrook, Wit's End, Wilderness, Mr. Johnstone 's
bp23' Jerry, dam by Ebor (said to be a certain starter),
Erin-go-bragh, Lord Eglinton's two year olds.
k"atupher, and a tew others of less note, had also ar-
-1 and took their exercise in the morning with the
se--aler nags just enumerated. It is usuel here, as at
lascrna:ket, to open the betting-rooms on Sunday, and
ar an impression that the same accommodation as
ehe,
b..-.otore would be afforded them, several of the leading
ti„laturs, some of them strongly commissioned, reached
haft!ter on Saturday ; a great many others arrived
tozruay evening, and, from the anxiety evinced in
asi-J quarters to back Sir Tatton Sykes, liroeardo, and
I)etJ3r 33°Y, there was every reason to expect some heavy
aki:ag ; their mortification, however, was extreme on
tng the doors closed against them, and a notice stuck
Tthanaouncing that, in deference to the wishes of the
• °Pities, the rooms would be closed until Monday.
a.sta ant business out of the question, and the day passed
as ``Y with a quietude and decorum that must have been
gagreeable to the sticklers for a religious observance
siue sabbath as it was edifying to those who, for the
diiatime in their lives, discovered that there was any
i0,,-;:thae.e between the first day of the week and the
Little
oam 0 has transpired to-day that will add to the modi-
up
to f information given above. The arrivals, however,
pec the present hour, would appear to justify an ex-
t
its %."ou that, with a continuance of fine weather, the
will be well attended. That it will be a profit-
s seht:Me to the inhabitants is beyond a question, far, with
tsay.°ll-sighted policy that admits of no defence, and
has eventually bring about its own punishment, they
ao7aised the price of lodgings enormously. The York
44; with a wiser estimate of their own interests, are
tafil„us to see their friends again; and are, therefore, sa-
with moderate profits ; the consequence is, that
toa races are every year rising in importance. In all
14s7leeling we recommend the Doncaster people to fol-
l'neir example.
rim ST. LEGER.—LATEST BETTING.

3 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes
7 to 2 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo
7 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklana's Fancy Boy
9 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago
11 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser
11 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston
15 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken
16 to 1 agst Mr. Cranstoun's Cranebrook
16 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance
Sting The 8 advance arises out of a trial this morning with
AlliZ•ero- It is said Dawson will start six, including
peio ce and Jonathan Wild ; Fancy Boy has been pep-
%if' a good deal, some parties laying as much as 10 to 1,
korirePresenting him to be lame, short of work, &c.
f:lido in great force, and lago very steadily in favour.
Calculated that about 13 or 14 will come to the post.
Tatton Sykes comes this evening ; it is said that
Iviiir be
is engaged to ride him, and that `° Bill"
kin ron Erin-go-bragh, but on this head nothing cer-
forL3 known. Sam Day is under engagement to ride
a
%IQ ?hn Scott, and Marson for Mr. O'Brien. Brocardo
1a0,'4111 Tullock, it is said, will not be here until the
''ung of the race.
ati HORSES ARRIVED.
3441,! The Attorney, The Hero, Wilderness, Wits-
-44: LIY-by Kremlin, dam by Emaneipation; e by Jerry,
uY Ebor, Erin-go-bra.h-, Christopher, Pic-nic, Lady
c by Don- John, out of Gamelass, f by Elis, out
mir_atella,'Chainbearer, f by Retriever, out of Cascade,
Ite;r' to Conspiracy, Draco, Coheiress, Sperm Gregis,
Ratcliffe, Mount Charles, Cranebrook, Fitzwil-
tli Red Robin; George Hudson, Nerissa, Van Tromp,
C,llO, HOokey, .Bnilesque, Bravissimo, Pro-
Dirt, Fair Charlotte, and a few others.
T44le theatre will be opened this week under the ma-
rttlent of Mr. Simpson, lessee of the Birmingham
4i ; he displays a strong bill, his company inclu-
vn the Misses Kenneth, two promising vocalists, Miss
1▪
swilliam, and a troop of thirty infant dancers. As-
• blies, ordinaries, &c., as usual.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
DONCASTER, Mori DAY EVENING.
The following are the latest odds on the St. Leger :-
3 to 2
a ST. LEGER.
, I agst Sir Tatton Sykes 11 to 1 agst Grimston
oto agst Brocardo 7to 1 12 to 1 agst Traverser
. apt Fancy Bo 16 to 1 agst Cranebrook
to 1 agst Sti g y
8 to 1 agst Ia n - 20 to 1 agst Free Lance
Of the abovg° 25 to 1 agst Poynton
and Stinv isl'' the only horses in force are Brocardo, lago,
Very bea;.. etting at present flat, but promising to become

