The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-27 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1852.

ECCLESLISTICAL NEWS.

ERMS AND APPNTMENTS.
Borrer,PßEF the Rev. C. PREFERMENTS
M.A., Rector o Olf
Hurstpierpoint, to a
Rural Deanery in the diocese of Chichester; Brailsford. Rev.
E., to the Rectory of Fordwich, Kent ; Bryan, Key. R. Synder-
combe, to the Rectory of East Worlington, Devon ; Collis,
Rev. M. A.C., to theVicarageof Clondueane,dioceseofCloyne ;
Cook, Rev. C. F., to the Vicarage of Diseworth, L.-icestershire;
Herbern, Rev. J. W., of Devonport, to the Curacy of St.
Thomas the Apostle, near Exeter ; Dashwood, Rev. G. H., to
the Vicarage of Stow- Bardolph, with the Rectory of Wimbot-
shm, Norfolk ; Davies Rev. J. E.. 8.A., to the Curacy of
Llanrwst. Denbighshire; Davis, Rev.T., M.A., to the Perpetual
Curacy of Queenborough, Kent ; Feilden, Rev. W. L., M.A., to
be Domestic Ch plain to the Marquess of Chohnondeley ;
Fenner, Rev. T. P., M.A., to the Incumbency of Christ Church,
(Episcopal,) Glasgow; Griffiths, Rev. Edward, to the Perpetual
Curacy of Oaks, Leicestershire • Hill, Rev. Isaac, to be Chap-
lain of Landguard Fort ; Humble, Rev. C. P., 8.A., to the
Curacy of Cavendish, Suffolk ; Jenkins, Rev. J., to the Rectory
of Bowness, near Carlisle ; Lacey, Rev. George Frederick, to
the Head Mastership of Drogheda Grammar School ; Mandate,
Rev. 8., to the Curacy of Staveley, Derbyshire ; Maude, Rev.
J., M.A., to the Vicarage of Chirk, Derbyshire ; Menet, Rev.
J., M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of All Saints, Hockerhill,
Herta ; Mills, Rev. J. P., 8.A., to the Rectory of Hockerton,
Notts ; Mortlock, Rev. C., B.A ,to the Vicarageof Pennington,
Lancashire ; Muckleston, Rev. Edward, M.A., to the Perpetual
Curacy of Foord, Shropshire; Nutt, Rev. W. Y., to the Rectory
o. Cold Overton, Leicestershire ; Paley, Rev. J, to the Rectory
of Swinnerton, Staffordshire ; Poole, Rev. J. C., M.A., to the
Rectory of Clay Coton, Northamptons
hire ; Price, Rev. P., M.A., Jesus C'ollege, Oxford, to the Rectory of Erbiatock,
Flintshire ; Pugh. Rev. R., M.A., to the Rectory of Llanycil,
Bala, Merionethshire; Quarrington, Rev. Frederick, M.A., to
the Perpetual Curacy of St. Peter, Walthamstow, Essex ;
Shebbeare, Rev. C. H., M.A., to the Curacy c-f Oakiiam, Rut-
land ; Tate, Rev. C. P.., 8.D., Fellow of Corpus Christi College,
Oxford, to the Vicarage of Send, with Ripley, Surrey; Vernon,
Rev. W. T., 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of liope-under-
Dinmore, Herefordshire • Walpole, Rev. 8., to the Curacy of
Riston, Yorkshire ; Waltham. Rev. J., 8.A., to the Vicarage of
Scredington, Lincolnshire Wilson, Rev. D., to the Incum-
bency of Camerton, Cumberland ; Wilson, Rev. John, M.A.,
Officiating Minister of Knightsbridge Chapel, and Chaplain to
the Earl of Ripon, to the Head Mastership of St. Peter's Colle-
giate School, Eaton-square, in union with King's College ;
Woods, Rev. R., to the Vicarageof Lisnegan, Ireland ; Woolley,
Rev J., D.C.L. University College, Oxford, to be Principal of
University College, and Professur of Classical Literature in the
University of Sydney ; Younge, Rev. J. Parkinson Bayly,
8.A., to the Rectory of Wilstordt Lincolnshire.

ITUA RY.
Jan 15. at Mongewell, thOeß Bev. Dr. Durell, Canon of Durham,
and Rector of Mongewell, in the county of Oxford, aged 89.
Jan. 5, the Rev. Wm. Barber, of Rockingham, county
Wicklow, Rector of Kilcommon, and Prebendary of Cross-
pa!ritk. diocese of Ferns.

