The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-30 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT
RACES.-TUESDAY.

The Trial Stakes of 10 sous each, with 50 added, for 3-yr-

olds and upwards. One mile.

Mr. Shelley's Lifeboat, by Sir Hercules, 4 yrs, Sst 91b
()
Mr. Lumsden's Shafto, 3 yrs, 7st W
(Priithington tchardl
) 2
Mr. Crawfurd's Zuyder Zee, 3 yrs, 9st llb ...... (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—King-at-Arms, Marseillaise,
Indifference, Romsey, Fisherman; Vulcan, T0urna4......
Donati, and Schism.
Betting-3 to I agst King-at-Arms, 4to 1 agst Shafto;
5 to 1 agst Tournament, 7 to 1 agst Fisherman, 9 to 1 agst
Lifeboat.
Zuyder Zee was first off, but after the first 200 yards

Shafto went ahead, with the old horse second, and Life-
boat third. They ran thus to the distance, where Lifeboat
took closer order, and Zuyder Zee soon after retiring, the
sun was reduced to a match between the first two, Shafto
having much the best of it within a few strides of the chair,
where Lifeboat collared him, and won a fine race by a neck ;
about eight lengths between the second and third, and
nearly as wide an interval separated the third from the
fourth; Tournament was fifth, and upwards of a dozen
lengths from him Fisherman was sixth. The last three,
walking in, were 'Vulcan, Romsey, and Schism.

Stand Plate, of 50 sovs (handicap). Winners extra. (One
mile.)

Mr. Savile's Soothsayer, by Augur, 4 yrs, 71b 51b
(Fordham) 1
Sir W. Booth's Artless, 3 yrs, sst Slb (Grimshaw) 2
Mr. Allison's Layton, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Little) 3
The following also ran :—Schoolfellow, Kestrel, Tame
Deer, Greenwich Fair, The Earl, Dejanira, Melibo3us, Lady
Peel, Whimsical, and Yorkshire Miss.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Artless, 6to 1 agst Soothsayer, 10
to 1 each agst Tame Deer and Layton.
The horses placed ran in front throughout, Artless
making play to the distance, where Soothsayer passed him
and won by two lengths. Nothing near the first two.
Great Northamptonshire Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a
handicap sweepstakes of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only
if declared. The second to receive 25 sovs out of the stakes.
Winners extra. Two miles. (126 subs, 82 of whom
declared).
Mr. Ji Parker's Bevis, 3 yrs, 4st 91b (car. 4st 111 b)
(J. Adams) 1
Mr. J. Saunderson's Harraton, 3 yrs, 4st 81b (Daley) 2
Col. Townley' Gladiolus, 3 yrs, sst 91d (in. 71b extra)
(A. Edwards)) 3
Mr. T. Stevens's: Yellow Rose, 3 yrs, 4st 91b (in. 51b ex.
(Pearson 4
The ;following also ran :—Skirmisher, Special License,
Borderer, Yorkshire Grey, Blue Jacket, Clydesdale, Staple-
ton, Baldfaced-Stag, :Rio, Courier, Beacon, Haymaker,
Queen Bess, Mutineer, Pan, Precious Stone, Little Agnes,
Paul Jones, and Old Point.
Betting at starting-9 to 2 agst Little Agnes, 6to 1 agst
Gladiolus, 7to 1 agst Beacon, 10 to 1 agst Bevis, 12 to 1
agst Blue Jacket, 15 to 1 agst Mutineer, 100 to 6 agst
Stapleton, 25 to 1 agst Baldfaced Stag, 25 to 1 agst Pan, 25 to
1 agst Precious Stone, 33 to 1 agst Harraton, 33 to 1 agst
SkirmiSher, 33 to 1 agst Yellow Rose, and 50 to 1 agst
Queen Bess. Before the announcement of his disqualifica-
tion, 7 and Bto 1 were taken about Newcastle. After a
little frLptiensuess on the part of Pan, Bevis, ant one or
two.others, Mr. E. Hibburd drew the lot up in a line, and
dropped his flag to an admirable start. Pan showed in ad-
vance, closely followed by Paul Jones, Bevis, Gladiolus,
Precious Stone, Little Agnes, and Harraton. These horses
held the foremost positions with scarcely a perceptible
alteration until rounding the Bricklin turn, about three-
quarters of a mile from home, when Paul Jones threw out
signals lof distress, and soon disappeared from the front,

