The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING,
SATURDAY.

The number of matches that went off in 'fotfeits reduced
a bill of fare that at one time promised a surfeit of sport,
down to nine races, and gave the stewards an opportunity of
fixing their commencement sufficiently late to enable all
who were so disposed to post up and settle their accounts,
leaving only the last day's bets to be balanced at Tatter-
sall's. There had been some talk of a "November" meet-
ing, and there is little doubt that had the weather been fa-
vourable in the early part of the week some races would
have been made ; the fog, however, threw a damp upon the
spirit of match making, and the anticipated second supple-
mental sheet was not forthcoming. The concluding day's
racing was not remarkable for its interest, but the weather
was fine, and it proved a very satisfactory wind-up to the
most brilliant season ever placed on record.
Match, 200, h ft. Cambridgeshire Course.—Mr. Pember-
ton's Best Bower, 5 yrs, 7st 51b, beat Lord Glasgow's Con-
spiracy, 3 yrs, ist 21b. Betting-6 to 4on Conspiracy. Won
by three lengths.
Sweepstakes of 10 goys. each, two yrs old, 6st 71b ; three, Bst
71b ; four, 9st ; five and aged, 9st 41b. The winner to be
sold for 2001., if demanded, /cc. T.Y.C.
Lord E. Russell's f by Theon, dam by Wantor, 2 yrs.. 1
Mr. Mostyn's Circassian Maid, 2 yrs
Mr. G. Osborne's Agnes, 2 yrs
The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord
Exeter's Cocoa Nut, Sir C. Monck's Flattery, Duke of Bed-
ford's Taurina, Mr. Whiles's Infringe, Mr. Greville's Mirmillo,
Mr. Shelley's Millwood, Colonel Synge's Conan More, Mr.
Shafto's Captain Pepper.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Theon filly, 7to 2 agst Circassian
Maid, and 6 to 1 each agst Agnes and Mirmillo. Agnes made
the running to the cords; the favourite and Circassian Maid
then passed her, the former leading, and winning easily by a
length ; the same between second and third. The winner
was claimed.
Match, 200, 'h ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Martin's Jumble, 2 yrs,
sst 71b, beat Duke of Bedford's Captain Phebus, 4 yrs, Bst 91b.
Betting-2 to lon Captain Phebus. Won by half a length.
The Houghton. Handicap of 15 sovs. each, and only 5 if

deelared; to go to the second horse.

T.Y.C.

Mr. Mostyn's Wilderness, 3 yrs, 7st 61b...(W. Abdale) 0 1
Mr. Crockford's Terrier, 3 yrs, Est 41b 0 2
Mr. Tilbury's Elimea, 3 yrs, Sat 11Ib 3
The following also started, but were not placed:—Lord E.
Russell's Sting, Mr. King's Young Lochinvar, Mr. Merton's
African, Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower, Lord Chesterfield's
Cherry, Mr. Drake's Glory, Lord Exeter's Hydrangea, Mr.
T. Roles Alexa, Sir J. Harley's Prospect, Mr. Bolt's Coiling-
wood.
Betting-3 to 1 agst Sting, 7to 2 agst African, 4to 1 agst
Wilderness, 6 to 1 each agst Glory, Hydrangea, and Young
Lochinvar.
The Terrier made play at a good pace, followed by African
and Elimea, Young Lochinvar and Wilderness being fourth
and fifth. They ran in this order to the cords, where African
gave way, and Elimea and Wilderness became second and
third. Half-way up Wilderness headed Elimea, and " col-
lared" the Terrier, but could obtain no advantage over him,
the finish being so literally "head and head" that the judge
pronounced it a dead heat. Elimea was beaten a length,
African a bad fourth, Young Lochiavar and Prospect fourth
and fifth.
Deciding Heat-6 to son the horse who made the running,
the mare "covering" him all the way, and winning by a
neck.
Match, 50, h ft, Sst 71b, T.Y.C.—Mr. Crockford's Mistress
Jeanlbeat Mr. Shelley's His Serene Highness. Betting-
-6t04 on Mistress Jean. Won by a length.
Match, 200, h ft, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C.—Lord Orford's
f by Emilius, out of Tarantella, beat Lord Glasgow's f by The
Provost, out of Miss Whip. Even betting. Won by half a
length.
Match, 1,000, h ft, T.Y.C.—Mr. Merton's Idas, Bst 101 b,
beat Mr. Mytton's The Baron, Bst. Betting-6 to lon
Idas. Won easily, by a length.
Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; three yrs old, 7st 91b ; four,
.Sst 71b ; five, Bst 121 b ; six and aged 9st. The winner to
be sold for 120 sovs., &c., Ab. M.
Count Batthyany's Master Stepney, 4 yrs ...... (Chaple) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Prospect, 3 yrs ... 2
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Betting-6 to 4on Prospect. Won by a head.
The withdrawal of Due an Durras, after a good deal of
business had been done at 6 to 4 on him and 7 to 4 agst
Prospect, led to a bit of an erneute, those who, on the faith of
his running, had betted against Prospect, exclaiming loudly
against the noble owner, and declaring that the bets against
him, as well as those against Duc an Durras, ought to be off.
Cases of this kind, however, have occurred before, and have
made a sensation, but the sufferers have had, invariably, to
" grin and bear it." Of course the question will become a
matter of reference, and we trust will lead to the adoption of
a law that will in future render all bets void made under
similar circumstances.

Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, 2 yrs old, Gst 71b; 3 yrs, Sot
51b; 4 yrs, Bst 101 b; 5 yrs and upwards, Bst 121 b. The
winner to be sold for 25 sous. First half of Ab. M.
Lord Chesterfield's Bedouin, 2 yrs (J. Sharpe) 1
Mr. Shelley's His Serene Highness, 2 yrs 2
Mr. Crockford's Kilii Krankie.
The following were not placed :—Mr. Douglas's Lucile,
Mr. Cook's Needle, Mr. Booth's f, by Euclid, out of Victoire,
Mr. Gratwicke's Little Julia, Mr. Pedley's Pocket Venus,
Mr. B. Green's Bendigo, Mr. Marten's Mouseling, Mr. Ford's
Restless.

Batting—Even on Bedouin, 5 to', 2 agst Victoire f, 6 to 1
agst Mouseling, and 10 to 1 agst Killi Krankie. Won very
easy. Winner claimed.
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Siatch, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Villiers,
2 yrs, 6st 81b. received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's Physalis,
5 yrs, Bst 71b.

„Sweepstakes of 200 sovs, each, h ft. T.Y.C. (3 Subs.)
Mr. Mostyn's Crozier, and Lord Orford's c, by Clearwell,
out of Angelica, divided the forfeit.
Match, 500, h ft. C.C.—Lord E. Russell's Sting, Bst 61b,
received forfeit from Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser, Bst 21b.
Match, 500, h R. A.F.—Mr. Meiklam'e, received for-
feit from Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzwilliam, Bst.
Match, 200, h ft. B.C.—Mr. Moore's Wolfdog, 4 yrs, 9st
21b., received 75 sovs. from Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum, 3
yrs, 7st 21b.

Match, 500. T.M.M.—Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Jack Cade,
5 yrs, 6st 61b, received 150 sovs. from Mr. O'Brien's Mentor,
4 yrs, Bst 91b.
Match, 200, h ft. D.M.—Duke of Bedford's Paragone,
Bst 71b, agst Lord Eglinton's Thersites. Off by consent.
Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Eothen, 2
yrs, Bst 71b, received forfeit from Sir W. W. Wynn's Cyny-
mion, 3 yrs, Bst 71b.
LATEST DERBY BETTING.
5 to 1 agst John Day's lot—taken
7 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp
15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Planet
15 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Epirote—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Payne's Sis. to Cobweb colt
40 to 1 agst Sir R. Pigot's Conyngham
40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Tantivy
40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Buckskin—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Daley's Dromedary
1000 to 10 agst Lord Eglinton's Eryx
2000 to 15 agst Duke of Bedford's Villiers (late Bethphage) t.

