\ [ SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 1857.] AND SPORTING CHRONICLE. [ TOWN EDITION.] The early publication commences at Five o'Clock on Saturday Mornings. Agents for Ireland, Messrs Smith and Son, Eden- quay, Dublin. Foreign Agent, Mr Cowie, St Ann's- lane, General Post Office. STAMPED EDITION, SIXPENCE; UNSTAMPED, FIVEPENCE. — Office, 170, Strand. DERBY SPRING MEETING will take place on Thursday, 26th February ( the day after Nottingham). The fol- lowing stikes close either to Mi Marshall Clerk of the Course North- ampton, or Mr R. Johnson, York, on or before Saturday, the 81st ol JTI\ 7MIMAND STEEPLE CHASE of 50 sovs. added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft and S only if decared, bythe^ th Feb the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; a winner of 160 sovs clear afteethe publication of the weights, 5lb extra; 200 sovs 91b extra; about three miles and a half, over the usual steeple chase course. A HUBDMS RACE of 50 sovs. added to a Handicap of 5 sovsi each, 8 only if declared by the 17th of February; the wiiner of any hurdle race or steeple chase after the weights are out to carry 51b extra,;; the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses: two miles, over eight flights of hurdles, weights to be out on the 10th of February. The SCAKSDALB STAKES for two year olds. IW^. V The HABRINGTON PLATE HANDICAP, one mile, closes on Tuesday, 10th February. The SELLING PLATE; one mile. The SELLING HURDLE RACE, one mile and a half, close on tne evening before running. KsHALLi yorthampton. clerk of the course. WESTBURY STEEPLE CHASE and HURDLE RACE MEETING will take place on Tuesday. Feb 8,1857. The WESTBUKY and WILTSHIRE STEEPLB CHASE of 40 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 7 Sovs each. 2 forfeit; the second to save his stake; the winner to pay 7 sovs towards expenses; a winner ot any race after the publication of the weights 71b extra; about four miles. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 25 sovs, added to, a Sweepstakes of. 5 sovs each, 1 ft; the second to save his stake; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses: a winner after the weights 71b extra ; two miles over six flights of hurdles. , _ _ ... _ ., , HANDICAP FLAT RACE of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, with a Cup added : dis- tance about one mile an3 a half. , .. HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 3 sovs each, with a Silver Cup given bj the Stewards: for allhorses qualified as hunters; certificates to be produced if required ; gentlemen riders; four year olds 9st 7lb, five lost 41b, six and aged list; jockeys to carry' 51b extra; over the Steeple Chase * C purse; winner to pay 3 sovs. To close, to the secretary, at 9 o clock in the evemine of Monday. Feb 2. , . , , ,, CONDITIONS.— All entries to be made to the secretary, except the Hunters' Stake," on or before Wednesday, Jan 21, aud the weights to appear in Bell's Life tbe following Saturday. . Three horses to start for each race, or the public money or cups will not be added, lhe stakes to be paid to the secretary, at the Wheatsheaflnn, before 9 o clock on Feb 2. Colours to be declared at the same time. All disputes to be settled by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision to be final and without appeal. Should the weather prevent these races taking place on the dav appointed, the Stewards, er, in their absence, who- ever they may appoint, shall have power from day to day, or from week to week, to postpone these races, as they or he may deem fit, notwith- standing any rule to the contrary. T. RAXWORTHY, Esq, Y stewards H. G. BIGGS, Esq, Jhtewaras. T. M. SMITH, Wheatsheaf Inn, Secretary. Mr J. FATT. Clerk of the Course. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday): An extraordinary PONY; he is under 12 hands high, can trot a mile in Si minutes, in harness Oi saddle; fine action; would make a capital hunter for a boy; he is a splendid jumper. In the 14- stall stable. •\ TEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING JAi MEETING will take place on the 9th February next, when the following STAKES will be run for, viz:— Thirty- two puppies, at £ 5 each. Sixteen aged dogs and bitches, at £ 5 each. Sixteeen ditto ditto, at £ 10 each. For nominations, apply to Mr Gillett, 1, Tavistock- street, Bedford- square. London. by 2d February, at latest. The drawing will take place at the Rutland Arms. Newmarket, Monday, the 9th, at 6 p. m., and the coursing commence the following morning, at 10 a. m. ASHDOWN PARK OPEN MEETING ( by the permission of the Eart of Craven), will take place on Monday. January 19, and following days, when the undermentioned stakes will be run for, viz :— The CRAVEN CUP, 82 dogs or bitches, £ 610s each. The ASHDOWN STAKES, 16 dogs, £ 5 each. The LAMBOUEN STAKES, 16 bitches, £ 5each. The dogs to be entered at the Red Lion Inn, in Lambonrn, between 8 and 6 o'clock, on Monday, the 19th, and the drawing will be immediately after the dinner. The judge to be elected by the subscribers on Friday, the 9th of January; each nomination to carry a vote. The coursing will commence on Tuesday, the 20th, at 10 o'clock precisely, at the Lam- bourn end of Ashdown Park.— For nominations, apply to Ralph Etwall, Esq, Andover. Each subscriber to take a dinner ticket for the first day. There will be other stakes entered for on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. ' "'"*'"- " BALDOCK OPEN COURSING MEETING.— In consequence of the frost, this MEETING did not come off, but is now FIXED to TAKE PLACE on Feb 4 and following days, when there will be an Open Stake for dogs and bitches of anya^ e; entrance £ 5 5s each. There will also be a Stake confined to members of the club. Parties wishing to take nominations in the above stake are requested to apply to the secretary. Mr J. Little, jun, Whits Horse Hotel. Baldock, Herts. The entry to close on Tuesday, Feb 8, at 8 o'clock p. m., and the drawing for the order of running to take place immediately after. Gentlemen applying for nominations must enclose a Post Office order or check for one half the entrance money, at the time of application, or the nomination will not be granted; and the other half at the time of entry, or will not be drawn. ST I YES OPEN COURSING MEETING will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 27th and 28th of January. An ALL AGED STAKES, 16 entries, at £ 210s f ach; winner to receive £ 2210s, second £ 5, third arid fourth £ 210s each. The PUPPY STAKES, 16 entries, £ 2 10s each; winner to receive £ 22 106, second £ 5, third andfourth £ 210seach. All entries to close and name on Monday, the 26th, when the draw will take place at the Wheat- slieaf Tavern. For nominations apply to Mr M. Rowell, St Ires, Hunts. Mr J. ROGERS ),.„„.„,,. MrF. CLIFTON ; btewaras' Mr M. ROWELL, Secretary. Mr M. T. TIBBETT, Judge. N. B. We beg to inform gentlemes at a distance the Eastern Counties rail runs to St Ives; also a branch from Huntingdon on the Great Northern, distance four miles. '.' TATTERSHALL OPEN COURSING MEETING will take place on Thursday, the 5th of February. 1857 ( weather permitting, the stewards having the power to postpone the meeting in case of frost, & c), when the following stakes will be run for: The TATTERSHALL CUP, for dogs of any age, value £ 10 10s, with £ 10 added, limited to 16 entries at £ 110s each; the. second dog to receive £ 6. Nominations secured in the order of application to the Secretary, Mr Thomas Elmitt, Bull Inn, Tattershall, aforesaid. The entry to close oil the 4th of February, at 6 o'clock p. m., at the Bull Inn, Tattershall, and the drawing to take place immediately afterwards. All nominations to be paid before the time of running. A dinner will be provided at the Bull Inn. at 5 o'clock, p. m.; tickets, including a pint of wine, 7s 61 each, to be had at the bar of the above inn. First brace of dogs in the slips by 10 o'clock in the morning of running. All persons obnoxious to the stewards will not be permitted on the grouiid. Tattersball, Jan 18,1& 57. s( ! OUTH WOLD HUNT, Lincolnshire.— The _ SOUTHWOLD COUNTRY will be VACANT at the end of the present season, and it is now to be OFFERED to any gentlemen wishing to undertake the same. Application to be made to William Walker, jun, Esq, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, the treasurer of the said hunt. Spilsby, Jan 7,1857. TO OWNERS of STEEPLE CHASE HORSES. — The advertiser, a single man, age 26, weight 9st, who has ridden and won both on the flat and cross country, and has a thorough know- ledge of training, & c, wishes to ENGAGE with any parties having one or two horses, as PRIVATE TRAINER and JOCKEY for the present season. Can be well recommended. Address to Wm. Smith, No. 5 Hindhaugh street, Newcastle- on- Tyne. " FARMING AND FOXHUNTING ABROAD.— A thoroughly practical FARMER, with an excellent education and robust constitution, aged 85, would be glad of an ENGAGE- MENT as STEWARD, Bailiff, Huntsman, or Trainer, at home or abroad; he is allowed to be a first- rate judge of horses and cattle, tho- roughly understands training race horses and greyhounds, is a capital shot and cricketer, has hunted harriers, and, in fact, excels in most out- doors occupations. The first of testimonials . and security offered,— Address, W. B., Burton Coffee- house, ChQapside. GAMEKEEPER.— WANTED, to go into the South of Scotland, a man and his wife without encumbrance: the man as HEAD KEEPER ( not less than 35 years Of age), the wife to cook when the family are there. The man must understand the breeding of game, be a good dog breaker and vermin trapper, and himself and wife to give references as to character and capabilities that will bear strict inquiry. Address, free, J, C„ 7, Rochester- road, Camden New Town, London. WANTED, a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, by a single young man, who understands pheasant breeding and rearing game in all its branches, trapping and destroying vermin, dog breaking, and is a good shot. He has been brought up to it all his life. No objection to any part of the world. Can be well recommended,— Address W. F., Post Office, Ystalyfera, near Swansea. WANTED, a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, by a man who thoroughly understands his business, with five years' good character. Address W. Last, Post Office, Willesden, Mid- dlesex. WANTED, a SITUATION as COACHMAN, or GROOM and VALET, by a young man. Two years? cha- racter. Apply at 7, Adam's- mews, Grosvenor- sqnare. HUNTING LESSONS.— Riding school, 29, Gloucester- crescent, Paddington.— Mr GAPP begs to call the attention of those gentlemen whose inclinations would lead them to fol- low hounds, but have not sufficient confidence in their riding to do So, to his method of teaching, enabling them in a tew lessons to ride across country with safety to themselves and horses.— N. B. With the view of perfecting his pupils, Mr Gapp devotes certain days weekly to accompany them with hounds. - HARNESS, SADDLES, AND HORSE CLOTH- ING.- DEANE, DRAY, and Co. wholesale and retail saddlers and shippers, 2, Arthur- street East, London Bridge, beg to apprise gen- tlemen that they manufacture every description of the above goods on the premises, a due regard being paid to strength, style and fit. A large assortment of brushes, whips, spurs, sponges, lamps, and stable re- quisites. Portmanteaus, travelling bags, leather cases, & c. blished 1786. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the fol- lowing HORSES, the property of a nobleman, who has left England : 1. BAY GELDING, a good hack, and has been hunted. 2. BROWN MARE, a good hack. 8. BAY MARE, a good hack. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday;, the pro- perty of a gentleman going abroad: , A BROWN MARE, by Sir Tattou Sykes, 7 years old, 15 hands 2i inches high; has been hunted^ and carries a lady j very quiet; with fine action. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT to her MAJESTY and H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.— A. DAVIS'S, 83, Strand, cele- brated HUNTING SADDLES, horse and greyhound clothing, horse blankets, rollers, brushes, sponges, leathers, and every requisite for the bunting stables, at a saving of 30 per cent. Best town- made harness. All articles warranted of the best materials and workmanship. List of prices forwarded by post. Application at A. Davis's, saddler. 88, Strand. BLACKWELL'S FOUR PATENTS for SAD- DLERY.— GUTTA PERCHA JOCKEYS, 40s to 60s ; crib straps, 15s; safety spring driving aud riding reins to both bits; rubber springs for straps, girths, rollers, & c, 2s; brass rein springs. Is: web fetlock, speedy leg, and hoof boots.— 259, Oxford- street; Crystal Palace; and of all sad- dlers. Awarded the only first class Paris and London Prize Medals. MESSRS WILKINSON AND KIDD, SADDLERS, 257, Oxford- street, corner of Park- street, London.— Esta- BRUISE jour oats! make your bread! to have it pure, at less than 6d; keep horses at 7s 6d per week. Book on each 6d. MACHINES for either from £ 3, worked by a lad.— MARY WE DLAKE and Ce., 118, Fenchurcli- street. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke- street, Southwark. MARQUEE, TENT, FLAG, and RICK- CLOTH MANUFACTURER. Temporary rooms of any dimensions, for balls, dinners, & c, with conveyance and attendance to any distance. Be par- ticular to address at full length— Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke- street, Southwark ( opposite the Brighton Railway). YACHTS continually on SALE privately, ton- nage various, in London and outports, also wanted to PUR- CHASE. A private record ( no list published) is kept, accessible only to intending vendors and purchasers who oblige fey previously communicat- ing, in confidence, outlines of their several requirements to the under- signed, whose cards ( modus operandi), with blank forms for particulars designed for vendors, are obtainable through the post. Personal appli- cations attended to as per cards above referred to, and at Garraway's, Cornhill, between 2 and 4 o'clock on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur- days.— Letters to be addressed to JOHN T. CEELY, 5, Mountague- place, Poplar, Middlesex. E. WANTED, a YACHT, from 20 to 30 tons, well found in stores, and ready for sea. Principals only may apply, by prepaid letters, to A. P., care of John Mably, 148, Strand. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the fol- lowing HORSES, the property of a gentleman : 1. BROWN MARE, well bred, a good hunter, 2. A GREY COB, quiet to ride and drive and carry a lady. 8. BAY COB ( entire), good hack, and quiet in harness. 4. BAY GELDING, quiet to ride and drive. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Ik TERSATJII, tit Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 1 ALDERNEY, JERSEY, and GUERNSEY COWS and HE I FERS.- ED WARD PARSONS FOWLER, of Jersey, will hold his SALE as to custom, 011 Monday, 29th inst, it being the last Mondav of the month, at Mr ( Sower's Repository, Barbican, London, by PRIVATE TREATY, a choice of THIRTY, some with calves at side, and all warranted perfeet. E. P. F. is the only exporter of the pure breeds. FALLOW DEER NOW ON SALE at w. HER- RING'S Menagerie, New- road, Regent's Park; also, red deer and foxes, for hunting or stock; gold, silver, and common wild and tame bred pheasants ; swans, waterfowl, aud a variety of live stock; also, two pairs of beautiful Carolina or summer ducks. LIVE GAME.— Sportsmen and gentlemen wishing to stock their preserves can be supplied with PHEASANTS and v "•""" PARTRIDGES at reasonable priees, on application to L, M, N., Post jf Office. Ipswich. T LIVE PIGEONS.— TO be DISPOSED OF, from TEN to FIFTEEN DOZEN of LIVE PIGEONS. For price and Earticulars apply to MrHeaton Burgess, Tattershall Lodge, near Boston, incolnshire. Messrs TAT- ... 19th January, the following HORSES, well known in Hants, the property of a gentleman : 1. SIR HARRY, brown gelding. 2. BELVOIR, grev gelding. 8. BROWN GELDING, 5 years old, by Sir Tatton Sykes, dam by Don John out of Lolly pop; a clever hack. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monc TAT- . .... . to- morrow ( Monday), BANJESTON, a superior thorough bred chesjiut gelding, by Plenipo, the property of a gentleman having no further use for him. He is 5 years old, sound, extraordinarily handsome, and with fine action. He is quiet in double and single harness, and has been ridden hack by his present owner. Likely io make a first- rate hunter.— N. B. In the seven stall stable. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the » follow- ing HORSES, the property of a gentleman giving up hunting in conse- quenoe of ill health : 1. COMRADE, black gelding. 2. SPINSTER, bay mare, 4 years old, by Pegasus out of The Widow; winner of a steeple chase at Windsor. 8. TA F FY, bay gelding, by Pilkington. 4. THE DON, bay horse. 7 years old, by Ratan, dam ( foaled 1840) by Hindoo out of Sister to Clare, & e: winner of several steeple chases. 5. JACK RAG, brown gelding, 6 years old, by Elvino ; a good hack, has been hunted. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 26th Jan, the fol- lowing superior HORSES, the property of a nobleman: 1. THE BIRD, bay gelding, 6 years old, by Irish Birdcatcher. 2. GREYLEG, chesnut gelding, by Pantaloon out of Black Bess. 8. VICTOR, chesnut gelding, 6 years old, by Pioneer. 4. FREEMASON, brown gelding. 5. KING OF THE MOUNTAIN, bay gelding, 7 years old, by Pioneer. T TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, January 26 ( unless previously disposed of by private contract). The well- known STEEPLE CHASE HORSE JANUS, with his engagements. This horse would make a valuable hunter, being a very safe jumper. . ' TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park corner, on Monday, 26tli Jan. ROBIN HOOD, brown gelding, 7 years old; a superior - hunter and first- rate fencer, up to, 15 stone. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, Hyde Park- corner, OR Monday, 2d February: DILIGENT, 6 years old, by Melbourne out of Stitch; he is a good jumper, and has won a hurdie race. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 2d February. A dark grey ENTIRE CART HORSE, rising 5 years old, bred in Warwickshire; warranted good tempered and sure stock- gett er TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, Feb 2d, the pro- perty of a gentleman: 1. VINDEX, brown horse, 7 years old, by Touchstone out of Gar- land, by Langar out of Cast Steel, by Whisker, & c; winner of many races, and likely to make a first- rate stallion. 2, VANDAL, 5 years old, by Van Tromp out of Vindex's dam.. To be sold with his engagements, which Will be given in the cata- logues of the day. T O be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, Feb 2d, if not previously disposed of by private contract: JOHN COSSER, bay horse, by Hetman Platoffout of Dame Cosser, by Voltaire, & c. For price, & c, apply to Wllloughby Wood, Esq, Holly Bank. Burton- on- Trent, where the horse may be seen; or to Messrs Tattersall. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- Corner, oti Monday, February 2d, the fol- lowing weight- carrying HORSES, have been regularly ridden with har- riers up to the present time, the property of a gentleman: 1. POOR PATRICK, by Discord. 2. MISS MITCHELL. 3. THE NILE, by Navarino. MESSRS TATTERSALL beg to inform the public that the ANNUAL unreserved SALE of YEARLINGS, bred by Earl Spencer, will take place on the race course, Northampton, on the 26th March ( the second day of Northampton Races), before the races take place. For catalogues apply to Messrs Tattersall, Hyde Park- corner. THE MIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY.— Notice.— Messrs BRETHERTON and HARRISON beg to in- form the publie that their TWO next important STUD SALES, for HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES, will take place at their Reposi- tory, Birmingham, On Thursday, 22d January, 1857. and On Thursday, 12th February, 1857. Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to enter horses for these sales are solicited to make early application, in order that stalls may be secured and publicity given to their instructions. Sales by auction every Thurs- day, and by private treaty daily. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THEHTON arid HARRISON, at their Repository, No. 1, Cheap- side, Birmingham, on Thursday next, the 22d day of January, the fol- lowing HORSES, & c, the property of a gentleman, without reserve : T. FIDDLER, brown cob, aged, 14 hands 2 inches high. 2. BUTCHER, brown cob. aged, 14 hands 2 inches high. ' The above are a perfect match, and have been'driven together in harness. •" '. - 8, ANDOVER, piebald cob. aged, 14 hands I inqh high. 4. CRONSTADT, bay Welch mare, 6 years old, l tliands high, by Young Bantam; carries a lady, and is perfectly quiet in double arid single harness. 5. SALOPIA. ehesriutinare, by Herbert Laey, dam by OldTattan; in foal to Ratan, 6. WILDBOY, chesnut colt, 4 years old, 16 hands high, by Faugh a „_-= Ballagh out of SalOpia. 7. ALMA, chesnut filly, rising 3 years old, own sister to Wildboy. 8. BROWN FILLY, risine 2 years old, own sister to Wildboy. Lots 7 and 8 have been handled. 9. GAY CAP. chesnut yearling filly, by Teddington out of Salopia. Also, a useful BROUGHAM. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, No. 1, Cheap- side, Birmingham, on Thursday next, the 22d day of January, the pro- perty of an officer: 1. BAY GELDING, 5 years old; quiet to ride and drive, and has been hunted. 2. CHESNUT GELDING, 6 years old; quiet to ride and drive, and has been ridden as a charger. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, No. 1, Cheap- side. Birmingham, on Thursday next, the 22d day of January, the THREE following HORSES, in good hunting condition, the property of a gentleman: 1. PATCH. | 2. PILOT. | 3. PATCHWORK. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BEE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, No. 1, Cheapo side, Birmingham, on Thursday next, the 22d day of January: 1 and 2. A PAIR of DARK BAY GELDINGS, 15 hands 21 inches high; a good match, have been constantly driven, and step well together in harness. : " ' TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, No. 1, Cheap- side, Birmingham, on Thursday next, the 22d day of January, the fol- lowing horses, the property of gentlemen to be referred to: 1. BAY GELDING, 7 years old, 16 hands high; a clever hunter, well known with the Atherstone Hounds, is sound, and has been broken to harness. 2. GREY GELDING; a fast and clever hunter, well known with the North Staffordshire Hounds, is steady in harness, and war- ranted sound. 3. BAY GELDING, 5 years old, 16 hands high, by Gabbler, dam by Defence; has been hunted. 4. CHESNUT GELDING, by Theon; has been hunted with the Quorn Hounds. 5. YOUNG DUKE, chesnut cart colt, rising 5 years old 17i hands high, by that celebrated horse Duke, the property of Mr Catlin, of Butley Abbey, Suffolk, dam by Old Captain; is full of bone, and fine symmetry. Young Duke was bred by the Earl of Stradbroke, Hinton Hall, Suffolk, and took the first prize of £ 10 at the Shrewsbury Agricultural show, 1854; and in 1855 took the first prize, beside the silver medal, at Leek, in North Staffordshire. 6. GELDING; a remarkably clever hunter, well known with the Pytcliley Hounds, warranted sound. 7. BAY GELDING, 6 years old; a clever hunter, equal to 16 stone. 8. BAY GELDING, aged ; a clever hnnter, equal to 13 stone, well known with the North Warwickshire Hounds. 9. BROWN GELDING, 5 years old, by Lanercost; a clever hack, and has carried a lady. Also, FORTY other HORSES, particulars of which may be seen in catalogues to be had at the Repository, or posted free on application on and after Monday next. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at the Midland Counties Repository, Birmingham, on Thursday, the 22d inst, the property of a gentleman : 1. THE DWARF, 4 years old, by Flatcatcher out of Pet Lamb, by Melbourne: is very handsome, would make a valuable lady's horse or park hack. 2. MARY ANN, 5 years old, by Faugh a Ballagh out of Emulous ( late Rebecca), by Sheet Anchor, her dam Simco, by Camel; would make a valuable brood mare. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, No. 1, Cheap- sido, Birmingham, on Thursday next, the 22d day of January ; 1. MAREIs a clever hack. 2. GELDING; has been broke to harness. ALDRIDGE'S, St Martin's- lane.— Wednesday's Sale, Jan 21, and Saturday's Sale, Jan 24.— Mr MATTAM will SELL, on each of the above days, ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTEEN HORSES, with carriages and harness. On Wednesday, active and strong horses, from the stocks of Jobmasters, suitable for clarences and broughams, and for double and single harness; gentlemen's hacks and ladies' horses, cobs and ponies, for riding or driving; some neat phaeton " nortea, and a few powerful Idraught horses. On Saturday, in addition to the horses, will be sold a variety of clarences, broughams, phaetons, dog carts, and harness. All property sent in two days before each sale day, for view ar< d insertion in catalogues. The sales will commence at 11 o'clock precisely. CARRIAGE HORSES.— On SALE, a PAIR of BRIGHT BAYS, 16 hands 2 inches high, very powerful, have been going together in double and are quiet in single harness; they are young and active. On view at REA'S CENTRAL HORSE and CAR- RIAGE REPOSITORY, Newington. ON PRIVATE SALE, the property of a gentle- man about leaving England, a very valuable BAY MARE, 5 years old, 15 hands 2 incles high, has been ridden as a charger, and is a good hack and kunter; a CHESNUT MARE, very powerful and good- looking, 15 hands 3 inches high; has been used as a charger, is a superior hack, and trained to harness. Price 150 guineas each.— At REA'S CENTRAL HORSE and CARRIAGE REPOSITORY, Newington. LUCAS'S, Liverpool, SELECT SALE for FIRST- CLASS HORSES, & e, Ac.— To be SOLD by Messrs LUCAS and Co. on Thursday next, January 22d, at 12 o'clock, at their Repository, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool, THIRTY to FORTY first- class HORSES, two phaetons, six lots of saddlery, and two Alderney cows. The horses are principally the property of gentlemen in the surrounding district, will be 011 view on Tuesday and Wednesday and on the morn- ing of sale; they consist of— The property of a gentleman: 1. THE MAJOR, a grey gelding. 2. COMRADE, a brown gelding. 8 BETSY BAKER, a cliesnut mare: a fast trotter, well known with the Cheshire and Sir W. W.. Wynn's Hounds. The property of a gentleman: 1. PRUDENCE, a brown mare, by The Steamer; she is 6 years old, 15 hands S inches high; a capital hunter, and up to 14 stone, 2. A BAY HORSE, 6 years old, by King Cole; a clever hunter, and carries a lady. 8. A BAY MARE; a neat and clever hack. O he SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 26th Jan ( unless previously disposed of, by private contract), by order of the executors of the late Sir E. Gooch, Bart: The well known STALLION WEATHERBIT. by Sheet Anchor out of Miss Letty, by Priam, He is sire of Weathergage, Petrel, Weathercock, Pugnator, and many other good horses. His colour is dark brown, with fine action and perfect symmetry. He will be on view at Hyde Park- corner, until the day of sale. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, at REA'S CENTRAL HORSE REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newington.- Mr RE A willoffer for SALE, on Tuesday next, at 12 o'clock, about ONE HUNDRED HORSES, consisting of hacks, chargers, hunters, cobs, & c; also pairs of carriage, phaeton, and buggy horses, and some strong horses suited for farm and other draught work, many of which are for unreserved sale. Sales, 5 per cent; keep, 3s per night; horses taken from the station free of charge if sold. N. B. Within one mile of the London bridges. the property of an officer: GELDING,----- 1, A ROAN GELDING, 5 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high; rides well, and a first- class harness horse. The property of a gentleman: 1. DRUID. 2. ARTILLERY. 3. ODD TRICK. 4. BAY or BROWN HACK. The property of a gentleman: 1. MISS NEWINGTON, a chesnut mare, 5 years old; a clever hack and huntress. 2. MADCAP, a hay mare; a clever hack. 3. A BAY GELDING, 15 hands 2 inches high; a capital harness horse. 4. A BAY GELDING, 15 hands 1 inch high; steady in harness. The property of a gentleman: 1. A GREY CARRIAGE HORSE, 16 hands 2 inchei high; a re- markably good goer. The property of gentlemen: 1. A BAY CARRIAGE HORSE, 6 years old, 16 hands high. 2. A BROWN CARRIAGE HORSE, 5 years old, 16hands high. 8. A BAY PHAETON HORSE, 5 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high. 4. A BAY PHAETON HORSE, 7 years old, 15 Hands 2 inches high. 5. A BROWN COB HORSE, 5 years old, 15 hands 1 inch high. 6. A GREY GELDING. 6 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high. 7. A GREY GELDING, 7 years old. 15 hands 1 inch high. 8. A handsome PONY, for children or a lady to drive. The whole of the above are steady to ride and drive. IRISH HORSES. TEN well bred Irish HORSES,; from the Fair of Banbridge, On view On Tuesday and Wednesday, and on the morning of sale. WHITECHAPEL.— To Coal Merchants, Carmen, Contractors. Agriculturists, and Others,— To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr J. GOWER, 011 the premises, as above, 14, Colchester- street, On Tuesday next, Jan 20, at 1, without reserve, THIRTY good, useful, seasoned VAN or CART HORSES, seven light vans ( one nearly new), two sugar trucks, three waggons, town and other carts, light chaise, thill and chain harness, van and town cart harness, patent chaff machine, bean mill, wheels, shafts, useful timker, axles, tarpaulins, nosebags, headstalls, stable utensils, & c, the property of Mrs M. A. Geils. Sold in consequence of reduction of stock, and expiration of contracts. On view. Catalogues had 011 the premises, and of Mr J. Gower, auc- tioneer, Repository, Barbican. BARBICAN.— Removed for convenience of Sale.— Mr M. Jackson, of Pimlico, contractor, has directed Mr J. GOWER to SELL by AUCTION, at his Repository, Barbican, Tuesday, Jan 27, at 1, without reserve, THIRTY useful working CART HORSES, twelve brick or rubbish carts, thirty sets of harness, two strengtliv fast- trotting cobs, chaise cart and harness, large quantity of railway brobs, nails, and grease, spring bars, tip, chain and iron bars, chaff boxes, nosebags, clothing, corn bins, & c. < fec, which have been employed on the Brompton Park Estate, and on the Crystal Palace and West End Rail- way, sold in consequence of its completion. The above are mostly young match teams, with many valuable tip mares, selected with great care, regardless of expense, and merit the attention of contractors, farm- ers, and others, being in good working condition, and for absolute sale. — On view two days prior. Catalogues had of Mr J. Gower, auctioneer, at his Repository, Barbican. ' HOLSTEIN and MECKLENBURG CAR- RIAGE. BROUGHAM, RIDING HORSES, COBS, & c, with their CLOTHING.— Mr J. GOWER has received instructions from the importer to SELL by AUCTION, at his Repository, Barbican, on Friday, Jan 80 ( being the first importation this season), TWENTY- FIVE valuable first- class CARRIAGE HORSES, selected with great care from the most celebrated studs in Mecklenburg and Schleswig- Holstein ; among tliem are several beautiful match pairs of greys, browns, and bays, fine steppers, and go well together, powerful chesnut brougham or phaeton horses, some extraordinary weight- carrying cobs, good riding hacks, & e. The entire lot for blood, fashion, and action, are superior to any former consignment. Mr Gower has great confidence in recommending the above to the notice of noblemen, gentlemen, and the trade, to whom this consignment will afford a favourable opportunity of replenishing their stocks. Trials allowed.— On view and catalogues had two days prior. ' STALLION.— To be LET, RATAN, sire of Ma- laeca ( winner of the last Cambridgeshire), Buzzard, dam by Picton— Selim— Pipator; a Cross of blood now invaluable, it properly directed. Ratau's stock, from the small number of thorough bred mares put to him, have been remarkably successful, and he wili there- fore be let on very reasonable terms to any one with sufficient accom- modation, in a central district, to permit of a condition, that he may serve ten danig of winners of 100 sovs gratis, the remaining mares being limited to 80. The half bred stock of Ratan are remarkable for their size, great bone, and substance. He is a very sure foal- getter, and now in first- class form. Can be seen at Whitefield House, Walton, near Liver- pool, and applications to Richard Johnson, stud groom there, will receive attention. STALLION.— For SALE, DUPE, by Pantaloon out of Decoy. Dupe, foaled in 1850, is a beautiful dark bay, 16 hands high, with great power and substance. He is perfectly sound, has a fine temper, and an excellent constitution. His stock are remarkably fine. Decoy, the dam of Dupe, is also dam of Drone, Sleight of Hand, Van Amburgh, Legerdemain, Phryne ( dam of Hobbie Noble and The Reiver), and Flatcatcher, all winners, and first- class horses on the Turf,— Price 60 guineas.— Apply to Thomas Townley Parker, Astley Hall, Chorley, Lancashire. > STALLION.— For SALE, RAVENSBONE, by k^- Venisoi out of Specimen, hy - Rowton; he stands 16 hands high, with immense bone arid substance, very fine temper, and perfectly sound; he is a sure foal- getter. The. proprietor would have no objection to make an exchange for a trotting stallion. The above horse can be seen at Theobald Stud Farm, Stockwell. Surrey, three miles from London. TO be SOLD or LET, BIRKENHEAD, a brown horse, without white and without blemish, 15 hands 3J inches high, a sure foalrgetter. and temper and constitution unexceptionable, bred by Lord Chesterfield iu 1813, got by Liverpool out of Arachne, by Filho da Puta. Arachne was also the dam of Sir Isaac, Scamander, and Industry. Birkenhead is the sire of New Brighton ( winner of the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood, and many other races), the only one of his get that ever started; his half bred stock are very good, He can be seen by applying to Mr Thomas Wilson, stud uroom. Althorp Park, near Northampton. THOROUGH- BRED ENTIRE HORSE.— FOR SALE, MOTLEY, by Touchstone, dam by Lanercost out of Caroline, by Whisker, dam The Gibside Fairy. Motley is half brother to Artillery, of a bright bay colour, stands 15 hands 2 inches high, and is 5 years old, of great power, and: tip to nearly 14st; of unimpaired con- stitution, and would make an invaluable serving stallion. For perform- ances 011 the Turf. see Racing Calendar. To be seen at Marshall's Sta- bles, Meuse lane, Edinburgh.— January 15,1857. IRELAND.— HORSES for SALE. BROOD MARES. 1. JUANITA PEREZ, 6 years old, by Melbourne out of Janeitc ( Ar- tillery's dam) • served by Mountain Deer. 2. INDISCRETION, 6 years old, by Magpie out of Discretion, by Economist ( Indiscretion is own sister toWarhawk); served by Moun- 3. MISS LETTY. bay filly. 2 years old, by Simoom out of Vesta; Vesta is own sister to Vulcan, and the dam of Badinage, & e. 4. BAY FILLY, 2 years old, by Kingfisher out of Indiscretion. Lots 3 and 4 are just broken, and fit to put into work. 5. BROWN COLT, 1 year old, by Mountain Deer out of Indiscretion. 6. UNICORN, brown gelding, 8 years old, by Doughout of Maltese ( the dam of Knight of St George.) For price arid further particulars, application to be made to Robert L. Moore, Esq, Monasterevan, Ireland. npO be SOLD, or LET, a BROWN FILLY, 3 JL years old, by Pyrland out of Agnes, by Battledore, The Nun, by Blacklock, Whisker, Orville, Expectation ( Expectation by Sir Peter out of Zilia, by Eclipse), Calabria by Spadille, Alfred, Locust, Changeling, Cade, Little John; Pyrland, by Bay Middleton out of Latitude, Loyola's dam; a fine racing- like filly, in good condition, having been from grass since the 10th of September last; will make a valuable broodmare Apply to Mr Gaman, Pickhill, near Wrexham. FOR SALE, FRANCES ( brood mare), by Doctor Faustus out of Ninny, by Bedlamite, with her YEARLING FILLY, by Sir Hercules. NINNETTA, 5 years old, by The Era out of Frances. COLT, 4 years old, by The Era out of Frances. FILLY, 8 years old, by Sir" Hercules out of Frances. The above are very racing like, and of great size. Apply to Jas. Osborne, groom. Heath House, Claines, near Worcester. FOR SALE, a very superior, strong, well- bred HORSE, by Harkaway, rising five years old, colour rich dark chesnut ( no white legs). Remarkably quiet and good tempered. Would make a first- rate hunter. Can be seen by inquiring for T. Swatton, the groom ( opposite the Post Office). Surbiton Hill, Kingston- on- Thames. TO OWNERS of TROTTING HORSES.— To be SOLD, a very fast trottine HORSE, 15 hands 2 inches high, cream colour, seven years old. For price and particulars or trial apply to Mr Hartley, Bull and Sun Hotel, Hull. JOHN GARDNER, Clapham Common, Surrey, begs io inform the nobility and gentry that he has always on SALE a lot of superior HORSES of every description, among which is an ex- traordinary thorough bred MARE, 15 hands 2 inches high, very hand- some. and not to beaten with hounds over any country. GREYHOUNDS.— To be SOLD, FALL of KARS, a red bitch puppy, and TITLED TREASON, a black dog puppy. The former won the Bredwardine Stakes, 16 dogs, last Tuesday, amongst a class of puppies of which two were declared to be starters for the great Waterloo Cup; whilst of Titled Treason's performance, at the same meeting, it will suffice to say that, before he was put out by Goldfinder, he had run no less than six courses, the last of which was of great severity, and won cleverly, the three preceding being undecided ones with the famous bitch Hopbine, the winner of the Sundorne Challenge Cup, in the courses for which she defeated greyhounds of the very first- class celebrity ( vide Bell's Life," Stonehenge," and" Thacker") Price, to save troubie, £ 50 each, or £ 80 the brace. Also a BRACE of splendid SAPLINGS, price £ 25 each.— Apply to Mr Robert Ashley, Wistaston. Nantwich, Cheshire. GREYHOUND SAPLINGS.— FOR SALE, FIVE by ECCLEFECHAN out of Walburga, whose first litter won tkeir several stakes at the late Everley Union Meeting. FIVE bv SPRINGER ( own brother to Jardine's Baron, & e\ out of a bitch by Old Figaro, granddam by Locomotive. They were all pupped in April last, and have been reared in the best possible manner; are of good size, very lengthy, muscular, with good legs and feet. Apply to William Richard- son, Fairfield House, Chiddingfold, Surrey. Ecclefechan's produce out out of five bitches won last season 67 public courses— see " Thacker." GREYHOUNDS.— FOR SALE, TWO SAPLINGS ( dog and bitch), by Ranter out of Royalty, Royalty by Foremost out of Madr£; whelped Feb 14, 1856; have been well reared, and are warranted untried. Also, a BRACE of second- season DOGS, fit to go, and of the best Mood in England. Apply to J. Turner, Droitwich- road, Claines, Worcester. GREYHOUNDS.— FOR SALE, THREE PUP- PIES, fawn colour, 7 months old, got by Flying Cliilders out of Lady of Lyons, by Old Archer.— For further particulars and pedigree apply to Mr Richard Scott, Black Bull Inn, Forth Bank, Newcastle- on- Tyr. e. HPWO GREYHOUNDS and a RETRIEVER.— JL Re Itobson's Bankruptcy.— To be SOLD, by order of the assignees. TWO well- bred GREYHOUNDS ( one of the Mocking Bird's strain, and one of the King Cob's strain); also a RETRIEVER. Maybe seen any day from 11 till 8, by applying to Mr George Goedchap, auctioneer, & c, 4, Kilburn Prion', Edgware- road, near Kilburn Gate. RETRIEVER SPANIEL.— FOR SALE, A HAND- some, young, black, curly DOG, 15 months old, in daily work, fit for immediate use, fine nose, will stay at heel or hand, as told, under good command, very docile, and brings his game well. Price 2J guineas. A. B„ care of Mr Gotolee, printer, & c, Wokingham, Berks. EAGLES.— A small PACK of NINE and a HALF COUPLE of HUNTING HOUNDS, and FOUR and a HALF COUPLE of PUPPIES, to be SOLD in one lot. Apply to John Henry Hedge, Ipswich. B1 FOR SALE, the finest DOG in the kingdom, of the blood and mast iff breed. Apply at, 14, Walton- street, Chelsea. SUSSEX SPANIELS.— WANTED, A BRACE ; they must be well broke. Send price and particulars to F. Redmond, Swiss Cottage, St John's Wood, London. LOST, from walk, near Basingstoke, a FOX- HOUND PUPPY ( bitch), colour black and wMte. Any one having the same will be REWARDED by takimrit to Mr G. Budd, Cliddesden, or to the Kennels. Whitchurch, Hants. GREY HAIR.— 1, Little Queen- street, High Holborn.— ALEX. ROSS'S LIQUID HAIR DYE, being a clear fluid, it is merely necessary to damp the hair by the aid ot a comb or brush, when a perfect light or dark colour is permanently obtained. Sold at 3s 6d, 5s 6d, and lfts 6d; sent free by post for54 stamps. Private rooms for ladies and gentlemen. A. R.' s face powder Is; sent for 14 stamps. " Hints on Dress and on the Arrangementot the Hair." a practical essay, adapted to either sex, by Alex. Ross. Price Is, free for 12 stamps. Had of all booksellers. QTALLIONS.— Messrs Barrow's Stud Paddocks, lO Newmarket, and Repository for tke Sale of thorough- bred Horses by Private Contract.— The following popular stallions will serve mares at the above paddocks the ensuing season 1857: ROBERT DE GORHAM, by Sir Heicules out of Duvernay, by Emi- lius out of Varenries, sister to Quadrille, by Selim, at 20 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. He is the sire of many winners. ALARM, by Venison out of Southdown, by Defence, at 15 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. Alarm won the Cambridgeshire Stakes, the Claret Stakes, and the Ascot Cup, beating Orlando, Jericho, Wolf- deg, The Baron, Oakley, and Bishop ol Romford's Cob. He is the sire of Torment, Winkfield ( the winner of the Ascot Cup), Pitapat, Com- motion, Amorous Boy, and many other winners. His stock wort thirty races during the last year. PELION, by Ion ( the sire of Wild Dayrell) out of Ma Mie, by Jerry, at It) guineas a mare, and one guinea to the groom. He won three two year old stakes at Newmarket, including the Triennial, also the Mar- quis of Westminster's Plate at Chester, beating a large field, and the Eglinton Stakes, beating Longbow, Exafct, Vindex, Stilton, and many others. • The following horses are for sale: THE BLACK DOCTOR, COCK PHEASANT, CHARLEMONT, All applications to be made to Messrs Barrow, veterinary surgeons, Newmarket, Every attention will be paid to all mares sent to Messrs Barrow, and. foaling mares will receive their professional services. The best accom- modation can be had, with loose boxes, good pasturage, private paddocks ( if required), and a succession of green crops. No horse or mare to be taken from these paddocks until all expenses are paid, STALLIONS.— The following horses will serve mares the ensuing season, 1857, at thestudFarm, Theobald's Park, Enfield, Middlesex, twelve miles from London, three miles from the Waltham station OH the Eastern Counties line, and three miles from the Potter's Bar station on the Great Northern line :— THE TRAPPER, at 10 guineas. He is brown, 16 hands high, with great lengt h and power ; by Ion out of Prairie Bird, by Gladiator, her dam by Voltaire. He is one of the finest stallions now serving, and possessing such blood cannot fail to get good runners. THE CONFESSOR, at 10 guineas. He is a dark bay, 16 hands high, very strong and sound; by Cowl out of Forest Fly, by Musquito, by Master Henry. It will thus be seen that he possesses good blood— Bay Middleton, Priam, Velocipede, Filho da Puta, Dick Andrews, & c. Also ( if n « t sold or let), MORTIMER and BESSUS, at 5 sovs each. Mortimer is a bay horse, nearly 16 hands high, with great power, by Alarm, dam by Glencoe, granddam by Whalebone out of Hazardess, by Haphazard— Orville. Bessus is a brown horse, 16 hands high, fine shape, by Bay Middleton out of Brown Bess, by Camel. A. Gray begs to intorm noblemen and gentlemen that he now has a very large range of good pasture land, with upwards of 150 roomy boxes, paddocks, an abundant supply of excellent water, and every other neces- sary for blood stock only. Brood mares at 10s 6d per week, corn ( extra) at 3d per feed. He also takes in blood stock to keep and handle prepara- tory to their going into training. Terms: 16s per week. All applications to be made to Mr A. Gray, on the premises, to whom all expenses of mares, & c, must be paid, prior to their removal. November, 1856. STALLION.— Catterick.— GOORKAH will serve mares at Mr C. Pybus's stables for the season 1857; thorough- bred mares at 5 guineas, and 10s the groom; half- bred mares at 3 guineas, and 5s the groom. He is by Annandale out of Fair Jane, by David; 15 hands 3 inches high; a good brown, clear of white; perfectly sound, enormous powers, splendid action in all his paces. His performances will show he has won and beat all the best horses in his year, and at all distances. At three years old, won Liverpool Cup, beating Goldfinder, Chief Justice, Harbinger, Missive, Cariboo, Alp, and many others. KWon Warwick Cup, beating Adine, Little Harry; Ibex, Sackbut, and Black Doctor. Won the Queen's Plate at Doncaster, beating Ilex, Gossip, Grapeshot, and Mentmore Lass. Won the Caledonian Cup, beating Harricot, Friars' Hall, and The Black Doctor. Same place, next day, won the value of 95 sovs, beating Braxey, Pugorrock, Auchinleck, Radulplius, Worcester, and Bird Trap. Ran second to Kingston for the Northumberland Plate, beating Goldfinder, Red Lion, Little Jack, Garth- forth, and many others in the race. At York, for the Great Ebor, ran fourth to Pantomime, Nabob, andCatspaw, beating Newminster, Adine, Revolver, Lord Fauconberg, Barbette, Peggy, and a great field. Ran second to Balrownie for the Caledonian St Leger, equal weights. He met with an accident, when three years old, in his foot, which put an end to his racing career. Goorkah cannot fait in getting first- class horses. Good accommodation for mares and foals at 10s per week; corn at market price. All expenses to be paid, before the mares are taken away, to Mr C. Pybus. Further information to be had of Mr C. Winteringham, Richmond; and Mr C. Pybus, Catterick, Yorkshire. STALLION.— For the Season, 1857, at the kJ Turf Tavern. Doncaster, BALROWNIE, at 8 guineas a mare and half- a- guinea to the groom; dams of winners of £ 100, in one stake at 5 guineas, and 10s to the groom. Balrownie is by Annandale out of Queen Mary, by Gladiator, her dam by Plenipotentiary out of Myrrlia, by Whalebone, Gift, by Y. Gohanna, & c. He is a good bay, with beautiful action, lengthy, with fine symmetry, and good size, being 15 hands 3J inches high, and sound in every respect. That he was a race horse of the first class his performances will show, and iiis blood cannot fail to be invaluable to breeders, being descended from one of the most remarkable racing families of the day. His dam. Queen Mary, is also the dam of Haricot, Braxey, Blooming Heather, Bonnie Scotland, Blink Bonny, & c; and it is worthy of note that, whatever the sire, her produce, both colts and fillies, invariably possess merit of the first order. Annandale, the sire of Balrownie, is also the sire of Goorkah, One Act, Robgill, and numerous other winners; and is himself by Touchstone ( winner of the St Leger in 1S34) out of Rebecca ( the dam of Alice Hawthorn, & c). Balrownie will serve a limited number of halt- bred mares at half- price, but the entire number of mares for the season will not exceed fifty. There is the best accoommodation for mares and foals, and good sound grass land, with an unlimited number of loose boxes; and the greatest attention will be paid them. Hay and grass 10s per week; corn, if ordered, at the market price. All expenses to be paid be paid before the removal of the mares; or, in default, they will be sold at Doncaster Races to defray expe nses » — Apply to J& r vV, I'Anson, Spring Cottage, near Malton, or to Mr W. King, Turt Tavern, Doneaster. STALLIONS, 1857.— At the Birch Farm, at Oswaldkirk TURNUS will serve mares at 10 sovs each, and 10s the groom, By Taurus out of Clarissa, by Defence. FLATCATCHER ( if not previously let), at 10 sovs each, and 10s the groom. He is by Touchstone out of Decoy, by Fiiho da Pnta. At Hambleton House, Thirsk, Yorkshire 4 VATICAN, at 5 sovs each, and 10s the groom. By Venison out of Vat, by Langar, granddam Wire, by Waxy— Penelope, & c. HERMIT, at 5 sovs each, and 10s the groom. By Bay Middleton out of Jenny Lind, by Touchstone, granddam Malibran, by Whisker, great granddam Garcia, by Octavian. JOHN O'GAUNT ( if not previously let), at 5 sovs each, and 19s the groom. He is sire of Hungerford, Bolingbroke, and many other winners. Hay and grass at 10s per week. Corn, if ordered, at the market price. All expenses to be paid before the mares are taken away.* All communications to be made to the stud groom, Oswaldkirk; or Mr Stebbing, Hambleton, Thirsk. Oswaldkirk is twenty miles from York, three from Helmsley, seven from Hambleton, thirteen from Malton, fifteen from Thirsk. fcur from Hovingham, and two from ( Silling station on the Thirsk and Malton Railway. STALLION.— At Stanton, one mile from Shiffiial, Shropshire, where there is a station on the Great Western Railway. S WEETMEAT, the winner of 23 races out of 24 starts. His sire is Gla- diator, by Partisan, sire of Venison and Glaucus. His dam. Lollipop, by Starch or Voltaire, sire of Voltigeur and Barnton. Blink Bonny is out of a Gladiator mare. Sweetmeat never served or averaged more than 10 mares a year until the two last. He served 40 mares last year; all are in foal but two. He will serve 35 mares ( besides the owner's) at 15 guineas each. He is sire of Mincemeat, winner of the Oaks in 1854; Nettle, who was winning the Oaks ( but for the accident too well known) in 1855- Mincepie, winner of the Oaks in 1856; Citron, the best three mile mare of her year; and a host of other first- rate horses. The Royal Paddocks applied to hire him for 1857. His yearlings at Doncaster, in 1855, averaged more than any other stallion, from £ 300 to £ 600 each. In 1856 only two were offered for sale. Two of his fillies have been sold for £ 3,000, and a filly foal of this year for £ 300, and other large contingencies. The best accommodation, with 200 acres of sound old turf, and 100 acres of young clover ( as good as usual) in pastures from 6 to 40 acres each, and plenty of housed swede turnips. Season concludes 1st July, 1857. All mares not paid for by that time will be sold to defray expenses. Apply to Mr Eyke. qTALLIONS.— HOBBIE NOBLE, that justly- kl? celebrated, sound, and first- elass stallion will serve a limited number of mares, at 10 guineas each ( season 1857), at Plumpton Hall, hear Harro- gate and Knaresboro', Yorkshire. He is by Paritaloon out of Phryne, Phryne by Touchstone out of Decoy. He is own brother to Elthiron. Windhound, Mieerrima, The Reiver, & c. It is useless giving further of his pedigree of performance, as it can be seen by Teferenee to the" Stud Book " and Calendar that he and his family have won and been sold for more money than any other horses on the British Turf. T. Groves, the owner, at the above place, is willing to show Hobbie Noble, before com petent judges, against any other thorough bred horse in England that is serving at 20 guineas or more, for quality, action, soundness, and strength in its proper places, which is required to constitute a good animal, for any amount that may be agreed upon. Nominations to be forwarded as soon as convenient. Good accommodation for mares and foals, as usual prices. T. G. has also ROLAND, THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, FLYING BUCK, & c; & c. qTALLION.— ESSEDARIUS, the property Messrs G. and R. Saville, Hud Hill, Chapeltown, near Shefl of Essedariue, by Gladiator, dam by Velocipede; granddam" streamlet, by Teresias; great granddam Bizarre, by Peruvian ; great great granddam Violante, by John Bull out of sister to Skyscraper, by Highflyer. He is a good dark chesnut, 15 hands 3 inches high, good constitution, great power on short firm legs, good action, lengthy, free from any defect, A glance at his performances on the Turf will show his speed and staying capabili- ties. Thorough bred mares at 8 sovereigns, and 8s the groom; half bred mares at 3 sovereigns, and 8s the groom. Good aceorhmodation at Hud Hill for mares, at 10s per week, for hay and grass ; corn, if ordered, at the market price. The groom's fee to be paid at the time of serving, and all other demands to the groom at the end of the season. STALLIONS.— At Alvediston, London Elm, Wilts. — JOE LOVEL, by subscription; thirty mares, beside those of his owner, at 12 guineas each, and 10s 6d the groom. He is the sire of many winners, including Noisy, & c. Also, at the same place, UM BRIEL, by Melbourne or Touchstone out of Verbena, by Velocipede, at 7 guineas each, and 10s 6d to the groom. Half bred mares half- price. Hay and grass at 10s per week; corn, if ordered, at the market price. Alvediston is about 12 miles from Salisbury, and five from Woodyates, where there are plenty of good loose boxes and fine grass land. Sub- scriptions taken at Messrs Weatherby's ; or of George Randall, stud groom, on the premises. Further particulars may be known of Mr William Day, Woodyates, Salisbury. Twenty subscriptions have been taken. STALLIONS for the SEASON, 1857.- At Mr J. Ashton's, Owmby Paddocks, near Brigg, Lincolnshire. THE CURE, at 15 guineas each, groom's fee included. The Cure is the sire of 10 two year old winners, last year winning 27 races, which, from the class of mares he has had, proves him to be a first- class sire. FERNHILL, at 7 guineas each, groom's fee included. Every accommodation for mares and foals. Hay and grass at 10s per week for foaling mares; barren " mares, at 9s per week. Corn at market prices. All demands to be paid before the mares are taken away. Owmby paddocks are three miles from Barnetby Junction, on the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, one mile from Howsham Station, on the Lin- coln and Hull Railway. All applications to be made to Mr J. Ashton, Owmby House. STALLION.— CATESBY, by Slane out of Cobweb ( dam of Bay Middleton), will serve mares next season, at Church- over, near Rugby. Catesby is a rich bay, with black legs, 16 hands high, very handsome, of immense power and superior action. Combining as he does the most fashionable blood, he cannot fail so get race horses. He is the sire of Wellesbourne, Goodlad, Jenny Jones, British Sailor, and other winners. His half bred stock are large, and make valuable hunters. Thorough bred mares, 5 guineas; half bred, half price. Hay and grass 7s a week. There is good accommodation on dry and early land, and every attention will be paid to mares. Apply to the groom, Thomas Giggs. STALLIONS. — At Mentmore, near Leighton Buzzard :— KING TOM, by subscription of 25 mares, besides those of his owner, at 25 guineas each. LEOPOLD, by Phlegon out, of Manilla; thorough bred mares, 7 guineas; half bred mares, 3 guineas. Hay and grass at 10s 6d per week; corn, if ordered, at the market price. All expenses to be paid before the mares are taken away. Apply to Mr C. Markham, stud groom. Mentmore. near Leighton Buzzard. s TALLIONS.— At Willesden Paddocks, Kilburn, London, PYRRHUS THE FIRST, winner of the Derby, & c; sire of Virago, Moestissima, & c, at 30 guineas. SIR TATTON SYKES, winner of the St Leger, & c, sire of many winners, at 20 guineas. DAMASK ( if not let or sold), by Touchstone out of Moss Rose ( sister to Velocipede), at 10 guineas, half breds 5 guineas. SAUCYBOY, winner of the Caen Steeple Chase of 300 sovs, by Arthur, dam by Mameluke, at 3 guineas. Apply further to Mr C. Phillips. STALLIONS.— Rawcliffe Paddocks, near York. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, at 50 sovs, 30 mares. SLANE, at 20 guineas. 20 mares, NEWMINSTER, at 15 guineas. CRUIZER, CONNAUGHT RANGER, and WINDISCHGRATZ, 5 guineas each; winners and dams of winners served gratis by these two ast horses; half bred mares2 guineas each. Besides a limited number belonging to the company. Apply to Thomas Baitson, stud groom. STALLIONS.— At Middle Park, Eltham, Kent, one mile and a half from the Blackheath Station, North Kent line. KINGSTON will serve thirty- five mares at 25 guineas each, besides those belonging to his owner. NEASHAM ( if not sold), at 8 guineas: half bred mares half price. MARSYAS, by Orlando ( if not sold), at 6 guineas; half bred mares half price. QTALLIONS, 1857.— At Mr Phillips's Paddocks, KJ Bushbury. near Wolverhampton, KOH- I- NOOR, ' will serve mares, at 10 guineas, and 1 guinea to tbe groom ; winners of 100 sovs at any one time, or their dams, gratis; half bred mares, £ 3 5s 6d. Pedigree, " Book Calendar," 1856. CALIFORNIA, by Emilius, dam Filagree, at £ 510s each maie; half bred mares, £ 3 5s 6a. Apply to Mr J. Daly, the groom. All expenses to be paid before the mares are taken away, or they will be sold to defray expenses in July, when the season closes.— N. B. Blood stock always on sale. rN*' VI1C 111 lie 11UUI Vile i ( 111 IT E, L£* flUll, 1' 1 ... 1.111. ' . , ill .. 1 IIMIUIIIA, UV11. U, 30 mares, besides two of his owner's and those- of the lesee, at 10 guineas and 1 guinea the groom. There is ample accommodation, and hay and grass, at 12s per week. Apply to G. Giles, on the premises; or to John T. Rowland, Esq, 2, Conduit- street West, Hyde Park.— N. B. Storm is by Touchstone oat of Ghuznee, by Pantaloon, and of his stock that ran last season six out of seven were winners. QTALLION, 1857.— At Kettleby Thorpe, three miles from Brigg, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- shire Railway, one mue from Barnetby Junction, two miles from Howsham, On the Lincoln Branch, ORESTES, at 10 guineas each, groom's fee included. Good accommodation for mares and foals; hay and grass at 9s per week, barren mares at 8s j corn at market price, Applications to be made to W. E. Hobson, Kettleby Thorpe, Brigg, Lincolnshire.- ••"."• STALLION.— SIR TATTON SYKES will serve thirty- five mares, and three belonging to his owner, at 20 guineas > ach mare, groom's fee included, at Wiuesden Paddocks, Kilburn, near London. Sir Tatton was a race horse of the very first class, having won the Two Thousand, the St Leger, and run second for the Derby. From his blood and shape he is eminently suited to get race- horses from mares having a strain of Whalebone or Selim blood. Apply to Mr Charles Phillips, ori the premises. STALLION GRECIAN.— At Theobald Stud Farm, Stockwell, Surrey, three miles from Hyde Park- corner, GRECIAN, Epirus out of Jenny Jumps, at 10 sovs a mare; hfe is half brother to Pyrrhus the First, stands Id hands high, with great Substance; colour, chesnut. ( His stock are very laree and racing- like; can be seen at the stables, with the sire. Hay and grass for barren mares at 12s per week. All expenses must be paid before the mares are removed. Apply to the stud groom on the premises. ,. -. QTALLION, 1857. — At Newbold Pacy, Warwick- Klj shire, six miles from Leamington, Warwick, and Stratford- on- Avon, ASTOLFO, 6 years old, by Orlando, dam Plenary, own Sister to Plenipotentiary. For his performances see Racing Calendar, 1858. At 25s each mare, groom's fee included. The money to be paid at the time of serving. For any further particulars apply, by post, to John Clarke, groom, Newbold Pacy, near Warwick. c - : QTALLION.— WILD DAYRELL will serve thirty Kj mares ( barren excepted) by subscription of SO guineas each, includ- ing their keep, Any mare sent earlier than three weeks before foaling to be charged extra. The season to commence on the 10th of February, and close on. the lOtli of July.— Apply to Mr Rickaby, Chilton Folliat, Hungerford. ••••...• STALLION.— HACO ( winner of the Cesarewitch in 1853, beating a field of thirty horses).— Thorough bred mares at £ 5 5s ; other mares at £ 2 12s 6d, groom's fee included. He was got by Old England out of Dauntless, by Defence, Apply to D. Roden, groom, at Stourton Hall, near Horncastle. QTALLIONS.— LOUP GAROU, by Lanercost out « f Moonbeam, at 15 guineas, and 1 guinea. Apply to Walter Had- ley, Defford, near Pershore. PEPPERMINT, by Sweetmeat out of P. M.' s dam ; to be SOLD or LET cheap.: ' STALLION.— At Melton Mowbray.— DRAYTON will serve mares. Thorough bred rnares at 7 sovs, half bred at 8 sovs, and 2s 6d the groom. All inquiries to be made at the George Hotel, Melton Mowbray. THE FLYING DUTCOMAN— To be DISPOSED OF, ONE SUBSCRIPTION to this horse. Apply to Mr Gill- man, Scriven Park, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, OTALLION GREYHOUND.— MERRYMiN, the sire of Mildew, is at the service of the public at £ 5 5s. Apply to Mr Cox, Farnborough, Hants. QTALLION GREYHOUND.— LABLACHE, at O 10 guineas. Apply to Moses Nurden, O verten, Marlborough. QTALLION GREYHOUND. — RANTER, kJ 10 guineas. Apply to John Weaver, Chadbury, hear Evesham. at STALLION GREYHOUND.— LOPEZ, at guineas. Apply to Charles Talbot, the Greenway, Cheltenham. STALLION GREYHOUND.— LARRISTON is at the service of the public at £ 5 5s each bitch. For particulars apply to Wm. Wignall, Star Inn, SkiptOn- in- Craven, Yorkshire. STALLION GREYHOUND. — MUSEUM, at £ 2 2s, by Figaro out of Manlo ( the dam of Mantua). Inquire of Mr J. Hyde, at Stonrton Hall, near Horncastle. s TUD GREY HO UND S.— BEDLAMITE, 10 guineas, limited to 20 bitches. BEDLAM TOM, 5 guineas. Apply to Mr J. Brown, Old Moot Hall, Nottingham. STALLION GREYHOUND.— NIMROD, the sire of Nimrod, the winner of the Puppy Stakes at Cardington. is at the service of the public at £ 5 5s. Apply at Mr Page's, Town Hall Tavern, Banbury. STALLION GREYHOUND. — BLACKCA P ( own brother- to Restless, by Dutchman out of Alice) will serve bitches at 10 guineas. Winners or dams of winners only 6 guineas. For perform ances see " Thacker." Apply to Mr S. Cass, Tnirsk, Yorkshire. STALLION GREYHOUNDS.— RUTLAND and ROKEBY, at 5 guineas each, by the celebrated Doron oat of Regina, at Bottisham, midway between Cambridge and Newmarket. Inquire for Edward White. '' ST A L L ION G R E Y1IO U N D.— At £ 3 3s, SPRINGER, a black dog, good size, with great muscular power. He is by Kentish Fire out ofLinnet: is own'brother to Consideration, Caprice, and Capacity, and the same litter as Jardine's Baron and Lady- bird— see^ Thacken^ A^ plyt^^ Macclesfield. STALLION GREYHOUND— MASQUERADER, fawn dog ( formerly called Imitator), at £ 8 3s. He is by Motley out of Mocking Bird, and one of the fastest dogs in England, never hav- ing been led to his hare; for performance see " Thacker." Apply to William Alsop, King's Arms Hotel, Kenilworth. QTALLION GREYHOUND.— STANLEY, fawn, kZ? at £ 5 53- each; a powerful, speedy, true running, game dog, com- bining the Camarine ana Old Blinkin Bess blood of the north of Eng- land, with the Monarch and other first- lass blood of Scotland • his pp^ ies are most promising. Apply to Mr Gibson, Woolmet, Dal- STALLION GREYHOUND. — LOCOMOTIVE, black and white ( sire of Debonair), by Captain Daintree's King Cob out of. his Reservation, is at the service of the public at £ 5 5s each bitch. Apply to Thomas Woods, trainer, Elsworth, Cambridgeshire. Locomotive, having been the property of a private courser, lias never appeared in publie. STALLION GREYHOUND. - VOLTIGEUR, at 3 guineas a bitch, bred by Richard Bagge, Esq, out of his bitch Thyme by Vraye Foy; Thyme, sister to Trafalgar, out of Mr Bagge's Twilight, by Lord Stradbroke's Miles out of Minerva, by King Cob. Voltigeur, a stout red greyhound, with excellent feet arid legs, will be at Mr Robert Platten's, bedgeford. near Lynn, Norfolk. OTALLION GREYHOUND.— EDEN, a fawn dog, by Winspeil out of Brenda, Winspeil by Waterloo out of Mid- summer: he is at the service of the public, at 5 guineas each. He is the sire of the following winners this season, viz:— Elegance, Susan Nipper, Bird of Paradise, Pretty Pippin, The Tempter, Donald, Merrie Carlisle, Dark Shadow, & c. Apply to Mr Wm. Hyslop, Denton Hall, Brampton, Cumberland. STALLION GREYHOUND. — CALEDONIAN, red and white, by Sam out of Cleopatra, at £ 5 5s each. He com- bines the King Cob blood of England with the Waterloo and Sport blood of Scotland— see account of him in volume 14 of" Thacker's Annual," page 835; also " Stonehenge's" account of him in volume 15, page 222. lie dislocated a knee joint in running the deciding course for the Lytham Open Cup last season, and has not run since. Apply same as Stanley. UTALLION GREYHOUND.— GERALD, at £ 3 3s, KJ brindled and white, by Lord Eglinton's Rufus, by Heather Jock out of Lord Eglinton's Old Blackbird, by Bugle. Rufus was a great winner for five successive years, from 1845 to 1849— see " Courser's Annual," 6,7, and 8 volume, Out of Greenshield's Vixen, own Sister to Veto, Scotland Yet's dam, by Lord Douglas's Dux out of Tillside Lass ' Lord Ossul stcr-' rtf they were both winners— see " Courser's Annual," 6 and 7 vol. Gerald won the Clifton Cup, 16 dogs at Lytham, in 1852, beating Hugllie Graham and others— see 12 vol of Thacker." Apply to Joseph Wright, Wavertori, near Chester. STALLION POINTER.— At £ 3 3s, BRAG, black arid white, with great bone and muscular power, the model of a stallion pointer. He is bred by George Folgambe, Esq, out of his Flirt, by Lord Spencer's Joe. Apply to Mr Owen Hill, Melton Mowbray- N. B. A good dog- breaker wanted.— Jan 1,1857. HORSES.— LIEUT JAMES'S BLISTER, USED in her Majesty's Cavalry Regiments, patronised by Major- General Sir Charles Dalbiac, Inspector- General of the Cavalry Forces, and highly eulogised by Professor Coleman in his report to the Adjutant- General. Its great efficacy, in all cases where blistering is usually applied, is well known: and its celebrity has extended to all the great studs throughout the world. No horse will gnaw it.— Sold by Messrs Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon- street, London; and by all respectable medicine venders, In pots Is 6d, 2s 9d, arid 5s each. HORSES.— TAYLOR'S CONDITION BALLS, invaluable for swelled legs, grease, coughs, worms, impaired appetite, & c. Read the opinions of the following trainers :—" For getting horses into condition they are unequalled." John Osborne.— " In my opinion they are invaluable." John Scott.—" Your condition balls are excellent." Samuel Rogers.—" I have never used so efficient a ball." John Dawssn.— Prepared by T. Taylor, veterinary surgeon, Bur- ton- on- Trent. Wholesale or Sanger, Oxford- street; Sutton, Bow Church- yard, and all druggists, in packets, six balls, 8s: three balls. Is 9d. T AMENESS in HORSES.— Sewell's Solvent and JLJ Process for the Cure of Chronic or Recent Lameness in Horses.— This is a safe and effectual REMEDY for navicular and foot LAME- NESS, thickening of joint and tendon, rheumatic and synovial disease, and dissolves bone, spavin, splent, curbs, ringbone, and other enlarge- ments. This remedy can be forwarded, post free, with full directions for use, in packets 10s each. Post Office orders, payable to FREDERICK SEWELL, Post Office, Pimlico.— Sewell's Veterinary Infirmary, 21, Elizabeth- street, Eaton- square, London. LEEMING'S ESSENCE for LAMENESS in HORSES.— This essence eures claps or strains of the back sinews, also slips and strains in the shoulders, stifle, hough, whirlbone, knee, fetlock, pastern, and coffin joints. It makes the quickest and surest cures of any article yet known, and horses may be worked during the time of cure. Price 2s 6d per bottle.— To aveid purchasing a spurious article, please see that the names of" BARCLAY and SONS, Farring- don- straet, London," are affixed, they having purchased the original recipe from the executors of George Bott, of Nottingham. BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MAJOR'S REMEDIES for the HORSE, the best and most effectual ever discovered, superseding the burning iron and the torture of the cautery. MAJOR'S BRITISH REMEDY for the cure of ringbone, spavins, splints, and all ossific deposits in the horse. Price 35s. MAJOR'S SYNOVITIC LOTION ( the Remedy No. 2), for grogginess, weak joints, sprains of the back sinews, ruptures of the sheaths of ten- dons, suspensory ligaments, shoulder lameness, and inflammation; also for the cure and prevention of breaking down, & c. In bottles, large size, £ 1 Is; small. 10s 6d each. MAJOR'S INFLUENZA DRINK, 10s 6d and 17s 6d. MAJOR'S RESTORATIVE DRAUGHTS, 10s 6d and 17s 6d. To be had of all respectable medicine vendors, and of Mr Major, vete- rinary surgeon; together with the pamphlet and testimonials, price Is. JOSEPH MAJOR, 26, Cockspur- street, Cliaring- cross. CJTEVENS'S OINTMENT the ONLY SUBSTI- k} TUTE for FIRING HORSES.— The above valuable preparation having been extensively used for 20 years in the principal racing and hunting establishments in the United Kingdom, the colonies, and on the Continent, has superseded all other applications as the most humane, speedy, and certain cure for curbs, splints, spavins, diseased ligaments or tendons, ringbone, & c, & c, and all diseases of horses' legs, in which the barbarous practice of firing was formerly had recourse to.. It is war- ranted never to cause any blemish, be it used ever so repeatedly, is cheaper and much more active than the common blister ointment, causes but little annoyance to the animal, is the most powerful absorbent yet discovered, and no horse will gnaw his legs after its application. It is also highly beneficial in obstinate cough, all glandular swellings, roar- ing, & c. Prepared only by Henry R. Stevens, veteri* ary surgeon ( late of Newmarket), and sold at his infirmary and shoeing forges, 8A, Park- lane ; and at Tattersall's Yard, Hyde Park- corner, London, in boxes, with a Treatise on Lameness, and full directions for use, 2s. 6a, each, or 8s free by post; also, in 5s and 10s boxes, the latter equal to five small or. es. Stevens's Restorative Balls, for debility and loss of appetite; Ste- vens's Tonic Draughts, Gum Bandage; Watson's Purging Paste; and all descriptions of veterinary medicines supplied. H AVE YOU A HORSE P— If so, use HENRI „- , n , , _ , —. and Co's PATENT ARABIAN HORSE FEED. To be had of Hay and grass 10s per week; barren mares, with corn, 14s; foaling1 all com dealers. Patronised by the Earl of Derby, Lord John Russell, mares, 18s. Subscriptions to be taken at Messrs Weatherby's, or at the Col Wvndham, and hundreds of the first agriculturists.— Wholesale Be- above address. pdt. X49, Alderigate- street. BANK of ENGLAND.— Unclaimed stock.— Application having been made to the Governors of the Bank of England to direct the re- transfer from the Commissioners for the Redac- tion of the National Debt of the sum of £ 251 9s, New £ 3 per Cent* heretofore, standing in the name of Ephraim Bond, of St James's- street, Esq, deceased, and wiiioh was transferred to the said Commissioners, ia consequence of the dividends thereon not having been received since the 5th July, 1837, notice is hereby given, that on the expiration of thre ® months from January 1st, 1857, the said STOCK will be TRANS- FERRED, and the dividends thereon paid, to JOSEPH BOND, the acting executor, who has claimed the same, unless some other claimant shall sooner, appear. and make out- his claim thereto. FOR SALE, by PRIVATE TREATY, the HERMITAGE ESTATE, situate at the verge of Walton Heath, in the parish of Walton- on- the- Hill, in the county of Surrey, about one mile from the Betchworth railway station and four from the Reigate town. The property is freehold, excepting about three acres of copy- hold, and comprises a neat cottage residence, standing in its own park- like grounds, handsomely timbered, approached by a carriage drive, with noble entrance gates, lawns, shrubberies, excellent walled- iri garden, detached offices, extensive and very superior stabling ( including nu- merous loose boxes for brood mares, yards, & o), together with 86a 2r 19p of sound grass, arable, and wood land ; jalso adjoining on the east Bushfield Farm, containing 98a Or 38p of grass, arable, and wood land. with cottage, barri, stables, sheds, yards, & c, held under lease, 18 years unexpired ( in which is included the shooting over that part of Walton Heath on the south of the turnpike road from Tadworth to Pebble Hill), about 400 acres ; but there is a clause in the lease to deter- mine the same, upon giving one year's notice by either party ; also ad- joining on the west other leasehold lands, containing 75a 2r 15p, ex- piring December, 1858. The estate forms an area of about 260 acres, and the waste land? 460 acres, the whole admirably well adapted for a racing and sporting man; there are splendid cut gallops for horses upon the common; as well as excellent shooting. For further particu- lars and to treat for the same, apply to Messrs JOSEPH and JGHH NASH, land agents, valuers, and auctioneers, Reigate. TO be LET ( for a term of years) or SOLD, FAIRFIELD, a very excellent and commodious RESIDENCE, within three mi'es of the city of York. The situation is extreme;* healthy, and the grounds ornamental and well timbered. The house contains two dining- rooms, communicating by folding doors, one 26 feet by 16 feet, the other 24 feet by 18 feet, leading into a handsome conser- vatory. 50 feet long; a drawing- room, 26 feet by 25 feet, with'bay win- dow ; library, 21 feet by 16 feet, and two smaller sitting- rooms, smoking room, and bathroom, all on the ground floor; eight best bed- rooms and dressing- rooms, capital and complete offices and servants' be'd- rooms. walled kitchen garden and hothouse, 7 acres plantations and pleasure ground, first- rate stabling for 15 horsel tor more if required), with coach house for four carriages; extensive granary, saddle- room, and sleeping- room for grooms. It is a most desirable residence for a sportsman, being in the vicinity of three packs of foxhounds. Hiinting may be had every day . in the week, and at moderate distances. Good partridge shooting, if required. The form consists of nearly 80 acres of land, all in grass, and of first- rate quality. The buildings very complete. This is let Upon lease. Twelve acres of land can be let with the house • more if required.- Application to be made to W. S. Thompson, Esa! Fairfield, York: B, B. Thompson, Esq, solicitor, Tadcaster; and • Messrs Daniel Smith, Waterloo- place, London. The property is free- hold, tithe free, and the land- tax redeemed. situate on the sea shore of Connemara, county dalway, Ireland " Thii estate possesses the advantages of good fishing and shooting, sea- bathine the most beautiful scenery in Ireland, a well kept garden, orchard green- house, and. vinery j while the handsome cut- stone mansion is amply large enough for the requirements of a large family. For particulars, apply to Thos. F. Eastwood, Esq, Letterfrack, Galway, IrelaRd from whom particulars of furnished dwellings for the salmon fishing season may also be had; and to Frederick SeaDohm, Esq, 11, New- square Lincoln's Inn, London. 1,1 ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Edinburgh, • t0 ie 1,1 pursuance of a resolution of a publie meeting, the LEASE of these GARDENS, with the valuable COL- LECTION of FOREIGN and BRITISH ANIMALS, BIRDS, and other interesting objects of Natural History belonging to the institution. Will beDISPOoED OF on equitable terms. Among the collection there at? three splendid Bengal tigers, two young lions ( male and female), a Polar bear, with her cub, several brown bears, a fine healthy young elephant, and numerous other interesting specimens. It has appeared to the directors, ay. d others interested in the continuance of the gardens that while the public benefit will not be diminished by the change, a profit- able return may be realised by any private party or parties who, on their own account, may, with zeal and energy, enter upon the manage- ment. For several years past, and without the assistance of any officiarmanager, the gardens, have been more than self- supporting. Offers for the lease and stock will be received till Monday, the 9th day of lebruary next, by Mr John Murray, jun, S. S. C., 32, St Andrew- square, Edinburgh, agent for the directors, who will also furnish inquirers with lists of the stock, conditions of transfer, and other information.— Ediri* burgh, 9th January, 1857. SOUTH WILTS.— To be LET, from year to year, ,,„„ « ' for. a termof three years, from Lady Day 1857. NETHERAVGN HOUSE, with the furniture therein, and the right of shooting and sport- ing over 8,000 acres of land, all within a ring fence, with the exception only of oae fann of about 1,050 acres, and also a right of fishery in the river Avon. The mansion- house and village are in the vale of Pewsey. m tlie midst Of Salisbury Plain, and the estate, on one side of it. rung very near the well- known Druldical remains of Stonehenge, and, on the other side, to the Tidworth domain of Mr Assheton Smith, whose fox- hounds hunt the country. The rooms in the mansion- house are larce and lofty, and there is stabling for 25 horses. Netheravon is distant about 7 miles from the town of Pewsey, 6 from Amesfury, 14 from Salis- bury, and about the same distance from Devizes. For further parti- u- lars, and to treat for the occupation, application must be made to Messrs Mullmgs, Daubeny, and Chubb, solicitors, Cirencester, from whom cards of permission to see the mansiOn- house can be obtained Cirencester, Jan 13,1857. SUFFOLK.— To be LET, for a term, BRAM- FORD HALL, near Ipswich, a most desirable famiiy resident with pleasure grounds and gardens, and the shooting over the manor and estate of upwards of 2,000 acres of land, of which above 50 acres are coverts and rilantAtions mhn Ir. ilorlanfnrl fV\ T- vnnvinr* m^ A ; , . . . , ,, --., - v—-,- r - iilway Station at Bram- ford is within half a mile of the park gate. Time from London by ex- press train, two hours and ten minutes; church and post office, about half a mile. From 20 acres to 60 acres of excellent pastureland in the park surrounding the house may be had with it if required. Far parti- culars apply to Messrs Alfred Cobbold and Yarington, solicitors. Ipswich ; or Messrs Cobbold andPatteson, solicitors, V iedford- row! London. * npO VETERINARY SURGEONS and FAR. JL RIERS.- A VETERINARY and SHOEING BUSINESS to be DISPOSED OF in the West End of London.— Address G. J., care of Mr Boakes, 296, Strand. IBURNISHED COUNTRY RESIDENCE, with , HOOTING.- REQI7IRED, a weU FURNISHED comfortable HOUSE, from Lady Day or June next, within 103 miles of London, and reasonable access to a railway. It must contain accommodation for an establishment. Good shooting over 1,000 or 1,500 acres, with some coverts. Address F. W„ 25, Marine Parade, Dover. RABBIT SHOOTING.— TO Country Gentlemen and Farmer?.— Required withinl50 miles of London good RAB- BIT SHOOTING by a gentleman, with board and lodging, if convenient. Address, stating full particulars, with terms, to H. A. S., 3, New Ormond street, Russell- square, London. / CHAMBERS WANTED, UNFURNISHED,, by March nex FURNISHED or „. . , - next. They must be westward of Channg- cross, and contain sitting room, bed room, kitchen, servant's room, and water closet. Address, with full particulars, to J. J., Miland'g Library. Chapel- street, Grosvenor- place. HOLESALE HOUSES, Public Companies, & c, can have their ADVERTISING BUSINESS faithftilly con- ducted, on moderate tenns, by an experienced advertiser. Reference* exchanged. Address Mr Hudson, care olMrG. W. Jordan, 169, Strand, W. C nPHE KENTISH TOWN ESTATK— Conserva- A tive Land Society.— Next Thursday, January 22. at the offices No. 33, Norfolk- street. Strand, the KENTISH TOWN ESTATE wUl1* ALLOTTED, For plans of one of the most valuable building estates ever offered, apply to CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. BLOSSOM of FRUIT TREES.— WORSTED NET, to effectually protect the blossom of wall fruit trees from frost and blight, and the ripe fruit afterwards from wasps and flies 7d per square yard, in various widths. All kinds of garden, fishing, arid sheep nets made by machinery and at very low prices.— R. RICHARB- SON, 2], Tonbridge- place, New- road, King's Cross, London. qPORTSMEN.— Patent RACE COURSE, field, opera and general out- door day and night perspective GLASSES, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing 12 and 18 lenses, con- structed « f German glass: for greatness of power and brilliancy they cannot be equalled.. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are now making use of them as day and night glasses m preference to all others; they are also preferred for deer- stalking, and by sportsmen, gentlemen, and game- ... _ ,, ,, - i eye- piece Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, mid the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had ot larger and allsizes, with increasing powers, and are secured by her Majesty's royal letters patent.— Messrs S. and B. SOLOMON, optickiis. 89, Albemarle- street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. riLOSE of HOLIDAYS.— The return of youth to V/ their respective boarding- schools induces a solicitude from ^ fSr^^ SV^ A1??! 3^?^ I> ersonai comfort arid attraction, and ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for accelerating the growth and im- proving and beautifying the hair, ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, for im- proving the skin and comploxion, and removing cutaneous eruptions, and ROWLANDS' ODONTO, or Pearl Dentnfice, for rendering the teeth beautifully white, and preserving the gums, are considered indis- pensable accompaniments for the attainment of those personal advan- tages so universally sought for and admired. Sold by A. Rowland and Sons, 20, Hatton Garden, London; and by chemists and perfumers.— Beware of spurious imitations. OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA, acknow- ledged for the last thirty years to be the most effectual remedy produced for restoring the hair and promoting the growth of whiskers and mustachios, is continually receiving the most distinguished testi- monials, proving its superiority over all other specifics of the same nature. In bottles 8s 6d, 6s, and lis, wholesale and retail, 13, Wellington- street N ® rth, Strand, London. npHANKS to the CRIMEAN OFFICERS.— W. of the celebrated WATERPROOF PASTE and BLACKING ( which so successfully stood the test, and proved impervious t( 5 water even for those on duty in the trenches), takes tins opportunity of publicly offering his most grateful thanks to the officers who served in the Crimea, for the invaluable patronage he has re- ceived through their recommendations, and most respectfully solicits a continuance during the present hunting, shooting, and fishing season.— 127, Crawford street, Portman- square, London, W. SUPERIOR to all OTHERS.— CLARK'S ROYAL LEAMINGTONIAN HUNTING BLACKING, for softening and preserving boots and shoes, and giving a brilliant raven- jet polish, equal to patent leather; does not crack or wear brown, and retains its lustre for any length of time, in all temperatures. Also, his incomparable elastie waterproof VARNISH, for hunting, shooting, fishing, and ordinary walking boots, and all kinds of india- rubber goods,— Manufactory, 127 Crawford- street, Portman- square, London, W. This matchless composition will be found far superior to any that has ever been offered to the public: it will cleanse and beautify, renders them soft and pliable, does not require rubbing, and will not rub off. Warranted perfectly free from dust, and needs but one trial to prove its superiority over all others. Also, his unrivalled REVIVER, for restoring black ki. i boots, cloths, & c.— Mauufactory, 127, Crawford- street, Portman- square. London, W. H * TO THE HUNT.— W. CLARK again solicits the attention of hunting noblemen and gentlemen to his incomparable BOOT- TOP FLUID, for cleansing and preserving brown boot- tops, totally eradicating all stains, restoringand keeping them to their original colour. White tops may be made brown to any shade required. Also, a LIQUID for polishing and making any top eqnal to patent, with half the usual labour. Premier boot- top powders of all colours— Manufactory, 127. Crawford- street, Portman- square. London, W. HUNTING.— PROPERTY PASTE IS NOW prepared for cleaning leather breeches, gloves, hunting kerseys, cords, drills, & c, with directions for use on each jar, and, if used ac- cordingly, will be found quite free from dust, and one application SILH ficient to produce the desired effect, with a saving of one lialf the usual trouble. Travelling boxes, complete, containing four jars of paste, two brushes, and two sponges, for cleaning leather and cloth breeches, always sole agent for Count D'Orsay's waterproof polish, and manufacturer ol blacking without vitriol.