The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-15 00:00:00

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF,

(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
DONCASTER, SUNDAY EVENING.
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Dawson's horses arrived this afternoon. The string Wonsisi;i7l of
Montor—Annandale—Midlothion—Glossy—Fair Helen—makohn_
Inglewood—c by Velocipede, out of Garland—Godfrey—filly by Sheet
Anchor, out of Lady Fulford—and Trueboy. Lord Egllnton has only
two here—viz., Quebec and Sotades. Mr. Painter's The Pacha, Mr.
Critchley's Crew de Lion, Mr, Fox's June and Banana, and Mr.
Worthington's Hope have also arrived. Scott's horses do not come
until to-morrow.
The subscription betting-rooms were opened yesterday, and a great
ninny names are already down, but we have heard nothing done
that will admit of a formal quotation. It is evident, however, that
Weatherbit is " coming;" he cantered this morning, looked and went
remarkably well, and if sto I was offered would be backed. at
r: .:e9 him. 7t02 is offered on the field, Bto 1 asst Mentor, and 10
to 1 not Ould Ireland. The Miss Whip colt Is lame, and will not
start ; this leaves Holmes free for Miss Sarah. It is doubtful
whether Chertsey or hedger will start, and Collier is reported to be
lame; it is probable, therefore, that the field, after all, will not ex-
ceed fifteen or sixteen, if it is so large. . .

The weather continues remarkably fine, the course Is In good or-
der, and most of the principal lodgings arc taken ; the Inhabitants, in
fact, anticipate a great meeting.

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DONCASTER, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Arrivals since our last :—Mr. Mansfield—Malt—Ould Ireland—
St omachcr —Nottingham—Example—Kni gh t of the Wh i stle —Pam—
Arkwright—Free Lance—Stitch—Jenny Wren—Triumvir—Comrade
—Prospect—filly by Stockport, out of Mountain Sylph's dam—b m
by the Saddler, tut of Fickle—b in by Albemarle. dam by Emilius—
and Dean Swift.

LATEST BETTING IN TOWN.
ST.
7 to 2 agst Major Yarborotrgh's Mlas Sarah.
9 to 2 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit.
8 to 1 agst Mr. St. Paul's Mentor..
10 to 1 got Major Yarbotoog,h's Red,Robin.
11 to 1 aat Mr. Gully's 014 England.
14 to 1 agst Mr. Painter's, Ilse Pacha.
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14 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Old• Ireland.
14 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa.
16 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron
The above were the only horses backed.

CONTEST for the CHAMPIONSHIP.
From all accounts the exhibition towards the close of the fight
was the most disgraceful ever seen in England. Bell's Life
thus characterises it :
" In the 93A and last round Count commenced operations with
his accustomed energy, striking out at Bendlgo, and forcing him
back upon the ropes, almost in a recumbent position, Bendigo
trying still to hit, when Count tuned from him, as if be considered
CIA round had been concluded. Bendigo, however, jumping up
from the ropes, rushed after Caunt, who was half turned from him,
and was about to let fly, whea Count dropped upon his nether end,
eviiently disinclined to renew or continue the round. Upon this
a fresh appeal was made to the referee, not by the umpires, but by
"there, and he, with very little hesitation, pronounced the act
•` foul," declaring that he considered Count had deliberately gone
down without a bl" and bad therefore violated the rules Of the

ring, and lost the fight. The mortification of the friends of
Caunt, who stood up immediately to renew the tight, was beyond
description at this result of the cantest. Upon further application
to the referee Spring argued that there had been clearly an exchange
of blows; that to all appearance the round had finished ; and that
when Caunt went down he dist E 0 from a determination not again
to be taken by surprise, or to renew the struggle till " time" was
called. The referee said, in answer, he was not aware of this fact,
nor had such a representation been made to him before he gave
his decision. What he had decided could not then be recalled, and
therefore the fight was at an end. The time occupied by the
battle WZS two hours and 10 minutes.

