The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-01 00:00:00

CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND STEEPLE CHASE

Five-of the horses that had originally started again took
the field—namely

Smike, ridden by
Primrose, do.
St. Nicholas, do.
Wanderer, do
Brown Mare by Harry, do.

Mr. Bretherton.
" Powell.
" A. Al' Donough.
" W. M`Donough.
" Oliver.

This was an admirable race. Smike took the lead, followed
by St. Nicholas and Primrose. After they had run about
three quarters of a mile, Wanderer tried to getup, but failed.
St. Nicholas and Primrose then showed metal, but could not
" come it. " The leaps were generally made by all the horses
beautifully. After clearing the hedge near the canal bridge,
the Brown Mare and Smike challenged, and ran smartly
home, the mare winning cleverly. The result was :
Mr. Thomson's br mby Harry .... 0 1 1
Mr. T. Ryan's b g Smike , . 1 3 2

THE HURDLE STAKES of 10 sovs. each, with 50 sovs. added.
Two miles. -Gentlemen riders. Four years old, to carry
19st. 71b., five years, list. 41b., 6 years and aged, list.
101 b. Thorough-bred horses to carry 71b. extra. The
winner of a Hunter's Stake, Hurdle Race, or Steeple
Chase, to carry 51b., of two 71b., and of three or more,
101 b. extra. Four to start, or the 50 soya. will not be

given.
This race took place on the course, two hurdles being
placed on the west side, and two on the east side of the
course.

Mr. Stevenson's c g True Blue, aged 1
Mr. Vever's Charity
Mr. Knaresborough's b h Leander, 5 yrs 0
Mr. Hodson's ch g Syntax, aged 0

This was also an excellent race. Charity led, followed by
Leander ; True Blue then came up, as did Syntax. When
they came to the distance post, Charity and True Blue pushed
on, and kept nearly, neck and neck to the last hurdle, which
Charity shied, and True Blue came in in consequence, by
about half a head.

SWEEPSTAKES of 50 soya. each.—Heats.
This race excited much interest, some of the favourite
horses being entered.

Paulina
Wanderer....

(Smite 1 5 0 .0
(Bretherton 2 4 0 0
(Devine 3 3 2 0
_ .

Leander:— (Knaresborough) 4 2 1 wkd. over.
relused to start, but
finally came away with the others. Before the third heat
was run the night bad set in, it being past six o'clock ; and
Leander (1) and Waverley:(2) were alone placed. On the
arrival of the riders at the weighing-room, a dispute arose—
some of the parties being of opinion that the start had not
been fair ; others that it had. Leander claimed the prize,
and, in furtherance of such claim, finally walked the course.
The affair will, of course, come before " the proper tri-
bunal."

DEATH OF RAT-TRAP.---We are sorry to announce to our
sporting readers that this highly-mettled and justly-cele-
brated racer is dead ! He was seized with inflammation on
the chest, as we are informed, in the course of Monday night,
and early this morning he expired. His career has been a
brief but brilliant one, and the light of his fame will long he
regarded with admiration.—Sunday Times.
ALDERLEY TITHE COMMUTATION.—The tithe commis-
sioners have given notice of their intention to make a com-
mutation of the tithes of the parish of Alderley—a request
to that effect 'having been made by the landowners. They
will decide all the points in litigation. This is one of the
first instances of the commissioners exercising the powers
vested in them of deciding causes commenced before the or-
dinary tribunals.
FRENCH IMPRUDENCE.—Letters from Paris mention
auother unpleasant affair in that capital. One of the first
houses there has been compelled to ask assistance from the
Bank of France, which was granted to the extent of two
millions of francs. There is no doubt of the solvency of this
firm ; but having locked up their funds in railways and other
heavy securities, they are not available for their immediate
wants.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—On Monday last, an inquest
was held at the King's Arms Hotel, Holywell, on view of the
body of Edward Seville, aged 58, late of Mold, musician.
It appeared from the evidence, that on the evening of the
previous Saturday he was at the house of Mr. Meredith
Vickers, grocer, giving instructions on the violin to Mr. V.'s
son ; while thus engaged, he complained of pain in the chest
and shortness of breathing, and notwithstanding every as-
sistance possible being rendered by the family, he expired
about an hour after being first attacked.—Chester Gazette.
THE TOOTH-ACHE.—The following remedy, which is of
recent discovery, has, in several cases within the writer's
knowledge, and in his own case among the rest, afforded in-
stantaneous and permanent relief to sufferers from this disease.
Equal portions of creosote and spirits of camphor—both harm-
less ; the creosote being, we believe, an extract of tar. Apply
with lint, in the same way that laudanum is used ; and if
relief is not speedy, apply again and again without fear. A
small phial full, of the size of a lady's little finger, may be got
at any respectable chemist's for sixpence.
The exportation of the precious metals from the port of
London, for the week ending Saturday last, consisted, . ac-
cording to the official returns, of 11,763 ounces of gold coin,
34,272 ounces of gold bars, 89,295 ounces of silver bars, and
103,635 ounces of silver coin. The gold coin was disposed
of as follows :-6712 ounces to Hamburgh, 1942 ounces to
South Australia, 1250 ounces to Rotterdam, 919 ounces to
Calcutta, and 750 ounces to Boulogne. The gold bars were
shipped thus :-25,266 ounces to Hamburg, 8540 ounces to
Rotterdam, and 466 ounces to Calcutta.

