The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-02 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES,—TursDAY,
The Grosvenor Stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added ;
three-yr-olds, fist 121 b; four, Bst 71b ; five, 9st llb ; six
and aged, 9st 31b; certain penalties and allowances.
Grosvenor Course, about a mile and a quarter. 9 subs.
Mr. W. Day's The Promised Land, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (inc.
51b extra)
(G, Fordham) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Avalanche, 3 yrs, 7st (including 51b extra)
(Challoner) 2
Mr. Copperthwaite's Rising Sun, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b
(Robertson) 3

Defender and Jack Spring also ran.
Betting-5 to 4on The Promised Land, 4to 1 agst Ava-
lanche, 5 to 1 agst Rising Sun, 8 to 1 agst Defender, 10 to 1
agst Jack Spring.

The Promised Land led from start to finish, and w9n in
a canter by two lengths; the second beating the third a
like distance; half a length between the third an _1 fourth ;
and a length between the fourth and fifth.
The Palatine Stakos of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for
three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b;
certain penalties and allowances; second to save his
stake. From the Castle Polo, once round and in. 10 subs.
Mr. Eastwood's Butterfly, by Turnus, Bst 41b (Aldcroft) 1
Mr. J. Whittaker's First Lord, Bst 71b.... (J. Osborne) 2
Mr. Ingham's Odo, Bst 101 b (in. 31b ex.). . (U. Fordharn) 3
The following also ran :—Curlew, Trovatore, and Hare-
bell.

Betting—G to 4 agst Trovatore, 3to 1 agst Butterfly, 5
to 1 agst First Lord, 6 to 1 agst Odo.
First Lord and Trovatore kept close company until enter-
ing the Dee side of the Course, when Odo went up to him
and soon deprived him of second place. On making the
last turn Trovatore was beaten, and Odo and Butterfly
went on in close pursuit of First Lord. From that point
the race was left to the first three, who ran home abreast,
Butterfly getting the better of it opposite the Stand, and
winning by half a length ; a neck between second and
third ; two lengths between third and fourth ; Trovatore
and Harebell close together several lengths off.
The Wynnstay Handicap of 100 love, added to a Sweep-
stakes of 5 sovs each. Extra weight for winners. The
second to receive 20 cove out of the stakes. Three quar-
ters of a mile. 33 subs.

Mr. W. Day's Traducer, by the Libel, 3 yrs, Est 81b

-(J; Adams) 1
Sir H. des Voeux's Comforter, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (in. 81b ex.)
(Fordham) 2
Hon. C. 0. Powhetes La Hollandaise, 3 yrs, 6st
(Grimshaw) 3
The following also ran :—Swale, Man Friday, Brocke -
tina, and Spicebox.

Betting-5 to 4on Traducer, 4to 1 agst Spicebox, 6to 1
agst Comforter, 8 to 1 agst Man Friday, 10 to 1 agst La
Hollandaise.

Traducer made play ; Comforter took second place at the
distance, but failed to reach the favourite, who won by a
length ; bad third.

The Mostyn Stakes of 10 soya each, for two-yr-old colts,
Bst 71b; fillies and geldings Bst 31b. Winners extra.
Second to receive 20 sous from the stakes. Three-quar-
ters of a mile. 16 subs.
Mr. Saxon's Big Ben, Bst 121 b (in. 51b ex.) (L. Snowdon) 1
Mr. W. Thomas'§ Dictator, Bst 71b
Mr. T: Parr's Kildonan, Bst 71b (Clements) 3
The following also ran :—Folkstone, Longshot, and
Flirtation.

Betting-7 to 4on Big Ban, sto 1 agst Longshot, 6to
agst Dictator.

Dictator made play with Longshot and Big Ben second
and third. At the Grosvenor turn the favourite took up
the running, and won by a length, the second beating the
third by a neck ; a good fourth.

The Chesterfield Stakes, a Handicap of 10 sovs each, with
100 added; for three-yr-olds ; certain winners extra;
second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes. Once round
and a distance. 30 subs.
_ _ _

Mr. Barber's Ben Webster, sst 101 b (Entwistle) 1
Mr. Gibbs's Golden Pippin, 7st 61b (Perry) 2
Mr. Hargreave's Horace, Est 121 b (Bullock) 3
The following also ran .—Allington, Baron Munchausen,
Tommy Noble, Homeward Bound, Maid of Orleans, Crim
Tartar, North Lancashire, and Libellous.

Betting-9 to 4 agst Ben Webster, sto 1 agst Horace, 6
to 1 agst Libellous, 7to 1 agst Golden Pippin, 10 to 1 agst
North Lancashire, 100 to 8 agst Allington.

After three or four false starts, occasioned principally by
the impatience of Tommy Noble, the lot got away, Ben
"Webster making all the running, and winning by three
lengths ; bad third.