— Manufactory, 28, South Audley- street, Grosve- nor- square.— N. B. Liquids of various colours for cleaning brown tOD- noots. and polishintr cream for ditto. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, price Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. per box.— Thirty years ago to speak of & cure for the gout was considered a romance ; but now, the efficacy and safety of this medicine is so fully demonstrated by testimonials from per- sons in every rank of life, that public opinion proclaims this as one of the most important discoveries of the present age. These pills require neither attention nor confinement, and are certain to prevent the disease attack. ing any vital part. Sold by PROUT and HARSANT, S on : and all medicine vendors. ,229, Strand, Lon- ASTHMA, COUGHS, and COLDS.— One of Dr LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS, allowed to dissolve in the mouth, immediately relieves the most violent asthma, cough, or cold, and protects weak lungs from all the irritation of fogs and frost. They have a pleasant taste. Price Is ljd, 2s 9d, and lis per box, Scld by all druggists. 2 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, JANUARY 18, 1857. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Mr ALBERT SMITK! S" M0NT BLANC, Baden, XJp the Rhine, and Paris, is now open EVERY EVENING ( except Saturday), at 8 o'clock. Stalls 3s, area 2s, gallery Is. Stalls can be secured at the box- office, EGYPTIAN HALL, Piccadilly, every day, between 11 and 4, without any extra charge. The morning represen- tations take place every Tuesday and Saturday, at 3 o clock. GENERAL TOM THUMB, the AMERICAN DWARF.— Crowded Houses.— Patronised thirteen years ago by her Majesty, H. R. H. Prince Albert, H. R. H. the Duchess of Kent, 4c,_ 4c„ EXHIBITING EVERY DAY and EVENING, previous to visiting Russia, in REGENT GALLERY, 69, Quadrant, from 11 to 1, 8 to 5 and 7 to 9 o'clock. He is beautifully proportioned, and the smallest man alive. His performances are remarkably talented and enchanting. New characters, costumes, songs, dances, statues, 4c. The General continues to wait on the nobility and gentry at their residences on due notice. His miniature equipage promenades the streets daily. Admis- sion Is, regardless of age; stalls 2s and3s; children half- price. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, t, Covestry- street, Leicester- square.- OPEN ( for gentlemen only), from 10 till 10— containing upwards of 1,000 Kiodels and preparations, illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, 4c. Lectures are delivered at 12, 2. 4, and half- past 7, by Dr i. Sexton; and a new and highly interesting series of lectures is now In iourse of delivery by Dr Kahn. at a quarter past 8 p. Ki. Admis- sion, Is. Catalogues, containing lectures as delivered bv Dr Kahn. gratia. PORTLAND ROOMS, Foley- street, Portland- place.— Mr H. C. FRERE begs to inform the nobility and gentry his FULL DRESS BALL will take plaoe TO- MORROW ( Monday) EVENING, and the usual soirees every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the season. Tickets, 2s 6d. N. B. The Misses Stuart and Herbert's first Full Dress Bail is fixed for Tuesday, Feb 3d. . PORTLAND ROOMS, Foley- street, Portland place.— Mrs M. WILLIAMS begs to inform the nobility and gentry her first FULL DRESS BALL will take place at the above rooms, on TUES- DAY next, Jan 20th. Dancing to commence at 11 o'clock, under the direction of Mr H. C. Frere. PRINCESS'S CONCERT and BALL ROOMS, Castle- street, Oxford- street, under the management of Mr Frampton, late of the York- road, Lambeth.— These spacious rooms are now OPEN as an ACADE MY for DANCING, in allits various branches, for the stage or ball room. Private lessons daily . from 12 to 4 o'clock. Agrand ball every Thursday evening, to commence at 10 o'clock. Terms for lessons, or hire of rooms, to be had of Mr Frampton, as above T] HENRY RUSSELL will give his AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT, " The Far West," the second part, entitled " Negro Life," at the Lecture Hall, Greenwich, WEDNESDAY. NEXT; Lecture Hall, Woolwich, Thursday ; Institution, Deptford, Friday; Lecture Hall, Walworth, Monday, Jan- 26; Myddelton Hall, Islington, Tuesday; King's Arms, Kensington, Wednesday; Institution, Edwards- street, Portman- square, Thursday; Eyre Arms, St John's Wood, Friday. Mr Russell will accompany himself upon one of Collard and Collard's magnificent bi- cliord pianofortes.— Doors open at half- past 7, com- mence at 8. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY- LANE.— Lessee, Mr E. T. Smith; acting manager, Mr Charles Mathews; stage manager, Mr Robert Roxby; scenic artist, Mr William Beverley.— The greatest hit of all is the Drury- lane Pantomime.— Nightly overflows.— The free list entirely suspended.— Immediate application is requisite to secure good seats.— The Box Office is open, daily, from 10 to 6, under the direction of Mr Edward Chatterton.— Notice: In compliance with the request of many families, Mr E. T. Smith begs leave to announce that the panto- mime will be played first every Friday evening until further notice.— A Morning Performance of the great Pantomime every Wednesday, at 2 o'clock.— The eminent comedian, Mr Charles Mathews, will have the honour of making his first appearance, since his late accident, to- morrow ( Monday).— TO- MORROW ( Monday), and following evenings, her Ma- jesty's servants will perform the petite comedy, entitled TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING; characters by Messrs Robert Roxby, A. Younge, Templeton, Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss Barnes, and Miss M. Oliver. After which, the laughable interlude of SOMEBODY ELSE, in which Mr Charles Mathews will perform his original character. To conclude with the highly successful comic pantomime, entitled SEE, SAW, MAR- GERY DAW; or, Harlequin Holiday and the Island of Ups and Downs. The magnificent scenery painted by Mr William Beverley. The comic scenes constructed by Harry Boleno. The peculiar grotesque opening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard, author of " Harlequin and the Seven Ages of Man," '' Jack and Jill," " Humming Top," " Hudibras," 4c, and the whole arranged and produced under the direction of Mr Robert Roxby. The best pantomime company in England. Auriol, the great Parisian pantomimist. Two Harlequins Herr Deulin and Signor Veroni Two Sprites The Erothers Elliott Two Pantaloons Mr Barnes and Mr G. Tanner Two Clowns Messrs Harry Boleno and Flexmore The Gent Mr Halford Two Columbines Madame Boleno and Miss Honey Grand ballet: Miss Rosina Wright, Mdlles Emilieand Jenny Osmont, and upwards of 130 coryphees. The reduced prices as follows ( varying throughout the house, to suit every one): Galleries. 6d and Is ; second circle of boxes, Is 6d; pit, 2s ; first circle of boxes, 2s 6d; dress circle, 4s ; stalls, 5s; private boxes, 10s6d, £ 1 Is, £ 1 lis 6d, and £ 2 2s. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. — TO- MORROW ( Monday), Jan 19, and during the week, for six nights only, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, performed last Thursday atWindsor Cas- tle. Sir Peter, Mr Chippendale; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr Buckstone; Crabtree, Mr Compton; and Charles Surface, Mr Murdock; Lady Tea- zle, Miss Reynolds; Lady Sneerwell, MrsPoynter; Mrs Candour, Miss Taloot. After which, the pantomime of THE BABES IN THE WOOD; or. Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. A morning performance of the pantomime on Thursday next, and every Thursday. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL.— TO- MORROW ( Monday), and during the week, CONRAD ANDMEDORA; or. Har- lequin Corsair, and the little Fairy at the Bottom of the Sea. Sup- ported by Mrs C. Dillon, Miss Woolgar, Messrs Barrett, Toole. Calhaem, 4c. Preceded every evening by THE KING'S MUSQUETEERS. D'Artagnan: Mr C. Dillon. The romantic play of Fabian, the new play of the Cagot, and the Tragedy of Othello, will be repeated shortly, Morn- ing Performance every Saturday, at 2 o'clock. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch.— Morning performance of the Pantomime every Monday at half- past 12— Engagement of the original General Tom Thumb, who appeared three times before her Majesty, thirteen years ago. The General will make his first bow at this theatre on Saturday next.— TO- MORROW ( Sonday) and every evening during the week, to commence • with the new Christmas comic burlesque Pantomime, called HICKEDY PICKEDYMY BLACK HEN; or, Harlequin King Winter and Queen Spring. Harlequin, Mr Ashate ; Columbine, Madame Pauline: Pan- taloon, Mr Bird. Sprites by Mons Juan and Felix Carlo. Clown by the celebrated Doughty. To conclude with THE WAITS.— On Saturday next, after the first piece, the performance of the original General Tom Thuijb. Prices as usual. HE BRITISH AGRICULTURAL COMPANY ( Limited), incorporated pursuant to act of Parliament, 19 and 20 Vic, cap 47.— Under this act no liability will be incurred by any share- holder beyond the amount of shares for which he subscribes. Capital £ 100,000, in 100,009 shares, of £ 1 each, With power to increase. 5s to be paid on application, and 15s on allot- ment. No further call or liability whatever. Sir J. V. Shelley, Bart, M. P., 25, Park- lane, and Maresfield, Sussex. Tilden Smith, Esq, Vine Hall, Mountfield, Sussex. DIRECTORS: Tilden Smith, Esq, Vine Hall, Mounttield, Sussex. Andrew Clark, Esq, Westhill, Wandsworth; and 131, Upper Thames- street. Director of the Javel Company. George Clement, Esq, Hastings, Sussex. . Benjamin Collett, Esq, Grove Lodge, Fulhara. Managing Director. . W. Dollond Harris, Esq, 29, Gloucester- crescent, Regent's Park. Hon Oliver W. Lambart, Tunbridge Wells, and Junior . United Ser- vice Club. „ „ . John Elphinstone Milton, Esq, Nortons, East Gnnstead. Edward Monk, Esq, Lewes, Sussex. 68 . AUDITORS : Henry Croysdell, Esq, public accountant, Basinghall- street; W. J. ViaR, Esq, 3, Old Broad- street. Secretary of the Railway Pas- sengers' Assurance. , BANKERS • Bank of London, Threadneedle- street, London; Messrs Smith, Hilder, Scrivens, and Co, Hastings. BROKER : G. S. Herbert, Esq, 73, Old Broad- street. SOLICITORS : W. W. Fisher, Esq, 3, King- street, Cheapside ; N. P. Kell, Esq, Battle, Sussex. CONStrLTiifG CHEMIST : John Mitchell, Esq, F. C. S. OFFICES : 2, Austinfriars, Old Broad- street, This company is formed for the purpose of supplying a want univer- sally acknowledged to exist among agriculturists, that is, a source whence the occupiers of land can at all times obtain a supply of those articles perfectly pure and unadulterated of which the requirements of modern improvement are constantly increasing the demand; and also for the purpose, which it is self- evident must be equally advantageous to all parties concerned, of establishing a commodious depot, where agri- cultural implements of every description, by all the best makers, can at all times be inspected and purchased. The proposed operations will be as follows :— The company will import and supply, at fair and reasonable prices, genuine manures of all kinds, seeds, oilcake, and all other articles used in the feeding of live stock, and for agricultural purposes generally. The company will also act as agents for the purchase and sale of live stock of the most approved breeds, both British and foreign, and will likewise have a depot where agricultursl implements of every descrip- tion by the best makers will bet exhibited and sold on commission, and where samples of the other articles can always be seen and inspected. - The directors have been appointed sole consignees for the sale of the Javel Guano, both in the United Kingdom and the Colonies. This right has been secured by contract for a term of 21 years with the Javel Manure Company of France. The qualities of this manure are such as to have raised the demand in France to so great a magnitude as to afford reason- able expectation of its general adoption in this country, where, in every instance in which it has been tried, it has given unqualified satisfaction. This manure, manufactured by a patent process, from the contents of the cesspools and blood of the slaughter- houses ( abattoirs) of Paris, com- bines within itself all the good qualities of every description of manure, and will be supplied at about one- lialf the cost of Peruvian guano ( which it fully equals), with a guarantee that each parcel contains a certain amount of fertilising ingredients. The directors invite attention to the analyses of the Javel manure, and also to the numerous testimonials, which can be had on application at the company's office; the whole of which, after repeated trials, express the most decided satisfaction, showing that millions of acres now waste and uncultivated can be made productive, by the application of this manure, and return large profits to the proprietors and occupiers. It is equally adapted for cereal and green crops, and is peculiarly suitable for the cultivation of hops and all products which require to be frequently manured. The proprietors of the Javel Company of Paris will take a large interest in this company, and have already agreed to pay £ 4,000 on the first issue of shares; in addition to which, a large number have already been sub- scribed for by the directors and their friends. The remainder can be applied for according to the annexed form. Arrangements have also been made with the proprietors for the exclu- sive supply of the Patent British Fish and Blood Manure, manufactured at Stratford, Essex. This valuable compost— also guaranteed in every case as to its amount of fertilising qualities— will be supplied to parties preferring it, at the same prices as the Javel Guano. AH other articles supplied will likewise be sold with a guarantee of their genuineness and freedom from adulteration. The directors have made arrangements with several gentlemen of in- fluence in different parts of the kingdom, connected with the manure and seed trade, who will act iu their respective districts as agents for this company. The capital will therefore become immediately productive; orders to a considerable extent have been received, which the directors will be forthwith prepared to execute, having a large supply of the above m'anures ready for delivery. Arrangements are also in progress with several leading Continental houses engaged in the seed trade, by which consignments will be made to the directors, at prices that will command a most extensive and lucra- tive business. There can be no doubt of the remunerative result of the operations of this company, every branch thereof affording sources ot large profits. The only establishment of a like nature in the United Kingdom, the Aberdeen Commercial Company, conducted on similar principles, has stood the test of many years as to its usefulness, and yielded large re- turns to its shareholders for their investments, the £ 20 shares being now worth £ 120. Applications for shares may be made at the offices of the company, or to tne broker or solicitors, from whom prospectuses, testimonials, and any other information can be obtained. All applications for shares must be accompanied by a payment of 5s per share to the bankers, brokers, solicitors, or at the offices of the Com- pany. In the event of less than the whole number applied for being allotted, the amount paid in excess will be appropriated towards the remaining payment of 15s per share; if no allotment be made, the amount paid will be immediately returned in full. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE BRITISH AGRICULTURAL COMPANY ( LIMITED). GENTLEMES : I enclose you herewith the sum of £ or the receipt for that amount, and I request you to allot me shares of £ 1 each in the British Agricultural Company ( Limited), and I agree to accept the same or any less number that may be allotted to me, and to pay the remaining 15s per share thereon in accordance with the terms of the prospectus.— I am gentlemen, your most obedient servant. Name in full Profession or occupation Date Residence in full Place of business ( if any) Just published, price, cloth, 2s 6d, post free, " OUFF'S GUIDE to the TURF; or, Pocket XYi Racing Companion for 1857.— Contents : The Nominations for Great Britain and Ireland for 1S57, and the Great Stakes for 1858- a Complete Calendar of the Raees in Great Britain and Ireland for 18j> 6— the Horses Indexed, with their Pedigrees— Laws of Racing— Length of Courses— Revised and Enlarged Lists of the Trainers— Winners of the Great Races from their Commencement— Races to Come, Derby Lots, 4c. London: Piper. Stephenson, and Spence, 23. Paternoster- row. M1 MONEY ADVANCED to gentlemen of property on their notes of hand; also any amount of money advanced on reversions, gentlemen having the use of the money without paying in- terest or principal until they have been in possession of their property two years. Officers and miners of property accommodated with money. £ 100,000 to lend on reversionary property and gentlemen's estates. Apply ( in strict confidence) to Mr Graham, No. 5 Chambers, No. 8, Duke- street, St James's. • NOTICE. Immediately, in one volume, crown 8vo, 500 pp, price 5s, neatly bound, U CHARLES READE'S matter- of- fact Romance. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MEND. " Thousands will read this work."— AthenEum. " Written with amazing spirit."— Press. . " One of the very few first- rate works of fiction we have met with m our life."— Critic. . •• In everv way an uncommon book."— Saturday Review. " One ofthe most striking and effective works given to thepubhefor many years. "— Observer. ^ , London: Richard Bentley. New Burlington- street. Now ready, in 1 vol, with 1,500 Engravings of Arms, IR BERNARD BURKE'S PEERAGE and ,— BARONETAGE for 1857. New Edition, corrected throughout to the present time from the personal communications of the nobility, 4c. " The best genealogical dictionary of the peerage and baronetage. — Globe. Hurst and Blackett, publishers, 13, Great Marlborough- street. MONEY ADVANCED, on the personal security of keirs to entailed estates, who can have an immediate income secured to them. Also upon the note of hand of officers on full pay, 4c. Also upon freehold and funded property, reversions to money in the Funds, life estates, 4c. Reversions purchased. Apply to Mr Allen, at his offices, 28A, Regent- street, Waterloo- place. MONEY.— Nohlemen, gentlemen of property, heirs to entailed estates, and officers OH full pay, with good expectations, can be supplied with ANY AMOUNT, Advances made on reversions, life interests, and legacies under wills. Large sums can be obtained by way of post obit.— Address by letter to C. D., 61, Brook- street, Hanover- square, London. S1 MONEY.— Apply to Mr HOWSE, 11; buildings, Strand, W. C. Amount and duration of 1 Beaufort- loan immate- rial. Every application considered confidential, and treated with promp- titude, whether personal or written. TO CORRESPONDENTS. NOW READY, MR DOD'S PEERAGE, 4c. New Edition for 1857, thoroughly revised, and enlarged, R DOD'S PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE, 4c, for 1857 ( seventeenth year), includes all the Crimean Officers who are Knights of the Bath, the new liishops, and all the latesft changes. „ , Whittaker and Co, Ave Maria- lane, London; and all booksellers Price 10s 6d. ' M APRIVATE GENTLEMAN is desirous of INVESTING some spare CAPITAL, on the personal security of gentlemen of property, and officers in the army; also on reversionary interests. Address, confidentially, to H. '&., 6, Whitehall- place, Gravesend. TWENTY- NINTH YEAR.— Now ready, R DOD'S PARLIAMENTARY COMPANION JLVJE. for 1857, contains all the New Members of the House of Com- mons, the New Ministerial Appointments, & c. Whittaker and Co, Ave Maria- lane, and ail booksellers. LONDON AND ST JAMES'S SOCIETY, 11, Upper Berkeley- street, Portman- square.— ADVANCES to gentle- men, officers, and persons holding respectable appointments, on personal security, or on mortgage, at low interest. Application, by letter, to Mr Cook. M1 R1 Just published, in 8vo, price 2s, AN ESSAY on the THERAPEUTICAL EFFECT of PURGATIVES on the HORSE, read before the Veterinary Medical Association of London, Session 1855- 56, to which was awarded, the Society's Silver Medal. By JOHN FIELD. M. R. C. V. S. London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. POETRY BOOK FOR WORKING PEOPLE. Just published, fcap 8vo, paper Is, cloth Is 6d, gilt 2s, post free, ~ EART MUSIC : for the Hearth Ring, the Street Walk, the Country Stroll, the Work Hours, the Rest Day, the Trouble Time. Selected by J. E. CLARKE, M. A., Secretary of the Derby Working Men's Association. London : Partridge and Co, Paternoster- row, and all booksellers. H MESSIAH, 2S, OR 4S; Maccabseus, 2s, or 4s ; Israel in Egypt, 2s, or 4s ; Creation, 2s, or 3s ; Judas _ il in Egypt, 2s, or 4s ; Samson, 2s, oi- ls. The 3s and 4s editions are bound in scarlet cloth. Dettingen Te Deum and Zadock the Priest. Is 6d; Alexander's Feast, 2s; Acis and Galatea, ls6d. Eachwoik complete, with separate libretto, in vocal score, with piano- forte or organ accompaniment, arranged by Vincent Novello; octavo size. Please ask for Novello'sCen'enary Edition, printed on stout paper. Also, uniform with the above, Mozart's Twelfth Mass, 2s ; Haydn's Third Mass, 2s : Beethoven's Mass in C, 2s— or the Three Masses in one volume, cloth, 7s. Mozart's Requiem ( with E. Holmes's Critical Essay, from the Musical Times), 2s— the Masses have Latin and English Words. London : J. Alfred Novello, 69, Dean- street, Soho ( W.), and 35, Poultry ( E. C.). SYDNEY HALL ON CONSUMPTION. Second Edition, price Sixpence, free for seven stamps, ON the TREATMENT and CURE of CON- SUMPTION, by an entirely new but highly successful method, with plain instructions for the speedy cure of asthma, coughs, and all diseases of the chest aud lungs. By SYDNEY HALL, M. D. London : J. Gilbert, Paternoster- row. DR MADDOCK ON DISEASES OF THE CHEST. Price 5s 6d, free by post. Small Edition, 2s 6d, with cases, ON CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CHRONIC CuUGH, LOSS of VOICE, 4c. By Dr MADDOCK. " The treatment pointed out is ingenious and natural, and its efficacy is incontrovertible."— Literary Review. London: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co, Stationers' Hall- court. T ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.— Lessee, Mr W. Cooke.— TO- MORROW ( Monday), and all the week, Shakspere's RICHARD THE THIRD ( last week and 110th night), with Mr W. Cooke's equestrian illustrations; Richard, Mr James Holloway. After which the SCENES in the spacious CIRCLE. To conclude with an equestrian comic pantomime, called PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK; or, Harlequin and the Magic Horseshoe. Commence at a quarter before 7 o'clock.— A Morning Performance every Saturday at 2 o'clock. COAL HOLE TAVERN, Fountain- court, Strand ; opposite Exeter Hall).— Lord Chief Baron NICHOLSON, and the celebrated JUDGE and JURY SOCIETY. EVERY NIGHT at half- past 9 o'clock precisely. TO- MORROW ( Monday) a new case for discus- sion, in which thac much- abused individual, the Notting Hill Burglar, will appear. Pos6s Plastiquee and Tableaux Vivants at half- past 7, and after the theatres, supported by the most exquisite female models. Chops, steaks, 4c, in the coffee- room. An excellent ordi- nary at 6 o'clock daily. Beds Is 6tl.— N. B. Mr Nicholson deems it necessary emphatically to state that he is not connected with any periodical now publishing. CASINO DE VENISE, High Holborn.— This elegant establishment, now the principal feature in the metropolis, is OPEN EVERY EVENING, as usual, from half- past 8 to 12 o'clock. The celebrated band under the direction of Mr W. M. Packer performs a nightly varied selection of new music. On and after Monday next, an old fashioned Country Dance will be introduced, and, if approved of by the visitors, will be continued until further notice.— Admission, Is. CHEAP RETURN TICKETS to BRIGHTON and BACK.— FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD CLASS, available from Saturday to Monday, are issued at London Bridge every Saturday, by the fast train at 8 p. m., first and second class passengers to return by any of the regular trains up to and including the 8 a. m. train, and third class passengers by any train not later than the 7 a. m. on the following Monday. FARES THERE AND BACK : lst class, 13s; 2d class, 9s; third class covered carriages, 6s. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. London Bridge Terminus. EXETER HALL HOTEL, Strand.— Visitors to the CHRISTMAS PANTOMIMES 4c, are respectfully informed ' that this hotel is contiguous to the most attractive places of amusement, great additions have been made to the hotel, which now consists o! upwards of sixty bedrooms, with numerous suites of private apart- ments. Bedrooms, 2s; drawing- room, including wax lights, with bed- room en suite, 7s; breakfasts, Is 6d: dinners, 2s; attendance, Is. A noble smoking- room has been added to the coffee- room and a night watchman appointed. BURGUNDY, PORT, AND SHERRY SACK.— The PRIZE WINES of the Paris Exhibition of 1855, patronised by the nobility and gentry, and recommended by medical men for their purity and freedom from acidity ; admirably adapted for sporting break- lasts and dinners. Price, 28s per dozen ( bottles included). To be had ( for cash only) of F. W. SELLERS, 1, Chapel- place, Cavendish- square. Checks to be crossed to Sir S. Scott, Bart, and Co. THE CONTINENTAL WINE COMPANY, Birehin- lane, Cornhill, Are enabled by their connection with the principal wine growers to supply tevery description of WINE of the finest qualities at prices for • cash far below the average, including their Alto Douro Ports, at 42s. per dozen. Genuine ditto 34s. per dozen. Superior Pale or Gold Sherries, 30s. to 36s. per dozen. fChampagne from 42s to 72s. iClaret from 30 « to 84s. OVSELTY as a CHRISTMAS PRESENT.- • now READY for DELIVERY, and contains, as usual, two quart cut de- . eauters, two pint ditto, 12 cut tumblers, and 12 cut wines, all to match, for ONE GUINEA ( basket included). Sent to any part of England on - receipt of Post Office order, payable to DAVID JACOBS, glass manu- facturer, 33, Kavmarket, London. Established 18X3. TAVERN KEEPERS' GLASS SUGAR STIRRERS for GROG, & c— The ahove useful and acknow- ledge the cleanest invention of the day. for the use of licensed victu- allers, can now be had, carefully p& eked in tie cases, containing three dozen, for 3s 6d. Will so safe to any part of England, on the receipt of 42 postage stamps. Address DAVID JACOBS, 33, Haymarket, the only house in London established to supply tavern keepers with every de- scription ot glass adapted for their use, at wholesale prices. HUNTING HATS and CAPS.— Best quality HUNTING HAT, waterproof, impervious to grease, and venti- lating, 17sj best quality hunting cap, 21s ; also light ventilating vel'vet hats, impervious to grease, best 17s, other qualities at 12s 6d, W) s 6d, ; » nd 7s 6d, far cash only.— JOHN HOLBROOC, manufacturer, 46, West Strand, London. An extensive assortment of Sown mad « umbrellas. RIDING to COVERT.— CORDING'S WATER- PROOF COATS are the best, light or stoat, patronised by most masters of hounds; coat covers for the saddle; riding aprons, a safe protection to seat and knees; warm driving'aprons, warranted not to cracky driving gloves. Cor& iHg's wading boots are the lightest and most pliant and durable for snipe shooting and angling; they require no dressing.— J. C. CORDING, 231, Strand, five doors west of Temple Bar. THE BEST CLOTHING at this SEASON com- prises all variations in materials rendered necessary for winter, suitable wear in and out of doors, dress which displays tiie success of the well- knosvn merchant tailors and clothiers, E. MOSES and SON, at whose establishment and West- End branch clothing of a very superior order may be had at economical prices. Great advantages are derived from transactions at E. Moses and Son's, in every description of dress, bespoke and ready- made. Garments for youths and children are produced with great neatness and strength of material and workmanship. They are designed, cut, and made by a class of artists and workmen whose talent is unparalleled. The same cara and attention are employed on this as on every other branch of E. Moses and Son's business. Servants' Dress and Liveries are made with great economy, correct- ness, and expedition. A very large stock of fabrics being constantly ready, selection may be made without loss of time. Mechanics' Clothing is offered at very reasonable prices. The quality and workmanship are unequalled. OVERCOATS, superior in every respect, having the advantages of first- class materials and make. FAMILY MOURNING may be obtained to order with the great est expedition, or selected at any time from the largest and newest stock in the world. It is the determi nation ofE. Moses and Son to preserve that universal reputation gained by their skill and industry in business, and to continue a uniformity of cheapness and superiority in every department. The WYNDHAM WRAPPER, price 18s 6d. The EMPEROR'S WINTER CAPE, waterproof, price26s, The CAMBRIDGE and the CARDIGAN WRAPPER. TheKERTCH JACKET. The SARDINIAN bordered TROWS ERS, price from lis 6d. CAUTION.— E. Moses and Soil beg to state that they have no connec- tion with any other house, except their establishment and branches, as follows :— London: Aldgate and Minories, opposite to Aldgate Church. West End Branch : New Oxford- street and Hart- street. Country Branches : Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire. SPECIAL NOTICE.— Until March, the establishments will be closed every evening at 8 o'clock, except Saturday, when they remain open until 11. GRATIS.— New book, with lists of prices, and self- measurement; also an illustrated Almanack for 1857. J^ EFT- OFF CLOTHES WANTED. — Gentlemen having LEFT- OFF WEARING APPAREL, in any quantity and of every description, including regimentals, lace, boots, books, jewellery, 4c, to DISPOSE OF, are respectfully informed that they may obtain the full value for the same to any amount on addressing a line ( pre- paid) to J. HUTCHINSON, 17, Dean- street, High Holborn. Gentlemen waited en ( free) at any time or distance. Parcels from the country, the utmost value immediately remitted by Post Office order. Established 1840. WANTED to PURCHASE, every description of ladies', gentlemen's, and children's LEFT- OFF WEARING APPAREL, regimentals, jewellery, India wardrobes, under clothing, 4c, which will be paid for in cash, and a good price given. Parcels from the countrywill have the utmost value sent byreturnof post. Ladies and gen- tlemen waited on at anytime by addressing to Mr or Mr? MOISTER, 69, Red lion- street, Holborn, W, C. HE CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY ( Limited), Incorporated under the JointStock Companies' Act, 1856. Capital, £ 310,003, in 62,000 Shares of £ 5 each. £ 3 payable on allotment. £ 2 on the lst of May, 1857. DIRECTORS; CHAIRMAN : The Right Honourable Viscount Exmoutli, Montague- square, and Canonteign, Devonshire. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN : Frederick Thomas Parsons, Esq, Porcliester- terrace, Hyde Park. Sir T. Herbert Maddock, M. P., Suffolk- street, Pall- mall. Richard Thomas Cousens, Esq ( Messrs Gooch and Cousens), Upper Thames street and London- wall. Horatio N. Dickson, Esq ( Messrs Dickson, De Wolf and Co), George- yard, Lombard- street, and San Francisco. Francis Little, Esq, St James's- street, and Salem House, Lees, Lancashire. Edward Mammatt, Esq, Chairman of the Burton Brewery Company, Burton- on- Trent. William Nicholson, Esq, Old Trafford, Manchester. Dudley Oliver, Esa, Ashby- de- la- Zoucli. William Warne, Esq, Chairman of the Linares Lead Mining Company ( William Warne and Co), Gresham- street West, aud Tottenham. BANKERS : The Bank of London, Threadneedle- street, and Charing- cross. SOLICITORS : Messrs Hughes, Kearsey, Masterman and Hughes, Bucklersbury. SECRETARY : W. W. Terrington, Esq. OFFICES : 28, Poultry. This company is formed under the Joint Stock Limited Liability Act of last session, for the purpose of supplying the county of Nevada, and other districts in California, with water, and especially for establishing and carrying to completion works situated in the county of Nevada, in the State of California, which have been in progress for more than two years; and also for negotiating for the purchase of other works already m profitable operation. The whole of these works command a district of thirty- five miles in length, and upwards of six hundred square miles in area, known to be auriferous throughout, and for the development of which there is no other possible means of supply but that which will be possessed by this company. The primary object of these works is to give a steady and continuous supply of water throughout the year, for which there is an unlimited demand, to the miners engaged in this, one of the most valuable and thickly- settled districts of the whole State of California. It is well understood that the sole drawback to the still greater produc- tiveness of this highly auriferous region is the want of a sufficient and continuous supply for mining operations during a considerable part of the year, known as the drv season. The reports of the two English gentlemen who were deputed at dif- ferent periods to investigate the merits of the enterprise, together with a map of the district and detailed information, by which an estimate can be formed of the extraordinary prospects of this undertaking, are pub- lished in a pamphlet, and may be had at the offices of the company. It may be sufficient here to state, that the lowest dividend estimated by these gentlemen, after making liberal allowance for contingencies, ex> ceeds £ 50 per cent per annum on the entire capital. An agent, selected by the board, will be immediately sent out at the expense of the projectors, with instructions to place himself in commu- nication with an influential mercantile firm at San Francisco, and in conj unction with them strictly to investigate all matters connected with the undertaking. If the result of such investigation prove satisfactory, the agent will be empowered to complete the arrangements for carrying out the ob- jects of the company forthwith. Should the directors, however, be in- duced by the report of their agent, to decline the purchase of the rights and works above alluded to, the whole amount of the subscriptions will be returned to the shareholders without deduction. To prove their confidence in the profitable character of this under- taking, the Californian proprietors have consented to receive payment for all their rights, interests and outlay in shares of the company. Class B, and have agreed that such shares 6hall not for the period of three years from the completion of the purchase be entitled to dividend, unless in the meantime a dividend at the rate of 20 per cent per annum has been paid to the shareholders, Class A. Twenty- nine thousand A shares only are now open to public sub- scription, representing £ 145,000. Applications for shares must be accompanied by the bankers' receipt for a sum equal to £ 1 for every share applied for. This amount will be be applied towards the payment of the first deposit on the number of shares allotted, and the surplus ( if any) will be immediately returned to the applicant. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES, which may be either written or printed. To THE DIRECTORS OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY ( LIMITED). GENTLEMEN : Having paid to the bankers of the company the sum of to your credit, I request that you will allot me of £ 5 each in the capital thereof; and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any less number, that may be allotted to me, to pay the re- mainder of the deposit and call at the periods stipulated, and in all re- spects to conform to the provisions of the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1856, and to the rules and regulations for the time being of the company. — I am gentlemen, your obedient servant. Name in full Address Occupation Date rFHE LANCET, on Dr DE JONGH'S Light JL Brown COD LIVER OIL, the most speedy and effectual remedy for consumption, bronchitis, asthma, gout, rheumatism, sciatica, diabetes, diseases of the skin, neuralgia, rickets, infantile wasting, general debility, and all scrofulous affections:—" Dr De Jongli gives the preference to the light brown oil over the pale oil, which contains scarcely any volatile fatty acid* a smaller quantity of iodine, phosphoric acid, and the . elements of bile, acd upon which ingredients the efficacy of cod liver oil, » o doubt, partly depends. Some of the deficiencies of the pale oil are attri butable to the method of its preparation, and especially to its filtra- tion through charcoal. In the preference of the light brown over the pale oil we billy concur. We hav e carefully tested a specimen of Dr De Jongh's light brown cod liver oil. We find it to be genuine, and rich in iodine and the elements of bile." Said only in imperial half- pints, 2s 6d; pints, 4s 9d; quarts, 9s; capsuled and labelled with Dr de Jongh's stamp ana signature. Wholesale and retail depot, ANSAR, HARFORD, and Co, 77, Strand, W. C„ Dr de Jongh's sole British consignees, by whom the oil is daily forwarded to all parts of the metropolis. F RAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH. — Price Is lid, and 2s 9d per Box.— This excellent family pill is a medicine of long- tried efficacy for purifying the blood, so very essential for the foundation of good healt h, and correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength, a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place, and renewed health will be the quick result of taking this medicine, according to the directions occompanying each box. Sold by Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand. London, and all vendors of medicine. AS a MEDICINE long highly esteemed for its curative powers in cases of indigestion, sick headache, nervous- ness, and affections of the liver and bowels, COCKLE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS cannot be too strongly recommended, having stood the test of public opinion for upwards of half a century. Prepared only by James Cockle, surgeon, 18, New Ormond- street, and may be had of all medicine vendors, in boxes at Is lid, 2s 9d, 4s tkl, and lis. FOR the BENEFIT of SUFFERING HUMANITY.— A retired gentleman having cured himself of indigestion and nervous debility, accompanied with deafness and defect of sight, after suffering upwards of 25 years, thinks it his duty to make the remedy known for the benefit of the afflicted. He will, therefore, forward the particulars for the cure of the same on receipt of a stamped envelope, properly directed. Address Rev J. Johnstone, No. 1, Park- terrace, Heavitree, Exeter. AN ACT of GRATITUDE.— 5,000 Copies of a Medical Book for Gratuitous Circulation.— WILLIAM THOMAS Esq, having been effectually cured of nervous debility, loss of memory, and dimness of sight, resulting from the early errors of youth, by following the instructions given in a medical work, by a physician, he considers it his duty, in gratitu le to the author, and for the benefit of nervous sufferers, to publish the means used. He will therefore, send free, to any address, in a seated envelope, on receipt of a directed envelope enclosing two stamps ( to pre- pay postage), a copy of the medical work, containing every information required. Address, William Thomas, Esq, St John's- lane, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. AN old medical gentleman, having, from the results ef his practice, written a small POCKET- BOOK, or GUIDE, expressly for the use of young men, which treats on SPERMATORRHOEA, venereal, nervous, and generative diseases in every form, believing it will prove beneficial both to the health and pockets of its readers, the guide will be sent, post free, in a sealed envelope, upon receipt ef three postages stamps and a description of disease, with any further advice that may be required, free of charge. Address, E. J. R., Greencroft Villa, High Fell, Gateshead, Durham. It UPTURE.—" COLES'S TRUSS is best." This is the invention patronised by Sir Astley Cooper, and the most eminent surgeons— worn and recommended by William Cobbett, and which has commanded for thirty years a constantly increasing repu- tation ; it is what a truss should be," perfectly efficacious, yet agreeable to the wearer. Read " Cobbett's Legacy to Ruptured Persons"— gratia, None genuine uidess marked with the address, 3, Charing- cross, ON DEBILITY, PHYSICAL, MENTAL. AND GENERATIVE. Fourth Edition, price Is, free 18 stamps, ON the TREATMENT and CURE of NERVOUS DEBILITY. Physical, Mental, and Generative, with Chlorate of Potass. By SYDNEY HALL, M. D., formerly externe at the Hospital, Paris. Direct from the author. 10, Goswell- road, Islington; or of Gilbert, 49, Paternoster- row. London. D1 Fourth Edition, just published, price 2s, by post 26 stamps, EBILITY and IRRITABILITY ( Mental and Physical): induced by Spermatorrhcea— the Symptoms, Effects, and Rational Treatment. By T. H. YEOMAN, M. D., Physician to the General Post Office Letter- carriers' Provident Institution, 4c. London: Effingham Wilson, 11, Royal Exchange; and, by post only from the author, 25, Lloyd- square. ELIEF to the EMBARRASSED.— Mr MAR- SHALL, of 86. Hatton- garden, solicitor and attorney of the Court for the Relief ef Insolvent Debtors, of upwards of 20 years' experience, oilers his services to persons whose affairs are embarrassed ( in town oi country) to obtain immediate protection of their person and pi operty from all county court and other proceedings, and conduct their business through the court, under the new act, without imprisonment, at one- third the usual charges, which mav be oaid bv instalments. PATRONISED by H. M. the QUEEN.— What time is it ?— The ROt'AL LILLIPUTIAN ALARM CLOCK, a beautiful brass time piece, with an alarm. Gift brass face, 5s; porcelain ditto, 6s. Warranted for two years by the manufacturers, J. DE SOLLA and SON, 34, Southampton- terrace, Waterloo Bridge; 00, Hungerford Market. Town and country orders ( if accompanied with a P. 0. order payable at Charing- cross to Jacob De Solla) immediately attended to.— Established since 1841. THE PERFECT EIGHT- DAY WATCH, war- ranted to go correctly.— Patented in England, France, Belgium, and Holland.— These sound ENGLISH WATCHES, which do not exceed in size and price the ordinary watches now in use, reqHire to be wound up only once a week with three turns of the key. Only to be had of the inventors and patentees, L. MESURE and Co., 12, King William- street, Charing- cross, London. AMUSEMENT FOR WINTER EVENINGS IS abundantly afforded to all purchasers of one of MECHI'S fa- mous MAHOGANY FOLDING BAGATELLE TABLES. Prices, com- plete, with balls, bridge, cues, and mace, and directions for playing— 6 feet long, £ 3 15s; 7 feet long, £ 4 15s; 8 feet long, £ 5 15s; 8 feet 6 inches long, £ 8 10s; 9 feet long, £ 11 10s; 10 feet long, £ 12 10 s; stands for ditto, with adjusting screw legs, £ 2 5s to £ 3 10s. The stand is not absolutely necessary for playing the game, although its use facili- tates ( by insuring an exact level) the interest of the play.— 112, Regent- street, and 4, Leadenhall- street, London. ALLEN'S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of PORTMANTEAUS, Despatch Boxes, Writing and Dressing Cases, Travelling Bags, with square openings, and 500 other articles for travelling; by post for two stamps. Allen's Patent Solid Leather Port- manteau. with four compartments. Allen's Patent Despatch Box, with or without dressing ease. Allen's Patent Travelling Bag, with square opening, These articles are the best of the kind yet invented.— J. W. aud T. Allen, manufacturers of portable barrack- room furniture, and military outfitters ( see separate catalogue), 18 ar. d 22, Strand. No more Pills, nor any other medicine, for Indigestion, Irregularity of the intestines, Flatulency, Palpitation of the Heart, Torpidity ot the Liver, persisting Headaches, Nervousness, Biliousness, General De- bility, Despondency, Spleen, 4c.— Price 2d, or 3d post free, 102d edition of DU BARRY'S POPULAR TREATISE on IN- DIGESTION and CONSTIPATION : the main causes of the above and many other complaints, and their Radical Removal, entitled the natural Regenerator ot the Digestive Organs, without pills, purga- tives, or medicines of anv kind, by a simple, pleasant, economical, and infallible means: adapted to the general reader.— London : Gilbert, 49, Paternoster- row, and through all other booksellers. ROBSON AND REDPATH.— Illustrated with 40 life- like engravings portraits, and autographs, 1 s, SCENES from the LIVES of ROBSON and REDPATH. This remarkable volume contains all the most inter- esting events in the memorable career of these reckless individuals, including records of their intrigues, extravagance, capture, and trials. London: W. M. Clark, 16 and 17, Wanvick- lane; and at all booksellers and railway stations. PAUL PRY, No. 15, Id, just out, contains the Lord Raglan Music Hall illustrated); Paul Pry's Song; The Court Profligate, a new tale; The Trevor Arms; Theatrical Notes and Queries; Jemmy Twitcher alive; My Experience ; The Thunderstorm, 4c. The funniest, comic, quizzical work published, containing something about everything and everybody. Parts 1, 2. 3, now ready, 6d each ( free by post 4d extra). Also, Part 1, now ready, " Julia Grey," price 6d ( free by post 2d extra).— London: R. Martin, 183, Fleet- street, and all book- sellers in town and country. UHARPE'S NEW COMIC SONGSTER, 2s. 6d; IO Labern's Comic Songst « r, 2s 6d; the most popular collection of choice songs, ancient and modern. Also, Coal Hole Songster, in Is parts, or four for 3s 6d, handsomely bound; Cyder Cellar Songster, 2s 6d; Cre- morae Comic Song Book, is now ready, at 2s 6d. A new catalogue of books, prints, tales, 4c, sent free for two stamps. Stamps taken as cash. — N. B. Edward Dyer, 24, Princes- street. Leicester- Square. BOOKS, Songs, Tales, Prints, & c.- Preceptor; or, Guide to all the Fun and Places • The Yokel's and Places of Amusemeut in London, with coloured plate, Is. Cause of Consumption, coloured plate by Cruikshanks, Is. Man of Gallantry's Pocket Companion, 2s 6d, plates. History of Marriage, 17 plates, 10s 6d. Marriage and Courtship, 2s 6d, plate. Scarce and new beautiful finished prints at 1,2, and 3 guineas per set. Sold by John Wilson, 28, Little St Andrew- street, Upper St Mar- tin's- lane. A new catalogue sent free for four stamps. Price Is, by post 14 stamps, THE LADY of the CAMELIAS; freely trans- lated from the original of Dumas; splendidly illustrated, and the only complete edition published. This remarkable tale depicts in power- ful language, the joys and sorrows of a courtesan's life. Upon this stirring narrative the celebrated opera of " La Traviata," which has caused such a sensation, is founded. Catalogues of an extensive variety of modern French and English works, translations, 4c, forwarded for two postage stamps. Henry Smith, 5, Holywell- street, Strand. \ iriLLIAM WRIGHT, Fulwood- rents, Holborn, T T London, sporting printer and publisher, electric telegraph agent, 4c, continues to supply results, arrivals, betting, and other - intelligence from race meetings, per electric telegraph. WRIGHT'S BOOK OE HANDICAPS; a weekly programme of races to come; price Id, or sent ( post free) the whole season, for 7s, prepaid. WRIGHT'S BOOK OF STEEPLE CHASING, for 1855- 56, price Is. Also the vols for the six previous seasons can be had, price 3s 6d the set. WRIGHT'S BETTING PRICE CURRENT ; published nearly daily ; containing information serviceable to both bookmakers and backers of horses. Betting commissions executed to any amount. For particulars apply as above. Post office orders payable at Holborn. LA TRAVIATA.— Free for fourteen stamps, an illustrated edition of the Lady of the Camelias, being the tale upon which the above celebrated opera was founded. Also the Royal Song Book, 2s 6d; the Funny Songster, 2s 6d; the Coal Hole Songster, 2 vols, 3s 6d per vol; the Silent Friend, 2s 6d : La Mert on Self- preservation, 2s 6d; Curtis on Manhood, Is. Catalogues for two stamps. Stamps. taken as cash.— J. Higden, 53, Holywell- street, Strand, London. CARLISLE'S MANUAL of FREEMASONRY, three parts in one, only 5s. The Cupid Songster, and a great variety of choice and funny French prints and books, to be had of Mr James Turner, of No. 50, Holywell- street, Strand. Country cousins, send for a list of books and plates, which will be forwarded per post for 2d, and which will make you laugh and grow fat. University men and students, this is your emporium. DR CULVERWELL'S MEDICAL WORKS, Orthodox, anti- empiricaf, and original, Is each ; by post. Is 6d. Antagonistic to sophistry, prejudice, and empiricism.— 147 woodcuts, 41 cases, ON SINGLE and MARRIED LIFE.—" To be, or not to be, that is the question."— Programme.— Advent of Pu- berty, and corresponding Associations— Duties and Casualties of Single Life— Marriage and its Considerations— Happy and Fruitful Alliances; mode of securing them— Infelicitous and Infertile ones; their obviation and removal. Companion to the above, LECTURE to YOUNG MEN, on CHASTIIY and its INFRINGE- MENTS.—" The glory ot a young man is his strength."— Prov.— A friendly exposition of the laws and purposes of human life, showing how to attain high health and honourable manliness: how to realise the brightest of earth's hopes, marital efficiency, and now to secure in per- petuation the same advantages to those who follow us. Also on Special Diseases, Spermatorrhcea, Stricture, and all forms of Urinary Derangements. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster- row; and all booksellers; or from Dr Cul verwell, 10, Argyll- place, Regent- street, who may be consulted from 10 till 5 ; evenings, 7 till 9; Sundays, till 1. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Price Is, bv post 14 stamps, illustrated with cases and engraviings. NERVOUS DEBILITY ; its Causes, Symptoms. and Cure : an Essay on Spermatorrhoea, with observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment of the diseases of the gene- rative system, obtained by the use of the microscope, in detecting, by urinary examination, the cause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate. To which are added, Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with hints on the evils resulting from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M. D., 37, Bedford- square, Honerary Membei of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Matriculated Member of the University of Edinburgh, 4c. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, aud privileges to which every human being is entitled.— Published by Slierweod and Co, 23, Paternoster- row; and may be had of Home. 19, Leicester- square; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall- street ; or from the author, who may De consulted daily, from 11 till 2. and from 5 till 8, at his residence, 37, Bedford- square. M CURTIS ON MANHOOD- SHILLING EDITION. A MEDICAL ESSAY ON NERVOUS DISEASES. Just published, the 77,000, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope price Is., or sent, post paid, by the author, for 14 stamps, ANH0OD; the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline, with plain directions for perfect restoration to health and vigour; being a medical review of the various forms and modern treatment of nervous debility, impotency, loss of mental and physical capacity, whether resultingfroinyouthfulabuse, the follies ofmaturity, the effects of climate, infection, & c, with observations on a new and success- ful mode of detecting spermatorrhoea, by microscopic examination; to which are added, curious and interesting cases, with the author's recipe of a preventive lotion. By J. L. CURTIS, surgeon, 15, Albemarle- street, Piccadilly, London. " We feel no hesitation in saying, that there is no member of society by whom the book will uot be found useful— whether such person hold the relation of a parent, preceptor, or a clergyman."— Sun, Evening Paper. Sold also by Piper and Co., 23, Paternoster- row ; Mann, S9, Cornhill, London.— Consultations 10 till 3, and 6 till 8. A New and Improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post. One Shilling, rilHE SILENT FRIEND; a medical work on the JL physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, and the injurious consequences from the use of mercury; with observations on the obliga- tions of marriage, and directions for obviating certain disqualifications. By R. and L. PERRY and Co, Surgeons. Sold by Piper Brothers, 23, Paternoster- row; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxtord- street; and Gor- don, 146, Leadenhall- street, London. The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is expressly employed to renovate the impaired powers oflife. Its action is purely balsamic; its power in re- invigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual debility, impotency, debilities, and excesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. To those persons who are prevented entering the married state in consequence of early errors, it is invaluable. Price lis per bottle, or four quantities in one for 33s, which saves lis. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, a remedy for puri fying the system from venereal contamination, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price lis and 33s per bottle, also a saving of lis. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectual remedy in all cases of gonorrhoea, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s 9d, 4s 6d, ami lis per box. Sold by Barclay and Sons, Karringdon- street; Darbv and Gosden, 140, Leadenhall- street; W. Edwards, 67, St Paul's Churchyard; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford- street; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxford- street; Butler andHffrding, 4, Cheapside; Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand. ANEW and IMPORTANT DISCOVERY in the SCIENCE of MEDICINE.— Patent Office Seal of Great Britain.— Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmacie, Pharmacien de Paris.— Imperial Col- lege of Medicine, Vienna.— TRlESEMAR, Nos. 1, 2, and 3, a lozenge, devoid of taste or smell, can be carried in the waistcoat pocket, as ad- ministered by Valpeau, Lalleman, Roux, Ricord, 4c, 4c.— Triesmar, No. i, for relaxation, spermatorrlicea, indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. It has restored thousands of debilitated in- dividuals, who are now enjoying health and vigour. 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Edited by ALBERT FIEST, editor of the turf department of the Sunday Times, and reporter of sporting intelligence to the Lou- don daily papers.— Printed and published on the lst of each month by William Wright, printer and publisher. Fulwood- rents, Holborn. On Thursday next will be. published, THE SPRING HANDICAPS. BY " PRIAM."— Immediately on the appearance of the weights for the Spring Handicaps, will be published, price one shilling, an ANALYSIS of the SPRING HANDICAPS. This will be the fourth year ef the publication of this work. The presentissue will be more ample than usual, and for that purpose " Priam" will pay a personal visit to all the training quar- ters m the country, and he will write at length an opinion upon every horse that will be engaged in the great events of the spring. Order of any bookseller or news- agent; er of " Priam," 300, Strand. Price Is, by post Is Id. MR J. PALMER, TURF COMMISSIONER.— Established 1850.— COMMISSIONS executed on all flat races and steeple chases throughout the year; horses backed far places, 4c; arrivals, results of races, latest betting, 4c, telegraphed upon reasonable terms. Gentlemen in London waited upon at their residences. Gentle- men residing in the country may rely on obtaining the best price pos- sible. All communications must be by letter, addressed John Palmer, 11, Broad- court, Long- acre. MR. HENRY BUCKLEY, No. 3, Arundel- place, Haymarket, London, continues to execute COMMIS- SIONS to any amount 011 all events throughout the year. The full market odds returned. Money paid day after the race. Checks to be crossed London and Westminster Bank. P. O. orders payable at Co- ventry- street. Terms, prices, 4c, sent free on receipt of a'stamped ad- dressed envelope. MR JOHN G. PALMER begs to acquaint his country friends and the public that he has RESUMED BUSI- NESS again at 79, Castle- street, Leicester- square, on all the principal events of 1857. Country subscribers may rely on obtaining the full market odds. All money forwarded the day after the race. Post Office orders payable John Palmer, Charing- cross. No connection with any other person advertising of the same name. MESSRS WALTERS and HARVEY, of 4, Agar- street, Strand, London, have books open on all races and steeple chases. Business transacted to any amount not less than half a sove- reign with persons residing in the country. A price list issued daily, a copy of which will be forwarded free to any person sending an addressed envelope. MR JAS. BEARSON, begs to inform his friends and the public that he is doing BUSINESS on all the principal events for 1867, The full market odds forwarded on receipt ol cash or Post Office order, payable Strand office. To ensure an answer, all letters must contain directed stamped envelopes. Address 3, Exeter- street, Wellington- street North, Strand, London. MR BIGNELL, late of 226, Piccadilly, can be seen or communicated with on all sporting events, at 20, Panton- street, Haymarket. MR W. WARDE and Mr JAMES ROBIN- SON'S new MUSICAL and COMMISSION AGENCY, 32, Bush- lane, two doors from Cannon- street, City. Office hours from 10 to 3. Post Office orders payable to Wm. Warde. Sherbourn- lane, City. MR HENRY HAMILTON has COMMENCED BUSINESS for the season. Parties in the country may rely upon receiving the best market odds, consistent with safety. At heme from II till 2 daily, and from 7 till 9 in the evening, on Mondays and Thursdays. 113, Upper Seymour- street, Euston- square. DERBY.— JOHN STAMFORD, Ipswich, replies to all inquiries received by letter that ? save a directed envelope enclosed. J. S. would observe that from his position in the sporting world he is always iu possession of the best information with respect to the chief events in the Turf market. Gentlemen corresponding will re ceive an immediate reply. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE and CHESTER CUP— Address JOHN STAMFORD, Ipswich. riio BACKERSof HORSES.— JOHNr FAIRPLAY, JL Ipswich, can be communicated with by letter. Eull particulars sent gratis on receipt of a directed stamped envelope. From F.' s posi- tion, long experience, and sound judgment, he is enabled to secure for his friends the best information with respect to all races of importance, particularly on steeple chases and the spring handicaps. FAIRPLAY'S SUBSCRIPTION LIST is now OPEN to persons sending 5s. Pull particulars on receipt of a directed stamped envelope enclosed. Address, Mr John Fairplay, Ipswich Hp J. CLIFFORD reminds his old customers and JL • friends that he is now doing business on all forthcoming events at No. 5, Bird- street, Oxford- street, and 2, Charles- street, Manchester- square. COMMISSIONS executed to any amount. To insure an an- swer, letters must contain directed stamped envelopes. Address 2, Charles- street, Manchester- square, London. TO SPORTING GENTLEMEN.— Mr HARRY TOLBOT can be communicated with at box No. 11, General Post Office, London. In a few days the weights of the Liverpool Steeple Chase, Chester Cup, and other handicaps will be out; lose no time in joining my subscription lists. COMMISSIONS executed on all races and steeple chases : also racing information by telegraph and letter, For TERMS — — 1— YOUATT WM. GRAY'S SUBSCRIPTION LIST is now OPEN to persons sending 5s. Full particulars on re- ceipt of a directed stamped envelope enclosed. Y. VV. G. is always in possession of the best information with respect to the chief events of the year. Six months' subscription £ 1 10s. Commissions executed to any amount. Country correspondents may rely upon always receiving the full market odds. All moneys forwarded the day after the race. Ad- dress, 15, Charing- cross, London. THOMAS MEGSON, late of King William- street, Strand, London, begs to acquaint his country friends that he has resumed business again at 3, Panton- street, Haymarket, on all racing matters throughout the year, and they may rely upon his sending the best market price obtainable by return of post, and cash forwarded the day after the race. To insure an answer, all letters must contain a directed stamped envelope, and Post Office orders must be made payable at Channg- cross. MESSRS HEWITT and REID beg to inform their country friends and the sporting public that they continue to execute COMMISSIONS oil the Oundle and Liverpool meetings, Two Thousand Guineas, One Thousand Guineas, Chester Cup, Derby, and all events throughout the year 5 also on first, second, and third ( Tattersall's odds guaranteed). Post office orders to be made payable ( chief office), Messrs Hewitt and Reid, 6, Harrison- street, Brunswick- square, London. TURF. Little Bo- Peep— 1: Robert I1 Anson, who trains now at Middleham. 2: No. 3 : Yes. W S, Flatterer— 1: We do not re- member. 2 : It is impossible for us to say, but the handicapper ought to " beat in mind" the manner in which certain horses are backed before the weights are published. A Plymouth Subscriber— Twenty- three. John Davison— Yes, in the Don- caster Cup of the previous year. Warlock— Mr Wright, Fulwood's- rents. W W and W— The race is in abey- ance. The Hurdle Race at Ludlow— Mr Frail informs us that this dis- puted race has not yet been set- tled by the stewards, in whose hands it is. J.. Sanders— The genuine Mr W. Davies never advertises. Voltigeur We think it was at Richmond that Bob Hill, Volti- geur's trainer, died. A B— No, when yearlings. Fazzoletto— Yes, and The Dutch- man won. A B C— The Baron covers at the Haras, in the Bois de Boulogne, close to Paris. VVe cannot give you the other particulars, but the cost of sending a mare can be learnt at the South Eastern Rail- way Station, London Bridge. J R— Twelve and a half. A Y J- No. J G— No, though both wear " cle- rical chokers." A B- Yes. J G— Blink Bonny is not in the Two Thousand. H. Harvey— Eleanor won the Derby and Oaks in 1801. J H— No. E P- No. X Y Z- Yes. R P W, Worcester— The distance by rail from Shoreditch Station to Newmarket is 71i miles. Typee— 1: A. loses. 2: A. wins. 3 : Yellow Jack. A Greenhorn— You had better send us a score more questions. Jar vis— The correct mode of spell- ing the word is Vedette. STEEPLE CHASING. The owner of The Forest Queen kindly corrects an error in our last, by informing us that this mare is by Revolution out ot Nell, by Blacklock, her dam Ma- dame Vestris, by Comus out of Lisette, by Hambletonian, 4c. She is trained by a private groom. Goldfinch— We know notliing of the horse. The Chandler— The new name will suffice. COURSING. Henry Dalton The price of " Thacker's Courser's Annuai" is £ 1 to subscribers. It can be ob- tained through Mr G. W. Jordan, news agent, 169, Strand, London, by inclosing a P. O. Order. A Lover of Greyhounds— We know no reason why they should not. HUNTING. Masters of Hounds wishing ac- counts of their runs to appear in Bell's Life should take the trou- ble to write them, instead of leav- ing the task to their huntsmen, who, however clever at their own business, are seldom able to use the quill in a satisfactory manner. J R B— At Tubney, a village four miles from Abingdon, and about 30 from Reading. A Cheshire Man— Most irregular and unusual. No good sports- man would do it. Tag— We shall be glad to be fa- voured with your communica- tions at all times. J. Gapp— A similar account has al- ready appeared in a contem- porary. TROTTING. Foozle— Sir William trotted 18 miles within the hour in England; Lady Suffolk trotted 20 miles in America. m PIGEON PLYING. T. Murray— Your statement makes a very different affair of it. Of course your tosser wss right not to toss the bird. You should fly agaid, and be careful in future that the pigeons are marked in time. GAME. Wm. M.— Yes. Hybrid— You cannot do better than apply to Messrs S. and C. Baker, Beaufort- street, Chelsea, who can supply you with the birds in ques- tion. Puss— You must be registered, H G H— Yes. CANINE. Roebuck— They often produce all sorts of colours. J. E. Rees— Bill George, Kensall- green, and Burneli, Shepherd's CARDS. WHIST.— Reubin— If they did not call, their adversaries win. Blink Bonny— He must ask before playing. W. Parker— The honours save the points, because they are scored, although the adversaries have previously marked game by tricks. Doncaster— No. G O W- Yes. W. Thompson— He must win the best of three games. Alnwick— Yes. A. Burnett— No; that would be in- flicting a double penalty. CRIBBAGE. J Y R Ih last week's answers to these initials, 14 was a mistake for 18. F C— Two sevens and an ace count four. C. Horville— Should either party take more points than his due, his adversary shall first put him back as many points as he has overmarked, and may then add such points to his own score. J. Skipper— B. can score the 15 and the run, making five in all, but the next five played by A. is no run. There is a game played with six cards. G N R— 24. Rugbiensis— Yes. Heeley— The law says " no one but the dealer has a right to touch the crib, nor has he until taking ituptocovmt; but no penalty is attached, and in the case before us, as doubtless the hands had been counted, and the non- dealer merely faced the cards, there is no pretence for A. refusing to play ou. Scarbro'— Get G. Walker's rules, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster- row. C W C— The last card makes a run of three. Stork— No. J. D. Morris— 1: Six. 2: Four. J A G— You peg him back, and add the number to your own score. J. W. Smith— Two sixes and three threes count 18, as we stated last week. Waggon, A and B— No penalty for looking at the crib. Black Doctor— Yes. An Oxonian— The knave is counted as ten. LOO.— J E, Norwood— If only two hands in the round are playing, you must lead the high trump. Little Bob— E. is looed. Bryant— It is correctly played with miss. J. J. Carter— 1: Yes. 2 : No. A B C— He must lead the highest. VINGT- ET- UN. Knave- The player pays a single stake, and the dealer does not lose his deal. In the case of non- naturals, the dealer also receives single. J. Eales— The dealer receives single 011 both. We do not answer questions by post. PUT.— T. Ransley— You may place your cards 011 the pack. J. Banks— It is only a chalk. ECARTE.- J C, Colchester— In playing the rubber, the best of three games, the deal follows un- til the rubber is played out. Every player may call for fresh cards as often as he pleases. DRAUGHTS. James Blake You can compel your adversary to take. ANSWERS. PIGEON SHOOTING. A. Hardy— The advertisement will be inserted if repeated, and ac- by an order for the same amount. C. Young— You can draw. Alfred Cox— You must not use any- thing to assistyou; if you did, ac- cording to the general rule, you would be ordered to shoot at ano- ther. James Duke— The general rule is now for the referee to decide, and if he thought you struck the bird let it score to you, and if you did not hit it shoot at another, which is nothing but fair. A Z— Gannon was in his day one of the best. AQUATICS. A. Page— We stated at the time that we did not consider the bets void. P W— We do not remember, and have not time to search the matches. CRICKET. D D— Subscriptions for Dean's be- nefit will be received by Messrs Lillywliite and Wisden, 2, New Coventry- street, Leicester- square. We do not know what the match will be. Lists will be forwarded to any club upon application. RAFFLE. S. Brooks— He must throw again. Raffler— D.' s claim is void. Nemo— He must throw off the tie, or lose. BILLIARDS. Carlo You had a right to take your ball off; but it is not usual to do this when another player must evidently be sold by it. A B M— We do not know of the work. P. Stanhope— No one may stop the ball but the player. F B— A. can claim a stroke at C.' s ball before dividing. THEATRICAL. Funny Fellow Madame Vestris died in Aug, 1856. Dutchman— Mr Macready was born in Charles- street, Fitzroy- squ^ re, March 3, 1793. PEDESTRIANISM. A P W— Ui-. less Hartley was seized with Livesey's knowledge. J. Coxon— Wantling, of Derby, ran 100 yards in 9sec, Ginger Blue— The American Deer. Farnham— Never. W W— By Jackson ( the American Deer) II miles 10yds 2ft 4in. Constant Subscriber— By referring to the notice at the head of this column you will see that no an- swers can be given. Grey and Clark— It was never done. RING. T S— Brassey di » d at the Coach and Horses, Todd- street, Manchester. R. Bates— The bet is off. White Surrey— To the best of our belief he did. T. Dunn— Read our account of the fight. H K— Each won a battle. J N— See the account of the mill. Hat and Feathers— Freeman died at Winchester, Oct 18,1845, H M S— Feb 15,1818. Bayford— It is iu abeyance. C. Horville- Bendigo is alive and well. C F W— We believe she is alive. T. Ransley Young Dutch Sam once kept the Coach and Horses, St Martin's- lane. T M, Brighton— The name of the Streatham Youth was Ned Neale. R B— Deaf Burke fought Bendigo with his truss on. Wheatsheaves— Ned Donnelly beat Mike Madden ( foul blow), Dec 28, 1852. Capt Grisper— Young Reid did not fight in 1855. J L— Johnny Broome and Johnny Hannan only fought once. A Greenhorn— 1: Hayes and Mad- den. 2 : 500 guineas a side— see " Fistiana," 3: He has been an officer's servant. At present he hand. The old enemy will renew the absurd claim at the first favourable opportunity, and, absurd as it is, the Swiss may again be threatened with an invasion to make it valid, and will again be compelled to make preparations to resist the unholy invader. To him all this turmoil and preparation are nothing. He will not have one meal the less, or one dish the less at any meal, or one bottle of champagne the less, or one gaudy dress the less, or suffer any diminution in any of those things in which he places the pleasures of life. But to the Swiss it ia very different. Most of the men taken from their industrial occupations to form the army which is to defend the independence of their country— most of the* men who must receive and maintain the troops of that army, will suffer considerably in purse as well as person, and their poor families must be deprived of comforts, perhaps of many necessaries, in order to enable the country to defend itself with success against an iniquitous invasion. The threat of such invasions, costing the King nothing, ( he cares nothing about what they cost the Prussians, in blood or money), may often be repeated; the repetition of them will be ruin to the Swiss, and therefore, now that the King has brought matters to this pass, and now that the Emperor of the French and the English Government see the absolute necessity for interference, the Swiss must take care that that interference does really settle the matter for once and f5r all. The direct interest of England in it is small. Principle— the principle of justice— alone arouses Englishmen, and makes them put on their Government the pressure of a unanimous public opinion in favour of the Swiss. But the interest of France in it is great; and, considering the real interests of that country, and the real interests of the Em- peror to attend to them, and to its wants and advantages as well as its wishes, the puzzle to us has been how he could allow M. Walewski so far to serve the aims of the Czar and the King ( the latter very much the tool, but in this instance the very ready tool, of the former), and so totally to ignore the necessities of France. The Emperor Napoleon would not allow the King of Prussia to have a territory bordering on France, and thus give him the opportunity of annoying or injuring France at any moment when it might serve his interests or his caprices to do either. The Ministers of Louis XVI11, adopted and acted o » the great Napoleon's idea, and desired the transfer, by the King of Prussia, to the Swiss Republic, of " the Principality of Neufchatel."- That transfer was made in the most direct and express terms, and without any reservation whatever, as we showed the other day, when quoting the language of the Treaty of Vienna. Yet now, the Ministers of Napoleon III. were for giving up not only what Napoleon I. had thought it wise to require, but what even the ministers of the restored Bour- bons, following Napoleon's ideas, had insisted on. It is as if an English minister should surrender a Welsh border county to a foreign foe. Happily for France, the Emperor has taken the matter out of the hands of his ministers, and has done what the interests of France no less than those of justice demanded. But the Swiss must take care that the benefit thus intended for them is realised, and that France and England are the guarantors for the due performance of a treaty which the King of Prussia will break, if he can, as he would have broken, if he could, the Treaty of Vienna. " TRUTH WILL OUT."— MISMANAGEMENT IN THE LAST WAR. " Truth will out," says the proverb, and our daily ex- perience justifies this saying of antiquity. Each week gives new revelations of the incompetence, or worse than incompe- tence of those who, by their position in the State, were in. trusted during the laBt war with the honour and interests of England. Talk of incompetence indeed,!— incompetence was not the worst thing that England had to complain of. In truth there seems now good reason to believe that incom- petence was a charge brought against one Minister in order to hide something much worse than incompetence in others. We have all along been of opinion that the Duke of New- castle was a very ill- used man, and Mr Weguelin, in his speech at Southampton, introduces, quite incidentally, a proof of the correctness of that opinion. It is curious to see how the desire to represent a constituency makes men open their mouths who never opened them before, and induces the communication of the facts which ought to have been com- ST° a0tpSCr m'lto municated long ago, but which, under some mysterious in- modest people. " ' | fluence, were strictly kept from the public knowledge. Mr J T— Sept 23dj85i. j Weguelin is now a candidate for Southampton, and tells his \ vf Phillips— He8 was" 1 apprehended ' hoped- for constituents, after all the mischief has been done, and bound over to keep the peace j what, if he Lad told the country at an earlier period, might Gas- Hivesaa^ d0Crocketthfraght ' have prevented much of that mischief. Jan 16,^ 1849. ' ° h ' | Mr Weguelin is now chairman of the directors of the J D— It is two blows one after Bank of England, but he is not quite a new man in public 15, U[ e: He has been for some time a member of that body of 1848. which be is now tne chief, and for years past he has held a Fairplay— We cannot agree with ; high place among the " merchant princes" of London. At a< p^ MSm^ 1, Sor ^ u ^ id not'read ' any time whatever a statement of his would have carried our account of the fight— which • great weight with it; deep regret do we feel that he has with- isit? - - - - MISCELLANEOUS. Legal questions are not answered by us under any circumstances, but are at once consigned to the waste paper basket. Leather Dresser— It means more than 60. Leo— It may be considered quite safe. H. Henty— The bet stands, for the party with whom it was made must have been aware of the other's knowledge. This, we expect, answers R. H. S., though the case is not stated so clearly. T. Ransley— Thurtell was hanged Jan 9, 1824, and Fauntleroy Nov 30,1824. Quercus— The Hon H. Keppel is a son of the fourth Earl of Albe- marle, and was mai ried hi 1839. Accrington— A borough is a corpo- rate town, not a city. It does not necessarily send members to Par- liament. G S W— Sir Edwin Landseer is alive. Fair Play— Consult an attorney. Maidstone— 17,9^ 2,768. T W P— No bets are recoverable. C D— We cannot say. G. Hartley— Consult an attorney. W A L— There are more acres in Yorkshire than letters in the Bible. Blueskin Lady Blantyre, the second daughter of the second Duke of Sutherland, was born 1825 and married in 1843. E C S— It was. Doncaster— Yes. X Y Z- He does not require a license, but must close the room at one. L W L— Apply to a phetograplier. Leo— It is quite safe. I. O. U. had better write to the Shipping Gazette for an explana- tion of an advertisement in that journal. E. Rolls— St Paul's 340 feet, Salis- bury Cathedral 404. T R S— We have no record of more than seven. Pitt's Head— 1: June 22, 1836. 2: In July, 1834. J C- Yes. John Booth— We cannot undertake to decide what are your liabilities under the Income- tax Act. J. Priestley— There are no licensed gambling- houses in England. T. Backet— January, 1841, on Wa- terloo Bridge. J L H— No, to both questions. Birkenhead— It is all The Times. There is no supplement. Job Athey— Yes, for several other crimes. Inquisitive— It is said to have been done by Queen Elizabeth. A Groom— VVe cannot undertake to recommend one. W. Hartigan must repeat the ques- tien. J. Cowper— A. Wins. John G— We do not answer legal questions, as you would see if you looked at the head of this column. R. Greene—" The King," 4c. W. Croft— 1: We never weighed him. 2: Yes. 3: Wantling. P P- As if Tall- bot. Enquirer—" Coming." W L— The bell ot the Kremlin, which weighs 443,7721b, is the heaviest. J K— Fo- to- grapli. Green Dragon— 1: You keep to your right. 2: Yes. Bell— It begins Si monumentum, 4c. W H H- Great Britain 16,537,398, Ireland 7,784,934. Anton— The bet stands. J, Knight— We do not know. Bell's Life, of June 29th, Dec ,7th and 21st, 1856, are wanted; per- haps some of our readers can ob- tain them. To ADVERTISERS.— Advertisements not exceeding eight lines are charged 5s each, and Is for every extra line. They cannot be taken, at the latest, after five o'clock on Friday afternoon, and must be pre- paid. Post Office orders to be made payable at the Strand Post Office, to William Clement. Postage stamps refused. Bells: Htfe tit Honiiott. LONDON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 18. PRUSSIA- SWITZERLAND. The Swiss affair is not settled, nor must the Swiss, or their friends in foreign countries, relax one particle of exer- tion, or suffer one feeling of enthusiasm to cool. The King of Prussia, to use a slang phrase, which, however, exactly describes his proceedings, will " do" the Swiss, and France and England if he can. Is it unkind or unfair to say this • Read the following intelligence from Berlin, received in London on Thursday, and then answer the question :— " Great irritation is felt in official circles at the conduct of the Swiss Federal Council. " Prussia has formally announced to Europe that her army will be mobilised [ put into movement] on the 15th, and Switzer- land calls the Federal Assembly together only on the 14th to decide on the proposals submitted by the mediating powers. " From what is known of those proposals, they appear not to amount to what Prussia requires, and the situation of matters is considered extremely critical." The King ( for he, and not Prussia, is the party concerned) knew what these proposals were some time ago, and last week we inserted intelligence from Berlin to the effect that the King consented to the proposals of the Western Powers, and that the difference between him and the Swiss was sup- posed to be likely soon to be arranged. Everything looked like peace. The King now discovers that these proposals are not what he requires. He will make other discoveries of a similar kind whenever circumstances indicate that such discoveries can be made to his advantage. We warned people a week ago, as we warn them now, not to be supine and negligent because they think and hope that peace is at held that statement, which, nevertheless, was © ne of the ut- most importance, until now. The statement we refer to is this, the morning papers of the early part of the week, recal attention to it: On December 23d, Mr Weguelin, addressing the electors of Southampton ; told them of the various merits of a merchant as a politician, and to show them that, even in matters of war he might be a serviceable adviser of his country, and would be so, in spite of personal interests; he related two anecdotes of himself. The first was this— that " at the commencement of the war he headed a deputation of 30 or 40 merchants in the ship- ping trade with Russia, who waited upon Lords Clarendon and Granville, in order to recommend the Government to stop the trade with Russia, for that such a course would do more to bring the war to a termination than the proceedings of any army— it would cripple Russian resources." What was the answer ? That it wouid cripple our own resources ? Oh no. Even Ministerial unacquaintance with facts could not go so far as that. Our trade with Russia is, and so long as military conquest is the mania of the Government of that country, will be, a comparatively small matter. No; the answer was, " They could not possibly quarrel with Prus- sia and so, for the sake of thi3 treacherous power, which, while pretending to be friendly, was acting with the most settled hostility, the Ministers allowed Russia to get all the articles of war through Prussia, and thus for Prussia's benefit to sacrifice thousands of Englishmen, and millions of English money. The soundness of the advice given was not denied. It was not controverted that stopping the trade would stop the war, but then— there was the rub— Prussia would suffer. And so, to save Prussia from suffering, England was made to suffer all the more. In truth Prussia would not have suffered a loss of anything it possessed before the war, but would merely have lost the extra benefit it got by the war. This was the injury to Prussia, to avoid which, as Mr Weguelin represents, England's interests and English lives were sacrificed. This was piece of intelligence the first. Every one knew how Prussia had benefitted by the war, but till now no one knew that that result was wilfully produced by English statesmen at the cost of England. Mr Weguelin now states that to be the fact. The second piece of intelligence is that Mr Weguelin and some of his partners, who knew what the climate of Russia was, and what were the best means of providing against its severity, " They, therefore, presented a memo- rial to the Duke of Newcastle, then Minister of War, and Lord Hardinge." The memorial we need not repeat; it set forth the results of the knowledge and experience of the memorialists, who recommended the purchase of coats of a certain kind for the troops. Some garments of the kind were procured and sent to the two Ministers. Time was, of course, taken to consider; the troops might perish, but the " Circumlocution office" could not be hurried. What then ? " Lord Hardinge" ( not a word said about the Duke of New- castle, whose fault seems to have been his too great defer- ence for his military colleague)—" Lord Hardinge considered it two months before he came to a decision, when he said he had consulted" with whom ? his colleagues ? No ! Men of science ? No ! Experienced travellers ? No ! Englishmen who had been resident in Russia ? No! with none of these, but " he had consulted with the Prussian Minis- ter, who did not think it necessary, and he also con- sulted the Austrian Minister, and so the matter dropped." So, in order not to injure Prussia, the war was r. ot as readily brought to a termination as it might have been, and then the Prussians having a commercial interest in its continuance, and a strong political feeling in favour of the success of the Czar, the Prussian Minister was consulted as to the means of preserving our soldiers, and of course gave his advice against the adoption of those means, and that advice was followed. These are Mr. Weguelin's assertions with regard to the con- duct of the English Ministers at that time. These are the charges which he makes against those Ministers. T' . t we treat them as true is owing to the respect which Mr. V* egue- lin's character and position inspire. He alone is answerable for them. But, if they are true, what is to be thought of the Government which so scandalously mismanaged the in- terests and endangered the honour and safety of England ? Pity, indeed, it is, that Lord John Russell so long slept over the iniquities of his colleagues; aad grievous, indeed, is it that the least culpable of the whole of them, nay, the only one who did show earnestness of feeling for the condition of the army, should have been made the special victim to suffer for the rest, and to have to bear, on account of his asserted incompetence, the blame which was due to their ( gi\ » ng it the least severe name) lamentable perverseness. AUTHORITY OF ADVOCATES. The Swynfen case has had a very satisfactory termination, so far as the public are concerned. For ourselves, we never doubted what would be the result. Principle was all one way; we did not know that the decisions were the other way, and the judges now tell us that they are not. The case has therefore been decided upon principle, which it seems has been adopted and acted on in practice. The prin- ciple is, that an advocate retained to conduct a case for a client has no authority to'do anything but to conduct— he cannot, by any act of his own, bring it to a termination of a particular and special kind, although he may be thoroughly ( and most rationally) convinced that such special termina- tion will be the best for his client. The advocate is in truth only the agent of the client for a special purpose, the pur- pose of using his talents and his knowledge for the promo- tion of the interests of his client in the management of the cause in court. The hearing of the application to set aside the agreement into which the counsel for Mrs Swynfen had entered, was made the means and the pretence for an attack upon Sir F. Thesiger, who had entered into that agreement. A more unjustifiable attack was never made. From all thathas beenor heard on the subject, there cannot be a doubt that that learned gentleman and most zealous and able advocate did what he had every reason to believe was the very best thing he could do for the interests of his client. In all probability 999 men out of every thousand agree with him as to the prudence which he acted, and that the recalcitrant unit forms the only"* public by which the assailant of the learned gentleman would be supported. We start, therefore, with the assump- tion that what was clone was honestly, wisely, and prudently done, by the counsel for Mrs Swynfen, but the question of the right to do it remains the same as before. Now on that point it seems to us that the principle on which the Court of Common Pleas has proceeded in setting aside the agreement ( for such is the result though not the I wuieu ue is a inemuer, utj is uuuuu and falsehoods in the mode of con- at mode is his own, and the mode he his character, but in no other respect sd in the cause or in its results. He form, which is that of presenting to able view of his own client's case and lount of force to the legal reason- s to be supported. There his duty ; he has no title to bind that client gh he is bound, as between the client the case like a man of ability and int the best advice as to effecting a ally abandoning a claim. The zeal is client from an anticipated catas- lade him overlook this distinction ( it so in the present instance); but Le giving of advice is a duty, the act- without the express assent of the ich suggests the propriety of such . the Court of Common Pleas has urpation. In future, a client must act as his general agent in the ma- il of a cause, or must himself be rmination, which the advocate will take for him. HE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER TYNE.