WORTHY OF IMITATION.—It has fallen to our lot as public
journalists, frequently to allude to the highly talented and
Constitutional conduct and declarations of Major Molyneux
Williams, of Penbedw, a gentleman whose real "liberal"
principles cast far in the shade all the mock bombast of scores
who style themselves liberal, while they close their pockets,
and say to the needy, "be ye warmed and filled."—The gallant
Major has added another laurel to his brow, of a far more
unfading nature than those he won in "the battle field,"—he
has sent orders to his steward, (in accordance with his usual
custom,) to return twenty per cent. to his numerous tenantry
in Flintshire and Denbighshire, on their half-yearly rents,
due at Michaelmas last. This will prove a seasonable relief
to those individuals, who last year suffered so much from the
failure of their crops ; and we are convinced that it will
awaken in the breast of every recipient, if possible, increased
feelings of attachment and gratitude to their excellent landlord.
—Chester Paper.
FEMALE COURAGE.—Tuesday morning, about four, Mary
Gray, the wife of one of Sir John Smyth's gamekeepers, ob-
served the window of her neighbour's (Staples) house open,
and, thinking it somewhat an unusual circumstance at that
hour, calling her son, a lad about 12 years old, gave him his
father's gun, and taking another herself, proceeded to ascer-
tain the cause. Staples, who had been robbed several times
before, was gone milking ; on coming up to the window she
heard some persons in the house, but could not get them to
reply to her ; she then put the -boy through the window, who
let his mother in, and after searching the house she disco-
vered the robber in the chimney, from which place she soon
dislodged him, and pinning him by the collar, while the boy
held the gun to his head, kept him till six o'clock, at which
time Mr. Tomkins, of Bishport, happened to come by and
secured the fellow, who was taken before the magistrates at
Ashton, and committed.—Bath Journal.

ACCIDENTS ON THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAIL-
WAY.—An accident occurred on Saturday evening, on the
railway between Birmingham and London. The train which
left the former place at three o'clock, did not arrive in town
till nearly eleven, owing to the engine breaking down about
70 miles from London, and detained on the road till the next
train came up, which was obliged to take it back some miles
to get it off the line, and attach it to the latter train. Ano-
ther accident occurred on Monday evening. About eight
o'clock, the train being about two miles or less from Lon-
don, on its way from Birmingham, a sudden concussion of
considerable violence took place, which threw one of the car-
riages off the rail. It was some time before the cause of the
accident could be ascertained, the person in charge of the
train being apparently in a state of great bewilderment ; but
at length it was understood that the engine had run against
a luggage van, which happened to stand in the way, the en-
gineer or guard not being able to see the red light, the signal
for the stoppage of the train, owing to the obstacle caused
by the quantity of white smoke proceeding at the time from
the engine. Fortunately no other personal injury was sus-
tained than some slight contusions.