- , _. __......,. ..,...
At Carlton-crescent,.. Southampton, the Rev. A. Hammond,
aged 80.

His Grace the Duke of Norfolk has given £lOO towards
the proposed new church in theDyees- hill district, Sheffield.
We are informed that on the evening of Sunday, the
18th inst., twenty-seven adnit persons publicly renounced
the errors of Popery in the church of St. Paul's, Bermondsey.
The Record announces that on Sunday evening. at St.
Paul's, Bermondsey, about thirty converted Roman
Catholics publicly renounced Popery, and united them-
selves to the Church of England.
Trinity Chapel, Woolwich, has been purchased by the
Rev. Mr. Browne, M.A., for £3,600, and he intends. as
the rector of the parish, to nominate a minister of the
Church of England.—Kentish Mercury.
It is stated that the costs in the case of " Madan v.
Karr," in the Arches Court, on the promoter's side,
exceed £4,000, and will fall entirely on the Bishop of
Gloucester and Bristol.

SPORTING NEWS.

A PEEP AT THE CHESTER CUP, &c,

The-re will be a fair show at Lincoln next week, when I ex-
pect to see Psyche or Bullfinch will the Hurdle Stakes, Lad/
Agnes or Abdallah the Handicap, and Lucy Neal or The Crlr
ple the Steeple-Chase.
The Fylde affair will succeed the abot e, for which chase I
name Royal Blue as the probable winner; and if the UnknoWli
be well, he ought to win the other race in a trot.
For the Metropolitan, Kick-up-the-Dust is decidedly worth
an investment, though I consider it almost a certainty for
Elthiron.
Feeling assured all the nags named for the Chester Cup will
accept and start when the time arrives, I am, &c.,
May 20th, 1852. BRESWING.

The present curator of Archbishop Tennyson's library
has discovered among its treasures an Ethiopic MS.
version of St. John's Gospel, probably of the twelfth or
rld,o
lust,
foro
53t.e.8520a0,
thirteenth century, which is said to vary from the received
eszacc.h,
sansudb2Bo added; 1231
At present its history is not known.
version. It is a small volume, about six inches by five.
eamT‘c.rir;.EGticioeou;„7lThiNn.,:rgn.vTerhSteo.r.RabettecEstoos
(Archer) 1
air. Salts rnysician lOst, -e2O (Salt) 2 •
was A
held
La font hdeonAlcahlteaocnonTriymorsfdLayonldasotn,
, Mr. Turner's Tough 'Tom. 105t,..e20 (Ablett) 0 ,
to protest against the continued endowment of MaYrlooto 6to 4 agst Physician, sto 2 agst Rector, and sto 1 agss
College, as an institution contributing largely to the dis- Colonel.—Won by two lengths.
semination of fatal errors among the people of Ireland and THE SUTTON FREE HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, and 30 added.
England. About three miles and-a-half. 13 subs.
Mr. Gardner's The Screw, 9st Olb (Ablett) 1
At Aberystwith it has been determined, in order to meet Mr. Price's Bullfincher, 10st (Price) 2
the necessities of the district, to undertake the erection of Mr. Bowman's Flytrap, lOst; Stewart's Orange Girl.
a Welsh church, and the proper steps have been taken in lost; Mr. Johnson's Scavenger, lost; Mr. Bayley 's Good-for-
furtherance of the object; nearly £l,OOO have been sub- j Nothing, lOst ; Mr. Barling's Belmont. 9st 121 b; Mr. Elmore's
Evertou, 9st 121 b; Mr. Salt's Sir Alexander, 9st 9lb ; Mr•
scribed. The church of St. Thomas, at Haverfordwest, is
Smith's Rendburgh, 9st 61b, c rried 9st 81b ; Mr. Mason's New
to be almost rebuilt and enlarged, at a cost of £l,OOO.
Forest Doe, 9st, carried 9st 31b, also ran.-3 to 1 agst The Screwy
At Carnarvon steps have been taken to provide for the 4to 1 agst ncher, sto agst Scavenger, and sto I apt
erection of a new church, and a donation of £2OO from Good-for-Nothing. Won by two lengths.
one individual has been made. _ _
_____

SUTTON STEEPLE CHASES.-TAN. 22.

