The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-03 00:00:00

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ALTGUST 3, 1850.

C ATHOLIC LAN AND GENERAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY,
8, NEW COVENTRY-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON.
The FOCI.TiE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprie-
tors of this Company took place on the 25th instant, at the Head
Office, at One o'clock precisely. The following is extracted from the
repo 41. which is too lengthy for publication :
During the past year no claims have arisen from deaths in England,
and but two in Ireland—one for 5001. and the other for 2001.—making
together 7001., which have been paid. This is far below the expected
mortality, and to especially favourable, when it is remembered how
severely the life offices generally suffered from the epidemic of last
year.
The number of lives assured between the Ist of June, 1849, and
the 31st of May, 1850, was more titan double the number issued In
the twelve months preceding.
Proposals were made for 138 Policies, amounting to 52,9631.25. Cd.:
of these 121, comprising 106 lives, were accepted for 45,125/. 6..
Sixteen Policies lapsed, representing 6,0481., upon which 3201. 3e.
was received by the Company in the shape or premiums
Since the commencement of the Company to the let of June last,
assurances were effected to the extent of 110,972/. 12s 6d., pro-
ducing In *lrma' premiums 3,7321. I Is. 6d. Of these 54 lapsed,
amounting to 23,990/. 16s. 6d., of which the annual premiums were
11. Is.. leaving the yearly income on the Ist of June last equal to
2,9911. 15s. Ild.
Since last meeting loans were appliel for to the extent of 17,700/.,
but 1,183/. Ile. 103. only was advanced.
The Directors were also highly gratified to report that within the
last four months they had considerably extended their business on
the Continent, having appointed, as Head Agent in France, Monsieur
de t'Etang, a gentleman of high standing in Paris, distinguished for
his integrity and ability in financial and in all assurance matters,
who, under the sanction and patronage of the Archbishop of Paris,
the Cardinal Archbishop of Lyons, and Monseigneur Parisis, Eveque
de Langres, has already within the last three months effected a con•
siderab'e amount of business, not only in Life Assurances, but in An-
nuities both Immediate and Deferred.
After various resolutions, approving of the Report, and returning
thanks to the Right Reverend Chairman, Bishop Morris, the Vice-
Chairman, Actuary, Secretary, and Medical Officers of the establish-
ment, the meeting separated, highly gratified at its present results
and future prospects.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF FRIDAY.
WAR-OFFICE, Au°. 2, 1850.
31 Reeiment of Light Dragoons—Captain the Hon.
Horace Manners Monckton, from the 29th Foot, to be
Captain, vice Brevet Major Fisher, who exchanges,
Aug. 2.
lit or Grenadier. Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign
and Lieutenant Augustus Henry Lane Fox to be Lieute-
nant and Captain, by purchase, vice the Honourable
E. W. Lase()lles, who retires; Lieutenant and Captain
Cuthbert George Ellison to be Adjutant, vice the Hon.
H. H. Manvers Percy, who resigns the Adjutancy only,
Aug. 2.
7th Foot—Lieutenant Charles Edward Stainforth,
from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bell, who
exchanges. Aug. 2.
16th Foot—Lieutenant William Charles Bancroft,
from the 76th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Carter, pro-1
moted, Aug. 2.
21st Foot—First Lieutenant George Neeld Bolder°,
from the 87th Foot, to be First Lieutenant, vice Mac-
Dougall, appointed to the 87th Foot, Aug. 2.
27th Foot—Ensign William Douglas Phelips to be
Lieutenant, by purcase, vice Wedderburne, who retires,
Aug. 2.
29th Foot—Brevet Major Samuel Fisher, from the
3d Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Monckton, who
exchanges, Aug. 2.
37th Foot—Staff Surgeon of the Second Class John
Charles Cameron, M.D., to be Surgeon, vice Alexander
Browne, M.D., who retires upon half-pay, Aug. 2.
39th Foot—Surgeon Luke Barron, M.D., from half-
pay 56th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Charles Hugh James,
who retires upon half-pay, Aug. 2.
44th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon John Gibbons to.
be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gray, deceased, Aug. 2.
48th Yoot—Lieutenat Magnus Forbes Morton Her-
bert( to be Captain, by purchase, vice Wheeler, who re-
tires; Ensign William Henry Knight to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Herbert, Aug. 2.
62d Foot—Captain John George Cavendish Disbrowe, -
from the 76th Foot, to be Captain, vice Robert Hum-
phrey Haviland, who retires upon half-pay 76th Foot,
Aug. 2.

70th Foot—Lieutenant George Evatt to be Captain,
without purchase, vice ilennis, deceased ; Ensign John
Terence Nicolls O'Brien to be Lieutenant, vice Evatt,

May 5 ; Ensign Richard Townsend Gray 'to be Lieu:
tenant, without purchase, vice Wilson, deceased, May
6 ; Ensign Matthew Bell, from the 69th Foot, to be En-
sign, vice O'Brien, Aug. 2.
72d Foot—Ensign Cecil Rice to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Campbell, promoted; Ensign Richard
Dennistown Buchanan to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Newman, promoted, Aug. 2.
77th Foot—Captain Bartholomew O'Brien, from half-
pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Clarke, promoted,
Aug. 3.

