The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-25 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE:

MANCHESTER—FRIDAY EvENINt.:.- •
The acknowledged premier for the Chester Tradesmen's
Plate is again Sir Thomas Stanley's horse, Cowboy. A frac-
tion beyond our quotations would be willingly accepted.
Recent accounts from the ,stable enable us to state that no
horse can be doing better ; the .party, and the lucky jockey
in the Derby race of last year, are very sanguine that tife'.son
of Voltaire will add to the fame of the Hooton stable. It
appears a -very hard task to uphold Lanercost even'in the.
position he now occupies.' Abraham Newland, King Cole,-
and St. Bennett, have all pretty strong parties, and zealous
in the cause; a very little of the extra spur Will'cause one
more of them to achieve a further advance. The, following
will be found, a pretty close representation, of the marketable
horses ' • others may have furnished conversation, but we are
not enabled to place them as candidates, upon whom busi-
ness, to any extent, has been carried on for the past few days :

THE CHESTER cur, P.P. ,
5 to 1 agst .Sir Thomas Stanley's Cowboy (off)
9to 1 „ Mr. Ramsay's Lanercoat
14 to 1 „ Mr. 0. Fairlie's Abraham NeWland
14 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's St. Bennett
15 to 1 „ Lord Miltown's Cruiskeen
15 to I „ Mr. Fowler's Gilbert-Gurney
16 to 1 „ Mr. Copeland's King Cole (14 off)
20 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Sir Ralph
25 to 1 „ Mr. Price's Captain Pops
30 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's Malvolio
40 to I „ Lord Miltown's Wirrestrev;
40,t0 1 „ Mr. Speed's Aimwell.

TATTERSALL'S—TnuusDAY,

The state of the odds, as given below, will show that Lord
Jersey is virtually out of the Derby betting Muley Ishmael,
like his companion; Glenorchy, was reported to-day to have
broken down, and, as a natural effect, was sent to the right-
about. This was the only change of any moment, but there
were two or three others of some little interest to speculators.
Launcelot was in considerable favour, was backed at 14 to 1,
and trod so closely on the heels of the Angelica colt, that a
small bet of llto 10 on the grey was obtained with some dif-
ficulty ; 16 to 1 was offered against Confederate, and as 15 to
2 was bid against him and Therm jointly, the latter must be
quoted at the same price ; 8 to 1 would have been taken about
the two. Bokhara, Ottoman, and Wardan were at pretty
nearly the same prices is' on Monday, and in very little re-
quest. St. Andrew receded from 26 to 1 layers, and was
almost friendless ; at all events, we did not observe any in-
clination to support him. Alonops has at last quitted the
outside division ; 35 to 1 was taken in fifties, and so many
were anxious to " get on," that 30 to 1 was the outside
offering price at the close. Defendant was also in favour at
an improvement on Monday's quotation.. The Angelica colt
reached 3 to 1 (taken and aftetwards• offered) for the 2000
Guineas Stakes; and a couple of fifties were laid out on Con-
federate at 11 to 2. We did not hear any others mentioned,
nor was there anything doing in the Oaks betting. A dull
after noon closed as follows

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
3 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Angelica colt (tk 10 to 3)
11 to 2 „ Mr. Houldsworth's Confederate (tk.)

THE DERBY.
13 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Angelica colt (tk 14 to 1)
14 to 4 „ Lord Westminster's Launcelot (tk)
16 to 1 „ Mr. Houldsworth's Confederate
16 to 1 „ Duke of Cleveland's Theoa
18 to 1 „ Sir G. Heathcote's Bokhara

20 to F Duke of Grafton's Ottoman (tk)
26 to 1 „ Mr. Robinson's St. Andrew
26 to 1 „. Mr. Wreford'sWardan (00
30 to 1 „ Captain Gardnor's Monops (tk 33 to I)
40 to 1 „ Mr. Ford's Chamean (tk and aft off)
40 to 1 „ Lord Li&field's Defendant (tk)
50 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Glenorchy (tk)
50 to 2 „ Lord Jersey's Muley Ishmael
2000 to 35 „ Duke of Cleveland's Bro. to Melbourne (tk)
3000 to 30 „ Mr. Bowes's Black Beck (tk)
1000 even between Confederate and Launcelot (tk) : •
11 to 10 on Angelica colt against Launcelot (tk.)

TIT E OAKS.
3 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinek's Crucifix (tk 7 to 2)
14 to 1 „ Colonel Anson's Back Bess (tk)

22 to 1 ',., General Grosvenor's Diploma.

