[ SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1857.1 AND SPORTING CHRONICLE. ITOWN 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. I71PSOM RACES will take place on Tuesday, li Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, May 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th. The nine undermentioned races close in the race wee. c. FIRST DAY.— The CRAVEN STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 aaaes, IKS STIK^ OII Breach; with SO added; optional selling; ^ CSEDAYF- The DURDAITS STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 80 added; optional selling; half a mile. . fn. THIRD DAY.— Her MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas, for mares only; weight for age; two miles and a quarter. The SEMIS © STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; optional selling; thFOURTHDAMhe GLASGOW PLATE of 59 sovs ( Handicap); half 8 The of 50 sovs; weight for age, with penalties and allowances; one mile; 2 sovs entrance. .„„„„*„ The RAILWAY PLATE of 50 sovs ( Handicap); three quarters of a mile; 3 The DIMIMD OAKS STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; optional selling; half a mile. For further particulars WLING, Clerk of the Course. BRIGHTON RACES, 1857, will take place in the week after Goodwood. The MARINE PLATB of 100 sovs ( Handicap); three quarters ot a mile: and the PAVILION PLATE of 100 sovs ( Handicap), one mile, close and name OR the Tuesday after Epsom. Entrance, 2 sovs. For particulars see Calendar. HENRY DORLING, Epsom. Clerk of the Course. WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING.— Closing of Entries.— The entries for the following races, at this meet- ing, close on Tuesday next, May 19th. Entries to be made with Messrs Weatherby and Son, London; or Mr William Webb, Clerk of the Course, ^ TheTRiAL STAKES, a Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for three year olds and upwards; one mile and a quarter. The Two YEAR OLDS STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added; colts Sst 71b, fillies 8st 41b; a winner of 200 sovs clear to carry alb, ot two or more71b extra; T. Y. C. „ ,, , , The WORCESTERSHIRE STAKES, a Handicap of 10 sovs each, n it, and only 3 if declared to Messrs Weatherby, London, or to the Clerk, of the Course, on or before Wednesday, the 10th of June, with 100 soys added; one mUe and a half. There are upwards of 80 subscribers to this race. , The CITY PLATE, a Handicap of 50 sovs, for three year olds and up- wards ; the second horse to receive 10 sovs out of the plate; one mile and a quarter; entrance 1 sov, to go to the race fund. ... The FLYING STAKES, a Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, T Y C The ' BENTINCK BENEVOLENT FUND STAKES, a Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 80 added; the winner to give 5 sovs to the fund for the reliet of decayed jockeys; one mile and a quarter. Weights to be out about the 4th of June. COVENTRY,! STEWARDS. Viscount CLIFDEN. 1 " TEWARAS* EYERLEY, HULL, ^ and EAST RIDING RACES will take place on Wednesday, June 10th, 1857. The GRIMSTON CUP of 50 sovs in specie, the gift of Lord noneles- borough. added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, h ft, for horses ot any age. that up to the day of nomination have never won a plate or sweep- stakes of 50 sovs value; winners of 50 sovs stake or plate, after the day of nomination, to carry 71b extra; 8st 71b each; mares and geldings al- lowed 51' o; 10 sovs of the stakes to go to the second horse, and the third horse te save his stake; two miles. To close and name on the 1 uesday before Epsom. _ , ,_ RICHARD JOHNSON, of York. Clerk of the Course. B HARPENDEN RACES ( near St Albans, Herts) will take place on Friday, May 22d. To start at 1 o'clock pre- cisely. Heats abolished. , , . The ROTHAMSTBAD STAKES of 8 sovs each, with 2o added; three year olds to carry Sst 31b, four 9st I21b, five lGst 51b, six and aged lOst 71b, mares and geldings allowed 31b, maiden three year olds allowed 31b. four 61b, five and upwards 101b; a winner at any time to carry 41b, ot two or more races 71b extra; the winner to be sold by auction immediately- after the race for 1C0 sovs, but if entered to be sold t'or- 75 allowed 71b, if for 50 lllb, if for 25 211b; one mile and a half. ,, . The Two YEAR OLD STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 21b. Closed with 12 entries. The HARPENDEN HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 3 ft. if declared on or be- fore May 5 th, with 50 added; second horse to save his stakes; the winner to pay 5 sovs to the fund, and 2 sovs to the Clerk of the Course; a uinner of 100 sovs after the weights are published to carry 71b extra; six horses to aceept and four to start or the public money will not be added; two miles. Closed, 26 entries, 7 declared. The LADIES' PURSE, containing 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each; three year olds to carry 9st lllb, four list 41b, five list lllb, six and aged 12st, mares and geldings allowed| 31b; a winner of any previous race of the value of 50 sovs to carry' 71b, of 100 or two races of 50 lllb, of 150 141b extra; gentlemen riders; professionals will be allowed to ride by carrying 101b extra ; one mile and a half. A HANDICAP FLATS of 40 sovs, for two year olds and upwards; the winner of any race after the weights are out to carry 51b, or of the Harpenden Handicap 71b extra; one mile and a half. Closed, 18 entries. The TALLY- HO STAKES of 5 sovs each, with SO added; four year olds to carry list 71b, five 12st 31b, six and aged 12st 71b; a winner of any hurdle race to carry 41b, two or more 91b extra; the winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 100 sovs ; if entered to be sold lor 75 sovs allowed 71b, if for 50 141b, if for 25 211b; gentlemen riders allowed 41b; one mile and a half, over four flights of hurdles. A HURDLE RACE of 2 sovs each, with 20 added; four year olds to carry list 71b, fire 12st 81b, six and aged 12st 71b ; a winner of any hurdle race to carry 41b, two or more 91b extra, or a winner of the Tally- ho Stakes 71b extra; to be sold by auction immediately after the race tor 50 sovs ; if entered to be sold 40 allowed 71b, if for SO 141b, if for 20 211b; gentlemen riders allowed 41b; one mile and a half, over four flights of The SCURRY STAKES of 1 sov each, with 15 added; three year olds to • carry Sst 71b, four Ost 101b, five and upwards 10st, mares and geldings allowed 3ib; a winner of any of the other races to carry 71b extra; the winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 50 sovs; if entered to be sold for 40 allowed 51b, if for 30101b, iffor20141b, if for 10 211b; T. Y. C. , „ The second horse in each race to' save his stake except the Handicap Plate. Four horses to start in each race, or the public money will not be given, and the surplus money, if any, asising from the sale of the horses to go to the fund. All rules and regulations will be enforced as at New- market. Each horse to be saddled in front of the Stand, and cautered once past it, or fined 1 sov. A proper description of the colours to be worn and weights carried must be given at the time of entry', or fined 10s. Each horse in every race to pay 5s for weighing at the time of entry. Gentlemen riders must be qualified as for Goodwood, officers in the army, or members of Lord Dacre's Hunt. The Stewards will be -.-^ » uthorised to pay the stakes to whom they may think entitled to them, * *, nd from whose decision there shall be no appeal either to a court of " law or equity; and further, that all disputes shall be settl: d by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision shall be final. The unclosed races are to name and close to the Secretary, Mr John Eyles, at the Bull Inn, Harpenden, near St Albans, Herts, on or before Thursday, May 21st, by half- past 8 o'clock in the evening of that day, and all " entries must be made in writing, and all stakes must be made good. All horses to be at the post at the exact time on the card, and any jockey disobeying the orders of fcfce starter will be fined 1 sov. Each winner to pay 1 sov to tho fund. Hon ADMIRAL ROUS, 1 I T^ TORTH WILTSHIRE. MARLBOROUGH J3( CHAMPION COURSING MEETING will take place on Mon- day, the 7th day of December, 1857, and following days, when the under- mentioned stakes will be run for, subject to such rules as the Stewards ( appointed by the subscribers) may fix upon;— rNo. 1.— The NORTH WILTS CHAMPION CUP, by 32 all- aged grey- hounds, at £ 10 each. No. 2.— The MARLBOROUGH CUP, by 16 all- aged greyhounds, at £ 5 each. „ No. 8.— The PRODUCE STAKES, by an unlimited number of dog and bitch puppies of 1856, classed under the Derby for dogs and the Oaks for bitches, at £ 5 each, 10 forfet, which latter sum must be paid to the Se- cretary on or before trio 1st day of July, when this stake will finally close. Each nomination to be accompanied by a statement of the date of whelping, name of breeder, sire and dam, colour, as well as all the dis- tinguishing marks of the dogs named. Nominations to Stakes 1 and 2 will be allotted in. the order of applica- tion. The Secretary will be in attendance at the Ailesbury Arms Hotel. Marlborough, on Monday, the 7th day of December, from 4 o'clock until 6, for the purpose of receiving the Cup Stakes, when the balance of the Produce Stakes must be also paid, or the dogs will be drawn, and the Ml stake demanded. The draw to take place immediately after dinner. Other stakes will be made up during the meeting. N. B. Marlborough and Overton Downs are equal to any coursing ground in England, and are within three miles of head- quarters. Marlborough is 13 miles from Swindon, and 10 miles from the Hungerford Stations, on the Great Western Railway. An ordinary each day at the Ailesbury Arms, at 5s per head. Mr M'GEORGE, Judge. Mr RAPER, Slipper. , Mr R. C. LONG, Hon Sec, Overton, Marlborough. ISLEWORTH REGATTA, Monday, June 8th, 1857.— The Committee have decided, in compliance with various applications, that the GIG RACES may be ROWED in OUT- RIGGER BOATS, with coxswains. Early entries for the different races will greatly oblige. For particulars, see advertisement in last week's paper. ( Signed) W. FARNELL WATSON, Hon Sec. Committee- room, Northumberland Arms, Isleworth. ARMY and NAVY CLUB.— The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the members of this club will take place on Monday, the 25th May inst. The chair will be taken at 2 o'clock precisely. By order of the Committee, THOMAS WALCOT, Secretary. Pall Mall, 11th May, 1857. AT a MEETING of the COMMITTEE of MAN- AGEMENT of the BLACKMOOR VALE FOXHOUNDS, holden at Henstridge Ash Inn, on Wednesday, the 18th of May, 1857, George Wingfield Digby, Esq, in the chair, it was resolved that the best thanks of the committee be given to the proprietors and occupiers ot covers within the Blackmoor Vale Hunt, fer their kind and generous preserva- tion of foxes, during the past season, coupled with an earnest request thattliey will continue to exert themselves for the purpose of promoting the future sport and influence of the Blackmoor Vale Hunt.— Signed, G. D. W. DIGBY, Chairman. THE COMMITTEE of the CORNWALL and DEVONSHIRE WRESTLING SOCIETY beg to announce that they will celebrate their usual ANNUAL SPORT in the Pleasure Garden attached to Mr Baum's, the White Lion, Victoria Park Station, Hackney Wick, on Whit- Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, when a number ot handsome money prizes will be given to be wrestled for by men of three classes, viz, Men of any Weight, and Men underllist, and for Amateurs that have not wrestled for a prize. The prizes to be wrestled for:— Men of any Weight, first £ 2 10s, second £ 1 10s, third 5s; and list, £ 2 10s, £ 1 10s, and 5s ; for Amateurs, £ 1, and 10s. The play to be purely in the Comish style, without shoes, in jackets and drawers. The amateurs to wrestle for their prizes on Wednesday. Weighing to commence at 11 o'clock, and wrestling precisely at 12, and over at 8; when the amateurs will attend with their splendid brass band, and a variety ef entertainments will take place, consisting of music, dancing, & c, & c. The ground is the largest in London, and will hold ten thousand persons, and will be illu- minated upon this occasion; and the whole will conclude with a grand dis- play of fireworks each evening. It is particularly requested that the wrestlers will be on the ground by 11 o'clock each day. The entries to be made to Mr Simpson, Crown Tavern, Winchester- street, Caledoman- road, or at Mr Baum's.— The trains run on the London and Blackwall, and North London, Fenchurch- street, every quarter of an hour, to the wrestling ground. Hackney Wick. XUKJ^ J.^^ beg to inform the public that the annual SALE of the MARESFIELD YEARLINGS will take place on Monday, June 1st. Further particulars in future advertisement. MESSRS TATTERSALL £ TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the pro perty of a nobleman. THE JOLLY MARINE, bay horse, 5 years old, by Collingwood out of Tarella, by Emiliun, & c. T O be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hjde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), EL TARANDA, bay mare, 4 years old, by Sir Tatton Sykes out of The Fawn, by Venison, her dam Cecilia, by Coraus, & c; served by Storm. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSAL L, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday): FIREBOLT, by Theon out of Firefly, by Velocipede. Theon was own brother to Euclid, and was by Emilius out of Maria, by Whisker. From his rich colour, substance, and blood, Fire- bolt is well worth the attention of foreigners; he has been hunted two seasons by his present owner. For racing perform- ances see Calendar. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TER3ALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, June 1st, the fol- lowing HORSES, well known in Leicestershire, the property of the Earl of Strathmore: 1. ABD EL KADER. I 7. BRUSH. 2. THE CORPORAL. I 8. ARCHER. 3. WOODMAN. I 9. SPECTRE. 4. HOLD HARD. I 10. SCAMP. 5. GAMESTER. 11. CYRUS. 6. THE COLONEL. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 18, the fol lowing HORSES, well- known in the Harborough country, the property of a gentleman : 1. TARTAR. [ castrian. I 4. SOBERSIDES. 2. BAY GELDING, by Lan- 5. FLOUNCE. 8. PAXTON. I 6. THE SLUGGARD. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 18, the fol- lowing thorough bred STOCK: 1. A YEARLING COLT, by Windiscligratz out of The Maid of the Tyne, by Galanthus out of Queen of Tyne, & c. 2. A TWO YEAR OLD FILLY, by Joe Lovell out of The Maid of the Tyne. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 18, tho pro- perty of a gentleman: 1. BAY MARE, 7 years old, by Lancastrian; a superior hunter and hack, and has constantly carried a lady. 2. BAY GELDING, by Cotherstone; a superior hunter and hack, and has constantly carried a lady. PSOM GRAND STAND. — STALLS and PRIVATE BOXES may be ENGAGED for the Derby week. For particulars apply to Mr Dorling, Epsom. EJ MOST IMPORTANT to F ARME RS. — The approaching MURRAIN may be insured against at trifling cost; apply at 20, Cockspur- street, Charing- eross, London; 9, South St An- drew- street, Edinburgh; 59, Lower Sackville- street, Dublin. Chief offices of the AGRICULTURIST CATTLE INSURANCE COMPANY. R. W. GOOLD, Secretary and General Manager. Agents wanted. W. REID, Esq, C. E. PRIME, Esq, J. B. LAWES, Esq, J. G. LEIGH, Esq, T. LEIGH, Esq, Mr H. OLDAKER, Clerk of the Course. Mr JOHN FRANCIS CLERK, Newmarket, Judge. V Stewards, I J o 1ARTMEL RACES.— The SPRING MEETING will take place on Whit Monday, June 1st. To start at 1 o'clock precisely. A SWEEPSTAKES of 4 sovs each, with 20 added ; heats, about a mile andaauarter; the second horse to save his stake; three year olds to carry Sst, four 9 » t 81b, five lOst 4! b, six and aged lOst 91b; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to pay 2 sovs towards expenses ; three horses" to start, or the public money will not be given. INNKEEPERS' STAKE of 15 sovs ; 8 sovs entry ; heats, about a mile and a quarter: the second horse to save his stake; three year olds to carry 7st 71b, four 9st, five 9st 91b, six and aged lOst; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; three horses to start, or the stake will not be added ; the • winner of the Sweepstakes to carry 101b extra. TRADESMEN'S STAKE of 10 sovs; 2 sovs entry; heats, about a mile and a quarter ; three year olds to carry 7st 71b, four 9st, five 9st 91b, six and aged lOst; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; three horses to start, or the stake will got be added ; the winner of the Sweepstakes or the Inn- keepers' Stake to carry £ 51b extra. The BOWERBANK STAKE of 10 sovs ; entry 1 sov ; for horses that have started during the present meeting, and have not won a race ; heats, about a mile and a quarter; three year olds to carry 7st 71b, four 9st, five 9st91b, six and aged lOst: mares and geldings allowed 81b. Fo close and name on Wednesday, the 27th of May, 1857, at the house of Mr Thomas Pedder, innkeeper, Cartmel, Kendal. The entrance money to be paid to Sir Pedder, on or before that time, or the entry will not be received. Colours of the riders to be declared at the time of entry, and adhered to under a penalty of 10s.— All disputes to be settled by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision to be final. A Hound Dog Trail, for £ 4; to commence at 9 o'clock in the morning. JAMES STOCKDALE, Esq, l st. ROBERT WILCOCK, Esq, / stewards. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT to her MAJESTY and H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT.— A. DAVIS'S. 33, Strand, cele- brated HUNTING SADDLES, horse and greyhound clothing, horse blankets, rollers, brushes, sponges, leathers, and every requisite for the hunting 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. 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 ef 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. X AMENESS in the HORSE. SEWELL'S AJ SOLVENT and process is a safe and effectual remedy for navi- cular or coronet lameness, and contracted foot; for splent, spavin, curbs, and ringbone ; for windgalls, thickenings, sprung joint and ten- don, or any deep- seated lameness, and never blemishes. Sold in packets, 10s each, by all chemists ; or sent post free, on post order, payable to Frederick Sewell, Pimlico. SEWELL'S LIQUID SOLVENT is inva- luable for horses in work or sale, and does not remove the hair. In bot- tles 10s each, post free.— Veterinary Stables, 21, Elizabeth- street, Eaton- square, London, S. W. 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, akd highly eulogised by Professor Coleman in his report to the Adjutant- General. Its great efficacy, in all eases 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 vendors. In pots Is 6d. 2s 9d. and 5s each. STEVENS'S OINTMENT, . the only substitute for firing horses, after 20 years' extensive use, has proved itself superior to every other remedy for the cure of curbs, splints, spavins, sore shins, diseased tendons or ligaments, ringbone, & e. It never ble- mishes, may be applied during work, and no horse will gnaw his legs after its application. Prepared only, and sold by Henry R. Stevens veterinary surgeon, at his infirmary and shoeing forges, 8 A, Park- lane, London, in boxes, with a Treaties on Lameness, and full directions for use, 2s 6d, or 3s free by post; also, in 5s and 10s boxes. Sold also by Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon- street, and all druggists. Post Office orders to be made payable at 65, Piccadilly. N. B. Horses shod with Phipson and Warden's improved shoes, to prevent slipping on pavement. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL and SON, at Hyde Park- corner, on Mor day, the 18th May, without any reserve, the following superior HORSES, well known with Lord Southampton's and Mr Anstruther Thomson's Hounds, the property of a gentleman :— 1. GRASSHOPPER. 2. PRESIDENT. 3. PERCY. 4. HOLIDAY. 5. COUNTESS. 6. KING DAN. 7. SUSANNAH, by Safeguard out of Sarah Rachel ( sister to Bro cardo): winner of several races and steeple chases. 8. HUSSAR. 9. VICTRESS, by Meteor out of Empress, by Orlando, 10. SEAGULL: a first- rate hack. 11. JENNY WREN, 1 Superior hacks, with high action ; have been 12. LITTLE NELL, I driven together in a phaeton. U. Wl\ GDF° LOEWER, } Very high steppers, and fast. O be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, the ISth of May, without reserve, the following HORSES, many of them up to great weight, the property of Aastruther Thomson, Esq; sold in consequence of his giving up the Bicester country :— T< 1. PETER THE GREAT 2. MAXIMUS 3. HIPPOPOTAMUS 4. HIGHLANDER 5. ABBESS 6. TALISMAN 7. O'DONNEL 8. INKERMAN 9. ESPARTERO 10. BLACKBALL 11. PATIENCE 22. SNOWBALL 28. SYLLABUB 24. SILVERTOP 25. BLUEBELLE 12. PRINCE 13. FARMER'S DAUGHTER 14. CATHERINE 15. MAYBOY 16. COBWEB 17. VENGEANCE 18. SHEPHERDESS 19. WOLF DOG 20. POTHER 1 quiet in 21. DUCHESSj harness Grey cobs, good hacks ; have been driven together. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at HydePark- corner, on Thursday nest, May 21st: FATALIST, 5 years old, by Old England out of Destiny, by Sultan. & c; winner of many races, and fit to go into strong work. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Thursday next, TWO HORSES, well known with the Belvoir, Cottesmore, and Quorn Hounds, the property of a gentleman: 1. BONUS. 2. COCKEY- LEEKEY. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Thursday next, the follow- ing superior HORSES, the propert; 1. THE WREN. 2. WINIFRED. 8. WATER KING, of a gentleman : 4. WHIPCORD. 5. WOODFIELD. l Haflk. 6. WATERLOO, I uacKS- TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by. Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Thursday next, the property of a nobleman : A BRACE of thorough bred HIGHLAND DEERHOUNDS, by a dog of Lord Fife's breed out of a bitch of Lord Breadalbane's; have been entered one season to deer. mo be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- I TERSALL. at Hyde Park- corner, on Thursday, 21st May, the following HORSES, well known with Lord Southampton's and the Pytchley Hounds, the property of a gentleman : 1. ROKEBY. 2. THE RATCATCHER'S DAUGHTER. 3. THE MARQUIS; a perfect lady's horse. 4. MELLISH. mo be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- A TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, © n the Thursday before the Derby, the following weight- carrying HORSES, the property of W. G. Craven, Esq: PICKPOCKET. CRINOLINE. THE FAWN. TOM OF WANSFORD. MARIONETTE. ORION. MONARCH. POLESTAR. PRIMITIVE. THE BISHOP. DUELLIST. PALEFACE. BROWN STOUT. I7\ OR the HORSE.— BARROW'S GOLDEN : OINTMENT of IODINE, patronised by the principal racing and hunting establishments in the kingdom, as a speedy cure lor curbs, spa- vins, splints, strained sinews and ligaments, & c; cau be applied during work. Prepared only and sold by William and Richard Barrow, vete- rinary surgeons, Newmarket; and r « ay be had of Henry Stevens ( late ColebyX 112, Cheapside; Hannay, 68, Oxford- street, London; John Ross, Medical Hall, Kelso; Thomas Johnson, 37, Grafton- street, Dublin: and all other respectable chemists, in boxes at 2s 6d, 4s 6d, and 7s, with full directions, aad sent post free; where also may be had BARROW'S celebrated GUM PLASTER, for strained sinews and ligaments, in pots 5s and 10s each. BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. IfyFAJOR'S REMEDIES for the HORSE, the best JJJL 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 tendons, suspensory ligaments, shoulder lameness, and inflammation; also for the cure and prevention of breaking down, & e. 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 M; ijor, vete- rinary surgeon; together with the pamphlet and testimonials, price Is. JOSEPH MAJOR. 26. Cockspur- street, Charing- cros3. LENHAM and MID KENT RACES, 1857, will take place on Wednesday, June 21, when the following stakes will be run for :— A MAIDEN PLATE of 40 sovs, for horses that have never won a plate or stake ; entrance 2 sovs each, to go to the fund; three year olds to carry 7st 71b, four Sst 101b, five 9st 21b. six and aged 9st. 71b ; mares and feldings allowed 81b; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered to e sold for 70 sovs allowed 51b, if for 40 allowed 101b, if for 20 allowed 141b; to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and the surplus ( if any) over the selling price to go to the Race Fund; heats, one mile and a distance. The MID KENT HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added, for three year olds and upwards; the winner of a plate or stake value iOO sovs, including the winner's own stake, after the publication of the weights to carry 51b, of two such races 81b extra; three horses, the property of different persons, to start, or the 50 sovs will not be added; eight subscribers or no race; a mile and a distance. To close on the last Tuesday in May, and the horses to be named to Messrs Weatherby, London, on or before that day. To be handicapped by Messrs Weatherby, and the weights to be published in the first Calendar after closing. The LENHAM PLATE of 56 sovs ( Handicap), for three year olds and upwards ; entrance 2 sovs each, to go to the fund ; the winner of any plate or stake value 50 sovs after the publication of the weights to carry 31b, of two such races 7ib extra ; twice round ( about a mile and a half). To close and name to Messrs Weatherby on or before the last Tuesday in May. and the 2 sovs to be paid at the time of entry. The weights to appear in the first Calendar after closing. The CHILSTON PARK STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; three year olds to carry 6st 71b, four 7st lllb, five 8st 41b, six and aged 8st 91b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; horses that have appeared in the Racing Calendar as winners in 1856 and 1857 of any sum once to carry 31b, twice 71b, threa times 101b extra ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs; horses entered to be sold for 70 sovs allowed 31b, for 50 allowed 71b, or for 30 allowed 101b ; maiden four year olds allowed 31b; five year olds and upwards allowed 51b ; the winner to be sold by auction imme- diately after the race, and the surplus ( if any) over the selling price to go to the fund; the second horse to save his stake; heats, one mile and a distance. A SWEEPSTAKES of 2 sovs each, with 15 added; three year olds to carry 7st 71b, four Sst 101b, five 9st 21b, six and aged 9st 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 3lb; horses that have appeared in the Racing Calendar as winners in 1856 and 1857 of any sum once to carry 31b, twice 71b, and three times 101b extra ; the winner to be sold for 60 sovs ; if entered to be sold for 40 sovs allowed 51b, if for iO allowed 121b; to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and the surplus ( if any) over the selling price to go to the fund; heats, one mile and a distance. To start at 1 o'clock precisely. All horses to be entered by 8 o'clock on the evening previous to the races ( except for the handicaps), after which none can be entered but by consent of the Stewards and paying double entry, All entries to be made at the Dog and Bear Inn, Le; i- ham, from 6 to 8 o'clock on the evening previous to the races, and the entrance money to be paid at the time of entry, with 2s 6d on each nomination for weights and scales. Four horses to start for each race ( except the handicaps), or the money added will not be given. The colors to be declared at the time of entry, and any one riding in any other colours than those declared will be fined 10s, to be paid before staiting, or not entitled, although a winner. Horses to be saddled in front of and cantered past the Stewards' Stand previous to starting. The declarations of over weight to be made to the person appointed to weigh the jockeys on going to scale before starting. AU disputes to be settled by the Stewards, or whomsoever they may appoint, and their . ^ decision to be final. The Stewards to have full power to reject any horse , VV\> r rider they may consider disqualified. The bell will ring for saddling _ at the appointed hour, and horses not appearing in front of the Stewards' Stand within 10 minutes afterwards will be disqualified. REDDITCH RACES will take place on Whit Monday and Tuesday. FIRST DAY.— The HACK STAKES of 2 sovs each, with 10 added. The INNKEEPERS' STAEES of 2 sovs each, with 15 added. The HURDLE RACE of 2 sovs each, with 15 added. SECOND DAY.— The LADIES' PURSE of 10 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 2 sov each. The IPSLEY HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. Closed. The HURDLE RACE of 2 sovs each, with 10 added. A HANDICAP for beaten horses of 1 sov each, with Purse added. LADIES' HORSES are RIDDEN professionally by Miss GILBERT, who renders them quiet and pleasant to ride and accustomed to the hands and seat of a lady. Her horses stand at Mr Hetherington's stables, in the Edgware- road, whose name will be a fuarantee that they will be properly treated. For terms, & c, apply to Ir Hetherington, 18, Connaught- terrace, Edgware- road. THE WALTON and COTTON ANGLING CLUB, recently held at the Duke of York, Gloucester- street, has RE- MOYED to the Woolpack Tavern, St John- street- road, Clerkenwell. ATH RACES.— Gentlemen in search of good WINES, choice ales, cigars and cognac, must come to PARSONS'S Old Vicarage Wine Vaults, Kingsmead- square, Bath. Hot- spur's tip for the Somerset and Priam's prophecy for the Derby given. The Vicar will preside at the bar. B mo be SOLD by AUCTION, by A TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, the Thursday before the Derby, the following HORSES, the property of a gentleman, well known with the Belvoir, Cottesmore, and Quorndon Hounds: FUSCHIA LITTLE WONDER. THE TUR&. IRISHMAN. PROSY. IMOGENE. LORD GEORGE. THE SLAVE. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Thursday, June 4th, the fol- lowing thorough bred STOCK, with their engagements: ST CLARE, 6 years old, by Orlando or the Sea. EPHORUS, 4 years old. by Epirus. TOM LOKKR, 4 years old, by Ca; sar. THE HAPP Y PRINCE, 2 years old, by Faugh a Baiiagh out of The Happy Queen. Tournament's dam. LINCOLN TOM, by Weathergage out of The Maid of Lincoln. Also, the following YEARLINGS : COLT, by The Prime Minister out of Candlewick. COLT, by The Prime Minister out of Butterfly, by Orlando. COLT, by West Australian out of The Peasant Girl. FILLY, by Tedain^ ton out of The Happy Queen. FILLY, by Augur out of The Maid ofLincoln. FILLY, by Sweetmeat out of Eva, by Pantaloon. FILLY, by Sweetmeat out of Meliora, bylMelbourne. FILLY,; by Newminster out of The Doe, by Melbourne. TO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the following superior HORSES, the property of a gentleman : 1. BROWN GELDING, 5 years old, 15 hands 3 inches high, a perfect hunter and good hack; has been frequently ridden by a lady both with hounds and on the road. !. BROWN GELDING, 8 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high; a capital hunter and hack, and has been in harness. 3. The KAFFIR, brown gelding, 6 years old, by Alarm out of Jamaica ( Yellow Jack's dam); has been hunted and ridden hack. To be seen at Hetherington's stables, Edgware- road. For price apply to Messrs Tattersall, Hyde Park- corner. THE MIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY.— Messrs BRETHEltTON and HARRISON beg to inform the public that their two next important STUD SALES, for HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES, will take place at their Repository, Birmingham, On Thursday, 4th June, and On Thursday. 18tli June, 1857. Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to enter horses for these sales are solicited to make immediate application, in order that stalls may be secured, and publicity given to their instructions. Sales by auction every Thursday, and by private treaty daily. TNVALUABLE to BREEDERS.— To be SOLD, a JL GREY ARAB HORSE, the handsomest and purest bred in Lon- don, the property of an officer returning to the East. It is of the true Nejidie breed, and possessed of the far- famed endurance and the other good qualities of that race ; age 8 years : height 14 hands 2 inches; ear ries a lady. Price, 100 guineas. The tip of his tail has been dyed by the Arabs, but the colour can be removed, if wished. To be seen at 81, Lyal- mews West, Belsravia. I? OR SALE, a very strong and racing- like TWO YEAR OLD BAY COLT, entire, just broke, by Hippolytus out of Van Winkle's dam; engaged in two Produce Stakes at Stockton Au- gust Meeting. This is the only thorough bred colt in England by Hippo- litus, who was sold ( immediately after being put to the stud) for a large price, to go to Germany. Application to be made to the breeder, Mr Robert Adamson, White House Farm, near Norton, Stockton- on- Tees. mO be SOLD by AUCTION, bv Messrs BRE- JL THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday next, the 21st inst. the property of a gentleman: BIRKENHEAD, a brown stallion, 15 hands 8 inches high, by Liver- pool, dam Arachne, by Filho da Puta, & c; he is without white, on short legs, with superior action and muscular power, sym- metry, and good temper; he is a sure foal- getter, and his stock are very promising. ESSRS LUCAS and Co beg to intimate to noblemen and gentlemen having HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES to dispose of, that their next SELECT SALES will take place On Thursday, May 28th, 1857. Full descriptions of all horses intended for this sale must be for- warded immediately, and the horses must be sent to the Repository two days prior to the sale. Stalls cannot be retained after 10 o'clock on Tuesday. Several valuable studs already entered, and a first- rate sale expected.'" FOR SALE, at ALDRIDGE S, on Wednesday, May 20th, without reserve, the property of a gentleman having no further use for him: SPANKER, well known with the East Kent and Tickham Fox- hounds ; quiet to ride, quiet in harness, and has carried a lady. ALDRIDGE'S, St Martin's- lane, London.— PUBLIC SALES by AUCTION every Wednesday and every Saturday throughout the year, commencing at 11 o'clock precisely. ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTEEN HORSES are submitted to public competition on each of the above days, by Mr MATTAM, the auc tioneer. On Wednesday next, the 20th May, active and powerful horses from the stocks of Mr Joshua East, Mr T. Brown, and other job- masters, suitable for broughams, clarences, double and single harness: carriage horses, hunters, and hacks, from the studs of noblemen and gentlemen; ladies' horses, cobs, and ponies, for riding and driving. On . Saturdays, in addition to the horses, a great variety of phaetons, broughams, clarences, dog carts, and gigs, with sets of double and single harness, saddles, and bridles. All property should be received two days before either sale day, for public view and insertion in the catalogue. RED LION YARD, Gray's Inn- lane, Holborn.— Superior Cab Stock— To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr J. GOWER, oriWie premises, as above, Tuesday next, May 19, without re- serve, THIRTY- FIVE last, useful, and well- seasoned HORSES, six- teen cabs ( four clarence and twelve hansom, some of which are un- finished, the rest in excellent order), twenty sets of harness, chaff machine, pails and utensils used in trade, the property of Messrs Preb- ble and Jarvis, sold in consequence of a dissolution of partnership, and entirely discontinuing the cab business. On view. Catalogues had on the premises; and of Mr J. Gower, auctioneer, Repository, Barbican. GREAT WESTERN STATION, Brooks's- mews, Paddington.— Very superior Cab Stock.— Mr J. GOWERhas been directed by Mr John Trigg to SELL ty AUCTION, on the premises, as above, Tuesday, June 2, without reserve, FIFTY- FIVE fast, useful, and well- selected HORSES, twenty- one cabs, eleven clarence, and ten hansom, some not yet finished; a brown blood gelding, light chaise cart and harness, twenty- five sets of cab harness, chaff machine, and the usual trade utensils, in consequence of the interference of the police, in not allowing the cabs to stand in the mews, and entirely declining the cab business. On view two days prior. Catalogues had on the premises, and of Mr . T. Gower, auctioneer and valuer, Repository, Barbican. LEWISHAM BRICK- FIELDS, near the Railway Station.— To Contractors, Brickmakers. Carmen, and others.— Mr J. GOWER lias been directed by Mr B. Parks to SELL by AUC- TION, on the premises, as above, on Wednesday next, May 20, at 1 o'clock, without reserve, about TWENTY- ONE firm, valuable CART HORSES; among them are two choice teams, a fast " brown chaise mare, dog cart, and harness, that have been constantly used by Mr P.; fifteen brick or rubbish carts, dobbin carts, new wheels, beds, and axles, thill and chain harness, scrap iron, gravel screens, & c, & c, which have been employed under contract with the Lewisliam Board of Works, and completed an extensive order with the contractors of the Mid Kent Rail- way. On view. Catalogues had on the premises, and of Mr J. Gower, auctioneer. Repository, Barbican. REPOSITORY, Barbican.— Contract Van and light Town Cart Horses, Vans, Carts, Harness, & c.— Mr J. GOWER will SELL by AUCTION, on Friday next, May 22d, TEN useful VAN and TEA CART HORSES, two ponies, two well- built vans, town and light carts, harness, & c,( which have been employed on contract, with Mr Under- wood, tea- dealer; sold inconsequence of having disposed of his business. On view two days prior. GOLDFINDER. CRAZY JANE. FURIOSO, winner of several races. NEWBURGH, good harness horse. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on M by Messrs TAT- Monaay, 25th May, without reserve, the following very superior PONIES, many of them up te great weight, the property of Richard Milward, Esq : POMPOSUS. BANGOR, CIRCUS. AP SKENKIN. SIRLOIN. MARADAN. u, HEART OF OAK. MONA. STILTON. BOOTLACE. ORNAMENT. LUNA. