The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-17 00:00:00

DREAD.

The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from
7d to lid ; of Household ditto, 5d to 6id per 41bs loaf.

salt m.ELEESTS.
SMITILFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 103 to 4/ 10s ; use-
ful do., 4/ 12s to 5/ 43; fine Upland do., 5/5s to 5/ 12s ; Clover
Hay, 4/ 10s to 6/ 3s ; Oat Straw, 1/183 to 2/2s ; Wheat Straw,
2/ 2s to 2! 3s per load. A fair average supply and a sluggish
demand. •
useefuulm ditto,BEit"- 47. 14s— tCoosalr4ses
;11,filneaeduopwlaHnday, 31 12s to 4/ 12s ;
ditto,
515 s to 5/ 143;
Clover Hay, 41 103 to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s ;
Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 21 4s per load. Trade tolerably
steady, at late rates.
WILITECHAFEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s to 41 103;
useful ditto, 4/ 123 to 5! 5s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 63 to 5/
12s ; Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 616 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ Is
Wheat Straw, ll2s to 213 s per load. Both Hay and Straw
moved off slowly at about stationary figures.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 17.—Wind N.W., moderate breeze and
cloudy.
DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Lady Lyciford,
Scott, Ichaboe ; Niord, Kaslen, Bahia, for Stockholm.
LivEttrooL, MAY 16.—Wind N.N.W., light. Arrd.
Evening Star, New Orleans ; Powhatton and Cerro],
Mobile. Sid. William and Elizabeth, New Orleans ;
Senhora, Nassau. The Bairns, bound to Jamaica, has put
back with damage, and leaky, having been on Burbo Bank.
BRISTOL, MAY 17.—The Nora Creina. from Sumna,
which sunk in Kings-road in November, has been raised and
towed on the mud at the entrance of the River, where it is
expected she will ebb dry.
UELFAST, MAY 14.—Sid. Perseverance, New York.
GALWAY, MAY 14.—The Susan, O'Malley, in entering the
harbour grounded outside but got eff, after being lightened,
without apparent damage. The Mary, Davis, on leaving the
harbour grounded, but came off without damage.
SHIELDS, MAY 15.—The Queen of the Tyne, of Aberdeen,
in leaving the harbour on the 9th inst., got in contact with a
vessel belonging to Newcastle, which sprung her bowsprit,
and has since been surveyed and condemned.
GREENOCK, MAY 15.—A large iceberg was passed on the
3d inst., in lat. 45, lon. 71, by the Countess Loudon, arrived
here. The mast and part of a rudder, supposed belonging to
one of her Majesty's revenue cutters, the pulleys' having the
broad arrow, and being marked "No. 1 cutter," have been
fallen in with off Lowestoffe, and brought in here.

NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LA W
LEAGUE BAZAAR.—(rars DAY.)
The Bazaar was crowded this morning within a few
minutes after the doors were opened. The majority of the
visitors stood for some minutes on the staircase leading from
the entrance hall, for the purpose of admiring the splendid
specimens of carpet manufacture with which it is hung. One of
these carpets is a copy from Ruben's celebrated picture of the
Descent from the Cross. lt looks like a piece of Gobelin's
tapestry, and is a perfect triumph of rat. Opposite to these is
a beautiful model of a wherry. In the Shakespere Saloon a
silk communion cloth attracted great attention from the
beauty of its fabric and the elegance of its design. The great
hall was crowded, but not with mere loungers. There were
a greater number of purchasers at the stalls this morning
than we have usually observed at this early hour. The
Post-office, with its notifications of dismissals and appoint-
ment, of things lost and found, and of the arrival of mails,
was a source of great amusement to the visitors, and, of no '
small pecuniary profit to the League Treasury. W e yester-
day noticed a superb pony phaeton which was for sale in the
yard. Close to the phaeton stands one of the smallest and
most beautiful Shetland ponies ever seen. He is a present to
the League from the Islanders, and is marked at 10/. 10s.

CITY IM PRO VEM EN TS.—Yesterday, in consequence
of an order of the joint committee of the parishes of St.
Giles, Cripplegate, and St. Luke, Middlesex, with the con-
currence of the Church Building Commissioners, the work-
house of Cripplegate parish, a large building, situate in
Moor-lane, Tenter-street, and New Union-street, Cripple-
gate, was sold by auction, by Mr. Pullen, for the purpose of
being taken down to clear the site, on which it is intended
to build a church for the improvements adjoining the
New Royal Exchange. I. has been proposed also to make
a new street in continuation of Moor-lane to Bunhill row,
which is to be carried across Shepherdess Fields to Islington.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 7'o THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was flat.
Sales 4,000 bags. vay Shares were somewhat firmer.
Barnsley Junction, Ilaif Shares, 41s. 2 ; Birkenhead,
Manchester, and Cheshire, 103%
_1%.; Blackburn, Darwen,

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and Bolton, 5% ; Belfast and Ballymena, 83A ; Bolton,
Wigan, and Liverpool, 13 11% ; Caledonian, 11 ls. 3d. ;
Ditto Extension, 314 ; Cambridge and Lincoln, 7 7',Z6 ;
Chester and Birkenhead, 541/ 55; Ditto, New Shares, 48 %;
Ditto, Half Shares, 27 ; Churnet Valley, 61/s 6 ; Clitheroe
Junction, 2% ; Cork and Waterford, 2% ; Dublin and
Galway, 4; Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 41A %; Dun-
dalk and Enniskillen, 4% ; Eastern Counties, New Shares,
41,4 ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 171; Grand Junction,
230 ; Great North of England, 198 ; Great North of Scot-
land, 3 Great Southern and Western Extension, 13%;

