The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

DERBY AND OAKS PROPHECIES

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—The intense interest and anxiety pending this
race is astonishing, particularly through the numerous
fluctuations Robbie Noble has experienced in the betting
market. Seldom will the public be cautioned against im-
position, and I think I may not revert very far back to
prove this. We had very good proof in the Nancy affair,
and I thought that certain parties had sufficient warning
then, but no, they will not be cautioned. The same per-
sons that said Nancy would win the Chester Cup, say also
that Hobbie Noble will win the Derby. I defy this said
mystery to remain a mystery any longer, when this ques-
tion shall have been ' truly' answered, which is, " Who is
the owner of Robbie Noble ? However, who is his owner
for this event ?" I must beg you to infer the answer. I
contend that I know no more anxiety has been evinced
by the party to being Hobbie fit and well to the post to-
morrow, than there was to bring Nancy fit and well to the
Chester post ; and the former is no more going to run to
win to-morrow than the latter ran to win at Chester. G.
Whitehouse is to be his unfortunate jock.
Alcoran has extraordinary racing powers, and, I think,
has been much underrated. To describe him, I should
say he is well put together—that his form is perfect, that
his legs are well formed, and his soundness undeniable.
We have as yet only had a " simmering" of his capabili-
ties, though quite sufficient to suffce for a very correct
idea to be formed therefrom. Now, as I have said all that
I have to say " pro," I must see if there is anything un-
favourable for his chance. The unfavourables only num-
ber two; one is his temper, and the other as to the un-
certainty respecting his steersman; but, upon hearing
that his former misfortune was gradually abating, some-
thing whispered in my ear that there may yet be found as
good a man disengaged to ride in Lord Orford's colours
as either Frank Butler or any one else. However, I will
hope for the best, and have only now to add that the
horse is in the highest racing order.
_ _

Little Harry and Alfred the Great I nust make a
" couplet" of, and say that both have done wonders, but,
as these wonders have only been accomplished in private
—in their own immediate neighbourhood,—l cannot think
they warrant my confidence in them, having seen, as yet,
no meritable public performance ; there is no doubt, how-
ever, that they will run forward, especially the King, who
will be ridden by Basham, and the former by A. Day.
Claverhouse has many friends, and I feel sorry that I
cannot conscientiously place my hopes in the Lord Lieu.
tenant's horse this time, as, from his performances, I do
not feel justified. Marlow will ride him.
Harbinger is sa'd to have astonished the natives as well
as his owner—the good old Duke, but as these reports
come from pretty nearly the same quarter GS those which
favour Hobbie Noble, I shall place no credence in them
whatever. If, however, they really are correct, he might
have cantered away with the Guineas ; and perhaps he
might play the same trick to- morrow, with Flatman's as-
sistance, though I question it.
King of Trumps was offered a short time back to be
matched against any other horse of his age, but to be
allowed slbs. The challenge was not accepted, but may
shortly ; and, though all this " sounds," still I cannot
think that a horse who, but a month back, was all to
pieces, could sufficiently have come to himself again as to
be able to compete with any success in a Derby. Tern-
pleman will ride.
Kingston and Nabob. In previous notes upon this
event I always approved of the former's chance; and
when Lapidist was first favourite of Lord Ribblesdale's
lot, I said that Kingston would eventually prove his A 1.
This has now come to pass. Now, Sir, just allow me to
t remains with these two animals ; both have

say how i
beer► baeli

ed, Kingston for some time, and Nabob only
since he defeated Hugo (who is not a bad one) in the com-
monest of canters. Both are in the best condition ; and,
whilst Kingston can beat Nabob for a little over a mile,
the latter can accomplish any distance. I believe the sta-
ble were rather apprehensive that Kingston could not get
the distance, but I am glad to dispel these unnecessary
fears, and say that his sweats of late have proved so bene-
ficial, and, in short, he has been training so kindly, that
it has been proved that Kingston can both get the dis-
tance and go the. pace.

Orelio and Chief Baron Nicholson I must form another
" couplet" of, both being rather " off it," or else I do not
know what I might say of them. Mars)n will ride the
former and Kitchener the latter.

For Augur I have always entertained strong hopes; he
has never been " dead amiss," as people assert. it is
true he had an attack of cold previous to the Dee Stakes
being run for, or he would have run for the same, and as
easily have defeated Attack then as he defeated his own
" attack."

