The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

ST. LEGER.

Offers to back above thirteen to be at the post. A ten-
ner laid that both Sir Tatton and Brocardo are better fa-
vourites at the start than Fancy Boy. Three agst the field
wanted. and Fancy Boy to be one.
100 to 36 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken)
450 —loo Brocardo (taken)
8 1 Fancy Boy (taken)
9 1 Traverser (taken and offered)
9 1 Grimston (taken and offered)
10 1 lago (offered, take 12)
13 1 Cranebrook (offered, 16 wanted)
15 1 Free Lance (offered)
20 1 Poynton (taken, 25 taken freely)
25 1 Sting (offered)
4 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's two taken to some money at the
close. At a late hour there is a strong desire to bet on
Fancy Boy ; 8 to 1 cannot be got ; 20 to 1 has been taken
on Sting.

GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.
There have been some pencillings during the week, but
we saw little or nothing to-day.
6 to 1 agst June (taken and offered)
7 1 Ennui (taken)
8 1 Quadruped (offered)
9 1 Morpeth (offered)
10 1 Fair Rosamond (offered)
123-1 Cranebrook (offered)
DONCASTER CUP.
Yesterday 4 to 1 to £5O was laid on the field.

" ST. LEGER PROPHECY."

BY " A THOROUGH-BRED

In these times, when many persons try their hand at
prophecying, we ourselves cannot allow the present op-
portunity to pass over unnoticed. To pick " THE WIN-
NER" of the Leger, from the extraordinary fluctuations so
many horses have undergone, would indeed be a difficult
task, were we not well convinced of the high capabilities
of the animal we have in our " mind's eye"—his breed is
spotless, and his performances the best of his, and the
year—" lago the winner," Grimston second, and Sting as
a " cockboat."
Manchester, Sept. 11th.

The match at cricket at Manchester. between eighteen
of the Manchester club and eleven of " All England,"
was won by the former in a single inning, by 31 runs.
Lord Henry Bentinck has had unprecedented success
among the red deer, his lordship having already killed
16 stags, many of them of great size.
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—The number 72 seems to
have been a favourite in several of the innings at the re-
cent great matches at cricket. The Sheffield men, in
their second innings, obtained 72 ; the Manchester, in
their first innings, scored 72 ; and the Leeds, in their
first innings, also scored 72.
SALE OF THE LATE BENTINCK STUD.—Tbe first divi-
sion of the leviathan stud lately purchased by Mr. Mos-
tvn, of Lord George Bentinck, was sold on Tuesday by
Messrs. Tattershall ; it was numerously attended, excited
a good deal of competition for a few of the prime lots,
realised the satisfactory total of 3,195 guineas.
ROCK FERRY REGATTA.—We perceive that a regatta
will be held at the Royal Rock Ferry, on Friday, the 25th
instant. Six prizes are announced—the Mersey Plate
for Yachts; a cup for the four-oared boats of amateurs;
a purse for boatmen; a prize for ships' gigs; a purse for
boats rowed by women ; and a sculling prize for the punts
of flats. In order to prevent accidents, the gentlemen's
rowing boats entered fur the Rock Ferry Cup are to have
at least 4-feet beam.

GREAT RUNNING MATCH FOR FIFTY SOVEREIGNS

—The great half-mile match, which has for some time
been pending between Jenkinson, of London, and Cun-
ningham, of Stockport, was decided on Monday, at
Mitcham. The backers of Jenkinson were very sanguine
of his success, and risked large sums of money on the
race. The start was at a splitting pace. Jenkinson took
the lead, which he maintained more than half the distance,
and, to all appearance, had winning certain, when Cun-
ningham shot out, passed his opponent, and ran in the
winner by four yards.