DONCASTER RACES.—The Chamgagne at Doncaster has
to subscribers, six more than last'season ; the St.
'Leger has four more. But the St. Leger of 1841 has 137, or
twenty-five more than this Is it too much to expect, with
this strong proof of the increasing popularity of the meeting,
that the authorities should enclose a space in front of the
stand (a la Ascot and Goodwood) for the accommodation of
betting-isteninnii-the protection of those lacliecwholonour
the-qdrt with-their presence.? The other stakes at Doncaster
are,Well filled. • •

A lIORSE STEALER'S ADVENTURES.

(From the Manchester Guardian.)

In the course of the last week, two horses were stolen from
Warrington ; and on Wednesday, Thomas Ball, • the son of a
horse-breaker at Newton, the person charged with committing
the offence, was brought before the magistrates for examina-
tion. The accused had lived in the capacity of a groom in
the service of Sir John Gerard and other gentlemen • his
dress and address. were such as; no doubt, greatly to facilitate
the commission of the crime with which he stood charged.
More impudent cases have seldom been placed upon record.
On the morning of Tnesday, the 11th instant, he presented
himself at the stables of Mr. Thomas Hewitt, livery-stable
keeper, Warrington ; and representing that he was sent by
his master, Sir John Gerard, to fetch a valuable grey hunter
from Norton, which he had• the money to pay for in his
pocket,-he wished to know if Mr. Hewitt could let the horse.
stand at livery at his stables that night. Mr. Hewitt an-
swered in the affirmative, and the prisoner's next want was a
horse to- carry him to Norton. 'Mr. -flewitt lent him a bay
mare, and the prisoner departed. -lie did not return; and
on proper inquiry being instituted, it was discovered that he
rode The mare to Frodshain, Cheshire, and, putting her up at
the Bear's Paw Hotel, gave directions for her to be new shod,
and provide her with three ninepenny feeds of corn per day
until further orders. On seeing Mr. Keeling, the landlord,
ha announced himself as the servant. of Mr. Anderson, the
celebrated horse . dealer, .of Picadilly, • London ; said. that he
was going on to Liverpool, to fetch four horses for his raas-
.tsr, who was coming to Frodsham, in company with Mr. Ell:.
.more, -(of steeple-chase notoriety,) by that night's train from
London. He ordered beds and a hot supper, and directed
Mr. Keeling to send a car to Preston
.Brook, to meet the
train at night. After dinner he broached a rather delicate
subject ; like his betters, it so happened his cash ran short,
he wanted a tritle of £4, just to carry him to Liverpool and
back.. Mr. Keeling very prudently thought this rather too
laige a sum to advance to a stranger ; and, after some grum-
bling, Mr. Anderson's man took his departure with thirty
shillings money lent in his pocket, from the village of Prod-
sham. The car was sent to the railway station at night ; but
hut no company arrived for the Bear's Paw, and Mr. Keeling
was tricked out of his money. The prisoner took the up-
train at Preston Brook, and nothing further was heard of
him until Saturday, when, mounted on a bay Ist chesnut
mare, lie arrived at ' the Roebuck Hotel, at Newcastle-
under-Lyne. He stated that he was servant to Sir John
Gerard, ordered three pair of post -horses for his master for
the next day, stopped all night,: had supper, bed, and break-
faStsand took his departure ; leaving his bill to be settled by
his master, Sir John Gerard, it need not he stated, slid not
arrive. He played up similar pranks at Brereton Green and
Knutsford, and in the course of Sunday returned to War-
rington. After ordering post horses at .the, Nag's • Head
Hotel for Sir John Gerard, at half past four o'clock in the
afternoon, he went in great apparent haste to Thomas Allan-
son, another stable keeper in the town. He related most
minutely tho particulars of an accident that had happened to
himself and his master on the way to Warrington. Accord-
ing to his account, a most valuable gig horse had dropped
down dead on the road facing the 'Bear's Paw, at High
Leigh ; and his master with the gig was waiting at that inn,
until a horse was procured to bring him on to Warrington.
Allanson agreed to let the prisoner a horse, and it was ar-
ranged that Allanson should ride the horse to High Leigh.
They set off together, the prisoner walking alongside. When
about a mile and a halt on the way to High Leigh, the pri-
soner complained of being tired, and said, that if Allanson
had walked and run as far as he had, he would be glad to
ride. Allanson on this dismounted, and the prisoner crossed
the horse, praised his pace, inquired his history, and de-
clared he never wished to. ride a better or more free-going
hackney. With this -sort of conversation they came pretty
nearly in the sight of the Dog and Dart, the half-way public
house ; and the prisoner then volunteered to ride forward,
and get two glasses of brandy and water ready and at the
door against-Allanson came up. Here Mr. Allauson's diffi-
Collies commenced. On" teaching' the Dogs and Dart, he
found that no grog had been Ordered ; arid, • further, that a
man riding at a rapidpace, on a horse without a. saddle, had,
-t few minutes before, goiie along the road to la inn, just the
contrary direction of High Leigh. Allanson followed at the
top of his speed, but the more he ran, the more he was be-
hind; and, coming at last to a stand-still, he made up his
mind, that, with all his caution, he had been tricked out of
his horse, which, by the by, he had recently purchased
a bargain at twenty pounds. Somewhere about half-past
nine o'clock that night, the prisoner arrived at the
door of the King's Head, Salford, mounted on the
horse (as proved in evidence) he had obtained from
Allanson. He requested accommodation for the night, which
was granted ; and the horse being put into the stable, he
commenced giving to Mr. Joseph Richr'dson, th,e4andlord,
an account of his travels. The scene must have been rich
in the extreme, and, in the hands of " Boz" or Jerrold,
might be worked up into a very pretty picture...." I have
rode the horse from Birmingham to-day," says the prisoner.
—" Indeed," replies the landlord, " he is very fresh ; pray
where may you be' taking him?"—" Why, you see," says
the hundred-mile-a-day jock, " Mr. Ashton, of Bury, has
seen the horse follow the' hounds, at Dunchurch, and has
fallen in love with him ; so .my master, Mr. Anderson, of
Piccadilly, bought him, and has sent me down with him."
So far, so good ; but Mr. Richardson's curiosity was more
than ever excited, and he rather knowingly asked, how it was
that the prisoner came to set out on so long a journey with-
out being provided with a saddle? The difficulty was thus
explained :—" Master's saddle was a new one ; all the others
were out, and he had set off, intending to borrow one on.the
road, but had riot succeeded in doing so."—Mr. Richardson's
attention was, on examining the horse, attracted to another
matter. The valuable hunter had evidently very (recently
been worked in a collar, as sundry marks do the animal's
neck plainly testified. When questioned on this head, the
prisoner said. " To be sure the horse had been a little in
harness, just to try how he would act, and whether he could
be warranted quiet to ride or drive." The conversation turn-
ed from the merits of the horse to its future destiny. The
prisoner rather unguardedly declated that he was sadly tired
of his job of taking the horse to Bury, and that, rather than
have any more bother about him, he was disposed to sell,
adding, " I should not be surprised if I sell him to your son
in the morning." The morning came, and the prisoner ap-
pearing more anxious than ever to effect a sale, Mr. Diggles,
the deputy-constable of Salford, was consulted. He took
the prisoner into custody, and a bill, forwarded by Mr. Jones,
the deputy-constable of Warrington, soon after put him in
possession of the facts connected with the robbery. The
prisoner, on hearing the depositions read, contented himself
with saying, that he had not offered either of the horses for
sale ; and he was committed for trial at the next assizes for
the county of Lancaster.