Joe Miller. One out of every twenty will tell you that
Joe has not the slightest shadow of a chance, and at the
same time give an amusing sneer • they say, too, that the
weights are very different, that he will be on an equality
with his superiors,—with Derby horses, and that he, being
a Chester Cup, &c. horse, cannot possibly have a chance
at Epsom. These gentlemen refer you to Black Doctor's
running last year for the Derby after his accomplishment
at Chester. Now, though these men may be very well
meant, they are desperately out of it. I will say no more
about Joe's chance, for it would be useless ; but while 1
urge my readers to beware and look out for the orange
and white of Lord Orford, I would also have them watch
well the white jacket and orange cap of John Sharp, Joe
Miller's jock.

Elcot is certainly blind with one eye, and cannot dis-
tinctly see with the other., or otherwise I would not say
that he would be less backward than his brother was last
year.

Stockwell and Ambrose, both from one stable ; the
former has been " laid up," and the latter is, I fancy,
sent to represent Lord Exeter's colours upon Norman. I
think nothing of either.
Daniel O'Rourke, Phantom, and Marinella colt are all
from Scott's, who says that Daniel is certain of winning ;
and his friends say that his running for the Guineas was
" all my eye and Betty Martin." I believe neither asser-
tions, and if he has beaten Newminster, it has been when
the latter could not gallop, not otherwise. If Daniel
should be successful enough to land forward, I think that,
when Butler finishes, he will find Augur just landed before
him. As the little Daniel is their horse, it word be use-
less to say anything about the other two.
Homebrewed they say must give way to Harbinger ;
mind, /don't. _

The best " long shots " are,—Missive, Buckthorn,
Princess colt (King Pepin), Treasurer, and Womersley ;
the former and the two latter named have been backed to
win immense stakes.
Poodle is placed entirely safe by Joe Miller. _

Barbarian, Hierarchy, - and Maidstone. The former,
Lord Caledon's Irish horse, may run very well, though
it is not very probable; the latter will have again to suc-
cumb; and Hierarchy is no use for the Derby.
I retire all others which may " show," and which I
'have not considered north comment. After having con-
sidered fully everything in connection with this year's
Derby, 1 have ultimately arrived at th's conclusion, rad
am decisive in my choice :
Lord Orford's ALCO RAN.. (BARTBoLomEw) 1
Lord Zetland's AUGUR .. . ..... (S. ROGERS? 2

Charlton, in addition to many other masters, has been
engaged by Lord Ribblesdale.

The Italian had a pint of brandy given to him previous
to winning her Majesty's Guineas at Shrewsbury.
General Anson has given the name of King Pepin to
his three-year-old colt by Orlando, out of The Princess.
Although the veteran Lye has been riding in nearly all
parts of the country for the last half-century, it was only
last week he made his debut at Bath, where he rode Chief
Justice, the winner of the Somersetshire Stakes.
Mr. Charles Liley, the owner of Urbanity, who was
withdrawn from a race last week at Shrewsbury, attempts
to justify his conduct, because of Wetherell, the trainer of
the horse, having forestalled him in the ring.
A FAST YOUNG LAnY.—A member of one of the lead-
ing clubs in London, and a master of foxhounds, will
back a young lady, for from £2,000 to £5,000, to ride
against any other lady in England as follows ;—to ride
from London to Birmingham in twelve hours, using two
horees ; to ride four miles over Newmarket Course ; to
ride a four miie steeple-chase over Hertfordshire ; or to
hunt the Hursley foxhounds in October next, and to kill
a fox with them.

FIXTURES.
MAY.
31 I South Shields

RACING

Cartmel
Wye ..

Epping Town
Erith
Lenham
Manchester
Coggleshall

1 Hampton l6
1 Newton
2 Tenbury ........ 17
2' Macclesfield 21
2 Newcastle
Bibury

Soiiihwell

31Stockbridge

Ulverstone
Ascot ~ ..
Beverley

4lKnighton..
8I Winchester
9,Carlisle

Maidstone
Leith ....
Lamberton

9i Chelmsford
111 Ludlow ..

BANKRUPTS.

Tuesday, May 18, 1852,

John Passman, Stockton-upon-Tees, curlier.
James Banister, Bii mingbam, brassfounder.
Henry Calvert, Petersfield, Southampton, woollen draper

William Russell, Bethnal-green-road, London, draper.
Charles Wentworth Wass, Bond-street, London, picture
dealer.

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DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS.— J . J. Rayner, Manchester,
tailor—J. Parker, Goosnargh-with-Newshatn, Lancashire, inn.
keeper.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.-T. and J. Darbyshire,:Man-
cheater, grocers—T. Fitton and H. Barker, Manchester, ma-
chine makers.