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, without reserve, on Monday, the 25th of May: A very promising, racing- like YEARLING COLT, by Russborough out of Nan Darrell, dam of Spinster; winner of three races, at the last Newmarke{ Houghton Meeting, all she started for, beating large fields ; and granddam of Vedette, winner of the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 25th, the following YEARLINGS, the property of a gentleman who bred them : 1. A BAY COLT by Oiiando out of Ma Mie, the dam of Poodle, Pelion, & e. 2. A CHESNUT FILLY by Cotherstone, dam by Jerry out of Grecian's dam. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 25th, the following HORSES, well known in ( Leicestershire, the property of a gentleman: 1. MALAKOFF | 4. CONFERENCE 2. SARDE 5. KINBURN. 3. WADLEY TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs. TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 25th May, a PAIR of elegant PHAETON HORSES : LOFTY, AM'} botl1 thorough bred. B ATH RACES.— Castle Hotel.— The nobility and gentry are respectfully informed that the above HOTEL is carried isual. EDWARD BACON, Manager. HAMPTON COURT.— W. LUCE, ofthe King's Arms Hotel, is happy to inform his friends and the public, the celebrated avenue of CHESNUT TREES in Bushy Park is now in BLOSSOM, and this year is unusHally magnificent. W. L. solicits a renewal of former patronage. A fish ordinary on Sundays at 2 o'clock. HENRY BIGNELL'S BOOTH.— Epsom Races — Epsom Races— Epsom Races.— To Boothkeepers. J. NOAKES, who has so many years supplied the boothkeepers at Epsom, Ascot, and Hampton, begs to inform them that he shall have at Epsom ( at Mr Henry Bignell's Booth, of St James's Stores, Jermyn- street), an ample SUPPLY of WINES, SPIRITS, BOTTLED ALES, and STOUT of the first quality and at prices that will astonish them, saving all the expense of carriage, packing, and anxiety attending transit to the course. As usual, J. Noakes will be at the Rubbing Down House, Epsom Downs, on Friday, the day of letting the ground, where orders may be booked. DRILL INN, Cheam Common, near the Turn- pike Gate.— Parties visiting the Downs will find first- rate ACCOMMODATION, with moderate charges, being very near the main road, but retired, and where„ i) arties can refresh themselves during the delay and confusion at the gate prior to returning home. WANDSWORTH FAIR, in its original splen- dour, will be HELD as usual, in the fair field adjoining the railway station, on Whit Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday, " 1VTEW FIELD TURNIP.- Waite's Eclipse - 1_ T Purpletop Yellow Hybrid Turnip.— A New, distinct Variety.— This is the most valuable TURNIP in cultivation, for early feeding purposes. It grows to a very large size and great weight. To be had of all respectable seedsmen in the United Kingdom, 2s per pound.— J. G. WAITE. seed merchant, 181, High Holborn, London. FOR PRIVATE SALE, to close an executorship, the fine new SCHOONER YACHT GRIP, about 90 tons old measurement ar. d 46 tons register. Length over all, SOft; length of keel, 50ft; extreme beam, 18ft 4in ; depth, keel to gunwale, lift 6in. The Grip was built by the Messrs Hall, at Sunderland, in May, 1853, for their priAate use, possesses extraordinary strength, has her " metal ballast on board, has excellent accommodations, sails remarkably fast, is a fine sea boat, and in every respect a desirable vessel. Lying in the East India Dock. For inventories and other particulars apply to Temperieys, Carter, and Darke, 3, White Lion- eouit, Corr. liill. SOUTHWELL RACES will take place on Whit Thursday, June 4. Bight miles from Newark station, Great Northern Railway ;' two miles from Fislierton station, Midland Railway. A FLAT RACE, 2 sovs each, with 10 added. A HURDLE RACE, 3 sovs each, with 20 added. A FLAT RACE, 1 sov each, with 10 added. Entries to be ir. ade, not later than Tuesday previous to the races, to Mr Richardson, Saracen's Head Inn, Southwell, of whom further par- ticulars may be obtained. Special trains f rom Nottingham and Newark. No entry accepted unless accompanied by the amount of stakes. EPPING TOWN RACES will be run on Whit Tuesday, June 2, on Epping Plain, 1. A SELLING RACE of 2 sovs each, with 10 added. 2. A SELLING RACE of 3 sovs each, with 15 added, 3. A SWBEPSTAKES of 1 sov each, with 5 added. Three to start in each race, or the public money will not be given. To commence at 1 o'clock. A special train will leave Bishopsgate station at single fares for the double jouniey. Bills of particulars to be had on application to Mr Basham and Mr Mantell, Epping, YACHT FLIRT to be SOLD, holder of the Chal- lenge Prize in the Prince of Wales Yacht Club, value 100 guineas, which will be the property of her owner, if won again by her. She is newly built by Harvey and Co, Ipswich; has sailed two matches, and won in both, beating the Little Mosquito and others for the Challenge Prize. Her inventory is complete, consisting of lead and iron ballast, one main, two fore, three top sails, four jibs, and a full complement of necessary stores. To he « sold by order of the executors of her late owner. For further par- ticulars, apply to C. F. Chubb, Esq, Hon Sec, P. W. Y. C., 14, South- square, Gray's Inn. TO YACHTSMEN and Others.— For SALE, a very superior and newly- built 16- feet AMERICAN CENTRE- BOARD BOAT, with all the latest improvements. For price and par- ticulars apply to J. Bertram. No. 2, Knightsbridge Green, Knightsbridsre. SCHOONER YACHT FOR SALE, 63 tons O. M. Very good accommodations, a good sea boat, and nearly new. To view apply to Mr Inman, shipbuilder, Lymington, Hants; or after June 1st, to the Secretary of R. T. Y. C, Bedford Hotel, Covent- ALDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS and HEIFFERS.— EDWARD PARSONS FOWLER, of Jersey, will have a HERD of THIRTY- FIVE, for PRIVATE SALE, at Mr GOWER'S, City Repository, Barbican, London, on Mondav, May 25, and two following days. The monthly sale as usual the last Monday in every month throughout the year. A choice of thirty. PHEASANTS' EGGS, for hatching, warranted fresh, 12s per dozen ; partridges' eggs, 6s per dozen. Gold phea- sants, in full plumage, £ 2 10s per brace ; cocks, in colour, 21s ; young cocks 18s, and hens 30s each. Gold pheasants' eggs, fresh and warranted, 21s per dozen ; boxes and baskets extra. Address, Mr Timothy Mason, 7, Jubilee- street, Mile End- road, London ( near Greeu- stieet). TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, i. t Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 25th, the following weight- carrying HORSES, well l- nown in the Vale of Ayles- bury, the property of a gentleman : 1. BIG BEN 2. THE RfGHT MAN. mo be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT. JL TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, May 25th, b,. order of the executors, TWO beautiful COBS, late the property o' Major- General James Jones, deceased : 1. A BROWN MARE, a splendid stepper, perfectly steady for saddfe or harness. 2. A BAY MARE ; a capital hack Both carry ladies well. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, the 1st of June next, the property of a gentleman who bought him out of the breaker's hands: A handsome BAY GELDING, about 15 hands 2 inches high, 6 years old, with very good action and temper, an excellent harness horse and hack, quiet with hounds, a clever fencer, and has carried a lady. rilHE ANNUAL SALE of the MIDDLE PARK JL YEARLINGS will take place June 3d ( first Wednesday after the Derby), at Middle Park, Eltham. Kent, by Messrs TATTERSALL. Middle Park is one mile and a half from the Biackheath Station ( North Kent line), and seven miles from Hyde Park- corner. FILLY, by Kingston out of Countess ( sister to the Baron) by Irish Birdcatcher out of Echidna, by Economist. FILLY, by Kingston out of England's Beauty ( sisterto Bird on the Wing), by Irish Birdcatcher, dam Prairie Bird by Touchstone. FILLY, by Kingstoii; ont of Empress ( dam of Autocrat), by Emilius, dam Mangel Wurzel, by Merlin, Engaged in the Eighth Bentinck Memorial Stakes, a Triennial Stakes of 10 sovs each, at Good- wood, 1858, and the Doncaster Stakes, 1859. FILLY, by Kingston out of Little Jenny ( Sister to Snowdrop, dam of Gemma di Vergy), by Heron, dam Fairy, by Filho da Puta. FILLY, by Melbourne or Kingston out of Exact, by Irish Birdeatclier out of Equation, by Emilius. FILLY, by Neasham out ofWhirl, by Alarm out of Distaffina, by Don John. FILLY, by Kingston out of Caroline ( dam of Burgundy and Ma- tilda), b. v Irish Drone out ofthe Potentate's dam. FILLY, by Kingston out of Venus, by Amadis out of Aurora, by Sandbeck. COLT, by Orlando out of Palmyra ( dam of Tadmor, Talfourd, Baal- bec, and Aleppo), by the Sultan, dam Hester, by Camel. En- gaged in the Eighth Bentinck Memorial Stakes, 185S, and the Doncaster Stakes, 1859. COLT, bv Kingston out of Defenceless, by Defence, dam by Cain out of Ridotto, by Reveller, Engaged in the Eighth Bentinck Memorial Stakes, 1858, and the Doncaster Stakes, 1859. COLT, by Kingston out of Brown Mare by Heron, dam by Muley out of Sister to Pope, by Shuttle. COLT, by Kingston out of Kirtle ( sister to Green Mantle) dam of Lady Audrey, Anteverta, & c, by the Sultan, dam Dulcinea, by Cervantes. COLT, by Pyrrhus the First out of Sacrifice ( half sister to Virago), by Voltaire dam Virginia, by Rowton. COLT, by P. vrrhus the First out of lvate ( winner of the One Thousand Guineas), by Auckland, dam the Gipsy Queen, by Dr Syntax. COLT, by Pyrrhus the First out of Butterfly ( winner ofthe City and Suburban), by Knight of the Whistle out of Slipshod, by Slane. COLT, by Mountain Deer out of Colleen Dhas, by Rust, dam Annie, by Wanderer. COLT, by Kingston out of Tested, by Touchstone out of a Colwick mare. COLT, by Burgundy out of Pearl, by Alarm out of Hester ( dam of Palmyra), FILLY, by Bay Middleton out of Triangle ( sister to Pyrrhus the First and dam of Tricolour), by Epirus out of Fortress, by Defence.' Engaged in the Eighth lientinck Memorial Stakes, 1858, and the Doncaster Stakes, 1859. FILLY, by Pyrrhus the First out of Mayfair, by Bay Middleton out of Black Bess, by Camel. FILLY, by Kingston out of Nightshade, by Touchstone out of Prussic Acid, by Voltsire. FILLY, by Kingston out of Altitude, by Cotherstone out of Latitude ( Loyola's dam). FILLY, by Kingston out of Zelica, by Nutwith out of Minaret, by Ibrahim. Also, will be sold at the same time, several first- class thoroughbred MARES aud FOALS. HOLSTEIN and MECKLENBURG CARRIAGE and BROUGHAM HORSES.- Mr J. GOWER will SELL by AUCTION, at his Repository, B irbiean, on Friday next, May 22, with- out reserve, about FIFTEEN superior CARRIAGE and BROUGHAM HORSES, with their clothing, selected with great care from the best breeders in Mecklenburg and Schleswig Holstein. Among them is a splendid blood chesnut gelding, with flowing mane and tail— would make a magnificent charger; also several handsome match, carriage, and poweiful grey and brown brougham horses. On view anu catalogues had two days prior. AUCTION. Great Sale of Weight- carrying Hunters at Bishop's Court, the Seat ofthe Earl of Clonmel.— His lordship having given up the Kildare Hounds, has honoured the under- signed vvith instructions to SELL by AUCTION, on Monday next, May 18th, his well- selected STUD of HUNTERS, consisting of TWENTY- SEVEN well- trained, weight carrying hunters, nearly all of which have been purchased from breeders within these last three year s. Any noble- man or gentleman wishing to be carried safely with hounds, this is an opportunity seldom to be met itfth. See advertisement, which may be had by application to Dalton and Cunningham, auctioneers, & c, Naas and Blesinton, Ireland. Luncheon at 1 o'clock, sale at 2 o'clock, sharp. BRYANT'S REPOSITORY.— Mr BRYANT begs to inform the public that an important stud SALE of HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES will take place at his repository, Stephen's Green South, Dublin, on Saturday, the 23d of May, being the Saturday after the Howth and Baldoyle Meeting. Noblemen and gentlemen wish- ing to enter horses lorthesesales are solicited tomake immediate applica- tion, in order that stalls may be secured and publicity given to instruc- tions— Proprietor, AUGUSTUS BRYANT ( late of Dycer's). ARAB STALLION on SALE; he is very strong and handsome, of the best caste, up to weight, and well adapted for the stud. He is quiet with other horses and in harness. Price 80 guineas. Other stallions, of different descriptions and prices, on sale at REA'S REPOSITORY, Newington, Surrey. TWO HORSES,— On SALE ( the property of a gentleman, leaving town): . A GREY CHARGER, 16 hands I inch high, almost thoroughbred, very powerful, with the finest action, suitable for the Scots Greys, and has been broken to harness, 6 years old, price 150 guineas. A BROWN GELDING, 15 hands 3 inch high, very good looking, up to weight, has been driven with another, and is quiet in single harness, price 85 guineas. ' On view aud trial at REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, Newington, Surrey. FOR SALE, a PAIR of GREY COBS, 5 years old, 15 hands his'h, with clever action and breeding, good hacks, up to weight; price 110 guineas. Full particulars given at REA'S CEN- TRAL REPOSITORY, Newington. HANDSOME BAY COB, 5 years old, 14 hands 3 inches high, very neat and good looking ( got by Johnny), with great strength, has been broken to harness, price 100 guineas, on SALE at REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newington. HIGH- STEPPING HACK AND HARNESS HORSES on SALE.— Mr REA has received advice of a consign- ment of HORSES, selected for the London market, with superior action. They consist of cobs, hacks, and harness horses. On view on Monday next, where trials may be had for all purposes on the premises.— CENTRAL REPOSITORY, Newington, within one mile Jrom West- minster Bridge. FOR SALE, the property of a gentleman, a BROWN GELDING, 16 hands high ; has been ridden hack and broken to harness; would make a good match or mail phaeton horse. Price 50 guineas.— At REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newingteu. riWESDAY'S SALE by AUCTION.— Mr REA JL will offer for SALE, at 12 o'clock, on Tuesday, May 19th, about ONE HUNDRED HORSES of various descriptions. Many are for un- reserved sale, and worthy the attention of gentlemen in want of horses for either riding or driving, or for agricultural purposes. The public are requested to notice, that no dealing takes place on the part of the proprietor or his servants ; that the interests of buyer and seller are alike protected; and that they may be informed ofthe names of owners and purchasers, if required. Charges lower, and accommodation better than any other repository. Sales by private treaty daily. Trials and examinations requested prior to purchase. Payment any day after the second from the sale.— REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, St George'e- Road, Newington. SALE of VALUABLE GREYHOUNDS.— To be SOLD by AUCTION, without reserve, at DYCER'S REPOSI- TORY, Dublin, on Saturday, May 23, at I o'clock, the entire KENNEL of first- class GREYHOUNDS, the property ef Messrs Pateraon and SwanR, who are both relinquishing coursing. SECOND SEASON DOGS. 1. R d SUNRISE, by Eden out of Nip, own sister to Sir J. Boswell's r A Puzzle-' em, who was got by Jason out of Puzzle. Sunrise is a dog of uncommon symmetry, combining great speed and lasting powers. He ran third for the Biggar St Leger, 1855, of 95 dogs, and third for the Scottish Champion Cup, 1858, being beaten by the winner, Lady- like, after a no- go. He has beaten the following celebrities, viz :— Mangerton ( Lustruther), Bright Steel, Musketry ( Alma), Jamie King, Harpoon, & c. 2. Rb SUNSHINE, own sister to the ahove ; winner of the Biggar St Lcger, 1855, 95 dogs. This bitch, to any one forming a kennel, is most iuvaluable. No greyhound of modern times can beat her, when fit, a good proof of which will be found by examination of the name3 ot those she has vanquished, viz, British Grenadier, Beacon, Na- pier, & c. 3. Bk w d S WEETB RIAR, by Jardine's Baron out of his Toll wife. Sweetbriar won 19 courses in public, winning the Lytham Cup in November, 1J55, the Douglas Cup in October, 1S56, ran second for the Biggar Club Plate last December, and distinguished himself at the Waterloo Meeting this spring. For his many good performances vide " Thaeker," & c. A lengthened description of this well- known dog is thought unnecessary. Among others he has beaten the following: Bright Steel, Beacon, Grenadier, Courier, Lunette, Forerunner, Struther, Know Nothing, Hansel ( the rujiner- up for the Scottish Champion Cup, 1856), Star, Speed, & c. 4. Bk d POOR NEGRO, by Old Negro out of Scotia's Thistle. This dog is of immense speed, great resolution, beautiful symmetry, unri- valled by any of the following celebrities, viz, Baron, The Tempter, Julia Cruise, Mechanic, Darkie, Beacon, Rover, Jockie o' Tala, & c, and will make a great acquisition to any kennel, either as a running dog or as a stallion, For an account of some of liis performances see " Thacker" No. 16, pages 226,231,289. He won 16 courses in public. 5. Bk d PAPING0, own sister to the above ; will make a valuable brood bitch. Since the former advertisement, has been served by Sweet- briar. FIRST SEASON DOGS. 6. W b SUSAN WHITEHEAD, by Wigan out of The Pest, Winner of the Biggar St Leger of 1850,- of 88 dogs. The best greyhound of her year, having beaten Albatross, Bloodshot, Bewitching, Bold Expres- tion, Blackness, Grapple, Justitia, & c. R d SAILOR BOY, by Japhet out of Barbara. Divided with Staun- ton the Crawfordjohn Purse. A large and very promising dog, of great speed, and will in another season make a first rate, being very young. STALLION. 8. F d THE PUZZLER, by Nipper, own brother to Puzzle-' em, out of Sir W. C. Anstruther's celebrated bitch Tottie. A very few bitches have been put to this dog, and a more promising stallion cannot be met with. Bother-' em is the first of his get, and is a first- class greyhound. The Puzzler won several prizes, but his racing career was cut short by one of his hind legs breaking. His sister is the dam of Susan Whitehead. The whole litter of which he was one were good, a very important matter for any one to look to who intends breeding greyhounds. Two of his get will be exposed at the sale, aud are very good looking. SAPLINGS. TO be SOLD, a CHESNUT COLT, now rising 3 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high, entire, by Pottinger, dam Old Robin Adair; blood, i. vitli just a stain; unbroken, but has been handled a little; remarkably good tempered, calculated for the foreign market, a good country stallion, or to go for any of the great stakes, and one of the finest colts for his breed in Wiltshire. To be seen, or further particulars had, on application to Mr S. R, Neate, Marden, Devizes, Wilts. STEEPLE CHASE HORSE.— For SALE, HAR- LEQUIN, bay gelding, by Staekpole, dam by Sultan, half bred, 7 years old, a perfect hunter, and winner ot several fiat races and steeple chases. Warranted sound, and has never been hi a public training stable.— For price, & c, apply to Capt Homfray, Chepstow, Monmouth- shire, where the horse may be seen. TO be SOLD, the property of a gentleman, TWO thorough bred HORSES, MISS ETTY ( a perfect ladies' hack), 4 years old, by Sir Tatton Sykes out of Hungerford's dam. Price £ 100, LADY ASHTON ( a good hack, and goes in harness), 4 years old, by Gabbler out of Lucy Ashton. Price £ 80. To be seen at Tilbury's Stables, Mount- street, Grosvenor- square. WANTED to PURCHASE, a ship to the colonies, dark brown or bay, bred, with great bone and good action. ' J J Library, Leamington. STALLION to three years old, well Address, J. R. T„ Mr Hewitt's rro be SOLD, a PAIR of light GREY COB A PONIES, 14 hands high, quiet in harness and the saddle; suitable for a lady. Apply to Mr Mann, coach builder, Twickenham. TglO be SOLD, the property of a gentleman, a J. BLACK COB MARE, 14 hands 1 inch high, has been constantly ridden and driven in double and single harness. To be seen at Haynes's stables, Langham- plaee. mo be SOLD, TRUELOVE, by Sotterley out of A Lady Love. Price £ 150. He is a rich brown horse, without while, stands 16 hands high, with great substance.— Apply to Mr T. Stephenson, trainer, Newmarket, where the horse may be seen. ON SALE, by PRIVATE CONTRACT, SIR OLIVER, by Touchstone, dam Lady Godiva, by Lanercost. Sir Oliver was foaled in March, 1855, is very like his sire, and own brother to Peeping Tom, who won the Grand Stand Cup at Chester. Apply to H. R. Sandbach, Esq, Hafodunos, near Llaurwst, N. Wales.— May 13. JOSBORN begs to inform noblemen and gentle- • men that his son has been instructed to drive four- in- hard. Any nobleman or gentleman wanting FOUR HORSES BROKE or drove together, or to show, may be aecomm... dated on the shortest notice, at the Commission Stables, Upper Montague- square, W. N. B, Horses carefully broken to carry ladies by Miss Osborn. QTAL'LION.— Catterick.— GOORKAH will serve KI7 mam at MrC. 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 gro om. He is by Annandale out- of Fair Jane, by Davids 15 hands 3 inched high; a good brovm, clear of white: perfectly souncL enormous powers, splendid action in $ 11 his paces. His performances will show he has won and beat all the best horses in his year, an £ at all distances. At three years old, won Liverpool Cup, beating Goldfinder, Cliief Jfjsti^ e, Harbinger, Missive, Cariboo, Alo, and aiany others. nWon Warwick Oup„ beating Adine, Little Harry, Ibex, Saekbut. and Black Doctor. Won the Queen's Plate at Doncaster, beating Hex. Gossip, Grapeshot, and KteEtonore Lass. Won the Caledonian Cup, beating Harricot, Friars'Hall, a. nd The Black Doctor. Same place, next day, won tke value of 95 sovs, be. iting Braxey, Pugorrock. Auchinleek. Radulphus, Worcester, and Bird Trap. Ran s- eond to Kingston for the Northumberland Plate, beaSting Golc'& nder, Red Lion, Little feck, Garth- forth, and many others in Jhe race. At York, for the Great Ebo>-, ran fourth to Pantomime, Nabob, and Catsvsw, beating Newminsier, Adine, Revolver, Lord Faucdnberg, Barbette, Peggy, and a great fisid. Ran second to Balrownie for the Caledonian St Leger, eoual weights. He met with an accident, when three years old. in Bus foot, which put an end to his racing career, Gooriah caraaot tail in setting first- class horaes.- Good accommodation for mares and foals at 10a per week; corn at market, price. All expenses to be paid, befrae the mares are taken away, to'Mr C. Pybus. Further information to be had of Mr C. Winteringhaiii./ Richmond; and Mr C. Pybus, Catterk- k, Yorkshire. . STALLIONS.— At Alvediston, London Elm, Wilts. KU — JOE LOVEL, by subscription; thirty marss, beside those'ot his owner, at 12 guineas each, and 10s Sd the groom, He is the sira of many winners, including Noisy, <& c. Also, at the same place, UMBRIEL, by Melbourne er Touchstone out of Verbena, by Velocipede, at 7 guineas e£ « h, and 10s © J to the groom, Half bred mares half- price. Hay and grass at 10s par week; corn, if ordered, at th ® market price, Alvedlstosi is about 12 miles from Salisbury, and five fram Woodyates^ where there are plenty of good loose boxeu and fine grass land. Sua-- 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.— RawcMe Paddocks, near York. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. The subscription is fail. SLANE, at 20 guineas, 20 mares, NEWMINSTER, at 15 guineas. CRUIZER, CONNAUGHT RANGER, and WINDISCIsGRATZ, & guineas each; winners and dams of winners servsd gratis by these threa horses; half bred mares2 guineas each. JOHN O'GAUNT, by Taurus out of Mona, by Partisan, afe 5 guineas each, half bred mares 8 guineas each. He is the sire © f Boiingbroke, Hungerford, & c. Besides a limited number belonging to the company. Apply to Thomas Baitson. stud groom. Birthwood, by Biggar, 23d April, 1857. DYCER'S.— To be SOLD by AUCTION, at Dycer's Repository, Stephen's Green, Dublin, on Saturday, the 23d instant, and without reserve, TWENTY- FIVE COUPLE of pure- bred ENGLISH BEAGLES, the property of C. P. Hoflman, Esq, of Annaroe, Caledon, Tyrone. This pack are all the best blood of the old- established pack of the Rev Philip Honeywood, of Essex, and have been bred with the greatest care and judgment for the private use of the pre- sent proprietor. GREYHOUNDS.— FOR SALE, A BRACE OF YOUNG GREYHOUNDS, by Bedlamite, very promising for nextseason. Prices contingent on their success willbetaken. Applyto Mr Marshall. Markham Arms, Iving's- road, Chelsea, London. 1EN COUPLES of HOUNDS.— For SALE, SEVEN COUPLES ENTERED HOUNDS and THREE COUPLES UNENTERED DITTO. Applyto the huntsman, Heythrop Kennels, Chipping Norton, Oxon. T F OXHOUNDS and CUB FOXES.— THIRTY COUPLE of fine, fresh DOG HOUNDS, and a FEW COUPLE of BITCHES, from the best blood in England, to be SOLD cheap ; also a lot of fine healthy cubs, at W. HERRING'S Menagerie, New- road, Regent's Park, London. POINTER.— For SALE, a handsome and beautiful black and white POINTER DOG, very fast, and ac- customed to grouse and partridges, 4 years old. Apply to Reid and Son, merchants, Cupar, Fife. N. B. FOR SALE, the late NEASDON HARRIERS, consisting of 14 couples of hunting hounds, all young, and very quick, with three couples of unentered puppies, 10 months old. particulars apply to James Christie, Esq, Mi" Yorkshire. . For lourne Hall, Pockiington, HARRIERS.— six COUPLE of first- rate HOUNDS, 16 to 17 inches high ( drafted solely on account of size), to be SOLD. Applyto J. Palmer, Ray Lodge, Maidenhead. SPANIEL.— For SALE, a handsome, well bred, full- sized SPANIEL DOG, 12 months old. He will retrieve well to hand, and hunt well, and is now fit for the breaker's hands. Price, £ 8 3s. Apply to C. J. T„ 3, Aliwal- place, Tower- street, Ipswich. GROUSE SHOOTING.— For SALE, together or separately, a small KENNEL of first- class SETTERS, colour black and tan, the property of R, Darwin, Esq, the Priory, near Derby. Apply personally or by letter. ^ PORTSMEN, noblemen, and gentlemen desirous N_? of procuring first- rate POINTERS and SETTERS, can be fur- applying to Messrs SAMUEL and JAMES Theii ' " ' " " - - - nished with them by TAYLOR, Biggleswade. Tl iieir kennels are within one hundred yards of the Biggleswade station on the Great Northern Railway, where the dogs may be seen, and gentlemen satisfied as to their hunting, pointing, and steadiness by seeing them at work,— N. B. S. and J. Taylor have no connection with any other person of the same name. T HO SPORTSMEN.— For SALE, a BRACE of LIVER and WHITE TICKED POINTER PUPPIES, seven months old, exceedingly handsome, and ofthe best blood in England; lowest price, £ 5. Also a very fine fawn- coloured mastiff bitch; as a night dog for a keeper, or a watch for a gentleman, cannot be surpassed. The dogs are the property of a gentleman declining shooting. Price of the bitch, £ 5.— For any further particulars and to view same, apply to James Dowell, 56, Dudley- street, Birmingham. DOGS.— A FOX- DOG ( Loo LOO), under olb weight, pure white, and admitted to be the greatest beauty of the breed in England, and really worth seeing by all admirers of canine wonders. Also a very beautiful Maltese lion bitch, 41b weight, pure white, recently imported from Malta. The usual collection of first- class dogs. King Charles's spaniels, toy terriers, Isle of Skye terriers, and all descriptions of dogs.— Isaac's Menagerie, 32, Princes- street, Leicester- square, Three first- rate Blenheim puppies for sale. ON SALE, a BULLDOG, milk white, and thorough bred, only 91b weight, black points, ears small and fall well, tail fine, kill and fight, and the smallestjperfect bulldog in England ; age 2J years; price £ 12. Also a thorough bred bull bitch, colour white, black points, very short- faced and good ear, game, and very clever, age 4 years, weight 181b ; price £ 5. Apply at 71, Spring- street, Edgbaston, Birmingham, before 9 a. m., or after 7 p. m. THE DOG MARKET is well SUPPLIED with every kind of DOGS. Now one of the largest collections in the world. To be seen at Bill George's kennels, Kensall New Town, Pad- dington, London. TO be DISPOSED OF. a RED and WHITE SPANIEL STOCK DOG and TWO BITCHES, from John Shipley's strain; to be seen at Mr Newman's, the Sun Tavern, Gray's Inn- lane, on Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock. SPANIELS.— WANTED to PURCHASE, TWO- AND- A- HALF BRACE of springing SPANIELS, trained to spring pheasants, & e, in cover. Apply to C. Steer, Esq, Navan, Ireland. WANTED, a few well bred and large sized HARRIERS, to breed from. Age not so material as good blood,— Address, before the 25th inst, T. W., office of Bell's Life. GREYHOUND LOST.— LOST, A DARK FAWN coloured GREYHOUND BITCH, slightly ticked; answers to the name of " Mary." Whoever will bring her to the King's Arms Hotel, Kenilworth, shall receive TWO POUNDS REWARD. CANARY BIRDS.— For SALE, fancy CAN A- RIES ( very rich in colour); superior common canaries ( in full song), 6s each; good breeding hens, 2s 6d. White hair for nesting, and every other requisite for canary breeding. Breeding and fancy cages can be sent by rail. Ail letters must contain a stamped envelope, directed JAMES WALLER, 19, Tabernacle- walk, New Finsbury- square. ZEBRA or SHELL PARROQUETS ( or Budge- l igars), £ 1 per pair; a fine lot just arrived from Australia. Piping bullfinches, piping from one to three tunes, 10s to £ 3 each; Java spar- rowi ( very handsome), 6s per pair, and numerous other foreign birds equally cheap. The largest stock in England of Gsrman metallic cages, prices 20 per cent, under any other house. Green's model tank aquarium ( the best thing of the kind yet produced), size, 19Jin- long, llin wide, 15Jin deep, with slate bottom, and marbled, bronzed, or enamelled frame- work and ornaments, price one guinea. Gold fish ( an immense number always on hand), 4s to 9s per dozen, or mixed sizes 40s per hundred. Green- house and bedding plants of every description.— ROBERT GREEN, 154, Kingsland- road. RPO SPORTING MEN. - Mr HOLLINGS WORTH will include in his SALE, at 13, High Holborn, on Tuesday next, Mav 19th, " THE RACING CALENDAR" from 1750 to 1851; also some works on" Boxiana," and " Portraitsof Celebrated Turfites."— Auction Mart, 13, High Holborn. STALLION.— At Harwood Lee, near Bclton- le- Moors, the thorough bred STALLION, DEAR ME ; thorough bred mares, 5 guineas each; half bred mares, half price. DoarMe ia the very best bloods f the present day, being by Melbourne out erf Ennui* by Bay Middleton out of Blue Devils, by Velocipede ( the dam of Saun- terer). Dear Me is a rich dark bay, with black legs, stands full 16 hands high, with short legs, and of great power, and has proved himself a sure foal- getter. All communication respecting the above to be addressed to Mr T. W. Redhead, Bolton- le- Moors.— N. B.: Every accommodation for brood mares and foals, the proprietor having spared no expense to secure every comfort. Hay and grass at the uaual prices. Coin at market price. THE WINNER of the SCENTS.— BREIDEN- BACH'S NEWMARKET JOCKEY CLUB PERFUME, first, the Royal Hunt Bouquet, second; the Yacht Club Nosegay, a clever STALLIONS for SEASON iss7.— At cawston Lodge, near Rugby, Warwickshire : IRISH BIRDCATCHER, 40 mares ( besides those of his owner and lessee) at 20 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. WINDHOUND, the sire of J^ ady Hawthorn, a limited number of mares, at 12 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. OULSTON, a limited number of mares, at 10 guineas each mars, groom's fee included; half- bred mares 5 guineas. Hay and grass at 10s per week, corn ( if ordered) at market rates. All expenses to be paid before the mares are taken away.— For particulars apply to William Hemming, stud- groom, Cawston Lodge, Rugby Robert Blaek. agent to Lord John Scott, Toft, Dunchurch. QTALLION.— CHABRON, by Camel out of JO Fanny, by Whisker, & c, one of the best bred horses in Englaud. will stand at Dudding Hall Farm, Willesden, four miles from the Marbio Arch, Hyde Park. Chabron is a dark bay, without white, 154 hands high, free from blemish, and peculiarly adapted for breeding good riding or phaeton horses, out of hall bred mares, as he has good knee action. His stock, both thorough bred and half bred, are very promising. Thorough bred mares. £ 5 5s, half bred ditto £ 8 3s, and 5s the groom. Further particulars of Mr Peate, Dudding Hill Farm, Willesden, Middlesex, STALLIONS.— At Willesden Paddocks, Kilburn, London, PYRRHUS THE FIRST, winner of the Derby, & a; sire of Virago, Mcestissima, & c, at 80 guineas. SIR TATTON SYKES, winner of the St Leger, & c, sire of maty winners, at 20 guineas. SAUCYBOY, winner of the Caen Steeple Chase of 300 sovs, by Arthur, dam by Mameluke, at 8 guineas. Apply further to Mr C. JPhillips. STALLIONS.— IDLE BOY, by Harkaway out of Iole, by Sir Hercules, sire of Pretty Boy, Mary, and Shela'n, at Ashton Paddocks, near Lancaster, 30 mares, besides those of his owner, at 25 guineas a mare. HAZELNUT, by Nutwith out of Macremma; at 5 guineas a mare, a the same place. Wm, Robinson, groom. VOLUNTEER, by Ithuriel cut of Abaft; at 8 guineas a mare, <• Wroughton, near Swindon. William Truelove. groom. 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; he is half brother to Pyrrhus the First, stands 16 hands high, with great substance; colour, chesnut. His stock are very large and racing- like; can be seen at the stables, with the sire. Hay and grass for barren marea at l' 2s per week. All expenses must be paid before the mares are removed. Apply to the stud groom on the premises. QTALLIONS.— At Childwick Hall, near St Albans, k_ 7 THE PRIME MINISTER, by Melbourne out of Pantalonade, by Pantaleon, her dam Festival, by Camel; thorough bred mares 5 guineas, half breds half price. The yearlings and foals of The Prime Minister are very promising, several of which can be seen at the above place, WHITELOCK, by Ratan out of Miss Martin, by St Martin; a guinea anda half each mare. For further particulars, apply to David Miles, as above. STALLION.— ROLAND, by Alamode, dam by Blacklegs, now 5 years old, 16 hands high, beautiful dark bay, with great power, will serve mares this season, at Mr W. Mason's Pad- docks, Old Field Farm, Acton Yale, Middlesex, thorough bred 5 guineas, half bred 2 guineas, including fee to the groom. Mares 10s per week. Corn at market prices.— Further particulars of Mr W, Mason, livery and commission stables, 129, Piccadilly,— This horse is now on SALE, and fit for the Australian market. STALLIONS.— At Mr R. Taylor's, Olton End House, Solihull, near Birmingham, VANDERDECKEN ( own brother to The Flying Dutchman), at 10 sovs, and 10s the groom; half bred mares at 4 sovs, and 5s the groom. Also, VOIVODE, by Surplice out of Mincemeat's darn, at 5 sovs, and 5a the groom; dams of winners and half bred mares, half price. Voivode stands 16 hands high, and is one of the strongest thorough bred horses in England. ST AL LION.~ SWEETMEAT, 35 mares at 15 guineas ( besides the owner's). He is sire of Mincemeat, winner of the Oaks in 1851, Nettle and Mincepie, winner of the Oaks in 1856, Citron* Lundyfoot, Angelica, Trifle, Sweet William ( a great favourite for this year's Derby), and a host of other first- rate horses. Other particulars ia former advertisements. Apply to Mr Eyke. Stanton Shiffnal, Salop. STALLIONS at Middle Park, Eltham, KINGSTON. The subscription to this horse is full. NEASHAM at 8 guineas, half- bred mares half price, MARSYAS at 6 guinea n, half- bred mares half priee. Kent. QTALLION.— To serve at Cawston Lodge, Rugby, kJ CANNOB1E, by Melbourne out of Lady Lurewell. Thorough bred mares. 10 guineas: a few half bredmares at 5 guineas. STALLION AUGUR.— Apply to Daniel Price, • White Horse. Bevedey, Yorkshire. 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 GRE YHOUND.— PILOT, by Pleader ® ut of Laundry Maid, is at the service of the public at 5 guineas each bitch. Apply to John Baty, Rigg ef Gretna, by Annan. STALLION GREYHOUND.— BLACK CLOUD, at £ 7 7s. Apply to John Weaver, Chadbury, near Evesham. For description of Black Cloud, by " Tribune" and " Stonehenge," see " Thacker," vol 15, pp. 5,215, and 221. ^ TALLION GREYHOUND. — CALEDONIAN, Kj red and white, by Sam out of Cleopatra, at £ 5 os each. He com- bines the King Cob bloed 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. He dislocated a knee joint in running the deciding course lor the Lytham Open Cup last season, and has uot run since. Apply to Mr Gibson, Wool met. by Dalkeith. N, B. UTALLION GREYHOUND.— JACOBITE, colour black, by Bedlamite out of Fox's Flounce, having got lamed at the last Caledonian Meeting, his owner, in conseouence of frequent applications for his services lately, will now allow him to be put to a limited number of bitches, at £ 7 7s each; he is under three years old, and considered by competent judges to be the fastest dog in Britain; he is also a stout, true runner, and particularly well adapted for close- working bitches. He is stationed at Woolrnet, four miles from Edin- burgh, and two miles from the Portobello station of the North British Railway. Apply to Mr J. Gibson, Woollnet, by Dalkeith, N. B. STALLION BULLDOG.— The thorough bred BULLDOG TOMMY is at the service of the public at 1 guinea. He is a fallow smut, 181b weight, and of undeniable blood, combining some of the best strains in the world. The above dog can be shown against any bulldog breathing for any sum from £ 5 to £ 50, to show for all properties of a bulldog. For use, & c. apply to Bill Abbott, at Mr Morrison's, White Hart Tavern, Walham Green, W. WANTED, a SITUATION as COACHMAN by a married man, age 89, no incumbrance, can drive a pair, tho- roughly understands side saddles and hunters. Three years and a half good character; weight, 9st 71b; no objection to town or country. Address J. H., Post Office, Hanwell, Middlesex. WANTED for Australia, to proceed to Mel- bourne, a man ( either single or married) who thoroughly under- stands the REARING of BLOOD STOCK, as well as TRAINING. He must produce first- rate testimonials as to character, ability, & c. Apply by letter, in first instance, to W. C. Yuille, 9, Queen's- terrace. Windsor. mo BILLIARD MARKERS.