— vas caused, on Tuesday, at Southamp- grounding, on one of the most danger- re coast, of the Royal Mail Company's Waller, on her passage to this port from caation of the untoward event was con- isage forwarded fromWareham by Lieu- trge of the mails on board the ill- fated eceived at the company's offices, at f- past eleven o'clock in the morning, —" The royal mail packet Tyne is le westward of St Alban's Head, off ; of immediate assistance. Part of the to Southampton. At present all safe." fthis intelligence Captain Vincent ( the it at this port) got two steamtugs in umber of men, ropes, and everything rgency, and started for the place where 3 grounded, which is between 40 and 50 . Nothing more was heard of the acei- age arrived at Southampton, about a ik, with a part of the mails, per Dor- Vareham. It appears that the vessel at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, le the vessel grounded, while at full 3 very thick at the time, and Lieu- b when he came on deck he could ; ime. The vessel is lying about half on a bed of chalk and gravel, be- and Kimeridge Ledge. Lieutenant rtion of the mails at seven o'clock, lord Eldon's car to Wareham. Part anded, there being too much sea on the whole of the mails to land. As ship a sea struck the vessel, which set imped the boat, and the mails were , st Guard boat, which put off to their the ship's boat LieutJFuge's head was af the vessel, his face was considerably had his arm broken. The Tyne is one gest vessels in the Royal Mail Com- ts built at Newcastle, in 1854, of ons burden, and 450- horse power, ed in the course of the morning, and d Eldon, and oonveyed to his estate, rrdship treated them in the most hos- equently had the whole of them taken vehicles provided by his. lordship to ion. A portion of the passengers came others remained in Wareham. They tigle article beyond the clothes they ime to Southampton looked very jaded me they left the ship at noon no assist- le ship was half full of water. The highest terms of the generous hos- own them at Corfe Castle, without iffered severely from hunger and cold, lost. The Tyne was valued at £ 80,000. a not insured, a reserve fund for the rom a portion of the earnings. Should his noble vessel fail, as there is strong his will make the ninth steamship the : e their formation, viz: the Medina, i; the Isis, foundered off Bermuda; coast of Spain; the Actseon, on the d, oil the^ Alacranes Rocks, in the Gulf the same rocks ; the Amazon, burnt . on Cape Roxo, in the Gulf of Mexico ; Alban's Head. In addition to these, srs was lost, and the Demerara, built; imbered, broke her back in going down i out of the builder's hands. According e everything looked favourable for get- e then the wind has set in from the is feared, be fatal to the safety of the that a trial to get her off will not be t the spring tides will be on. Her 5 is half full of water. A bulkhead is rn, and men will pump her out - while float her. The wreck can be seen from i and down the Channel as they pass St ) LBT MAIL PACKET AND THE RECO- js.— Captain John B. Knocker, Royal Peace for Dover, writes:—" Theloss of i the death of all on board, is patent to Lsive feeling of sympathy is displaying * assistance to the 16 widows and 43 iced by it. But the circumstances of land is calculated to interest the mer- whom the contents may be of immense 0 always in the custody of an officer in lice, and when put on board they are e below, and the key remains in the ; uard. On this eventful occasion an who had been many j ears in the ser- ims Mortleman, had charge of them; th was before him, it appears he must • y, and brought out the bags, perhaps only chance, by floating, of their ever 1 this considerate conduct the proba- te buried in the sand, for the fore part i days afterwards lying buried in the :. Mr Mortleman has left to bewail hildren, two of whom are entirely, and dent on her, as well as an aged father, an entirely destitute condition, If any lefited by his devotedness should be mkoffering to his widow, I should be inveying it to her; and, in order to sse days of imposition, I will mention well as state that I can be heard of at Sank, 21, Lombard street, where also lid for my credit at this place."— icial list of the names of the un- fc, which was wrecked :— Captain Ed- left a wife, no family); Mr James Paul, id); Mr Henry Pulman, second officer • George Dilke, engineer ( wife, seven nart, carpenter ( wife, two children), in ( wife, seven children); Henry Pox, • en); James White, seaman ( wife, one leaman ( wife, no family); James Har- Id); Nathaniel Harmer, stoker ( wife, harpe, stoker (< vife, no family); John wo children); William Patrick, stoker ) hen Penny, steward ( wife, two chil-; William Crofts, ship boy ; Mr Mor- d ( wife, and 10 children). In all, 16 ave been left unprovided for by this of the only passenger has n » t yet been ty estimate their loss at £ 14,000. The > r £ 4,000. . RGATE.— The Victory lugger, a well- gate visitors, which was lost on Mon- h; from £ 300 to £ 400. The following i portion of the crew:— Isaac Solly, edo3; George Smith, aged 29 ( father sen, aged 52; J. Emptage, aged 29 sr, aged 34; Henry Paramor, aged 27; Abraham Busbridge, aged 35. Sub- poor men's widows and orphans are MAIS.— SAFETY OF ANOTHER OF THE ESDAY.— A telegraphic despatch, re- that one of the boats of the ill- fated Lyonriais, wrecked by collision while York to Havre ( on which occasion all , ook to the boats), had been picked up, brig Beauty, from Halifax, at Montego ber of souls saved is not mentioned. JJIFE- BOAT.— LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.— cle to raise funds for the relief of the e Point of Ayr life- boat. To- morrow a kes place at Holywell. On Saturday a hyl, attended by the magistracy and ood in large numbers. The local com- own on Saturday, with the Lord Bishop The Mayor of Chester, at a meeting of laid before them a letter he had that e Mayor of Liverpool, enclosing parti- Liverpool relative to the relief of the the melancholy loss of life from the Ayr life- boat. The subject was most rould be submitted to the consideration lester to- day, where there is but little ' eelings of the people of Chester will be esire to co- operate with Liverpool in fortunate sufferers. rioNS.— British newspapers addressed rected to be otherwise forwarded, are issia, and will, in future, be liable to a ii, which must be paid in advance or s forwarded. A British rate of la each, id each, must also be paid in advance f Egypt, the Papal States, or Sardinia, to be forwarded via Belgium, n Saturday a coroner's inquest was held f a man named Isaac Clifford, who met il manner. Prom the evidence adduced iceased jvas in the employ of Messrs vers in the town, and on Thursday last the brewhouse. About Ave o'clock on in question, when a quantity o? boiling J from the copper into the hop- back, he in order to turn a tap to let some cold To accomplish this it was necessary for ) f the steps to seize a cord hanging from id out his hand to do so, but unfor-• h caused him to swerve, and, losing his top- back, which was filled with boiling kmen and Mr Martin, one of the firm, s time, and they instantly drew the un- resting on his head and covered nearly > iiing liquid. His head, face, and chest md to obtain every requisite attention ospital immediately upon being stripped . The poor fellow's system, however, so severe a shock that he never rallied, Sergeant Shee, Mr Bodkin, and Mr Monk appeared for the prosecution ; Sergeant Parry and Mr Ribton defended Pierce; Mr H. Giffard, Mr Poland, and Mr P. H. Lewis appeared for Burgess ; and Sergeant Ballantine and Mr Sleigh defended Tester. Mr Sergeant Shee, in opening the case for the prosecution, said: Gentlemen of the jury, it is scarcely possible that you should not have learnt, through the usual channels . of informa- tion, the general history of the gold robbery committed upon the South Eastern Railway Company. It is my duty to caution you, however, not to pay the least attention during the course of this inquiry to any iuformation which you may have acquired from that or any other source. I shall confine myself carefully to a statement of that only which I believe myself to be in a position to prove, and I think that you will best consult your own convenience as well as the justice of this case, by endeavour- ing altogether to dismiss from your minds everything which up to this period you may have heard relating to the robbery. The prisoners are charged with having committed a robbery, on the night of the 15th of May, 1855, of a large quantity of gold in- trusted to the South Eastern Railway Company for conveyance from London to Boulogne. Upon that night three boxes con- taining gold were delivered by their owners to Messrs Chaplin and Co, the carriers, and by them they were taken to the offices of the South Eastern Railway Company, at London Bridge. One of those boxes contained gold, the property of Messrs Abell and Co ; another contained gold, the property of Messrs Spiel- maun ; and the third contained gold, the property of Messrs Bult. Those boxes were bound with iron hoops or bars ; they were sealed and weighed before they left the premises of Messrs Chaplin ; and they were placed, as in the ordinary course of business, by the South Eastern Railway Company, in iron safes, secured by Chubb's patent locks, keys of which were in the possession only of confidential servants of the com- pany. There were keys in London, there were keys in Folkestone, and there were keys also in the custody of the captains of the several boats which were the property of the South Eastern Railway Company. Those iron safes were usually sent to Folkestone in care of the guard, who took them down with him in the van in which he went himself. On the arrival of the safes in question at Boulogne, and on the boxes being taken out it was found that one of them, which be- longed to Messrs Abell, weighed 40lb less than it had weighed in London. The box containing Messrs Spielmann's gold weighed rather more than it had weighed before, and Messrs Bull's box was also a trifle heavier than before. The boxes were all weighed again in Paris, and the weights there corresponded with the weights at Boulogne. At Pans it was ascertained that a quan- tity of shot had been substituted for the gold which those boxes had originally contained, and it was clear, owing to the weights at Boulogne and Paris corresponding, that the robbery could not have been committed between those tws> places. Every inquiry was, of course, instituted, as soon as the fact of the robbery was made known by communication from Paris, to satisfy the di- rectors and the professional advisers of the South Eastern Rail- way Company as to the place where the robbery must have been perpetrated. After a full investigation they came to the conclu- sion that it could not have taken place either at Folkestone or on board the boat, or prior to the delivery of the boxes by the car- riers at the offices of the South Eastern Railway Company at Lon- don Bridge, and they arrived at length at the reluctant conviction that the robbery must have been effected on the night of the 15th of May, 1855, in the van of the train of which Burgess, the guard, had charge. The prisoners at the bar have all been in the service of the South Eastern Railway Company. Burgess was in their service on the night of the robbery, and had been so for 13 years before; Pierce had also been in their service, al- though he was not so at the date of the robbery. Up to 1850 he had been iu their employ as a ticket printer; but In that year he was dismissed from that engagement. He was, however, well acquainted with the officers and servants of the South Eastern Railway Company. Tester, at the date of the robbery, was a clerk in the office of the superintendent of traffic, and he had therefore ample means for obtaining knowledge and information as to the traffic that was conveyed upon the line. Now, on the 15th of May, when the robbery was committed, Tester lived at Lewisham, Pierce at Crown- terrace, Hatnpstead- road, and Bur- gess at New Cross, near the South Eastern Railway station ; and at the same time a man named Agar, whom we shall call before you, and whom we believe to have been one of the planners and participators of the robbery, resided at Cambridge- villas, Shep herd's Bush. Agar was never in the serv. ce of the South Eastern Railway Company, and he is now a convict, having been ar- rested in August, 1855, and convicted in the October following of uttering a forged check, knowing it to be forged. He comes before you from Portland hulks, where he is undergoing a por- tion of his sentence of transportation for life. I need hardly tell you, gentlemen, that a witness presenting himself before a jury under such circumstances, and acknowledging himself to be guilty of the crime with which the other prisoners are charged, is a person whom a jury ought not to believe without strong corroborative evidence. You will find, however, in this case that the statement, which the approver will make to you in a clear and distinct manner, will be confirmed by the evidence of a great number of respectable witnesses. Indeed, I can't help thinking that you will be of opinion that the circumstantial evidence against the prisoners is so strong, that it would be sufficient to convict them of the offence with which they are charged even if Agar's evidence were not before you. However that may be, I warn you, as it is my duty to do, not to believe Agar until you find that he is confirmed in ail the important portions of his testimony. I cannot tell you what the pursuits of Agar had been previously to the planning and perpetration of this robbery. It appears, however, that he had been frequently to America, and that in May, 1854, he had been at home in England about twelve months, having at that time returned from America. He had been previously ac- quainted with Pierce, and some short time before this occur- rence they met in the neighbourhood of Covent- garden. They conversed together as to the probability of obtaining possession of some of the gold bullion which was known to be in frequent course of transmission along the South Eastern Railway. Pierce, I rather think, first suggested the thing, but Agar thought it impracticable. Pierce said that he had no doubt he could obtain impressions of the keys of Chubb's locks, by which the iron safes were secured. Agar said if that could be done he thdught that the rest might be managed, and they resolved, in order to ascertain what would be the best means of obtaining possession of the keys, that they should both go down to Folkestone apparently as casual visitors to a sea- bathing place, and that they should take lodgings there, and employ them- selves in watching the arrival of the tidal service trains and the delivery of the luggage from the trains to the boats. They accordingly went down in the second week in May and took lodgings at the house of a person named Hooker, a fly driver, between the station and the town of Folkestone. The lodgings were taken in the name of Adams, by which name Agar passed during their stay at Folkestone. They remained there together a week, and Mrs Hooker, their iaiidlady, was under the impression that they went every day to the pier, going down to enjoy the fresh air, and to amuse themselves much in the manner that persons at sea- bathing places usually do. There is no doubt, however, that they went down to watch the arrival of the tidal service trains; they were seen in constant commu- nication together, hanging about the station at Folkestone, loitering about the pier, looking at the booking- offices, con- stantly with their eyes upon the booking clerks ; and to such an extent did they carry this that at length they found that they were observed both by the police of the town of Folkestone and by the railway police. In fact, it became clear to them that they were watched by, and were objects of suspicion to, Hazell, the inspector of the railway police; Steer, the superintendent of the borough police; Sharman, a police constable at Folkestone; and Chapman, an officer in the service of the South Eastern Railway Company. This was so clear to them that on one occasion they separated aud went in different directions, and, after a week's residence in Folkestone, Pierce went to town, leaving Agar be- hind. Agar continued his observations for another week, em- ploying himself as he had done while Pierce was there, and he had unquestionably opportunities of observing what took place on the arrival of the tidal service trains, and what Chapman, who had the custody of the key of the iron safe, did when the trains arrived and the luggage was removed to the boats. By these means Agar ascertained eventually where the key was kept, the impression of which it was so important for his purpose to obtain. Having ascertained that, however, he despaired of obtaining possession of the key, and, after staying another week at Folkestone, he returned to London, anu told Pierce that he thought the thing was impossible. But Pierce was not so easily disheartened. He seems to have known, in the last resort, by what means he might succeed in effecting his object, and he said that he was not only quite certain that he could, but that he would obtain possession of the keys whereby the robbery might be perpetrated. He said that he knew a young man named Tester, the prisoner at the bar, who was iu the office of the superintendent of traffic on the line, and that no doubt Tester could get possession of the keys for them. Agar remained for some time in Loudon, in constant communication with Burgess and Pierce, aud at length, some- where, probably, about the month of July or August— for Agar is not perfectly clear as to the date— Pierce informed him that it had come to his knowledge that the locks of the iron safes were to be altered, that one of the keys had been lost on one of the boats, that the company were resolved to have the locks recombined, and that the safes were to go to Chubb's in order to a recombination of the locks, an alteration of the tumblers, and the fitting of new keys. He also said that Tester would have the new keys in his possession after the locks had been altered, and that he could get an impression of them from Tester. That being mentioned to Agar, he replied that he would rather take the impressions himself, and he said, " Let Tester come to me with the keys and I will take the im- pression." Tester accordingly took the new keys to a house kept by a person named Wallace, and handed them to Agar, who went upstairs with them, and took an impression of them in wax. That done, it seemed probable to Agar that they might succeed in the robhery which they had planned. Having now, gentlemen, gone so far, and having stated the case to you, as Agar will prove it, let me, in order to assist you in forming your opinion upon it, briefly recapitulate the evidence which I shall call to confirm the statements of Agar up to this point. I shall prove to you by Mrs Hooker, the landlady, that Agar went by the name of Adams while lodging in her house at Folkestone; that he and Pierce went down to the pier together every day when the tidal train arrived; and that at the end of the week Pierce went to London, while Agar remained behind. I shall also prove, by the evidence of Hazell and Steer, that their suspicions were excited by the conduct of Pierce and Agar, who were always loitering about the pier and station at the time of the arrival of the tidal trains. With respect to the impres- sions of the keys I shall prove that Tester, being then in the office of the superintendent of traffic, wrote, or conducted, the correspondence with the Messrs Chubb relative to the alteration of the locks. That alteration commenced in June, and was con- tinued down to October, when the new keys were made; and there can be no doubt, I should think, upon your minds that that was a fact with which Pierce could not have been ac- quainted, unless some one in the confidence of the company had informed him of it. Having thus obtained the impression of one key, the question arose how were they to obtain an impres- sion of the other, for there were two locks upon every safe, and they thought that probably both locks might be used when gold was being transmitted. They therefore set themselves to work to obtain an impression of the second key, and this was the in- genious plan which they devised :— Agar appears to have been a man who had money at his command, for when he arrived in this country from'America he had somewhere about £ 3,000 of his own, or, at all events, a sum which was no part of the produce of this robbery. He arranged, therefore, that there should be sent down to Folkestone a box of bullion of the value of £ 200, which should be conveyed by the railway in the iron safe in the same way as the bullion boxes of Messrs Abell and others were conveyed, and that it should be delivered to him ( Agar) at Folkestone as in the ordinary course of business. That box was prepared by Pierce in the month of October, 1854, and it was di- rected to " C. E. Archer, care of Mr Ledger or Mr Chap- man," two of the offioers of the railway company at Folkestone. Agar having gone down to Folkestone, as arranged, called at the office of the company aud said that he expected a box of bullion, and askea » « had arrived. It happened that upon the day that he called. Ledger, ^ Virwp rlntv it was t, n havfl delivered the box. had bee. n married, end of October, they went down to Dover, where they put up at the Dover Castle, and having inquired the way across the heights to Folkestone, they walked over and arrived at the railway station at Folkestone before the tidal service train had come iu. Now, when this train arrived, owing to the hurry and confusion consequent upon the embarkation of luggage and of property which was known often to be of great value," Chapman and Ledger were frequently for a short time absent from the office. Agar and Pierce watched these two persons and saw them both leave the office. Pierce thereupon walked boldly in ; he found the key in the door of the cupboard which contained the key of the iron safe, and brought it to Agar. Agar instantly took an impression of the key, and Pierce then again entered the office and replaced it. Having thus obtained impressions of keys Nos. 1 and 2, they had surmounted, in great part, the diffi- culties which had occurred to the mind of Agar when the robbery was first suggested to him. The next thing was to make keys from the impressions ; and Agar and Pierce immediately set about it, Pierce at that time ( October, 1854), having removed to Walnut- tree- walk, Lambeth, and Agar to Harleyford- place, Kennington. They began by filing a blank key, or two blank keys, which they endeavoured to bring into correspondence with the impressions on the wax; and you will find that while residing at Walnut- tree- walk Pierce being a man of comparatively light complexion and light hair, applied to a hairdresser in Lambeth- walk to dress up for him a black wig, and you will also find in the course of the evidence that he was disguised in a black wig during part of these transac- tions. They continued filing the keys at Walnut- tree- walk until the month of December, when Pierce removed to Crown- terrace, Hampstead- road, the place where he lived when the robbery was committed, and Agar removed to Cambridge- villas, Shepherd's Bush. They continued the filling of the keys there also, and I shall call witnesses who will prove to you that they wore so employed for a considerable time, and I believe that I shall be able to produce before you the very tools with which they worked. At length the keys were completed to a probable correspondence with the impressions and with the locks which they were intended to open, aud it then became necessary to try them. Pierce and Agar up to this time were in constant communication with Burgess, and they met at various public- houses, including the Marquis of Granby iu Lewisham- road, the Green Man in Tooley- street, and at Mr Steam's house, the White Hart, in St Thomps's- street, adjoining the South Eastern Railway Station. Well, the keys were made, and tney had now to be fitted. Agar will tell you that he went down in the van with Burgess several times to Dover in order to fit those keys. They did not fit at first, nor until some time after. They fitted more nearly, however, every time he went. At last they fitted completely, and the robbery was resolved upon. Having made up their minds to try nothing until it would be worth their while to do so, and having ascertained that gold to the value of £ 12,000 sometimes went down the line, they determined not to attempt the robbery until a very large amount of gold should be in course of transmission to Folkestone, and they prepared themselves for a quantity equal in value to £ 12,000. They ascertained that £ 12,000 in gold would weigh about 2cwt, and they resolved that they would go to the shot tower on the Surrey side of Hungerford Bridge, and purchase 2cwt of lead shot. They went together on the first day, and each got 56lb of shot, which they carried over Hungerfcri Bridge to an omnibus, and thus proceeded to Cam- bridge- villas, Shepherd's Bush. The next day or the day after Pierce went alone, and he bought 561b of shot; and on auother day he went again and purchased 56lb more. Having thus pro- vided themselves with the lead, they considered what it would be necessary to procure iu order to carry the lead, so as to effect their purpose. They had the lead divided into a number of parcels, which they put into small bags made of the check cloth which is used for dusters, and they bought that cloth, as Agar thinks, at Messrs Shoolbred's, in Tottenham Court- road. They made up some of those bags at Pierce's house, aud others at Cambridge- villas, where Agar lived with a young woman named Fanny Kay. Having thus divided the lead, they next pro- ceeded to purchase some large carpet- bags and some small carpet- bags, which might be placed in the large ones; and they then ordered, at a shop at the corner of Great Queen- street, Drury- lane, some courier- bags made of leather, which fit with a strap close to the person, high up, and which may easily be concealed by a cloak or a cape. I shall prove also that at the same time Tester purchased in Drury- lane a small black leather bag, large enough to carry a bar of gold. Being thus furnished, they removed what shot there was at Cam- bridge- villas to Crown- terrace, Hampstead- road, the residence of Pierce, whence it was more convenient for them to set out on their errand of plunder. I shall satisfy you, by the evidence of cabmen and others, whose testimony is entitled to every belief, that night after night, for nearly a fortnight, Agar and Pierce left the neighbourhood of Crown- terrace iu a cab, never leaving the house itself, at which Pierce lived, in the sight of the cab- men, but calling the cab in the Hampstead- road ; aud that thus equipped, with their courier- bags and carpet- bags, they pro- ceeded to near St Thomas's Hospital, to a spot little beyond the road which leads up to the station. I shall show you that at that spot one of the two men always got out, and that night after night they both returned, having done nothing beyond what I have described to you, to near the place whence they started. I shall prove, moreover, that on one occasion the cabman heard Agar say to Pierce, or Pierce say to Agar, he does not know which, " It's not going down to- night." At last the 15th of May arrived, and Agar met Tester at the station. Tester told him that it was " all right," and he and Pierce drove up to the sta- tion. They handed their carpet- bags to a porter, who gave them to Burgess, the guard, aud Burgess put them into his own van. Agar watched his opportunity, and when the station- master's head was turned, and just before the train started, he jumped into Burgess's van, while Pierce took his place in a first- class carriage, both having provided themselves with first- class tickets. Agar was furnished, upon this occasion, with a mallet and a chisel, and he at once opened, with his false key, the % afe which contained the boxes of Messrs Abell, Messrs Spielmann, and Messrs Bult. He wrenched the iron clamps off the box of Messrs Abell, with his mallet and chisel. He took out the gold bars which it contained, substituted for them some of the small check bags tilled with shot, replaced at once the iron fastenings and nails which he had removed, lit some wax with a taper which Burgess provided, resealed the boxes with an or- dinary seal which Pierce had purchased iu Fetter- lane, and had the box all secured and the greater part of the gold safe in his courier or carpet- bags before the train arrived at Redhill. It had been arranged between Agar and Tester and Pierce that at Red- hill Tester should relieve Agar and Pierce of a portion of the gold ; and in the black bag which Tester had bought, and which he had left in Burgess's keeping, one of the bars of gold was for that purpose deposited before the train arrived at Redhill, where it was given to Tester. Remember, gentlemen, I am now telling you what Agar states; but I believe that I shall be able to corro- borate Agar as to this fact in a manner which shall leave little doubt on your minds. Tester lived at Lewisham, and his duties kept him late at the office of the South Eastern Railway Com- pany. He did certainly go to Redhill about that time in the month of May, and he did bring back with him a black bag, which was observed to be heavy by those who saw him on his re- turn ; and I shall prove by Jones, the guard of the up train upon that very night, and by other persons in the service of the com- pany, the way in which Tester returned to his home upon that occasion. At Redhill Pierce got into the same van with Burgess and Agar, and the train had no sooner started than the safe was again opened, and Messrs Spielmann's box was attacked. They took out the whole of its contents, and disposed of them in the courier- bags and carpet- bags as they thought most conve- nient. Lastly, they attacked Messrs Bult's box, which they found to contain much smaller bars than Messrs Abell's, being Californian gold. It was not convenient for them to take the whole of that. They abstracted, therefore, as much as they thought they could manage, and they replaced it with what they conceived to be a corresponding weight of shot. The boxes were all carefully re- adjusted, the van was swept up, and everything was apparently quite right when the train arrived at Folkestone. The iron safes were there given out in the usual way, and the train, with Burgess and Pierce and Agar, went on to Dover. At Dover they got their carpet- bags as first- class pas- sengers from Burgess, and they went into the Dover Castle pub- lic- house, where they, somewhat inconsiderately, relieved them- selves of their courier- bags in order to take refreshment, and they afterwards found it rather difficult to replace them with- out observation, However, in order to do this, they sent the waiter out to get a soda- water bottle filled with brandy, and during his absence they put on the courier- bags again, so that they were ready to start once more when the waiter returned with the brandy. The train started at two o'clock in the morn- ing. Pierce had provided return Ostend tickets, which franked the holder of them from Ostend to London. The porter at the station observed that no luggage had passed from Ostend that night. " Oh, no," was the answer, " it came the night before," and, giving the man a few shillings, their bags were put into the train, and, without being further questioned, they started for London. Arrived in London, they immediately hailed a cab and directed the driver to take them to the Great Western Rail- way Station. When they were nearly there, however, they countermanded that order, as if they had made a mistake, and directed him to drive to the North Western Station, and before they got there they told him to stop at a public- house. There they alighted, but instead of going into that particular public- house, they entered another, where they remained a very short time, and thence they proceeded to Pierce's house in Crown- terrace. They had not been there long when they determined to go down to the Borough Market, where they were to meet Tester, and were to obtain from him the bar of gold which he had brought up from Redhill on the previous night. They met him on the steps of the market, and, having obtained from him the bar of gold, they next proceeded to the shop of a silversmith in Leadenhall- street, near the India House, aud they there disposed of a portion of the American coin which had been in Messrs Spielmann's box, for which they obtained £ 21310s in cash. They then proceeded to the shop of Messrs Prommel, Rudolf, and Co, money- changers, in the Haymarket, where they sold another portion of American golden eagles, for which they received a check for £ 203 6s 8d. Having done this, they returned to Crown- terrace, and thence they conveyed the greater portion of the gold which had been stolen to Cambridge- villas, the residence of Agar. The first thing that they did there was to endeavour to cut off a portion of gold from one of the bars, which they succeeded in doing, to the extent of about 100 ounces, by means of a hammer and chisel. That gold was given to Pierce, and it will be proved that he sold it for about £ 3 an ounce. Pierce had also the greater part of the cash which was the produce of the American eagles, and he was iu possession alto- gether at that time of a sum amounting to £ 716 16s 8d. And I beg your attention to the fact that as early as the 28th of May Pierce had the means, by the sale of the American coins, and of the 100 ounces cut off one of the bars of gold, of obtaining, as you will find that he did obtain, at the Bank of England, on the 28th of May, six £ 100 Bank of England notes in exchange for 600 sovereigns. I shall call your attention to this fact again presently. The rest of the gold being now at Cambridge- villas, it was a question how it should be disposed of. Agar was there, living under the name of Adams with Fanny Kay, who passed as his wife, and he lived next door to a gentle- man named Bessell, whose wife died about that time Agar had in his service at that time a girl named Charlotte Baker, and Mr Bessell had a servant named Wild, both of whom we shall call. It was determined that the best way to get rid of the gold was to melt it into smaller pieces, and accordingly iron ingots or moulds of about a foot in length and two inches in breadth, tapering down to a point underneath ( so that the transverse section would be nearly an equilateral triangle), were obtained at a shop in Clerkenwell, and they then proceeded to erect a furnace at Cambridge villas. The house consisted of two rooms on the ground- floor and a kitchen, two rooms above and a dressing- room, and a wash- house behind. It will be shown that they purchased a number of fire- bricks, and that they took out the stove of one of the bedrooms upstairs and put up the furnace in its place; and I shall prove by Agar and by Fanny Kay, who, though carefully excluded from the room, heard and saw enough to enable her accurately to confirm theevidence of Agar, that they were there engaged day after day for a considerable time working in a tremendous heat while melting that gold. I shall satisfy you, moreover, that in the course of the work one of the cruci- bles was broken, and that the molten gold falling upon the floor burnt it, and that some of the marks of the burning manufacturers in the neighbourhood of the station, and he will tell you that he had no knowledge whatever of such a transaction. The six £ 100 notes, however, of course, had numbers, which were taken down at the bank, and I shall prove that in the September following two of those notes went back to the Bank of England with the name of the prisoner Tester on them, and I shall also prove that the signature is in his hand- writing. Another of the notes went back to the Bank in No- vember, 1855, with the name of " Raffan" upon it, Mr Raffan being a respectable fruiterer near Fitzroy- square, who will swear that he put his name on it, having received it from Pierce aud changed it for him. The history of the other three £ 100 notes is a little more complicated. They were paid into the Bank of England by Messrs Robarts, Curtis, aud Co, in the month of January, who had received them from Messrs Hutch- inson, the stockbrokers, who had purchased for Burgess, by direction of a person named Lee, a number of Turkish bonds, and who had received from Lee the notes in question. Lee had received them from Burgess's wife. And it is remarkable that, in addition to the three £ 100 notes which will thus be traced from Burgess to Lee, from Lee to Hutchinson, from Hutchinson to Messrs Robarts, and from Messrs Robarts to the Bank of England, there were also paid into their account at Robarts's, by Hutchinson and Co, eight £ 10 Bank of England notes, which were given by the Bank of England in exchange for ths second £ 100 note, which had the name of Tester on it. There can be nodoubt, therefore, I submit toyou, thatthe prisoners shared that £ 600. I shall further prove that after having held those Turkish bonds for a time, Burgess employed Lee to sell them. Lee sold them accordingly, and wrote the name of Burgess upon them. Having sold them Burgess deposited the proceeds in the hands of Mr Stearn, the landlord of the White Hart, in St Thomas's- street, who suggested that he should be allowed to place the money with his brewers, the Messrs Reid, who would take charge of it, aud allow interest upon it. I shall prove to you that Mr Steam's advice was adopted, and that he took the money, which was in notes, to Mr Smith, the cashier of Messrs Reid, who wrote upon them the name of Stearn. I have told you that of the gold melted at Shepherd's Bush £ 2,500 worth was sold by Saward, and divided amongst the prisoners aud the approver. Now, I shall prove that in August, 1854, Asrar had purchased, through a stockbroker, named Young, two Spanish Active bonds of the nominal value of £ 700, and that when the division of the £ 2,500 took place, it was arranged between Agar and Tester, that Tester should take those two Spanish bonds as his share, and that he did take them accordingly. I shall also prove to you that shortly after that Tester, through his father, sold those Spanish bonds, that he bought with the proceeds two other Spanish bonds; and that he sold those two other Spanish bonds, and bought with the proceeds one other Spanish bond, which is now held for him by a relative of his own, whom I shall call before you. I have thus, I believe, gone through the whole of the substantial part of the evidence which it will be my duty to lay before you; and you will observe that, although the whole of the facts will be deposed to by Agar, the proof by no means rests entirely with him. Far from it; for there is a very- strong circumstantial case against the prisoners, altogether in- dependently of the evidence of Agar. You may ask, how it happens that Agar, after this robbery, should be in- duced to come forward to make this statement. The facts are these: — Agar was arrested in August, 1855. At that time he had deposited in a trunk, at Pierce's house, a considerable portion of the produce of the robbery. He had also property of his own, aud having been reconciled to Fanny Kay, or entertaining still a kindly feeling for her as the mother of his child, he arranged, when he was arrested, that Pierce should take possession of all his property, and should provide for Fanny Kay and his child. Pierce for a time did contribute some- thing to her support, but afterwards he desisted from doing so, and the result was that Fanny Kay was reduced to the greatest distress. Mr Sergeant Parry ( for Pierce): Really that has nothing to do with this inquiry, even if it be true. Mr Sergeant Shee : Fanny Kay made a statement to the soli- citor for the prosecution, and l^ am stating what it was. Baron Martin : It is quite legitimate ; the learned counsel is explaining how Agar came to make this statement. Mr Sergeant Parry : Surely the motives of a man under such circumstances cannot be evidence ! However, if your lordship thinks otherwise, I have not a word to say. Mr Sergeant Shee continued: I will not dwell upon the subject. Suffice it that the fact of Pierce's conduct came to the knowledge of Agar, and that Agar then made known the cir- cumstances of the robbery. This is the whole of the case on the part of the prosecution, and it really is lamentable to reflect upon the amount of skill, dexterity, perseverance, and ability exercised upon the execution of a criminal design, which this robbery displays. Employed in a better caase how different might have been the result! In justice to the prosecution I must add that had not an equal and greater amount of skill, dexterity, perseverance, legal knowledge, and discretion been evinced on the part of the professional advisers of the railway company, it is hardly possible that these men could have been brought to justice. I now leave the case, gentlemen of the jury, in your hands, feeling confident that you will give to it that candid and patient consideration which its importance demands. Edward Agar was the first witness called, and he gave evi- dence which did not differ in any material point from that given before the Lord Mayor. Cross- examined by Mr Sergeant Parry: I am 41 years of age. I was in the employ of Mr Davis, in Chiswell- street, fourteen years ago. I am not positive whether it was 20 or 22 years ago. I will not swear one way or another. There was no robbery there shortly after I left. I have done no work since. I have earned my living by speculating in various things. I have been to America several times, after leaving Mr Davis. It might have been five years after I left Mr Davis when I first went. I de- cline to answer how I lived in the meantime. I was not en- gaged in forgery. I decline answering whether I did commit that by which I was liable to be hanged. I did not forge checks in America. I do not know that Saward is arrested. I knew Saward by the name of " Barrister Saward," or " James Saward." I have discounted bills for him, but I never had anything to do with checks for him. I never presented any forged checks. I am perfectly innocent of the charge for which I was convicted. I was convicted on false evidence. I have received the proceeds of forged checks. I had £ 3,000 ill the Bank for some years. I had £ 600 in stock, which Pierce got: The charge on which I was convicted was for uttering a forged check for £ 700. I was caught running away with a bag containing 700 farthings. I was tried and convicted in this court. I can work at almost anything. I can work at jewellery, aud there is proof that I can work at making bars of gold. I do not know if Pierce is a betting man. While the robbery was being perpetrated I was in the train, which was in motion, and it was going on inside the carriage. Cross- examined by Mr Sergeant Ballantine: I have no par- ticular motive for declining to answer the question as to what I was doing the five years after I left Mr. Davis's employ. I am not afraid to answer, but I decliue to do so, unless I am com- pelled to do so. Pierce was introduced to me by two thieves. I saw Tester at Margate, and I took tea with him. An elderly fe- male, who kept the house, served the tea. I saw no once else there. I did not sleep there. Tester took a glass of grog with me at the sigu of the Elephant. I met him at Folkestone, and walked arm- in- arm with him when we met out of town. We geuerally did so. I am positive we walked arm- in- arm from the upper station to the harbour station. As near as my recollec- tion serves me, the division of the plunder took place two months after the robbery. Tester asked me what it was best to invest his money in, and I told him that Spanish bonds were paying 7 per cent. I said I had some that I bought at 47i, and I would sell him them at 48. He agreed to take £ 500 worth. I was convicted for uttering a forged check for £ 500, on the evidence of a man who called himself an accomplice, every word of which was a lie. Mr Mullins, the solicitor, corroborated his evidence, and all he said was untrue. When I travelled up and down the line I called myself a commercial traveller. Tester knew that I was a thief. At the inns I stated myself to be a commercial traveller. Upon my oath I did not try to corrupt a man named Sharman, at Folkestone, and make him betray his trust. I wished to become acquainted with him to get an impression of the keys he had charge of. I never tried to make him an ac- complice and induce him to betray his trust. Cross- examined by Mr Poland: I have gone by three or four names in my time. I have gone by the name of Roberts, Adams, Whittaker, and other names they chose to give me. I had a communication at Portland with Mr Rees. I did not there say that Burgess had nothing whatever to do with it. That I swear. After I came back from Folkestone, where I took lodgings, I communicated with Burgess. I do not remember having said that 1 did not communicate with him. These were not the first false keys I ever made. I made some before for Pierce to com- mit a burglary at the South Eastern Railway station. I have received the proceeds of forgeries three or four times. The money in the bank was the produce of hard labour and specula- tion in America. I have never passed forged notes in America, or elsewhere. I never saw Burgess after the robbery until the night of the division of the money. Re- examined by Mr Bodkin: I declined to answer Mr Parry's question because he tried to force it out of me; and as I was not bound to answer it, I declined. I have no other reason. I used to assist a brother who is a bootmaker, until I went to the United States. I was charged with uttering a banker's check. The man who gave evidence against me was named Smith. There was another man named Humphreys. Mr Mullins stated his belief that I was standing opposite the banking- house, in Lombard- street, but I was not in the City that day. I had an appointment to meet Humphreys to receive £ 200, when I was arrested. I saw a man named Smith at the corner ef a street, who said that Bill ( Humphreys) had sent him, and that I was not to go to his house, as there was a screw loose. He gave me a bag, and advised me to run away, as the officers were on the look out. I took the bags, and immediately after I was taken into custody. The bag had been made up, and, instead of con- taining gold, there was nothing but farthings. By the Court: I continued in crime for three years after I re- turned from America. I never boasted in the prison that I com- mitted this robbery alone. Mr Rees was the first person that I made any communication to. 1 had heard that my child had been sent to its mother by Pierce, and that he had refused to give it a change of clothing. ( This witness was under examina- tion nearly four hours.) Witnesses were then called to prove the delivering of the bul- lion at the South Eastern Station, aud its being deposited safely in Burgess's van. The arrival of the chests at Dover, their conveyance on board the Lord Warden Steamer, and delivery at the French Custom- house, at Boulogne, were next proved, and then Mr James Magor, agent for the Messageries Generales, proved the opening of the bullion chest, at Paris, on the 18th of May, and the discovery that the contents were merely shot and shavings. After some further evidence, of no interest, but still tending to corroborate the evidence of Agar, the Court adjourned until Wednesday morning. On Wednesday the trial was resumed, and numerous facts were proved, such as the meeting of Agar and Pierce at Folkestone— the travelling down the line at the time of the robbery— the disposal of part of the gold— aud several other facts corroborative of Agar's evidence. Fanny Kay, who, it will be remembered, lived with Agar, was then examined. After describing the transactions at Cambridge- villas, she said:— After Agar left me, he came to see me before he was arrested. My child was then at Rotherhithe. I saw no more of Agar for a long time until just before his arrest. After he went away, I remained in St George's- road, in lodgings. Pierce was to have allowed me a pound a week, but he did not do so. I was for a time at Pierce's house, but I left in April, through some words. While I was there I saw a trunk of Agar's, with clothes and a box of tools. I saw Agar's watch there, and a set of shirt studs, but no money. I have seen money in Pierce's possession. I saw him with a bag full of gold before I went to live at his house. Agar told me that Pierce had asked him to lend him a sovereign, but he would not. That was at the time I was at Cambridge- villas. WhenI was atGreenwich Pierce asked me to lend him a shilling. That was in 1854. Previous to the gold robbery, Agar used to sell his old clothes to Pierce. I have seen notes in the hands of Pierce after the robbery, but I cannot tell the amount. After I left Pierce's house I fell into distress. I applied to him for money, but I got it only once. It was afterwards refused. After that I saw Mr Weatherhead, the governor of Newgate, and I made a communication to him, and also to Mr Rees, the solicitor. was not brought home drunk while I was at Pierce's. I do not recollect being taken home to Shepherd's Bush drunk in a wheelbarrow. It might have happened, but not more than once. I have not been to Portland Island. I have been sup- ported by the company since I made this disclosure. I got my food, but not clothes. I have been supported by the company since last October. I know that Pierce was what is called a bet- ting or sporting man. I have not seen money in his possession which he said had been won by racing. I never saw him making up his books at night. I have not received quite as much as £ 80. I will swear it is not £ 100. Mrs Pierce has not com- plained of my drunken habits. She has said it was a pity that I should do so, but that was in a friendly way. Cross- examined by Mr Hardinge Giffard : I was introduced by Burgess to Agar iu Tooley- street. When Agar left me he went to live not far from me. I did not know he was living there with Fanny Campbell until after he was convicted. Re- examined by Mr Seergeant Shee ; The persons whose names have been mentioned did not give me money for any improper purpose. Mr Hart made honourable proposals, and I was engaged to him. In the letter Agar sent to me he said Pierce had np money. I never heard of £ 3,000 Consols being set apart for my support. In the letter Agar sent to me he told me to buy two little mugs, one for my child, and one for Pierce's child, out of the money to be given by Pierce, but I had no money from him. Since this case has been under investigation I have been living in the house of Mr Thornton, the inspector of police. Mr Baron'Martin: What has become of that £ 3,000 Consols ? I should like to hear something about that. Mr Sergeant Parry: It is in the hands of the railway company. They have got it. Mr Bodkin: No such thing. My friend is entirely misinformed. Mr Baron Martin: If these Consols were Agar's own, and were made over to Kay before his conviction, the railway company can have no earthly claim to them, any more than I have. Mr Sergeant Parry : A complete explanation of the whole affair can be given by Mr Wontner, the solicitor, and he is ready at this moment to give it. I hope, however, that my friends will regard him as a witness called for the prosecution, Mr Sergeant Shee, however, declined to do so. Mr Sergeant Parry: Then, I shall not call a witness to prove that which I think is perfectly irrelevant to this trial. Mr Baron Martin: No doubt it is not relevant to this inquiry, but what occurs to my mind is that Consols to the amount of £ 3,000 were transferred by Agar to some one for the use of this woman, and that she has never seen the money. I should like to hear something about it. Mr Sergeant Shee said that, under those circumstances, he would not reply upon Mr Wontner's evidence if he were called. — Mr Wontner, however, without being called by either side, said that he wished to explain the matter. Mr Baron Martin : I think it quite right that you should do so. Mr Wontner offered to be sworn, but the learned judge said that was quite unnecessary, Mr Wontner's word was amply sufficient. Mr Wontner said: Previous to Agar's conviction he had £ 3,000 Consols, which had been standing in his name for a long time, and he authorised a stockbroker to sell it out. That was done accordingly, and the amount realised was about £ 2,700. A immber of payments were made out of that sum by Agar's au- thority, and he directed me to hand over the balance— £ 2,500— to Pierce to invest for Kay and her child ( as we understood). He gave me a written order to that effect, and that order I exe- cuted. I subsequently asked Pierce if he had invested the money, and he told me that he had invested it in Turkish bonds. I have since taken the trouble to trace out the notes which were handed over to Pierce, and I find that they correspond with the notes paid in the transaction of the Turkish bonds. Mr Baron Martin said that the explanation was perfectly satisfactory so far as Mr Wontner was concerned. After further evidence, for which we have not space, the case for the prosecution closed. Mr Sergeant Parry said that before addressing the jury for Pierce he should like to have the opinion of the court whether there was evidence on the last count, which indicted Pierce for larceny as a servant of the company; and also whether he could be properly said to have been a receiver. The third count charged him with robbery from a dwelling- house, but he appre- hended that a railway carriage could scarcely be called a dwel- ling- house. Mr Baron Martin said that Mr Justice Willes and himself were both of opinion that it was clearly disproved that Pierce was a servant of the company at the time of the robbery. On that count of the indictment there was no evidence to go to the jury. His learned brother and himself were also of opinion that Pierce could not be called a receiver. As to the third count there would scarcely be any necessity to trouble the jury on that. The court then adjourned. On Thursday, at the opening of the court, Mr Sergeant Parry addressed the court on behalf of Pierce, and in doing so said he had no hesitation in saying that there was not a tittle of actual evidence against any of the prisoners, except the state- ment of the accomplice, aud that it really was upon his evidence that the prosecution sought to convict the prisoners at the bar. His learned friend had told them that they ought not to give effect to the evidence of the accomplice Agar, unless he was con- firmed in some essential particulars; but he did not tell them what the judges had laid down as the rule of law to be observed in the case of accomplices. The rule of law was that it was not only necessary to confirm an accomplice in reference to the cir- cumstances of the offence with which, of course, he was well acquainted, but it was absolutely necessary that he should also be confirmed in other and essential particulars. This rule had been laid down by Lord Abinger and other eminent judges, and he apprehended that it was the undoubted rule that juries ought to act upon, in the consideration of a charge that was sought to be made out upon the evidence of an accomplice. Without his drawing any inferences upon the subject, he was sure that the j ury would feel that this rule was founded upon common sense as well as law, because it was clearthat a person who was concerned in acrime could very readily state all the circumstances under which the crime was committed, and his telling the truth upon these matters ought not to be taken as any proof that he was speaking truly as regarded other parties whom he sought to connect with the crime. He was free to admit that if he did not make out that there was an absence of such corroborative evidence as that to which he had alluded, the prisoner for whom he appeared must be found guilty; but he hoped to demonstrate to their satisfaction that the evidence was not sufficient to justify them in convicting the prisoner, and that he ought to be acquitted on the present occasion. With these observations he would now proceed to the history of the case. He thought every one must admit that it was impossible for any one to be looked at with greater detestation than the man Agar, who admitted that from eighteen or twenty years of age he had got his living by fraud and plunder of every description, and that he was a most bold and dangerous depredator, and a man upon whose sole evidence they could not commit the worst criminal that could possibly be imagined. He was clearly the planner and executor of the rob- bery, and he had evidently a personal malicious feeling against Pierce, and he sought to obtain his own liberty by convicting that prisoner. He did not know whether he was to be let free — whether such a man was to be again let loose on society- through the influence of the South Eastern Railway Company, but it was clear that that was the object of Agar, and that he was actuated by the most malignant feeling against the prisoner. He submitted to them that the evidence given by Fanny Kay as to what took place at Cambridge- villas, and the story about the fire- place, and the knocking, was entirely uncorroborated, and that the jury ought to dismiss that evidence entirely from their minds. She was evidently actuated by one of the worst passions that invaded the human mind— revenge; and, at the same time, it should not be forgotten that she was addicted to habits of in- temperance, than which nothing tended more toblunt the moral feelings of those who indulged in such habits. It was one of the old maxims of the law, that the wife of an accomplice ought not to be alio wed to give corroborative evidence, and he said there could be no doubt that Fanny Kay regarded herself in the light of the wife of Agar, and that he was the only person she looked up to, and that she had a strong inducement to make the state- ment she had done by the desire to obtain the liberation of her paramour, and that she had almost every possible inducement for falsehood and exaggeration. The jury, however, would re- member that, supposing they should believe that all the little circumstances that had heen spoken to really occurred, that was not sufficient to convict the prisoners, and it must be shown in addition that all those circumstances tended to the crime- that they were connected with the actual crime, and if they did not they were of no importance whatever. It was im- possible for him to deny that Pierce was connected with Agar, and this fact was no doubt discreditable to him, but that was not the question. The question for the jury to decide was, whether he was concerned in this robbery, and whether the evidence made out that fact to their satisfaction. The learned sergeant then proceeded to observe upon the fact of the possession of the money by the prisoner, and the changing of the £ 100 notes, and he said that with regard to the six hundred sovereigns they were clearly proved to have been given him by Agar, and that, in all probability, the £ 100 note was one that was also given him to by Agar, and that he changed it to give money to Fanny Kay, who admitted that she had received upwards of £ 90 from the pri- soner after Agar's conviction. Something had been said about the prisoner having pawned a pair of boots, to show that he was in indigent circumstances; but it should be remembered that he was connected with betting pursuits, and it was notorious that men connected with betting pursuits were liable to great fluctuations in their circumstances, and that they were one day worth a large^ sum of money, and the next were^ almost penniless. He also observed upon the fact that Pierce was proved to have been in possession of considerable sums of money in notes, and the only fact as regarded the possession of money alleged to be the produce of the robbery, was the £ 100 note; and he urged that, under the circumstances, this was really a very immate- rial fact. These were the facts ; aud if they believed the accom- plice, his client must be convicted; but he submitted that he ought not to be believed, and that, as there was no real corrobo- ration of the story told by him, the prisoner ought to be ac- quitted. Mr Hardinge Giffard next addressed the jury for Burgess : No one could doubt that Agar had committed the robbery ; that he had endeavoured to scrape an acquaintance with the officers of the railway ; but the question was, whether there was any- thing to justify the suspicion that the other prisoners at the bar were connected with him in the robbery. As to the story told by him, he must ask the jury whether, if he had fixed upon the witness Sharman as his accomplice, he would not have been in the same position as Burgess or Tester ? He was proved to have been in company with Agar, and to have drank with Mm ; and if Agar had been bold enough to say upon his oath that he had permitted him to take an impression of the key, how would it have been possible for Sharman to have contradicted him ? He entreated the jury to consider this fact, because it appeared to him that Agar could as easily have made the accusation against other persons of being his accomplices as against Burgess and Tester, The learned counsel then proceeded to comment upon the statement made by Agar, and said that if Bur- gess and Tester were really concerned in the robbery, it appeared to him that they had no necessity for Agar's assistance; for if they had had the guilty intention to commit such a robbery as this, they had every facility for the commission of such a crime by themselves, and there was not the least necessity for them to introduce any strangers into the transaction. Again, there was this unfortunate fact, that, although Agar represented that he made the key by means of which the robbery was effected, it had never been produced, and no one knew what had become of it; and be submitted that, if there was any truth in this part of his story, the key would undoubtedly have been produced, and he urged that it was much more probable that he " found" the key that was lost by the captain of the vessel, and that the robbery was committed by his hand alone. He was instructed that Burgess knew no more of the robbery than the jury did, and he submitted that nothing was more probable than that the robbery might have been effected while the bullion boxes were upon the quay at Folkestone during the night. It appeared to have been the custom for the bullion chests to be placed in this position, and he asked if anything was more likely than that a person who was prowling about for an improper purpose should become acquainted with this fact, and embrace the opportunity to com- mit the robbery during the period that they were so left. He when, of course, it was impossible for him to state what occurred upon the night of the robbery, or to give any explanation of his conduct; and this, he urged, was most unfair to the prisoner; but it at all events showed that the company were satisfied with the explanation that he gave at the time, and that there was not the slightest suspicion of his being concerned in the robbery. Mr Sergeant Ballantine, for Tester, contended that Agar's story was improbable from beginning to end, and that there was not a tittle of evidence upon which a jury could with safety con- vict him of the charge. When he first heard of the charge he was thunderstruck, but having recovered himself he came boldly forward to assert his innocence and place himself in the hands of a jury of his country, ready to meet all the machina- tions of the villain who had come forward against him. It was a remarkable fact, as the house where it was said that Burgess and Pierce met was close to the station, and as Tester's hours of business closed at five o'clock, where it was supposed he would meet with his companion while concocting this robbery, that he was not seen at all; and therefore he did trust that, taking into account Tester's good character, his respectability, with a wife and family, and contrasting it with the single and unsupported testimony of Agar, they would say that he was not guilty of the charge that had been brought against him. Mr Baron Martin then summed up, and the jury, after an absence of ten minutes, convicted Pierce on the second count, and the two other prisoners on the^ nrst count. Mr Baron Martin proceeded to deliver the sentence of the court. Addressing the prisoners he said; You, William Pierce, James Burgess, and George William Tester, have all been con- victed, upon pretty nearly the most conclusive evidence which it was possible to lay before a jury, of the offence with which you were charged. The man Agar is a man who is as bad, I dare say as bad can be, but that he is a man of most extraordinary ability no person who heard him examined can for a moment deny. I do not entertain a doubt that it was because he was an old, ex- perienced thief, noted for his extraordinary skill, that he was applied to by you for the purpose of getting this robbery effected by his instrumentality. Something has been said of the romance connected with that man's character, but let those who fancy that there is anything great in it consider his fate. It is obvious, as I have said, that he is a man of extraordinary talent; that he gave to this and, perhaps to many other robberies, an amount of care and perseverance one- tentli of which devoted to honest pur- suits must have raised him to a respectable station in life, and considering the commercial activity of this country during the last twenty years would probably have enabled him to realise a large fortune. But look at the consequences of his career of crime. Instead of being a respected wealthy man, as he might have been, he is a slave for life— separated for ever from all he holds most dear. It is perfectly clear that he was fond of associating with persons of the other sex, but he is entirely cut off from all such associations. He is condemned to a wretched aud miserable life. He is dealt with as a complete slave, and has no more control over his own ac- tions thjui the veriest slave that has existed since the world began. I did not think it right to notice, while the trial was going on, the observations which were made by counsel on the probability of his getting his discharge as the price of the evi- dence he has given here to- day. That is entirely in the breast of the Crown ; we have nothing to do with it; but it does not at all follow, as a matter of course, that a man of his character will be released from prison because he has given evidence which has had the effect of bringing you to justice. He has related to us the various circumstances of this robbery, aud has narrated minute details which have been confirmed by upwards of thirty witnesses with whom it was perfectly impossible that he could have had any communication. He could not have told us those details except his story had been a true one; and, for my own part, I believe every word of his evidence from beginning to end. On you, Pierce, I am unfortunately compelled to inflict a punish- ment less severe thau upon the other prisoners. They were ser- vants of the company, and you were not. By a strained con- struction of the law you might, perhaps, have been got into the same eategory with the other two ; but I am unwilling, and my brother Willes agrees with me, to strain the law against you. But I do declare that, if I stood in that dock to receive sentence, I should feel more degraded to be in your place than in that, even, of either of your associates. You had been long connected with this man Agar; he trusted you, and he gave you £ 3,000 stock to be invested for the benefit of his child and its mother, together with £ 600, his share of the produce of this robbery, and the rest of the gold which had not been sold. In all you must have got out of him about £ 15,000. This you stole, and appropriated to your own use. It is a worse offence, I declare, than the act of which you have been found guilty. I would rather have been concerned in stealing the gold than in the robbery of that wretched woman— call her harlot, if you will— and her child. A greater villain than you are, I believe, does not exist. [ This strong language was received by the audience with a loud burst of applause.] I greatly regret that I have it not in my power to inflict a heavier punishment upon you; but the heaviest sentence which the law allows for your offence I will pass upon you, and that is, that you be imprisoned, with hard labour, for the space of two years, and that during three months of that time— the 1st, 12th, aud 24th month— you, be kept in solitary confinement. As foryou, Bur- gess andTester, there is no manner of doubt that your case is that — not unfrequent of late— of men who, having good characters, and being placed by your employers in situations of trust, were unable to resist the temptation of getting possession of a large sum of money all at once. Whether Agar tempted you, or whether you were tempted by Pierce, as is most likely, and that then Agar was applied to as a man noted for his skill aud ability in such matters, it is impossible for us to know now. That you, Burgess, a man who had been fifteen years in the service of the company, and were receiving good wages, and that you, Tester, the son of a most respectable man, should have yielded to this temptation, is greatly to be deplored; but we should be departing from our duty to the public, parti- cularly after what we have seen taking place during the last few months, the robbery of the Crystal Palace Company and other offences of a similar nature, if we did not visit you with the severest punishment. You knew when you engaged iu the com- mission of this crime that, though if you were successful, it would place you in the possession of a large sum of money, yet that if ycu were detected you would be liable to the severest punishment. You were willing to play the game, and you must pay the forfeit. The learned counsel who have addressed the jury on your behalf have spoken in the strongest terms of Agar's character. No doubt he deserves all they have said, but let it be said in his favour that he remained true to you, that he said not a word about this robbery until he heard of Pierce's base conduct. As he gave his evidence he did not appear to feel towards you that bitter animosity which was so clearly mani- fested in him, and, I must say, not unnaturally, under the cir- cumstances, towards Pierce. He had ao motive to accuse you falsely, and this to my mind is an additional proof of the truth of his story. The sentence of the court upon you, Burgess and Tester, is that you be severally transported beyond the seas for the term of 14 years. The prisoners received their sentence- without any change of demeanour, and were immediately removed from the bar. Mr Bodkin, addressing Mr Baron Martin, said, in reference to his lordship's observations on the possibility of Agar's release, it was only just to Mr Rees, the solicitor for the prosecution, to mention that, when he saw Agar at Portland, he had distinctly stated to him that he was not to expect any remission of his sentence in return for the evidence which he had consented to give. The learned counsel at the sametiine applied to the court that the property found in the possession of the prisoners should be handed over to the South Eastern Railway Company. Mr Baron Martin declined to make any such order at present. The Turkish bonds found in the possession of Pierce had been clearly purchased with the money entrusted to the prisoner by Agar, and, if he had the power, he should certainly order those bonds to be handed over to Fanny Kay. Mr Bodkin said the company had no desire to take possession of any property which was not the produce of the robbery. Mr Baron Martin said that, if the solicitor for the prosecution would specify on affidavit what property tbey thought them- selves entitled to, he and Mr Justice Wilies would then make whatever order seemed right to them under the circumstances. THE CRYSTAL PALACE POULTRY SHOW.— This exhibition closed on Wednesday, after being © pen four days, aud it is- understood that the executive body are so well satisfied with the result that they have resolved to repeat the experiment at the beginning of next year. The general public seem to have appre- ciated the exhibition, for nearly 20,000 of them have visited the Palace within the four days on which it was held, whereasduring the whole of the preceding week, though it was partly a holiday time, the aggregate number of visitors was only 6,358; in other words, the average daily attendance during the poultry show was not far short of that of the whole previous week. Again, in money taken at the doors while the exhibition lasted, not to mention season tickets, the company would appear to have realised £ 750. As some indication of the value of the exhibition, as giving an impetus to the rearing of poultry of the purest breed— that being one of its main objects— it may be stated that the sum taken in sales of specimens exhibited amounts to upwards of £ 600, one gentleman alone being a purchaser to the extent of £ 164. With respect to the rule which obtained at this, as » at similar exhibitions in the country, requiring exhibitors in all cases to affix a price to the specimens they send, and. which has given rise to some little dissatisfaction, it ought to be explained that the Rev Lyon Pellowes, who was named as having, with several other exhibitors, attached a prohibitory price to most of the birds shown by him, only availed himself of the liberty guaranteed to every exhibitor under the same rule, when, as was Mr Fellowes's case, he is indisposed to part with the specimens he furnishes for exhibition. Among the contributors were Lady Eleanor Cathcart, Miss Florence Cathcart, Lady Dacre, Lady Margaret Macdonald, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Sir J. Paxton, Baron Rothschild, the Hon Miss Dillon and Miss Ethelred Dillon, Mrs Ellis, Sudbury Park, Richmond, and a large number of others of high station in the country. The number of clergymen and their daughters contri- buting is remarkably great. There were no fewer than 1,270 separate pens of animals, including poultry, pigeons, and rabbits in all their several varieties, each pen generally containing three specimens. There were about 100 pens less than at the recent exhibition at Birmingham, but as respects the quality and ex- cellence of the birds, it is said by those best able to form an accurate opinion to be in every way equal. The judges of poultry were Messrs Andrews, Baily, and Hewitt; of pigeons, Messrs Bellamy and Cottle ; and of rabbits, Messrs Bancks^ Fox, and Housden. The classes distinguished by the judges lor marked superiority were two of Spanish poultry, consisting in one case of a cock and two pullets ( chickens of 1856), and in the other of a Spanish cock of any age, tho first prizes in which were carried off by Miss M. L. Rake and Master M'Gregor Rake. Dorkings coloured— a cock and two pullets ( chickens of 1856), first prise to Mr C. H. Wakefield. Game fowl—" black breasted and other reds" ( cock and two hens, exceeding one year old), first prize to Mr H. E. Porter. Game fowl—" blaeks and brassy- winged, ex- cept greys" ( cock and two hens exceeding a year old), first prize to Mr C. R. Titterton. Game fowl—" duck wings and other greys and blues" ( cock and two hens exceeding one year old), first prize to Mr J. T. Wilson. Gold Polish fowl— first prize to Mr E. H. Strange. Malay fowl— the finest collection ever ex- hibited, first prize to Mr S. Saunders ; and white Aylesbury dukes, first prize to Mr B. Ford. DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.— On Monday morning a most desperate encounter took place between seven of the keepers employed by Sir John Harpur Crewe, Bart, of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire, and a gang of from sixteen to twenty poach- ers, gat a place called Pistern Hills, in tbe parish of Smisby, and near to Sir John's residence. The following is a brief statement of the facts:— Between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday night, seven of Sir John's keepers went out to watch as usual. When they arrived at Pistern Hills they saw two poachers in the act of setting snares. The keepers went up to them to take them into custody, when they were immediately attacked by fifteen other poachers, who had been concealed close by. The keepers were only armed with sticks, consequently they were able to make but a feeble resistance against the overpowering numbers arrayed against them. A desperate fight ensued, which ended in favour of the poachers, who succeeded in over- powering the keepers, and inflicted on them injuries of a most serious character. Three of the keepers were dangerously wounded; their names are William Pegg, John Hudson, and 4 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, JANUARY 18, 1857. SPOKTING CHRONICLE. [ TOWN EDITION.] THE TURF. BETTING AT TATTERS ALL'S. MONDAY, JAN 12.— An improvement in the attendance did » ot impart a proportionate briskness to speculation, though symptoms of " reviving animation" begin to manifest themselves in the Turf market. St Giles and Maid of Derwent were in ex. traordinary demand for the Chester Cup, considering that the weights are not yet published, and the prices quoted were diffi- cult to be obtained about either, [ On the following day, in the City, as little as 25 to 1 was taken about Maid of Derwent.] Vedette was backed for £ 100 at 7 to 1 for the Two Thousand, and Sydney, for the same amount in one bet at 20 to 1 for the Derby. The most important feature of the afternoon, however, was the disposition to back Tournament, against whom, after 30 to 1 had been taken to all that could be obtained, 100 to 6 was the highest offer. An outlay of £ 75 took place on Messenger at 50 to 1, in ignorance of which 1,000 to 10 was afterwards laid. 10 to 1 each would have been taken about Lord Clifden's and John Scott's lots, and 1,000 to 10 about Pyrrhus the Second, a new outsider, the property of Alderman Copelaud. THURSDAY, JAN 15 — 500 to 25 against Zuyder. Zee, and two bets of 1,500 to 100 against Mr Bowes's two ( Colonist and Bird in the Hand) for the Derby were the only transactions that came to our knowledge. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. MOSTDA*. THURSDAY. Vedette ..... G. Abdale 7 to 1 ( tk) .... . CHESTER CUP. St Giles W. Day:..:.... 83 to ( tk) .... Maid of Derwent .. W. I'Auson .. 83 to 1 ( tk). .... LaVictime Longst; iff... i.. l0<) 0 to 10 < tk) .... I, ons? sight( h b) . .. Longstaff 10( 10 to 10 ( tk .... Codrington .. Longstatf .1000 to 10 ( tk) .... DERBY. . • I, oyola Isaac Day .... 11 to 1 .... Tournament Drewitt ..— 100 to 6 .... ' Sydney . Hayhoe 20 to 1 ( tk) .... • Zayder Zee Fobert.; — .... 20 to 1 Athlete J. Seott. 1000 to 85 ( tk) .. — Messenger M. Dawson..,. 50 to 1 < Henry VIII £ Day ........ 50 to 1 Adamas Escott 1000 to 10 ( tk) MANCHESTER— FRIDAY EVENING. Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.— 4 to 1 agst Loyola ( tk), 6 to 1 agst Vidette ( tk), 7 to 1 agst any other ( off). LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.— 100 to 6 agst Minos ( taken aeveral times), 35 to 1 agst First of May ( taken to £ 50). None of the other favourites named. CHESTER CUP;— 33 to 1 agst St Giles. 35 to 1 agst Maid of Derwent, 35 to 1 agst Comedian ( 1,000 to 30 taken), 50 to 1 agst Warlock ( taken freely on Tuesday last). RACING FIXTURES FOR 1857. FEBRUARY. Xincoln Spring 18 | Nottingham Spring.. 211 Derby Spring MARCH. la/ erpoolSpring.... 3 I Salisbury ..:.. 12 I Northampton ...... Bor. caster Spring .. 10 | Warwick Spring,... 17 I Croxton Park ; APRIL. Ipsom Sprinz 2 I Coventry 13 I York Spring .... Kewmarket Craven .13 Catterick Bridge.... 15 Malton. Burham 13 | Abergavenny ...... 16 I Newmarket F S MAY. 5 I Ludlow 111 Epsom 12 I Bath 19 1 JUNE. Newton 17 Newcastlc- on- Tyne ., 23 Bibury Club 21 Chester Spring.,. Shrewsbury .... Manchester 3 Ascot 9 Beverley, Hull, & c.. 10 Hampton Worcester Kewmarket Jtipon ... Worth Staffordshire. ^ Brighton Brighton Club Warwick Cardiff. Thirsk Lichfield Korthallerton ... Chester Autumn. Wrexham Stockbridge Winchester Carlisle JULY. 2 | Liverpool 15 I Stamford 7 I Nottingham .... 211 Gsodwood AUGUST. Wolverhampton .... 10 ] Egham Reading ............ 12 I Stockton York 19 Hereford Radcliffe 211 SEPTEMBER. Derby 9 Manchester Autumn, Doncaster .. 15 Monmouth Leicester 23 Newmarket F O OCTOBER. I Richmond ' . Newmarket SO .... 12 I Newmarket H 8 | Warwick Autumn.. 20 ~ " " 26 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn .. 31 Shrewsbury A 171 Ludlow Autumn.,,, i Wenlock 6 | Liverpool Autumn. .10 1 IRELAND. MARCH. Howth and Baldoyle Spring.. 