The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-13 00:00:00

HAMPTON SPRING RACES.-FRIDAY.

The rival attractions of "legitimate " Newmarket,
however potent they may have proved with the pro-
fessional turfites, do not appear to have affected the
meeting at Monlsey ; on the contrary the military came
out in great strength, and finished a very busy week,
with a good day's sport,—the only objection to which
was the inconveniently late hour to which it was pro.
crastinated, made doubly so by an unwished for change
in the weather shortly before the last race. The racing,
however interesting to the parties, was not of sufficient
public importance to call for more than a bare return.
Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, with 25 added. Once
round and a distance. (10 Subs.)
Mr. Wilson's Hampton, 5 yrs, 9st llb
Mr. Brooke's Ajax, 6 yrs, 9st llb
Mr. Hardy's Mustapha, 6 yrs, 9st llb
Hampton won the race and was claimed for 100 L
The Barrack Stakes of 5 SOTS. each and 25 added, once
round and a distance. Five hurdles.
Mr. Clarke's Counsellor, 5 yrs, llst 71b (Owner) I
Captain Shirley's The Orphan, aged, list 71b
Cardinal and four others were not placed. Won easy.
The Tally-ho Stakes of 3 sous. each, with 20 added.
Heats, two miles.
Mr. Clark's Counsellor, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 1
Mr.Avinstrong's Young Quo Minus, 6 yrs .... . 2 dr
Two others started. First heat well contested, the
. eeoadd walked over for.

The Hurst Stakes of 5 sous each, and 20 added.
Mr. Williants's Con Spirito Walked over
Handicap of 3 sous each, 1 ft., with a Purse added, once
round, was won by Mr. Brooke's Ajax, beating Mr.
Preecott's Phosphorus and five others, cleverly.
ABERGAVENNY RACES—WEDNESDAY.
The Monmouthshire Hunt Cup of 251., added to a
sweepstakes of 3 SOTS. each ; heats, one mile and a half
t
Subs) ; was won in two heats, cleverly, by Mr.,
Pearce's Jack, 5 yrs (Owner), beating Montezuma and
two others. -

The Monmouthshire Hunt Stakes ofs-sovs each, and 40
added ; three yrs, 7st ; four years, Bst 81b ; five yrs,
9st 4lb ; six years and-aged, 10st. Horses bred in the
county received 51b ; thoroughbred horses 31b extra.
Heats, one mite awl a half. (11 Subs.)
Mr. R. J. Southey's Brenna, 4 yrs (Evans) 1 1
Mr. Dan's Fickle 5 yrs 3 2
Mr. Bu laud's Midas, 3 yrs 2 0
Mr. Wilkins' Image, 6 yrs .
Mr. Hall's Jenny Jumps, 5 yrs - 0 dr
Mr. Taylor's Nora Creina, aged
tei- hf

_ rst heat won by a neck, second won easy.
The Llartdilo Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25
added, one mile and a half (three Subs.), were won
easily in two heats by Nora Creina, beating Ungrateful
and Mr. Bodkin.
The Huns Hurdle Stakes of 3 soya. each, 1 ft, and 10
added. Two miles. (16 Subs.)
Captain Jones's The Novice, aged, list 91b (Owner) 1
Mr. John Rolls' The Dwarf; aged, lOst 12Ib
Mr. Wardlaw's Young Jerry, aged, 12st slb
Mr. George's The Gipsey, 6 yrs, llst 21b
Mr. W. S. Cartwright's Newport, 6 yrs, list 91b
Mr. W. S. Cartwright's Ware Wheat, 6 yrs, llst 71b 6
Mr. Boots's Here-we-are, 6 yrs, llst 51b
Four others ran. Won cleverly by two lengths.
BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY RACES.
A correspondent informs us that all the arrangements
for this meeting, which takes place on Tuesday and
Wednesday next, the 16th and 17th instant, are now
complete, and everything in apple-pie order. No pains
or expense hive been spared by the Committee in ren-
dering the stands and course as perfect as can possibly
be desired—the turf itself is in splendid
_order. Stables
have been engaged for a great number of horses, several
of which have already arrived. Bath itself is very full of
company; decorations and repairs seem to be the order
of the day; all the principal hotels in the place having
ithin the last fortnight been placed under the decora-
tive bands of the painters and other workmen. In short,
all is bustle, gaiety, and cheerfulness, and everything bids
fair fora brilliant and overflowing reeving.

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
ASHBY-DE-1..k ZOUCH STEEPLE-CHASES.—FRMAT,
SweepstakeS of 5 nova. each, with 25 added. 12st, each.