8.2 d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Graves to be Captain,
without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Bender, who re-
tires upon full-pay; Ensign Thomas Smith to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Graves • Ensign Thomas Henry Leckonby
Hele Phipps, from the 28th Foot, to be Ensign, vice
Smith, Aug. 2.
87th Foot—First Lieutenant John Mac Dougall, from
the 21st Foot, to be First Lieutenant, vice Boldero,
appointed to the 21st Foot, Aug. 2.
97th Foot—Lieutenant Montagu Wigley Bell, from
the 7th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Stainforth, who ex-
changes, Aug. 2.
2d West India Regiment—Staff Surgeon of the Second
Class George Allman to be Surgeon, vice William Henry
Brownson, who retires upon half-pay, Aug. 2.
HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff Surgeon cf the First Class
Daniel Scott to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hos-
pitals, vice John William Watson, M.D., who retires
upon half-pay; Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class
John Mair, M.D., to be Staff Surgeon of the First Class,
vice Scott, promoted; Surgeon John Gillespie Wood,
M.D., from the 20th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the
Second Class, vice Mair, promoted; Surgeon Henry
James Scbooles, M.D., from half-pay 69th Foot,
to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class,
vice Cameron, appointed to the 37th Foot;
Surgeon Duncan Menzies, from the 6th Foot, to be Staff.
Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Allman, appointed to
the 2d West India Regiment; Assistant-Surgeon William
Sedgwick Saunders, M.D., from the 7th Foot, to be As-
sistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Gibbons, appointed
to the 44th Foot, Aug. 2.
UNATTACHED —Lieutenant Charles Jeffries Carter,
from the 16th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase;
Lieutenant Bartholomew O'Brien, from the 77th Foot,
to be Captain, without purchase, August 2.
BREVET.

To be Aides-de-Camp to the Queen, with the rank of
Colonel in the Army—Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick
Markham, C. 8., 1/432d Regiment; Lieutenant-Colonel
George Henry Lockwood, C. 8., 3d Light Dragoons;
Lieutenant-Colonel John Bloomfield Gough, C. 8., 3d
Light Dragoons, Quartermaster-General to her Majes-
ty's Forces serving in India, Aug. 2.
To be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army—Major John
Leslie Dennis, 94th Regiment ; Major Charles Richard
Sackville Lord West, of the 21st Foot; Major Frede-
rick Paul Haines, of the 21st Foot, Aug. 2.

To be Majors in the Army—Captain James Ramsay,
of the 22nd Regiment; Captain Edward Alan Holdicb,
of the 80th Regiment, Aug. 2. *4-
To be Aides-de-Camp to the Queen, with the rank of
Colon6l in the Army in the East Indies—Lieutenant-
Colonel William Garden, C. 8., of the 36th Bengal Ns-
.

tive Infantry, late Quartermaster-General of the Bengal
Army; Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Grant, C. 8., of the
59th Bengal Native Infantry, late Adjutant-General of
the Bengal Army, Aug. 2.
To be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army in the East
Indies—Major John Brownrigg Bellasis, 9th Bombay
Native Infantry, Aug. 2.
To be Majors in the Army in the East Indies—Cap-
tain William Charles Campbell, 30th Bengal Native In-
fantry; Captain Charles Cheape, 51st Bengal Native
Infantry • Captain William Edward Mulcaster, 64th
Bengal Native Infantry, Aug. 2.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Cardiganshire.
William Price Lewes, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant,
July 13.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire.

Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's ovn Militia
—Luke Henry Hansard, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice
Butler, resigned, July 27.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire.
North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—
Viscount Dungarvan to be Captain, vice Wickham, re-
signed, July 20.
West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—The
Honourable William Henry Berkeley Portman to be
Major, vice Pinney, resigned; Farnham Maxwell Lyte,
Gent., to be Cornet, vice Moore, promoted, July 20.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh.
Royal Mid-Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry William
Burn Callander, Esq., to be Major, vice William Ramsay
Ramsay, Esq., deceased, July 20.
DECLARATION OF INSOLNENCY.
J. V. Rowe, builder, Bodmin, Cornwall, July 31.
BANKRUPTS.
John Gale Peasegood (and not Gale Peasegood, as
before advertised), draper, Sheffield, to surrender Aug.
7, at two, and Sept. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Jones,
Sise-lane.
Charles Newton, miller, Donyfield-mills, Essex, Aug.
10, at eleven, and Sept. 9, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-
chambers; M‘Leod and Steuning, London-street, Fen-
church-street.
Benjamin Homan, builder, Westbourne-terrace, Pad-
dington, Aug. 12, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 9, at
halt-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,
official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Surman, Lincoln's
Inn.
Edward MeLeod, common brewer, Hoxton, Aug. 15.
at half-past one, and Sept. 5, at one, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside.
John Hannah, cloth dresser, Huddersfield, Aug. 16,
and Sept. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Young, official assignee, Leeds; Booth, Leeds.
John Appleby, miller, Durham, Aug. 14, at eleven,
and Sept. 26, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Dis-
trict Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyre; Hoyle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Crosby and Comp-
ton, Church-court, Old Jewry.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted from returns made in the week ending July 30,
1850. exclusive of Custom Duties paid or payable thereon
on the importation thereof into Great Britain:—
From the British possessions in America 265. 3d. per cwt.
From the Mauritius ... 238. 91. d. „
From the East Indies ... 25& llid. „
Average price of the three foregoing de-
scriptions of sugar, jointly, computed as
above, and exclusive of duty ... 255. 7d.
By authority of Parliament,
HENRY BICKNIELL, Clerk of the Grocers' Company.
Grocers'-hall, Aug. 2.

