The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-08 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

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The practical enjoyment of the turf having concluded 'en „- vi
season, and little being left to wile away the dull hours of
for our Lancashire tuffites in this distressing portion of the
excepting the monotonous jog trot of "book-making" by 10,111
nal speculation on distant events, those having no taste folio
field sports as hunting and shooting have substituted I:*r;off
enlivening versatility of the race-course the not less plea!,
and soul-stirring amusement of coursing, and their great 4
of the week has been a rand coursing match over the pri7oic
domain of his grace of Devonshire, at Chatsworth, which! to
place on Wednesday last. The prize was a gold cup. of,io
,
value of 100 guineas, sixteen subscribers, and the match, fS,lgi
the well-known excellence of the entry, excited cooside,'"-er
interest, which was mailifyted by the large concourse pi %le
suns who attended. The weather proved rather unfavour3eol
from the rain, but for which the number of visitors Pre re
would have been even larger than it was. The favourites Lig
Rowton, Venture, Major, Wing, Spinner, and Spring, 1,11;1":,0c1
cashire dogs. There was very little betting on the grounds to
the result of the match was, that Wing, the winner 0,
Lyme cup last year, won easily.
The betting upon the Derby and Oaks since our last has Aline::
what is termed deadly-lively, little or nothing having beenrieit
in the way of speculation; however, the following is the La
state of the odds :

THE DERBY. td'
7 to 1 agst Mr. Yates's Bubastes • 7 to 1 agst Mr. -"yr.
Bentley ; 12 to agnst Mr. Batson's'Plenipo ;20to 1 aP"
Gardner's Comet, (t;) 25 to 1 agst Mr.AValker's
(t;) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Viator, (t;) 30 to 1 at
ll-
Peel's colt, out of Bee iu a Bonnet, (t;) 4U to 1 agst
s
ler's Brother to Kate, (t;) 40to 1 agst Sir Mark Wood
lit,
ther to Mapessa, (t); 40 to 1 agst Mr. Greatorex's Trull& c°
TiiS °ARS.
8 to 1 sigst Col. Peel's Rosalie, (t;) 22 to 1 agst Mr. 045'
ville's Mustard, (t;) 23 to 1 agst Mr. NeviLle's Anaadoof
None others named.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL S7'.4ND.glill'
SIR,—In your paper, a few weeks ago, I saw a statero! nt el&
sornaoit the vexatious regulations existing in the Custow-l'eor
I beg to ask whether you do not think it advisable that the,rres.
chants of Liverpool should memorialize the Lords of the -9.00
sury, praying that their lordships would be pleased to
some one down here possessed of plain common sense-005 or
acquainted with the Commissioners of Customs or the 01s
chants of Liverpool, in order that their lordships might be le ir
acquainted with the injurious tendency to the mercautl. hai4
terest of the unnecessary and vexatious regulations thair ttia
from time to time been introduced into that department °t
tbs
revenue, as well as of the insufficiency of clerks to trans° sc.
increased and still increasing business of the port 2—YIN..
A MERCHANT'S CLEF

