The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

A SCENE AT A GOVERNOR'S BALL.

A nice tale is told how a member of the legislature of
Washington showed himself to be quite au fait in high
life in the great republic. We say nothing about the
richness of the scene generally, a most graphic account of
which is, I- owever, given in the New York Spirit of th
Times. The following is a goad extract:—
" Hark ! the clatter of knives and forks is interrupted
by the cry of ' Waiter ! eb ! here, here boy—you feller—
give us some of that ere pudding.'
Dis here, sar, am not pudding—it am de werrr,
werry best of cream,' replied the sable attendant.
' Well, niver mind,' said the gentleman, just give
some of it ;' whereupon helping himself to a plate full, and
not finding a small spoon bandy, or thinking it would
take too much time, he put a tablespoon in requisition to
facilitate despatch.

The first spoonful was enough. Twisting and turning
the cream from one side of his mouth to the other, yet
still finding the cold undiminished, he resolved to try the
dernier resort of ejecting it on the carpet.
' Look here,' exclaimed he to the waiter, ' just place
this on the stove and get it warm, it is too d—d cold !
You'll get all my teeth aching like the devil, and I should
not wonder if I had a swelled face—a pretty condition
that would be to speak on the Oregon question, to-
morrow.'

Why, sar, dat am ice cream !
' Put it on the stove and get it warm, I tell you.'
No sooner said than done ; the plate was put on the
stove, which was heated as they well know how to do it
when the quicksilver on the thermometer indicates its
neighbourhootho zero, and there left by the astonished
black. After some minutes had elapsed, sambo was
summoned to fetch that ere plate.'
Why that aint what 1 gave you,' saluted the ears of
the confounded waiter.

' Yes, sar, that um de cream,' replied he, as well as his
bewildered faculties would let him.

' You be darned !—I gave you pudding, I did'nt give
you cream nor custard. Where's that ar plate I gave
you lust ?'
' Dat am the very identical plate as you had the honor
of handing me in the first place. sar,' replied poor sambo-
' You git along, you son of darkness;' but so uncon-
trolable was the laughter, that no satisfactory explanation
was given the worthy member from o—."

SPORTING I NTELLIGENCI.

CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING.
THURSDAY.

There was a tolerably numerous company. The first
race was the II ooton Stake, which was won by Mr. Tem-
pest nas Lucy, beating perpetual Motion and British Tar.
Won easy.
The Grand Stand Stake was won by Mr. Mostyn's f by
Lanercost—L'Hirondelle beating c by D'Egville and Cha-
peau Rouge. Won by half a length.
The Saracen's Head Handicap was won by Mr. W.
Scott's Driffield, beating Psalmsinzer, Laura, and two
others. Won by two lengths.
The Selling Stake was won by Mr. Flintoff's The Rhine,
beating Els others. Heats. Won easy.

FRIDAY.

The Mostyn Stake was won by Mr. T. Dawson's c by
D'Egville, beating Sharston and Lanercost. Won easy.
The Chester Handicap Stake was won by Mr. W.
Smith's Master Downes, beating Romance, Spithead,
Patriot, The Prince, Erin-go-bragh, c by Touchstone—
Laura, and Factory Girl. Factory Girl took the lead,
with all the horses well up. Master Downes came up at
the Castle turn, and won cleverly by a length. Spithead
was beat about the same distance by the second.
The Helter Skelter Handicap was won by Mr. Meik-
lam's c by Touchstone, beating Fair Rosamond, British
Tar, Factory Girl, Lady Sarah, Alice, and Juvenal.
Heats. Won cleverly.

NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING.
TUESDAY.
For the Buckenham Stakes Col. Peel's King of Naples
received forfeit.

The Hopeful Stakes was won by Col. Peel's Isis, beat-

ne Vice-onsul and five others. Won by a lengthi.
The Grand Duke Michael Stakes was won by Colonel
Anson's lago, beating Sir Tatton Sykes by a length.
Match.—Auricula beat Leopard.
WEDNESDAY.

The Handicap SweeP;t;ieVOl2o cove each was won by
Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower, beating Skeleton and
African. Won by two lengths.
Match—.£29l3. h ft—Lord Ordford's Blackie beat Sir
J. Hawley's Humdrum. Won easy by a length.
The Plate of £5O was won by Mr. Pemberton's Best
Bower, beating Alcunt Callan, Beaumont, Glory, and
Nutleaf. Won by a length.
The St. Leger Stakes was won by Lord E. Russell's
Sting, beating Footstool, Joy, and Tugnet. A good race.
Won by half a length.

Oct. 6, 18-Ir.