The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-15 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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LIVERPOOL HUNT CLUB.--The spring meeting of this
club took place on Wednesday and Thursday over the
new course at Hoylake,—when there was a large atten-
dance,—under the stewardship of Sir Geo. Thos. Hesketh,
Bart., and Capt. White. At two o'clock on: Wednesday
the sports commenced with the race for the Hoylake
Spring Cup, added to a sweepstakes of five sovs. each,
which was won by Johnny Boy, Mary Blane being second,
and Gamecock third.—The Dee Stakes, of three sov-.
etch, with a handsome silver tankard added, was won by
Pizarro, betting eight others.—The Tally ho ! Welter
Plate, added to a sweepstakes of five sovs. each, was
walked over by Hieover, three paying forfeit.—The Hilbre
Plate, added to a sweepstakes of five sovs. each, was won
by Hieover, Snowdrop second, and three others not
paced,—On Thursday the Liverpool Hunt Handicap, of
5 sovs. each, with 25 sovs. added, was won by Snowdrop,
beating Victor and Wiseacre.—The Leasowe Selling
Stakes, of 3 sovs. each, with purse of 10 sovs. added, was
won by Pizazro, beating Tractarian.—The Helter Skelter
Stakes of 2 sovs. each, with 10 sovs. added, was won by
Mary Blane.—The Liverpool Cup was won by Gay Boy.
—The Ladies' Purse was won by Victor.—The Hurdle
Race was won by Pizzarro, beating five others.—Hieover
jumped upon a hurdle and was staked, whilst exercising.
He is likely, however, to recover.

SALE OF BLOOD 't.ocic.—The following horses, the
property of Mr. J. B. Day, were sold on Monday, at
Tattersall's :—The Hero, 1,100 guineas; The Tartar,
500 guineas ; Nil Desperandum, 430 guineas ; Mr.
Milner, 140 guineas; Plebeian, 55 guineas; Lady Day,
87 guineas.

CRICKET.—The match at cricket between eleven of All
England, and twenty-two of Durham, came off on the
cricket ground in that city on Thursday, Friday, and Satur-
day week, and was won by the former. The numbers
being, for the All England, first innings, 91 ; second
innings, 69; and for the Durham Club, first innings 67;
second innings, 51.

NOVEL WAGER.—On Tuesday a wager was laid that
two members of the university would not drive a pair of
donkeys a la tandem, to Newmarket, to see the two
thousand guineas stakes run for, and return before twelve
o'clock the same night. It was accepted, and at about
nine o'clock in the morning the procession commenced
from Bridge-street, the driver, accompanied by his cham-
berlain, blowing his horn, and a numerous retinue of foot-
runners. The donkeys performed the journey admirably,
and on their arrival on the heath, the clerk of the course
told the gentlemen
_that tandems were not allowed, yet, as
the animals appeared not over vicious, they could stay.
They remained, and wherever the point of attrac-
tion was, there was the asinine equipage to be seen. After
the races were over, the asses went together to bait, and
returned to Cambridge within the given time.—Cambridge
Chronicle.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.
The engagements for this meeting commenced on
Tuesday. The following were the principal races of the
day :—Match-150 h ft T.Y.C., won by half a length by
the Duke of Bedford's Retail. Ffty pounds for 3yr olds;
won easily by two lengths by Colonel Peel's Vasa ; Abd-
el-Kader second. Fifty pounds, for 3 yr olds ; the winner
to be sold for 200 sous if demanded ; won by a length by
Lord Orford's cby Cotherstone out of Mandane. Match
—2OO h ft. First half of Ab M ; Lord Clifden's Le Beau
received, Duke of Bedford's La Belle paid. Match-100
h ft. First half of Ab M. Mr. Gordon's First Chance
received, Mr. Treen's Rose Pompon paid.

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WEDNESDAY.—The Jockey Club Plate, of 50 sovs, was
won in a ranter by 10 lengths, by Captain Lowther's
Glutton. The Suffolk Stakes of 15 sovs each (32 subs)
were won in a canter by two lengths by Sir R. Pigot's
Essedarius. Match-200, 11 ft, was won by the Duke of
Bedford's Saddle. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs for 3yr olds
and upwards, won by Colonel Peel's Lola Montez. The
Champion Stakes of 50 sovs each for 3 y! old colts, (24

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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.