.. -
LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING

APPOINTMENT OF WELSHMEN TO WELSH PREFER-
MENTS.—Considerable indignation has been caused in the
principality by the appointment of thu Rev. Mr. Jenkins
to the living of Michaelstone y Fedw, one of the best Lord George
livings in the diocese of Llandaff; and the aversion to the Sir John
appointment arises from the alleged fact that the rev. gen- British
ai
n tio Yeoman
Sir P
tleman is unacquainted with Welsh, and that he has been
Abd-eter curie
after given the preferment by the Archbishop of Canterbury
after he had been refused institution by the Bishop of i Peter Simple ...
Landaff, on the ground of his incompetency in the Welsh Duc-an-Dhurras
tongue. Lucy Neale
MEETING OF THE LONDON CLERGY ON THE MAY- Peter
NOOTH GRANT.—Pursuant to a requisition addressed to View-halloo
r.,..,,,,i,

GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE-CHASE WEIGHTS
at. lb.l
.11 Rat-trap .
.11 10 Silent Friend
11 &Bedford, 5 yrs
.11 4La Gazza Ladra
11 4 Vengeance
11 2 M`lon
11 2 Forest Lad
11 2 Abbot Laurence
11 2 Maria Monk
11 0 Janus
11 0 Odin

the Archdeacon of London, a meeting of the Clergy of the Ciiiettain 10 re Carrig Archdeaconry was held on Thursday, at St. Sion College, Bourton lO 10 Venture
to consider the expediency of petitioning Parliament for Bedford, 6 yrs lO 10 De Ginkle
the discontinuance of the endowment to Maynooth Col- Agis lO 1 Victress ...
lege. The Ven. Archdeacon Hale presided ; and a decla- itoitst:nion 10 s Cogla .Queen to to Lamienne ...
ration, together with a petition founded upon it, was
Warner lO s Maly
agreed to, deprecating the State support of the College of Maria Day .. 10 6 Everton
Maynooth as a departure from the moral duty of the nation St. Helier lO 6 Maid of the West.
acting by its Legislature in matters of religion. Meltord
The Daily News states, that the clergyman and con- Kissawa .
10 6 Ringdove
10 6i Scavenger • .
gregation of the English chapel at Rome have repudiated
Joan of Arc 10 6 Maurice Daly .
Half-and-half;
the authority of the Bishop of Gibraltar, " on the
ground Oscar lO 6 Roya Blue
that the Pope, as Bishop of Rome, is sole ordinary of all Simple Harry 10 6 Perjury
episcopal churches in that diocese." The jurisdiction of Miss Mowbray 10 4 Buscot
the Bishop of Gibraltar is disowned ; but it does not appear Hardwick 10 Hinton pays forfeit.
I that the authority of the Pope has been formally acknow- Dolly s-brae lO 0
ledged. The principal agent in the perpetration of this 1
Forfeits to be declared by the 11th of February
1 '
scandal we understand to have been no less a personage
than the Right Hon. Dr. Nichol, lately a member of Sir
R. Peel's administration.

DIOCESAN SYNODS.—On Thursday lasts a consultative
meeting of the lay and clerical members of the Church
upon the subject of diocesan synods, adjourned from
Derby, was held at the Hanover-square Rooms. The at-
tendance was of a character which may be designated

rather as select than numerous. The Rev. T. Collins,
8.D., presided. The meeting was addressed by the Rev.
W. Pound, M.A., the Hon. J. Talbot, Q.C., Mr. Dicken-
son, Lord T..yttelton,the Rev. G. Trevor, Sir Walter James,
the Rev. W. Howard, and the Rev.W. Scott, and resolutions
in favour of diocesan synods were unanimously adopted.
The Morning Post states that the clergy of St. Barna-
bas, Pimlico, have determined upon adopting a new
arrangement of the services, on the model of Birmingham,
and in future Divine worship will be performed as fol-
lows:—On Sundays—Holy Communion at 7 45 a.m. ;
Matins at 9 ; Litany and Holy Communion at 11 ; first
Even-song at 3 p.m. ; second ditto at 7. On Week days
—Matins at 8 a.m. ; Even-song at 8 p.m. On Wednes-
days and Fridays—Matins at 8 a.m. ;
_Litany at noon
Even-song at 8 p.n

On Festivals—Matins at 8 a.m. ;
Holy Communion at 11; Even-song at 8 p.m. These
re
sgthetu,cl
church
reocnnhsown
militant,eer oe macm ed
uanti
cuaapnbotonsu
tfroehrtai
retiring
hkne fipgasartsf
after
et twri met
lhveeeo,pn
raanyde r Sundaytfhoer
entire office being concluded at half-past one.