— A good home and A liberal wages given to a respectable YOUTH, about 16 years old, to MARK at billiard rooms. Apply to W. P., 101, Islington, Birmingham. intended for the Crimea, has been made . into IUCK CLOTHS, to bo sold as second- hand, at greatly reduced prices. A list forwarded by post. Address in full, BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke- street, Southwark, opposite the Brighton Railway. RELICS from the BATTLE- FIELD.— Crimean TJ5NTS, 48 feet, circumference, in excellent condition, complete, with poles, pegs, mallet, & e, 30s to 50s each. Also, a few field officers* marquees, and other Government surplus stores, equally cheap.— ALL- DRlDGE and Co, 24, Rood- lane, Fenchurch- street. FISHING NETS, GARDEN NETS, SHEEP NETS.— FISHING NETS of every kind very cheap. All kinds of garden nets from Sd per yard. Sheep nets of New Zealand cord or cocoa nut fibre, nearly 4ft high, £ 2 per 100 yards. R. RICHARDSON, 21, Tonbridge- place, New- road; and White Horse Factory, Bidborough- street, Judd- street, London. IpiGHT MARQUEES, RICK- CLOTHS, < fcc.— J EIGHT large MARQUEES of various sizes, second- hand, in good order, for SALE, complete for use. Also a great many handsorao umbrella and other tents, with plenty of headway, for gardens, cricket, & c. R. RICHARDSON, 21, Tonbridge- place, New- road, and White Horse Factory, Bidborougli- street, Juad- street, London. N. B. Rick, cloths 80 by 30, for 30 tons of hay £ 5; poles 50s. Marquees on hire at prices to suit the times. SKITTLES.— Balls, Bowling Green Balls, & c.— Largest and best STOCK of the above GOODS in London, at much reduced prices. Hornbeam skittles, 16s per set; balls, 8d per lb; war- ranted for three months. Bowling green balls, 18s per set of 4 pair andi . jacks, all turned to metal guages, with strictest attention to bias. Priced list, post free.— JOSEPH WIXLEY, 14, Long- lane, E. C. Established LESLIE'S GAS PATENTS..- Improvedmachinery enables Mr LESLIE to reduce the price of Ms celebrated BURNERS from 7s to 4s each. The London, Liverpool, and Manchester Post and Money Orier Offices' gas is purified and consumed, by Leslie's Patents with great sanitary and economic results. 59, Conduit- street.— N. B. The composing and other offices of this journal are admirably and economically lighted by the use of Leslie's Patents. T W PHEASANT BREEDERS.— Ad; in want of PHEASANT or PARTRIDGE Mie xvuyai xiuui, Jai. uji, n'jLuiiu, ti, t: j < t. 11„ uuu xiuaps^, a ill ai. L ui i imaoAin ui laniniuua i. esvfn call ue bu third.— Sold in bottles, 2s 6d each, or three in a box, 7s, at the Gra' d 1 plied with any q- jantitv \> y Wa BUNNELL, - T0l>, a BuU'^ YQra. Brsalrfor' Stand of Perfumes, 157 » , New Bgjid- stiett, near Liiuwjr's, * 1 road, Kew fridge, 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. FIFTY- THREE, PALL- MALL.— NOW OPEN, the NEW SOCIETY of PAINTERS in WATER COLOURS. JAMES FAHEY. Secretary. MR ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, Baden, Up the Rhine, and Paris, is now OPEN EVERi' EVENING ( except Saturday), at 8 o'clock. Stalls, Ss; 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 Repre- sentations take place every Tuesday and Saturday, at 3 o'clock. Dr KAHN'S MUSEUM, 4, Coventry- street, Leicester- square.— Programme: LECTURES, by Dr KAH. V, DAILY, at 3 o'clock, on highly interesting and instructive topics, and by Dr SEX- TON, F. R. G. S., F. E. S., as follows :- At half- past 1, the Phenomena, Curiosities, and Philosophy of the Sense sf Sight. At 4, the great Tobacco Controversy. At half- past 7, the Food we Eat; its Uses, Pre- paration, Adulteration, and Digestion. The museum contains 1,009 models and preparations, and is wholly uurivalled in the world. Open daily ( for gentlemen only), from 10 till 10. Admission, Is. Catalogues, conjoining Dr Kalin's Leetures, gratis to visitors. ROYAL SURREY GARDENS.— Jullien's Con- certs, and engagement of the popular and talented vocalist, Miss Vinning.— TO- MORROW ( Monday), and during the week, a grand VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, conducted by M Julhen ; several favourite songs by Miss Vinning; an entirely new and original modelled picture, by Danson, entitled " Fairie Lande;" and a most brilliant pyrotechnic display by SouUiby. Mr W. Cooke will introduce his talented troupe of equestrians and beautiful stud of horses. An effective brass band will perform during the afternoon ; and various novel amusements are dispersed throughout the grounds, including the stalac- tite caverns, dioramic views, photographic gallery. & c. Doors open at 4. Admission Is. Reservod seats, stalls, and private boxes, may be secured at Jullien's, Recent- street; and Keith, Prowse, and Co's, Cheapside. Omnibuses in attendance at the close of the performances to all parts. The only authorised programme to be had in the gardens, price Id, TlOYAL CRE1MORNE GARDENS.— OpenDaily, Admission Is.— Tho season of 1857 will be inaugurated TO- MORROW ( Monday), May 18, by a grand DAY and NIGHT FETE, which will be supported in its various al fresco character by particular and general talent iu every department of this highly attractive place of amusement. The alterations and improvements made during the recess will be found to combine artistic elegance with increased convenience, and are calcu- lated to advance the high character this establishment has for years past maintained. The musical arrangements are under M Bosisio, and the orchestral strength will include Miss G. Ellis, Mrs A. Mayne, Miss Rrunel, Madame Mattini; Messrs Bartleman, Walker, George, Ross, Ford, Glindon, and others. A new grand Ballet will be presented, en- titled The Gipsy; Girl, whichjfor choreographic talent, comic incidents, and scenic effects, will far outvie any former effort of M Milano. A Southern Troupe of real Sable Harmonists are also engaged, whose talented comicalities as imitators and singers are admitted to be most effective and amusing. The Drawing- room Performers are selected from gymnasts and artistes of continental celebrity. A troupe of per- forming!! dogs, and the learned dog Lilly, whose sagacity has been admired bv most ofthe Sovereigns of Europe, lias been secured. The dancing will commence at the usual hour on the newly- decorated crystal platform, the illuminative brilliancy of which is acknowledged to be a feature unequalled in this or any other country, and the general illumi- nations are of that varied and effective character which must prove highly attractive. The pyrotechnic display, by C. Mortram, will be on a scale of great magnitude, and will take place shortly after 10. Effec- tive Cosmoramic Views, American Bowling Saloon, Rifle Gallery, Chinese Games, Air Gun Shooting, Hermit's Cave, Gipsy's Grotto, Statuary, River Esplanade, Sea Elephants, Maze, & c, & c. Open on Sundays for promenade by refreshment ticket. Table d'Hote at 6 o'clock, 2sj6d. The grand Cirque opens on Whit Monday, and the elegant Pavilion for the Mario : ettes in the course of a fortnight. PORTLAND ROOMS, Foley- street, Portland- place.— Miss AGNES SCOTTIE'S FIRST FULL DRESS BALL will take place on THURSDAY next, May 21. Gentlemen's tickets, 10s 6d ; ladies', 7s 6d each: to be had obtained at the rooms. Dancing to commence at 11 o clock, under the direction of Mr H. C. Frere.— N, B. the Grand Derby and Oaks Race Balls will take place on Wednes- day, May 27tli, and Friday, May 29th ; and Mr Frere's usual Soirees every Wednesday and Friday, during the present season. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Piccolomini, Alboni, Spezia, Giuglini, Belletti, Beneventeno, Vialetto.— TO- MORROW ( Monday, May 18), all the artistes ofthe establishment, GRAND MORN- ING CONCERT. Tuesday, La Figlia del Reggimento : Piccolomtni, Poma, Bottardi, Belletti. Thursday ( au extra night), La Traviata ; Pic- colomini, Giuglini, Beneventano. Saturday, II Travatore; Spezia, Al- boni, Giuglini, Beneventeno, Vialetti. For particulars see bills. A limited number of boxes in the half circle tier have been specially re- served for the public, and may be bad on application at the box office, Colonnade, Haymarket, price 1 guinea and 1 guinea and a half each. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY- LANE.— Lessee, MrE. T. Smith.— Those marvels ofthe equestrian art, the GREAT AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL TROUPE, now performing at the Theatre Royal, Drury- lane, afford an opportunity never before offered tothe public of the metropolis of witnessing the surprising efforts of these renowned artists, whose success in Vienna, Berlin, Pari3, Ma- drid, Constantinople, and the cities of America, has been, beyond all precedent, brilliant and triumphant, nightly crowding? with delighted thousands the largest theatres in the world— patronised by crowned heads and people. The troupe combines Ella, the first of female eques- trians, dazzling and delighting all beholders by her wondrous skill; Schaplain, the graceful poetry of motion; Newsome, fearless and ta- lented ; Delevante on the corae elastique; the perfect manage ofthe horse by Mdlles Flora, Fabia, Marie, and Wells, iorm a galaxy of female talent. Wallet, the prince of jesters and Shaksperian Clown, provok- ing mirth- inspiring laughter. Newsome, Moffatt, Delavante, Becq, Jennings, Potter, the Manchester Boy, Masters Wells and Moffatt, Signor Delavante, T, Swann, B. and W. Fuller, M Eugene, and M Ferdinand, a host, producing a combination of wonders unrivalled in the world. Boxes, 2s 6d, 2s, Is 6d; Pit and Promenade, Is; Galleries, 6d.— Director, Mr Stokes. Acting Manager, Mr E. Stirling.— Miss Ella will appear in two acts each evening. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Under tiie management of Mr Buckstone. — The successful extravaganza of Atalanta, or the three Golden Apples, every evening.— TO- M OR ROW ( Moaday) and Tuesday, to commence at 7, with ( 78th and 79feh times) the comedy of THE EVIL GENIUS : Mr Buckstone, Mr Chip- pendale, Mr Compton, Mr W. Farren, Miss Reynolds, Mrs E. FitzwU- liam, & c. After which, ATALANTA: or, the Three Golden Apples: Miss M. Oliver, Miss Marie Wilton, Miss E. Ternan, Mrs Poynter, & c. And BOX AND COX: Box, Mr Buckstone; Cox, Mr Compton. On Wednesday and Thursday She Stoops to Conquer. Atalanta. And the farce of As Like as Two Peas, in which Mr Buokstone, Mr Compton, and Mr Clark will sustain their original characters: and Miss M. Oliver and Miss Talbot will appear. On Friday and Saturday the new drama of A Life's Trial. Atalanta. And As Like as Two Peas. In future the prices will be as follow :— Orchestra stalls ( which may be retained the whole of. the evening), 6s each.. FIRST PRICE. I SECOND PRICE. Dress boxes 5s Od Dress boxes 3s Od Upper boxes 3s 0d | Upper boxes 2s Od Pit 2s ® d | Pit Is Oil Lower gallery Is Od Lower gallery 0s 6d Upper gallery 0s 6d | No half- price to upper gallery. Stage manager, Mr Chippendale. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch — TO- MORROW ( Monday), THE LADY OF LYONS: Claude Melnotte, Mr F. Robinson. On Tuesday and Thursday, Money: Evelyn, Mr F. Robinson. On Wednesday and Friday, Leon of Arra- gon: Leon, Mr F. Robinson. After the play on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday a COMIC BALLET, in which Mr Flexmore and Madame Auriol will appear. To be followed by THE MAID OF GENOA, in which the celebrated veteran Blanchard will appear in the celebrated Drunken Combat. After the first piece on Thursday and Friday, Mr and Mrs G. On Saturday next the original Tom Thumb will appear. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE and OPERA HOUSE.— TO- MORROW ( Monday) will be produced Verdi's tar- famed opera IL TROVATORE; or, The Gipsy's Vengeance. The whale of the recitatives and music, as performed at the Italian Opera, with grand equestrian illustrations. New scenery, costumes, and ap- pointments.— Commence at 7. Dress boxes, 4s; upper boxes, Ss; private boxes from £ 1 Is. Pit, 2s; gallery, Is. CIDER CELLARS, Maiden- lane, Covent- garden. — Strand entrance two doors west of the Adelphi Theatre,— The nobility, gentry, and public are informed that this old- established and popular place of entertainment will be RE- OPENED, with increased efficiencies, TO- MORROW ( Monday). The following artistes are already engaged- Mrs Somerville aud Madame Herberte; Messrs Somerville, Banks, Coates, Huish, and Glover; Masters Austin and Norton. Comic Vocalists, Messrs Fulford, Higgins, and Harley, Pianoforte, Mr Haydn Wilson; Harmonium, Mr Courtney. Commence at 9 o'clock. COAL HOLE TAYERN, 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 pre- cisely. TO- MORROW ( Monday), and during the week, a new case, Pos6s Plastiques and Tableaux Vixants at half- past 7, and after the theatres, supported by the most exquisite female models. Chops, steaks, & c, in the coffee- room. Beds Is 6d, Hot joints, a variety of made dishes, spring soups, and fish ready from 8 o'clock daily. CASINO DE YENISE, High Holborn.— This world- renowned and elegant establishment, now the leading feature in the metropolis, is OPEN EVERY EVENING, from half- past 8 until 12 o'clock. The celebrated band, conducted by Mr W. M. Packer, performs nightly, among other novelties, the Musketeers and Zlngara Quadrilles, Alexander Romanoff and Blue Eyes Waltzes, My Favourite Schottische, the Marian and Midnight Varsovianas, Tom Tit's, and Turtle Dove Polkas, the Orloff and Excursion Galops, & c. Admission, Is. T ONDON FENCING CLUB.— The members of JLJ the London Fencing Club are informed that the committee have ENGAGED Mons GATECHAIR and Mons LONGATE, two celebrated fencing masters from Paris, to attend at the rooms daily until the 11th June next. GEORGE CHAPMAN. Hon Sec London Fencing Club. T ULIPS. — The unrivalled COLLECTION of _ TULIPS belonging tothe late Mr Robert J. Lawrence, of Hamp- ton, will be submitted to PUBLIC AUCTION, the first week in June. Catalogues to be had on application at the Red Lion, Hampton, or to Mr John Willmer, auctioneer, Sunbury, Middlesex. The collection is now in bloom. Admittance gratis. REAL SPANISH MANTILLAS.— A. BLACK- BORNE begs to inform the nobility and gentry that he has a choice COLLECTION of the above MANTILLAS. Original Spanish Depot, 56A, South Audley- s^ reet, Grosvenor- square. THE LONDON and PROVINCIAL ADVANCE ASSOCIATION. Offices, 11, Buckingham- street, Strand, London. LOANS from £ 5 to £ 5,000, on personal or collateral security. Money advanced to tradesmen and others on their personal security with and without sureties. All communications treated as confidential. Forms to be had on receipt of five postage stamps. F. HARRIS, Secretary. M' ONEY.- , heirs - - — LIU CUbailtU cs. uvt^) ... 1 '. I UlU^ if) All lliC aLlUJ ft lull ^ MUU CAJfCLM- tion, can be SUPPLIED with any amount. Advances also made on reversions, life interests, and legacies under wills. Large sums can be obtained by way of post obit. Address by letter, to D. D., 213, Regent- atreet, London. MONEY ADVANCED in sums above £ 200, on the personal security of gentlemen of responsibility, heirs to entailed estates, & c ; also on reversions or life interests. This emanates from a party of the highest respectability, for which references will be given to responsible parties.— Address to S. X,, care of Mr Grigg, book- geller, 183, Regent- street, London. 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 interest or principal until they have been in possession of their property two years. Officers aud minors 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. MONEY.— Noblemen, gentlemen ot property, heirs to entailed estates, officers on full pay, and ether responsi- ble parties requiring ADVANCES, can be immediately supplied with money on their notes of hand only. Several sums ready to be ad- vanced for any period of time, upon freehold and leasehold security, reversions, life interests, legacies, and by way of post obit.— Apply ( by letter only ) to F. Y., 15, Pall- mall, London. MONEY on personal security promptly AD- VANCED to noblemen or gentlemen, heirs to entailed estates, or by way of mortgage, for any period, on property derived under wills or settlements, & c. Confidential applications may be made or addressed to Mr Howse, No. 11, Beaufort- buildings, Strand, W. C. RELIEF to the EMBARRASSED.— MR MAR- SHALL, of 86, Hatton- garden, solicitor andattorney ofthe Court for the Relief ef Insolvent Debtors, of upwards of 20 years' experience, offers his services to persons whose affairs are embarrassed ( in town or country) to obtain immediate protection of their person and property 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 may ba paid by instalments. ICE, and REFRIGERATORS for preserving ice and cooling wine, fruit, butter, cream, water, jellies, and provisions of all kinds, manufactured by the Wenham Lake Ice Company, 164A, Strand, of the best make, at the lowest cash prices. No agents are ap- pointed in London for the sale of their ice or refrigerators. Pure spring water ice, in blocks, delivered to most parts of town daily, and packages of 2s 6d, 5s, 9s, and upwards, forwarded any distance into the country, by " goods" train, without perceptible waste. Wine- coolers, ice- cream machines, ice planes for sherry cobblers, freezers, moulds, & c. More detailed printed particulars may be had by post, on application to the Wenham Lake Ice Company, 164A, Strand. SCHWEPPE'S MALVERN SELTZER WATER. — Manufactured by J. SCHWIiPPE and Co, the sole lessees, from the pure water ofthe Holy Well; possesses all the celebrated properties of the Nassau spring. Schweppe's soda, magnesia, potass waters, and lemonade, are manufactured as usual. Every bottle is protected by a label with their signature. Schweppe and Co, manufacturers of soda, magnesia, and potass waters and lemonade. London, Liverpool, Bristol, and Derby. AS a MEDICINE long highly esteemed for its curative powers in cases of indigestion, sick headache, nervous- ness, and affections of the fiver and bowels, COCKLE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS cannot be too strongly recommended, having stood the test of puMic 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 6d and lis CONSULT Surgeon SCOTT, in confidential cases, at 17, Adam- street, Adelphi, Strand, London. Want of Manhood, whether from excess, private abuse, spermatorrhoea, stricture, venereal, scrofula, nervous debility, climate, or age, treated till cured before charge for medicine. Midwifery and ailments too delicate for detail attended to the issue. Female obstruction pills 4s a box, Established ftiw « l830, At boms before 3 after <> dailyt EPSOM RACES.— Derby Day and Oaks Day, Wednesday 27th and Friday 29th May .- South Western Railway. — TRAINS will run from Waterloo Bridge Station to KINGSTON, as follows, viz :— At S: S0 a. m. 9: 5 „ 9: 30 „ 10: 0 „ ON* THE DERBY DAY. At 10: 30 a. m. ' 11: 0 „ 11: 30 „ At 12: 0 noon 12: 30 p. m. 1: 0 ,. ON THE OAKS DAY. At 9: 40 a. m. | At- 11: 0 a. m. I At 12: 30 p. m. 10: 30 „ I 11: 30 ., I 1: 0 „ Returning on each day from 5: 30 p. m. up to 9: 0 p. m. FARES: Covered Carriages First Class. Second Class, ( on Darby Day only.) Single Jonrney.... 2s Od Is 6d —— Double Journey .. 3s Od 2s Od Is 6d On the Derby Day a special train for carriages and horses will leave Waterloo for Kingston at 8: 15 a. m. Notice for trucks and boxes to be giren the day before. Conveyances from Kingston station to the course at very reasonable rates. The public will find this route offers the great advantage of economy, quiet, and comfort; and parties walking to the course will find a route to the downs indicated through the fields, saving a mile and a half. By order. Waterloo Bridge Station, May, 1857. _____ WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.— South Western Railway— Extension of Double Jonrney Tickets between all Stations.— First aud Second Class ORDINARY DOUBLE JOURNEY TICKETS issued at all stations on Saturday, SOth, and Sunday, 31st May, will bo available for the return journey, up to and including Wednesday, 3d June. . For the accommodation of persons visiting London, special return tickets at single fares ( with the addition of a small booking fee), will also be issued on Saturday, 30th, and Sunday, 31st May, from all stations below Woking, aud also from Windsor to London, Vauxhall, aud Waterloo Bridge Stations, which will be available for return on either of these days or the following Monday. For the accommodation of persons leaving London for the sea side or country stations, special cheap return tickets, at single fares ( with the addition of a small booking fee), will be issued on Saturday, 30th, and Sunday, 31st May, from Waterloo Bridge and Vauxhall Stations, LondoB, to all stations below Woking, and also to Windsor, and will be available for the return journey on either of these days or on the following Monday. Waterloo Bridge Station, May, 1857. SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.— Whitsun- tide Holidays.— Cheap Excursion Train from London to South- ampton, Portsmouth, Salisbury, Romsey, Fareham, Winchester, and Basingstoke.— On Saturday, 30th May, 1857, a TRAIN will leave the Waterloo Bridge Station, at 8: 30 a. m., calling at Vauxhall, Clapham, and Kingston, returning on Tuesday, 2d June, from PORTSMOUTH, at 3: 0 p. m., Fareham at 8: 20 p. m., Southampton at 3: 30 p. m., Salisbury at 3: 0 p. m., Romsey at 3: 25 p. m., Winchester at 4: 0 p. m., and Basing- stoke at 4: 10 p. m. FARES: CoveredCarrages London to Winchester or Basingstoke], 8s 0d 5s Od and back / A small carpet bag only allowed as luggage. Tickets not transferable, and available only by the above trains. Waterloo Bridge Station, May, 1857. By order. SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.— Whitsuntide Holidays.— Cheap Excursion Train hom London to Southampton, Portsmouth, Salisbury, Romsey, Fareham, Winchester, and Basing- stoke.— On Saturday, 30th May, 1857, a TRAIN will leave Waterloo Bridge Station at 8: 30 a. m., calling at Vauxhall, Clapham, and Kings- ton, returning on Tuesday, 2d June, from PORTSMOUTH at 3: 0 p. m., Fareham at 3: 20 p. m., Southampton at 3: 30 p. m., Salisbury at 3: 0 p. m., Romseyat 3: 25 p. m., Winchester at 4: 0 p. m., and Basingstoke at 4: 40 p. m. FARES: Covered Second Class. Carriages. London to Southampton. Portsmouth, Fare-") q. f.„ ham, Romsey, or Salisbury, and back J London to Winchester or Basingstoke andl g„ 5g back / A small carpet bag only allowed as luggage. Tickets not transferable and available only by the above trains.— By order. Waterloo Bridge Station, May, 1857. SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.— The CHEAP SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAINS from the Waterloo Bridge Station, London, to ISLE of WIGHT, Portsmouth, Southampton, Salis- bury, Winchester, and Farnborough ( for Aldershott Camp) have com- menced for the season, and leave Londen every Sunday morning at 7: 45 a. m. FARES THERE AND BACK: 4s in covered, or 6s 6d in closed car- riages ; or if to Isle of Wight Is 6d extra. By order. Waterloo Bridge Station, 1st May, 1857. RETURN TICKETS to BRIGHTON AVAIL- ABLE for TWO DAYS.— All RETURN TICKETS issued be- tween LONDON and BRIGHTON ( or for any other distance, not less than 50 miles), are available to return by any train of the same elass on the day following that on which they are issued. No alteration is made in the present regulation, allowing return tickets issued on Friday, Sa- turday, or Sunday, to return by any train of the same elass up to the evening of the following Monday. These facilities are not extended to any excursion or cheap return tickets. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. London Bridge Terminus. SATURDAY to MONDAY at BRIGHTON.— CHEAP RETURN TICKETS by the 8 p. m. FAST TRAIN, every Saturday, available to return by any train, up to and including the 8 a. m. train on the following Monday. Available also by the 7: 20 a. m. New Express up Monday train. Third elass must return not later than the 7 a. m. up train, on Monday. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. London Bridge Terminus. EIGHT HOURS at the SEASIDE.— BRIGHTON and BACK for 3s 6d, in covered third class carriages, every Sunday and Monday, at 9 a. m. from London Bridge station, returning from Brighton at 7: 30 p. m. 7s 6( is first class, 5s 6d seeond class Ss. 6d covered third class. These tickets may be obtained previously at any time at the London Bridge terminus, and at the company's offices, 43, Regent- circus, Piccadilly. London Bridge Terminus. FREDERICK SLIGHT, Secretary. Q REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— EXCUR- SION to BATH and BRISTOL, on Saturday, May 36, from Paddington, at 6: 30 p. m., returning on Tuesday, June 2— from Bristol at 8: 15 a. m., and Bath at 8: 45 a. m. FARES: Bristol, 10s and 6s; Bath, 9s and 5s. » GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— EXCUR- SION to CIRENCESTER, Stroud, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ross, and Hereford, on Sunday, May 81, at 7: S0 a. m., from Paddington, returning the same night— from Hereford at 6 p. m., Ross 6: 25, Chelten- ham 6: 30. Gloucester 7, Stroud 7: 30, and Cirencester at 7: 40. FARES : Cirencester and Stroud, 9s and 5s; Gloucester and Chelten- ham 10s and G >; Ross 10s 6d and 6s 6d ; and Hereford, lis and 7s. Passengers with Hereford tickets may return if preferred on Tues- day, June 2, at 4: 45 p. m., thus giving an opportunity of visiting the Crumlin viaduct. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— SUNDAY EXCURSION to OXFORD, Abingdon, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, and Birmingham, from Paddington, at 7: 45 a. m., May 31, returning the same night— from Birmingham at 7, Leamington 7: 35, Warwick 7: 45, Banbury 8: 20, Oxford 9: 0, Abingdon 9: 5; or from Bir- mingham, Warwick, Leamington, and Banbury, on Wednesday, June 3d, time as per handbills. FARES: Abingdon and Oxford, 6s 6d and 4s; Banbury, 8s and 5s; Warwick and Leamington, 10s 6d and 6s; Birmingham, 12s and 7s. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— Whitsuntide Holidays.— On Monday, June 1st, 8th, and 15th, EXCURSION TRAINS will leave Paddington at 7: 80 a. m., for Leamington, Warwick, Birmingham, Westbromwich, Wednesbury, Bilston, Wolverhampton, Wellington, Shrewsbury, Llangollen Road, Chester, Birkenhead and LIVERPOOL, returnins; on Monday the 8th, 15th, and 22d, from Liver- pool ( landing stage) at 7: 30 a. m., and intermediate stations as per hand- bills. FARES: Leamington and Warwick, 18s and 8a; Birmingham, 20s and9s6d; Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilston, 21s 6d and 10s; Wolverhampton, 22s 6d and 10s 6d; Wellington and Shrewsbury, 27s 6d and 13s; Llangollen Road and Chester 38s and 15s; Birkenhead and Liverpool, 37s and 17s. Tickets not transferable, and only available for the trains specified. Trains to the Manchester Exhibition of Art Treasures run from Liverpool and Chester. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— Whitsuntide Holidays.— Excursion to Liverpool, Birkenhead, Chester, Llan- gollen- road, Shrewsbury, Wellington, Wolverhampton, Bilston, Wednes- bury, Westbromwich, and Birmingham.— A TRAIN will leave Padding- ton on Saturday, May 30, at 12; 30 noon, returning on Wednesday, June 3d, from LIVERPOOL ( landing stage) at 7: 30 a, m„ and intermediate stations as per handbills. FARES : Birmingham, 12s and 7s; Westbromwich, Wednesbury, and Bilston, 12s 6d and 7s 6d ; Wolverhampton 13s and 8s; Shrewsbury and Wellington. 17s and 10s; Llangollen- road and Chester, 18s 6d and lis; Birkenhead and Liverpool, 21s and 12s fid. A single package only allowed to each passenger. Tickets not transferable, and only available for the excursion train. Trains tothe Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition run both from Chester and Liverpool, ^ REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— Excursion to UT Weymouth, Dorchester, Yeovil, Frome, and Trowbridge.— On Saturday, May 30, a TRAIN will leave Padd; ngton at 2: 30 p. m., return- ing on Tuesday, June 2, from WEYMOUTH at 10: 30 a. m., and interme- diate stations as per handbills. I | FARES : Trowbridge, 9s and 5s ; Frome and Yeovil, 10s and 6s; Dorchester and Weymouth, 12s and 8i. REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.— Whitsuntide Holidays.— RETURN TICKETS issued at all stations to SALIS- BURY, Dorchester, and Weymoutn, on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 and 31, will be available up to the following Wednesday inclusive. G THE original AGE COACH will commence run- ning on Monday next, the 18th May, from the Pavillion Hotel, Castle- square, BRIGHTON, to LONDON, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at half- past 9, returning on the alternate days, leaving the Globe Inn, Baker- street, at half- past 9 ; Gloucester Warehouse, Oxford- street, quarter to 10; Spread Eagle Office, Piccadilly, at 10 : calling at the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly; Mr Slark's Office, Knightsbridge; through Kensington, Hammersmith, Kew, Richmond, Kingston, Lea- therhead, Dorking, Horsham, Cowfold, Henfield, to Brighton.— G. CLARK and Co, proprietors. SPORTSMEN. — Patent RACE COURSE, field, opera, and genera lout- door day and night perspective GLASSES, very small, for the waistcoat pocket, each containing It and 18 lenses, constructed of German glass; will show distinctly a person's countenance at two- and- a- half and three miles, and an object from 8 to 10 miles distant. Her Majesty's Coast Guards are making use of them as day and night glasses in preference to all others; they are also preferred for deer- stalking by sportsmen, gentlemen, and gamekeepers. Telescopes, three- and- a- half inches long, by which a person's countenance may be clearly seen at three- and- a- half miles and an object at 12 to 14 miles distance, and with an extra astronomical eye- piece, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars are distinctly seen. All the above can be had of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers, and are secured by Her Majesty's royal letters patent.— Messrs S. and B. SOLOMON, opticians, 39, Albemarle- street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, W. R ACE and FIELD GLASSES.— NEW OPERA GLASS, " The Princess Alice," made by, and to be had only of, MURRAY and HEATH, 43, Piccadilly, two doors from Saekville- street. This elegant opera glass, which is entirely English make, possesses every recommendation necessary to ensure it the highest favour. Fur- chasers are invited to test it against the most expensive glasses. Price, with case, £ 310s and £ 4 10s. Race glasses, telescopes, and spectacles, the best quality, at reasonable prices. TAVERN KEEPERS' GLASS SUGAR STIRRERS, for GROG, & c.— The above useful and acknow- ledged the cleanest invention of the day, for the use of licensed victu- allers, can now be had, carefully packed in tin cases, containing three dozen, for 3s 6d. Forwarded safe to any part of England, on the receipt of 42 stamps, by DAVID JACOBS, 33, Haymarket, the only house in London established to supply tavern keepers with every description of glass adapted for their use, at wholesale prices. EPSOM RACES.— To Booth- keepers and Tavern- keepers.— GLASS cheaper than any ether house in London, at the LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GLASS WAREHOUSE, 33, Hay- market. Observe : Stout half pint tumblers, 3s 6d per dozen; good cut wine 3s 6d. All other kinds of glass at wholesale prices. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for the growth and improvement of the human hair, the beard, whiskers, and moustachios. For children it is especially recommended as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair. The fact of its having stood the test of more than half a century of probation, and obtained the patronage of royalty and the aristocracy throughout Europe, together with numerous testimonials from all parts of the world constantly received of its efficacy, afford the best and surest proof of its merits, Price 3s 6cl and 7s ; family bottles ( equal to four small), 10s 6d; and double that size, 21s. Caution : To prevent imposition a new label from steel, by Messrs Perkins, Bacon, andCo, is now used, bearing the words " Rowland's Macassar Oil," & c, in white letters, and their signature in red ink " A. Rowland and Sons," Sold at 20, Hatten- garden, London, and by chemists and perfumers. OLDRIDGE'S BALM of COLUMBIA, acknow- ledged for the last thirty years to be the most effectual remedy ever produced for RESTORING the HAIR, promoting the growth of whiskers and moustaches, and preventing its falling off or turning grey, has received recently most distinguished patronage from the ladies, for the important feature it possesses in not soiling the most delicate head- dress or bonnet. In bottles, 3b 6d, 6s, and lis. Wholesale and retail, 13, Wellington- street North, Strand. PRIVATE HINTS for the Cure of Secret Disease, Seminal Weakness, & c. Price Is. By Dr WALTON, ( venereal re- feree since 1826), 5, Red Lion- square. Holborn,, W. C., the most successful practitioner in urethral disorders for the last 30 years. Dr Walton may be consulted daily, personally or by letter ( fee £ 1 Is), with the strictest secresy. Medicines, with advice, forwarded to any address, sub rosa. Disease cured in a few days, seminal weakness in a month. See testi- monials. DEAFNESS.— A retired surgeon from the Crimea, having been restored to perfect hearing, by a native physician in Turkey, after 14 years of great suffering from noises in the ears and extreme deafness, without being able to obtain the least relief from any aurist in England, is anxious to communicate to others the particulars for the cure of the same. A book sent to any part of the world on receipt of six stamps; or the author'will apply the treatment himself, at his resi dence. Few sufferers will leave his house without being able to hear dis- tinctly and permanently. Surgeon SAMUEL COLSTON, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London ( at home from 11 till 4 daily), 6, Leicester- place, Leicester- square, London, where thousands of letters may be seen from persons cured. SECRET SORROW! CERTAIN HELP!— Dr DE ROOS, from twenty years' practical experience, is enabled to treat with the utmost certainty of cure all diseases arising from excesses or infection, as spermatorrhoea, stricture, syphilis, & c, without the use of those dangerous medicines, mercury, copaiba, & c. Country patients corresponded with till cured. Advice and medicine, £ 1. Sub rosa. Address, Walter De Roos, M. D., 10, Berners- street, Oxford- street, Loll* don, CousultaWons daily from 11 till 4, Sundays excepts Surrey.— The Hermitage Estate. NASH will SELL by AUCTION, at the Mart, London, on Wednesday, the 20th day of May, 1857, at 12 o'clock, in one lot, th « t desirable and improvable FREEHOLD ESTATE, known as the HERMITAGE, situate at the verge of Walton Heath, in the parish of Walton- on- the- Hill, between Mickleham, Lea- therliead, and Epsom Downs, about one mile from the Betchworth Rail- way Station, three froniEpsom, six from Sutton, four from Reigate, and 17 from London. It comprises a neat cottage residence, standing in its own park- like grounds, handsomely timbered, approached by a carriage drive, with new iron noble entrance gates, lawns, shrubberies, excellent new walled- in gardens, detached offices, extensive and very su- perior stabling ( inciuding numerous loose boxes for brood mares), yards, & c, all new within the last three years; together with 86a 2r 19p ( three acres of which are copyhold) of sound grass, arable, and wood land; also, the lease on Bushfield Farm, containing 98a Or 33p of grass, arable, and wood land, iu the said parish of Walton, and comprising a cottage, barn, stable, sheds, yards, & c, held under lease for 21 years, if C. H, H. Carew, Esq., aged 27, should so long live ( 18 years of which are 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 460 acres). There is a clause in the lease for determining the same by either party, upon giving one year's notice ; also, adjoining, on the west, the lease on lands belonging to the Rev Ambrose Hall, containing 75a 2rl5p, expiring 25th March, 1859. The above lands, in the aforesaid parish of Walton, form an area of about 260 acres, and the waste lands 460 acres, the whole unusually well adapted for a gentleman's residence, with ex- cellent partridge, hare, and pheasant shooting. To a person disposed to breed or train race horses, it presents unusual attractions ; it is private, and lies between, but within a mile and a half of, Epsom, Mickleham, and Leatherhead Downs. There are splendid cut gallops for horses upon the common, and which may be varied and extended to any length. Particulars, with lithographed plans, are preparing, and may be had 14 days previous to the sale, at tlie principal inns at Walton, Sutton, Ep- som, Croydon, Kingston, Dorking, Leatherhead, Mickleham, Guildford, Old Ship Hotel, Brighton ; the Auction Mart; Sussex Express Office, 14, Duke- strest, London Bridge; Messrs Ford, and Son, solicitors, 8, Hen- rietta- street, Covent- garden, London ; and of Messrs Joseph and John Nash, land agents, valuers, and auctioneers, Reigate. BURTON HILL, Malmesbury, Wilts.— Sale of a Genteel Family Residence or Hunting Box, with capital Stabling Cooch- house, & c.— WXLLIA3I PANTING has received instructions to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the King's Arm's Inn, Malmesbury, on Wednesday, the 3d day of June, 1857, at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, subject to conditions to be then produced, all that substantially built and ganteel FAMILY RESIDENCE or HUNTING BOX, with the newly- erected stabling for four horses, coach- house, and other appurtenances thereto belonging, pleasantly situate at Burton Hill, Malmesbury, afore- said. The above oners an excellent opportunity to persons desirous of purchasing a comfortable family residence of moderate pretensions, or for a hunting gentleman, it being in the centre of the Beaufort and the Vale of White Horse Meets, and has been occupied for several years past as a hunting box. For further particulars apply to H. Knight, Esq, soli- citor, 27, Bucklersbury, London, or to the auctioneer, Malmesbury. WORTH WALES.— Furnished Mansion, with excellent Shooting over One Thousand Acres, and good Trout Fishing.