The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-10 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET RACES.
RACE COURSE, TUESDAY, THREE O'CLOCK.
The list for this day, as it stood at the beginning of
the week, contained five races ; one of them, however,
the match between Lord Exeter's Pergulaiia and Molly
Mogg, has ended in a forfeit, leaving only four to come ;
of these we subjoin particulars :
The Oatland Stakes of 50 sows, h ft, and only 10 ft if
declared, &c. D.I. (7 Subs, 4of whom declared.)
Lord Exeter's Maria Diaz, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Pettit) I
Lord Glasgow's Give-him-a-Name, 6 yrs, 7st 31b (Bell) 2
-Colonel Peel's I-am-not-Aware, aged, 7st 31b ...(Nat) 3
Betting-5 to 4on I-am-not-aware, 7to 4 agst Maria
Diaz (t). Maria Diaz made slow running all the way,
was challenged half a distance from home, and headed
half way up the ropes, but in a desperate struggle home
won by a neck, Give-him-a-Name beating the favourite
17 a head. A finer race was never witnessed.
Riddl‘sworth Stakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft., for
three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b • D.M.;
untried mares or stallions allowed 31b, if both sib.
(13 Subs.)
Col. Peel's Orlando, by Touchstone, Bst 21b ...(Nat.) 1
Mr. Watt's Baveno, by Bay Middleton, Bst 21b
Lord Exeter's Cloak, by Rockingham, Bst 41b
Betting-4 to lon Orlando ; Cloak made play for
the first quarter of a mile, and then retired •, Orlando
Went on by himself, and won easy by a length. After
the raee 25 to 1 was laid against Orlando for the Derby.
Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h. ft., for three yrs old
colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 31b ; those by stallions,
or out of mares which had not produced a winner
before the 4th of April, 1840, allowed 31b. D.M.
(7 Subs.)
Mr. Thornhill's br f Example, by Emilius (F. Butler) 1
Lord Stradbroke's Boarding-school Miss (31b) 2
Mr. Greville's Jamaica (31b)
3to 1 on the Boarding School Miss. Jamaica made
all the running at a slow pace, the others lying well up
Until they were half-way up the cords ; they then closed,
!lid ran a splendid race home, Example winning by a
bead, and the favourite beating Jamaica by a neck.
(Rogers),
B. C. 601., 40 ft.—Lord G. Bentinck's Bramble
"ogers), Bst 71b, beat Lord Maidstone's The Caster,
twenty
71b (Nat). 2tol on Bramble, who won by nearly
lengths.
SALE OF RACING STOCK.
~ The following lots, the property- of the Duce of Beau-
fort, were sold by Messrs. Tattersall in the morning :
VIIY, by Liverpool, out of Taglioni, 2 yrs, 20 guineas ;
Yearling colt, by '1 he Saddler, out of Taglioni, 41
tkneza• Retamosa, by Reveller, with a colt foal by
f"! Saddler, 40 guineas ; Esmeralda, by Zinganee, in
b°ol4 to Assassin, 100 guineas. Five other lots were
Light in.

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE
AT WOLVERHAMPTON.

WOLVERHAMPTON, MONDAY.—This day (being Easter
Monday) the Anti-Corn-law League, under the denomi-
nation of a " Great Free Trade Meeting," made one of
their magnificent provincial displays in this town. In
consequence of the comparative smallness of the public
buildings within the borough, a temporary pavilion was
erected in the Horsley-fields, capable of holding about
3,000 persons. The principal speakers upon the occasion
were Mr. Cobden, M.P., the Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P.,
Mr. R. R. R. Moore, and Mr. Thornely, the other Mem-
ber for the borough of Wolverhampton.
Mr. Cobden, on entering the building about two
o'clock, in company with Mr. Villiers, was cheered by
the assembled company.
Upon the motion of Mr. J. WALKER, seconded by Mr.
CARTWRIGHT, Mr. Barker, a large manufacturer and a
borough magistrate, was called to the chair.