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Great Western, Fifth Shares, 41% ; Jamaica Junction, 4
Limerick and Waterford, 8%, % ' • Liverpool and Manchester,
Half Shares, 107 ; Ditto. New Shares, 38% ; London and
Birmingham, 235 ; London andjWindsor, % ii ,• London and
York, 91s. 935. 9d. ; Direct Northern, 34 ; Leeds and Thirsk,
7%; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 9% 3% ; Manchester
and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 9% ; Manchester
and Buxton, 55% ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 160 ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 6% ; Manches-
ter and Leeds, 154 ; Ditto, half Shares, 704 70; Ditto,
Quarter Shares, 21% 1& ; Midland Railway, 162% ; Ditto,
401. Shares, 19% 3/4 ; Ditto Consolidated Birmingham and
Derby, 1231:, • Newcastle and Berwick, 14% 15; Newry and
Enniskillen, 5% Is. 6d. ; North Union (A), 145% ; North
Wales Mineral, New Shares, 53/ ; North Western, 4% ;
Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 3% ; Runcorn Gap,
Preference Shares, 34 % ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, 151 ; Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton, and Birming-
ham, 4% 5; Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, 5%; Shrews-
bury,' O.westry, and Cheshire, 4% ; South-Eastern and
Dover, 411/2 ; Ditto, New Shares, No. 1, 13% ; Ditto, No. 3,
6% 18s. 9d. ; Scottish Central, 6% ; Trent Valley Con-
tinuation, % ; Welsh Midland, 2 ; West Yorkshire,
2% ; Worcester and Tring, 4%; York and Carlisle, 214
475. ; Namur and Liege, 61/i ; Northern of France ( English),
5% ; Ditto, Rosamen , ( English), 465. 21% ; Orleans, Tours,
and Bordeaux (English), 10%; Paris and Lyons, Laffitte's
(English), 3 595. ; Paris and Lyons (Ganneron's), 535. Ed.
543. ; Paris and Rouen, 4214; Paris and Strasburgh, 2%;
Sambre and Meuse, 10.

The arrivals of the present week having been so numer-
ous, there is nothing due, and we have no later intelligence
to-day.
The Bank of England during the week to May
10, increased its issue of notes by 55,840/., and its
stack of bullion by 58,4321. There were, however, 312,1251.
more of the notes appropriated to the creditor side of the
banking department. The Rest has been remarkably steady,
for it exhibits an increase of 5/. The Public deposits were
increased by 679,436/., and the other deposits lessened by
290,154/.
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The Funds are firmer to-day. Consols for immediate
transfer bring 98% to 981/8, and for time 99 to %. Ex-
chequer•bills have been at a premium of 565. to 545. Bank
Stock is at 2101,4. New Three-and-a• Quarter per Cents.
have been 100% to 1001.
The Foreign Bonds are still dull. Spanish Five per Cents.
have been nominally 30% %; the Three per Cents are 42%;
and Portuguese Converted, 67 to 6714 ; Mexican have been
361/ to 36%; and Chilian Deferred, 52 ; Dutch 21,! per
Cents. have realised 63%.
For Railway Sham there has been a firm market, and the
Paris and Lyons Shares have risen, as well as some of the
other French lines. The Midland Counties, the Irish, and
some of the English lines are very well supported.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
. Bank Stock 2lOl/
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 97% 98
3 per Cent. Consols Anne 98% 99%
New 314 per Cent. Annuties lOl 100% 101%
Long Annuities ,Expire sth Jan. 1860... 111/4
Do. 30 Tears, Expire Oct. 10, 1859... 11%
Ditto 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5,1860 ... 11 9-16
India Stock for Account
India Bonds 1,0001 —
Ditto under 1,0001 6B
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/41 111,4 d.
1,000/.
500/. ... ........ .. ..... ... ..
Ditto Small —
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent B9
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account .. .. .....
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted
Ditto for the Account 67%14%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 —
Ditto Passive Bonds B%
Ditto 3 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 2% per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Aberdeen
Armagh, Coleraine, Portrush 1% 2% to
Brighton, Lewes, Hastings ... 20
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New ... 2
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian 5 .... 11% to 11
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln
Chester and Holyhead
en ichester and Brighton
Churnet Valley
rirect Northern
Dublin and Galway ..., 2l/2— —4% to
Dublin and Mullingar 2l/2 4%..... to
Eastern Counties

Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 5/.13s 4d 11/4 ...... to
Eastern Union
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O — to
Ditto New Vi Shares 2% 636 to
Great North of England...... 100
Ditto New ... ............. .... 5
Ditto New
Great Western
Ditto % Shares 5O 105
Guildford, Farehain, Portrus. 214 5l A... to
Harwich 1
London and 13irmingliam ...100
Ditto is Shares
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London and Blaekwall 16% 94 to
London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 64 to
London and Croydon... 13/. 15s. 9d.... 1816.. to
London and Greenwich... 12/. 15s. 4d... 1c,p83/1 o 11
London and South Western.. 41% 79% to
Ditto .New 2% 13% to
London and Y0rk........ 2% 4% to
Manehesimi and Leeds 73 .....
Ditto Half Shares - 32 ...... 704 to
Midland 100 164 1621,% to 164%
_. . .