- 3 miles. (9 Subs.)
Mr. J. Davis's Tantalus (late Forget-me-Not), aged- 1
Mr. Underwood's British Yeoman, 4 yrs 2
Mr. Chaynn's Naworth, aged - 3
Lottery, Little Dick, Billigany, and Liverpool, also ran.
.A Sweepstakes of 2 soya. each, with 20 added, Ilst each,
3 miles, winner to be sold for 401., &c., -6 subs., was won by
Mr. Power's Gamecock, aged, beating Mr. pFpper's Ferry-
man, aged, and four others.
MANCH ESTER.—FRIDAY.
Not a dozen bets laid all the Week. A strong disposition
to back Bramble for the Chester Cup, and the two favourites
for the Derby, particularly Rattan, but no one would-lay.
to 1 against -him.
I:ATTERICK." BRIDGE RACES.—TIIORSDAY.
The Champagne Stakes of 20 sovs. each, -for two yrs old ;
colts, Bst 51b ; and fillies, Sat 21b. Three quarter* of a mile.
(5 Sobs.)
Lord Glasgow's Sister to 'Pathfinder ...(Templeman) • 1
Mr, Hoseltine's The Helmsman
Mr. Shepherd's Alaric
The following started but were not placed :—Mr Milbank's
f 1)y Sheet Anehurfout of Sultana; and Mr. W. C. Hobsen'e
f by Tomlysy, out of Nell.
• 2to lon Helmsman. Won by a head.
The Three Years Old Filly Stakes of 25, sovs. each, 10 ft,
Bst 31b each. Mile and half. (6 Subs.)
-Mr. Stebbing's Celeste (Francis) 1
Mr. Metcalfe's Spinster
Won in a canter.
The hurdle Race was won in two heats by Mr. Eccles' b h
by Plutiisy 4 rs, Ilst Mb (H. Eccles), beating four others.
ABERGAVEN*NY STEEPLE CHASES.—THURSDAY.
The -Monmouthshire Hunt Cup of 201., added to a Sweep -
stakes of 3 sovs. each. (11 Subs.)
•Mr. Stretton's Belus, aged, list 81b
Mr. George's Gipsey, 6 yrs, list 21b 2
Mr. Stretton't Banker, aged, list
Seven others started.
The Abergavenny Open Stakes of 3 soya. each, 1 ft, with 25
-added. Three miles. (8 Subs.) --
Mr. Pearce's Scavenger, 4 yrs, llst 71b (Bitten) 1
Mr. EVIII:Uel Flight, 6 '73, 1 Ist
Capt. Jones's The Novice, aged, 12st 3
• Ragged Jack, Nottingham, and Newport also ran.
The Abergavenny Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft. Three
-miles. (7 Subs., 4of whom declared.)
Mr. R-eymold's Ragged Jack, aged, lOst 101 b ...Walked over
The Handicap for the beaten horses on the first day was
won in two heats by Mr. England's Midas, 3 yrs, Bst 41b
(111111bY), beating Mr. Davis' Fickle, 5 yrs, 9st, Mr. Wil-
kins' Ima, 6 yrs; 10st, Mr. Richards' Ungrateful, aged, Bst 71b,
and. Mr. Harris' Master Bodkin, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b, after a fine
race, by a length.

DxonEEs or PUNISHMENT. —ln the course of an
inquest held on Thursday, before Mr. Wakley, at the
Model Prison, on the body of a prisoner, who had died
of, pOmonary consumption, and who, it was clearly
proved, had been treated with great, consideration- and
kindness, four witnesses were "examined, all of whom
Ivere tinder sentence of seven years' transportation, and
on one of them being asked- for what offence he was
sentenced, he replied, " for killing a fowl." Coroner—
'What ! seven years for killing a fowl, and one month
fur killing a 'father ! Mr. Wakley then stated that he
investigated a ca‘e in which the son had killed his father
by stabbing him, under very aggravated circumstances,
and that the punishment inflicted was only one month's
imprisonment. It was truly lamentable to find that
money, or its value, was becoming of more importance
than the consideration of human life.
LIABILITY OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TO SERVE
ON JURIES.—Finsa JURORS.—At the recent session of
the reaee for the City of London, held at Guildhall on
Saturday last, some delay took place in the formation of
the Grand Jury, by the non-attendance of the gentle-
men summoned, several of whom were fined 101. for not
answering to their names, whilst one gentleman, who had
been fined on two former occasions for non-attendance, and
wished to be excused on the present, was told that he would
be excused, but would be placed on the grand jury list
of the Central Criminal Court, where he would be en-
gaged for a week, instead of only about an hour at the
session. On the name of Mr. Richard Sanderson being
called, Gore, the summoning officer, said that gentleman
claimed to be exempt on the ground that he was a Mem-
ber of Parliament. The Recorder—That will not excuse
him from serving whilst the House is not sitting. When
was the summons served ? Gore—On the 28th of
March. The Recorder—Then the service is not good,
and Mr. Sanderson must be excused ; the House was
then sitting. Mr. Sanderson was then told that he need
not wait.

