The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-06-04 00:00:00

SPO h TING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER RACES.
TUESDAY, MAY 28.
These races were, without exception, the best that have
been witnessed at Kersal Moor for some time back.

The Wilton Stakes, of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 sovs
added. One mile and a quarter.

Mr I%leiklam's b c Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs Riley 1
Mr Boyd names ch f Missey, 3 yrs Maiden 2
Lord Stanley names br c British Tar,3 yrs.. Copeland 3
Won by a length.
The Manchester Cup, of 150 sous in specie, added to a
Handicap Stakes of 20 sous each, 10 ft. Twice round
and a distance. 20 subs.
Mr Meiklam's Trueboy, 4 yrs, Bst 21b.... Templeman 1
Mr Bell's Thirsk, 6 yrs, Bst ..
Mr Worthington's Hooton, 7st 91b..
A well-contested race, won by half a length.
A Plate of £5O, for horses, &c. that never won £5O at any
time. Heats, two miles and a distance. The second to
receive £lO.
Mr Dawson's br c The Attorney-General, 4

vrs .
Mr bowes's br c Saddlebow, 3 yrs. Simpson 0 1 2 2
Mr Roberts's br m Miserare, 5 yrs.. Walton 2 0 3 d
Mr Sutcliffe's b f Alice, 3 yrs Maiden 1 0 dis.
Mr W Jones's bf by Phoenix; 3 yrs.Greatrex 3 2 d
Mr Seddon's b c Go, Forget Me, 4 yrs. Bond 0 0 d
First heat won by only half a neck, after a severely con-
tested race. Second heat won easily by several lengths.
Third heat won by two lengths. Fourth heat, Attorney-
General took the lead, kept it to the end, and won easily.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29.

A Free Handicap Stakes, of 10 soya each, with 30 sovs
added. One mile and a quarter.
Sir C Cockerell's b c Arungzebe, sst 101 b Maiden 1
Mr Hall's ch c The Viscount, sst 6lb
Mr Worthington's b f Gipsy Queen, 6st Daflow 3
Three others also started.

A Cup, of 100 sovs in specie, given by the owners of the
race course, added to a Handicap Stakes of 15 sovs each,
10 ft. One mile and a quarter.
Mr Williamson's bc Dr Husband, 3 yrs.... Langstaff 1
Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy, 5 yrs
Mr E Buckley's bli David, 5 yrs
Huibrus, Brevity, Attorney-General, and Fair Helen,
started.

Mr Dawson's br c Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs ..... •.1-.2' 2 2
A Plate, of £5O. Heats, one mile and a
Mr M Jones's b c British Tar, 3 yrs .. • • CoPf.' ",`: 3 3
. ',rob,
Mr Wildman's ch f Coheiress, 4 yrs .......
• THURSDAY, MAY 39'h 40 159 VS added,
wit
A Sweepstakes, of 10
"vs
eschu'arters of a mile.
for two year olds. Threeq
by Physician.— 1
Mr Hesseltine's b f Marian Ramsay,brother to Trueboy 2
Mr Cook's b c Yellow Boy,
~,,s each, with 30 80V8 added.
The Kersal Stakes, of 10
mile d three quarters.
One m- an Ratcatcher 1
Dog Billy, by
Mr Boyd's ch c
lk c Boniface, by Inheritor ..
Mr J Osborne 's b
plate
of 100 guineas. Three miles. and a
Her Majesty's
distance.
Meikiam's br c Trueboy, 4 yrs
Mr ,ch h Bedalian, aged
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A Cup of 100 soya in specie, added to a Handicap Sweep-
stakes of l 5 sous each.
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Mr Price's gr to Valentina, 5 yrs, 7st 121b.Cartwright 3
Mr Meiklim's br c Trueboy, 4 yrs 9st .. Tempiernan 4
Won easily by two lengths.

June 4, 18444

The ilfoirr,Aini Stakes of 15 sovs each, sft.with 30added,
for three and four year olds. (12 subs.)
Mr Meiklam's ch c Philip, 4 yrs ... Templeman 1
Mr Boyd's ch c The Dog Billy, 3 yrs.. Francis 2
A severe race, won by a head.
Handicap Stakes of 3 sovs each, w:th 30 added for the

beaten horses. (8 subs.)
Mr Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs, Bst 91b .. Whitehouse 1
Mr Hall's ch g The Viscount, 4 yrs, 7st 21b .. Francis 2
Mr Thompson's b g Hudibras, 6 yrs, 7st 41b.Copeland a
Four others stetted. Won easily by a length.
Plate of £5O. Heats, two miles and a distanc
Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy, 5 yrs Lye 0 0 I
Mr Cooke's ch g Bedalian, aged .... W. Jones 1 0 2 2
Mr Arundale's Jamie Falshaw, 4 yrs Cartwright 3 1 3 S.
Mr King's ch c Delamere, 4 yrs .. Templeman 02 dr
Mr Wildman's b f Coheiress, 4 yrs Frost 2 3 dr

THE DISPUTED WINNER OF THE DERBY.—PeeI V•
Weatherby and another.—ln the Court of Exchequer,
on Thursday last, application was made for an inter-
pleader rule on affidavit, on behalf of the defendants irk
this case, which disclosed to the court that the defendants.
were the stakeholders of a large sum of money, which
was run for at the last " Derby race," and that a horse
called Running Rein having come in first, and another►.
named Orlando, the second, the present plaintiff, Colonel
Peel, had claimed the stakes on behalf of Orlando, and'
Mr. Wood o❑ behalf of Running Rein.—The rule wax
granted.