YORK SPRIN
Acceptances for the Great
miles. 70 subs., 35 of N
Age st lb
Underhand .. 6 9 2
Newcastle
Hepatica .... 5 7 12
Tunstall Maid , ... 5 7 11
Physician
Defender
Herne
Gladiolus . 4 7 5
Shafto
Satellite
Prince of Denmark 5 7 0
Marine
The Squire 4 6 9
The Brewer
Birmingham 4 6 9
Vixen 5 6 8
Cock-a-hoop 4 6 8
Souvenir
Acceptances for the Flyinc, D
mile and a half. 32 sub's, 11

G MEETING.

Northern Handicap. Two
rhora pay 6 soya each.

Age st lb
Pax 4 6 5
Flitch 5 6 5
Apollyon ..
Secret Treasure
Stockton 3 5 12
Tyrant
Sparrow Hawk 3 5* 9
Weatherbound
Chance Shot 3 5 8
Widgeon
First Lord 3 5 5
Her Highness
Horace 3 5 2
Optimist 3 5 0
Ben Webster . 8 4 13
Feodorowna 3 4 13
North Lancashire 3 4 12

)utchman's Handicap. One
6 of whom pay 6 soya each.

Age st lb
Independence
Herne 5 8 8
Ticket of Leave
Birmingham 4 7 13
Vixen..

Age st lb
Flash in the Pan... 4 7 1
First Lord
Grenadier
Sutton
Plumper 3 6 3
Tom
Prologue
North Lancashire 3 6 2

Bankrupt
Paleface .
Basilisk .

4 7 6
4 7 2
4 7 1

HEALTH OF LONDDURING TH.
WEEK. il

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)
The deaths in London in the week that ended last
Saturday were 1,268, showing a slight decrease on
those of the previous week, and a more consider-
able decrease on those registered in the earlier half
of April, when the weekly number was above 1400.
The air continued as cold as it had been in the pre-
vious fortnight, the wind blowing from the north-
east.

In the ten years 1850-59 the average number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week
was 1,075, but as the deaths of last week occurred
in an increased population they should be compared
with the average raised in proportion to the in-
crease, namely, with 1,183. From this comparison
it appears that the deaths now returned are more
numerous by 85 than they would have been if the
average rate of mortality had prevailed.
There were 20 deaths from small-pox in the week.
The weekly mortality from this disease has not in-
creased within the last month, and it is less than it
was during the first quarter of this year. Measles,
however, exhibits an increase, the deaths from it
having been, in the four weeks of April, 20, 21, 33,
and 37. Three children belonging to two families,
but in one house, 3, Railway-place, Limehouse, died
on the 19th and 23d of April from measles. There
were 33 deaths from scarlatina and 9 from aiph-
theria. Two children died from the last-mentioned
disease at 6, Charles-street, Dawnham-road, Isling-
ton. A boy died at 5, Harvey's-buildings, Charing-
cross, of scarlatina maligna ; and his death is chiefly
attributed by the medical attendant to impurity of
the air in the room occupied by the family, owing
to its proximity to a nuisance.
Phthisis, or consumption, was exceedingly fatal ;
the deaths from this disease were 198, while the
corrected average for corresponding weeks is 163.
A hundred persons in the period of life 20-40
years were its victims last week. The increased
mortality of phthisis has been remarked in previous
returns.
Of eight persons who died by suffocation, six
were children, and one'a young man, aged 17 years,
all suffocated in bed. A labourer's son, aged 11
months, was scalded, in consequence of his mother,
when in a fit, falling with him ; the daughter of a
porter, aged 2 years, was scalded by sucking hot
water from a kettle ; and the son of a labourer, aged
15 months, was scalded by upsetting a pan. Also
two children were burnt by means not stated. Of
six nonagenarians who died in the week, one was
a man, aged 91 years ; the rest were widows, aged
respectively 90, 94, 95, 97, and 98 years.
Last week the births of 914 boys and 885 girls,
in all 1,799 children, were registered in London.
In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59
the average number was 1,650.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29 855 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on the
last three days. The barometer fell to 29.56 in.
' on Monday, the lowest point in the week, and rose
to 30.19 in.—the highest point—on Saturday.
The mean temperature of the air in the week was
41.2 deg., which is 6.6 deg. below the average of
the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The mean daily reading was always
below the average ; and on the first three days the
depression below the average was from 8 deg. to
11 deg. On Sunday the wind was in the north-
west, on Monday in the south-west, thereafter in
the north-east. The thermometer in the shade fell
to its lowest point on Sunday, namely, 28.5 deg. ;
it rose to its highest, 58.3 deg., on Saturday, the
range in the week was therefore 29 8 deg. The
mean daily range was 18.0 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 5.5 deg., showing the dryness of
the air. The mean degree of humidity was 83, com-
plete saturation being equal to 100. The mean tem-
perature of the water of the Thames was 46.9 deg.
On Sunday a thermometer on the grass fell to 22
deg. On Saturday the thermometer in the sun
rose to. 104 deg. Me amount of rain was 0.45 in ,
which fell on the first three days, chiefly Tueseley.,
on which very unseasonable day there were also
snow, sleet? 4124 hail. Saturday was fine.