• 'WINDSOR STEEPLE-CHASES.—It having been found
that the severe injuries sustained by Mr. Newton's
brown gelding Napoleon, in falling in taking * ditch
about -10 feet wide, on the first day of the Windsor
Steeple-chases, while running for the Hack Stakes, were
of so serious a nature as to preclude all chance of its re-
covery, it was killed on Wednesday evening. Upon nn
ex
cnunation then taking place its back was found to be
broken.
_This makes the third horse which has been
;71,r0 Yeti in consequence of injuries sustained during
c first day's races. The other two were Lord Glamis'
black gelditikuhte Stranger, aged, and Captain Sutton's
Jessie, b
Stthe Ilandicaapnd°H; 6 years old. The Stranger ran
steeple.ehase, and Nsteeple chase, Jessie in the Military
three races run that adpoayl.eon in the Hack chase—the only
LONDON PEACE SOCIE .-A meeting under the
auspices of this SocietygwretiesnhT--
held on Wednesday, in the Hare-
street Chapel, Bethnal-
gate-street, presided. He stated
the object of the meeting.dward Perry, of Bishops-
A resolution to the effect that w
and
the
iniereearteies inconsistent with the
spirit of Christianity mankind; moved
by Mr. John Larrith, and secondedpesie of
yhe Rev. Thomas I
Aveling, of Kingslaud. In pro
Larrith stated that ho had been twelve the resolution, Mr.
but had left it as he considered that military6ars in
tituhed'irmL
totally inconsistent with the Christian religion6epervrsTlinwth—e ,
Chairman was about to put the resolution, a
body of the chapel observed that it was impossible toin the
1
years of age puthada \
dowu war till every man of twenty-one
voice in the election of Members of'arliament. It was then
explained by the Chairman that the London. Peace Society,
which has now been in existence for nearly twenty-eight
years, had never, in the slightest degree, identified itself with
any of the political movements of the day, and however much
the members of the Society might individually entertain the
political opinions embraced in the People's Charter, it would
be extremely injudicious to bring them forward OR the pre-
sent occasion. The resolution was put and carried by accla-
mation. The Rev. John Jefferson, of Stoke Newington,
Secretary of the Society, spoke. at considerable length, enter-
. ing into arguments deduced from Scripture, in support of the
principles fpr which they contended, concluding with moving
• a re'olation that the efforts of the Peace Societyto enlighten
theTublic mind on Christian principle, and to form a decided
public opinion in accordance therewith, were deserving sup-
- port. This . was seconded by the Rev. W. Tyler, of Spital.
, and unanimously agreed to. A declaration in accord-
ance with tiwaereloolu
i;lfirioitli,t
ight t-ious.
!) signed.
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Atte !login
thalmic thripitai, m TAL, LONDON.—Since the Oph-
- had at thit institutio°°ntids was opened (1805), they have
skim/4 mr,trgenns ;
and' sent
patients : educated 1,454 phy-
ea sent medicines to 50,000 distant
•
• p_attelas: yle ophthalmia' was_imported by the troops re-
, -titiritift frOut
thesexpition te
fireatepettnC, kingdoms wtisit-_,, and has spread over a
ords; ;:s-..,tudic,sted. ' ‘.1•4 Lii•L'a Prospect of the dis-

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
THIS EVENING there will be NO PERFORMANCE, owing to
the necessity for a Night Rehearsal of the New Ballet.
ON MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, •
Will be performed the opera of the BOHEMIAN GIRL Count
Araheim, Mr. Borrani • Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison • ' Devilshoof,
Mr. Stretion ; Arline, 'Miss Rainforth ; Queen of the Mimics, Ml,s
Betts.
After which will be produced a New Ballet, entitled LADY HEN.
RIETTE; or, The Statute lair. Lynnn I, M. bilvain ; Walter,
Mr. Howell; Sir Tristram Mr. O'Bryan ; Queen Anne. Miss
O'Bryan ; Lady Henrittta.' Mdlle. Lucile Gratin; Nancy, Miss C.
Webster; Mina, Miss Carson.
Dress Boxes 'is., Second Price Ss. ed. ; Upper Circles of Boxes 55..
Second Price 3s. • Pit 3s, Second Price 211.; Muidie Gallery 25.,
I cond Price Is. ;' Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d.