Star.
London, England, 1824-08-21 00:00:00

4S6IZE INTELLIGENCE.

DURHAM, AUGUST 18.
ellAßGit oh PoIIIONINO.
on the opening of the doors this morning, the Court
was instantly crowded 'to excess in every part. Mr.
'Justice BAYLitY took his seat on the Bench a few mi-
nutes before nine o'cloCk, and the prisoner, Joseph Win.
liodsson, was immediately ;surto the bar, charged with
administering to his wife, Charlotte Hodgson, a quan-
tity of CorrOstve'sublituate of mercury, with intent to
murder her. therrisoner, when he entered the dock,
glanced his eyes ?Mind the Court with seeming indif-
ference. When the Jury were called, all Jurors residing
in Sunderland were desired to leave the box. The
pressure of the crowd and the heat were dreadful—se.
veral females fainted. The interruption caused consi-
derable delay, it being impossible, during the continu-
ance of the noise to commence the proceedings of the,
thy. The front gallery, however, having been cleared,
afforded material relief, not merely by thinning the,
number of spectators, but by admitting a free draft of,
air. The Jury having at length been sworn,
Mr. Beenavast, with whom was Mr. Auntasos, stated the cant
against the prisoner at great length.
Mr. ALD2RsON then called the prosecutrix, Mrs. Char-
lotte Hodgson, who appeared to be a young woman of
interesting appearance. She was brought into Court in
an easy chair, labouring under very severe illness. The
chair was placed on the table of the Court. She was
fashionably attired ; but her appearance excited general
•commiseration. The prisoner bung his head, and ap-
peared much depressed. She said—l am the wife of
the prisoner at the bar, and was married in January,
1893; I have one child. Previous to my marriage a
settlement was made of my property ; I executed it.—
Previously to the 6th July last I had been ill for about
a fortnight ; I was attended by Dr. Brown as my medi-
cal adviser. Previous to the night in question, for se-
veral nights I had been taking boluses prescribed by
Dr. Brown. My husband had a young man of the name
of Finlay, and another of the name of Mason, who lived
with him as his apprentices. I remember my husband
bringing me up a bolus that .night, between ten and
eleven o'clock ; he told me I was to take it ; I cannot re-
member his words ; he told me there was either half a
grain less or half a grain more of opium in it than before;
be told me so ; I did not ask him ; I had desired my hus-
band to make an alteration in the quantity of opium.--
After he first brought it up to me I did not like to take it ;
I wished it to be madcinto pills. He brought the bolus
twice into the room ; I desired him to go down stairs
and put more opium in it. I cannot recollect what he
said when he brought it up a second time ; it was after
that I desired him to make it into three pills. He made
it into pills in the room. After he made it into three
pills I took them, one after another. My husband gave
me the first pill. When I took it I found a heat in my
stomach and in my threat. I had not felt that when I
took the boluses on the two preceding nights. When I
felt the heat I told my husband of it ; and he replied I
should soon be better. After that I took the other two.
My husband gave me them ; they produced the same
effect as the other. I had a feeling of sickness soon
afterwards. I don't recollect whether anything was said
to me by my husband about that sickness. My husband
brought me a draught after I took the pills, which I
believe I took immediately after. It was after I took
the draught that I felt sick. My mother had been with
methat evening, but had gone home. My husband
said it would'be k pity to disturb me, and I would be ,
bet:er soon. My mother, Dr. Brown, and the other sur-
geon, came afterwards, in the course of the night.
Crosi-examined by Mr. Witaaams.—My child was a
buy, and was horn a little before Christmas ; it is
living. I had nay health well Wore my marriage;
but I was not so well after my confinement. I have
never recovered entirely from that. My husband had
sent for another medical man, Mr. Swann, before he
either sent for Dr. Brown or Mr. Gregory. Thatlwas
about a month before the 6th of June, or less. That
was my husband's own doing. He continued to attend
me till Dr. Brown came, and occasionally after; my
husband was tolerably attentive to me when I was un-
well. He continued to be so. He was remarkably fond
of the child.—Here the prisoner, who hid his face in
his handkerchief, and wept bitterly during the whole of
the witness's examination, gave a loud sob. He was
indeed a kind husband to me.—Here the prisoner wept.
By Mr. Justice BATLET—I originally desired Dr.
Brown to attend me, and my husband made no objec-
tion to it. Before my mother came I sent for her; my
husband heard me send for her, and did not prevent it.
My mother came within an hour after I had taken the
medicine. She lives within half a mile. My husband
made no other objection to my sending for my mother, but
that h would be a pity to disturb her. Dr. Brown was
sent for byiny desire, after my mother came, and my
husband made no objection to that. My husband gene-
rally gave me my medicine himself, it he was in the
room. I had observed for six months before that my
husband was deranged in his mind. He occasionally
chewed symptoms of being deranged. I formed that
opinion from his irregular conduct in the house. That
conduct was his going about the house with fewer
clothes on him than he ought to have. He did so in
the day-time.
Mrs. Hodgson was then carried out of Court.
Mr. Robert Wilson, solicitor, Sunderland, proved the execution
tithe marriage settlement by the parties.
Cross-examined:--I prepared the settlement. The prisoner first
roposed to settle 1,0001. on his wife, but on 1,4001. being proposed,
be agreed to it.
lhe sett/anent was pat In and read. It secured 1,1001. to Mrs.
Hodgson for her life; and after her death, if she had a child, it was
to revert to the prisoner.
Matthew Finlay examined by Mr.BROUGHAM—I shall
be 14 next March. I was apprentice with Mr. Hodgson
last June. Hamilton Mason was also with him, but no
one else. Sometimes I used to sleep in the shop, and
sometimes Hamilton. The one who did not sleep in the
shop slept at home with his father. I recollect mixing
boluses for Mrs. Hodgson in June, by Mr. Hodgson 's
directions. One bolus was made of six grains of calo-
rnel and four of opium. The .aeat was six grains of
r.a;omel and only three of opium; and the one on Sun-
day night was made of eight grains of calomel and
or.-half a grain of opium ; that-was the last bolus I
made, and the others-on the Friday and the Saturday.
I mixed the last on Sunday myself. I had at that time
hten ith my master a little more than a year and a
half. I took the calomel out of the same bottle I had
ttkel it out of on the Saturday and the Friday, and the
!Plum nut of the same bottle too. I put nothing else
in the bolus except the calomel and opium, and a little
colser
we out of the same jIT OR the friday and
.c,;urd.ty. I made that bolus about four o'clock in the
4iLeinnon. I made it on the same stone as the others.
Alter 1 nude it I wrapped it up in a paper. and laid it
Qtt the shell below where the opium was. I took it up
$.2.1 about nine o'clock. During part of the time Is

