The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-01 00:00:00

MUSIC.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, written and composed by
Douglas Thompson, Esq. Nelson.

This seasonable composition will find its way to many
a Christmas musical party, being well adapted to voices
of moderate leknge, simple' and characteristic in its
melody, which the pianoforte accompaniment supports
very effectively, without presenting any difficulty to a
player of ordinary skill. The writer and composer,
Mr. Douglas Thompson, is already favourably known to
the musical world as the author of several pretty songs,
which have been set to music by Alexander Lee and
others. The present "Carol" will add considerably to
his reputation. It is dedicated to the author of " A
Christmas Carol in Prose." The title-phge is a sin-
gularly pretty and appropriate design, from the pencil
of Brandard, and is an admirable specimen of litho-
graphic printing.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY.

DERBY.-3 to lon the field agst two (offered)— offers
to take 7 to 1 about The Ugly Buck-300 to 10 agst
Voltri (taken). Nothing else, mentioned.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES.-2 to 1 agst Ugly
Buck (taken).
COURSING.

LYTHAM .013E14 MEETING, DEC. 27 AND 28.—The
Great Clifton Cup stakes, of 10 guineas each, mere won
by Mr. Bake's Birdlime; Mr. Hornby's Hermit ran up.
The Talbot Puppy Stakes, of 21.55. each (16 dogs), were
won by Mr:' ourt's Clarence; Mr. Brown's Diana ran
up. The Lytham Stakes of 21. ss. each (16 Subs.), were
won by Mr. Sharp's Star; Mr. Hornby's Howqiia ran
up. The Consolation Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr.
Wood's Doctor; Mr. Sweeny's Vespa, ran up. The
Stakes were won by Mr. Blake's Blazer, and the
Blackpool Stakes by Mr. Woolf 's Champagne.

A UDLEDI (CHESHIRE) MEETlNG.—Tfie—Combermere
Stakes were won by Mr. W. U. Court's Envelope, and
the Puppy Stakes bv, Mr. Edleston's Early Dooned.
BELMONT, DEC. 47.—The First Cup (8 dogs) was won
by Mr. Richards' Priam, and the second by Mr. Grif-
fith's Blue Bonnet. _

BRISTOL CLUB.—The Cup was won by Mr. B. Pring's
Barrier; the Oaks, by Mr. Palmer's Wee Pet; the Derby,
by Mr. Palmer's Nutwith ; the Fiskerton. Delamere
Stakei, by Mr. Millet's Active ; and the Bapton Stakes,
by Mr. Miller's Spider. •
BASHALL MEETING.—The Bashall Eaves Stakes were
won by Mr. Forrest's Pink ; the Blackridge Sakes, by
Mr. Garnett's Grisi ; and the Pike Stakes, by Mr. Hodg-
Soil's Zingaro.
ALTCAR COURSING MEETING, DEC. 28, AND 29.—The
Sefton Club (16 dogs) was won by Mr. A. Graham's
Sir Edward ; Mr. Jefferson's Lowther • ran up. The
Mulyneux Plate (16 dogs) was divided by Mr.•Aderus's
Matchless and Mr. Slater's Scrutiny. The Croxteth
Purse (12 dogs) was won by Mr. Teinple's Titania (late
Woskie),; Mr. Standish's Stranger ran up. The Altcar
Stakes (12 dogs) were won by Mr. Hunt's Trapball; Mr.
Richmond's Lockett ran up.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, "1
)I'.C. 30.—Wind, light southerly breeze.

DEAL, DEC. 29.- —Wind S.S. %V., moderate and cloudy.
---.Sld David Lym, British Monarch, and Castor, Jamaica.
OFF DOVER, DEC. 23.—Charles Le Maud, Rio for
Antwerp.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Wind, E.N.E.—SId. Ganges,
Sydney, New South "Wales ; Maria Fanny, Texas ;
Echo, Charleston,
COWES, DEC. 29. —Sid. Helena, Valparaiso ; Jenne
Evariste, St. Thomas ; James M`Queen, St. Kitts.;
Marion, Jamaica.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, DEC. 29.—Sid. Justina,
Calcutta.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 29.-,•Wind E.N.E. —Arrd. Konig
Willem, Singer, Surinam for Amsterdam ; Robert, Lou
don for llavannah, master sick.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 29.—Arrd. Mazeppa, Middleton, St.
John's, New: Brunswick.
OFF THE LIZARD, DEC. 27.—Oscar, of Torquay,
America. •
BRISTOL, DEC. 29.—Arrd. Cosmo, New York.
MILFORD, DEC. 28.—Arrd. George Ramsay, Quebec,
for London. Ski. Spence, Trinidad ; Monarch, St.
Lucia.
OFF_ SCILLY, DEC. 24. Calcutta, Quebec:.

LIVERPOOL. DEC. 29.—Wind light.—Arrd.
Dyson, Stewart, Arica (Sept. 9) ; Clio, St. Domingo ;
Emily, Pernambuco ; Fanny, New Orleans ; Asia, St.
John's, New Brunswick ; Tamerlane, Quebec, leaky,
and master washed overboard on the 3d inst., in lon. 52.
Arrd. off, Annabelle, Arica ; Sandbach and Medina.
Sld. Ann and Jenny Jones, Constantinople. • The Eliza
and Esther, from Larne, is on shore on the North Batt..

The Juno, M'Allay, arrived in the River from Grange-
mouth, was in contact with the Tyne, of Newcastle, off
the Cross Sand, and was obliged to slip from an anchor
and ninety fathoms of chain.

ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES ROWLEY, . G.C.B.—We
are happy to hear that the health of this distinguished
officer is so far improved as to-afford a prospect of his
being able to resume his-command at no very distant
time.

MIDDLESEX. HOSPITAL.—The election of an anis-
taut physician took place on Thursday last, when Dr.
Seth Thompson proved the successful candidate. At the
close of the poll the numbers were found to be—
Dr. Seth Thompson
- Dr. Woodfall 242
- Majority --126
Dr. Crawford, the former assistant, was, as a matter of
course, elected physician. Dr. Thompson, had nut been
a pupil of the hospital, but had the support (we believe
unanimous) of the medical officers. —Medici:l Gazette.
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'rim QUEEN'S AND THE PRINCEA,ONSOUT S NEW
YEAR'S GIFTS TO THE POOR OF WINDSOR.—On Mon-
day next (\ew Year's day) nearly two hundred pairs of
blankets, and a large quantity of meat, bread, plum pud-
ding, potatoes, coals, and ale will be given to the poor
and needy residents. of Windsor by her Majesty and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert. It is expected that the
distribut'on of the blankets, meat, pudding, and bread,
will take place in the new Riding-School, and that her
Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, ann several
members of the Royal household will be present, to be
spectators of the gratifying scene.
DEATH OF THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF CLAN-
ItICARDE.-11,r Ladyship, whose demise at Southamp•
ton, in the 77th year of her age, was announced in The
Sun of Saturday, was Lady Urania Anne Paulet, daugh-
ter of George, twelfth Marquis of Winchester. After
the death of her first husband, Henry, twelfth Earl, and
first Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marchioness was mar-
ried, on the 23. h October, 1729, to Colima Peter King-
ton,
who died on the 14th July, 1807 ; and on the 22d
May, 1813, her Ladyship became the wife of Vice•Ad-
ndral the lion.. Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, K.C.13.,
father of the present Earl of llarwicke. Sir Joseph, it
will be remembered, was
,unfortunately drowned by the
upsetting of a:boat in the, Southampton water, on the
sth May, 1831.