avrson, T ARRIVALS THIS AFTERNOON.
kriStati ""°L—Poynton, Inheritress Godfrey, The Don,
Cu,4 le, Liberator, The Field, Ellerd'ale, Sir George, and
to,,BltY. Grimston, Traverser, and Fancy Boy are on the
``m) and will be here this evening. It is doubtful if Jona-
-4..11 Wild or Alliance will come for the St. Leger.
"esseltine's Lot—Morpet, Quadruped, Fitzwilliam, Mary
ta4rti Fair Star, the Magnet and Porto Bello.
Sir Tatton Sykes and Free Lance also came in this after-

•
plikent's lot, which arrived yesterday evening., consists of
all; Slander, Gabbler, Dawdle, Crozier, and Ennui.

•
PLATE ENTRIES.
TUESDAY.
Plate of 50/., St Leger Course.
The Don, 3 yrs—br f, by Kremlin, 3 yrs.
,Iler Majesty's Plate for 3 yrs old, &c. Four Miles.
t404-I:lPetual.Motion, 4 yrs—The Hero, 3 yrs—Duke of Rich-
", 3 Yrs—Godfrey, 4 yrs—Aristotle, aged—JonathanWild,
eirs--Blind Hookey, aged--Fitzwilliam, 3 yrs—lnheritress,
/rB--Glossy, 6 yrs—Sir George, 3 yrs.

WEDNESDAY.
rn, •
114 The Selling Stakes of 10 sous each, St. Leger Course.
Don John, out of Game Lass, 3 yrs—Coheiress, 5 yrs
agnet; 4 yrs—Rowland Hill, 4 yrs—The Don, 3 yrs—
totle, aged—br c, by Jerry, dam by Ebor, 3 yrs.
The Corporation Plate of 601. Heats, two miles.
u
of Richmond, 3 yrs—Magnet, L 4 yrs—Fitzwilliam,
ristotle,
Hookey, aged—Ratcliffe, 5 yrs—Godfrey, 4
A aged.

THURSDAY.
The Innkeepers' Plate (closes on Wednesday),
FRIDAY,
-id 50 for the second. About