laid it on the she f,l was in the shop.. I took it ut%
stairs ; it had the same appearance as when I left it ;
though I did not look-ib the inside, the paper was the
same. When I took it Up stairs, I laid it on the press
in the kitchen, and was coming out when I saw Mrs.
Allison in Mrs. Hodgson's room, and I went into the
kitchen again, and took the bolus out and gave it to
Mrs. Allison. I then went down stairs into the shop.
Mr. Hodgson was not there when I went in, but I saw
him shortly after. He did not yellldie to do anything.
He went up stairs after I saw him, and I staid in the
shop. He came down stairs afterwards, and told me
that I was to go home to sleep that night ; that was
about ten o'clock. He said that I was to go ?tome, be-
cause the two servants were so much crowded with the
little boy in one bed, that one of them should sleep
down in the shop. The servants never slept there be-
fore. I went home and slept there that night.
This witness underwent a severe cross-examination as to his
knowledge of the situation of the medicines in the shop, and their
effects upon a patient ; and, in answer to a question from the Sedge,
he stated that he had not observed any change in his master's beha-
viour lately from what it used to be; but sometimes be was in li-
quor. He did not seem to be in liquor that Sunday afternoon, nor
when he came in at night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Allison, the mother of the prosecutrig,
examined—l had been attending upon my daughter
when this affair happened. She had been ill a month
or Eve weeks before that time ; I was there on Sunday
the 6th of June. I remember Finlay bringing the bolus
into the room about nine o'clock. I opened it out
and saw that it was the same she had had before,
and I laid it doirn'on the table. I cannot say whether
Mrs. Hodgson was •hileep at that time, but she was in
bed, and the curtains were drawn. The prisoner was
not long after the bolusladteen laid down in coming
into the room. He took the bolus up, and went down
stairs with it. He was away a short time, and brought
a bolus back. I did not see the bolus which he brought
back. When he came back, he said the bolus was ready
for her to take, and that there was half a gain of opium
less than there was in it the night before. I do not
know whether Finlay had left the house before that
time. When he came up with the bolus a second time,
it was between nine and ten o'clock, but before ten. I
did not see Finlay after he gave me the bolus. When
Mr. Hodgson told his wife the bolos had less opium
than before, she wished him to take it down and make
it the same as it was before. Upon that the prisoner
took it down. He was only a few minutes away then ;
and when he came back he said he had made the bolus
right, and it was ready for her to take. He laid the
bolus down upon the chest of drawers. My daughter
did not take it at that time. I left the room and the
house about half-past ten, and she had not taken the
bolus before I left. I had not been gone away an hour
before I was sent for again. Agnes Thompson, Mrs.
Hodgson's servant, came for me. I went, and found
my daughter very ill indeed. She was complaining of
a burning beat in the stomach. She was sick and
vomiting. The prisoner was sober that night, for any
thing I saw. Rachael Brown was in the room.
Rachael Brown examined—l was attending Mrs.
Hodgson as nurse. At different times in the coarse of
the evening, the prisoner was at Mrs. H.'s bedside. I
did not see him do anything with a bolus, till Mrs. H.
wished to have it made into pills. I took it to the bed-
side, and she said it was nothing like the same she had
before, and die refused to take it. I spoke to Mr.
Hodgson to that effect,.and be said it was right, and
she was to take it. She then agreed to have it made
into pills. Mr. Hodgson made it into three pills, and
gave her one; she swallowed it, and complained of a
burning in her throat and breast ; she said her medicine
was not right, and Mr. H. said it was; she then took
' the other two. I cannot positively say whether he gaie
her them, but he put them into her hands. After swal-
lowing the two other pills, she complained that she
grew worse of heat in her breast, throat, and stomach.
She had not complained of her stomach before she took
the last two pills ; some time after that she complained
of sickness. The prisoner gave his wife a mixture about
five minutes after she took the pills. She complained of
the heat before she got the mixture; after she got the
mixture, she became sick and vomited ; she continued
to vomit from eleven o'clock till about three, hut I
cannot exactly say. On her beginning to be sick, about
eleven, she wished to have her mother brought. The
prisoner said he thought there was no call for it, as she
would soon be better. Dr. Brown was sent for about
half-past eleven, but her mother came before that;
Mr. Hodgson went for him ; Mrs. Hodgson told him to
go. Mr. Gregory and Mr. Gregson, two surgeons,
came afterwards ; they were sent for by Dr. Brown ; I
did not go myself till half-past ten ; I went to sit up
with her; I cannot say whether Mr. Hodgson knew
that I was coming ; could not perceive that he was in.
toxicated that night. I cannot say that I saw any dif-
ference from his usual manner.
Matthew Finlay recalled.—l don't exactly know how
long it was before Mr. Hodgson came in after I took
the bolus. He was only once in the shop before I went
away, and that was when he told me to go home to
sleep. It was about ten o'clock, or a little after, and I
went home directly. I did not see the prisoner do any
thing at all in the surgery. There was no other bottle
containing powdered opium but the one I have mentioned,
that stood by the corrosive sublimate and the sugar of
lead. In preparing the bolus I took the opium from
that bottle. If Mr. Hodgson went down in the course'
II of the night for powdered opium he would go to that
bottle; we had no other in the shop, but there was bard
opium in a drawer.
Margaret Kent.—l lived as servant with Mr. Hodg-
son on the 6th of June last. I did not see Mr. Hodgson,
doing anything in the shop in the course of that even-
ing. I saw the marble slab. I saw him standing near
the slab, drinking beer, which was all I saw him do. I.
did see him with the paper and the bolus in it. He,
was then just beside the marble stone. I saw nothing
on the stone. There' was a knife lying on the counter,
about two yards' distance from the slab. My master
was not sober that night ; he was drunk, not very drunk.
Agnes Thompson, the other servant of the prisoner-
examined by Mr. BROUGHAIII.—I had been in Mr. Hodg-
son's service three quarters of a year. I was in my mis-
tress's bed-room about a quarter past ten o'clock. Mrs.
Brown was there then, but nobody else. Mn Hodgson
came in after that, but I did not see him have the bolus
till he came to the bed-side. He brought the medicine
to Mrs. Hodgson, and said she was to take its but she
said it was not the same as she had taken the night be-
fore. He said it was. She desired him then to make
it into pills. He did so in the room, and gave her one.
When she took it she complained of a burning heat In
the throat and stomach. Mr. Hodgson said she must
keep it down, or she would have the same to take over
again. He then gave her the other two, one immedi-
ately af.er the other. She-took them too, and still com-
plained of the burning pain in her throat and stomach.