Ditto New
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 126
Newcastle & Darlington 1-unc. 25 ...... 491 to
Ditto New Brandling
Newcastle and Berwick
North British ... 10
Ditto, New 1
Northern and Eastern
North Kent • 214 5% to
Norwich and Brandon lO ..... 18
Rugby, Worcester. and Tring 1
Scottish Central
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 5% 4... to
South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 4l ..... to
Ditto New, No. 3 214 634 to
South Wales
Trent Valley and Holyhead
Junction l% 2% to
York and North Midland ... 50 ......104
Ditto Half Shares 25 ..... 52 .. ... to
Ditto Selby
Ditto, Extension

FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens
Bordeaux and Toulouse
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette 2
Great Northern of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. Do. (Rosaigiel's)
Louvain and Jemeppe ..... .... 2
Namur and Liege 2% 6
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 2 ...... 1034% to
Paris and Lyons (Laffitte) ... 2
Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 2 ...
ia
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasburg 2 3
Rouen and Havre ... 14
Royal North of Spain
JOINT STOCK BANKS. .
National Provincial of Engld. 35

THE NAVY.—A return (recently moved for by
Commodore Sir C. Napier. M.P.) has been printed, of the
ships launched since the year 1800 up to the present time,
and broken up, cut down, or altered, without having been at
sea, and of those turned into hulks and receiving ships, and
likewise these that are unserviceable without having been
at sea, and the total cost. It hence appears that since 1800
four 74-gun ships (the Redoubtable, Vindictive, Anson and
Minotaur), and seven 42-gun ships (the Amazon, Dmdaltp,
Brilliant, Penelope, Thames, Bacchus, and Hebe) have beon
launched. One of these ships, the Redoubtable, was broken
up in 1841 ; three, the Vindictive, Amazon, and Daedalus, were
cut down in 1832 and 1844; and one, the Brilliant, is cutting
down. The Penelope, as is well known to nautical readers,
was converted, in 1843, into a steam-frigate, and is now at
sea, in good condition. The remaining five vessels, the
Anson, Thames, Minotaur, Hebe, and Bacchus, were turned
into hulks and receiving ships in 1843, 1844, 1842, 1836, and
1839. All the ships mentioned as altered or cut down, are
reported to be in good condition. The total cost of the hulls
of all the vessels enumerated in this return amounted as
follows :—The Redoubtable, 74, to 86,049/. ; the Vindictive,
74, to 81,5401. ; the Amazon, 42, to 42,920/. ; the Daedalus,
42, to 35,0091, ; the Brilliant, 42, to 49,803/. ; the Penelope,
42, to 54,729/. ; the Anson, 74, to 88,7621. ; the Thames, 42,
to 47,0511. ; the Minotaur, 74, to 76,662/. ; the Bacchus, 42,
to 34,961/, ; and the Ilebe, 42, to 32,484/. The return is
signed by W. Symonds, the Surveyor-General of the Ad-
miralty, and is dated the 27th of March last.
OPENING OP OXFORD-STREET EAST.—Yesterday
a portion of the new street, called Oxford-street East, was
thrown open for the passage of vehicles. The whole line will
be opened in the course of a few weeks.
FATAL STEAM BOAT ACCIDENT OFF LIMEHOUSZ.
—On Thursday evening an inquest was held at the Eight
Bells, Church-street, Greenwich, before Mr. C. J. Carttar,
on view of the body of John Williams, aged ten years, who
met his death on the steamer Waterman 5, in consequence
of being knocked down by the bowsprit of a billy-boy, which
came across the bows of the steamer on Tuesday last, as de-
scribed in The Sun of the following day. The jury, after a
consultation of nearly an hour, returned a verdict of acci-
dental death, accompanied with a suggestion that captains of
steam-boats should to the utmost give way to all vessels
under canvass or otherwise, although in the present in-
stance the captain of Waterman 5, perhaps, did all that he
could do under the circumstances ; and they only wished
the Directors of the Steam-packet Company to communicate
such observations to the captain of No. 5 Waterman, without
imputation of the slightest nature. Mr. Newbon, of Ward-
robe-place, Doctors'-commons, solicitor to the Company,
said he should make known to the Directors the sentiments
so expressed by the jury.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—FIVE LIVES LOST.
—A deplorable accident happened on Tuesday last, within a
few miles of the coast-guard station at Mainport, near Ful
mouth. One of the coast-guard men named Barnes took his
family, consisting of three sons and daughter, in a boat for
an excursion along the beach. On returning home and
rounding the point from Falmouth, a heavy squall caught
the sail and instantly capsized the boat, when the whole
party were thrown into the water, and drowned before assist-
ance sould reach them.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES

(THIS DAY.)

Grout) X.
The Committee met again this day at twelve o'clock, ford
Courtenay in the chair, and proceeded with the adjourned in-
quiry into

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THE LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.
Mr. T. Walker, of the firm of 13. W. Cooke and Co., bankers,
at Doncaster, examined by Mr. Dension—The London and York
line would confer considerable advantage on the town of Don.
caster. The inhabitants were all favourable to the scheme.
The London and York line would not only enable the mer-
chants and traders to keep their present trade, but it wculd
materially increase that trade. There were three meetings held
at Doncaster in favour of the line. The first was not so

strongly in favour of it as the -last two meetings. --The
second meeting was held on the sth of March last, and the
feeling was unanimous in favour of the undertaking. The
last meeting was held on the 17th of March, which was sub-
sequent to the report of the Board of Trade reporting against
the line: The town was in a great state of excitement.
Never remembered so strong a feeling in favour of any other
public undertaking. The meeting came to very strong reso-
lutions, and the town resolved to memorialise the Board of
Trade on the subject. The London and York was the only line
that could confer advantage on Doncaster. It was not unfavour-
able in any one point. There is a sweeping extension of an-
other line intended, which is known as the Leeds and Selby,
and the Direct North Midland line. It would cross several
important thoroughfares, which would greatly impede the
traffic of the highway and endanger the safety of the public.
That line would not confer anything like the advantage of
the London and York line.

Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT—Between Selby and
Rotherham there was a considerable traffic. There
are coaches from Doncaster to and from Swinton and
Sheffield. The railways, however, left them but a very few
coaches. Never took a leading part in favour of a line be-
tween Gainsborough and Swinton. Attended a meeting in
1844, at Gainsborough. It was a meeting called for the pur-
pose of forwarding aline of railway from Gainsborough, there-
by connecting that place, the city of Lincoln and Doncaster,
with the North Midland Railway at Swinton. Did not
support resolutions passed at the meeting. 'Was sent there
to watch the proceedings on the part of the Town Council of
Doncaster. Did not go there in a postchaise—went on his
own horse, and alone.

Mr. TArloT—You say you took no part in the proceedings ;
now, is not this extract from the local paper a correct report,
as it more materially affects you :
" William Sharpe, Esq., moved—' fhat the verbal report
made to this meeting, by George Stephenson, Esq , of a line
of railway from Gainsborougb, southward to the city of
Lincoln, and westward by Doncaster to Swinton on the
North Midland Railway, be approved and adopted by this
meeting.'

" Mr. Stark seconded the motion, and in doing so recited
some of the preliminary proceedings referred to by the
Chairman, and in which he, Mr. S., with others, had taken
an active part. After so much labour, to see so respectable
a meeting afforded him great satisfaction. He believed not
only that the railway would be of great service to the town,
but that it would be the only means of saving it from that
decay with which it was threatened, and which had already
commenced.

" Mr. Bellwood thought the present meeting was prema-
ture ; that Gainsborough Lad no right to take a decided step
until Lincoln had pronounced in favour of one or other of the
lines, and he moved as an amendment, that a Committee be
appointed to watch the proceedings of the various railsyay
projects connected with Gainsborough.
"John Walker, Esq., banker, of Doncaster, claimed the
attention of the meeting.
" Chairman—Are you going to second the motion ?
"Mr. Walker—No, Sir John.—(Laughter.)
" Mr. Bellwood—The town is not hero. The meeting has
not been properly convened.
" Chairman—lt has been advertised.

" Mr. Bellwood—lt is self-elected.—(Laughter.)
" Chairman (pleasantly)—Surely the gentlemen here can
pledge themselves if they choose, to any particular line. The
meeting is not illegal, I presume ?
" Mr. Walker—l understand Mr. Stephenson to say there
are two points of junction with the North Midland proposed,
the one at Darfield, the other at Swinton. I would suggest
that it be at or near Swinton.

" Edward Sandars, Esq., supported the proposition, which
was approved by the meeting.
" Mr. Stephenson, in reply to Mr. Walker, said he proposed
Darfield with the view of making a more direct communica-
tion with the Manchester and Leeds, and entirely to obviate
the necessity for the Lincoln and Wakefield line. Taking
the interests of all parties into consideration, it is their
interest to go to Darfield instead of Wakefield.
" The Chairman—The resolution now stands at or near
S winton.'

" Mr. Stephenson—lf the other line is persevered in, we
cannot go to Darlield. But I want to do away with that line
altogether.
" The resolution, as amended, being adopted."
I believe you will allow that to be a fair report.
Witness—lt is correct, as far as I can remember.
Mr. TALBOT—I believe the press materially increased that
excitement of the town of Doncaster which yeu told us had
taken place after the report of the Board of Trade against
the London and York line? Witness—l cannot say, I be-
lieve they write about it.

Mr. TALBOT—I believe so, too—they keep the steam up
pretty fairly. Is not one of your partners in the bank at
Doncaster in the habit of writing for one of the local papers?
Witness—l believe he does now and then, I can't say po-
sitively.
Mr. TALBOT—No doubt he throws in a spicy leader or so
now and then. Are you not the bankers of the London and
York ? Witness—We have been, but there is no account
now in our hands.—(Laughter.)
The witness was briefly cross-examined by Mr. COCKBURN
on behalf of the Direct Northern scheme.