FISHING MATCH.-At Warrington, on Monday, the
disciples of Izaak Walton were all on the qui vice for the
settlement of the long-pending match for £2O, between
six members of the Salford Piscatorial Society and six
members of the Warrington Fishing Club. The condi-
tions were, that they should fish in the river Weaver.
between Acton-bridge and Winsford, from six o'clock in
the morning until five o'clock in the afternoon, those
c aching the greatest weight of fish to be the winners.
At the close of the day, and on the fish being weighed up,
it was found that the members of the Salford Club had
caught 54 lb. weight, and that the members of the War-
rington Club had caught 361 lb. weight. The Salford men
thus winning by l7t lb. weight.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

DEATH BY ACCIDENTS.—On the 26th ultimo, the act
(9 and 10 Victoria, c. 93) for compensating the families
of persons killed by accidents came into operation. An
action can now be maintained against any person or com-
pany causing death through neglect or default. It must
be commenced within 12 months of the death of the party,
and be brought in the name of the executor or adminis-
trator of the deceased for the benefit of the wife, husband,
parent, or child of the person killed. The act does not
apply to Scotland.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF. MARRIAGE.-011 Thursday
last, an inquiry of damages, in an action for breach of
promise of marriage, was held in the County Court, be-
fore Mr. Brandt, assessor. Tne action was brought by
Miss Harriet Cooke, daughter of a gentleman residing at
Cborlton-upon-Medlock ; and the defendant was a Mr.
Samuel Turner, who, a short time since, carried on busi-
ness as a silk-dyer at Collyhurst, but is now superintend-
ing an establishment in Manchester. The fair plaintiff is,
we understand, about thirty years of age, and the defend.
ant is somewhere about forty. For twelve months an
intimacy existed between the parties, which eventually
ripened into mutual love. But in this case, as in many
others, the course of true love did not run smooth, for
although the defendant had promised the plaintiff mar-
riage, nay, had actually published the banns in the Old
Church, Manchester, and invited the wedding-guests, he
suddenly broke off the connexion, without assigning any
cause whatever for his singular conduct. This took place
in January last, and on the 4th or sth of February he
married another lady.—Verdict for plaintiff, the damages
£l5O. Mr. l'ollock, barrister, appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Green, barrister, for defendant.—Man. Courier.

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G A S.
ROLLS COURT, SEPTEMBER 11

(Before the Right Honourable the Master of the Rolls.)

HAINES V. WESTERN GAS LIGHT CO. AND OTHERS

This was an application, made by special leave of his
Lordship, for an injunction by the plaintiff, Mr. A. Haines,
of Kensal-house, Kensal-green, to restrain the defend-
ants, the Western Gas-light Ccmpany, from proceeding
with the erection of their gas works, and from manufac-
turing gas upon a piece of land situate within 90 yards of
the plaintiff 'a freehold mansion and grounds, on which he
had expended a very large sum of money, and which, as
the bill alleged, would completely destroy the value of
the plaintiff's property as a place of residence for himself
or any respectable family.
Mr. Roupell and Mr. Welford, for the plaintiff, stated
the outline of the case, and that the allegations of the
bill were supported by affidavits of the plaintiff, and nu-
merous scientific and practical witnesses.
Mr. Swanston and Mr. Heathfield, for the company,
stated that the defendants had only commenced digging
foundations for some buildings upon their own land, and
that they had only received notice of this motion on Wed-
nesday afternoon. They asked that the motion should be
allowed to stand over until the second seal of next Mi.
chaelmas term.

The Master of the Rolls.—When will your works be
ready for making gas? You must satisfy me that you do
not intend to do anything to create a nuisance to the
plaintiff in the meantime.

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Mr. Swanston.—The only affidavit tiled on the part of
the Company, states that gas cannot be made on the pre-
mises before next December.
The Master of the Rolls.---No nuisance then has yet
been created ? Of course the defendants must have time
to answer the plaintiff's affidavits, but they must remem-
ber that the plaintiff having taken the most effectual
means of impeaching their proceedings, it will be for the
company to consider whether they will throw away their
money in erecting buildings which they may never be able
to bring into use.
The motion was accordingly directed to stand over until
Michaelmas Term next, the plaintiff being at liberty to
apply in the meantime, in the event of any nuisance being
created.—London paper.