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 Riley 1
Mr Boyd names ch f Missey, 3 yrs Maiden 2
Lord Stanley names br c British Tar,3 yrs.. Copeland 3
Won by a length.
The Manchester Cup, of 150 sovs in specie, added to a
Handicap Stakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft. Twice round

and a distance. 20 subs.
Mr Meiklam's Trueboy, 4 yrs, Sst 21b.... Templeman 1
Mr Bell's Thirsk, 6 yrs, Sst . 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 never won £5O at any
time. Heats, two miles and a distance. The second to

receive £lO.
Mr I)awson's br c The Attorney-General, 4
vrs
Mr Bowes's hr 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, after 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 toys each, with 30 sous
added. One mile and a quarter.
Sir C Cockerell's b c Arungzebe, sst 101 b Maiden !,
Mr Hall's ch c The Viscount, sst 61b ........ Irsioe ~
Mr Worthington's b f Gipsy Queen, 6st Dellow -1
Three others also started.
of 15 sous each,
race course, added to a Handicap Stakes
10 ft. One mile and a quarter.
... Langstaff 1
Mr Williamson's b c Dr Husband, 3 Y1.5.*
....... Riley 2
~5s yrs
.. Whitehouse 3
A Cup, of 100 sous in specie, given by the owners
Mr Dawson's ch m The Biddy,
Mr E Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs.... and Fair Helen,
Huibras, Brevity, Attorney-
started.
eMa4c each, with s 3()
. 4O slrs
Heats, one mile and a quarter.
A Plate, of .£5O. Sltun 3 yrs ..
Lord a 0 ,
Mr Dawson's br c
British Tar, 3 yrs .... Copeland 2 2
of the
Mr M Jones's b
Frost 3 3
cli.beellow Boy, brother to Trueboy ...... 2
lahnSPtkes, of 10 sous each, with 30 sous added.
added,
A Sweepstakes,
year olds. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr Hesseltine sb f Marian Ramsay, by Physician.... 1
One mile and three quarters.
Mr Boyd's oh c Dog Billy, by Ratcatcher 1
Mr J Osborne's blk c Boniface, by Inheritor ..
TMMI ire \
CookKVe drsn,a of Coheiress,y so ya THURSDAY,
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three miles— .and a
distan
Mr Meiklam's br c Trueboy, yrs.
Mr Cooke's eh h 13edalian, aged

FRIDAY, MAY 31.
A Cup of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap Sweep-

stakes of 15 sovs each.
Mr Buckley's h h David, 5 yrs, Bst Whitehouse 1
Lord Eglinton's bl f Brevity, 4 yrs, 7st ...... Howlett '2
Mr Price's gr nr Valentina, 5 yrs, 7st 121b.Cartwright 3
Mr hr c Trueboy, 4 yrs, Oat Templeman 4
Won easily by two lengths.

June 4, 1844.