FOREIGN MISCELLANEA

HANovER.—The commercial treaty of the 7th of Sept.,
etween Prussia and Hanover, has been ratified by a con-
• •. • • th

majority b:

,llutuuers.
Accounts from Athens, received at Frankfort on the
17th, announce that the King of Greece has become
seriously ill.

A decree in the Moniteur allots an extraordinary credit
of two millions of francs for the repairs of public roads.
Another directs that the Lazaretto of Marseilles shall be
sold, and that docks shall be constructed on its site.
M. de Morny, the French Minister of the Interior, is
represented as being a thorough gambler, a capital judge
of horseflesh, a good card player, and an excellent opera
or ballet critic.

Cossack

The Marqui;
Merry Peal..
Abdallah ....

Hungerford
Lough Bawn
lanthe

Countess
Ebor....

The Emperor of Austria has. consented to the removal
of the remains of the Duke of Reichstadt, the only son
of the Emperor Napoleon, to Paris, from the imperial
burial-place of the house of Austria.
A man was recently beheaded in Switzerland : as the
head fell, a man advanced with a glass in his hand, filled
it with blood, and drank it off. He was epileptic, and it
is the popular belief in Switzerland, that the blood of a
criminal is the only remedy for the malady.
WEST INDIES.—We have intelligence from Jamaica to
the 30th ultimo. The Legislature adjourned on the 23rd
ultimo, and were to re-assemble on the 29th. The cholera
had not entirely disappeared from the north side of the
island. From Demerara we learn that the election for
Essequibo has terminated in the return of the government
candidate, Mr. Craig-.

Cardinal Wiseman

6 B:Snowdrop
6 BBanshee
6 BlSurprise
Forfeits to be declared as above,

SPRING CUP WEIGHTS
st. lb.l

8 71Letter•press
7 7 Ischia
7 7 Porto Bello colt
7 4 First Fruits
7 2 Young Troublesome
7 2 True Girl
7 0 Merry Bird
_ _

6 12ISir diaries Napier
6 12'Zelmyra
6 12 Joe Miller
6 10 Fallow Doe
6 10 Don Carlos

Kilquade
Abbess of Jerveaux
Melford
La Fiancee

i 4
6 4
6 0
5 11
5 11

5 0
4 1$
4 5
4 5

TATTERSALIPS.—TutiRSDAY.
The room was thinly attended, and very little business done.
The following bets were laid :

kat
ake
kne
en.
n.
CHESTER CUP.
21•00 t
MAAtlrrr.
pAGieraderi vteii;ll,BeBo'
0, Ass rsNai oacsknt
_co
Nancy—taken.
Koh-i-Noor—taken.
1000 to 10 Bird-on.the-Wing—taken.
1000 to 15 Lord Waterford's Duc-an-Dhurras—taken
2000 to 30 Mr. Hetseltine's Unity—taken.
1111000 to 10 Mr. Ford's Payment—taken.
THE DERBY.

14 to 1
18 to 1
18 to 1

50 to 1

Lord Zetland's Augur—taken.
Lord Ribblesdale's Kingston.—taken freely
Mr. J. Stanley's Orelio—taken freely.
FRIDAY.
LINCOLN HANDICAP.
Mr. ➢iartinson's View Halloo.
Mr. Osborne's Lady Agnes—taken.
CHESTER CUP.

Mr. C. Yates names Scarecrow—taken
Mr. Osborne's Merry Bird—offered.

111ANCI1ESTER.—FRIDAY.
Business very brisk at the rooms to-day. Scarecrow rising
from 1000 to 1G to 45 to 1 (taken freely). The following are the
quotations :

LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.
15 to 1 agst Mr.
Elliott'h'ss
Chieftain—taken.
et rf
teasisn--t
taakkeenn..
16 to 1
20 to 1 Mr. Mason's Miss Mowbray—taken.
25 to 1 Mr. Goodwin's La Gazza Ladra—taken
25 to 1 Lord Waterford's Postilion—taken.