SHERIFF OF LONDON.
The Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and Livery,
assembled yesterday, at noon, in Common Hall, at
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the gentlemen of the Livery then assembled that their
election for the office of Sheriff of London and Middle-
sex, as colleague with Mr. Alderman Carden. for the
ensuing year, had Linen upon George Edmund Hodgkin-
son, Esq., citizen and spectacle-maker. Their choice
had been officially made known to the Court of Alder-
men, who had been pleased to confirm their selection.
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his office as that at the termination of his shrievalty he
might look forward for the approbation of those friends
to whose kindness he was now so greatly indebted.
The Hon. Gentleman having received the congratula-
tions of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs, the
Town Crier dissolved the hall.

_ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
GOODWOOD RACES.—FRIDAY.
We have rarely seen a hew r list for the last day,
even at Goodwood; and it was the source of general re-
gret that the rain in the early part of the day confined
the attendance to the men of business and a few fashion-
shies located in the vicinity of the course. The racing
vt as in keeping with the general character of the sport
throughout the week, and afforded the highest gratifica-
tion to those who had the good fortune to witness it.
The most important events were—the Nassau Stakes,
the Chesterfield Cup, the Richmond Stakes, and the
Nursery Stakes. The first produced a most exciting
struggle, and terminated in a dead heat with the three.
The deciding heat was won cleverly by Lord Exeter's
mare, but was remarkable for a dead heat for the second
money tetween the two Goodwood fillies. The Chesterfield
Cup, like the Stewards', was carried off by one of the
formidable trio sent over by Count Hahn from Germany;
and there seems to be little doubt that the great Cup
would have travelled in the same direction had Montes
remained sound. Musician defeated Compass cleverly
for the Richmond Stakes, and Phlegra, for, the third
time, proved victorious, atter a very severely contested
race with Thoroughgood Slam. The meeting was brought
to a close with the March Stakes, shortly after five
o'clock.
We understand that Lord Henry Lennox and the
Hon. Fra,neis Villiers are appointed stewards for 1851;
and that the " red book" has been banded round to ex-
cellent purpose.
Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h ft. Craven Course.
(3 Subs.)
Lord H. Lennox's William the •Conqueror, Bst 71b,
-walked over.
,The Nassau Stakes of 50 sovs. each, for three yrs old
. fillies, Bst 71b; the second horse to receive 100 soya.
One wily. Os Subs.)
Lord Exeter's Nutmeg (Marlow) 0

