The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

SIR JOHN SEALE, M.P.

Our obituary records the death of Sir John Seale,
Bart., the representative of Dartmouth. Sir John first
entered Parliament, being then Colonel Seale, in 1832,
and from the commencement till the close of his career,
was a consistent liberal politician. He took an active
part in promoting corporation reform, and labonred as•
siduously in favour of free trade. For several sessions,
beginning in 1838, he brought forward a measure to per-
mit the grinding of foreign corn in bond, and he had at
length .the pleasure of seeing his plan carried into exe-
cution. We have no recollection of his taking a pro-
minent part on any other question, but he attended well
to his Parliamentary duties, and was rarely absent when
a liberal question was to be supported, or an invasion of
the public liberties defeated.
Sir John was descended from a good family, which has
been long settled in Devonshire, where it has consider-
able property and influence, and some church patronage.
lie was Colonel of the South Devon Militia, and was
created a baronet under Lord Melbourne's administra
tion in 1833, an honour which his standing in his native
county and his public services well deserved. In 1804,
he married the daughter of Sir Paul Jcddrel, and has
left behind him a numerous family. At the time of his '
decease ho was in his sixtieth year, and is succeeded in
his title and estates by his eldest son, born in 1806.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.-TESTERDAY.

An expectation that something would be done towards
the settlement of the late Mr. Crockford's Derby account,
drew a much larger attendance than is usual at this dull
season, but, as far as the object in view was concerned,
to no purpose whatever, the guarantee required by the
Jockey Club mandate not having been forthcoming, and
not a sixpence having changed hands. On the coming
Derby, business was moderately brisk, and more par-
ticularly on Young Eclipse, Pam, Ides, Anti-Repealer,
and the Rebecca colt, Young Eclipse being the " lion of
the day"—(it was mentioned—truly or not we do not
take upon ourselves to state—that this horse has left
Coleman's stables for Kent's)—the extent to which they
were benefited by the support of several active partisans
is sufficiently explained by the table of prices given
underneath. Alarm was backed for about 300/. ; the
Cobweb colt, in two or three places, at 17 and 18 to 1;
Kedger at 18, 19, and 20 to 1 ; and several outsiders at
liberal odds. 1,500 to 100 was laid against Forth's lot,
John Davis included. Closing prices :

CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a•ballagh—taken
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn—t.
1000 to 25 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth—taken
5000 to 100 agst Mr. W. Scott's Agriculturist—taken.
It is desirable to state that all bets laid on this race,
unless otherwise stipulated, are understood to be not
only p.p., but named or mot named.

DARBY.
II to l agst Mr. Greville's Alarm—taken
16 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Cobweb colt
lit to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Kedger
22 to 1 agst Mr. Coleman's Young Eclipse—taken
1000 to 45 agst Lord Chesterfield's Pam—taken
2000 to 90 agst Lord Stradbroke's Idas—t. and aft off.
25 to 1 agst Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer—taken
30 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca colt—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit
35 to 1 agst Mr. Ilesseltine's Fitzallen
40 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen—t
40 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Collier
20,00 to 45 agst Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt—t

3000 to 60 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus-taken
1000 to 20 agst Mr. Forth's Lady Berners colt—taken
2000 to 20 agst Colonel Cradock's Jinglepot—taken
1000 to 10 agst Lord Vernlam's Christina colt—taken
1000 to 10 agst Mr. Bradshaw's Manasseh—taken.
COURSING.

The Epsom Coursing Meeting will take place to-mor-
row and Thursday; Mr. E. Wright will officiate as Judge.
SOUTH LANCASHIRE (SOUTHPORT) MEET-

ING, Nov. 27 AND 28.

The Scarisbrick Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Petit-
iean's Chairman (late Birdcatcher); his Birdlime ran up.
The Fleetwood Cup (16 dogs) was won by Mr. Reade's
Rogue-me-no-more ; Mr. Robinson's Stella ran up.
The Church-town Stakes (16 dogs) was won; by Mr.
Bake's Director (late Bird's-eye) ; Mr. Robinson's Em-
press ran up.
The Crosseus Stakes (8 dogs) were won by Mr.
Slater's Scot ; Mr. hunt's Harkaway ran up.
The Blowick Stakes (4 dogs) were won by Mr.
Bake's Butterfly ; Mr. Peacock's Alarum ran up.
The Port Stakes (4 dogs) were won by Mr. Slater's
Scrutator ; Mr. Coupe's Young Mat ran up.