17 I Curragh Camp Meeting 25 APRIL. Curragh ........;.. 21 MAY. Howth and Baldoyle Summer V.;................ ,19 ••••••" JUNE. ' Wicklow 11 Monkstown( Co. Cork) 9 | CUrragh ............ 23 ' . JULY.' * * BeUewstown 8 | Dowr. R. Corporatibn. 211 Heath'of Maryboro', 28 AUGUST. . 6alway 41 Killarney .. 181 Tfiam. nbt fixed Tramore II ] Ballyeigh .......... 251 SEPTEMBER; ' Cutragh 21 Jerikinstown Park. . 22' j Johnstown 29 Caherciveen ........ 8 I „„„.,„ i<"'' l OCTOBER. Kilkee . ...... v.*... 6 I Curragh .,•....,..... 13 } DownB. Corporation. 21 Armagh .71 Limerick. s, 19 I Cork................ 27 FOALS, & c. HOBBIE NOBLE,— The following mares have arrived at Plump- ton Hall, near Harrogate, to this horse:— Laura, Fury, Lady Emily, Ginger, Queen of Carthage, Lady Changoring, Venture- some, Miss White, Wood Nymph, and Roulette. At Middle Park, Eltliam, Kent, on the 10th inst, Mr Craw- ford's Blue Bonnet ( Mary Copps dam), a colt by The Flying Dutchman; and on the 15th, the Duke of Beaufort's MissSlick, a filly by Acrobat; both will be put to Kingston. On the 10th inst, at Stanton Stud Farm, Mr Eyke's Biddy, a shesnut filly by Sweetmeat, which has been named Ratlagoom; the mare will be put to Sweetmeat again, whose subscription is fast filling. ^ On the 8th iust, at Sheffield- lane Paddocks, Rowena, a bay colt Jby Touchstone. — ,'--....,....-...-. .. C- TESTER CUP WEIGHTS*— The weights for this race will be published on Tuesday" morning hext. LICHFIELD RACES.— By an error on the part of the corre- apondent who forwarded the paragraph, the name of Baron D. Webster, Esq, one of the stewards of this meeting, in con- junction with Alderman Coj> eland and Captain White, was mis- spelt Wilsther. T TSIRSK MEETING.— The Mowbray Stakes having only 17 sub- scribers did not fill;' it will remain open until the Tuesday after Newcastle, The Hereford Meeting is altered from the 30th of June to Thursday and Friday, August 27 awl 28. NEWMARKET.— A very promising two year old colt, the pro- perty of H. Combe, Esq, by Harka way out of Gil well Fairy, when out at exercise a few days ago, fell down and died instanta- neously. The cause of death was afterwards ascertained to be an ossified heart.— Newton le Willows, 3 yrs ( in the Derby, & c), lias arrived at John Armstrong's stables. NEW NAMES.— Mr Gougli's colt by Black Eagle out of Fausta, 3 yrs, is called Raven; and Mr S. Rayner's colt by Sir Tatton Sykes out of Giselle, 3 yrs, Laertes. EXPORTATION OP STALLIONS — The French Government have lately purchased Cossack, Saucebox,: and Grey Tommy; and the King of Sardinia, as stated by us last week, has bought Cobnut. Tuey are all well bred horses, and the performances of Cossack aud Saucebox, as. winners of the Derby and St Leger, may have secured them their election. Cobnut was bought by Mr Phillips, sad is already across the wafer, under the charge of Elijah Car- ter, his Majesty's trainer. Although Cobnut's racing career was not of the first order, yet for make, shape, and substance, toge- ther with a pedigree of the first quality, he is likely to make a valuable acquisition to his present illustrious owner. Mr H. S. Thompson's Derby colt Rawcliffe, and two year old colt Tag- rag, arrived at Fobert's stable, Spigot Lodge, Middleham, during the past week. The Galliard, by Annandale out of Horuet, 4 yrs, aud Dolly, lay Melbourne out of The Lamb, by Melbourne, have been 3 » ought by Mr W. Yuille, to go to Melbourne. Domino, by Cowl out of Lady Gay Spanker, has been sold to $ o to Ireland; he will be put to the stud. The Early Bird has joined Joseph Dawson's string at Ilsley. THE ARTS. FORES'S " SERIES OF MOTHERS/'— Of the many excellent works that have emanated from the well- known establishment of Messrs Fores, of 41, Piccadilly, perhaps few have obtained jjreater or more deserved popularity than this admirable series, frequent notices of which have'appeared from time to time in these columns upon the publication of the several " parts." The set before us comprises " Hunting Mare and Foal," " Draught Mare and Foal," and " Cow and Calf," from pictures by Mr J. F. Herring, sen, the announcement of whose name ia a sufficient guarantee for the superior excellence of the merits of the work, as is that of Messrs" J. Harris and Quent- ery for the fidelity and character of the engraving. The " gallant grey" in the first- named picture is a portrait of a mare in the possession of Captain R. M. Williams, and is the beau ideal of a hunter; nor would it fee possible to find a more perfect type of that most useful and valuable class than the hardy brown draught mare, the subject of the second engraving; whilst the " Cow aud Calf" are painted with a fidelity truly wonderful for an artist whose chief study has been devoted to animals of a totally different character. The .• Series of Mothers is not exclusively a sporting work, it should bo understood, but suited alike to the " fancier" ' of every species of" flesh and fowl." EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OP THE EARL OP CARDIGAN.— We Jasfc season noticed at some length and in deservedly flattering terms a magnificent equestrian portrait of the Earl of Cardi- gan, painted by Mr A. F. de 1' rades for Messrs Fores, the emi- nent printsellers and publishersof 41, Piccadilly, which obtained aot only the approbation of Her Majestytto whose inspection it was specially submitted by Mr Fores), but the admiration of the gallant officer's friends and every true lover of the arts during the period it remained on view at Messrs Fores's gallery. The picture was entrusted to Mr H. Cousins to engrave, andthe result of that justly- celebrated artist's labours is an exquisite mezzo- tinto work with which every subscriber must be satisfied; and which at the same time, besides increasing the high character of the establishment and of Mr Cousins's abilities, is certain to secure for the engraving an extensive popularity, especially amongst those desirous of possessing a characteristic memento of the Crimean War. The noble earl, who afforded the artist wery possible opportunity to produce a picture worthy of the subject, is represented on his favourite charger " Ronald," leading the Brigade of Light G& vilry in the brilliant charge at Salaklava. And here we need only repeat our former pane- gyrics,— that the likeness of the tioble lord is life- like, and the military bearing for which be is so distinguished admirably pre- served. The horse, to whom his noble owner is so much in- debted for his miraculous escape from the dreadful dangers of that memorable charge, is so admirably painted that he almost appears to be galloping 0ut of the nicture, in the background of which are the hills of Balaklgva, with detachments of the various regiments that so heroically distinguished themselves on the occasion. ; •• •• BBEEDING, & c. MR EDITOR : I have continued to read with interest a con- troversy respecting a stallion called Heron. As a sire he does not require comment. The following facts will show to you and the public that if a breeder of race horses were to continue to breed from Heron he must not expect to meet with success. By reference to the Racing Calendar, 1837, 1 find at Cheltenham races Heron, then four years old, ran against Slane at a differ- ence of 211b, same age. The owner of Heron backed his horse freely, and thought he could not lose; but Slane beat him in a canter. Elis met Slane the same year, and carried 71b more weight than Slane, and beat Slane cleverly. Bay Middleton could always beat Elis, thus making a difference between the form of Bay Middleton and Heron upwards of two stone in weight could they have met; between Elis and Heron, 281b; and between Slane aud Heron,, 211b; and other horses could give him similar weights collaterally, if not wore. This clearly shows that Heron in his day was merely a common plater, and had no pretensions to class with a race horse. The dam of Gemma di Vergy is certainly by Heron, but her dam is a fine bred mare, and exceedingly well descended. The blood of Sir Hercules, Gemma di Vergy's sire, is nudeniable, there- fore we must not conclude that the " Heron cross" gives Gemma his form. Lurley, out of the same Heron mare, was by Orlando, a first class stallion. The dam of Stork, a Heron mare, was out of Yardley's dam, an exceedingly well bred animal, and always produced winners. Stork, out of the above Heron mare, is by Sir Isaac, who is by Camel out of Arachne, one of the finest bred horses extant, and would have been a race horse getter had he, Sir Isaac, had an opportunity. I contend that Heron has not proved himself a race horse getter, though he has had lots of opportunities, nor is he any loss to the coun- try. Fisherman is, speaking critically, a great, sprawling, odd made horse, and if he had been trained by some men would never have exhibited in the style he has done. Mr Parr must have the credit of having succeeded in discovering his peculiari- ties ( for he has many), and practice and condition have enabled Fisherman to do great things. That he is a stout first class race horsb,- 1 have yet to learn, and I much question ( although we had a moderate lot of sound horses out last year) his ever causing much noise in the racing world hereafter. He has had his day. His make and shape will always render him a curiosity and an exception to all established rules.— Yours, & c, Jan 14,1857. EQUES. MR EDITOR : Will you allow me, through the medium of your entertaining journal, to make a few observations about the breed of race horses in general. In your paper of 28th December, " A Breeder," speaking of Heron, says, " He is by Bustard, the grandsire of Lanercost." This is not the fact, for the Bustard, which got Otis, the dam of Lanercost, is by Buzzard, whereas Heron's grandsire was Castrel. That Fisherman is a capital horse for modern distances, viz, from one to two miles, I think every one must allow; whether he be as good over a longer dis- tance remains to be proved ; at all events he and his clever cap- tain made several good hauls last season, gained many laurels, and, " having won them well, may they wear them long." I think the performances of Sweatmeat, when three years old, were as good, if not quite so numerous, as Fisherman's, having won about nineteen races, and vanquished the celebrated Alice Hawthorn and others, over the Cup course at Doncaster; and be it remembered that in 1845 there were not so many opportu- nities of winning, nor such facilities for travelling a race horse, as at present. " With regard to a horse being able to come to the post very often, that, I think, will sometimes depend as much on the talent of his trainer as on the stoutness of the horse, for some ( such as do not put up flesh fast, and Fisherman may be one of them) will not require half the preparation and sweating that others d ® , and, if possessed of good legs, with a placid temper, may enter the lists frequently; whereas such horses as Partisan, Touchstone, Rifleman, & c, are half used up in the preparation for a race. The blood of Fisherman is some of the stoutest in the world, not as asserted by " North Countryman," through the Bustard, Castrel, and Buzzard strain ( they, and nearly all their descendants, being famed for speed only), but through his dam's, and, still more, through his sire's dam's ancestors, as may be seen in frhe Racing Calendar and Stud Booh. He has the stout blood by Sheet Anchor, Whisker, Orville, Beningbrough, and twice through Dick An- drews— all which horses are descended in the direct male line from Eclipse, aud he inherits the speedy blood from Bustard, son of Castrel, and from Bay Middleton, great grandsou of Buz- zard ; and, should it happen that Fisherman cannot stay beyond two miles, the double cross of Buzzard will, in my mind, satis- factorily account for the failure. Heron's great granddam, Rosette, by Beningbrough, was the dam of Reveller, the best horse of his day for any distance from one and three- quarters to four miles. He did the four miles at York in 7min 48sec ; won the Great St Leger in the. shortest time on record; and ran with the most brilliant success during six seasons. " North Countryman" mentions Castrellina, by Castrel, dam of The Saddler, and adds, " rather good and stout." But whence the stoutness ? I think I can show it is not derived from her sire, when I state that her dam was got by Waxy, granddam Bizarre ( the dam of the wonderfully stout cup horse Bizarre), great granddam Violante, the best mare of her day over any course. Waverley ( the sire of The Saddler, and also of Don John) was got by Whalebone, dam by Sir Peter, granddam by Highflyer, great granddam by Matchem. Therefore I conclude that Fisher- man and The Saddler are good, not on account of, but in spite of the blood of Castrel, who appears to me to have about as much title to share the honours of his descendants as the boy who blew the bellows had claim to credit for the production of music from the organ. The Queen of Trumps, by Velocipede out of Princess Royal, by Castrel, I will admit was a very fast mare, and good for a mile and three quarters, having won the Oaks and St Leger; but she could not run on, and was worth- less as a brood mare.— Yours, & c, G. S. MR EDITOR : I am afraid the small number of foals to Mel- bourne last season is not attributable solely to the number of mares sent to hira. The return of five foals by Melbourne or Windhound looks so very suspicious that it leads one to think that many mares sent to him may not have been discovered to be unimpregnated till too late. Whilst, even if it were not so, the fact that five out of seven mares put to him were obliged to be covered by another horse, proves that there was something wrong about the horse in the season 1855. But I think there is a very natural reason to be found for this misfortune; and that is, the too large number of mares stinted to him in former sea- sons. Lanercost was ruined by it, and so have been many others. A stallion's constitution cannot be trifled with any more than a man's. And here I may say, that Lanercost is hardly sufficiently appreciated now, his ill- luck latterly causing many to forget his wonderful season of 1844, when were born to him the best horse of the year— Van Tromp, and also the best mare of the year — Ellerdale, besides a; host of other winners, including War Eagle ( second for Derby, and winner of Doncaster Cup), Mr Mar- tin, Diplomatist, Swallow, Maid of Motherwell, & c. The win- nings of these seven alone amounted to £ 23,000. I was much surprised to see an imputation cast upon the stoutness of his stock. Surely Van Tromp was not deficient in it, whilst Eller- dale I consider one of the stoutest mares that ever ran, and it is to her, and not to The Dutchman, I opine, that Ellington owes his Derby. Loup Garou I look upon as a most fortunate discovery, now that both Lanercost and Van Tromp have gone abroad; to the latter he is most closely allied in blood, the dams of both being by Tomboy; and for a Pantaloon or Sultan mare he will be an invaluable cross. I should like to know whether the impotency of Epirus is at all attributable to his early work. He was, at first, a country stallion, aud therefore, an examina- tion of the list of foals would but lead one astray. It is, at best, but an indifferently correct list, owing to the carelessness an d. almost culpable neglect of some breeders. The names of Ted- dington and Rataplan did not appear in the list of their respec- tive years, and this leads one to imagine that the omissions are very numerous indeed.— Yours, & c, PHILIP. P. S. What has been the result, from the 112 mares credited to " Augur," in 1855 ? The 16 foals, given him in the list, re- Eresent, of course, only the thorough- bred mares put to him, ut I had thought that they were, at least, double in number. produce or failure to be declared by the last day of the August Meeting, 1857; produce to live a week; no produce, no forfeit. Count Batthyany's Treacherous ( 81b) .. Covered by Stockwell Count Batthyany's Longitude ( 31b) Voltigeur Mr Bowes's Mowerina The F. Dutchman Lord Londesborough's Indiana ( 31M .............. WestAustalian Lord Londesborough's Kathleen ( 31b) Stockwell Lord Zetland lis ch m by Polygar, dam by Truffle out of Oliveira, by Vermin Voltigeur Lord Zetland's Comfit ( 31b) Voltigeur NORTHAMPTON, 1857. Additional Nominations for the NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Alembic, 6 yrs | Kestrel, 4 yrs | Kingmaker, 3 yrs YORK SPRING MEETING, 1857. Additional Entries for the GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. The Borderer, 3 yrs | Gortchakoff, 1 yrs | Alma, 1 yrs GOODWOOD, 1858. SECOND DAY.— The GOODWOOD DERBY of 25 sovs each, 15 ft; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b ; the winner of the Epsom Derby 101b, the second 71b, the winner of the Oaks 61b, the second 4lb, the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, One Thousand Guineas, Stockbridge Derby, or Newmarket Stakes 5lb extra ; no horse more than 101b extra; maiden horses allowed 3lb ; Gratwicke Stakes Course ( lm 4fur); 27 subs. Mr Gratwicke's The Ethiopian Mr Gully's The Grand Secret Mr H. Hill's The Beacon Mr Hopkins ns York Mr Howard's Amsterdam Lord March ns Eclipse Sir J. B. Mill's b e by Bay Middle- ton out of Cymba Sir L. Newman's Vandyke Sir L. Newman's Supple Jack Mr Padwick ns Greenfinch Mr Parker's Woodhouse Mr Saxon's ch c The Ancient Briton MrW. Smith's F. M. theDuke ofDuty Mr J. F. Verrall's bk or br c Volatore Lord Wilton's ch c Mufti Lord Ailesbury's b c by Alarm out of Bribery Duke of Beaufort's b f Panic D. of Bedford's Bro to Arimaspian Duke of Bedford's Killigrew Mr Bowes's gr c Cock- a- doodle- doo Mr Bowes's b f Digger's Daughter Mr Bowes's b f Go Ahead Lord Chesterfield's c by Alarm out of Drumour's dam Mr W. Day's The Happy Land Mr M. Dennett's c by The Fallow Buck out of Subterfuge Mr Drinkald's gr c by Ferr. hill out of Monge's dam Lord Glasgow's ch c by Surplice out of Barba 1859. FIRST DAY.— The HAM STAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 71b, the produce of mares served in 1856; those out of mares or by stallions that never produced a winner of 100 sovs allowed 3lb, both 6lb ; if fifteen produces the second to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes, if twenty 200; T. Y. C. Pro- duce to be declared to Messrs Weatherby on or before the first Tuesday in January, 1858; omitting to declare produce to be considered a forfeit; no produce no forfeit. Lord Ailesbury's Splitvote ( 31b) Covered by Lord Ailesbury's Bribery ( 61b) Lord Chesterfield's Omoo ( Sib) ... Mr R. E. Cooper's Bay Rosalind ( 61b) Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's Blue Bonnet Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's Gala ( 31b) Mr VV. S. S. Crawfurd's Picnic ( 81b) Lord Derby's Tour de Force ( 81b) Lord Derby's Miss Bowe Lord Glasgow's Coalition ( 61b'i Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah ( 61b) Mr Gratwicke's Landgravine Rataplan Stockwell Stultz Autocrat The F. Dutchman West Australian Stockwell West Australian The F. Dutchman Barbatus Teddington Chatham INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. [ Owing to the non- publication of the Calendar, we regret to be unable to give the Salisbury and many other nominations made on the 6th instant.] NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1858. THURSDAY.— The CLARET STAKES of 200 sovs each, h ft, for colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 21b, then four year olds ; the second to save his stake ; D. I.; 6 subs. Nominations sealed up not to be opened till after the running for the Oaks Stakes. Lord Ciifden— sealed up I Lord Londesborougli— sealed up Lord Exeter's Beechnut I Lord Milton's Ignoramus Mr Hovrvrd— sealed up I Lord J. Scott's Lady Hawthorn FRIDAY.— A SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 2lb, then three year olds ; D. M.; 6 subs. Duke of Bedford's br g by Tadmor Lord Glasgow's ch c by Surplice out of Fistiana out of Barba Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Stanza Lord W. Powlett's f Miss Julia Lord Derby's Fascine Mr F. Robinson's Heroine FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1858. TUESDAY.— The GRAND DUKE MICHAEL STAKES of 50 sovs each, for colts Sst 71b, fillies 8st 3lb, then three year olds; the second to save his stake, and if 20 subs to receive 100 sovs ; A. F.; 18 subs. Duke of Bedford's Killigrew Mr Bowes's Cock- a- doodle- doo Lord Derby's Toxopholite Lord Exeter's Allspice Lord Exeter's Azalia Mr Gratwicke's The Ethiopian Mr Gully's The Grand Secret Sir J. Hawley's Fitz- Roland Mr Holland's Harry Stanley Mr Howard's Selina Mr Howard's Amsterdam Lord Londesborough's The Knight of Kars Mr R. II. Nevill's b c by Colling- wood out of Sneer Sir L. Newman's Masaniello Sir L. Newman's Vandyke Gen Peel's ch c Forerunner Mr F. Robinson's Heroine Mr W. Smith's F. M. the Duke of Duty SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1858. THURSDAY.— Renewal of theBRETBT STAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for then two year old fillies; 8st 71b each; last three quarters of R. M.; 15 subs. Mr Atkinson's b f by MountainDeer out of Mincepie's dam Duke of Bedford's b f by Weatherbit out of Moose Deer Mr Bowes's ch f May Morning Lord Chesterfield's ch f by Stock- well out of Babette Mr H. Coombe's Lizzie Mr W. S. Crawfurd's b f Mayonaise Lord Derby's ch f Boomerang Lord Exeter's f by Stockwell out of Scarf Lord Glasgow's b f by Orlando out of Coalition Mr A. Gray's ch f by Stockwell out of Miss Twickenham Lord Londesborough's b f by West Australian out of Kathleen Gen Peel's ch f by Orlando— Palma Lord Portsmouth's ch f Olympias Lord J. Scott's b f Head Knowledge Lord Stradbroke's f by The Flying Dutchman— BoardingScliool Miss Lord Londesborough's Countess of Albemarle f Stockwell and West ( 61b) I Australian Lord Londesborough's Florence ( 31b) West Australian Lord Londesborough's Ennui ( 31b) Stockwell Mr Mitchell's Anspach ( 61b) The Nabob Mr F. Robinson's Buzz Pyrrhus the First Baron Rothschild's West Country Lass ( 61b) King Tom Lord J. Scott's Rambling Katie ( 81b) Birdcatcher Lord J. Scott's Phryue Melbourne 1860. FIRST DAY.— The GRATWICKE STAKES of 100 sovs each sub- scription, h ft; colts to carry Sst 10lb, and fillies 8st 5lb, the produce of mares covered in 1856; those got by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner of 100 sovs allowed 31b, if both 6lb; if fifteen produces the owner of the second to re- ceive 100 sovs out of the stakes, if twenty 200, and the third to save his stake; the winner to pay 10 sovs to the judge; one mile and a half. Produce to be declared to Messrs Weatherby on or before the first Tuesday in January, 1858; omitting to declare produce to be considered a forfait; no produce, no ft. Lord Ailesbury's Splitvote ( 81b) Covered by Rataplan Lord Ailesbury's Bribery ( 61b) Stockwell Mr Bowes'a The Flapper The F. Dutchman Mr Bowes's Streatlam Fairy ( 61b) Daniel O'Rourke Sir R. W. Bulkeley's The Hipped Mare, by Picaroon Irish Birdcatcher Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Tasmania's dam ( 81b) King xom Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's Blue Bonnet The F. Dutchman Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's Gala ( 31b) West Australian Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's Picnic ( 31b Stockwell Lord Derby's Canezou The F. Dutchman Lord Derby's Legerdemain ( 61b) Longbow Lord Glasgow's Brown Bess ( Sib) West Australian Lord Glasgow's Senorita ( 61b) Teddington Mr Gratwicke's Mary Robert de Gorham Lord Londesborough's Kathleen, by Lanercost ( 61b) West Australian Lord Londesborough's Indiana ( 61b We3t Australian Mr F. Robinson's Buzz Pyrrhus the First Baron Rothschild's West Country Lass ( 61b) King Tom Lord J. Scott's Catherine Hayes ( 31b) Birdcatcher Lord J. Scott's Miserrima Birdcatcher Mr W. Smith's Charlotte, by Liverpool Touchstone Mr W. Smith's Tombounne ( 61b) West Australian Lord Zetland's Castanette Voltigeur CHESTER SPRING MEETING, 1859. The DEE STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 200 added by the Grand Stand proprietors, for three year olds ( now foals); Derby weights ; the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 25 sovs towards expenses; Grosvenor Course; 42subs. Lord Howth's b f by Mountain Deer out of Mincepie's dam Lord Howth's ch c by Bandy out of Simon Pure's dam Gen Peel's ch c Precursor Admiral Harcourt's br f by West Australian out of Ellerdale Col Archdall's c O'Ryan Col Archdall's c York Col Archdall's br c Laragh Mr Barber's ch c Tomboy Mr Capel's b or br c by Cotherstone out of Black Bess, by Ratcatcher out of Polydora Mr J. Cookson's b c Caucasian Mr J. Cookson's b c Touchwood Mr D. nvson's br c Peace Pro- claimed Mr Eastwood's b c West Stanley Mr J. S. Forbes's br c Azin Mr G. Foster's br c The Bat Mr Gordon's ch c Volcano Mr J. Greer's b c Benbow Mr Harland's f Maid of the Mist Mr T. Harrison's b c General Williams Mr Holland's Independence Mr T. Hunt's br c by Teddington out of Doubt's dam Mr H. Hill's ch c Wanderer Mr W. I'Anson's b c Balnamoon Mr A. Johnston's br or bk c Bro- ther to Dramatist Mr A. Johnston's br c Brother to Rotherham Mr Lightfoot's br c by Windhound — The Methodist ( Harrie's dam) Mr J. Merry's b c by Chanticleer out of Miss Ann Mr J. Merry's gr c by Chanticleer out of Sunflower Mrs Osbaldeston's br c by West Australian out of Sylphine Mr C. Peck's b c Beverley Mr Pedley's Hal o' Kirkless Mr Pedley's b f Signorina Mr H. Robinson's b c by Stockwell, dam Minx Mr J. Scott's gr c Cock o' the Walk Mr J. Scott's ch c Prediction Mr J. Scott's ch e Uralian Mr J. Skerratt's b or br c Haw- th « rn ( h b) Mr W. Smith's The Covenant Bow Mr Stebbing's b c Greek Mr Stebbing's b c Redpath Mr Stebbing's b f Resolute Mr Stebbing's b c The Director 1859, 60. The second year of the Eighth BIENNIAL PRODUCE STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for the produce of mares covered in 1856 ; colts Sst 9lb, fillies 8st 5lb ; those got by untried stallions or out of mares which never bred a winner allowed 3lb, both 61b; no produce no forfeit, and produce to live a fortnight; the second to save his stake, and if 20 produces are declared to receive 50 sovs out of tho stakes ; winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; to run the T. Y. C. at two years old, and Castle Pole ( once round and in) at three. Col Archdall's Sphynx ( 31b) Covered by De Ruyter Col Archdall's Gloriana ( 61b) Windischgratz Col Archdall's Slipshod ( 31b) West Australian Col Archdall's Plenary The F. Dutchman Mr Barber'sm by Ion out of Titania ( Lerrywheut's dam) ( 31b) Mr Flintoff's Ibis, by Heron Mr T. Harrison's Chaseaway ( 81b) Mr A. Johnstone's Jane, by Veru. am out of Jen- nala( 61b' Mr A. Johnstone's Terrona, by Touchstone out of Alice Hawthorn ( 61b) Mr Pedley's Mistletoe ( 31b) Mr Pedley's Trousseau( 31bJ Slane Mr Pedley's Bridal The Cossack Mr W. Smith's Charlotte, by Liverpool Touchstone Mr W. Smith's Now or Never ( 31b; Touchstone Idle Boy Teddington Bantam Stockwell Stockwell Slane DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MEETING, 1858. SECOND DAY.— The MUNICIPAL STAKES of 200 sovs each, h ft, for two year olds ; colts Sst 71b, fillies Sst 41b ; the second to save his stake; Red House in ; 4 subs, Lord Londesborough's f by West Australian out of Kathleen Lord Derby's ch f Boomerang, by West Australian— Miss Bowe Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's b c Cha- peliier Lord Glasgow's ch c by Barbatus out of Maid of Masham LAST DAY.— The PABK HILL STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for then three year old fillies; Sst 71b each; the winner of the St Leger to carry 9lb, of the Oaks 5lb extra ; if 12 subs, the winner to pay 30 sovs towards expenses; if 20 subs, the second to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes; St Leger Course: 30 subs. Duke of Beaufort's b f Panic Mr Bowes's b f The Digger's Daughter Mr Bowes's b f Go Ahead Mr W. H. Brook's f by John o' Gaunt out of Idolatry Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b f Stanza Lord Chesterfield's f La Fills du Regiment Lord Clifden's b or bk f by The Flying Dutchman out of Clarion Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's b f Amine Lord Derby's gr f Woodnymph Lord Derby's b f Target Mr C. W. Fitzwilliam's b or br f by The Hero out of Spouse Mr J. S. Forbes's br f Mary O'Toole Mr J. S. Forbes's ch f Bustle Mr Goodwin's br f by Jericho oat of Dividend Mr Gratwicke's b f Govsrness SINGULAR DEATH.— Op Monday information of an extraordi- nary and peculiar case, in which au unfortunate man, a private in the 72d Regiment, named Michael M'Bridge, lost his life, was brought under the notice of the qoroner. The deceased had ar- rived with a . detachment of his regiment from Glasgow, and he ifas drinking at a public- house in the neighbourhood of Somers Town, when a quarrel arose, resulting in a fight between the poor fellow and another man present. After several blows had teen struck, it would seem that the deceased made a heavy ihrust at his opponent's face, and, the latter avoiding the blow, his clenched fist came in violent collision with the wall. His knuckles were much shattered, and he proceeded to the Uni- versity College Hospital; but, notwithstanding' the most skilful surgical treatment was resorted to, inflammation and . mortifica- tion set iii. and the hapless man gradually sank and died; The deceased had served throughout, the Crimean campaign. with saueh gallantly. ""'' HOUGHTON MEETING, 1858. THURSDAY.— Renewal of the GLASGOW STAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for then two year old colts; Sst 71b each; last three quarters of R. M.; 8 subs. Duke of Bedford's Relic I Lord Glasgow's ch c by Barbatus Mr Bowes's gr or bk c The Lark out of Maid of Masham Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Oceanus I Lord Londesborough's Mazzini Lord Exeter's c by Stockwell out of I Gen Peel's ch c Precursor Little Fairy I Lord J. Scott's br c Aneurin CRAVEN MEETING, 1859. TUESDAY.— A SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for then three year old colts ; 8st 71b each; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a wiuner allowed 41b ; only one allow- ance ; A. F.; 4 subs. Duke of Bedford's Christopher I Mr H. Combe's Bristle ( 41b) Mr Bowes's cb c The Four Leaved Gen Peel's ch c Precursor Shamrock ( 41b) FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1859. THURSDAY.— Renewal of the SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sovs each, h ft, for then three year old colts ; 8st 71b each ; the winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes 51b extra; D. M.; 4 subs. Duke of Bedford's Christopher I Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Oceanus Lord Londesborough's b c by Or- Gen Peel's ch c Precursor lando out of The Broom I SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1859. The ROYAL STAKES. Mr Alexander's My Dear colt pays 25 sovs ft. YORK AUGUST MEETING, 1858. The JUVENILE STAKES of 100 sovs each, 30 ft for foals of 1856; colts Sst 71b, fillies 8st5lb; if 6 subs, the second to save his stake; three quarters of a mile ; 4 subs. Col Archdall'sO'Ryan, bro to Planet I Mr J. S. Forbes's Azim Lord Londesborough's b c by Or- Sir C. Monck's br c by The Cossack lando out of The'Broom I out of Gaiety The BRAMHAM PARK STAKES of 100 sovs each, 30 ft for foals of 1856, the produce of mares which never produced a winner » colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 3lb; winners in 1859 to carry 31b, and of the Derby or Oaks, 71b extra, not accumulative; one mile and a half; 5 subs. Col Archdall'sYork. by Newminster I Mr H. B. Park's b or br f Bouquet Mr Bowes's ch c The Four- leaved Mr Wentworth's br c Chuloff Shamrock I Lord Zetland's Ralpho 1860. The OLD THREE YEAR OLDS PRODUCE STAKES of 100 sovs eacb, h ft, for the produce of mares served in 1856; colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 4lb : those got by stallions or put of mares which never produced a winner allowed 3lb, but only £> ne allowance; each jub to name two nitres, and bring the produce Qf one to the post; if 1Q 3ub9, the second to save his stake; two muS « ; Lord Glasgow's b f by Melbourne out of Miss Whip Lord Glasgow's bk f by Bay Middle- ton or Gameboy out of Brown Bess Mr Greville's br f Grand Duchess Mr Howard's br f Queenstown Mr J. Merry's br f Sunbeam Sir C. Monck's br f Hepa'ica Sir C. Monck's br f Garnish Mr F. Robinson's ch f Heroine Lord J. Scott's br f Blanche of Middlebie Lord Zetland's br f Rita Admiral Harcourt's br f Sister to Ellington Admiral Harcourt's b f by Touch- stone out of EUerdale's dam Mr A. Nichol's br f Volta Mr C. Reynard's b f The jEolian Lyre Mr J. Jackson's br f Terrific A SWEEPSTAKE3 of 200 sovs each, h ft. for three year olds; colts 8st 71b, fillies Sst 21' o ; the winner of the Derby or St Leger to carry 71b extra; the second to save his stake; St Leger Course; 4 subs. Mr Bowes's gr c Cock- a- doodle-' doo I Mr Howard's b c Amsterdam Lord Glasgow's bk c Brother to Mr J. Merry's br c Lord of Lorn Bird on the Wing I NEWCASTLE- UPON- TYNE, 1857. TUESDAY. JUNE 23.— The TYRO STAKES of 10 sovs each, p. p., with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 4lb ; a winner before starting of 100 sovs to carry 21b extra; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 guineas towards expenses ; T. Y. C.; 16 subs. " ' Mr J. Osborne's be Honeyslick Mr J. Merry's b f by Chanticleer out of Baroness Mr Barber's brc PrinceofDenmark Mr Copperthwaite's b or br c by Buckthorn out of Captious Mr Jackson's b c Repute Mr Jackson's b c Night Ranger Mr W. Stebbing's br c Calenus MANCHESTER MEETING. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3.— Entries for the UNION CUP ; about one mile and a quarter; 67 subs. Pumicestone, 6 yrs Peeping Tom, 3 yrs Druid, 4 yrs Bel Ey> eranza, 8 yrs King Brian, 4 yrs Ellermire. 5 yrs Nightshade, 6 yrs Leo, 3 yrs Cumberland, 3 yrs Lady Florence, 4 yrs Jack Spring, 3 yrs Lady Ann, 3 yrs Van Dunck, 4 yrs The Tattler, 3 yrs Princess ofOrange. Syrs The Baker, 3 yrs Emulator, 4 yrs Pizarro, 8 yrs Pyrrhus the Sec, 3 yrB De Ginkel, 4 yrs Night Hawk, 4 yrs Odd Trick, 8 yrs Commoner, 3 yrs Sir C. Monck's brf Garnish Sir J. Boswell's b or br c Swale Capt Verner's brc Turret Mr C. Peck's ' o c Roncord Mr G. Forster's br c Meadowdali Mr Allison's b c The Eagle Mr Robinson's b c Peliasier Mr J. Jackson's b c Spread Eagli Mr Wentworth's br c The Cheery Chap WEDNESDAY.— The GRASD STAND STAKES of 5 sovs each, p. p., with 50 added from the Grand Stand, for two and three year olds ; two year olds 6st 121b, three 8st 121b ; fillies and geldings allowed 3lb ; the winner of the Tyro or the North Derby, or of any other stake before starting value 200 sovs 41b extra*; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; the second to save his stake; T. Y. C.: 17 subs. Lord Zetland's br f by Voltigeur out of Longitude, by Inheritor, 2 yrs Sir J. Boswell'sbor breSwale,:! ys Mr G. Forster's gr c Bradley, 2 rrs Mr J. Osborne's br f Lady Alice, 2ys Mr J. Osborne'sb fIntercidona, 2ys Mr CopDerthwaite's b or br c by Buckthorn out of Captious, 2 yrs Mr Milnes's b f Lady Dot, 2 yrs Mr Barber's b c Prince of Den- mark, 2 yrs Mr Lee's brc Soothsayer, 2 yrs Mr Gray's br f Meta, 2 yrs Mr Gill's bk c Adventurer. 2 yrs Mr Jackson's bk c Saunterer, 3 yrs Mr Jackson's bk f Sneeze, 3 yrs Mr Bennett's b c Peto, 8 yrs Mr T. Bell's b or br c by Flying Dutchman out of Speedwell, 2 yrs Mr J. Merry's b f by Chanticleer out of Baroness, 2 yrs Mr M'Cloud's br 1 Medallion, 2 yrs THURSDAY.— The GATESHEAD LOTTERY STAKES of 5 sovs each, p. p., with 50 from the Borough of Gateshead, for three year olds; colts Sst 71b, fillies Sst 4lb ; the winner of any stake before starting value 100 sovs or upwards 3lb extra ; the second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes; two miles ; 10 subs. Mr Bowes's b c Colonist I MrW. I'Ansons be Captain Powlett Mr Bowes's eh c The Bird in the Mr Batty's ch f Queen of the Forest Hand I Mr Bennett's b c Peto Mr Thomas' 3 br f 014 Fashion Mr Jackson's ch c Magnifier Mr J. Jackson's bk c Saunterer Mr G. Forster's b c Underhand Mr Greer's b c Commoner 1858. The NORTH DERBY of 10 sovs each, p. p., with 100 added, for three year oltls; colts 8st 71b, fillies Sst 21b; the winners of any stake before starting value 500 sovs 5lb extra ; the second to receive 50 sors out of tha stakes, and the winner to pay 10 guineas to the judge; once round ; 21 subs. Sir J. Boswell's br c Swal Mr Bowes' 3 gr c Cock- a- doodle- doo MrJiowes'sbfTheDigger'. i Daughter Mr Wentwonh's br c The Cheery Chap Mr A. Nicho'.' s br f Volta Mr Plummer's b c Coxwold Mr J. Scott's br c Longrange Mr Barber's br c Prince of. Denmark Mr C. Peck's b c Rondoni Capt " Gray's b c Capliyatof Mr J, Jacksoii's b c Night Ranger Red White & Blue, 8 yrs Glen Lee, 4 yrs Hospitality, 1 yrs Theodora, 4 yra Kitty Fishington, 3 yrs Earlv Bird, 6 yrs Pera, 4 yrs Sly Fellow, 4 yrs Fright, 8 yrs Bubble, 4 yrs Stork, 1 yrs Wee Willie, 4 yrs Leamington, 4 yrs Malacca, 4 yrs Cave Adullam, 5 yrs Dusty M iller, 3 yrs Six & Eightpence, 3 yrs Bourgeois, aged Lady Malcolm, 8 yrs Good Friday, 4 yrs Bay Hilton, 1 yrs Forbidden Fruit, 4 yrs Polmoodie, 4 yrs Midhope, 4 yrs Riseber, 3 yrs Courtenay, 5 yrs Sunrise, 3 yrs Culcavy, 5 yrs B c by Touchstone out Pontifical, 3 yrs of Dipthong, 3 yrs Cora Linne, 3yrs Old Fashion, 3 yrs Captain Barclay, 8 yrs Cedric, 3 yrs Passion Flower, 8 yrs Red Robin, 5 yrs Breeze, 1 yrs Hercules, 6 yrs Magnifier, 3 yrs Saraband, 5 yrs Saunterer, 3 yrs Jessie, 3 yrs Alma, 4 yrs . . John Peel, 3 yrs THURSDAY.— Entries for the MANCHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP ; two miles and a quarter ; 46 subs. Skirmisher, 3 yrs Typee. aged Mongrel, 3 yrs Vandal, 5 yrs Gortchakoff, 1 yrs Barileur, 4 yrs Elastic, 5 yrs Greencastle, 4 yrs Apothecary, 8 yrs Commotion, 8 yrs Underhand, 3 yrs Princess of Orange, 3ys The Tattler, 3 yrs Emulator, 4 yrs Romeo, aged St Domingo, 4 yrs Pizarro. 3 yrs Rosati, 4 yrs Sir Cofln, 3 yrs Queen Bess, 3 yrs Fisherman, 4 yrs Miss Harkaway, 4 yrs Silkmore, 3 yrs Martinet, 3 yrs Game Pullet, 3 yrs Companion, Syrs Odd Trick, 3 yi- s Chevalier d'Industrie, Commoner. 3 yrs 3 yrs Janet, Syrs Malacca, 4 yrs Pretty Boy, 4 yrs Polestar, 5 yrs Six and Eightpence, Sys Bro to Preston, 8 yrs Lady Malcolm, 3 yrs Captain Barclay, 3 yrs Dusty Miller, 3 yrs Marchioness, 5 yrs Sunrise, 3 yrs Liverpool. 3 yrs Riseber. 3 yrs Maid of Derwent, 4yrs Be by Touchstone out LdDerwentwater, 4yra . of Diphthong, 3 yrs Sly Fellow, 4 yrs FRIDAY.— Entries for the SALPORD BOROUGH CUP ; one mile and a half; 45 subs. Typee, aged Peeping Tom, 3 yrs Vidette, 3 yrs King Brian, 4 yrs Ellermire, 5 yrs Lady Ann, 3 yrs Van Dunck, 4 yrs Underhand, 8 yrs The Martlet, 4 yrs Romeo, aged Emulator, 4 yrs Pizarro, 3 yrs Sir Humphrey, 8 yrs Fisherman,! yrs Sir Colin, 8 yrs Salmon, 4 yrs Norton, 3 yrs — Night Hawk, 1 yrs Odd Trick, 3 yrs Hospitality, * yrs Red White & Blue, 3 yrs Lady Florence, 4 yrs Stork, 1 yrs Leamington, 4 yrs Six andEightpence. Syrs Lady Malcolm, 3 yrs Polmoodie, 4 yrs B c by Touchstone out of Diphthong, 3 yrs Special Licence, Syrs Old Fashion, 3 yrs Queen Bess, 8 yrs Jessie, 3 yrs Arsenal, 3 yrs Malacca, 1 yrs Dusty Miller, 3 yrs Cossey, 5 yrs Forbidden Fruit, 4 yrs Evelyn, 3 yrs Captain Barclay, 8 yrs Cora Linne, 3 yrs Maid of Derwent, 4 yrs Magnifier, 3 yrs Saunterer, 3 yrs Alma, 1 yrs Sly Fellow, 4 yrs Harrie, 3 yrs Apathy, 3 yrs Fisherman, 1 yrs Verbena, 3 yis LINCOLN SPRING MEETING, 1857. WEDNESDAY, FEB 18.— The TRIAL STAKES. Spinet, 3 yrs Huntington, 3 yrs Pauli Monti, 3 vrs Admiral Lyons,;! yrs Vaulter, 3 yrs Fiction, 8 yrs Remedy, 3 yrs The Two YEAR OLD STAKES. Mr W. Robinson's Norah Creina Mr Ramsay's b c by Malcolmout of The Methodist ( hb) Mr T. Parr's Shrifton Mr T. Parr's York Mr T. Cunningham's Darkie Mr Mellish's b f by Pyrrhus the First — Miss Abel, by Lanercost Mr Saxon's b c T. P. Cook SECOND DAY.— The STEEPLE CHASE. Mr John N. Chapman's br c Little John ( h b) Mr Stebbings's Sir Isaac Newton Mr St John's ch f Greenwich Fair Mr R. Eastwood's br t Hesperithusa Mr John Osborne's ch c by Wool- wich out of Mrs Taft Mr John Osborne's b c by Vatican out of The Proctor's dam British Yeoman, aged Tchernaya( h b), aged Kiug Dan, aged Minos, aged Sandboy, 5 yrs Janus, aged Humboldt, 6 yrs Odihain ( h b), aged Weathercock, 5 yrs I Liverpool Boy, aged I Victor Emanuel, aged IHopeless Star, aged The Wizard, aged The SPRING HANDICAP. Lady Malcolm, 8 yrs Tom Thumb, 4 yrs Cardsharper, 6 yrs Harrie, 3 yrs Polly, 3 yrs Madame PiKssy, 8 yrs Apathy, 8 yrs Usurer, 5 yrs Passion Flower, 8 yrs Verbena, 3 yrs Gazehound, 3 yrs Norton, 3 yrs Fanny Gray, 5 yrs Little Bird, 4 yrs Night Hawk, 4 yrs Tame Deer, 4 yrs Knight of Avon, 4 yrs Walhalla, 8 y rs Huntington, 3 yrs Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs St Julian, 5 yrs Alcyone, 5 yrs Vaulter, 3 yrs Cripple, 4 yrs Pauli Monti, 3 yrs Fiction, 8 yrs Stork, 4 yrs Young Pompey ( h b), British Remedy, 4 yrs Old Stringhaults, aged 3 yrs Liltle Tom, aged Early Bird, 6 yrs Mary, 5 yrs The HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Nicholas, 6 yrs Old Stringhaults, aged Colesliill, 6 yrs Sandboy, 5 yrs Minos, aged Humboldt, 6 yrs Weathercock, 6 yrs Tom Perkins, 6 yrs Sir Richard, 6 yrs St Julian, 5 yrs Cripple, 1 yrs Pantomime, aged Hopeless Star, aged Newbold, 6 yrs EPSOM, 1859. FRIDAY.— The sixth GREAT SURREY FOAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for foals of 1856; colts Sst 71b fillie Sst 4lb ; the winner of the Derby to carry 121b, the second in that race, or the wiuner of the Oaks or Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, 61b extra; to be run after the Oaks, and fillies having started in that race without being placed, allowed 31b; last mile of the Derby Course; 24 subs. Capt Archdall's O'Ryan Capt Archdall's York Capt Archdall's Defoe Cant Archdall's br c Laragh Mr J. Barnard's Emotion Duke of Bedford's Christopher DukeotBedford'sBrotoWeathergage Sir R. W. Bulkeley's Oceanus Sir R. W. Bulkeley's KnuckleDuster MrW. S. S. Crawfurd'sFleurd'Amour Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd's Old Point Mr R. E. Cooper's br f by Lanercost out of Hibernia Capt DelmS's b c Sniff Mr J. Hewitt's The Courier Mr W. I'Anson's Balnamoon Mr Lascelle's ch f Brookside Mr J. Merry's gr c by Chanticleer out of Sunflower Mr J. Merry's b c by Chanticleer out of Miss Ann Mrs Osbaldeston's c by West Aus- tralian oat of Sylphine Gen Peel's ch c Precursor Mr Rogers's Kate Coventry Mr J. Scott's ch c Uralian Mr W. Smith's The Covenant Bow Mr W. Smith's Never Despair RM. ™ „ BEDFORD, 1859. The PRODUCE STAKES ot 25 sovs each, 10 ft, for the produce of mares covered in 1856; to run when two years old ; colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 4lb ; those got by untried stallions or out of mares never having bred a winner allowed 31b, both 5lb ; three quarters of a mile ; produce or failure to be declared on or before the 1st of August, 1857 ; no produce no forfeit. Count Batthyany's Pergularia Covered by Pyrrhus the First Count Batthyany's Miss Goldsclimidt, by Ion ( 31b) Jericho Duke of Bedford's Beatrix ( 31b) Weatherbit Mr G. Higgins's New Year's Day ~ ' Mr Ongley's Fama( 31b) ' Mr W. Overman's Exchange, by Touchstone( 51b). Mr J. Ward's May Day, by Venison ( 31b) Mr W. Wood's Ceres ( 51b) Rochester Birdcatcher Rataplan Sweetmeat Teddington IRISH INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. CURRAGH APRIL MEETING, 1857. TUESDAY, APRIL 21.— Acceptances for the first class of the MADRID STAKES of 25 sovs each, 5 ft if declared, & c, for three year olds; the second to save his stake; Rathbride Post; 15 subs, 6 of whom declared. st lb Erin's Star 8 3 B c by Seahorse- Queen Margaret 7 10 st lb ••" st lb Pinwire 812 Be by Mildew out The Tattler 8 8 of Caroline 8 6 Ribbonman 8 8 Altro ..., 8 3 Belfast 8 6 Agitation 8 3 The KILDARE HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 2 ft if declared, with 80 added ; the second to receive 10 sovs out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 10 to the fund; winners of 100 sovs after the publication of the weights 71b, twice 10lb extra; one mile and a half, on the Peel Course; 16 subs, 1 of whom declared. age st lb Simon Pure.... 6.. 9 7 The Trapper . .6 .8 10 Citron 4.. 8 4 Cheerful Horn.. 4.8 4 Dunboyne 3. .7 7 DancingMaster S.. 7 7 age stlb Yorkshireman 3.. 7 7 Sunshine ...... 4.. 7 6 Newion- lc- Willows 3.. 7 5 Veteran .. a.. 7 4 age stlb Daisy Queen .. 3.. 7 2 The Hawk .... 3 ,6 12 Zillah:... 3. .6 8 Roulade 8. .6 7 Araguthsheese., 3.. 6 2 Entries for the HURDLE STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 100 added ( 50 by the Club and 50 by the Great Southern and Western Railway), two miles, over six flights of hurdles four feet high; 10 subs. Weights to be published on the 1st of February. The Disowned, 5 yrs The Nugget, 5 yrs The Blacksmith, 5 yrs Meigh Dair, aged Gertrude de Hautboy, Patrick, aged out of Meddle, aged Old Screw, aged Arab Maid, 5 yrs Kilkenny Boy, 5 yrs Dunmurry, 5 yrs WEDNESDAY.— The WELLINGTON STAKES of 15 sovs, 5 ft, and 2 only if declared, & c, with § 0 added ; the second to save his stake provided three start; Three Year Old Course ( mile and a quarter) ; 13 subs, 1 of whom declared. age st lb I age st lb I age st lb The Chicken .. 5. .9 7 DancingMast< r. 3.. 7 0 Belfast 3.. 6 5 Simon Pure 6.. 9 3 | Storm 3.. 7 0| Susan 8.. 6 0 Cheerful Horn.. 4. .8 0 j Sunshine 4. .7 O | B c by Seahorse— Ribbonman 3. .6 5 QueenMargaret. 3." f6 0 Arbutha a Newbrook 4.. 7 Entries for a HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs; Waterford Post; 21 subj. Weights to be published on the 1st February. Gamekeeper, 6 yrs Sirocco, 4 yrs Easter Monday, 3 yrs The Trapper, 6 yrs Uncle Tom, 4yrs Exchange ( late Easter Kilkenny Boy, 5 yrs Dancing Master, 8 yrs Saturday), 3 yrs Alfred, 4 yrs Dunboyne, 3 yrs Altro, 3 yrs Spinster, 4 yrs Daisy Queen, 3 yrs Sunbeam, 3 yrs Fireblast, 4 yrs Queen Cake, 3 yrs Araguthsheese, 8 yrs Diana ( late Easter Sun- The Hawk, 3 yrs Sceur de Charitie, 3 yrs day), 4 yrs Nortlileach, 3 yrs THURSDAY.— A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, 2 ft if declared on the 1st of February, to go to the second; winners of 100 sovs after the publication of the weights up to the time of running 71b extra; Waterford Post; 13 subs. age st lb I age st lb I age st lb Fireblast 4.. 8 7 Sunshine 4.. 7 8 Nortlileach 3.. 6 10 Standliou^ eLassl.. 8 2 I Uncle Tom 4. .7 7 | The Hawk 3. .6 10 Spinster 4.8 0 I Dancing Masters. .7 7 I Easter Monday 3. .6 6 Arbutha a.. 8 0 Daisy Queen .. 8.. 7 0 Sceur de Charities.. 5 12 Sirocco 4.. 7 12 I | Acceptances for the SECOND CLASS OP THE MADRID STAKES of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 if declared, & c, for three year olds ; the second to save his stake provided three start; Rathbride Post; 24 subs, 11 of whom declared. [ Thehighest weight being 8st 9ib it has been raised to 8st 121b, and the others in proportion] st lb Roulade 7 11 B c by Mildew out of Caroline. 7 11 B e by Seahorse- Queen Margaret. 7 10 Dunboync Harry Ribbonman ... Pinwire The Hawk The Tattler ... stlb Agitation 7 l Ch f by Mildew— . LdGeorge's dam. 7 1 Hasty 6 13 Sceur de Charitie., 6 8 st lb .. 812 .. 8 10 .. 8 6 .. 8 5 .. 8 5 .. 8 1 TUESDAY.— Acceptances for the KIRWAIN STAKES of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, and 2 if declared, & c, with 100added; the second to ~ save his stake, provided four start; Post on tho Flat; 23 subs, „ 4 of whom declared. age st lb Double Glouces- ter 3.. 7 4 Ribbonman 8.. 7 1 GrcbyTearaway — Ironmould., 3.. 7 0 The Hawk 3.. 7 0 Pinwire 3. .7 0 age st lb Simon Pure 6. .9 7 The Trapper ... 6.. 8 10 Cheerful Horn.. 4.. 8 4 Dancing Master 3. .7 9 Yorksliireinan .. 3. .7 9 Newton- lt- Wil- lows 3.. 7 7 Walterstown .. 5.. 7 4 The Tattler.... 3.. 6 12 age st lb Roulade 3.. 6 9 Be by Mildew- Caroline 8.. 6 8 Sunbeam 8.. 6 0 Agitation S. .6 0 Araguthslieese 8.. 6 0 Sceur de Cha- ritie 3.. 5 10 Mr G. Forster's br c Meadowdale Mr West's b c The Gib Mr Robinson's br c Montague Mr Robinson's b c Pelissier Mr J. Osborne's br f Bridecake Capt Verner's br c Turret Mr Copperthwalte's b or br c by Buckthorn out of Captious Mr Jackson ns b orbr c Blackthorn Mr Stebbings's br c Calenus Mr SEebbings's br f Phyllis COURT OF CHANCERY, FRIDAY, JAN. 16. ( Before the Lords Justices KSIGHI BKUCE and TUBJTEB.) PARR V JEWELL.— This case, which has been pending for the last four years— being tried in various forms before this and other courts, as well as at common law— again came ou for further hearing. The facts have been so frequently reported as to need no further recapitulation— suffice it to say that the plaintiff, well known on the Turf, imputes charges of fraud, perjury, & c, against Mr Jewell, which will, in all probability, form the subject of a criminal proceeding. It will be remem- bered, however, that upon the last trial at law, before Mr Justice Willes, the jury found for Jewell with regard to the charges of fraud. The case then came before this court on appeal from the decision of Vice- Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood, but has been fre- queutly adjourned at the suggestion of Lord Justice Knight Bruce, to enable the parties to effect some arrangement if pos- sible, though without success. Mr DANIEL, Q. C. ( who, with Mr Giffard and Mr Wood, of the common law bar), appeared for the defendant, read a letter from Mr Ellaby, the defendant's solicitor, to Mr Robson, the solicitor for the plaintiff, proposing certain terms with a view to prevent further litigation, but the offer was rejected. Lord Justice KNIGHT BRUCE : Let me exactly understand. You have been willing, I believe, Mr Daniel, that we should take upon us the decision of the whole case upon the merits, with one reservation, namely, that we were to consider our- selves bound by the law, as laid down in Charles v Marsden. Mr DANIEL replied in the affirmative, and said that the object was that the judgment of this court should be directed to the question of fraud. Mr JIOLT, Q. C. ( who, with Mr Elderton, represents Mr Parr) said his client wished unreservedly to have the whole case de- cided hy their lordships. After some further discussion with respect to the mode in which the case was conducted through its various stages, Lord Justice KNIGHT BRUCE said: It is almost beyond human power to conceive such a terrible mass of confusion and mis- chief. The court, counsel, and all connected with the case, are much to blame that it has been allowed to occupy so much time. Go on, Mr Daniel. The learned counsel then proceeded with his argument for the defendant, and occupied the court the whole day. At its con clusion their lordships reserved judgment. STEEPLE CHASING. STEEPLE CHASES TO COME. ^ ™ „ , JANUARY. 27 and 28,- Otmdle ( 6)- Tlie Grand Handicap ( closed), Free Handicap Hurdle Race ( closed). „ ,,, FEBRUARY. 8.— Westbury and Wiltshire. 16.— Carmarthenshire Hunt. 18.— Lincoln ( closed). 26.— Derby •( 4). . _, ' MARCH. 4.— Liverpool ( l)- Grand National ( closed). 11.— Doncaster ( 1)— Grand National ( closed). 19.— Warwick ( 6)— Grand Annual ( closed). Hurdle Handicap ( closed). jO.— Grand Military, near Brixworth ( to close Feb 28). 23 and 24.— Coventry ( 3). 24.— Birmingham. 26.— Moreton- in- Marsh. 26.— Northumberland and Hexham. „ . , APRIL. 8 and 4.— Windsor. 16 and 17.— Abergavenny and Monmouthshire Huut. 20.— Howden. IRELAND. „„ m „ , JANUARY. 26.- Tallaght ( 3)- Belgard Stakes close Jan 17, weights to be published on the 20th, and acceptances declared 011 the 24th; the Car Owners' Cup closes 17th, Hack Stakes at the post. r • , MARCH. 17.— Irish Metropolitan ( Howth and Baldoyle Course). 23,24.— Cashel. 26— TuUamore. 30.— Kilmallock. 13,14.— Kildare Hunt. APPJL' 13,14.—- Knockingin ( Gormanston). 16.— Meath Hunt. 23— Citizens' Club. 27.— Westmeath. 28.— Limerick Hunt. 29.— Tuam. 30.— Skerries. MAY, 4.— Irish Military. 12— Kanturk. 18.— Gal way Hunt, 25,26.— Tipperary. . THE LATE WALTHAM ABBEY STEEPLE CHASE. " Aviendo pregonado vina, vendem vinaigre." Having cried up their wine, they sell us vinegar." Spanish Proverb" MR EDITOR : Having been for many years a subscriber to your valuable paper, I trust you will not refuse this letter a small space in yeur columns. Mr Mills ( with whom I am happy to say I am personally unacquainted) has placed my name at the head of the parties who gave evidence before the stewards upon the case of dispute between Janus and British Yeoman, he de- signating us as a firm styled " Messrs Coragio, Clifford, and Cook," and at the same time impugning the evidence given by us, stating that had not the proprietor of Janus called us for- ward, the race would have been declared void. He having made this charge against me, I think it will in your opinion be a suffi- cient apology for my thus troubling you. Now, sir, I have tried to find out who this Mr Mills is. 1 find he is " Mr Nobody," a relation of Mi Littler's, who generally enters his horses in his name.* He ( Mr M) is well known at Waltham Abbey. In answer to the interrogative " Who is Mr Mills?" the reply was from a person residing there, " A relative of Mr H. Littler's," and he further stated " lam not surprised at the evidence he gave before the stewards, as he must say what Mr L requires." Mr Mills states in his letter " Messrs Coragio, Clifford, and Cook, persons not interested in paying attention to orders, or engaged in the race." Now, sir, allow me to state that I was personally engaged as the clerk of the scales, aud have been for three seasons at Waltham and for two at Harrow. Again, Mr Mills states that Green admits only to having received orders in the early part of the morning, I most positively assure vou, sir, that I stood beside Mr G. in the weighing room when'he com- plained to Mr Littler about there being only one flag staff, and impressed on liim the necessity of having two, which Mr L. agreed should be done. This was at the time Mr Littler was describing the ground to Green. His words were " When you have passed the extreme flag make the best of your way home," and afterwards Mr L. said " Then, after passing the extreme flags, make the best of your way home." By the bye, Mr H. Littler was lessee and clerk of the course. It must be evident that Mr Mills knew nothing whatever about the race; he never entered the weighing room at any time during the race, and why not state the time the orders were given in the weighing room ? Because he cannot, and, therefore, should be cautious be- fore he puts his hand to paper to accuse the above- named firm of Messrs C., C., andC., oneof whom ( myself) I think I have proved was engaged. What need of this falsehood ? In conclusion, I think the Spanish proverb is verified in this instance—" Having cried up their wine, they sell us vinegar." Mr Littler put forth a flaming advertisement, assuring the public that " a great number of first- class horses were entered in the Steeple Chase." And so they were— but without the knowledge of their owners, who were highly indignant at the liberty taken, as your columns prove. The public ( of course) were not aware of this deception, and, consequently, were gulled to attend at Waltham Abbey Steeple Chases, expecting a fine treat, from the class of horses named in the entries; and so they had, for, out of six races, three were disputed. Thus ended this miserable affair, giving great dissatisfaction to all parties.— Yours, & c, Plough Tavern, Shoreditch. L. CORAGIO. MR EDITOR : It is noxious to me to be compelled again to held any argument with the man Mills, who was starter at the above races, but as he has, in his letter to you, stated nothing but a tissue of falsehoods ; and has also attacked my witnesses it is imperative on me to reply. He says that Messrs Coragio, Clifford, aud Cook proved in their evidence that Green was pre- sent when the jockeys received orders to go through the gap, whereas they proved quite the contrary. With respect to my friends having been done, that I leave to them to decide. Al- most every racing man at the meeting, whether losers or win- ners, disapproved of the objection made— they considering Janus had fairly won the race, and was, therefore, entitled to the stakes. Mills also stated that Green admitted to only having received orders in the early part of the morning, whereas Green never went over the ground until he was engaged to ride, about two hours previous to the race, and he never spoke to Mr Littler respecting the ground until that time. He ( Mills) also says if the stewards had been present, the impudent pretensions of Janus would have been instautly dismissed. As Janus came in first, carried the proper weight, and went the course his jockey was told to go, I don't understand in what manner his preten- tions were impudent; and I presume this part of his letter was intended for wit; but if so it is like the Philosopher's stone— 110 one has been able to discover it.— Yours, & c, G. REYNOLDS. STEEPLE CHASE NEAR OXFORD, FOR £ 100 A SIDE. A steeple chase, for £ 100 a side, came off at Wendlebury, near Bicester, Oxou, on Wednesday, January 14, between Captain Talbot's The Painter and Mr Sparks's Chihjke, the former car- rying 13st, and the latter 12st. The Painter was ridden by Mr William Holland of Oxford, aud Mr Sparks rode his own horse. The Painter, being well known in the locality of Oxford, was the favourite, and at starting 2 to 1 was laid on him. The course selected was from Weudlebury, over four miles of good hunting country, comprised in Mr Austruther Thomson's district, in- cluding in all twenty- one fences and brooks, some of which were of rather a formidable character. Mr Sparks led, and maintained the lead for some distance, but, after a good race, was defeated by four or five lengths. The country was in anything but good condition for steeple chasing, the morning's frost causing the ground to be exceedingly hard, and the jumps consequently more difficult. Despite these unfavourable circumstances, how- ever, each jump was taken in good style. The event being only known to a few, little interest was taken in the result. OUNDLE STEEPLE CHASES. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JAN 27 AND 28.— Stewards: Earl of Cardigan, Earl of Strathmore, Count Pcrtarlis, Lord Bu- ghersh, Sir G. Wombwell, Bart, W. Craven, Esq. Acceptances for the OUNDLE STEEPLE CHASE. st lb Ganymede 9 13 Sir C. Napier,... 9 13 British Yeoman.. 9 12 Tehernaya 9 12 Katey. 9 12 stlb Minor 11 2 Maid of the Glen.. 10 10 Prenez Garde .... 10 9 Little Yeoman ..' 10 9 Gipsy King ...... 10 6 Moonraker 10 4 Acceptances for the HURDLE RACE ' stlb Pantomime ( 25 sovs) 10 12 The Screw ( 25).. 10 6 The Victory ( h b) ( 25) 10 5 Entries for the CLUB STAKES. st lb ... 9 12 .9 10 Curragh . Theodine Maid of the West.. 9 10 Oak Ball 9 8 The Bruiser 9 8 st lb stlb Prenez- Garde( hb) K) 0 St Julian . ( 25). .. 9 1 Laura Selina ( 25) 10 0 The Bruiser .. 9 4 Comet 9 10 Ada .. 9 0 Flageolet ( 25) 9 7 The Unknown.. .. 9 0 Penelope ( 25) 9 5 The Cripple .... .. 8 4 Hon W. Harbord's Grapeshot Mr W. G. Craven's Grimaldi Mr Craven's Pickpocket Lord Burgliersh's ns Lilford Mr Layton's Annie Laurie Capt Baker ns Marmaduke Capt F, Duff's Ganymede Entries for the FARMERS' STEEPLE CHASE. Capt Lawley ns Honeycomb Mr Hunt's Sir Charles Napier Mr Hugh Edwards' ch g The Pro- mising Pupil Sir G. Wombwell ns The Painter Mr A. Buruell 11s The Curragh I Mr J. Lataii's d m Miss Knight, a Mr P. Paul's br m Kate, 4 yrs | Mr R. Taverner ns b m Glimpse, I 4 yrs Mr Bird's b g Wasp, 4 yrs Mr Deacon's Lilford, aged Mr Clienay's ch g Weston, 4 yrs Mr Hill's b g Discord, 5 yrs Mr Coles 11s br m Angelica, aged | Entries for the SELLING RACE. Mr Buchanan's Fanny Wynne ( 50 1 Mr F. J. Day's b gTliefDespised( 25) sovs) Capt Bicker's ch g Whalebone ( 25) Mr Whitehead's The Squire ( 50) | Mr Land's Theodine ( 100) Hon W. Harbord's Grapeshot ( 150) I Mr Land's Penelope ( 50) Mr Stevens's Scroggins ( 60) Mr T. Last ns ch h Smallhopes( 150) Mr Deacon's Weston ( 25) | Mr Sedby's Honeycomb ( 50) The order of running will be fixed, and appear in Bell's Life next Sunday, with the entries for the Welter and Foxhunters' Races ( re- opened until Thursday, the 22d inst). CARMARTHENSHIRE STEEPLE' CHASE. Handicap for the CARMARTHEN OPEN STEEPLE CHASE. st lb * MaidoftheWest. 10 7 Hercules 10 4 Petropolovski.... 10 4 Confederate 10 4 • Eighty- Seven ( t). 10 0 Roselia 10 0 st lb st lb The Victim . i..,. 12 0 * Edgar 11 0 St David 11 7 * Ploughboy 11 0 * Janus 11 4 * Little Yeoman .. 11 0 " Cupbearer 11 4 " Harlequin 10 12 Deception Il l The Old Screw.... 10 10 Maid of the Glen.. 11 2 * Chance 10 8. * These horses having been nominated without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out unless otherwise specially ordered before the 31st instant. ( t) Through a mistake, Eighty- Seven was placed lOst 71b in the former handicap. The Moreton- in- Marsh Steeple Chases will take place on or about Thursday, March 26,1857.— Full particulars will be adver- tised in due time. COURSING. COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1857. JANUARY. PLACB. COUNTY. JUB6H. Lee Bridge Salop Mr Warwick Ashdown Park Berkshire Southminster Essex Chaddesley Corbett.... Worcestershire .. Brough ( Catterick).... Yorkshire Southport ( Open) Lancashire Limerick Ireland Church Hill, Wefetward. Cumberland .... Astan- Oswestry Salop Wimmerleigli Lancashire Newcastle, & c, Union ( Minster Acres) Holt Crosby Knipe Scar Epsom ( Grand Open) Nottingham ( Open).. Ombersley Mr M'George Mr A. Bennet... Mr Warwick ... Mr Miller Mr P. Taylor..., Mr Owens Mr A. DalzeU... Mr Warwick ... Mr Dalzell Mr Warwick . HSBTING. .19 19 & fol days . 20,21 .21 .21,22 21 & fol days .21,22 .22 .27 Wexford Biggar Champion.. Limeriok Spelthorne Club . Bot isfield North Berwick Dirleton Caledonian Belleck Altcar Club Limerick ( Open) Biggar, & c Spiddal Kellady Hill Wexford Limerick . Worcestershire.. Mr A. Bennett . .28 • " Mr A. Dal'zelL.'! '. 29 Mr Lawrence... .29 . Nottinghamshire Mr M'George... 29, 30, 31 FEBRUARY. . Worcestershire.. Mr A. Bennett . . 3 . Cumberland .... Mr Braithwaite. . 3.4 Mr Hawkes 3,4 . Herts Mr Lawrence. . 4 & fol days . Herts Mr Lawrence... . 4 & fol days . Ireland Mr Owens ...... . 5 . Lancashire Mr Nightingale. . 5,6 . Cambridgshire ... Mr M'George ... . 9,& C . Worcestershire.. Mr A. Bennett . 9 . Lanarkshire .... llr Nightingale. .17, & C . Ireland Mr Owens .,„, .17,18 . Wilts. . Westmoreland .. Mr A. baizelL'. ] 20,21 . Wiltshire Mr Lawrence... .22,23,24 ^ Salop Mr Warwick ., .25 . Haddingtonshire .28 . Lancashire .26.27,28 MARCH. . Edinburgh .11 Mr Owens .11,12 , Lancashire Mr M'George... . IN 19 . Ireland Mr Owens .18,19 . Lanarkshire .... Mr Nigiitiigale .23 APRIL. . Miath ( Ireland).. Mr Owens .... . 1, & C Mr Hawkes . 7 . Ireland Mr Owens .... .16 . Ireland Mr Owens .... .21,22 MAY, . Ireland..,.....,. Mr Owens ,,,, . 6.7 THE ASHDOWN WATERLOO MEETINGS, & c. DEAR BELL: I read in the Life that the Ashdown Park is thanks to the noble Earl Craven, open again to the courser- that the entries for the approaching meeting are to be made on Monday evening next, and the running to take place on Tues- day, Wednesday, & c. Surely this incomparable trial ground, with its unquestionable management, must be very attractive to coursers in general, and particularly to those who may have an eye to the Waterloo, affording such desirable prefatory practice, and of testing those which may be worthy an entry in a stake of such unprecedented value. It is also at a time to admit of refitting, if necessary, for the great occasion. Sixty- four en- tries, at £ 25 each, has a bold countenance, but there is among coursers as also among other of her Majesty's liege subjects, » h « n ipcliaatioix for novelty and speculation, that it will be tilled to the brim." Its divisions and subdivisions are very attractive, aud its " sliding scale" apportions the stake, amongst no less than 5b recipients, leaving eight only that will not be re- tained even m the " third- class carriage." For those who do not conduct themselves " first class" are collared and placed in the second, and those whose behaviour unfits them for this are at once excluded and shown into the third, and even there they may be worsted and expelled. Of these, however, there can be only eight; the fewer the better, say I, for it will be bv no means an enviable position to have suffered three separata defeats, and be minus the entry and ex's. I have 110 doubt! however, but that it will fill and " come off;" still, if it were of use to wish, I would that the ground and hares were as unex- ceptionable as those of Ashdown and Amesbury, that is, if I may take the sport of " Waterloos" for the last three or four seasons as a specimen of the monster event. In the next place, let me venture a word on a subject which has lately taken up much space with you- the reports and details of cour- sing meetings. A11 of your correspondents seem to agree that a bare return of the results only begets an anxiety to know " the how, the why, and the wherefore," whilst your Caledonian friend seems to suppose that their ranks may have been thinned by disparaging allusions. And such, I really believe, may have been the case, where partial competitors, and interested owners of dogs, have meanly distorted the detail to plume themselves at the expense of their neighbours. But I do not believe, nor can I even fancy, th& tan impartial matter- of- fact detail ever yet drove a courser from the ranks; nor do I believe that it is so likely to disgust them as the plausible cant so often doled out to them bv the uncandid, after a defeat, in the shape of " ifs" and " buts which induces occasionally another investment at the same meet- ing ot a really bad animal, and hence the disappointments so sickening to some, I have 110 doubt. I would therefore advise you. dear Bell as long as the courser and the public wish a mil, true, and particular account," to get, whenever you can one from impartial observers ( without too much puffing of certain owners, kennels, dogs, & c), and when you cannot depend on having it from such an one, I would most certainly say, give the bare return authorised by the secretary of the meetings, and nothing beyond that.— Yours, & c, PHOTOGRAPH. ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SCOTCH MEETINGS.— MR ARMISTEAD AND MR PATERSON. MR EDITOR : I regret extremely being unable to furnish you this week with a copy of the correspondence between Mr Armis- tead, his solicitors, and myself, and of the evidence they adduced m answer to the objection lodged against his dogs Albatross and Alluring. The printer has disappointed me by not having it ruady butacopy will be sent you early next week, and I now request you either to publish the whole of it, or at least to give the coursing community your comments on it. I am greatly astonished that any one could write and venture to publish such a letter as appeared m your last from Mr Armistead. In the first place the objection was made to his dog by John Lamb, on the second day of the meeting, previous to putting Baroness in the slips to run with Keepsake. Alluring only had run at the time, so that the statement of their being ob- jected to on the first day of the running, after each had won a course, is untrue. I think it proper here to men- tion that John Lamb had charge of Larriston from October 1854, to April, 1855. Lamb's objection to the dogs was that they were not got by Larriston out of Lady of the Lake, as no such bitch visited the dog while he had charge of him, and he lodged his objection in the terms of Welsh's rule, No. 27. 1 informed the stewards of the case at oace, and acted as they desired. I never proposed or thought of turning Mr Armistead's dog out of the stake, and I am quite sure Mr Peacock, the member of the Ridgway Club referred to, will not charge me with hav- ing expressed such a wish. Could I pay Mr Armistead the stake won by his dog while the objection lasted ? One glance at the rule will settle that. Or is it in the power of any secretary to pay over stakes in such a case as this without consulting the stewards of the meeting, who certainly are the responsible parties, even supposing the proof to be satisfactory to himself ? It being my resolution to furnish you with a complete copy of the proof tendered me, I shall at present refrain from making any comment upon it. With regard to the conduct of the stewards and myself at the Ridg- way Meeting at Lytham, in November, I must pointedly deny Mr Armistead's whole statement; and I doubt not the stewards will consider it a duty they owe to themselves to give the same denial as I now do on their and my own behalf. Im- mediately on my return home from the meeting of stewards, held in Glasgow, on Monday, the 3d of November, to which meeting as well as to the previous one, Mr Armistead was invited, and at both of which he failed to appear, I wrote to Messrs Bickerstaff and Myers, his solicitors, conveying to them the decision of the stewards, and requesting them to meet me on Wednesday, the 5th, in the station house at Preston, when I would furnish them with a copy of the minute of the meeting held in Glasgow on the 3d, and at the same time pay them the stakes which, by a majority of the stewards or committee, Mr Armistead was found entitled to. Neither of the solicitors appeared. I found Mr Armistead going to Lytham, and, next morning, I, as authorised by the stewards, paid him the stakes, and furnished him with a copy of the minute. How, after perusing that minute, Mr Armistead can charge either the stewards or myself with the conduct he im- putes to us at Lytham, is quite beyond my comprehension. In answer to that part of Mr Armistead's letter which would lead parties unacquainted with the facts to believe that I have been guilty of running my dogs improperly at the meetings of the Ridgway Coursing Club, I must first remark that the proper course for him would have been to apply to the excellent secretary of the club, Mr James Bake, who could give him every information necessary, and would have saved him the trouble of impeaching me in the maimer he has done without cause. I am quite sure it is known to every mem- ber of the Ridgway Club that Mr S wann and myself are confede- rates. We are both members of that club, and, in entering the dogs there, I duly informed Mr Bake of their being our joint property, agreeably to the rules of the club. In the Biggar St Leger, any number of nominations was guarded against, and in the list of entries issued by me, the dagger ( t) was appended after my name, in accordance with the rules under which the meeting was advertised to be conducted. I regret that your valuable space should be occupied to such an ext ent by remarks on Scottish coursing: but I doubt not, when the whole truth is known, the popularity of our meetings will- be greatly increased, and those who are now calumniating us will be judged by the public as they deserve.— Yours, & o, ROBERT PATERSON, Hon Sec, Bigear or Upperward of Lanarkshire Coursing Club. MR EDITOR : Allow me, through your paper, to offer a few remarks upon a letter of Mr J. F. Armistead's, which appeared in your last publication ; and, first, let me thank him for having affixed his name to it, which proves that his ideas are set forth in au honourable spirit, and, although in certain cases he la- bours under a wrong impression, yet he does not, like some,- " shoot forth his arrows" under cpver of an alias. I am quite at a loss to understand what he means by " Welsh swallowed the pill." I have no doubt but that Mr A. must have received * from the Secretary a programme of the Biggar Meeting ( a copy of which may be seen in my vol 14, pa « e 395, Courser's Annual), in which it imparts all that is requisite to be done by owners and nominators of dogs ; and on referring to Bell's Life of May 11, 1856, 1 find that Mr A. must there have seen, if he did not obtain a programme, that this meeting was to be governed by my rules ; and, as the draw did not take place until Sept 29, he had sufficient opportunity to prepare himself for acting in conformity with my rules, No. 24 included. The announce- ment of hisibitch, Lady of the Lake, having produced six bitch pups and two dog pups to Larriston, appeared in Bell's Life of March 4, 1855. My reason for making use of the word " printed" in the 24th rule, was this— I supposed that it would be giving less trouble to the owners of public { i. e. advertised) stallion greyhounds, and, during their absence, to their trainers, to fill up printed certificates ( especially when we know that some of their dogs were serving upwards of 20 bitches), believing, at the same time, that a printed certificate could not be so well forged as a written one. I, however, never once contemplated the un- necessary expense and annoyance that I was entailing upon those coursers whose dogs' services were confined to their own ken- nels, and those of one or two friends, until Mr H. Gardner pri- vately talked over the subject with me at Lytham, in November last. I must however state, that in the book of British Rural Sports, page 208, the author objects to my rule ; but he does so in toto, as " not applying to coursing meetings" (?) Now, I feel quite convinced that the necessity for certificates of warding, either printed or written, for various reasons which I could ad- duce, is most urgent; however, being satisfied that I had com- mitted au error in using the word printed, I, by your kind per- mission, requested, through your paper of Dec 21,1855, that " All coursers using my rules would substitute the word ' writ- ten.' " I was not aware, until I read it in Mr A.' s letter, that any decision had been come to at the Ridgway Meeting. I knew that the subject had been named amongst the members, but I only supposed it en passant. I well remember asking Mr A. if he had been refused his stakes, in consequence of my 24th rule. His answer was, that it had nothing at all to do with it. I always have been, and am, open to conviction ; if, then, to acknowledge an error, and to attempt a correction, is " swallow- ing a pill," I shall never strain at gulping one down. And now to notice another statement. I did not see a card of the day's running of the Biggar Meeting, so that I do not intend to con- tradict Mr A.' s assertion that the letters " ns" were affixed to those dogs' names entered by Mr Paterson ; but if he will turn to my vol 16, page 394, he will there find the dogs entered in Mr P.' sname ; and if he will refer to your papers of October 5 and 12, he will find 110 " 11s" to the dogs running in Mr P.' s name. Again, if he will look at the Caledonian entry, pages 400 and 403, he will observe that for the St Leger Mr Swan enters " Paris," and for the Oaks " Signal;" and further, if he will take up your paper of December 21, he will read that Mr Swan runs in his own name ( i. e., without the " ns"), nearly all these dogs at the Lanark Meeting, at which meeting Messrs Blanshard, Steel, and W. Bailey, jun, each name dogs. As regards the " ns," some persons deem them useless, as being " obsolete" and " stringent;" and yet I could, if space and time would admit, bring forward several weighty ana experimental reasons why their utility is clearly evident. They are still used in horse- racing. And now I will proceed to his other charge brought against Mr P., that of violating the 13th rule of the Ridgway Club, Let him turn to the list of members at the end of his book of Tules, and he will discover Mr Swan's name amongst the F. uinber, but of course ho will learn nothing more from that; and . this will again, amongst other numerous cases whichi could quote, assist me in proving the utility of the dagger ( f) placed before the names of dogs belonging to partners, see my rulell. Had such a mark been used, Mr A. would have known that Mr Paterson and Mr Swan were ( what they have been for some time) confederates ; and if he will cast his eye over the Ridgw'ay Cluh rule 15, he will understand that Mr P. has violated no rule at all. Trusting that you, Mr Editor, will excuse this long yarn, and that your readers will consider " the pill" disgorged for analyzation, I am, & c, ROBERT ABRAM WELSH, compiler of Thacker, 53, Brunswick- road, Liverpool, Jan 13,1857. THE LATE BIGGAR PLATE MEETING. MR EDITOR: The object of reports on coursing meeting should, in my humble opinion, be either to describe every run, and, at the same time, to state the terms on which each dog met in the respective classes, or the report should be general, notice only being taken of those dogs which distinguished themselves. That " Another Public Courser" has sent you an account of the late Biggar Plate Meeting, with 110 such object in view, will, I think, be 110 difficult task to show. How should he omit to state that Bloodshot did not run more thsn 150 yards in any course he ran, except the first ( which certainly was under the average length) ? Why does he forget to state that Our Own Correspondent was unsighted from the slips, in his course with Sunshine ? Why does he leave out the course with Hansel and Lausdown? not informing the public that after a no go they had a terrific course, and that thus Hansel could take no part in her course with Sweet Briar. Howard and The Right Man are not mentioned by him; and the fact of Bloodshot and Struther having been slipped at a four pound hare, is omitted also. No mention is made of their running neck and neck to a paling, where Struther stumbled, and thereby lost a good deal of ground. I am sure Mr Hyslop must feel indebted to him for the graphic description of the courses his dogs ran. Allow me to thank him for his opinion of Sunshine, and more particularly- for the easy mander he disposes of her in the course with Lunette. No one would ever imagine that Sunshine led away from the slips, and had obtained a lead of nearly five lengths. When crossing a drain, the sides of which were a sheet of ice, she fell; recovering herself she ran past and away from Lunette, but getting again ou a large plate of ice, she rolled over an( J over and was completely stunned. Are Staunton and Sailor Boy un- worthy of being taken notice of ? Why should the stake they BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, JANUARY 18, 1857. won be omitted from his " practical report ?". Could he adduce no " sober facts" to enlighten and entertain the public about any one of the twelve dogs that ran in that stake ? Surely it would be far better to give no report at all, than thus forgetting the principles he should act on, to furnish the world with a one, sided account! — Tours, & c, ROBERT PATERSON. Birthwood, January 15,1857. " POISONING OP GREYHOUNDS AT SOUTHPORT. We regret to hear that two of the best greyhounds in Mr Bor- ron's kennel were poisoned lately at Southport, viz, Blushing Bride, by Bluelight out of Nettle ( sister to Japhet), and Blue- shade by Bluelight out of Syncope ( late Lord Sefton s).. They had been left at Southport after the Ilidgway Meeting to be in readiness for Barton- on- Humber or Altcar, and were taken sud- denly ill, and died in half an hour, with every symptom of strychnine. A large reward has been offered, and the matter is in the hands of the police, but as yet without any clue of dis- covery, further than it is supposed they may have picked up the poison when at exercise near * gentleman s house inthe neighbourhood, who had a large watch dog shortly before poisoned under most mysterious circumstances. Possibly some of the poisdu intended for this dog may have been laid in the adjacent fields, and have so been fouud by the greyhounds; ifso, it would be some satisfaction to coursers to know that the poison- ing, so far as the greyhounds were concerned, was more acci- dental than intentional. The trainer did not see the greyhounds pick up anything, but as he had neglected to put on a box muz- zle, although he had them with him, it is thought quite possible this may be the manner in which the poison was administered, and should be a caution to all trainers in future. AMICABLE CLUB ( HOME PARK) MEETING— JAN 6. Judge: Mr R. J. Lawrence. Slipper: Mr R. Wood. The AMICABLE STAKES, for all ages. Mr Pagden's bk w d Peter, by Jock out of Daphne, beat Mr Strother's be d Blue Jacket, by Suitor out of Blue Fly Mr Cain's w r d p Chandos, by Esquire out of Sable, beatMrEley srtd Exercise ( late Baltic), by Esqmre out of Bonny Lass { ldr) Mr Bowyer- s fd Byron, ty Chorus out of Blackthorn, beat Mr Allison s bkbAtalanta. by Ranter out of Widow # • Mr Saxton's w bk d Shamrock, by Mercury out of Wkjff, heat Mr Brooman's r d Ruby ^ •• Chandos beat Peter Byron beat Shamrock Mr Cain's Ciandos beat Mr Bowyer's Byron, and. won the stakes. The HEADLEY STAKES, for puppies. Mr Saxton's bk d Sportsman, by Sampson out of Symmetry, beat Mr Bow- Mr Strother's wbkb Stella, by Puzzle'em out of Bride, beat Mr Allison's bk d Jemmy Nicholl, by Ranter out of Widow . „ Mr Blenkiron's w r d Belphegor, byBeverlac out of Beeswing, beat Mr Cain's w r d Cedric, by Esquire out of Sable Mr Jones's bk b Guital, by Bedlamite out of Quito, ran a bye Stella beat Sportsman II. Il'l. Belphegor beat Gsital Mr Strother's Stella beat Mr Blenkiron's Belphegor, and won the stakes, The VETERAN STAKES, for a silver cup. Mr Blenkiron's wbed Beverlacbeat Mr Both well's bd d Pilot Mr Eley ns bk b Malice .. Mr Saxton's bk d Samson Mr Eley ns Malice, by Fire Office out of Elite, beat Mr Blenkiron's Beverlac, and won the eup. The HAMPTON STAKES, for all ages. Mr Boyle's bk w b Duplex beat Mr Hatchett's bk t d Meteor Mr Eley ns f w d Cornet Grahame.. ^ Mr Blenkiron's w r b Beeswing Mr Eley ns Cornet Grahame, by Esquire out of Eva, beat Mr Boyle's Duplex, by Lever out of Sybille, and won the stakes. The HOME PAEK STAKES, for puppies. Mr Eley ns w bk d Engine Driver,' by Esquire out of Sable, beat Mr Allison's bk d Archdeacon, by Ranter out of Widow Mr Saxton's bkw d Statesman, by Sampson out of Symmetry, beat Mr Boyle's bk w b Fanny M'Callion^ by Spring out of Blue Devil oEley'a Engine Driver beat Mr Saxton's Statesman ( 1), and won the stakes. The WELLINGTON STAKES, for all ages. r Hatehett's w bk b Haidee beat ' Mr Eley ns bk w d Martin Mr Mason's r b Mettle .. Mr Minton's r b Forlorn Hope II. Mr HatcheU's Hudee, by Mathematics out of Sister toMusic Master, beat Mr Mason's Mettle, by Stradbroke out of Bona Dea, and won the stakes The LADIES STAKES, for puppies. I. Mr Pagden's bk d Presto, by Pilot out of Elfia, beat Mr Hatchett's Hampton, by Samson out of Senorita Mr Saxton's w f d Saucebox, by Nelson out of Songstress, beat Mr Allison's bk d Arelibishep, by Ranter out of Widow Mr Pagden's Presto beat Mr Saxton's Saucebox, and won the stakes. The PALACE STAKES, for all ages. I. Mr Eley's r b Eelon beat Mr Allison's bk d p Adam Mr Eley's w bk d p Electricity .. ^ Mr Minton'a r b Maria Mr Eley's Eelon, by Esquire out of Writ of Error, and his Electricity, by Esquire out of Sable, divided the stakes. BARTON- UPON- HUMBER MEETING- JAN 7 & 8. ewards: Messrs Davy, Nicholson, Marfleet, and Bust. Hon Sec: MrJ. Egremont. Judge: Mr Tibbett. The ROWLAND CUP. I. r Cass's w f b Clara beat Mr Hotham's bk w d Doctor ( 1) MknoweT' 8 bk W b Ci'mp}.. Mr W. Davy's rb Queen MBrownmaU'S ** ToH? er}.. Mr Reed's fb Nelly Bligh ( 1) Mr Goodman'sbk b Bessie ( a bye) Mr Tomlinson's—•— ( absent) was injured in running through a gap; he made every point until meeting with the accident, when his opponent, Harrow- Pin, went in and killed, Henchman being drawn. I believe three byes should have been run ( Bogie, Andy, and the winner of the second tiss); however, the byes were dispensed with, and the stakes run as above, without disadvantage to any, and giving each dog one course less work. Honeymoon, the winuer, ran gallantly in all her courses. I was sorry that Henchman ( by Bonnie Scotland out of Hill of Faughan) had not a trial with her. Andy, a raw young puppy, ran with great game and fire throughout; but having got two tremendous long courses, and not getting any help in them, was not able for the old- un at the final tie. Capt John Westropp acted as judge, and Mr Tevers slipped the dogs throughout the day. After the day's sport a substantial and sumptuous luncheon, at Castle Tevers, was partaken of by more than forty gentlemen, the worthy proprietor and his brother being most assiduous in their attentions to all.