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

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

It is intended to open the railway from Darlington to
Newcastle on 'luesday, the 18th of June, after which there
will be an uninterrupted railway intercourse between New-
castle-upon-Tyne and London.

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILNyAY.—The bill for
forming the Chester and Holyhead Railway is a volu-
minous document, consisting. independen►ly of the sche-
dules, of 363 clauses; the es,imated cost of the under-
taking is £2,100,000, of which the London and Birming-
ham Railway Company subscribe £1,000,000, and take
power to appoint nine out of eighteen directors, by whom
the line is to be managed ; the other nine to be nominated
by the shareholders. The railway is to be completed in
seven years from the passing of the act. It is to commence
by a junction with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway—
to pass under and over Chester by means of tuinels, and
curves, and arches, forcing its way through the walls,
along the Tower field in front of the Infirmary—to inter-
sect the Roodee close by the House of Industry, over-
arching the river Dee near the ship-yard ; thence taking
the sea-coast line by Ryhl, Abergele, and Conway, to
Bangor ; crossing by the present Menai bridge into An-
glesea, and thence to the terminus at Holyhead.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

FRIDAY EVENING.

Considering that this is a most memorable and parti-
cular day, we write the attendance pretty good, and pro-
ceed to give—

THE RIDDLESWORTH.
Strange to say, we have not heard this once-celebrated
sporting race even named.

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.

On Tuesday, one gentleman laid 2 to 1, to £5O, against
The Buck; 5 to 2 was subsequently taken. Today, a
little at 5 to 4 was done ; then he was backed at evens.
for 100, and several other sums.

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 51h.
11 to 1 Pharaoh, by the Mummy, 4 yrs old, Est 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 yrs old, 7st. 51d.
25 to 1 Vakeel, by Plenipotentiary, 5 yrs, Gst. 131 b.
25 to 1 Jamie Forest, by Satan, aged, 7st. 10Ib.
25 to 1 Sir Robert, by Sheet Anchor, 5 yrs, Gst 131 b.
25 to 1 Tacita, by Tomboy, 5 yrs old, 6,t. 12b.
25 to 1 Roscius, by Turcoman, aged. 7st. 21b.
27 to 1 Scalteen, by Philip the First, 5 yrs old, Sat. 21b
30 to 1 Everton, by Liverpool, 4 yrs old, 6st Sib. (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 1 Broken-down, by Battledore. aged, 7st. 41b.
55 to 1 Xanthus, by Voltaire, 4 yrs, 6•t 41b.
50 to 1 Emma, by Picaroon, 3 yrs on, 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 I last night.