The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-04-15 00:00:00

CHESTER CUP

In the face of 7 to 1 agst Cataract (the London price),
9to 1 was offered in vain. A Liverpool gent gave the
two mares " pepper" : he laid 7 to 1 in scores v. Obscu-
rity and Semiseria coupled, then six score, then 13 tens
apt each; then 8 to 1 agst Obscurity and The Era; then
offering 13 fifties ti 1 agst Obscurity, but he would not
lay 6 fifties to lat the finish. 65 to 20 was laid agst the
three leaders, and 300 to 100 freely offered; and as to
prices, &c. :-
8 to 1 agst the Irish lot (wanted)
~ I ~ Cataract (offered)
`2 1 „ Semiseria (offered, 13 taken)
1 „ Obscurity (offered)
1 „ The Era (offered, 16 wanted)
1 „ Winesour (offered, 25 wanted)
1 „ Portrait (do.)
1 „ Trueboy (taken to £4O)
1 „ Strathspey
25 „ 1 „ Zanoni (30 wanted)
30 „ 1 „ l'ug (nominal)
30 „ 1 „ Y'mun-ac-Knuck (offered, 33 wanted)
30 „ 1 „ Queen of the Tyne (taken)
33 „ 1 „ Ratan (offered)
33 „ 1 „ Ould Ireland (40 taken)
35 „ 1 „ Patriot (offered)
40 „ 1 „ Pride of Kildare
40 „ 1 „ Celeste (offered)
66 „ 1 „ Staley (offered)
66 „ 1 „ Foig-a-ballagh
70 „ 1 „ Counsellor (taken)
100 „ 1 „ Everton (offered)
THE DERBY.

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On Monday Old Er;;li:na;asbacked at 1,000 to 25,
900 to 25. 350 to 10, and coupled to Cock pen on Monday
and Tuesday at 17 to Ito £5O. On Monday Wood Pi-
geon was backed at 1,000 to 15, &c. To-day 100 to 10
was taken on Alarm, 15 to 1 on Kedger, 14 to 1 offered
v. Has, 18 to 1 laid and offered agst Clear-the-wav to a
sum, 25 to 1 offered v. Pantasa, 18 to 1 agst C6bweb
(20 t), 20 to 1 agst Weatherbi (25 0.

6 to 1 ag,t LaneashireWitCh, 121 to 1 agst Rose of
Cashmere (t), 121 to 1 agst Maid of Orleans (t), 25 to 1
agst Sister to Ma Mie (t), &c.

The sale of Mr. Foljambe's Fox Hounds by Messrs.
Tattersall, realised about £3,600. One lot of five couples
was sold for 390 guineas ; and another of four couples and
a half, 480 guineas.

EXECUTIONS.—On Friday week, at Stafford, John
Brough was executed for the murder of his brother. He
died very penitent.—On Tuesday, James Nagle was exe-
elated at Cionmel for the murder of his wife. He ad.
dressed the crowd from the scaffold, solemnly asserting
his innocence.—On Thursday Thomas Thomas was exe-
cuted at Brecon for the murder of Mr. Lewis. The un-
fortunate man made a verbal confession, but be persisted
that he had not committed the deed with premeditation.
There were 12,000 persons to witness the ezectktian.

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great experience. The rate of Cabin Passage-
is TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS, for which all
will be found, except Wines and Spirits, which
iad of the Steward, if required.—Apply to
T. and J. SANDS and Co.

essels to be collected in New York
ate of four dollars eighty cents to the pound

r. THE NEW LINE OF PACKETS
AifiP4 For NEW YORK,
;AM, TO sail on the 6th of every Month
HOTT— INGUER, I. BURSLEY....
LIVERPOOL, J. ELDRIDGE ....
QUEEN OF THE WEST, P
WOODHOUSE . /1250 tons.. 6th July
ROCHESTER, J. Bittrrorr .... 750 tons.. 6th Ang

1035 tons.. 6th May
1,100 tons.. 6th June

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the Proprietors of the veral Lines of Packets for New
York, this Line will in future take GOODS at the fol-
lowing REDUCED RATES, vi-.,
At 30s. per Ton for the description of Goods
which have hitherto paid ...... 40s.

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