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Betting-2 to .1 on Countess, 3to 1 agst Nutmeg, and
5 to 1 agst Harum-scarum. From the stand, up to which
point Nutmeg had a decided lead, the race was head and
head, terminating in a dead heat with the three;" the
mist prevented our timing this race.
Second Heat—Betting-5 to 4 each agst Countess and
Nutmeg, and 4to 1 agst Harum-scarum. Nutmeg made
all the running, and won by a length; the two Good-
wood mares making a dead heat for second place. Run
in 1 min. 52 secs.
The Settrington Stakes of 25 soya. each, 10 ft; for two
yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b; winners previous
to starting, to carry 31b extra; 31b allowed, &c. T.Y.C.
(17 Subs.)
Sir R. Pigot's cby Faugh-asßallagh, Bst 71b (A. Day) 1
Sir J. Hawley's fby Venus, Bst 31b...(Templeman) 2
Duke of Richmond's Hurry Scurry, Bst 31b
Betting-5 to 4on Venus filly, and 6to 4 agst Faugh-
a-Ballagh colt. Faugh-a-Ballagh colt made nearly all
the running, and won in a canter by two lengths. Not
timed.
The Chesterfield Cup, by subscription of 15 soya. each.
Craven course. (32 Subs.)
Count Hahn's Turnus, 4 yrs, 6st 1 llb (including 71b)
(carried Est 121 b) (G. Brown) 1
Duke of Richmond's Officious, 6st 91b (liitchener) 2
Lord Clifden's Wallflower, 4 yrs, Est 31b...(G. Mann) 3
Lord H. Lennox's Borneo, 4 yrs, Bst 41b...(Flatman) 0
Mr. Jeques's Mildew, 3 yrs, 7st 91b... ..... (A. Day) 0
Captain Flervey's Strongbow, 4 yrs,7st 91b(Dockeray) 0
Mr. Hobson's Hope, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ..... (E. Sharp) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Dulcet, aged, 7st 41b (Crouch) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Thornhill, 4 yrs, 7st 11b (Rodney) 0
Major Martyn's The Swede, 3 yrs, 75t...(J. Mann) 0
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46sytrs, 91b...(R.65;
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Lord Exeter's Nutcracker, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (Barker) 0
Colonelr CarAewn'ss on (E's Don
Mr. Campbell's Made-safe, 3 yrs, sst 101b...(Eliett) . 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Turnus, 4to 1 agst Wallflower,
5 to 1 each agst Don Juan and Officious, 7 to 1 agst
Strongbow, 8 to 1 agst Mildew, and 10 to 1 agst any
other. The race is described in a few words. Turnus
.
jumped off with the lead and won cleverly by a length,
and Wallflower, who were in the rear in the
early part of the race, running a close race for the se-
cond place, the former winning it by a neck. Nothing
was near the first three. Run in 2 min. 20 secs.
The Richmond Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft; for three
yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; winners extra.
Last mile and three quarters of the Cup Course.
(28 Subs.)
Mr. Forster's Musician, Bst 91b (Marlow) 1
Duke of Richmond's Compass, Bst 41b .. (Flatman) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Compass. Musician made all the
running, and won by a length. Run in 3 min. 18 secs.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for three yrs old, Bst;
four, Bst 81b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st. The
winner to be sold for 300 sovs. if demanded, &c. Half
a mile. (7 Subs.)
Duke of Richmond's Ploughboy, 4 yrs ...(Flatman) 1
Mr. Frankum's Dolly Varden, 4 yrs (Pettit) 2
Lord Clifden's Honeycomb, 4 yrs (Robinson) 3
Major Martyn's The Moor, 5 yrs (W. Abdale) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agat Ploughboy, sto 2 agat The
Moor, and 3to 1 agst Honeycomb. Ploughboy made
all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths.
Run in 52 secs.
The Goodwood Nursery Stakes (handicap) of 15 sous.
each, 5 ft, with 200 added, for two yrs old; winners
extra. One mile, (35 Subs.)
Lord Exeter's Phlegra, Est 121 b (J. Mann) 1
Mr. Hobson's Thoroughgood Sam, 7st 21b (Crouch) 2
Mr. Etwall's Iracundus, 7st 31b (Charlton) 3
Sir R. Pigot's e by Faugh-a-Ballagh, dam by Bran,
7st 91b , „(A. Day) 0
Sir J. Hawley's Merry Peal, 7st 71b (G. Brown) 0
Mr. Drinkald's Predilection, 7st 21b (Rodney) 0
Mr. E. R. Clarke's Glenhawk, Tat (Dockeray) 0
Mr. W. Lumley's The Incurable, Est 131 b (J. Smith) 0
6st 71b
Mr. Copelan#a Colibri, (W. Sharpe) 0
Betting.—Evan on Phlegm, 3 to 1 agst Faugh-a-
Ballagh colt, 4 to 1 agst Thoroughgood Sam, and 10 to
1 agst any other. Phlegra and Thorougbgood Sam, and
Iracundus formed the leading division to the distance,
up to which point Thoroughgood Sam was leading; he
was there joined by the mare, and they ran singled out
to the end, the mare winning by a neck. Run in 1 min.
49 secs.
The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 41b;
four, 9st 21b; five, 9st 131 b; six and aged, lOst 41b.
Three miles five furlongs.
Captain Lowther's The Gent, 3 yrs (Dockeray) 1
Mr. Elwes's Athelatane, 5 yrs (J. Sharp) 2
Mr. Carew's Escape, 5 yrs (F. Butler) 0
,
Lord Exeter's Nutcracker, 3 yrs ....... .....(3. Mann) 0
Betting-5 to 2on The Gent, who made nearly the
whole of the running, and cantered in by himself, the
others having been pulled up inside the distance. Nut-
cracker showed in front near the extreme turn, but took
the D.S.C. instead of the Cup turn, and lost all chance
of the race. Run in 7 Min. 36 secs.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for two yrs old; colts,
Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. The winner to bo sold for 250
soya, and allowance if to be sold for less. Half a mile,
Mr. Webb's Vigilant, 7st 21b...(Dockeray) walked over.
The March Stakes, of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, for three yrs
Lord dECiwliefdees n
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and upwards, Gentlemen riders. Last three-
quarters of a mile of Drawing-room Stakes Course.
Lord H. Lennox's Woodlark, lOst 61b...(Mr. Bevill) 1
Mr. Osbaldeston's Jock-o'-Sot, llst 91b (Owner) 2
Honeycomb,
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Duke of Richmond's Helter Shelter, lOst 71b
Betting 5 to 2 each against Woodlark and Honeycomb,
and 3to 1 agst any other- Won easily by a length.
LATEST BETTING. . "
ST. LEGER.
112 to 1 agst Bee Hunter
20 1 agst Bolingbroke
25 1 agst Ring of Oude
25 1 agst Mildew

5 to 4 agst Voltigeur
7 1 agst Clincher
0— 1 ugst Wiudischgratz
o, 1 agst Pitsford

DERBY.