Another witness was then called ; but, after a few minutes'
examination, the Committee adjourned till Monday.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDDENT.)
The Newmarket Second Spring Meeting was productive of
more sport than was anticipated. The fields were respectable
in number, and the races well contested. Alice Hawthorn's
place in the Suffolk Stakes was rather unaccountable, con-
sidering the manner in which she was backed, and I must
say I was much surprised at it The distance I suppose was
not far enough for her to choke off the light weights, still I
imagined even with 9st. 91b. she had pace in her enough to
make them all safe. However I must not complain, as
Queen Mab, which I selected for a winner, in the event of
Alice not going, or winning, finished two lengths in front of
all the others,—thus confirming the opinion I expressed of
her merits. Prologue, I wrote on Monday, would beat all the
three-year-olds; ha did so, and was placed third. The
matches and sweepstakes came off exactly as I anticipated.
For a wonder the result of the Rowley Mile Plate made no
alteration in the Derby betting.
The Manchester Meeting furnished sport of an excellent
character. I am convinced in a few years these races will
equal Chester in importance. By a reference to my pre-
vious letter it will be seen I had not miscalculated the merits
of the horses engaged in the various stakes. For the Gold
Cup and Race•course Cup I was first and second with the
Best of Three, Hooton, Philip, and David. For the Filly
Stakes and Kensal Stakes I was also first with Marian
Ramsay, while for the Free Handicap and Victoria Stakes
I was second with Ambition and Thalia. While the Best of
Three turned out as I said he would, the best of those
engaged in the Broughton Stakes.
The near approach of the Derby, and the announcement
of so many Derby Sweeps to be drawn next week, induces
me to think an analysis of the performances of those horses
now in the market may not prove unacceptable or uninte-
resting. To this year's Derby there are 140 subscribers,
thirteen less than to the preceding one. The field, I imagine,
will not consist of above 22 or 23, and will ,number in it
Idas, Weatherbit, Cobweb colt, Newsmonger, Pam, Old
England, Alarm, Wood Pigeon, Miss Whip colt, Doleful,
Titmouse,
.Gwalior, by Samercand, Sutlej, The Libel, Pan-
tasa, Mentor, Cabin-boy, Worthless, Young Eclipse, Minikin
colt, Winchester, Freeman, and perhaps Clear-the-Way.
Besides these, above twenty other horses have been backed
occasionally, so that the betters round have no great reason
to complain.
As a matter of course, I commence with the favourite.
Idas is a bay colt, by Liverpool, out of Marpessa, and the
property of Lord Stradbroke. He came into the market im-
mediately after Evenus won the Cambridgeshire, and during
the winter was quietly backed at 16 to 1 to win a large stake.
Just previous to the Craven Meeting an idea of his merits
seems to have been discovered, for he rose to 9 to 1, and
after he had walked over for a 100 sous. Sweepstakes, and
defeated Wood Pigeon, as little as 5 to 1 was taken about
him. At the First Spring Meeting he won the Two Thou-
sand Guineas Stakes in a canter, beating Worthless, Win-
chilsea, Wood Pigeon, and Paultons. As Worthless had won
twice at Bath, and Winchilsea carried off the two Riddles-
worths and the Column, Idas at once rose to 2 to 1, at
which price he has been backed fur a very large sum of money.
For the information of those who have not seen him, I add
that he stands full sixteen hands, and combines with beau-
tiful symmetry great muscle and powerful limbs. His stride
too is as extraordinary as his temper is good. He is trained
by Ludlow, Lord Stradbroke's private trainer, who has ex-
cellent means of trying his capabilities with Evenus, con-
fessedly the speediest horse of the day for a mile and three-
quarters. Idas's party is, I admit, a small one,
but consists of the aristocracy of the ring, such
as Captain Rous (the best handicapper and match-
maker in England), the Duke of Bedford, &c.,—all
of whom have backed him freely. As I shall treat
of the Derby again I shall say nothing now about his chance,
but merely observe that if Nat is unable to ride him George
Edwards will have the mount, and those who recollect how
he won the Derby with Phosphorous, beating Caravan and
Arthur Paris by a head, must admit he could not be in better
hands.
Weatherbit, by Sheet Anchor, out of Miss Letty, the
winner ( the Oaks in 1837, has never yet appeared in public,
consequently his good qualities can only be a matter of con-
jecture. From the manner, however, in which he has been
supported by his owner, Mr. Gully—confessedly one of th e best,
ifnot the very best judge of racing in England, and the excellent
schoolmaster he has in St. Lawrence, people should be care-
ful how they oppose him. He is considered to be the best
of John Day's lot, and will be ridden by young John. His
present price is Bto 1. Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel next
claims my attention. He is got by Pantaloon, out of Pas-
quinade by Camel, was at 40 to 1 until he started for the
Cheshire St. Ledger, when from the clever manner in which
he defeated his horses, he rose to 11 to I. He then went back
to 16 to 1, but rallied again, and has plenty of friends at 11
to 1. He is trained by Wadlow, the trainer of Intrepid,
Sweetmeat and the Ironmaster, and from the manner in
which he brought these animals to the post, I have no doubt
but that The Libel's condition will be such as to give satis-
faction to his backers. I now come to Pam, the property of
Lord Chesteifield, and trained by Taylor, his Lordship's
stud-groom. He is brother to E 0, and is got by Emelius
out of Ophelia ; has never started but once, when he beat
Lord Glasgow's colt, by Velocipede, out of Miss Whip, at
Doncaster, by a neck. I do not think, however, that this
performance is good enough to warrant his being backed even
at 15 to 1. Mr. Gully's Old England, by some thought to be
better than Weatherbit, finds supporters at 17 to 1. He is
by Mulatto out of Fortress; ran exceedingly well as a two-

t

year •old, having won the New Stakes, beating a field 0
horses—the July Stakes at Newmarket July Meeting—the
Steppingly Stakes at the Second October Mceting—ard a
Sweepstakes in the Houghton Meeting; in each race hcatiog
colts of sonic character; but I hear from very good au-
thority that his legs are not in as good order as they •should
be, and that has been the reason of his not starting t.)l*
any
race previous to the Derby. He is matched against - Alarm
for 500 sows. at the Newmarket Second October Meeting,
giving him 51bs., which looks as if Mr. Gully did not think
lightly of his merits.
On Monday I shall continue my Derby analysis, and touch
on the Gorhambury Meeting,
London, May 18.

TELEGRAPH.