The CHAIRMAN, on presenting himself, said he was
painfully sensible that there were gentlemen present
much more able than the individual to whom they had
done honour to fulfil the duties of the chair; but he
claimed their sympathy, their forbearance, and their
support. This was not a political meeting. It was a
free trade pavilion, and they were met simply to discuss
a free trade question, in which Tories, Whigs, and Char-
tists might cordially unite. Neither the ballot nor the
extension of the suffrage would be brought before them.
They were assembled to receive a deputation from the
Anti-Corn-law League, and to express their approba-
tion of the course pursued on the corn-law question by
the two gentlemen who represented them in Parliament.
He (the Chairman) did not, however, think that the
corn-laws were the sole root cf the evils of which the
country had reason to complain. He believed that the
currency-laws required revision; but he also, at the same
time, believed that by altering the corn-laws the Go-
vernment would be speedily compelled to alter the
money-laws.—(Hear, Hear.) The speaker then pro-
ceeded to read an extract from the work of a living
author (Sir J. Graham), entitled " Corn and Currency,"
in confirmation of the views he (the Chairman) advo-
cated; and concluded by introducing to the meeting their
excellent representative, the Hon. C. Villiers.
Mr. VILLIERS said that they were assembled to give a
cordial reception to those distinguished men—he might
say that distinguished man, Richard Cobden—who
was the apostle of those doctrines of which the electors
of Wolverhampton had ever been the consistent sup-
porters. It were to be wished that all other constituen-
cies in the kingdom had been equally true to their prin-
ciples ; if they had, much misery and suffering w ould
have been prevented. Now, it could not be denied that
the object of the corn-law was scarcity of food ; if such
were not the object of the law, there was no sense in it.
This was the blessing promised to the working man.
When he (Mr. Villiers) first visited Wolverhampton this
question was well put and settled by a working man.
When talking to him upon the subject he (the working
man) said to him, " Well, if scarcity of food is likely to
improve the condition of the working classes, it strikes
me they would be much better offif they had no food at
aIL".,-(Cheers and laughter.) This to him (Mr. Vil-
liers) appeared to be a very natural deduction—if a small
quantity of food would ba better for the people, then
none at all would be still more beneficial.—(Cheers and
laughter.) Mr. Villiers next argued that the present
corn-laws had already lost them many continental mar-
kets, and that the same system was about to rob them
of the markets of the Brazils. It was at Wettenhall, near
that town, he (Mr. Villiers) first learned that England had
nearly lost the German market ; and he often thought,
had he been a working man, how cruel he should have
deemed it that persons in Parliament, who knew no-
thing of trade, nothing of manufactures, and nothing
of commerce, should not only be anxious to cripple the
business of the working classes in this country, but ab-
solutely to raise tip rivals in trade abroad. He (Mr.
Villiers) owed his connexion with that borough to the
reputation which from its enfranchisement Wolverhamp-
ton had stoutly and steadfastly maintained for the as-
sertion and support of the principles of free-trade.—
(Cheers.) The late Mr. P. Thomson it was who first
informed him of the probable retirement of Mr. Fryer
and Mr. W. Whitmore, and told him that if he (Mr.
Villiers) should be so fortunate as to succeed in obtaining
the confidence of the people of Wolverhampton, he
would enjoy the confidence of the most determined
opponents of monopoly to be found in the country. The
speaker dwelt at some length upon the part taken by
Mr. Fryer, the late Member for Wolverhampton, on the
question of the corn-laws. They might rely upon it,
that nothing but agitation could get rid of that ob-
noxious law, and with agitation he believed they should
succeed.—(Cheers.) He called upon them to support the
League as the best instrument for effecting agitation.
