The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-06 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-YESTERDAY.

There was very little done on the Liverpool event. The
affair at Worcester occupied nearly the whole attention of
all present. Lady Ripon was backed to win £5OO at 10 to
1, and Petra was supported to win a few hundreds at 100
to 6. Nothing else called for special notice.—Closing
prices :-
10 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken)
13 to 1 agsb Prince of Denmark (taken)
14 to 1 agst M. Philippe (taken)
16 to 1 agat Petra (taken)
16 to 1 agst Russley (taken)
16 to 1 agat Timandra (taken and offered)
THE DERBY, 1862.
500 to 15 agst Ace of Clubs (taken)
500 to 15 agst Gemse (taken)
1000 to 20 agst Nottingham (taken)
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
6to lon the field (offered)

AQUATICS.

SCULLERS' RACE FOR £3O.

A very exciting scullers' raco, for £l5 a-sido, came off
yesterday, between Thomas Haywood, of Westminster,
and George Wade, of Ratcliff, from Putney to Mortlake.
Haywood has but lately come out, but has won two races,
while Wade, some years his senior, has been matched
against several celebrated men, including Finnis, Cannon,
and Walter Bell. He rowed two races against Finnis
who beat him each time; he also rowed Cannon twice,
and beat him twice; rowed well against others. Wade
trained at the Feathers, Wandsworth, Haywood at. Kelly's,
Putney, and both were in good condition. The race was
rowed in old-fashioned boats, and Haywood won the choice
of stations, and took the Middlesex side. At starting he
drew himself more than clear, but Wade soon came up, and
then followed a very exciting race for a mile, Wade•ever
and anon drawing up, but never leading. At the Crab
Tree, Haywood was well ahead, and after this he increased
his lead considerably, but W ado pulled very gallantly, fail-
ing, however, to alter the race, and Haywood won by 12
lengths. The Venus accompanied the race, and Mr. Sharp-
lin, the captain, was referee.

THE LATE Slit JAMES GRAHAM AS A LAW
REFORMER.—It is only just to the memory of the late Sir
James Graham to mention the
fortune
service which the
right hon. baronet had the good
to render the cause
Graham of law reform. Sir James
and Mr. Henley, at the
suggestion of Vice-Chancellor Stu
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Chancery Commission,and during tharetug inquiries which
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which the professional mind, from education justice,
is not always ready to recognise, Although andsir
James
habit,
Graham strenuously supported the abolition of the Master's
Office, yet in one of the last speeches which he
ad
Parliament, he stated his belief that the substituted system
in
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of chief clerks bad been carried too far, and that the
suitors would have a just right to complain if points in-
volving judicial discretion were determined by merely
subordinate officers. Sir James took a distinguished part
in the discussions which arose upon the various clauses
of the Bankruptcy Consolidation Act (1849). He
strongly but unsuccessfully opposed the classification of certi-
catos as a power which he thought ought not to be entrusted
to the Commissioners. Failing strength, however, pre-
vented the right hon. baronet from expressing any opinion
in respect to the Bankruptcy Act of the present year. The
services which he rendered to Chancery and other law re-
forms ought not to be forgotten, especially when it is remem-
bered that statesmen usually prefer the contests and victories
of party to the less exciting but more useful triumphs of
domestic legislation,—V4 aafteo of lAnkruptcY.