EGLINTON PARK RACES.—TIII.7ItSDAY.
The Milton Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p. with 50 added ;
winner to be sold for 2001, &c. Once round. '
Capt. Boyd's Sara, aged. ....... 1
. . (Mr H. Johnstone)
Lord Eglinton's Fitzjames, 4 yrs... ..................... A
Mr. H. Johnstone's The Bat, 6 yrs .................... W...... 1
5
3
The Stewards' Cup, by subs. of 20 sovs. each, 10 It,
only if declared, with 100 added. One mile and a half.
Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 4 yrs .........(Captain Williams) 1
2
Lord Eglinton's Aristides, 5 yrs
Capt. BON d's Dog Billy, 4 yrs ...................... ....75 aide......
d.
The Hydropathic Stakes of 7 soya. each, with
One mile and a half.
Lord Waterford's Firefly, 6 yrs (Owner) 1
Lord Eglinton's Opera, aged .................................... 2
A Free Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, one wile,
was won by Lara ; and the Forced Handicap, of 7 sovs. each,
by Brevity, beating several others.
--

MANCHESTER RACES--ThultsDAY.
Q f 21b
Plate of 50/. ; three years old, 6st 121 b; four years,--
alloWea
five years, Est 101 b ; six years and aged, 9st ; wares
3lbs. Heats, one mile and a half. 1
Mr. Worthington's Dr. Husband, 4 yrs (Marlow) 2
Mr. Dawson's T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs 3
..................... 2 3
Mr. Ilornby's g g, by Stumps, 4 yrs ........................

Nl' on easy.
MANCHESTER RA.CES—FRIDAY.
added.
The Broughton Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 30 1"1"
Mile and three quarters. 1
Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three, 4 yrs (Hutchinson) 2
Mr. Dawson's Montgomerie, 3 yrs .........................
Mr. Osborne's Bedale, illr. Hesseltine's Guano, And 31r
•
Hornsey's Stittenham were not placed. h 10 ftv
Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. WIC
and sif declared. One mile and a quarter. 1
Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs .................. Coy)
Mr. Buckley's David, 6 yrs ....................................... ;
Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 5
yrs ....................................
Poussin, 5 yrs, and Dr. Husband, 4 yrs, also ran; railsis
Plate of 50/. ; winner to be sold for 150/. Heats, tvi
a 1 1
Mr. Meiklam's Poussin, 5 yrs a dis,
(Hutchinson) 1 4 g
Mr. Dawson's T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs ..................... ; 3 3
Mr. Robinson's Wasp, aged .............................. 2 2 dr
Mr. Palmer's Betsy Bird, 5 yrs ...........................
11

THE GREAT RUNNING
AT SLOUGH. AO Oil/
The following is a fuller account of this exciting r ,„Ari
rd' •
we were enabled to give in our paper ot the
ntry,
immense number of persons from all parts of the COd tiva
eluding nearly the whole of the officers of the re'nr;iot,
regiments in garrison at Windsor, Hounslow, lialnAPt:y
and the metropolis, arrived at an early hour yesteloot rs'"
ing at Slough, for the purpose of witnessing the .thio Or°
against time, for a man to run twenty miles ,14:1 „Testes/
hours, which has created for the last ten weeks tUv *circles.
interest in the metropolitan and provincial sporting
captain
The terms of the match were as follow :--A sport/11foot with
in the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), wagered 2001. t° t slotigt4
Mr. Bragg, the proprietor of the North Star Inn,
that he (Mr. B.) could not find a man who would, otl_tg; the
(yesterday) the 16th May, run twenty miles in two in,u..(70 tbe
man, of course, to be named previously to the start.
03."pli,bed•
nature of the extraordinary undertaking to be acc°o, up op
the betting, and that to a considerable extent, w 2to 1 '1"
Thursday afternoon, 5 to 3, and in most instances.
time. But it having become known that Ma2rBelll,), sda
North Star"), who beat Davis (" the Welshr?,aurisce, it
Jackson (" the American Deer"), in a one nuil.r. Drat
Slough, a few weeks since, had been selected bY instr
after a severe and successful training, toperforrVand 101
the odds against time were considerably reduce° wsj 004
before the start yesterday morning the bettins.... high
6 to 4 agst Maxfield, with but very few t l's"the
ground selected for the match was one Mile 19000iderill
a
road between Slough and Maidenhead, which, C cenl.;
nineteen " turns" had to be taken by the rut:sool;s
plete the 20 miles, was supposed to be greatly to
,vng on s-
tage. From the immense sums which were depedow-
chr°rilat
r
result the ground was strictly measured, and preciskai
ters were sent from town to " keep the time. beaut,A
half-past ten o'clock Maxfied (who appeared jela, the
condition, and in full confidence of winning) sta 'hacked Tie,
"off" being perform
edithe gallant captain
As Maxfield
is
he match in most stun iv aloe, w.
and as this is, we are informed, the first itpl_l'ihe Otis
extraordinay undertaking has been accomphs",..,o wile° "
ing account of the time in which each of the
gone over may interest our sporting readers • 0,000
The first 2 miles 10 minutes L.'s.-
5 "
„ 4 miles 21
12
~ 6 miles 32 If 34 0
8 miles 43 16 "
„ 10 miles 55 "
22 0
12 miles 1 hour 7 38 "
14 miles 1 , 19 19 0
16 miles 1 „'
f,
32 tt 21 1/
18 miles 1 „ 45 id per.
„ 20 miles 1 , 58 t lifax°
From this statement, it w' ill be seen t a I,alf uncle!
formed the twenty miles in one minuted very
hours. During the race the odds fluetal
eld APPea're et
At the end of the sixteenth mile, PA-
siderably distressed; but whether -11
he race several 01
is Impossible to say. At this point of t
of 5 to 2 were laid against him. At the end 0"
nd on accorPthe eight
I;it
mile he appeared considerably iinproveu, a~ 00744 ed
ing the 20th he was apparently quite fresh'
tevoolo
s
little symptoms of fatigue. He was inned,,,it, secodnt oat
t was feigned or n __-
to the North Star, and put to bed. When L"--„ worm; gp
dispatched, last evening, he was, to use his °W"“ "tif
aownnedcl el
wdaaustreeirn:gerbtyhheemraeNsac'aenss;
oihnfuathsiwspoalusifgese.u:p'
wplhilieidleelihweeviisleal‘opaw•bh4r.-
full speed.
.40'

