The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

THE DONCASTER EVENTS.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Although a prophet has no honour in his own country,
yet I find the gift of seership so strongly upon me, that I
cannot forfear laying before you the '' coming events,"
which have "cast their shadows before," with respect to
the great event to be decided to-morrow at Doncaster—
viz. the St. Leger. As it is well, however, to remind
them that there are now and then false prophets, and es-
pecially weak pretenders to the judgment of horseflesh
and the men connected therewith, I would beg them to
receive my visions with no more implicit credence than is
due to a careful examinatio❑ of the, performances of the
various horses engaged, and a wish to guide them
honestly and correctly.

First, then, although difficult is the task of selecting
the best horses in the list of urobable starters, I come to
the decision that not more than four are worthy of con-
fidence. The foremost of these which I shall notice is
" The Cure," a son of Physician. Of him, although first
favourite, I have, however, as little faith as in the veriest
quack. He shall certainly not physic me, and I fear he
can never cure the holes he has already made in the con-
stitutions and pockets of his friends, unless this wet day
have given him a ghost of a chance. With respect to
" Ithuriel," I have many doubts. Should he go over
the rare, I expect to hear Marmion's last exciting
words,—" On, Stanley, On ! gamely answered. Of
the Princess I think highly. If not first, she will come
in for second. Red Deer lam satisfied will do more than
his foes imagine ; and I should he sorry to stand against
him, for the song of " chasing the deer" may be as well
sung at Doncaster at it was at Chester. My only other
fancy is Godfrey, who must be respectfully spoken of. I
feel certain he will have a prominent place amongst al.-.
first three in the race; and that none except Red Deer,
Princess, or Godfrey, will be proclaimed first by the
judge.
For the Yorkshire Handicap I have only two favorites
—Godfrey first, Advice second. The other races I leave
alone, satisfied that in what I have said already, your readers
will not have ground to find fault with my judgment, if
I am only what I have been.

ORLANDO.

Lord Stanley has arrived at Wiseton, near Bawtry, on
a visit to Earl Spencer, from Knowsley hall, Lancashire.
The Earl of Harrowby and Viscount and Lady Frances
Sandon and family arrived at Harrogate, on Thursday
last, from Sandon Hall, Staffordshire. The noble earl
has for some years past annually visited that watering
place, and has invariably derived great benefit from taking
the waters.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDIINS.—In consequence of the un-
favourable state of the weather last night the splendid ex-
hibitions which were announced at these gardens have
been postponed until to-morrow (Wednesday) evening,
when we trust Mr. J. Atkins who has so long so success-
fully catered for the public amusement will receive that
support to which he is so well entitled.

PRICE OF WHEAT.—The retrogade movement in the
prices of wheat has not yet received a check, the farmers
?,ontinuing to bring larger supplies than the demand for
immediate consumption can take off. We are inclined to
think, however, that the value of the article has now
nearly touched the lowest point ; at present very good
wheat, weighing 631bs. to 64!bs. per bushel, may be bought
in many parts of the country at 435. to 445. per quarter.
We sincerely hope that increased production may in some
measure compensate the agriculturists for the lowness of
the price, but feel disposed to counsel caution ; as, by
pressing sales, the depreciation is likely to be increased.
—Mark-lane Express.

BANK OF ENGLAND.—The first practical effect of the
recent alterations in the Bank of England appears in the
following notice, which was posted at the Bank;—" Bank
of England, Sept. sth, 1844. At a Court of Directors,
held this day, resolved, that the rate of interest for bills.
and notes discounted at the Bank of England be as fol-
lows :—Bills, 21 per tent. ; Notes, 3 per cent. Such
bills and notes not having more than ninety-five days to
run.', We (Chronicle) suppose that in future the Bank
will commence trading upon the footing of any private es-
tablishment, and the probable consequence will of course
be to make money more abundant than ever. The re-
duction in the rates of discount will be sensibly felt by
epuntry tankers, with whom the establishment of Thread-
needie-street may now be anticipated to act in open com-
petition,

IMMENSITY OF THE UNIVERSE.—Herschel esitmates
the star " Lyra " to be more than 54,000 times larger
than the sun, which fills a cubical space equal to
081,472,000,000,000 miles; 100,000,000 of such stars lie
within the range of the telescope, and between each there
is au interval of more than 200,000,000,000 miles of space.
Who can think what lies beyond the telescopic view? In
such a thought, is not the mind lost in sublimity and
grandeur ?