The Sun. — 1852-08-05 (London, England)

RIPON. RACES.—TITESDAY. The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 20 added, for two yrs old 6st 121 b, and three Bst 121 b, &c. T.Y.C. (4 Subs )'• Mr. H. Chilton 's Audibon, 2 yrs, Tat 2lb (J. 02borne) 1 Mr. Brown's Ratil(cap, 2 yrs, 6st 91b (Chilman) 2 Mr.,Reynarii's Black-eyed Susan, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (Lye) 3 Mr. Holtby's Ulrica, 3 yre, Bst 9:b (Cartwright) 4 Betting-6 to 4on Audibon. Won by a neck, BlackeyettSwan a bad third. The Great St. Wilfred flandicep of 10 sous. each, 5 ft, and 3 only if 'declared, with 50 added; the second to save his- stake. Two miles. (29 Subs., 19 of whom declared.) . • . Mr. ,R Ilesseltide's Lough Dawn, 6st 711) (Chiltnan) 1 Mr. Phillips's Merry Nobbler; aged, sst 91b(MoreteL) 9 Mr. J. Gill's La Femme Sage c, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (Gill) 3 Mr.J. Dawson's Euphony, 3 yrs, sst( Waddington), bone d. Betting-6 to 4 eget Lough . &JAM (t t), 2to 1 apt Mary Nobhler (t), 3 to 1 agst La FeMtlati Sa 15 addorl, for and 15 riders. 11:atis, 4 to 4 agst Euphony. . Won cleverly by a l Sag© colt, and uopfirv'artdesy.a.jtaenelltiemane halt. length and a The threeA myaetae years sr old Stakesand onemile.. (5 Subs.) . . . . Mr. Longttaff's Killarney, gat 51b .. m , Mr. Reynard's Gallileo, 9at 11 li 1 ""-"lier.) 4 1 1 o ((, Mr. Humphrey's Laura Middlet • b'lnten) 1 4 4 Mr. Arrowsmith's Cripple Kate,on 9st 111 b... 2 2 3 Mr. Fawcett's Goldfringe, _ lObt 41b, . • ... 33 2 Three well-contes:ed bats, 21b ...(Smith) dis The Innkeepers' Plate of 28d/each won by a head. 5 apes: each, 3 ft. *, added to a handicap of Mr. Walters's Maid of T. One mile and a half. Mr. S:ephenbon's Eu h Valley, Bst slb (Cartwright) 1 Mr. J. Gill's bcb 11 ony, Est 1016 (Chilman), . . Won 3' elbourue, 7st 71b (Basbam) PLYMOUT easy by two lengths. H, DEVONPORT AND CORNWALL/  • . . . Having thus, as fairly as we can, stated the merits of this:controversy, wl .must .say, 'hat in comprehensiveness. of view, as well as in soundness of argument, the scale seems -to preponderate in favour of the Lew Amendment Society, and we'-greatly fear that their anticipations-of disappointment from •the measure so exultteglv claimed for Lord Derby by his adherents may be realized, and that we may shortly see them as anxious to hand it.over to the -Whigs as they now are to engross its fancied merits themselves. It. appears. to us that there is one fair=way of deciding -the controversy, by a practical appeal.- The procedure of common law, having received all the -amendments deemed .neeessary, is of course in .a. fit condition to encounter and overcome the opposition-of the' County CoUrts. •It would have been unfair to have exposed the common law courts to this . competition. while they -weremnder the disadvantage of antiquated forma and obsolete technicalities. These, we are told, are now- removed, and therefore the common law courts aro in a position to stand their own ground without relying on monopoly .guarautced by Act of Parliament. There can, therefore, we presume, bo no longer any objPction to giving the County Courts concurrent jurisdiction tocey amount. If the common law courts retain their business, this will be a conclusive proof that the Ccimmissionera, are right, and the Law Amendment Society wrong. If the • business is transferred to the County Courts, it mill clearly show that the remedy. of the Commissioners is inadequate to the occasion, and that the access of the people to cheap and 'speedy justice ought no longer to-be delayed ia, the vain hope that. Weetminster•hall will efficiently reform itself.  EXTRAORDINARY SuicinE.--A painful sensation prevailed durihg yesterday in the vicinity of Covent-garden, in consequence of a report being circulated that Mr. H. Snowden, the proprietor of the.dining-iobms in Maideii.lane, bad committed self-destruction. • It appears that about four o'clock' in the morning the unfortunate man' got up, and told his wife that he was going to market. She expostulated with him, anditold him it was too soon. He, however, replied that he should go and see, and if it was too early he would come to bed ,again„ , Ile then left the room, and nothing more waiseen ,of him until one of the men servants went into the kitchen, where he was astonished at perceiving a man's legs sticking. out of the water cistern, and upon making.a more minute examination he found that his master had precipitated himself' head 'foremost into the cistern, which contained only about three feet of water. Assistance having been obtained, be was pulled out, and a medical gentleman trent for, but' his attendance was of no avail, as life was quite extinct. What could have induced the deceised to destroy himself is-a perfect mystery. •He went to bed the previous• night. in his usual excellent state of health rod spirits, and was about the last person his friends would have expected to commit suicide., and'