The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-21 00:00:00

Won by a neck.

Tits METROPOLIS ROADS.—Yesterday, at noon, a
public meeting was held by the Commissioners of the Me-
tropolis Turnpike Roads north of the Thames, at their office,
No. 22, Whitehall-place, for the purpose of letting by auction
to the best bidder, in the manner directed by Act of Par-
liament, for the term of one year,,from the Ist of July next,
the various tolls comprised in the sixteen districts north of
the Thames. The Commissioners present were the Earl of
Lonsdale, chairman, who presided, and Messrs. Ashton,
Austin, Carpenter, Cox, and Holmes, with Sir J. INPAdain,
the surveyor. The room was crowded with lessees and
others interested in this description of property. The fol-
lowing are the roads, with the tolls which were let, and the
prices at which they were put up and disposed of:—The
Kensington, Brentford, and lsleworth roads, were put up
at 15,925 i.; sold fOr 15,935/. The Tyburn and Uxbridge
roads, a,020/.; went for 8,060/. The Highgate and Hamp-
stead roads, 17,010/. ; knocked down for 17,020/. The Stam-
ford-hill, Green-lanes, and Seven Sisters roads, 11,020/. ;
bought for 11,030/. The City-road, 3,020/. ; taken for 3,030/.
The Hackney and Lee- bridge roads, 5,990/. ; bought for
6,000/. The above became the property of Messrs. Levi and
Bolton. The Harrow roads, which were put up at 1,4301.,
went up for 1,460/., to Mr. Tame ; and the Kilburn and
Edgeware roads were purchased by Mr. Hands for 4,116/.,
the set-off price being 4,1161. The whole of the districts
were let for 66,651/., being only 1311. more than the sum
asked for by the Commissioners. Three minutes were allowed
between each bidding, the Noble Chairman determining the
period by a minute time and sand-glass piece.
GREAT RUNNING MATCH OF ONE HUNDRED
YARDS.—The great one hundred yards race, for 50/. aside,
between John Smith, the Regent-street Pet, and Robinson,
of Newton Moor, two men of considerable 'celebrity as run-
ners, took place yesterday at Ealing, in the presence of a
vast assemblage of sporting men of all grades. The match
had created very considerable interest, and good sums had
been laid out at-5 to 4on Robinson, odds which, at the time
of starting, increased to 6 to 4, with takers amazingly shy.
At about six in the evening, the preliminaries having been
arranged, the signal was given, and the men went away.
Smith had a trifling advance for a few yards, when Robinson
collared him, and they were abreast for a second. Robinson
then dashed away from him, and won the race by three yards.
POLISH FRONTIERS, MAY 10.—lhe lamentation of
the Jews in the kingdom of Poland is boundless at this
moment, because the Government is seriously engaged in
carrying into effect a measure which the Jews have hitherto
hoped to avert, namely, to oblige them to military service.
Orders have just been received to levy the recruits in all the
governments in the course of this month, and no longer to
exempt the Jews.
GRAND SWIMMING FETE AND OJIBBEWAY SPORTS.
—Xesterday evening a grand swimming fete was given at
the National Baths, 'Westminster-road, Lambeth, at which
Alexander Cadolle, or " Strong Wind," interpreter to the
Ojibbeway, Indians, exhibited the management of an Indian
canoe. The amusements were numerous, consisting of plain
and fancy swimming, diving, rope-dancing, driving spikes in
oak planks under water, &c. The champion swimmer, a
gentleman named Pewtress, went through a variety of won-
derful feats in the water, on one occasion remaining at the
bottom of the bath, whilst he made as many as seventy-five
strokes with a hammer, all the time driving iron nails into
planks sunk in the water. A swimming match for an elegant
silver medal, given by the proprietor of the establishment,
came off at a subsequent period of the evening, and which
was ably contested by a number of young gentlemen. At
the conclusion of the fourth heat, a gentleman named Nunn
was pronounced the winner. The whole of the amusements
were under the superintendence of Captain Wm. Stevens.
Lieut. T. J. Irvine's patent " Arcasalus" was also exhibited.
It is similar to a trunk or portmanteau, and when filled with
any description of property will not only float and preserve
the contents if immersed, but will support in the water the
'whole of a boat's crew, who can attach themselves with
facility, by_means of loops conveniently placed on the exterior.
THE HOUSES, OF PARLIAMENT.—It appears by a
return made to the House of Commons, that in 1838, the
Lords of the Treasury limited Mr. Barry's remuneration, as
architect of the Houses of Parliament, to 25,000/., to be paid
at intervals in proportion to the advance of the works.
SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 20.—The Peninsula Com-
pany's steam-ship the Pacha, Captain Wilson, arrived here
last night at half-past ten o'clock from Gibraltar, and landed
her mails, which were forwarded by the two o'clock A.M. mail
train to London. .Her dates are—Gibraltar the 10th inst.,
Cadiz the 11th, Lisbon the 13th, Oporto the 14th, Vigo the
15th. She met with some very heavy gales on Saturday in
the Channel. The Pacha has 57 passengers, mostly from
Madeira, by way of the Royal Tar steamer from that place to
Gibraltar. She has also a full fruit cargo. The Duchess of
Manchester and suite are now at Gibraltar, and will return
by the next Peninsula packet to England. The Transit
steamer arrived in the docks this morning from Guernsey with
a cargo of brandy. The emigrant ship St. George will sail
from the docks on the 24th with a number of emigrants for
Canada, &c.; the passengers are brought down to-day in a
special train. The inward Royal mail steam-packet is hourly
expected from the 'West Indies.
The dry weather and cold winds have caused some
sic m for the growing crops, especially for the spring
corn and grass ; and we hear that the beans and peas
are, in some places, very much injured. The wheat,
within the last few days, has given way considerably on
some dry soils ; but on the whole it is looking well, and
if we should be favoured within a week with rain, we are
told we may have an abundant crop of both hay and
straw. The stock is doing well ; but the fat markets are
heavy.—Br;ghto3 Gazette.