The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-29 00:00:00

SPORTING INTE LIGENC%.
EGHAM RACES—YESTERDAY. 0
The last day at Egham, with tie Queen's rhae,,
leading feature, has usually delighted in that 'reo
abused adjective "grand," and hitherto has been tl
,ively patronised by " the million." We cannot SI,
such was the case yesterday ; by an alteratioß_
customs: y order of running, the Queen's Plate vi
Surrey tnd Middlesex Stakes changed days, !lied
'atter, owing to some untoward and unloo`oi
circumstances, having proved an entire failure, theo
nothing in the list at all calculated to attract el
sporting or " miscellaneous" public. In coy
the attendance was not much more 11°— t
than on Tuesday ; the sport was inferior
the betting flat beyond parallel. In .10,117 j
the managers, we should add, that they
they could to make sport, and if they did net ,50
w tte extent of their wishes, they have the satw,l
~f knowing that their exertions were appreels,o,
those on whose behalf they officiated ; as an 01,3,.
proof we may mention that the stewardship Ob.'
year has been accepted by Sir Charles Slings, 4:
Fel:x Booth, and James Ramsbottam, Esq., and '#
veral names are down for the handicap. Tbstd
commenced at two o'clock, and, by a little be 11
serl ance of time than marked the proceedings 013
day, was got through by five.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added,b,lo/
County Members. The winner to be sold for 2u"
&c. Heats, one mile. (6 Subscibers.)
Mr. Coleman's Devil-among-the-Tailors, 5 yrs, I
Bst 111 b (Coleman)
Mr. Belchin's Epaulette, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b .........
Mr. M‘Ghie's Arethusa, 3 yrs, Est 91b .........
Lord G. Bentinck's Alva, 3 yrs, Est 91b ...... !sni
The first heat was one by a length, the sec'
three, and the third by two.
The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, of 25 sor
15 ft, and 5 only if declared ; with 50 added'
miles and a distance. (16 Subs., 12 of whom derZ)
Mr. Ramsbottom's Pine Apple, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (7-„,
Mr. S. Scott's The Whaler, 4 yrs, 7st 41b........
6 to 4 on Pine Apple, who waited on the light bf
and after a show of a race for a few strides WOO
a length. The Whaler ran out a little near the t sr:
The Egham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added;di
7st ; 4 yrs, Bst 41b ; 5 yrs, Bst 101 b ; 6 yrs
9st 11b. Mares,, &c., allowed 31b. Horses ths'e,;(
started twice and not won, allowed Mb. Winners,
Heats, one mile and a half. (8 Subs.) ,
Mr. Osbaldestone's Esrick, 3 yrs (Pigott) '
Mr. Thompson's g by Hindoo, 5 yrs
Mr. 9 Rush's ch g by Plenipo, 4 yrs
Lord G. Bentinck's Proof Print, 5 yrs
Mr. C. Brooke's Dean Swift, 6 yrs _ _

Lord Verulam's fby Economist, out of Co- o
Ii
rumbia, 3 yrs
The first heat was won in a canter by two leild
the Corumbia filly a bad third. The second bp
won cleverly by a length ; Hindoo a respectable will)
The Royal !Juke Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ftivepi
added for the beaten horses, Gaper, Hashed, id,
and Red Deer, were handicapped, but the
having declined to run, the race was off. Ai
The Runnymede Stakes on Tuesday was •-51
Messrs. King and Coleman.
No change in the St. Leger betting.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.) ,
HUNTINGDON RACES—WEDNEsIOIO
The Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each, the winner,
for 4004, &c. Once round and the mile. (9 pi)
Ld. Sandwich's b c by Liverpool, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (
Lord Exeter's Pergolaria, 3 yrs, 7st 21b............
Mr. Booth's Priscilla Tomboy, 5 yrs, Bst 91b •••",
The Huntingdon Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 29501,
heats, last mile. Winner to be sold for 1
(8 Subs.) I
Colonel Peel's Seaweed, 3 yrs, ist 101 b ...... (514/ 1
Ld Miltown's Bourra Tomacha, 4 yrs, Bst 51b 4
Mr. Fellowes nd ch g by Glaucus, 4 yrs, Bst s'"
Mr. Thornhill nd fby Achmet, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ••• $
Mr. Ongley's Fame, 6 yrs, 9st 31b .... . ..............
The winner was claimed.
The Members' Plate of 501. Winner to be sold fct
&c. Heats, once round.
Mr. Ongley's Fama, 6 yrs, 9st 51b ...(Butler) $
Lord W. Powlett's Eclogue, 3 yrs, 6st 131 b..• g
Mr. Phillimore's Syntaxina, 6 yrs, 9st ......... 4Of
Mr. Wesley's Garomna, 5 yrs, Bst 10lb ......... idesol;o4
The Polka Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 ..fou
mile, were won in two heats by Col. Peel's od
4 yrs, Bst 51b (Nat), beating Mr. Booth's O'er
yrs, 7st 21b.

THE SPBYNX BOAT-RACE.bf:
The gentlemen of this highly respectable Cllloo
day rowed a very pretty scullers' race, ftos
silver challenge sculls and a very handsome P
bijou. The water selected for the contest ,Tele0;)
Chiswick Eyot to Kew-bridge ; and the gel' toy
an early hour in the afternoon, left the Messrs'o,o?/V
accompanied by their eight-oared cutter Ana s,be
boats, for the starting-place. Subjoined areiicli
of the competitors, with the order in W
came in : 1

Messrs. Muxworthy ........................
Fencham ........................... 5
Reid ' 4
Adams
The start was well effected, and the whole Df,,041
went off prettily together; Mr. Muxworthy tool
and retained it throughout, winning by about 0' liodri
Mr. Fencham was second at the start, and belt,
first mile and a half, sharply pressed by 34140,ft
they then became scull and scull for a few strol„til
Mr. Adams led him by half a length for a mit;io
but was unable to maintain it, and Mr. F01....e1.. A 0,71
took up the second place, which he kept- jub9 /
shortly afterwards fell astern, Mr. Reid rowlifbfill
Adams rowed in the out-rigged wherry, vv,l titre
derstand, in other respects, is dissimilar to to
men's in its construction.