The Gold

- Cup of 300 sovs., am
Wit' s.en two miles and five furlongs.
- u —The Hero, 3 yrs—Free Lance, 3 yrs—
tf it,zubia, 4 yrs—yrsßomance, 3 yrs—Miss Sarah, 4 yrs—Duke
4„lthmond, 3 yrs—Cranebrook, 3 yrs—Quadruped, 3 yrs—
yr;u-go-bragh, 3 yrs—Sir Tatton Sykes, 3 yrs—Morpeth, 5
y„:"-Fitzwilliam. 3 yrs—The Traverser, 3 yrs—Grimston, 3
y '',--Jtnathan Wild, 3 yrs—Fancy Boy, 3 yrs—Poynton, 3
Qt---Inheritress, 6 yrs—The Don, 3 yrs—Brocardo, 3 yrs—
peetra,ron, 3 yrs—Glossy, 6 yrs—Bravissimo, 3 yrs—Pros-
, yrs.
The Town Plate of 1001. Heats. Two miles.
14.-e Hero, 3 yrs—Duke of Richmond, 3 yrs—Erin-go •
:ary, damita, 3 yrs—Quadruped, 3 yrs—br c
e
rry, by Ebor, 3 yrs—Curiosity, 3 yrs—The Don,
Yrs—Sir George, 3 yrs.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Ilt---The great northern meeting has at length arrived
*i",ene of the last grand moves of the season is to be forth-
ito!.`l, made and explained at Doncaster; the racing will be
Tee enough for moderate appetites, for though not on a
cizr with Goodwood and Ascot, it will be quite up to the
Ork, and a shade more interesting than it has been for the
iset three or four years. From the number of arrivals on Sa-
aktit.l,daY and Sunday I have but little doubt the meeting will
',east be on a par, if not exceed any of its predecessors.
;he first race on the list, the Produce Stakes, will be a
over for Mr. Daly, his nominations being without a
For the Champagne Stakes, from eight to ten will show,
Illurluding van Tromp, Sian
i der, Planet, Tesane filly, and
eetstone ; they will come n thus:—
Van Tromp
Slander
Planet 3
blile Cleveland Handicap has dwindled to a skeleton, there
„sng but eight acceptances; of these above a moiety will
'l4ll—Newhaills and Trueboy have not the ghost of a
,egarlee. Fair Charlotte, Sir Henry, and he Duke of Kent,
e pretty nearly in the same pickle, and the Lancashire
Itch's pins are not in the best condition imaginable. The
racewill probably come off thus:—
Godfrey
Lady Wildair 2
_tier Majesty's Plate will go to Day's stable.
lAu ll Wednesday the St. Leger Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft.,
L'9 Subs., will be contested for by a "c rack field" of fou teen,
allyrobability the
rn following:—
Free
aes. Jockeys. Trainers.
Ott Tatton
Lance Nat T. Taylor.
Tatton Sykes W. Scott lv". Scott.
Brocardo
Orley 80y......... Templeman
si,,Marson
renehrol-
1 ago
.. F. Butler ..... ... J. Scott.
NsVdl(lerness........ Sam. Day
"ng H. Bell ...... Smith.
rrh
Traverser Marlow
Grimston .. T. Lye ..... ... Dawson.
Tulloch Simpson J. Scott.
sintadrurn
°Ynton ...... .. Cartwright ... Dawson.
Of the foregoing lot, 1 presume that Humdrum, Poynton,
Tom Tulloch, and Grimston may be fairly set down as boiled
,_
`0 all intents and purposes, and that The Traverser, Sting,
and Wilderness are but little better off.
Cranebrook has some influential supporters, but on what
mend they back him lam at a loss to know; he never
eoroplished any ordinary feat as yet, and I cannot believe
that he is likely to commence at Doncaster.
Ingo is a fast horse, and well suited for a mile, or a mile
tittt quarter, but no farther. His speed is very superior,
the Leger distance will be found a quarter of a mile too
'4r,fer him. The stable back him in preference to Brocardo.
414° Bey he can beat the latter to " eternal smashes." lam
not of this opinion, and do not expect to see him placed.
liilv;us, by Tr uchstone, out of Interlude, the only dark
nag that will run on Wednesday, is a superior animal in
strength and size, possessing good lasting qualities, but
comparatively little speed; of the outsiders I name him for
rnychampion.
,o
ancy tioy, one of Tomboy's best sons, if, not the best,
will take a great deal of beating, and if quite up to the mark
(watch I believe he is), and not nobbled, will be either first
eeeond. He can go a pace, and moreover can stay a dis-
nee_, and is game to the back bone. The only drawback is
the division in the (Dawson's) stables, which must be, to
Ba 7 the least, very unpleasant, and difficult withal for Daw-
'l,", to please two masters, and to attend strictly to both
"Ink intereg& By some in the otable, and by some of the

I ',4•lnize

backers of the stable, Fancy Boy has been peppered
most unmercifully, and almost unceasingly, of late,
which looks very ominous. yet Mr. Meiklam declares the
horse is well, in gcod condition, and very likely to win ;
and I fur one believe him. This horse has been very un-
lucky this year as yet, in every race that he has run, with
the exception of the Dee Stakes, which he won cleverly—a
very good performance. lam inclined to think his star will
be in the ascendant at Doncaster, and that he will finish
either first, econd, or third.
Brocardo will run game, and finish in front.
Sir Tatton Sykes get a sight of the winning-port and
the winner before he reaches it himself ; that I am quite
convinced of.
Free Lance will beat more than beat him, especially as he
will have the assistance of Nat.
To sum up, the front rank will be composed of Fancy Boy,
Brocardo, Sir Tatton Sykes, and Free Lance—with Brocardo
or Free Lance for winner, Fancy Boy and Sir Tattoo Sykes
third and fourth.
The Foal Stakes to Joinville.
On Thursday, the Great Yorkshire Handicap to Gwalior,
Milton. or Inheritress.
The North of England Produce Stakes to Draco.
The Municipal Stakes to Crozier.
The 200 Sues. Sweepstakes to lago ; Grirnston second.
The Scarborough Stakes to Brocardo or Fancy Boy; the
former for choice.
On Friday. the Cup to Alarm or The Hero.
The Two-Year-old Stakes to Yams Tromp, Slander second,
Devil-me-care third.

