The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-05 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
EPSOM RACES.
The annual autumn meeting came cff yesterday, and
more favourably than the siintry m.,(1 inclement state of
the weather in the early part of the day led us to antici-
pate; still, however clear the sky may be, a piercing
north-easterly wind, and the temperature at the freezing
paint, are unpleasant accompaniments of a racex-mpoeseetdinga
in any locality, and they are doubly so on
spot as Epsom Downs. It is not surprising, therefore,
that the gathering was wanting in everything essential
to pecuniary success. There were not a dczen gentle-
men present, and only a section of the " ring;" the grand
stand was more thinly attended than we recollect on any
former occasion, and its neighbours, right and left, were
almost empty; in short, the meeting was a failure,
and Mr. Dorling, whose programme showed a liberal
amount of public money, must have closed his autumn
account with a losing balance. Many doubt the
policy of having races so late in the year, and it cer-
tainly is worth consideration, whether it will not be bet-
ter to abandon them, or if held at all to fix them at
an earlier period. There might, probably, be fewer
horses, but assuredly they would draw a larger and a
better class of company than we saw yesterday. In pro-
nouncing the meeting a failure, we refer only to the at-
tendance. As far as success depended on the sport, it
could not have been more complete; there was enough
of it to keep the company on the Downs from one o'clock
until nearly dusk. The fields for the principal events
were large, and speculation moderately brisk; it com-
menced with
The Paddock Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 2.5 added,
three yrs old, ist 91b; four, Bst 71b; five and upwards,
Bst 101 b; winners extra; mares and geldings allowed
Sib. One mile and a quarter.
Carew's Prestige, 3 yrs, sst bib (Bailey) I
Mr. Maginis's Deceitful, 3 yrs, sst 131 b (Wells) 2
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The Beddington Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya. each, h
ft, with 100 e,dden for two yrs old; the second to save
towards expenses. One mile
his stake; winners extra; the winner to pay 10 son.
Mr. Magenis's fby Epirus—Joanna, Est 10lb (Wells) I
Mr. Massingberd's Kate, Est 101 b ......... (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Winch's The Brahmin, 7st 2lb .......,,(Arnold) 3
Mr. Herbert's Odessa colt, 7st 131 b ............ (Sly) 0
Mr. Brookes's Merry Bird, 7st 101 b ...... (W. ...Abdale) 0
Mr. Carew's c out of Fugleman's darn, 7st 2lb (Mann) 0
Mr. H. King's Cytherea filly, 7st (T. Sherwood) 0
Mr. Mare's Delia colt, Est 121 b
Capt. Powell's cby Cotherstone, out of Layla (Hiett) 0
Mr. S. Scott's Joy, 6st 41b (Hammond) 0
Mr. T. Taylor's fby Ithuriel, Est 41b (Freeborn) 0
Betting-4 to 1 each agst colt out of Fugleman's dam
and Kate, 6 to 1 each agst Delia colt and Ithuriel filly,
and 7 to 1 each agst Odessa colt, the Cytherea and
Joanna fillies. Merry-bird went off with the lead; but,
after going about a quarter of a mile, dropped into the
fourth place, the running being taken up by Kate, fol-
lowed by Brahmin and the colt out of Fogleman's dam.
This lot remained in front to the road, where they were
joined by the Joanna filly, who quitted them, made the
distance, and ran home, an easy winner by two lengths,
a head between the second and third; Merry-bird a bad
fourth, Fugleman's dam colt fifth. Run in 1 min. 50 secs.
The Epsom Autumn Handicap of 200 sovs., added to a
Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and
only 2 if declared; winners extra; tae second to save
his stake; and the winner to pay 30 sous. towards ex-
penses. New Derby Course.
