The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-10 00:00:00

DONCASTER RACES.—ST. LEGER.
(From the Doncaster Gazette.)
This, the commencement of a new era in the racing
annals of Doncaster, must be hailed with feelings of
high satisfaction—even of exultation in many in-
stances—by every lover of the turf, especially by
those who have looked to the recurrence of its annual
splendid fete, with its countless delightful associa-
tions, and embracing advantages almost, if not en-
tirely, unrivalled—by those who have accustomed
themselves to pay to the town, during the race week,
their annual visit for the purposes of relaxation and
enjoyment. Doncaster, far-famed as it is, has not
yet seen its best racing days.
With regard to the beautiful race-ground iitself,
with its splendid approaches, and all the arrange-
ments connected with the proceedings of the week,
those measures have been adopted for the extension
of the comfort and the safety of the visitors, which
which leave little to be desired.
As allusion has already been made to the several
new stakes, as well as to the extraordinary number of
subscribers in others, there is no occasion to go over
the same ground. It will be sufficient to state, in
this place, that the largest list ever presented in Don-
caster to the admirers of the good old English cus-
tom of horse racing, will be the forthcoming list
of 1842.
Merely premising that the ball will be opened on
Monday next with, amongst others, the Great York-
shire Handicap which will be deemed by many per-
sons as interesting as the St. Leger itself; one may at
once pass on to, certainly, the great event of the week,
with the hundred and thirty-four subscribers, the
largest St. Leger hitherto known.
Presuming that the character of public running is
the best test as to the powers and capabilities of the
respective competitors when brought together in one
mighty and interesting struggle, let us glance at these
performances.
First, then, of Attila, the King of the Huns. At
two years old he won the Champagne Stakes at the
Pottery, beating Combermere, Marion, and two
others. At Doncaster won the Champagne, defeat-
ing Cabrera, and four others ; and also the Two-year
Olds, beating Cattonite, Belcceur, and seven others,
easily. He won the Clearwell, beating Wiseacre and
Chatham (71bs. extra) ; and at the First Spring Meet-
ing won the 100 sovs. Sweepstakes, D.M., beating
Palladium and Devil-among-the-Tailors. Then came
the Derby, which embraced, in the start, eleven Le-
ger horses, which he carried off in the most gallant
manner—Robert de Gorham second. Ran for the
Drawing-room Stakes at Goodwood, carrying 81bs.
extra, and came third—Envoy first, Seahorse second.
Fireaway at the Curragh, two years old, was third
to Ballinkeele, and the same to Hawk ; and after-
wards defeated Hawk cleverly ; won the Liverpool
St. Leger by a head, beating Belcceur second, and
Ballinkeele third, &c.; for the Goodwood Cup (6st
111 b.), was a middling third.
Policy was defeated for the Derby, but ran well.
Ran second to Charles XII. for the Goodwood Cup
(6st 101 b). He made severe running, and proved
himself a stout horse.
Cabrera won, at two years old, a stake at Eglinton
Park, beating four; at Doncaster, was second to
Attila for the Champagne ; has paid forfeit this year,
and not started.
Eboracum was notplaced in the Thirsk Stakes, won
by Skipton ; won the Claret, at Catterick-bridge,
beating The Prior and another ; won a Maiden Plate,
at Durham, after four two-mile heats, beating seven ;
won the Broughton Stakes, at Manchester, defeating
Temptation and Flamingo ; was defeated for the Cup
(carrying 7st) by Lady Mary (4 yrs, 7st 61b), Cham-
pagne (5 yrs, Bst 21b) second.
The Agreeable colt started for the Derby, but was
nowhere in that race.
Rosalind won a two-year old stake at Bedford,
beating lole and others ; ran a dead heat at New-
market, giving 31b with lole, one mile ; in the First
Spring Meeting, beat Eleus by a head across the Flat,
carrying 6st 121 b; for the Vase at Ascot was a good
fourth—St. Francis first, Nob second; same meeting,
ran a dead heat with Monops, for second place
for the Grand Stand Plate, won by Argos; Second
Spring was not placed for the Rowley Mile Plate;
and came second to Bob Peel at Gorhambury, the
latter carrying Bst 101 b, and Rosalind 6st.
Seahorse, at three years old, won the Rowley Mile
Plate; in the Derby was no where; in the Drawing-
room Stakes, carrying 7st, ran a good 'second to
Envoy ; was defeated in the Goodwood Stakes ; came
third, in the July Meeting, for the 501. plate—
Bridegroom first, and Ma-Mie second; won the
Wolverhampton St. Leger, by four lengths, beating
Jack and Valentina.
Ballinkeele, at two years old, won the Anglesey
Stakes (Curragh), beating twelve ; also a sweepstakes,
defeating Fireaway and two others; won the Paget
Stakes, beating four ; was defeated by a head at
Newmarket, this year, by Seahorse, for the Rowley
Mile Plate, Robert de Gorham. Rosalind, and others
being in the lot. At Liverpool was a decent third
for the St. Leger—Pireaway first, and Belcceursecond.
Master Thomas, at two years old, won a Sweep-
stakes at Liverpool, beating Lady of the Lune and
Precursor ; and, this year, the Newcastle Leger, de-
feating Playfellow, Scalteen, Queen of Tyne, filly by
Langer out of Mermaid, and Moss Trooper.
Sir Harry was defeated at Newmarket by a head,
when three yrs old, by Lord Orford's Petulance colt;
but won the Vacillation Stakes in a canter, beating
Espartero and Tedworth ; was defeated at Ascot in a
canter by Envoy, but was at the time amiss.
Cattonite, at two years old, won the Holderness
Stakes, at Beverley, beating, by a neck, Smike, Free,
Morea, and All-my-Eye. At Newcastle, ran third to
Mr. Powlett's filly by Bay Middleton, out of Miss
Fanny, Priscilla Tomboy second; and was not placed
in the Two-year olds at Doncaster; won, this year,
the Gateshead Stakes, two miles, defeating, easily, the
Miss Fanny filly.
Belcceur, at two-years old, was not placed at Don-
caster, Attila winning; was well up for the Derby,
but not placed. At Liverpool was second to Fireaway
in the St. Leger ; was defeated for the Goodwood
Cup (6st 51b.)
The Artful Dodger won a Produce Stakes at New-
castle by three lengths, defeating Mermaid filly and
two others.

