The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-18 00:00:00

DONCASTER RACES, MONDAY.
WILLIAM STAKES, of 10 sovereigns each, with 30
Mile and a half. Three sub-

I by the

corporatia

wing, aged (Cartwright)
by Trumpeter, dam by Rubens,

eon's U

ho made play throughout, and -a-on

iT.UCki, of 54) sovereigns each, h. ft. ;
six dozen champagne to the club. Red-

by Sheetanchor (Holmes).— 1

by The Saddler:

at were not placed :—Lord
, by Pantaloon ; Lord Brookes's
rnboy ; General Yates's br. c. Si-
,rd Eglinton's b. c. Assagai.—Bet-
tire, 7 to 4 agst Satirist, 10 to 1 agst
gst Kedge.—The Squire took the
Sitnootn, Belgrade, and Kedge
the distance Simoom gave way,
Kedge took u's the running, which she
, winning very easily by a length and
heat for second, and Simoorn and Sa-
lons to the race, Satirist was backed

Derby at 30 to 1

_. eptune.—Betting, 2to 1 agst Ben-
ich agst Bolus, Antigua, and Neptune and 7
I.—Bolus had a capital start, and made play
, where the two light weights singled them-
I ran a tine race home, Benjamin winning by

gns each, h. ft., with 30 added by
One mile. 7 subscribers.
Benjamin, 3 yrs., 6st. 61b. (Francis) 1
Kingston Robin, 3 yrs., 6st. 5 1b... 2
started, but were not placed :—Mr.
lu : Mr. Allen's b. f. Antigua ;_and

son's b. c

lAJ EST

s PLATE, of 100 guineas. 4 miles.
or. h. St. Bennett, 6 yrs., 10st. (Lye) 1
s. La Sage Femme, 4 yrs, 9st.
6 to 4 agst St. Bennett, 7 to 4 agst Benjamin, and
the mare.—St. Bennett made all the sunning, and
iv by half a length.

TUESDAY

GREAT ST. LEGER. STAKES of 50 soya each, h. ft. for
-e• year-olds ; colts, Bst 71b • and fillies, Bst 21b ; the
d to receive 4300 out of the stakes. St. Leger
one mile and three-quarters. (112 subs.)
'estrninster's hr c Launcelot, by Camel—Ban-
(Scott) 1
'ninster's b c Maroon, by Mulatto—Miss
(Holmes) 2
'so started, but were not placed :—Colonel
r' by Muley ; Mr. St. Paul's b f Calypso,
Mostyn's Trustee, by Sir Gray • Mr. G.
e Young-un, by. Satan ; Lord Eglinton's
.ysician ; Col. Synge's b c Polydorus,
,sbaldeston's ch f Mountain Sylph, by Bel-
Arkin's b c Broadwath, by Liverpool; Mr.
Dunstan, by St. Nicholas.
,ed. Only two were placed. The betting, just
art, was-7 to 4 against Gibraltar, 7to 4 against
4. to 1 against Maroon, 8 to 1 against Calypso,

's b c Gibral
dverpool
son naer
(

As the ho

ist any other horse.
of start drew nigh, the interst became intense,
ous were the speculations entered into, as the horses
front of the Grand Stand, and walked round the
They thou formed in line preparatory to the start.
1 " go " was given at four minutes aster four o'clock ;
hey all went except Trustee, who remained behind.
thus became a •` false" one; the horses were called
r they had gone about thirty yards, and again they
I beautiful style—Maroon taking the lead all the
hill, Gibraltar lying on his quarters, Launcelot
ifth, and Trustee last. They appeared to keep
le relative positions for some distance. As they
2e distance-post Polydorus appeared a little in
.lot lying inside, Maroon in the middle, and
side. Thus they came on towards the tand,
ng about a length, and Gibraltar coming up to
dines, seeing that Gibraltar was beaten, and that
aid certainly win, held his horse, or appeared to
en Launcelot came out and won by about a
:)on cowing in second, and nearly a length in
raltar. The others were all well beaten, and
ared to be last, or nearly so, all the way round.
.rninster is a fortunate man. He stands in the
d position of having only two horses starting
2gcr, and their coming in first and second, so
)s the whole stakes, which, notwithstanding the
rfeits, must be very large, there being 112 sub-
)t only has the noble marquis been thus success-
wee preceding the St. Leger—the Cleveland
sous. each, with 20 sous. added by the corpo-
.as won by his lordship's br. c.
Sst 71b., beating Mr. Allen's b. f.
ral others. Scott's stable is thus pre-emiently
We subjoin a brief record of the performances
• of the St. Leger, and of the second horse in
rting event of this celebrated meeting :
brother to Touchstone, by Camel, out of
ty of the Marquis of Westminster, and
. At two years old won the Champagne
by a neck, beating Pathfinder, Mountain
F. by Curtius,—Fanny, Theon, Interlude,
) -1 against Launcelot.—Same meeting,
e Produce Stakes.—Same meeting, ran
n•-old Stakes, Theon winning'by a
.—At three years old, ran se-
Little Wonder winning by a
it.—Walked over for a Pro-
Liverpool, and paid ferfeit for a Foal Stakes
:1t York, walked over for a Produce