He then gave her a draught, but I did not hear him!
say what it was for. The draught was standing on the
drawers, but I did not see how it was brought there.
It was a tumbler glass. After she had taken the glass
she called for her mother ; she started to vomit In the
course of two or three minutes after she had taken the
draught. She vomited into a bason, but that was put
into a pail of dirty water in the course of a minute.
That was set down in the kitchen, and was there when
Dr. Brown came. I cannot tell whether Mrs. Brown
emptied it into the water or not ; when Mrs. Hodgson
called out for her mother to be sent for, Mr. Hodgson
was not willing, and said she would be better in the
course of half an hour. Mrs. Hodgson then directly de-
sired me to go for her mother. I went towards the door,
and Mr. Hodgson said I had better stop a little.; I did
go immediately and brought back Mrs.Allisen ; when I
came back I saw Mrs. Hodgson, she was still vomiting.
Cross-examined.—I wasin the room when Dr. Brown
came. Mr. Hodgson went for him, and brought him
immediately. Ido not know what the draught was,
but it was given directly after the pills, and it caused
vomiting immediately. I don't know that anything it
brought up was saved. Mrs. Hodgson had taken a
draught at night several times before. I don't know
that there was any laudanum in it. Mr. Hodgson al-
ways behaved 'well to his wile and child, as far as I saw.
His wife and he lived very happily together. He often
nursed the child, as a father was likely to do. I never
saw anything but the conduct of a kind father and an
affectionate husband in Mr. Hodgson.
Re-ex mined —I had seen Mrs. Hodgson take draughts
before that ; they never made her vomit.

