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

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER RACES.
TUESDAY, MAY 23.
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 Meiklam's b c Lord Saltoun, 3 yrs ..
Mr Boyd names ch f Missey, 3 yrs....
Lord Stanley names br c British Tar,3 yrs.. Copeland 3
Won by a length.
The Manchester Cup, of 150 sows in specie. added to a
Handicap Stakes of 20 soya 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 .. Bumby 2
Mr Worthington's Hooton, 7st 91b Oates 3
A well-contested race, won by half a length.
A Plate of £5O, for horses, &c. that newer 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 Phcenix, 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, alter 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 sovs each, with 30 soya
added. One mile and a quarter.
Sir C Cockerell's b c Arungzebe, sst 10lb Maiden 1
Mr Hall's ch c The Viscount, sst 6lb
Mr Worthington's b f Gipsy Queen, 6st Datlow 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 b c Dr Husband, 3 yrs...•
Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy, 5 yrs ...
Mr E Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs ........
d Fair Helen,
Huibras, Brevity, Attorney-General, an
started.
esYe
added, 3
TAmihrreCHoe Kersalks ls
ihsn etc:
Oneke s
mileo 10
and three qt.:arter
egYaberllowf Boy,Boys each, with
Mr Dawson's br c Lord Saltoun, 3.rY....
Copeland 2 2
Mr M Jones's b c British Tar,
yrs
Frost 3 3
Mr Wildman's ch f CoheirAeyss,,m2Ty
30.
5.30 sovs added.
A Plate, of £5O. Heats, one
brother to Trueboy
A Sweepstakes,
for two y
f Marian Ramsay, by Physician.... 1
milers a
.q tayret e rl. 1
of 10
Three quarters of anigles..taff 21
• .....
Mr Boyd's ch C Dog Billy, by Rateatcher ......
Mr J Osborne's blk c Boniface, by Inheritor 2
THURSDAY,
each, with
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles and a
distance.
Mr Meiklam's br c Trueboy, 4 yr 5......... 1
Mr Cooke's ch h Bedalian, aged ...
FRIDAY, MAY 31.
A Cup of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap Sweep-
stakes of 15 sovs each.
Mr Buckley's b David, 5 yrs, 85t...... Whitehouse 1
Lord Eglinton's bl f Brevity, 4 yrs, 75t...... Howlett 2
Mr Price's gr m Valentina, 5 yrs, 7st 121b.Cartwright 3
Mr Meiklam's br c Trueboy, 4 yrs, 9st .. Templeman 4
Won easily by two lengths.
.....................

Rine 4, 1844.

The Broughton Stakes of 15 sous each, sft,with 30 added,
for three and four year olds. (12 subs.)
Mr Meiklam's ch c Philip, 4 yrs
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, ;.:th 30 added for the

beaten horses. subs.)
Mr Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs, B,t 91b .. Whitehouse
Mr Hall's ch g The Viscount, 4 yrs, 7st 21b .. Francis 2
Mr Thompson's b g Hudibras, 6 yrs, 7st 41b.Copeland 3
Four others started. Won easily by a length.
Plate of £5O. Heat:, two miles and a distanc
Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy, 5 yrs Lye 0 0 1 1
Mr Cooke's ch g Bedalian, aged .... W. Jones 1 0 2 2
Mr Arundale's Jamie Falshaw,4yrsCartwright 3 1 3 3
Mr King's ch c Delaroere, 4 yrs .. Templeman 0 2 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 in
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 was
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 at the out ports, to conduct the examination of mas-
ters and mates of merchant ships, who may desire to
establish their ability to command merchant ships, and
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,
complianceinnaTdteehr,ey2l propose
andthey
ye a
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esu, thetcanhb request, es
produce
sudae a usfcetmee, drawnaootfef
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under
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prer
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tsh: ee
following;
examina-
tion of each master, and £1 for the examination of each
mwyeilalrsn.earAlyll,
if not wholly, meet every expense attending the proposed
examination. No person should be examined as a master
ushould 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 moor, or of those
bright planets or stars, the places of which are given in
the Nautical Altnanack ; 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 raf,s 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 altitude
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
chronometers 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 may
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' tiinrnents tan the foregoing, it should be noted
in his certificate and should entitle him to have " class
fir
st, extra " thereon, against his name in Lloyd's re- -
try. The examination for mates should be the same as
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 let 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 blatae 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,
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charge himbe a ad
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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 DERWENTWATER.—THREE
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 Nn head foremost. There were
four persons on board, who were taking a pleasure trip, se
was customary with them on Sundays—Mr. Dixon,s
draper, of Keswick ; Mr. Thornton, who 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 M.
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 wide/
and family. Mr. Banks was unmarried.

SCENE IN A JURY-BOX—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 wagstion which
the jury had to consider, was, whether the aftident wr
caused by furious driving, or whcther it was purely see'
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 judge L'l
from
inform him that there was not the slightest possibility o
agreeing. The learned judge again read his notes, and.
of bedding and
Eamonson, the proprietor of a well-known _
sent a letter to the
aenxpoltahienredhottoutliiiendjuorlaynwsehda,t
otnhoeyofhtandet
jourdyeterrnine. After
furniture establishment in the Strand,
. differedt heh e
m would :
must opinion
eb
e•
he was fully determined
his fellow jurymen, and added that
verdict, nor would he endure to
not to be starved into a with
learned judge, stating that
ow 2oc
o'clock,
cdek,
because he differed
be brow-beaten and quarreledd that he was in ill -health, l d
1 - ea th, and
re also added
in opinion i
stimulants, and the officer in charge of the jury
required him a glass of water but the
would not even allow . ; let
be
ey
welleavtenit
mind. His lordship intimated to the jury, that if they
until the following morning. The jury were now hcilit,it
in loud and angry altercation, and it was pretty clear I0A",
language of the most refined description was not ran;
use of, and it was conjectured that from " words tP4
would come to blows." Shortly before ten o'clock, t'd
jury came into court in a very excited sta'e, and inforrater
Mr.
them to agree. Mr. Hewlett replied they must 00.1,
Mr. Eamonson, who appeared much excited, violenl;
exclaimed, " No, I will never go into that room toad,
cdoi:szieangcreee
bully-ragged into a verdict. Several of the jury, f,i3
e 1 oaclkteerd 40:15
dressing Mr. Eamonson, "Wherever you are there vcie,
we be ;" when the whole of the jury expressed their,lia
termination to remain in court. The scene of quarret_or,
and recrimination that now ensued in the jury-box, or,
passed description ; the public were surprised at this no-
and unheard of scene in a court of justice. All coa-.;sisig
tion was now at an end, and the jury commenced tlaw,e a
themselves in various ways ; some prepared to !ll"tba
comfortable nap. others commenced reading, will got t‘
remainder stared about the court, exclaiming, ' rn,tb,
laughing-stock we are making of ourselves.' At le hits
shortly before midnight, the learned judge again tom%
~0,
seat on the bench, and addressing the jury said, as no
was no probability of their agreeing, he could, 2' but
thought fit, lock them up until the following morninglle,
he foresaw that no good would result from such a It,re
'bey
reeding, as in the morning it was clearly „waren t,ef,
would be as far off agreeing as ever, he had, then
~.uos
come to the resolution of discharging them without V"
a verdict, and they were di6charged accordingly.

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