Launcel(

Mulatto, out of Miss Giles ; the property
3ter, and trained by J. Scott.—Never run
Ran third to Fitzroy for the Hippodrome
Tier second ; sto 2 against Maroon. At
Bickerstatie Stakes by eigh tor ten lengths,
1; 6t04 on Maroon. Same meeting, was
svenor Stakes, by half a length, by Charles

MANCHESTER, WITH THE RESULT OF THE
ernes Bake, of the Bull Inn and
_ he intelligence of this great event
same evening, as early as half-past seven
as the race was over, he obtained the
1, and left their stand precisely at a quarter-
reached his own house (a distance of about
bree hours and a quarter. He had six horses
and one of them, losing a shoe, walked about

.115RDER AT WIGAN,
CAPTURE OF ANDERTON.

to he enabled to announce the re-capture of
it will be remembered, was in custody at the
n, on suspicion of being concerned in the
ilton, steward to the Earl of Balcarras,
nce by filing his irons, at an early hour
, the 4th instant, It seems that
of the Wigan police, having ascertained that a
he prisoner, knew hip hiding-place, in-
,tripany him thither. Accordingly, they
y, accompanied by two of the county
rm-house, at Hart Common. West-
ait five miles from Wigan, and close to the
Ir. John Hargraves, lessee of the goods traffic
Leigh Railway. The policemen, on enter-
•, detained all the inmates in one place,
-ta-d their search through the house and
nine time thus occupied without suc-
acceded to the hay-loft, where they
c:;aled several feet under the hay,
'n made through it to his face, to
night-cap, but had neither
and his shoes were found near him, quite
:s were found some turnips and a file,
probability he had succeeded in freeing
pus). His heard was much grown, and,
is had not been shaved since his escape.
Feu in concealment in the place where he
;ring the days that have elapsed since his
of a,eertained. He is stated to look much
stint than lie did ten days ago He was
n in a cart, and reached that town about
clock on Tuesday afternoon, passing through
thou i ands of spectators, who evinced the
o at his re-capture. He was conveyed
11, where he remains in custody, heavily
any guard. We understand that a
orisoner took place on Wednes-

Ir. Coi

of Frida:

He wore

re the magistrates at Wigan

it RI STOP II Ell WEBSTER, IN THE NEW
ideal, who is well known from his con-
ichester Imperial Bank, died very sud-
moon last, in the New Bailey prison,
:ominitted by the commissioners under

‘IANCEIESTER.—A meeting of the cre-
Parth was held yesterday (Tuesday),
is affairs was lt.id before them. It ae-
on of tite statement which we made last
iction of t-lie exaggerated rumours to
,—that the total amount of Mr. Forth's
1 addition to which there were contin-

ilis of exchange, amounting, we believe,
)me of which may possibly become claims

,ie failure of the acceptors, but which
in that.light at present. The assets to
were stated at something monn, than
th's proposal was to pay his creditors
vu equal instalments at two and four
We believe that the creditors were
,t this offer ; but some difference of
g as to certain debts owing by
am Mr. Forth, in his own name,
ale, ou a guarantee commission ;
ether these debts belonged to the
y had been taken to be, in making
roperty of the consignors of the
.scion on this point, it was agreed
Ad be taken on this question, the
would of course affect the amount of
as consequently adjourned to Tuesday
inion, and to consider further the offer
Messrs. Wood. Wales, and Co., have
merit of their affairs to their creditors,
ly consented to accept a composition of

the !Deem

LSTEILN RAILWAY.—The line of the
Railway, which is now completed to
•dshire, was on Tuesday opened to the
In the course of the day several trains
between the Broxbourne and London
--Tersed the distance at a tolerably
'ermines of the Northern and East-
on the right hand side of the
-it of the line of the Northern and
the rail of the Eastern Counties
`lratford, when it diverges
perfectly flat until it ar-
. It passes close to the
iharn. to Edmonton, to Pondp.'s-
ich places there are stations.

coon

terminus at Broxbourne is an elegant
abethan style of architecture. It is close
river Lea, and forms an addition to
•occeding along this railroad, the spec-

train is preienred ca one side with a view over a
y. consisting principally of meadow land. On the
lie sees a more hilly country, well wooded, and.
ly ()old. Ht. gtls a si,eat of the tower and spire at
I:l7cliat wii:ch is one of the best speci-
:odern 5101 lower down the road he gets a
ho vcne;-;6ie remains of Waltham Abbey, backed
)ds and hills of the adjacent county. The trains
X line of railroad seem to be well appointed. The
the carriages is very easy, indeed there is less jolt-
n several other railways. The sleepers are of wood,
laid down with particular attention to elasti-
it the usual grinding and rumbling is avoided. By
g of this line of railroad the journey to Cambridge
:rtcned, and all persons travelling on business or
Ito the north and eastern parts of England will be
an their journey : the railway will eventually, it is
rried to York. One great advantage of this rail-
equality of the ground traversed. The gradients
very trifling, in that a uniformity of pace is kept
there is no tunnelling, people are neither smother-
legar nor stifled with smoke. The directors and
Is dined together at the Falcon Inn, at Waltham,
!anion of the opening of the line.