The Broughton Stakes of 15 sovs each, sft.with 30 addedf
for three and four year olds. (12 subs.)
Mr ?ifeiklam's ch c Philip. 4 yrs .. Templeman
Mr Boyd's ch c The Dog Billy, 3 yrs Francis
A severe race, won by a head.
Handicap Stakes of 3 sovs each, w;th 30 added for the
beaten horses. (8 subs.)
Mr Buckley's b h David, 5 yrs, B,t 9lb .. Whitehouse 1
Mr Hall's ch g The Viscount, 4 yrs, 7st 21b Francis 2
Mr Thompson's b g Hudibt as, 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..
Mr Cooke's ch g Bedalian, aged .... W. Jones 1 0 2 2
Mr Arundale's Jamie Falshaw, 4 yrs Cartwright 3 1 3 3
Mr King's ch c Delamere. 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 on 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
alsonomrn;
junitienol
deg
annulled,
tu,
oagwngtd seetttohst
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event et
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te
proficiency
of certificates
subjects
ffi.cil
ueecyoo ffo ssf intoukpcialhirtioercsl
aat
sos classes,
examination,s ac-
cording eax
and also the conditions under which certificates should be
con-
sequence of improper moral conduct, their lordships have,
in compliance with such request, drawn up the following;
—They propose to establish a fee of £2 for the examina-
tion of each master, and £1 for the examination of each
mate, and they hope the produce of such fees will nearly,
if not wholly, meet every expense attending the proposed
examination. No person should be examined as a master
under 21 years of age, nor as a mate under 19 years. All
should 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 moon, or of those
bright planets or stars, the places of which are given in
the Nautical Almanack ; 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 rafts 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 rltitude
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
awl, 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 laying 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' t•tinments tt an the foregoing, it should be noted
in his certificate and should entitle him to have " class
first, extra " thereon, against his name in Lloyd's regis-
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 he similarly number-
ed, Ist, or Ist 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
examine
amrequired
to to call
the
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circumstancesast e r go
of
the
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h'ea
cceifdoernet them,at7
and
they shall be at liberty to annul the former certificate
if such blame 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 thecommittee 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,
they should give him a fresh certificate to that effect.
Should any charge be advar.ced of any past master of a
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 he 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 D ERIVE. NTWATE R.—TRIMS
LIVES LOST. —On Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock,
a sailing boat belonging to Keswick was gong down Der-
went water towards Lodore, pretty briskly before the wind,
out Dixon,o
f
draper, 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 doxn head foremost. There were
four persons on board, who were taking a pleaure trip, as
wasr customary o
pr
busi-
ness, and is the son of a grocer, at Keswick : Mr. Banks,
ef
Keswick
c with t
; h
Mr. them T
hoonr
tSouno, d
whoayslT r 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 Mr.
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 widow
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 andarirgienhatoilvehrisbynhotiesshyLe!sohed
taking fright and running away; and the question 'will"
iljcunc jury
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charge
bedding the jury had to consider, was, whether the accident was
causeddent
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whenby furious
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blamedriving,
judge o r
could whetherab 1 ,
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the.
sent
The damages were laid at £l9 195.. After the Jury
ehatd
been locked up for nine hours, they sent tsct)
possibility
of
aingfroeremingh.imTthhaetletharenreedwas
thenot
explained to the jury what they
thelair:cit
mue..ing and
required
a letter to the
statin that h till Strand,
• i ered in opinion fro=
learned judge,
and
added that
his fellow) nrYteet..l' he was fully determined
not to be starved into a verdict, nor would
another
furniture h oetsitrabhiai had
establishment
a:nste d
in,
he endure to
be brow-beaten and quarrelled with because proprietor
ifloeaffio
officer
eterhl
well-known
he differed
in opinion; he also added that he was in ill-health, and
Eamonson,eds
would not even allow him a glass of water; but let the
consequence be what it would,
he would never alter his
mind.d His lordship intimated to the jury, that if theY
did not agree by eleven o'clock, they must be locked UP
until the following morning. jury of the' jail
The were now heard
in loud and angry altercation, and it was pretty clear that
language of the most refined description was not made
use of, and it was conjectured that from "words theY
would come to blows." Shortly before ten o'clock, the
jury came into court in a 'very excited sta'e, and informed
Mr. Hewlett, the registrar, it would be impossible for
them to agree. Mr. Hewlett replied they must retire.
Mr. Eamonson, who appeared much excited, violently
exclaimed, "No, I will never go into that room to be
bully-ragged into a verdict. Several of the jury, It
dressing Mr. Eamonson, "Wherever you are there wm
we be ;" when the whole of the jury expressed their de-
termination to remain in court. The scene of quarrelling
and recrimination that now ensued in the jury-box, sur-
passed description ; the public were surprised at this novel
and unheard of scene in a court of justice. All consulta-
tion was now at an end, and the jury commenced amusing
themselves in various ways ; some prepared to
.take a
comfortable nap. others commenced reading, while the
remainder stared about the court, exclaiming, i' what,e
laughing-stock we are making of ourselves. " At lengte!,
shortly before midnight, the learned judge again took bto
seat on the bench, and addressing the jury said, as there
was no probability of their agreeing, he could, lf be,
thought fit, lock them up until the following morning, but
he foresaw that no good would result from such a c!'°_,
ceeding, as in the morning it was clearly apparent, tueY
would be as far off agreeing as ever, he had, there.fo.re,
come to the resolution of discharging them without gng
a verdict, and they were discharged accordingly.