400 to 20
20 to 1
20 to 1
33 to 1

25 to 1
30 to 1
30 to 1
35 to 1
35 to 1
45 to I
40 tO 1
40 to 1
45 to 1

METROPOLITAN HANDICAP

MORMONISM.—The New York National Police Gazette
has given to the world a mass of disgusting details relative
to the proceedings of the Mormons at the Salt Lake.
The pluralist wife system is in full vogue among them.
Governor Young is said to have ninety wives, and drives
about the streets with as many as sixteen of them toge-
ther in a long carriage. Every man may have as many
wives as he can maintain.
AFFRAY BETWEEN AMERICAN TRAVELLERS AND
EGYPTIANS.—On the 26th December, a fracas occurred
between six American travellers and several of the native
inhabitants of the village of Embarba, near Cairo, from a
dispute respecting an alleged trespass. Recourse was
had to firearms, several shots were exchanged, and some
of the combatants on both sides were seriously wounded,
but no lives were lost.

50 to 1
50 to 1

Lord Eglinton's Eltldron--taken,
Mr. Morris's Haresfoot—taken.
Mr. T. Dawson's Wryneck colt—taken
Mr. Gratwicke's Landgrave.
CHESTER CUP.

Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor

66 to 1
1000 to 10
10000 to 100

Bto 1
14 to 1
16 to 1

Mr. Merry's Ringleader—taken.
Mr. G I eyille's Ariosto—taken.
Mr. Martinson"a•Nancy—taisem---- - •
M
li
VoridPWi I it-legr'fsolrdn'gshCsohcekr-icfrro.w ta' ken freely
Mr. Palmer's Goldfinder—taken.
Mr. J. Stanley's Confessor.
Mr. C. Yates's Scarecrow--.1,1k0n frcualv

General Ansonciackbiter—taken.
Mr. Merry's Sorelll, filly—taken.
Lord Waterford's Duc-an-Dhurras—t. freely
Mr. G. Smith's The Shadow.
Mr. Gooch's Surprise—taken.
THE DERBY.
Mr. Merry's Hobble Noble.
Lord Zetland's Augur—taken.
Lord Eglinton's Claverhouse—taken.

View-Halloo is the sole property of Mr. Martinson. •
Nancy is scratched for the Trial Stakes at Lincoln.
Newminster is struck out of the Chester Cup.
Abbess of Jervaux is scratched for the Halton Handicap.
Bedford, entered for the Lincoln Handicap Hurdle Race, is
not the half-bred horse Bedford, by Martin Chuzzlewit.
We understand that the Derby colt Old Rowley is the pro-
perty of Lord Maidstone.

It is rumoured that Chief Baron Nicholson is about to change
;tables.

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.—The Colonial Times, of Aug.
26th, states that Earl Grey was burnt in effigy, dressed
in the highest style of fashion, with a star on his left
breast, and a bundle of despatches in his right hand.
Three groans were given for transportation, and three
cheers for free labour. There were between three and
four thousand persons present. Before dispersing, the
National Anthem was played, and three cheers were given
for the Queen.

We understand there is every prospect of a good meeting at
Knutsford this year.

Poetessarrivd at Doncaster yesterday week to be trained for
her engagements.

At Tattersall's, yesterday week, Auckland was put up and
bought in at 340 guineas. I3eehunter was bought in at 255 gs.
Mr. Gerard Sturtt, M.P. is about to retire from the turf, and
his stud will soon be brought to the hammer.
Young Tom Oliver, who made so promising a debut at the
Epsom Autumn Meeting, on Theorum, has been engaged as
light weight by Mr. Magennis.
There are already 88 subscribers to the Great North and
South of England Biennial Stake's, to be run at Goodwood in
years 1853 and 1854.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT CALCUTTA.—A dreadful ac-
cident occurred on the 10th of November last at Calcutta,
in the mosque erected by Prince Goolam Mahomed, a son
of Tippoo Saib. This prince was in the habit, for many
years, of distributing warm clothing to the poor, at the
Musjid, on the commencement of the cold season. This
year, owing to the death of the Prince's mother, the dole
has been delayed beyond the usual period ; but on the
10th November a report got abroad that the alms were to
be distributed, and an immense crowd of beggars collected
at the Musjid, and pressing open one of the gates, they
rushed in in a tumultuous mass. The consequence was,
that many were borne down and trampled under foot.
Nine were killed outright, and numbers were carried to
the hospital very seriously injured.

- At Tette]Wall's,Yesterday week, the owner of Woolwich con-
sidered his horse so " well in " for the Chester Cup, that he
actually laid 1000 sovs to 2 against him.

The Hon. SidneyFleibertlas sold gs three and four years-
old horses in training; the name of the purchaser has not
transpired, hut they remain with Percy, and run as the pro-
perty of Mr. Parkinson.