Mr. Douglas's Don Pedro, sst 121 b ...(T. Sherwood) 1
Mr. J. Osborne's Achyranthes, 7st 3!b (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Lake's Clarissa, 5 yrs, Est 10lb (Charlton) 3
Mr. Drinkalk's Sauter-la-Coupe, Bstillb (A. Day) 0
Mr. J. Shepherd's Alp, 5 yrs, 7st 1 11b...(W. Abdale) 0
Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ...(Holloway) 0
Mr. Johnson na Rowena, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Lowe) 0
Captain Hay's Little George, 4 yrs, 7st lib (Wynne) 0
Mr. Fallas's Fallow Deer, 6 yrs, 7st (Gilbert) 0
Mr. W. Wright's Miss Flyaway, Gat 91b...(G. Mann) o
Mr. Palmer's Stafford, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Wells) 0
Mr. Stevens's Britannia, 3 yrs, Est 31b. (Kendall) 0
Mr. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, 3 yrs, 6st 21b...(Freeborn) 0
Mr. Magenis's Ingratitude, 3 yrs, sst 31b ..(Carroll) 0
Mr. Powney's Lauaartine, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ...(Cowley) 0
Betting-5 to 1 agst Stafford, sto 1 agst Ischia, 6to
1 agst Don Pedro, 10 to 1 each agst Alp and
Achyranthes, 12 to 1 each agst Little George, Clarissa,
and Ingratitude, and 100 to 6 agst Miss Flyaway. Little
George, at starting, took a lead of nearly a length, at-
tended by Achyranthes, and Fallow Deer, Stafford,
Britannia, and Don Pedro being close up with them.
This lot remained together for about half a mile, the
running being then taken up by Achyranthes, Don
Pedro waiting on her, in company with Stafford and
Little George, Britannia and Clarissa also lying forward.
At the turn Don Pedro went up to Achyrathes, and,
taking the had after crossing the road, ran home a
clever winner by a length, Achyranthes boating Clarissa
by as far; Stafford was a good fourth, Little George
fifth, and Britannia sixth. Run in 2 min 25 sees.
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 50 added;
three yrs old, 7st 1lb; four, Sat 71b; five and upwards,
Bst 81b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winners
extra. The winner to be sold for 150 Boys. if de-
manded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for less.
Tbree-quarter3 of a mile.
Mr. Magenis's Deceitful, 3 yrs, 7st 61b (Wells) 1
Mr. W. Fry's na Madame Wharton, 7st 61b (Lowe) 2
Mr. Peacock's Repletion, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (W. Abdale) 0
Mr. J. H. Smith's Quadroon, 3 yrs, Oat 91b (G. Mann) 0
Mr. Hornsby's Joc o'Sot, aged, 7st Sib (Hiett) 0
Mr. Winch's Flytrap, 4 yrs, ist 41b ...(J. Osborne) 0
Count Bathyany's Wee Mickey, 7st 51b (J. Bradley) 0
Mr. Formby's Teeswater, 7st 101 b ...(R. Sherwood) 0
Baronglothschild's Charles XII. c, Est lib (Kendall) 0
Mr. Verity's Laundrymaid, aged, 7st 51b (Charlton) 0
Mr. Shrimpton's Arlette, 4 yrs, 7st 71b...(Gilbert) 0
Mr. T. Lee's Snuffers, 3 yrs, Est 91b (T. Sherwood) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Repletion, 4to 1 agst Deceitful,
4 to 1 apt Teeswater, and 5 to 1 agst Arlette; won by
a length, the same between Madame Wharton and
Charles XII. colt, Flytrap fourth. The winner was sold
for 148 sovs.

The Bentinck Plate of 100 soya. (handicap) for all ages.
One mile.