— Yours, & c. COCKTAIL. BREDWARDINE MEETING- JAN 13. Judge: Mr Warwick. Slipper: Mr Presdee. The WESTON CUP, for all ages. First dog, £ 50; second, £ 15; thirdand fourth, £ 5 each. Mr Hammond's r d Gold finder^ by Vortex out of Teresa, beat Mr Blick's Bess, beat Mr Elliot bk d Hermas, by Friar Tu° k out of Free and Easy Mantle beat Tiny Tim Aiice Gray beat Hopmarket Mantle beat Alice Gray , beat Mr Fall of Kars beat Lady Mary Bright Eye beat Columbus Fall of Kars beat Bright Eye Mr Martleet'sbk t b p Manganese. Mr Jackson's bd d Flybynight . Mr Bartholomew's bk t b Lass 1 o'Gowrie ' .: Mr Bartholomew's bk t d p"! Bendigo J' Mr Gill's r b Sophy Mr CoateA's r w d Artillery Mr J. W. Vipan's bk d Lord of the Manor ( 1) '•" Mr J. W. Vipan's bk , d Stuteley II. Bessie beat Lass o' Gowrie Flybynight beat Bendigo ( I) C. Follower beat Clara ( 1 dr) I Topper Brown beat Manganese^ C. Follower beat T. Brown FlybynigUt beat Bessy Mr Gregson's Camp Follower, by Martinet out ofCassop Lass, and Mr Jackson's Flybynight, by Derwentwater, divided the stakes. The ST LEGES-, . RASID •... » , ... .. r • I. < . ' - Mr Hotham's be w d Feathers beat Mr Gregson's w f d Artillery Mr Marfleet's bk t d Morhionite.. Mr Davy's bk b Black Eagle Mr Cass's r b Merry Go Round .. Mr Davy's bd b Victoria Mr J. W. Vipan's f w b Debonair.. Mr Dickenson's bk b Mary Mr Reed's bk w b Relay .. MrGoodmati'sbkbBrfstol Birdseye { Mr Gregson's w bk b Bird Of Para- dise ( 2 dr) Mr Blanshard's ——-( absent) Capt Lewis's bk b p Lady Clara, by Mansoor out of 1 ns bk t d The Bounding Elk, by Baron out of I airy ( 1) Mr Racster* s bk b Hopbine, by Miles out ol Bloom, beat Mr Boote s bk b Alice, by Syntax out of Little Bee . . Mr Edlestone's bk d Titled Treason, by Jester out of Fair Mexican, beat Mr Pearce's r b Rose, by Caleb out of Fry ( 1) , Mr Minor's bk w b Mantle, by Baron out of Bella, beat Mr Evans ita Blackleg, by Tout out of Mayday ( ldr) • „ Mr Edlestone's w d Tiny Tim, by Jester out of Wee Wee, beat Mr Powell's rhfd Bonnie Morn, by Babylon out of Nell ( 1) , Mr Racster nsbkb Alice Gray, by Lopez eut of Jenny Jones, beat Mr Bartlett'swb Shrimp Sauce, by Tout out of Henrietta • • Mr Blick's bk b Hopmarket. ty Bedlamite out of Cento, beat Capt Lewis ns r b Bedquilt, by Puzzler out of Patchwork ( 1) Goldfinder beat Lady Clara I Titled Treason beat Hopbine ( 3) Goldfinder beat Titled Treason Mr Hammond's Goldfinder and Mr Minor's Mantle divided the stakes The BKEDWABDINE STAKES. First dog, £ 50; second, £ 15; third and fourth, £ 5 each. First season dogs, Mr Boote's wbkb Blanche, by Jester out of Wee Wee. beatMrBart- lett's bk d Resolute, by Jerry out of Free and Easy Mr Le Brewer's bk d Big Lunatic, by Bedlamite out of Perseverance, beat Mr Edlestone's w bk b True Heart, by Buzzard out of Angel of the Mr EUiot ns r b Forest Maid, by Abd el Kader out of Besswin; Hammond's bkd Hector, by Hotspur ( 1) Mr Blick's bk b Bonnie Jenny ( late Annie Laurie), by Bedlamite out of Bonnie Maggie, beat Mr Games ns bk d Woodcock, by Lucifer out of Mr Milestone's r b Fall of Kars, by Jester out of Fair Mexican, beat Mr Games's bd d Glencoe, by Lucifer out of Wlusk Mr Le Brewer ns bk b Lady Mary, by Bedlamite out of Raven, beat Mr Evan's bk b Eglantine, by Mansoor out of Castle Cave ( 1) Mr Flint's f w d Columbus, by Bounceaway out ot Ruth, beat Mr Gnthths ns bd b Rosabelle, by Wigan out of Remembrance . Mr Hammond's r w b Bright Eye, by Rapid out of Beeswing, beat Mr Minor's bk w d Mainsail, by Lo^ ez out of Norfolk Blanche beat Big Lunatic | Bonnie Jenny beat Forest Maid Blanche beat Bonnie Jenny Mr Edlestone's Fall of Kars beat Mr B'oote's Blanche, and won the stakes. Thanks to Sir V. Cornewall, Bart, for his kind consideration in again throwing open to the lovers of the leash his far- famed Weston and Old Court Meadows! which on Tuesday last were the scene of one of the best days' sport ever seen in an inclosed country. Thirty- nine courses were run off in six hours, many of which in point of length were nearly equal to the best courses that Amesbury and Ashdown afford. The trial between Gold- finder aud Ladv Clara was one of immense interest, and in a long and capital course this game and excellent Lady was outpaced and cleverly beaten. Goldfinder I have always thought, when fit to go, one of t he best dog greyhounds in E ngland; he has great pace, works well, and is a perfect glutton in staying qualities. Mantle won her course well, aud Mr Minor has reason to be proud or this sister to the renowned and as yet unbeaten Ladylike. 1 all of Kars was the best puppy in the stake, and will, I expect, be heard of again in a way satisfactory to her owner. H. S. MB EDITOR : I am a young courser, and, perhaps, what may appear suspicious to me and worthy of notice is au old- told tale to others. My dog Columbus was, on the morning of the above meeting, as well as usual. After waiting about the place of meeting for about half an hour with my dog, and as all parties were starting, he was suddenly seized with what appeared to be spasmodic pains, lying down, cramped in his legs and quarters, and trying to hide nimself, which continued for about five minutes, and, after hand- rubbing him well'he appeared to re- cover. Though I hesitated to let him start, he won his first course, which was a very short one, but was greatly distressed, though the distance run was but about two hundred yards. The dog, after this, appeared to be sick at heart, and, in his second course, with Bright Eye, ran as badly as a dog could do; and, as the judge remarked to me, that both in th^ t and his first course he did not go in his Hsual style. It is because I have strong suspicions that the dog was dosed that I trouble you to insert this as a word of warning to others. If any coursing friend can ac- count for the above from natural causes, I shall rejoice to have a suspicion of foul play in so fascinating a sport removed from my mind.— Yours, & c, THE OWNER OI? COLUMBUS. Jan 15, 1857. ALTCAR MEETING- JAN 14 & 15. ( By permission and under the patronage of the Earl of Sefton.) President: The Earl of Sefton. Stewards: H. Jefferson, W. G. Borron, W. Myers, Esqs. Hon Sec: T. D. Hornby, Esq. Judge: Mr M George. The CHAMPION PRIZE, with a Piece of Plate, value £ 50, added by a Scotch member. I. MJrT' Db Hornby's bk blb t Mr B. H. Jones's be b Jetty Treffi Honour Bright J , , . , ~ ' Mr Jefferson's r d Jericho Mr C. Stanley's be d Select Mr Randell's bk d Reveller MrSpinks'sbkdSim( lateHumourist) Mr Gordon's w bk b Graceful The SEOSVENOE STAKES. I. Mr Temple's be d Tribune beat Mr Barker's r b Wiltshire Lass Mr Whaley's w f d Topper .. Mr Dunstan's r d Lord Raglan ( 1) Mr Temple's Tribune beat Mr Whaley's Topper, and won the stakes. The BELGBAVE STAKES. I. Mr Voller's be b Vixen beat Mr Temple's bk b Terpsichore Mr Taylor's fb Mischief .. Mr Armstrong's bk w d Andy II. Mr Voller's Vixen won the stakes, Mr Taylor's Mischief drawn lame. The ALDEOKD STAKES. Mr Temple's r b Thanks beat Mr Seller's r d Cheshire Hero Mr Reece's w r d General .. Mr Ridgway's w b Restless II. . Mr Reece's General beat Mr Temple's Thanks, and won the stakes. The EATOIT STAKES. I. . Mr Dunstan's f w d Alma beat Mr Temple's r b Temeraire Mr Hughes's bk d Hawk .. ^ Mr Gamon's r b Grace Mr Dunstan's Alma beat Mr Hughes's Hawk, and won the stakes. MATCHES. Mr Voller's be b Vixen beat Mr Parker's r b Wiltshire Lass Mr Jones's fb Little Fawn .. Mr Hughes's bk b Hawthorn GREYHOUND PRODUCE. On the 11th inst, Mr Marfleet's Highland Home, a winner of some 31 courses out of 40, was served by Ranter. Dr Carson's Lufra had six pups on the 12th inst ( five dogs and one bitch) to Mr Jefferson's Judge. The Annual Champion Stakes ( Open) of the Cork Southern Coursing Club will be run for on the 7th of April, over the Kellady Hill Grounds, to which the club will add £ 15. Entrance, £ 310s, and limited to thirty dogs. English and Scotch dogs will be guarded in the drawing. The Whitehaven Spring Meeting is fixed for the 3d and 4th. of February. Mr Braithwaitejudge. The Winmarleigh Open Meeting is fixed for the 28th inst. THE WATERLOO CUP.— Sixty nominations are already secured to this, the " crack" event of the coursing season. Mr Reed's bk d Simpleton Mr J. W. Vipan's bkb Vanity! Fair ran a bye J '' Mr Hutchinson ns bk w b Lucy J. Long ran a bye Feathers beat Mormonite Debonair beat M. Go Round Debonair beat Feathers Mr Blanshard's • • ( absent) HI. I'V. Relay beat Simpleton Vanity Fair beat Lucy Long Vanity Fair beat Relay Mr J. W. Vipan's Debonair, by Locomotive out of Aminto, and his Vanity Fair divided the stakes. The APPLEBY CAKE STAKES. i: ^ la^ ownie0 ™ ^' 3 bk tdP} beat Mr Reed's bd b Nectarine Mr J. Gill's r w b Shy Mr Marfleet's bk t d p Marc 1 Antony J" Mr Gregson's r w b Bellona Mr Marfleet's bk t d Mouravieff .. MrBart holomew' s bk t d Meer- 1 schaum ran a bye J" Mr Oates's r b Cilia Mr Holt's w bd b Cadger { Mr Scarborough's Scotland r w b Bonnie II Mr J. W. Vipan's w bk b Vladimir Mr J. W. Vipan's bk w b Geladine Mr Gregson's w f b Tempter Mr Blanshard's——-- ( absent) , Mr Scutt's bd w d Whistling Dick Mr Goodman's bk w d Buck Eye Balrownie beat Shy bye)— Marc Antony Balrownie beat IK Mouraviefl beat Meerschaum Cilia beat Cedger . Mouravieff beat Cilia Mr Bartholomew's Baltowni . out of Effie b It y _ a ^ ad Mr Marfleet's Mouravieff, by Bedlamite ^- IS, divided the stakes. , MR EDITOR : NotwithstandinfXthe unpropitious state of the weather on the 7th and 8th ult. oiXof the most successful and well- attended meetings ever held ove> Appleby Carrs took place on those da^ s. A slight powdering of Xow had prevented the frost from taking effect upon the ground, although we can- not deny that we have seen those splendid Cu" ws in better order, yet never did we witness a keener contest for t\ e pride of place. 10 a. m. saw Clara and the Doctor in slips at the gateway of the Youl Carr. Clara was outpaced, but the Doctor- gave up, and looked on too long with his head and tail well up. - Queen led Camp Follower to the bare, by favour of the inner gK uid, but in a short course could not get in again. Topper Brovn just ted Nelly in a short scramble, and gained the fiat. Ma; iganese and Sophy: Sophy fell, and declined to make an effou. Fly- bynight ran away from Artillery completely; Lass o' Gowrie outworked Lord of the Manor, and ^ Bendigo, in a long, close Struggle, just gained the verdict over Stutely. Feathers beat Artillery cleverly at all points. Mormouite and Black Eagle : More like a quick burst with hounds than a course; the hare fairly left the Carrs, and took to the uplands, and the red coat of the judge was seen at a great distance; in this course each held the premiership alternately. Merry Go Round, Debonair, and Relay, all won fair average courses decidedly; Bird of Paradise was drawn, after two no goes, in which she ran much the fastest; and Vanity Fair and Lucy Long ran a bye. Bal- rownie beat Nectarine in a very long course at a racing hare, the bitch only helping a bit now and then. Shy beat Bonny Scotland at a bad hare, a little short scuffling race, but neatly and quickly won. Marc Antony and Vladimir had a course estimated at three miles, a real racing jade of a hare, who ran them both to a stand, and then puss was seen going strong and fresh away for Saxby. Marc ran the fastest for a long while, but being only a puppy, and very big, lie compounded first, but not till he had secured the course. Bellona and Mouravieff won good courses cleverly, aud Meerschaum ran a terrific bye with Maniac as long as Marc Antony's; Cilia led Dick, and beat him in a long course; and Cadger had another so long that several papers of sandwiches were discussed while watching them ! Clara and Campfollower were now called, and Clara got unsighted in the run up ; Camp Follower ran a severe course single handed, and Clara wais drawn. Topper Brown and Manganese I did not see, nor Bessy and Lass O'Gowrie's course. Flybynight was too fast for Beadigo, with a hare too fast for them both; and this closed the first day. SECOND DAY.— Mormonite led Feathers for about 80 yards, Feathers then took the lead, and soon put the matter beyond doubt. Debonair beat Merry Go Round rather easily at a weak hare, and Relay, had a very near thing With Simpleton, the dog falling when in good command of his hare, and going well: the bitch did some good work, and he killed as soon as he joined in the course again. , Vanity Fair had a three miler all her owu way, and ran close and stout, and keen every yard of it. Balrownie led and beat Shy, his stride telling in long reaches at a fast hare. Marc Antony was drawn lame, and Bellona ran a bye with Merry Go Round, and made a sad ex- ample of her. Mouravieff was too fast for Meerschaum all through a good course; and Cilia scarcely allowed Cadger a point. Camp Follower beat Topper Brown, in a short course ; and Flybynight was a deal too fast for Bessy. Debonair was in some danger from Feathers running two no wes, and allowing him to lead her, but when at work she kept the hare toherself. Vanity Fair ran away from Relay, arid Mr Vipan was first and second for the St Leger. Balrownie beat Bellona handsomely, as did Mouravieff Cilia. Darkness now coming on, the two stakes were divided. Mr Marfleet has one of the very best litters of Bedlamites yet out, being both fast and stout. Mr Vipan had soma excellent greyhounds. Mr Bartholomew, too, is fortunate, as usual. Mr Gregson was unlucky, though he rarely brings out a bad one. The next meeting is fixed for November.— Yours, & o, AN EYE- WITNESS. PEDIGREES. . CAMP FOLLOWM, by Martinet out of CissopLasB FLYBINCCHT, by Derwentwater DEBONAIB, by Locomotive out of Ainihto MotrRAviEFF, by Bedlamite out Effie Deans CASTLE TEVERS ( COUNTY LIMERICK) MEETING .. tJ, ; v'; f,; ' — JAN 5. The CASTLB STAKBS, for all ages. Mr H. TeVer's f b Honeymoon beat Col Dickson's r w b Hyacinth Mr Peacock's f b Protest Mr G. F. Cooke's f w b Castanet. Mr Stone's w r b Silkworm Lord Sefton's bk b Sontag Capt Spencer's r d Sumbeam ML? avendrit'S bk W b By Y0Ur} • • Mr F0*' 3 r d Flapdragon Mr T. Broeklebank's bk dl Beaumarchais ) ' Mr G. F. Cooke's r d Athualpa . Mr B. H. Jones's bk b Jail Bird , Mr Ed'. eston'swbk d Plantagenet Mr Gordon's w f d Geologist t Spencer's bk w d Speed the { Plough Mr Spinks's r w b Smut .. Mr J. H. Blundell's r d Buccaneer Mr Brundrit's bk w b Minnie j | Mr Randell's r w d Richmond ( late Gray Lord Sefton's bk d Signor Mr Bayly's bk b Black SWan Mr Edleston's w bk b Rose of 1 Acton Reynold /'' Mr Jefferson's r d JacobOmnium.. Protest beat Honour Bright Silkworm. beat Castanet Sontag beat Sunbeam Beaumarchais beat By Y. Leave _ Sultan) Mr Fox's bk t b Fancy Mr Wood's r b Wallflower Mr T, Brocklebank's r d Baritono Mr A. Graham's bd d Know Nothing II. Athualpa beat Jail Bird Smut beat Minnie Gray Signor beat Block Swan J. Omnium bt R. of A. Reynold , The SEFTON STAKES. T j a « Kim. . „, \, A„ t( Mr A. Graham's r w d Prince of Lord Sefton's f d Skyrocket beat j pmssia Mr Brundrit's f w d Bashi Ba-\ / Mr Randell's bk d Robin Hood ( late zouk i" (. Archibald) Mr Spinks's be d Switcher Mr B. H. Jones's w be b Justitia Mr Gordon's f d Gloukhoi Lord Sefton's bk d Stage Box .. Mr A. Graham's w bk b Seem-" I ine Peace )" Mr Randell's bk b Rhapsody Lord Sefton's bk w d Superfine . s MrT. Brocklebank's rb Blush 1 Rose S'' The CBOXTETH STAKES, for maidens. Lord Sefton's bk d Solo Mr W. Langton's bk b Lyra Mr T. Brocklebank's r ' ., Horn - Mr J. H. Blundell's bk d Ban- 1 ner ( late Standard Bearer) S " Mr Brundrit's bk b Bella Donna.. Lord Sefton's r w d Sinner Mr A. Graham's r w b Lecture ... Mr ( lordon's f a uajikoi Mr B. H. Jones's bk d Jackdaw .. Mr Peacock's bk d Portsmouth Mr Spinks's f d Bantam agst Mr T. D. Hornby's bk b Hesitation Mr C. Stanley's r d Schemer .. Mr T. Brocklebank's w f d Basilio [ The second day's return, with our correspondent's remarks on the. running, had not reached us when we went to press.— ED. Cell's Life.'] Mr Bayly's r d Broad Brim Mr Peacock's bk d Plymouth Mr T. D. Hornby's w f d Hudibras Mr Gordon's be b Gheisk Mr Stone's r w d Spaniard [ ner Capt Spencer's bk b Sleeping Part- Mr George's r d Cheroot Mr Gordon's f d Gagra Mr Gordon's be b Gulnare Mr J. H. Blundell's w d Burton Mr Gordon's f d Gajikoi SC0RT0N MEETING- DEC 30 & 31, 1S53. The KIPLIN CUP. 1. beat Mr Alderson's Whalebone Mr Harrison's Whalebone Mr Lyon's Sarah Mr Layton's Lampton Mr Lyon's Fly II. I Lambton ran a bye Mr Staindrop's Wellington Mr Harrison's Mentor Mr Staindrop's Truman Mr Watson's Dred Mr Reed's Lambton Mentor beat Wellington Truman beat Dred Mentor ran a bye III. I IV. Lambton beat Truman Mr Harrison's Mentor beat Mr Reed's Lambton, and won the cup. The SCOBTON STAKES. I. Mr Reed's Faceby beat Mr Armstrong's Blue Jacket Mr Athey's Blink Bonny Mr Carter's Deception Mr Tennick's Freeman Mr Stephenson's Harrow Light Mr Reed's Monarch Mr Tennick's Witchcraft Mr Armstrong's Alice Mr Banham's Smoker Mr Henderson's Lad; Faceby beat Blink Bonny Deception beat Freeman Deception beat Faceby II. III. ! IV. idy Mr Stephenson's Fisherman Harrow Light beat Monarch Harrow Light ran a bye Mr Stevenson's Harrow Light beat Mr Carter's Deception, and won the stakes. A BEATEN DOQ STAKE was won by Mr Harrison's Queen, beating Mr Oats's Trip the Daisy. The above is the only return of this meeting that we have re- ceived, accompanied by the following satisfactory(?) explanation from the secretary:—" I here send you as correct a return as I can of the late Scorton Meeting. We had no cards printed! In consequence of the frost we had to draw the same morning as the running. I should have sent a return last week, but could not send a correct return of the Beaten Dog Stake, but I now send the winner and second! Apologising for not sending it earlier, yours, & c, J, HEADLEY, Secretary." ANNAN MEETING- JAN 2 & 3. Judge: MrMenzies, Slipper: MrCrosbie. The QUEENSBEEEY STAKES, for puppies; the winner, £ 22; second, £ 8; Mr Wilson's Pretty Boy Mr Sliarpe's Lord Reocn Mr Bendall's Forerunner third and fourth, £ 2 each. I. Mr Wilson'B Fancy Girl Mr M'Glashan's White Star beat Mr Hill's Janet Mr Fawkes's Twilight Mr H. B. Irving's Tickler( late BlueJ . P. Beattie's Highland Mary Mr W. J Mr Bendall's Sir Coliu Mr Baty's John o' Gaunt ^ Mr Rithet's Fitzjames | White Star beat Killiecrankie I Albatross ran a bye III. I Albatross beat White Star IV. Mr Armitstead's Albatross bt Mr Bendall's Forerunner, & won the Btakes The KINMOUNT STAKES ( same as above). Mr Lawson's Canrobert beat Mr Murray's Borthwick Riddel Mr Sharpe's Killiecrankie Mr Armitstead's Albatross P. Boy ( a bye)— L. Reoch ( dr) Forerunner beat Fancy Girl Forerunner beat Pretty Boy Mr Lindsay ns Tufthunter Mr Armistead's Pilot Mr Crosbie's Mystery Mr Birney's Clincher Mr Robertson's Tam o' Shauter, Mr Moffat ns Deerilayer Tufthunter beat Canrobert Pilot beat Mystery Pilot beat Tufthunter Col Dickson's Bullet Mr Bolster'strd Bogie Col Dickson's r d Henchman Mr Going's r d p Andy Honeymoon beat Bullet ' Henchman ( dr) Mr H. Tever's bk b Puss Mr Blake's b b Fly Mr Bennet's bd d Harrow- Pin ^ Mr Lyon's be b Vanish J Andy beat Bogie TIL Mr H. Tever's Honeymoon, by Landgrave - out of Hill of Faughan, beat Mr Going's Andy, by Pounce out of Honeymoon, and won the stakes. As a lover of the leash, I drop you a return of a good day's coursing upon the property of Robert Tevers, Esq, of Castle Tevers; Mr Tevers and his brother, Henry Tevers, Esq, of Abbyville, preserve a very large' tract of land in this country, and never have a day's coursing without letting every one know the day fixed. On Monday, Jan 5th, we ran off the Castle Stakes as above. The hares went stout and well, giving long and satisfactory trials. Unfortunately, Henchman in his first course Mr Sharpe's Marie Seaton Mr Thomson ns Lea Gill Mr Sharpe's Freebooter Mr S. Beattie's Indian Chief Mr H. B. Irving's La Belle Mr Lindsay's Madame Vestris II. | Tam o' Shanter beat Clincher Deerslayer ran a bye III. I Deerslayer beat Tata o' Shanter IV. Mr Armistead's Pilot beat Mr Moffat ns Deerslayer, and won the stakes. . The ANNAN STAKES. I. Mr Sharpe' s Freebooter beat Mr Lindsay's Madame Vestris Mr Wilson's Acrobat .. Mr Bendall's Pugilistic Draper Mr Sharpe's Freebooter beat Mr Wilson's Acrobat, and won the stakes. The FINAL STAKES. I. Mr Sharpe's Tinkler beat Mr Beattie's Last of All Mr Wright's Tufthunter .. Mr Wilson's Stick to the Tin II. Mr Sharpe's Tinkler beat Mr Wright's Tufthunter, and won the stakes CHESTER CLUB MEETING- JAN 12, Tryer: Mr Piatt. Tka WESTMINSIEB STAKES. I. Mr Gamon's r d Go By beat Mr Wilcoxon's r d Wizard Mr Price's bk r d Scot .. ^ Mr Pickering's w b Fly Mr Price's Scot beat Mr Gamon'a Go By, and won the Btakes, THE CHASE. Masters of hounds will greatly oblige us by causing their fixtures to be posted so as to reach us in the course of Friday. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.—( Weather permitting.) STAGHOUifDS. Her Majesty's— Tuesday Burnliam Beeches, Friday Iver Heath, at 11. Cheltenham ( Capt D. West's)— Friday Beech Pike, at 12. Heatlicote's. Mr— Tuesday Westerham Saturday Leatherhead, i past 11. Tunbridge Wells Subscription— Wednesday Groombridge, at 11. Rothschild's, Baron— Monday Grandborough, Thursday Cublington, 11. SOXHODNDS. Albrigliton ( Mr O. Stubbs)— Tuesday the Stewponey, Thursday Chet wynd Park, Saturday Apley, at 1 past 10. Atherstone— Monday Kingsbury Wood, Wednesday Warton Village, Friday Kirkby, Saturday Three Pots, at II. Badsworth— Tuesday Kirkby Guide Post, Thursday Purstone Bar, Sa- turday Havercroft Green, at i past 10. Beaufort's, Duke of— Monday Avening, Tuesday Newark Park, Wednes- day Burton, Friday Derry Hill, Saturday Hullavington, at ip 10. Bedale— Monday Hutton Hang, Wednesday Bridge Hewick, Friday SwintonPark, atitoll. , , „ , Bellew's. Mr F.— Monday Anstey Burrows, Thursday Bish Mill, Satur- day Highnam, at 1 past 10. Berkshire. Old ( ilr MorreU's)— Monday Eastmanton ( Ridgeway), Tues- day Newbridge, Friday Slirivenham, Saturday Wooley Downs, at Berksfiire/ soutli— Monday Hermitage, Tuesday the Crown Inn( Thcale/ f Thursday Clapper's Farm( Bramlev), Friday Burnt Hill, at 4 p 10. Blackmore Vale ( Mr B. Strachey's)— Monday Sparkford Inn, Thursday Wanstrow, Monday week Kingweston, Thursday week Evercreech, at 11. Bramham Moor— Monday Beilby Grange, Wednesday Boot and Shoe Inn, Friday Thorp Arch, Saturday Stockeld Park, at 4 past 10. Burton Hunt ( Lord Henry Bentinck's)— Monday Brant Broughton, Tues- day Holton, Wednesday Magin Moor, Thursday Bardney, Friday Eagle Hall, Saturday Panton, at 11. Cambridgeshire— Monday Henlow, Friday the Downing Arms, at i past 10, Cheshire— Monday Appleton Hall, Wednesday Broomhall, Thursday The Rookery ( nearNantwich), Saturday Minsliull, at 4 past 10. Cleveland— Monday Guisboro' Park, Thursday the Dale House, 4 P10. Cottesmore ( Sir John Trollope's)— Monday Pickwortli Village, Tuesday Brook Hall, Thursday Castle Bytham, Saturday Ayston, at 11. Craven— Monday Newtown Lodge ( Hungerford), Friday White Hill, at 4 past 10. Crawley and Horsham— Monday Ifield Common, Wednesday Hapsted, Friday Hatch, at 4 to 11. Deacon's, Mr— Monday New Bridge Hill, Thursday Lifton Bridge, at 4 past 10. Durham County— Tuesday Stone Bridge, Friday Easington, at 4 past 10. Eggesford— Monday Worlington, Thursday Headbridge, at 4 past 10. Essex, East ( Mr Marriott's)— Tuesday Ujjper Yeldham, Saturday Ter- ling Rayleigh Arms, at 11. ^ Essex, South— Tuesday Bursted Clock House, Saturday Dog and Par- tridge ( Stifford), at 11. Essex and Suffolk— Tuesday Elmstead Market, Friday Tattmgstone White Horse, at 11. Essex Union— Monday Ramsden Heath, at 4 past 10, Wednesday Ray- leigh Street, at 4 past 11, Saturday Tile Hall, at 4 past 10. Fitzhardinge's, Earl— Monday Pewsdown, Tuesday Down Hatherley, Wednesday Rendcomb, Thursday Guiting, Saturday Broadway, at 4 past 10. Fitzwilliam's, Earl— Monday Farming Woods, Wednesday Old Weston Windmill, Thursday Kennel, at 4 past 10. F. B. H. ( Mr W. Williams's)— Tuesday Tregullow Lodge, Friday Ladock, at 4 past 10. Garth's, Mr— Monday Hare Hitch, Wednesday Dogmersfield Park, Fri- day Hawley Green, at 4 past 10. Gogerddan— Wednesday Mynachty, Saturday Noyadd, at 10. Greaves's, Mr Henley ( Essex)— Monday High Roding Mill, Thursday Margaretting Street, Saturday High Laver. at II. Gwrtheyrn— Monday Bwlehyddwyros, Thursday New Court ( Llanwen- nog), at 4 past 10. Halsdon— Monday Westleigh House, Friday Langridge Ford, at 4 past 10. Hambledon— Monday Southwick, Wednesday Botley Gate, Thursday Bold Forester, Saturday Little Green, Monday week Westbury House, at 1 to 11. H. H.- Monday Bradley, Tuesday Bramdean Common, Thursday Lun- ways Inn, Saturday Herriard Grange Farm, at i to 11. Hambleton ( Mr Bell's)— Tuesday Hambletou House, Friday Upsall," at 4 past 10. Herefordshire— Tuesday Chanstone, Friday Fownhope, Tuesday week Canon Frome, at 4 past 10. Heythrop ( Mr, H. Hall's)— Monday Chapel House, Wednesday Brad- well Grove, Friday Stork Bridge, Saturday North Aston, at 4 P10. Hill's, Mr— Tuesday Ebberston, Friday Darneome, at 10. Holderness— Monday Marton, Tuesday Bainton New Inn, Thurs day Bessirigby Hall, Friday Holme Spalding Moor, at i to 11. Hursley ( Mr S. Lowe's)— Monday Farley Mount, Friday Winchester Race Course ( by permission), at J to 11. Ilurworth— Tuesday Kennels, Saturday Crathorne, at 4 past 10. Ingram's, Mr M.— Tuesday Bradley, Thursday Drakelow, Satnrday WichnorPark, at i to 11. Kent, East— Tuesday Lydden, Friday Aldington Corner, at 4 past 10. Ledbury ( Mr J. C. Thackwell's)— Monday Chances Pitch, Friday Linton Wood, Monday week Hethel Pit Turnpike, Wednesday week Acton i Green, Friday week Dymock Village, at 4 past 10. Ludlow ( Mr Sitwell's)— Tuesday Barnes Gate ( Corley), Thursday Burford Bridge, Saturday Whitbach Lodge, at 4 past 10. Middleton's, Lord— Monday Scampston House, Tuesday Gaily Gap, Wednesday Foxholes Mill, Thursday Heslerton Hall, at 4 past 10. Monmouthshire— Monday Lantillio House, Thursday Pontrilas, Satur- day Lanover Village, at 4 past 10. Morpeth- Tuesday Bolam, Thursday Nunnykirk, Saturday Hartford Bridge, at i te II. Now Forest— Tuesday March wood Lodge, Thursday Earldoms, Saturday St Austens, at i t9 11. Norfolk ( Lord Suffield's)— Monday Mattishall, Wednesday Eccles Road Statiou, Friday Westacre, Monday week fiodham, Wednesday week Guist Bridge, Friday week Dunham Station, at i to 11. Oakley— Monday Emberton, Thursday White Lion ( Ravensden), Satur- day Pertenliall, at i to 11. Oxfordshire, South ( Mr J. S. Phillips's)— Monday Thame, Friday Hol- ton Pits, at 11. Pembrokeshire ( Mr Lort Phillips's)— Monday Fresh Water East, Wed- nesday Treftgarne Bridge. Friday Cresswell Bridge, at 4 past 10. Portsmouth's, Earl of— Monday Hanington, Wednesday Craven Arms ( Emborne), Friday Wherwell NVood, Saturday Kingsclere, at 11. Piickeridge ( Jlr Parry's)— Monday Measden Green, Wednesday Stan- stead, Saturday Munden Lordship, at 4 past 10. Pytchley— Monday Cransley, Wednesday Lilbourne, Friday Lamport Inn, Saturday Badby Wood, at 4 past 10. Rufford— Monday Labour- in- Vain, Tuesday Newbouiid Mill, Thursday Laxton, Saturday Rufford Inn, at J toll. Rutland's, Duke of— Monday Croxton Park. Tuesday Syston Park, Wed- nesday Harlaxton Inn, Friday Newton Toll Bar, at 4 past 10. Scarborough's, Earl of— Monday Wadwortli Woodhouse. Tuesday Fin- ningley Park, Thursday Aston Hall, Friday Grove, at 4 past 18, Seale's, Sir Henry— Monday Gara Bridge, Friday Bradley. Selby's, Mr— Tuesday Netherton, Friday Bewick Bridge, at 4 past 10. Shropshire ( Mr C. J. Morris's)— Monday Acton Burnell, Friday Fox ( Albrighton), at 4 past 10. Sinnington— Tuesday Marton, Friday Tylas Bridge, at 4 past 10. Smithi's, Mr A.— Monday Everleigh, Tuesday Stowell Lodge, Thursday Chute Lodge, Friday Speery Well, at 11. Southampton's. Lord— Monday Preston Capes, Wednesday Saldern Wood. Friday Foxley, Saturday Gayhurst, at 11. Southdown ( Mr A. Donovan's)— Monday Street Green, Wednesday Clap- ham, Friday Poyning's Crossways, Monday week Short Gate, at itoll. Southwold ( Mr G. Cook's)— Monday Cawkewell, Tuesday Greetham, Thursday Market Staunton, Saturday Welton Wood, at 11. Staffordshire, North- Monday Seighford, Wednesday Doddington, Fri- day Hinstock, at 4 past 10. Stamford and Warrington's, Earl of— Monday Bradgate Park, at 11, Wednesday Ratcliffe- on- the- Wreake, Friday Barkby Hall, at 4 past 11, Saturday Wymeswold, at 11. Suffolk— Tseaday Felsham Green, Thursday ( if open weather, if not, Friday) Lidgate, Saturday Elmswell Lion, ati toll. Surrey Union— Monday Newland Corner, Thursday Baynards, Saturday Fetcham Downs, Monday week Cover Wood, Thursday week Comp- ton Common, Saturday week Boxhill, at 4 past 10. Sussex, East— Monday Battle Abbey, Wednesday Sidley Green, Friday Gardner- street, at 4 past 10. Tailby's, Mr W. W.— Monday Saddington. Thursday Carlton Hall, at 11. Thomson's, Mr A.— Tuesday Charndon Common, Thursday Bucknell, Saturday Farthingho, at 11. Tickham— Monday the Squirrels ( Stockbury), Thursday Longbeach, Sa- turday Lynsted, at 4 past 10. Tiverton— Monday Worthy Bridge, Thursday the Stag's Head, at 4 past 10. Tredegar— Monday Maeshfield, Thursday Croscorneinon, at 4 past 11. Trelawny's, Mr— Tuesday Harford Bridge, Saturday Scobscombe. at 4 past 10. Tivyside— Monday Portcunnon Bridge, Thursday Cenarth Bridge, at 10. Tynedale— Monday Fenwick, Wednesday Chollerford, Friday Sixth Milestone on the Military- road, at i to 11. United Pack ( Mr Luther's)— Tuesday Beggar's Bush, at 10. U. H. C. ( Mr Powell's)— Monday Login, Thursday Mount Pleasant, 10. V. W. H. ( Lord Gifford's)— Tuesday Southerop, Thursday Red Lodge, Sa- turday Marston Village, ati toll. Warwickshire— Mouday Ladbroke Village, Tuesday Mitford Bridge, Thursday Anstey Wood, Friday Clifford Chambers, at J to 11. Warwickshire, North— Tuesday Berkswell, Thursday Bourton, Friday Henley- in- Arden, at i to 11. Western Subscription ( Penzance)— Tuesday Vraye ( Corwan), Friday Trewidden ( Madron), at 10. Wheatland ( Mr Lloyd's)— Tuesday Faintree Hall, Friday Willey Park, at 4 past 16. Wilts, South ( Mr F. Wyndham's)— Wednesday Sherrington Pond, Sa- turday Grovely ( Eastend), at 11. Worcestershire— Monday Copcut Elm, Wednesday Grafton Wood, Fri- day the Cliffey, Monday week Goose Hill, Wednesday week Witley Park, Friday week Severn Stoke, at 4 past 10. Wyndham's, Colonel— Monday Oakhurst Wood, Wednesday Fitzliall, Friday Drimswick Bridge, Saturday Drove Kennels, at4 pastil. Wynn's, Sir W. W.— Monday Whitchurch Race Course, Tuesday Cefn Park, Thursday Hardwick, Saturday Penley Hall, at 4 past 10. Yarborough's, Lord— Monday Bigby Cow Pasture, Wednesday Elking- ton Cow Pasture, Friday Thornton College, at 11, York and Ainsty— Monday Skelton, Tuesday Copmanthorpe, Thursday Arkendale, Saturday Escrick, at J to 11. HABEIEBS. Alton— Monday Chisenbury Priory, Friday Beech Clump ( Stanton Down), at 11. B. V. H.— Tuesday Landsliire Lane Gate, Friday Dole's Ash Clump, at 4 past 12. Blaen Forest ( Mr G. C. Giles's)— Monday Chilham Station, Wednesday Fox's Cross, Saturday Acton Dale, Monday week Goodnestone, Wed- nesday week Moldash, Friday week Charing Hill, at 11. Brampton( Beagles)— Tuesday Kingsbridgeford, Thursday Freemason's Arms ( Brampton), Saturday Newliall ( Gilsland), Monday weekMoss- petteril, Thursday week Banks, Saturday week Hollingstone, at 9. Brighton— Monday Pateham, Wednesday Thunder's Barrow, Saturday Dyke, at} to 11. Wemyse's, Earl of— Monday the Cat Inn, Wednesday ChillinghamLodge, Friday Carham, Saturday Barmoor. at 4 past 10. HAKRIEKS. Tait's, Mr A. D.— Wednesday Kilmaurs Mains, at 4 past 11. IRISH. STAGHOUNDS. Ward Union— Monday Seventh Milestone on the Ashbourne- road, Wed- nesday Ballintry Gate, Saturday Dunboyne, Monday week Sixth Milestone on the Aslibourne- road, Wednesday week Black Bull, Sa- turday week Kilbride, at one. FOXHOUNDS. Dennis's, Mr— Wednesday Gatestown ( Moylough), Saturday Caiantrila, Wednesday week Elmsquare, Saturday week Moat, at 11. Duhallow ( Viscount Doneralle's)— Monday Armsgrove. at 11, Wednesday Dunkettle Bridge, at 11, Saturday Gurrane, at 11. Galway ( the Blazers)— Wednesday Pallas. Saturday Raliasane, Tuesday week Windfield, Friday week Castle Ellen, atll. Kildare— Tuesday Enfield, Thursday Eighteenth Milestone, Friday Blackchurch, at 11. Kilkenny— Monday Three Bridges, Wednesday Woodstock House, Friday Bennet's Bridge, at 11. Limerick— Tuesday Springfield Castle, at i to 11, Louth— Tuesday Dunaney, Friday Hilltown, Tuesday week Church- town, Friday weekCrewbawn, atll. Westmeath— Tuesday Rosmead, Friday Rochfort, Monday week Kaock- drin Castle, Wednesday week Bracklyn, Saturday week Mears* court, atll. HABBIEBS. Ballytore ( Capt Young's)— Monday Belan Gate, Friday Rathcoole, Mon- day week Ballyshannon, atl2. Dungarvan— Tuesday Garranbawn, Friday Garryduff, Tuesday week Ballyneety Cross, Friday week Cappagh Cross, at 4 past 10. Jacob's, Mr— Tuesday Blanalsfort Cross. Saturday Coolkeriy Bridge, 11. Killultagh— Wednesday the Green Mount, Saturday the Whinney Hill, Wednesday week the Nutt's ( Killead), Saturday week Castle Robin, at 4 past 11. Snap and Worryf Longford)— Tuesday Ballygarriff, Friday Baron Gate, Tuesday weekOldstown, Friday week Moat Farrel. at 11. Wicklow— Tuesday Churchtown, Friday Jack White's Cross- roads, Tuesday week Anamoe, Friday week Barndarrig, at 11. . . lay Collins's. Mr ( Truro)— Monday Killigrew Hill, Thursday Second Mile- stene on Mitchell- road, at 4 past 10. Craven ( Yorkshire)— Monday Banknewton, Wednesday Gill Church, Fri- day Nappa Bar, at 11. Dulverton— Monday Brushford Green, Wednesday Mountsey Hill Gate, Friday Kingsbrompton, at 4 past 10. Eamont ( Mr Musgrave's)- Monday Kirkland, Wednesday Stamp Hill ( Kirkbythore), Saturday Maiden Hill, at i to 11. Elstow— Tuesday Maulden Chestnut Trees, Friday Lidlington, 4 p 10. H. H. ( Rochester)— Monday Higham Bridge, Thursday Hall Meadow • ( Stoke), at 11. High Peak— Tuesday Green Cowden, Thursday Gotam Gate, Saturday Waterloo Inn, at 11. Huntingdonshire— Tuesday Over, Thursday Wiston Mill, at 11. Lewis's, Captain Hampton Tuesday Llanbedrgoch School, Friday Round Table, atl i. Lonsdale's. Lord— Friday Brougbton, atl2. Newcastle and Gateshead— Monday Frenchman's Row, Friday Tanfiel d, at 4 past 10. North Huish— Monday Fowelscombe Gate, Thursday Lincombe, at 4 past 10. Peel's, Mr— Friday Maesgwynne Cross- roads, at 10. Romney Marsh— Monday Hope Chapel, Wednesday New Land, Satnr- day Kennel, ati past 10. Somerset— Monday Stapleton, at i to 11. Stockton, Billingham, and Hartlepool— Tuesday Greenabellow, Thurs- day Dal ton Percy, at 4 past 10. St Thomas- by- Launceston— Tuesday Menwinick, Wednesday Stoke Vil- lage, at 10. Vale of Wvlye— Monday the Robber's Stone, at 11, Thursday Warmin- ster Direction Pe » t, at 12. Williams's, Mr E.— Tuesday Dowsland Barn, at 11, Friday Berrya Bridge ( nearHawkstone Wood), at 1 toll. SCOTCH. TOXHOUNDS. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire— Tuesday Duivdas Castle, Thursday Cock- leroi, Saturday Hangingside, ' "" Lothian— Tuesday Carrie " , Germains. at j past 10, HEB MAJESTY'S STAGHOUNDS. MR EDITOR : Not seeing any of the doings of Her Majesty's Stagliounds in Bell, I beg to send you the run of yesterday, but I wish it had come from an abler pen than mine. The meet was at Shottersbrook Park ( where it was stated the pro- prietor had provided a public breakfast on two former occasions). The deer, America ( I believe his name) was uncarted in the pre- sence of about fifty gentlemen and farmers, when he went away at a good pace, the hounds being laid on in Mr Davis's usual quiet way. Skirting the railway to Ruscomb, he there crossed the line for Twyferd, the hounds settling down, and going like race horses. Cieaving Twyford on the left, he went straight to Wargrave, where there was the first check. Hitting him off again to the right, he went away for Sir Gilbert East's, but, altering^ his mind, bore to the left, through Mr Micklem's farm, where the hounds got a view, and racing him down to Frog Mill farm, Hurley Bottom, and into the river Thames, where, fortunately, the hounds were stopped, the water being like a little sea. Mr Davis took the hounds round by Henley Bridge, but the deer keeping his course, crossed the river and the water meadows up to Mr P. Hobbs's farm. The hounds were laid on again below the farm, Mr Hobbs joining us, after inviting the field to partake of his good cheer. The hounds stooped beautifully to the cold scent ( the deer having been gone above an hour), and hunted him through the Woodlands, where Mr W. Hobbs told us where he had crossed, and we succeeded in hunting him up to Rasler's Wood, and got another view. Leaving Marlow on the right, we crossed the turnpike road for the Enclosures, up the hill to Seymour's Court Farm, then doubled back across the hills for Marlow Common, nearly to the Henley- road, where we took him after a run of nearly four hours, including the time occupied in going round by the bridge. Mr Davis rode as he used to do twenty years ago, and was ably seconded by that first- class whip, Harry King, and Morris and Dick. The water stopping most of the field, only some half- dozen came round with the hounds, including Capt Vyse, Hon Mr Montague, and two or three strangers, who were well paid for their perseverance. Hoping to see many more such runs this season is the wish of, yours, & c, NIMROD. January 14,1357. A VERY PLEASANT DAY WITH MR MEYNELL INGRAM'S HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : I often regret, as a reader of your journal, that we do not more frequently see the doings of these hounds de- scribed in its columns, for I can say, without fear of contradic- tion, that there is no pack better hunted, or which shows on the average of years more sport. In the present master we have a perfect gentleman aud a hereditary sportsman, a worthy scion of a worthy father, and a true- bred descendant of that ardent fox- hunter, whom sportsmen take the liberty of calling " Old Mey- nell." In these days of chopping and changing, when men are raised up one year to the proud pinnacle of M. F. H., and de- throned the next, and into whose calculation the vulgar con- siderations of " subscriptions" and £ s d are so fre- quently obliged to enter, it is more truly refreshing to see a respectable old establishment, taking its origin in the last century, but still retaining all the vigour of youth, showing such excellent sport to the British public, all " free gracious for no- thing."— On Saturday, January the 18th, Jack Frost, who had so long put his veto upan our engagement, relaxed his iron grasp, and every one who had a day to spare or a horse to ride, " tired," in hunting order, to Elvaston Castle. The description of this extraordinary place, with its miles of clipped yew and holly hedges, its unique collection of pines, and statues with gold hair and beards, belongs rather to a gardening than a sport- ing chronicle. The noble owner of Elvaston Castle having dis- pensed his hospitality in that way which barons and earls in olden time were wont to do, we went through the form of drawing the pleasure grounds; but " Deadora Cedars, and Monkey Puz- zlers," as a certain quaint pine is called, proved no fit hiding place for the wily Tod. We therefore proceeded to Mr Hol- den's plantations at Aston, where we found two foxes and ate them; and then some six miles off to Sir John Crewe's covert at Apleston, which we drew blank. From thence we journeyed to Mr Spilsburg's small but well- tented covert, where we at once discovered that essential ingredient of sport, a wild fox. After one false start, away he flew in a direct line for Burnaston Hall, crossing the Derby and Burton- road at the Spread Eagle; from thence he bore to the right, over a fearfully heavy country, nearly up to Burnaston Village; being here headed, he made a sharp turn to the left, and at a very good holding pace to Etwell Village, where, after passing through a gentleman's gar- den, much to the consternation of his gardener, he went over a fine grass country in the direction of Radbonne; but, inclining to the left, he left it, as he did Daulbury, to the right, and set his head straight for Mr Buxton's covert at Sutton. What an unpleasant scene now opened to our view— the Sutton and Daulbury brooks, near the point of their confluence, full to the brim, and impregnated with the red clay of Radbonne, looking for all the world like a huge dose of rhubarb and magnesia! Nothing was to be done but to stick in spurs and harden your hearts. Plop, plop, plop 1 went the three first in suc- cession into the middle; others, more fortunate, got their forelegs on the opposite bank, but few made a clean jump of it. The brook was full of sportsmen; and I saw a learned divine ( who is, by the bye, an excellent preserver of foxes), up to his neck in the turbid stream, administering the rite of adult baptism to two sturdy yeomen. Next to death, a brook is the greatest humanjleveller, the heir to a dukedom and a fishmonger fraternising together, chin deep in the sluggish stream, men and horses, horses and men, all higglety pigglety, reminding me of the picture one sees of Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, barring the chariots ; and as we ascended the hill by the old Sutton Covert, you might see poor dripping wretches, " Remote, unfriended, melancholy, slow," endeavouring by force and stratagem again to possess them- selves of their horses. But the brook which so impeded men and horses, offered but little obstruction to the fox and his re- lentless followers. By Sutton Covert and the Ash like pigeons they flew, till a fatal and inexplicable check, near Hilton Cot- tage, brought them to a stand, after a run of nearly forty mi- nutes. To say who went best, would be only to hurt the feelings of those who did not go best, but two Eton boys shall have their names recorded— Masters Townsend and George Moere. They went gallantly and steadily ; of the latter the huntsman said: " A good sort that, sir; wants no litter mark to show how he is bred." Floreat Etona! and may she send forth as many true- bred foxhunters as she has sent forth gallant soldiers and sailors to fight our country's battles. So ends my tale, as did the very pleasant day with Mr Meynell Ingram's Hounds.— Yours, < Sfcc, Derby, Jan 12. CARRION CROW. [ Surely so able a contributor will not allow others to express a similar regret to that with which his communication opens ; and we hope he may have many more such " pleasant days" to chronicle in " Bell."— ED.] THE NEW CRAVEN HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : I have read with much satisfaction " Wild Day rell's" reports of the sport shown by the New Craven Hounds. It cannot fail to be a source of much gratification to that fine sportsman, the " Tedworth Squire," to find that his liberality has not been thrown away upon men who will not leave his old favourites to do as they heretofore have been done by— find their fox and hunt him in their own way, which is pretty sure to bring him to hand. " Wild Dayrell" omits to notice the great hospitality and sumptuous breakfasts provided both at the Hungerford Park meets ( an account of the run from which you have had), and the one at Littlecot, which was wound up by another good day's sport. The hounds drew the Decoy and Withy Beds, at the back of the house, and soon found a very bold fox, for he faced horse and foot, and crossed the road into the Chilton House Paddocks, his point being either White Hill or Lambourn Woodlands, but was headed, turning short to the left into Thrup. Here a fresh fox or two were on the move, and the foot people got up, causing some confusion, aud eventually pug made good his point, and went away at a racing pace, and was run into before he could reach the Fieldridge cover. The Major then drew some small covers of Mr Honey wood's ; soon found^ a good fox, that took us over a vast deal of ground with a patchy scent. The breakfast made the morning draw a late one, and want of daylight only prevented this gentleman being handled. Frost stopped the next three or four meets, Monday, the 5th, being the first open day, though hardly to be called so. Lambourn Woodlands the draw. Found immediately a brace of foxes in King Wood ( Mr Bryant's), and unfortunately chopped one, but soon settled on the other, with but a very scanty scent. In spite of a bitter cold wind, falling snow, and increasing frost, that made the tops of the fallows so hard as to cut the hounds' feet, they carried on, raced him now andthen on a bit of grass, and no doubt would have killed him, but all agreed it was advisable to give up, to save further damage to houndsand horses. FRIDAY, JAN 9.— Stype was the draw— always celebrated, not only for holding foxes, but for their being very stout ones. The morning was misty and wet— the cover in a thick fog. A brace of foxes were soon on foot, and we were not long in finding out they were not geing to be played with. Both broke down wind, one towards the Bath road, with Cake Wood for his point; the other by the back of Standen House, over the Water Meadows, point- ing for the Hungerford Park Plantations. Being headed at the Salisbury road, he turned short to the left, crossed his foil, and tried the high road again for Stub Wood, then, up to Stanham Green, we raced him over the plough into the corner of Elms, through the high gorse into the Anvils Covers, on to Saddlers. Here there were two scents, a fresh fox having jumped up, and gone away towards Wallingtons. The hounds soon settled on the line of these ; hunted one, however, and ra » him well up to the Inkpen road, where he must have been again headed, and turned up wind, through the Fir Plantation at Wellingtons, crossing the line of the fresh fox, which caused the hounds to divide. One portion raced the fresh fox into the Laurels at Hun- gerford Park, and were only stopped in time to save him for another day. The body of the hounds kept on with their hunted fox, and raced him up wind, so that when he reached his old home he dare not stay, but went on through Stype, pointing for Froxfield ; turned at the Bedwin Water Meadows, left the village on his right, for the Gorses and Burrage Heath ; then once more tried to reach his old house at home, but was pulled down, after as good a hunting run, of one hour and thirty- five minutes, as such a country can afford— a very old fox ! MONDAY, JAN 12.— Froxfield turnpike- gate the meet, and some of the Aylesbury covers the draw. A shooting party at Tottenham changed this, aHd a try- back upon Cake Wood and Littlecott the only resource. A very hick fog, with deer and game of all kinds, kept us tolerably well employed until we could get the hounds out and down again to the Withy Beds at Chilton ; but here no fox could lodge, being under water. A long draw produced a quick find in Eastbury, and a very fast 35 minutes— no doubt to ground ; but it was so dark there was no seeing. Now, Mr Editor, is this not good sport for a pack of hounds that had ao kennel, no huntsman, no horses, and all got together since the 24th Nov ? Ten hunting days, four brace of foxes killed, one ( if not two) runs to ground ; but no digging,— Yours, & c, Jt Sitwell, with that high- bred feeling which ever distin- guishes him, immediately ordered his hounds to trot on to Orleton Gorse, a distance of five miles iu the direc- tion of Ludlow. They, drew the gorse without finding, but on the other side of the hill, from a small covert near the Old Field, a fox was viewed away. The hounds got quick on the line. The fox came up the hill, and through the plantation, and into the scrubs, and then over Bircher Common, through the extreme corner of Croft Park, by the Pools, and over the turnpike- road. He then bore to the right, as if his point was the Tars, but wheeled rather to the left, and entered the western end of Oaker, went straight as a die through the covert, and down to Luston Village, two miles from Leominster. Here the hounds came to an unfortunate check, and although the fox was seen to cross the turnpike- road dead beat, and the pack hit him down the meadows and over the rail way at Eye, in the di- rection of Berrington, they never could carry the scent beyond the Vicarage. The time up to the check at Luston was 35 minutes, the pace very severe, and the fences, after leav. ing Croft, strong and frequent. I was much pleased with the hounds; they are very quick in their work, and so are some of their followers, for I saw four or five in scarlet riding straight and well up to the hounds, and if they can manage to do this over such a difficult country, when the pace is really good, they are quite sure to go " right up in front" in any of the best countries. On my way home, after the run, I was told that Mr K. Davies had stationed several men at different points bordering on Croft, either to head the fox, or in failure of his sporting design, to desire the huntsman to stop his hounds! Jiow such a proceeding as this shows not only extreme igno- rance of all the usual customs and good fellowship observed in fox huntiug, but betrays a degree of selfishness scarcely ever surpassed.— Yours, & c, HEREEORDIBNSIS. Jan 14, 1857. MR ANSTRUTHER THOMPSON'S HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : Your paper a fortnight ago contained au account of a capital run with Mr Austruther Thompson's Hounds, and I now send you the results of three runs with these hounds, at which I have had the good fortune to be present since that time. On New Year's Day met at Ham Green; trotted off to Tittershall Wood; the moment the hounds were thrown into cover a fox broke at the lower end, leaving Grendon Wood to the left, run- ning straight for the big woods at Claydon, and through them without stopping a moment; here I got a little out of my lati- tude, and can only say that after running about six miles in the open, over a beautiful grass country, we finally lost our fox at Padbury. THURSDAY, JAN 8.— The fixture was at Waddesdon Town, but the frost, though breaking, was not sufficiently out of the ground to think of hunting; however, thanks to the courtesy of the master, on Friday morning I received a notice that, wea ther permitting, the hounds would be at Waddesdon that morning. On reaching the " meet" a field of eleven proceeded to draw blank several small spinnies. The proprieter of Notley Abbey here " put in an appearance" ( as the lawyers have it), and his report of a certain find in his covers determined Mr Thompson to trot on there. After a hasty glass of excellent " homebrewed" he put the hounds into cover, and found immediately, the first obstacle being the Notley Brook; but this was safely cleared by nine out of the eleven, and our fox then pointed for Chearsley, but, being headed, turned back, and, after crossing the Chearsley Brook twice, went by Chilton, Dorton, and Ashendon to Wotton, and running through the Grove, he crossed the Ham Green- road, and made straight for Dodershall House, where he was viewed dead beat. Here, owing to wrong information, and a fresh fox being on foot, we lost a little time, but picking up the line, hunted him slowly up to Curtis's Wood, aud finally ran to ground in Ranee Wood. TUESDAY, the 13th, found us at Piddington Village, the hounds being three- quarters of an hour late, bwing to the frost. The word was given for Rushbeds, where we found directly, but were nearly an hour before we could get away with him. At last he broke, pointing for Tittershall Wood, where we changed foxes, and our fresh fox came back through the Rushbeds, leaving Chinkle Wood and the health- giving waters of the Brill Spa to the right, straight through Dorton and Ashendon, across the large grazing grounds of Pollicott; here, sinking the hill, he crossed the splendid vale country to Chearsley Furze; crossing the brook, but not touch- ing the cover, he put his head for Notley Abbey; and now the patience of the master and the hunting qualities of the hounds were put to a severe trial. Up to this time we had not touched a ploughed field. After a check of ten minutes, we had a couple of miles slow hunting to Notley, where all the cover was under water. The pace now improved ; a few fields further he was viewed, and the cream of the run began; we crossed the Thame road at a splitting pace, a little above the turnpike, and kept along the meadows on the Crendon side of the River Thame till we got nearly opposite North Weston, our fox evidently hoping to reach the large Shabbingdon Woods; but the pace was too great for him, and he turned towards Crendon Village, which he crossed, and, after running two fields in view, was run into at Crendon windmill. Time from Tittershall Wood to Notley 1 hour 35 minutes, from Notley to Crendon 20 minutes. Owing to the hounds getting away so quickly from Notley almost all the field were thrown out, not more than six out of a very large field being anywhere near the hounds till they crossed Crendon Village, the pace and the fences in the last four miles being enough to satisfy the veriest glutton.— Yours, & c, A LIGHT WEIGHT. THE CRAWLEY AND HORSHAM HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : We had a clipping run with these hounds on Monday last. The meet was Tilgate. Burly's Wood was first drawn, but pug was not at home. Park Wood and Driver's Wood followed, and Ealtry Ground Wood was next drawn. The hounds had not long been in cover, when old Ranter proclaimed that reynard was on foot. The gallant pack joined in chorus, and " Tallyho— gone away!" was^ the joyful cry. A brace of foxes were on foot, and on the same line. Through Burly's Wood they drove them to Crabbett Park, where one fox took refuge in a drain, the other going straight over, and trusting to his skill to save his life; but, after a good but ringing race of one hour and twenty minutes, he was run into on the Lawn at Crabbett House. Singular to say, whilst attending his break up the other fox slipt out of the drain. The hounds were soon laid on the scent, and crossing the Horley- road, went through Barn Wood and over the East Grinstead line to Tilgate Forest, going as straight as an arrow, and rather too quick to be pleasant. Nothing but a good horse could live with the hounds. " For- ward I" was the cry through Benson's Hill Cover; crossed the London and Brighton turupike- road by Mr Pelly's at Woodside, to Blackhill, to Holmbush Tower, where we came to our first check ; but one forward cast put that right. The pack, isoing at their best pace, crossed the, Horsham turnpike by Rofey, as straight as the crow flies, on to Spooner's Copse, and through it like lightning. A check would have been of great service, but no such luck. On they pressed him to Obrook and Lang- hurst, to Kingsfold, Denwood, andBarnett's. Rowhook, to Sums- berry, in the Surrey Union country, and to Wallis Wood. Most of the field were shut up, and what few were left had liad quite enough of it. The hounds and fox were seen to be all in one field together, but no one could get to them, and darkness now setting in, as luck would have it, the hounds came to a check iu a road and were stopped, this gallant fox saving his brush for another day. The distance from point to point is sixteen miles, but we ran at least twenty- four miles. Time, two hours and a half.— Yours, & c, A FOXHUNTEH. GREAT RUN WITH THE BELV0IR. MR EDITOR: On Monday, Jan 12, the Belvoir Hounds met at Piper Hole, not less than three hundred horsemen being present. A gallant fox was found at Holwell Mouth, who broke away under the hills for Old Dalby Wood, which he dared not face, and from thence to Willoughby. Up to this point the dis- tance run was seven miles in twenty- eight minutes., He then bore for the Melton and Nottingham turnpike road, crossing it near to the Curate's and Parson's Gorse, on to Hickling, Kin- moulton, Owthorpe, and so to Widmerpool, where they killed him. But very few saw the run, and amongst the foremost of them was Mr Frank Gordon ( who rode The Clown in the late Match at Melton) and the huntsman, Will Goodall, who left his horse behind dead beat, and " finished" on foot! Will's good humour, fine riding ( on very inferior cattle), and tact, both in the field aud the kennel, are beyond all praise. Such a pack of hounds have never been seen in Leicestershire even in " The Squire's best day."— Yours, & c, RED ROVER. A DESPERATE RUN WITH MR GODFREY BALD- WIN'S FOXHOUNDS. TO THE EDITOR 03? BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, SIR : On Monday, the 5th, to the far- famed Moulbrack, I rode out to meet this most beautiful pack; But we did not find there, I regret much to say, So for Kilcolemau coverts we rattled away. Scarce the hounds were in covert, ' fore off reynard broke, And the pace that he went at indeed was no joke; As this prime pack were with him, settled well on his track, He was forced to dash on for the woods at Moulbrack; Here the earths being closed, and the hounds at his brush, He quitted this place for the lands at Kilrush, Where, doubtless, he found he was pressed very hard, As he ran like auld Nick for the Desert churchyard. For the deep Bandon river he next bent his way, And doubtless he found it cold shelter that day, As the frost was so hard, and the east wind so keen, That to enter therein was most chilling I ween. From this he dashed on for the Palace Anne Mill, And here many good steeds were obliged to stand still, As their riders in pink, most of which were mere shows, Thought less of fox- hunting than of spoiling their clothes; But the few " chosen few" of the genuine sort, Though the danger was great, still stuck to the sport; Aud they knew if they " funked " at a bank or a brook, That with this dashing pack they were sure to be shook. Next through Roseville he went, and at such a hard pace, That the spectators said it must sure be a race; But soon this prime fox appeared full to their view, And then, " tunder anouns 1" how they screamed " Pul- a- lu." Notwithstanding that herewe all thought him our own, Like a Will o' the Wisp he soon from us had flown; ' Cross the flats for Phale Farm, where he showed so much skill, In the way he manoeuvred to reach Killun Hill. Towards Kilmeen and Oakmount this chap did next go, Having passed many places whose names I don't know; But in this headlong course he was soon made to feel That the best of his play was to run short for Keel; Thence through Ballyvohig for the Aughohil glen, Where he thought he could bother the hounds and the men; But this was no go, and so like a true blue, For the Mount Beamish covert right onward he flew. From this place, alas ! he was forced in a crack To dash on ahead for the woods at Moulbrack ; And here, even here, he could find no repose, Beiug pressed hard and harder by blood- tnirstyfoes ; So he quitted the place, with a thund'ring fierce rush, With eighteen prime couple stuck tight to his brush. But to this chap's manoeuvres I think there's no bounds, For e'en here he succeeded in eluding the hounds. Through Cappa and Gaggin he next bent his way, But here he could find not much shelter that day ; So he turned to the right, and went straight for Cash Hill, Where more of the good steeds were fain to stand still. O er the Clonkilty Mountain he next went along, Followed close by the blood and death- dealing throng; And though here tallied off by the few in the field, Still this gallant auld lox to his foes would not yield ; And dashing ahead towards Mounteen he went. Now most of us thought that his strength was near spent, But this chap, who doubtless was an auld limb of h , Still shew'd that his life he most dearly would sell; And as truly his trade was a trade of much cunning, It at this time suggested a little short running ; But his " trick o' the loop" pranks he could not play long With such an unerriDg and blood- thirsty throng, So he turned to the right, and for Aughisky bore, At which place, being dead beat, he popp'd into a shore, Out of which he was taken, clapped into a bag, And borne off to the kennel by a foxy old Hag, And we hope that ere long we may see him again, Showing equal good sport to these prime hounds and men. Thus ended this desperate and truly- fine chase Of at least sixteen miles at a most killing pace ; And I can assure you with great truth, indeed, It will long be remembered by man and by steed ; But I fear that long since it was fully high time 14th Jan, 1857. TAG. THE LUDLOW HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : Having read in your paper such excellent ac- counts of the sport with the Ludlow Hounds, and the fixture on Tuesday, the T3th, being Mortimer's Cross, unusually handy for the Hereford shire men, and more especially so as the first draw was intende d to be Oaker ( a covert belonging to that staunch sportsman and preserver of foxes, Weaver Evans, Esq), I was anxious, for the first time this season, to attend the meeting. No sooner had I reached the Cross than I heard that a messenger had arr ived from Mr Kevil Davies to desire that the hounds woulf'i not draw Oaker, as, if they found there, the fox might To be putting au end to this very long rhyme, Baldwin, I'll just say, my blessing giv . ily that long may he live. Yours, & c, Soto And pray most sincerel; lessing I give, Bandon, January 9th, 1857. THE U. H. C. PADDY THE PIPER. Fynoulld, for Castellgorood. Here he was viewed by the whip, John Rees, two fields ahead of the pack, crossing to Nantyr- eglws, over Vronboeth, to Sunnyhill, down the valley to Cilher- i Aarm House « Here the hounds tried every gutter, and would have it their game was there. The cellar, bed- rooms, & c, were all searched in vain, when the master made a wide cast, during which time a countryman tried an old chimney on top of the house covered with ivy, from the summit of which out went Reynard, and across the river for the factory ! He strained every nerve to reach the earths, but was pulled down in the open, after the most splendid run ever known of late years in tins country. Few runs have ever surpassed this for the severity of pace from find to finish. Time, two hours and fifty- two minutes, without a single check .— Yours, kc, MARMIOJT. ^ MB HEATHCOTE'S HOUNDS. DEAR BELL : Seeing no records of hunting in Surrey this season, I send you an account of a run on Saturday last, when Mr Heathcote brought his hounds to the Woolpack at Banstead. At a quarter to twelve thedeer ( an untried one) was uncarted near the guide- post on Baustead Downs, whence, having laid on the hounds at about twelve, we went away across some heavy plough to Lord Arden's park, at Burgh, beyond which we came to a momentary check, but in a few seconds again " set sail," going to Banstead Park, and up to Chipstead, where the hounds were stopped. Many were not sorry for this, as the nags had been hard ridden up to this point. After giving them suf- ficient breathing time, we went away again, skirting Gatton Park, to tlie Merstham. tunnel, across it, aud along the hills by Ajterstead to the enclosures on Caterham Common. Leaving the village to the right, we crossed the Valley, and rose the hill to Marden Park, where, the deer having got some way ahead, the hounds were slightly at fault; but the. former being viewed by some of the servants in front of the house, we were soon again firing away across the hill, down to Rook's Nest. Crossing the Oxted road, went through some fir plantations, and entered the domain of the worthy clergyman of Oxted, where the deer, either m jumping some wire fencing, or down a steep bank, unfortu- nately broke her thigh. The run lasted nearly three hours, and though the distance, as the erow flies, is scarcely over ten miles, yet by our circuitous route we must have gone more than double that distance. The worthy master and several others were then invited into the house by the rev gentleman, and most hospi- tably entertained, an example which I am sorry to see not more generally followed. Thus ended a very good dav's sport.— Yours, & e, Sydenham, Thursday morning. • YOUNG JOE. THE SOMERSET HARRIERS. MR EDITOR : This well- known pack, numbering 14 couples, met on Monday, the 12th, at Shapwick Houses. Hares being too thick in this parish for sport, a move was made to Catcott, where a hospitable farmer was able to say that he had started a hare but a quarter of an hour since; nothing, however, could be made of the drag, so the hounds were thrown into Billicombe Copse, a cover remarkable for stout hares. Not a whimper was heard, and Densham the huntsman remarked that " there was no hare here;" the words had barely escaped his lips ere a " holloa" was heard in the distance, and puss was seen stealing away from the cover. Away went the cigars, reins were gathered up, hats made fast, and twenty well- mounted horsemen settled down with the hounds, which by this time were well away. Crossing the Bridgwater road, puss- made direct for the parish of Catcott, but turning to. the left, crossed the boundary into Edington, and took to a series of small grass inclosures, which sorely puzzled some of the field .; here a slight check occurred, not sufficient to bring up the stragglers, and on again at best pace for the Nidons; and down the other side of this elevated ground the hounds were seen streaming away over the flat and inhospitable peat- moors, regardless alike of the great ditches and water. A check would have been very acceptable, but forward was the cry, till. the Edington station was reached; a double, and directly after a " view holloa," the pack taking up the scent and crossing the Canal and Somerset Central Railway, when from scent to view the dogs ran into their hare, killing iii some grass meadows close to Burtle Chapel, after a run of 40 minutes, over six miles of country. Of the twenty, about six saw the finish ; among whom was a gallant officer of yeomanry, who got the honours attached to the first place. Another hare was found in the afternoon, and killed, after a smart run of 45 minutes. Great praise is due to that most popular of masters, V. S. Wood, Esq, for the great exertion he has made to show sport. Long may he hold his popular post, and continue to lead the field as he did ou this brilliant day! BELLMAN. THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE HARRIERS. MR EDITOR : My attention has just been called to a paragraph which lately appeared in Bell's Life, stating that a hare had been shot before the Huntingdonshire Harriers at Long Stanton by Mr King, a tenant of my father's, the Hon and Rev D. H. Finch Hatton. Allow me, on the part of my father and myself, to express the extreme indignation and annoyance we feel that such au act should have been committed by a tenant of ours, and to assure Mr George and the gentlemen who hunt with him that so far from participating in the feeling which has been dis- played towards them by our tenantry at Long Stanton ( of which we were only made aware last night), it is our desire to afford them every facility and encouragement in the pursuit of their sport.— Yours, & c, EDWARD H. FINCH HATTON, Captain 48th Northamptonshire Militia. Weldon, Oundle, Jan 13,1857. PAU FOXHOUNDS- MR EDITOR: It may enable you to test the truth of " Justi tia's" insinuations in your number of the 28th ult, to hear that yesterday, from " Idron^' our run, which, by some strange mismanagement, was very short, consisted of a most unmistake- able, a most undeniable " drag" plus a minute or two of a very helpless bagman. Since the jolly and ever- to- be- regretted days of the " Oxford drag" I never witnessed so barefaced a case of Pau, Jan 11,1857..• ANISEED. THE DOG AND FOX CROSS. MR EDITOR : In 1855 you were good enough to describe in Bell's Life some history of a vulpo- canine bitch in my possession at Peterborough which had bred whelps, and as you are at this leriod of the year " for the fox aud nothing but the fox," per- laps you can spare a niche in your " fancy columns " for a sub- ject that may not be considered out of season. The vulpo- canine vixen is now, like all the fox- genus, iu full coat, and a beautiful looking animail, higher on the leg than our common foxes, with more frame and size, and looks like going a slapping pace, and carries that unmistakeable odour which accompanies " the beast of stinking flight." She bred a litter of whelps iu the spring of the years 1855 and 1856 ( got by a " lion tawny" coloured ter- rier dog), and goes " on heat" only at one regular period. Her produce are endued more or less with that natural shyness and timidity of the vulpine species, and which it appears somewhat difficult to remove. The formation of their heads is faultless- long, and punishing— in fact- the appearance of these animals re- sembles terrier dogs. with the perfect head and countenance, back, body, and feet of the fox. The vulpo- canine bitch is now* uck- ling four whelps ( got by a good white terrier dog) and as their colours are likewise good— white—" ( witn black and pied ear patches)" it is likely to prove a better cross of its sort than the two former litter of whelps which the bitch reared, they being all foxy, wild, dark- looking colours; and as the terrier dog which got them was somewhat wicked and crafty in nature, lam now inclined to think that, " as like begets like," he was not alto- gether a suitable partner for the vulpo- canine bitch— an animal but one remove from the " veritable fox itself/' as wild, too, as the wildest fox which ever broke away in a state of nature from any " evergreen gorse covert," with a pack of hounds in pursuit, all eager for the fray.— Yours, & e, ROBERT TOMLIN. Dane Court, Isle of Thanet, January, 1857. RUN ( MR POWELL'S).— A FAMOUS AND A GALLANT FOX. DEAR MR EDITOR : On Tuesday the meet was Llauboidy, The first cover drawn was Bailey, and no sooner was the first challenge heard than as game and gallant a fox as ever faced a country broke at the furthest end. Away over Duffryn, Cas- telldranog, Blaencwunne, Rhosfach Tower, Vrou to Waun- bolth. Here he made a short turn to the right, which threw out some of the " first flight" men, who unfortunately saw no more of this glorious run, and away they raced over the cream of this country to Rhydpark and Blaenwine Mountain, over Blaentrafle, Esquirthoigoed Quarry, Wc, m, Wernole ; skirting Maesgwynne, by Cilanow, Lau, through the Whitland Abbey poss'ibly run through the Croft Covert, and interfere with a „..„ .. _ . . shooting party which he had fixed for that day',! This extraordi- covers, across the river to Scyboro^ f\ vr, over Regum and Ilwyn Tlf. w . onnaof f. rvrtli- f. titt wViinYi wan -.. Aw.* ,,~......,, ! il. Mn. Him, lilro a ! l,"\/ iV nf T. i" ^ Qjj^ l) t'arillg ^ q left, OVfiT yfrau Rock, but, changing his iyacrwn Grove, Mount fleasaftt THE GAME OP CHESS. CHESS PROBLEMS. BLACK, No. 182. H • Kg Hi • fj § W'W ill § 1111 • m § HH IHP I jJJ WM i k jjp iiil i SP iJlll WHITB. White to mate in four moves. CHESS PROBLEMS. No. 183. BLACK. ;: I7 lliS ® 1 § § | 1| HI i n M J J § mm^^' vmm mil IV3. j • g^ p jfj § 1 IIP • illii H jj ! J 1 f j TT L crfd u j § § ! , P5 • 3 • IP • 1 H illi y _ 7| 11 H WHITB. White to mate in four moves. A game from one of the matches between Mr Bird and Herr Falkbeer. ( Perhaps the finest game hitherto played between these Chess athletce.) Mr Bird. 1. PK1 2. KKtKBS 3. Q Kt Q B 3 4. K B Q Kt 5 5. Castles 6. PQS 7. Q B K Kt 5 8. QBKR4 9. Q BKKtS 10. QKtQ 5 11. KRPxKt 12. KBQR4 13. K B Q Kt 3 14. PQB3 15. PxKt 16. K R K 17. P 0,4 18. Kt K S 19. P Q 5 20. K his R 2 21. K his Kt 2 22. BQB2 28. KR his sq Herr Falkbeer. PK4 K Kt K B 8 QKtQBS KBQB4 P Q 8 Q B K Kt 5 PKR3 P K Kt 4 KKtKRl KtxB PQR8 PQKt4 Kt Q 5 Kt x Kt+ QBKR6 PQB3 KBQR2 QKBS PQB1 mi PK R4 K his 2 PK R5 KBQB4 QRPxP PxP BxKt Mr Bird. QxJ3 SO. R X R 31. Q her B 32. BQ 33. BxP 31. Q her Kt 85. Q K B PxP 37. RK R4 38. QKB2 39. B K 4 41. ll> KR6+ 42. R K R 74- 43. R K R 6 44. RK R7 45. BKB 5 46. B K4 47. R K Kt7 48. B K B 8 49. K xB 50. R K Kt 8+ 51. R K Kt 7+ 52. K his R 4 58. P K Kt 4 54; P K Kt5 55. RQ7 Herr Falkbeer RxR RQR7 P K Kt5 PxP+ Q K Kt3 RQR PKB4 BxP R K Kt BQ2 QKBS KxQ KhisS HQ KQB2 BQ KQB RKB BKB4 BKR6+ RxB KQB2 K Q Kt 3 RKB7 RxP RQB7 K Q B 4, & wins. Q K 2 25. P Q R 4 26. PxQKtP 27. Q R K ^ 28. PXP The matches between Mr Bird and Herr Falkbeer are played troon Saturdays at the lower rooms of Mr Pursse) l, Cornhill. Inthe first match of three games Mr Bird won two, HerT Fa Qjjg second ( five games to give the victory) the score up to January loth stood. F. 2. B. 0, clrawn 1. We are happy to see so £ ood an attendance of Chess players in Purssdl 8 rooms. It ifc in apartments up itairs of same build* ing tliat the Lqh09B tyw 6 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, JANUARY 18, 1857. AQUATIC REGISTER, HIGH WATER SUNDAY, JAN 18 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY AT LONDON MORNING, 54 mill past 6 . 37 min past 7 . 33 min past 3 . 45 min past 9 . 0 min pas^ t It . min past 11 SATURDAY j 38 min past 12 BRIDGE. EYBNINS. ., 15 min past 7 .. 2 min past 8 .. 9 min past 9 .. 22 min past 10 .. 35 min past 11 .. 11 min past 12 .. 4 min past 1 VANDERDECKEN'S LOG.- No. I. REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. APRIL. 4.— Oxford and Cambridge Eight- oared Race, from Putney to Mortlake. MAY. l2.- » - Kelly and Messenger— to row from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 200 aside and the Championship of the Thames. PRINCE OP WALES YACHT CLUB. The monthly meeting of this club took place at the club- house, Freemasons' Tavern, on Tuesday last, the Commodore in the chair. The house dinner had previously been presided over by the Commodore, with the Hon Sec as vice. The minutes of last meeting having been read and confirmed, and f » ur new members elected, the treasurer submitted to the meeting the financial statement of the club funds, which was of a very satis- factory character. Every liability of the club is discharged, and there is a balance in the treasurer's hands of upwards of £ 35. This sum, with the whole of the annual subscriptions now due. and three silver cups presented for competition for the ensuing season, in addition to the challenge prize, shows the club to be in possession of ample funds to ensure a brilliant season for 1857 — On the motion of Mr Sadler, seconded by Mr Burton, the report was received and adopted amidst expressions of applause. — Mr Chubb proposed, ' and Mr Fenner seconded, a vote of thanks to the treasurer and auditors for their services, which was responded to by Mr P. P. Turner, and Mr A. Turner, on be- half of himself and brother auditors.— The bail will take place on Wednesday next, in the great hall of the Freemasons' Ta- vern, aud the stewards have engaged Adams's band for the occasicn. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The monthly meeting of this club will be held at the Caledo- nian Hotel, Adelphi- terrace, on Monday ( to- morrow), at eight o'clock p. m. precisely. The following notice of motion, given by the committee at the last December meeting, will be brought on for discussion, viz, " That the report presented to the club, recommending that arrangments be made for securing a perma- nent club- room, to be supplied with newspapers, periodicals, & c for the use of those members who may be willing to pay an additional subscription of one guinea per annum for such object, be adopted and carried out." The annual ball of the club is fixed for Wednesday, the 18th of February next, for which tickets may be obtained at the club house of the following gen- tlemen, who have been appointed stewards, viz, the Commo- dore the Yice- Oommodore, the Rear- Commodore, F. W. Bullen, Esq ; E. S. Bulmer. Esq j J, Cciiworth, Esq ; J. urockford, Esq; Mi- unuersiieritf tirosley, G. C. Eagle, Esq ; Chas. Gammon, Esq ; James Glegg. Esq ; Wm. Goodson, Esq ; W. Roper May- nard, Esq ; R. P. Monk, Esq ; S. F. Oriel, Esq ; Capt Robert- sou, Mr Alderman Rose, J. A. Rose, Esq; J. W. Stanbridge, Esq ; John Wilkinson, Esq. Members wishing to dine at the club dinner, at six o'clock on the evening of the taeeting, are to give notice of their intention to Mr Elder before two o'clock on that day. Each member may introduce one friend upou giving such notice. The following gentlemen are proposed for election at the next meeting, viz, Messrs John Hudson, 4, Fenchurch- bsildings, Fenchurch- street; Joseph Causton, Champion Hill; Chas, Edward Fuller, 7, Basinghall- street ; Thomas Henry Scar- borough, 6, Bloomsbury- square : Chas. Frederick Burton, 259, High Holborn— Tho following yachts are for sale:— Ariel, 3 tons ; Blue Bell, 7 tons ; Gulnare, 24 tons; Peri, 20 tons; Snake, 20 tons. RANELAGH YACHT CLUB. A meeting was held at the club house, Swan Tavern, Batter- sea, last Wednesday evening, and was very numerously attended. The Commodore was in the chair, and, after the transaction of some routine business, the report of the auditors on the state of the club funds was presented, and, having been found in every respect satisfactory, was unanimously adopted. The following gentlemen were then electcd as officers for the ensuing year :— Commodore, Thomas Keene, Esq; Vice- Commodore, Edmund Guest, Esq; Treasurer, C. W. Greaves, Esq; Secretary, Wm. Roe, Esq; Cupbearer, Dr Pettigrew; Auditors, Messrs Foy, Hopewell, and West ;| Members of Sailing Committee, Messrs Diplock, Jackson, H. Morrison, Roper, Gable, Roe, J. P. Dor- may, James, Spencer, Oriel, and Pick. The various alterations of the laws, of which notice had been given, were then brought forward for decision; and the principal one, viz, the raising of the tonnage of the club from seven to 10 tons, was negatived. Amongst those carried were the assimilating of the system of measurement to that of the R. L. Y. C., and the restoration of all the privileges of the club to honorary members. It was also de- cided that the club button should be a flat button, similar to that formerly worn in the royal navy, and bear the foul anchor, with the letters R. Y. C. crossing the stem. The following new members were then elected:— G. J. Jago, A. Jago, W. Lawrance, G. M. Thorne, C. R. Browne, Duncan Liddle, Under- Sheriff Crosley, C. F. Farmer, T. Gregory ( as honorary member), H. Yan, R. Hewett ( Commodore, P. W. Y. C.); E. Greaves, Porcas, C. Ogle, Thomas Cotterell, G. Renshaw, F. Reed, and T. Gun- thorpe. A long list of new names was read for ballot at the next meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, the 11th of Feb- ruary. Several names having been struck off the list of mem- bers, on account of arrears, the meeting terminated. THlT LONDON YACHT CLUBS. MB EDITOR : It is gratifying to notice the increasing pros- perity of the various aquatic clubs, but I shall feel obliged by being informed by any of the members of the yacht clubs ( through the Bell's Life) the advantage of further accumulating the annual subscriptions after so large a fund is invested, in- stead of expending a portion of them in encouraging sailing, and producing sport, which, I presume, was the intention in the formation of the clubs, and which might be materially advanced by giving prizes for yachts of all classes that have never won a prize; also for yachts that have not won a prize for two years, which would produce numerous entries from the owners of vessels who have no chance in competing with the very few crack vessels that carry off every piize on the London river, aud which is the cause of the matches producing so little pleasure or excitement to the lovers of sailing, as the winning vessel is known with certainty before starting to the most uninitiated. There used to be a rule in some clubs that a winner should not be allowed to compete in the next or two following matches; but by the plan proposed, there would be no exclusion of the kind, and the funds are more than sufficient for every liberal purpose. If you will favour me by the insertion of this, it will perhaps induce the members pf clubs and yacht owners to follow in my wake, and give their opinions on the subject.— Yours, & c, NEPTUNE. ROYAL THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA. MR EDITOR : The period is drawing near when both amateurs and watermen will begin to look forward to the Royal Thames National Regatta, to wonder what difference will exist between the prize advertised and the prize given, and to speculate on the number of weeks it will be adjourned for. With your permis- sion, I would venture one or two suggestions, which, I believe, would tend greatly to the benefit of that institution. I think every one will admit that the main object is to obtain a good subscription; for it will not only enable the committee to give good prizes, both in money and plate, but it will induce those leading men in aquatics to take part in the management who now keep aloof— not because it is their wish, but because they hesitate to connect themselves with that where, to say the least,' success is uncertain. I believe, then, the way to gain this main object would be to advertise in Bell's Life, each week after the subscription list was opened, a list of subscribers to the regatta, bringing forward, each week after the first, the amount previously advertised. Any one can then see the sum obtained, and who gave it. This plan would bring in the guinea of many a man who now escapes altogether under the " silent system." Another end to gain is, to establish confidence among the public; and the above plan must be calculated to do so, especially if, as soon as convenient after the regatta,. a short advertisement were inserted, in the form of an account, showing, as the receipts, the amount of subscriptions as announced; and as the expendi- ture, the amount of money prizes, cost of cups, expenses of management, and balance in hand ( if any). I am quite sure, if this plan or some improvement on it were adopted, better ma- nagement ( which is really needed) and a far larger subscription would result, and we should not then be called upon to witness our own degeneracy, in inviting some of the finest rowers in the world to incur heavy expense and hard training, and to give them, as a reward for success, common " pewters"— prizes which can only be tolerated at college on account of the frequency of the contests, I would not be understood to advocate costly prizes for open races, but let them be such as the winners are not afterwards ashamed to exhibit; else you do away with the incentive for others to go and do likewise. In conclusion, I ardently hope that the Thames Regatta will become a worthy representative of its predecessor, most easily accomplished by its supporters pulling all together, and by electing the most able coxswain to steer this big ship.— Yours, & c, F. REGATTA PRIZES. MR EDITOR : Anything that tends to increase the sport at regattas has a beneficial effect upon yachting, and there is a very simple way of adding to the immbar of entries in a sailing match by making the prizes worth sailing for. If you would direct the atteutiou of sailing committees to this subject before they make their arrangements for the forthcoming season, I am sure you will be doing an essential service to the yachting com- munity. I am no advocate for money prizes, as the men who sail for cash, but refuse to start fcr a cup, arc generally a most objectionable class, with no idea of sport in their nature. Still, no one is much to blame if he objects to start for a silver palm tree, surmounted with a dolphin, or an undergrown model of the Eddystone Lighthouse, with Britannia standing on the top, and Father Thames recumbent at the base. Surely such monstrosi- ties are but a poor return for all the expense and trouble you are put to in bringing a sailing match to a successful issue. What can be doue with the prizes when secured ? If you ask your silversmith about an exchange for some useful article, you find your " splendid piece of plate, value 100 guineas," dwindles into three dozen table spoons; aud if ycu determine on retaining the trophy, it is doomed to the oblivion of your banker's strong room. And who is the gainer by all this? The yacht club gains nothing, for the nominal price is paid for the cup, whilst the winner gets a remarkably ugly and useless piece of plate, which never sees the daylight, arid yet OES or other of these is alone interested in the matter. Now if you venture to state thus much, you are generally met with a long tirade about the fine arts; but I will not admit the fine art argument for one moment, when I see a dolphin in the act of turning a summersault, with a lotus springing from his dorsal fin, or the common claret jug, so well known to winners of £ 50, ornamented with lily leaves for a handle, and vine leaves encircling the gob3et. Iseenoreasonwhy we should bind ourselves down to accept just what the self- styled " fine arts" choose to force upon us. I would suggest to thesegentry the advisability of their ornamenting a prize of our choice in our manner. There are several useful articles in daily use which many of us for good reasons object to purchase in silver, but which, at the same time, are exactly'the things we are proud to possess and to win in a sailing match. I may instance a silver moderator lausp, which has the great advantage of giving the fine arts very considerable space for embellishment. A silver kettle and stand is a good and useful prize. A silver inkstand, or a set of silver spoons aud forks in a case, so that it can be easily taken on board a yacht; in fact, anything that can be brought into daily use is a better prize, and would be more coveted, than the hideous and useless things that usually come under the category of regatta cups, It only requires that the yacht clubs should take up the matter con spirito, and they may depend upon more entries and better sport at their regattas.