CITY CHAMBERLAIN '10?
TO THE WORTHY AND INDEP—C'I''
LIVERY OF LONDON. .0 tbsoi
GENTLEMEN,—A vacancy having occurrea" of
portant and honourable office of Chaniherti"°forri
City, I venture to announce myself a candidstercise
favour, when you shall be called upon to exe isie
franchise in the election of a successor to tol
friend, the late Sir William Heygste, Bart. r,
In earnestly soliciting your support at Wore
election, I beg leave respectfully to state 01%1001
Liveryman of this, my native City ; the 'it
grandson of Liverymen—that within this Cllessio°,o
trained to the laborious and honourable Pr°,4 r
which lam engaged—that for upwards of, „at'l4lol
I have been a member of your ancient C°,.144,1
and during twenty- three years of that period $ b9vi
of London—and that, having served the offiees.o-0 0(11100
and Lord Mayor, I am now, with the exelt.,,i-terr,
esteemed
,friend, Sir Claudius Stephen IP"- oft
SENIOR member of the Court of Aldermen- 0, Ife
Thus long and intimately connected with 1,°,4 001
myself upon your kind consideration, gratified "Jiro
flection that the office which I solicit involves fl It
90
question, and while respectfully adverti4pfbicili
punctuality, diligence, and impartiality wit....eb 410
has been my constant endeavour to disells7,ooPhicli
gisterial duties, beg to assure you, that D to SY,A#I
your suffrages be elevated to the statioltrofeoni
I aspire, I shall relinquish mY Pbe etltele
pursuits, in order that my energies los). I lir"
devoted to your service.—With much resPeA
ti 4
honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your faithful and devot.-soics
ANTHONY
Mincing-lane, Aug. 29, 1844.

Cr)
Cre6°
~44.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 26.—The progresslveed siVA
the railway receipts, which has been obserc the n
beginning of this year, has not stopped
of July. The total receipt, which in c* Sod
983,000 francs, rose in July to 1,092,023 fra.Ted tP, 01)
for the unfavourable weather which preYsl welly
of
the whole month, the increase would ha moods
greater. The total receipt in the first seven toutiip:t
1843 was 4,419,142 francs ; in the first Sevletlell9,ov:,
1844, 6,050,595 francs. The number of 14, 15.1),
same period was, in 1843, 1,599,000 ; in 180.
The quantity of goods conveyed 00191 j
134,583,536 kilogrammes ; in 1844,
grammes.
SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF ShttGa.-- f01,‘",/
ROCHESTER, AUG. 26.—At the Rocbestesor t, $.5 or
this day, Mr. Francis Higginson, Lient,ent
chief officer of the coast-guard stationeaswi.otion this
Le'
peared before the Mayor of this city,Air; go 44r
to prefer a charge of smuggling agalns"he Ac%a ;14
Russell, a waterman of Chatham, under t 51 0
-
liament 3 and 4 William IV., cap. 53, setoer
for the Prevention of Smuggling. The prying p" ell;
brought up from the station-house, hilreter
° •
fined since Saturday night, was taken by oc Pir
ve° $
e lott t
a boatman of the coast guard, about el
essess bos-e
night of the 24th instant, having in his Pfroro uretitiir
and two hampers, which be was landing 0 sec e
the Sun-hard, Chatham. The propertY root beRA
the coast guardsman, and locked up in taken
Sun-hotel, and the prisoner was efficertoiS,o
Lieutenant Eigginson, when till" ho
the prisoner if the hamper and et do.'" Obey
spirits ; if they did not, lie should a 4 the ~i!'o
as he was bound to be very. jealou.s, ;01 joi.Cei rer
of the subject. The prisoner said be diattsbore
they contained, as he had brought then' do so of • )
Hussar hulk, he having been induced t°
of Dr. Ferrier, and the gun-room2.te,:roettlio-0,,
Majesty's ship Thunder, Commander the Dlisirb
ship was lying alongside the Hussar, 17_000 r.f10;0
The prisoner, on being informed by L el:I-tern° -4,1
son that he must be detained, made a
cct%g, vfiuro
induced Mr. Higginson, on Sunday roanuer on
board the Thunder, and see the command ,tatio_PA„)iii.
jeet, and the prisoner was confined at Te'visra
.orttievoe
On board the Thunder, the grin-room sl.iveltre !"..1-9,0
giving the prisoner the box containing in ital:•0111_3
foreign Geneva, and hampers costae
_°!..0°;h0.1.,;
i;d
bottles of port wine and sherry, to t "
of the ljvt;ra? to
had been given to him by the doctor the ste bog,
the doctor admitted giving the same 'fel and toorilito
denied knowing anything of the ! sundsiv.
leaving the vessel. The property,
eou_f- this clitToilidis
was deposited in the Custom-house
iubas it)to
prisoner, who is a married ma?, a
A 5 next ; sl3°.rded
children, was remanded till Friday frTo.
meantime, the depositions taken are to
their deciP
the Board, of Customs in London
tt red'
THE MURDER AT HIGH EIGII,IO retarr
sh
duals, Jefferson and Fleck, who, th 0;
were witnesses on the inquest _der o
now in custoiy, charged with the Eau.
tc,),Oint "tho ilblggll7ou--13'
Tyne Mercury.