The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-08-09 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

(Written exclusively for the Standard.)
This week's business in our sporting circles (with the excep-
tion of the settling for the by-gone events of Goodwood, which
went off amicably on Monday,) was chiefly confined to the bet-
ting upon the York August Meeting ( which opens next Tues-
day) and the Great St. Leger ; upon both, the speculations en-
tered into were heaVy, although there was a manifest tardiness
to bet the odds against Belshazzar and Rockingham, compared
with last week, which was mainly owing, we should imagine, to
the near approach of the York Meeting, at which both those
• horses will run; indeed these races are usually looked to with
great interest, in consequence of their having a most material
influence upon the St. Leger odds. '1 here appeared much
eagerness to take the odds against Belshazzar at the Tattersall's
of Manchester, and he appears to be creeping further lute esti-
mation throughout the country. As is generally the ease, the
nearer the great event approaches, the previously neglected
horses come into play, and we have now Mr. Futte's Mazeppa,
Colonel Westerne's New Fashion, Sir E. Dodsworth's Charmer,
'Mr. Osbaldiston's Fate, and Mr. Orde's Dancing- Master, with
backers—Mazeppa appears almost a favourite. [here was no-
thing doing in other events. The following are the latest state
of the- odds in Manchester :
Great Yorkshire Stakes.—Even on -Rockingham against the
field.
Produce Stpkes.-5 to 4 on Gascoigne against the field.
. His Majesty's Purse.-2 to 1 against TomboY.
Two Year-old- Stakes..-2 to 1 against the Duke of Leeds ch c
by Velocipede; 3 to 1 against Walaby Barlock; 5 to 1 against
any other.
Thursday's Produce.-5 to 4on Frankenstein against the
field ; 3 to 1 against Lot.
The Thirty Sovereiyns.---5 to 4 on Belshazzar and Rocking-
, ham. _ . .

The Tureen.-2 to 1 against Emancipator ;4to 1 against
Physician; 6 to 1 against Othello.
Doncaster Great St. Leger.-5 to 1 against Maley Molock (t);
7 to 1 against Belshazzer (t); 8 to 1 against Rockingham; 13
to 1 against the Mole (t); 13 to 1 against Mussulman (offered);
14 to 1 against Connoisseur; EX) to 5 against Revenge (t) ;
100 to 4 against Mazeppa (taken freely); 100 to 4 against Tim;
30 to 1. against Jack Faucett. The latest betting upon the
Leger in London does not materially differ from the above; we
have heard that 2000 to 55 have been laid against G,aucus;
1000 to 25 against Charmer (t) ; 1000 to 30 against Satan
1000 to 20 against Dancing Master (t).

CIIOLERA.—We regret to learn that this dreadful scourge has
again made its appearance in tins town, and that some fatal
cases have occurred during the past week.—Manchester Rentld.
THE HARYEST.—Wheat harvest- iu this neighbourhood is
expected to commence next week. At Walton there are some
fields of wheat which will be ready for the sickle this week, and
which promise to be large crops and of line quality. On Satur-
day some fields of oats were cut near Warrington, and on the
same day a cargo of new oats arrived here from Drogheda.
This is the first cargo of new grain which .has been received
from Ireland this season, and we understand it is a very fine
sample.
TURN-OUT OF DYERS IN MANCHESTER.—We regret to state
that in consequence of a dispute bete eel the master-dyers and
the operatives, the latter have turned out for au advance of
wages. The advance required is 3s. per week, man and boy,
which the masters are unwilling to accede to unies4 the. mer-
chants and others, their employers, would advance for work
done in the same ratio. The merchants do not seem willing to
do so, and in all probability the operatives will remain out some
time, much to the disadvantage of the exporters of manufactured
goods and others interested.
A city correspondent writes to say :—" The two transports to
he contracted for by government, and the report of the King of
Spain marching a considerable force to the frontier of Portugal,
still continue to excite interest in the city. Various conjectures
are formed by the speculators iu Spailish and Portuguese stocks.
Up to the present hour we have no official information on the
subject. By some it is asserted that twelve uio►a transports are
to be taken up by government for the conveyance of cavalry,
but all is mere conjecture at present; in a few hours, perhaps,
we shall be better informed on the subject."—London
THE DISTURBANCE BILL.—Our Carsick curresp:olent in-
forms us that two highly. respectable young ladies were taken
,by the patrole a few evenings since within a short distance of
that town, on the borders of the county of Kilkenny, and not-
withstanding their entreaties and remonstrances, were brought
into Carrick and detained in the Police Barrack till an investi-
gation into their illegal conduct had taken place! 'the same
evening, a nurse was proceeding to the country for the pur-
pose of attending a lady, and though she explained the reason
of her encroachment on the provisions of the disturbance
she also was led captive into Carrick and detained in like man-
ner. We know not what the Irish secretary will say to such
proceedings, which are, we think, as disgraceful as they are an.
noying, and we should suppose were never contemplated even
by the most fierce supporter of that unconstitutional measure.
We have heard the young ladies' and nurse's names; but, not
desiring to bring them before the pubic, we. forbear inserting
uarer.