ROME.
The French army of intervention has gained no laurels
at Rome. General Oudinot, after landing unopposed at
Civita Vecchia, marched at once upon the capital, with a
body of some thousand troops, aid without waiting for
his siege-train, which had not arrived from Marseilles.
Attempting, on two successive days, to penetrate into the
streets, he met=with so warm a reception, the houses on
each side beinglined with marksmen, that he was com-
pelled' to retreat, and await his reinforcements at San
Paolo, after paying severely for his blunder by a consider-
able loss in killed and wounded. The fact is, that Rome
is crowded with desperadoes of all sorts, principally Poles
and Frenchmen, who will probably hold out, maugre the
terrors and anxieties of the inhabitants, until dislodged
with projectiles in the most approved method. A curious
employment this for the bayonet and artillerymen of re-
publican France.
The Gazette du Midi says that, in the attack on Rome,
General Oudinot was nearly taken prisoner ; the Italian
combatants had caught hold of him, and his men had
great difficulty in rescuing him.
Accounts from Rome of the 29th April state that
several French soldiers had refused to advance against
Rome, saying " Nous ne sommes pas soldats de Pape,"
and that several of them had joined the Romans. Gari-
baldi and Avizzena are entrusted with the defence of
Rome. Care has been taken by the Roman Government
to ensure the safety of the English and French who are
domiciled in the city. The Nazione, of Turin, of the
sth, announces that the Council of War have condemned
General Ramorino to death. The Austrians under Wimp-
fen have entered Tuscany. An Austrian corps under
Aspre has been directed to invade the states of the Roman
Republic. The Milan Gazette announces the departure,
on the 3d instant, of Marshal Radetzky, with a numerous
staff, for the purpose of inspecting the Austrian and
Italian troops in Lombardo-Venetia. It is reported he
has gone to direct the siege of Venice. On the 26th ult.
a French steamer, having on board an admiral and an
English ambassador, arrived at Venice. It was reported
that she brought the intelligence that hostilities would
cease on the part of Austria both by sea and land. The
French Government, on Wednesday, had received several
important dispatches, from which we learn that the King
of Naples entered the Roman states at Terracina, on the
29th of April,- at the head of 5,000 troops, who were
received by the people with acclamations, and shouts of
" Vive Pius IX. !" Marshal Radetzky left Milan on the
3d inst., and had ordered a large body of troops to enter
Romagna and Tuscany. Three battalions had been sent
from Trieste to take possession of Ancona. Six thousand
troops left Milan for Ferrara on the Ist inst., to enter
Bologna. Lastly, the Austrians entered Lucca on the
sth inst., and were expected in the evening at Pisa.
In the streets of Rome stones are piled at intervals
with the inscription, " Arms for women." Many women
stand fearlessly in the most dangerous posts armed with
muskets, knives, and stilettos. The carriage of Cardinal
Antonelli had been burnt the day before. Another letter
states that the King of Naples commands his army,
amounting to 12,000 men, in person. It also says, that
Rome contains 50,000 armed men, but that they have not
sufficient artillery to defend a circumference of 16 miles.
The jqy of the people of Rome knows no bounds. The
city was illuminated on the night of the victory. It is
said that the loss of the Romans is no less than 500, and
that the loss of the French, in killed, wounded, and
missing, is from 1,200 to 1,500. The Roman republic is
very much exasperated against the Neapolitans, who are
at Velletri and Frasinore—at the former 8000 men, at the
latter 2000 men, with the king at their head. The Eng-
lish are trying to leave Rome in every direction, and many
complain that there is no steamer here for their reception.
Naples is perfectly tranquil.
The Piedmontese Gazette of the Bth quotes a letter
from Rome of the 2d, stating, that the Neapolitans were
at Velletri and marching upon Rome; 4,500 of them are
commanded by Zucchi, and 6,000 by a Swiss general;
The letter further says—" Believe me, we shall fight the
Neapolitans with more resolution eyen than the French :
first, because we owe them a grudge for their behaviour in
Italian matters ; and secondly, because the consequences
of a Neapolitan victory would be infinitely worse."
"BULLETIN.—Romans, a Neapolitan army violating
our frontier marches on Rome. Its object is to restore
the Pope as absolute spiritual and temporal master. At
its head marches the King, on whom all Europe has
placed the epithet of Bombardatore 'of his own subjects,
—he is the most inexcusable of all the conspirators at
Gaeta. Romans, we have conquered the first invaders of
the soil, we shall conquer the second. The blood of the
true Neapolitan patriots—the blood of our Sicilian
brethren, weighs heavily on the head of the traitor king.
God will give strength to the right to defend and avenge
our cause. Such is the will of God and the people ! In
the name of the rights which belong to all countries—in
the name of the duty which Rome owes to Italy and to all
Europe—in the name of the Italian mothers who have
cursed that King, and of the mothers who have blessed
their children—in the name of liberty, honour, and con-
science—in the name of God and of the people, let us re-
sist—resist, ye soldiers and ye people, capital and pro-
vinces. Rome is inviolable, like eternal justice ;—we are
able to conquer, and we do not fear to die."