— Yours, & c, PENDANT. ROBERT CHAMBERS of St Anthony's, hearing, that a gentle man is desirous of backing Alfred Ralph of Wandsworth against him in outriggers, Chambers will accommodate him, for £ 50 a side; to row from High Level Bridge, Newcastle, to Scotswood Suspension Bridge, or from Putney to Mortlake, give or take £ 10 expenses; of Chambers will row Henry White of Lambeth, for the same sum, in old- fashioned boats, over the same courses, and give or take the same expenses. By sending a deposit to the Editor of Bell's Life, and articles to Chambers, at Leithead's, King's Head Inn, St Anthony's, either party will be at- tended to. FOUR LADS of Blackfriars will row any four lads of the same place a four- oared race in outrigged boats ; the four to be be- tween the age of twenty and twenty- one. Thev can be heard of at Mr Loudan's, Peacock Tavern, Addle- hill, TJpper Thames- st; or P. Miller of Blackfriars can oblige H. Watson of the same place with a scullers race, in old- fashioned wager boats, for £ 6 a side, from Putney to Mortlake. GEO. BUTLER will row Thomas Hunster of the Prince of Wales Club a scullers' match, for from £ 2 to £ 5 a side, a six mile course ; or will row Wings Scott, of the same club, on the same terms ; the match to come off within a month after signing articles. Man and money ready at Mr Notter's, King's Arms, Houghton- street, on Friday evening, the 23d inst. ARUNDEL UNITY AQUATIC CLUB.— The opening supper of this club will take place at Mr Potter's, King's Arms, Houghton- street, next Tuesday evening. All the members are earnestly requested to attend.— W. SEBBOM, Secretary. " And shall we be last with our boat in the bay, Wliere thousands are sporting, like children at play ; How gallant she goes, in the piide of her form, With her foot on the wav$, and her wing on the storm ; Lo, yonder they furl, as a maid, in affright, QUps the wings of her bird, when too bold in its flight; They gliOUld hang up the rigging they dread to keep on, Till it rot, like their courage, at home in the sun." J. De Jean. MR EDITOR : " Infinita est velocitas temporis, qua magis apparel respicientibus," which, for the benefit of those who are addicted to easy reading, and like not to lay the cudgel to their brains, I may simply say means, in the language of Gri- maldi, " Here we are again!" A short twalve months it seems since last we met in the co- lumns of the " Life," and having just laid aside the oilskin and sou- wester for a brief period, my little Petrel hints, in no very polite terms, that it would be just as well if we squared up the Log a bit, and see what we have been doing since the 27th of January, 1856. There is no period of the year that tries a yachtsman more than from the middle of January to the middle of March— that is, if he hath not the wisdom to start away down south; but if he lays up in the home stations he becomes fretful and impatient; every fair day sems a reproach, every foul one only whets his longing; the only relief is a run down to the barkie and a yarn with the skipper; a mild cloud from an undeniable Cabana soothes the chafing spirit; both legs on the forecastle stove, and with two or three grey- hairedship- keepers to backup the skipper, matches are sailed over again, gales are battled, hair- breadth ' scapes aud wild adventures are related with wonderful gusto ; until at last, as the shades of evening are descending, the afore- said gri- m- visaged mariner is ordered to ship the crew next week and shoreward springs his master, resolving that he will be first fitted out this season, at all events. At the very moment I am writing this, it has occurred : a man at my elbow has shipped his crew of six hands, to commence fitting out to- morrow. In some such temper of mind, Mr Editor, in the month of February last, I was sitting upon the windlass end of a craft that had carried us over many a league of salt water, and more than once to victory, when a quick step and a hearty laugh, ac- companied by an open- hander between the shoulders, dispelled my briny reveries. " Well Yan, you old sinner, are you game for a cruise ?" " Did you ever see me else ?" was the rejoinder. " But vast a bit— there are uone of ' em fitted out, and you are not likely !" " Pshaw !" was the reply. " I'm always fitted out, rough and ready, little paint and plenty of tar, but here old boy, read, mark, and learn for yourself, and suppose only you read the do- cument, you would say it was a Barnum !" So saying, an old shipmate and valued friend thrust iuto my hand a letter which was endorsed thus :— " From J K , Feb 15,1856. " On religion, wrecking, fighting, and administering justice indifferently." I give the contents of this document, Mr Editor, word for word. " HONOURED SIR; It grieves me to say that our boats made no hand of the ' ' this week to any signification, in conse- quence of the weather being so unfavourable, but I trust we will make it up again the latter end of March— the Lord be willing— Amen. " We have a deal of wreck coming in on our shores, the chief sorts is sperm oil casks, and every one which had been found had been very little injured by the country folk, except two, which had been broken and the oil carried away. The casks are marked by burning, as if the vessel got through fire on her voyage, aud even small pieces of wood had been found burnt to cinders. There has been three of our boats out yesterday, and made fast to . one cask containing ninety gallons, which they toed and brought iuto the harbour or basin, when a boat belonging to a countryman came towards them and struck one of our canoes which went near drowning her, stove in her side and broke some of her paddles ; the two other boats commenced an attack on the carvel- bottomed boat's crew, and they had bad work, but while the boats' crews engaged like Indians, the cask got loose; but one of our canoes make fasts to it again and carried it ashore, where they were assisted by another canoe, who claims to be the true salvager for having one of theCoast Guard's son on her, whose father is in charge of the station. Now the men are wild at me as I do not summons the owner and crew of this boat who used such violence towards them, which I would not do without permission from you. Our men are very much bat- tered, and some were severely hurt and cut; the canoes were not fit to engage a weighty boat in a sea. I am sure it would be better to put a stop to fighting in due time, or else our canoes cannot go to sea, if such work is allowed to go ahead. It's what our men fears is, that if in case that they were to take proceed- ings against the owner and crew of the aforementioned boats, that they would get but little satisfaction by reason of the owner being clerk of the petty sessions, and the magistrates, of course, would feel partial, for, it is said, there is favour in h— 11. " The crews of the canoes are craving on you for assistance to write a few lines to Mr D., that he might take parts next court's day, and do you and us justice, as we wish for nothing else. There is a large bark in Bay on her beam- ends, dismasted and water- logged, name unknown, sea running too high. Six boats made fasts last week to her, but could not stir her; she drifts a little in the currents, but when seen this morning she had been where she was seen. yesterday as if she dropped anchors. Persons suspect that when her keel got uppermost that her anchors dropped, and got in holding ground.— I am, with due respects, your honour's most obedient and faithful servant until death, " J. K. " P. S.— I will not summons those parties until you write. The Lord may guard, protect, aud keep you in the paths of virtue with long life. Amen." " Well, S ," I cried, when I had finished this droll docu- ment, " What has this to do with a cruise ?" " Why, simply that I am off to keep order amongst my hardy canoe men, and if a run on the broad Atlantic will keep your copper bright, why there's a smart hooker or two, with as lively a lot of hands as ever danced a Cape Cod reel; the lockers are fairly stowed, the bejjths are dry, and the weather is fine, so hurrah for the Wild West, and we shall see if the ocean side of the Grsen Island cannot afford us a good beginning to the season!" Well, Mr Editor, there is fine cruising on the western coast of Ireland, and it is a pity that more of our yachtsmen do not ex- plore its beautiful bays. From the time a cruiser leaves Cork he has a series of magnificent bays within easy sail; the scenery re- quires little at my pen— it is wild and picturesque in the ex- treme ; added to which the reflection that you are abroad upon the open ocean, no Channel work, with short, chopping, wetting seas; but the broad bold Atlantic swell is under you; you are out on the western seas, with not a patch of sand or rock between you and America. You meet with a primitive, simple, honest, and fearless race along its wave- washed shores. You hear a strange language, and witness strange customs; aud as for sport in the shape of fishing and shooting, thtre is plenty of exercise to be had for the net, the line, the rod, and the gun; for sea work especially. The hookers of the southern and western coasts are splendid sea boats. Mr George Dawson, of Kinsale, builds some very fine vessels. Who has not heard of the famed " Kinsale Hookers?" But for out- and- out handsome little vessels commend me to the Galway hookers; their midship sections are really beautiful; their bows are rather short and rounded; the run is good, but the stern- post is too much raked; had they longer floors, finer bows, and more upright steruposts, they would indeed be perfection. To a yachtsman's eye, it is one of the prettiest sights imaginable to see the fleet of Cluddagh hookers under weigh, some hundred of them at a time, regular happy- go- lucky hardy little devils, that will face any sea or wind. I asked one of the crew of a very fine little vessel why it was the custom to rake the stern- post so much, and, after sundry variations of the question, in order to ascertain if the builder's charge per ton had anything to do with it, the only valid reason he could give me was, " That such was the custom so long as he remembered it, or his father before him ; aud that they knew no other way of forming the counter." From their short floors they are very lively in a sea- way— rather too much so; and you must keep them a good ramp full, for as to sail a hooker fine, you might as well let go the mud hook at once; their round sides heave them up to windward withal in a wonderful manner, carrying out Will Fyfe of the Fairlie's theory to the letter. I had a good practical lesson in a vessel of this class, noted for her speed and windward qualities, and, had some of the advocates of laced sails in small vessels been with me, I think it would have convinced them in a summary manner. She was a vessel of the usual small hooker build, a short floor, bow full, and rounded aloft and fine below, beautiful midship section, clean run, an awful rake in her stern- post, and the very devil to steer. We were under all plain cauvas, whole mainsail, foresail, and working jib. It was blow- ing very fresh, and a pretty smart jump of a sea on ; just what a long racing clipper would have gone through as steady as a house. I remarked the great belly that was in her mainsail, that the fore, jib, and main sheets were trimmed any- thing but yacht- fashion, and I thought I would try a trick of yachtsman craft and give the natives a lesson; her mainsail was laced to the mast ( trysail fashion) and slack enough it was; room for a rum cask to pass between the luff and the spar at the tack ; so I gave her a luff up and hove it taut, hauled aft the sheets to a nicety, and there she was bobbing and rising, and rising and bobbing, but not a stir out of her; every air of wind was beaten out of her sails by her too lively jump in the sea. " No, no, yer honour!" said the merry little skipper; " it won't do— she must be loose and aisy in herself, or the divil a foot she'll budge!" I had my lesson instead of the natives; the short floor, and the fear- fully hard steering, consequent upon the raked sternpost, ex- plained all— the little beauty was spoiled! I must not be too garrulous about this cruise, Mr Editor, as I have much else to yarn to thee upon ; but I think the foundation is laid for an out- and- out good regatta upon this coast early iu the coming season, and that many a bonny burgee will flutter there, shortly after the " glorious first of June!" in the most glorious of bays, aud with a variety of these strange hardy little hookers, to give our yachtsmen a nut or two to crack. Leaving Cork, as I before said, the yachts have Kinsale har- bour, Glandore Bay, Baltimore Harbour, Bantry Bay, at the head of which is Glenguriffe, from whence a most picturesque route may be taken to the lovely Lakes of Killarney. Then comes Kenmare River, where can be had good shelter at Sneem, Kilmichalog, and Ardgroom. Quoilagh Bay, in the same river, i3 intricate, and should not be attempted without a pilot. Next we have Balliuskelligs Bay, a few miles from which lies the ro- mantic little harbour of Valentia, having two entrances from the sea, one of which, the north- west, opens into the noble bay of Dingle; in this bay are two harbours on the northern shore, viz, Yen try Harbour ( anent which has been written the favourite ditty, ycleped " Ye Murderous Battle of Ventrie Harbour)," and Dingle, the latter of which is by far the best, and having marks pointing to the entrance, which is blind to a stranger, save for the huge fingers pointing thereto from the hill tops. Leaving Dingle Bay we have Smerwick Harbour for stopping a tide in ; after which comes Tralee, which I cannot say much for under the head of scenery; but a few short miles round Kerry Head, and then you are on the bosom of the noble Shannon, up which is a most agreeable cruise, until you lie alongside the walls of Limerick. Well, Mr Editor, away round Loop Head again with flowing sheet and 33 nautic miles, brings us to the wild and singularly interesting islands of Arran, forming, as it were, the natural gates to the splendid bay of Galway; here the poet, the painter, and the naturalist will find abundant oppor- tunity for the exercise of their respective pursuits, and the cuisine may be varied with rabbits hot, rabbits cold, rabbits young, and rabbits old! Running up this bay, the yachtsman may berth his vessel comfortably and securely in the docks at Galway, and if he be curious in ancient architecture he may LOWERING SHIPS' BOATS IN THE LATE GALE. While our boatmen of the coast are justly attracting public attention for the daring and intrepidity they have shown during the late gales, in their attempts to save the lives of their fellow- creatures, we have to draw the notice of naval men aud seamen to the successful accomplishment of an equally hazardous experi- ment with any of them, the aim of which is to achi . ve, instantly and safely, a national want, " lowering a ship's boats when laden with all its crew," iu heavy weather. On the severity of the gale blowing we need not comment. Last week, we gave some particulars of Mr Clifford's severe trial, by order of the Ad- miralty, on the 3d inst, from H. M. S. steam troop ship Dee, Com mander Pullen, when at full speed, off the Nore, and now give further details, which, ws are sure, will be read with interest by all our yachting and naval friends, who have followed our con- secutive narration of the progress of this important invention to its present satisfactory position. Most of them know the kind ofshort, chopping sea that would be running when " wind is against tide" off Chapman's Head Buoy, and, what was still worse, the steamer, being heavily laden, " towed the sea after her," and even with her stern a curling wave followed her, which meeting the swell from the paddle- wheels, formed one constant breaker, and it was into the hollow between this wave and the swell of the steamer ( when going at full speed), that the boat, laden with nine men and the inventor, had to be lowered. In addition to this, the boat hung so that there was considerable difficulty in getting her clear of the ship for the first five or sixfeet of the descent, a spare yard being lashed along the steamer outside the nettings from the gangway, aft, and the jack stay bolts projecting from it, made considerable exertion necessary to clear them and the yard. The lowering consequently took place under great disadvantage, as far as affording any opportunity of showing the quickness of the plan, from the boat's not having a clear drop, though it brought out strongly at the same time its peculiar qualities for steadiness, and showed the perfect security from canting it affords, so often caused by men getting on one side, several of the hands in the boats being naturally so placed in helping to keep her clear of the steamer's side. Indeed, nothing but the confidence resulting from repeated previous trials, aud the consequent coolness that a perfect sense of se- curity gives rise to, would have prompted any man to risk the chances of a trial under such circumstances, merely for the sake of showing what the thing was capable of doing, or any officer in command of a ship permitting such a thing to be done. But the result showed the sound judgment of Commander Pullen, who not only permitted, but readily encouraged the attempt. To see the inventor quietly getting into the boat with his man, an old seaman, with perfect indifference, % t once did away with the feeling of danger that, under similar circum- stances would have been entertained had the old system been fol- lowed ; and the order and regularity observed in this first attempt formed a strong and pleasing contrast to the confusion that would have been evident had it been necessary to have done the same thing with the same tackles. As it was, no sooner had the boat cleared the impediments to a rapid descent, just referred to, than she was adrift; for the first sea immediately taking her, when she had been let down a foot or two, the lowering line was let go, and away she went with the falling wave, as easily and smoothly as if merely drifting by the steamer, with- out having had any connection with her whatever, the pennants by which she was lowered overhauling themselves were left dangling in the place of the ordinary life- lines from the davit heads. From the particular way m which the boat is lowered by this plan her stern always takes the water first, and the head being slightly elevated, is imme- diately turned away from the ship by the rudder being kept a little over, and the swell from the paddle catching her on the bow, throws the boat away from the ship and prevents the pos- sibility of her hugging the side, and such was the case here. The trial was most satisfactory, as not half a pint of water was shipped in the lowering. The Morning Herald of Thursday states that Commander Pullen speaks in the highest terms of the extraordinary advantages of Clifford's lowering apparatus; his own crew tried it several times coming round. The Dee in coming into harbour at Portsmouth, without stopping her way, manned and lowered her starboard quarter- boat without the slightest difficulty. The crew look upou it as a plaything, so simple is the contrivance, yet so efficient in principle. While we are penning the above, the following important contrast of things " as they are" and " as they might be," is afforded by the extract from the same paper of Friday last; we need only place it after what has gone before, and leave the public to make their own conclusions if such things ought to be. We are indeed glad to find that the Admiralty are moving in the matter, as will be seen on reference to our naval news:— " Satellite, 21, screw corvette, Captain James C. Prevost, has ( we understand) arrived at Madeira, after encountering terrific weather on her passage from Plymouth, A private letter in- forms us that she rolled tremendously, yet easily, and close- hauled she behaved beautifully. For four days the hurricane lasted, putting her under close- reefed topsails and storm stay- sails, after which it lulled a bit, but with a heavy sea on, during which an unfortunate fellow, an ordinary seaman, named John Brewer, fell overboard. ' We viewed,' says our correspondent, ' with most agonised feelings the poor fellow struggling with his fate; for we scarcely dared to risk the lowering of a quarter boat, and thus probably to sacrifice ten men's lives for one. Oh, how did we pray for Clifford's apparatus, which was so pressed upon our notice at Plymouth. When will that official routine which mars improvement, and makes human life the sacrifice, be abandoned, and the sailor have what he knows will work most advantageously ? The poor man struggled very hard for his life, and twenty minutes elapsed before we could lower a boat, and when we did it only added to our misery to see the poor man throw up his arms iu despair and sink before our eyes.'" PEDESTRIANISM. MATCHES TO COME. JANUARY. 19.— Moon and Wright— to run 200 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Beggar's Bush. 19.— Aspden and Pomfret— to run 200 yarns, for £ 25 a side, at Bellevue. 19.— Pearson and Shaw— to run 440 yards ( Pearson receiving five yards start inside), for £ 25 a side, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. 19.— Boddy and Jennings— to run 100 yards, £ 5 a side, at Aston Cross. 21.— An Amateur to walk nine miles in an hour and a half, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth, for £ 25 a side. 24.— Brooks and Howarth— to run 60 yards, for £ 2 a side, at Bury. 26.— Moone and Nixon— to run three quarters of a mile, for £ 50 a side, near Newcastle- on- Tyne, Nixon to have three yards start. 26.— Read and Stainor— to run 140 yards, for £ 5 a side ( open for £ 10), at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 26.— Hancock and Roberts— to run 100 yards, Roberts receiving a yard and a half start inside, for £ 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 26.— Bromley and Bullock— to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Eudon. 26.— Chick and Priestley— to ran a mile and a half, for £ 15 aside, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 26.— Forsterand Howard— to run 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Grantham Park, Huddersfield. 31.— Dean and Partington— to run 220 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Oldham. FEBRUARY. 2.— Anstey and Durden— to run six score yards, Durden staking £ 10 to Anstey's £ 8, at Beggar's Bush. 2.— Clegg and Em sley— to run 130 yards, for £ S5 a side, at Harewood Bridge, Leeds. 2.— Buckley and Rider— to ran a mile, for £ 20 a side, at Bellevue, Man- chester. 7 and 9.— Handicap Race of 180 yards, for £ 10 and other money prizes, at the Salford Borough Gardens. 9.— Several money prizes will be run for in a Handicap at Hyde Park, Sheffield ; distance 6C6 yards. 9.— Jones and Whitehouse— to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Beggar's Bush, Oscott. 9.— Akers and Cooper— to run 400 yards, for £ 20 a side, at Oscott College. l0.— Lodge and Stainsby— to run 100 yards, for £ 5 a side, Lodge to have two yards start, at or near Yarm. 10.— Fuller and Rogers— to walk 20 miles, for £ 25 a side, near London. 10.— Coxford and Hotine— to walk seven miles, for £ 25 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 16.— Greenwood and Landon— to run 130 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 16.— Bintcliffe and Trainor— to run two miles, for £ 25 a side, at Hyde Park Sheffield. 23.— Mountjoy and Moon— to walk 50 miles, Moon receiving half a mile start, for £ 25 a side, at the Higginsliaw Grounds, Oldham. 23.— Horrocks andMargetts— to run 440 yards, for £ 50 a side, at Rugby. 23 and 24.— Handicap Races at Hyde Park, Sheffield, for several money prizes of a large amount. MARCH. 7.— Sanderson and Sharp— to run two miles, for £ 25 a side, at Bellevue. 9 and 10.— A Handicap of 100 yards, for £ 12 and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. 16.— Levett and Pudney— to run 10 miles, for £ 50 a side and the Cham- pionship, at Garratt- lane. APRIL. IS.— Hosspool and Saville— to run half a mile at Hyde Park, Sheffield, Hosspool betting £ 60 to £ 50. POST OFFICE ORDERS for Deposits, in which the . EDITOR OF BBLL'S LIFE IN LONDON is made stakeholder, must be made payable to " WILLIAM CLEMENT," at the Post Office, Strand, and addressed to this office. Country notes cannot be taken; they will in all in- stances be sent back. PEDESTRIANISM AT GARRATT- LANE, WANDS- WORTH. SMITH AND MARTIN.— On Monday last a goodly muster of the supporters of pedestrianism assembled here to witness the 130 yards match, for £ 25 a side, between John Smith ( alias the Regent- street Pet) and the noted pedestrian George Martin, the latter giving his opponent a start of fivje yards ; in the course of the distance they had to jump five hurdles 3ft 6in in height, and placed equidistantly apart. The day was exceedingly fine overhead, though cold, but the ground, iu consequence of the rain during the preceding night, was very heavy. There was a good deal of betting on the event, and as far as we could ascer- tain, Martin appeared to have the call at 5 to 4, it being the gene- ral opinion that Smith's " day" was gone by, a supposition which was fully disproved by the result. The spin may be de- scribed in very few words. A referee and umpires having been selected, the men toed the scratch, both in apparently excellent condition, and after five false starts got well away in their rela- tive positions ; throughout the entire distance Smith maintained his lead, nearly as at the start, and after a capital race landed himself the winner by between two and three yards. Smith can have the stakes by calling at our office on Thursday next, at twelve o'clock. COXFORD AND HOTINE.— On Tuesday, Philip Coxford and J. Hotine met on the same ground, according to articles, to walk seven miles, for £ 20 a side. The men appeared on the ground a little after three o'clock in excellent fettle, and the usual officials having been appointed, forthwith proceeded to take up position at scratch. On the signal being given they started off at a rattling pace, but before half of the second lap had been tra- versed, both men broke into a most unmistakeable trot, upon which the referee ( very properly) declared the match off, and left the ground. Since writing the above the men have called at our office and made a fresh match to walk seven miles, for £ 25 a side, on Tuesday, the 10th of next month, at Garratt- lane, Bell's Life to be final stakeholder. A referee, & c, to be chosen on the ground, and the parties to be at the scratch at two o'clock p. m. LIFE- BOAT SERVICES IN THE LATE GALES. During the late heavy gales several shipwrecks took place off Scarborough. On observing them the new life- boat was imme- diately launched and manned by a brave crew, commanded by Mr Thos. Clayburn, who succeeded in rescuing the crews of two Whitby vessels. They then directed their attention to the crew of the Wilsons, which was in most imminent danger, the sea rapidly breaking over the ill- fated vessel, the crew and a little boy ( son of the master) having taken to the rigging. They suc- ceeded in rescuing nine of the crew; one poor lad, about eighteen years of age, fell between the vessel and the life- boat, and was drowned; at this moment, one of the crew of the life- boat ( Thomas Luccock) was thrown out of the boat by the violence of the sea, and had a narrow escape— his life- belt was no doubt his preserver. The crew of the life- boat, after rendering assist- ance to the three ships' crews just mentioned, and nothing daunted with their exertions, immediately went with the inten- tion of saving those on board the fishing smacks then driving over the rocks, but found that a coble belonging to Mr. H, Wyrill had been taken for the same praiseworthy purpose. It will be seen that the man who had a life- belt on was saved from the fate of the poor boy who was without one. Could such belts be provided to the crews of our merchant vessels generally, who can say how many lives would thereby be saved from a watery grave! The life- boat which rendered the above important ser- vices is on the plan of those now so successfully used by the National Life- boat Institution, They have, with other life- boats of the society, been the means of saving upwards of sixty lives during the late heavy gales. These life- boats are on the design of Mr. James Peake. The life- belts in question are the invention of Captain Ward, R. N., the inspector of life- boats to the society, Similar belts have been provided for all the men forming the crews of the life- boats of the institution, who speak of them, as they do of the life- boat, in the highest terms. It will be thus seen that this truly benevolent institution has provided every necessary means for those brave men who so readily in all wea- thers adventure their own lives to rescue those of their fellow creatures when shipwrecked on our coasts. CHALLENGE.— WM. MILLER of Greenock will row Wm. Mays of the same place a boat race, if he will give three boats' lengths start, or he will run him level a foot race of half a mile, for £ 5 or £ 10 aside. J. BRITCHER of Norwich says that if Clasper will forward his address to him, the match with S. Wright can be made, for £ 40 a side; to come off in May. ANGLING. PICTURE OF AN ANGLER AT A HIGHLAND INN. MrShorttemper arrives at the River— on a fine morning in the month of June, and after looking at all the outs and ins in every corner of the inn, and fixing on the best spare bedroom and par- lour, he orders Jack, the groom that he has brought with him, to get up the rods and prepare the tackle, during which time he is busily employed questioning the landlord about the state of the river, the number of fish, and the sport that was got by the party just gone : being well satisfied with all these things, and particularly with the excellent size of the water, he hurries off to the nearest pool, which is only sixty yards from the inn, and at the third cast he raises and hooks a salmon, which he plays in tolerably fair order, and at intervals telling Jack to be ready with the clip. At length the fish is at times leaning close to the shore, and, as often as he does so, Jack as often gives him a pelt with the clip that sets him spinning across the stream. At last the fish gets into shallow water, but it takes the greatest pressing to get Jack to go out from the bank, for Jack had on " plush breeks and white stockings," and had never before been asked to go to the dirty angling, as he called it; but at length with difficulty the fish is lauded, and taken to the inn, when, horrible to relate, Boniface asks Mr Shorttemper if that is all he has got. " All I've got!" was the reply; " I might have had half a dozen had it not been for that booby Jack. Another gilly had to be got, and Jack was left at home at the inn to be pumped by the landlord, and to tell all the outs and ins about his master. For a week Mr S. and Donald, the gilly, do wonders, eight or ten fish a day being the regular number caught and killed, and everything is right, aud nothing wrong. There was never a better river, and the innkeeper was a perfect paragon— he wondered where they got such cooks in Scotland ; and Betty, the maid, was the best waiter he had ever met with ; and the innkeeper was certainly up to his business, and an honour to trade. But, in the course of a week, the clouds cleared away, and the clear midsummer sun beat strongly on the river, and the fine stream in the course of a few days fell into a whimpling burn, and the pools as still and smooth as paper, the fish were leaping and tumbling through the pools, but they would only look at the fly. Day after day only made things worse ; the first thing done in the morning was to look at the barometer, but it pointed as firm as Ailsa Craig to set fair ; if it was not dead calm with a searching sun, the wind was from north- west, and very dry. He was advised to try the lochs, which he did, and got excellent sport among the trout. But what was that ? Did any one think that he had come three hundred miles to kill only trout, small trash of two pounds weight! Things got worse and worse day by day, and even Donald the gilly was afraid to mention either loch or river. The beef- steak was bad; it was surely a piece of a bull. The cook had surely been asleep, and he needed to ring the bell twice before Betsy came, and the landlord kept people that disturbed the house. He never closed an eye last night with the noise that Donald and the other man made below, and if ever he heard such noise again he would report the case to the proprietor, who, he was sure, would not allow geu- lemen who came to the North to spend their money to be dis- turbed, The landlord said that Donald and the other man left long before he went to bed, and there was no one in the house after that time, therefore it must have been the Cochin cock crowing that he heard, and if he liked he would kill the cock. Mr S. turned away, muttering to himself, " Cochin cock, Cochin cock, who ever heard a Cochin cock speaking Gaelic ?" But, fortunately for the landlord, Donald the gilly, Jack, and the cock, there came a pouring day of rain from south- west, and the river rose to its former good ply; and Mr Shorttemper got again into good temper, and came home with a nice salmon that he said was 251b weight. Donald, wish- ing to add to the good luck, said it was more than 301b, and that no man but his " honour" could have taken it out in double the time. The river continued in excellent size to the end of the month, and the salmon rose and t ook well, and Mr Shorttemper left, well pleased with his sport and every- thing else. [ This is no fancy sketch. It is done from nature, and true to it. The impatience and unreasonableness of some salmon anglers, generally inexperienced ones, are ridiculous. If they do not capture salmon every day, in all weathers, they curse the river as a sham, and the lessee of it as an impostor. They swear that there are no salmon in the water, and that the statement in the papers of Mr Plodder having killed a dozen fish in one day last season in two pools is an infernal falsehood, inserted by the lessee to entrap greenhorns. Donald, the gillie, says he landed them for Mr Plodder, who never swears, is never nervous, never dissatisfied, and consoling himself on blank days with " better luck another time." Shorttemper turns upon his heel, muttering, " Bosh, bosh, d dbosh." Boniface and others corroborate Donald, It is of no use; Shorttemper will not be softened. He moves his quarters. Plodder succeeds him, waits for rain and a spate; they come, the river soon begins to clear, and, before breakfast- time, the slow coach brings tc the inn eight fresh- run grilse, weighing altogether between sixty and seventy pounds. In the afternoon and evening he kills six more, and, by the time that Shorttemper returns, he has captured a gross of fish, large and small. " It is all luck," says Short- temper. No, my restless sir, it is not. It is the reward of pa- tience, and abiding one's time.— EPHEMERA.] DOINGS AT HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. HORROCKS AND HOSSPOOL.— On Monday last nearly a thou- sand spectators assembled here to witness the race of a quarter of a mile, for £ 25 a side, between Joseph Horrocks of Bury and Thomas fiosspool ( the champion mile runner) of Baseford, near Nottingham. The race drew together a great number of sup- porters of pedestrianism from Manchester, Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford, Baseford, Derby, Leicester, and the surrounding counties. Horrocks, who is a fine athletic young fellow, is 30 years of age, stands 5ft ll£ in high, and weighs list 71b ; for this race he trained at Mr Stightholme's, the Woodman Inn, Glass- houses, near Pontefract, under the care of Sampson Peckett ( the pedestrian) of Sheffield, and was in first- rate condition. Hoss- pool, who is a wiry built young fellow, is 26 years of age, stands 5ft 7£ in high, and weighs 8st 6lb ; he had trained at Mr Plackett's, the Bull's Head Inn, near Derby, under the watchful eye of James Greaves ( alias Leggy) of Sheffield, and was also reported to be in first- rate condition, but to the eye of our reporter he appeared too thin to face such an opponent as Horrocks. The* betting commenced at 5 to 4 on Hosspool, but eventually left off at 6 to 4 on Horrocks. After making seven false attempts they fot away, Horrocks taking the lead for the first 40 yards, when losspool went ahead three or four yards, which position he maintained until within 70 yards from the finish, when Horrocks put on the steam, gradually decreased the distance, and in a few strides caught, and gave his opponent the go- bye, turned round and looked at him, and ran in a gallant winner by five yards, completing the distance in 54sec.— We shall send £ 45, as di- rected, to Horrocks on Tuesday next, stopping £ 5 as his first de posit for his match with Margetts. MR JOSHUA SPENCER'S ONCE ROUND AND ONE HUNDRED YARDS HANDICAP RACE.— Mr Joshua Spencer, the landlord of the Wheatsheaf Inn, Harvest- lane, Sheffield, will give the fol- lowing prizes, to be run for at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Monday, Feb 9:— £ 8 for the first man, £ 110s for the second, 10s for the third, and 5s for those that win their heats, not getting a prize. Entrance Is each, and Is 6d more to accept. The entry will close on Jan 20. Entries to be made at the above house. GREAT HANDICAP RACE AT HYDE PARK.— The following prizes will be given to be run for on M onday and Tuesday, Feb 23 and 24 :— £ 30 for the first man, £ 5 for the second, £ 2 for the third, and £ 1 for those winning heats not getting a prize. On the second day £ 310s will be given for the second men on Mon- day to run for : £ 310s for the first, £ 1 for the second, 10s for the third. Distance, twice round and 100 yards. Entrance 2s, and 5s to accept. To close on the 27th inst. All entries to be made to Mrs Hannah Heathcote, Hyde Park, Sheffield; or to Mr James Darley, Crown Inn, Holly- street, Sheffield. MR JOHN SANDERSON'S ONCE ROUND AND ONE HUNDRED YARDS HANDICAP RACE.— Mr J. Sanderson, the landlord of the Butchers' Arms, Bath- street, Sheffield, will give the following prizes to be run for at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on the 9th and 10th March:— £ 12 for the first man, £ 2 for the second, aud £ i for the third, and 5s for heats. The following additional prizes will be given, to be run for on the Tuesday by the second men, viz:— £ 2 for the first man, £ 1 for the second, and 10s for the third. Entrance Is each, and 2s more to accept. The entrance will close on the 11th February at the above house. TRAINOR AND BINTCLIFE.— John Trainor of Liverpool and Thomas Bintcliff of Rastriok are matched to run two miles, at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Monday, the 16th of February, for £ 25 a side, Bintcliff to receive 20 yards start. On account of this race Mr Holden of Manchester has had handed to him £ 5 each. This sum is to be increased to £ 15 a side on the 28th inst, and the remaining £ 10 each is to be paid on the morning of the race. Mr Holden is also to be referee, and the men are to start by mutual consent; but if they do not get off in fifteen minutes they are to start by a pistol, PIGEON SHOOTING, HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD.— The usual Novice Leger will commence on Monday next, and continue weekly until further notice; entrance, 7s 6d each, 3 birds each, 21 yards rise, 1| oz shot, double guns, 19 yards, 1£ oz shot, Shooting to commence at three o'clock. PIGEON SHOOTING.— On Tuesday a 10s sweepstakes was shot for by six subscribers, 4 birds each, 21 yards rise, If- oz shot, double guns 19 yards, l£(> z shot. Mr Sykes won, killing all. Other shooting also took place. NEWHALL.— RABBIT COURSING.— On Monday a rabbit coursing leger was run for, by seven dogs not exceeding 15| inches, when Mr Joseph Barker's Wasp and Mr Rodgers's Vic divided the first and second prizes ; Mr Peacock's Fly got the third money. HILLSBRO' INN— On Monday, a sweepstakes of 5s each, at 3 birds each, the usual conditions, was shot for by four sub- scribers, when three killed all and divided; other shooting also took place. Nathan Machon of Wadsley Bridge will walk Wm. Mannings of Chapel Town from one to six miles, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, at Hyde Park, Sheffield, in a month. Money ready at G. Turner's, New Inn, Wadsley Bridge. George Birks of Sheffield will shoot a match at pigeons with Mr Porter of Birmingham, for £ 25 a side, if Mr P. will give 26 birds to 25, at Hyde Park, Sheffield, 21 yards rise, the ground the boundary, lfoz shot. Money ready at Mr Luke Higgins's, Hen and Chickens, Castle Green, Sheffield. PEDESTRIANISM AT BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICTS. BURTON AND TONES.— These Oldbury men met on Monday last at Aston Cross grounds, Birmingham, to run their six score yards, for £ 5 a side. The weather, fortunately, was fine. There was a pretty good muster present, and a good deal of betting took place at 6 to 4 on Tonks, who beat Whitehouse of Birming ham in a late match. Burton has run several matches with varied success. After several attempts the men got away, Tonks taking the lead, and at half the distance was leading by two yards. Burton had not a chance of catching his opponent, and in the end Tonks ran in a winner by two yards. We are desired to state that Tonks hearing that Burton is not satisfied with his defeat, Tonks will run him again the same distance satiate himself iu the city of the tribes. The Messrs Ashworth, the proprietors of the salmon fisheries, are, through their agent, Mr Halliday, very courteous to sportsmen, whom they permit to angle in their part of the salmon river. I had a thrashing match at it, Mr Editor, for three days, and in good faith I never had finer exercise in my life, for my arms aud back were sore for a week after, althoughl cannot say much for the quantity killed; Irather think that the salmon must have thought that it was a hawser with a bucket attached to it that was descending on their devoted heads, for albeit I can do a trifle along a trout stream, yet I am free to confess it was my maiden effort at a salmon, and it re- quires an accomplished hand to do the trick as it should be dene. But the best fun of all is to take your four- oared gig, stow a small tent along with the lug sail, three or four days' provisions, get into the canal, and on to the Galway river, and a three miles pull brings you into a little inland sea, viz, Lough Corrib, the entrance to which will make you believe that you are a modern Columbus. Here you may row or sail twenty miles right on end. camping when and where you please on the banks of the Lough; and on the waters of this same Lough you will meet some smart little yachts and smart yachtsmen, and where the sight of more than one royal burgee rather astonished your humble servant. Mr Editor, from Corrib you can get on to Lough Mark, where there is a stretch of thirteen or fourteen miles. This cruise will well repay a yachtsman, and particularly if he is fond of fishing.— Yours, & c, VANDERDECKEN. FUNNY JOE of Brentford will row William Jennings from Barnes Bridge to Brentford Ferry, for £ 10 a side, within one month of the first deposit, or any other man in Mulcock's firm. Money ready at Mr Gibbs's, Catherine Wheel, Brentford, Mid- dlesex. THOMAS PALMER of Horselydown, will row Thomas Adcock of George's Stairs, Horsleydown, for £ 5 a side. or upwards, from London Bridge to Chelsea Bridge. Money ready at Mr Putland's, Red Lion, Horselydown- lane, on Tuesday next. DOMINOES.— Blind Jack of Holbeck, having heard of the ALLEN AND CHILDS.— WT understand that this long- disputed challenge from Blind Tom of Peterborough, will play him or any scullers race has at length been iinally arranged, each party other blind man, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Address Joseph Binks agreeing to draw his money. 1 Regent Inn, Wellington- street, Leeds. SALFORD BOROUGH GARDENS. MONDAY, JAN 12.— This afternoon was very fine, and be- tween 300 aud 400 persons were in attendance, amongst whom we observed many local Turf celeljrities, the latter yet having spare time on their hands at present. The contest fixed for decision excited great interest, though speculation upon the result was not so great as might have been expected. The course was in good order, and it had been well strewed with sand, & c, LANDON AND LYNCH.— The first- named is, as many of our pedestrian readers are aware, Joseph Landon of Milford, and his opponent to- day was Daniel Lynch of Tipton, both in the county of Stafford; aud they met to run 130 yards, for £ 25 a side. There is a wide difference in the appearance of the men, Landon being the more robust, and walks with a somewhat awkward gait, whilst Lynch is a slim, wiry, young man, active on his feet; and hence it required no prophet to predict which would be first off. Landon lost the toss, and Lynch selected to run towards Regent- road, having his left to the railing. Mr James Holden filled the office of referee, and the betting, which opened at 10 to 8, closed at 2 to 1 on Landon, and 2 to 1 was also laid that he did net win by two yards. The pedestrians having lis- robed, they toed the mark, and after 25 minutes had been cut to waste in false attempts, they bounded off, Lynch snatching a yard and a half at start. Landon, however, soon began to re- gain his lost ground, and succeeded in passing Lynch at 70 yards, but still the struggle appeared likely to prove a severe one. Lynch used every effort again to get to the front, but failed, Landon winning, after a very exciting race,- by half a yard. Levi Lowe of Tunstall had prepared the winner, and the fol- lowing match was immediately afterwards agreed upon :— GREENWOOD AND LANDON.— Elias Greenwood ( alias the German Lad) of Manchester, and Joseph Landon of Milford, Staffordshire, are matched to run 130 yards, for £ 25 each, at the Salford Borough Gardens, on Monday, the 16th of February. The first deposit of £ 5 a side has been paid to Mr Holden. This sum is to be increased to £ 15 each on the 28th instant, and the remaining £ 10 a side is to be put down on the day of the race. Landon is to receive £ 3 for expenses, and the pedestrians are to start by mutual consent; but if they do not get off in 30 minutes, they are to go by the first pull of a handkerchief. HANCOCK AND ROBERTS.— Mr Holden has received another deposit, making £ 15 each now in his hands, for the race of 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, between James Hancock of Salford and Edward Roberts ( alias the Welshman) of Wortley, which is to come off at the Salford Borough Gardens, on Monday, the 26th inst. Roberts is to have one yard and a half start. A HANDICAP FOOT RACE, distance 180 yards, will take place at the Salford Borough Gardens, on Saturday and Monday, Feb 7th and 9th. First prize £ 10, second £ 2, third £ 1. Entrance Is each, to be made on or before Wednesday next, the 21st inst, at Mrs Attenbury's, Borough Inn, Regent- road, Salford; or at Mr Holden's, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. Accept- ances Is 6d each the week following. Stamps as eash. DOINGS AT BELLEVUE, MANCHESTER. SATURDAY, JAN 10.— CLOSE OP THE HANDICAP FOOT RACE. In our last we gave the names of the winners of the respective lots in the 150 yards handicap, and this protracted race, which commenced on Friday week, was brought to a conclusion this afternoon by the deciding heat being ruu for. The three pedes- trians left in were R. Grundy, 11 yards start; T. Leigh 9; and J. Buckley of Tonge- lane, 13. The first prize wa3 £ 10, second £ 4 5s, and third £ 2. Betting: Buckley against the field, 7 to 4 agst Grundy, and 2$ to 1 against Leigh. On a start being effected, Leigh immediately got up to Grundy, the latter getting very badly off, iu addition to which, when about 50 yards from home, his hand and that of Buckley came into contact, and nearly caused both to lose their equilibrium. Buckley, however, maintained the lead until arriving within 25 paces of home, when Leigh breasted him, aud they ran evenly for the next 10 yards. Here Leigh got in front, and won by a yard, Buckley beating Grundy for second prize by the same distance. MONDAY.— GIPSY AND NANCY.— Tnis was a canine race of 200 yards, for £ 20 a side, the competitors being S. March's Gipsy and T. Barker's Nancy ( both of Rochdale). Mr Holden filled the office of referee, and the betting was 6 to 4 on Nancy, who won by a yard and a half. RABBIT MATCH.— A match, for £ 5 a side, 5 out of 9,60 yards law, came off, the dogs being James Hood's Kit and Wm. Stop- pard's Crab. The match was won by Kit, who caught 5 to Crab's 2. NANCY AND FLY— John Kenyon has matched his bitch Nancy against Thomas Greenhalgh's Fly, to run 200 yards, at Bellevue, on the 7th of February, for £ 25 a side, the heavier dog to give 2i yards to the pound outside. On acoount of this race Mr Holden has received £ 5 each. Another deposit of a similar sum was to be paid yesterday ( Saturday), and the remainder of the money is to be staked on the day of running. NETTLE AND FANCY.— A match has been made between Tho- mas Bennett's Nettle of Pendleton and John Lees's Fancy of Bagslate, near Rochdale, to run 200 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Bellevue, on the 31st inst. Nettle is not to exceed 1851b, and Fancy to run catch weight; but the owner of Nettle is to have choice of sides. Mr Holden has received £ 1 each, aud has been appointed referee. RUNNING MATCH AT CHATHAM.— COOK AND BATH.— A match for £ 5 a side, which created considerable interest among the sporting gentlemen of the place, aud also those at Gravesend, came off between these men on the New- road, on Monday after- noon. The distance was 150 yards, and the time announced for the feat to take place was three o'clock, by which time up- wards of a thousand persons had collected together, as the two men had by their former running gained considerable popularity. Each was well backed. Cook is from Nerthfleet, and Bath is a native of Chatham ; the former is a much larger man, weighing about fourteen stone; the latter about nine. Bath was the favourite at 6 to 4. They came to the ground in cabs, ready dressed in ruuning attire, and after taking their places for the start, they made several attempts to be off. At last a good start was effected, aud they went off at a slapping pace; Cook, before half the distance was gone over, shot ahead, kept his position throughout, and won by about four yards. The distance was done in about fourteen seconds. A good deal of money changed hands on the event. A WALKING MATCH against time took place on Wednesday last at Harlington Corner, Mr J. Wood of Newmarket having un- dertaken, a night or two before the event, at Owen Swift's, for a bet of £ 50 a side, to walk one mile in ten minutes upon a fair, level turnpike- road. The affair caused much excitement among the'' Fancy,'' who never anticipated . Toe would win, for from his general appearance he looks more like doing a good dinner than a pedestrian match, and the odds were against the performance. But Master Joe had been doing good work with his " crocks " at Newmarket, and was in far better trim than anticipated, and won in gallant style, accomplishing the distance in 9 minutes and 45 seconds ; it is said he did the first half mile in four minutes. The task is certainly not a bad one, when it is taken into consideration that Master Joe is full 14 stone in lumpy weight, and has seen the gas off for upwards of thirty- five years, GEORGE JOSEPHS and H. B. met on Wednesday last, on the Harrow- road, to decide their 10 miles walk, for £ 10 a side. The attendance was scanty, owing to the match being kept dark. A good deal of money was speculated at 6 to 4 on Josephs. Shortly after three o'clock the men toed the scratch, each at- tended by a friend. On starting the lead was taken by H. B. at a terrific pace, closely followed by his opponent; they continued in this position for the first mile, when Josephs breasted him, but could not maintain his position, for at the third mile H. B. again had a strong lead; thus they rattled ou till 500 yards from home, when Josephs put on a spurt, and won by 60 yards. The match, although so closely contested, was walked every inch of the way by both men in a perfectly fair and upright style, being a pleasing contrast to the disgraceful affair at Garratt- lane the day before. GREEN AND HALL.— A foot race of 100 yards, for £ 15 a side, came off on Monday last, on the Stockton and Durham road, near the former place, between Robinson Hall of Stockton and George Green of Lane Head. On the morning previous to the race the betting was 2 to 1 on Green, but on the appearance of both men at the scratch, the odds changed to 6 to 5 on Robin- son. After a delay of nearly an hour, caused by Green being unwilling to go over the mark, they got away 011 pretty even terms, Green having a lead of about half a yard, but was soon passed by Robinson, who won, after a most exciting struggle, by a bare yard. LEVETT AND ROWAN.— The match between these men, and other races which were announced to come off near Holyrood, were stopped by some officious parties. They were then put off for a week, and Bonnington Park engaged, but the proprietor at the last moment put a stop to them, owing, as he said, to there not being sufficient police to protect his walls. , _ , for £ 10 or £ 20 a side. Money ready at Mr Clitle's, Jolly Colliers, Oldbury. GANINGTON AND INGRAM.— AS soon as the grounds could be cleared the above- named men showed at scratch, to run their final, and, therefore, although defendant did not go the distance HILLIARD AND HOTINE.— In the Westminster County Court, on Wednesday, an action was tried before Francis Bayley, Esq, brought by James Hilliard of Bermondsey, described as a pedes- trian, against Mr Clement, proprietor of Bell's Life, to recover the sum of £ 15 deposited by him in that gentleman's hands to abide the result of a walking match with John Hotine of Brom- ley, who also deposited a like sum, the £ 30 to be given up to the one declared the winner.— Mr Solomon, solicitor, Finsbury- pavement, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Bird, of New Inn, for defendant. It appeared from plaintiff's statement that in October last he entered into a match with Hotine to walk four miles, fair toe and heel, one mile out and in, on a fair turnpike road, for £ 15 a side, to be made by different deposits, and at the last one the whole £ 30 to be given to the Editor of Bell'sLife, who was elected final stakeholder, and to whom also was handed the articles of agreement signed by him and his opponent. On the 1st of December they met at Slough, each choosing an um pire, and a Mr Allen being chosen referee. They started together, but had not proceeded farther than a quarter of a mile when Hotine commenced running, and, by direction of his backers, he did the same, and ultimately came in a winner, doing as Hotine did, sometimes walking and running, leaving Hotine 50 yards in the rear, where he had fallen from exhaustion. The referee was then called upon by friends of both parties to say who had won, when he replied, " I think I shall give it in for Hotine," immediately adding, " Hotine's won." — By Mr Bird : He never heard Allen call to him more than once to turn, but repeatedly heard him call to them both to walk fair. He afterwards was informed that Hotine had been returned his money by defendant, to whom he applied for his bet; it being refused, and unable to get it, he had brought these proceedings. William Comber,' publican, Kent- street, Borough, Thomas Comber, his brother, and several other persons who were present at the match, all swore that from the onset plaintiff walked fair toe and heel, which Hotine did not, going off in a jog- trot till he started in a full run, followed in the same style by plaintiff, under the advice of his friends. His honour here observed that he thought he could not go further into the case, as the agreement was not stamped, which was required by the Act of Parliament in any money matters at and exceeding the sum of £ 20— Mr Bird said such had occurred to him, but there was no wish on the part of his client to make the objec- tion or withold the money, but he wished to be safe, as by the articles either party, if called upon by the referee more than twice to turn in consequence of making foul, to turn and re- start from the scratch, neglecting to do so he was to lose the match. He should be able to gain the case upon its merits, as he had evidence to prove that the plaintiff was the loser, having been called upon upwards of ten times to turn, and, in addition, that the articles stipulated that the decision of the referee was to be six score yards match, for £ 5 a side. Both meu were in excellent trim, and betting to a large amount was carried on at 5 to 2 on Ganington. After dodging for the start for three quarters of an hour, they got off at the first pull of handkerchief. Ganington got the start, led all the way, and ran iu a winner by three yards. JENNINGS AND BODDY.— 1The 100 yards match, for £ 5 a side, between these men comes off to- morrow at Aston Cross grounds, Birmingham ( by error stated in ours to come off on Monday last). The men to be at scratch between two and three o'clock. MOON AND WRIGHT.— S, Coates ( the stakeholder) has received the whole of the money, £ 5 a side, for this 200 yards match, which comes off to- morrow at Beggar Bush, Oscott. The men to be at scratch between one and two o'clock, to start by mutual consent; if 110 start in 20 minutes, then to go by first pull of handkerchief. ARTHUR AKERS of Birmingham and COOPER are matched to run 400 yards, for £ 20 a side, 9th of February, at Oscott Col- lege. To start by mutual consent; if 110 start in 20 minutes then to go by report of pistol. R. Buttle is stakeholder, to whom a further deposit of £ 3 a side must be made to- morrow. WHEELER AND PAGET.— These men, we understand,, are again matched to run 10 score yards, for £ 25 a side. The men meet to- morrow ( Monday) at Mr Bowers's, the Fox Inn, Market- place, Dudley, to draw up articles. B. GANINGTON of Birmingham will run Winsper of Darlaston 10 score yards if he will give five yards start, or will run J. Hall of Birmingham, Ben Groves of Halesowen, or Hartley six score yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready at Parrott's, New Inn, Leicester- street. ROWLEY of Gorta Green will run W. Files six score yards if he will give two yards start, for £ 5 a side. Money ready at Rowley's, Gorta Green ; or at Smith's, Woodcock- street. WHITEHOUSE and JONES are matched to run six score yards, for £ 5 a side, to come off at Beggar Bush, Oscott, on Monday, Feb 9. A further deposit for the same must be made on Monday, to Mr Taylor, the Spotted Dog, Alcester- street. COOPER and a NOVICE are matched to run six score yards, for £ 5 a side. Men meet to- morrow ( Monday) at Taylor's, Spotted Dog, Alcester- street, to draw up articles. ASTON AND HITCHIN.— The late six score yards match, for £ 10 a side, between these men, has ended in a draw, Aston accepting £ 2. Aston is now open to make a fresh match with Hitchin the same distance, for £ 10 a side; or will run Reuben Lee six score yards, for £ 10 a side, or S. Hall the like distance if he will give two yards start, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready at Summers's, Cross Guns, Bellew- street, any time. plaintiff was the loser.— His honour said he retained the opinion he before expressed, and plaintiff was nonsuited.— Plaintiff: How am I to act ?— Judge: Perhaps some arrangement can be come to.— Plaintiff: I'm willing to increase the £ 15 to £ 25, and make a fresh match with Hotine for £ 50.— Judge: With that business I have nothing to do.— The parties then left the court.— [ From the evidence given in the above case, we feel justified in handing over the remainder of the stakes still in our hands ( less the costs) in accordance with the referee's decision. Hotine can call on Thursday next at twelve.] FORSTER AND SHAW.— A match has been made between Wil liam Shaw of Leeds and William Forster of Hunslet, to run 200 yards, for £ 15 a side, Forster receiving two yards start. £ 1 a side is now down in Mr Woolfoot's hands, who is to be stake- holder and referee. To run Feb 2, A match has also been made to be run on the same day, and at the same place as the above, between J. Stephenson of Leeds and Haigh ef Hunslet, to run 200 yards for £ 10 a side. £ 1 is now down in Mr Proctor's hands, who is to be stakeholder and referee. HORROCKS AND MARGETTS.— A match has been made between J. Horrocks of Halifax and H. Margetts of London to run 440 yards, for £ 50 a side, on Monday, Feb 23, at Rugby. W e have received the articles, together with £ 5 on the part of Margetts, and for Horrocks we have retained £ 5 from the stakes due to him in his late match with Hosspool, The second deposit of £ 5 a side is to be made good Jan 21. BROMLEY AND BULLOCK.— For this race of 120 yards we have received the whole of the money, £ 10 a side. It is to take place January 26, at Endon, and Mr John Hemming is to be referee, Mr H. Walker to start them. To run between twelve and two o'clock, and if not off by mutual consent in 15 minutes to go by report of pistol. MATCH AGAINST TIME.— An amateur, well- known in the sporting circles of the City, has undertaken to walk nine miles in one hour and a half, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth, on Wed- nesday next, to start at two precisely. Hadland, publican, Poppin's- court, Fleet- street, has received the full amount of stakes— £ 25 a side. The match excites great interest. OLD SMITH AND YATES.— Jemmy Shaw has received the second deposit of £ 10 a side, for this match. The ground named by Yates for the match to come off is the new Race Cricket Ground, Daisy Fields, Blackburn, Lancashire, three times round to the mile. READ AND STAINES.— On account of this race we have received a further sum of £ 110s a side, and the final deposit ef the same amount is to be made good at the Bridge House. Bridge- street, George- street, Bermondsey. CHICK AND PRIESTLJ? Y.— For this race of one mile and a half we have received the whole of the money, £ 15 a side. It is to take place 011 Monday, Jan 26, at Garratt- laue, Wandsworth. Umpires aud referee to be chosen on the ground. BROOKS AND HOWARTH.- A match has been made between Brooks of Bury and Howarth of Woolfold to run 60 yards for £ 2 a side, on Saturday, the 24th of January, at the Victoria ] S ew Race Ground. Bury. Mr F. Hamilton is stakeholder. STAINSBY AND LODCIJJ.— A match of 100 yards has been made between R. Stainsby and JS Lodge ( tho two Yarm Flyers), for £ 5 a side, the latter to have two yards start, to come offon Tuesday. Feb 10, at or near Yarm. FULLER AND ROGERS,— On account of this match we have received a further sum of £ 4 a side, and the next deposit of a like amount is to be made at Dan Dismore's, on Wednesday next, Jan 21. BUCKLEY AND RYDER.— These men have made their stakes into £ 10 a side for the one mile race which comes off on Feb 2, for £ 20 a side, at Bellevue. J. Jennison, stakeholder. LEVETT AND PUDNEY.— On account of this race we have re- ceived a further sum of £ 5 a side, and the next deposit of the same amount will be due Jan 22. HOSPOOL AND SAVILLE.— AS this race will not be proceeded with, the money down on each side will be returned on Tuesday next. Hospool must send his address. CLEGG AND EMSLEY.— We understand that Mr Proctor has received a further deposit of £ 5 a side on account of this match, JOHN DUNN of Middlesbro' will take two yards start in 150, of Drummond of Shotley Bridge, Andrew Thompson of Sunder- land, or Hall of Tow Law ; or two in 140 of George Green of Lane Head, Robinson Hall of Stockton, or William Easton of Middlesbro'; or he will run Simpson of Emlington- row 200 yards if he will allow three yards at the finish, or run Straker or Coulson of Newcastle 120 yards level; or Sherdon of Don- caster or Smithson of Leeds any distance from 100 to 160 yards level, for £ 15 or £ 20 a side. Bell's IAfe to be stakeholder. To run half way between home aud home. EDWARD THOMAS of Shrewsbury will walk Samuel Peaton of the same place four miles level, or take one minute start in seven miles, or one mile iu 20 ; but if Peaton does not mean walking any more, he will accommodate him with a run of 10 or 20 miles level, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Any Shropshire man can have a minute start in a four miles walk, for the same sum. Thomas will be glad to make a match with Wm. Rogers of Shrewsbury to run two miles. Money ready auy night next week, at Mr Richard Andrews's, Nelson Arms, Barker- street, Shrewsbury. W. BASSETT will walk P. Coxford, J. Hotine, or J. Hilliard, seven miles level, for £ 15 or £ 25 a side, in eight weeks ; and if the match does not come off till then, Bassett will stake £ 20 to the money down, the winner to take the whole. If not accepted, Bassett will take one minute's start, in seven miles, of F. Dimond or C. Durham. Any of the matches can be made by sending a deposit to Bell's Life, and articles to W. Bassett, Cambridge Arms, Cambridge- road, Mile End. JAMES MILLER of Holbeck will run James Halton of Leeds 150 yards, or will take two yards of Dean of the same place in the like distance, or will run Barber of Hirstall the same distance, or Young Howsman of Leeds one mile; and if Joseph Haigh of Hunslet is not satisfied with his late defeat, he can be accom- modated again with a spin of half a mile. Any of these matches can be made, for £ 10 or £ 15, at John Rhodes's, the Britannia Inn, Holbeck, Moorside, any night next week. JOSEPH FOSTER of Dewsbury will ruu Hosspool or Frankland ( the Guardsman) 300 yards, or give T. Smith 10 yards in 440, or run Wheatley ( the Oyster Lad) level, or Landor 140 yards, Lynch 120 yards, G. Kent 200 yards, G. Watson of London 250 yards, or T. Fenwick from 140 up to - 300 yards. By sending a deposit of £ 5 to Bell's Life, or to Mr Holden of Manchester, and arti- cle3 to Foster, at Mark Stead's, Star Inn, Dewsbury, a match can be made. J. YATES, in reply to Manks's challenge, says he will walk him from six miles to 50, but not for less than £ 25 a side, aud the match to come off near London ; or Yates will walk the winner of the match between Mountjoy and Noon 40 or 50 miles, or J. Thomas from 30 to 60 miles, for £ 25 a side. Bell's Life to be final stakeholder. If a deposit of £ 5 be sent to us, and articles to Tates, at J. Hebert's, White Lion, Nottingham, a match can be made. JOSEPH NOLAN of Bank Top will give J. Ball of Ashton- road one yard start in 120, or P. Calligan of Manchester two yards start 111120, or take two yards start in 120 of T. Goddard of London- road ; or he will run Rottenstail of Gorton 120 yards level, or give Davies of Hulme three yards start in 120. A match can be made for £ 5 a side, any night next week, at Amos Potts's, Queen's Arms, Dryden- street, St Ann's- street, Man- chester. DAVID GOUGH of Willenhall will run Wedge of Bilston from 20 yards up to one mile, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, or he will take three yards in 160 of Haywood of the same place, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side; or run Hanby Causer 200 yards if he will give five yards start, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can be made at Mr Joseph Sheppard's, the Mill- street Tavern, Mill- street, Willenhall, to run in six weeks from signing articles. WM. PEARSON of Eccles, having recovered from his illness, is prepared to match himself against Henry A. Read of London 150 yards, for £ 25 a side, to run at Salford Borough Gardens in one month or six weeks from the first deposit, and will give him £ 5 for expenses and share of the gate money. A match can be made by sending a deposit of £ 5 and articles to Mr James Holden, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. JOHN SMITH will run Charles Jenkinson 300 yards, for £ 50 aside; or James Paterson 200 yards, and jump five hurdles, or without them, for his own sum ; or he will run any man in Eng- land the same age as himself ( viz, 39 years,) 200 yards, over five hurdles. The match can be made next Thursday night, at Mr Watkins's, the George, George- yard, Duke- street, Gros* veuor- square. D. GOUGH of Willenhall will run S. Wedge of Bilston from 200 to 300 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, in six or seven weeks from the first deposit; or he will run T. Hayward of the same place if he will give nine yards start in 300 ; or he will run Young Jinks, or Bailey of Darlaston any distance they wish level. A match can be made at J. Shepard's, the Mill- street Tavern, Mill- street, Willenhall, any night next week. JOSEPH HOEROCKS of Bury wishes to inform G. Lamb of Cockfield that he will run him, according to his challenge of last Sunday, in four weeks; the distance to be 400 or 500 yards, which he fancies best. The race to come off either at Sheffield or Manchester, for £ 25 a side. By sending a deposit to Bell's Life, and articles to Horrocks, at the Bury Arms, Bury, Lan- cashire, will meet with immediate attention. JOHN ROBERTS of Macclesfield will run Child of Hanley or Bloor of Tunstall 150 yards level, or will take five yards in 150 of Wm. Sefton of Macclesfield, or four yards of the following men in the same distance, viz, Cartlige, Hancock, Barlow, or Johnson of Stockport, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side; to run in a month from the first deposit. A letter addressed toElias Place, Church- street, West Macclesfield, will be attended to. GEORGE BARBER of Glossop will run Sherdon of Doncaster 300 yards ; or take five yards of Shaw of Leeds, in the same dis- tance ; or he will run Norris of Sheffield 400 yards, at Hyda Park, Sheffield. Any of the abovo matches can be made for £ 25 a side, by sending a deposit and articles to Mr J. Holden, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. YOUNG WATSON of Haslingden, having been on the shelf a long time, wishes once more to try his pedestrian powers, and will run T. Green of Fall Barn ( alias Tubber) one mile, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, and will be at Mr K. Rothwell's, Keasent- street, Haslingden, on Monday night next, from seven to nine o'clock, ready to make the match. H. CLENNAND of Newcastle- on- Tyne will take 10 yards in 440 of J. Nichol, or run R. Hall the same distauce level; or he will run Singit 300 yards, or Pickup 250 yards, or M'Cormick 440 yards, or will take 10 yards of Holmes in the same distance. A match can be made for £ 5 a side, at I. Reay's, Collingwood Inn, Pudding Chare, Newcastle- on- Tyne. JOSEPH WHITTLEY of Hollinwood will run Wm. Willcockof Red Bank 600 or 700 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, in three weeks from the first deposit. A match can be made to- morrow ( Mon- day) night, at W. Tonge's, 13, Sackville- street, Salford, be- tween seven and nine o'clock. Whittley will take reasonable expenses to run at Bellevue or Oldham. H. A. REED will run G. Watson, Kent of Wooden Box, Wood of Worksop, Pearson of Eccles, or Foster, 200 or 300 yards, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, and ha « left £ 5 with us to make a match, to run in seven or eight weeks, and give or take £ 5 for choice of ground. A NOVICE, who has never walked for a shilling, will walk either Slasher or Plummer, who walked on last Tuesday, at Garratt- lane, if they will give half a minute's start in two or four miles, for £ 5. He will be at Mr Botham's, the Royal Standard. Bromley, to- morrow ( Monday) evening. IF FRANK PRIESTLEY means walking and not talking, J. Jenns will walk him any distance he likes, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, in three weeks ; or he will walk Poulson, Scotchy, or Redfern of Shore- ditch on the same terms. A match can be made at the Trumpet, Skinner- street, Somers Town, to- morrow ( Monday) night. THOMAS GARGET of Tow Law will run Mark Rain of the same place 100 yards level; or J. Finighan or R. Oates 100 yards level; or Tom Snaith can have two yards start in 120. A match can be made for £ 20 or £ 25 a side, to- morrow ( Monday) night, at Mr John Couldard's, Albert Hotel, Tow Law. JAMES STENSON of North Shore, Newcastle, says he will run Robert Nattress of Newcastle, James Leach of Sangate, or George Heads of Newcastle 100 yards level, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. The match can be made at the Portland Arms, Milk Market, Newcastle, on Wednesday, Jan 21. JOSEPH NICHOL of Newcastle will run William Striker 440 yards level, or will take 10 yards start of William Riely in the same distance. A match can be made for £ 10 a side to- morrow ( Monday) night, at Robert Sterling's, Newcastle Arms, Darn Crook. THOS. LEECH of Manchester will run John Lawless of the same place 100 yards level, or take two yards start in 140, for £ 5 a side; to run at the Salford Borough Gardens, iu three weeks after the first deposit. Money ready any night next week, at Mr Houldsworth's, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Chorlton- upon- Medlock. GEORGE PIDDINGTON of Walworth will run James Bagnell of the same place 100 yards level; or will take five yards in 100 of Leach of the Borough ; or will run either of the Hills of Lock's Fields one. mile for bis own sum. Money ready at Mr Crawley's, Sportsman, Walworth Common. JOHN STEVENSON ( alias Midge) of Middlesborough will ac- cept of the challenge from Joseph Walker of Stockton- on- Tees to run 100 yards, for £ 10 a side; to start by a three yards scratch. A match can be made any night next week, at Robert Milburn's, Sailors' Return, Stockton- street, Middlesborough. THOMAS TOWNSEND of Horsforth will run Charles Binns of the same place 130 yards, or Job Jinks of Yeadon 150 or 200 yards level, or if Richard Wood of Kirkstall will allow two yards start in 120 he can be accommodated. A match can be made any night next week at the Old Ball Inn, Horsforth, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. T. SHARP of Heworth- lane will run J. Hunter of Newcastle 120 yards level; or will give J. Blacklock of Felling, or the Flying Cobbler of Bill Quay two yards start in 120, for £ 10 a side, to run on a turnpike road. Any communication addressed to Eliza bethBarnes, Yarmouth Arms, Heworth Shore, will beattended to, J. MONTAGUE of Woolwich will run J. Buckland, M'Kenzie, Bob Taylor, or any other Woolwich man who has never wor over £ 5,100 yards, for £ 5 a side. Money ready at Mr Charles's, Rising Sun, Coloman- street, Woolwich, to- morrow ( Monday) night, at eight o'clock. G. GREEN of Hutton will run Henderson of Crook his own distance, for £ 25 a side, or T. Simpson of Hemlington- row, according to their agreement. By sending a deposit to Bell'sLife and articles to G. Green, Bay Horse Inn, Kilerby, near Dar- lington, a match can be made. BILL DOVE, a novice of Chatham, will run any novice in the world one mile and jump 40 hurdles twenty yards apart, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side. A match can be made at Mr Burford's, the Trumpet Inn, or the Crown and Thistle, High- street, Chatham, any night next week, BEN CRAWSHAW of Dewsbury Moor will run John Hanson of Daw Green, if he will give him three yards start in 100; or he will ruu Jinks of JSatley 120 yards level. A match can be made to- morrow ( Monday), for £ 10 or £ 15, at the Duke William Inn, Heckmondwike, JAMES COOPER of Wolverhampton will run Elijah Rock of the same place 120 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, or he will run David Gough of Willenhall for the same. Money ready at John Cotterill's, Old White Horse, Great Bricklen- street, Wolver- hampton. W. NEWMAN, thinking he is not good enough to contend with Caxford in a mixture of running and walking, will run him three or four miles, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can be made by leaving articles and a deposit at Bell's Life. R. HEAL of Dipton will run any wooden- legged or stiff- legged man within 20 miles of Dipton 100 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. Man and money ready any time at Mr T. Cheesemond's, Hill Top, Dipton. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. F. SHAW of Daventry will run Cooper of Northampton from 100 to 500 yards, for £ 10 a side, or any man in the county, To come off in six weeks from the first deposit. Any communication addressed to E. Hales, Marquis of Granby, will be attended to. R. HOLT of Haslingden, not being satisfied with his last de- feat by G. Greenwood of the same place, will run him any length from 200 yards to one mile, for £ 20 or £ 25 a side. Any commu- nication addressed to Mr K. Rothwell's will be attended to. WILLIAM SWABY of Doncaster will run Isaac Hawarth of Sheffield, from 440 to 880 yards, on Doncaster Race Course, for £ 5 or £ 20 a side. Money ready at Mr Wellbouyn's, Green Dragon, Doncaster. WILLIAM SWABY of Doncaster will run Isaac Howarth of Sheffield, from 440 to 880 yards, on Doncaster Race Course, for £ 5 or £ 20 a side. Money ready at Mr Wellbourn's, Green Dragon, Doncaster, THOMAS M'KXNLBY of Woodside, Horsforth, will run Job Jinks of Teadoa, or Buck of thq same place, 150 or 200 yards, BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, JANUARY 18, 1857. for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can be made any time at the Woodside Tavern, Horsforth. . , ... T WOODS is willing to increase the stakes in his match witn W Walker into £ 50 a side, and will meet him to- morrow ( Mon- day) evening, at H. Outer's, the Swan Inn, at eight o'clock, so to do. He hopes Walker won't disappoint him. GEORGE SEYMOUR of Salford will run John Dawson or Sandy Piers of the same place, or William Bickerton, 100 yards for their own sum. A match can be made, any night next week, at Mr John Croft's, White Hart, Queen- street, Salford. T M'KENLEY of Horsforth will run Job Jinks of Yeadon, or Buck of the same place from 150 to 200 yards, for £ 5 or^£ 10 a side. Money ready any time at the WoodsideTavern, Horsforth. W. LEGOS, having heard that Peter Ferguson is not satisfied with his late defeat, will run him again ten miles, if he wishes it; but it must be for a larger sum than £ 20. J. JENKS of Darlaston will run W. Bay ley again, 100 yards, for £ 10 a side. Money ready any time, at B. Winsper s, the Anchor, Great Croft- street, Darlaston. THE RING. FIGHTS TO COME. JAK20.— Bob Travers and Northumberland Bill— £ 100 a side, London. . „ 27.— Hartley and Steele—£ 10 a side, London. Feb 10.— Aaros Jones and Tom Sayers— £ 100 a side, London. 17.— Mace and Thorpe— £ 25 a side, London. 24.— Crutchley and George Lane— £ 25 a side. London. MAR 3.— Alec Andrews and Tom Tyler—£ 25 a side, London. 10.— Hazletine and Bos Tyler—£ 50 a side, London. APE 29.— Cobley and Crockett—£ 100 a side, London. FIGHTS FOE THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND OTHEE CELE- BBATED PEIZE BATTLES.— Just published, at Bell's Life Office, 170, Strand, and to be had of all booksellers, " The Fights for the Championship, and other Prize Battles," being full accounts of all the fights for the championship from the days of Figg and Broughton to the present time, and also of many other celebrated prize battles, including the perform, ances of Jem Burn, Jack Randall, White- headed Bob. Scrog" gins, Dick Curtis, Young Dutch Sam, Ned Neal, Owen Swift^ Johnny Broome, Barney Aaron, Ned Adams, Dick. Cain, Ham' mer Lane, Nat Langham, Hayes, Keene, Grant, Massey. Jemmy Welsh, & c. Compiled and arranged by one of the Editors of Bell's Life in London. Price 5s ; or sent free by post on receipt of a Post Office order for 53 6d. To be had also at all the railway stations, and of Mr Fenner at Cambridge, & c. FIGHT FOR TUESDAY NEXT. BOB TEAVEES AND NORTHUMBERLAND BILL, FOE £ 100 A BIDE.— The final deposit of ^ 20 a side for this exciting match was made at Alec Keene's, Three Tuns, Moor- street, Soho, on Wednesday last, in the presence of a large muster of sportsmen > when the final arrangements as to the place of fighting were satisfactorily adjusted. The men are to go to scale between twelve and two to- morrow ( Monday), at Nat Langham's, Cam- brian, Castle- street, Leicester- square, when neither is to exceed 9st 121b. Bob Travers, who has been training at Hammersmith, will be at Nat's the same evening, prepared to welcome his friends ; and the North Countryman will be at the house of his backer. Both will show at Tom Sayers's benefit. The where- abouts can be ascertained from Nat Langham; Jem Burn, Rising Sun, Air- street; Dan Dismore, King's Arms, Smart's- buildings; Harry Orme, Jane Shore, Shoreditch; Alec Keene, and other sporting housekeepers. We would advise all lovers of a mill to be particular in ascertaining the exact spot, and avoid running a risk of such a disappointment as they encountered on Tuesday week. The start will be unusually early. The ring will be kept by members ofthe Association, headed by Inspector Adams. Those selected are Fred Mason, Jack Grant, Jem Cross, George Baker, George Brown, aud Tom Maley : and we do trust they will strive to do their duty in a proper manner. Our eye will be upon them, and we shall assuredly exercise our discretion as re- gards the subject of pay, if we find any of them lukewarm in their exertions. PAGET OP WOLVERHAMPTON AND PEICE OF BILSTON.—• These well- known men met on Monday, a short distance from Wolverhampton, to fight at catch weight an off- hand match, for £ 5 a side. Betting varied during the affray from one to the other, and, after a protracted fight of three Lours' duration, Paget was declared the winner. THE CHAMPION'S BELT-— We once more beg to call the atten- tion of the sporting world to the fact that this trophy, which was undertaken solely at the wish of a number of gentlemen, and which has been completed, is still partly unpaid for, or, rather, we should say that, although the treasurer who gave the order has paid the goldsmith who executed it, he had to pro- vide a considerable balance out of his own pocket, which is still due to him. Many subscriptions were premised, and on the faith of those promises was the order given, but up to the present time too many of the promises have been unperformed. This is not as it should be. We shall be happy to receive these contributions as soon as possible, and forward them to the right quarter. TOM SAYERS AND AAEON JONES.— Tom Sayers requests us state that he will not consent to alter the decision of the referee in the match now pending with Jones, but if Jones wishes he will make an even bet of £ 100, in addition to the stakes, upon the result of the mill. He again goes into training on Tuesday next, and hopes to meet Jones that day three weeks, once more to try the question as to who is the better Mian. HAZELTINE AND TYLEE.— A further deposit of £ 5 a side for this affair was made on Wednesday last, at Mr Child's, King's Head, Old- street- road, on Wednesday. The next, of £ 5 a side, is due at Mr Short's, Leaping Bar, Old- street, on Wednesday next. Bos Tyler takes his benefit on Tuesday next, at the Royal Apollo Saloon, Hare- street, Brick- lane, Bethnal Green,^ previous to going into active training. BEOOME'S NOVICE AND SIMS— A small deposit was made at the Spider's, last week, between these lads, who were to have met at our office on Friday to draw articles. The Novice, however, was not present, but, after the backers of Sims had left, we received £ 5 from him to go on with the match, to come off in five or six weeks. ANDEEWS AND TOM TYIEE.