leaving Precious Stone with the lead, hotly pursued by
Bevis, Harraton, and Courier. Beacon, who had been
lying in the middle of the ruck, drew forward at the last
turn, but soon afterwards went right out. At the distance
Bevis headed Precious Stone, and in a few strides further
Harraton took his place at his side, and the race resolved
itself into a match between the first two, Bevis winning
easily by two lengths. About 20 lengths off Gladiolus was
third, and at his neck was Yellow Rose, fourth ; Precious
Stone was fifth, Queen Bess was sixth; Courier, Little
Agnes, and Pan formed the next lot ; and behind them
were Mile Jacket, Beacon, and Skirmisher. The others
were pulled up.
" Whereas Newcastle was entered by Mr. Craven, whose
name was publicly advertised as a defaulter in the Racing
Calendar at the time of entering, the said horse is dis-
qualified from starting for the Northamptonshire Stakes by
Rule 31.

(Signed) "FREDERICK VILLIERS,
IV. S. STANLEY CRAWFORD, Stewards,
H.J.Rous(forG.FrrzwiLLlAm),
" All bets respecting Newcastle are null and void."

Whittlebury Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added;
two yr-olds, Est 81b; three, Bst 81b. Allowances and
penalties. About three-quarters of a mile. (48 subs.)
Mr. Parker's Chirp, 2 yrs, Est Sib (Challoner) 1
Mr. Shelley's Sir Hercules, 3 yrs, Bst 81b.. (Withington) 2
Mr. Metry's Madrid, 2 yrs, Oct 81b (H. Covey) 3
The fdllowing also ran :—NorthLincoln, filly by Orlando,
and filly by Loup Garou.
Betting-3 to lon North Lincoln. Sir Hercules, next
the rails; made play, with North Lincoln and Chirp nearly
head and head, second and third. At the distance North
Lincoln took up the running, and was going within himself
to a foot' path just before reaching the saddling enclosure,
where he made a sort of lunge, slipped on his haunches,
and on scrambling up, nearly came down on to his head.
Wells quickly recovered him, but in the effort, his bridlo
got twisted and was crossed over the horse's head. This
accident left the race to Chirp and Sir Hercules. Chirp
winning by two lengths ; bad third ; a neck between the
the third and fourth.

The Nene Tlandicap of 25 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of
5 sovs each. Spencer Plate Course. (5 furlongs.)

Mr. Hare's Little Gerard, aged, Bst 21b (Fordham) 1
Mr. Smith's Theodora, 6 yrs, 9st (A. Cowley) 2
Mr. Blunton's Polly Johnson, 4 yrs, 7st 41b .. (Johnson) 3
Betting-2 to 1 agst Little Gerard, 6to 1 each agst Scrib-
bler and Polly Johnson, 7 to 1 each agst Minster and Jos-
kin, 8 to 1 agst Frederick. Dumfries was a bad fourth.
Scribbler, who was a long way in the rear, was disappointed
soon after starting, and nearly came down ; his bridle slipped
over his ears, and his jockey was unable to ride him home.
Sweepstakes of 20 sous each, h ft, for foals of 1857 ; colts,
Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 61b. Certain allowances. Aithorpe
Park Stakes Course. 4 subs.

Count Batthyany's Rope Dancer, by Voltigeur, Bst 31b
(Wells) 1
Mr. Gulliver's Queen of the May, Bst llb (Keeler) 2
Betting-2 and 3tol on Rope Dancer, who made all the
running, and won by half a length.
Pytchley Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added, for 2 yr-olds
and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. New Spencer
Plate Course. (10 subs.)
Mr. Blanton's Rhism, by Orlando, 5 yrs (Z3O), 7st 121 b
(French) 1
Sir J. Hawley's Gin, 4 yrs (£6O), 7st 111 b (, 6st 71b
Fordham) 2
Mr. Wadlow's Brandy Ball, 3 yrs (t3T
Challoner) 3
Betting-7 to 4 agst New Brighton, 4to 1 agst Brandy
Ball, sto 1 agst Rhism, 7to 1 agst Gin. Won by a head,
two lengths between the second and third. The winner
was bought in for 55 guineas.

Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Two miles.
Mr. Shelley's Lifeboat, by Sir Hercules, 4 yrs, 9st 21b
(withingto 1
Mr. F. Higgins's Fisherman, 6 yrs, lOst (Cowley) 2
Mr. Lumsden's Shafto, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b...... (Pritchard 3
The following also ran :—Thornhill, Beethoven, Vulcan,
Stockham, and Whimsical.

Betting--5 to 4 agst Shafto, 4to 1 agst Lifeboat, sto 1
agst Stockham, 6to 1 agst Fisherman. Won by a neck;
bad third.

BETTING ON THE COURSE,
SPENCER PLATE.

8 to • 1 agst Actaeon
10 to 1 agst Zitella
10 to 1 agst King-at-Arms
12 to 1 agst Tiara
100 to 7 agst Bellona
100 to 6 agst Commodore

CHESTER CUP.

25 to 1 agst Bevis
25 to 1 agst Rara Avis

DERBY.

10 to 1 agst Promised Land
15 to 1 agst Gamester
16 to 1 agst Musjid

SPAPER
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The deaths rei ter' 4 in London, which were
1,175 in the previous NY ta, declined to 1,141 in the
week that ended last Si tturday. In the ten years
1849-58 the average nu; nbcr of deaths in the weeks
corresponding with la it week was 1,234 ; but as
those now returned occi tried in a population which
has increased, they can only be compared with the
average raised in proportion to that increase,
namely, with 1,357. 'Phi result of the comparison
is satisfactory, for it appe. ars that 216 persons sur-
vived who would have die 1 last week if the average
rate of mortality for the 1 atter part of March had
prevailed.
The number of children born last week exceeded
the number of persons at a 11 ages who died in the
same period by 801.
Scarlatina was fatal in 6.)' cases, diphtheria in 14.
In the two previous weeks the numbers referred to
the latter disease were respectively 19 and 15.
The 14 deaths from diphtl teria now recorded, oc-
curred in sub-districts as follows : St. John
Paddington 1, Chelsea So uth 1, Belgrave 2, All
Souls Marylebone 1, Ree tor 7 Marylebone 1, Is-
lington West 1, Holton lawn 2, Holton Old
Town 1, London-road 1, :Battersea 1, St. Paul's
Deptford. 1, Plumstead 1.
Small-pox carried off 7 children and 6 adults in
the week. Seven of these: c ases were registered in
the sub-district of Islington West, all of which
occurred in the Small-pox Hospital. Four deaths
from measles occurred in St. John, Paddington.
The deaths caused by bronc hitis were 105, those by
pneumonia (or inflammatio n of the lungs) 66. Both
diseases exhibit a mortal ity considerably below
their corrected averages, tivhich are for the former
145, for the latter 103. Three cases of child
murder are returned. The, oldest persons who died
in the week are two widows aged 91_and 93, two
men each 95, and a man, 08 years.
Last week the births of .961,_ hoys and 981 girls,— -------
in all 1,942 children, Were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1849-58 the average number was 1,653.
tk the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
heigtn, barometer in the week was 29.938 in.
The readings varied from 30.21 ir. tn 19•7•1 in. no
mean temperature of the week was 46.1 deg., which
is 4.1 deg. above the average of the same week in
43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On the
last two days the mean daily temperature was
9 deg. and 7 deg. above the average. The thermo-
meter fell to its lowest point, 34 deg., on Tuesday,
and rose to its highest, 58.2 deg., on Friday. The
range of the week was therefore 24.2 deg. ; the
mean daily range was 12.3 deg. On Sunday the
range was as much as 19.6 deg. ; on Thursday it
was only 9 deg. The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and air temperature was
7.4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air
was 76. The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 48.1 deg. After noon on Monday
the wind blew generally from the north-west. The
rain-fall was 0.17 in., all of which took place on
Monday.

A MURDER DISCOVERED BY A
DREAM.