Mr. Justice BATLIT—I-She'never had so much calomel before ?
I don't know.

Dr. Brown.—l ant a physician, and reside at Bishop Wear
mouth. Previously to the 16th of June I had attended Mrs
Hodgson as a physician, daily, for about a fortnight. She was
labouring under acute rheumatism. I did not keep any record of
the case. as I did not conceive it an important one. On first calling,
I found Mrs. Hodgson 's mouth affected with calomel. My first
prescription was vinum colchicum, to be given three times a-day ;
also an anodyne at night, with an occasional laxative. Subsequently,
the date I cannot tell, she was attacked by a considerable pain about
the right side and the stomach, for which I ordered bleeding ;
a blister was applied across the stomach, and some laxatives were
then given; I cannot exactly say when that was. Subsequently,
those symptoms being subdued, and rheumatism only remaining, I
directed to be taken at night a bolus, consisting of six grains of
calomel, and a draught which was to contain a certain proportion of
what is called the black drop. On coming there the first morning
after I had given this prescription, I was informed by Mr. Hodgson,
that instead of giving the opium in a draught with the bolus, he had
included the opium in the bolus—that is, be bad made the bolus of
six grains of calomel and two of opium. To that I did not object,
as it was not a material point. If I recollect right, one of the days
during which the calomel and opium was taken, I 'found the
patient's tongue brown, anal on inquiry found that three grains of
opium had been included in the bolus the preceding eight, instead
of two. I cannot state how many nights she took the bolus, but
she sometimes took a laxative next morning. I ought to add, that
after I found three grains had been used, I told Mr. Hodgson that
two grains would be sufficient, though a grain of
,opium would nut
be very important. I never increased the cilbniel at all. He being
a medical person, I prescribed to him verbilly. Previous to and
up to the 6th of June I had ordered calomel and opium to be
given to this Lady. The effect of calomel or opium would norbe
to produce burning in the throat or stomach. Occasionally calomel
will produce vomiting, but it is produced Very rarely by calomel
and opium given together. It never produced vomiting in Mrs.
Hodgson, much less burning in the throat and stomach. In the
afternoon of the 6th of June 1 ordered Mr. Hodgson to give only
a repetition of what I bad before prescribed. He told me he had
given the opium in the bolos without the draught, and I ordered a
repetition of the draught. Mr. Hodgson came for me about eleven
o'clock on Sunday night ; he said his wife was wone ; that symp-
toms of inflammation of the stomach had come on. I went with
Mm and fouled Mrs. Hodgson very ill indeed. I found her pulse
very quick and small; her skin was covered with a cold clammy
sweat; there was a sense of burning in the throat that else com-
plained of, extending along the gullet, to the pit of the stomach.
There was vomiting at very short intervals; large quantities of
mucus thrown lip, and liquids that had apparently been given her.
With the excepdtm Of extreme weakness, I think I have mentioned
all the symptoths. If a person had taken corrosive sublimate of
mercury, I shoed conceive such symptoms would have been
amongst the firstibat appeared. I asked Mr. H. first who had
prepared'the medicine? He said his boy had done so. Upon his
saying sti, Mrs. Allison said he bad the boles out of the room
twice, after it had been prepared by the boy. He then said that
he took it out of the room to add powdered opium to it, the bolus
of the preceding night not having made her rest. Having under-
stood that the draught was given, I inquired after the composi-
tion of that draught. I think the patient herself told me the
draught had been given. She said she began to vomit immediately
after she took that draught. I asked him as to the competence of