QUALIFICATIONS OF MASTERS AND MATES.

The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been
requested by the Board of Trade to prepare a plan for the
formation of an adequate number of boards in London
and atlhe out ports, to conduct the examination of mes-
tere and mates of merchant ships, who may desire to
establish their ability to command merchant ships, an&
also to suggest the division of certificates into classes, ac-
cording to the standard of proficiency of parties to be ex-
amined, and to define the subjects of such examination,.
and also the conditions under which certificates should be'
annulled, whether in event of failure of skill, or as a con-
sequence of improper moral conduct, their lordships have,
in compliance with such request, drawn up the following;
—They propose to establish a fee of .Z 2 for the examina-
tion of each master, and £1 for the examination of each
mate, and they hope the produce of such fees will nearly,
if not wholly, meet every expense attending the proposed
examination. No person should be examined as a master
under 21 years of age, nor as a mate under 19 years. All
should produce tickets of sobriety, of general good cha-
racter, and good conduct, and particular care to be taken
by the examiners to satisfy themselves as to the habitual
sobriety of the party, previous to granting him a certifi-
cate of fitness to take charge and command of a ship of
any description. All should be able to write a legible
hand, and should understand the five first rules of arith-
metic. All should be examined as to their knowledge of
seamanship, of rigging vessels, storing hold, &c., in addi-
tion to which, those to:be admitted into the lowest class
or " class 3d," should be able to correct the courses
stated by the compass, for variation, leeway, &c.—to
work what is termed a day's work—to prick off the vessel's
place on a chart, either by calculated latitude and longi-
tude, or by the bearings of the land by compass—they
should show that they understand the use of the quadrant
or sextant, and can observe the sun's meridian altitude,
&c., therefrom determine the latitude, and they should be
able to work the tides by the age of the moon, from the
known time of high water at full and change. To receive
the "second class" certificates, they should, in addition
to all the foregoing qualifications, be able to ascertain the
latitude by double altitudes of the moon, or of those
bright planets or stars, the places of which are given is
the Nautical Alinanack ' • they should understand the care
and management of chronometers, and the mode of
working out and ascertaining the longitude therefrom ;
and they should be able to ascertain the variation of the
compass by the azimuth of the sun, as well as by the am-
plitude. Those who receive a "first class " certificate,.
should in addition to all the foregoing qualifications,
undergo a more strict examination as to their proficiency
in navigation, and also seamanship, under the many dif-
ficult circumstances and trying situations to which vessels
may be exposed, such as having to erect and rig jury masts
when suddenly requisite, or forming rafts in case of being
stranded, and in such other cases as call for a higher order
of resources. They should have a competent acquaintance
with plain trigonometry, a general knowledge of nautical'
astronomy, including the determination of the latitude by
reduction to the meridian, as well as by double sltitude
of the sun, and of the longitude by lunar observations.
They must also be acquainted with the mode of ascertain-
ing and applying the deviation of the compass, which is of
so much importance in iron-built vessels, and also in
vessels laden with iron. Also they should be practically
acquainted with the mode of comparing two or more
and of rating them by equal altitudes.
They should understand the construction of Mercator's
chart, so as to be able to correct any errors they ma!
discover in those they possess, as well as to insert with
precision any new shoals or islands they may discover,
and they ought to be well versed in the princple of great
circle sailing, and of the mode of layiug down the required
course in the chart. They should all possess a knowledge
of mercantile book-keeping, at least of single entry. In
the event of any candidate proving himself to have still
higher a' tainnaents ttan the foregoing, it should be noted
in his certificate and should entitle him to have " class
first, extra " thereon, against his name in Lloyd's regis-
try. The examination formates should be the same /18.
that for masters, in proof of their abilities to succeed to
the command of ships, in the event of accident to the
masters, and their certificates should be.similarly number-
ed, Ist, or Ist extra, or 2d or 3d class as the case may be.
It is to be understood, that in the event of its becoming-
known that accident, such as stranding, foundering, &c.,
has befallen a ship, having a passed master, the board of
examiners who granted his certificate, will be authorised
and required to call such master again before them, and
examine into the circumstances of the accident ; at which
they shall be at liberty to annul the former certificate
if such blame shall in their opinion, attach to the said
master as to call for such proceeding ; and in that case,
they, the examiners should lose no time in acquainting the
committee of Lloyd's thereof, in order that the said
master may no longer appear in their Registry Book as a
passed master ; but if no such blame attaches to him,
they should give him a fresh certificate to that effect.
Should any charge be advanced of any past master of a
ship having been drunk at sea while in charge or command
of a ship, the board of examiners who granted his certifi-
cate shall likewise be authorised and required to call such
master before them, and to act in all respects regarding
the charge as directed in the foregoing paragraph. And
in the event of a passed master refusing or neglecting to
appear before a board of examiners when summoned, as
proposed above, the board of examiners should be autho-
rised and required to cancel the former certificate given to
such master, and to make communication to the Commit-
tee at Lloyds accordingly.