25 to 1 agat Lamartine
30 1 agat Faugh-a-Ballagh colt (Sir R. Pigot's).
40 1 agst 'Marlborough Buck.
LEOMINSTER RACES.--THURSDAY.
The Volka Stakes of 7 sovs. each, 4 ft, and 25 added.
Heats, one mile and a quarter. (25 Subs., 15 of whom
paid 1 sou. each.)
Mr. Sadd's Second Sight, 7a 101b(Crickmere) 1 0 1
Mr.Oakes's Half-and-half, 755 131b...(Ennis) 0 1 3
Mr. J. Day's Mignon,6 yrs,7st 21b (Wakefield) 2 0 "2
Mr. Martin's Selina, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b (Weaver) 0 2 0
Mr. Smith's Master Downes, Bst (Meredith) 3 0 0
The Mr.
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B. Gliplehs'y Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added.s Gaffer Green, Bat 31b (Tasker) 4 0 0
Heats, one mile and a quarter. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Baylis's Colocynthis, 9st (Cheswick) 0 1 1
n
Mr.J.Day'sNew Forest Deer, ged( Wakefield) 1 0 1
Mr. Hamp's Morsel. 6 yrs, Bst I llb (Weaver) 0 2 dr 5 yrs, Bet 7lb
Mr. Davis's Music, ...(Tasker) 2 3 dr
Mr. Vevers's Volatile, lOst 41b (S. Darling) 0 0 dr
The
Selling
Mr. Baylis's Streamer, 7st 11lb (Wakefield) 2 1 1
Mr. 0. Stubb's Black Bess, Bst Ilb(Meredith) 1 2 3
Stakes
Heats as nf
above. (5 vs.
(5 each,
a Subs.)
h, and 10 added.
Mr. Davis's Music, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b ...(Tasker) 4 3 2
Mr. Thompson's brm by Carew, 6 yrs(Darling) 3 dr
The Borough Stakes of ss. each were won in two beats
by Mr. Jennings Jenny Lind, beating Mr. Lewis's Vol-
tigeur and several others.
BRIGHTON RACES.
The programme for the ensuing meeting embraces a
variety of events for professional and amateur riders, ex
tends over three days, and does not admit of a doubt
that the sport will be ample. On the first day (Wednes-
day next) there will be hve races—viz., the Marine
Stakes of 20 sovs. each, h ft, with 100 added, for two yrs
old, with 17 subs.; the Brighton Stakes of 25 soya. each,
15 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 100 added, and an
acceptance of 15 out of 48 nominations; the Trial
Stakes, the Hotel-keepers Plate, and the Town Plate,
the latter in heats; the last three races to close and
name on Tuesday next. Oa the second day there will
be the Brighton Cup of 100 sovs. 12 the most acceptable
shape—cash—with 10 nominations; the Pavilion Stakes
of 30 sovs. oech, for two yrs old, three entries; the
Railway Plate of 1001., added to a handicap of 10 sovs
each, b ft, for which the horses have yet to be named;

the Stewards' Plate of 501., added to a sweep-
stakes of 10 soya. each; the Licensed Victuallers'
Plate of 501., added to a handicap of '2 soya.
each; and the Sussex Plate of 501., added to a sweep-
stakes of 3 sous. each; the laEt thr, e plates to close on
Tuesday. The third day will be wholly devoted to the
gentlemen of the Brighton Race Club, whose bill of fare
will consist of the Brighton Club S'olces of 10 sove.
each,l ft, with 100 added, two plates of 501,, and a gold
cup, the gift cf the Brigton Race Committee, added to
a handicap of 5 sous. each. The club proceedings will be
under the management of the Earl cf March, the Hon.
Captain Rous, Captain Lowther, and Mr. Shelley. Mr.
Payne and Mr. Shelley are stewards of the regular
meeting.
The Brighton Railway Company have not only con-
tributed liberally to the fund for promoting sport, but
have advertised a special train daily at eight o'clock
from London-bridge, to return from Brighton M seven
P.M., at 7s. 6d. for the first class, ss. 6d. tor recond class,
and 3s. 6d, (!) for the third class, the same fares as the
Sunday cheap trains ; the trains will run in about cne
hour and a halt. We have no doubt that these
liberal terms will insure a great influx of visitors to the
races.

AQUATICS.
THAMES BOAT RACES.