The Gascoigne Stakes to Fancy Boy.
The Park Hill Stakes to Vanish or Wilderness.
By way of conclusion, I will, a la Bunbury, attach an
index :

RACE. PROBABLE WINNER.
Champagne Stakes
Cleveland Handicap Godfrey 1 ; Lady Wildair 2.
(Brocardo or Free Lance 1 ;
St. Leger Fancy Boy and Sir Tatton
Sykes 3 and 4.
Foal Stakes
(-treat Yorkshire Handicap Milton 1 ; Gwalior 2.
N. of Eng. Produce Stakes Draco 1 ; Kismet 2.
.lunicipal Stakes
200 Sovs. Stakes
Scarborough Stakes
Doncaster Cup .. Hero 1; Alarm 2.
Two• Year-old Stakes
Gascoigne Stakes
Park Hill Stakes
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Sept. 14.

PROPHECY FOR THE ST. LEGER,

1846.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
Ab, why did Lord George quit the turf and the ring
To herd with Disraeli, that mischievous thing?
Why quit Goodwood's grove and its famed racing grounds,
Li the Commons to share in the ups and the downs
Of party and foolery, nonsense and strife,
And with gall to embitter his moments of life?
But Mostyn is fame and success to his stud,
Consisting of ev'ry description of blood.
Though the Leger this year is far out of his way,
He'll be dreaded enough on the next Leger day.
But away to the course, bidding Lord George adieu,
For the highly bred cattle are passing in view.
The Fancy Boy is but a fanciful child,
Take care he's not beaten by Jonathan Wild.
The Traverser, like the heroic King Dan,
At starting will certainly be in the van;
Strong running he'll make, if he goes on alone,
To assist his companion, stout Goodwood's Grimston.
Brocardo appears the best of the lot
Of that once invincible stable of Scott.
But Sir Tatton comes out neither sluggish or slow,
Bill cries to his brother, " Dear John," it 's no go,
As I settled Tom Tullock, I'll serve Brocardo.
lago the traitor will treacherous prove,
He'll find it was easier Othello to move
Than the Leger to win,—he's but one of a drove.
The Red House is past, and Tom Tullock is beat,
lago does presently sound the retreat.
The Free Lance is done, as is Erin-go-Bragh,
And silenced at once is the Irish hurrah.
Brocardo goes on in the Traverser's wake,
And the running of Fancy Boy 's quite a mistake.
Now Grimston runs stoutly, Sir Tatton lies next—
See Cranebrook 's in trouble, and sorely perplex'd.
The performance of Sting turns out but so so—
Grimston wins !—next, Sir Tatton—the third's Brocardo!
Bicester, Sept. 12 ESAU.

COLLIERS STRIKES.—In the last report of the

Commissioner of the Mining Districts, under the Act
5 and G Victoria, cap. 99, some, interesting particulars
are given relating to the " strike" of the colliers in 1844
in Northumberland and Durham.. The last was the
fourth strike in the north of England, and was the most
complete combination yet effected among the collier's.
In the words of the Commissioner—":lt, was set on foot
by-certain delegates paid by: various districts, with the
avowed object of•causing all the collieries
_anti iron
mines of the United Kingdom to limit their hours of
work, to reduce the supply of coal and iron ore, to force
up the prices, and then to make the public contribute to
pay them higher wages for their diminished quantity of
labour." The strike commenced on the sth of April,
1844, on which day nearly the whole of the persons
employed below ground in Northumberland and Dur-
ham, amounting to upwards of 22,000 men and. boys,

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ceased work, and not until the end of July did they
resume their labour in the usual manner, and on their
....

masters' terms. It was the fourth great disturbance
of labour that had occurred in that district since
1826 ; a strike of some duration took place in
that year, and again in 1831 and 1832. " Hitherto,"
states the Commissioner, " the expectation among
the best informed persons in those districts has been
that an extensive combination or strike will occur once