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Mr. Russell's lanthe, 3 yrs, 6—st 81b (Preece) 1
Mr. Beeton na Miss Flyaway, 3 yrs, 65t...(We115)
Mr. J. S. Bowles's Iracundus, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Kendall) 3
Mr. Le Terrier's Shropshire Witch, Bst ...(J. Sharp) 0
Mr. Waring's Manifold, (carried 7st 10Ib) (Carlisle) 0
Mr. Bartley's Laundrymaid, aged, 7st (Arnold) 0
Mr. Dorrien's Nautch Girl, 5 yrs, 6st 131 b (Collins) 0
Mr. Burgess's Narcissus, 4 yrs, Est 1 Olb (Gilbert) 0
Mr. Lake's Clarissa, 5 yrs, Est 71b (Charlton) 0
Mr. S. Lee's Petticoats, 4 yrs, sst 101 b (T Sherwood) 0
Mr. Kelly's Theorem, 3 yrs, sst 71b ....... .(Oliver) 0
Mr. Johnstone's Follow me-Lads, sst 41b (Rickards) 0
Mr. de Hersey's Miss Woolgar, sst 41b ...(Ashmill) 0
Mr. Winch's Proudfoot, 2 yrs, 4st 91b ...... (Carroll) 0
Major Buryhurst's Hampton, 4st 41b (Fordham) 0
Mr. H. Hill's Hothorpe, 3 yrs, Est 71b ......(Cowley) 0
Mr. J. Smith's Gipsy Boy, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (Wynne) 0
Betting-5 to 2 agst lanthe, 5,t0 1 agst Hampton, 6to
1 eget Proudfoot, 6to l agst Manifold, and 7 to 1 agst
Theorem. After a couple of failures, caused by Gipsy Boy,
a fair start was effected, Shropshire Witch leading off, and
followed by Miss Flyaway, lanthe, Proudfoot, and
Nautch Girl, cutting out the work until they were round
the turn; lanthe and Miss Flyaway then singled them-
selves out and ran together to the distance, where lanthe
took a decided lead, kept it to the end, and won cleverly
by is length, Iracundus a bad third, Theorem fourth, and
Hampton fifth. Run in 1 min. 49 secs.
The Two years old Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25
fillies, Bst 31b; winners to carry
winner to be sold for 100 soya., and
3aidbdsed ex;
tcrao. lts,T:Bhste 71b;
allowances if to be sold for less. Half a mile.
Mr. Armstrong's Sabra, Bst 2lb (Charlton) 1
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Mr. Winch's Herschel, Bst 101 b ••••. ... (Treen) 2
Mr..Carew's Brawn, Bst 31b ............... (J. Sharp) 3
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length.

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EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER.--'—On Saturday
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ing
last, five colliers, named William Greenhulgh,ageds2
James Lord, aged 50, RobLoaurner, aged 24, William
Hilton, aged 22, and James atfercilt 2111,0 afterdtheeetyliehryad,
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Manchester,
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two stories in height, exclusive of the cellar. James Lord,
the younger, went into the cellar with a lighted candle, and,
by some means, a spark fell from the candle into a barrel
containing ten pounds of powder. The whole of the build-
ing was blown into the air, and one portion of the adjoining
house was also blown down. William Greenhulgh was killed
fon the spot; he has left a wife and ten children. The other
men were buried amongst the ruins of the building, but
partly blown down, was
were shortly afterwards extricated. They are all danger-
ously injured, but hopes are entertained of their recovery. In
and two children, all • engineer, his wifete
the bed, andportion la
bed, and although the wall close
jthaemeasdpoirteninrg, house, which was
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Porter and h•a
the roof, were blown down, is wife were not
injured.
METROPOLITAN SEWAGE MANURE COMPANY.--
The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the
offices, Adam-street, Adelphi, yesterday—Mr. J. Fuller in
the chair; but, in consequence of the auditors not being
poepared with their financial report, the meeting was ad-
journed until the
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2d of next month.—An extraordinary
meeting was then held, at which, after some discussion, it
ecowximetsrr piacataen resolvedt
)iw.Oni with
hoi tftthothh e company from its present difticu l t i e s power being given to the committee to employ a professional
accountant to examine the accounts, if necessary. In the
course of the proceedings the clasirnian stated that the di-
rectors had nctbing to conceal, and they had already taken
the necessary stops for reducing the expenses to such an
amount as would prevent any further call being made upon
the proprietors. Messrs. W. 11. Deane,' Wm. Holgate, John
Wood, Jcs. Iluggard, and John Properl were appointed the
committee, and the meeting adjourned until the 2d of next
month to receive their report. A vote of thanks to the
chairman concluded the proceedings.
THE TOBACCO TRADE.—Application having been
made to the Commissioners of Customs for permission to re-
tain, without payment of duty, samples of tobacco exported
to the Continent, and the Commissioners being 'of opinion
that there Rill be no objection, have complied with the re-
quest upon the following conditions, viz., that the samples
to be retained be locked up in chests to be provided by the
perdu, cud the keys to be deposit-d with the proper officers,
and that within twelve months from the date of the exporta-
tion of the tobacco the samples to be either taken out for
payment of duty, or be packed into
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legalhme sized consumptionpakilZ on
packages and duly exported under the usual re
gulations.