The great matches forming the third of the series of
boat races under the above title, in lieu of the Royal
Thames Regatta, took place yesterday evening at Put-
ney. The races created the most lively interest, and
amongst the elite of the Thames present we noticed the
Leander, Westminster, Thames, Ilex, Meteor, and other
distinguished clubs, besides many celebrated amateurs.
The rowing was capital, and excited the approbation of
all present.
'First Heat.

Robert Newell, Battle•bridge. Stairs, and Thomas.
Goodrum, Vauxhall-, . (Stripa) 1
Charles and Henry Campbell, Lambeth (Red) 2
William Pocock, Lambeth, and George Campbell,
Westminster bridge (Black) 0
John Phelps, Fulham, apd John Prince, Chelsea,

(Red and White) 0
Frederick Lett and John Maynard, Lambeth (Purple) 0
This, and indeed the whole of the heats, were started
upwards—the distance extending from Putney to Ham-
mersmith-bridge. In this heat stripe and black were
the favourites; but so evenly had the committee paired
the' whole of the men, that few were willing to back
their opinion as to which would be placed in the
heat. A finer start was never witnessed. They were
altogether in a line for a few seconds. Stripe
thyn took the lead, followed by red, and white and
rt d, who were oar and oar for a few more seconds, purple,
who were hampered immediately alter the start by a
barge in their course, bringing up the rear. Off Messrs.
Searle's stripe had drawn their length clear—continued
to gain the whole distance, and came in ahead by four
or five lengths. For some distance it was difficult to say
which would have,the second place; but on nearing the
Crab Tree, after a most gallant struggle, red began to
show well as second; and then a fresh race ensued
between red and white and black for the third place,
which was ultimately determined in favour of red.

- Second Heat.
Robert Doubledee, Lambeth, and Henry Finer,
Whitehall
Thomas Mackenney, Richmond, and Henry Shelton,
Lambeth (Green) 2
Robert Coombes, Vauxhall Bridge, and James Kip-
ping, Hungerford (Pink) 0
Thomas Cola, Chelsea, and James Maynard, Lam-
beth
Joseph Leach, Lambeth, and Henry Green, Vauxhall,
(Blue and White) 0
Another fine heat, but in which one of the expected
winners was thrown out. All started capitally, but in
the next moment Coombos had to ease or row his part-
ner, who looked out of condition, into a barge. Not-
withstanding this they immediately afterwards drew
a head, and were half a boat in advance at the Star and
Garter, but were unable to keep it. After passing
Searle's a splendid race occurred between them and yel-
low and black, which terminated in the latter going a
head off the Vice-Chancellor's. Green then came up to
the second pair, and another gallant race followed,
which ended in pink falling into the third place near
the Crab Tree. Won by a length and a half.

presentative ought to hear the argument's on both sides
before he ventured upon a vote:
Mr. HENRY KNIGHT then moved a resolution to the
effect that Sir Charles Napier's political opinions ren-
dered him a fit and proper person to represent the bo-
rough of Lambeth in Parliament.—(Cheers and his.os.)
Mr. EvANs having seconded the motion,
Mr. T. B. BARKER moved as an amendment, " That
the late period a Admiral Napier's appearance in the
field at the present election considerably endangered the
Liberal interests, without any probable chance of SIM-,
•cess."—(Loud groans, cheers, and great uproar.) The
appearance of Sir Charles Napier endangered the Liberal
cause, and the consequence might be that a Conservative
would be foisted on the electors of the Liberal borough
of Lambeth.—(Uproar.)
Mr. GEDYE seconded the amendment, which was at-
tempted to be supported by Mr. TIIWAITES. That gen-
tleman braved a storm of opposition which is inde.cri-
bable for upwards of half au hour, insisting on his right
to be heard. In vain did the chairman and other gen-
tlernen.essay to secure him a hearing, and-at length Mr.
Thwaites retired 'with a declaration that the meeting_
was packed, and refuted to hear the truth.

7.:*e amendment was then put, and was hailed with
loud applause by Mr. Williams' party. On the other
hand, the original motion was greeted with iqually loud
plaudits by Admiral Napier's friends. After a show of
hands, the resolution was declared to be carried.

Sir C. NA PIER, in returning thanks, said that, although
he had been charged with opposing the Government in
order to secure himself a berth, he had been offered and
had refused the Commander-in Chiefship of fhe Irish
'station. He thanked the meeting for his reception. He
was determined to go to the poll, and that day had paid
his " shot" towards the expenses.-:-(Cheers.)
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.

Meetings were also simultaneously held of the friends
of Mr. Williams at the Swan Tavern, Stockwell,-and of
those of Mr. Palmer at the Rosemary Branch Tavern,
Peckham, at both of which the usual resolutions were
passed.