•
ARRIVALS AT MIDDLEHAM.-At Osborne's : The Cutler,
Miss Flayaway, and a colt by Sweetmeat out of Maid of Team
Valley's dam. At Foberts : Stafford, to lead gallops for Cla-
verhouse.

SUMMARY OF HORSES IN TRAINING AT NEWMAREET.—Mr.
Armstrong, 12 ; W. Arnull, 1 ; H. Bell, 2 ; W. Berelford, 7
G. Blocs, 3; H. Boyce, 3;-R. Boyce, 3; W. Butler, 21; W.
Cleary, 3; R. Cooper, 1; W. Cooper, 10; J. Daley, 5; W. Ed-
wards, 2; C. Fisher, 14; J. French, 9; W. Goodwin, 5
Harlock, 32; G. F. Meynell, 5 ; J. Perren, 4; R. Pettit, jun..
2 ; C. Rayner, 7 ; J. Rogers, 23 ; W. Smith, 14 ; Stephenson.
sen., I 5; Stephenson, jun., 14. Total, 222,

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARDba
d
an enlivening effect upon the sporting world. If the time be-
tween this and the race prove half so exciting as it was lag
year, it will do; and if a large entry would at all conduce to
excitement, doubtless we are going to experience plenty. The
same stable which " tops " the list also concludes it, the differ'
ence between the two weights being sst. 31b. Some nags are
better "in" than others, which is always the case in handicap-
ping, but, on the whole, I contend that the weights have bees
cleverly adjusted. Newminster has been already struck out;
and although it is generally believed that the last year's winner
will accept and start, I consider it very dubious, it being illl-
- for her to give her stable companion (by no means as
impostor) 3st. 91b. •, however, to this and to all else I have ta
say, I had better add, that "twice alone can prove results."
The entry for this leviathan race consists of 208 animals
and
constitutes 8 aged, 14 six, 31 five, 73 four, and 43 three.yeatt
old. To make a speedy selection from this number, I intend
to choose two nags of each age, and then select a quarto froth
the ten. These are Cossack and Vampyre, aged; Elthiroo and
Old Dan Tucker, six ; Rnssborougn and The Abbess of Jet:
veaux. five; Hesse Homburg and Grand Duke, four; and
High Sheriff and Koh-i-Noor, three-years-old.
The three's of this year don't average so well as the three's
of last year; and I don't think the winner of this year's enp
will be found in this age. I expect a four to be the age, though
it is not unlikely an aged may prove the winner, should it not
prove a four-years' nag. However, to proceed to the selection
of my quarto; and, with regard to weights, I would ask how le,
it with old Vampyre? 'Tis true he has not done anything elt
late, but that is not to say that he is not capable of performing
a feat with Est. lull). Eight stones and upwards were flit
weights last year; but with the former weight, upon heart'ground,
ground, and in good condition, I know not what he may not
do. The horse that is continually told to "get out aear ude way"
would indeed be out of the way were he not to app on the
Chester course with 7st. 51b. Old Dan Tucker is every whit a
race-horse, and I don't forget the " towelling" he gave to Vati-
can
at the Newmarket Second October Meeting, last year, is
the sweepstakes of £llOO. But the nag which more especiallf
comes under my notice, in this light, ierGrand Duke. Knowing
his superior qualities, I may say, unerringly, his exquisite qua'
lities, I cannot help asserting that this, added to the most
satisfactory weight, 6st. 61b., ought to insure him the winner,
at all events if he keeps up the same good condition until the
day which he now possesses. lam assured nothing can at all
come up to him. fliere is not a doubt he places all of his owl'
age safe, and this is not saying a little; however, I assert this
dependent, of course, upon circumstances, and I only hope
that the circumstances io which I now allude may be so favour-
able as to admit of my hope in him as the winner being rea-
lized. I have previously alluded to High Sheriff, presuming
that lie will prove the Nancy-stable representative, and with
him I form my Quarto.
My choice is Augur and Kingston for the Derby; Red Hind
for the Oaks.
Upon the Liverpool Steeple-Chase I must not forget totouch.
They still persist to weight a particular friend of mine—Sir
John ; he topped the list last year, and he tops it this; and the
only difference between this and last year will be that he in.
tends to win it this, as he just missed it last, owing to the
brook-match between Peter Simple and Tipperary Boy. How-
ever, should any accident happen, Maria Day will be thy next
choice. The Abbess of Jerveaux ought to pull through for the
Spring Cup.