A discovery surprising, if true, of a horrible
murder is related by a Belgian journal of a recent
date, of which we make a summary :—Two brothers,
Israelites, set out from Gyek, with a view of
placing their two daughters at a boarding school
in the town of Grosswardein. During the night
of their absence the youngest daughter, aged 10,
wh• was left at home, woke up her mother sud-
denly during the night, and crying bitterly, de-
clared that she saw her father and uncle and all
.being murdered. The mother for some time took
no notice of the child's declaration, but, as she
persisted, and would not be pacified, she began to
be alarmed herself, and the next morning took the
child before the mayor of the town, to whom iihe
declared her dream, stating at the same time that
the murderers were two men living in the neigh-
bourhood, whom she deliberately pointed out, and
further added that the murder was committed at
the entrance of the forest, on the road to Grosswar-
dein. The mayor, after receiving this revelation,
thought it prudent to make inquiry about the
two neighbours indicated by the child, when
they were discovered to be absent from home.
This suspicious circumstance induced the mayor to
despatch some officers to the forest alluded to by
the child, who discovered the horrible spectacle of
five bodies extended on the ground, which were
those of the brothers, the two daughters, and the
driver of the vehicle in which they all took their
departure. The corpses appeared to have all been
set on fire, so as to prevent their identity, and the
vehicle was nowhere discovered. This horrible
tragedy led the officers to examine the whole
neighbourhood, when they fortunately pounced
upon the ,two neighbours at a fair not distant, as
they were in the very act of changing some notes
on which some spots of blood were visible. On
being seized they immediately confessed the crime,
and on the child's dream being revealed to them
acknowledged the finger of Providence displayed in
their capture. This wonderful dream on the part of
the child, and its fulfilment, excited an immense
sensation in the neighbourhood.—Jewish Chronicle.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL-.MARCH 29.

The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise since. Friday
have been large. From foreign ports we have received
2,075 qrs wheat, 5,791 qrs Indian corn, and 8239 sacks flour.
The exports, in the same time, comprise 4,426 qrs of wheat,
3,205 qrs. oats, 960 qrs. Indian corn, 2,190 sacks and 580
barrels of flour. The weather continues mild and open.
We had only a small attendance of dealers at our market
to-day, and business altogether limited. Wheat in some
instances sold at a trifle less money, but generally at the
rates of last market day. Flour was little inquired for, and
must be noted lower to sell. Indian corn attracted little
attention, and all descriptions of yellow are quoted fully
2d per cental lower than on this day se'nnight ; yellow is
quoted from 53 9d to 5s Ild, and white from 78 5d to 7a ad
per cental.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE,
Westminster-road.
Lessee and Maua,,er Mr. "William Cooke.
TRIG EVENING the performances will commer.ce with
LICK TURPIN'S RIDC: TO YORK_ ; or, The Death of
Black Bess. Dick Turpla, Mr. James Holloway.
After which, in consequence of the great applause bestowed
on their arrangement by Mr: W. Cooke, jun. on his Benefit,
the novel SCENES IN •I`illt CIRCLE will 'be repeated, and
in which also Mr. W. Cooke, jun., will himself roappear. Per-
formed in the following order:—Bliss Kate Cooke on her
beautiful horse Snowdrop-" Miss Emily Cooke's graceful act,
entitled Les Santa des Tonneaux—air. 0, Thompson in his
far-famed and wonderfuFfeat, L'lromme Itenversa—Mr. W.
Cooke, Jun., on his celebrated and highly-trained steed, Em-
p ror—Grand Characteristic and Amazonian Entree by Six-
teen Pupils of Mr. Wm. Cooke, Jun.—Madame Blanche. the
greatest Equestrian of the day, in her admired act, The Scarf
—Master Alfred Cooke in his surprising Leaping Act—Mdlle.
Mazzoni and Miss Hollovday in a Grand Pas—Mdlle. Flen-
rette, the graceful and daring young Equestrienne, as the
ftlph of the Arena— Terminating. with the eccentricities of
Mr:William Cooke's matchless Dwarf Horse, and his Monkey
Rider, the Ape of the Brazils.
Dress Circle, 4s. ; Boxes, :is.; Pit, 2s, ; Gallery, Is.; 'Upper
Gallery,
Private Boxes„X4 O. £2 2s, and £1 Is.
stage manager. Mr. It Phillips.