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CESAR BORGIA.—This new work by the author
of the popular historical romance, " Whitefriars," is re-
ported to possess features as remarkable for their
novelty as for their interest. It is, we expect, an illus-
tration of Italian history of the most singularly graphic
and picturesque character—the period being the most
remarkable in its annals—tbe principal personages
among the most extraordinary that ever existed—and
the scene, with occasional variations, in that locality
which, as much by the scholar as the Christian, must
ever be regarded as the most famous in the world. On
this story of Rome, in the era of the Borgias, the able
author of " Whitefriars" is said to have put forth all hi,
well-known descriptive and imaginative talent.
num SUPPLIES.—No less than sixteen ships ar-
rived in the river Thames on Monday, from the Irish
ports, laden almost exclusively with food and provisions
of various kinds, the produce of that country, having,
collectively, 14,960 packages of butter, 224 packages of
pork, 1,047 hampers and bales of bacon, several of hams,
140 sacks, 2,926 barrels, and 7,788 quarters of oats, 434
packages of lard, 75 of general provisions, 40 of oatmeal,
44 of porter, 259 of eggs, and a variety of other articles
of lesser importance, which it would be quite needless
further to particularise. Of these almost unprecedentedly
numerous arrivals in one day, from the sister island, five
were from Limerick, one from Belfast, two from Water-
ford, one from Galway, one from Kilrush, two from
Dublin, one from Youghal, and three from Cork. We do
not mention these arrivals in this hasty and succinct
manner with any motives of a political character, with
reference to the present state of that portion of the
United Kingdom, but as faithful chroniclers of passing
events, we deem it our duty to record them for the in-
formation of those most interested and concerned, with-
out any further present remarks on the subject.
KIECALDY.—WHALERS.—Saturday the Regalia and
Caledonia whale ships, belonging to this port, arrived
here from Davis' Straits, the former having four fish, or
about sixty tons ; the other only two fish. The Regalia
has also brought home a young Esquimaux, dressed in
his native garb of skin, with his two canoes, fishing, and
hunting implements. They have likewise a live bear,
both of which are attracting many visitors, anxious to
see these denizens of the snow-covered regions.—Edin-
buralt Weekly Reyister.
The return of the Court to Osborne House, Isle of
Wight, will take place about the middle of the present
month of November.—Observer.