They went into the agricultural districts and bearded the
monopolists in their own dens.—(Cheers.) If the
League had done no other good it had at least done
this—it had raised a discussion upon' the condition of
agriculture, and his friend Mr. Cobden did not despair
by discussion of convincing the landholders of the
kingdom that it would be for their benefit that the
corn-laws should be repealed. In conclusion, he begged
leave to state, that he attended there at some personal
inconvenience ; but the respect in which he held his
constituents and the prominent part which for some
years past he had taken in the repeal of the corn-laws,
compelled him at all risks to be present on that occasion.
—(Mr. Villiers resumed,his seat amidst long-continued
cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN next introduced to the meeting Mr.
Thornely, the other Member for the borough of Wolver-
hampton. He expressed a hope that his connexion with
the borough would continue for many years.
Mr. THORNELY, who was well received, in the course
of his speech said he verily believed if no corn law ex-
isted at present there was not a man in the country who
would be bold enough to petition for its enactment.—
(Cheers.) When he and his colleague (Mr. Villiers) ac-
companied a deputation of the iron trade to Sir Robert
Peel in autumn last, one gentleman on that occasion re-
marked upon the importance of the American trade.
When this subject was mentioned he (Mr. Thornely) told
Sir Robert Peel that he went along to the full extent
with his colleague (Mr. Villiers) upon the subject of the
corn-laws—that he objected not only to a sliding scale,
but to a fixed duty—and that, in his opinion, so long as
a protective duty on corn was maintained, the American
tariff would exist in full force, but so soon as that pro-
tective law was repealed, the tariff would be abolished.
The CHAIRMAN then rose, and said the meeting was,
as he had before stated, purposely called for discussing
the principles of free trade ; but all political topics were
advisedly excluded. If, however, any gentleman present
differed from the opinions of previous speakers upon the
subject of freo trade, he would now, under the restric-
tion adverted to, if he thought proper, have a right to
address the meeting. All he (the Chairman) would say
was, that if there were any such gentleman present, he
would do all in his power to obtain for him a fair, silent,
and impartial hearing. He would now call upon any
opponent of free trade to come forward and state his
views. (The Chairman paused for a short time, but no
person took tip theyhallendge.) It appeared (continued
the Chairman) :the meeting was unanimous upon the
subject.—(Cheers). He would now introduce to them
their distinguished friend Mr. Cobden.—(Great cheering).
Mr. COBDEN, upon being introduced by the Chair-
man, was received with vociferous cheering. Since their
worthy Chairman had made an offer of discussion, and it
had not been accepted, it might be said that they were
all agreed upon the question under argument. But he
(Mr. Cobden) was told, that, although silent, there were
gentlemen present who, from timidity or from other
reasons, objected to enter upon a public discussion. He
would therefore attempt, if possible, to convert one of
these stray sheep, and, if possible, send him as an apos-
tle or missionary of free trade into the agricultural dia.
tricts.—(Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Cobden proceeded
to show that the agriculturists, instead of being taxed
beyond the manufacturers, were exempted from a great
portion
,of the imposts paid by the latter classes of the
community. He enumerated the farmer's dog-tax,
horse-tax, dairy and cheese-room window-tax, toll on
manure, &c. Ile (Mr. Cobden) was extensively engaged
in a manufacture which required a large quantity of a
certain description of manure. Some hundreds and thou-
sands of loads passed through turnpike-gates to his works
in the course of a year, and for which he was, as a mat-
ter of necessity, compelled to pay a heavy amount of
tollage. Now the same description of manure, which at
other times passed through turnpike-gates, paid no toll at
all ; and why ? Because it was placed upon the lands
of the great squires and landholders.—(Cheers and
laughter.) Speaking of the corn-laws generally, Mr.
Cobden said there was not a man of intellect in the House
of Commons who was not ashamed to advocate them.
He admitted that Graham and Gladstone, Stanley and
Peel, were intellectually able and distinguished men; but
it was impossible to sit opposite to them and not perceive
that it was nothing but the force of circumstances which
induced them to maintain their present position—it was
as clear as day that they were ashamed of the humiliating
task which they had to perform.—(Cheers.) No doubt,
while they were saddled and bridled by the Duke of
Richmond and the Duke of Buckingham, they would
continue their present policy, but they might rely upon
it on the first opportunity which presented itself the
Ministers to whom he had referred—by far the ablest
members of the Cabinet—would bolt out of the course,
and run in an opposite direction.—(Cheers and laughter.)