Friday, May 21, 1352,

John Cuff, Manchester, hotel keeper.
John Matthew Healey, Dewsbury, draper.
Thomas Bates, Schofizld Sh:ard, and John Sheard, Halifax,
engineers. _ .

Joseph Roberts, Aberyst,a:th, draper.
William Royde Fearn, Bit.ningbam, draper,
Thomas Crocker, Wisbeach, sail maker.

CERTIFICATES GRANTED.—May 14, W. SW 0, Birkenhead
and Liverpool, merchant (first class)—May 17, J. B. Taylor,
Liverpool, commission agent (third class)—May 17, W. Prit-
chard, Liverpool, tea merchant (third class)—May 17, W.
Caldwell, Shevington, Lancashire, coal proprietor (second
class)—May 17, H. Bleackley, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, iron-
monger (second class).

PAETNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—E. Kelly, T. Porter, and J.
Kelly, Liverpool, provision dealers; as far as regards T. Porter
—J. Pye and L. Nunns, Liverpool, emigration agents—S. and
L. Lloyd, Liverpool, timber merchants—F. Lafuente and J.
Webster, Liverpool, merchants.

South American at 345. 6d. to 355. 9d. per cwt., being fully for-
mer prices. 200 tons Lard have been sold at 51s. to 51s. 6d. per
cwt. Baltic Hemp continues without change. There is rather
less, inclination to purchase Jute, but holders have still great
confidence, and will not sell except at extreme rates ; the sales
are confined to GOO bales, at .elO 17s. Gd. to 413 7s. 6d per ton.

LIVERPOOL COTTON
FRIDAY, MAY 21.
The demand continued without any abatement during Friday
and Saturday, the sales on the latter day reaching 20,000 bales

MARKET,

(about two-thirds of which were on speculation), and a slight
advance was obtained on good ordinal ; and middling American,
those being the qualities most in request ; on Monday the
attendance of buyers was less numerous, and though the sales
amounted to 10,000 bales, a general tameness was perceptible,
and the advance of Saturday was le.:. Business has since been
on a more restricted scale, with a greater disposition on the
part of some holders to realise, and the quotations of middling
and ordinary American are partially reduced. Brazil and
Egyptiad continue in good request, and the better qualities have
realised rather higher prices. Surat is still in extensive request,
at extreme rates. Speculators have taken 25,320 American, 1360
Egyptian, 430 Bahia, and 1670 Surat, and there are reported for
export, 9640 American, 350 Pernam, 310 Bahia, 60 Egyptian,
and 3900 Surat.

SALES. IMPORTS.
DESCRIPTION. PRICES. Week Previ- Week I .r,;11 STOCK.
ending ously !ending y`e";ir
May2l. this yr. May2l. • ;May 21
- -
d. d. I
Sea Island .. 12 @22k 950 135601

90, 12433! 330524
Stained 5l 101
Boweds 4# 0' 19030 226470 469330
Mobile 4i 6 I 16500 164920 l
49645 5,8314
New Orleans. 3g 7i 33640 436890

Pernams, &c. 6* } 3270, 32430 2010 26370 11600
Aracati, &c.. 6* 61,
Bahia, &c. 6* 61 1750, 16530, 6101 8120 2810
Maranham .
6-1 64-1 1460 IC4OO ... I 11788 22520
Sawginned 5i 5i •
}
Demerara,&.c 8 11 150' 110, 32 495 230
Egyptian.... 5 10/ 4940' 58450 2136 47004 24250
Barbadoes •• • • 3
Peruvian.... ••• • I

of this day se'nnight, and the whole was cleared away early in

the day. The supplies from the Coast are to a fair extent :
fresh qualities of Wheat being wanted, millers bought more
freely, and prices were a trifle dearer than last Saturday. There
was a steady demand for the new Foreign, and the rates of this
day week were more easily obtainable, and a fair quantity was
disposed of. Grinding Barley finds buyers in retail at former
quotations. White Pease being very scarce, as high as 335. per
qr. has been paid for recent arrivals. Beans sell slowly, with-
out alteration in value. Oats were in large supply from Scot-
land, and as the demand is only limited. some difficulty was
experienced in realising last week's prices, and a good many
remained unsold at the close of the market. Flour more in

request, and prices were the turn in favour of the seller, par
ticularly for fresh manufacture.