— Messrs PLEWS and WALL are instructed to LET for the summer months, or sporting season, or by the year, a. noble and hand- somely FURNISHED MANSION, situate near Welch pool, and 18 miles from Shrewsbury, standing in thirty acres; of rich park land, with wood and plantations. The accommodation comprises very lofty reception rooms of large proportions, and numerous principal and secondary bed chambers and dressing rooms, gardens, coach- houses, and stabling for four horses. A church is within ten minutes' walk, and packs of hounds within easy reach. The proprietor is willing to accept little more than a nominal rent from a respectable tenant. For further particulars apply to Plews and Wall, 31, Poultry, London. rino be SOLD, HUNTING STABLES, at WIBS- JL low, Bucks, with a comfortable servants' house adjoining, admirably situated for Lord Southampton's, Baron Rothschild's, and Mr Drake's Hounds. The stables are conveniently arranged, are large, well ventilated, and in a complete state of repair; they consist o twelve loose boxes, lofts for hay and straw, granary, Baddle room, coach- house, and washing- house. Gas is laid on throughout the whole of the premises, and a plentiful supply of hot and cold water. There is an ex- cellent kitchen garden, and a paddock for exercise, containing about three acres. There are about 18 years to run of the term for which the premises are held. For further particulars, and for orders to view, apply to Messrs Meyrick and Gedgc, 4, Storey's Gate, Great George- street, Westminster; or, to Mr Dudley, auctioneer, Winslow. Possession may be had immediately. aOUTlI WILTS.— To be LET, from year to year, or for a term of three years from Midsummer, 1857, NETHER- AVON HOUSE, with the furniture therein, and the right of shooting and sporting over 8,000 acres of land, and also the right ot fishing in the River Avon; the whole being the property of Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, Bart. The mansion- house and village are in the Valley of the Avon, in the midst of Salisbury Plain, and the estate nearly adjoins the Tidworth domain of Mr Assheton Smith, whose foxhounds hunt the country, and also the domains of Sir Edmund Antrobus and Sir Francis Dugdale Astley, Barts. The rooms in the house are large and lofty, and there is stabling for twenty- five horses. Netheravon is distant about seven miles from the town of Pewsey, eight from the Porton station on the Basingstoke and Salisbury Railway, six from Amesbury, 14 from Salisbury, and about the same distance from Devizes; and a coach from and to the last- named towns passes through the village daily, Sundays excepted. For further particulars and to treat, apply to Messrs Mullings, Daubeny, and Chubb, solicitors, Cirencester, from whom cards of permission to view the mansion- house must be obtained.— Cirencester, April, 1857. EAST COWES PARK, adjoining H. M. Marine Residence, Osborne, Isle of Wight.— PARTS of this beautiful ESTATE may now be had on LEASES for BUILDING. There are numerous sites adapted for the erection ot residences suitable for families in search of health, members of the yacht clubs, retired officers of the army and navy, builders and others. The water front on the Medina is admirably adapted for laying up yachts during the winter months. A beautiful pleasure ground of 22 acres, stocked with choice shrubs and trees, laidoutbyan eminent landscape gardener, forms the centre of the property. In additioiFto several noble mansions, attractive villas, & c, erected and occupied, three small villas will be ready about July next, and may be rented, or the leases pur- chased. For further particulars see the Isle of Wight Mercury ; or apply to Mr J. Skinner, 6, Caroline- street, Bedford- square; or Mr R, Langley, Clarence Cottage, on the estate.— 16th May, 1857. HAMBLETON.— To be LET, and entered upon immediately, HAMBLETON HOUSE, near Thirsk, Yorkshire. The house is commodious, convenient, and comfortable, has a large yard behind, and surrounded by stabling for 25 or 30 korses, and a very trifling outlay would render it fit to accommodate 50 or 60. The house ean be let either with or without between 40 and 50 acres of arable and grass land lying contiguous. The homestead opens upon tlie celebrated Hambleton training ground, which is admitted by all to be without parallel. This property was for generations the residence of the Hes- seltines. Here were trained Velocipede, The Saddler, Physician, Rock- ingham, Belshazzar, Alice Hawthorn, Millipede, Flatcatcher, Assault, Bererlac, Malton, Kingston, The Knight of St George, and numerous other horses of equal celebrity. More need not be said ; the place is too well known to the world to need any eulogy. For particulars applica- tion may be made to Messrs Arrowsmith and Allison, solicitors, Thirsk, Yorkshire— Thirsk, May, 1857. - VTORTH WESTERN RAILWAY.— OvingHouse, JJ^ I Seven Miles from the Aylesbury Station, and within a conve- nient Distance from the Stations at Leighton and Winslow.— To be LET, FURNISHEB or UNFURNISHED, with immediate possession, OVING HOUSE, lately the residence of Sir T. D. Aubrey, Bart, with or without about 20 acres of pasture land. The house contains handsome dining and drawing- rooms, study, and breakfast- room on the ground floor, with numerous bed and dressing- rooms, and excellent domestic offices, coach- house and stabling for six horses, pleasure grounds, and large well- stocked walled kitchen gardens. Oving is within easy dis- tance of Lord Southampton's, Mr Anstruther Thompson's, and Baron Rothschild's Hounds; and the view from the house and grounds, which have a southern aspect, over the Vale of Aylesbury and surrounding coun- try, is beautiful, and the situation very healthy. For further particulars, and permission to view, apply to Msssrs Roso and Parrotts, solicitors, Aylesbury. BEMBRIDGE, Isle of Wight.— To be LET, FURNISHED, either by the year or for a term as may be agreed upon, MARINE LODGE, standing in its own grounds, with lawn, shrubbery, and terrace walk to the sea. The house is replete with every requisite comfort and convenience, having recently undergone most substantial repairs and alterations as well as ornamental embellish- ments, regardless of expense. An excellent garden, with cottage, coach house, and stable, with a never- failing supply of excellent water. The situation is not to be surpassed in the Isle of Wight, both for its land and sea views. The good anchorage near the property, and its contiguity to Brading Harbour, render it admirably adapted for yachting, & c. To view, apply to Mr David Jacobs, Bembridge; and for particulars, to Messrs Fisher and Son, land agents. Market Harborough, Leicestershire. DULWICH ( within Two Miles of the Crystal Palace),— Charming suburban VILLA RESIDENCE, standing in its own grounds, of about four acres, most tastefully disposed in lawns, parterres, shrubbery, orchard, and kitchen garden. The house has beenrecently decorated with great taste, regardless of expenses, and possesses ample accommodation fo$ a family of the first respectability. There is a double coach- house, three- stall stable, loose box, and conve- nient out buildings. A meadow of five acres, adjoining, may be had, if desired. For terms, and cards to view, apply to Mr C. Furber, Estate Offices, Warwick- court, Gray's Inn, MANSION HOUSE, GROUSE SHOOTING, and SALMON FISHING.- To be LET. in Ayrshire, the MAN- SION HOUSE of ALTON ALBANY PARK, FURNIsllED, with shooting over nearly 8,000 acres, along with the fishing in the river Stincher, which runs through the estate. The shootings have been strictly preserved, and afford good sport at grouse, black game, par- tridges, hares, & c, & c. For further particulars, apply to Mr Alexander, Blane, Alton Albany, Barr, by Girvan, Ayrshire; or to Mr Martin, gun maker, Exchange- square, Glasgow. SALMON FISHERY.— To be LET, DELPHI, one ofthe best Salmon and White Trout Fisheries in the West of Ireland, for the season. It consists of a fine river and three large lakes. The lodge, which is situated on one of the lakes, and in one ofthe most beautifully romantic spots in Ireland, i3 most comfortably furnished, and has ample accommodation for a large family. There are three boats on the lakes. For particulars, apply ( if by letter) to the Hon Robert Plunket, Headfort, County Galway; or personally, to MrTynon, Delphi Lodge, near Westport, County Mayo. CARDIGANSHIRE.— To be LET, completely FURNISHED, for three years, from Michaelmas next, NOYADD- LLANARTH, near Aberayron, with or without about 80 acres of land, in high cultivation. There is extensive and good shooting, good fishing, and two packs of harriers kept in the neighbourhood ensure three days' hunting a week throughout the season.— For particulars and to treat for the same apply to John Boultbee, Esq, the present occupier, Noyadd- Llanarth. TO VETERINARY SURGEONS.— A splendid opportunity now presents itself to any VETERINARY SUR- GEON, capable of carrying on an extensive and profitable practice, in consequence ofthe sudden death of Mr R. Molyneux, veterinary surgeon, late of Kilkenny. The premises in which he has conducted business for the last 25 years will be let with a small fine, or the interest sold. Thus, for a few pounds, a young man may step into a business, realising from £ 300 to £ 400 a year, without having to lay out a single shilling, as the widow cannot continue the business. Kilkenny is well known as the Melton Mowbray of Ireland, and Mr Molyneux's practice ex- tended besides to the surrounding counties. Apply, at once, to R. Molyneux, Kilkenny^ TO VETERINARY SURGEONS and FARRIERS. — The LEASE, at a ground rent, of an old established BUSINESS in the above line, to be DISPOSED OF, in the most healthy part of London, the present proprietor relinquishing on account of ill health.— Apply at 26, Richard- street, Liverpool- road, Islington. TO HOTEL KEEPERS. To be LET, the MARINE HOTEL, New Brighton, Cheshire, having lately un- dergone very great improvements ; may be entered upon immediately. This spacious hotel is most desirably situated on the beach, commanding a view of all tho shipping passing in and out of the port of Liverpool. New Brighton is well known as a most desirable watering place, with the advantage of steamers sailing daily to and from Liverpool every half hour. No good will or fixtures to pay for. Not tied to spirit merchant or brewer. Application to be made to Mr Richard Holden, solicitor, 3, Elliot- street, Liverpool. No agents need apply. IpPSOM RACES.— To be LET, lor the race J week, a comfortable COTTAGE, \ yell furnished, two miles from the course, with accommodation for five or six gentlemen, and attend- ance of two servants, and stalls for four horses. Apply to Mr Bailey, Epsom. WILD FOWL and WINTER SHOOTING of good quality is WANTED, in the counties of Hants, Dorset, Devon, or Cornwall, with a comfortable furnished house. If combined with pheasant shooting, preferred. Direct with particulars to J. Purdey, 314 § , Oxford- street, London. PRIZE MEDAL, PARIS EXHIBITION, 1855.— METCALFE, BINGLEY, aud Co's new pattern and penetrating TOOTH BRUSHES, penetrating unbleached liair brushes, improved flesh and cloth brushes, and genuine Smyrna sponges; and every descrip- tion of brush, comb, and perfumery for the toilet. Oatmeal and camphor, and orris root soaps, in tablets, at 6d each. Metcalfe's celebrated alkaline tooth powder, 2s per box. Sole establishment, 130B and 131, Oxford- street, second and third doors west from Holies- street, W. K NOW THYSELF. MARIE COUPELLE costinues to give her graphic and interesting delineations of character, discoverable from the handwriting. All persons desirous ot knowing themselves, or any friend in whom tkey are interested, must send a specimen of tne writing, stating the sex and age, and inclosing IS penny postage stamps to Miss Coupelle, 69, Castle- street, Oxford- street, London, and they will receive a detail of the talents, tastes, virtues, and failings ofthe writer, with many things hitherto unsuspected. CURES of ASTHMA, by Dr LOCOCK'S PULMONIC WAFERS.— From Mr W. J. Dale, chemist, 65, Queen- street, Portsea:—" From the immense sale I have had of Dr Locock's Pulmonic Wafers throughout this populous loeality, I must do you justice to say that I consider them invaluable for coughs, colds, asthma, & c." To singers and public speakers they are invaluable for clearing and strength- ening the voice. They have a pleasant taste. Price Is lid, 2s 9d, and lis per box. Sold by all druggists. GIVEN AWAY for the BENEFIT OF NERVOUS SUFFERERS.— Dr SMITH will send free on receipt of a directed envelope, enclosing two stamps ( to pre- pay postage), the Medical Friend or warning voice to young men, a new medical work on the most success- ful mode of curing those fearful diseases, nervous debility, loss of memory, dimness of sight, lassitude, indigestion, & c, resulting from the errors of youth and manhood, which, if neglected, result in premature old age, consumption, insanity, and death; illustrated with many cases, with the means of cure used in each case. Address, Dr Smith, Carliol- street, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. A: N old medical gentleman, having, from the . results ® f his practice, written a small POCKET- BOOK, or GUIDE, expressly for the use of young men, which treats on SPERSIATORRIUEA, 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 of three postages stamps and a description of disease, with any further advice that maybe required, free of charge, Address, ES J, R„ Gmscroft YUla, High Fell, Gatetbead, Durham, Just published, price in cloth, 2s ba, post tree ; as a pocket book, with metallic payer and gencil, 4s6d, post free; " OUFF'S GUIDE to the TURF; or Pocket AlJ Racing Companion for 1357.— Contents : An Alphabetical List of Horses in Training, with the name3 of their trainers; an Alphabetical List of the Jockeys, their addresses, lowest weights, names of their masters, 8co; revised and enlarged Lists of the Trainers, and Colours of the Riders ; the Nominations for 1857, and the. Entries for the Great Stakes for 1858 ; a complete Calendar of the Races in Great Britain and Ireland in 1856 ; the Horses Indexed, with their Pedigrees ; Spring Meetr ings hi 1857; Derby Lots, & c; Laws, of Racing; Length of Courses; Winners of the Great Races, £ r » m their commencement; Races to Come, & c, & c. London: Piper, Stephenson, and Spence, 23, Paternoster- row M E T. Now ready, price Is., THE CO " Old men and beldames in the street Do prophesy about it dangerously."— SHAKSPEAEE. Hurst and Blaokett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, 13, Great Marlborough- street. Just published, in fcp 8vo, price 6s 6d cloth, rriHE ANGLER in the LAKE DISTRICT; or, JL Piscatory Colloquies and Fishing Excursions in Westmoreland and Cumberland. By JOHN DAVY, M. D., F. R. S. Also, by Dr DAVY, in fcp 8vo, price 6s cloth, The ANGLER and his FRIEND; or, Piscatory Colloquies and Fish- ing Excursions. " Young anglers will read his volume with profit, and old anglers with pleasure. It is just the quaint, chatty, calm, yet cheerful book, which a work on angling should be."— Athena; um. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. H ERRING'S NEW RACING PICTURES on VIEW at FORES'S, 41 Piccadilly. Mr J. F. HERRING, sen, has painted, expressly for publication, a SERIES of ORIGINAL PICTURES, illustrating the national sport of racing, pourtraying the symmetrical form, the blood- like character, and muscular development of the thorough bred horse in racing condition, with truthful and spirited effect, comprising four subjects, viz, SADDLING. I THE RUN IN. A FALSE START. | RETURNING TO WEIGH. On view from 10 o'clock to 6 daily. T HE RUN of the SEASON, a series of four admirable coloured engravings, " From Original Pictures by Mr J. F. HERRING, sen, ILLUSTRATING THE NOBLE SPORT OF FOX HUNl'ING, pictorialised with a truthfulness of feeling and character worthy the quo- tations of Somerville, introducing scenes and incidents in the chase so life- like and striking, with artistic composition, embodying all but the realisation of the sport. Comprising— Plate 1. THE MEET. | Plate 3. THE RUN. 2. THE FIND. | 4. THE KILL. Price £ 10 10s the set, or £ 3 Ss each plate. Corresponding in size and style with FORES'S NATIONAL SPORTS. Plate 1. THE START for the DERBY. 2. STEEPLE CHASE CRACKS. Price £ 3 3s each; accurately coloured. Published by Messrs Fores, 41, Piccadilly, London. FORES'S CATALOGUE of SPORTING ENGRAVINGS, with lit- erary notices, appended to which is " The Run of the Season " descriptive of the series of celebrated foxhunting engravings, may be had gratis, on application; or post free, by for- warding two postage stamps to Messrs Fores, 41, Piccadilly, London. Under the distinguished patronage ofthe Marylebone Club. LILLYWHITE'S GUIDE to CRICKETERS.— The Tenth Edition of this work ( making a sale of 45,060) contains the laws ( latest), instructions, management of a match, duties of an umpire, rules to form a club, review of the season, batsmen's averages, and the season's bowling analysed. Notes upon Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the public schools; important notice to gentlemen of England; remarks upon cricketers of England; cricket clubs and im- portant matches to be played during the season 1857. Published by Lillywhite and Wisden, 2, New Coventry- street, Leicester- square, and Piper and Co., Paternoster- row, London. Price Is. Post free Is Id. EAL and SON'S new ILLUSTRATED CATA- LOGUE contains designs and prices of 150 articles of BED- ROOM FURNITURE, as well as of 100 Beasteads, and prices of every descrip- tion of Bedding. Sent free by post.— Heal and Son, bedstead, bedding, and bed- room furniture manufacturers, 196, Tottenham Court- road, W. NO CHARGE for STAMPING PAPER and ENVELOPES with arms, crest, ooronet, or initials, and sta- tionery of every description at manufacturers' prices.— RODRIGUES'S superior cream- laid adhesive ENVELOPES, 4d per 100, cream- laid note, full size, five quires for 6d; thick ditto, five quires for Is. Card- plate elegantly engraved, and 100 superfine cards printed, for 4s 6d. WED- DING CARDS, enamelled envelopes, stamped in silver, at home notes, and breakfast invitations in splendid variety and in the latest fashion.— Observe, at H. Rodrigues's well- known establishment, 21, Piccadilly. ELEGANT NOVELTIES FOR PRESENTS.— 112, Regent- street, and No. 4, Leadenhall- street, London.— BRONZES, vases, pearl and ivory work, mediseval manufactures, dress- ing bags and dressing cases, toilet cases, work boxes aud work tables, inkstands, fans. The largest stock in England of papier maclie elegan- cies. Writing- desks, envelope- cases, despatch boxes, bagatelle, back- gammon, and chess- tables. The premises in Regent- street extend 50 yards into Glasshouse- street, and are worthy of inspection as a specimen of elegant outfit. Everything for the work and dressing- tables. Best tooth- brushes, 9d each ; best steel scissors and penknives, Is each. The usual supply of first- rate cutlery, razors, razor strops, needles, & c, for which Mr MECHI'S establishment has been so long famed. ' S CUTLERY and ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE.— Messrs MAPPIN, brothers manufac- turers by special appointment to the Queen, are the only Sheffield makers who supply the consumer direct in London, consequently admit- ting of no intervening profit between the manufacturer and the buyer. Their London show rooms, 67 and 68, King Wil'liam- street, London Bridge, contain by far the largest STOCK of CUTLERY and ELECTRO SILVER PLATE in the world, which is transmitted direct from their manufactory, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield Electro- silver Spoons and Forks, fiddle pattern, full size. per doz Table spoons 86s Od Table forks 36s 0 « 1 Dessert spoons 27s Od Dessert forks 27s 0d Teaspoons 16s Od Salt spoons f gilt bowls] Mustard do -! 6s. per doz >•.... lis Od Egg do (. extra J Ivory Table Knives, full size balance handles, which cannot possibly come loose per doz Table knives 22s 6d Dessert knives 16s Od Carvers ( per pair) 7s 9d As above, with sterling silver ferules. Table knives Sis Od Dessert knives 23s Od Carvers ( per pair) 9s 9d essrs Mappin Brothers respectfully invite buyers to inspect their unprecedented display, which for beauty of design, exquisite workman- ship, and novelty, stands unrivalled. Their illustrated catalogue, which is continually receiving additions of new designs, forwarded post free on application. Mappin Brothers, 67 and 68, King Williamstreet, London Bridge manufactory, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield. BOOKS, Songs, Tales, Prints, & c.— The Yokel's Preceptor; or, Guide to all the Fun in London, with plate, Is. Cause of Consumption, coloured plate, Is. Man of Gallantry's Pocket Companion, 2s 6d, plates. History of Marriage, 17 plates, 10s 6d. Mar- riage and Courtship, 2s 6d, plate. Scarce and new beautiful finished Erints, at 1, 2, and 3 guineas per set. Sold by John Wilson, 28, ittle St Andrew- street, Upper St Martin's- lane. A new catalogue sent tree for four stamps. SHARPE'S NEW COMIC SONGSTER, 2s 6d; Labern's Comic Songster, 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; Cr e- morne Comic Song Book, is now ready, at 2s 6d. A new catalogue of books, prints, tales, & c, sentfree for two stamps. Stamps taken as cash. N. B. Edward Dyer, 24, Princes- street, Leicester- square. Just published, price Is, splendidly illustrated, THE LADY of the CAMELLIAS, from the French of Dumas the Younger. The only complete edition issued in England. Upon this exciting narrative the opera," La Traviata," which has caused such a thrilling sensation, is founded. Order immediately. By post, 2d extra. Address, Henry Smith, No, 5, Holywell- street, Strand, London. Copyright Translation, price Is 6d, Third Edition, LA TRAVIATA.— The Tale upon which this Opera i3 founded, namely, " The Lady with the Camelias," is published by George Vickers, Angel- court, Strand, of whom also may be had, price 1 s 6d, DARK DEEDS. By the author of " The Gaol Chaplain." Just published, price Is, post free Is 4a, ON the CURE of FISTULiE, Piles, Prolapsus, & c., without the operation ofthe knife; with illustrative cases, By S. J. VAN BUTCHELL, Surgeon- Accoucheur. Being an abridg- ment of the author's work entitled " Facts and Observations,"& c.— We have read this work with great interest."— Church and State Gaz R. Simpson, publisher, 10, King William- street, Charing- cross, or direc. from the author, 27, Baker- street, Portman- square, London. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MEDICINE. Fourth Edition, Is, free ford6 stamps, TVTERVOUS DEBILITY; Physical and Mental, JL^ I arising from Spermatorrhcea; and their Treatment with Chlorate of Potass. By SYDNEY HALL, M. D., Physician to the Portland Dis- pensary, and late Externe at one of the Hospitals, Paris. Direct fromthe author, 10, Goswell- road, corner of Hall- street, Islington, Price Is, by post Is 6d. DR CULVERWELL on MARRIAGE.— " To be or not to be ? that is the question." 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To wThich are added remarks on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden mysteries " of life within life," and its advantages in detecting, by urinary examination, the cause and effect of every variety of these complaints, with numerous engravings and cases. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M. D., 37, Bedford- square, London, Matriculated Member ofthe University of Edinburgh, Honorary Member ofthe London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, & c, & c. Published by J. Allen, 26, Warwick- lane, Paternoster- row, and may be had of Mann, 39, Cornhill; Home, 19, Leicester- square; or from the author, who may be consulted daily, from 11 till 2, and 6 till 8, at his residence, 37, Bedford- square, London. 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, MANHOOD; the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline, with plain directions for perfect restoration to healtt and vigour; being a medical review ofthe various forms and modern treatment of nervous debility, loss of mental and physical capacity, whether resulting from youthful abuse, the follies of maturity, the effects of climate, infection, & c, with observations on a new and success- ful mode ef detecting spermatorrhcea, by microscopie 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 not be found useful— whether such person hold the relation of a parent, preceptor, or a clergyman."— Sun, Evening Paner. Sold also by Gilbert, 49, Paternoster- row; Mann, S9, Cornhill, London, — Consultations 10 tills, and6 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, THE SILENT FRIEND; a medical work on the physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, and the injurious consequences from the use of mercury; with directions for obviating certain disqualifications. By R. and L. PERRY and Co, Surgeons. Sola by J. Allen, 20. Warwick- lane Paternoster- row; Sanger, 150, Oxford- street ; and Gordon, 146, Leadenhall- street, London. The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is expressly employed to renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic; its power in re- invigorating the frame in all cases of debility arising from excesses, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. Price lis per bottle, or four quantities in one for 83s, which SaThe 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. Priee li s and 88s per bottle, also a saving of lis. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectual remedy in all cases of gonorrhoea, stricture, and diseases oi the urinary organs. Price 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and lis per box. Sold by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon- street; Darbv and Gosden, 140, Leadenhall- street; W. Edwards, 67, St Paul's Churchyard; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford- street; Haimay and Dletrichsen, 63, Oxford- street; Butler and Hardine. 4. Cheannide: 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.— TRIESEMAR, Nos. 1,2, and 8, a lozenge, devoid of taste or smell, can be carried in the waistcoat pocket, as ad- ministered by Valpeau, Lalleman, Roux, Ricord, &.:•, See.— Triesmar, No. l, for relaxation, spermatorrhcea, indiscriminate excesses, or too long residence in hot climates. It has restored thousands of debilitated in- dividuals, who are now enjoying health and vigour. Triesemar, No. 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, eradicates all traces of gonorrhoea, strictures, irritation of the bladder, non- retention of urine, and those disorders where eopaivi and cubebshave so long been thought an antidote for. Triesemar, No. 3, is the great continental remedy for syphilis and secondary symptoms, scurvy, scrofula, and all cutaneous eruptions.— Price lis, cr four cases in one for 33a, which saves lis; and in £ 5 cases, saving £ 112s. To be had in London, of Darby 140, Leadenhall- street ; Hannay, 68, Oxford- strest; Prout, 229, Strand: Barelav. Farringdon- street: Butler, 4. Cheapside. JOZEAU'S COPAHINE, or Saccharated Capsules, approved of by the French College of Physicians, successfully ad- ministered in the Paris and London hospitals, and acknowledged by them to be the best remedy for a certain disorder, ( See Lancet of Nov 6, 1852 : a copy will be forwarded on application.) Price per 100,4s 6d; 50, 2s 9d. To be had of the inventor, Gabriel Jozeau, French chemist, 49, Havmarket, London; and all the principal chemists. WITH 70 coloured engravings, price 2s 6d, post free 81 stamps, the new medical work on the Physiology of Man and Woman, with the certain means of removing all generative disorders, restoring regularity to the functions, and a renewal of manly vigour in the worst cases of spermatorrhoea, nervous debility, and disease. By HORACE GQSS, M, D„ surgeon, 55, Great Queen- street, Lincoln's Inn, London, / CRYSTAL PALACE.— The CRICKET GROUND will be OPENED on Monday, May 18th. Gentlemen wishing to become members, and all applications for engaging the ground for matches, to Mr T. Sherman, Mitcham, Surrey, or Crystal Palace, Syden- ham. All articles connected with cricket, by the best makers, to be ob- tained on the ground. Prospectuses forwarded on application. LORD'S CRICKET GROUND, London, under the especial patronage of the Marylebone and principal Clubs ef England.— Mrs M. DARK and SONS beg respectfully to inform noble- men and gentlemen, patrons and admirers of the game of cricket, that they have now for inspection at their manufactory, on the ground, a large stock of handsome, well- seasoned BATS and STUMPS, manufac- tured on the most improved principles. Clubs, schools, and the trade supplied. A list of prices sent free on application. Foreign orders executed. Prize Medal of the Great Exhibition of 1851. / CRICKET.— Bell's Life in London Score Sheet ( Registered).— See Notiee under the head of Cricket.— Just pub- lished, with the approval of the Editor, a SHEET, which officials of clubs Will find of great service for use after the conclusion of a match, the scores being intended for insertion in " Bell's Life in London." Priee only 2s dozen, post free 2s Id. May be had only of F. LILLY WHITE and WISDEN, 2, New Coventry- street, Leicester- square, London. De- signed and arranged by Frederick Lillywhite. CRICKET.— JOHN LILLYWHITE ( late Lillywhite, Brothers), wholesale and retail dealer in BATS, balls, gloves, leg guards, and every article connected with the game. A great reduction to clubs, schools, & c. Lists of prices post free.— Manu- factory, Prince's- terrace, Caledonian- road, Islington, N. CRICKET.— J. BARTLETT AN<* C0' S PATENT COMPRESSED CRICKET BATS are acknowledged by all the most celebrated players to be the best in use. The largest and best stock in London may be seen at their manufactory, 62, Waterloo- road. Their WHALEBONE SPRING HANDLE BATS are made on a new princi- ple, having more spring, and are warranted not to break. Clubs, schools, ana the trade supplied. A list of prices forwarded, on application to 62, Waterloo- road. Post Office orders attended to.— A first- rate BAT MAKER WANTED. Apply immediately, as above. I^ RICKET.— T. POBJOY, of Surrey, the well- known player and umpire for upwards of 25 years, begs to inform his friends and patrons that he is prepared to STAND as UMPIRE lor any club that may require his services for the ensuing season. From his long standing in the cricketing world, his judgment, impartiality, and thorough knowledge of the game are well known. Direct Half Moon Inn, Borough, where he has one ef the finest billiard tables in London, and where he is also daily to be found in attendance. CRICKET.— EDWIN ADE begs to inform his numerous friends that his arrangements in BELTS for the approaching campaign are now complete. E. A, also begs to inform them that he has introduced two new figures to his well- known cricket clasp, which he fe « ls confident need only be seen to be admired, the posi- tions being such that they cannot fail to give universal satisfaction. Prices as follow— Is 6d, 2s, 2s 6d, 3s 6d; electro- gilt, 4s 6d; post free eight stamps extra. Cricketing jackets from 7s 6d; caps, Is 6d. all colours. A QUILA CLAPSHAW, SON, and COMPANY, XJL of No. 8, Upper Fountain- place, City- road, manufacturers of CRICKET BATS and STUMPS, and every article connected with the game, beg to return their sincere thanks to noblemen and gentlemen cricketers for their liberal support, and beg to assure them and the cricketing world that no pains has been spared in the manufacture of their cricketing articles to secure the world- wide patronage they have hitherto received. The only inventors and manufacturers of the regis- tered cricket stumps. No. of register 3,633.— Please observe the address, 3, Upper Fountain- place, City- road. rrto CRICKETERS and CRICKET CLUBS.— A JL. CATAPULT BOWLING MACHINE for SALE, in perfect con- dition, at half the cost price. Hitters may get the finest practice by it, as any sort of ball may be delivered time after time, until the hitter is master of it, and then it may be changed with ease and certainty. In- quire at No. 1, Davies- street, Berkeley- square. FLY- FISHING for TROUT and SALMON.— THIS and the next month are the best In the year for angling for trout and salmon. ARCHIBALD ANDERSON, fishing- tackle maker, 71, Long- acre, is fully prepared for the season with the best RODS, winches, lines, flies, spinning- tackle— in fact with every device for the capture of the above fish. For the perfect quality of his goods, and the moderate prices of them, he fears no competitor. He invites the closest examina- tionofhis sporting gear.— May 2. YACHT STOVES.— DEANE, DRAY, AND CO'S improved PATENT YACHT STOVE, fitted with boiler, oven, and tiawork complete, is capable of cooking expeditiossly, and to the greatest perfection, in baking, roasting, boiling, broiling. See. These stoves have been extensively adopted and approved by members of the various yacht clubs. Descriptive drawings, with prices, sent per post free.— Deane, Dray, and Co, London Bridge. Established A. D. 1700. GUNS.— The whole of the large stock of double and single GUNS, including pairs of second hand double gun3, by John Manton and Son, Westley Richards, and other noted makers, Greener's Enfield and other long- range rifles, revolving and other pis- tols, are now on sale at 42, Ely- place, Holborn, London. W. GREENER'S increasing engagements requiring all his attentions and capital, has decided him on realising the whole stock by the middle of July, after which the portion remaining will be disposed of by auction. GUNS, RIFLES, and REVOLVERS, second- hand, by every maker in the world, varying in price from £ 5 up- wards. E. WHISTLER, 11, Strand, Trafalgar- square.- N. B. E. W. will take old regimentals and clothes in exchange, being about to ship a lot of odds and ends to Australia. SHIRTS.—" FORD'S EUREKA SHIRTS differ from other patterns, not merely in shape and design, but in their great superiority of fit, quality of material, and workmanship."— Globe. The best quality six for 42s. Detailed list of prices and mode of seff- measurement sent free per post.— Richard Ford, 38, Poultry, London, E. C SHIRTS. — PATTERNS of the new coloured shirtings in every variety of colours. 100 different styles for ma'king FORD'S EUREKA SHIRTS sent to select from on the receipt of six postage stamps, self- measurement, and all particulars included. Price 27s tha half- dozen.— Richard Ford, 38, Poultry, London, E. C. EPSOM RACES.— Gentlemen, take warning by the last Derby Day, and provide yourselves with one of LACK'S GUINE A CAPES, or OVERCOATS, which will protect you from rain and dust, the cheapest and most genteel garment yet introduced for summer wear, only to be had at 90, Strand, London. FOR the RACES.— Protection from the heat, dust, and rain, will be obtained by purchasing one of Messrs POULSON and COMPANY'S CANROBERT CAPES, with sleeves; they are sold at the moderate price of ONE GUINEA, at their old esta- blished house of business, 94. Regent- street, where every other article of gentlemen's dress can be obtained at equally moderate charges. DO YOU WANT a WELL- BUILT PAIR of KICKSEYS ? First rate stuff to stand the saddle, and no mis- take, well up in fork, easy stride, no drag when worn without straps, neat leg, and well shrunk, 28s; tough riding tweeds, & c, any pattern, from 20s; hunting and racing leather ditto at very young prices.— C. BELLERBY. 8, Davies- street, Berkeley- square ( many years with Hammonds).— N. B. Odd legs made to look like pairs. T O SPORTSMEN and Others.— MOORE and —. SON, 136, New Boni- street, London. Established A. D. 1760. From the best shrunk SCOTCH MAUDS, coat, waistcoat, and trowsers ( whole suit), £ 3 3s; the best Bedford covd breeches, well shrunk, £ 115s; patent woollen oord breeches, well shrunk, £ 18s; leather breeches, finest quality, £ 3 6s ; and second quality, £ 2 15s, Terms, cash. The only house where every kind of garment for hunting, shooting, and ordinary wear, can be obtained in first- rate style, at low prices. GENTLEMEN will find it advantageous to pur- chase goods from MOORE and SON, 136, New Bond- street, Lon- don ; for, being old established, they conduct trade upon first- rate prin- ciples, and pay great attention to alterations required by their customers to GARMENTS, which may be cut in good style, and fit well, but not quite agree with the taste of the wearer, and their prices are now the same as the ordinary advertising and ticketing shops, their object being to do trade for ready money at an extremely limited profit. EPSOM RACES.— Gentlemen attending the races should be provided with the SIPHONIA WATERPROOF COAT, the only garment guaranteed free from stickiness in any tem- perature ( easily carried in the pocket or on saddle). Leggings, riding aud driving aprons, fishing stockings and boots, all sizes on hand. Portable folding boats for fishing and duck shooting, for one or more persons. At the Siphonia Depot, EDMISTON, 69, Strand ( opposite the Adelphi Theatre). W. C. WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS, or EPSOM RACES.— Times of recreation and pleasure demand suitable preparations in attire. Custom, long honoured, has rendered Whitsun tide a season when spring and summer DRESS is generally adopted. Aware of this circumstance, E. MOSES and SON have always a magni- ficent stock of summer attire for Whitsuntide. This stock surpasses any previously offered, having all the advantages of materials novel and fashionable, invented and improved in the highest commercial circles, British and foreign, and designed and made into summer dress by the most distinguished artists and workmen in the world. DRESS for juveniles, in an immense and diversified stock. Separate artists, cutters, and workmen, are engaged on juveniles' clothing by E. Moses and Son, from which their productions are the best fitting, the most correct and comfortable articles^ of dress which can be obtained. Prepared for Whitsuntide, every variety of summer attire, the largest stock of fancy TROWSERS and VESTS, in all novel fabrics. These being cut and made on patent principles, insure a correct and easy fit. HOSIERY for Whitsuntide and the summer season, the elegant intro- ductions of skill and ingenuity— the largest stock of fashionable and useful goods ever offered. HATS and CAPS of the most novel styles, and in the greatest variety of French and English manufacture. Ladies, gentlemen's, find children's BOOTS and SHOES, the greatest varieties of fashionable articles, made from the very best materials; and, though great advances have taken place, E. Moses and Son continue their former economical prices, without any additional charge. THE EMPEROR'S SUMMER CAPE, waterproof, price from 18s 6d. The CAMBRIDGE and CARDIGAN WRAPPERS. The WYNDHAM TROWSERS. price 14 « 6d. CAUTION.