The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

THE DERBY.

17 to 1 agst Colonel Peells Cobweb colt (tk and aft
offd)
25 1 Forth's lot (taken)
33 1 Mr. Stanley's Minikin Colt (taken)
33 1 Mr. Winteringharn's Rebecca colt (taken)
35 1 Mr. Mostyn's The Black Prince (taken)
40 1 Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-Way (taken)

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

Friday Evening.

THE GREAT EBOR HANDICAP.

At the opening of the business the field appeared to have
the call of Franchise ; however, before the room broke up
vain were the attempts to get a pony invested on her at
evens. At this period 8 to 1 and bar two was freely
offered ; from the penchant yesterday and to-day for God-
frey, we think he would have been selected with tke mare.
The following bets were accepted by one party on Pedo-
meter ; 400 to 10, 1000 to 25, and 750 to 25 last offers.
Even on Franchise (offered)
7 to 1 agst Godfrey (taken in scores)
7 —1 Rowena (taken in scores, and offered)
25 1 Pedometer (offered)
100 to 10 agst Franchise for this event and the Great
Yorkshire Handicap at Doncaster (offered.)

THE GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.

7 to 4 agst Morpeth offered both yesterday and to-day.

THE LEAMINGTON STAKES, AT WARWICK.
10 to 1 agst Mosque (taken)
ST. LEGER.
7 to 4 agst The Cure and Momus (offered); offers to
back Scott and Red Deer for £2OO agst the field; 110 to
20 agst Bay Momus and The Buck (taken twice); 110 to
20 agst Valerian and The Buck (taken once.)
34- to 1 agst The Cure (offered)
4 1 Ithuriel (offered, 41 wanted)
7 1 Valerian (offered, 8 wanted)
71 1 Momus (taken and offered)
9 1 Red Deer (offered)
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Cup and Leger (taken.)
THE DERBY.—We did not hear one offer.

SECOND ESCAPE OF MR. DYCE SOMBRE.—On Tues-
day Mr. Dyce Sombre left his lodgings in the Haymarket,
followed, as usual, by one of his attendants, and pro-
ceeded in the direction of Piccadilly. Near, if not in,
the Burlington-arcade, he contrived to give his atten-
dant the slip, and he has not since been heard of,
although the most active measures have, doubtless, been
taken to discover his retreat.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.-WEST CUMBER-
LAND.—During the last six weeks it may be said that the
clouds have literally dropped down fatness, and all kinds
of grain never looked so well. A good deal of Barley and
Oats are already cut, and another week will see us all in
the midst of harvest. Three or four weeks of fine weather
will see all in, and, as far as this district is concerned, far
above an average crop. For feeding cattle better weather
could not have been desired, and although the spring was
so dry that the early crops of hay were light, the second
crops and the after grass are exceedingly good, and the
weather lately not having been sultry, cattle have thriven
fast.

Tun JUDGES.—On Sunday morning the Lord Chief
Baron, and Mr. Justice Cresswell attended Divine ser-
vice at St. George's Church. They proceeded from the
lodgings in St, Anne-street, in the High Sheriff's carriage,
drawn by four beautiful horses and driven by two
postilions; and were accompanied by the High Sheriff
and his chaplain, the Rev. Doctor Whittaker, vicar of
Blackburn. At the Town-hall they were met by the
Mayor and Recorder, in their robes of office, Sir Thomas
Brancker, Mr. David Hodgson, and other members of the
Corporation, who walked to the church, preceded by the
sword and mace bearers and other officials. The church
was densely crowded. Prayers were read by the Rev.
Mr. Monk, the curate assisting at the Communion ser-
vice. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Whit-
taker, from the 2nd chapter of the first Epistle general
of St. Peter and the latter part of the lith verse : Fear
God : Honour the King." The discourse, which was of
a very elaborate and discursive nature, referring back to the
ecclesiastical and common laws in the first and second cen-
turies, and then coming down from the days of Constantine
to the monarchy and government under which we live at
present, was lucid in its composition, and argumentative
in its reasoning; and we believe the preacher bad the
honour of being complimented by the Chief-Baron at the
conclusion of the service, on its research and appli-
cability,