THE BANKRUPTCY AMEND-
MENT ACT.

Thursday a numerous and highly influential meet-
ing of the principals of some of the most eminent
wholesale houses in the grocery, oil, wine, and spirit
trades was held at the London Tavern, for the pur-
pose of receiving the Report of the Committee ap-
pointed at a general meeting held in May last, for
the purpose of improving the Bill for the Amendment
of the Bankrupt Law, which had been introduced to
the House of Lords by the Lord Chancellor, and has
since become the law of the land. Among those pre-
sent were R. Price, Esq., of the firm of Sir C. Price
and Co., and Messrs. Gassiott, J. Travers, W. Ni-
cholson, and W. Hawes, Esquires. Ralph Price, Esq.,
presided, and briefly explained the objects of the
meeting, after which a Report was read and adopted
to the following effect :—" That for the purpose of
affording facilities to the creditors of bankrupts, sug-
gestions for altering and introducing new clauses had
been made at interviews with the Lord Chancellor,
Lord Brougham, Sir J. Graham, and Messrs. Lyall,
Masterman, and Hawes, with whose assistance, and
that of the Solicitor-General and Mr. Commissioner
Holroyd, the Bill had been carried with several of the
suggested amendments, which had for their object the
compulsory opening of a fiat, should the petitioning
creditor not proceed ; giving authority to the Com-
missioners of Bankrupts to direct the prosecution of
fraudulent bankrupts, causing a balance sheet to be
delivered by the official assignees previous to the pay-
ment of dividends, and the full accounts of all estates
to be annually laid before Parliament. The Act was
to be construed strictly for " the benefit of creditors
of bankrupts." And the Committee had further to
congratulate the trade on the appointment of local
Courts and official assignees. It further appeared
that the Act would come into operation on the 11th
of November tett. Several gentlemen addressed the
meeting at consider Ale length, and resolutions were
passed for appointing a Committee to watch and re-
port on all future legislative measures relative to the
Bankrupt Laws ; for entering into a subscription for
defraying the expenses incurred ; and returning
thanks to Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, and J. Master-
man, Esq., M.P., G. Lyall, Esq., M.P., and B.
Hawes, Esq., M.P., for their so-operation ; as also
thanks to the Committee, Honorary Secretary,
citor, and Chairman of the day. Mr. W. Hawes was
appointed Treasurer. Previous to the meeting sepa-
rating, Mr. Elliott observed that the commercial
world was in a state of great immorality in respect to
the Bandruptcy and Insolvent Laws, and would not
be in a healthy state until bankrupts, B:c., were made
delinquents, as in other countries ; while in England
it was always considered that they were unfortunate,
though they were in general either idle, extravagant,
or dishonest, and as such as much deserving punish-
ment as any pickpocket. The intervention of the
Chairman prevented Mr. Elliott proceeding further.

MANSLAUGHTER AT ARMLEY.—On Friday an in-
quest was held at the house of Mr. John Richardson, at
Armley, near Leeds, before John Blackburn, Esq., coro-
ner, on view of the body of John Myers, 24 years of age,
who was killed on Sunday morning. Three men named
Thomas Briggs, James Briggs, and James Guy, were in
custody on suspicion ; and it appeared from the evidence
that they and the deceased had quarrelled on coming
home from a public house, soon after which the deceased
was found dead on the road. The Jury returned a ver-
dict of manslaughter against the three prisoners, and ex-
pressed an opinion that the crime was of a very aggra-
vated character.—Doncaster Gazette.
The friends of Colonel Salwey invited him to a
dinner on Tuesday last, at the Golden Lion Hotel, Luel-
I( w, when they presented him with a pair of Silver
1-.- elvers, as a slight acknowledgment of his zealous and
onsistent conduct during the time he represeuted them
U Arligaeat,