The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.
For the 2,000 Guineas Stakes Clydesdale was sup-
ported at 9 to 2to win near 2001. 130 to 20 and 180
to 30 was booked about Brother to Marchioness,
against whom offers of the latter price, 6 to 1, were
made several times in hun Ireds. Lord of Lorn was
much oat of favour, 100 to 8 being offered against him
without a response. This horse, we understand, has
been added to the list of geldings. 625 to 25 was laid
against Cox wold, and afterwards offered.
For the Derby, 3,000 to 120 was taken about Cock-
a-doodle-doo, 15 to Ito win upwards of 4001. was taken
about Toxopholite, layers of those odds agit him have
no difficulty in finding customers. 1,000 to 10 was
taken about Blackthorn. Prices were offered against
several backed.
The following were the odds at the close :

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
9 to 2 agst Clydesdale (taken)
6to 1 ag4 Bro. to Marcbionois (taken and off.)
100 to 8 apt Lord of Lorn (offered)
25 to 1 agst Coxwold (taken and offered)
DERBY'.
12 to 1 agst Clydesdale (offered)
15 to 1 agst Tox3pl olite (taken freely)
18 to 1 agst Sedbury (offered)
20 to 1 agst Ditto (offered)
20 to 1 agst Kelpie (offered)
25 to 1 agst Cock-a-doodle-doo (taken)
..40 to 1 aget Bro. to Mary Capp (take 50 to 1)
66 to 1 agst Coxwold (. ffered)
100 to 1 aget Buckthorn (taken)

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The weekly
meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held
yesterday, at Guildhall. Mr. Rows moved, pursuant
to notice, " that a communication be addressed to the
Thames Conservancy Commission, requesting to be in-
formed whether they will be willing to co-operate with
this board in obtaining parliamentary powers for
effecting the embankment of the Thames within the
metropolitan area." On a division the motion was
negatived. At the list meeting of the board it was
agreed to take the opinion of Mr. Sergeant Byles and
Sir Fitzroy Kelly as to the liability of the Corporation
of the City of London to contribute towards the 140,0001.
borrowed for the main drainage works. Yesterday
answers were received to the case submitted to them, in
which they gave it as their opinion that the City of
London were not liable to pay any portion of the debt
of 140,0001., but that it must be repaid by that portion
of the metropolis on the security of the district rates
whereof it was borrowed. After some business of minor
interest, the board adjourned.
CAPPURE OF • SLAVER.—Cape of Good Hope, Nov.
27. Her Majesty's steer 3r Sappho, n,w in Simon, s
Bay, while cini•ing on the West Cosier, fell in with a
large ship of suspicious appearance, apparently about
1,000 tons burth,n, to which she gave chase, and even-
tually drove her on shore on a reef near the coast. The
ship proved to be a slaver, and as it was impcesible to
get her off the reef, she was burned to the water's edge.
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN NORFOLK —Yesterday
ih3 inquiry into the cause of the death of Mr. John Bell
was resumed at the Crown Inn, Middleton, Norfolk,
Lief ire Mr. T. N. Windy, coroner. The only wi nests
examined was Mr. Jcsell Bell, a bl nd gentleman, the
brother of deceased, whose testimony did not throw any
further light upon the matter. After an address from
the coroner the inquiry was adjourned till Feb. 4.