LO ii. w,i,
LONDON, CHATHAM AND NORTH 1.1.1°„„" IS„,OI39_„WiF
—Yesterday a special meeting of the above yThre'-'4°.
held at the Hall of Commerce, Thradneedle-900" -her nt-
h fart beert
a report from the Directors, and to adopt sii.c- having A sbe,
sores as might appear necessary. The chart--- resat of
taken by Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, the secret% 29alitri
report, which stated that, at a meeting held on 004/10
January,their
Biil itt
ohatdhbeemenonaage roefedc thatonn otnhaeysslioonuotwoutiavrlidwthoisPottbgsdu: istijotaigarais,teitobl
, n
Board of Trade had reported against their 1in,e.,,, bdiattigehs
sceuxocpmeeemuusifetustleole:: etnoadntehdaavtogrulariinndggi
ntgot,optash
the
tahercooungdh trheae
alit bproeoaiLjurd,
limited to the sum of 103. per share. The,' pistsraeci bi
pany had been unsuccessful, awnhdileitthvet
trnt
hhieet
tset.n
dTi
n Committeehgeocrthdhaeari
Chairman
a:
nme
saidil2 limitation
iCommittee,
eeh that,
2m:11313011d be It tog 1 i tb 8 f
enable them successfully to prosecute the Bill '',„ illist all
in addition_Led thre.,ol
had heard in the report, though they had _PT° the Veil
proeeetieu.„„2 to 483
reading, they had not spent one-half of th_e;triors sobliti to
they were limited ; and should they not be f°'` ply lia gr.
to obtain their Bill the Shareholders would beff.,orf. 4010
LtloienseaxvpeennlsoeNs.edin, caunrrdedparb.eborrnetythesee2eth.e ohfe.dfisPtpot,_thebw:vtbc:
oleaPefamarrtoprohnvi
through
a Pm' ..i of aiii
nsdtßAihtoTeanuovtiolf:ladcnepeimontsomiutssitleythf
forld btehaplpancrepdsaet
of
.7
tia,,irryi
eolleig
otot, sibs,
Parliament. The resolution was vot
anepf
drOt
LothiandrodF.
al i l
nyi
G.';,' eel lnn Erc
serge
and
r ne REV.Cook,a c
, ew De
ewt 1 tdo which a 1 e .
I)
rt.,
al 0
de r
I, t
oe v
et;
Thanks haling be t t'll
...ere #s
Chairman, the meeting separated.
___Wre ,-,, des`
icCnholoast:to.krig4tetee:fotllersrt;.t.t
jos.A0:1:
the gotleo for ,
elects cooir Igo et/
tmonor,nwinasg. yesterday Dr.
lCtdel:mneegwkSisenorytoiodelidsotithe acknowledged leader of ti!,...r the la.sol Ee'''
in the Established Church of Scotland, anord polltiotl,:r.
teen years Professor of Moral Philosophy
I der alldedloo
nomy in the United College of St. Sa ‘1 .1 reaCh.,./al
nerd's, St. Andrew's. The Rev. Doctor liar 70....
vanced age, being, we believe, oPwards ° i. PIZ
Witness, May 14. itrsl. to '''
C01314° Kell° 0,01
THE CHARGE OF PASSING A
....Jo re - 00 Ltd
REIGN AT THE FREE-TRADE BAZAAIt• oat °II to 11",r10
charge preferred at Bow-street Police-es.lrpriog n..,
evening against Mr. Richard White for I.7xse o fansot 1,:,,
a piece resembling a sovereign in the foraPwropear se!rig
at the bazaar in Covent-garden Theatret_itatioa ;it Oil 0
token produced was not a counterfeit nr nsintints.:A for be
reign, as had been represented by the conldy ok.eTto inhos
their evidence, but a medal such as arstriornaglee :;10%
in Trafalgar-square and other Rublic
west-end of town, none of which in the s
...alig„ moo
lightest hot bs ot
anya lik resemblance
obfl ahnecrei‘tioa
jteha
teyc current eonnte coine 11/ifidt he
4_,..i:it5....,. wog oieFriee,
on horseback on the reverse. The Ineidaltwis"loo.; 'Plot i;
the magistrate previous to giving b‘,sobserlia'°t to at'
sequence of his omitting to make ani_a atteinr,s, ,_OO
tke charge assumed the character oyess..ot tbe G ire P, ,
base or counterfeit sovereign, which :50/r./ 'top Vi. 106
THE GREAT BRITAIN ST the ilifoll3l_,.l I tor t 01/
much pleasure in stating, through _leg dirrigoet,',o
T Mall"' aro (.`
friend, that Captain Claxton, R.'s., visite , 'tie! tor'
Great Western Steam-ship Company' „lice ialthe chri-diog
Saturday, with the view of selecting S.l,,ed by
_OOO.O ot
Britain steam-ship to lie at, it being inrwel".: 01 .°0011):( of
to give the inhabitants of these t‘ovinn; i d
this tbe 1,13?
neighbourhood an opportunity of vie.
intends for or s
ships. The 15th ofJune is the day IPL°flace for at
her arrival here, and Mr. Gill's pier the l'' ke°
4re br° 130'
bitten.—Plymouth Journal. tive -- ford, tea
A A tftle
FIRB AT DEPTFORD.-2-,. ~.es
_t pept. Aestr? ~,
marboiunfig:c.illitastite?.ll'l3 ePPIIII4O
withinshortly
the
efosrheo onert
spaceo'clock
of this
half
the extensive premises known as the -nrut of t'it overut of
house, situate in Tanner-street,
causedleadir„ gre.t lytton out
Broadway. The conflagration
i Berea
s generscerie °lutes°
metropolis, and thereby Oceas-na, __.., h the xrd ea pre
brigade engines, but ere they coula rlce deck-fo.so pr°.
tation the building was in ruins- •
with t enelindia
were present, which were worked
__ gees
.. to
vented the flames from extending to ion tyre
perty. No lives were lost.rob bao
thiTphreeeriese appears
chara e t e
rto
in b
which
bsi
co r em
r.' i siPeb eP
fl a Sc
t!,..°3 iiir e,r 0
cot 11
rte. 1 ceod.:
turned from Texas to this country'. it may b. 7.0 of lele,
gra'rge dAirs 01 f sattle'attj'
lieve, simply these :_Mr. Smith
up to a very few months ago,
__ abseoce. ,vg
fr .
.0 to
both in London and Paris. After,„a.t'renuest be noroj.
from Texas he solicited his recal.
..rir_ th' Teseitiltd 0(; tho
he left England. He was replaced io , a
A torae.7-- eiones, wh.„e Oa
Europe by General Terrell, late idea ts roseTieetlf
This appointment was made b,y Presider on; cooeg jos!
Congress of Texas was not in het
Setre, an „p.. to.
thereflieli!ea.lt sod
co. vow 0
dheidcaimmet rie.ociedi.ve
pthreesaidpepnrotv
jaolnoesf ttrel:oo,
Mr. Ashbel Smith, and that ne of tP e
has not arrived in any special
as
„urchSse_`; 230,0 v"
We hear that Sir K. Peel Bo' rho 5.. w . to
• e for • gion
sumes the ordinary diplomatic fart_itoer.
_1
the
~to
of Closeburn, in Durafriesshir , 1015 04011
Glasgow Courier.
.oulribouisslo then* hOO
t_. given
Psein the • iter
The Duke of Sutherland n.Dtgont
...._posc
odfesTrentham, the
hareswh e
where
en
tthheey
rear with so itt
Gazette.reader win les no> es
, co
coin
INCENDIARISM.--01IF force for this hi c 00,.. this
faction, that the constabulary _formation
_ioeed
eie'd, is
possession of most important ivoilfelly ecesoare sir
tra.Teil
with a number of the late fires '
ted Parties aged itiareetie
county, and that several suspecr._.tely engt Jost 0%1,0:4;
faarnire in)
custody. The force have beent p r,i'd bo9‘ti_e au Otters .
the authors of the diabolical ac s. kl
corlY''','rties cTrool31"
in obtaining information which eel
.8 the p
_iii be
tenvaeyr stmecargeLl3e-,ssuoochnearctosralraeterefftehcatpeir..etvitors w
tojustice.—Cheimaford Chranicle,