After contending that agriculturists themselves would
have no reason to complain of a repeal of the corn-law,
Mr. Cobden next proceeded to show that low prices of
bread had always a beneficial effect upon the labourer.
He put it to the labourer how high prices had benefited
him during the last five or six years? They had received
less wages, obtained less employment, and in many cases
the unfortunate workpeople had had no employment at
all.—(Hear.) They had had their wages reduced to the
lowest ebb in 1839, 1840, and 1841, when corn was high,
but when prices became more natural and free, when wheat
was reduced to 50s. Bd., then trade gradually revived;
iron, as it had done recently, rose 20s. a ton ; em-
ployment became more general, and wages were aug-
mented. Were not these facts? No man could deny
but that trade, especially in Lancashire, was in some
degree improving; and he (Mr. Cobden) would go fur-
ther—he would prophecy that if corn kept at no higher
FIGHT FOR 50L—Yesterday the fight be- rice -
; than 502., trade and commerce would continue to
Improve; but if it got up as before to Ns. and upwards,
"erkte:lneu,lly and Hefferman came off near Gravesend.wages and employment would be as low and as
was engaged for the occasion, and left then he
tendon_a w?th the pugilists and their respective friends. scarce. as fore.---(Hear hear.) They hdb n
that if they reduced the duty on corn this step would be
'a been told
rrivrinAzrifved at the locality selected for the contest,
enter d. followed by a reduction of wages. He (Mr. Cobden)
~?1•132ed, and the combatants and their seconds there to prove that what their opponents said was
e The men shook hands, and immediately coin-
tneneed w a not true, and he had hesitationin no saying that he could
Scully r ; and after fighting an hour and ten minutes,
was declared the victor.
CATCHING AN OWL—On the 26th ult., four young prove that the working man weuld be better without
the corn-laws, even if their abolition was to be followed
came
by a reduction of wages.—(Hear, hear.) Again, they
1 whilst strolling in Marlborough Forest, espied an
I‘,.ew,lnaitting on her best in the hollow of an oak tree, and bad been told the working u e of the kingdom derivedy
1,7,11.:_F fulldetermined to In
no benefit from foreign trade ; but if they
capture the bird, they tried others did. There were classes of the comZunditil wnolito,
considerable benefit from the imthpoortation
no!,
lulls
experiments without suacass, at last one of them derived
'lit --on
th,_"Pas
nothe hazardous plan of setting fire to the tree ; the Inxurics of life ; and why did not
thespparties ooner proposed than carried into effect, and working man enjoy with the rich equal beneEto?" aße
Be-
which the _ d the satisfaction of catching the owl, cause there was a law to prevent the free i po tat'on of
at 10/ Y alle.rwards sold for 4d., but the tree, valued brea,d, pork, and other necessaries of life. P3llstr r
was mckl ear., 13
in
a blaas of fire stud totally de- kuew Mutt mu passing in the
.wevizes aper. minds of aruiera who

BETTING IN THE MORNING.
DERBY.
700 to 200 agst Mr. Crockford's Rattan—taken
4 to 1 agst Mr. John Day's The Ugly Buck—taken
20 to 1 Apt Col. Peel's Orlando—taken
30 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Campanero
33 to 1 agst Mr. Osborne's Mount Charles—taken
40 to 1 agat Sir G. Heathcote's Akbar—taken
OAKS.
10 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's The Bee—taken freely
12 to 1 apt Mr. Gregory's Barricade
14 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Boarding School Miss
115 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Example and Egeria filly—t
20 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Robins—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. J. Robinson's April Noddy
30 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's All-round-my. hat.
