The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-12 00:00:00

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EPSOM SPRING MEETING'
(THIS DAY.-By EXPRESS.)

The Surrey Hunt Steeplechase.

The Hero
Grimaldi

Won by a bead.

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THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE'
Fugitive
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Maria Day $
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THE ARISTOCRATIC STAKES.
Johnny Oaks ...
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THE
Ray. CANON BOWLES.--Thisl Rev. Li-emt-b. man, one of our oWn poets, and whose controversy /14
Byron may be recollected by many, died at Salisbury no I-
7th inst., at the advanced age of 89.
WINDSOR THEATRE.—This pretty little theatre
has been opened under the direction of Mr.
11. Butlect,,°(
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the Olympic and Strand Theatres, for a short period, fOr
purpose of affording the good folks of Windsor and its 111
cinity an opportunity of witnessing some of the plays laite/
performed before her Majesty and her Court at Winusor
of
Castle. A very excellent company has been engaged
the occasion, comprising several London favouriwTo
Planche's Charles XII. has of course proved a hit.. J,,,d
lessee, Mr. Butler, sustaining the part of the King, 5'4
Miss Jane Coleman, from the Lyceum, that of Fudiga,ve'',
successfully. Mr. Barnett's clever farce of Monsieur Joe
20 l.
has also been very well performed. But after Chaiies
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the admirable farce of the Eton Boy has proved the fayourp
and most attractive piece, the audience greatly reliShinf
and applauding the acting of_ Miss Coleman, who sustaine,
the part of Tom, the Etonoy, with his fencing, bola%
shooting, fishing, and love-king propensities to thq i`tir
Mrs. Nesbitt and Miss J. Mordaunt are announced to aPPc
before the termination of the series of performances.
MANCHESTER MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.
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twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of this valuavle
institution was celebrated on Wednesday evening, by "a snit,
party, in the Assembly-Room of the Town-hall. Mr. J... 9
pinal Turner, the president of the institution, occupied t.,
chair. From a historical sketch of the progress of the in
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tution, which was read to the meeting, it appeared that n 4,6.
attaining its majority—at the age of twenty-one years-:-"4
institution was se holly the property of the members','
money originally borrowed, and the mortgage upon the
building having been paid off from the funds of the instittl,
tion. The citizens of Manchester look upon the Mechanicsa
Institution as one of the noblest ornaments of the town; a°
it has already reared within its walls men who hold vet",
high positions in the neighbourhood.
THE UPHOLSTERERS' AND CABINETMAKERS' BH!
VOLENT ASSOCIATION.—The first anniversary in commeln
ration of the foundation of this society, and in aid of. the
funds by which its beneficent views are to be carried out,
took place yesterday, in the Great Hall of the Freernascs9
Tavern, Great Queen-street, where upwards of 200 gentledunn
sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by Mr. T. Bacon.
The chair was occupied by Mr. C. Lushingtou. M.P., sup'
ported by many influential persons connected with the trade
of upholstery, &c. The musical arrangements were uncle
the management of Messrs. Howe and Bruton. Mr. Toole
acted ss toastmaster. The usual toasts given at publicie
tivitles were drank with the honours ; after which the. chair'
man spoke at length on the claims of the association to PO:
lie attention and support. The result of his speech Y
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liberal subscription to the funds.
THE ARMY.—We understand 'that L'eut,-General
Sir James Douglas, K.C.8., will be removed from the. 9.1(1
Highlanders to the Colonelcy of the 42d Royal Highlander?,
vice the late Lieut.-General Sir John Macdonald, G.C.l3' ;
and that Major-Geneaal William Wenlyss will succeed W
the Colonelcy of the 93d, which regiment was raised during
the war by his father and himself. General Wemyss is c 136
of the equerries of her Majesty.

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On the Bth inst., at Leamington, the Hon. Mrs. Petre, of
a daughter.
On the 9th inst., at Portland-place, the wife of D. Fuller-
ton, Eq., of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., in Oxford-terrace, Hyde-park, the wire
of W. A. S. Westoby, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, of a daughter;
On the 9th inst., in Hereford-street, Park-lane, Mrs. PGte
Wells, of a son.
On the 9th inst., at Bognor, Sussex, the lady of the BO'
Henry C. Knight, of a daughter.
'the On the !-th inst., at Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire,
wife of the Rev. 11. Smith, of a son.
On the 10th inst., in Green-street, Grosvenonsquare, the
wife of E. Colston, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., at Stoke-house, near Chichester, Laclf
Roper, of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 4th inst., at Pitfour Castle, Perthshire, Robert Phil
Milliken Napier, Esq., eldest son of Sir William Milliken
Napier, Bart., of Miltiken arid Napier, Renfrewshire. ,
to Anne Salisbury Mellora, only daughter of John Ladav:eg-
Aillercron, E q., of glare, county Meath, Ireland. On the s.ith inst., at the church of St. Andrew, Ma ,
bone, the Rev. Nevill Gream, of Rotherfield, Sussex, ,t"
Mary, second daughter of Thomas Chandless, Esq., of Gl°•
cester. place.

lED.
On the 22d ult., in Buckingham -street, Adelphi, Laurence
IL Potts, Es.q., aced GO.
On the 4th inst., at Paris, Lieutenant-Colonel Belli-610f'
On the Bth inst., at Wituey, William, second son of Jolla
Early, Esq., aged 36.
On the Bth lust. Miss Elizabeth Russell, of Reigate, for-
merly of Holland-Louse, Nutfield.
On the ;Ali inst., at St. Leonard's, Essex, William Ales' Kortright, Esq., third son of C. Kortright, Esq., late
of Porto Rico, aged 8.

London ; Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, ci
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, 31*- 1144
strand, in no Precinct of the Sexoy, in the cowlt—
y Of
Middlesex. Friday, April 12, 1850.: