The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-03 00:00:00

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WINDSOR STEEPLE CHES...
(FIRST DAY.)
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WI N DSO WLIINLSDAY EVENING.— Ilia anitrat:Teppittee
event attracted, as upon all former occasions,4iithrionijk: r;;:
number of persons, not only from the neighbou
and villages within a circuit of twenty miles of W -
several hundreds from the metropolis, who continuesOkielSjlgaii
into the town from an early hour in the morning, y the
trains from Paddington, until past two o'clock in the
afternoon, at which hour the weighing and saddling for the
first race was announced to take place. At this period, the
number of persons congregated in the winning and starting
meadow, and the fields adjacent, could not have amounted to
less than between 20,000 and 30,000. Three large stands,
capable of containing from 700 to 800 each, affording a full
view of the races throughout, were literally crammed with
spectators. More than :200 carriages were within the inclosure,
and upwards of 15,000 horsemen.
The day, which was remarkably fine, was observed as 6
" universal holiday" throughout the vicinity.
The sport came off as follows :
; The Grand Military Chase, of 10 sows. each, 5 soya. forfeit,
for horses bona fide the property of officers of the House-
hold Brigade, the regiment quartered at Hounslow. and
members or sons of members of White's, Crockford'e,
Boodle's, &c. Gentlemen riders, to be qualified as above.
Horses to carry 12st each.
Mr. H. Langley's b g The Cardinal ...............(Owner) 1
Captain Scobell's Cock Robin
Lord Longford named b h Dentist (Mr. follemache) 3
Captain Boucherett's The Impostor (Owner) 4
Mr. Pyett's br g Uxendon
Captain Blane's br h The Martyr, Lord Glamis's br g Tea-
fighter, and Lieut. Miles's The Colonel, were drawn.
The old horse The Cardinal, who was the favourite at
starting, won in beautiful style, beating Cock Robin by about
:30 lengths. The other horses (with the exception of Uxen-
don, which fell by getting its foot into a grip, throwing its
rider, who escaped unhurt) were well placed at the finish.
Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 forfeit, with 30 added by sub-
scription, the.second horse to save his stake; for horses
that never won a steeple chase, and to carry 12st each.
The winner to be sold for 150 L, if demanded, &e. The
second horse's owner not to have the exclusive right to
claim the winner, but if more than one of the owners of
starting horses in the race claim the winning horse, the
stewards to decide as to the purchaser.
Mr. Neale's gr g Vicsount (Ruckley) 1
Captain Fendall's gr g Gilleroo
Mr. W. Philpott's br m Black Bess (Owner) 3
Lord Glamis's b g Satan (Owner) 4 •
Mr Carter named b g Hainault (Carter) 5
Mr. Bemister's ch g Sampson (J. Carter) 0
Mr. G. Elmore's br g Salt Fish (Owner) 0
Mr. Brown's Pauline ... (Scott) 0
This was a beautifully-contested race. On passing the
Grand Stand the first time round, the' whole of the eight
horses were nearly neck and neck. Viscount, however, won
in admirable style by several lengths. Pauline fell at the
last fence.
A Hack Race, of 2 sovs. each, with 10 added by public sub-
scription, for horses carrying 12 stone each that never won
a steeple-chase—the second horse to save his stake, and
the winner to be sold for 601., if demanded, &c. The ar-
ticles of claiming the winner the same as the previous
race.
Mr. Philpott's ch m North Creina (Mason) 1
Mr. Dyson's bk m Black Bess (Harry King 2
Mr. Peel's b g Pitch Kettle
Mr. Humphris's ch h Huddersfield (J. Jacobs 4
Captain Fendall's hr h Olive Branch (Barker 0
Mr. Tollemache's b h Glowworm (Fraser 0
:fir. Bemister's ch g Sampson (G. Goddard 0
Mr. W. Scott's g by Alger, out of Gift ...(Scott
Mr. Rolf's ch g Primrose. (Carpenter 0
Mr. Hood nd ch g Crocus (Swift 0
Mr. R. Henderson's ch m Maggie Lauder...(G. Goddard (.1
Mr. Pocock's Luck's All (Reeves 0
Mr. Reynolds's b m The Artist (Reynolds, jun. 0
Mr. Collins's bin Matilda (lt Reynolds 0
' Mr. R. Dodd's ch m Steamer (F. Gosden Q
Mr. br cob (11%

