The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-10 00:00:00

NEWTON RACES.

These races commenced on Wednesday. The weather which
the day before was exceedingly fine changed to showery, and
Wednesday morning was ushered in with heavy rain, with oc-
casional gleams of fine weather. As the morning advanced it
began however to look brighter, and was very fine till about
half-past one, when a Thunder shower came on with great
violence and lasted upwards of half an hour, drenching to the
skin many of the race goers whilst on their way to the course,
and literally cast a darip on the proceedings. The weather
again cleared up, and with an occasional shower of short dura-
tion, was fine to the end of the day's sport, immediately on the
conclusion of which the course was rapidly cleared by the evi-
dences of an approaching thunder storm, which came on with
great violence soon after. Liverpool, Manchester, Bolton,
Warrington, and Wigan, each sent railway trains loaded with
great numbers of their inhabitants. There were also a good
many hackney coaches, gigs, &c. upon the stand, principally
from Manchester. We observed also a few carriages. The
grand stand was very full of gentlemen, but there were not.;
many ladies, the weather, no doubt, tending to prevent them.
Most of the gentlemen were rigged in their coats, cloaks, and
Mackintoshes, to preserve them from heavy wet. The usual
number. of booths, games, &c., were provided, whilst the ex-.
cellent stands built on the course, provided ample accommo•
dation, and a fine view of the course for the commonality. The
crowd, though not excessive was considerable, and of rather.a
superior grade to the usual crowds on such occasions, the dis-
tance of the course from any large town being sufficient to
insure comparative respectability amongst the spectators. The
greatest order prevailed throughout, and the various stands
afforded comfortable and excellent aliment for the gastric
juices.
ln the first race, the Trial Stake's, one mile and a quarter,
Abercrombie appeared the general favourite, and the bets were
7t04 on him. Tarick was also favourably mentioned. In the
start Bella took the lead, followed by Abercrombie, then 'rarick
and Usury. About three-fourths of the distance Tarick and
Usury came up, and all four hories Caine abreast, the pace very
severe, and the race beautiful: Bella then took the lead, and
appeared destined for the winner. About 100 yards of the win-
nin],,:pn_st
Usury taking.
came up, when a short but severe contest en-
Sued, Usury -taking. the lead, and Bella, fading herself beaten,
fell behind. Tarick then challenged Usury, Who, however, sus
tained her advantage, and came in, very unexpectedly, winner
by half a length, the race having been throughout a very beau-
tiful one. In.the, next race, the Produce Stakes, one mile and
a half, Sir T. Stanley's c by Teniers—Eugene Aram's dam—
had it all his own way. The pace in this race was very slow and
heavy ; Peter Lely took the lead, hut stumbled at the winning-.
post, and the jockey, in attempting to recover him, pulled the
bridle over his head, owing to which accident he was obliged
to go off the course. Eugene, followed by Mrs. Suggs, won by
half a length with ease. "In the middle of this race a shower
came on, and the horses in coining in looked fatigued. The
next race was the Sweepstakes, for a straight half mile, for Young
untried horses. The race was won cleverly by Mr. Phillips's
filly by Recovery, beating Blackburn's dam by nearly a length,
Master Will coming in third. The Cup was the grand race for
the day. Almost any odds were generally given on General
Chasse, it being known that Inheritor was not going to start,
and 2,3, and even 4 to I were freely offered on the General
against the field. Vestment, however, was in favour, and it was
said would prove a teazer to the General. Mr. Peel's black colt
Cyrus was also well spoken of. The General, Vestment, Cyrus,
and Zebetta only started. On coming on to the course the
General appeared lazy, and, except from his beautiful propor-
tions, did not give much promise of being the winner. Vest-
ment took the lead, appearing determined to win ,• and taking
into consideration the distance, two miles and a distance, and
that the General had nearly a stone more to carry, there did
appear some probability, the result, however, proved the General
not a " good on" to beat. Ile was followed by Cyrus, the Ge-
neral third, and tZebetta last. The pace the first round was not
very severe, and the horses preserved the same order. On
going, the second round the -pace was much increased, and on
arriving at a distance from the winning-post the horses still pre-
served the same order, and the spectators cheered for Vestment,
thinking it impossible that the General ccaild make head suf-
ficient in the distance. Vestment now made great exertions to
maintain his advantage, and there was every probability of his
hemng the winner; when about 1(X) yards from the winning-post
the General, in the most surprising inanner.sonsidering the pace,
gained, challenged, and came in winner, after a most beautiful
contest, by half a length, surprisingly out-genet ailing his competi-
tors.' In the last race, 2 mile heats,for the plate, Ludford, Reuben,
and Miner were spoken of and were the favourites. At the first
start Ludford took the lead, which he maintained throughout
to the winning post, when Rueben came up, challenged, and the
general opinion was won the heat; it was, however, declared a
dead heat. For this race ten horses started, and from the first
was the most complete " tail race" we ever witnessed, there not
being two horses abreast throughout. On starting again, only
three horses appeared—Ludford, Reuben, and Ambuscade.
Ludford took the lead, which he kept till nearly home, when
Reuben challenged and passed him a length, and won the heat,
and it was evident Reuben was to be the winner of the race,
Ludford looking overdone. The second heat Ambuscade looked
fresh, taking the lead, both the other horses rather "down in
the mouth," Reuben bringing up the rear. At the second round,
when near home, Reuben made up, and after, a short contest
won by half a length, the other horses evidently having no
chance with him, and thus won the race. The following is a
statement of the running :
WEDNESDAY.