At one of the police-offices, a few days ago, a police con-
stable pronounced a particular neighbourhood as swanning
with thieves ; on which the magistrate, remarked, " If so,
why don't you hive them ?"
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH UNION RAHAVAY.—An acci-
dent took place at the North Union Railway Station on Wed-
nesday evening last, which might have been attended by very
serious, if not fatal consequences to. the passengers in the
seven o'clock train. Fortunately, however, no one suffered
any injury, and a delay of a few minutes in getting up to the
station was all the inconvenience experienced. Most of our
readers will be aware of the labyrinth of pOints and crossings
at the entrance to the station, and that the lines arc inter-
laced like net-work nearly the whole way from Mr. German's
occupation bridge to the station ; and though lights and in-
dicators are used, yet there is here, as at, all other railway
stations, much difficulty in preventing accidents. It appears
that one of Mr. Hargreaves trains (having been two hours
and twenty minutes. coming from Parkside) was crossing the
lines near the engine shop when the seven o'clock train ar-
rived. The engine of the latter ran into the rear waggon of
the other train ; but the concussion was not violent, or the
consequences would have been serious. We understand all
the men have been fined, being all in.fault ; and we trust that
the investigation the case has undergone may operate as a
protection to the travelling public in future. In fact, every
possible-carefind.caution is requisite'• at this !Articular spot:
—Peeefon ,ChVoitiNe.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES

The following is a copy of the Prothonotary's Circular to
the Profession :

Prothonotary's Office, Preston, Feb. 20, 1840.
The next assizes will commence' at Lancaster, on Thurs-
day the I9th. of March; and "aVLiverpool, on Tuesday the
24th March. , .