ASTLEY'S THEATRE.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Since the opening of this Theatre on Easter Monday it has
been very well attended. The amusements provided by the
spirited and truly indefatigable lessee are well worthy of the
highest weed of praise, and the public seem quite to enjoy
the good things which are here provided for their amusement;
but Mr. Batty is not content with doing the thing well—his
aim is perfection ; and to attain this point all his energies
would appear to be directed, and certainly not without suc-
cess. Ilis plan of introducing every novelty that cornea
within his reach, whether of foreign or native genius, has
contributed in a great degree to ensure the success which has
crowned his management, and the history of his life shows
what can be accomplished by industry and perseverance. He
was left an orphan of tender years, without a friend to assist
him ; his father, a soldier, fell for his country, and little Batty
was left to struggle through life destitute of everything
which in this life is thought worth possessing, save an active
and obliging disposition, and what time and occasion after-
wards developed, namely, talent, or rather genius, for the
profession which chance threw him in the way of. He is
now owner of Astley's far-famed theatre, which cost him in
building upwards of thirty thousand pounds, and Circuses in
every principal town in England and Ireland; at the present
time he has got a moat magnificent stud of horses performing
in Dublin, and another in Liverpool. A few days ago he
purchased everything worth having belonging to the esta-
blishments of Mr. Sands and Van Amburgh; and, to com-
plete the whole, he has entered into an arrangement with
the first French equestrian company in the world, who will
make their first appearance to a -London audience at his
theatre on WhitrMonday. Such a collection of first-rate
artists never before appeared at one time at any theatre In
Europe. From the many artists who are engaged we merely
mention a few of their names :—The three Mr. Fournaire, M.
Huber, Madame Louise Fournaire, Madame Klath,
Huber. From the fame which this company attained on the
Continent we are led to believe that their engagement, though
of a very expensive nature, will prove the truth of the old
adage, that it is not well to be penny wise and pound foolish.

COAL MARKET.
I'rices per ton at the close of the market ;.--Adair's Main,
15s 6d; Buddle's West Hartley, 16s; Cur's Hartley, 160 ;
Chester Main, 15s 6d ; Daviscit's West llartley, 16s 6d ; East
Tanfield, 14s 6d ; Hasting's Hartley, 16s ; Holywell Main,
16s 6d ; Nelson's West Hartley, 16s 6d ; New Tanfield,
14s 6d ; Ord's Redheugh, 14s ; Old Tanfield, 14s 6d ; Ravens-
worth West Hartley, 16s ; Tanfield Moor, lis 6d; Townley,
15s ; Taylor's West Hartley-, 15s 9d ; West Hartley, 16s;
West Tyne Main, 14s; West Wvlam, 15s 6d; Wylam, 168.
Wall's-end—Heaton, 17s New Walker, 15s 6d ; New
March, 15s6d ; Urpeth, 16s; Wharncliffe, 16s 9d ; Belmont,
17s 6d ; Braddyll's lletton, 19s ; East Iletton, 16s ; Haswell,
19s 6d ; Houghall, 17s ; Hetton, 19s ; Hylton, 16s 6d ; Lamb -
ton, 19s; North Hetton Lyons, 17s; Richmond, 17s; Rus-
sell's Hetton, 18s 6d ; Stewart's, 19s ; Caradoc, 19s ; Kelton,
17s 6d ; Leasingthorne, 18s ; South Kelloe, lis ; Trimdon.
18s ; Adelaide, 17s 9(1; Brown's Deanery, 16s 9d ; Eden
Hartlepool, 15s ; Fox, 16s 6d ; Gordon, 15s 3d ; South Dur-
ham, 16s 6d; Seymour Tees, 178; Tees, 18s 3d; Tennant, 16s ;
Anthracite, 20s; Cowpen Hartley, 16s; Hartley, 15s 6d;
Lewiss Merthyr, 21s 6d; Sidney's Hartley, 16s; West
Hartley Netherton, 16s 6d.—Ships arrived since last day, 68.

We hear a strange rumour that Mr. Ward was
married on Tuesday last, first, by a Romish priest, and after-
wards by an English clergyman. If this be true, the public
will naturally ask, which of the contracting parties held the
marriage by an English clergyman to be insufficient? The
lady is said to be herself a daughter of a dignitary of the
Church of England. Could it be her intaition to deny the
validity of her parent's orders? But if the scruple was Mr.
Ward's own, then we have surely fresh cause to ask, why
does he still affect to be a member of the Church of England'?

