The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-23 00:00:00

ViEDNESDAY.

The Royal Hotel Cup of 20 sous., added to a Sweepstakes
of 3 soya. each, mile and a half, was won in two heats by
Mr. Tempest's T'Auld Squire, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Hogan's
Do-it-again, 3 yrs, and Mr. Shepherd's Moss Rose, 4 yrs.
The Selling Stakes of 1 soy. each, with 10 added, twice
round, were won in three heats by Mr. Evans's Cerito, aged,
beating Do-it-again, 3 yrs, and Slahomet, a yrs.
The Handicap for beaten horses was won in two heats by
Mr. Griffiths' b In Lucy, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Hogan's Do-it-
again, 3 yrs, and Mr. Thomas's Madame Vestris, 5 yrs.
PEMI3ROKESIIIRE RACES (coscurDED).—Tit URSDAY.
The Haverfordwest Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added;
winner to be sold for 1001. Two miles.

Mr. Henderson's Lady Charlotte, 3 yrs (Moone) 1
Mr. Southby's Waterloo, 6 yrs
Mr. :Jones's Giraffe, aged, and Mr. Child's Mystery, 5 yrs,
were not placed.
The Scurry Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 15 added, about
three-quarters of a mile, were won in two heats by Mr.
Southby's Waterloo, 6 yrs (Sadler), beating Lady Char-
lotte, 3 yrs, Little Milford, 4 yrs, British Grenadier, 3 yrs,
and Reservation, 3.yrs.
The Handicap of 3 sovs. each, 1 ft, and 15 added, two
miles, were won in two heats by Mr. Henderson's ch g by
Sultan, 4 yrs (Moon), beating Pocket Venus, 6 yrs.
NEWPORT (MONMOUTH) RACES.
WEDNESDAY.—The Llanarth Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs.
each, with 15 added, two miles and a dis., were won in two
heats, by Mr. Ball's Derision, 5 yrs, beating Mr. Bradley's
The Duke, aged, and Mr. Dyke's Mystic, aged.
The Pontypool Park Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 20 added,
two miles and a dis., were won in two heats, by Mr. Ball's
Reindeer, 3 yrs, beating the Duke and Lop-Ear.
The Farmers' Stakes of 5 sows. each, and 10 added. two
miles and a dis., were won in two well contested heats, by
Mr. Henry Smithies's Ware Wheat, aged, beating Mr.
Cartwright's Young Tyrant, 6 yrs, Mr. Jones's Signora,
5 yrs, and Mr. George's Smallhopes, aged.
Tnunsnay.—The Ruperra Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 20
added, two miles and a dis., were won in two heats, by Rein-
deer beating the Duke, aged, and Mr. May's Lop-Ear, 4 yrs.
The Llantarnam Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20
added, two miles and a dis , were won in two heats, by the
Duke beating Lop-Ear and Derision.
The Hack Stakes of 2 soya. each, and a purse added, were
won in two heats by Singer, aged, beating Forget-me-not,
Young Tyrant, and the Moor.

EASTEINDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.)
The adjourned debate in the case of the Raja of Sattara, was
resumed this morning at ten o'clock, at which hour Sir Henry
Willcock, the Chairman, accompanied by the Directors, entered
the Court, when he found his place already occupied by a Mr.
Peter Gordon, and that Mr. George Thompson had taken his seat
within the bar. Both gentlemen refused to quit their respective
positions, upon which Sir Henry Willcock said that if Mr. Peter
Gordon did not vacate his seat he would send for the officers and
have him turned out.
Mr. THOMPSON thereupon declared that the Court of Directors
had a right to elect their own chairman, and the present course
had been adopted in order to maintain that right ; but to show
that he did not wish to offer any factious opposition to Sir Henry
Willcock taking his usual place in the court, he would now move
that Sir Henry Willcock do take the chair.
Mr. PETER GORDON seconded the motion, upon which
Mr. HOGG rose and said that he trusted the court would repu-
diate the motion altogether. Sir Henry Willcock had a right
to take the chair in that Court ; he being the legally appointed
chairman not of the Court alone, but of the Hon. East Inuia Com-
pany, lee trusted that no further obstacles or impediments would be
thrown in the way. If there should, he should at once move
that the Court do now adjourn.
Sir H. WILLCOCC then said, pointing to the Chair—By virtue of
the right which I legally possess, I now call upon the officers of
the Company to expel that gentleman, Mr. Gordon, from the chair.
Two officers approached and put their hands upon Mr. Gordon
for that purpose,
Mr. Gordon hereupon left the chair amidst a scene of confusion
such as was never before witnessed in this Court, and which lasted
for a considerable "time after, several Directors and Proprietors
speaking at thd same time, Mr. G. Thompson's voice being heard
above all the rest.
The CHAIRMAN at length took his seat, and said that as the ex-
traordinary occurrences of the day must furm the subject of legal
proceedings elsewhere, he trusted that the debate would now be
allowed to gu on without further interruption.
Mr. LEWIS then rose and addiessed the Court in favour of the
resolution, and was left speaking when our reporter left.