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Last night the Mayor entertained a large party at the onrs
hall. Amongst the number of guests, were the comlnslsosi
of inquiry into corporations, Messrs. Hogg and 'MI'. nest
We understand, that these gentlemen experienced
hospitable reception on the occasion, consistent %ItA
civility which has been paid to them from their first array
the commissioners of the King. ake.
WELLINGTON ROOMS.—The first ball for the seasoeessoi
place on the Lith instant. We understand that this
there are to be twelve balls instead of ten, as form errY 04°
that the last will be so arranged as to extend to the latter ijaar
the month of April, when the Judges, and conseqii_entlY-01
ber of strangers are likely to be in Liverpool. We ,areat.tabb°
hear that I.llr. Jones, as leader. with Mr. Jackson, Arr•
and other efficient performers, are to compose the hand; v6Oll
Yesterday, as a groom was exercising a horse in the '`aillt
road, with nothing but a halter to govern him with, the ain
took fright; the rider, having lost all control over hilltagl,
tempting to turn his course, run him against a flour nosttis
aud so great was the concussion that the horse aera'b;
taneously killed. The groom was thrown to a (-oust
distance, but he did not sustain any other injury than
bruise. We conld not learn to whom the horse belonge`l' his
HEBREW REFORM.—The chief Rabbi, and others :0 tetPi
persuasion who are learned in the Hebrew law, hav°, olgitv
consent of the higher authorities, laid down and reit! alt,
a new organization for the celebration of divine worst' is that
Grand Duchy of Weimar. The service is to be re3,a44 fat
German language, with the exception of certain
the Thorab, which are allowed to be read in the ll° aitl'is
the satisfaction of some of the more aged of the concint";aili
Unmarried females are henceforward to be admitted te, J 110
' the worship of their Maker. [Perhaps his Holiness, t."reoal
will follow this examp!e, and order masses to be perf° „
the vernacular tongue.—EDlT. Liv. STAxDAtto.]
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Snura.-- William Young, the keeper of a -eO,l •er,
-was summoned on Thursday before the Mayor °gad 7,,t•
Alderman Peter Bourne, for having his house ope".-„at i°o(
milting card playing at eleven o'clock on Saturday ivencerti
The information having been sustained by the °'' f° to
Lloyd the constable, the magistrates inflicted a lin° ntieft
shillings, and the Mayor observed that it was his iothepti th€oo
compel the keepers of beer shops to pay—and he wis,h-y 11,0
to know h—in future more respect to the law than apos,;sl'
been in the habit of doing.. It was his intention t"
st Pe the
all cases brought before on conviction, the highelo
ties the law allowed, in order that the apprehended ev'or
coming winter might not be aggravated by the in'Vrol of
duct of beer shop keepers. a
• .eth rc'
Another destructive fire occurred at Ewhurst-gni iter
Battle, on a farm belonging to Mr. Dawes, by wht,,aiii%
quantity of agricultural property was destroyed, inc't'all
oxen. The Battle fire engine was despatched %vitt)
ca I,
0,1
drawn by four horses, to the spot. Our informant, 'l,:at it
Battle, had not ascertained how the fire originated. al'
suspected to be the work of an incendiary.—Leitesil'ur
Pis ton
't
mast On Saturday last, as some men were packing the
one of the great engines at Consults' mines, a l- Vb
1,0,
jitr
accident occurred. While one of the men was (hich",
cylinder. through some mistake the steam was let 011,‘`,
rally blew him out. Two lads who were present ,vet, or,lir
to death, another man who was in the engine-house,,racit viols
stairs, was overtaken by the steam, and so scalded t1i0.,,r
on the following day. A lad who was on the upper, of the
time ran out on the bob or beam flat, and laid hold ket. aos'
stan rope, by which he saved his life.—Falmouth l'or .0111‘
There are upwards of eighty exhibitions open daily ol'cl't
don during the season, besides the cathedrals, th° latile to:f
custom-house, Christ's hospital, and half a handrF, wbotita
jects well worthy attention, but which we Londoner'io e 0
the outsides of them, never think it worth our while
ai fr°'
make further inquiry about. - a'a P (14,
TnE SIIIP SeaRN the undersigned. ca-Itbero' ea'
gers, per ship Splendid, on behalf of ourselves and ° Jiro,
bound to return our warmest thanks to Capt. Angtlstatile
for his gentlemanly conduct to us, and for his nor geo oo gilt
tention to the duties of his ship. In expressing 0101-„cod
public manner, we cannot but wish him the greatest r
(Signed) JAMES Pt>"9' DO°
Ar
MICHAEL. C")°:
JAMES CHRISTI'.
R. IRELAND, s,
JAMES NATALI''d
A. Waaaacia
THOMAS Bort"
JARVIS QUI"'
Li verpoctl, Nor. 5, 1.633.