The records in causes to be tried at Lancaiter, and at issue
on or before Wednesday the 4th of March, should be ordered
on that day ; and in those to be tried at Liverpool, and at
issue on or before Monday the 9th March, should be ordered
on, that day.,.,, _

The last days for making up issues in time for trial at the
next assizes, will be—in causes to be tried at Lancaster,
Tuesday the 10th of March; in causes to be tried at Liver-
pool, Saturday the 14th of March,—on which days the re-
cords must be ordered. '

Eight exclusive days' notice of trial in all personal actions
must be given for the next assizes in causes at issue in time
for trial at the last assize;.

The jury process for the trial of causes at Lancaster, will
be issued at Preston, on Thursday morning the 19th March ;
and for the. trial of causes at Liverpool, on Thursday morn-
ing the 2.lth March.

Rule day before the assizes, Thursday the 27th February
instant.

Rule day after the assizes, Thursday the 23rd April next.
Declarations against defendants in gaol on writs of capias
must be filed on or before Saturday the 21st of March next.
In pursuance of the general rule of court of September
assizes, 1824, the causes intended to be tried at Liverpool
will be entered in the following order :-
Ist List.—Salford Hundred. 2nd List. —West Derby
Hundred.

The-Judges have ordered that at the next Liverpool assizes
all causes subsequent to 100 on the gross entry shall be tried
before Mr. Justice Coleridge, in the • Crown Court, so soon
as he shall have finished the cciininal business (unless pre-
viously disposed of) ; and that if the parties be not ready
when their causes are called on, they will be struck out.
The business of the public offices will be transacted at
Preston during the assizes.

STATE OF TRADE.

LANCASIIIIVE.—Thehatting ttadeat.Oldliam and the neigh-
bourhood is a little better than it *as a month since ; opera-
tives generally are moderately employed, but there is a great
deal of distress, especially amongst factory. operatives ; spin-
ning is slacker, and many hands out of employment ; power-
loom weaving of calicoes is much the same as at other places.
The woollen, trade of Rochdale is in a low state, and several.
of the small in an ufacfurera have been reducing WageS-7indeed;
the larger firms will only make goods; for preSent orders;
there is great distress amongst flannel weavers, and masters
are getting next to nothing by their goods, The woollen cloth.
trade of Saddleworth is much in the same state as we report-
ed it a fortnight since, namely, rather dull,' but a little more-
work for the operatives than there was two months ago. The
demand for fine printed silk satins in the neighbouring towns
of Manchester still improves, and particular fine silk goods
are moderately brisk ; but IoW reeds and coarse goods woven.
by women, children, and old men, are very dull ; silk dyers
generally are better employed than they were a month ago.
The cotton trade at Bolton is very slack, and distress is alarm-I
ing, owing to the number of hands wanting employment ; there
are a great. number of empty cottages and shops, and manu-
faeturers.get very low prices for their goods. In every town,.
twenty miles.round Manchester, there is a very great scarcity
of money, and manufacturers, generally will only make goods
for present consumption ; provisions are very dear. The
state of Stockport is much in the 'same condition as at Bolton.
The trade in other towns which we have not mentioned is; if
anything, rather worse than we stated in our last. Calico
block printing is much the same as a tOrtnight ago. There is
very little building going on in all the towns ; mechanics,
machine makers, - &c. at many' places; have little more
than half employment, and many are without work.—Preston
Chronicle.

LEEDS.—We regret to state that the demand for balk goods
in the markets during the week has been extremely limited,
and the manufacturers complain that the 'little business they-
are able to do is done for little or no profit. We are, hol-
Oer, 'glad to learn that an improvement is visible in most
.of the surrounding manufacturing villages ; and we trust that
ere long trade will resume its wonted activity.
BRADFORD.—We are sorry to he unable 'to•furnish•our
readers with any favorable report of last Thursday's Bradford
market. We believe there was not quite so much business
done in prices as last week, .and "'prices • are- far from being
likely to advance ; the demand on Thursday ran much for
plain blacks. The yarn market was lunch the same, an ad-
vance of-al ottt-id per gross 6ving,now becope established.
There is certainly a reduction in the price of some classes
of wool, 'which causes the consumers to exerrisc great caution
in their purchases, in consequence of their not being able to
obtain for their, goods remunerating:prices.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, FEB. .21::—There has been
a fair demand for deep combing wools this -week at rather re-
duced prices ; clothing and blanket wools more slowlY, and
prices for some weeks past are without variation.L—Leeds In-
telligen CO' .