who was at that time at the head of the_
Board of Trade, and he had from private communica-
tion reason to believe that it was not that gentl,-3inan%
:intention to have stopped there, for he foresaw that as
railway projects were introduced some further regain
Lions would have to be adopted. He should, therefor,,
wove that the cause of which he had given notice
sbouid form one of the standing orders of the House.
Should experience prove that this was unnecessary, it
could be very easily rescinded. The lion. Member
then moved that a clause be added to the Bill
authorising the Railway Department of the
Board of Trade to the following effect :
be it further enacted, that nothing herein contained
shAll be deemed or construed to exempt the railway by
this or the said recited Acts authorised to be made from
the provisions of any general Act relating to such Bills,
or of any general Act relating to railways, which may
beredter pass during the present or any future session
of Parliament, and that the said resolution be a standing
order of this House.
Mr. GISBORNE objected to these frequent attempts
at patching up the standing orders.
Mr. DARBY thought the motion ought to be ad-
journed to a more convenient time.
Mr. HAWES thought a longer notice of the motion
ought to have been given, and that the motion ought to
be brought forward in a faller House. He would sug-
gest that the motion should be deferred for a week.
Sir G. CLERK hoped his Hon. Friend would adopt
the suggestion of the Hon. Member for Lambeth. He
(Sir G. Clerk) had only that moment heard of the
motion.

Mr. LABOLICAERE agreed with the principle of the
motion, but thought it ought to be postponed to a mote
convenient period.
Mr. GLADSTONE recommended his lion. Friend to
defer the motion.

The motion was then withdrawn, and Mr. S. WORT
LEY gave notice that he should renew it next week.
DUBLIN AND MULLINGAR RAILWAY.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. O'Brien, appeared at
the bar, in his official robes, and presented a petition in
favour of the Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone Railway
Bill.

MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY.
On the motion of Mr. ENTWISLE, the Manches-
ter and Liverpool Railway Bill was read a second time.
BIRMINGHAM, GLOUCESTER, AND WORCES-