the boy to prepare medicine, and he expressed his conviction of the
competence of the boy. I observed to the prisoner that I thought
the symptoms were such as an over dose of tartar emetic would
produce. Tartar emetic is In appearance like calomel ; there is a
difference between them, and a person of skill would easily discern
it. I went down into the shop to see whether any mistake bad
occurred, but I found the tartar emetic and the calomel so situated
that I thought no mistake could have occurred. The calomel was
in a small glass jar in the right-hand corner of the shop, as you en-
tered by the door. The jar of corrosive sublimate was at a consi-
derable distance from the calomel. I think it is quite impossible.'
corrosive sublimate could be mistaken for calomel—corrosive sub-
limate is in crystals. A person could not use it in a boles wfthout
first reducing it into powder. Corrosive sublimate of mercury
could not be mistaken for powdered opium. They are so dissimilar
in appearance, that I think it is impossible a person with a candle
could mistake one for the other. In the dark, If a person pours it
into a glass, as it is in crystals, a person mum be conscious of its
not being powdered opium. To make& bolus it is necessary to mix
the powder with a knife on the slab ; and it would be necessary to
reduce substance to powder before it was mixed with conserve of
roses. Corrosive sublimate would grate or jar so much under a
knife, as to render a person mixing it conscious of it. When I
found that I could not clear up the mystery that seemed to exist, I
ordered a draught to be prepared, of magnesia, thirty drops of
tincture of opium, and some water. That was prepared in my pre-
tence by the prisoner. It was carried up stairs and taken by Mrs.
Hodgson, but it was immediately thrown up again.
Dr. Gregory examined by Mr. Baoninam—His testimony went
principally to the analyaation of the medicine given by the prisoner
to his wife, and which he said Mr. Henry Ogden the younger, of
the Quaker persuasion, had performed (the paper produced is the
same from which the experiments were made).
Barnard Ogden, the elder—He Mot the Quaker persuasion ; ob-
jects to be sworn.—Ordered to stand down.
• long examination of Dr. Brown then took place by Mr. Pete
Loco, Mr. ALDIRSOH, and Mr. BROUGHAM as to the experiments
made • and a great deal of scientific knowledge was displayed by
each Of the Learned Gentlemen, as to the principles of galvanic
test upon the corrosive sublimate of mercury, which would turn
gold white, kc.—Dr. Browa's examination alone lasted three hours
sod forty minutes.
Mr. Watford, examined by Mr. Baommum—He is a constable,
and arrested the prisoner. He was going from Sunderland, when
he informed him be had a warrant to apprehend him. He came
with him very readily, and said, " Well, I must comply with the
request, I suppose."
Matthew Smith examined by Mr. Atananow-•-He was clerk to
the Magistrate. What the prisoner said was not taken down in

writing.
The Josue—lt always ought to be signed by every prisoner who
is committed.—lt must have arisen through mistake, as the pri-
soner was in a state of intoxication at the time.
Mr. BROUGHAXThiII is our case, my Lord.
The Jonas— Now is the time, prisoner, to speak, if you have
anything to say in your defence.
Prlsoner—My Counsel ire in possession of the facts; I therefore ,
decline saying anything.
Several Gentlemen (chiefly in the medical profession) gave the
prisoner an excellent character for humanity and attention to his
patients. Several Ladies also bore testimony to his general kind-
ness to his wife whenever they had occasion to see them together.
The JUDO, to Din Wilson, who held the deed of settlement-.-
They were married in Scotland, and afterwards remained in &g-
-land t the Money was left by her uncle?
Witness--Yes.,
The Learned Joust then charged the Miry, who, altar retiring
an boat and a half, returned a verdict of--Nei Guilty.