—Herald.
RAPID TRAVELLING.—We understand that swift
trains are likely to be started very shortly, which will per-
form the distance from London to Liverpool, and from Liver-
pool to London, in six hours. The present idea is that thee.
trains should leave London and Liverpool about three o'clock
P.m., thus giving parties time to get through a good day's
business, and conveying them a couple of hundred miles, in
either direction, by nine o'clock in the evening —Limpool
paper.
ASYLUM FOR AGED FREEMASONS.—A special ge-
neral meeting of the Governors of the Asylum for Aged sad
Decayed Freemasons, was held at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-
street, last night, Brother Dr. Crucetix in the chair, for the
purpose of electing five new trustees to the Institution by
direction of the Court of Chancery, consequent on the re-
moval of Mr. henry Rowe, and the resignation of the other
four trustees. The following noblemen and gentlemen were
unanimously elected :—Lord Southampton, Lord Aboyne, the
Hon. Col. Anson. Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, F.R.S., and
Dr. Crucefix.
COURT. MARTIAL AT CHATHAM.—Yesterday morn-
ing, at eleven o'clock, a Gut-martial assembled, of which
Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly was President, to try Sergeant
Edward Jenkins, one of the staff-sergeants at the Invalid
Depot, Casemate Barracks, Gillingham, upon the following
charges :—First charge—for disgraceful conduct in having,
at St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, between the Ist of October,
1844, and the 31st of January, 1845, purloined portions of
certain coals, being Government stores issued to the Quarter-
master-Sergeant, Peter Burke, for the service of the Invalid
Depot at Chatham, aforesaid. Second charge—for having at
aided and abetted in the purloining of portions of the the place, and between the days mentioned in the first charge,
before-
mentioned coals. The prisoner, who was professional ly as-
sisted by Mr. Jeffery, of Maidstone, pleaded not guilty. From
the number of witnesses to be produced, it is expected the
trial will occupy the Court several days. It will be recol-
lected that the above prisoner was tried at the last assizes at
Maidstone for purloining straw, and found not guilty. The
prisoner has also been placed before the county magistrates
on the same charge that he is now taking his trial for, and,
after a patient investigation, the magistrates dismissed the
complaint, and the prisoner was discharged. The trial ex-
cites considerable interest.
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purpose in the skin of a negro.—Punch.
DEATH OF ANOTHER SON OF TISK EARL 0?
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oon.—The Hon. Algernon Lascelles, the fourth son
of this nobleman, died on Friday night last, at Harewood
House, in his seventeenth
year, after a severe attack of
typhus fever. A few days ago we announced the decease of
the Hon. Alfred Lascelles, brother of the above, both of
which events have plunged the family in the deepest distress..
The remains of the lion. Algernon Lascelles were interred in
Harewood Church on Monday morning last at nine o'clock.
The funeral was strictly private, none being present but the
family, and a few members of the household. The Earl and
Countess of Harewood, with ther family, have removed fur
the present into the North of England.
A TARIFF BANQUET.—We understand that during
the Easter holidays Sir Robert Peel gave an experimental
entertainment, founded on the last new tariff, to the poor in
his immediate neighbourhood. The provisions included moat
of the luxuries on which the duty has just been repealed,
and the hospitable board groaned beneath the weight of
whale's fins, fustic, and other similar dainties, which the
Premier's policy has rendered accessible to his poorer coun-
trymen. Besides this munificent repast, every poor family
was allowed two pounds of beef-wood, four ounces of divi-
divi, a couple of hoofs, a quarter of a pound of bees'-wax,
and a quart of generous sanguis draconis to wash them down
with. We understand that the Premier will endeavour to in-
troduce flistic as an article of general consumption among
the labourers on his estate, and will distribute ginseng to all
who will pledge themselves to eat it. These are real preoa
of what Sir Robert Peel has done for the poor man by the
new tariff.—Punch.
BRITISH ,AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE.—The some
whieh was given last night by the President and Council of
this Institute, at their rooms, in George-street, was fashion.
ably attended. The tables were loaded with hooka, prints,
and objects of vertu • and Miss Steele and Miss Lacombe
contributed a variety Of singing. Mr. Buckingham's native
urbanity of manner, and his attention to the comfort and
enjoyment both of guests and members make these re-sll.lloa
extremely agreeable. There is an aristocratic style my
riably incident to the proceedings ; but there is DO formalit
the prevalent aspect being that of elegant and, refined 419!
niesticity.