The Trial Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added. One
mile and a quarter.
Mr. Mostyn's ch f Usury, 4 yrs. 1
Mr. E. Peel's b h TatiEk, 5 yrs.. 2

LIVERPOOL POLICE.

" Sava ME PROM an' FRIENDS." —On MOnday, at the Police-
office, two well-known thieves, named Lightbodv and Stringer,
were brought before the magistrates, George Maxwell, Esq.
and Robert Roskell, Esq., charged by one of the police with
having stolen some lead. The policeman deposed that about
three o'clock on Sunday morning, he heard a noise in a court
in Edgar-street, and on going up he saw the prisoner Light-
body with a quantity of lead piping under his coat. He asked
him where he got it, and he said another man had given it to
him to hold. He then took him into custody. The other pri•
soner, Stringer, was loitering about and was seen with the
former prisoner, and was in consequence taken into custody. On
examining the premises where the prisoner was found, two
water pipes were fbund missing. Batcheldor said that both
prisoners were known thieves. There appeared no evidence
against Stringer sufficient to convict him, when Lightbody was
asked what lie had-to say to the charge, he replied, pointing to
Stringer, " he gave it me to hould, thaVs all as I knows.about
it." Stringer finished what was wanting to convict himself by
retorting, " No, sir ; he got over the wall and got it himself."
The magistrates then sent both of them for three months to the
Borough House of Correction. _

A GAY DECEIVER.—On Tuesday at the Police-office, a long,
lank, and cadaverous-looking young man, named Thomas
Claherty, who fully bore out the description of 1` Mary's"
lover—

"-Tall, tall as a polar to Mary's eyes,
Green, green hi waistcoat was as leeks,
Red. red as beet root were his eyes,
Pale, pale as parsnips were his cheeks,"—
was brought before the magistrates, William Earle and Robert
Roskell, Esqrs., charged with haVing cruelly deceived a too
confiding damsel, and afterwards, besides robbing her of' her
fair fame and reputation,." pawning her frills, and flounces,
and caps, and all chose various articles which constitute a lady's
paraphernalia. A kinsman of the deceived, named Robert
Martin, appeared as the complainant, and addressing the ma-
gistrates said, " Yer honors, a frind of mine, that is a cousen
of me wife, happened to take a likins,to this hero young man,
an' it happened as there was a little coortship atween 'em;. an
they towhl me, the• crathurs, as they was married. So yer
haners to be the genteel entirely, I axes 'em to come and
dhrink taa wid me. So shure enough he brings her wid 'im to
my place, an' hans' her in quite pillite intirely, jist as if he had
her on a clane' plate, an' I trates 'em to a quart of ale. So sis
he he 'ud like to dale wid me, an shore he call'd for some taa
an' some sugar, an' some bread an' some what not, quite wid a
perplexin' way wid.'im, an' paid me for id like a gintl'man. In
the- coorse of some time he comes agin to me an' sis the trade
was very bad entirely wid 'im, an' he wanted some o' the
luxuries o' life on credit like. Well sis I, as you was sich a
gentl'man afore, it's myself 'll be the same to ye ; an' it was
the run o' the shots_ as I gev 'im, an' a silver shillen besides.
Well, my poor desaived couzen writes to me from Manchester,
an' what does I hear of this bagabone ?—that he had not mar-
rid her at all •at all, an' had pawned all the poor colleen's
elotheS, bad luck to 'im, an' wantin' me to put 'im in the police.
Many's the day as I look'd for 'im whin, bless the crows, I
meets will the man ycshterday, and puts 'im in the police, and
wrote to the poor young gal, au' will make her be here to-mor-
row to pruv the scitoundrel What he is, the dhurty hog-throtter."
The Magistrates said there was not sufficient to authorise their
detaining him; if he was a bad man they were sorry for it, but
he must be discharged. Complainant : " Och ! thin, how 'ill
I recover my debt ? The complainant was told that the case
was over, and went down muttering anathemas against " the
dhurty spalpeen," and exclaiming, " poor Betty Martin."
ILLGGAL PAWNING.—On Tuesday a journeyman watch-
maker, named Wm. Beggs;was brought before the magistrates
charged by a gentleman named Blundell with having pawned
his watch. Mr. Blundell, who is a watchmaker, said he had
employed the prisoner as a workman out of doors, and gave him
a watch worth about £l2 to repair on Tuesday last. He after-
wards ascertained that it was his intention to run away, and
had him taken into custody, as the watch was not forthcoming,
and he then found out that he had pledged the watch for 20s.
Another gentleman said he had given the prisoner a watch to
repair worth about 305., which he had pawned for 12s. The
magistrates fined the prisoner £lO, the full value of the watches,
and 20s. and costs; in default of immediate payment to be coin-
mitted for one month to the House of Correction.