MYSTERIOUS Gem-A burglary of a mysterious
nature is reported to have been committed in the course
of Sunday night, at Lawfield, near I)alkeith. Between
five and six o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. Walker,
tenant of the farm before named, was found by his grieve
in bed with a napkin tied over his mouth, both his hands
pinioned to his sides, and his legs fastened to the bed-
post. Mr. Walker says he felt something restraining
him in his sleep, but he has not the slightest conception
haw or by whom he was thus so completely and deli-
berately bound. At a shut distance from the dwelling-
house a desk belonging to Mr. Walker was found broken
open, and, it is said, 801. abstracted from it. The ex-
planation of this extraordinary case, so far as we have
been able to learn, is, that some person, by means of a
ladder, had effected an entrance into the attic story of
the house, and after descending to Mr. Walker's bed-
room, perpetrated the theft. However, from the state-
ments current yesterday as to the result of the partial
investigation into the circumstances made by the autho-
rities, and which is alleged to be altogether of a contra-
dictory and mysterious character, it appears doubtful
whether any burglary has in reality been committed.
The matter, which has created great sensation in the
neighbourhood, is, in the meantime, undergoing judicial
investigation.-Edinburgh Advertiser, Oct. 26.
&C., DUTY FREE.-A Parliamentary
paper was published on Monday, of twenty-four folio
pages, showing the operation of the Act 5 and 6 Viet.,
c. 92, from the 10th of August, 1842, to the sth of
January last. From the summary of the accounts given
in the return, it appears that the wheat delivered from
the warehouse or vessel, duty free, numbered 192,543
quarters and 7 bushels. Of the flour and biscuit de-
posited, 193,370 cwt. 3 qrs. 271 b. were fine wheat flour,
34,937 cwt. 2 qrs. of captains' biscuits, 185,973 cwt. 6
qrs. llb of biscuit of the standard of that supplied to the
navy, 376,790 cwt. 3 qrs. Sib. of common ship biscuit,
and 14 cwt. 3 qrs. 141 b. of fancy biscuit. Of the flour
and biscuit mentioned, only 8,983 cwt. 2 qrs. 81b. was
retained for home consumption, and the remainder taken
out for exportation, either as merchandise or as stores.
The quantities remaining in warehouse, or in the:course
of removal, under bond, from port to port, on the sth of
of January last, were 14,643 cwt. 2 qrs. 211 b. of fine
wheat flour, 1,228 cwt. 3 qrs. 211 b. of captains' biscuit,
5,403 cwt. 2 qrs. 61b. of biscuit of the standard of that
supplied to the nary, and 8,224 cwt. 3 qrs. 171 b. of com-
mon ship biscuit.
DEGRADATION OF AN AUSTRIAN GENERAL.-We
give the following particulars of a recent affair which has
scandalised society in Vienna :-Field Marshal Lieute-
nant Count de Tisch had betrothed his only daughter to
the Baron de 5--, a Lieutenant of Hussars, who re-
mitted to him the sum of 6,000 florins (15,600 francs)
in state securities by way of recurity for the fulfilment
of his engagement to marry Mademoiselle de Tisch. Two
months afterwards all parties amicably agreed to ware
the marriage entirely. The Baron of course claimed
his cash, or rather his securities, but M. de Tisch had
the effrontery to deny having received them. An actien
was immediately instituted for the recovery of the pro.
perty, but, as the Baron could bring forward no positive
Froof of the deposit, the tribunal decreed that in case
ield Marshal Count de Tisch would affirm on oath that
he had not received the bonds, the Baron de S-
should be cast, and condemned to pay the costs.
This ;oath was gulped by Count do Tisch without
hesitation, and he at the same time accused M.
de 5- before the Criminal Tribunal of defaming
his reputation. The Court sentenced the poor Baron
to pay a heavy fine, and to one year's imprison-
ment, which compelled the young officer to leave the
service. His relatives, however, strained every nerve to
obtain proofs of the deposit made with Count de Tisch,
and they at length discovered that that officer had
secretly sold the securities in question. They imme-
diately denounced the guilty reprobate to the Aulic
Council of War, and the " worthy Count" having been
clearly convicted of perjury and embezzlement, was con-
demned to be degraded as infamous, and sentenced,
besides, to ten years hard labour by way of appendix.
The Emperor, however, considering that M. de Tisch
had been his preceptor, commuted the first penalty to
that of simple degradatioe, and annulled the other en-
tirely. The sentence thus modified was executed on the
15th inst., at noonday, before the Aulic Council of War.
The Field-Marshal Count de Tisch was led into the hall
before the judges, general officers, and all the colonels at
Vienna. The usher having read the sentence, the pro-
vost- of the general staff approached M. de Tisch, tore