— E. Moses and Son beg to state that they have no con- nexion with any other house except their establishment and branches, as follow :— London : Aldgate and Minories, opposite to Aldgate Church. West End Branch: New Oxford- street and Hart- street. Country Branches: Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire. GRATIS.— A new book, with lists of prices and self- measurement. Also, anIllustrated Almanack for 1857. Lt EFT- OFF CLOTHES WANTED.— Gentlemen having LEFT- OFF WEARING APPAREL, in any quantity and of every description, inciuding regimentals, lace, boots, books, jewellery, & e, 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 i840. SALMON and TROUT FISHING.—" I dressed myself, and donned my worsted and India- rubber boots— not such as hang dabby and flabby about your legs— but a pair of Cording's sheet- caoutchouc boots, with good thick soles to them, well studded with nails, which defy all external injuries from the wet and the rough stones, gene- rally found at the bottom of trout streams."— Extract from " College Life," by the author of " Peter Priggins."— CORDING'S BOOTS are lightest and cleanest, and sound for any time in water, and require no dressing to keep them iu order. Waterproof fishing coats, stockings, & c. Life belts, travelling cushions, compressible sponging baths, por- table India- rubber boats, military camp beds, waterproof tents and ground sheets.— J. C. Cording, 231, Strand, five doors west of Temple Bar. GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH.— Used in the Royal Laundry.— Gentlemen should see that their linens are dressed with this starch; they will be delighted with its elasticity and beautiful finish. It has been pronounced by her Majesty's laundress to be the finest starch she ever used. When you ask for GLEN FIELD PATENT STARCH, see that you get it, as inferior kinds are otten sub- stituted.— WOTHERSPOON and Co, Loudon and Glasgow. PONDER'S FRAGANCIA CIGARS, 12s per lb.; Quarter- pound samples, in neat case, postage free, sent to all parts on receipt of 4s 3d in penny postage stamps. Foreign Havanahs 22s, or 51b for £ 5 5s ; Government Manilla Cheroots. No, 2, in boxes of 250, for 42s.— T. Ponder and Co, 48, Strand ( nearly opposite Lowther- Arcade).— N. B. Cheapest house in London for the trade. \ 7| 7ILLIAM WRIGHT, Fulwood- rents, Holborn, * ¥ London, sportiBg printer and publisher, electric telegraph agent, & c, continues to supply results, arrivals, betting, and other intelligence from race meetings, per electric telegraph. WRIGHTS BOOK OF HANDICAPS; a weekly programme of races to come; price Id, or sent ( post free) the whole season, for 7s. LISTS and CARDS for the use of Derby clubs. Price 3s, post free 3s> 4d. WRIGHT'S BETTING PRICE CURRENT ; published nearly daily; containing information serviceable to bookmaksrs and backers of horses. Betting commissions executed to any amount. For particulars apply as above. Post office orders payable at Holborn. YOUATT WM. GRAY'S SUBSCRIPTION LIST is now OPEN. Full particulars on receipt of a directed stamped envelope enclosed. Y. W. G. is always in posses- sion of the best information with respect to the chief events of tke year. Six months' subscription £ 1 Is. This price includes all extra in- telligence to day of each event. COMMISSIONS executed to any amount. Country correspondents may rely upon always receiving the full market odds. All moneys forwarded the day after the race. Address, 15, Char « ing- eross, London MR J. PALMER, TURF COMMISSIONER.— Established 1850.— COMMISSIONS executed on all flat races and steeple chases throughout the year; horses backed for places, & c j arrivals, results of races, latest betting, & c, 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 latter, addressed John Palmer, No. II, Broad- court, Long- acre, W. C. MR CHARLES ADAMSON, commission agent, now doing business on the Bath Races, also Derby, Oaks, & « , also 1, 2,3. C. A. will only do business by letter, in consequence ot the interference of the authorities. List of prices forwarded on receipt of a stamped envelope. COMMISSIONS executed from 10s upwards. Money forwarded day after the race. Post Office orders made payable Chief Office, St Martin's- le- Graud. Address, Charles Adamson, 143, Strand, London, MESSRS WALTERS and HARVEY, of 4, Agar- street, Strand, London, W. C,, transact business as bookmakers and commissioners to any amount not less than half a sovereign on all future events. Lists of prices obtainable until return of post sent out daily to correspondents in town and country. Two postage stamps for every list required. Oue of the partners attends each of the principal race meetings, and will, when desired, execute COMMISSIONS of £ 5 and upwards after the horses have gone to the starting- post, making a charge of 5 per cent on winnings. Commissions must in all cases be accompanied by cash or Post Office orders. \| R A. TAYLOR is executing COMMISSIONS JjJ_ at the post on the Bath and Somerset and Harpenden Races, the list houses being closed in London. Every facility is offered to gentlemen to invest their money on certain starters, and secure good vanning prices. Gentlemen sending their £ 5 or £ 10 instanter, can be en Mr T.' s horses for the Somersetshire Stakes and Harpenden Handi- cap, at long odds, and sure to win. Subscribers to Mr T.' s list can have horses backed for £ 5 or £ 10, and send the money after the race. Terms- Yearly: subscription, £ 2 2s; for each meeting, 5s. Send directed en- velopes, and receive A. Taylor's advice on the Derby and Oaks, Address, A. Taylor, Box 5, General Post Office, London. Post Office orders pay- able to Alexis Taylor, Chief Office, City. R CHARLES THORP, 124, Jermyn- street, executes COMMISSIONS on the Derby and Oaks to any amount. 8 to 1 Skirmisher, 12 to 1 Saunterer, 12 to 1 Anton, 15 to 1 Bird in Hand, M. D., Arsenal, Sprig, Sidney, Adamas ; 25 to 1 Lady Haw* thorn, 50 to 1 others. Post Office orders, payable Chariag- cross. No connection with any other house. " jVTR H. DOWSON will continue to execute COM- - LTJL MISSIONS on all the principal races throughout the year, upon receipt of P. O. order, payable at the Post Office, Upper Baker- street, Regent's Park, or check ( crossed) London and Westminster Bank. Will likewise guarantee the payment of winnings, making a charge of 5 per cent commission. Address ( post paid) 11, Park- terrace, Regent's Park, London, N. W. MESSRS BUXTON and BEVAN, Turf Com- missioners ( established 1844), execute COMMISSIONS on all races during the year; the prices regulated by the betting at Tattersall's. They also advise ® n future events. Terms— Three months, 1 guinea; to the 31st October, 2 guineas; single meetings, 5s. Post Office orders made payable at the Chief Office, to Thomas Buxton. Address, Buxtoa and Bevan, Box 36, General Post Office, London. W| ESSRS HOWARD and CLINTON execute JjJ_ COMMISSIONS upon all the races of the season. The best odds obtained, and information given to parties investing; and we beg to direct attention to our usual circular of information. Terms, to the Derby, £ lls; end of the season, £ 3 3s. Address Messrs 11. and C., Post Office, Coventry- street, Soho, Orders payable to Henry Howard, same place. R GEORGE MATHER 109, Great Russell- street, Bloomsbury, London, W. C., informs the sporting public that he still continues to execute COMMISSIONS on the principal races. P. O. orders to be made payable at No. 1, Broad- street, Bloomsbury, and cheques crossed Union Bank, Argyle- place. A list of the London betting sent to any part on receipt of a directed envelope and two postage stamps. MR DANIEL KNIGHT acquaints his country friends and the public, that he continues to execute COMMIS- SIONS to any amount, on all ths principal races of the year. Corre- spondents may always rely upon receiving the full market odds, an$ money punctually remitted the day after decision. Post Office orders payable High Holborn. Address, 145, Holborn- bars, London. R. TOM LIN, Horse and Groom, Castle- street, Leicester- square, London, begs to inform his country friends and the sporting public that he executes COMMISSIONS on ail the principal races throught the rear Post Office orders payable at Charing- cross. R JAMES HENRY CLARKE, office, 300, Strand, London.— COMMISSIONS executed 011 all events of the year. Tattersall's odds guaranteed. Money forwarded the day after the race. Established 1850.— N. B. Priam on coming events every Mon- day. Office, 300, Strand. IVfR P. HUDDLE begs leave to inform his friends IfJL that he has DISPOSED OF his BUSINESS at 24, Little New- port- street, and all parties wishing to correspond with P. H. after this date must address to No. 18, Bear- street, Leicester- square. HENRY BARRATT is deing BUSINESS upon Somersetshire Stakes, Derby, Oaks, and Ascot Gold Cup ; also upon the minor events at Bath and Epsom. COMMISSIONS to any amount executed. Winnings sent day after race. Address, 128, Long Acre. YINDEX and TAYLOR, of London, send their GUIDE to Manchester, Bath, Derby, and Oaks, free, to all re- spectable persons, 011 application, wlio enclose a stamped addressed en- velope for an answer. Address, 29, Portland- street, Soho, London. W, See Era. VICTOR, the old Turf contributor to Sporting Times, Morning Herald, & c, having returned from military duties abroad, has resumed executing COMMISSIONS on all the principal racing events of the year. Gentlemen remitting P. O. O. may rely on securing the highest market odfis ou the best investments. A marked book of prices sent on receipt of 14 stamps.— John Victor, 7, Coombs- street, City- road, London. BABBAGE'S SECRET of WINNING on the TUBE.— While backers of horses, betting blindly and furiously, fling away their hundreds, a few pounds invested on this principle would realise a fortune. The Derby approaches with rapid strides. Strikes now, or never.— Address Ralph Annerly, Esq, 6, Store- street, iBed^ c square. THE GOLDEN SECRET GRATIS.- JOHN STAMFORD, Ipswich, replies to all inquiries received by letter that have a directed envelope enclosed. J. S. would observe that from his position in the sporting world he is always in possession of the best information with respect to the chief events in the Turf market. Gentle, men corresponding will receive an immediate reply. Circulars are now ready forthe Derby. TO BACKERS of HORSES.— JOHN FAIRPLAY, Ipswich, can be communicated with by letter. Full particulars sent gratis ou receipt of a directed stamped envelope. From F.' s posi- tion, long experience, and sound judgment, he is enabled to secure lor his friends the best information with respect to all races of importance, particularly on steeple chases and the spring handicaps,— N. B. The win- ners of Somersetshire Stakes, and Derby, are at a capital price. TO the SPORTING PUBLIC. — A marked handicap book weekly during the season, containing the probable winners at each meeting, sent to any address en receipt of twelve stampB, and a stamped addressed envelope, by J. BAGNALL, news agent, 15, Nun- street, Newcastle- upon- Tyne.— N. B. Former subscribers supplied on the old terms. COMMISSIONS executed at a charge of 5 per cent 011 win- nings. To ensure a reply, a stamped envelope must be enclosed. IVTIMROD'S WINNER of the DERBY.— Gentle- Jl3l tlemen who have not had my advice on the above are requested to send without delay. I am more sanguine than ever, the trial has been so highly satisfactory. Somersetshire Stakes is a certainty. Terms: No winner no fee; for a winner £ 1, payable after the race. Address Charles Nimrod, 19, Broad- court, Bow- street, London. COM MISSIONS executed and replied to by telegraph.— N. B. Not connected with any other person. Northumberland Plate. No. 16. PRIAM on the GREAT DERBY.— The final edition of PRIAM'S PROPHECY on this great event is now ready containing the probable starters, their relative chances with regard to not only the Derby, but also their future performances, and selecting the absolute first, second, and third for the Derby of 1857. Order imme- diately of any newsman in England. Price Is; free by post, 13 postage stamps. Office, 300, Strand, London. The absolute winner of the Derby has been named by Priam for the last six years. Priam, in his book on the spring handicaps, published in January, gave Skirmisher for the Northamptonshire Stakes, Skirmisher for the Great Northern, and Leamington for the Chester Cup, three months before running. ESSRS" HEWITT and REID continue to execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Skirmisher | 13 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillelagh 8 to 1 Saunterer 15 to 1 Arsenal 12 to 1 Anton I 15 to 1 Sydney 12 to 1 Bird in the Hand 16 to 1 Adamas 12 to 1 M. D. I 20 to 100 others Also on all events at Bath. Harpenden, Ascot Cup, & c. Post Office orders to be made payable ( chief office) to Messrs Hewitt and Reid, 6, Harrison- street. Brunswick- square, London. GOODRICH'S SISAL CIGARS, at his Tobacco, Snuff, and Cigar Stores, 407, Oxford- street, London, near Soho- square. Box, containing 14, for Is 9d, post free six stamps extra. Pound boxes, containing 109, 12s 6cl,— None arc genuine unless signed, " H. N. Goodrich." U P T U R E S.— The PATENT SELF- ADJUSTING GERMAN TRUSS, acting effectually without any that the necessary quality of a good truss is an efficient resisting power, without unnecessary pressure on the part affected, which desirable object is alone obtained In a truss unencumbered with straps, spiral spring, or pad behind.— J. EGG and Co., engage to secure any reducible rupture, if eft to their management.— Manufactory, No. 1, Piccadilly. M R ALBERT CHESTER ( established 1847), continues to execute COMMISSIONS to any amount. Corre- spondents may always rely on receiving the best market prices, and in- formation given to parties investing when required. LATEST ODDS. THE DERBY, 7 to 1 agst Skirmisher 9 to 1 Saunterer 10 to 1 Anton 12 to 1 M, D. 13 to 1 Bird in the Hand 14 to 1 Sprig of Shillelagh 16 to 1 Arsenal 16 to 1 Sydney Post 16 to 1 agst Adamas 22 to 1 Zuydcr Zee 25 to 1 Lady Hawthorne 30 to 1 Strathnaver 40 to 1 Commotion 40 to 1 Blink Bonny 40 to 1 Tournament 45 to 1 Wardermarske ) i — oyuiiey1 ,, ., 1 ui, n.. 1: .. c Office orders payable at chief office. Address Mr A. Chester 20, General Post Office. London. R EDWARD MESSEK ( late of 116, High Holborn, Established 1847) continues to execute COMMIS- SIONS 011 all races throughout the year, from 10s to any amount. rxnrtnir *. r. A T.- C; DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Skirmisher 8 to 1 Saunterer 10 to 1 Anton 12 to 1 M. D. 12 to 1 Bird in the Hand 15 to 1 Arsenal . 15 to 1 Sprig of Shillelagh 16 to 1 Adamas 20 to 1 Sydney 20 to 1 Zuyder Zee 20 to 1 Strathnaver 20 to 1 Lady Hawthorn 40 to 100 to 1 agst others OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mcestissima 10 to 1 Augury 32 to 1 Ayacanora 12 to 1 Madame Cliquot 7 to 1 Imperieuse 20 to 40 to 1 agst others ASCOT CUP. 6 to 1 agst Skirmisher 7 to 1 Gemma di Vergy 10 to 1 Lance 12 to 1 Polestar 16 to 1 Zaidee 20 to 40 to 1 agst others SHOCKING MURDER AX CANTERBURY.— A murder was com. misted on Thursday morning, at seven o'clock, on the Sturry- road, by a young man, named Stephen Pox, a plane- maker, aged twenty- four, upon a young woman, named Mary Ann Hadley, aged 23, by shooting her. The latter, a laundress, was on her way to her work. Fox waylaid her in an alley between the cavalry barracks and the new militia stores, leading to the road where'she had to pass. When she came up he ran out and pre- sented two single- barrel pistols at her, exclaiming " Now you must die!" and immediately discharged the contents of both at her. One ball passed through ihe upper part of the left thigh, and the other shattered the third finger of the left hand. The poor girl ran about twenty yards, and while falling was caught in the arms of Stephen Baker, a labourer, working at the new militia stores, who, on hearing the report of firearms, ran to her assistance. Fox ran off as soon as he had done the deed, but was soon captured by Edward Gurney, a gardener. Hadley was con- veyed to Mr Carter's house, which is close by. Mr Carter went for medical assistance, but when Mr Thomas Andrews, sur- geon, arrived he gave no hopes, and tbe wounded girl died about ten minutes afterwards. The parties had courted about eighteen months, but the engagement had been suddenly broken off iu consequence of Pox's miscon- duct. In the course of the day an inquest was held on tlie body," and the evidence adduced clearly proved that the murder was premeditated, ? ox having shown the loaded pistols to a witness of the name of Gurney, and said he meant to shoot the deceased. Gurney informed deceased of Fox's threats, and she tried to keep out of his way, but he watched for her, and ultimately effected his diabolical purpose as above related. It was shown that there had been a courtship between them, which was broken off by the deceased on account of Fox's intimacy with another female. The jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder, and the coroner made out his warrant accordingly. In the afternoon au examination took place before the magistrates, when the prisoner made the following statement:—" The reason why I did it was because she deceived me, I had promised her marriage, and she consented. I went to her house on Monday evening, but she was not at home. I left about nine o'clock. I went again on Tuesday at six o'clock, and she was not at home then. I went there again and stopped till a quarter past ten, when she returned home. I went into the front room, and asked her the reason of this unpleasantness. She said it was my own fault. I said,' Be it so.' I said,' Give me a decided answer yes or no, and I will leave you for ever.' She said,' No, Stephen, I will meet you to- morrow ( Wednesday) evening, precisely a* eight o'clock.' She did not meet me, however. This morr „ at seven I saw her again. She said, ' Stephen, forgive me;_ I said,' No, I can't' I had kept company with her two years'. I never had a mis- word till last Tuesday evening." He was then committed for trial at the next assizes. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.— Two highly- attractive figures have just been added to the collection in this establish- ment ; thev represent the Princess Royal and the Prince of Prussia, Her Royal Highness is dressed in a light blue silk dress, trimmed with white lace, her head being decorated with a white cbaplet composed of roses and pearls. The prince is represented in a military uniform of dark blue and silver lace. These figures are likely to become popular from their life- like ap- pearance and admirable taste displayed by the artist. r? nrfi TCn s. 906 • " Thirteen vears' cough, indigestion. : Bath Handicap: 7 to 1 on the field. Harpenden Handicap : 5 to 1 on , the field. j Post Office orders payable at Charing- cvoss. Address Mr Edward Mes- i ser, 6, Cleveland- place, Wyndhaxn- roau, Camberwell, London, Cure No. 3,906 : " Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and geT\ eral debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Ravalenta AraP! fa Food— James Porter, Athol- street, Perth."— Cure No. 4,208: " E'KhS years' dyspepsia nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms, and nausea, have been effectually semoved by Du Barry's health- restoring food. 1 shall be happy to answer any inquiries.— Rev John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk."— In canisters, lib 2s 9d, 21b 4s 6d, 51b lis, 121b 22s. Tbe 121b carriage free, on receipt of Post Office order. Barry Du Barry and Co, 77, Regent- street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co, 182, PiccadiHy; also at Abbis's. 60, Gracechurcli- street; and 68, and 150, Oxford- street. HOIXOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PlLlS EKICACROUS IK CURING ERYSIPELAS.— Mr Charles Henley, aged 18, of Abingdon, Oxon, suffered with intermittent attacks of Miismost direful of cutaneous disorders for several years, and had recourse to every known remedy for the cure of the same, but without success. As a dernier ressort he tried Holloway's Oint- ment and Pills, which were signally beneficial, for he was entirely cured in five weeks, to the astonishment of all who beheld his sufferings, and to the - delight of his family and friends. 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, Con- stantinople; A, Guidiey, Smyrna; andE, Mmr, Malta, 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. TO CORRESPONDENTS. l& tiestions submitted for answers must have some distinctive • feature—" Constant Readers" and " Constant Subscribers', are so numerous that such signatures only produce confusion' ANSWERS. CARDS. WHIST.— T. Pitman— The cards can he called. W. Hardy— He can look at the last trick. F B- Y- s, News Agent— No. W S— It is too late to save a revoke. J R B— It may be looked at before the next trick is completed. The arrangement you propose would enable you to see twelve eards, whereas eight is the outside number. CRIBBAGE. G. Walker In pegging too many your adversary may take you back and add the number to his score. Anxious You do not state what the cards were. Ipse Dixit— No. One for his Nob— Two. X Y Z- Eight.. Wellington— 28. LOO.— J. R. Holden— He must if only two are playing. VINGT- ET- UN.— G. D. Webber— The dealer receives, provided he also has a natural. E C H, 55th— 1 : No. 2: It depends on agreement, and the stakes played for. 3: The player. R P— The dealer receives a single stake. The player pays single stake to tJS dealer, who retains the deal. ECARTE. G. D. Webber Highest. V. Hunt— It was too late to object to the deal. ALL- FOURS.— W. Keats- He can- not claim the chalk. PUT — chalk, Westgate— It is no put. HAZARD- MB-" Bohn's Hand- book of Games" gives directions for play, but it is generally learnt too easily. ^ tt DOMINOES. T. Harvey— Yes. RAFFLE. B A, Hyde— One way is as fair as the other. There are 110 regular rules on the subject. Referee— The watch clearly belongs to the person who paid the Is 6d, who moreover acted quite right in asking the member for his money, before telling him his number had won. T S, Ramsgate— You must throw off the tie. TURF. Southamptonia— Once for the Don- caster Cup. A B C— Yes, if the race is not a p. p. one. G B— A fourth horse receives no- thing out of the stakes for the Derby, and is seldom placed On the telegraph board. Volatore— Refer to eur account of the meeting. Tynemouth The " c" is pro- nounced like " k." Inquirer— Refer to his performan- ces in the " Guide to the Turf." M D- No. Vixen 1: Search the Calendars, 2: Mr Davies. X Y Z— By Easter. N B— Publicly, £ 6,500 for Hobbie Noble. P H— It is so stated in our account of the race. S. Lindsey— All bets about Kent for the Newmarket Stakes are off; it is not a p. p. race. Hilsea Of course A. won, and could claim the bet; people must take the consequences of betting on races after they are decided. A J R— The bet is off. Jerico— See preceding answer. R. Tomlin— £ 100, you flat. O S— You must refer to our descrip* tion of the race in last week's paper, for the correctness of • which we can vouch. W. Foskett— B. wins, Veritas— No. Sykes— No. A S H— The draw is void, W H H Apply to Messrs Wea- therby, E H C— 1: The Cure. 2: Touch- stone. 3 D, Coventry— No; 35 started. Clogger— You win. H C B— No, he was pitched elear away from the horse. Stylean— His owner was correctly given in our account of the race. J C— Mincepie was one of the last lot. and certainly behind War- lock. William Davenport You must search the Calendars. D. Hamilton, Motherwell— No. Fairbanks— Sir Robert Peel. Telegraph— The first bet is off, and C. D. wins the second. G B— Can't say. " Fitzgeralled"— Yes. Where did you go to school ? W G H— The second prize must be divided amongst the non- 3tarters. Wm. Cook— Yes. A French Subscriber, Cafe Anglais, Paris 111 1846, £ 5,250; 1849, • £ 6,325; 1850, £ 5,400. A B— Van Dunck. Anton— 12 to 1. Generous Briton— Yes. Y X— Yes, if It is a p. p. race. Dick Taylor— We never measured them, but Artillery is the taller of the two. S. Bristow— A few minutes before one. G T— The second and third money must be divided between the two. Z. Walker- No. W. Hogarth— Certainly. J B— Don't ask " imperent" ques- tions. J B C- The bet is off. T. Johnson— In England, Van Tromp— Yes. Willie— You must search the Calen- dars and calculate for yourself. Torment— Eleanor in 1801. J W, Wexham— They will be liable to the duty. S. Bentley— The bet is off. J F D- Apply to the Clerk of the Course. White Lion— Sir Tatton Sykes. Jas. Howard— Can't say. H. Ford- No. Subaltern, Limerick— No bet. E T— We should advise you to leave all such firms alone. J. Stocken— Apply to the Crown So- licitor. Tysom— We can't say. J D L- No. F G A— A. wins. Robert— Kent was declared not to start at least a quarter of an hour before the first race, which was fixed for one o'clock. h D D It is the name of his owner's shooting box in Scotland. The emphasis is on the last syl- lable. Rook— Yes, but A. must post like- wise. Shrewsbury— The bet is off. Ralph Retherington must search the Calendars. Joseph Evans— Lance was sixth. Thos. Hidson, jun— Van Dunck did finish amongst the first ten, J P— We will do so, on receipt of the money. M D- Yes. W R N— In Drewitt's. No. 4— No, it was in the Criterion at Newmarket. H G P— Horses are three year olds ( or ought to be), when they run for the Derby, the distance of whicli is a mile and a half. B— We do not " advise." The Oyster Boy— Mr F. Higgins. Rogator— Hibberd. John Mellor— One mile, 46 yards. G L- Third. Positive, Quebec— No. W G, Brighton— No bets are now recoverable bj law. G. Pym— Bates wins, having ridden the distance within the time named. Longbow, Earlsfown— The backer v of Ignoramus wins, if agreed to - i be " race or no race." fc—< Hy. Bray— You must pay. STEEPLE CHASING. A. Reid— Yes, frequently. Crewe— B. wins. W. Higgins— Chandler's Leaming- ton leap was longer than Lottery's at Liverpool. Vedette— Yes, Positive, Quebec— 1: No, 2 Peter Simple won in 1853. TROTTING. H W- Sir William did trot 18 miles within the hour at Manchester. COURSING. E F— We never heard of such a cir- cumstance. AQUATICS. B L The University crews and others have frequently rowed it under 23min. Dublin— We have not heard of the match. J W J— R. Coombes rowed his last match with Cole in 1852. Warren— The Royal Victoria Yacht Club was founded May 24, 1845. What do you mean by " crack?" F W— As soon after the turn of tide as convenient. Freshwater— 1 : No. 2: If we re- member rightly Hawkes formed ohe of the crew, so that there were only three Claspers in the first race. Do you include this ? W. H. Hailey— No. Hugh Wright The manuscript was destroyed. Kelly and Messenger— We have re- received very many applications for the quickest time the Putney course has been sculled by various celebrated men, but these times are no positive test of respective speed, so much depending on the accidents of wind and tide. H J— Whether beaten in a match or not, he is a retired or ex- cham- pion. A Landsman— Tom Cole. W. H. Hailey— No. ANGLING, W. C. Fuller— No. GAME. J N- Yes. CRICKET. Colegrave— A, wins. E C Run only to the bowling stump. Johnson— Probably we may have received it, but, if not drawn out in the manner required by us, it would be rejected, and on that account alone. Get the papers just published by Lillywhite and Wisden, and advertised in our columns. North and South, Dublin— We have not time to write out matches from a scoring paper. J W P— They could object to his going in, and therefore claim the game ; but having consented that he should be substituted, it was ungentlemanly to refuse, when 8 runs were required. CHESS. A. Highlander— You might have a second queen if you chose. BILLIARDS. Cue— Yellow divides, and wins his bet. S D V— If nothing was said about losing his own life, he wins. G T— Yellow can star with three lives, if red and white have each that number. Marker—- You are answerable for the pool. G. Carver If not in the act of striking it is no miss, and if moved back you can take a life. T V It depends upon circum- stances. W. Knight— A license is not re- quired. TOSSING. W M W— If B. throws his own coin down, and then uncovers it with- out saying anything, he clearly means it as a call. SKITTLES. J. Rossiter— It is not illegal, but may be removed if a nuisance. 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. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. - Monument— It is only a THEATRICAL. Pickles Mr Robson stands, we should say, 5ft 5in. J. Foster— We should say 20 years. PEDESTRIANISM. Allen Bowler— W ith respect to your race, the accounts from each side were so conflicting, and it was so utterly impossible to sift out who was in the right, that we came to the determination of returning each man his stake; to this you last week objected, and sent us a notice not to part, aad this week you yet express surprise that we retain it. We shall only be too glad to get quit of this trouble- some affair, and hope you will end it by allowing each to receive his own. Terra— 9isecs is first- rate time, from which you can draw your own conclusions. W. Kitchen— Capt Barclay walked his celebrated match July 10, 1809. Spider— The handicap is an adver- tisement. J. G. Clayton— Mathews. Shep- 170 yards. W. C.- l: 5ft Sin— 2: Yes. R. H„ Burnley— It's a race. Nelson's Arms, Rochdale— A little under 5ft 2in. T„ _ RING. J M— There were two fights. W. Hall— 1: Mr D. wins. 2: Nat Langham is about 5ft lOin, E. Taylor— J. M'C. loses. A B— They fought, a draw G W L— 1: No. 2 : Grant. Country Miller— Caunt born 1815, height 6ft 2iin, weight about 16st. Langham born 1820, weight about list 21b, height 5ft loin, W H— We do not recollect. We will, if we remember it, ask the question when we see either of the men. G. S. Bell— 1: Yes. 2: No. R W— Under list. C J SE— Feb 12,1839. S S S- Yes. Young Fistus— There is no euch work, except " Fistiana." Q R S- Twice. J D— He last fought Owen Swift. March 13,1838, ' S, Russia— I: Send the stamps. 2: It is a matter of choice. Flex- more and Boleno are both first- rate. For answers to all questions as to the performances of Bill Hayes and Bob Travers, we must refer our readers to the account of their fight. F W— The stakes were drawn, but the backers of Walker presented Lane with £ 200. R. Brettle He is matched with George Baker, Hamlet Wilkinson— We have not heard of the death of Enoch Horridge. W. Brown— Not unless the fight took place within the same week, in which case you are bound. W. H. Hailey— 6hr 15min. Inquirer Tom Sayers stands 5ft 84m high, his age is 31, and weight lOst 121b. The Tipton stands 6ft Jin high, weighs 15st, and his age is 38. J M A— Mr Plantaganet Greenis a much blacker man than Bob Travers. t MISCELLANEOUS. Legal questions are not answered by us under any circumstances, but are at once consigned to the waste paper basket. J. Raggett— About seven miles. H.; Staveley— We cannot tell you where Mr Crambrooke is residing. Peterborough— About three years back. Europeus— March, 1853. H. Smith— Get " Mayhew on the Dog," published by Longman; and " Hutchinson ou Dog Break- ing," published by Murray. E. Batty— You might recover in" the county court. Harponeer— No. Yorkshire— In a work called" Lon- don Labour and the London Poor." C H- Yes. Leamington— Yes. C. Hannan— If you only have abeer license they can. De la More— We do not recollect, and have not time to wade through the debates. Young Wales The son of the Speaker, W C— Any sum above £ 60. D. Charnock— We do not know the engraving in question. T. Leavens— 1: We do not recol- lect, but have an idea that such was the case. B. Hodson— No. T. Soper— Sir B. Brodie and Mr Erichsen are first- rate surgeons. The other persons you mention are advertising quacks. T A D—" Recoil.'' Preston— Yes. R. Greaves— 1: 1841. 2 : 1843. Hibernian— March 3,1857. Uxbridge— Answered until we are sick. M. Humphrey— More. R A— We do not know where you i | can obtain a license for card play- ing in a public house. An Inquirer— Yes. H M H— 1841. J| F M— We suppose you mean the 2d and 3d Vic, c 47, sec 54, sub sec 13. S— The Board of Ordnance. J Wilson— 1829. J. Brick— Yes. J. Bennett— You ride on both. J. None of your catches." Pearson— It is a column of water descending upon any given part of the body from a height. Nag's Head— 5s. Brighton— Capt G. must pay again, and take steps to recover the missing letter. He should not nave sent the money at all until he Heard from Lieut N. H C— We know nothing of the firm in question. DC— She cannot until her present husband dies, withoutcommitting bigamy. W. Ironside— The pillory was abolished by lst Vict, June 1837. We do not recollect who was the last person who underwent the sentence. Q A— Waverley. A. Hughes— It is near Coventry- street. L M N— Your drawing does not re- present a vorte coehere, which is a covered carriage way into a quadrangle or court. G. Kirwood— We believe you are correct. Lover of Justice— Answered last E M C— We do not answer legal questions. J. B S— No. G Jackson— No license required. W J c— No. National Columbarian Club is an advertisement and should be paid for as such.; MURDEB AT WOKINGHAM,— A man, named John Blackwell, a shoemaker, living at Wokingham, has recently exhibited symp- oms of aberration of raind in the shape of violent religious de- ~ V msions, and the parish officers had determined to remove him to a lunatic asylum. On Wednesday night a man named Bance was appointed to sleep with him to prevent mischief. Ranee agreed with two men occupying cottages on either side of Blackwell's that, if he required assistance in the night, he should knock loudly on the walls. Soon after midnight one of the neighbours Was awoke by a loud noise. He went to Black- well's cottage, and saw Blackwell standing over Bance, who was lying on the floor quite dead. Being frightened, he went into his own cottage, and shut the door, at which the maniac presently knocked, saying, " I have killed the devil, and I am the king of kings." Blackwell then went away, and was not found till Thursday morning, when he was seen kneeling in the street and praying in au incoherent manner. From the appearance of Ranee's body, it seemed as if he had been first knocked down, and then had received several severe cuts in the throat and hand. The maniac's own account of the matter before the magis- trates was as follows:—" That man offered to be my protector, and wished me to sleep on. When I had a certain evidence in my mind that eternity was coming, I couldn't sleep. I got out of bed, but he pulled me back. He said,' You feel warm ;' and I said ' I don't feel everlastingly warm.' I had a presentiment that he was a devil, and I determined to kill him. I struck him a blow, which almost levelled him, but the second did quite. I then got a knife just as he managed to get the door open, and stuck him in the neck. The knife didn't cut, but I managed to hag and jag away till I had done the job." The magistrate com- mitted him for trial at the assizes, and he was removed to gaol. LONDON, SUNDAY, MAY 17. NEW REFORM MEASURES. If tli ere is no great anxiety shown to give the country the benefit of a new reform in Parliament, there is enough displayed to give to candidates the benefit of less trouble and expense in their elections ; the candidates first, the people ( perhaps) after- wards. One member proposes to abolish the property qualifica- tion of a candidate ; another desires to throw on the counties and the boroughs all the expenses of booths and polling clerks, and, as a consequence of this alteration, to increase the number of booths aud clerks. All these things are good enough in their way, but they are but makeshifts in the way of Parliamentary reform. The property qualification is, and long has been, a mere form. Is not every one aware that there have been many members of the House of Commons who could no more esta- blish a true claim to an income of £ 300 than they could establish one to au income of £ 3,000 a year ? This property qualification has never stood in the way of a man obtaining a seat. Oi course, as it is a deception, as this fancied condition for sitting is performed or evaded ( here the two things nomi- nally so different are, in fact, identical) by a fraud, the con- dition ought to be abolished. There should be everywhere, and in all things, a discouragement of fraud. But let no one imagine that its abolition in this instance would tend in the very smallest degree to render the House of Commons accessible to men who, while that condition existed, could not get there. A qualification was always procurable; the means of paying the ex- penses of an election were not so. To reduce or abolish those expenses will, therefore, be to introduce some measures of reform, but it will not be that reform which will be productive of real benefit to the people. To benefit the people there must be a great extension of the franchise, a rational division of electoral districts, and a mode of voting that shall leave every man at liberty to vote as he con- scientiously desires, without any one knowing the way in which he votes. The last of these things is the most important of all, without it all the others will produce but little good effect. The " Corrupt Practices at Elections Act," as it is technically called, has now proveed to be a failure. Influence and intimidation go on as before, aud will continue in spite of that act. The Ballot, a real and effective Ballot, alone will put an end to them. With the existence of the Ballot reform will be a reality, without it a pretence. The principle on which it is proposed to throw she expense of booths and polling clerks on the public is perfectly clear and perfectly valid. The labour to be performed is a public labour, performed for the purpose of the public service. The public, therefore, ought to pey for it. To make the candidate pay for this necessary public work is to suppose that he has a private interest in incurring expenditure in order to become a member of Parliament, and to afford an excuse for his repaying himself out of the publie purse. This supposition has hitherto been a reality, it ought now to be made impossible even as a supposition. PENAL SERVITUDE AND TRANSPORTATION. One of the Ministerial measures of legislation has been pre- pared. The Government proposes to deal with the vexed ques- tion of crime and punishment after a new fashion, we cannot call it a satisfactory one. How often have the best and wisest men of ail ages proclaimed that the value of punishment as a corrective, and as a preventive, depends on its certainty much more than its severity. The Government measure seems to pro- ceed on the assumption that certainty is the least impoatant of the qualities that go to constitute a good law for the punishment of criminals. Of course when we speak of certainty we do not mean that a measure of punishment should be laid down for each specific offence, and that such punishment should be rigidly applied whatever were the circumstances attendant on the per- petration of the offence. Such a law would be equally absurd aud unjust, and desirous as we are of seeing punishment nisely adjusted to each offence, there is nothing which would be so opposed to our wishes as this inflexible measure of punish- ment. But there cau be certainty without inflexibility, nay flsxibility may almost be said to be one of its characteristics. But that flexibility must be applied by the means of definite principles and rules, and through their adapta- tion to certain circumstances;! it, must not be the result of any possible caprice, or of any misinformation. Now the bill before Parliament secures this most objectionable result. It directs a certain punishment for a certain offence, subjecting the amount of that punishment to the discretion of the judge who tries the prisoner, But the moment this well- informed and wisely- governed discretion has been exercised the uncertainty commences. In other words, the prisoner condemned to a cer- tain amount of penal servitude by the judge who does know the case upon the evidence of sworn witnesses, and whose discretion has been guided with reference not only to his own opinion, but to that of the jurymen, is then to be handed over to the discre- of the Secretary of State, who cannot know the evidence except most imperfectly, and who is, besides liable to be misled by ex parte statements made to him after the sentence has been pro- nounced. The Secretary of State is thus made the person who really awards the punishment, and this serious and impor- tant task is to be cast upon him without any adequate means being afforded him of satisfactorily discharging it. In truth, no such means could be afforded, except by his having the case tried over again in his presence, a course which is as impossible as it is undesirable. Here, then, is the uncertainty as to punish- ment, the admission of which into the measure vitiates the whole. Men ought to know exactly to what penalties they will subject themselves if they commit certain offences. They would know this if the law stated a certain amount of punishment for each offence capable of increase in severity in proportion to the existence of accompanying circumstances of aggravation. The persons to decide on these circumstances should be the jurymen and the judge, who heard the accusation and the defence, and saw as well as beard the witnesses on both sides. By them alone is the truth of the matter best known, and with the oppor- tunity for the jurymen to suggest their opinion to the judge, it is most likely that the conclusion he would come to on the sub- ject would be the right one. That conclusion should be im- mutable, except through the means of a second trial. No private recommendations, no ex parte consideration, should ever be allowed to weigh against it. The Secretary of State's office can only proceed on private and ex parte considerations, and is, therefore, wholly unfit to revise in any way a judicial decision. Yet, through the scheme proposed iu this bill that office will in effect revise every decision where a punishment of a certain cha- racter has been awarded. This is the great blot of the bill, and it is one which renders all its good provisions ( and there are many in it) valueless. Details, however good, are of little ser- vice when the principle of the measure in which they are intro- duced is bad. THE PBINCE OF WALES IN THE LAKE DISTRICT.