PUBLIC DINNER TO MR. ROBERT STE-
PHENSON, 11f.P., AT NEWCASTLE.
NzwcasTLE-orr-TYNE, WEDNESDAY. The friends
and admirers of Mr. R. Stephenson, M.P., civil engineer,
and eegineer of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick and
other lines of railway, in order to mark their respect for
his high talents and unblemished character, determined
upon entertaining him at a public dinner in the new
railway station, in Neville•street, Newcastle.
The entertainment took place last night, and was
attended by about 400 of the inhabitants of the town
and adjoining neighbourhood, besides several gentlemen
of scientific eminence, on their way to the meeting of the
British Association for the Advancement of Science, in
Edinburgh. The Hon. H. T. Liddell presided, having
Mr. Stephenson on his right; and the vice-chairs were
filled by the Mayor of Newcastle and the Mayor of
Gateshead. A portion of the immense area of the station
was partitioned off by means of a skeleton framing of
wood covered with canvass and lined with calico, and on
the side next the chairman three large cartoons, painted
for the occasion by local artists, were displayed, repre-
senting the High Level Bridge over the Tyne, the
Meuai Bridge, and the viaduct over the Tweed, at Ber-
wick. There were nine tables ranged longitudinally,
with an elevated cross table for the principal speakers.
The dinner was got up in a splendid style, and reflected
great credit on Mr. Haigh, of the Assembly-rooms, by
whom it was provided.
. .

After the cloth had been withdrawn, the usual loyal
and constitutional toasts were given and warmly received,
after vvhich—

The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the even-

ing, and was received with ati enthusiastic burst of ap-
plause, which continued for several minutes. In the
course of his speech Mr. Liddell thus enumerated the
manifold labours in which their guest had been engaged:
—I have here, gentlemen, a list of the various main
lines and the various branches of the main lines in which
my Honourable Friend has been engaged; and I will
begin by stating that in certain unconnected lines he has
laid down an extent of no less than one hundred and
thirty-six miles of iron railway; in the Eastern Counties
and branches, amounting to twelve, he has laid down
two hundred and ninety-six miles; in the London and
North-Western lines, and in their branches, three hun-
dred and seventy-seven miles; in the Midland line,
the Birmingham and Derby, and the branches connected
therewith, three hundred and two miles ; in the North
Staffordshire one hundred and forty-eight miles; in the
South-Eastern lines twenty-five miles; the Whitehaven
and Furness Railways sixty-nine miles; the Steckton
and Darlington and the Northern Counties, two hundred
and fifteen miles; the York and North Midland, two hun-
dred and twenty miles of railway—making an aggregate
of one thousand seven hundred and ninety miles of rail-
way. Then he is connected with the Florence and Leg-
horn Railway, amounting to sixty miles, making, in all,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty miles of railway.—
(Applause.) But, gentlemen, is that all? He has con-
nected, by his personal exertions, and the genius that
distinguishes his name, as I have already remarked, the
German Ocean and the Irish Sea.—(Applaus.e.) He
has bound together, with an iron band, the kingdoms of
England and Sootland, which, from the days of Queen
Anne, have been connected by the legislative union ;
and the legislative union between great Britain and
Ireland is now so complete, that it seems admitted by
the Houses of Legislature that there is no longer
any necessity for a separate Government for Ireland,
and the main reason given by the Administration
for the abolition of the office of Lord-Lieutenant
of Ireland, is the rapidity and certainty and constancy
of the communication by railway that has now been
established. Gentlemen, I need hardly remind you that
works of this description lose in magnitude, lose in
the estimate we ought to have of them, by the very
fact of their existence ; for a few years ago it
would have been deemed impossible to accomplish
tbat which we see now daily carried on before our
eyes, and we begin to think there is nothing extra-
ordinary in their existence. Let me call your attention
to the three great features of his career which have been
so ably delineited by the hands of your excellent towns-
men, and appropriately placed in this room in comme-
moration of the achievements of Mr. Stephenson.
May I not say that the author of works like those has
far transcended all former architects, whether of Greek
or Roman fame? The Roman satirist, in a tone of iron-
ical incredulity, exclaimed—

