The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-20 00:00:00

COURT OF ALDERMEN.

The first Court of the present Mayoralty was held
yesterday, when the Lord Mayor, on taking the
chair, said he should rely with confidence upon the
support of his brethren in performing the duties of his
office ; that he should punctually attend Courts of
Aldermen on the days marked in the calender ; and
that he was convinced he might depend upon the
punctual attendance of other members of the Court,
by observing which the public business would be
greatly facilitated.
Sir PETER LAURIE than moved a vote of thanks to
the late Lord Mayor, Sir Wm. Magnay, Bart., for
the faithful and honourable manner in which he had
discharged the various and important duties of the
Chief Magistrate; for his impartial, patient, and hu-
mane administration of justice, especially for the firm-
ness and judgment displayed by him throughout the
protracted and difficult investigation of the charges
of the forgery of wills, which resulted in the
conviction of the parties accused of crimes de-
vised and executed with great artifice and cunning,
and which had entailed serious loss upon the public ;
for the courtesy and ability with which he has pre-
sided over the deliberations, and maintained the pri-
vileges of this Court; for the cordial and liberal hos-
pitality which (while depressed by an accumulation
of domestic bereavements) the late Lord Mayor main-
tained throughout his year of office ; and this Court
offers their best wishes that he may long enjoy the
honour bestowed on him by his Sovereign, and the
well-merited approbation and esteem of his fellow-
citizens as a magistrate of this City, and the represen-
tation, in this Court, of the ward which was presided
over for many years by his much-respected father,
with the same independence and integrity which
mark the conduct and character of the son.
Mr. Alderman LUCAS seconded the motion, and
after some complimentary remarks from the other
members, the motion was unanimously agreed to.
Upon the motion of Sir Peter Laurie, seconded by
Alderman Humphrey, the motion was ordered to be
published in the morning and evening papers, and a
copy of it was ordered to be presented to Sir William
Magnay, Baronet.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DONCASTER RACES, 1845.
Since the last Doncaster meeting, the corporation of
that town have requested the members of the Bacing
Club to reconsider their resolution of the 18th of 5.13-
tember, with respect to the days of running, and to adopi:
the alteration first proposed, viz., that the races should
commence on Tuesday, and finish on Friday. There has
been no opportunity of taking the opinion of the Club
collectively, but several members have approved of the
proposal, and as the extension of the meeting to Satur-
day was determined on in deference to the wishes of the
corporation, who were at the time unwilling to have
the meeting curtailed to four days, it is presumed that
the plan now proposed will be generally acceptable, and
the stakes are therefore advertised, with the sanction of
the stewards, for a meeting of four days.
THE ASCOT CUPS.

His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia having
expresred a desire that the piece of plate given by him to
be run for at Ascot should be a weight for age race for
the best horses, it has been determined that this prize
shall take the place of the Old Ascot Cup, which will
be discontinued, and the money hitherto added to it
from the fund will be appropriated to other races. Her
Majesty's Vase will be run for on the first day, and the
Emperor of Russia's Cup on the third. The cenditions
of the above prizes, with particulars of the other un-
closed stakes at Ascot, will appear at length in due time.
A case was submitted to the stewards of the Jockey
Club at the last Houghton meeting, by the purchaser of
the colt, now called Perkin Warbeck, which ran at
Ascot under the name of Bloodstone, involving the fol-
lowing questions:-Ist. Whether the forfeits due upon
the entries of Mr. Newman's ch c Bloodstone, by
Bubastes, out of Romaike, attach to the said Perkin
Warbeck, so as to disqualify him from starting while
they remain unpaid. 2d. Whether it will net be com-
petent to run him in 1845, as being then a maiden four
years old, believed to be by Beiram, out of Romaike.
To the first question the answer was—that as it was
proved that there was a colt by Bubastes out of Ro-
maike, of the right age, for which the other horse was
substituted, the forfeits are due for the Bubastes c, aind
do not attach to the horse which ran at Ascot by th e
name of Bloodstone. To the second question, the only
answer the Stewards gave was, that the race at Ascot
did not disqualify the horse which ran there as Blood-
stone for running as.a maiden horse.
COURSING.
THE lINION (SOUTHPORT) CLUB, N0v.14 AND 15.
The Scarisbrick (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Parry's
Beeswing; Mr. Edwards's Carmelite ran up.
The Uniati Cup, for 16 puppies, was won by Mr.
Robinson's Emilius (late Rob Roy) ; Mr. Garven's
Gimblet ran up.
The Fleetwood Cup, for 8 all-aged dogs, was woo by
Mr. Ridgway's Rhodanthe ; the Claret, 8-dug stake,
by Mr. Slater's Scot; and the Champagne, 8-dog stake,
by Mr. Unsworth's unicula; Mr. Robinson's Rattlesnake
ran up.
Basakix, Nov. 14.—The Moreton Stakes (4 dogs)
were won by Mr. Hall's Hawk; acd the Basilan Eaves
Stakes by Mr. Garnett's Gipsy Queen.

MULTIPLICITY Or STREETS SIMILARLY NAMED.
—The following occurrence will, it is imagined, show
the extreme folly of having so many streets in the me-
tropolis of the same name :—A few nights ago, a girl,
about sixteen years of age, named Caroline Brown, a
native of Reading, and who was staying at the house of
her uncle, Mr. Sabberton, 5, George-street, Bagnigge-
wells-road, was sent out upon an errand, but, not re-
turning for several hours aftef, her uncle became
-^1 gave information at the Clerkenwell police-
alarmea, ..-- _ • —ideavoured, after many hours'
search, to discover her. It appeared, at lengdz, that the
havingin yaw. ...
station,
poor girl, who is of rather weak intellect, had wmf
a
deored
about, and that she was found crying on the step
in George-street, Portman-square. She was tai,,en
or Turfman sent her'
to the station
o-house, door,
in t company less than five George- I
Pat none of which was she known. The inspector 1
kindly'e'procured a lodging for her at aco e.-shop for
the night, and in the morning she was. restored to her I
wide, whose address was at last amertamed.