— His Royal Highness, accompanied by Lord Cavendish, and three or four other gentlemen, visited Lancaster Castle on Monday and subsequently lunched with E. G. Hornby, Esq, Hornby Castle. The party left Lancaster for Bow ness by the afternoon express train. On arriving at the latter place they proceeded by a bye- road to the Ullock Royal Hotel, where they passed the night. On Tuesday morning the prince aud his suite were upon the lake fishing. They afterwards left Bowness for Ambleside and Keswick, en route to Scotland. DUKE OP DEVONSHIRE.— It is with deep regret we record the very serious illness of the Duke of Devonshire. His grace is at present at. Chiswick, and his malady is so obstinate and severe that his large circle of relations and friends begin to have the gravest apprehensions. The duke's medical attendant has had to sit up all night with him on more than one occasion lately,— Court Journal. DEATH OP ADMIRAL LORD BADSTOCK.— It is with great re- gret that we announce the death of Vice- Admiral the Bight Hon Lord Radstock, C. B. His lordship had attended, as was his custom, at the Council of King's College on Friday week, and personally assisted at the distribution of the prizes to the meri- torious students. On Saturday morning he felt unwell, and afterwards became seriously ill, and on Sunday he gradually sank away, departing this life at an early hour on Monday morning, at his London residence, 26, Portland- place. By the death ol Lord Badstock, Captain the Hon — M'Dougall gains his flag, and vacates the office of Admiralty Superintendent of Mail Packets at Southampton. Captain William Ramsey is mentioned as his probable successor in that office. » DEATH OP THE HON COLONEL HENRY SUTTON FANE.— We have to announce the death of the above hon aud gallant gen- tleman, who died on Friday morning week, at Lady Georgiana Fane's residence, in Upper Brook- street, Grosvenor- square. The gallant deceased was eldest surviving son of John tenth Earl of W estmorland, by his second marriage with Jane, second daughter ofDrBichard Hugh Saunders, aud was born ou the 18th of June, 1804. By the mournful event the families of the Earl and Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Earl and Countess of Bessborough, Lady Augusta Paget, Ac, are placed in mourning. The deceased had retired from the army some years back from a severe attack of paralysis. THE PUBLIC HEALTH.— The number of deaths registered in London, in the week that ended on Saturday week, is 1,064, and exhibits a small increase on that of the previous week, which was 1,038. In the ten years 1847- 56 the average number of deaths, in the weeks corresponding with last week, was 1,040. But, as the deaths of last week occurred in an increased popula- tion, the average, with a view to comparison, must be raised proportionally to the increase, in which case it will become 1,144. Hence it appears that the deaths now returned were less by 80 than the number that would have occured under the average rate of mortality. Last week the births of 924 boys and 922 girls— in all 1,846 children— were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847- 56 the average number was 1,550. CAPTURE OP A SLAVER— From Kingston, Jamaica, we learn that, on the 16th nit, a schooner— evidently American— was towed into port by her Majesty's brig Arab. It was soon ascer- tained that the schooner was a slaver, and that she had on board a large number of captives. It appears that the captain oi the Arab had received information that a bark and schooner were expected in Cuba from the coast of Africa, each with a cargo of slaves. A strict watch was therefore kept, and on Monday, the 13th, a suspicious- looking craft was seen,- with a full press of sail, making the best of her way to her destined port. She was closely pursued, aud the captain, finding that there was no pos- sibility of escaping from the Arab, deserted her, taking with him in a shallop his crew, money, chronometer, and other useful articles. The commander of the Arab despatched his gun- boat with fifteen men, under the command of his first lieu- tenant, with orders for the capture of the shallop. The chase continued for nearly three hours, aud a shot having destroyed the rudder of the shallop the captain, who was owner of the slaver, surrendered. Two of his principal slaves and au inter- preter were taken from the shallop, and the crew left in it, to make the best of their way to Cuba. The first lieutenant then boarded the schooner, and found her filled with young Africans, males and females, to the number of 373, no less than 127 having fallen victims to tbe horrors of the middle passage during a voyage of twenty- nine days. The poor captives were iu a wretched condition; all of them were naked, and the greater part seemed to have been half starved. They were packed closely together, and covered with dirt and vermin. The captain of the schooner refused to give his name or the name of the ves- sel, but stated that he would be a loser of 30,000 dollars— a loss which did not cause him much concern, as he had made other and successful trips. A great deal of information, however, was obtained from the interpreter, who mentioned that several ves- sels were left on the African coast— that they were to have sailed soon, with full cargoes— that, upon an average, two vessels de- parted weekly;, each with 500 to 700 slaves on board— that the trade was rapidly increasing, and that the slaves on being landed n Cuba, were worth 500 to 700 dollars each. A GIRL OP FOURTEEN KILLED BY A BOY OP FIPTEEN.— At Kirkhamin- the- Fylde, about nine miles from Preston, on Tuesday last, about seven o'clock in the evening, as some children were playing in the street, a quarrel arose among some of the girls, and a stone was thrown by which a boy named John Howel), about fifteen years old, the son of a hawker, was in some way provoked. He was at the moment cutting out a " cat," as the toy is called, with a clasp knife, and turning rouud sud- denly, he stabbed a girl near him, of the name of Titterington, in the neck. The poor girl, who was the daughter of a labourer iu the village, walked towards her home, tept had not got far before she fainted. She was then carried home, where she died almost immediately, without saying a word. The boy decamped and hid himself in the fields till Wednesday Bjorning, when he j gave himself up to the police. FRANCE. The report on the budget states iu substance that the financial situation of the country was better iu 1856 than in 1855; the indirect taxes produced more, capital was more active, and the last instalments of the loan were paid up without difficulty, i But the reporter observes that " in spite of an apparent diminu- tion the expenses in the budget are in fact augmented." The committee, therefore, takes occasion to recommend economy to the Government and a great reserve in the creation of new places. It lays down the following maxim, that an estimated equilibrium is nothing, the definitive balance is everything. This phrase, so remarkably applicable to all the past budgets of the present reign, does not indicate any great confidence on the part of the committee. After dwelling on this subject, and re- commending, in express terms, that an effort should be made to attain a " real and not a fictitious surplus," the report remarks upon the enormous amount of the floating debt, 870 millions, but notices, as a favourable circumstance, the fact that the Go- vernment is anxious to diminish it, and has provided five mil- lions towards the sinking fund for 1858. The reporter estimates the product of the tax on negotiable securities at 14 millious.— The Grand Duke Constantine is stiil the object of fashionable curiosity. Reviews by day and operas and festivities at night are his portion. Thz Daily News correspondent says ( to the shame of England) that " the Emperor Napoleon has undertaken to provide for the education of the sons of General Guyon, the brave and skilful officer who fought in the Hungarian war of independence, and afterwards, iu the Turkish service, took a leading part in the defence of Kars. Guyou himself was a native of Bath— in the cemetery of which city, I am informed, a monument has just been erected to his memory." Tbe French Emperor's liberality provides for the sons of a gallant Englishman, bearing, too, a name distinguished in one of the most glorious works of early English literature. Honour for this to the French Emperor. _ NApLEgt ~~ The Times correspondent at Naples says, " Bobberies with violence to the person have been much more frequent of late. One sad case occurred a few evenings since in the Riviera di Ohiaja. Such acts were predicted on occasion of the publication of tbe thieves amnesty at the time of the confinement of the Queen. The policy of the Government is to keep in chains or imprisonment men guilty of thought, and to loosen the common thief. Our streets are filled with oeggars by day, who play the part of thieves at night. The police does not molest them, but reserves its wrath for those who are innocent of everything but praying for the prosperity of their country. The case to which I allude above is that of a young Englishman who was taking a stroll through the Riviera di Chiaja last Wednesday night. On a sudden he was attacked by a man, whomhe knocked down; two or three other ruffians then came up, but were knocked down or driven off, not, however, before they had inflicted a wound with a knife upon the temporal artery and kicked the Englishman severely in the side. He now lies in imminent danger, and prayers were offered up for his recovery yesterday morning. This is one of many similar cases whicli have occurred lately, one of which I reported to you, In that case I saw the knife which had been wrested from the hand of the assassin; its point was turned by striking against a case in the breast pocket." PRUSSIA. Prince Napoleon arrived last week at Berlin. On Friday evening he was present at the Opera, sitting iu the royal box between the king and queen. After the performance the prince received the President of the Council of Ministers iu audience. On Saturday a grand review took place, the weather being mag- nificent. The prince kept close to the king, who wore the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. The defile took place opposite the monument of Frederick the Great. At three o'clock a military dinner was given at the Chateau, and in the evening a representation par ordre at the Opera. The Gazette de Cologne states that the apartments in the royal palace at Berlin, prepared for Prince Napoleon, are the apartments whicla were occupied by Napoleon I., in 1806. One of his apartments is said to look ou Schloss Freibeit ( Castle Freedom). What an insulting joke this name is to the Berlinese. SARDINIA AND AUSTRIA^ Letters from Vienna speak of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Austria and Sardinia as probable. Sir Hamilton Seymour, it is said, has been made the medium of conveying to the court of Vienna the willingness of the Ministry at Turin to see the ordinary diplomatic relations resumed. HUNGARY. The Emneror of Austria is now travelling through Hungary. He has published what he calls an amnesty. It does not affect the men who are not political exiles. TURKEY. Murders, robberies, and disorders have been getting so pre- valent of late, that the police were recently compelled to adopt some stringent regulations. The various embassies on their part have addressed the Turkish minister, and called upon him to take the requisite steps. The French, Austrian, Piedmontese, and Neapolitan ambassadors demanded that a razzia should be made against the Italians, but the English ambassador and the American envoy opposed the plan, and declared that if tbe police were to adopt sucb repressive measures, they must be measures of their own, without'favour or respect to any nationality, ap- plied impartially to all alike. And so it has been arranged. The police have already laid hands on forty- four individuals, no longer protected, and out of this number ten are French, the rest Maltese, Croats, Greeks, but only seven Italians. They were shipped every one of them to Tripoli. The vessel had hardly departed when it was ascertained that three of those Italians were innocent persons, and their conduct blameless in every way. In consequence of this, the Turkish Government has sent word to Tripoli and desired the authorities to set those three at liberty. SWEDEN. The Faedreland has private letters from Stockholm, which it declares worthy of credit, announcing that the Kiug of Sweden is seriously ill from the distraction of State affairs, and has re- solved, by the advice of his physicians, to retire, and call the Hereditary Crown Prince to the provisional direction of public business. UNITED STATES. Lord Napier has been very well received in the United States, and the other day attended a public meeting, where he made a very sensible speech, which produced a most favourable impres- sion on his audience. In it he spoke of the good feeling of the States and of England towards each other, and earnestly recom- mended the strengthening of that feeling. While he was preach- ing foreign indifference to Filibustering ( judiciously arranged, that is, for territorial expansion), the late Attorney- General, Mr Cushing, the hero of the enlistment controversy, was telling the Abolitionists of Massachusetts that they ought to give up their prejudices and join in a universal crusade for the accomplishment of the " manifest destiny" of the United States. Walker he re- pudiates, but Central America he is quite willing to have—" If rivers run across our path we will bridge them ; if mountains rise to stop us we will tunnel them ; if deserts appear we will reclaim and cultivate them; if oceans intervene we will navigate them; to which last end, so long as there's an oak left on earth, gallant ships shall continue to be launched into the waters of this our Merrimac." Happily for the world the real men of influ- ence in the States are not misled by this popularity- seeking mischievousness. INDIA. At Trieste, on May 14, the steamer Bombay arrived, at 2: 15 p. m., in 116 hours from Alexandria, which port she left on the 9th inst. The India mails left Alexandria on; that day, with advices from Bombay to the 17th of April; Calcutta, April 9; Ceylon, April 19; and Hong Kong, March 29. A mutinous spirit still prevails in the Bengal army, especially in the 34tli Native Infantry. At Bombay the banks have again reduced their rate of discount 1 per cent. The import- market remains unchanged. Freights were de- clining. Exchange, 2s lfd to 2s lfd. At Calcutta there was little or no change in either the produce or export markets. Freights have advanced. The money market was getting easier. Exchange, 2s lfd to 2s 2id. CHINA. a . i In China nothing of importance bad transpired since the de- parture of the previous mail. The steamer Zenobia had arrived with troops from Madras. Exchange at Hong Kong, 4s lid. Advices from Shanghai of the 20th of March state that a large business had been done in silk. The total amount of arrivals was 80,000 bales, of which 77,000 had been settled. Exchange, > s lid to 7sa _ PERSIA. The capture of Mohammerah on the 26th of March by General Outram with a force of 4,500 men, which left Bushire on the 19th, is confirmed. The entrance of the Karoon had been skilfully fortified by the enemy, but the forts were silenced by the steamers in two hours. Prince Khanlas Mirza, at the head of 13,000 men, fled, with a loss of 200, leaving ammunition, stores, camp equipages, and 17 guns. General Stalker and Commodore Etheridge have both com- mitted suicide in a moment of temporary insanity, occasioned by their anxiety for the health of the troops during the hot weather. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT PORTSMOUTH.— A very serious acci- dent occurred in Portsmouth Dockyard, on Saturday morn- ing week, to several of the crew of her Majesty's state yacht Victoria and Albert. The yacht is in dock, receiving the annual refit and embellishments for the Queen's summer service. A party of six of her crew were at work cleaning her copper on a temporary stage slung alongside the vessel, as is usual in such cases. The supports of this stage gave way, and all on it were precipitated to the basement of the dock, a fall of 15 or 20 feet. Three of the poor fellows sustained such injuries as necessitated their immediate removal to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. The other three, who were not so seriously injured, were con- veyed to their own houses ; these were G. Merritt, J. Jefferey, and J. Boulder, who received every attention at the hands of Dr Allen, Staff- Surgeoif of Portsmouth Dockyard, and Dr Elliott, Assistant- Surgeon, and are doing very well. We are informed that her Majesty, on being apprised of the accident, directed the kindest inquiries to be made as to the injuries and condition of the sufferers. Philip Perry, captain of the forecastle, has sustained a fracture and dislocation of the right ancle joint, John Haywood, able seaman, has sustained a fracture of the right leg and several severe contusions. Francis Robinson, able seaman, fracture of the right thigh and right arm. APPREHENSION OP A GANG of BUBGLABS.— On Saturday week Inspector Pethers, of the E division, accompanied by Police- ser- geant Coppin, succeeded in cleverly capturing a gang of mast notorious burglars, who have for some time p& st been com- mitting depredations in various parts of the metropolis, at a low beer- shop in the Caledonian- road, The names of the parties taken are William Seains, beer- shop- keeper; Charles Scains, his nephew ; John Fish, a ticket- of- leave man; and William Sulli- van, a man well known to the police. The last three parties were charged with having committed a burglary on tbe premises, 28, High- street, Newington- butts, and stealing silks and other articles of between £ 200 and £ 300 in value, and Scains, the beer- shop- keeper, with receiving the stolen property. Upon Inspector Pethers searching the place he found a great deal of valuable property, of which no satisfactory account could be given. DESPEEATE OUTRAGE AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY OP £ 1,000.— On Saturday morning week information was received at the chief police- office, Great Scotland- yard, from the county chief constable's office, Carlisle, of an atrocious assault that was com- mitted by two men on Mr George Nicholson, cattle- dealer and farmer, who, when riding from Carlisle toLongtown, to pur- chase cattle, was attacked, dragged from his horse, and shame- fully beaten by two powerful fellows, who succeeded in obtain- ing possession of his money bag, containing £ 465 10s. in gold, and £ 535 in £ 5 Bank of England notes. A reward has been offered for the apprehension of the highwaymen. AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE.— The mercantile firm of Mileses and Kington have purchased of Mr Bichard Strattou, of Broad Hinton, the celebrated bull " Hickory." The bull is intended for shipment to Australia, from Bristol, and will doubtless rank in that colony, as he did in this country, next to Master But- terfly. Hickory made a fine show at the Paris Exhibition, where he gained the first prize, and was the winner in all of eight prizes and upwards of £ 70 in cash. He is of remarkably pure breed, beiug descended on both sides from the celebrated tierd of Mr Bichard Booth. His presence in the colony cannot fail to be of great importance, * as he contains every quality which can be desired in a bull. ALABMING ACCIDENT AT A THEATRE.— On Monday night, during the performance of the last act of " Othello," a woman, named Margaret Paterson, fell over the gallery rail into the lobby of the pit. Fortunately the house was not overcrowded, and there was no one standing in the lobby at the time; but what is still more remarkable, the woman when taken up did not appear to be materially injured. She was immediately con- veyed to the Royal Infirmary. Considerable excitement and confusion naturally prevailed among the audience for a while, and the performances were of course suspended, but in a short time the manager was able to intimate that tbe event was not likely to be productive of the serious results at first apprehended. Edinburgh Oourant, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. FATAL ACCIDENT AT ROCHESTER,— A melancholy accident occurred on Tuesday morning to a colour- sergeant of the Royal Engineers at Chatham, named Edward Barnicoat, an experi- enced diver, who died under very mysterious circumstances while occupied in diving for the purpose of recovering the 32- pounder iron gun and carriage which accidentally sank during the experiments which took place at old Rochester Bridge on Saturday week, on the occasion of the trial of Lieutenant- General Sir Charles Pasley's newly- invented pontoons. A party of the Boyal Engineers, under the command of Major F. C. Hassard, proceeded with the necessary diving apparatus to en- deavour to procure the gun, which they had been unable to do on Monday. Celour- Sergeaut Barnicoat, who was said to be one of the most experienced divers in this country, and who was em- ployed in recovering the wreck of the Boyal George at Spithead, was selected to go down, having been unsuccessful in his search on the previous day. During the time he was under water Sergeant Barnicoat repeatedly gave the usual signals for " more air," Ac, but it was noticed that he never replied to any signals made to him from above. After being under water about half- an- hour he signalled for " less air," which was the last received, and in about ten minutes afterwards Major Hassard, finding that he did not reply to the signals, ordered him to be drawn up, which was done, when it was found that he was quite dead, and the diving dress partly filled with water, although nearly the whole of the head was dry. The time the sergeant was under water barely exceeded half- an- hour, and the whole of the appa- ratus was in good repair, with the exception of a slight leakage in the air pipe, which, however, was considered of no conse- quence, A jury assembled to- investigate the circumstances, when, after hearing the evidence of Major Hassard and the other witnesses, the jury returned a verdict that the deceased was accidentally drowned. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OP ADMIRAL LORD BADSTOCK.—' We regret to an- nounce the decease of Vice- Admirai Lord Badstock, C. B., which took place at his residence, 26, Portland- place, ou Monday morn- ing, shortly before nine o'clock. The deceased lord was the eldest and surviving son of the first Baron Radstock. He was born in 1786, and at an early age adopted the profession of his father, the Royal Navy. As a young midshipman he was active and zealous, and had many important charges iu gun- boat at- tacks committed to his care. He afterwards specially distin- guished himself in the engagements off the Italian coast, and assisted at tbe destruction of the batteries at the mouth of the Rhone in 1812. He was subsequently appointed naval aide- de- camp to her Majesty, and was made a Companion of the Bath. During latter years he was well known in the metropolis fer his charitable disposition, and his presence will long be missed at the boards of some of the leading societies. On Friday he at- tended as usual at the council of King's College during the dis- tribution of the prizes. On Saturday he was suddenly taken unwell, and rapidly sank. His father was the younger brother of George, fourth Eari of Waldegrave, who for his distinguished services in command of the British fleet off Cape Lagos in 1797, was created a peer, under the title of Baron Badstock, The deceased is succeeded in bis title by his only son, the Hon Granville Augustus William Waldegrave, born in 1833. By his lordship's death the following promotions will take place on the Flag- list:— Vice- Admiral of the White Sir William Henry Dillon, K. C. H., to be Vice- Admiral of the Bed. Vice- Admiral of the Blue Sir Barringtou Reynolds, K. C. B., Com- mander- in- Chief at Plymouth, to be Vice- Admiral of the White. Bear- Admiral of the Bed Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart, to be Vice- Admiral of the Blue. Rear- Admiral of the White Henry Dundas, to be Rear- Admiral of the Bed. Rear- Admiral of the Blue John Alexander Duntze, to be Bear- Admiral of the White. Captain the Bight Hon Lord John Frederick Gordon Hallyburton, G. C. H., to be Rear- Admiral on the reserved list. Captain John M'Dougall ( 3) to be Bear- Admiral of the Blue. By this promo- tion the appointment of Admiralty Superintendent of Packets at Southampton reverts to the patronage of the Admiralty, to- gether with the good service pension conferred upon the same officer. PEMBROKE DOCKYARD.— The erection of the new slips at Pembroke dockyard is proceeding rapidly. Their length is very great, in order to meet the increased size of our modern men- of- war. The beds are of limestone, with solid copings of granite. The widening aud lengthening of the dock are actively being carried out, and this year are to cost £ 20,000. It is proposed that the navigation in front of the dock yard shall be materially improved by being both widened and deepened. Large quanti- ties of mud in banks have been for many years accumulating, and these are to be removed. The mud between the Car Spit and the dockyard is to be scoured away. The extension of the sheds seaward is proceeding rapidly, as also the erection of the various new workshops, Ac. The sum to be expended this year* on the extension and improvements at this dockyard cannot be less than £ 100,000. THE CHINESE WAR,— The Princess Charlotte, 104, sailing three- decker, Captain George St Vincent King, C. B, Ac, fitting out at Portsmouth as a floating barrack for troops on the China station, is ordered to be out of hand by the end of the month. Cabins are being fitted up for the military officers who may have to go on board her. The troops will sleep in hammocks, each man having two blankets, which is considered to be a much more comfortable way of sleeping on board ship than on the hard boards of the deck. The Princess Charlotte will have accommo- dation for 1,000 men and officers, who will be berthed on the middle aud lower decks. Tbe arrangements for ventilation and other sauitary necessities appear to have had great care bestowed upon them, with the view of preserving the health of those on board. She will be stowed with as much of the munitions of war as she cau conveniently be made to carry independently of the necessary provisions and stores for herself. She will not mount her three- decker armament, but only a dozen 32- pounders for special service. We much doubt whether the end of the present month will see her nearer Spithead than she is now.— The Melville, 72, Commander Trollope, fitting for a hospi tal ship for the China station at Portsmouth, is leaky. To dis- cover the defect she was docked, the dock pumped out, and water enough left in the hold of the Melville to test the permea- tion. She remains iu the dock. THE TRANSIT.— The following has been received by The Times correspondent a* Portsmouth from a blue jacket on board the unfortunate vessel:—" Her Majesty's ship Transit, Corunna, April 19. We came to an anchor here this morning from sheer necessity. From the time we left Spithead until this morning our ship has been one scene of misery— rolling awfully, pitching tremendously, the troops' deck afloat all day and night, the decks not properly caulked, and expecting every moment to see the masts go over the side from the loose manner in which the rigging is fitted. They are now setting up rigging, and we shall most likely get to sea to- night. We have met with heavy wea ther." By the Brazil mail, it would appear that the " unfortu- nate Transit" bad crept as far as St Vincent's by the 28th ult. APPOINTMENTS.— Captain Arthur Forbes, to the Oura. joa; Lieutenant T. M. Campbell, to the Terror ; Charles M. T, Mar- shal, acting second master to the Boscawen ; Francis Braddon, assistant paymaster to the Amethyst; Effingham J. Kellow, second mate to the Brune ; F. W. Egerton, midshipman to the Princess Charlotte ; Hon H. G. F. Neave and H. H. Bawson, naval cadets to the Princess Charlotte ; George W. M'Douough, assistant- surgeon to the Formidable; T. G. Haran, assistant- surgeon to the Boscawen: George P. Cooke, assistant- surgeon to the Fisgard; C. D. M'Carthy, assistant- surgeon to the Dee; James Thomson, assistaut- surgeon to theBoyal William ; James F. Stoddart, assistant- surgeon to the Impregnable ; Samuel A. Webster, master's- assistant to the Vesuvius ; Benjamin Wick- ham, to the Impregnable; T. J. Lay, paymaster to the Sappho. PROMOTION.— Wm. Mackay Ogilvie, late assistant- surgeon of her Majesty's flag- ship Boscawen, to be surgeon, B. N. THE JDRAMA. HEB MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— That incomparable vocalist and great favourite of the public, Madame Alboni, made her first appearance this season on Wednesday evening, as Rosina, in " II Barbiere « ! i Siviglia." The large and fashionable assembly which congregated to greet ber proved that all tbe attractions of the theatre had not been absorbed by Mdlle Piecolomini and Siguor Giuglini, and the reception she obtained showed that the habitues were still alive to the merits of the old and pure Italian style of singing. Her voice is as full, as rich, as exquisite as ever ; her intonation as faultless ; her phrasing as large; her method as pure; her feeling as unimpeachable. Her facility and ease are still an amazement to the listener. From the first cavatina, " Una voce poco fa," to the last trio, " Ah! quai colpo," her singing was inimitable. The great points, as on former occasions, were the duet with Figaro, " Dunque io son," and Bode's air and variations, interpolated in the lesson scene, both of which excited the audieuce to the highest degree of enthusiasm. The last was encored, when Alboui repeated the final variation— a marvel of pure florid singiDg, unsurpassed by any vocal effort we remember to have heard. Herr Beichardt made his first appearance on the Italian stage, in London, as Count Almaviva. He was very nervous in the first movement of the serenade " Ecco ridente," and did not do his powers full justice. He took his revenge, however, in the duet with Figaro, " AH' idea di qijel metallo," and sang most admirably, executing all the florid divisions aud passages with perfect ease. This ensured Herr Beichardt's success, who improved as he went on, and created a highly favourable impression. The band might have taken more pains with the music, and Signor Bouetti might bo questioned as to certain new readings of tempo throughout the opera. PBINCESS'S THEATRE.— The new farce, entitled " An English- man's House is his Castle," bears irony in its name, being in- tended to prove that an Englishman is nowhere less master than when he occupies a floor of his own mansion, and lets the rest of it to lodgers. Bichard II. was not more uncomfortable in Pom- fret Castle than Mr. Pococke ( Mr. Harley) in the domicile to which the British proverb assigns the high- sounding appellation. Not only is he subjected to those normal miseries which belong to landlords by prescriptive right, such as demands for paint- ing, whitewashing, & c., but he finds himself involved in a num- ber of jmbarrassments that mark him out as distinct from other victims of the same class. The miseries which are showered upon the head of the luckless Pococke call forth an infinite dis- play of drollery on the part of Mrs. Harley, who has an exceed- ingly smart confidant in the servant of the establishment, capi- tally represented by Miss Murray. Mrs Anderson, the Queen's pianist, has announced her annua morning concert at her Majesty's Theatre for the 18th inst. She will be supported, as usual, by full orchestra and chorus of the theatre, and the catalogue of solo singers comprises all the names which have become familiar to the frequenters of the opera during the present season. The new prima donne, Spezia Ortolani, and the charming Piccolomini, will be there. Alboni will also take part in the performance, and Clara Novello will be added to the operatic company. Of the male voices, Giuglini will probably be the greatest attraction ; but Belletti, Beneven- tano, Vialetti, and Charles Braham will be very important auxi- liaries, M Bemenyi, her Majesty's violinist, Pezzi, the first violoncello of Signor Bonetti's band, are among the solo instru- mentalists ; and Mrs Anderson herself, Mrs Jewson, and M. Cusins, will undertake the pianoforte performances. The plea- sure of hearing and seeing the celebrities of the stage apart from operatic trappings always gives an especial interest to the " morning concerts, and, to judge by the strong list of the names which has been published, the concert of 1857 may be expected to equal, if not to surpass, the best of Mrs Anderson's well- remembered entertainments. ALARM OP FIBE AT THE PBINCESS'S THEATRE,— During the representation of Shakspere's " Bichard II." at the Princess's Theatre on Wednesday night, and in the fourth act, the crimson curtains of the stage suddenly took fire. The curtains were in- stantly seized and torn down by the attendants of the theatre, and the progress of the flames was arrested. Mr Kean came on the stage, aud did all in his power to allay the excitement, which for a time was extreme, and compelled the cessation of the per- formance. No injury to life or limb resulted from this unfortu- nate occurrence. The theatre was open the following evening. FIRES.