The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-19 00:00:00

FRIDAY.

The Hurdle Stakes of 10 sous.each, and 25 added, list 71b
each ; the winner to be sold for 3001., &c. Heats, one mile
and a half.
Mr. Jenkins' Lycurgus, list 71b (Byrne) 1 1
Mr. W. Taylor's Nora Creina (late Kate Kearney),

I Ist 91b-
Mr. Holman's Flight, list 71b
Mr. I. Day's Preissnitz, list 71b
Mr. R. E. Clarke's Little Robert, list 121 b
Mr. Tollitt's Sister to Ferneley, list 21b

Won very easy.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRA.
COVENTRY, 1844.

Nominations for the Trial Stakes.—Ben-y-Ghlo, 4 yrs—
Ninety-one, 3 yrs—Moustache, 3 yrs—Celeste, 3 yrs--Queen
of the Gipsies, 4 yrs—Aurungzebe, 4 yrs—Venus, 4 yrs—br c
by Muley Moloch, dam by Velocipede, 3 yrs.
Handicap of 10 sovs. each, hft if declared March I.
David, 5 yrs, Bst 111b—Chance, aged, Bst 101b—Jessica, 6 yrs,
ist 1 11b—Fama, 6 yrs, 7st 111b—Jack, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b
Pickwick, aged, 7st 71b—The Curate, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Tippoo,
aged, ist 61b—Aurungzebe, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Celeste, 3 yrs,
6st 71b.
The City Stakes.—Akeley, 4 yrs—Europe, 4 vrs—Niobe,
3 yrs—Exciseman, 4 yrs—The Major, 5 yrs--Snitterfield,
6 yrs—Chance, aged.
A Silver Cup with a Handicap of 3 sovs. each. Two miles.
—Utica, 4 yrs, Bst 71b—The Major, 5 yrs, Bst 21b—Tickle,
5 yrs, Bst.
Nominations for the Hurdle Stakes.—Ballugana, Peter
Simple, Mudlark, Roulette, Councillor.

FIRST REPQRT from the SELECT

COMMITTEE on RAILWAYS.
The Select Committee appointed to consider whether any
and what new provisions ought to be introduced into such
Railway Bills as may come before this House during the
present or future sessions, for the advantage of the public
and the improvement of the railway system, and likewise to
consider whether any and what changes ought to be made in
the Standing Orders relating to Railways, and who were
empowered to report their opinion thereon from time to time
to the House ;—have considered the matter referred to them,
and have agreed to the following Report :
Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee that
the following clause be inserted in all the Railway Bills now
coming before, or passing through Parliament"; viz.,
" And 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 pro.
visions of any general Act of-Parliament, or of any general
Act relating to Railways which may pass during the present
or any future session of Parliament."

THE FARMERS.—This class of individuals little
think how cunningly and fast the landlords are tying their
hands behind them, with the pro-corn-law petitions ; but
they will, when too late, discover the artful trap which was
laid for them, and exclaim, " Save us from our friends."

INCOME-TAX.—It is a positive fact that surveyors
and some others, have not yet been compensated for their
vast anxiety and labour in the performance of their duties,
under the Income-tax Act, for the first year, which ended
April last. This is not the best way to stimulate them in a
continuance of energy, nor rewarding public duty.

The distress and want of employment among
the poor of Sunderland continues to exist to as great an
extent as at any period during the late general stagnation of
trade. This fact is rendered indisputable by the returns of
the relieving officers of those chargeable to the parish for
their entire or partial support. From the last report, we ob-
serve the number of poor in the Union Workhouse was 262,
and the out-door poor 5,302, making a total of 5,564 of the
inhabitants, or considerably more than one-tenth of the en-
tire population, in a state of pauperism. This is a most
lamentable state of things, when a sum of money exceeding
15,0001. per annum is absorbed in such a town as Sunder-
land by the poors'-rate alone.—Newcastle Advertiser.
INCENDIARY FIRES.—On Tuesday morning last
another of those detestable outrages which have, to the
county's disgrace, been lately too common, was committed at
Foston, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. A wheat stack (con-
taining the produce of 11 acres) which was standing in a field
about a mile from the village, was discovered to be on fire at
about six o'clock. Assistance was immediately obtained, but
no efforts on the part of the villagers could prevent the de-
struction of the whole. The stack, which was the property
of Mr. John Watkinson, was fortunately insured.
THE EARL OF CARLISLE.—The last accounts from
Castle Howard give a more favourable report of the condition
of the noble invalid.

The party assembled at the seat of Mr. Fergusson,
at Pitfour, in the Highlands of Scotland, intended to have
separated at the commencement of the present month ; but
in consequence of the roads being impassable, arising from
the heavy fall of snow, they were still detained there.
A deputation from the Joint-stock Banks waited,
by . appointment, on Sir Robert Peel on Saturday, at the
Right Hon. Baronet's official residence in Downing-street.
.THE NEW, SILVER. COINAGE.—The workmen at
the Royal. Mint:. are daily at work in striking off the new
silver coinage, a considerable amount, of which has been sent
to the Bank of England within the last few days. The
panic respecting the light • gold currency having subsided,
the Governor and Company of the Bank of England will
shortly give notice that they will issue the new silver coinage
at the Bullion-office in exchange for the old coinage of
George 111., George IV., and Willian IV., which are so de-
faced from wear and tear and deficient in weight. The
public will not in any way be losers by the calling in of
the old silver, arrangements having been made between the
Government and the Bank to that effect. A very large
quantity of the new coinage has been sent off by railway
since Monday to the different branch banks in the manu-
facturing and agricultural districts of England,,Wales„ and
Scotland. As the Bank receives it, the clWii-6141114VCit so
defaced as not to be re-issued, and it will be,relneltilA the
Mint. The quantity of bullion at present in -the Bank is
nearly 16,000,000 sterling—a larger amount than for many
years.
GARWAY.—One day last week a fine large Is amon
was caught in the trap at Garway Mill, in the river Non-. 1
now. This noble fish must have leaped ,110- less thaUoiren
weirs, before arriving :at the place where it.was.taken; and!'
the fact of a salmon being found in the ;Itreifiliw is,•we.,imi.-
assured by a most experienced disciiilo.'alsaali/W,4ltvope
without precedent.—Hereford Tinto.
• : t r