The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

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Moreton•in-the-Marsh
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Cheltenham 25
Navan 25
\Vest of Scotland .... A pril 1
Liverpool Hunt
Carlisle
A bergavenny

THE CHASE.
The CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet
This Pay, March 2d
Thursday, the 4th
Saturday, the 6th

Each day at half-past ten.
Sir W. W. W YNti's HOUNDS meet
This Day, March 24
Thursday, the 4th
Saturday, the 6th

Each day at half-past ten

.Snig,hton
.. Hooton
T.rporley

Whittington

Bolt
Overton Bridge

Lord Derby's br c Umbriel, and ch c Hobby-horse, have ar-
rived at John Scott's, Malton, to be trained for their engage-
ments.

Filzwillism, by Lord Stafford, has arrived at M. Robinson's,
Richmond, Yorkshire, to be trained for his engagements.
Mr. John Scott has named his filly by lago, out of Miss
Horewocd. Bianca.

Lord Glasgow's two year old colt, by Lanercost, out of his
Actaeon mare, died a few days ago.

11Iaiton. the winner of Chester Cup, in 1849, bas been sold to
Baron Nixen, of France.

Sheldon Cradoek, Esq.. late Colonel of the North York Regi-
ment of Militia, died at liartforth, in the county of Ynrk, on
the 11th ult., in the 75th year. Deceased was a warm srpporter
of the turf, and had
.been the owner of many first-rate horses.

TROTT! NO.—On Thursday last an attempt was made, at the
Copenhagen house, to perform 100 miles in ten hours, in har-
ness, with a gr., v mare, formerly well known to the turf as the
Lady of the Lake. The mare stopped at the end of the 85th
mile, although she had two hoursand eleven minutes to ;maim-
piish the remainder of the task, which caused the match to be
abandoned.

THE STEEPLE-CHASE ON WEDNESDAY NEXT.
In the sporting world this week, the Liverpool Steeple-chase
is of paramount importance. Though five prizes are announced,
three are of no interest whatever; and the four. h, from the
present position and improving favour with which the favour-
ite (Surprise) is regarded, causes little speculation. For the
steeple-chase, about thirty horses are expected to start; but as
a change in the weather has taken place, this number may be
considerably diminished. The course will be the same as last
year.

- The sporting correspondent of the Nottinghamshire Guar-
dian, who writes under the signature of "Timothy," thus
prophecies :—Far the Grand National Steeple-chase, Venture
or Victress.with Miss Mowbray atm rernhill as "cock-boats;"
for the Spring Cup, Abbess ofJerveaux or Surprise.

PROSPERITY OF BIRMINGHAM.—At the weekly meet-
ing of the guardians of the poor in Birmingham a few days
ago, they found themselves obliged to go into the market
and hire twelve labourers at a high rate of wages, for the
purpose of working upon the carriage drive up to the work.
house, because there were not any able-bodied men in the
Birmingham workhouse, and therefore the ordinary work
about the premises could not be done. The officer of the
parish who is engaged for the purpose of superintending
the out-door labour of able-bodied poor is literally with-
out. any means of employing his time. Since the above
incident the guardians of this Union have been compelled
to hire twenty needle women to do the ordinary work of
the workhouse, on account of the want of able-bodied
female inmates for the purpose.—Cheltenham Examiner.
A ItuNAw Ay BRIDEGROOM.—There was a merry wed-
ding near the banks of the Urr on Friday last, which had,
if not a melancholy, at least a singular close. The parties
were duly united in the bands of wedlock, having been
made one according to the customary rites. After the
usual festivities, the " young Kuhlman," instead of retiring
with his bride, intimated his intention of going back to
his employer's house, and to all solicitations to the con-
trary his reply was, " na, na ! I'se come back the morn,
but I maun gang away to be ready for my wark i' the
morning." Off he set with his party, leaving his "bet-
ter-half" in " maiden meditation, fancy free," but rather
chagrined, no doubt, at his unhooked for departure. We
are glad to have it to report that the fugitive from Hymen
kept his word, and blithely returned to his lady's bower,
after the labour of Saturday was finished.—Dumfries
Standard.

GUARD SHIP FOR THE DOWNS.—Orders have been
issued by the Admiralty to fit the London, of 90 guns,
Captain the Hon. M. Stopford, now lying at Sheerness,
in all respects as a sea-going ship. As soon as she is com-
pleted she will proceed to the Downs, to be there stationed
as guard ship unless required for more active service.
Her duties there will be to enter volunteers either for par-
ticular or general service. A guard ship at that place is
extremely useful, the man of war's anchorage lying so
close into the Goodwin that the lookout kept on board
can discover a ship on the sands long before the people at
Deal, Kingsdown, or Ramsgate can observe her. Signals
are immediately made by blue lights, rockets, and minute
guns, when the loggers and foul weather galleys from the
above-named places put to sea and give assistance. There
has not been a guard ship stationed there since 1831, but
the Severn, Ramilies, and Talavera, which were in the
Downs from 1815 to 1831, rendered essential services to
merchant ships of all nations that unfortunately got on
these treacherous sands.