— Between the hours of one and two o'clock on Wed- nesday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs W. Hale and Co, candle manufacturers, Princess- street, Union- street, Borough. The engines speedily arrived and got to work under the direction of Mr Braidwood, when, after great exer- tions, the fire was subdued, but not until the boiling- house was very considerably damaged, and about half the roof burned off. Cause unknown. Insured. Another fire, attended with serious loss of property, broke out at Mr Solomon Harris's waterproof manufactory, Huskisson's- avenne, Gravel- lane, Hounsditch, and was not subdued until the house and contents were destroyed. Cause is unknown. Insured in the Emperor Fire Office. LADY FBANKLIN'S FINAL SEARCH.— The Fox steam- yacht, fitting out at Aberdeen for Lady Franklin's final search, under the command of Captain Clintock, B. N., is rapidly progressing in her equipment. She will be a " model Arctic." One hundred men are now at work upon her, besides others employed about her machinery. The Fox will carry with her a speaking reminis- cence of former expeditions to the same regions. When Lady Franklin fitted out the Prince Albert, in 1851, Prince Albert pre- sented an organ to the expedition, which went out in the vessel named after his royal higbness, wintered at Batty Bay, and in 1852, before returning to England, the organ was lent to the North Star, at Beechey Island, where it spent two years, and was always played at church service. In 1854, after having spent three years- and a half in the Arctic regions, it was safely brought home. Lady Franklin naturally prized it the more highly, and had it put to rights . at considerable expense, and now the same roya souvenir is about to be shipped once more to the Arctic regions FALL OF THREE IHOUSES AND DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE. On Saturday morning week, about a quarter past seven o'clock, two houses in the occupation of Maple and Co, furniture deal- ers, & c, 145,146, and 147, Tottenham Court- road, together with a third in the course of rebuilding belonging to Mr Hunter, in the same business, No. 148, fell with a tremendous crash, bury- ing in the ruins some of the workmen, and also the inmates of Mr Maple's houses, consisting of about 20 young men and women in his employment, the greatest number of whom were, however, happily rescued with but slight injuries. It is, how- ever, to be regretted that six poor creatures have lost their lives by the catastrophe, viz, Frederick Byng, clerk to Mr Maple, who was found in his bed suffocated by the debris which fell upon him ; Ann Driscoll, cook; Bichard Turner and John Garnet, carpenters, who were at work on Mr Maple's pre- mises ; George Kevil, labourer; and Mr Taylor, jun, the son of Mr Maple's builder. Mr Eaton, another of Mr Maple's employes, i3 iu the University College Hospital, suffering from various injuries. It is frightful to contemplate how much loss of human life might have occurred which has been so providentially spared. From fifty to sixty men were at work at the time, and some score or more of shop- men and others were sleeping or dressing in different parts of the house at the time of the accident. On the kitchen range, which clung with tenacity to its place in the chimney nearly at the top of the house, there were still the kettles; and on the mantel- piece over it the teapots and pewter wares, which in a few minutes would have been brought into use for preparing the breakfast for the establishment. For some time after the house had fallen the fire burned brightly, and the boiling water streamed forth out of the kettle spout on to the ruins below. The cook, who was preparing the breakfast, was hurled among the falling timbers of tbe adjoining house. A lad engaged cleaning the knives escaped, although precipitated from the top of the house, with only a few slight scratches. All around the spot where he was found lie piled up iu strange confusion the debris of tbe houses. The thick bressemers, strengthened with iron, which carried the front of the houses, are snapped in the centre like thin laths of wood; girders and beams are snapped or mingled together in the strangest of forms; flooring boards are wrung from their joists, and sheets of lead, torn off like paper, are rolled and curled up in the most curious shapes; lath and plaster, brick and mortar, doors and staircases, window- frames and cupboards, bedsteads, chairs, tables, aud lookiug- glasses are smashed and broken and pounded up into rubbish ; and as the men work among the mass they fall ou a cup or a saucer, or some other fragile piece of crockery, still strangely preserved secure iii its weakness amid the general wreck, lt appears that there are two more versions in connection with the circumstances which have led to this shocking calamity. Some few weeks since the premises of Mr Hunter, fur- niture warehouseman and upholsterer, which immediately adjoin the premises of Messrs Maple and Co, were so much injured by a firefS which broke out as to render the rebuilding of the whole or a greater portion necessary. These works were entrusted by Mr Hunter to Mr Johnson, builder, of Phcenix-^ lace, Gray's- inn- road, aud carried out under tbe direction of Mr Bedding, Mr Hunter's surveyor. Whilst these works were progressing at Mr Hunter's, Mr Maple thought it a fitting opportunity to liave some enlargements and alterations made in his premises adjoining, and Mr Maple's alterations were entrusted to Mr Taylor, builder, Ac, of Drum- moud- street, Euston- square, Mr Raggett of Gower- street being the surveyor to Mr Maple. These works were in progress, and no apprehensions were entertained until Friday afternoon, when Mr Henry Baker, the district surveyor, is stated to have come to view the premises, and he at once condemned the old party- wall standing on the southern side of Messrs Maple's premises, Nos. 145,146, and 147, Tottenham Court- road, aud directed that it should be at once under- pinned, and from the ground floor to the first floor new brickwork put in. The distinct orders stated to have been given by Mr Baker, the district surveyor, to Mr John- son or his foreman, were, that the workmen were to take the party wall down from the ground floor to the first, and re- place it with new brickwork, which was to be carried out by " under- pinning." It appears that Mr Johnson's men came to work about six o'clock, and under orders from Mr Moore, the foreman to Mr Johnson, they commenced the removal of the brickwork of the party wall. Mr Taylor's men were also at work in the premises belonging to Mr Maple, 147, Tottenham Court- road, the house immediately abutting on the party wall referred to. It is stated that Mr Johnson's men commenced removing the brickwork from the party wall in two places at the same time— namely, near ths front of the house at Tottenham Court- road, and also towards the back part of the premises. It is said that these holes in the brickwork were made to the extent of about six feet long by three feet high, when the party wall gave way, dragging with it the two adjoin- ing houses, Nos. 146 and 147, in its descent. This is one version of the cause which is stated to have led to the catastrophe. An- other version is that derived from Mr John Moore, the foreman to Mr Johnson, the builder for Mr Hunter. He states that he had the superintendence of the works in course of erection for the new premises belonging to Mr Hunter, at 148, Tottenham Court- road, which adjoins those of Mr Maple's last house, numbered 147. The wall of No. 147 had, he says, been much cut about for the purpose of putting in a new bresse- mer, and all the ties having any connection with the party wall had been cut off. The district surveyor, Mr Henry Baker, came ou Friday afternoon and inspected the works, aud ordered the party wall between 147 and 148 to be under- pinned and re- paired. In accordance with the direction of the district sur veyor, he gave instructions to the men that they should com- mence the under- pinning of the party wall that morning. They came to their work at the usual hour, and commenced tbe work, when the front wall of Mr Maple's nearest house, No. 147, fell outwards, causing the entire building to collapse, and that forced Mr Hunter's party wall into the area of the space on which the house No. 148 ( Mr Hunter's) was being rebuilt, dragging the next door house, No. 146, with it. As to which of these versions is correct it is impossible at the present moment to arrive at a conclusion, but suffice it to say that, from what- ever cause it may have arisen, the result has been a lamentable sacrifice of human life, as well as destruction of a large amount of valuable property. Mr Taylor, jun, was conveyed to Uni- versity Hospital after the accident, and lingered until Thursday morning.— An inquest was commenced on Wednesday before Mr Brent ( who officiated for Mr Wakley), which was adjourned after some preliminary evidence had been taken. LAW INTELLIGENCE. THE BOYAL BRITISH BANK JUDGMENT.— In the Bank ruptcy Court, on Thursday, Mr Commissioner Holroyd de livered judgment in this case. He said: According to the 7th and 8th Vict, cap 111, sec 25, an act for regulating the manage- ment of joint- stock companies, the court was to report to the Board of Trade the cause of tbe failure of the company, and any special circumstances in its management; but, according to the same act, the report was to be made after the directors had passed their examination. The examination meeting was fixed for the 24th of June; and in a case like the present, he thought the interposition of the court was necessary, and of its own motion it should at once transmit copies of all depositions to the Attorney- General, in order that the law officers might advise the Government as to what course shonld be pursued. If they waited until the directors passed their examination, it might have a tendency to inconvenience, and also to defeat jus- tice. He had never heard of a case where so much recklessness aud fraud in the formation and management of any public com- pany had taken place as had transpired, in the examination before this court, to have been the case in reference to the Royal British Bank. It a prosecution was instituted, the examinations so taken were admissible as evidence. Nothing could be moreclear and explicit than that the duties of the direotors and officers were neglected. Where a duty was thrown on a corporation, or a public company, consisting of several persons, each was individually responsible ; and by his negligence he might contract guilt. In support of an indictment for conspiracy it was not necessary to show that the directors were ignorant that the certificate was false. It was not necessary to enter into the details of this painful inquiry, or single out any particular person, as that duty would devolve on parties elsewhere. He thought the di- rectors and general manager had been brought within the fol- lowing charges:— Commencing business before all the shares were subscribed for, or half the amount of the shares had been paid up, and repaying money for shares without the sanction of the Board of Trade, secondly, publishing false statements of the liabilities and assets of the bank; also of the profit and loss, thereby concealing the true state of the affairs of the corpo- ration and giving it a semblance of solvency ; thirdly, sending false reports to the shareholders, and declaring dividends when there were no profits, and when the affairs of the corporation were in an embarrassed condition; fourthly; conspiring to raise the price of the shares of the company by illegal means, and with a criminal view, was a fraud levelled against the public; also conspiring to obtain a supplemental charter by means of false reports and statements; obtaining de- posits on new shares issued at a premium, with intent to cheat the public; gross misapplication of the funds by advances to directors made without any foresight or exercise of discretion on the part of the directors, and thereby endangering tbo position of the bank; also embarking in hazardous speculations foreign to their business as bankers— he referred particularly to the Welsh works— and not exercising proper control over its own officers, and failing to call a general meeting of the shareholders when the bank had lost more than one- fourth of its capital, in direct contravention of clauses 3, 33, 34, and 71 in the charter. The auditors neglected their duty to the proprietors by neglect- ing to properly audit the accounts, and, without an examination of the books and vouchers, signed the accounts as correct, when in reality they were fallacious and were in a position to show they were incorrect. As to the question of the crimi- nal responsibility of the directors, he thought upon that point no doubt could be entertained. The members of the governing body appeared to have reposed too much confidence in their officers, and forgot then* own responsi- bility. It was, therefore, incumbent on the court to bring the proceedings under the notice of her Majesty's Government. — Mr Linklater, on behalf of the assignees, thanked his honour for the prompt manner in which he had given his decision, and hoped the effects of it would be to punish those who had brought so much misery about.— Mr Freshfield, who appeared for Mr Stapleton, M. P. for Berwick, said he had only five minutes notice of his honour's intention to deliver judgment, audit was, therefore, impossible for that gentleman to be pre- sent, which he regretted, as his client was anxious to have given some explanations. The answers to the qustions did not cor- rectly represent his conduct as a director, and to ascertain that it would be necessary to examine the general manager and other officers.— Mr Linklater : The less we inquire into Mr Staple- ton's conduct the better.— Mr Freshfield ( warmly): Mr Staple- ten is afraid of no investigation into his character.— Mr Link- later: We shall see hereafter .— The proceedings then terminated. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, POLICE SPY SYSTEM.— At Lambeth, on Wednesday, Mrs Patteson, the wife of a beer- house keeper iu the Waterloo- road, attended before Mr Elliott, in the absence of her husband, who is in prison for debt, to answer a summons charging her with keeping her house open for the sale of beer during the hours of Divine service on Sunday, the 3d instant.— Police- constable Quickendon, 41A, deposed that on Sunday, the 3d inst, at three minutes past eleven o'clock, he visited the Windsor Castle beer- house, Waterloo- road, in company with another constable, and found four men in front of the bar, all of whom had been served with beer.— Iu cross- examination by Mr Binns, who attended on the part of the defendant, the witness admitted that both he and the other constable were in plain clothes, or rather in disguise, when they entered the house and had a glass of beer each, which they paid for. He had gone in disguise by order of bis superior officer, and was not aware that there was, amongst the general regulations issued by the police commis- sioners, an order against constables, under any circumstances, doing such duty in plain clothes.— Joseph Jones, 151 L, cor- roborated the testimony of the last witness.— Mr Binns, with some warmth, condemned the spy system among the police, and, as adopted in the present case, as un- English and disgraceful, and hoped his worship would show his re probation of it by dismissing the complaint. His client, he said, was at that moment incarcerated in prison— not, however, for any offence, but sheer poverty and misfortune; and he ( Mr Binns) mistook very much if he had not read in the commis- sioners' rules for the guidance of the police that under no cir- cumstances were the constables to entrap persons into an offence by assuming a disguise.— Inspector Byron, at whose instance the information was laid, informed the magistrate that the pre- sent defendant had been before convicted of a similar offence, and since that time various complaints had reached the police, and many of them from persons in his own trade, that he had been still carrying on a regular Sunday trading. The only way that this could be detected and put a stop to was by officers going there in plain clothes, and under the circumstances it was sanctioned by the commissioners.— Mr Elliott said he certainly could not approve of the practice of constables going in disguise to these houses, and inducing an offence by calling fOr drink, which was illegal. In fact, the officers should be no party to the offence, and had the case rested OH the main fact of their being themselves served with beer, he should not have entertained the complaint.— Mr Binns hoped his worship would take into his merciful consideration the unfortunate position of the husband of the poor woman who stood before bim, and who was without the slightest means of paying a penalty.— Mr Elliott shonld, under the circumstances, dismiss the summons on the payment of costs, aud hoped the leniency shown would not be abused; for if sOj the highest penalty should be imposed the next time. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. TRIAL OP BACON AND HIS WIPE FOB MUEDEE.— On Wed- nesday Thomas Fuller Bacon, 32, and Martha his wife, 26, were indicted for the murder of their two children, Sarah Ann Bacon and Edwin Fuller Bacon. They were tried first for tho murder of Edwin. Mr Bodkin, for the prosecution, gave a brief outline of the case, and said that the prisoners lived at No. 4, Four Acre- street, Walworth, and it appeared that, on the 28th of December, they had both gone to the house of a relative, and an arrangement was made that a person named Hannah Munro, who was related to the prisoners, should go to their bouse on the following day and remain with Mrs Bacon while her hus- band was engaged upon some job of work at Reigate. She accordingly went; but, after knocking for a considerable time at the door of the prisoner's house, aud finding she could not gain adminttauce, she went home, and returned on the fallowing morning, accompanied by her mother, a woman named Payne. When they came to Four Acre- street, they met the prisoner, Mrs Bacon, with a book in her hand, which turned out to be her rent- book, and she said she was going to pay her rent, and appeared perfectly calm and collected. Some slight conversa- tion then, it appeared, took place between the prisoner and the two other women, and the former then suddenly exclaimed that some man had got into the house and had murdered her two children, and endeavoured to cut her throat. Upon the prisoner making this statement, the two women went back with her to the house, and they there saw the horrible spectacle of the little boy, who was about three years old, sitting in a chair iu the back room on the ground floor, with his throat cut, and quite dead, and in the upstairs room the little girl, who was younger than her brother, was found in the same condition. The injuries they had received were of such a nature as to have caused almost immediate death, and the opinion of the medical man who was called in was that they had been dead at least twenty- four hours. He thought it right to inform them that the female prisoner had undoubtedly suffered from aberration of mind, and during the past year she had been confined in St Luke's asylum, and had oaiy left that asylum in October, about two months before this melancholy occurrence took place; and this was a matter which ought, no doubt, to have a most im- portant bearing upon the present inquiry. The story that was told by the female prisoner, and her representation that some man had got into the house and committed the murders, the jury would at once see was most absurd and improbable, and it was clearly established, from the examination of the premises by the police, that no person had" entered the house in the way described; and from the fact of her clothes being found covered with blood, and other circumstances, it appeared to bim that there could be no reasonable doubt that the female prisoner, either by herself or assisted by her husband, had destroyed the lives of her unhappy children. She was at once taken into custody, and, after she had undergone one or two examinations), she wrote a letter, which it would be his duty to lay before them. The letter was addressed to the magistrate, and was to the fol- lowing effect:—" Sir: I must confess that I am an innocent per- son, and that he who committed the dreadful deed was my hus- band, and there was no money in the drawer. He put the little boy on a chair and cut his threat, and then went up stairs and cut the baby's throat— and he only is guilty." This letter was only produced as evidence against the female prisoner, and to show that, at all events, she was present when the dreadful deeds were committed, and the jury ought not to allow that letter at all to operate as evidence against the male prisoner. It would appear that on tbe Monday morning tbe prisoner went to work at Beigate, and there could be very little doubt that at this time both the children were dead. It was not, however, necessary that he should show that the male prisoner was actually present when the deed was committed, for if he was aware of what his wife was going to do, and that he counselled and sanctioned her act, he would be equally amenable to the law as an accessory. The learned counsel then proceeded to state that the conduct and demeanour of the prisoner at Beigate was so extraordinary as to attract marked attention. He was unable to do any work, and presented all the appearance of a man who had some mighty and important matter upon his mind, and he continued in that state until he was fetched back to Loudon by the police, lt appeared that down to the period of holding the inquest, prisoner upheld the story of his wife as to the manner in which the lives of the children had been destroyed. Sub- sequently a suggestion was thrown out, that if the lives of tho children had been destroyed by a stranger, the object must have been plunder, and the conduct of the prisoner after this appeared to have been of the most extraordinary description. He then proceeded to narrate tbe particulars of the false state- ments made by the male prisoner relating to the property and money, which he represented had been stolen, and he said he should satisfy the jury that the whole of these statements were without foundation. He also said he should be able to show that there were marks of blood upon the clothes of the male prisoner, which he accounted for iu two different ways, first, saying that he had cut his finger while carving the dinner on the Sunday before the murder, and then alleging that he had done so while engaged in cutting some wood ; and it would be for the jury to form their own conclusions as to the effect of these e. x. tiadic- tory stories. With respect to the female prisoner, he said he had to inform them that when she was first discovered there were some slight injuries upon her neck, but they were of the most super- ficial kind, and such as might either have been inflicted by her- self or by some other person, with a view to support the story she told relating to the deaths of the children. As to her, there- fore, it appeared to him that the only question that could pos- sibly arise was, whether at the time the act was commuted she was in a state of mind to be responsible for her actions; and upon this point he would remind the jury that the fact of her having been confined in a lunatic asylum was not at all con- clusive, but they must be satisfied that at the time the act was committed she was in such a condition of mind as not to know that she was doing wrong, or that she was committing a crime. He believed thai tiie defence that would be set up on the part of the male prisoner would be, that he had told ail these falsehoods for the purpose of screening his wife; but it was for them to say, looking at all the circumstances of the case— to the de- meanour of the prisoner, to the discovery of the blood upon his clothes, and the other facts to which be had called their atten- tion, whether this was a reasonable and probable answer to the charge, and whether they would be justified in giving effect to it. The learned counsel concluded by expressing an earnest hope that He to whom the secrets of all hearts were open would aid them in coming to a just and righteous decision. On Thursday morning, Mr Sleigh addressed the jury for the defence, and contended that the murders had been committed by Martha Bacon, while in a state of insanity, and that there was not any evidence to bring the charge home to Thomas Bacon. The learned counsel further alleged that whatever extraordinary conduct he had exhibited, might be fully accounted for by his anxiety to save his wife.— Lord Campbell then summed up, and left it to the jury to say whether or 110 Martha Bacon was sane or insane when she committed the crime; and as to the male prisoner, his lordship directed that there was no direct evidence and no motive for his committing the crime. The jury then turned round in their box, and after consulting for a minute or two, retired. In about a quarter of an hour they returned into court, and found the prisoner, Thomas Fuller Bacon, Not Guilty, and that Martha Bacon was Not Guilty on the ground of insanity.— The Lord Chief Justice: Gentlemen of the jury, I think it right to state that I entirely concur in your finding. It is my firm belief that whatever offence Thomas Bacon may have committed, he was entirely innocent of this murder, that he had no concern in it whatever; and I believe that is the opinion of my two brethren who bave sat with me on the bench. I am told, since I left the court, the woman has confessed to the chaplain of Newgate she alone did the murder, and that her husband had no concern in it. The prisoners wire then arraigned for the murder of Sarah Ann Bacon.— Mr Bodkin said, after the attention the jury had given to the last case, he should not offer any evidence on the part of the prosecution in this. The jury then gave similar verdicts in this to those in the former case.— His lordship then ordered the female prisoner te be detained in safe custody during her Majesty's pleasure. Tne other prisoner is still detained in Newgate, under a warrant charging him with the murder of his mother at Stamford. Mr Reid, the chief constable at Stamford, was in attendance, to take charge of the prisoner, to convey him into the country, to fake his trial at the assizes. MURDER OP A MARINE.— On Friday, George Bave, a seaman, aged 25, was indicted for the murder of Samuel Long. Deceased was a corporal of Marines, belonging to tbe Sianey, gun- boat, and the prisoner was a seaman on board the same vessel, which at the time was fitting at Woolwich for China. On the 23d of April, about nine o'clock at night, while the people belonging to the Sianey were on board a hulk called the Hebe, near the Sianey, and they were about to go to their hammocks for the night, a cry of " Murder " was raised, and the prisoner and the deceased were seen standing together, and the latter staggered and fell to the ground. It was found on examination that he had received a most dangerous stab from a bayonet In the sto- mach, and on the following day he died from the effects of the injury he received. The prisoner did not attempt to deny that bis was the hand that committed the deed, but when he was spoken to he exclaimed " I have had my revenge, and I don't care if I am scragged for it to- morrow morning." It seemed that the prisoner formerly belonged to the Fisguard, and he was removed to the Sianey with the view of beiug pro- moted to the rank of quarter- master. It was proved in the course of the case that the unhappy deceased had reported the prisoner to his superior officer for some misconduct, and that he had been put in irons, aud was only released at noon on tbe day the dreadful occurrence took place. The prisoner was convicted and sentenced to death, aad was ordered to be handed over to the Sheriff of Kent for execution. THE FATAL COLLISION AT THE NOBE.— On Saturday week Captain Charlewood, R. N., and Commander Robertson, B. N., of the Board of Trade, presented their report to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade of an inquiry they had in- stituted on the previous day into tbe running down of her Ma- jesty's revenue cutter Curlew, near the Mouse Light, on the morning of the 23d ult, by the Baron Osy, London and Antwerp steamer. The following is the material portion of the report:— " After a careful consideration of the evidence adduced on the inquiry, we beg to report that, in our opinion, the loss of the Coast Guard cutter is entirely attributable to the neglect on the part of the master of that vessel in not taking the ordinary pre- caution of exhibiting a light, iu accordance with the Admiralty regulations, which require ' that all sailing vessels at anchor in roadsteads or fairways shall be bound to exhibit, between sunset and sunrise, a constant bright light at the mast- head.' We ex- onerate the master, officers, and crew of the Belgian steam- ship Baron Osy from all blame, as every necessary precaution appears to have been taken by them under the circumstances, the master, mate, and one man being on the look out on the bridge, and one nsan on the look out on the forecastle, and the vessel proceeding at reduced speed. The night, although so dark as to prevent a vessel of the size of the Curlew being seen until within a few yards of her, was, nevertheless, sufficiently clear for lights to be visible at least three miles off. The conduct of the captain, officers, and crew of the Scout Coast Guard cutter, which was lying at anchor near the Curlew, and also of those of the Baron Osy, appears deserving of praise for tbe prompt man- ner in which they sent their boats to the aid of the crew of the wrecked vessel." Captain Charlewood was appointed by the Admiralty to assist Commander Robertson in the investigation. MUBDEB AND SUICIDE NEAR BBADFOBD.— On Tuesday morning the neighbourhood of Lidget Green, near Bradford, was thrown into a state of great excitement by the report of a terrible case of murder and suicide. The murderer was Samuel Charlton, aged 58, lately an assistant bailiff; and his vioiim was Hannah Holroyd, aged 42, a small shopkeeper at Lidget Green. Chariton was a widower, with several children, ana Mrs Hol- royd was a widow, with five children. He had sought for a length of time past to pay bis addresses to Mrs Holroyd, but, as his character was very indifferent, her friends dissuaded her from encouraging him. Besides, another person, named Nor- manton, disputed bis pretentions. Both the murderer and his victim went together to a temperance meeting on Monday night; and, as they returned, Normanton met them, and stop- ping Mrs Holroyd, the two entered into conversation together, Charlton walking forward. He proceeded to Holroyd's residence, and waited until she came. All her family went to bed about a quarter past ll.' teavingthe inteudedmurdererin thehouse. About • a quarter past twelve the eldest daughter of Mrs Holroyd was awakened by hearing the closing of the outer door. She was alarmed, and arose. On going downstairs she found that the door was merely on the latch, and unlocked. She locked it, and was then turning round, when to her horror she discovered her mother on the ground, weltering in blood. She raised a scream, which drew the attention of a policeman. On his coming to the door she admitted him, when he found that the poor woman was just on the point of death. He at once informed the sergeant who has the charge of the district, and together they went in search of Charlton, who was suspected to be the perpetrator of the fearful deed. They first visited his house, which was in the neighbourhood. They found that he had been at home some time before, and that he had again left. Before going, however, he kissed all his children, saying to them, " Farewell, I shall never see you again." With a presentiment of what had oc- curred the two policemen proceeded towards a body of deep still water, called New Millers' Dam, distant from Bradford about one mile. They searched that, and found the body of Charlton at a short distance from the side. He was c^ jte dead. The poor woman only lived ten minutes after she was ™ | gvered. FATAL SWING ACCIDENT AT THE NE . ,} ISRIRTH0L03IEW FAIR.— On Sunday morning a young woman ^ t^ ched head fore- most from one of the swings when at a height of nearly 40 feet: When picked ujs she was alive, though frightfully mangled, but while being carried to the hospital death put an end to her sufferings. 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. SPORTING CHRONICLE. [ TOWN EDITION.] THE TURF. BETTING AT TATTEESALL'S. MONDAY, MAT 11.— The Chester settling was resumed at « the Corner" this afternoon in the presence of a crowded room, and from the " outward and visible signs," this important finale to the great event which has occupied the attention of betting circles for some months past may be stated to have gone off satisfactorily on the whole. The principal winners, as stated in our last, are Mr F. Swindells, Mr Spittle, Mr F. Higgins, and Mr T. Hughes, whose united gains amount to between fifty and sixty thousand pounds, nearly one moiety of which, on dit, falls to Mr F. Swindells' share. In his case, however, the " Dr" and « ' Cr" sides of the account by no means balanced, owing to the absence of several parties whose names are withheld for the present in the expectation of a satisfactory arrangement being come to. The Derby betting was not only brisk, but important iu connection with one or two horses, the' ' lion'' of the afternoon being Sauuterer, who gradually advanced from 1,000 to 40 ( taken four cr five times) to 100 to 7, after a very extensive outlay. This demon- stration slightly affected the other north country horse, Skir- misher, and although backed for about £ 300 at 6 to 1 in the early part of the proceedings 13 to 2 was offered currently on the field at the close. M. D.' s opening price was 11 to 1, upon which he gradually improved three points; but after 8 to 1 had been taken to between three and four hundred pounds, he, like the favourite, was influenced by the advance of Saunterer, and the last bet laid against him was 1,000 to 100. Anton was backed for several hundred pounds at 10 to 1, and Sydney was un- commonly firm at our quotation. After Saunterer, the chief feature was the disposition to back Adamas, the first bet against whom was 4,000 to 200; then 18 to 1 to £ 150 was booked, after- wards 1,000 to 60 six or seven times, and finally 16 to 1 to be- tween two and three hundred pounds more was taken. Lady Hawthorn was backed for £ 150 at 20 to 1; and of the remainder the only horse in any force was Wardermarske, who sprung ten points upon his opening quotation. At the Turf Club, on Saturday night, 1,000 to 10 was laid twice ( aud offered five or six times) against Tournament, whose opponent at the same time consented to scratch a bet of 2,000 even between him and Kent. The cause for this hostility remained a mystery; but that there was nothing the matter with Tournament is con- firmed by the return of the latter to 25 to 1 ( taker) to- day, whilst, at the same time, 2,000 to 10 was laid against Kent, who returned from Newmarket to his regular quarters at Hamble- ton after the Spring Meeting, and will be ridden in the Derby, we believe, by his stable boy. Two lots of six were given against the field for £ 250 each, one comprising Skirmisher, Anton, M. D, Sydney, Arsenal, and Saunterer, and the other the same horses with the exception of Sauuterer, for whom Lady Hawthorn was substituted. THURSDAY, MAT 14.— Several of the subscribers having remained in Shropshire for the Ludlow meeting, the Room was by no means so well attended as on Monday, nor was speculation of so extensive a character, though at the same time ex- hibiting further changes amongst the favourites, by the ad- vance into the front rank of Bird in the Hand and Sprig of Shillelagh. The " restoration" of the former, after 1,000 to 10 had been laid against him, and 1,000 to 20 against John Scott's lot, so reclntly at the York Spring Meeting, was hailed with as much satisfaction as the unexpected advent of Fazzo- letto was by ihe early backers of the " lot" last year ; and what more singular still, is the coincidence that the horses in ques- tion were net only amongst the very first backed for this race but both apparently seemed " shelved," so far as concerned the Dsrby. The anxiety to get on Bird in the Hand ( who had been 11 great force iu the City during the morning) was so general that in a very short time after the commencement of operations at " ihe Corner," the horse rose from 1,000 to 60 to 13 to 1, and some commissions were executed at a point less before the room closed. The features connected with the advance of the " Sprig" were nearly similar— he likewise opened at 1,000 to 60, and at one time touched 12 to 1, which price was taken in the aggregate to about £ 200, but subsequently a point more was ob- tainable. The relative positions of Sirmisher and Saunterer were nearly the same as on Monday, although in the interim Lord Zetland's horse went back a point or so, aud Sauu- terer became quite as good a favourite; to- day, however, Skirmisher had the decided call, and a bet of 700 to 100 was snapped up with avidity, whilst 8 to 1 and in some ^ stances a point more was laid against Saunterer. 