SPORTING

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YORK AUGUST MEETING.

2221111411.1 r, A 20222 19.
The Races on Thursday were equally interesting with that of
Wednesday, but more particularly the Rice for the Thirty Guineas
Sweepstakes, in which there woes • number of &. Leger hon.ea.—
In fact,. from the sunning. and from the nionagensent thatlas been
shewn off, the alterations in the betsing for the Doncaster St. Leger
must be very great.
Produce Match for 200 p. each, h. ft. T..Y.C.
Mr. L. Fox's br. c. Via!um, Set.
Mr. Lanibton's ch. 1 by Election, 7st. 111 b.
Even betting on ibis match. -
The second year of a subscription of 25p. each, for 5. yrs old colts,
7st. 121 h. fillies, 6st. I lib. 4 yrs old colts, list.3ll). ilst•
5 I'm old, sst. bulb. six and aged, est. Two miles. (id Subs.)
IA Scarborough's Fair Charlotte, 5 yrs old 1
51r. Powlett's bl. 1 Miss Fanny, 4 yrs old
14 Milton's b. c..norisnyotit...lllr., llouldsworth's b. c.
field, and tllr. l'etie's b. h. Theodor* paid.
Rennin: at starting was 4to I apt the winner-5 to 2 isgst Miss
Fanny. .1
Sweepstakes of Thirty Guineas each, 10gs. ft. for three Yeats oil
colts, 13st. Mb. fillies, Bst. gib. Last mile and a quarter. Twenty
Subscribers.
Mr. Taunton's 11. c. Streatham • 1
Intl Sligo's b. S. Canteen . .. . 2

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Mr. 17:Lumley's h. c. Buzza9.l,, • 3
Mr. W.itts's Pai rhea, Mr. Iloacfirrorth's F'arnsfield and Atburn,
Mr. Powlott's Blacklock. Mr. Itldsdales Carouser, Mr. Wlgfell's
Enchanter, and Mr. Armstrong's Alfred paid.
At starting the hexing was 5 to 1 agst Strearham.6 to 4 apt
Canteen-6 to 4 agst Ina-10 to .1 .apt Id Kelburne's and Mr.
Riddell's--5 to i agst Young Cattcht—and 8 to 1 apt Ringlet.
Fifty Pounds given by the City of York, added to Owe-third of a
Subscription of 25gs. each, for four years old, est. 5 yrs eildl eat.
1 lb. Four mike. (17 Subscribers)..
Mr. Lambton's b. e. by Combs, 4 yrs old
Mr. Watts's b. h. Deport, 5 yrs oid
Mr. Petre's br. h. Theodr - vt=s etd

0 1
0 dik

_'s br. _ acyre, 5 yis alp ti 3 e
Mr. Lambton's Corinthian, Mr. .11ovddsworth's Palatine, Mr.
Milne's Ben Ledi, Lord Milton's Bordeaux, Lord Fitzwilliam's
Leonella, Lord Scarborough's Fair Charlotte, and Mr. Powlett',
Conductor, paid.
After the dead heat between Mr. I.;:lbrat's Jimmie c. and Mr.
Watts's Duport, the colt walked over\ 'kdd it was agreed to divide
the stakes. Theodore broke down. 6to 4 agst the winner, sto 4
asst Duport, 311 to I agst Theodore.
GOODWOOD BACF.S.."-Accusr 19.

The Goodwood Stakes of 25 sovereigns, added to a Sweepstakes
of 25 sovereigns, were won by Lord VertOrn's Vitelina, beating
the Duke of Richmond's I)andizette and Mi. Poyntz Ghost.
A Sweepstakes of 25 soya. each, was won by. Lord Sire:napes
Frolic, beating the Duke of Richmond's I lurly 'Burly.
The Sussex Sweepstakes of 10 soya. was *on by Marty 13utiy,
beating four others ; and, strange to say, one of them, the Marquis
of Exeter's Ghost, without Its rider, tosk the lead, (the jockey,
having been thrown), and came in first at the 'winning post.
The match for 50 sovereigns, between the Duke of Ilichinond'a
Selection and Lord Exeter's Ghost, was won by the former.