FATAL ACCIDENT ON D ERIVENTWATER.--THREV
LIVES LOST.—On Sunday afternoon, about thrce o'clock,
a sailing boat belonging to Keswick was go'ng down Der-
went water towards Lodore, pretty briskly before the wind,
carrying a full press of sail, (that being her second trip
that day,) a strong wind arose, (about N.N.E.,) and the
persons on board not taking in any sail, the result was
that she went right do vn head foremost. There were
four persons on board, who were taking a pleasure trip, as
was customary with them on Sundays—Mr. Dixon, a
draper, of Keswick; Mr. Thornton, wAo is out of busi-
ness, and is the son of a grocer, at Keswick ; Mr. Banks,
a tradesman, at Keswick; and Mr. Airy, lead-pencil-
maker, at Keswick. The accident occurred about a quar-
ter of a mile from St. Herbert's island, and was witnessed.
by Mr. Peters, of Barrow, who put off in a small boat, and
succeeded in saving Mr. Airy, along with a dog, which
had got on his shoulder, and embarrassed him. Mr.
Dixon, although a swimmer, had gone down before Mr.
Peters got to him. The other two gentlemen, it is sup-
posed, went down with the boat, and were kept down by
it, for they were never seen to rise. We regret to add
that Mr. Dixon and Mr. Thornton have each left a widow
and family. Mr. Banks was unmarried.

SCENE IN A JURY-I3OX—A case was tried in the palace
court, London, on Friday, in which a poor woman sought
to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustained
from a barrister in the Inner Temple, named Carter,
caused by being knocked down and run over by his horse
taking fright and running away; and the question which
the jury had t 6 consider, was, whether the accident was
caused by furious driving, or whether it was purely acci
dental when no blame could be attached to the driver.
The damages were laid at £l9 195.. After the jury had
been locked up for nine hours, they sent to the judgetO
'A
inform him that there was not the slightest possibility
.?,t
agreeing. The learned judge again read his notes aws
fter
explained to the jury what they had to determine.
_r
another hour had elapsed, one of the jury of the name u.'
furniture establishment in the Strand, sent a letter
from
learned judge, stating that he differed opinionin _
fullydetermhaed
Eamonson, the proprietor of a well-known beddeirngtoatfee
his fellow jurymen, and added that he
gas
s he endure to
not to be starved into a verdict, nor.
be brow-beaten and quarrelled w
in opinion; he also added that iofficer in charge of the jury
required stimulants, and the.glass of water; but let the
would not even allowit him
it would, he would never alter his
consequence be wl?i
intimated to the jury, that if they
mind. His lordship
must be locked up
did not agree by eleven .
The
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aswould because
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until the to
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in loud and angry was pretty clear that
language of the most refined description was not made
use o ,
t and it was conjectured that from " words they
would come to blows." Shortly before ten o'clock, the
jury came into Courtin a very excited sta' e, and informed
morning.
Mr. Hewlett, the registrar, it would be impossible for
altercaot
1 them to agree. Mr. Hewlett replied they must retire.
Mr. Eamonson, who appeared much excited, violent',
exclaimed, " No, I will never go into that room to be
bully-ragged into a verdict. Several of the jury, OV,
dressing Mr. Eamonson, "Wherever you are there *"'
we be ;" when the whole of the jury expressed their de-
termination to remain in court. The scene of quarrelling
and recrimination that now ensued in the jury-box, ettr;
• Bowing
passed description ; the public were surprised at this nove`
and unheard of scene in a court of justice. All consulta-
tion was now at an end, and the jury commenced amusing:
themselves in various ways; some prepared to take
comfortable nap, others commenced reading, while the
remainder stared about the court, exclaiming. " wha
laughing-stock we are making of ourselves. " At length',._
shortly before midnight, the learned judge again took his
seat on the bench, and addressing the jury said, as there,
was no probability of their agreeing, he could, if 11
thought fit, lock them up until the following morning, but
he foresaw that no good would result from such a P. °_,,
cceding, as in the morning it was clearly apparent, !onre_Y,
would be as far off agreeing as ever, he had, there! e
come to the resolution of discharging them without giving
a verdict, and they were discharged accordingly.