ArtnivALs.—Dukes of Beaufort and Portland, Mar-
12ais of Exeter ; Earls Miltown, Stradbroke, Wilton,
hesterfield and Countess, Albemarle and Countess ;
Lords Macdonald, C. Manners, G. Bentinck, Maidstone,
buneannon, Godolphin ; Sir D. Baird, Sir W. Codring-
ton ; General Grosvenor; Honourables Colonel and Mrs.
Anson ; Captains Rous, H. Pitt, G. Fitzroy, G. Ongley,
• Wortley, H. Forester ; Admiral Pa.ulett ; Colonels
Lowther, Peel, Wyndham, Hornby, Brinkman ; Cap-
tains Clifton, Higgins, Reed, Bastard, Archdale, Free-
.. ; Messrs. D. Radcliffe, Watt, Cox, Greville, Gra-
ham, Newcombe, Sloane Stanley, Worrall, Mngennis,
Gardner, Cockerel], Payne, Phillimore, Thornhill,
Thornhill, jun., Portman, Sharpe, Powell, Newton,
Batson, Pierrepont, Gregory, Crommelin, Waddington,
ungerford, Phillioson Towneley, Hawker, Osbal-
gaston, &c. B,ce.
The weather continues remarkably fine.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWMARKET, TUESDAY NIGHT.
CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Everton
33 to 1 agst General Pollock
33 to 1 agst The Prior
33 to 1 agst Haitoe
1000 to 20 agst Nutwith—t
1000 to 20 agst What
1000 to 10 agst Naworth—t
ita and the Prior.
7 to 2 agst Rattan 33 to 1 agst Campanero—t
4to 1 agst Ugly Buck I 40 to 1 agst Akbar—t
27 to 1 agat King of Gipsies 50 to 1 agat Apprentice—t
30 to 1 apt Orlando—t 50 to 1 agst Loadstone—t
30 to 1 agst Bay Momus—t 50 to 1 -agst T'Auld Squire--t
33 to 1 agst Mount Charles 1000 to 55 agst Sir George
. 23, 30, and 35 to 1 were laid against Orlando to a large
7,1401 int. Offers to take 6 to 5 between Rattan and Ugly
4•ell, to back lonian against Orlando, and to take 30 to 1
about Leander.

13 to 1 ag-st Pagan
14 to 1 agst Cattonite
16 to 1 agst Roscius
16 to 1 agst Pharaoh—t
16 to 1 agst Bramble—t
20 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn
—taken
500 between Tac,
DEB

OAKS.
10 to 1 agst The Bee---t freel 20 to 1 agst Robinia—t
12 to 1 agst Barricade—t 30 to 1 agst April Noddy—t
12 to 1 agst The Princess 30 to 1 agstAll-Round-my-Hat
12 t
Offers to back Example and the Egeria filly together at
o
Entry for Wednesday's Plate—Colonel Peel's Garry Owen,
wed ; Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 6 yrs ; Lord Exeter's fby
;eladiator, out of Elegance, 4 yrs ; Duke of Rutland's Cows-
-111; 4 yrs ; and Colonel Wyndham's Master Henry, 3 yrs.
NV"

dINDSOR STEEPLE CHASES.—TUESDAY.