" Thus terminated the most disgraceful and disgusting exhibition
that ever stained the annals of British boxing. The ring will
cease to be the arena of fair play and manly bearing. Bendigo's
style of assault is characterised as quite contrary to all notions of
fair and honourable contest. Such practices are utterly opposed
to the principles of "a fair standup fight;'' and the greatest
coward might conquer the bravest man if he were allowed to wait
till lie had a chance of administering punishment, and
then to throw himself down to avoid a return, and
laugh at the success of his tactics. Whether, under
these circumstances, the referee will still adhere to his
decision, and declare Bendigo honestly entitled to possess
the distinction of Champion of the Ring, will be seen when he is
again appealed to by those who have complained of his decision ;
but it is highly probable that he tail be able to alter his decree
under the plea of self-preservation, since it is very clear that the
most decided attempt at intimidation was used towards him by the
Nottingham ruffians. The slightest appeal against the conduct of
Bendigo was drowned or opposed by their cries and execrations
throughout the contest, which was rendered more terrific by the
flourish of their bludgeons, that were shaken with significant
meaning over the head of the referee, and which in one instance
ended nearly in the prestration of Spring, and in another in the
destruction of Caunt, at whose head a deadly blow was aimed
during the fight, although it fell accidentally on the shoulder of
Bendigo as he lay acress the ropes with Caunt over him. The
greatest difficulty existed throughout the fight to keep the ring
clear, and every species of violence, theft, and blackguardista was
reported :to have taken place both on the ground and in the
neighbourhood of the field."
The Champion's belt and the stakes of 4101. is the subject of
the greatest possible dispute; Bendigo claiming it and Caunt pro-
testing against it being handed over to him. On the part of
Caunt it is alleged that, in the round preceding the last, Bendigo
struck his opponent below the waistband, whtch was foul; and an
appeal was made to the referee, who declared he did not see it, and
could not decide. Mr. Osbaldeston, a gentleman well known in the
sporting world, was the referee on this occasion, and whose im-
partiality neither party attempts to impugn. Caunt has since
offered to add 3001. aside to the present stakes, and meet Bendigo
in another ring, and fight for the whole. This coffer has not as
yet been accepted, and all bets, which are to a very considerable
amount, still remain unpaid, and which are governed by the stakes,
and the greatest altercation and confusion prevail between the
parties.

THE CORN TRADE.

LIVERPOOL, SEPT. I3.—We have lirul a fair supply cf flour and oat

meal from Ireland this week, but of wheat and eats the arrivals from
the seine quarter are small. The duty on barley and rye has declined
Is. p,r quarter on each, and has advanced Is. per quarter on pens ;
there to lie other change in the scale on fbreign produce. With ex-
ceedingly fine weather the whole of the week great progress has been
made with harvesting of the crops in this district. The quality and
yield of the new crop of wheat is, however, very indifferently spoken
of, and the grain market gene, ally has assumed a timer aspect. The
slime of samples of good old wheat has been limited, and buyers have
had is pay full prices, in some instances rather ever the quotations
of this day week. Flour, both sack aid ban els, has likewise had
more attention, and a very full currency obtained. Irish old oats
and oatmeal have had a fair sale, at an advance of Id. per bushel,
and Gd. to Is, per load. Upwards of 20,0 A loads of the latter
have been taken on speculation during the week, at 255. to 265. per
2401 b. Barley, Peas, and Indian Corn have been In request for feed-
ing purposes, and have commanded full prices. Egyptian Beans are
Is. per quarter dearer, and the market has been relieved of a fair
quantity tar transit into the Interior and for shipment coastwise. Of
Irish new produce we have had several samples. Wheat has
brought from Es. 3(1. to is. sd. per 70Ib. for red, 7s. Gd. to 7a. Bd. for
white ; new Oats, 3s. to :is. Id. per 451 b. ; and Oatmeal, 295. to 30s.
par 940115. . .

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WAKEFIELD, SEPT. 12.—The arrival ef Wheat to this day's market
is only moderate, and consists almost exclusively of old, for which
there has been a fair demand, at an advance of is. to 2s. per quarter.
A few samples of new Wheat are offered ; the quality varies greatly,
And from 453. to 50s. has been realised in Use sales made. Is other
articles no variation.

HULL, SEPT. 9.—We have had another week of beautiful weather,
and much wheat has been secured in this district. At to-day's mar-
ket we had several samples of new wheat shown t the quality va-
rious, some very fair, but much light, coarse, and inferior. The few
sales made of the latter were at 40s. ti 455. per quarter. Many com-
plaints were made of the yield ; notwithstanding all this, the sale of
old wheat was extremely heavy. With the exception of a few in-
quiries for low qualities to export, bonded wheat is neglected. Each
description of spring corn supports its price. Linseed and Linseed
Cakes are much firmer. Papeseed Is neglected. Rape Cakes fetch
our quotations. No bones o tiering. Guano fully supports its price.
WARRAINGTON, SEPT. 12.—0 n Wednesday several samples of new
Wheat were shown, all in good condition, and for some ♦ery firm
well fed, Ss. was asked. New Oats, also of good quality, were offered
at 3s. per 50Ib. Not much business, however, was transacted, and,
notwithstanding the fine weather, prices had an upward tendency.