SUNDERLAND, AUG. 21.—During the past week
the weather has been extremely wet, with frequent thunderstorms.
The river has been much swollen, and, from the quantity of fresh
water, it is'evident that the rain which has fallen to the west has
been considerable. The corn crops in the immediate neighbourhood
are laid, and in many instances have been seriously damaged. The
crops of potatoes are extremely good, and as to-day a material change
for the better has taken place in the weather, there is -a reasonable
ground for believing that the harvest will not be, on the whole, so
unfavourable in this district as was expected by many. On Monday
evening a heavy gale sprung up, which continued, with slight inter-
missions, until Wednesday. Several vessels in the harbour were
broken from their moorings, but no damage was done to shipping
along the coast.
MR. W. FARREN, JuN.—This gentleman, the son
of the eminent comedian, has proceeded to Florence, for the purpose
of completing his musical education, preliminary to a debut on the
English stage, which, we understand, there is every reason to believe
will be a decidedly successful one. The judgment pronounced as to
his vocal powers, by some of the very highest authorities on the sub-
ject, is, it appears, unequivocally- favourable. As for ourselves, we
shall hail with great pleasure any worthy accession to the operatic
department of our tirania, at present so lamentably deficient, more
especially as to vocalists of the male sex, and we shall hail the acces-
sion with all the greater pleasure in the person of a son of Mr. W.
Farren. If the debutant in faturo gives his hearers anything like
the gratification which it derives front his father, the Messrs. Farren,
comedian and singer, will have to be regarded as public benefactors.
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A POWERFUL ENGINE.—An engine of truly
gigantic dimensions has just been constructed at the Broomsgrove
station, on the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, under the direction
of Mr. M'Connell, the locomotive superintendent of that line, and,
like her great contemporary on the ocean, has been appropriately
named the " Great Britain." This iron giant has proved its power
to be equal to the conveyance of upwards of 1,000 tons on the level
rails., and has ascended the Lickey incline on the above railway, with
a load of 150 tons, thus surmounting a gradient of 1 in 37, a feat of
locomotive power hitherto without a parallel. The dimensions of
this mammoth engine are as follow diameter of cylinder, 18
inches; length of stroke, 26 inches; six wheels coupled, 40 inches;
having a tank over the boiler for a supply of water, and a foot plate
sufcientl• large to hold boxes containing the coke necessary tier a
trip up and down the incline. This is by far the largest locomotive
engine that has yet been made—it is now in daily use, and is worked
with the greatest facility.

THE FIRE IN ALDERMANBURY.—Bradbury, Great-
orex, and ('o., were yesterday fortunate enough to recover all their
books and valuable documents from their sate.

LONDON AND WINDSOR DIRECT RAILWAY.—The
inhabitants of Windsor are determined still to persevere in their
efforts to obtain the royal permission for a direct railway from Lon-
don to Windsor, to enter the town either by a tunnel under the Long
Walk, or by crossing the Thames to a terminus in Datchet-lane,
close to the Home Park. A requisition 13 now in course of signature
to the Mayor of Windsor for another public meeting of the inhabi-
tants to be convened on the subject.

DEATH OF AN AGED FEMALE FROM CHOKING.-
Yesterday morning a singular and fatal accident Occurred to an aged
female named Jane Deacon, lately residing hi -Ann-street, Lambeth.
She was sitting at breakfast, and whilst eating seine new bread, she
was suddenly seized with symptoms of suffocation. 'A surgeon was
sent for, who used all means to save her life, but she died hi conse-
quence of a large pice of bread Wing lodged in her throat.