" Credimus olim
Veleficatus Athos, et quicquid Grmc,,ia mendax
Audet in historic, substratum classibus isdem
Suppositumque rotis solid= mare."
But, in this day, I must correct the sne©r and sarcasm of
that celebrated writer. I say, when we sea these
wonders accomplished, we are no longer astonished
that the Persian invader, with the amount of human
labour at his disposal, should have conveyed over the
heights of Athos the beams which he hewed in the
forests of Anatolia, to construct the floating bridge
over the Hellespont. That bridge sinks to nothing
in comparison with the gigantic structure which
now spans the estuary of the Irish Sea. We
have seen this great bridge founded and completed—not
a bridge of boats, which the first hurricane might scatter,
but a bridge of solid masonry and tubular iron—a struc-
ture before unheard of and unthought of.—(Cheers.)
And that was raised by the genius of Stephenson. We
have seen the kingdom of England and Scotland united,
the border which for ages had been separated being
spanned by that beautiful structure which is now pre-
sented in effigy before us.—(Loud applause.) And
lastly, we have seen the two counties in this neighbour.
hood connected by a structure over the river Tyne, at a
level which a very few years ago any man would have
been deemed a madman that should have proposed to
adopt. We have seen all these works executed
by our honoured guest of this day. The Hon. Gentle-
man concluded by proposing, with all the honours duo
to the name and due to his services, the health of Mr.
Robert Stephenson.—(Loud and prolonged cheering.)
Mr. ROBERT STEPHENSON, M.P., after expressing his
gratification at the acknowledgment of his services he
was then receiving, gave a retrospect of the last few
years :—lt is but a brief period since 1 was en-
gaged as an assistant in tracing the line of the Dar-
lington and Stockton Railway. The Liverpool
and Manchester, and the Liverpool and Bir-
mingham, and a hundred other great works
have sprung into vigorous existence so suddenly, so
promptly, so inconceivably quick, that it appears to be
realising the fable of the magician's wand. Hills have
been cut down, valleys filled up, where they have been
small ; and where more extensive works have been re-
quired, the mountain has been pierced, the river spanned,
or a viaduct has been formed. Those works lie scattered
over the surface of the country, bearing incontestable
testimony to the indomitable industry and unrivalled skill
of our artisans.—(Applause.) In referring to these railway
works, I must not omit altogether the rapid advance the
locomotive engine has made within that period. They
are, as every one in this room will readily understand,
necessary to each other. The locomotive engine
independent of the railway would be a useless machine;
the railway would be comparatively useless also
without the locomotive. They have gone on
together, and now realise all the expectations
that were ever formed respectieg them.—(Applause.)
I should state upon this occasion—it would be un-
seemly as it would be unjust were I to conceal from you
a weighty circumstance connected with every profes-
sional man's life—that no engineer can proceed without
having men about him as highly gifted as himself.—
(Applause.) These men I have been surrounded with
now for many years, and although I may have from
time to time added my mite, yet it is to their
co-operation my success is owing. In this imme-
diate neighbourhood eqaecially I feel it my duty to call
your attention to a gentleman with whom I have been
associated in carrying out ,the works—Mr. Thomas
Harrison—(Loud applause)—a name which I shall have
another opportunity of referring to this evening. But I
will not detain you longer. I can only thank you, and
I rely upon the sympathy of every heart in this room
when I say that the feelings of my own aro very inade-
quately expressed by my tongue.—(Continued cheering.)
[Later in the evening, in proposing the health of the
chairman, Mr. Stephenson made known to whom the
world was indebeted for the elder Stephenson's first
locomotive experiments.] There was a fact connected
with the proceedings of the day which he was anxious
to make known. It was through the patronage of the

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Nt6le Lord the father of the present chairman that his
I(Mr. Stephenson's) lete revered father was enabled to
make his Srst locomotive experiments.—(Applause.)
When he received notice of the honour proposed to be
conferred upon him, the greatest pleasure to him con-
nected with the proposal W3S, that the Hon. Mr. Liddell
was to preside.—(Applause.) It reminded him of the
days when he served his apprenticeship under Mr. Wood,
at •Killingwortli, and of a period he could not look back
upon without deep interest—when his father was em-
ployed from day to day, and from week to week, strug-
gling with difficulty in perfecting the locomotive engine.
—(Applause.) To Lord Raveneworth .was due the
high honour of having supported the first. experiments
that led to the perfection of the locomotive, and there-
fore he proposed the health of his son, the Honourable
Chairman, with three times three.
-The toast was drank with most enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. LEMAN, in returning thanks to a toast in honour
of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway, An-
nounced that her Majesty and Prince Albert would be
present at the formal opening of the bridge. He would
read a letter he had received from the Earl of Carlisle,
which would put the question beyond all doubt:—
,6' My dear Lemurs,—lf you have act already been Bp-
' prisrel, I am now able to acquaint you that the Queen
arid Prince Albert will open the Berwick Railway on the
29th of August. They will set off from Castle Howard
that morning, and will sleep in Edinburgh. I shall
rely upon your making all the railway arrangements as
conveniently as possible.

"Yours very truly,

"July 29, 1850."
" CARLISLE.
The health of the Indies Ra 3 the last toast of tho
evening, after drinking which the company separated.

OPENING OF THE— GREAT
NORTHERN RAILWAY.
The following notice has been issued by Mr. J. R.
Mowatt, Secretary to the Great Northern Railway Com-
pany:—

- The 791- miles of this railway from the London sta-
tion atlialden- lane, King's-cross, to the point of junction
with the `• loop" line at Werrington, north of Peter•
borough, will be open for public traffic on Wednesday,
7th inst. Passenger trains will run on and from that
day. There will thus be, by the Great Northern Rail-
way, a continuous route to and from London by Peter-
borough, through Lincolnshire, by Doncaster, York-
shire, the north of England, and Scotland. The " Time
Table," with particulars of trains, will be duly pub-
lished.