— Another deposit of £ 2 10s a side between these lads was made on Wednesday at Harry Orme's, Jane Shore, Shoreditch. The next of £ 5 a side is due at Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cranbourne- passage, on Thursday week. CROCKETT AND COBLEY.— The second deposit of £ 10 a side for this important affair is to be made at Joe Hoiles's ( Spider), Old King John, Holywell- lane, on the 21st inst ( Wednesday next). GEOEGE LANE AND BADGEE CRUTCHLEY.— These men con- tinue to make good their various deposits for their match, which comes off on the 24th February. A further deposit for the same must be made to the stakeholder to- morrow ( Monday). Enoch Riley and Thomas Morris are matched to fight at catch weight, for £ 20 a side, to come off within 50 miles of Birming- ham, on Monday, April 14, S. Coates is final stakeholder, to whom a further deposit must be made to- morrow ( Monday). Teddy ( Jemmy Welsh's novice) and Grimsby of Deuland, who were matched to fight at catch weight, for £ 10 a side, have drawn the stakes down, and the match is off. Bob Brettle says, to prove to Madden that he really does mean business, he will make the match at lOst 3lb, for £ 100 or £ 200 a side, to come off on May 19th, according to the new rales of the Pugilistic Benevolent Association. He hopes, after Mike's vaunting, he will cover his fiver, and send articles to Brettle, at his own house, the White Lion, Digbeth, at his earliest con- venience— the earlier the better. Young Hartley will fight any lad in the world at 7st 2lb, for £ 15 or £ 25 a side. Money ready at Mr Lock's, the Mulberry Tree, Fleet- street, Bethnal Green. Hartley wishes us to state that he has received forfeit from both Sullivan and Steele. He will fight either of them, time permitting, on Tuesday next, at catch weight, for a small stake and a purse. Roger Coyne of Birmingham will fight Price of Bilston at 9st 10lb, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, to come off in a mouth from signing articles. Money ready at T. Conneelly's, Malt Shovel, Thomas- street. Jem Cross has covered the deposit staked by Jesse Hatton to fight his Novice, and will make a match for £ 20 a side, to come off whenever Hatton likes. Jbmmy Hewett ( George Baker's Novice) will fight any novice in Kent at 9st, for £ 10 a side. Money ready at Mr Burford's, Crown and Thistle, Chatham, any day next week. Webb will fight Dooney Harris, at 9st 91b, for £ 20 or £ 25 a side. Money ready at Ben Caunt's on Thursday next. TOM SAYEE'S BENEFIT.— The benefit of this gallant hero takes place to- morrow ( Monday) evening, at the Chandos- street Rooms, near St Martin's Churchyard, when Tom has been pro- mised the assistance of all the pugilists of note of the present day. As we said last week, we trust they will be more punc- tual in supporting the bold Tom than they were in the cause of their association. After Tom's wonderful performance of Tues- day week, he is worthy of all the assistance he can receive, aud that he will have a bumper on Monday we cannot doubt. It will be the night before the fight between Bob Travers and Northumberland Bill, when both men will show, and all parti- culars may be gathered as to the whereabouts. On this occa- sion, for^ the first time, the New Champion's Belt will be exhi- bited, and Nat Langham will be empowered to receive subscrip- tions from those gentlemen who have promised to contribute, but have not yet come forward with the possibles. Frank Wid- dowes of Norwich will be present, and will dance a double horn- wipe with his renowned bull, and will also perform a pas seul. A brass band has been engaged to perform at intervals, and Tom Sayers has done everything in his power to secure the comfort and amusement of his patrons. We would advise the public to be early to secure good places. OLD TIMES REVIVED.— Harmony at Jemmy Shaw's old house at home, the Queen's Head Tavern, Crown- court, Windmill- street, flaymarket, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, when there will be a reunion of old friends. The sparring academy. A select class for tuition every Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sa- turday, also harmony every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday even- ing. This ( Saturday) eveung, harmony, under the management of Mr Henry Hicks, assisted by several talented friends, and to- morrow ( Monday) evening there will a re- union of old friends. At G. Brown's, the Bell, Red Lion Market, White- street, St Luke's, the Jolly Trumps meet every Tuesday and Saturday evening for harmony and good fellowship. This evening ( Sa- turday), the chair will be taken by Mr M'Carthy, faced by Mr Diss. Conducted by J. Ragen, who will oblige with several of T. Moore's melodies. On next Tuesday evening the chair will be taken by an old friend, faced by G. Brown. The Jolly Trumps Provident Society meet every Wednesday evening. Sparring, as usual, by G. Brown. The champion of the feather weights, the Spider, of the Old King John, Holywell- lane, Shoreditch, begs to inform his friends that his first- rate sparring entertainments take place every Saturday and Monday evening, under the direction of Dan Collins. A select harmonic meeting every Tuesday evening. Private lessons given at any hour of the day by the Spider or Dan Collius. Fistiana and Fights for the Championship to be had at the bar. Gloves, dumb- bells, & c, sent to any part of the kingdom. Patsy Daley, of the Prince of Wales, Old- street- road, near Pitfield- street, continues his harmonic meetings every Wed- nesday evening, supported by first- rate talent. On Wednesday evening next Joe Hoiles ( the Spider) in the chair, faced by Ned Cruce. On Saturday ( this evening) Jack Sheen will preside, faced by P. D. On Tuesday week, Jan 27, Boss Tyler will take the chair previous to his going into training to fight Hazeltine. Fistiana and Fights for the Championship to be seen at the bar. A good stock of gloves always ready. Harry Orme, of the Jane Shore, 103, High- street, Shoreditch, begs to iuform the lovers of old English sports that his house affords every comfort and convenience. It is within two minutes' walk ofthe Eastern Counties Railway terminus, and travellers will find their wants attended to. Private lessons in the noble art are given daily by Harry Orme and Billy Duncau. Harmony every Thursday evening, under the direction of Mr Harry Hicks. On Thursday evening the chair will be taken by Mr W. Duncan. •• Qioung Reed, at Jem Burn's, the Rising Sun, Air- street, Pic- i mlH 11 M i ^ ipii i 11 instruction daily, from twelve to four, and from eight toTPrKu the evening. A commodious arena has been fitted up, and gentlemen may rely on privacy. Gloves and dumb- bells sent into the country on receipt of a P. O. order, pay- able to Wm. Reed, at the Charing Cross office Reed is also to be heard of at Owen Swift's, Tichborne- street, Haymarket. At Mr J. Milton's, the Griffin, Church- street, Borough, spar- ring every Monday aud Saturday evening, under the super- intendence of Jack Grant, assisted by a host of young aspirants. Jack Grant's Big One is open to all comers, in hand and glove, for a bellyful. Sparring to commence at eight o'clock. J. G. is in daily attendance to give lessons in the manly art of self- de- fence. Fights for the Championship to be seen at the bar. , Ben Caunt, of the Coach and Horses, St Martin's- lane, begs to inform his town and country friends that his harmonic meetings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening, conducted by Tom MaLey, the chairman. Sparring e'very Tues- day, Thursday, and Friday night, conducted by Young Sambo; private lessons given to gentlemen at any time by the Elastic Pot Boy. U, Leightw of the Standard of England Tavern, Castle- street, Bristol, continues his sparring every Monday and Saturday evening, under the management of himself, assisted by a nost of young aspirants. A select harmonic meeting every lues- day evening; chair taken at eight o'clock. The canine club nights are, as usual, every Wednesday, with the use of tne pit gratis at any time for public or private sport. NOTICE.— The harmonic meetings, held at H. Lockwooa s, White Lion, Drury- lane, every Wednesday evening, continue to receive that warmth of patronage for which the above bostlerie is celebrated. On Wednesday next the chair will be t^ ken by Mr Chitty, faced by Mr W. Thorpe, and supported by the usual talent attending these meetings. Tom Sayers will be at Dan Dismore's, King's Arms, Hmart s- buildings, Holborn, this ( Sunday) evening, when he will be happy to meet old friends, who, he has no doubt, will come XiKe himself to congratulate Dan upon his recovery from his late dangerous accident. , . . . , „. , Simon Finighty and Patsey Clay take a joint benefit at the Blucher, Chandler- lane, Nottingham, to- morrow ( Monday) even- ing, when Finighty will be prepared to make a match with Dob- son of Walsall at 8st, for £ 25 a side. . Preston and Lane's benefit is postponed, the gentlemen having the management thinking it will serve them better if Preston is allowed time to recover, so as to be able to show. Due notice will be given of the tournament. Alec Andrews takes a sparring benefit to- morrow ( Monday), at George Brown's, Bell, Red Lion Market, St Luke's, previous to going irato training to fight Tom Tyler, for £ 50. Wind- up be- tween Jack Hicks and Alec Andrews. We omitted to state in our last that Daniel Thomas of Ponty- pridd had sent us £ 1 for the purpose of making a match with David Ingram, at 8st 61b, if Ingram would stake £ 50 to £ 40, and fight within 20 miles of Pontypridd. Mickey Eent and his two sons take a benefit at Nat Langham s, Cambrian, Castle- street, Leicester- square, on Tuesday next, when Mickey Bent and Job Cobley will wind up. DEATH OF DICK ELLIS.— This pugilist, who fonght Patsy Daly and Jesse Hatton. died on Monday week of consumption. CANINE FANCY. The members of the South London United Canine Association hold their weekly meetings every Monday evening, at Mr Hiuch- liff's, the Pencutters' Arms, James- street, New- cut, to enrol fresh members. Entrance free, open to fanciers only. Gentle- men wanting to purchase dogs are invited to attend, A list of stock dogs of all descriptions kept at the bar. Ratting sports every Tuesday evening. Use of the pit gratis. A free and easy every Wednesday and Saturday evening. A handsome silver tankard to be ratted for on Wednesday, the 21st inst, for dogs of all weights, fairly handicapped— entrance free. A black New- foundland dog to be disposed of. A show of spaniels, terriers, Maltese, and bulldogs will take place this evening, the 18th inst, at J. Fethers's, the Hope, Rawstorne- street, Goswell- road, when Mr Gordon will exhibit his stock dog Priuoe against Mr Fethers's little dog. Mr F. will make a match with his rough terrier to destroy rats for lbs, for from £ 3 to £ 5 a side. Messrs Blackmore and Gill will show their studs. Chair taken at seven o'clock by Mr Riseham. At Mr Bradshaw's, Hampshire Hog, Redcross- street, Borough, this evening, the 18th inst, a show of every sort of fancy dogs, including spaniels, terriers, Maltese lion dogs, & c, will take place. Chair taken by Mr W. Tupper, faced by Mr W. Hooker, who will show the whole of their fancy studs, supported by the first fanciers in London. Mr B. will show a dog that is matched to destroy 500 barn rats in 60min, a feat never performed by any other dog. A good supply of rats. Use of pit gratis. At C. Haswell's, Sportsman, Boundary- street, Shoreditch, a show of every description of fancy dogs this evening, the 18th inst. Chair taken at seven by W. Tupper, faced by Harry Orme, assisted by Mike Willmott, M. Lee, and Mr Sweety, who will show some of the handsomest half bred dogs in England. Handicap Dog Race of 140 yards will take place at the Victoria New Race Ground, Bury, on Saturday the 7th of February. First prize £ 1, second 10s, third 5s; handicap one yard and a foot to the pound inside; and other known good dogs will also be dealt with extra; entries Is each; to close Feb 3. Also a Handicap Foot Race of 120 yards, on Saturday the 14th of Feb. First prize £ 1 10s, second 10s, third 5s, and 2s for every man winning a heat and not getting a prize; entries Is each; to close Feb the 7th. All entries to be made at Mr S. Hamillen's, Victoria Garden, Bury. Stamps taken as cash. Peter Frances of Manchester will run his red and white bitch Lady against the following dogs, viz, Henry Jackson's Captain of Ashton, if he will give 12 yards start inside 200, G. Rawsou's Nancy of Bury level the same distance, W. Stott's Gipsy of Bacup level, or will give two yards start to Henry Jackson's rough Jenny of Ashton outside 200. Money aud articles ready at Jas. Holden's, Long Millgate, Manchester, auy time next week, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. To run in three weeks after the first deposit. Jas. Haslam of Simester- lane will match his bitch Fanny against J. Lees's ( of Bagslate) Fancy, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, to give or take three yards to the lb outside 200 yards, or will match her against Henry Allen's ( of Ratcliffe) dog Diamond, for the same sum, and to give or take two and a half yards to the lb out- side 200. A match can be made any time at Peter Barlow's, Forresters' Arms, Rooden- lane, Prestwich, near Manchester. NANCY AND Music.— If David Tomlinson is not satisfied with the late race at Bellevue, he can be accommodated on the same terms, viz, 200 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, in five weeks, from to- morrow ( Monday); or Nancy will run Samuel Mack's Gipsy, or Mr Harrison's Sweep on the same terms. A match can be made by sending to the Black Horse Vaults, Blackley Moor, Blackburn. Jas. Bland of Bradford will run his dog Crib, 25$ lb weight, against Joseph Holds worth's ( of Armley) dgg Spring, 26lb weight, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side. A matcn crn be made any night at the Soldier's Rest, High- street, Bradford. James Battersby's dog Jack and Seth Ratcliffe's bitch Raby are matched to run 200 yards, for £ 7 10s a side, on Saturday, the 31st inst, at Bellevue. J. Jenuison, the stakeholder, has received a deposit of £ 1 each. John Kenvon has matched his bitch Fan against Wm. Ash- ton's bitch Nettle to run 200 yards, for £ 10 a side, on Saturday, the 24th inst, at Bellevue. £ 2 a side has been put down in Mr Jennison's hands, who is to be final stakeholder. EXTRAORDINARY RATTING SPORTS.— Next Tuesday evening, at Jemmy Shaw's far- famed sporting hostelrie, the Old Queen's Head Tavern, Crown- court, Windmill- street, Haymarket, the great 100 rat match between two gentlemen's dogs, at 50 rats each, comes off. Also a match for Jemmy Shaw's wbelp, 51b, at 12 rats. Buyers and sellers can meet with every opportunity of exchanging, & c, next Tuesday and Wednesday evening. A list of the choicest stock dogs kept. Several handsome prizes will be given free, for all dogs of any weight, next Tuesday evening week. Ratting sports at J. Ferriman's. Graham- street, Macclesfield- street North, City- road. To- morrow ( Monday) evening, at eight o'clock, Mr Ashburn's bulldog Billy is to destroy 50 full- grown barn rats in Simin. J. F. has some stock dogs of first- rate pro- perties, which may be seen; also a variety of dogs for sale. A good supply of rats always kept. A good pit, and the use gratis. A show and general lead of all dogs will take place at Joe Phelps's on Monday evening, Jan 26; Chair, Mr Ferryman. On that evening the entry for the solid silver snuff- box and tankard will close, aud take place on Tuesday, Jan 27, for all dogs, of any weight, that have never won a prize; rats for pounds. Entrance free. RATTING AT JOE PHELPS'S, GEEEN DEAGON, VILLIERS- STREET, STRAND.— On last Monday evening the great match between the celebrated Westminster dog Charley and MrSabin's white bitch toek place, for £ 3 a side, which was won by Charley by two seconds only. Mr Burford, of the Trumpet, High- street, Chatham, begs to inform his friends that his large saloon is open every Monday and Saturday night, for rat destroying. A good supply of rats always on hand. The use of the pit, for gentlemen to try their dogs, to be had gratis at any time. Mr Buss will be prepared any evening, at Joe Phelps's, to match his dog Charley against Mr Sabiu's bitch, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side; rats for pounds. CRICKET. AN APPEAL TO CRICKETERS, & c. LILLYWHITE'S COLLECTION OF SCORES FEOM 1746, IN PRE- PARATION.— The compiler of this projected work would feel par- ticularly obliged if secretaries of clubs or other icentlemen would communicate with him, in order to assist in obtaining correct copies of scores of old cricket matches, as well as other informa- tion relating to the game, such as the " alterations of the laws, and size of stumps, from time to time," & c, & c. The loan of score- books, or notices of any remarkable events that_ have occurred in the game, will also be thankfully received and imme- diately acknowledged. All communications will receive instant attention, and the compiler trusts that this appeal for the pur- pose of publishing a " complete history" of the noble game will not be in vain. Bell's Life in London, from its first number, has been carefully searched, and many important and interest- ing events abstracted ; numerous other reprint and manuscript copies have also been examined, which fully prove that many other good matches were played years back, and he hopes the scores of them are still obtainable. Address to Fred. Lilly white, 2, New Coventry- street, Leicester- square, London. CHANGE RINGING.— On Monday last the inhabitants of Long Crendon, Bucks, were highly gratified by the ringers of St Mary's Church ringing Holt's ten- part peal of grandsire triples, consisting of 5,040 changes, which they accomplished in 2h 50min. The following were the band, viz, W. Baldwin 1, Jas. Ing 2, Robt. Dodwell 3, John Warner 4, Silvanus Shrimpton 5, Robt. Harriss 6, Win. Shrimpton ( conductor) 7, John Warner sen tenor. On the forenoon of Monday last the Society of Ringers of Cliristchurch, Liversedge, assembled aud rung on their musical peal of eight bells 5,024 changes of the " Rose of England," in 2h 58min. The company were stationed as follows, viz, James Firth treble, Joseph Hartley 2, O'oadiah Lang 3, Wm. Goodal 14, Samuel Blackburn 5, Martin Barber 6, John Illingworth 7, John Barker tenor. The peal was composed by Mr Wm. Sottleston of Sowerby, near Halifax ( who was present to hear it), and con- ducted by Jas. Firth. It is supposed to be one of the most musical peals of the day. The said society have now rung 11 peals in as many different methods. The first peal in Stedman's variation upon the bells of St Botolph, Bishopsgate, was rung last Monday, in three hours, by eight members of the St James's Society. Performers ;— R. Jameson treble, W. Lobb 2, P. Coote 3, W. Cooter 4, W. Green 5, J. Nelms 6, A. Jones 7, J. Mayhew tenor. Weight of tenor, 20cwt. Conducted by W. Cooter, The obstacles to ringing a peal were so many that a period of 22 years had elapsed since the last. % On Wednesday eight members of the Ancient Society of Col- lege Youths rang an excellent peal of grandsire triples, contain- ing 5,040 changes, in Sh 6min. The following were the band, viz, E.; Langton treble, M. A. Wood 2, R. Peacock 3, J. Dwight 4, H. Wood 5, W. Dagworthy 6, H, Booth 7, J. Mayhew tenor. Con- ducted by H. Booth. WRESTLING.— THE UUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND WRESTLING SOCIETY IN LONDON.— The next general meeting of the committee, members, and friends of the above society will be held on Wednesday evening next, at Mr Wharton's, the White Hart, Windmill- street, Tottenham- court- road. At the last meeting of the society the fuuds were found to be in a pros- perous condition. A vote of thanks was then passed to Mr J. James, the late president; Mr Moorhouse, the late treasurer ; and Mr Margetson, the late secretary; the two former of whom returned thanks, the latter being absent. The healths were then drunk of Mr Thompson, the president, and Mr Stooks, the treasurer. A sub- committee was then formed to petition Mr Margetson to become again the secretary * of the society, and to make arrangements as to where the meeting is to be held on Good Friday. Enoch Walker says that if Elisha Buckley means wrestling, he will wrestle him, for £ 10 a side, or Wm. Sutclilf of Upper- mill, Adam GledhiU of Roughtown, or any man his own weight ( 8st 41b), and stake £ 50 to £ 40. Money ready at Joseph Scho- field's, Sportsman's Arms, Mossley. Browes of Henley will wrestle Collins of Stocks Moor, Charley Heeley of Jegbey, Chas. Senior of Gildersome, or his brother, Lancashire fashion, if they refuse he will wrestle them in a pair of good trowsers, for £ 5 or £ 10^ a side, A match can be made I by applying at Sam Gledhill's, Cricketers' Arms, Batley. Daniel Heywood of Hollinwood and Wm. Dunkerley of Mill Bottom have staked £ 1 aside to wrestle Lancashire fashion, two back falls out of three, for £ 10 a side, at Mr Winterbottom's, Higginshaw, Oldham, on Saturday next. RABBIT COURSING— BELL AND TRIP.— Mr Holden has received another deposit— making £ 5 each now down— for the match of 11 out of 21 courses, 60 yards law, for £ 20 a side, with John Allcock's Bell of Manchester and Henry Fielding's Trip of Ringley, near Bolton. The event is to be decided at Blackley, ' near Manchester, on Wednesday, the 28th inst. To- morrow ( Monday), a sweepstakes, for dogs of all weights, entrance 2s 6d each, with £ 1 added by Mr Beesley, will be run for at the Waggon and Horses Inn, Cross- street, Stredford. All dogs to enter by one o'clock, and running to commence at two precisely. Mr Beesley can supply parties with live rabbits, and the large field can be had any time for matches, & c. Strict order will be kept. Henry Brooke's black and white bitch Fly of Congleton will run Jas. Beech's bitch Vic of Kidsgrove, the best of 21 courses, and give a dead rabbit, neither dog to exceed 201b weight, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side. The match can be made any night next week at Mr Jas. Taylor's, Weavers' Arms, Booth- street, West- street, Congleton. Benj. Cox will back his dog Jack to run Wm. Jubb's Vic of Sheffield, to take two dead rabbits out of 15, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, or take one dead one of Samuel Parker of the same place. Either of the above matches can be made at Mrs Dearman's any night next week. Wm. Sunderland of Woodhouse Carr, Leeds, will match his terrier dog against any other terrier dog iu Leeds, or within 10 miles of it, at 15^ lb weight, the best of seven courses. A match can be made any niglit next week, for £ 5 or £ 10, at Mr Fother- ingham's, White Horse Inn, Woodhouse Carr, Leeds. PIGEON FLYING.— Henry Halstead of Halifax will fly a bird with any one in Keithley a home and home match} or will fly a bird from Goole to Halifax with auy fancier in Halifax, or Luke Swallow can be accommodated from Radcliff or Bolton and Liverpool, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side; the Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. A letter addressed to Henry Halstead, White Bear Tap, Halifax, will meet with attention. SINGING.— David Hirst, in answer to the challenge of Jas. Haigh of Diggle, Saddlewortb, begs to state that he will accept it, either with a party of four or six, to sing glees or at any oratorio they may choose. Men and money ready at auy time at Mr Robt. Seel's, Shears Inn, Baguley Hill, near Mossley. If this does not suit Haigh, Hirst offers to sing three songs against him singly, for the same sum, at the same time and place. PIGEON SHOOTING. EPSOM.— On Wednesday last there was a very large attendance of the ad . tiirers of the trigger mustered together in a field near the town to witness a sporting affair at birds for a first- rate spread, among members of the turf only, Mr George Hodgman, of London, having undertaken to find four others, with himself, to contend against five others selected by Mr John Barnard, of Epsom, at 5 birds each. The event excited a good deal of inte- rest and speculation. Mr Hodgman's side proved victorious by 1 bird. They afterwards shot for two dozen of wine for dinner, when Hodgman's side again won. Several sweepstakes were afterwards shot for at birds, the principal winners being Messrs Hodgman's, Wood, Chandler, and Barnard. There was an immense number of birds shot at, which went away equal to any of Barber's, aud a farmer found the lot at 7a per dozen. AT THE VICTORIA TAVERN, Abbey- road, St John's Wood, on Thursday last, the pigeon match between Messrs Webb and Symous, for £ 5 a side, came off with great spirit; after a tie, Symons proved the winner, killing all his birds. On Monday next the above gentlemen will shoot another match, for £ 5 a side, at pigeons ; likewise Messrs Smith and Symons will shoot a sparrow match, for £ 5 a side, Symons giving 5 dead birds out of 25. Shooting to commence at twelve o'clock. AT THE LILLIE ARMS, Old Brompton, on Tuesday next, will be eiven to be shot for a silver snuffbox. Admission free. May be contended for by any one, nine birds, each 21 yards rise, l$ oz shot. Always plenty of birds; and private parties at any time accommodated. Public shooting days every Tuesday and Saturday. A MATCH, at 5 birds each, for a fat sheep, came off at Godstow, Oxford, on Wednesday last, when some first- rate shots con- tended in the persons of Messrs Samson Beesley, J. Bossom, C. Beesley ( for J. Allam), W. Higgins, C. Cox, Sinitnonds, & c, in- cluding in all 10 competitors. The regulations were 21 yards rise, lioz of shot, each gun to be loaded at the table. Some ex- cellent shooting was displayed by the Messrs Beesley, each kill- ing his birds. Upon shooting off the tie, at 3 birds, Samson again killed his birds, while his opponent was unsuccessful in his second shot. The result was, therefore, in favour of Mr S. Beesley. As a proof of the excellent shooting of the latter we may mention that throughout the matches he has contested this season only one bird has escaped— a proportion of 19 birds out of 20. We understand that Beesley,| who has frequently appeared in our columns as the " champion punter," never shot from a trap before this season. DONALD AND HOLLAND.— On account of the match, for £ 100 a side, at 100 birds each, between Mr Joseph Donald of White- haven and Mr Jas. Holland © f Little Lever, near Bolton, Mr Holden has now received £ 10 each. The contest, as we have previously stated, is to come off on the 25th and 26th of Feb, upon the land adjoining the Trafford Hotel, at Old Trafford, near Manchester. The above- named deposits are to be increased to £ 50 a side on the 17th of next month, and the remaining £ 50 each is to be put down on the day of shooting. Mr Jas. Holden, or some one to be appointed by him, is to fill the office of referee, and the gentlemen are to use 2oz of shot, at 21 yards rise, 80 boundary, the guns to be held below the elbow till the birds take wing. AT MR J. SHELDON'S, the Vine Inn, Aston, one mile from Birmingham and two minutes walk from the Aston Station. On Monday, January 26 ( open to all England), will be shot for, a fat pig, weighing upwards of 20 score, valued at £ 10, by 20 members, at 10s each, 5 birds each. No gentleman allowed more than two tickets. The winner can have the pig or the money. Also a £ 20 sweepstake, by 20 members at £ 1 each. The first best shot to take £ 14, the second £ 4, and the third £ 2. Conditions: No gun to exceed 1 bore for 2oz of shot, 21 yards rise. Double guns allowed two yards, with ljoz of shot. H and B traps. Shooting to commence at twelve o'clock. Best blue rooks will be provided by Crosbie. AT T. GARSIDE'S, OLD DOG, Old- street, Ashton- under- Lyne, a large pig, weighing near 60 score, valued at £ 30, will be shot for, to- morrow ( Monday), by 30 members, at £ 1 each, 7 birds, 21 yards rise, single gun, 2oz of shot; double gun, lfoz shot, 19 yards rise and 80 boundary ; the gun to be held in a sportsmanlike manner till the bird is on the wing; the owner of the pig to spend £ 5, aud the winner £ 2 10s. Should Mr Wood, Master Donald, Sloper, sr Mr Barker enter, they will be handicapped to 24 yards. Shooting to commence at eleven o'clock. Birds provided by Harding, of Ashton. GRAND ANNUAL PIGEON SHOOTING, OPEN TO ALL.— TO be shot for at Mr Wm. Dean's, the Plough Inn, Bristnal Fields, near Oldbury, on Monday, February 2, a handsome fat pig, weighing upwards of 18 score, by 18 members, at 10s each. The winner to take the pig or £ 810s. Conditions: Three birds each, 21 yards rise, guns not to exceed | bore, 2oz shot, double barrell euns lioz shot, and allowed two yards. The gun to be held below the elbow till the bird is on the wing. The best blue rocks will be provided by Crossbie. AT MR JOSIAH GRIFFITHS, Spread Eagle Inn, Portway, Wed- nesbury, on Monday last, the match for the fat pig, 40 score, came off by 20 members, at £ 1 each, 5 birds each. It was won by Messrs Levon of Wednesbury, Hadley of Oldbury, and Wil- liams ( alias Crossland) of Birmingham, all killing their birds, and dividing; afterwards a sweepstakes of 10s each was shot for by 20 members, 3 birds each, 2oz shot, which was won by Messrs Brown of Wallsal and Richards of Harbone killing 5 birds each, and dividing. RALPH CROSSLAND of Birmingham will shoot amatch withany man in the world, for £ 25 a side or upwards, at as many birds as pounds, the gnns to be - J- bore, 2oz shot, 21 yards rise, and 60 yards boundary, the gun to be held below the elbow till the bird takes wing. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. A match can be made by sending £ 5 to the Editor and articles to No. 46, High- street, Birmingham, and shoot half- way between home and home, aud toss for choice of ground. AT BRADFORD CRICKET GROUND, on Monday and Tuesday, Feb 9 and 10, a sweepstakes will take place, entrance £ 5 5s each, single guns 21 yards rise, lfoz of shot, double guns, l j- oz of shot, 19 yards rise, 60 boundary. £ 5 will be added^ if 10 shooters, £ 10 if 20, and £ 15 if 30,15 birds each. Entries close Feb 2. To commence each day at eleven o'clock precisely. Entries to be made with Mr Alfred Hardy, Prince of Wales Inn, Old Bowling- lane, Bradford. TORKINGTON AND BARKER.— On account of the match, for £ 25 a side, at 25 birds each, 2oz of shot, 21 yards rise, 80 boun- dary, between Mr John Torkington of Wilmslow and Mr Alex. Barker of Rochdale, Mr Holden bolds £ 5 each. The contest is fixed for Wednesday next, at the Trafford Hotel, Old Trafford, near Manchester. ADAM BELL of Handley will shoot a match with John Sutton of Chesterfield, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side, any time he ( Sutton) may think proper. Bell will give or take reasonable expenses to shoot at Chesterfield or Handley. Bell can be heard of at Mr Sidney Orwin's, Miners' Arms, Whittiugton, or at Mr Thomas Ha. vnah's, George Inn, Marsh- lane, Eckington. AT J. BODDY'S, Railway Tavern, Richmond, a pig, weighing 14st, will be shot for, by eight members, at 10s each, 9 sparrows, lioz of shot, 21 yards rise, 40 boundary, on Wednesday next. Pig or money. Also on the same day a match by 10 amateurs of Richmond, same conditions. AT MR E. ROWLEY'S, Nag's Head Inn, Burntwood, to- morrow ( Monday), a sweepstakes of £ 15 will be shot, by 30 subscribers, at 10s each, 5 birds each, 21 yards rise, field the boundary,; guns |- bore, lfoz of shot. £ 1 will be added by the landlord. To commence at twelve o'clock. MR BOWERS, SHEPLEY.— In the sweepstakes announced in our last week's paper to take place to- morrow ( Monday), at twelve o'clock, the charge should have been lfoz instead of lioz of shot. A 10s SWEEPSTAKES will take place at the Queen's Arms, Adwalton Moor, to- morrow ( Monday), l^ oz of shot, 21 yards rise, 60 fall. After which a sweepstakes at sparrows will take place. To meet at one o'clock and shooting to commence at two. THOS. EARL will accept Thos. Kidd's challenge, on his own terms, excepting the bore of the gun. An answer per Bell's Life will have immediate attention. NURR AND SPELL— Samuel Preston of Batley will play any of the following, with lj- inch nurrs, viz, Wm. Haviour o Dewsbury, Heppy Newsome of Branch- road, Abraham Farrar of Batley, or Jonah Farrar, if he will give one rise in 20, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Thos. Hartley ( alias Tummy Lad) of Marsden, near Burnley, will play a match, for £ 25 a side, against Cook of Blackburn, Calvert of Harwood, or Oliver of Whalley, with holly nurrs and wood heads, 30 rises each. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. Hartley can be treated with any night next week at Richard Rushton's, New Inn, Marsden, near Burnley. £ 5 a side to be deposited on the night of the match being made, and the remainder to be made good in a month. To play half- way betwixt home aud home. John Tolson of Chickenley- lane is matched to play Thos, Mort of Ardsley, for £ 50 a side, on Saturday, the 24th inst, on Wake- field Common, 30 rises each, wood heads and nurrs. To meet at ten o'clock, to be ready to go on at twelve. Betting, 6 to 5 on Mort. BIRD FANCY— The Tynemouth Ornithological Society held their first show of canaries and cage birds at Sir Wm. Brown's, Church- road, on New Year's Day, when the following prizes were awarded:— Best yellow Belgium, Mr Ridley; buff, ditto; best yellow canary, Mr Mordue; buff, ditto ; best yellow mark canary, Mr Hewson; buff, Mr M'Phail; best yellow marked dun, Mr Hewson; buff, ditto; best spink mule, Mr Cockburn. The judges were Messrs Brown, Moore, and Cockburu. Mr R. Hill, of the Golden Shears, Chequer- alley, Whitecross- street, St Luke's, informs his friends and the public that he in. tends giving away a handsome solid silver snuff- box to be sung for by young goldfinches of last year's breeding; to come off on Monday. Feb 2. The snuff- box to be seen at the bar. A show of pigeons will take place at Mr Coomber's, Kentish Waggoners, Kent- street, Borough, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, when Mr H. Turvey will exhibit his beautiful stock of horsmans, also Mr Coe his stock of horsmau pouters. Many old fanciers have promised to bring their stocks. QUOITS.— Joseph Graham of Felling Shore and Geo. Harle of Long Benton played on the 1st inst, 8- inch quoits, 18 yards, clay ends. Harle was very confident, and 6 to 4 and 2 to 1 was bet on him. He made the first three, Graham the next eight, and went on gradually improving, and finally scoring61 to Harle's47. Hearing that Harle is not satisfied with his defeat, he can be accommodated with the same game again, and on the same ground. A letter through the post will be attended to addressed to Graham, at the Blue Bell Inn, High Felling, THROWING THE HAMMER.— Jas. Giles will back a man to throw the hammer or put the stone with any man in England or Scotland, for any sum. A communication through Bell's Life or a letter addressed to Jas. Giles, Army and Navy Hotel, Dover, Kent, will meet with attention. STONE THROWING— R. Martin is open to throw a stone against any man in England, for £ 5 or £ 10, the stone to weigh from loz to 2£ oz, Money ready at Mr Pridgeon's, Coachmakers' Arms, Robert- street, Blackfriars- road. FIRE— On Thursday morning, about one, a fire broke out at the Fortune of War public- house, East- street, Manchester- square, in the occupation of Mr Chapman, licensed victualler, and was nearly attended with the loss of several lives. It was first observed by a police constable in the lower part of the house, when he gave an immediate alarm, upon which the in- mates, who were asleep, appeared at the windows. Mrs Chap- man was at the first- floor, when she was urged to wait till the arrival of the engines, but she refused to do so, and got out. She grasped hold of the lamp- iron aud dropped from it. A police- constable tried to save her, iu doing which they were both thrown to the pavement. They were both so seriously hurt that it was necessary to take them to the hospital. The barman lowered himself from the second- floor by tying two sheets toge- ther, but before he reached the pavement the fire- escape arrived, by which he was rescued from his perilous position. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS FOB INVETERATE ULCERS.— Mrs Anne Edwards, of Gloucester, was a great sufferer for nearly twelve years with several obstinate ulcers in the legs, with a continual and noeternatural discharge, resisting every mode of treatment devised by her medical attendant and others of the faculty. Having heard of the nume- rous cures effected by Holloway's Pills and Ointment she was induqed to give them a trial, and to the astonishment of herself and friends was quickly and soundly cured. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden- lane, New York; by A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidicy, Smyrna; and E. Muir, Malta. LAW INTELLIGENCE. CANINE FANCY AND THE COURT OF EXCHEQUER.— On Tuesday an action for false imprisonment was tried in the Court of Exchequer. It was brought by one Riseam, a tailor and dog fancier, of Curtain- road, Shoreditch, against Jack Sabine, the well- known dog fancier of St Giles's. The plaintiff had a very valuable King Charles's spaniel, which he kept for breeding pur- poses ; he had had it from its birth, he being in possession of the father and mother. On the 11th of September the defend- ant claimed the plaintiff's dog, and upon his refusing to give it up he gave him into custody on the charge of dog stealing. He was locked up all night and taken before the magistrate, and, after hearing a witness for the plaintiff, he was discharged. The plaintiff then brought the present action. The following evi- dence was then adduced in support of this case:— Mr Riseam said: I am the plaintiff, and live in the Curtain- road, and had a King Charles's spaniel which I had had for four years. I bred him, I had had the mother 11 years. Iu September Isaacs asked that my dog might go to the defendant's. I took the dog to the defendant's, who said it was very much like a dog of his, but he would not take it from me. He came in two or three days and claimed the dog. I went with him to a friend, who said he knew it was my dog, but the defendant went out and got a policeman. He said he had lost the dog from his kitchen, and said, " Where you find the property there you find the thief." The defendant gave me into ? uSfody for dog stealing. I was taken to Shoreditch Station, when it C^ s said I must be taken to Bow- street, and the charge was then i'ken. I was locked up all night in a damp cell. The next morniiT* I ^ as taken before Mr Bingham. 1 called one witness, and the!? 1 was discharged.— Cross- examined: Ihe dog is here ( a most beau- tiful dog was produced). It is four years old. I have been loi- tering about Regent- street to meet gentlemen, but I don't walk about there with dogs. I am a tailor, and have a good business. I only once offered him for sale. He has never been out of my possession. I once sold a dog to Lord Kilmorey. It was not painted. I swear I never painted a dog. This dog was not sold to Isaacs. He is worth between £ 30 and £ 40. I keep him as a breeding dog. There is nothing peculiar in the jaw of this dog. I knew the defendant's dog. It was rotten with a surfeit. I had seen him at dog shows. He was a " deformed roofster." He could not shut his mouth properly. He was a smaller dog than mine.— Re- examined : I don't hawk dogs about for sale. The defendant is a very good judge of a dog.— William White : I am a policeman. The defendant called ma on the 11th of Sep- tember, and said he wished to give a man iu custody for stealing a dog, and he gave the plaintiff into my custody. I conveyed him to the Old- street station and then to Bow- street, where he was locked up, and the next morning I took him to Marlbo- rough- street, when he was discharged.— Cross examined : The magistrate said he should discharge the case. I don't recollect him saying that the identity of the dog was in question, and therefore he should not interfere. Several witnesses were called on the part of Sabine. The magistrate said the dog was to be given up to the plaintiff. Mr Sabine did not say that there was anything peculiar about the dog's jaw. I believe this to be the dog pro- duced at the police court.— By Mr Baron Bramwell :„ When the defendant gave the plaintiff into custody he did not examine the dog, but before the magistrate Mr Sabine's witnesses did examine and swear to the dog.— Mr Ball, an inspector at the Bow- street station, said that he took the charge in question. The defendant on giving the charge pointed out some peculiarity in the dog.— Cross- examined: The defendant did mention some peculiar mal- formation about the dog's jaw.— Mr. Isaacs, a dog and bird fan cier, carrying on business in Princes- street, Leicester- square: He had known both the plaintiff's dog and the defendant's dog. The dog in court was the plaintiff's dog. That was the same dog that was before the magistrate. It had been publicly shown by the plaintiff at fancy shows.— Cross- examined: The dog was worth £ 25 in the trade. The defendant's dog had his tongue cut. He had not observed anything peculiar about the jaw of the defendant's dog. The plaintiff's dog had his tongue cut. A dog might hang out his tongue, and that being a disfigurement it was sometimes cut off. It was one of the secrets of the pro- fession to increase the value of the dog. The plaintiff's dog was smaller than the defendant's, but was of the same colour Charles Ogles knew the defendant. He had bred the defendant's dog. He had heard that the defendant had lost his dog. The dog in court was not the defendant's dog.— Cross- examined: He was a glover by trade. He last saw the defendant's dog about three years ago. The dog in court appeared to have had his tongue cut. He did not know whether the defendant's dog had his tongue cut.— The case for the defendant was that the dog in question rea'ly was the defendant's dog, and therefore, although the verdict must be in favour of the plaintiff, the damages ought to be merely nominal.— John Sabine said: I am the defendant, aud live iu Bloomsbury. I am a bird fancier. I bought the dog in question from a Mr Scoen. I gave £ 13 and two other dogs for it. 1 lost my dog two years ago. Since I have lost the dog I have seen it with the plaintiff, who brought it to my shop. I told him it was my dog, and he promised to come again the next night. He did not come, and I went to his house and saw my dog. I told him I wanted my dog, and he said he would not give him up. I then gave him into custody for stealing it. The dog in court is my dog. The jaw is twisted, as the jury will see. He cannot bark like another dog. That is the dog that was before the magistrate.— tiross- examined : There is nothing peculiar about the roof of the dog's mouth. I did not say that there was when he was before the magistrate. The dog was stolen from my kitchen. I have got the date written down. My dog would be about five years old now. I told the magistrate that he was three years and a half old. I have never seen the plaintiff with a black and tan dog. When we were in a public- house I said my dog was very fond of sheep's head, and I fetched one. He would not touch the sheep's head, because I had a lady dog in the room, and that took his attention off. I don't walk up Regent- street with my dog. Since this action I have sold my things and spent the money. I have given up my house.— Re- examined: I used t ® give my dog a sheep's head every night for supper, When I lost my dog his tongue was not cut.— Mr Isaacs was recalled, and the defendant pointed out the peculiarity of the dog to him. He, however, said that he saw no peculiarity about the dog.— Wm. Beech, a fishmonger, said he knew the defendant's dog. The lower jaw of the dog in court was twisted. To the best of his belief that was the defendant's dog.— Cross- examined: He had examined the defendant's dog at the police court, and also se- veral times before it was lost.- Another witness was called, who also spoke to the identity of the dog.— Mrs Sabine, the wife of the defendant, said: I know my husband's dog. This dog is the one my husband lost. The side of the mouth where the tongue used to hang out is much less projecting than the other.— Counsel having addressed the jury for their respective clients, Mr Baron Bramwell, in summing up, said that it was admitted on the part of the defendant that the verdict must be in favour of the plaintiff, and therefore the only question would be tbe amount of damages. If the jury believed that the dog really belonged to the defendant the plaintiff would only be entitled to very small damages; but if they considered that the dog really belonged to the plaintiff, then he thought the damages should be mueh larger. People should be taught that when they were going to do acts which would make others suffer they should use the greatest caution, and if they acted with rashness they should be made to pay for it.— The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages— £ 20. SWYNFEN AND SWYNFEN.— THE RIGHTS OF COUNSEL.— On Monday, in the Court of Common Pleas, judgment was given by Mr Justice Crowder in this important case. It will doubtless be remembered that the value of the property in dispute was esti- mated at about £ 60,000. The cause, which was in the shape of an issue out of Chancery to try the validity of the jvill of Mrs Swynfen's late husband, came oil for trial at Stafford on Satur- day, the 15th of March last. Mrs Swynfen, Who claimed under the will, was plaintiff, and the heir- at- law was defendant. The leading counsel were— for the plaintiff, Sir F. Thesiger ; for the defendant, Sir A. Cockburu, then attorney- general, now Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. On the Saturday evening, at the close of the first day's trial, Sir Frederick Thesiger sent for Mrs. Swynfen, and suggested that she should compromise the cause, on the termsof getting the costs paid, and £ 1,000 a year for her life. She declined this offer, as she had previously declined a more advantageous one. It was pressed upon her. She finally left Sir Frederic, with tho understanding that she would send a definitive answer before the cause was resumed on the Monday morning. On the Sunday evening Sir Frederic received a tele- graphic message to the effect that the offer was refused ; and, as he himself admits, he then considered that there was no alterna- tive but to go on with the case. On the Monday morning, how- ever, before going into court, Mr Simpson, the plaintiff's attor- ney, communicated some information which made it addition- ally desirable, in the judgment of Sir Frederic, that the case should not proceed ; and he thereupon at once west, with Mr Simpson's knowledge, and, we may take it, with Mr Simpson's assent, to Sir Alexander Cockburn, to suggest a compromise. This was just before the sitting of the court. When the parties assembled in court, the terms of the compromise were arranged between the two leading counsel, in Mr Simpson's presence, but, as it appears, against his expressed wish. The lady was to have £ 1,000 a year for life, and a fixed sum was to be paid down for costs. Scarcely was the arrangement concluded when Mrs Swynfen arrived. She had come to hear her cause tried, was excessively indignant when she heard of the compromise, and, from that time to the present, had never, in the judgment of the court, done any act, or employed any expression, to show a subsequent ratification of what she originally so strongly disap- proved. On her final refusal to carry out the terms of the ar- rangement, a writ of attachment ( in other words, of impri on- ment for contempt of court, was moved for, and it is this writ which, ou Monday last, in accordance with Mr Justice Crow- der's judgment, was refused. This judgment proceeds on three grounds— first, that Mrs Swynfen never gave, either by herself, or by her attorney, any special authority to Sir Frederic Thesi- ger, to make the arrangement he did ; second, that nothing in her subsequent proceedings amounted to a ratification of what bad originally been done without her consent; third, that Sir Frederic Thesiger, apart from any special authority, or subse- quent ratification, had no general authority, arising from the mere relation of counsel and client, to compromise a cause against the client's wish, or without the client's assent. Of these grounds, the third involves an important general question; the two former proceed on the particular circumstances of the case. As to any special authority, it is abundantly clear that none was ever given by Mrs Swynfen herself. With regard to any such authority supposed to be given by her attorney, there i3 surely great weight in the opiuion expressed by Mr Justice Crowder, that " after counsel has had a personal interview with his client, for the express purpose of obtaining authority to a compromise on a given basis, which the client has declined to give, the counsel ought not to act even upon the direct instruc- tions of the attorney, if at variance with the client's expressed determination." SPIRITED ENCOUNTER WITH GAROTTERS. — On Thursday evening one of the most spirited encounters with robbers we ever remember to have seen recorded took place at Rock Ferry, on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, which would in all probability have led to the capture of a footpad had not the gentleman assailed been overpowered by a third person. Mr Saxby, a young medical student, aged about 20 years, sou of a gentleman residing at Rock Ferry, in the immediate neighbourhood of Birkenhead, was walking along the highway near his father's house, about half- past five o'clock, when he observed two sus- picious- looking men sauntering at an irregular pace behind him. Suspecting that they intended him foul play, he stopped at the first gaslamp, and waited there until they passed him. As they did so lie heard one of them say, in an undertone, " He shall have this iu his guts if he gives us any of his humbug." Mr Saxby, being a young man of considerable courage, and having been instructed by his father in sword exercise, grasped a short stout stick he had in his right hand, drew a penknife, which he opened and held in his left hand, and followed the men, determined to see the end of it. He had on two overcoats, and in the breastpocket of one was a stout pocket- book. After proceeding a little way one of the men turned suddenly round aud exclaimed, with an oath, " What are you following us for?" Mr Saxby replied, in a determined voice, " I will tell you what for if you will follow me to the police office." The man muttered a curse, turned round, and went on, the young medical student still following. On reaching a lonely- part of the road, near some railway arches, the same man again turned round and rushed upon Mr Saxby with a large knife in his hand. Mr Saxby put himself in a position of defence, and warded off a fierce blow. Then commenced a regular " set- to," the burglar slashing and cutting with his large knife, Mr Saxby receiving the blows on his stick, and slashing his assailant ou the head, face, and neck with his penknife. With one desperate lunge the robber plunged his knife in the young man's side, the blade cutting through the two coats, and being only arrested in its progress to the heart by the pocket- book, which it pene- trated half through. At this juncture the second robber made his way behind Mr Saxby, and garotted him. A short time after- wards Captain Hultnan, of the ship Lady Ebringtoii, passing along the road found him lying senseless in the middle of the way, with a slight cut across the forehead, his pockets rifled, liis trusty stick by his side covered with incisions, and the pen knife stained with blood, and the garotter's large knife by his side. Captain Hulman removed the young man to his'own house, where he remained until he returned to consciousness; and every admirer of " pluck" will be glad to learn that he is comparatively unhurt. His assailant no doubt bears unmis- takeable marks of the encounter on his face, and the police expect, on that account, to trace him to his hiding place. A RAILWAY GUARD KILLED.— A few days ago a guard of a luggage train, named James Woodbury, met with a fatal acci- dent at the Ilkeston Junction, eight miles from Nottingham. Woodbury was stepping on to the break before the train had stopped, when from some cause or other it was jerked, and the man was pitched over. He was frightfully mutilated, and died soon after his removal to the Nottingham General Hospital. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. DOG STEALING.— At Marlborough- street, on Monday, Thomas Williams, better known as Con Foley, was charged under the following circumstances:— Mr John Davies, of No 41, Broad- street, Golden- square, deposed that on Monday last a valuable spaniel dog was stolen from his premises, and in spite of all his efforts to recover the same, he heard nothing of it unt il Thursday last, when the prisoner called upon him and said, " You have lost a dog, ain't you, my friend F" Witness replied that some one had stolen his dog, and he had been to the police about it. The prisoner then said he knew where it was ; it was in the hands of a dealer, who had purchased it of another man for a pound, and if witness wbuld give him that amount, he thought he could get it for him. Prosecutor consented, and the prisoner made an appointment to meet him the following night at a pub- lic- house in Bethnal Green. Witness accordingly met the pri- soner, when the latter made an apology for not having the dog, but promised to bring it to Keyes's public- house in Compton- street, on Saturday night. In the meanwhile prosecutor com- municated with the police, aud having previously marked some silver, he, with a constable, went to the public- house in question where they saw the prisoner waiting. Witness asked for the dog, and prisoner said if he would pay down a trifle by way of instalment, he would fetch the dog. Witness then gave prisoner Is 6d, when he left the house, followed by witness, who gave him into custody for receiving money to restore a stolen dog. Pri- soner, who denied the charge, was committed for trial under the sixth section of " Bishop's Act." THE GREAT CITY FRAUDS.— At the Mansion House, on Wed- nesday, Saward and Anderson were again examined, charged with committing numerous forgeries on City bankers. Very few witnesses were examined, and the prisoners were once more remanded for a week. THE DouBI'E MURDER AT WALWORTH.— At Lambeth, on Wednesday, Mrs Martha Bacon was again examined, charged with the murder of her t\ TO children. Since the last examina- tion circumstances have transpired in connection with this un- fortunate tragedy of a startling and nimbly suspicious character, and on Tuesday evening Inspector Young, Tfbo has been ably aud actively engaged in their investigation, attended before Mr Elliott, with Bacon, the father of the murdered children a^ d the husband of the poor woman just removed from the bar, when the inspector ( addressing the magistrate) said : Your worship, having heard far the first time, on the morning of the inquest on the children, that a robbery had been committed in the house where the murder was committed, I made it my business to see Mr Bacon the next day, and he then informed me that be- tween the time of his leaving home on the Monday morning, the 29th, and his return on the Wednesday morning, the 31st, his house had been robbed of a £ 5 bank note, two sovereigns, a Geneva watch belonging to his wife, and a suit of clotbes. The note and sovereigns, he said, were in a small box, placed in a chest of drawers, the watch on the drawers, and the suit of clothes hung outside in the lobby of the upstairs room. The five- pound note he describes as one of four which he had received from the London and Westminster Bank for a check which he had sent to him by Mr Aller, his solicitor at Stamford; and the money, the watch, and the clothes he said he saw safe on leaving his home at an early hour on Monday morning. The watch he said he had purchased from his brother, who lived in Charles- street, Northampton- square, and used to be worn by his wife, and its number was 32,798. It was a silver Geneva watch. The suit of clothes he described as consisting of a great coat with pockets at the sides, a frock- coat, and trowsers. Having received these particulars, I first proceeded to inquire about the notes, and, having procured the numbers, I found that three of them had been paid into the Bank of England on the 20th and 21st of November. A fourth note Mr Bacon passed on the 24th of De- cember at a shop, No. 41, Bishopsgate- street, but that had not been paid into the bank again, and therefore I cannot say whether it is one of the four mentioned; but Mr Bacon dis- tinctly told me that the note stolen was one of those he had received from the London and Westminster Bank, in change for a £ 30 check.— Mr Elliott: Then the whole of the four notes had been passed away, and three of them reached the Bank of England before the alleged robbery?— Mr Young: Yes, your worship, but I am not certain whether the note passed in Bishopsgate- street is one of the four he're- ceived at the London and Westminster Bank. I told him ( Bacon) I had traced out the four notes, and asked him if the one he had passed in Bishopsgate- street was one of those he received at the London and Westminister Bank, when he hesi- tated a good deal, and at length said he had other notes since he came to London. I asked him particularly where he got this particular note from, and he varied considerably in his state- ments, as he has frequently done through my inquiry, and could not tell me. The inspector further said that Bacon told him he left his wife on the morning of Monday, in bed, quite comfort- able. That he kissed her before leaving, aud that she had tied up his finger before he left. I asked him what was the matter with his finger, and he said he cut it while cutting a stick. I asked him to show it to me, and he exhibited his left hand, when I found a straight cut between the first and second joints of the first finger, half an inch in length, and about an eighth of an inch in depth.— Mr Elliott: A straight and deep cut r— Young : Yes, a deep cut, and even about this Bacon prevaricated, for he after- wards told me the cut had been occasioned by the knife slipping while carving the dinner on the Sunday, but could not account for his not having it dressed before his starting on the Monday morning, when his wife did it for him. He saw the money safe on the Monday morning, when he went to the box for the purpose of getting a piece of cotton to dress his finger with. In conclusion, Young said that almost every time that he had asked Bacon for fresh information, and adverted to that which he told him be- fore, his statements were different, contradictory, and most un- satisfactory. Bacon, in reply to what had been stated by the inspector, said that his mind had been so perplexed, and he had been so examined and cross- examined by the inspector, that though with every disposition to tell the truth, and not mislead, he might have said things that were not exactly correct. He loved his wife and children, he said, too well, and had done everything in his power to make them happy; and he was quite sure, he said, that his wife loved her children too much to have done it. He felt quite sure it was done by somebody who had come in at the door and not at the window, for he himself, while in bed one night, heard somebody at the lock, and when he went down and opened the door, he saw a man walk up the street. Before leaving town, he had gone to his cousin, to get her not to take care of her, but to be a companion and a protector to her for the night.— Mr Elliott: Then you suppose your children were murdered by somebody coming in at the door ?— Bacon: I really do, sir.— The case was again remanded. THE METROPOLITAN CAB FARES.— At Clerkenwell, on Thurs- day, Dr O'Connor, of Montagu- street, Montagu- square, one of the physicians of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn- road, who was summoned last week by W. Clarke, a cabman, badge 390, for refusing to pay him his legal fare, but whose case was re- manded for the purpose of having the ground measured again, attended before Mr Tyrwhitt to hear his decision. This case has excited considerable interest, and this was the third time that it has been before the court. It appears that Dr O'Connor has frequently ridden in a cab from the stand at the corner of Francis- street, Tottenham Court- road, to the Royal Free Hos- pital, for which he has paid a fare of 6d. Some weeks back cab- man William Clarke, 390, obtained two summonses against him for two fares of 6d each, which, on being heard before Mr Tyrwhitt, were decided according to tne official book of cab fares, which states the distance to be 420 yards more than a mile, and Dr O'Connor was obliged to pay 8s, includ- ing the costs of the two summonses, the cabman's loss of time, and the two sums demanded. In a few days after Dr O'Con- nor appeared at this court before Mr Tyrwhitt, when he stated that, having some doubts of the correctness of the book, he walked the distance in 1,582 steps, and subsequently had the ground measured by a competent person on two several occasions, when it was found to be only 1,580 yards, that is 180 less than a mile, and he therefore thought the case a fit one for re- investigation. This the magistrate declined doing, and Dr O'Connor continued to ride the same distance, giving only 6d for the fare, with the view of again bringing the matter under the notice of the magistrate for further investigation. Last Menday week Dr O'Connor got into the cab, the driver of which had previously summoned him to this court, and, on re- fusing to pay more than 6d, another summons was issued against him, which came on for hearing on Wednesday week, on which day it was arranged that the ground should be measured by the officer of the court, and it was accordingly adjourned for further hearing, when the magistrate decided, after the officer of the court had stated that he had measured the ground, and found it to be 390 yards short of a mile, that the book was wrong, and therefore his judgment must be in favour of Dr O'Connor and against the cabman.— The cabman objected to the decision, as being in opposition to the act, which stated that the official book of the commissioners was to be considered conclusive in all cases of disputed fares.— Mr Tyrwhitt said that view was perfectly correct until the book was found to be wrong. In this case, owing to some accident, he supposed, the book was found to be wrong, and he could not decide in favour of what was wrong against a fact. His judgment, therefore, must be in favour of Dr O'Con- nor until corrected by a superior tribunal or authority.— Dr O'Connor contended that the act must be interpreted in its popular meaning and intention, which was to establish a correct authority in disputed points between cabmen and the public. It could not be supposed that the Legislature ever intended the act to give support to that which, whether by accident or care- lessness, was grossly incorrect. He had gone to some expense and loss of time in this matter, for the purpose of getting it cor- rected by the proper authorities, and he was glad he had so far succeeded.— The cabman applied for his expenses, and the costs of the present summons, which the magistrate declined to grant.— Dr O'Connor, in reply to a question, declined to press for his expenses against the cabman, al- though he considered the cabman deserved some punishment, for he admitted he was aware the distance was under a mile, and that he was taking advantage of the error in the commis- sioners' book of fares, which he supposed, right or wrong, was conclusive authority in his favour.— Mr Tyrwhitt, under these circumstances, advised the cabman not to say any more on the matter, lest it should turn out that he would be the sufferer. He hoped this error in the book of fares would be represented to the Commissioners of Police, with a view to its correction.— The parties then left the court. F OM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, JAN 13. , ADMIRALTY.— Corps ot Royal Marines : First- Lieut Roberts to be i i st- lieut and quartermas, v Mawbey, prom. BANKRUPTS. JOSEPH IIARBUT, Southampton, licensed victualler. ^ JAMES^ HENRY ^ SMITH, Oxford- street and Cou naught- terrace, JOSEPH* WHITESIDE, IDavies- street, Berkeley- square, watch ma- nufacturer, ROBERT HENRY BOLLIN, King's Lynn, carriage builder. EDMUND GODDARD, London- wall, Old- jewry, Fenchurch- street, and Aldgate, provision dealer. RICHARD CARPENTER, Museum Tavern, Bloomsbnry, GEORGE DAVEY, Murray- street, New North- road, plumbei'. GEORGE FEARIS, Lambeth- walk, draper. HENRY OSBORN, Water- lane and Great Windmill- street, Haymar- ket, wine merchant. WILUAM T GRAVENOR, Birmingham, hatter. SAMIJISL BAi LEV, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, grazier. ' sen « West Bromwich, Staffordshire, coal master. AbHiED HEN. jjaRROLD, Frome Selwood, Somersetshire, chemist. THOS. HENRYTRIPNEY, Perranporth, Cornwall, woollendraper. RAMSDE. N RAWNSLEY, Halifax, builder. KNOWLTON WILSON, Sheffield, surgeon. JOHN UN WIN, Seacombe, Cheshire, baker. JAMES GRIFFIN, Liverpool, poulterer. ^ r . vL- iri SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS, G. LANK HAM, Iuchture, Perthshire, saddler. B. WDODSandJ p. GALLOWAY, Glasgow, merchants. J. and J. W. VINT, Edinburgh, merchants. T. NESS. Leith, blacksmith. A. LAW, Glasgow, coal merchant. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY, JAN 16. WAR DEPARTMENT, PALL- MALL, JAN 15.- Scots Fusilier Gds : Lieut and Capt the Hon R. Mostynto be instructor of musketry— 3d Regt of Foot: Ens the Hon J. W. Hewitt, from the 4th Ft. to be ens, v Eames. who ex; Lieut E. Greg has been permitted to resign his commissien,— 4th: Ens R. F. Eames, from the 3d Ft, to be ens, v Hon J, W. Hewitt, who ex.— 8th : Capt R. R. Meade, from the 94th Ft, to be capt, v Hartley, who ex.— 21st: Lt H. W. Hartford, from the 3d West India feegt, to be heut, v de Ruvighes, who ex.- 23d: Lt- Col S. Wells, from the 25th Ft. to be lieut- col, v Brev- Col Lysons, who ex.— 24th: Ass- Snrg C. C. Demp- ster, from the 46th Ft, to be ass- surg, v Holloway, app to the Staff.— 2ath: Brev- Col D. Lysons, from the 23d Ft, to be lieut- col, v Wells, who ex.— 30th : Lieutenant C. J. Moorsom to be instructor of musketry.— 40th: Ass- Surg T. Mines, from the staff to be ass- surg, v Ligertwood, prom oa the Staff,— 46th: Aseist- Surg J. G. Faught, from the Hospital Staff, to be assistrsurg, v Dempster, appointed to the 2tth Foot — 51st: Ens R. W. Oldham to be lieut, v Gloag. who ret; R. N, Cobb, gent, to be ers. v Oldliam.— 62d: Capt G. W, B, Hu<£ « , rroto h- p 62d Foot to be capt, v Brev- Maj Cooch. whose brevet rank has been converted into the sub- stantive rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6tli Oct, 1854.— 65th : Assist- Su- ig W. Snell, from the staff, to be assist- surg, v Park, prom to the staff.— 74th : The surname ot the ensign promoted to a lieutenancy, by purchase, in the Gazette of the 9tli instant, is Deare and not Dear, as previously, statsd.— 77tli; Lieut R. B. Hill to be adj, v Le Feuvr, re- signed.— 81st: S. William Bell, gent, to be ensign, v Schlotel, prom.— 89th : Lieut S. Hall to be capt, v Brev- Maj Mercer, who ret; Capt E. Morris, from h- p 89th Ft, to be capt, v Hall, placed upon h- p ; Assist- Surg J. Wiles has been permitted to res his commission.— 91th*: Capt R. Hartley, from 8th Ft, to becapt, v Meade, who ex.— 95th : Lieut J. N. Crealock to be instructor of musketry.— 99 th : Lieut A. Macdonald to be capt, v Montgomerie, who ret; Ens W. J. Kempson to be lieut, v Mac- donald ; J. W. Harman, gent, to be ens, v Kempson : Lieut T. H. Clark- son to be adj, v Macdonald, prom— Rifle Brigade : Lieut H. M. Moor- som to be instructor of musketry.— 2d West India Regt: Lieut Charles Henry Theodore Bruce de Ruvignes, from 21st Ft, to be lieutenant, v Hartford, who exchanges.— Gold Coast Corps: Ensign Charles Hewett to be lieutenant, without pur, v Kysh, appointed paymaster 91st Ft. DEPOT BATTALIONS.— To be instructors of musketry : Capt W. J. M. Cuningham, Rifle Brigade; Capt G. H. Twemlow, 7ch Ft; Capt E. W. Sargent, 18th Ft; Capt J. Drysdale, 42d Ft; Capt W. J. Carden, 77tli Ft Capt J. C. Sweney, 9lst Ft; Capt A. B. Wallis, 33d Ft ; Capt J. Spratt, 68thFt; Capt J. S. Swan. 54th Ft; Capt S. B. Gordon, 49th Ft UNAT- TACHED : Maj G. Robeson, from the 1st West India Regt, to be lieut- col, without pur ; Brev Maj C. Cooch, 62d Ft, to have his brev rank con- verted into substantive rank, under the Royal Warrant, 6th Oct. 1854 HOSPITAL STAFF— Deputy Inspec- Gen of Hospitals S. M, Hadaway, from h- p, to be Deputy Inspector- Gen of Hospitals, v M'Andrew, prom- Deputy Inspeotor- GeneJal ef Hospitals A, S. Macdonell, from h- p, to be Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals, v Dartnell, who ret on h- p; Assistant- Surgeon J. L. Holloway, from 24th Ft, to be Assistant- Surg to the Forces, v Faught, app to 46th Ft. The undermentioned Acting Assistant- Surgeons to be Assistant- Surgeons to the Forces:— W. M. Milton, W. Patton, J. J. Henry, v Mosse, res. BBEVET- jfTlie under- mentioned- officers, upon half- pay, to have the honorary rank cf in- spector- general of hospitals :— Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals John Richardson; Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals Jbha Miller, M. D.; Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals Richard Dowse. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the East India Com- pany's army, consequent upon the death of Lieut- Gen T. Morgan, Bom- bay Infantry, on 6th Dec, 1856: To be lieut- gen: Maj- Gen J. Perry, Madras Infantry; to be maj- general: Col H. J. Wood, C. B., Bengal Artillery. The undermentioned officers ofthe East India Company's service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank as fol- lows : To be lieut- cols i Major J. H. Kennedy, Madras Infantry; Major G. Scott, Bengal Light Cavalry. BANKRUPTS. ROBERT HENRY HILL, GEORGE ROBERT HUDSON, and FREDERICK HUDSON, London- wall, importers. HORATIO BUNTING, Colchester, seedsman. JOSEPH GELSTHORP, Nottingham, builder. JOSEPH BAXTER, Gooch- street, Birmingham, victualler. JOSEPH HENRY CLARKE, Leicester, hatter. WILLIAM DUCKWORTH, Church, near Accrington, Lancashire, cotton manufacturer. . WILLIAM BURCH, Back Hill, Hatton Garden, lastmaker. RICHARD HARRISON and JOHN JAMES COLE, Twig Folly, Bethnal Green, barge builders. JOHN OLDH AM, Long- acre, currier. DAVID SHOVE, Croydon. Surrey, tallow chandler. WILLIAM T GRAVENOR, Birmingham, hatter and milliner. THEODORE ROBINSON KENWAY, Birmingham, broker and commission merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ADAM WATSON, Hutchesontown of Glasgow, coal merchant. ALEXANDER AITKENHEAD, Olasgow. baker. EMIL GOLSTON and Co, Glasgow, importers of foreign goods. VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST A CHEMIST.— On Tuesday last, an adjourned inquiry was held before W. Harding, Esa, coroner for North Staffordshire, at the Talbot Hotel, Stoke- upon- Trent, respecting the death of Ann Hancock, a widow, who died on Tuesday, the 6tli inst. It appeared, from the evidence © f a female acquaintance, who lodged intliesamehouse, tliatachemist of the name of Hollis, living at Stoke, came to see the deceased on the Friday previous to her death, to whom witness at her re- quest gave a packet containing savin. Hollis put it in his pocket, and iu about ten minutes went down stairs and received from witness a bottle with some mixture in it, which she also gave him at deceased's request. He then went away, but returned towards noon, and went up stairs into the deceased's room, shortly after which witness was called for. She proceeded to relate circum- stances which proved the recent delivery of a child, and Hollis's injunction to her to keep it a secret, as it might get him into trouble. The deceased died on the Tuesday after. K postmortem examination proved that she had been some months in a state of pregnancy, and that death had resulted from premature and violent delivery. Thejury found a verdict of Manslaughter against Hollis, who is committed to the county gaol to take his trial. THE WOLVERHAMPTON CATTLE MARKET SEIZED BY BAILIFFS. — Immediately upon the Wolverhampton cattle market being opened for business on Wednesday morning, sixteen bailiffs entered upon possession, and received the tolls under a writ of elegit obtained by Mr Hughes, by which that gentleman is au- thorised to receive the tolls until his claim against the Corpora- tion for services as engineer in connection with the late applica- tion to Parliament for a bill to construct waterworks is satisfied. If Mr Hughes keeps possession of the market, it is thought that the annual expense incurred will be two- thirds of the receipts, while the lessees of the tolls will have good grounds for an action for damages against the Corporation; in fact, it is said that they have already obtained legal advice on the subject. At a monthly meeting of the Town Council, on Monday, on the motion of Alderman Simpkiss, seconded by Councillor Morris, it was unanimously resolved that a voluntary rate of 6d in the pound be recommended for the purpose of paying off the claim. Twenty- four of the gentlemen present put down their names to guarantee the repayment of £ 850 to be borrowed from one of the banks in the town, in anticipation of the proceeds of the volun- tary rate.— Worcester Chronicle. GAROTTING IN NOTTINGHAM.— On Friday morning week, about two o'clock, a young man named Gregg, Nottingham, was proceeding up Shakspeare- street, towards his residence, when three men pushed out of a passage upon him. One of the ruf- fians grasped his threat, and the other two tried to secure his arms. Gregg wrestled with the robbers, and kicked one of them so violently upon the stomach that he fell. Gregg then called loudly for help while struggling with the other two, and one of the nightly police hearing his cries, instantly sprang his j rattle, when the ruffians made off, one of them taking the direc- j tion of the School for the Blind, leading into the town. This | man was closely pnrsued by Gregg, and in a short time over- i taken, and stunned by a blow from his pursuer. By the aid of : the policeman tbe fellow was secured, and lodged in the police station. He proved to be a notorious character, well known to the police. It appears that the robbers were on the watch for a gentleman who resides in the neighbourhood where the affair occurred, and who arrived at home only five minutes ufterwards in a cab. While struggling with his assailant, Gregg told them that they were mistaken in their man, and that he had only a small sum of money about him. Throughout the whole affair the greatest courage was manifested by the intended victim. CRYSTAL PALACE.— Return of admissions for six days ending ! Saturday, January 10,1857, 9,744. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK- LANE.- FRIDAY. We have had a great deal of rain and sharp frost since this day week. The country markets have been fairly supplied with Wheat; but tue character of the transactions have been marked with the same caution as heretofore. In prices very little variation to report. The samples of English Wheat on show at Mark- lane this merning were very trifling. In the few sales made Monday's rates were about realised. The imports ot Foreign have been pretty iair; the demand was in a very sluggish state, but no decline was quoted. Barley maintains its value, with a steady demand. Without any pressure of Oats on the market, either of Foreign or other sorts, buyers had to pay extreme quotations. Beans and Peas were scarcely inquired for; however, they were not offered ou lower terms. The Flour trade was quite as inactive as on Monday, and country marks as well as American barrels had rather a downward tendency.— Current prices, per quarter.— British:— Wheat, Essex, Kent, and Sulb'fi, white, 55s to 68s; ditte, tine selected runs, 67s to 74s; ditto red, 49s to 63s; ditto, Talavera, 71s to 80s; Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire 49s to 68s. Barley— Malting, 36s to 40s: grinding and distilling', 36s to 42sj Chevalier, 44s to 53s. Malt— Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, 66s to 75s; Kingston, Ware, and town- made, 76s to 78s. Oats— Essex and Suffolk, 21 s to 25s; Scotch and Lincolnshire potato, 24s to 29s; feed, 23s to 25s; Irish potato, 25s to 28s. Rye, 38s to 40s. Beans— Mazagan, 34s to 36s; tick and harrow, 37s to 40s; pigeon, 40s to 43s; iong pod, — to —. Peas - Non boilers, 34s to 38s ; white, EiSsexand Kent boilers, 39s to 42s j ditto Sne Suffolk, 42s to 44s; maple, 39s to 42s; grey, S6s to 38s. Flour— Best marks, delivered, per sack, 58s to 60s: secondary and country ditto, 43s to 48s. FOREIGN.—^ Wheat— Dantzic and Konigsberg, 74s to 82s; ditto, ditto, extra, 83s to 88s ; Rostock and Wolgast, 69s to 79s; Belgian and Pomeranian, 79s to 76s; Danish and Silesian, 59s to 68s: Italian and Ma- rianople. — s to — s; Odessa,— 6 to— S; American and Canadian. 6Dsto 75s. Barley— Malting,— s to— s; grinding and distilling, 35s to 42s. Oats — Poland brew, 25s to 29s; feed, 22s to 28s. Beans— small, 37s to 41s, Egyptian, 31s to 33s. Peas— white boilers, 39s to 41s; yellow ditto, 35sto 37s; non boilers, 35s to 38s. Flour— Spanish, per saek, 55s Co 53s ; Canadian and American sour, 30s to « 34s; sweet, 35s to 38s. BREAD.— The price of Bread in tlie City and at the West End is still maintained at 9d to 9Jd the 41b loaf: but in other places the bakers are selling the best bread at oJtdthe 41b loaf, while in the cheap iteigbour- hoods they profess to sell at 7Jd. SEEDS.— Linseed continues to command high prices, with a fair and steady demand. Rapeseed realised as much money; choice qualities were taken in small quantities. There are rather more samples of Clo- verseed now offering ; high rates are demanded, but only a lew parcels of fine qualities were disposed of. Trefoil was saleable on for frier terms, English as well as French. Canaryseed remains dull and de- pressed, with rather more offering; the stocks of old, in formerly firm hands, are now pressed with an anxiety to sell. Prices as follow ,— Turnips, white, 20sto21s per bushel; ditto, Swede, — s to — s; Mustard brown, 21s to 27s; white, 10s tol3sj Tares, - winter, 5s Od to 6s 0< i, Canary, 70s to 76* per qr.; Rye Grass, 24s to 34s; Clover, red, Englfeb, 70s to 76s per cwt.; ditto, white, 68s to 70s ; ditto, Foreign, red, 70s to 76s; ditto, white, 78s; Trefoil, new, 30s to 32s; Carraway, new, 44s lo 46s per cwt; Coriander, 22s to 24s: Hemi> secd, 4Ss to 46s per qr. English Linseed— Sowing, 68s to 70s per qr: crushing, » 6s to 65s. Foreign Lir* seed— Baltic, 59s to 62s per qr; Odessa, — s to — s. Linseed Cakes- English, £ 10 10s to £ 11 5s per ton; Foreign, £ 10s te £ 12 0s; Raie Cakes, £ 6 0s to £ 8 10s : Rapeseed, new, £ 82 to £ 84 per last, METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, FRIDAY.- At to- day's mar- ket there was an average supply of Beasts on sale. For most breeds we had a dull inquiry at Monday's currency. The show of Sheep was limited ; nevertheless, the Mutton trade ruled heavily; in prices how- ever no change took place. Calves were in short supply and steady re- quest, at an improvement in value of 2d per 81b. In Pigs no alteration. Beef— Inferior coarse Beasts, 3s 6dto3s 8d; second quality, 3s lOd to 4s 2d; prime large Oxen, 4s 6d te 4s 101; prime Scots, 5s ( Jd to 5s 2d, Sheep— Infer coarse Sheep, 3s lOd to 4s 2d; second quality, 4s id to 4s 8U, prime coarse woolled, 4s lOd to 5s Od; prime South Down 5s 2d to 5s it , Ciilies— Large coarse Calves, 4s Oi to 4s lOd; prime small 5s Od to 5a 8a, Pork— Large Hogs, 3s 8d to 5s 4d, neat small porkers is 6d to 5s 2< f, Suckling Calves 23s to 30s each; quarter- old store Pigs 2" 2s to 28s0dd: tto, Lambs « 0sud to 0s 0d.— Head of Cattle on sale— Beasts 1, ICO, Cows 115, Sheep a* nd Lambs 3,000, Calves 190. Pigs 300. Foreign— Beasts were —, Sheep 140, Calves 105. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, FRIDAY.— The trade generally ruled inactive, at the following prices;— Inter Beef 3s Od to 3s 4d, middling 3s 6d to 4s Od, prime large ditto 4s 2d to 4s id, prime small ditto 4s 6d to 4s 8d. Inferior Mutton 3s 6d to 3s 8d, middling ditto 3s lOd to 4s 4d, prime ditto 4s 6il to 4s 8d. Veal 3s 8a to 4s lOd. Large Pork 3s 8d to 4s 4d. small ditto 4s Sd to 5s id. ENGLISH BUTTER.- English Butter could be purchased cheaper, the domand is sluggish, and supply of a limited character. Freeh But- ter exhibits symptoms in the quality of improvement.— Dorset, new, 116s to; i20s, ditto middling 104s to 108s, Devon — s to - s— iTtebti Us to 15s per dozen lb. PROVISION MARKET.— The arrivals last week from Ireland were 2,178 firkins of Butter, and 1,457 bales of Bacon; and from foreign ports 9.474 casks of Butter, and 92 bales Bacon. In the Irish Butter market, with the exception of fineCarlows which now range at prices from 116s to 120s, the trade in Irish descriptions remaiii without any particular circumstance to notice, and even transactions in this sort are only ot a retail character. The trade, generally speaking, is rather inactive.— Carlow quality 110s to 120s, Limericks 103s to 112s. Kilrush and Ennis - s to— s, Third Cork 110s to U6s, Tralee Cork 106s to 110s. We have a plentiful supply of Foreign, aud lower rates were accepted, which made the trade feel its influence, and should there be an increase on the pre- sent quantity we shall be overstocked beyond necessary requirements. Holders seem rather presumptuous, « nd did not refuse to submit to a a decline of 2s on the indifferent qualities. The undermentioned are the prices :— Friesland 120s - to 122s Od, surplus — s to - s, seconds — s to — St, Groningen — s to — s, Zwoll — s to — s, Kampen — s to — s, Holland — s to — s, fine Boach — s to — s Od, inferior— s to— s, Leer — s to — s, Kiel 118s to 124s Od, Jersey — s Odto —, French 96s Od. Bacon— In the Bacon market there was an improved demand, and a fair business was transacted at an advance of about Is per cwt. Prices: — Waterford66s to 67s, Limerick 62s to 63s, Hamburgh 60s to 62s, ditto bale middles 66s, tierce and bales 64s to65s. American singed — s to — s. new American middles 56s, old 52s to — s, roll Bacon 72s. Beef and Pork. — Little or no improvement in the demand for old provisions can be looked for while sales on the part of Government continue. An inquiry was manifested for new Beef and Pork, generally high rates demanded. Hams and Lard may be quoted J2s below the previous week's prices. WOOL MARKET, FRIDAY.— In English Wool there is a very firm demand, at extreme quotations, and many holders refuse to sell except on higher terms. Foreign and Colonial Wools moves off very steadily, at extreme quotations. The imports last week amounted to 40 bales trom Hamburg, 2 from Rotterdam, i6 from Buenos Ayes, 300 from Sydney, 243 from Port Natal, and 2 from Ostend. The following are the prices of English Wool:— Down Tegs Wool Is 54d to Is63d, ewes is3jd to Is 5d, Half- bred Hoggets Is 44d to Is 5d, Kent wetliers Is 4d to Is 5d, Leicester Fleeces Is 4d to Is 5d, Combing Skins Is Od s ® Is 4d, Flannel Wool 0s lid to Is 3d, Blanket ditto lOd to Is 2d. HOP MARKET, BOROUGH, FRIDAY.— Our market continues since our last report in the same firm and healthy condition as of late; the de- mand for fine Hops continues steady, and prices firm, but for brown and inferior samples there is not much demand. Fine yearlings still main- tain their recent advance. The importation of Hops for the week end- ing on Saturday last has been— into London 68 bales. The exfiOLt- tion for the same period has been from London to New Zealand < n,. ii5, Melbourne £ 114, Algoa Bay £ 60, Sydney £ 550. Prices as follow : — Mid and East Kent pockets £ 3 10s to £ 5 15s, Weald of Kent £ 3 5s to ti 14s, Sussex £ 3 0s £ 8 16s per cwt. HAY MARKETS, THURSDAY.— The markets have been very well supplied to- day, for which there was a good demand experienced. The alterations in prices are but trifling. Quotations:— Smithfield— Meadow Hay 55s to 84s, new — s to — s, Clover Kay 70s to 105s, new — s to — s— Straw 24s to 29s. Cumberland— Meadow Hay 55s to 84s, new — s tc — s, Clover Hay 70s to 105s, new — sto — s— Stow 24s to 29s. White- ehapel— Meadow Hay 55s to 81s. new — s to — s, Clover Hay 70s to 100s, new— s to — s— Straw 24s to 29s. LEATHER MARKET, FRIDAY.