The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-24 00:00:00

THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.

7 to 2 against Lord Chesterfield's Don John (takers at 4)
7to 2 „ Colonel Peel's lon (4 to 1 taken)
7to 1 „ Mr. Parkin's Lanercost (7M taken freely)
10 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus (t freely)
13 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad (taken)
13 to 1 „ Mr. Coombe's Cobham (takers at 16)
20 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Albemarle (taken)
100 to 7 „ Duke of Cleveland's Alzira (taken)
100 to 5 „ Mr. Fox's Jemmy Jumps
100 to 3 „ Mr. Thompson's Tallevrand
200 to 7 „ Charming Molly (taken)
200 to 15 „ Major Yarburgh's Easter (taken)
200 to 5 „ Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's The Hydra (taken.)

TATTERSALL'S—MONDAY.
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.
The business yesterday, taken either with reference to the
quantity transacted, or the alterations resulting from it, pos-
sessed very little interest. The two favourites are now
pretty nearly at evens, the Newmarket nag having merely a
nominal call. Lanercost, Grey Momus, Appleton Lad, and
.Cobbam, were severally backed for small sums, without
any positive advance. Alzira and Jemmy Jumps area shade
higher in the quotations, but. we did not observe any strong
feeling to back them. The following were the average prices
at the close :
ST. LEGER.
7 to 2 against Colonel Peel's lon (take 4 to 1)
4to 1 „ Lord Chesterfield's Don John (taken)
7to 1 „ Mr. Parkin's Lanercost (taken)
10 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus taken)
12 to 1 „ Mr. H. Coombe's Cobham (tk and aft off)
11 to 1 „ Mr. Bowes's Appleton Lad (taken)
18 to 1 „ Mr. S. L. Fox's Jemmy Jumps (t & aft off)
20 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Alzira (taken)
25 to 1 „ Major Yarburgh's Easter (offered)
33 to 1 „ Mr. Thompson's Predictor c (taken)
35 to 1 „ Mr. Fairlie's The Hydra (taken)
40 to 1 „ Lord G. Bentinck's D'Egville (taken.)
5 to 1 laid against Jemmy Jumps, Alzira, and Appleton
Lad, and the same against the first two and Cobham; 4 to 1
laid against Grey Momus and Cobham.
DERBY.
2000 to 60 against Mr. Theobald's nomination, Hamlet,
(taken.)

" A distinguished editor," says the story, " was in his study,
A long, thin, ghostly-visaged gentleman was announced.
With an asthmatic voice, but in a tone of studied civility.
for otherwise the editor would have transfixed him with a
fiery paragaph the next morning, the stranger said—" Sir,
your journal of yesterday contained false information." " Im-
possible, sir, but tell me what you allude to?" 'e You said
that Mr. M. had been tried." " True." " Very true."
" Hung." " Most true." " Now, Sir, lam the gentleman
himself." " Impossible !" " I assure you it is a fact, and
now I hope you will contradict what you have alleged." " By
no means, Sir." "How! what do ynu mean? you are de-
ranged." "I may be so, Sir, but I will not do it." " I will
complain to a magistrate." "As you please, Sir, but I
never retract. The most that I can do for you is to announce
that the rope broke, and that you are now in perfect health.
I have my principles, sir, I never deceive."—Blackwood.
TIT FOIL TAT.—Two tradesmen who reside within a short
walk of Holmfirth, and who are noted fur their shrewdness in
bargain driving, have been trying to overcome each other in
a novel manner, but more for the purpose of joking than
cheating. One of them, some time since, purchased of the
other a quantity of potatoes at an extra price, on condition
that they should be picked ones, and when they were deliver.
ed they proved to be such, the largest among them being
about the size of a marble. A few days ago, an opportunity
occuried for returning the compliment. The person whii
had before been outwitted, beamg the other inquire for an
October calving cow, bethought him of one with part of a tail,
which he purchased; and, furnishing her with a new appen-
dent, sent for his friend, who bought her at a handsome profit.
Next morning the man servant was sent into the field along
with the maid, to milk the cow, which started off when the
girl commenced; Hodge snatched at her tail, but it came off,
remained in his hand, and 'left the beast minus her. flytasher.
—Blackburn Standard.