The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

DERBY

nome soup. In their absence some person came to the
hut (which is not many yards from where nearly 200 men
are at work, and not only took the small piece of bread
and trifle of flour he found there, but, horrid to relate
(probably being known to the children, and fearing they
might denounce him), he not only cut their throats, but
nearly severed:their heads from their bodies. _

THE WHEAT CROP IN MEATII.---A correspondent of
the Drogheda Argus of Saturday writes as follows :7--
" I regret to learn that several farmers in this district have
a necessity of ploughing up fields of wheat ; indeed I
saw some fields, which after the late frost and snow. had

a healthy appearance, ploughed up and prepared tor the
reception of barley and oats. The kind of land in which
the failure is most prevalent is under leys, and, strange to
say, this description of ground did remarkably well last
• ,

20-1
25-1
25 -

25 - 1
25-1

40-1
40 - 1
500 - 7

12 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Epirote (taken).
25 1 Sir H. Pigot's Conyngham (taken).
30 1 —Mr, O'Brien's Liberator (taken).
1000 —2o—Mr. Stephenson's Black Dwarf (taken
4 or 5 times).
50 1 —Mr. Holmes's Pavilion (take 1000 to 15)
Mal'lt4bWran22sy—rs,
out of Hester, 2 v‘,.l: I.Jre.l:l'3u,ell oannida nh
is( t
btk.e
fn,
).
Colonel Peel has named his b. f. by Touchstone, out of

Dv Slane,

His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Mr. Gratwiel‘e
are declared to be confederates on the turf.

BETTING IN MANCHESTER ON FRIDAY'
The Trial Stakes at Warwick occupied the attention °
a good muster " below stairs" on Wednesday: Jibe doing,'
are now of little importance. The reported "nobbled
horse seems to be the winner-8 to 1 was laid ag,
on Wednesday night. Yesterday there was r
li , e went to attendance, hut little done. Sting for the N

,inst him

a goOdiSb
. _,.

Handicap rose to 100 to 8 (taken

closing wi

'ewmarK

(taken) Pavilion for the Derby was backed at 5U to IJP
one hand to 1.:30 or more. To-day there was a moderate
room ; The Magnet (late Mr. I esseltine's Loadstone)
was the " star" of the morning for the run of Mondal
next ; 2000 to 12 was at first laid out, subsequently 10 to
I)ewaraasnteac of beingken to £so
higher
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in oontehrasfo
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Closing prices—

THE NORTHAMPTON TRY! T. STAKES.
6 to 4 agst King Morven (token and offered)
2 1 Master Downes (ditto)
5 2 Infringe (taken)

NORTHAMPTON HANDICAP.

45 to 20 agst two (offered, take 50 to 20)
5 1 Euclid colt (offered, (11 to 2 taken
6 1 Halo (offered, 7 taken)

. -
____ The Magnet (taken)
Hydrometer (taken)
Daughter of the Star (taken and ofr a)
Wolf-dog (offered)
Queen Mary (taken)

10-1
14 - 1 -
16 - 1
16-1
0-1
1

v atch-dog
Typhon (offered)
Lord Saltoun (taken and offered)
1 - Moonlight (taken)
1 - Rough and Ready (offered)
1 - Princess Alice (taken)
1 -- Trojan (offered)
1 - The Golden Bee (offered)

THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
The only,bet we heard to-day was 300 to 10 agst Ply
Bonnet (taken)

THE NEWMARKET lIANICAP.
8 to 1 agst Sting (nominal)
10 1 Vanish (offered, 12 wanted)
TILE PORT STAKES.
Sir Tatton Sykes (offered)
2000 GUINEAS STAKES.

LibLiraior (offered)

THE CHESTER CUP.
18 to 1 asst. Antler (offered, 20 taken)
20 1 Mendicant (offered)

Punch (offered)
The Lamb (offered
Flitch (offered)

30 taken)

Sir Tatton Sykes (Offered, 45 take')
Bourton(taken on Wednesday),
Bedlam (taken on Wednesday)

Doleful (offered)
The rest as befo

THE OAKS

The favourites we did not hear named to-day, we W
them " nominal." Oxonian was backed at 50 to 1, LuoD
dale at the same; Oxonian also at 1000 to 15. Pa
~. 'l'-ot
Was backed at 400 to 10 twice, also at 1000 to 25, •"0
for more ; ,25 to 1 was the last offer against Liberator'

wanted.
At Warwick, _last evening, Conyngham was back to
20 to 1, Liberator at the same price, and Pavilion At

1 1, all very heavily