WISBECH, MAY 22.—We have a thin attendance at o
market to-day, anti a small quantity of Wheat (

ing, whicl

was readily sold at fully the rates of last week, and a few select
samples made rather more

Scarcely any Beans or Oats offe

ing, and no alteration to note in price.
DUBLIN, 111,ty 2l.—We have again to report an extremely
dull market at our Corn-Exchange to-day. Our quotations
represent scrrcely more than retail transactions, and the gene-
ral tendency of the trade was to lower rates.

White Wheat.. 23s Od to 26s Od I
Barley 12s Od to 14s 6d
Red d 0.... 22s Od to 23s 6('. Rapeseed oos Od to 00s Od
Bere Os Od to Os Od Bakers' Flour. 12s Od to 15s Od
Oats .los Od to Its 6d I Indian Corn,
Oatmeal its Od to 12a Od per 48011)29s Od to 31s 6d

CORK, MAY 22.—The market for Flour is limited to present
wants, and prices are the turn in favour of buyers. Wheats
are more freely offered, and easier to purchase. Indian Corn
meets little attention, and the week's business was small.

CATTLE MARKETS

SALFORD, MAY 19.—Beasts, 1365; Sheep and Lambs, 6200;
Calves, 309. Best Heifers made something over 54d.; strong
and useful Heifers, 42d. to sd. ; Cows, 44d.; best light Wed-
ders, in wool, 6jd.; clipped, sd. to sad. ; heavy clipped, sd. ;
Lambs, 71d. to Bd. ; Calves, 40. to 50. per lb., with a fair
clearance.

LEEDS, MAY I9.—There has been a fair show of Horned
Cattle at to-day's market, and a full attendance of buyers.
They were brought chiefly from the north, were generally in
good condition, and a good clearance was effected. Beef, 6s.
to 6s. 4d. and 6s. 6d. per 16 lb. ; Mutton, sd. per lb.; Lambs,
20s. to 238. each, or about 7d. per lb., and a few pens of excel-
lent quality 7id. ; all sold. Number of Beasts, 650 ; Sheep and

Lambs, 4000.
DUBLIN, ➢IAY 20.—The market to-day was a small one,
owing to the fair of Naas, at which a number of buyers attended.
Beef sold quickly at an advance of Is. to 2s. per cwt., the cur-

rency being from 435. to 455., and very mime 4Gs. Bd. per cwt.,
sinking offal. Mutton, in sink. sd. to 5d., and Veal. 7d. to
74d. per lb. in ditto. The general attendance of stock was
smaller than usual. The Pig market a small one, and less
doing—prices, 355. to 38s. per cwt.

SHIPPING

TUESDAY, MAY 18.—Wind E.N.E., moderate.
—Black-eyed Susan, from Africa—Julia, Arezuma

ARRIVED

and Dulce Nombre de Jesus, Longa, Bilboa—Ann, Si. Michael.
SAlLED.—Elizabeth Grange, Bloomer, for Buena Ventura—
Seringapatam Peckitt, St. Petersburg—Britannia, Coulthart,
St. John, N.B.—James Wright, Clarke, and Franklin, Watts,
Virginia—Glendaragh, White. Calcutta—Roe, Tyrrell, Africa—
Sewell, Merron, Baltimore—Matilda, Cormick, Constantinople
—Sunda, Perchard, Ceylon and Shanghai—Clifton Cochnan,
Boston—Christiana Agatha, Lap, Batas :a—Favourite, Garrick,
Montreal—Onward, Welsh, Staten Island—Lawsons, Yanens,
Cronstadt—Svanen, Larsen, Tonsberg—Ontario, Jones, and
Mary Lewis, Lewis, Dordt—Nelson Village, Hamilton, Mira-
michi—Wanderer, Reeves, Naples—Famillus Haab, Racklen,
Christiansen.

Marion, Bilton, from Bombay, at Sincapore.
Titania, Bailed from Sincapore for A kyab 13th March.
Travancore, Brown, fr. Calcutta for Demerara, at St. Helena.
Britannia, Hamilton, hence at Quebec.
Cant bria, M'Culloch, and Samuel, Morris, hence at St. John.
Grecian (s.s.), hence at Malta 4th instant.
Northumberland, sailed from Bombay 4th April, and Tory,
16th, both for this port.
Cashmere, Rea, from Hottentots Bay, at Sr. Helena, and
sailed for this port 6th April.
Zante Packet, Fudge, sailed from Havana for this post 27th
April.
HAVANA, April 28.—The hull and rigging of the Lord Ashley,
Roberts, from New Orleans for Liverpool, which was driven
ashore to windward of this harbor'', 23rd March, have been
sold.