OXFORD R ACES.—Auansr 18.
The Cup, a subscription of 10 soy. each. Four miles. Four years
old, 7st. 71b. S yrs, Bst. 71b. 6 yrs, 9st. aged, 9st. 41b.
Mr. Ockendon's Tiumph, 4 yrs . . . . 1
Lord Churchill's Cephalus, 4 yrs . . .
Mr. Ashurst's Sloe, 4 yrs .
Mr. C. Day's Melampas, 4 yrs . . . 4
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 son. each, RC added. Two miles.
Mr. Marshall's Gleaner, 6 yrs, 7st 71b. . • 1

Mr. Messer's Vargas, 3 yrs, 64. 141 b. • . 2
Mr. Goddird's !Wiseacre, 4 yrs, 80. Sib. .
The City Members Plate of 501. 1* all ages.—. The winner of one
Plate this year to carry 31b. eztea ; of two tir more, 51b.—Mares
and geldings allowed 31b.—.-Heats, two miles.•-llie winner to be
sold fair 120 sovereigns, &c.
Mr. Weller's b. g. Speculator, S yrs, ftst. 71b.
Mr. Canning's bl. h. Gleaner, 6 yrs, 9st. .
alr.lSadler's ch. 1. by Usquebaugh, 3 yrs, d•t. *lb. .
Mr. Falkenor's Unfortunate, 4 yrs, ?st. 131 b.

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YARMOUTH RACES—Am:aver 19.

2 $

5 5
4 4

The Members' Plate of 50 soy. Two mile heats and a distance.—
The winner to be sold for 180 gs. if demanded iY► the usual way, Etc.
Col. Wihoses bi. m. by Juniper, 4 yrs old, B*. '6lb. . 1 1
Mr. Newman's b. g. Cogniac, aged, Bst. 131 b.
Sir J. Astley's b. h. Spoiled Child, 4 yrs old, Wm 41b.

BURTON-UPOI44TRENT RACES--Anouss 18.
A Sweepstakes of 25 soy. each, for two.yr.olda. Half a mile.
Lord Anson's ch. 1. Miniature
Mr. F.. Yates's Eve

Mr. Mytton's b. c. by Manfred 3
Mr. F. Luntley's b. f. Geraldine . . 4
Mr. Beardsworth's gr. e. by Walton S
A Sweepstakes of live soy. each, with 40 added frosn the fund.
Fot at ages. Two mile heats.
Mr. Mytton's br. t. Oswestey, 3 yrs .
Mr. Beardsworth's b. t. Birininghain, 4 yrs old
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► 1 1
2 2
3 3

Sir T. Mostyn's b. f. Arcbdockiss, 3-yrsold .
The Ladies' Plate of £5O, for all ages. Two mile heats.
Mr. Peach's b. h. Belmont, 5 yrs old . . 1 4 1
Lord Anion's br. c. brother to Patriarch, 4 yrs old 5 1 3
Mr. Barrow's b. f. Alecto,- 4 yrs old . . 2 2 2
Mr. 2.lassey's ch. m. Tnylkytnaengwyn, S yrs old . 33 dr
Mr. Beardsworth's Ch. c. by Cato, 3 yrs old . 4 Stir

MATCH TO TROT IN HARNESS

Cottrel, the dealer, undertook yesterday, over a piece of
ground of three miles, near Eppim to trot his Lancashire bone,
Ranter, seven miles and a half is JO inintites;for a bet of 200 sous.
The horse was driven in a lofty light vehicle, and performed the
first three miles in 10 seconds under lit minutes; the nest three
miles occupied 12 minutes and four secood when the bone began
to slacken his pace, and was seven minutes *Atkin 10 seconds doing
the remaining mile and a half, losing the moth by 44 seconds,
AQUATIC TRRAt.
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The match for 20 sovereigns, between Mena. Abbot, Coulthard
Meek, and Douglas (colours blue), and Messes. Dent, Broadhurst°
Craven, and Pooley (yellow), in four oared cutters, afforded a fine
treat on Thursday. The match was from Limehouse to a point'
below Gravesend and back, a distance of about fifty miles. The
yellow boat took the lead and kept it to Woolwich, when the blue
reached it, and it was a flue skilful contest the whole diatanse.
When at Northflset, oe their return, the blue was about fifty yards
ahead, and continued to gain upon the yellow, and between Wool-
wich and Greenwich blue was half a utile ahead, when the race was
hopeless, and yellow resigned beforirshe reached Woolwich.