The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-05-12 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL CRAVEN MEETING.

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The Liverpool Craven Meeting commences to-morrow, for
the first time since the removal from the Maghull to the Aintree
course, and bids fair to eclipse all that have hitherto preceded it.
In addition to the treat expected in the contest for the Trades'
•Cup; the entry for which contains no fewer than thirty horses,
most of them of. the highest character, there is little doubt of the
subordinate prizes being equally well eontested, if we may judge
from the arrivals which are already reported. Touchstone,
Birdlime, Catharine, General Chasse, Warlaby Bavlock, and
several other horses of almost equal reputation, are booked to
start for the Trades' Ctip,.which is expected to be one of the
severest races ever witnessed on our course. Sir James Boswell.
has no less than six hories ready for the start ; and the studs of
Lord Derby, the Maiquis of Westminster, Sir R. W. Billkeley,
the .Hon. L: M. L....Mostyu, Mr. Mostyn, Sir Thomas Stanley,
Sir John Gerark and Mr. Allanson have Already arrived. The
betting Within the *last Week has been rather languid, being
, confined, to three, or fourof the moat;-'prominent favourites, which
may chiefly be'attributed'te the business doing on the Chester
events,.togetberwith the uncertainty which prevailed as to what
horses would start for it, as, well asthe influence which the result.
of iiiine,of the contests at Chester might have in the causing a
fluefuatien ln the then prices. This has been4lreadv- exempli-
fied by the unexpected defeat of; Intriguer, who 461 a promi-
nent station on the odds a few days ago, but who now forms one
:of " the tail," and.the _rapid iitlvanee made by Birdlime since
her easy, victory over. se great aleld at Chester on' I%londay
Itte betting within the last-few days has been principally offers
of 4 to 1 on the, field, and' seine little has been transacted ma.
Giovanni at 6 16 1. Birdlime also'finds backers at 4to 1, „with.
every prospect of her increasing in favour. The following
horses have arrived at Aintree;—General Chasse, Masetto,-,
Bella, (late Miss lgiirgaretdßosstrii, 'lhe Barber, Sylvia; Ca-.
tharina, .bay'colt by Langer, out of Alecto, Warlaby Baylock,
The Count,' Jupiter, Mrs. Oakley, Mayflower, Window Shut.
Solon. Aratus, Lucifer, Miss "Wilfred, Scarborough, and
Northumberland.
The cocking match between Liverpool and Manchester com-
Mences this day, and is considered likely to Cause some specu-
lations; the present offers being 6to don Liverpool, and various
on Manchester.
The following is the state of the odds on 'the Trades' Cup,
for which eleven are expected to start;--
3 to 1 agst Birdlime 6 to 1 agst Warlaby Bavlock
3 to I agst General Chasse 8 to 1 agst Catharine
3 to 1 agst Touchstone 1t to 1 agst Red Rover
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to 4 agst Jupiter

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2 to 1 agst Usury.

STEAM TaAvicwrio.—A. letter from Antwerp of the Ist
May says that the Attwood steam-boat had arrived there at two
o'clock,
.p.m._, having left London the preceding day.at nine
O'clock in the nioruing. Though the tide was very strong
against it, it came .up the river without relaxing its speed.
Several pfssengers going to Germany immediately took places
in thediligences, so that they will reach Aix-la-Chapelle in less
than fifetv-eight hours froin Loudon, a journey which, before
the use of steam-boats, took six days. When the railroad is
completed travellers will gain much more time.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A Pr.kNXER'S.—A man named
William Stnnmers, a clerk to Messrs. Ashley, bankers in
Regent-street; absconded from his masters' employ on Wednes-
day last, taking with him upwards of £5OOO in Bank of England
notes, and sovereigns and silver: Summers had been in the
employ of Messrs. Ashley for about a year and half, and was
suyposed to be very respectable: The notes, consisting of £3OO,
EZA £lOO, £5O, £lO, and £5 notes, had been rolled up together
in a tin easlr-bo* and placed behind the counter safe on
Wednesday interning, and very shortly afterwards it was missed,
and it was thelt found .that Sommers bad absconded; and of
course suspicion immediately fell upon him. in additioti to the
notes, which amount altogether to more than £5OOO, 400 sove-
reigns, and £450 in Silver, were taken. Plank, the chief officer
of Marlborough-street Police-office, and Mace, one of the con-
stables, have been employed, and have made every inquiry, but
uo clue has been as yet afforded to the retreat of Summers.
Messrs. Ashley have offered a reward fur his apprehension.