— The Leather Market has been but moderately supplied this week. Crops, light Foreign and English butts have met an active demand at fully former rates. Common and shaving hides have also been in good request, without any alteration iu value. Skins of all averages sold freely at £ d to Id per lb advance. Kips continue very scarce, and are much inquired for, particularly those of light weights. No change has occurred in either offals or shoulders, The sale of other goods have not been extensive. The following are the currencies:— Crop Hides, 281b to 401b each, 16d to 19id per ll>; 401b to 541b, 19id to 21id; 541b to 601b, ll^ d to 22d ; Bull Hides 13d to 15d; Vitrei Butts, Odto Od; English Butts, 21d to31d; Foreign Butts 19d to29d; Foreign Hides, 16Jd to 19d; Dressing Hidts 15d to 18Jd; ditto Shaved, 18d to 19Jd; best Saddlers' Hides, 17d to 21d; English Horse E ides, 12d to 17d; German Hides, 121 to 17d; Spanish Horse Hides 13d to 18d; Calf Skins ( if rounded, 2d to 4d per lb more), 801b to 401b per dozen,, 13d to 22d; 401b to 501b, 18d to 23d; 501b to 601b, 18d to 22d; 701b to 1001b, 18d to 21d; Seal Skins large, — d to — d; small, — d to — d; Kips, lOd so 24d; Basils 9d to 14d; Bellies, lid to 14d; Sh'oulders, 17d 10 20d. TALLOW MARKET, FRIDAY.— There has been a firm market since Monday, with but a limited quantity of Tallow offering, and prices have further advanced, P Y C being now* at 60s 6d on the spot, and 60s for Jan to March. Town Tallow has gone up to 59s 6( 1 net cash, OIL MARKET, FRIDAY.— The demand for Linseed Oil is fair, at 88s 6d on the spot. Other Oils on former terms.— Florence ( half- ch) 22s ; Lfecca, half- chests, £ 710s to £ 8 5s; Gallipoli, 252 gallons, £ 56 10s to £ 57 0s; Spanish, 252gallons, £ 54 10s to £ 55; Linseed, £ 1 18s 6d to £ 0— sOd ; Rape, pale, £ 2 lis 6d to £— 0s Od; brown, £ 2 lis Od te £ 2 Us 6d per cwt; Cod, £ 49 0s to £ 50 pel tun; Seal, pale, £ 50 0s tc £ 51 0s per tun ; Seal, yellow, brown, & e, £ 43 0s to £ 45 ; Sperm, £ 00 tc £ 92 per tun; Headmatter, £ 9J to £ 96 per tun; Southern, £ 45 to £ 48 per tun; Cocoa nut, £ 2 10s Od to £ 2 14s ; Palm, 48s Od to 47s 6d per cwt; Greenland, full size, £ 330 to £ 340 per tun; South Sea, £ 305 to £ 310 per tun; Whale, Greenland, £— to — s. Pitch— British7s per cw; t Archangel 10s6d per cwt, Stockholm, 12s per cwt. Tar— American 12G to 13s per barrel, Archangel 19s 6d per barrel, Stockholm 15s Sd to 15 » Od. Turpentine.— Spirits £ 2 6s 6d to £ 2 8s 0d, in puncheons £ 2 6s Id. Rough 12s Od to — s Od per cwt. & esia— Yellow 5* 9d per cwt, transpa- rent 6e0d per cwt. 8 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, JANUARY 18, 1857. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. SWITZERLAND. Under the heading " An honour » Vle peace is assured," the Bund, the semi- official or? an of the Federal Council, contains the following article :—" France and England have proposed conations to Switzerland for the pacific arrange- ment of tLe Neufchatel question, and the Swiss Federal Council has unanimously resolved that these conditions are acceptable. The Federal Assembly is consequently called together for the 14th inst, and we have no doubt that the Federal Assembly will also find the conditions acceptable. The King of Prussia demanded that the Neufchatel jvrisonera should be released unconditionally. Switzerland, will set them at liberty on condition that nothing in the details of the arrangement shall be contrary to the independence of Neufchatel, and France and England give us the assurance that, after the enlargement of the prisoners, the King of Prussia will renounce all his pretensions to Neufchatel, and that the complete independence of Neufchatel from every foreign tie shall be recognised by international law. After being set at liberty, all the prisoners, as well as the accused not in custody, must quit the Swiss territory, and will remain banished from the Confederation until the King of Prussia shall have formally renounced Neufchatel. The Emperor of the French assured us some time back that after we had released the prisoners he would use all his efforts to obtain the renunciation of Neufchatel from the King of Prussia. He now takes upon himself the formal engage- ment that, when they are set at liberty, the complete inde- pendence of Neufchatel shall be recognised. At first the Emperor Napoleon desired to render us this service alone; now he does it in concert with England, and it is expected that Austria and Russia will adhere to the arrangement. France and England guarantee further, that Prussia shall immediately suspend every military demonstration against Switzerland. We consider these conditions honourable for Switzerland. We trust that the Swiss people will be content with them, for they are of their conquering. After having unanimously and resolutely risen against unbecoming as- sumptions, the Swiss people has acquired the esteem of Europe, and with that esteem an honourable peace, and the independence of the Republic of Neufchatel." . The Suisse, another Berne journal of by no means Radi- cal opinions, says:—" The proposals of France and England are Only acceptable in so far as the assurances given by these powers are equivalent to assurances proceeding directly from Prussia herself— only in so far as they are so clear, so posi- tive, that they constitute for Switzerland a guarantee as cer- tain as if they came from Berlin, and as complete as the guarantee which Switzerland gives up by releasing the pri- soners." The Paris Presse thinks itself enabled to state that the as- surances given by France and England are really as full and strong as the Suisse would demand. But the French papers have since received orders to represent that the ideas of the Cabinet have not changed from those expressed by the Moniteur. If so, then the French Cabinet is wholly hostile to Switzerland, and Walewski and Morny have made France the tool of Russian intrigues and the Prussian King's purposes. A telegraphic despatch from Berne, dated Friday, says: —" The final vote of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland has just been taken upon the propositions of the Federal Council for the settlement of the dispute with Prussia. The Council of States, which, together with the National Council, constitutes the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, having separately discussed the propositions, in a long and animated debate, has just resolved upon their adoption. There were 82 members voting in the majority; the minority was com- posed of Messrs. Fazy, Vogi, and Pignat." ITALY. We last week announced that a war steamer, the Carlo III., had exploded. The following interesting account of the state of the public mind at Naples, not a little agitated by this explosion, is taken from the letter of the Daily News corres- spondent in Naples :—•" The performance at San Carlo was not yet over when the explosion took place, and with minds excited by a recollection of the last accident, or by whatever other name men choose to call it, all the people rushed through the corridors, which were then in darkness, the gas lights haying been extinguished, into the streets. Here the confusion was, if possible, even greater,— masters shouting for their servants, who, in their fright, had driven off into the open space near the palace— horses which had become unmanageable, and the carriages dashing one against the - other. The soldiers on the spot endeavoured to restore order in vain; all the lights in that part of the city were ex- tinguished, and to add to the disasters of the evening a heavy rain was falling. Prince Luigi ( for all the royal family were present at San Carlo) endeavoured to restore confidence ; but one might as well have attempted to chain up the ocean. Cries of " Fui, fui!" were as usual raised in some parts of the city, without producing any effect; in some more quiet districts, where the people had already retired to bed, many rushed into the streets ; and in one quarter they began de- nouncing the king, as the indirect cause of all. Happily the public tranquillity was not much disturbed ; and men having been sent round immediately to light the lamps which had been extinguished throughout a considerable part of the city, the population recovered from their fright. It is pleasant to record that the crew of the British frigate, the Malacca, were immediately at hand, ana were enabled to save 25 poor fellows. Captain Farquhar ordered out the boats most promptly, and in less than five minutes they were pulling towards the ill- fated vessel, to which, in the darkness of the night, they were guided by the cries and shrieks of the sufferers. The Carlo Terzo had settled down, all but the fore part of the vessel, to which the survivors were clinging, and these were picked off and landed. Eye- witnesses say that it is impossible to describe the enthusiastic gratitude of these poor fellows, who kissed the feet and the hands of the English sailors for their prompt assistance ; indeed, we may say that had it not been for such assistance the list of dis- asters would have been considerably longer, for it was some time before the Neapolitan boats were on the spot. When is anything promptly done in Naples?—[ Political and priestly vengeance, andevensuspicion, always acts promptly inNaples.] About midnight a boat came off with an officer who was sent expressly by Prince Luigi, in the name of the King, to thank Captain Farquhar for the assistance of his crew. Yet it is now a prevalent report in Naples ( even about the court itself) that the English caused the ship to be blown up. It is difficult to get at the precise number of the sufferers or of the crew. Some soldiers who had received their congedo had luckily been sent off two or three days before. The families of some soldiers were to have been embarked on the following morning. Several of the officers and of the men slept onshore; these are under arrest. In the palace the effect was to shatter all the windows facing the sea, almost driving in the frames. The King exclaimed " Quest'e un secondo di cambio"—( This is a second bill of exchange). The Queen, who is near her confinement, fainted. Two of the victims have been discovered, one of whom was the cap- tain, who was found without head or arms. Military men attribute the accident to the bad quality of the powder; it was not possible," say they, " for any person to get at it." According to them, in conformity with the usual system of robbery which prevails throughout all the administration at Naples, the powder had been made of cheap and bad ele- ments. The court festivities have been put off in conse- quence of the sad events which have recently taken place, by which, up to the present moment, it is calculated that eighty- eight persons have lost their lives. The official journal speaks lightly of the accident, and makes not the slightest allusion to the assistance rendered by the English boats, an omission which is more than ungracious and unge- nerous, especially when it had been insinuated absurdly enough by some about the court, that these accidents had originated with the English. The official journal, however, is half full again of the ridiculous addresses which have been presented to his Majesty. Another accident has occurred. It occurred in the to- bacco manufactory, which is a royal monopoly. It seems that the boiler burst, and the consequent disturbance may be imagined in a place where 2,000 women are employed. Seditious cries were uttered, and denunciations of the King for having reduced them to starvation. There is no doubt that the soldier Milano was savagely tortured before his execution— accounts only differ as to the mode. The King now feels that he cannot rely on the army, and with the infatuation of a bad man seeks the very worst means of correcting its supposed disaffection. Here are the brigade orders, which shew how the whole body must be suspected, what disgusting spying is expected from every man, and how the innocent are punished if they will not lend themselves to this vile habit of spying, and of maligning their friends or companions. The defence of Captain Testa is complete, but he is punished. BRIGADE ORDER OF THE 22D DECEMBER, 1856. " From the evidence adduced, and the facts developed in the proceedings against the executed Agesilao Milano, there result the following charges against the officers aud sub- officers of the company :— " 1st. That it escaped their vigilance that Milano, during the period of his service, kept in his pocket- book various letters and papers, from which it might be clearly surmised that he was a suspected man ; this giving cause to believe that no attention was paid to the execution of my strictly private circular letter ofthe 26th July, 1855, No. 75, and another most private of the 16th July last, No. 186, as well as the repeated verbal orders given by me in that respect. " Sd. That they failed to express any suspicion to the superior officers of the eompany, or to make known that Milano, a few days after his admission as a civilian, showed himself to be well instructM in literature, whilst he had presented himself to the * Troops in tattered clothes, making it to be believed that he was an idiot. " Finally, the superior officers should not have remained in ignorance that Milano, at the hours of going out, in order not to make known his habits and connections, took off from his arm theletter R, leaving it with the sub- officer and soldier to whom he was confined. " The . above derelictions being aggravated by frequent negli- gence ia the perfomiance of their duty, on the part of the said officers and sub- offisers, compel me to psmish with 15 days of rigorous arrest, Captain Don Ruggiero Testa, 2d Lieutenant Don Giuseppe Cassano, and Ensign Don Piefcro Mamtino; and with 15 days' suspension, 1st Sergeant D'Agostino; 2d Sergeant Mig- lio and private Muzzo with 15 days' mareciapesante ( marching in heavy accoutrements with a cannon- shot iu their knapsacks), in charge of their coespany; measures which I should have adopted earlier, had not 4hehonoiisr of the company so worthily committed to you been tea dear to me to create a suspicion of such a tale. " The two privates nearest the bed of the infamous Milano should also have noticed that he preserved papers, and should have made a denunciation to their superiors; and, therefore, they are adjudged to 15 days' marciapesante. " Lastly, I hope that the officers will be warned by the sad example of a fact which cannot be remembered without disgust and horror; and will observe that much of the blame is owiug to the non- observance, and not carrying into execution, of supe- rior orders; and that I shall not be compelled to adopt more rigorous measures in the event of new transgressions. ( Signea) " NUNZIANTE, General." The following is the statement put in as a defence of Captain Testa :— The pocket- book contained nothing, as re- sults from the public proceedings. The letters were all received from the post. They were received by the provost to take to the commander, who read them, and restored them to the said provost to deliver. It is true that many and various orders had been communicated by the com mander of the battalion to the officers of the corps, as well as sundry instructions. No suspicion arose, either from searching in hiding- pl& ceg or in the clothes, that be could have received papers to Seduce the army. Who could ima- gine such a crime, Milano being exemplary, not to recruits only, but to soldiers ? The villain joined the corps on the 25th of May, 1856, and was admitted into the 7th company from the 17th of the month, on which day the captain was absent, & nd obtained 13 days' leave on the 7th of June, which expired on the 21st of the same. On the 16th. of June the battalion was inspected in the presence of his Ex- cellency General Don Demetrio Lecca, and every company had its recruits in the best condition. On reaching his ex- cellency the villain spoke to him in the Albanian language, and his excellency ordered the commander of the battalion to remove him from gymnastic practice, and let him serve in the battalion as a recruit of the first class. The instruc- tions were received by the chief of the corps on the 27th of November, 1856. On the 29th he was sentry in the battery on the Mole, and the 4th of December at the camp. PIEDMONT. The King has opened the Parliament with a speech in which he declares his pride and satisfaction with what has been done by Piedmont within the last two years, aad his resolution to continue in the same course. In the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies at Turin, on the 9th, M Cadorna, the new president, took the chair, and in an appropriate speech, in which he alluded with pride to the services of the Piedmontese army in the late war, thanked the Chamber for the honour it had conferred upon him for the third time. He then appointed M Buffa to draw up an address in answer to tbe speech from the throne. M Brofferio, the leader of the extreme left, announced his intention of addressing a question to the President of the Council touching the state of Italy. Count Cavour declared himself willing to answer it, provided the hon member would wait until after the pre- sentation of the Budget of 1858 ; which was agreed to. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. A letter from Vienna of January 3, in the Franhforter Zeitung, says :—" Tbe Austrian Government has not con- cealed from itself that the peculiar situation of the probable theatre of war in the south of Switzerland would require the occupation of the five defiles on the side of the Valteline, the galleries of Lecco, and other passages as far as the Tessin. Of the 26,000 men who are now in the province of Milan, 10,000 have received orders to hold themselves ready to march. It is not contemplated that there should be either a declaration of war against Switzerland, or a demonstration made against Prussia. Austria has a last wbrd to say upon the question of Neufchatel, and will back it up with troops collected on the frontier of the canton of the Tessin." What is that ? A letter from Milan, of the 7th, in the Opinione of Turin, says :—" We are informed that the ministers Buol, Bach, and Yon Bruck have been summoned to Milan by the Emperor, and are to stay there during the whole time of his visit. The engineer Broggi, who was arrested the other day, is the brother Of the insurgent of that name who fell in the insurrection of 1848. The cause of bis arrest is stated to be an observation of his to some friends, to the effect that in coming to Milan the Emperor would run the risk of being fired at. This, it seems, was overheard by some of the new police, enrolled for the period of the Era- poror's stay, and immediately reported to the authorities. This new force consists of upwards of 600 discharged soldiers, mostly Italians. They are dressed as civilians, but carry a medal about them, on producing which, all the police authorities and military posts are bound to, afford them aid. They go about the town, visit coffee- houses and wine- shops, and report all the conversation they pick up j in case of irreverent language towards the Emperor, they are authorised to arrest the person who has uttered it; and in this way many have lately been taken up. The censor- ship is very severe just now; the last number of Cantu's History ofthe Italians has been stopped, on account of a passage relating to the history of Piedmont of the last cen- tury. M Schivardi, of Brescia, having in his Scientific Facts used some expressions hostile to the existing state of things, has been arrested on a charge of high treason." Unoffending subjects had been by the " young Emperor" of Austria consigned to prison or exile, because they had, in private society in Milan, expressed their opinions about the expense caused by the Emperor's projected visit to that part of Italy. This young Emperor, with a young wife, seems to have as almost little respect for ladies as Haynau, having in twenty- four hours' notice banished Madame Apierni, the widow of the celebrated painter of that name; he has also imprisoned the engineer Broggi, because of some liberal words spoken in the heat of argument. He has also consigned Count Emilio Dandolo to his own house in the country, watched by the police. This count fought bravely at Rome, and pub- lished^ work, The Lombardy Volunteers; but the crime for which he has now been brought under the Austrian rule was saying " that he did not intend to take a box in the Scala Theatre this season." PRUSSIA. A letter from Vienna, of the 6th, in the New Prussian Gazette, says:—" The Russian cabinet has sent to that of Vienna a despatch in which it opposes the opinion expressed by Count Buol in a note communicated to the great powers, that the Prussian Government could not have the right to act solely against Switzerland, the stipulations of the proto- col of London being opposed to her doing so; Prince Gort- chakoff has directly combatted that view, and has demon- strated that Prussia does possess the right to act alone against Switzerland, adding that as time did not permit the powers which signed the protocol to meet in conference on the subject, those powers were obliged to address their de- mands separately to Switzerland. Count Buol, it is said, replied to this note, and partly adopted the opinion of Rus- sia." [ Of course]. From the official papers of Berlin, it would seem that the King of Prussia will hot speedily be brought to comply with the united demands of England and France; that he will re- fuse point- blank to acknowledge the independence of the Principality, protest in a very loud tone against the decision of the French and English courts, and contend that nothing will ever deprive him of the right to make good his titles by might of arms, as soon as a good opportunity presents it- self; but he will not, in the teeth of England and France, and with the vote of nearly all Germany against him, attempt te enforce his rights at the present moment. " A bill relative to the treatment of slaves on the Prus- sian territory," says a letter from Berlin, in the Weser Ga- zette, " has just been submitted to the Chambers, and by it every slave that touches Prussian soil is to be considered free. This bill was presented in consequence of a lawsuit which took place two years ago. A wealthy man from the Brazils, named Richter, brought a black slave to Berlin, but the latter left him in order to learn a trade. M Richter claimed him before the law courts as his property, but failed from being unable to hand in proof in support of his claim. It is in order to prevent a recurrence of such an incident that the matter has been brought before the Chambers." The King of Prussia has conferred the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle on the Marquis de Moustier, minister of France at his court. Proposals for new taxes have been put forth by the Minister. This looks like preparing for war. GREECE. Letters from Athens announce the definitive nomination, by the three protecting powers, of special commissioners, charged to examine into the financial situation of Greece, and to verify the accounts. The three ministers of the above powers now residing at Athens, have been appointed for this purpose— Mr Wise for JSngland, M Persiani for Russia, and M Mercier for France. PERSIA. Accounts from Teheran of the 27th Nov, in the Moniteur del'Armee, state that the Persian corps d'armee sent into the province of Ferah had occupied the fortresses of Gourian, Lach, and Djoulne, situated in Serdjestan and Ferah. The army of the Shah had established itself without difficulty on these points, as no fighting took place except a trifling affair between the Persian cavalry and that of Dost Moham- med, the former remaining masters of the field. The Aff- ghans seemed discouraged, and a great number of the tribes which had been long hostile to Persia were every day mak- ing their submission. Dost Mohammed had lost much of his prestige, in consequence of the report every where spread that Herat would be retaken in a few days by the allied troops coming from India, but which promise has not been realised. The declaration of war by England was not known at Teheran at the above date, and the fact, which had not been officially announced to the Court of Persia, was not generally credited. The Shah so little considered the situa- tion in which he stood towards England as a declared state of war, that he had given the most formal orders that the relations with the English subjects established iu his states should be maintained as previously. THe UNITED STATES. Four hundred " emigrants" were to have left New York for Nicaragua in the steamer Tennessee oa the 24th. The opposition of the United States District Attorney seemed at one moment to have defeated their arrangements, for the Transit Company stopped their tickets as soon as it became clear that the Government saw in the passengers not settlers, but recruits for Walker's army. In the end, however, 150 of the emigrants went off in the steamer. General Cazneau, who stands in some ambiguous relation to Walker's govern- ment, addressed to Mr M'Keon, the District Attorney, a letter, demanding by what law he interfered with " the sa- cred and unassailable right of an American citizen to trade and travel when and where he will, in the lawful prosecution of his affairs;" and why they should " sacrifice their hopes of enjoying the gift of a fine farm under the generous colo- nisation system of Nicaragua." The reply was, that, though the Government did not interfere with emigrants, it would interfere with men going out for purposes hostile to a country with which the United States were at peace. THE WEST INDIA MAIL. The mail steamer La Plata arrived at Southampton on Thursday. Her dates of sailing are : Panama, Dec 24; Jamaica, Dec 26 ; Demerara, Dec 25; Trinidad, Dec 26; St Vincent, Dec 28; Martinique, Dec 29; Guadaloupe, Dec 30; St Thomas, Jan 1; Tortala, Jan 1. Jamaica was still unhealthy. Yellow fever has made great havoc amongst the troops, five officers and a number of pri- vates having fallen vdetims to the disease. Tbe Lieutenant- Governor had prorogued both houses of the Legislature pro forma till January. His excellency, in thanking the As- sembly for the supplies liberally granted, congratulated the country that, whilst the public service had been provided for, the house had been enabled to dispenee with certain items of taxation which had pressed heavily on the community, and to regulate others in such a manner AS will satisfy the consti- tuency that their interests have been protected. In Trinidad the weather had been exceedingly wet; heavy rains continued night and day during all the early part of December. The weather had since cleared up. Ships had been entering very freely, well loaded with goods, and busi- ness of all kinds seemed brisk and encouraging.- There was a demand for cocoa, which has realised lately as much as 13 dollars ; and portions of next year's crop of sugar have been purchased at 5 dollars. In Demerara a very great quantity of rain had fallen, fa- vouring the growing canes, but interfering with manufac-, turing operations on many estates. There was no news of importance. CHINA. It IS reported that the officers and crew of an English ves- sel, reported two years ago to have been lost iu a gale off the coast of China, are actually in slavery in the inland parte of the country, having been seized upon while in a state of helplessness from shipwreck. Advices have been received from China. The dates are to the 20th of November from Shanghai, and the 25th of No- vember from Canton. From the latter place the news is important. The China Mail extra of Nov 24, nine days later than previous intelligence, contains the following:— " The clipper steamer Lancefield, to leave to- morrow, Nov 25. will reach Calcutta, no doubt, before the despatch thence of the first overland mail in January, and we avail ourselves of the opportunity to furnish our readers with a reprint of the news published by us since the despatch of the mail on Nov 15. The most stirring of events have been an insane attack by Imperial- ists on boats from United States ships of war, and the well- merited punishment which followed the firing on them. " The Barrier Forts being entirely demolished, the Americans intend to retire from the quarrel, it is said, and wait the issue of Admiral Seymour's demonstration before again operating. The French have also withdrawn their men- of- war's men from the factories, and, report has it, have taken possession of the Liptat Forts on one of the branches of the river. These they intend holding pending the arrangement of some matters which they, too, have to present to the Government of China, the recent cruel torture and murder of the missionary Chapdelaine having yet to be explained to the authority qualified to receive the ex- planation— M de Montigny— now on his way here from Cochin China. " Disappointed in the hope of bringing the Canton Govern- ment to a proper sense of duty by the harsh means reported in our last summary, Admiral Seymour now relies apparently, and with reason, on coercion by the people. With this, or some such view, his excellency is intrenching the foreign quarter, has had captured junks tilled with the remains of demolished forts, and is sinking them in those parts of the river where danger from fire- rafts has to be apprehended— booming off those tracks which it may be found necessary to open on an early occasion. Every native boat that approaches the factories is fired on, though few, since the Niger has been guardship, have had the temerity to come within reach of her unsparing sharp- shooters. " A covered way from the British factory to the south- west corner of the city wall is in contemplation too, it is reported, so rendering the next attack on the city a work of comparative ease and safety. Iu place of the withdrawn French and Ameri- can guards, some companies of her Majesty's 59th Regiment have been sent hence, though but few are required, 100 English bayonets, properly disposed, being quite sufficient to keep at bay as many Chinese as can be brought against them on the land side ; and it would be quite possible for Admiral Seymour, even with the force at present under his control, to take pos- sessioi* of and to hold securely all that quarter of the new city extending west from the Governor- General's official residence, and north up to the wall of the old city, distant but a few yards from the extremity of the building spoken of. " As a specimen of Yeh's still continued obstinacy, we give below the last' edict' :— I"' PROCLAMATION. " ' Yeh, Governor- General of the Two Kwang, issues this edict for the soldiers and people. Since I have taken charge of my office I have been indebted to you— the people. You have looked upon me as your father, aud I have looked upon you as children. Four years ago the rebels arose in several hundreds of thousands, and you ventured with united strength to resist them, which was very meritorious, not leaving a fragment of their remains. Even until now you have manifested your merits in behalf of the country. Now the barbarian rebels have raised disturbances, attacking our heavenly dynasty, destroying forts, burning the shops, and making war on the city. The anxiety on this account has entered into my very bones aud marrow ; and your united wrath, too, has been aroused. Now, I have received the Imperial commands " firmly to hold and resolutely to fight and maintain the war from the public Treasury; to blockade the river and sea, and to Sweep out every fragment." You must, in behalf of the empire, exert your strength as brave soldiers, in order that not a fragment of the foreign robbers may remain. In case there should be any speaking of peace, the speaker shall be dealt with according to martial law. Did I not love the people as children the barbarian rebels certainly would deceive them. You must be faithful, and, with a pure heart, tremblingly obey.' " Governor Bowring, greatly to the satisfaction of the many who feared that his excellency while in Canton would induce a change in the present bold and wise career, returned to the colony yesterday, and it is hoped will keep aloof from matters which are quite above his speculative imagination and ability to coHtrol. Until the arrival of reinforcements matters are expected to remain in statu quo." Henry John Sutton, to the Victory; John J. Morgan, to the Hawke; E. A. Bindon, to the Myrmidon; Augustus F. Mugford, William T. Lens, George 51. Hether, and W, H. O'Cree, pro- moted to masters. Assistant Master: H. G. N. Walsh, to the Indus. Assistant Clert: James H. Wallis, to the Megcera. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. NAYAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL R. H. ROGERS.— We reg^ t to announce the death of retired Rear- Admiral Robert Henry Rogers, which occurred at Plymouth, eu Thursday week. The deceased officer was third son of the late Sir Frederick Leman Rogers, Bart, M. P. for, aud recorder of, Plymouth, by Miss Jane Lillicrap, and grandson of Sir Frederick Rogers, Bart, Captain R N., commissioner of the dockyard at Plymouth, and also recorder of that borough, who married the widow o£ Vice- Admiral Durell, and died in 1772. He entered the navy in the spring of 1796 as first- class volunteer on board the Concorde, 36, Captain Anthony Hunt. He saw much service. He was placed on the retired list in 1851. DEATH OF REAR- ADMIRAL STEVENSON.— This officer, who entered the navy in 1783, died at Leith a few days back. He ac- quired the rank of commander Jan 22,1806, and from Sept 25 following until the receipt of his post commission, bearing date Feb 27,1812, was employed ( with the exception of an interval of two months in the summer of 18& 8), in the Gannet, 16, on various parts of the Baltic, Mediterranean, and home stations. He made prize during that period of two privateers, and accom- panied the expeditions to Copenhagen and the Walcheren. He accepted his present rank October 1,1846. By the death of Rear- Admiral Stevenson, Rear- Admiral Davies will be placed on the 25s. list, and Rear- Admiral E. Sparshott, K. H., on the 20s. list. SHIPS IN COMMISSION.— The following table shows the British fleet in commission, and how stationed, on the 1st of January, 1857, as compared with the last year of the war, Ja- nuary 1,1856. It is compiled from official sources :— 1857. Station. No. of Ships. No. of Guns. Comple- ment. East Indies, China, and Australia.. 27, 427 4,462 Cape of Good Hope West Coast of Africa 5 58 804 17 96 1,791 South- East Coast of America 8 121 1,353 10 237 2,369 North America and West Indies .. 25 469 4,955 44 788 9,181 Lisbon 7 603 5,580 Plymouth 8 17 342 1,750 308 2,149 8 339 1,300 3 43 263 2 — 62 4 60 628 10 37 964 Coast Guard Service 7 244 1,410 11 61 585 3 2 13S Unappropriated and fitting out — 17 292 3,549 2 7 160 26 544 5,345 261 5,078 48,798 1856. Station. No. of Wo. of Comple- Ships. Guns. ment. East Indies, China, and Australia.. 18 341 3,281 Cape of Good Hope 7 73 897 West Coast of Africa 14 84 1,325 South East Coast of America 8 107 1,102 West Coast of America 9 234 2.147 North America and West Indies— 21 468 4,874 Mediterranean and Black Sea 69 1,123 12,774 Plymouth 6 204 904 14 242 1,534 7 276 910 3 43 263 2 — 62 6 134 1,413 Particular Service 14 257 2,676 Surveying Service 5 22 303 3 2 138 Unappropriated and fitting out, including the Baltic Fleet 100 2,193 24,242 19 428 4,540 325 6,231 63,335 The difference between the war and peace fleet, according to the above figures, is a reduction of 64 ships, 1,153 guns, and 14,537 seamen, marines, and boys. CHATHAM DOCKYARD.— Several extensive improvements and alterations are being carried out at Chatham Dockyard, which, when completed, will make that establishment the most commo- dious Government dockyard in the kingdom. One of the prin- cipal improvements now in progress is at No. 7 granite slip, which is to be lengthened 60 feet, giving a length of 330 feet. In order to give a solid foundation to sustain the immense weights which will be laid on this slip, an immense number of piles have been driven, on which is laid a bed of concrete 15 feet in depth to re- ceive the granite floor. The width of this slip will be 80 feet. The roof is of galvanized iron supported on iron columns* No. 2 dock is also iu course of being lengthened to 360 feet, and will be the largest dock of any belonging to the naval establish- ments. Considerable difficulties have been experienced during the progress of this work by the constant breaking in of the water, to remedy which two powerful steam pumps have been erected, which discharge four tons of water per minute day and night. A new workshop for the convicts has been erected at the eastern eud of the dockyard, 240 feet in length and 30 in width, contiguous to which is a double range of buildings for cement mills, the machinery for which will be erected this week. The whole of the above works are being carried out by Messrs J. and C. Rigby, of Westminster. A new police station is also being built by Messrs Foord and Sous, who have just completed a suppling kiln, in which the timber used in the dockyard will be steeped. The station formerly used by the dockyard force has been removed to make room for the improvements in progress. MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS OF WAR.— A new 36- gun frigate, to be called the Mersey, has been commenced at Chatham Dockyard. She is laid down in the new slip from which the Etna floating battery was launched some time since. The Mersey will be one of the longest frigates in the service, it being intended to con- struct her upwards of three hundred feet in length. The Ra coon, 21, one of the new description of screw corvettes now being built at Chatham, is progressing very fast, and is expected to be ready for launching in the ensuing spring. This vessel and her sister ship the Charybdis, 21, will be fitted with ma- chinery of 400- horse power. The Simoom, 18, iron steam troop- ship, Commander Cooke, bent sails at Portsmouth on Wednes- day. She is being fitted, in pursuance of Admiralty order, with a 30- feet cutter, and the stern jollvboat with Clifford's lowering apparatus, under the personal directions of the patentee, in order that the workmen may prepare in like manner the whole ofthe boats of the Megsera and Urgent troopships and other vessels, whose officers, since the report of Commander Pullen, of her Majesty's ship Dee, off the More, have made application for the apparatus. STATIONS OF SHIPS IN THE WEST INDIES.— By the West India Mail we learn that the following were the stations of her Majesty's ships at the latest dates:— At Bermuda— Her Ma- jesty's ship Boscawen, bearing flag of Rear Admiral Fanshawe, and her Majesty's ship Nile. At Port Royal— Her Majesty's ships Termagant, Arrogant, Imperieuse, Euryalus, and Imaum. At Windward Islands— Her Majesty's ships Eurydice aud Bril- liant. At Greytown— Her Majesty's ships Orion, Tartar, Cos- sack, Archer, Victor, Intrepid, and Pioneer. The Arrogant and Imperieuse leave for England in a few days. The Archer ordered for Jamaica. APPOINTMENTS.— First Lieutenants: H. B. Roberts, Royal Ma- rine Artillery, to be Quartermaster of the Portsmouth division of Royal Marines; H. M. N. Dyer and J. G. Mead, to the In- due. Chaplain: The Rev H. Parmenter, to the Majestic. As- sistant- paymaster : W. E. Allen, to the Waterloo. Clerk : C. B. L. Brockman, to the Cornwallis; F. M. S. Dufaur, to the Retribution; Russell Hill, to the Waterloo. Acting Assistant surgeon ; FfolliottC. Magrath, fo theSimoom; E. M. Morgan, to the Victory. Surgeon: W. Lawrance, to the Isis. Midshipmen : F. E. Law, to the Royal Albert ( for disposal); G. C. Harvey and C. F. W. Johnson, to the Indus ( for disposal). Naval Cadets : C. J. Kont, to the Royal Albert ( for disposal); R. H. W. Cornwall, to the sanspareil; R. H. Hamond, W. J. Ogilvy, J. Anderson, and L. P'. Willan to the Duke of Wellington ( for dispesal); C. Hobart, to the Devastation; G. R. Henage, H. V. Smith, and C. G* Whitelock',. te ft? Victory ( for disposal). Second Masters : j THE ARMY WORKS CORPS.— The head- quarters of the Army Works Corps, under Sir Joseph Paxton, removed on Monday from the offices in Whitehall- yard to 3, Spring- gardens, the premises recently occupied being, it is said, intended for Lieut- General Sir Colin Campbell, the Inspector- General of Infantry. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.— An order has been received at Chatham for the following regiments to be forthwith completed to their full establishments, viz :— 26th Cameronians, 27th En- niskillens, the 37th Regiment, and 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers. The Duke of Cambridge has authorised the transfer of a number of soldiers belonging to the 34th Regiment to the 26th, 35th, and 81st depots, at the Provisional Battalion, Chatham. DEMOLITION OF A PORTION OF OLD ROCHESTER BRIDGE.— The necessary works preparatory to the destruction of old Ro- chester Bridge haviug been completed by the Royal Engineers, who have for a length of time been engaged in sinking shafts and driving galleries for the lodgment of charges of gunpowder, the isolated piers were blown up on Tuesday afternoon. The effect of the shock was like the bursting of a volcano, and was felt on^ the new bridge, and the earth for some distance vibrated under the feet; columns of water and large pieces of stone were thrown up an immense height. The charges were four of 60lb and two of 301b of gunpowder. The mines were fired simulta- neously by the voltaic battery. To witness the explosion, the whole of the Royal Engineer officers, non- commissioned officers, and men of tlie corps, comprising 22 sergeants and 606 rank and file, with their band, were stationed in the vicinity of the bridge, A number of officers and troops from the garrison were also pre- sent, and every spot of ground commanding a view of the opera- tions was covered with people from the towns. Among the distinguished officers were Lieut- Gen Sir C. W. Pasley, K. C. B.; Major- Gen T. Blanshard, C. B.; Col Gordon, Deputy Adjutant- Gen ; Major- Gen Sir H. D. Jones, K. C. B.; and Col J. Walpole, commanding the Engineers at Woolwich. The operations were under the command of Col Sandham, director of the Royal En- gineer Department, Brompton Barracks. On Thursday after- noon, the troops of the Royal Sappers and Miners at Chatham, under the command of Colonel H. Sandham, R. E., were again occupied in carrying out the destruction of old Rochester Bridge, by means of a series of explosions. The part destroyed consisted ofthe pier, arch, and abutment on the Strood side of the structure. About 1,0001b weight of gunpowder was used. An inspection of the portion of the bridge destroyed on Tuesday last has been made by Colonel Sandham, assisted by several other engineer officers, and the result has proved very satisfac- tory, the massive pier in which the charges were deposited having been so blown to pieces that the materials of which it is composed can be easily removed. To facilitate the operations, the engineers had driven two shafts into the pier and abutments to the respective depths of 24 feet and 21 feet, being unable to excavate them to a greater depth owing to the interruption they met with from the breaking in of the water. At the base of each shaft two galleries were driven, in which were deposited the charges of gunpowder used in the demolition of the struc- ture. Each gallery was tunneled to the length of 9 feet, being 4 feet in width and 3 iu depth, to allow of the passage of the sappers and miners. Each shaft was three feet and a half in diameter. The charges of gunpowder were contained in water- proof tin cases, and consisted of two of 2501b each, and two of 1501b each, besides which there were some smaller charges for destroying the crown ofthe arches. DEATH OF GENERAL Cox.— We regret to record the death of Major- General William Cox, K. H., who expired at St Leonard's- on- Sea, on Tuesday. Re was a very distinguished officer, having served in the old 95th at Copenhagen, aud throughout the whole of the Peninsular war, from 1808 to 1814. He was present at the actions of Roleia, Vimiera, the retreat to Corunna, battles of Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, passage of the Bidassoa, and battle of Orthes, receiving three severe wounds during the war. In the Caffre war of 1835 he had the command of a division under Sir Benjamin D'Urban, and was subsequently employed in Canada during the insurrection of late years. Major- General Cox was on the Staff in Ireland. He had the war medal and seven clasps for his Peninsular services. THE GREAT NORTHERN FRAUDS. At the Central Criminal Court, on Friday, Leopold Redpath, and Charles James Comyns Kent, were placed at the bar to answer the indictments of fraud and forgery preferred against them. Mr Sergeant Ballautine, Mr Bodkin, and Mr Gifford, prosecuted. Mr Sergeant Parry and Mr Tindale Atkinson de- fended Redpath; Mr Hawkins and Mr Thompson defended Kent. When the learned judges took their seats, Kent was ordered to retire, and Redpath stood at the bar alone, and was tried singly upon one of the cases of forgery. The document was a transfer of stock, and was described in a variety of ways, in order to meet any supposed legal difficulties. Mr Sergeant Ballantine, on opening the case, gave the jury a rapid but comprehensive sketch of Redpath's career, and ex- plained the nature of his duties as the transferer of stock on the Great Northern Railway. The particular charge to which he should now refer, was that of forging and uttering a transfer deed. No. 3,623. It appeared by an examination of the books that an amount of stock was brought into the books of the company about the time this forgery was alleged to have taken place, in favour of John Morris, who was described as of Man- ningtree, Essex, gentleman; and the manner in which it was brought in appeared by the books of the company in the follow- ing entry;—" O. B., 197 B," which represented the old books of the company, folio 197, B Stock. This account purported to be brought from the old to the new books of the company. Supposing John Morris to have been a real person, he would have been entitled to transfer this stock. But it would appear fr » m the evidence that would be adduced, tkat Redpath trans- ferred this stock to a person whose name was represented to be Dickson, and the attesting witness was a person whose name purported to be Timothy Shaw, of Manningtree, the same neighbourhood in which the alleged transferrer, Morris, was re- presented as residing. It would turn out that no such persons as Morris and Shaw existed, and the jury would be told by the judge that the forgery of the name of a non- existent person would render the prisoner as liable to punishment as though he had forged the name of a real person. Not only were there no such persons as Morris and Shaw, but there were no such entries on the old books as were indicated by the numbers iu the new. The account was altogether fictitious— an invention of Redpath's for the purpose of establishing that fraud which he ultimately carried out. There were two accounts in the name of Morris, on which the prisoner realised £ 10,000, and he ( the learned counsel) should hand in many other trausfers of a similar character in order to show how the fraud was carried out. Witnesses having been called to substantiate the statement, Mr Sergeant Parry addressed the jury for the defence, and after a brief summing up by Mr Justice Willes, the jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr Justice Willes said he should not pass sentence until after the trial of the case in which Redpath and Kent were indicted jointly. The court then adjourned for a brief period. On resuming, Leopold Redpath and Charles James Comyns Kent were placed at the bar, and indicted for feloniously forging and uttering a transfer to George Sidney, with intent to defraud. Mr Sergeant Ballantine explained the character of Kent's en- gagement in the Great Northern Company ; aud the nature of the share which he had, as an attesting witness, to the forged transfer which Redpath issued. The charge against Kent was that he was the attesting witness to a signature, which he knew to be fictitious, for the purpose of a fraudulent transaction on the paat of Redpath. The transfer in question was out of the name of Hammond, a tool of Redpath, who had no interest in the company, into the name of Sidney, who was a fictitious person altogether. Mr H. Atterbury, a clerk in the Great Northern Railway Com- pany, proved that a transfer had been issued, dated February 9, 1855, of £ 1,087 10s B stock, from Stephen George Hammond to George Sidney, of Edward- street, H amps toad- road. The signa- tures of Hammond and Sidney were in Redpath's handwriting. Kent was the attesting witness to the name of Sidney. His signature was in Kent's own handwriting. He found in the books of the company an account in the name of Hammond. There was also an account on the books in the name of Spranger, to whom Redpath made a transfer. Kent was the attesting witness to Mr Spranger's name. Sergeant Ballantine said he should prove that Spranger was dead at the time this transfer was said to be made. Mr Hawkins cross- examined the witness, who said he never knew that Redpath ever had stock in the company standing in any other name than his own. There were attestations to Sid- ney's handwriting by Stephen George Hammond, but he did not know Hammond's handwriting sufficiently to swear to it. Baron Martin: What does Mr Hawkins wish to prove by this examination ? Mr Hawkins said he wished to prove that Kent had acted quite innocently iu this matter. Examination continued: Sydney's signatures had been at- tested by several persons. Corkhill, a clerk in the company, had attested more of. Sidney's signatures than Kent had. It had been spoken of with regard to one or two of the directors that they had held the stock in the company in several different names. He did not know, except from report, that Mr Graham Hutchinson, a director, held as much as £ 100,000 of the com- pany's stock in different names. He knew Hammond, who was often at the office of the company for the purpose of seeing Red- path, but he was uot a clerk there. Kent was always considered a respectable, steady young man, and very attentive to his duties. He was married shortly before his apprehension.— Mr Stephen George Hammond, of 46, Gower- place, Euston- square, said he had lived with Redpath on and off three or four years. The signature " Stephen George Hammond" to the transfer produced was not in his handwriting. He never had any money iu the Great Northern Railway. He did not receive any money for that transfer.— Cross- examined by Mr Hawkins; He knew that Red- path put stock in his name. Redpath had told him so. On seve- ral occasions Redpath told him that he had stock standing iii the name of Sidney; He had been asked to execute transfers, and had not refused. He did not remember that Redpath had ever told htm he had signed transfers in his ( witness's) name, but he would not swear that he had not. He had frequently gone to the Great Northern Railway to see Redpath. His visits were not always about stock or shares. He had been there about stock. He could not swear that he had not been a hundred times there about stock. He had some shares in a mining com- pany given to him by Redpath. Redpath educated him up to 1852, at which time he became a clerk iu a mining company, in which he had a share. Other witnesses. having been called, Mr Hawkins addressed the jury for the defence of Kent. That young man, he said, had enjoyed the confidence of his employers, and that confidence he had never abused. He urged that there was no pretence for charging Kent with fraud, for, although the document to which his name was appended was a palpable forgery, it was nothing against Kent unless it could be proved that he signed it with any fraudulent purpose. In the absence of that evidence it would be the duty of the jury to acquit him. He condemned the conduct of the prosecution in not putting Corkhill into the witness box to explain why he had attested the name of Sidney, for, if Kent were guilty, Corkhill and Hammound ought cer- tainly to have given some explanations. It was evident that Redpath took the name of Sidney for speculating purposes, and had induced his inferior officer to sign it, assuring him that he had no fraudulent intentions. The jury had heard that the directors had stock in other names than their own, and it might easily have been represented to Kent that Redpath was doing the same. Upon this representation Kent might have attested the signature without the slightest intention of fraud. Several witnesses were called, who gave Kent an excellent character. Amongst them were Mr J. G. Hammish, a magis- trate of the county of Middlesex; Mr W. H. Hawkins, a stock- broker, of Reigate, and a magistrate; Mr Gould, a solicitor, of Lime- street; Mr Sewell, a distiller, of Clapham- rise; Mr Ben- tom, an auctioneer, of the City; Mr T. Baddeley, a solicitor, of Goodman's Fields ; Mr Church, a wholesale grocer in Eastcheap; Mr T. Hansell, a medical man, of Bow; Mr Collingwood, an accountant to the East India Company, residing at Old Ford; the Rev William Izard, head master of the Stepney Grammar School; and Mr Church, jun, a wholesale grocer, of Eastcheap. The learned judge then summed up the evidence. He ex- pressed an opinion that, although Kent had committed a wrong and an irregular act, yet before the jury convicted him of for- gery, they must be satisfied that he was acting fraudulently with Redpath. It was extraordinary to him that Corkhill. who had done exactly the same as Kent, should be retained in the service of the company while Kent was prosecuted [ applause in court]. lhe jury found Redpath Guilty, and acquitted Kent. Mr Sergeant Ballantine said there were other cases against Redpath, but he should not proceed with them. There were also other cases of misdemeanour against Kent. Mr Justice Willes said, the cases of misdemeanour ought to have been taken first. He had read through all the depositions, and anticipated the result. Mr Sergeant Ballantine was about proceeding with the cases of misdemeanour against Kent, when Mr Denison came into court, and intimated to Sergeant Ballantine that he was not to go on. Mr Sergeant Ballantine then withdrew from the prosecution, and Kent was discharged. Mr Justice Willes, after some strong remarks on the enormity of the offence which redpath had committed, sentenced him to transportation for life. CITY INTELLIGENCE. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. The unfavourable symptoms which were exhibited in the general state of the Money Market at the date of our last sum- mary have continued up to the present time, but the Bank of England has not been compelled to resort to any further mea- sures of restriction. At first it was thought that the alteration m the terms for advances on stock would be immediately fol- lowed by a corresponding augmentation in the minimum, but although the strain upon the national establishment for loans and for the negotiation of mercantile paper has been extremely severe, no apprehension seems to be felt with reeard to the probability of an enhanced rate being demaudedT With money, however, at 6 per cent, there is naturally a good deal of anxiety, and the course of events, both here and on the continent, is watched with a great deal of interest, es- pecially as the efflux of gold to the continent has increased. All the gold which arrived by the Montmorency, in addi- tion to several other parcels, has been sent away, and fur- ther large amounts will no doubt follow in rapid succession, the latest advices from India, reporting an advance in the exchanges at Bengal, Calcutta, and Bombay, having led to a general de- mand for silver. The price of this metal is now firmer, and some extensive purchases have been effected during the last few days for India. The advices from Paris report no improvement in the state of the mercantile and monetary affairs, but at Ham- burg a decline in the minimum to 5| per cent has been an- nounced. In the other foreign money markets there has been no change of importance. In the various departments of business at home trade is remarkably sound. Although it cannot be said that there is a great deal of activity, it is satis- factory to know that transactions are being extended, and that the operatives in the manufacturing districts are well em- ployed. In the Mincing- lane Markets there is much animation, and a disposition is shown to enter into speculative engagements. JL ne late discovery of frauds in connection with the shares of the Oriental Gas, the South Australian Copper Company, aud the Peel River has caused some degree of apprehension amongst the holders of all similar classes of securities, and applications have been made at the offices of various companies to obtain an in- vestigation of shares and certificates. In many instances the directors are of themselves adopting precautionary measures, and it is not expected that any more frauds of a like character will be discsvered. The Bank of Englaud return, published last evening, is more favourable than was anticipated, the other securities having declined to the extent of nearly three millions while the bullion is only smaller by £ 1,400. In the early part of the week the funds were dull and rather heavy, owing to a few speculative sales. These, however, have since been counterbalanced by some purchases, and the market again exhibits a steady appearance. Yesterday afternoon Consols closed at 93f i for money, and 93f to 91 for the account. The J\ ew Threes and Reduced have been firm, but Exchequer Bills have remained heavy, being 2s discount to 2s premium The transfer books for Consols are now re- opened, and a larger busi- ness is therefore anticipated. The latest prices on Friday afternoon of the English Funds cf^ v Exchequer Bills, 2s dis to 2s pm India Bonds ( under £ 1,000), 2s dis to 2s prem Ditto Stock, 220 Consols for Account, 93| 4 iwuvou yti vi Bank Stock, 216417* Reduced Annuities, 94 £ Consols, 93| I New Three per Cents, 94| I Long Annuities, 215- 16 The market for Foreign Securities during the past week has been moderately active, and a fair amount of business has been transacted, in most instances at rather higher rates. Brazilian have advanced about i, Mexican £, Russian Five per Cents but the Four- and- a- half per Cents receded about 1*. Turkish Six per Cents are 11, and the Four per Cents I higher than they were at the close of last week. Dutch, Belgian, and Spanish Bonds also ruled dull, but at steady values. The latest prices of the Foreign Funds on Friday afternoon olrnan QQ Un; t nnn 3 Belgian, 98 Brazilian, lOlf Buenos Ayres, 86 Chilian, 105 Equador, 14| Grenada, 22 Mexican 21f Peruvian, 79 Portuguese, 43| i Russian, 1074 Sardinian, 88| 9| Spanish Three per Cents, 401 Ditto, Deferred, 23f Ditto, Passive, 5f 6 Turkish Six per Cents, 94| 5 Ditto Four per Cents, 103| Venezuela, 36 DutchTwo- and- a- HalfperCents 65 ; Ditto Four per Cents, 98 J The business transacted in the Railway Share Market during the past week has not been by any means extensive, and the transactions entered into have chiefly been in connection with the half- monthly settlement. The " contango" or charge for " carrying over," however, was not heavy, and the fluctuations in prices have not exceeded 1 to 2 per cent; and since the arrange- ment of the account prices have steadily improved. Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Midland, Caledonian, Brighton, North Eastern ( Berwick), aud South Eastern are quite 1 to li per cent higher than at date of our last report, but Great Western have receded nearly 2 per cent. The East Indian, Ca- nadian, French, and Belgian lines have been inactive, but gene- rally at steady rates. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been very little dealt in, and prices have exhibited scarcely any fluctuation, with theexception of Union Bank of Australia, which have receded about 1 per cent. Miscellaneous Shares have been very dull, and Canada Land, Canada Government Six per Cents, and Crystal Palace Shares have ruled at rather lower values. COURT THEATRICALS— On Thursday evening, the " School for Scandal" was played at Windsor Castle, before her Majesty, the royal family, and a large number of the aristocracy. The principal characters were sustained as follows:— Sir Peter Tea- zle, Mr B. Webster; Sir Oliver Surface, Mr F. Matthews ; Sir Benjamin Backbite, Mr Buckstone; Joseph Surface, Mr Alfred Wigan; Charles Surface, Mr G. Vining; Crabtree, Mr Compton; Moses, Mr F. Robson; Lady Teazle, Mrs Alfred Mellon ; Mrs Candour, Mrs A. Wigan; Lady Sneerwell, Mrs Poynter, & c. THE LATE SIR HUGH RICHARD HOARE, BART.— Sir Hugh Richard Hoare, Bart, who died on the 10th instant, at his seat, Stourhead, Wilts, in his 70th year, was eldest son of the late Sir Henry Hugh Hoare, by Maria Palmer, daughter of Arthur Acland, Esq, of Fairfield, Somerset, and nephew of Sir Richard Colt Hoare, F. R. S. and F. S. A., the celebrated antiquary, and author of the History of Ancient and Modem Wiltshire, besides several other learned topographical and historical works. He was born bora Nov 27,1787, and succeeded as fourth baronet on the death of his father, Aug 18,1841. He is succeeded by his nephew Henry Ainslie Hoare, Esq, of Wavendon House, Bucks. We understand that Sir Adams, Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, the discover of the planet Neptune, is a candidate for the Professorship of Mathematics in the University of St Andrew, vacant by the death of Professor Duncan. The office is in the gift of the Government, and, though we have heard that some of the Scotch members are in favour of Mr Lees, who has lately acted as assistant to Professor Duncan, we cannot sup- pose that the opportunity of securing the services of so eminent a mathematician as Mr Adams will be neglected. DESTRUCTION OF THE ROYAL NAVAL FEMALE SCHOOL.— The fine old mansion on Richmond Green, known as Hope House, and tenanted for several years past by the Royal School for the Education of Daughters of Naval Officers, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Sunday morning. The premises have been unoccupied since July last, when the pupils of the Royal Naval School were removed to St Margaret's, formerly the residence of the Earl of Kilmorey, opposite Richmond, but now one of the newly- acquired estates of the Conservative Land Society. A short time since negotiations were opened for purchasing the remainder ot the lease by the promoters of the new Cavalry College, just established under the presidency of Viscount Com- bermere, the former site of which at Roehampton had proved too small for the proposed objects of the institution. These negotiations were so far completed that the mansion and grounds had been handed over to the proprietors of the Cavalry College, who for some two or three weeks have occupied it permissively, for the purpose of effecting necessary repairs and alterations, the actual tenancy being arranged to commence from Lady Day next. The Messrs Lovell, of London, were the contractors to whom the repairs were intrusted, and they have had a large staff of workmen employed in decorating the interior for some days past. The college having been advertised to open for busi- ness on the first of February, the operations of the workmen have been expedited by working early and late, and charcoal fires have been burned in several of the rooms for the purpose of drying the fresh paiut. The workmen left off on Saturday at four o'clock, and the premises were left untended from that hour. The fire was discovered about half- past five on Sunday morning, but as little water could be obtained for nearly two hours, no portion of the mansion could be saved, and when ad- ditional engines arived the exertions of the firemen were almost useless. It is supposed that the fire must have occurred from the carelessness of the workmen in leaving charcoal fires burn- ing. The mansion and premises are insured iu the Sun and Phoenix fire offices. It is stated that the destruction of the house will not materially interfere with the proposed opening of the college, as its promoters will, during the rebuilding, either take premises in the immediate vicinity or occupy their present house at Roehampton. THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY.— On Friday morning Mr Baron Martin made an order that tbe Turkish bonds takeu from Pierce by the police at the time of his apprehension should be delivered to Fanny Kay, Agar's mistress, upon the ground that, as they had been held in trust by Pierce for Kay and her child, the prosecutors had clearly no right to seize them as if they had been purchased by Agar himself. By this decision Agar's wish will be realised, and the woman Kay will become possessed of about £ 2,500— a sum which will enable her to lead an easy and, if so inclined, a reputable life. Had Agar been included in the prosecution and conviction for the great gold robbery, the South Eastern Railway Company would have had an undoubted right to the bonds; but, that not being the case, they have no claim which it is at all likely could be substantiated in any court of law. Tester's friends are very much disappointed at the result of the trial, since it was they who advised him to surren- der, contrary to the opinion of his solicitor, upon his solemn assurance of his innocence— an assurance so unequivocally given as to lead them to anticipate his acquittal. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.— At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week end- ing Jan 10, was 29" 799 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on three days of the week. The lowest reading was 28' 97 in. on Sunday, and the highest 30' 26 in. ou Wednesday. The mean temperature of the week was 36" 8 deg., which is 1 deg. above the average of the same week in forty- three years ( as de- termined by Mr Glaisher). On Friday the excess above the average was 7 deg., on Saturday 9" 6 deg. On Saturday the highest temperature in the week occurred, and was 49' 2 deg.; the lowest occurred on Wednesday, and was 28* 1 deg.; the range of the week was, therefore, 21- 1 deg. The mean dew- point tem- perature was 34* 5 deg., and the difference between this and the mean air temperature was 2- 3 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 40' 4 deg. The wind blew generally from the north- east till the last three days, and then chiefly from the south- west. The daily horizontal movement of the air varied from 5 to 240. Rain fell to the amount of 1' 20 in.; on Saturday the quantity was 0' 69 in. Snow or rain fell on every day except Wednesday. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM ANNUAL BALL.— Amongst the most agreeable affairs of the season is the annual ball given in aid of the funds of this noble institution ; for it is not only usually attended by a brilliant and crowded company, but it is conducted in a manner that reflects the highest credit on all engaged in giving effect to it; and certainly the festive gather- ing which took place on Thursday evening at the London Tavern was no exception to previous meetings congregated together, having the same laudable object in view. Indeed, with the ex- ception of the ball which took place in 1853, that of Thursday evening was the most successful of any that has taken place since the foundation of the asylum. Such repeated displays in favour of the asylum proves how deeply its welfare is engrafted in the best feelings of the members of the trade, and how anxious they are to take advantage of every means afforded to them to promote its permanent advancement. There were about 1,000 ladies and genilemen at the ball— the numbers in 1853 amounted to 1,068. From this announcement it will be seen that the profits of the ball are certain to swell in an advantageous manner the funds of the asylum, which cannot but be a source of satisfac- tinn to the committee of management, and to Mr Jones, the excellent secretary of the asylum, who on this, as on all other occasions, was active and zealous in the discharge of his very onerous duties. ROBBERY UNDER CHLOROFORM.— A daring robbery took place on Monday evening, at Reading, on the road leading to the Great Western Railway station from Friar- street. A man, who name is stated to be Woodley, and who is in the service of a gentleman living at Caversham Hill, two miles from Reading, came into the town in the afternoon on business, and left for home about seven o'clock in the evening. His version of the occurrence is, that on the road between the entrance gates of the railway and the large hotel, a distance of not more than 200 yards from the public street, there were three men playing, and on his approaching them one of them caught hold of him by the collar of the coat, aud pushed him against the wall; the other two held him, and a woman applied to his nostrils something which he believed to be chloroform, which produced slight stupe- faction, preventing his raising an alarm, and during that time his pockets were rifled of all the money he possessed, amounting to nearly 30s. The whole was done in a very short space of time, and the thieves decamped without being seen by any one. The man, though greatly alarmed, ran home to Caversham Hill directly on the robbers leaving him, and did not communicate the fact of the robbery to the police until the following day. The police officers have since instituted a rigid inquiry, but have not yet succeeded in obtaining trace of any persons at all answering the description given by the man Woodley. LITERATURE. HABET. THE LAW OF THE LAND AS IT AFFECTS PUGILISM. I [ Robert Hardwicke, 26, Duke- street, Piccadilly.]— Some time ! back a series of very able articles appeared in our columns under | the second, or explanatory title of the little book now before us. Those articles were published anonymously, but so well were , they received by the sporting world that the author ha3 been hlc \ r°- W , hls modesty and boldly to acknowledge ! his handiwork in the volume we now propose to notice. The author, Mr Francis F. Brandt, of. the Inner Temple, is a barri^ , ter of considerable standing, and one to whose opinion ou the I subject he has undertaken to handle we are induced to attach uo little importance. It is true, as Mr Brandt states in his volume, that he has a bias in favour of the noble art, but we are bound to add that throughout he has been extremely cautiaus to prevent that bias from affecting his judgment on the question he so ably discusses. In the course of his practice at sessions and assizes our author's attention has, of course, been constantly directed to charges of breach ofthe peace, riot, & c, and on more than one occasion has he been engaged as counsel sometimes for and sometimes against, unfortunate members of the P R whosp ignorance of the law or whose misfortunes have led them into the clutches of the powers that be- so that, apart from any mere theoretical study or the law on the points in question, Mr Brandt h^ hadasmuch practical experienceoftheworkingofiUsanyman of his standing. Since the articles appeared in our columui thev have been entirely revised, and many parts have been written m a somewhat graver style than that whiah was more suitable fo? the pages of a sporting journal than a practical treatise, and we may say, with the author, that any one who may peruse thes « pages will meet with nothing calculated to wound the most deli, cately constituted mind, or to offend the most exaggerated scruples of any one of our good Queen's loyal subjects. In the first chapter the author treats of the question— is pugilism illegal ? and also debates the point of fist v knife. In the sicond chapter the law not the morality, of pugilism is discussed. In this chapter Mr Brandt says, " Now as horse racing is said to encourage the breed of horses, may it not with equal truth ba said that prize fighting encourages in our people the knowledge of the use of the fist as a means of self- defence, and so discourages a resort to arms, such as the knife and the pistol ? It mav bs that I have a bias iu favour of the noble art of self- defence ami if such be the case, evidence of such bias will assuredly peeD out m these pages, however much care I take to occupy neutral ground; and I put forth this query, which involves one of the strongest arguments on the subject, in order that the most hos » tile may not condemn me at once, but may be induced, first of all to read what I have to say upon the law; and secondly, what others, wiser and better men than myself, have to say upon the moral and physical tendency of pugilism well regulated, and prize fighting condueted fairly, honestly, and, if I may use the term, peaceably. If in the following pages I succeed in proviuit the startling proposition that a battle may be fought without rendering either the combatants or those present liable to be dealt with by the strong arm of the law, I think I mav then with some reason say,' Having shown that pugilism is legal dear reader, go elsewhere to ascertain whether it is expedient' " After this our author shows how prize fighting is no more liable to abuse than any other sport, and then plunges at once in me- dias res, and, having thoroughly dissected and explained all the law on the subject, he devotes a chapter to some wholesome advice to pugilists, ou the organisation of fights, on the conduct of those present, and as to the best method of meeting any legal proceedings which may arise out of the fight itself On the latter head he says, " If the battle come under the category of a well- conducted prize fight, if it be regulated in the manner which I have hereinbefore recommended, or indeed in any case, the first object of the so- called delinquent should be to behave calmly quietly, and with all due and proper respect for the powers that be, and to lay before the justices all the facts of the case favour- able to himself. He ougnt to be backed by a competent and re- spectable attorney, who would argue the points of law which might be raised, in a gentlemanly and honest style; and if the case be not decided without recourse to a higher tribunal before such tribunal the same demeanour and line of conduct ' should still be adopted, and with the difference that most probably the legal part of the business would be intrusted to some barrister of eminence, the proceedings would be very similar. In this emergency, as always, quiet and order is more likely to avail than olaekguardism and noise. But the grand point is to se- cure, the moment you are ' in trouble,' the services of a clever aud respectable solicitor; and this observation applies a fortiori to a case in which a man has been so unfortunate as to be present at a fight badly conducted, or one in which a life has been lost. May such an event never again occur!" The work then winds up with some concluding remarks which we would earnestly commend to the attention not only of the pugilistic fraternity, but of all those who do not wish to see their country reduced to a level with those foreign dominions where the reverse of fair play is the order of the day, and where the knife or the stiletto forms the ready means of redressing an in- sult which an Englishman would not think of noticing, other- wise than by an appeal to those arms which nature gave him It is the fashion, we are aware, with a certain set of snivellers to talk of this kind of argument as cant, and to decry the Ring and all connected with it as brutal and demoralizing, but we beg them to pause ere they go too far. Certain cowardly practices are slowly but surely growing and increasing among us, and as the art of self- defence declines, they will too certainly increase. This subject, however, has been so repeatedly commented upon that it would be only a thrice- told tale to go further. We will therefore, intrude no further on < » ur readers, but will conclude by strongly and earnestly recommending Mr Brandt's book to their notice, as one from which all classes of sportsmen will de- rive instruction and amusement. We should add that Mr Brandt has appended to the volume a copy of the rules of the Ring, as revised by the P. B. A. The book is published at a price which places it within the grasp of all classes. THE LADDER OF LIFE ; A HEART- HISTORY. By AMELIA B„ EDWARDS, Author of My Brother's Wife, & c. [ Routledge and Co.]— A prettier, more interesting story than this has rarely been compressed into 300 pages. The heroine, Natalie Metz, is the only daughter of a poor organist of Fribourg. He is a moody widower, taking apparently little interest in his little daughter. She leads, therefore, a sorrowful childhood. Her only acquaint- ances at first are an humble wood carver, residing at a chalet in the vale of Fribourg, named Jaques Oetiker, and his nephew and apprentice, Laurent. Her first happy days are passed at the chalet with them. Laurent is clever every way, and pro- mises to be a great artist. Madame de Wold, an English lady of rank, the widow of a Swiss gentleman, patronises Natalie's father, and on his death adopts the orphan. She has an only son, Louis, younger by two or three years than Natalie, and she educates them at home until Louis attains his fourteenth year, when he is sent to the university of Heidelberg for three years. In the meantime Laureut'sapprenticeship expires, and he resolves toseethe world andmake his way in it. He comesto bid Natalie farewell, gives her for a keepsake an exquisitely carved statuette of Joan of Arc, and begs her to remember him. He first tries Lyons unsuccessfully; then Paris, where he succeeds. Under the tender careand tuition of Madame de Wold. Natalie becomes a beautiful and most accomplished girl. At the end of three years Louis re- turns from Heidelberg a gay and triumphant student. In almost every class he has been a prizeman. He is soon smitten with the charms of Natalie, and, boy of seventeen though he is, he declares passionate love to Natalie, and is not repulsed. His mother soon discovers how matters rest between them. She calls Natalie to her room, discloses to her Louis's noble birth, his connections in England, aud that she destines him to play a high part in the country of his maternal ancestors. She counsels Natalie to obey her, not to thwart her projects for her son, and to be prepared that very night to set out for England. The brave girl consents. Duty towards the mother overcomes love for the son. In a few hours all is ready, and Natalie, with letters of re- commendation for Madame de Wold's sister, departs at dead of night, via Ostend, for London. On her arrival at a coach office there she is met by a woman, a soi- disant Mrs Jones, who guessing that she is waiting for somebody, introduces herself as that somebody, and, calling a coach, takes her to an obscure lodging. Natalie suspects same deception and danger, and more strongly when Mrs Jones's husband comes home, aud shows by his brutal manner that he is a ruffian. She is shown to a dreary bedroom, and, while feigning sleep, she hears her trunks being broken open. Later in the night when all Is still, she escapes, robbed of everything, money, letters of introduction, aud clothes. Nothing remains to her but a few trinkets. In the morning she enters a small inn, tells part of her story to landlord and landlady. They are honest people, and will take care of her. At this little inn she makes the acquaintance of an eccentric music- master, named Vaughan, who, hearing her story, takes her to his poor house to be for the present a companion to his little orphan daughter, Alice. He is engaged in the composition of an opera for Drury- lane theatre. It is finished and sent in— it is under consideration. Of course Natalie writes to Madame de Wold. No answer. Writes again and again without response. Mr Vaughau hears her sing, and is astonished at the beauty of her voice and musical acquirements. Through him she is engaged as chorus singer at the King's theatre. Not to go into details, she speedily attains the rank of prima donna seconda, obtains the friendship of Malibran, has interest enough to get Mr Vaughan's opera performed. Through Malibran's singing and her own the opera is successful. Perse- cuted by the fierce love of the " first violin," Signor Romani, she is obliged to leave the stage for a season, and hides herself in the country. Her nearest neighbours are Mrs Aylmer and her beautiful, but, alas ! consumptive daughter Constance. Mrs Aylmer turns out to be Madame de Wold's sister. Natalie soon becomes acquainted with the Aylmers, and is constantly with them. One day, to her surprise, a foreign visitor is announced — Baron Laurent Oetiker. She sees him, and immediately recognises Laurent, formerly the young wood- carver of the Vale of Fribourg. He is beloved by Constance Aylmer. Madame de Wold, and her son Louis, arrive from Switzerland. Happy meeting! Natalie's letters to Madame de Wold have never reached the latter, but she has heard of Natalie's success on the Lyrical stage, and has come to seek her out. Louis is betrothed to an Italian princess. Constance Aylmer's death supervenes, and Natalie marries Laurent, one of the greatest of modern sculptors. So ends the ascent of the Ladder of Life. We re- commend the story to the attention of our readers. It is one of the best of the series, named " Routledge's Original Novels." DOD'S PARLIAMENTARY COMPANION FOR 1857.— There is no book of reference in the language, of equal size, that contains so much indispensable information as this pocket volume. We cannot see how uny man interested in public matters can do without it. Since its first appearance, simultaneously with the first reformed Parliament, or, at any rate, the following year, it has gone on improving every year, and now borders on perfec- tion. It is divided into four parts. Part I. relates to the House of Lords. Part 1 [. gives a full, accurate, aDd minute explana- tion of Parliamentary terms and proceedings., Part III, treats of the House of Commons . and its local arrangement. Part IV. names the members of the House of Commons; gives their parentage, ages, marriages, professions, offices, church patronage, political principles and pledges, clubs to which they belong, their residences, family connections, & c. We have men- tioned merely a few of its contents. A work so generally known and so extensively circulated hardly requires recommendation. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.— Traffic Receipts? Week ending January 10, 1857, £ 10,642 18s 6d; number of omnibuses in the possession of the company, 604 ; number at work, 572. LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— The board of directors of this railway having had the accounts for the past half year submitted to them on Thursday, decided upon recommending the payment of a dividend for the halt year of 31 per cent on the consolidated stock of the company, making the total dividend for the year 1656 amount to 6 per cent. 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He returned directly, and passed a restless night, a fact which witness knew from having several times overheard him walking to and fro in his bed- room. He was found dead in bed on the following morning, and on examination of the body obout half an ounce of the poison in question was found in the stomach.— A verdict of Temporary Insanity was returned. DR HORACE GOSS'S RESTORATIVE BALM, sold only at his establishment, 55, Great Queen- street, Lincoln's Inn, London, is the great European remedy for spermatorrhcea, restoring the system to perfect health and manly vigour; and for the cure of aS syphylitic, gonorrliceal. or mercurial diseases. Sold in bottles at lis each. SCARCE Fancy Prints, Facetiae, & c. — The attention of sporting noblemen and gentlemen is invited to an assortment ot choice prints and drawings, scarce literature, and misco/ laneous works of art, foreign and English, many of a most amusing an* novel character, for disposal by private contract, a list of which will be forwarded on application to A. B. care of Mr Ward, 113. Fleet- street. LONDON.— Printed and Published at " BELL'S LIFE IN LCKDOM" Office, at 170, Strand, in the parish of St. Clement Danes, in the City and Liberty O* Westminster, by WILLIAM CLEMENT of the same place,— bUNDAY, Jan 18, 1857.