off' his decorations, stripped him of his Field-Marshal's
uniform, and dragged him from the hall, this last act
S military duties.-Paris paper.
Ahas since been quashed, and he
his
signifying his expulsion from the army. The sentence
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PRODUCE.-The following are the lateste
arrivals of provisions and articles of general consumption
from the United States of America into the ports of
London and Liverpool, the enumeration of which in this
especial manner at the present time cannot fail to prove
interesting to the public generally, and of the highest
importance to all parties concerned. The line-of-packet
ship Toronto brought from New York the large number
of 2,848 boxes of American cheese, 150 barrels of pork,
100 of beef, 1,796 kegs of lard, 54 casks and 248,5701 b.
weight in bulk of oilseed cake for feeding cattle, with a
variety of other productions ; the Sheridan, from New
York, 30 packages of apples, 1,678 barrels of flour 1 912
of lard, 203 barrels of pork, 657 boxes of cheese, 7,000
9,000 bushels of wheat, 335 barrels of
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3,400 bushels of Indian corn; the
Philadelphia, 1,301 kegs of lard, 40
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tierces of beef, 6,400 bushels of wheat, 100 barrels of
flour, 563 barrels of corn meal, and the large quantity
of 14,700 bushels of Indian corn, all the produce
of the United States ; the ship Sea, from New York,
brought 3,605 barrels of flour, 650 barrels and 76 tierces
of lard, 81 firkins of butter, several barrels of hams and
bacon, 21 packages of beef, 270 boxes of cheese, 4,603
bushels of wheat, and 4,115 bushels of Indian corn; the
Southerner, from New Orleans, 3,033 barrels of flour, 9
packages of biscuit, 250 barrels and 22 tierces of beans,
and 16,025 bushels of wheat and other produce • the
Henry Pratt, from New Orleans, 620 sacks of wheat,
and a variety of other articles; the Washington Irving,
from Boston, 1,892 barrels of flour, 100 boxes of onions,
660 barrels of pork, 14 packages of hams, 161 packages
of beef, 3,099 kegs and 1,422 barrels of lard, with a
variety of other productions ; and the Great Western
steam-ship, from New York, brought an unusually large
quantity of American cheese, comprising 4,969 boxes of
the article, 730 barrels of apples, several packages of
flour, 70 kegs of butter, 92 casks and other pack-
ages of hams, 28 of pork, 37 barrels of beef, and 82
barrels of biscuit, the whole the produce of the United
States of America. The Henry Clay, subsequently
arrived at the 'port of Liverpool from New York, has
brought 2,856 barrels of flour, 532 barrels of apples, the
large number of 2,794 boxes of cheese, 462 barrels of
beef and
biscuit, the large quantity of 80 firkins and 100 kegs of
pork, 40 barrels of general provisions, 70 of
butter, 10 barrels of vinegar, 2,630 quarters of wheat,
and other productions, which need not be more parti-
cularly mentioned, altogether forming a cargo of an ex-
tensive nature. This list includes the arrivals at the
port of Liverpool up to the 27th, and the port of London
to the 29th inst.,
inclusively, according to the latest
official and current returns, and will doubtless be read
with interest by the general pablic, as they will form a
subject of importance to the numerous parties concerned
is the importation of provisions from foreign and distant
parts of the world for consumption in this country.
A LESSON FOR Goamalloisnas.-On Friday morn-
ing a kingfisher was found dead on the banks of the pool
at Allensmore, near this city, with a perch about two
inches and a half long in its throat. The bird had at-
tempted to swallow the fish whole, but the dorsal fin of
the latter appears to have alike prevented descent or
return ; fixed,
consequently in the gullet, the victim
caused the death of its beautiful but voracious destroyer
by suffocation. The plumage of the kingfisher is fur-
nished with a sort of metallic surface resplendent with
the most brilliant hues-hence the action of water pro-
duces little effect upon it, and the manner in which the
bird will dart beneath the surface of a river or stream
and seize its prey transversely is remarkable. Returned
to its position on a tree or bank, it commences the de-
struction of the captive. Without losing its hold, it
passes the fish between its manibles until it
has grasped
it fairly by the tail, and then ends the struggles of the
prey, by beating its head against the place where it sits.
The bird next reverses the position, and if it has no
young to which to bear off the prize, swallows its prey,
head-foremost. This appears to have been the case in
the present instatce, but the repast being too bountiful
proved fatal. Mr. Baker, of Bye-street,
stuffed the bird just as it was found, with the fish in its
mouth.-Heryforcijeused, has ingeniously