in every ten years. The experience of 1826, of 1831,
and 1832, had no effect in preventing what took place
in 1844. Two years have since elapsed, and having re-
cently, in the course of an official tour through those
counties, informed myself as to the ultimate results of
that obstinate struggle and as to the measures since put
in operation by the masters in the hope of preventing
its recurrence, I conceive it falls within my duty, as
commissioner of inquiry into the state of the mining
population, to record for your information auy facts
which may have a tendency to bring about a more har-
monious state of things for the future, in a district so
populous and important as that of the coal fields of
Northumberland and Durham." It seems that the con-
duct of the large body of people was, with few excep-
tions, peaceable and exemplary. Two or three attempts
at resistance to authority occurred, but they were soon
put down. Their demeanour showed, that though ca-
pable of being misled, their general intelligence and
their sense of right had undergone an improvement.
The commissioner is of opinion that sound religious in-
struction is needed, and he gives an account of the im-
provements.-effected in that respect. Much, however,
remains to be done to counteract the poison of hired de-
legates, both in politics and religion.
COLLISION ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—
BRENTWOOD, MONDAY EVENING.—An accident of a most
serious and alarming character occurred near this station
this morning, which it is feared will terminate fatally to
one if not to two individuals. At seven o'clock this
morning an excursion train, consisting of thirty car-
riages and two engines, Mr. Taylor, chief of the locomo-
tive department of the Eastern Union Railway, being
upon one of them, started from Ipswich. They reached
the Brentwood station in safety, and after stopping for
a few minutes, proceeded on towards London at a slow
pace. On reaching the Brentwood incline, the gradient
of which is 1 in 90, the driver, on account of the increased
weight of the train, shut off the steam, but had got but a
short distance down it, when the train came in collision
with a truck left on the line. The engine-driver and
stoker jumped off the engine, by which they were se-
riously injured. The passengers were much shaken by
the collision. Information of the accident was for-
warded to the terminus at Shoreditch, and several of the
principal officials of the Company proceeded in the after-
noon to the spot, and after a most minute investigation,
they felt it their duty to give the parties who left the-
truck upon the line into custody.
CROTON OlL.—On a recent representation respect-
ing the mode in• which the duty was charged by the
officers of the revenue, on the article called croton oil,
it was decided that it should be leviable with the duty
of Is. per lb. as a chemical oil, in conformity with a pre-
vious decision on the same subject in the latter portion
of the year 1842, which did not appear to be generally
known or put into practice by the proper officers, and
directions have been issued for this rate of duty to be
charged on all future importations of this article.
Croton oil is a distillation or extraction of the croton
seed, and is made use of for medicinal purposes, being
a most powerful purgative, and it is deemed that it
must be so considered for duty, and not admissible as if
it were expressed or squeezed from the seed, as seed oils
are generally, and useful in large quantities for mecha-
nical and other business purposes.
DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE WHITE..
BARN COLLIERY, NEAR NEwCASTLE.—A frightful acci-
dent occurred at this colliery, yesterday morning, to
Joseph Lovatt, an old man, sixty-fire years of age. It
appears that he was employed to attend to the engine
fire from six o'clock at night till six in the morning, and
on the morning in question he was seen about half-past
three o'clock sitting in the engine-house, within a yard
of the fly-wheel. On Mr. Platt and two or three of his
men going to work at half-past five, they found the en-
gine stopped, and on proceeding into the engine-house
deceased was discovered forced between the wall and the
fly-wheel, a space of about four inches, hanging head
downwards, and dreadfully crushed and mutilated. It is
supposed that the deceased bad fallen asleep, and neg-
lected the fire, and that on awakening and finding the
engine almost stopped, he got up in a hurry and, stumb-
ling, fell on the wheel, which appeared to have carried
him about three parts round, and must hare killed him
instantly. When Mr. Platt arrived, at half-past five,
the fire was quite out. Deceased was removed to the
house of his son-in-law, in Pepper-street, Newcastle.
An inquest will be held on the body to-day.—Stafford-
shire Mercury of Saturday.
LEOYD'S.—MONUMENT TO THE LATE MR. LTDEK-
NEn.—The Lord Mayor, Alderman Gibbs, R. L. Jones,
Esq., the Committee of Lloyd's, Charles Francis, Esq.,
Vice-president of the Seamen's Hospital; Captain Sir
Henry Hart, RN., Captain Nairne, R. A. Gray, Esq.,
0. Ommanney, Esq., Francis Warden, Esq., and other
members of the committee of the hospital, attended at
Lloyd's on Monday afternoon, for the purpose of un-
covering a neatly executed statuary marble monument,
erected in the lobby, consisting of a tablet surmounted
with a bold projecting pediment on carves Italian trusses,
supported by two seamen, one with a fractured arm, the
other leaning on a crutch. The tablet stands on a bold
projecting cornice, under which is a pannel representing
southern whale fishery, and the whole is supported by a
richly
.carved foliage and shell. The tablet bears the
following inscription:—" Erected by the Governors of
the Seamen's Hospital Society of the port of London, in
memory of John Lydekker, Esq , South Sea shipowner,
gratefully to record his munificent bequest to that in-
stitution. He died on the 23d July, 1832, and was
buried in the north vault in St. Dionis Backchurch,
Fenchurch-street." The sculptor is Mr. J. J. Sanders,
and the architect Mr. William The. The sum be-
queathed by Mr. Lydekker to the society was 58,000/.,
• being the residue of his property.