DAMAGING WORK.—On Tuesday, at the Police-office, Mr.
Archibell Dansfield, who has a pottery in Canning-street, ap-
peared to lay a complaint against one of his workmen, whom he
had discharged for having destroyed a quantity of his pots. Mr,
Crewe appeared on behalf of Mr. Dansfield, and said Mr. Dans-
field found it absolutely necessary as a protection to himself to
make an example in this.case. From the examination of the
witnesses it appeared that after being discharged the prisoner
had returned on Monday night about six o'clock, when half
drunk, and had forced his way into the warehouse, and de-
stroyed a large quantity of ware yet in the clay, and made use
of threats that he would break more. The damage done was
about £2. The prisoner expressed sorrow for his conduct, and
offered to work out the amount. The magistrates fined him
255. and costs; in default to be committed to the Borough
Gaol for fourteen days.

MONEY FOUND.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a man
named Rea, along with his wife and son, were brought before
the magistrates charged with being in possession of a sum of
money, which they said they had found, under suspicious cir-
cumstances. A policeman stated that'he received information
on Tuesday that some people in Orford-street had found some
money. He went to the house of the prisoner Rea, and his wife
denied that she had found any, or had any money. He searched
the house, and found .16 sovereigns. Ile afterwards searched
Rea, and found a £2O Bank of England note upon him. An
Irish pig-jobber, named M‘Ginnis, said that he was drinking on
Sunday afternoon last at Great Howard-street, and on coming
home towards Veuxhalt-road he missed his money, which he
must have lost out of his pocket. He had 2.1 sovereigns, a £2O
Bank of England note, and three £lO notes. He was rather
intoxicated. In answer to questions from Mr. Hall he acknow-
ledged that on Monday, when he had come before the magi-
strates, he had not then sworn that he had lost a £2O note and'
24 sovereigns, but only three £lO notes. He had sworn to a
man having robbed him, but be was rather intoxicated at the
time. The complainant stated this after much hesitation. Mr.
Hall said he came now to tell quite a different story -, he now
said he was so drunk that he could not state correctly on the
Monday what had occurred. When before the magistrates on
Monday he had.not.atated that he had lost any sovereigns nor a
£2O note, but only three £lO notes, and charged a man with
robbing him of them. He should discharge the prisoners.
NEW LIVERPOOL. FISH COMPANY.—An information was on
Wednesday laid by Wheeler, against the directors of the above
company, for having offered for sale at their market, two hun-
dred and twenty pounds of fish, which was unfit for food. The
defendants did not appear to answer to the charge, and the
magistrates fined them 10s. and costs. Shortly after this deci-
sion Mr. Archibald, the manager of the company's market, and
another gentleman, made their appearance and stated that they
had, during the whole morning, been waiting at the other court
by mistake. Wheeler was called to rc-state the case, but he
had taken his departure. Mr. Archibald stated that. on the
day in question, they had received several tons of fish into the
market, and amongst the rest, about two hundred weight of
rev, which was put aside, and not offered for sale. He heard
that Mr. Wheeler had entered the market, and knew that if
there was any unfit for sale it would be seized. He called
Wheeler to him, and told him the strong wish of the company
was that no fish should go to the public from their market but
such as was of the best quality; he should therefore take it as
a great favour if he (Wheeler) would turn over the fish from
time to time, and condemn any that he thought unfit for sale.
Mr. Archibald further stated, that they would most willingly
remove and destroy any fish that was pointed out to them to be
bad. The fish in question, however, was not offered for sale.
Mr. Maxwell asked the defendant if he had any proof of this.
Mr. Archibald said he had no witnesses present, but he could
have them ready on the following day. The case was then
adj nu rn ed. _
Yesterday, the case again came on, and wheeler restated his
information. The fish was exposed on the common selling-
table. Mr. Walker and Mr. Bach, solicitors, appeared on be-
half of the company, and contended that it was not intended to be
offered for sale, and that that was the wholesale market, and they
did not think the officer ought to enter that market, as they did
not retail the fish. A person named Becon, in the employment
of the company, deposed that the fish named it the information
was not intended for sale by the company, but was laid on one
side. Mr. Hall said he had no doubt but the company intended
to do what was right, but they ought to have some method of
assorting their fish so that the bad might not be exposed to the
public along and mixed up with the good. Mr. Archibald, the
manager, said the company would take it as a favour if
Wheeler, the fish inspector, would sort their fish. Mr. Hall re-
plied that it was not that officer's business to sort fish for the
company. As, however, a person in their employment was
prepared to swear that the fish was not intended for sale, the in-
formation was discharged. He hoped, however, they would
adopt some plan not to expose bad fish on the selling table.
Mr. Archibald said they should endeavour for the futurefto pre-
vent this.