Although this is only the second season since the es-
tablishment of the Windsor steeple chases, they have,
from their high patronage and fashionable character at
tallpeor°tiuntgset'
the count7yo.l.ld;:
alreadY attained a degree of celebrity in the
to rank among the first of chases in
an early hour the town began to fill
with
sr.holiday folk, and long before the hour appointed for
bustle and
the roads
to the course exhibited as much
was adawnidratietY as an Ascot Cup day. The ground
the Same I selected, being all grass land, and nearly
ing Dn:„;°°"trY as on the former occasion. The start-
ing
---" Was in a field at the back of Thompson's, a
ci eto the right of the winning post,- which was judi-
-I,°„ll,slY.placed on the high Lammas ground called Spittal
""151 in front of the cavalry barracks, from whence
twozlearly the whole distance could be traced. Shortly after
The
o'clock the start took place for
lhe Handicap Steeple Chase of 10 SOTS. each, 5 ft, with
lir. J. Elmore's br g Lostoteardyd,eadied
it (Mason) 1
CJ. Ball's eh g Student • 2
k;aptain Hamilton's (13th Light Drag.) Teafighter... 3
lir. B. Laud's hl h, by Belzoni
lir. C. Turner's br h Carry Owen
5
All went efftogether, Teafighter showing the wav and
taking the first leap, closely followed by Carry Owen
and the rest. In this position they passed the stand and
Vetoed the first brook admirably, Teafighter keeping the
tftd, followed by Lottery and Carry Owen, the three
:L"trng together until they came to the- noted brook
^,l a stiff fence at the take off, fifteen feet wide, and
tuout five feet deep. Student and Lottery took the
fuf 0 k together, and cleared it admirably ; the rest, being
whichdid the same. The next was a stiff bullfinch,
leaps
was also beautifully cleared, and the rest of the
y..
`414.15, rarnas brook, when the Stranger fell in and broke
"i:ii shoulder bone ; this invaluable horse was afterwards
Eat the barracks. Lottery took the lead, and won
easy,
Military Steeple Chase, 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, for
horses bona fide the property of members of the fo ilo w :
big clubs :—White's, Croekford's, Brooks's, Eo ailles
Croxton Park New Club, or of officers on full pay, to
n be ridden by the same.
.."411st. Shirley, 7th Hussars, b g the Orphan (Ricardo) 1
It Well's b g' Pest Captain
aftZ.veel
Cat' Thompson's (13th L. Drag.) Mermaid 3
neasrtianrted fur this chase.
brook,
took the lead
in g the Lammas leaving
the middle of it, but out, and mounted.
Si n. was soon
Post Captain
ge post, who had the lead, fell in taking a brook, and.
64 isthrow
to
zu
onn out ; the running was taken up by the
an fill who was the first who went at the large brook,
landing, pitching his rider a complete sum-
' ; the rest scrambled over anyhow. Ricardo was
.VOn 'mounted
sntiehwhe_etp,t and gained the lead after a few fields,
throughout, and won easily..
back.
The s J ssie fell into the brook, and broke its ack..
Lass tllaek Steeple Chase.—Five started ; Yorkshire
got thrown` lead for several fields, when she tell, and
lea/ eleapr.ede
'Fidget 'lb: fora short time. Cuirassier and Miss
rabl -'1" got into the great brook, which was adnu-
the Yorkshire Lass, who again got the
the Saecnodn'Wrile ill first ; but the stakes were awarded. to
git.:lllosnt;es horse, the Lass having gone the wrong side
xr. Tollemachher'sm:brYtonrkiabheirespLeallss (Sutton) 1
2
anvaliltirchGerl7AT FOOT HURDLE RACE.
,__Th_e match for 201. between Badcock, ,‘ the Birming-
a well known and first-rate pedestrian,
21toZtiherrin, a waiter, of whom but little is known, for
WaS contended yesterday, in the spacious ground
_attached to Mr. Bryant's, the Bee hive Tavern, Wal-
Oworeth. The novelty of a foot hurdle race compared with
EV_th r pedestrian undertakings, and the anticipation of
511°1.4 drew together a very strong muster of the
len of
selected s of
contest this desertption. The distance
4. Ito determine the prowess of the candidates for
4itine was 250 yards, and to leap fifteen hurdles, each
three
t feet four, arranged at nearly equal distances on
the ground. Sherrin, of whom much was said, had the
acall hi the circle, and was backed at sto 4, there
t Plenty of takers. Umpires having been selected,
°_ifur o'clock the men took their stations. They went
both toether, a very excellent and even start, and
were 0,, r g
in the air at the same moment for the first
second, and third hurdles. Badcock then made the run-
nag, and iu each succeeding leap gained more ground,
ultimately winning by ten yards.
Pal p--