The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-07 00:00:00

HORSE RACING AT HAMBURG.

Hamburg is about to witness a memorable epoch in her his-
tory, no less than the first bond fide horse race ever seep in her
immediate vicinity. The 18th and the 2t)th July are the days
fixed. Nine heats are advertised, and several additional private
matches, it is expected, will be arranged.
The first idea of the ra2e was started by some of our English
residents, but being most of their, engaged in business they ap-
pear to have been too much occupied to take any part iu the
active management. For,some time the whole affair seemed
likely to fall to the ground, through the want of hands. able or
willing to direct it. This difficulty has now, however, been got
over. His Setene Highness the-Duke of Scheswig Holstein
Souderburg A.ugustenhurg has undertaken the direction, Count
Von Ha a Hailer has been induced to act as secretary, and coin-
...anistos of Hamburg reatkmetrtiarr-agreed to arrange prelimi;
nary details.
The rare-course is at \Vandsbeck, a pretty cottage about an
English mile from Hamburg.
The facilities afforded by the vessels of the General Steam
Navigation Company will, I presume, . induce many of our
sporting gentlemen to visit I laniburg on the occasion ; at all
events it is to be hoped, for the honour of the Lnglish turf,
that none but au English horse will be allowed, at the first
Hamburg races, to carry away any of the prizes open to general
competition. —Corretoon.dent of the Morning lies aid.

A deputation from the gentlemen connected with the.provin-
cial newspaper press had an interview with the Chancellor of
the Exchequer ( Mr. Sp rind on Saturday, when they were
assured by the light Hon. Gentleman that he had no intention
of proposing a remission of the duty on newspaper stamps.—
Worcester Juu,:tial.

Tics ANoto-SParstiso Au MY.—A correspondent states that
he saw yesterday a portion of the soldiers collecte:i in the Isle
of Dogs for the Spanish expedition. Their appearance was
most miserable. Indeed, it is not to
.expected that any but men
on the point of starvation g ild enlist in a service Which pro-
mises nothing but hardships and privations. The best soldiers
in the English army would require long preparation to fit theca
for Mountain warfare. What must he the fate of men already
debilitated by poverty, undisciplined, and inexperienced, and
with no qualification but that a Bich belongs to Englishmen in
all classes—a stout heart? But the 'stoutest hearts require
some chance of success, and cannot contend against physical
impossibilities.—Times s f ilrthiesday.
BEN JONSON.—At Dulwich.College are preserved some of
Ben Jonson's memoranda, which proved that he oWed much of
his inspiration to good wine and the convivial hours he passed
at the Deli!, a tavern then situated in eleet-stteet,'near Temple-
bar, on the site were Child's-p!ace'now stands. " Meru.—l laid
the plot of my Volpone.' and wrote most of it, after a present
of ten dozen of palm sack from my Lord T—; that play, I
am positive, wilnive to posterity, and •be acted, when I and
envy be friends with applause." "Mern.—The first speech in
my ' spoken by Sylla's Ghost, was writ after I parted
with MY friend at the 'Devil Tavern. I had drank well that
night, and had brave notions. There is one scene in that play
which I•think is'flat., I resolve todrink no More water with my
wine:" "Mem—Upon the '2oth of May, the King (Heaven
reward him!) sent me £100.• 'At that time I often went to the
Devil, and before I had spent forty of it, wrote Inv Alchy mist.' "
" Mein.—The 'Devil an Ass,' the ta'ale of .a 'rub,' and some
other comedies; which did not succeed, written by me in the
winter honest Ralph died, when I and my boys drink bad wine
"it the Devil." •