The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

THE CHESTER CUP.

Roscius was backed at 30 to 1 in fifties; Tacita, in po-
nies (twice), at five points less.
11 to 1 agst Pagan, by Muley Moloch, 6yrs old, Bst 51b.
11 to 1 - Pharaoh, by the Mummy, 4 yrs old, 6st 12.
14 to 1 - Cattonite, by Muley Moloch, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b.
18 to 1 - Red Deer, by Venison, 3 yrs old, 4st.
18 to 1 - Bramble, by Bay Middleton, 4 yrs, 7st 91b.
18 to 1 - Alice Hawthorn, by Muley Moloch, 6 yrs,
9st 81b.
20 to 1 - Merry Andrew, by Sheet Anchor, 4 yrs, 7st
51b. (t).
20 to 1 - Freedom, by Hart, 4 yrs old, 7st. 31b.
25 to 1 - Haitoe, by Sir Hercules. 5 yra old, 7st. 51d.
25 to 1 - Vakeel, by Plenipotentiary, 5 yrs, 6st. 131 b.
25 to 1 - Jamie Forest, by Satan, aged, 7st. 101 b.
25 to 1 - Sir Robert, by Sheet Anchor, 5 yrs, 6st. 131 b.
25 to 1 - Tacita, by Tomboy, 5 yrs old, 6st. 121 b.
25 to 1 - Roscius, by Turcoman, aged. 7st. 21b.
27 to 1 - Scalteen, by Philip the First, 5 yrs old, Bst. 21b
30 to 1 - Everton, by Liverpool, 4 yrs old, Est 81b. (t.)
30 to 1 - The Prior, by Muley Moloch, 5 yrs old,
6st. 131 b.
33 to 1 - General Pollock, by Velocipede, 4 yrs old,
7st. 81b.
33 to 1 - Young Lochinvar, by Tipple Cider, 4 yrs old,
7st. 41b.
40 to 1 - What, by Jereed, 4 yrs. 7st. 21b.
40 to 1 - Nutwith, by Tomboy, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b. (t.)
40 to 1 - Portrait, by Stump, 6 yrs, 7st. 91b.
45 to I - Broken-down, by Battledore, aged, 7st. 41b.
55 to 1 - Xanthus, by Voltai:e, 4 yrs, 6st. 41b.
50 to I - Emma, by Picaroon, 3 yrs old, 4st. 81b. (t.
freely.)
6 to 1 agst Kent's lot ; 50 to 1 agst either Vin Ordi-
naire, Celeste, Best Bower, or Ermengardis-the last
named backed at 60 to 1 last night.

THE DERBY.

During the week, and up to to-day, our " gleanings "
run-100 even Rattan v. Buck ; 6 to 1 agst Rattan (t. in
fifties yesterday) ; 15 to 1 agst Orlando (t. to £150) ; 35
and 33 to 1 a st Voltri; 1000 to 35 agst Cockamaroo (t.);
500 to 10 and 400 to 10 v. Akbar ; 400 to 12 v. Leander ;
7 to 1 agst The Buck (in ponies. yesterday); 550 to 100
agst Rattan (t. yesterday) • 33 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's lot
(t.); 33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot (t.) To-day, Ugly
Buck was all the " go" ; 560 to 100 and 500 to 100 (twice);
6 to 1, an accommodation bet, to a pony, laid v. Rattan—
his price does not exceed 54. 15 to 1 agst Orlando; 16
to 1 agst Leander ; 25 to 1 we should say would be laid v.
anything of Scott's-6 to 1 offered v. the lot ;30to 1
offered v. King of the Gip,ies.

A STRANGE STORY.—A couple, who had been tra-
velling the country with a monster, partly in human shape,
a short time since took a house in Knott's-lane, in this
city (Canterbury), and left after a brief residence, having
secured the being (if we may so call it) in a closet. The
neighbours, alarmed by incessant scratching and hideous
screeching, entered the house, and on opening the closet
the thing darted out with all the wildness of an infuriated
being, incre ,sed 13! hunger, and flew at the persons pre-
sent. It was afterwards secured and conveyed to the
workhouse, and subsequently forwarded to Chatham---a
person of this city, named Sayer, having the charge of it.
Looking round on one occasion, he was so much alarmed
at its hideous grimaces as to be thrown into a fit of illness,
under which he lingered till last week, when he expired.—
Kentish Observer.

THE GREAT BRITAIN AND THE GREAT WESTERN
STEAM-SHlPS.—Although we believe it to be a judicious
step in the present state of the affairs of the Great Wes-
tern Steam-ship Company to sell the celebrated vessel
from which they take their name, it is not without regret
that we have to state that the first of ocean steamers has
passed into other hands, having been sold to the Oriental
Steam Navigation Company for £32,000, including ber
late complete repairs. As she will be employed as a pac-
ket ship, she underwent on Thursday and yesterday a
thorough inspection on the part of the government. Her
timbers were opened in various places, and, with one
trivial exception, they were found to be in sound and ad-
mirable condition. This strict scrutiny concluded, there
can be no doubt as to the reputed excellence of the Great
Western as a sea-boat, notwithstanding the tear and wear
and buffeting she has undergone since she first sailed from
Bristol to New York. As to her colossal successor, the
Great Britain, we hope the solicited mediation of the Board
of Trade will be available for her liberation. On further
consideration of the plan of floating that huge vessel of
3,600 tons out of the too narrow dock, on iron tanks, it
appears to be so fraught with danger that we understand
it must be abandoned. So then the Great Britain is in
the predicament of the fatted weasel, that, while feeding
and fattening in the farmer's granary, grew too big for the
hole by which he gained admission. The mutual difficul-
ties of the Steam-ship Company and the Bristol Dock
Directors have, however, been fairly brought under the
consideration of the Board of Trade. The case is one in
which the nation at large is concerned, and the interests
of commerce and navigation are not a little involved, and
though it is anomalous and without precedent, it cannot
surely be without remedy. The great prisoner at the bar
cannot be incarcerated for ever, but will doubtless soon
be transported beyond seas.—Bristol Mirror.