10 to 1 was offered against Anton, and 12 to 1 " bar three," M. D. exhibiting rather depressing symptoms until shortly before the close of the Room, when an outlay of six or seven hundred pounds at that figure ( 3,600 to 300 in one bet) produced a de- cidedly " healthy" change in his appearance. Arsenal, Adamas, and Lady Hawthorn were firm, but Sydney, Zuyder Zee, and Strathnaver, were rather out of favour. 500 to 10 aud 2,000 to 50 was booked about the latter's stable companion Blink Bonny, who, though reported to be " going like great guns " again, had, nevertheless, plenty of opponents. 600 to 500 would have been taken that the field beats six. Moestissima was in demand for the Oaks, and the odds quoted were taken to upwards of £ 100. DERBY. MONDA* 13 to 2 - 100 to 10 to 10 to 25 to 25 to Skirmisher......, G. Abdale,.. Saunterer ........ J. Osborne . Anton J. Day ..... M. D W. Hopkins. Bird in the Hand.. J. Scott isprig of ShiUelagh. T,. Dawson . Adsmas Eseott 16 to Zuyder Zee ; J. Fobert .... 100 to Lady Hawthorn .. M. Dawson.... Sydney Hay hoe Arsenal « W. Goater .... Strathnaver W. I'Anson.... Tournament R. Drewitt.... Wardermarske..;. T. Dawson .... Blink Bonny ...... W. I'Anson,... Lambourne. E, Parr........ C by Surplice out! Ts, ap - r-,, v of Blue Devil,.) i6; uc jJay Schiedam W, Goater Kent ,... W. Smith. THUBSBAT. 20 to 100 to 15 to 20 to 30 to 30 to 7 tk) 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 6 1 ( tk) 8 ( tk) 1 ( tk; 1 ( oil; 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 7 to 8 to 10 to 12 to 12 to 13 to 16 to 20 to 20 to 100 to 100 to 25 to . 50 to .1000 to 15 ( tk) 15 ( tk) 10 ( tk) ( tb) ( tk) ,... 1500 to ,... 2000 to OAKS. Mcesiissima ,,-,..: M. Dawson.... 8 to Aspasia J. Day .. 8 to Ayacanora J. Day — — ASCOT CUP. Skirmisher ... G. Abdale .... 6 to 1 ( tk) Gemma di Vergy .. J. Dawson .... 8 to 1 ( tk) Lance W. Wetherell.. 10 to 1 ( tk) Polestar G. Drewe 100 to 6 Zaidee ... Drewitt —— .... 33 to 1 .... 40 to 1 ( tk) .... 1000 to 15 ( tk) .... 8 to 1 ( tfl) .... 10 to 1 ( Off) .... 5 to 1 ( tk) .... 6 to 1 .... 8 to 1 .... 12 to 1 ( tk) .... 13 to 1 ( tk) opened every day next week. 1 LATEST BETTING- FRIDAY. The only changes calling for notice in the Derby betting were in connection with Arsenal and Tournament, the former of whom was backed freely at 12 to 1, and the latter at 20 to 1. MANCHESTER— FRIDAY EVENING. Somersetshire Stakes : Wentworth and Riseber were the only horses backed, and they at present appear likely to have the bet- ting to themselves.— The Derby: The horses quoted were all backed at the quotations, but some of them shone conspicuously. The most in . request were Skirmisher, Saunterer, M. D., " Sprig," and Bird in Hand. Wardermarske in request as an out- sider.— Ascot Cup: Skirmisher was eagerly inquired after at 5 to 1, but there were very few inclined to bet against him, even at that low figure. SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES.— 4 to 1 agst Wentworth ( tk),, 6 to 1 agst Riseber ( tk), 7 to 1 agst Somerset ( tk). DEBET.— 7 to 1 agst Skirmisher ( tk), 8 to 1 agst Saunterer ( tk), 11 to 1 agst Anton ( tk), 11 to 1 agst M. D. ( tk), 12 to 1 agst Sprig of Shillalah ( tk), 100 to 7 agst Bird in Hand ( tk), 100 to 6 agst Arsenal ( tk), 20 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee ( tk), 20 to 1 agst Adamas ( tk), 25 to 1 agst Strathnaver ( tk), 1,000 to 25 agst Warder - marske ( tk). ASCOT CUP.— 5 to L agst Skirmisher ( tk). We have authority for stating that Charlton's engagement as jockey to Baron Rothschild is at an end, aud the former has been called on to send in his cap and jacket. WORCESTER SUMMER MEETING.— Particulars of the various stakes which close ou Tuesday next, the 19th inst, will be found in an advertisement in our front page. In our last Viscount Clifden was inadvertently omitted as one of the stewards of the meeting. Knighton Races are postponed to the 25th August. JOHN SCOTT'S EFSOM AND ASCOT HORSES.— The following horses arrived at Kiag's- cross from Malton on Thursday after noon:— Warlock, Fazzoletto, Grseculus Esuriens, Bird in the Hand, Imp6rieuse, Comedian, Laertes, Vanity, Cock- a- doodle Doo, Star of the East, Digger's Daughter, Wood Nymph, and Punster, the last five being two year olds. Fazzoletto and the Derby horse Bird in the Hand proceeded in a van to Leather- head' the same afternoon, and the others followed by road on the Friday morning. NEWMARKET.— The following horses, the property of George Payne, Esq, aud recently trained by the late George Dockeray, have been removed as follows, namely, Mabel, 6 yrs, and chesnut filly by Cotherstone out of Cat- alpa, 2 yrs, to Death's stables at Ascot" Heath; Syvagee, 6 yrs, colt by Alarm out of Plush, 3 yrs, and bay colt by Alarm out of Glenluce, 2 yrs, to A. Taylor's stables at Fyefield. YEARLING SALES, & c.— The arrangements for the annual sales of yearlings are as follows:— Mr Newton's, at Tattersall's, May 25; the Maresfield ( Sir John Shelley's), at Tattersall's, on the Monday after Epsom, June 1st, together with six brood mares ; the Middle Park ( Mr Bleukirou's), on Wednesday, the 3d of June, at the Stud Farm, near Eltham, Kent, on which occasion several first- class brood mares and foals will be dis- posed of ; the Child wick ( Mr Mather's), at Tattersall's, June 4; Mr Greville's, at Tattersall's, on the 8th of June; and the Royal Stifd ( Hampton Court), at Tattersall's, June 15th. Mr William Etwall has sold his yearling colt Autenor ( brother to Anton and Andover) to Mr F. Robinson. Coroner has been added to the list of geldings. JOHN OSBORNE.— We are glad to state that this popular jockey has arrived at home quite recovered from his accident at Chester. There have been many applications for his services at Bath, but he will not be in the saddle again before Epsom. LAMBOURNE.— The news of Leamington's victory in the Chester Cup was hailed with delight by the inhabitants of this town with one solitary exception. To celebrate the event the whole of the labouring population were invited by Mr Edwin Parr on Wednesday last to a substantial dinner, which was done ample justice to by upwards of fifteen huudred persons. The health of Mr Parr was proposed in a neat speech by D. Kennard, Esq, and cfe^ ik with enthusiasm. The scene will be long rememberer ay all present. The beautiful, mansion, lawn, and gardens were thrown open to the respectable inhabi- tants of the town, and dancing was enjoyed on the velvet lawn to the enlivening strains of the celebrated Wantage Band. It would be impossible to speak too highly of the hospitality shown by Mr Parr to all, and it must have been highly gratifying to his feelings to hear the poor and indigent as they left bestowing a thousand blessings on him for his kindness.- FROM A COBRES- PONPEJ??, THE CHESTER AND BATH MEETINGS. TO THE EDITOR OE BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. SIR : To review at length the Chester Meeting, after the very elaborate details which have already appeared in your columns, would savour of nausea to your readers. I shall therefore Confine my observations to some few points of interest which struck me as deserving of attention. But prior to any allusion to the " feats in the circle," let me express my cordial concurrence in your remarks about the late hour of com- mencing business, and which will find a ready echo in the minds of every visitor to the meeting. I am well aware, sir, that such a system is not in accordance with the wishes of Mr Topham and Mr Hill, the real men of business, but those worthy officials should recollect that as the committee without them would be as much abroad as a ship without pilots, so they are bound to offer the most determined resistance to maintain their own and the meeting's popularity with the public. Racing men, it is well known, are not generally members of the Anti- quarian Society, and unless you belong to that fraternity aud take an interest in the architecture of a gateway or a " keep," the difficulty of passing the " long mornings " at Chester can only be felt by those who have experienced the mortification. One plea for the absurdity of the late fixture, I am told, is the custom of the citizens to dine prior to the races, but as there would be no meeting without visitors, and they are scalped by extortionate charges, the convenience of the latter ought certainly to be first consulted, and I trust on the occasion of the next an- niversary that the noble stewards will exercise their legitimate authority, and follow the same rule as is pursued at all other meetings. As regards the sport, there were two races on Tuesday which are deserving of more than a passing word. I allude, of course, to the Grosvenor Stakes and the Wyunstay Handicap. The first of these was calculated to throw a ray of light upou the hitherto occult Cup, as it gave us the exact form of Drumour to au ounce, owing to bo'th " Gemmie" and Fisherman being com- pletely " ridden out;" and although same dissatisfaction was afterwards expressed at the'% osition which Mr Howard's nag got in the Two Thousand, it should not be forgotten that the pace in that race was quite the reverse of what it was here, and that Drumour was running into condition, in which he was sadly backward at Newmarket. The result of the Wynnstay Handicap, perhaps the finest en. counter of the week, has been much commented upon^ from the bearing which Riseber's running has with the chance of Skir- misher at Epsom. But I take it tho grey ought to have won; and he undoubtedly would have done so if he had not " hung out" a little at the turn and left room for John Osborne to go up inside with Mary, between whom and Martlet, Riseber seemed almost held back, as it were, opposite the Stand, and unable to make a finishing effort. Upon the Cup much discussion has taken place, whether Leamington won easily or not; and though you, sir, accede to the former opinion, others are loth to suppose that so large a stake as was on him would have been prejudiced by bringing it to a neck only, if the horse had much more left in him. But to the thousands that were watching Leamington, and him only, it was apparent at the distance that Hughes had got everything safe in the race, and had he not eased his horse, would probably have won much further. Of the quartette which I selected to furnish the winner, all but Mincepie ( whose backers required no " petit verre" as a " relish"), acquitted themselves most sa- tisfactorily; and but for the feebleness of the boy put up on Dul- camar a, solely from a kind- hearted feeling on thepart of Lord Rib- blesdale, I think Woodyates would have alarmed the backers of the favourite mare more than he did at the finish. Van Dunck has been pooh- poohed as a hack, but in justice to Mr Parr, under whose auspices he was brought out, I must maintain that no horse ran better for two miles; and had not something struck into his heels at the last turn, whereupon he instantly shut up," he would have been very near seeing the winner. Of my persevering advocacy of the claims of Leam- ngton to be regarded as the winner, I have every right : o be satisfied, and the phrase that " the money on him would be landed," was verified to the letter. It would be an act of great injustice to the owner, trainer, and gentlemen con- nected with Leamington not to bear witness to the upright manner in which the horse has been managed in the market, having had no " bad nights," no " coughs," " curbs," or " hitting of legs," in spite of offers of the most tempting and nefarious character which required more than usual firmness to resist, Sopp's disappointment in not getting the mount after severe wasting, I am glad to learn, was alleviated by a golden ointment which heals all wounds, for it is very trying to the feelings of a jockey to be suddenly taken off a horse that was so long first favourite for a race of this class; his connection with the stable, however, is likely to be more permanent than ever, and he may rejoice that there was no opportunity of ill- natured criticism being bestowed upon his riding. It has long since been matter of history what a tremendous " pot" Commotion became at the last moment, aud how little his subsequent performance in the race justified the confidence reposed in him; and if I again main- tain that to the pace aud evident improvement upon his New- market form, Mr Howard owes his ill luck in again getting second, * conceive I have said all that is necessary about this memorable handicap. The Dee has so often created a sensation by the defeat of a favourite by an outsider that the overthrow of Loyola by Strathnaver, although not in accordance with the betting, was only what old stagers anticipated. The field was better than last year, and those who offered such odds against the winner— the best- looking Flatcatcher we have seen out— must have for- gotten his running with Tournament at Doncaster, and how cle- verly he beat Sneeze, Riseber, Gemma di Vergy, and several other promising two year olds last year. For Loyola, the only excuse to be offered is that he cannot stay over three quarters of a mile, and it is to be feared that the Derby money of his backers is now lost to them and their heirs for ever. With the hope that next year my review of the meeting on the Dee may be of as favourable a character as the present, I take leave of Mr Topham, and make my respects to Mr Reynolds, another official, equally enthusiastic in his duties, and careful in the performance of them. The Bath Meeting is the only important one which will be held during the ensuing week, for although Harpenden appro- priates the Friday, and has latterly made great strides in im- provement, it cannot for an instant be compared with the Lansdowne reunion which, uuder the special patronage of Bad- minton, has within the last two or three years assumed a position worthy Of its ancient fame. Formerly Bath, like War- wick, was as famous for being the scene of important operations on the Derby as the latter for its striking changes in the Sellinger" betting ; but since Autocrat and King Tom's year the market has been undistarbed there, and the favourites have safely got over the " Bath waters/' The forthcoming meeting, to which I am about to direct your readers' attention, can boast of a programme with many interesting features attached to it, and a " Somersetshire" with a better acceptance than is usually obtained. The Two Year Old Stakes, for which Bath has recently become famous, have filled as well as could be desired" and will contribute materially to the appearance of the card. Half a dozen races per diem, is the allowance, and more would not be desirable. Of these the first in the order of running is the Lansdowne, which, since its conversion into a handicap, has been redeemed from its former dulness. A dozen names have been put down for it, and the weights of Madame Rachel and Alembic ought to serve them at the finish. The Free Handicap, substituted with great discretion for the Selling Stakes, has twenty- four nominations, and I should not be surprised to witness the success of the Duke of Beaufort's eolours or Maggie Lauder. The Three Year Old Biennial, with its thirty- four subscrip- tions, will, I am apprehensive, only bring a small moiety of that number to the post, including, perhaps, Lambourne, Tricolour, the Elcot's dam colt, Yaulter, Aspasia, Arta, Saxe Weimar, the Western Power, and the Ma Mie colt. Drumour I have purposely omitted, for after his race for the Chester Cup, un. fortunately for his owner, he exhibited indications of being of little use to him for some time to come. Taking for granted that the field will consist of those I have enumerated, I shall expect to see Lambourne ( provided he has recovered from the effects of the accident en route, which prevented his running at Chester) the winner; in his absence I must trust to Aspasia. The Somersetshire Stakes stands next, and although the ac- ceptance is a good one, this handicap, from the unwillingness of the public to speculate in the dark, has not taken that position which it has a right to assume. Formerly large sums were betted upon it, as your columns can testify. Last year only Cerva ( the winner) was backed prior to the day, and up to the present time only Wentworth, from the same stable, has been inquired after; therefore unusual difficulties surround me in cominS to a conclusion as to the exact nature of the field. Still the following strike me as being the most probable candidates, viz, Poodle ( 71b extra), Polestar, Fisherman, Wentworth, Ful- beck, Cerva, Homily, Riseber, Martinet, Dupe, Rosati, Odd Trick, Dulcamara, the Ma Mie colt, Somerset, Cedric, and Ombra. Of these Poodle will find the course suitable to him in point of length, but not as regards condition, the old horse never having been partial to hard ground. Fisherman, if he starts, will be difficult to beat. Polestar's running in the Chester Cup, and subsequently at Shrewsbury, entitles her to consideration. Wentworth never went better than when he beat Manganese, and if in his old form, Cerva ( other- wise well in) can have no chance with him; aud I confess I expect to see Wentworth very forward. Pulbeck and Ho- mily are both " slow and sure," but no favourites of mine; and Riseber, seeing that he meets Dulcamara on 91b better terms than at Chester, must be very close to the latter on this occa- sion. Rosati's weight ought to enable her to dance in front all the way, but I am apprehensive she is not in a condition to do so. Martinet and The Dupe must be kept safe by Lord Ribbles- dale's colt, who, besides having ran through thirty- three horses of all sorts and descriptions, will be ridden by a stronger jockey than he had last. Of the others, Ombra, from her weight, appears in the most favourable light; but although " feathered" in every handicap this season, we have never seen " the shadow" of her, from which, I conclude, she is not so good as could be wished. The stables of both John Day and William Day appear most formidable, but I must look elsewhere for the winner in Fisherman. The Two Yrear Old Biennial has forty- one nominations, the majority of which are " darkconsequently I shall not attempt even to guess those whose colours are likely to be seen at the post. Mat Dawson is generally formidable with his two year olds, and Rumour asserts that Lord John Scott's Windham is a " flyer." Upon him therefore and the Danebury represen- tative I should advise your readers to stand. The Members' Plate with a large entry, amongst which Salonica strikes me as having as good a chance as anything, com- pletes this excellent bill of fare. Wednesday's card is almost as promising of sport as that already gone through. The Weston Stakes, for two year olds, has hitherto been a popular race, as most of the great stables send a candidate to the poll. The issue will, of course, in a great measure be governed by the running in the Biennial; but this far I may observe, that I expect to see Mr Halford's Mainbrace filly and Harry Stanley take a great deal of beating ( provided the latter has recovered from his shin soreness at Chester). The Byrham Park Stakes has twenty- seven animals handi- capped for it— Vulcan, Melissa, Companion, and Hobgoblin look- ing better on paper than anything else. The Aristocratic Handicap has closed with eight names, of which I like most Alembic and Brompton. The Bath Handicap has been patronised by thirty- one sub- scribers, but as the forfeits are only to be declared the evening before running, it is unnecessary to allude more particularly to it here. A Free Handicap for all ages, two year olds included, completes the bill of fare, which I trust will be worthy of its promise.— Yours, & c, OBSERVER. SHREWSBURY MEETING. Stewards: Marquis of Anglesey, Hon R. Clesrg Hill, J. S. Drinkald, and H. Padwick, Esqs. Judge: MrR. Johnson. Starter : Mr Hibburd. Lessee and Clerk of the Course: Mr John Frail. Our story of the Salopian events will by no means be inappro- priately introduced with a word of congratulation to directors of racing generally, by whose good sense and discernment meetings of the current season, past and to come, have been made to succeed each other in regular and non- opposing order. In the new arrangement, too, we no longer hear of the plaguy inconveniences and harrassing losses from time to time protested against in these columns till we were well nigh sick of the theme; and, therefore, in the fullest anticipation of future renewals of the concessions and early determining of all im- portant gatherings, we return to that of the indefatigable lessee of Shrewsbury, which, last year, by the bye, turned out alto- gether uuremunerative, through dropping into the shifty Whitsun week, and clashing with Manchester. It was Mr Frail's intention to extend the meeting on this occasion to three days ( as promised in 1856, on the abandonment of the " Newmarket Second Spring," and then waived on account of the interruption above referred to), but Mr F. judiciously relinquished the point, and, in lieu thereof, transferred his Ludlow meeting to the present month, thus, as in autumn, bringing off the entire county performance in the same week> with a short railway trip " between the parts." Two pro- grammes, together embracing thirty items, were so far all suffi. cient for the four days' entertainment; but owing to the previous heavy week at Chester, the continued hard- baked condition of the ground up to Monday last, and other causes, lists aud fields dwindled simultaneously. Not so with Turfite3, who, never tiring come whafcmay, made up on Tuesday the best patronised ring and stand within our recollection here, the admission fees exceeding former receipts by a " long chalk." The attendance on the course was also unusually large, and all in the weather way just as it should be. As the County Members' Plate and a Selling Handicap did not fill, the Salop Cup was brought for- ward from Wednesday's list to the first day, when The Dupe opened the ball by winning the Salopian Biennial Stakes. The quintette of youngsters next showing for the Longner Hall Stakes were scanned in their canters without enlisting affection for either, and. it was not until the race was half ended that offers of 2 to 1 were shouted about Lincoln Tom, who, however, had nothing to do with the finish, which was confined to the Fernhill colt ( the winner) and Mamelon. Oakball, the favourite, next pulled off the Stewards' Cup, a chastely designed silver claret jug and salver, which the owner of the victorious animal forthwith handed to the trainer, re- questing him to present the same to Mr Wadlow. After the race 50 to 1 was taken about Oakball for the Derby. Many " meddlers" in the northern and midland districts burnt their fingers over the Cleveland in Dulcamara, who was not sent to Shrewsbury, and, as another public " pot" in Polestar was upset by the mare being struck out to- day at 11: 30 a. m.. Companion eventually bore out the correctness of the betting by landing the stake in a canter. Tom Thumb, with 2 to 1 on him, placed the Salop Cup ( a silver punch bowl and ladle) to the use of his owner : the performance of Maid of Derwent, about whom any odds might have been obtained, was succeeded on Wed- nesday, at three p. m., by the posting in the weighing- room of a telegraphic despatch that she was scratched for all her engage- ments at Manchester. The Queen's Plate— invariably a tame affair here; as, indeed, under the present conditions, it lias so become at most other places possessing the royal gift— might again have proved no exception to the rule, but for the rider of Lance literally throwing away the race at the moment the 5 to 4 on him seemed secure. Considerable was the excitement when the rider iu question took a pull at his horse, close at home, aud fairly stopped hirn in his stride, and still louder the shouting, when, to stall off Mary's rush, he failed, through the animal changing legs, to set him going again, the result being that the mare got up almost in the last stride, and snatched the race out of the fire by a short neck. Beyond a stray transaction or two in the course of the afternoon, not actually justifying a quotation, nothing was done on the Derby, backers, we may observe, being remarkably select on both days. Oa Wednesday, however, S to 1 was offered on the field; 1,000 to 60 was taken twice about Adamas, 25 to 1 about Lady Hawthorn, and 20 to 1 about the latter and Blink Bonny coupled. 200 to 100 was betted agst Anton, Arsenal, Sydney, Zudyer Zee, M. D, and Lady Hawthorn, in a lot. As regards the second day's racing, it may bo described as being'considerably uuder the average, and would lead to the inference that, iu this particular, Mr Frail's success is centred mainly in his " back end" carni- vals ; as, in connection with the one in November next, we are re- quested to mention that there are already 62 subs to the Stewards' Cup, and 71 to the Corporation Plate, Business was resumed by the upsetting of a " pot" on Ethelbald for the Attingliam Hau- dicap by The Cripple. This was succeeded by a successful debut in the Biennial of the Happy Prince ( half brother to Tournament) Mr Mather having won it last year with the Kertcft chief, also his maiden essay. Katherine Logie and Polestar both favourites, pulled off their respective races, whilst Blue Rock, the winner of the Corporation Plate, was never mentioned in the Ring ; and as two items originally in the scheme failed to obtain entries, the meeting terminated with commendable punctuality at half- past fotir o'clock— affording in this respact praiseworthy contrast to the " late hours" of the Chester " guzzlers." Tho efficient and obliging staff, as usual, per- formed their duties most satisfactorily, and but for the re- ad- mission and countenance of thimble- riggers on the course, we should have been spared a singLe word derogatory to the arrangements. TUESDAY, MAT 12.— The SALOPIAN BIENNIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for three year olds; colts Sst 71b, fillies 8st 4lb ; untried mares or horses allowed 3lb ; only one allowance ; winners up to the time of starting of any stake value 50 sovs 31b, 100 51b extra, winners at Shrewsbury 5lb extra in addition ; horses having started three times without winning or being second and receiving stake back allowed 5lb; the second to receive 10 sovs, and the winner to pay 10 sovs for expenses ; one mile and a quarter ; IS subs. Mr G. Drewe's The Dupe, by Flatcatcher, Sst 71b ( in- cluding 31b extra) Bray 1 Mr Naylor's Lao. la'nia, Sst 41b ( including 31b extra) Knott 2 Mr Starkey's br c The Vaulter, Sst 12ib ( in 51b extra).. Cowley 3 Betting : 7 to 4 on The Dupe. Laodasnia heid a clear lead to the straight, where she was joined by the favourite, who headed her at the half distance, and won easily by a length ; two lengths between second and tkird. The LONGNER HALL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with SO added, for two year olds; colts Sst 71b, fillies Sst 41b ; winners at the time of starting 71b extra; horses having started three times during the present year without winning allowed 5lb ; the second to save his stake ; T. Y. C. ( 6fur); 11 subs. Mr Parker's c by Fernhill out of Sister to Mystery, by Sleight of Hand, 8st 71b Hibberd 1 Mr La Mert's Mamelon, Sst 71b Yates 2 Mr Copeland's Trot, Sst 4lb Knott 3 Mr Mather's Lincoln Tom, 8st 71b Wells 4 Mr Barber's The Redan Hero, 8st 71b Haywood 5 No betting. Trot, with Mamelon and Lincoln Tom at her side, made play for about a hundred yards, when the latter took up the running, but in the bottom disappeared from the front, and Trot resumed the command. She, however, in turn com- pounded at the distance, from whence a fine race between the Fernhill colt and Mamelon resulted in the former winning by a short neck; bad third. The STEWARDS' CUP of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, for three year olds and upwards ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses ; winners after April 23 of any race value 100 sovs ( Queen's Plates excepted) 14lb, or the second in such race receiving 10 sovs 71b extra; winnersofless than 100 sovs 71b extra; one mile; 62 subs 42 of whom declared. Mr Wilkins's Oakball, by Melbourne, 3yrs, 6st 31b.. Fordham 1 Mr Howard's Strawberry, 3 yrs, 5st 111b Bray 2 Mr T. Walker's Early Bird, 6 yrs, 9st41b ( in71bextra). Kendall 3 Mr Parker's Blue Rock, 1 yrs, 7st 121b Hibberd 0 Mr J. Davies's Gay Lad ( h b), aged, 7st lib Prior 0 Mr Hawkins's Lady Florence, 4 yrs, 6st 121b D. Hughes 0 Mr T. Dawson's Assailant, 4 yrs, 6st 71b Bullock 0 Mr H. Robinson's Attorney- General, 3 yrs, 6st 41b ( in 71b extra) Snowden 0 Mr R. D. Gough's Raven, a yrs, 5st4lb ( carried ost 71b), Piumb 0 Betting : 5 to 4 agst Oakball, 4 to 1 agst Early Bird, 4 to 1 agst Strawberry, and 8 to 1 agst Attorney General. There were several failures, and the start was further delayed by Early Bird, when a long way in advance, declining to come back to the post, whilst Assailant exhibited a similar series of antics in the rear. At length, ' with an indifferent start, Early Bird got off in ad- vance, succeeded by the favourite, with Attorney General and Lady Florence at his heels, Assailant heading the next lot, and Blue Rock, who got badly off, bringing up the rear. They ran thus to the half- mile post, when Raven rushed through his horses and lay at Early Bird's shoulders into the straii^ hC when he became a " dead bird," and the favourite closed with the leader on the inside, as did Strawberry on the whip hand. In- side the distance the tep- weight was beaten, and Oakball going on with the running won easily by half a length, the second beating the third by a length. Three lengths off Attorney Ge- neral aud Raven were the two next, the rest beaten a long way. The GREAT CLEVELAND HANDICAP of 15 sovs each, 3 ft, if declared, with 50 added ; winners after April 23d this year of any race of the value of 100 sovs ( Queen's Plates excepted) 14lb, or the second in such race receiving 10 sovs 71b, of less than 100 sovs 71b extra ; horses having run in the Chester Cup this year without being placed allowed 31b, and those running in this race aud not being placed will be allowed 31b off the original weight in the Shropshire Stakes ; Cleveland Course, twice round aud in ( about two miles and a quarter); 47 subs, 27 of whom declared. Mr Howard's Companion, by Womersley, 3 yrs, 5st. . Edwards 1 Mr Drinkald's Grey Pyrrhus, 4 yrs. 6st 61b Dales 2 Mr Hawkes's Gunboat, 3 yrs, 5st31b. Priichard 3 Mr Lewis's Pantomime, aged, 7st 31b Snowden 4 Mr Sutton's Cockatoo, 5 yrs, 6st 71b Bray 5 Mr W. Day's Moonshine, 5 yrs, 6st Sib Hibberd 6 Mr W. Robinson's Six and Eightpence, 3 yrs, 4stl31b.. Ma~ dderi 7 Betting: 5 to 4 agst Companion, 4 to 1 agst Cockatoo, 5 to 1 agst Six and Eightpence, and " any odds" agst Pantomime. Gunboat, Cockatoo, Companion, and Grey Pyrrhus, jumped off in advance, the former taking the lead at the Stand, when he was headed by Companion, and after rounding the top turn by Six and Eightpence, who, overpowering her tiny jockey, shot to the front, followed by the favourite, who at a wide interval was succeeded in Indian file by Gunboat, Cockatoo, Grey Pyr- rhus, Pantomime, and Moonshine. Save that the command was alternately resumed by the first- named pair ( the light weight going wide, and literally running all over the course), there was no change until regaining the back of the course, when the leaders again closed and raced for the lead, which the favourite obtained in the bottom. Six and Eightpence then dropping into the rear, Cockatoo and Gunboat simultaneously made their effort, but failed to reach Companion, who won in a canter by three lengths; a good race for second, resulting in favour of the grey by a neck. Two lengths divided third and fourth, the others struggling home widely apart, so that the judge had no difficulty in placing the lot. The SALOP CUP HANDICAP PLATE of £ 0 sovs; winners after the declaration of the weights ( May 8) 101 b, or tin second in any race receiving back his stake or any sum 31b extra; a winner at this meeting 161b extra, in addition to the other penalties; one mile and a half. Mr Saxon's Tom Thumb, by Gameboy, 4 yrs, 6st 61b Dates 1 Mr Hawkes's Milk Boy, aged, ost 101b Fordham 2 Mr V. Surtees's Maid of'Derwent, 4 yrs, 7st lib .... Snowden 3 Mr Denman's Mary Lovell, 5 yrs, Sst 91b Ducker 4 Betting: 2 to 1 on Tom Thumb, and 100 to 1 agst The Maid of Derwent ( offered). The favourite made nearly all the running, and won, hard held, by four lengths, the third finishing three lengths from the second. The QUEEN'S PLATE of lOOgs; three year olds 7s 21b; four 9st 21b, five 9st 121b, six and aged lOst 21b; three miles. Mr Saxon's Mary, by Idle Boy, 5 yrs, 9st 121b Kendall 1 Capt Verner's Lance, 4 yrs, 9st 21b Wilberforce 2 Mr Boyd's South Western, 3 yrs, 7st 21b D. Hughes 0 Betting: 5 to 4 on Lance, who, followed by South Western, cut out the work with a commanding lead for about two miles, when Mary drew into second place, but fell back into the rear until entering the straight the last time, where South Western shut up in toto. The mare then began to creep up, and reached Lance's girths at the half distance; but it looked any odds on the favourite until within forty yards of the chair, when Wiiber- force stopped his horse, and had uo sooner done so than he dis- covered his mistake, for Kendall made a final effort, and won by a short neck. South Western, stopped below the Stand, did not pass the post. The HERBERT HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 2 ft to the fund, with 36 added; for three year olds aud upwards ; the second to save stake; about three quarters of a mile; 11 sabs. Mr James's Queen of the South, by Mentor, 4 yrs, 6st. Bullock 1 Mr Steven's Questionable, 5 yrs, 6st, 7lb Prior 2 Betting: 4 to 1 on Queen of the South, who won iu a canter by two lengths. WEDNESDAY.— The ATTINGHAM HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, for three year olds and upwards; the second to save his stake; one mile and a half; 5 subs. Mr Wilkin's Cripple, by lago, 4 yrs, 6st 21b Bray 1 Mr Stevens's Ethelbald, S vis, 6st 21b Prior 2 Betting : 6 to 4 on Ethelbald, who made play to the half- mile post, where the non- favourite took the lead, and won easily by three quarters of a length. The BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added, for two year; olds; colts 8st 71b, fillies aud geldings 8st 41b ; winners once 3lb, twice 5lb, three or more 71b extra; horses having started twice without winning or receiving back their stake allowed 5lb, the second to save his stake, and the winner to give 10 sovs towards expenses ; T. Y. C.; 9subs. Mr Mather's The Happy Prince, by Faugh a Ballagh, 8st 71b Wells 1 Mr Hughes's Knockburn, Sst 21b Snowdeu 2 Mr J. Hawkins's Lifeboat ( bro to Gunboat), 8st 71b .... Knott 3 Mr Barber's The Redan Hero, 8st 71b Haywood 4 Betting : 6 to 4 each agst The Happy Prince and Knockburn. The running was made by Lifeboat for about thirty yards, after which the. two favourites showed in advance, The Happy Prince holding a clear lead to the distance, where the other challenged and got up to his head, but died away again, and was defeated by a length; six lengths between second and third. The HAWKSTONE HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs, by subscrip- tion of 10 sovs each; winners of the Queen's Plate or of the Cleveland or Shropshire, I4lb extra, or any other race value 50 sovs after the day of closing, 101b extra; the second in any such race receiving 10 sovs or upwards 5lb extra ; Cup Course ( one mile and three quarters); 11 subs. Mr Snewing's Polestar, by Faugh a Ballagh, 5 yrs, Sst 71b Bray 1 Mr Naylor's Laodamia, 3 yrs, 4st 121b Pritchard 2 Mr W. Day'R Moonshine, 5 yrs, 5st 121b Hibberd 3 Mr Drew'e The Dupe, 3 yrs, 6st lib ( in ljlb extra) Smith 4 Capt Christie's Lawn, 4 yrs, 6st ( carried 6st 21b) .... Fordham 5 Mr J. H. Whitehouse's Baronage, 3 yrs, 4st 121b .... Edwards 6 Betting: 6 to 4 on Polestar, 4 to 1 sgst Lawn, aud 7 to 1 agst Moonshine. Laodamia rushed to the front follo wed by Moon- shine and Lawn into the bottom, whenTheDupe ran into second place, and at his quarters on passing the Stand were Moonshine and Baronage, Lawn and the favourite goiug on together iu the rear. At the turn beyond Laodamia was nearly do wn, and resigned the lead to Baronage, but quickly recovering herself she re- caught and headed tne light weight along the far side, and both travelled side by side a second tiine to the lower bend, when the lot took close order, and Baronage soon after beat a retreat. In the straight Polestar joined ou the outside with Laodamia and Moonshine, and the trio ran nearly abreast to about the half distance, when Moonshine left the other two to fight it out, the favourite winning easily by a length; two lengths between second and third, nothing near them. A HANDICAP PLATE of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for two year olds and upwards; winners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs, and the second to save his stake; seven furlongs; 5 subs. Mr Midgley's Polly Johnson, by Malcolm, 2 yrs, 5st.. Edwards 1 Mr Gambler's Raffle, 3 yrs, 6st 21b Prior 2 Mr Saxon's T. P. Cooke, 2 yrs, Sst Shakspeare 3 Mr Denman's Mary Lovell, 5 yrs, 7st Fordham 0 Betting: 7 to 4 on Polly Johnson, and 3 to 1 agst Ralile. After the first fifty yards Polly took the lead, and won in a canter by two lengths; bad third; Mary Lovell did not pass the post. The winner was not sold. The CORPORATION PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, if declared April 30; a winner after April 23 of any race value 100 sovs ( Queen's Plates ex- cepted) 141b, or the second in such race receiving 10 sovs 71b extra; a winner of less than 100 sovs 71b extra; six furlongs; 57 subs, 37 of whom declared. Mr Parker's Blue Rock, by Woodpigeon, 4 yrs, 8stlllb. Hibberd 1 Mr T. Walker's Bold Buccleugh, 4 yrs, Sst 21b Kendall 2 Mr Cliff's Old Tom, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b ( including 71b extra). T. Cliff 3 Mr J. Dawson's Agra, 4 yrs, 7st 121b French 4 Betting : Even on Bold Buccleugh, and 5 to 4 agst Old Tom. Blue Rock went to the front directly after starting, made all the running, and won easily by half a length; the third finishing two lengths from the second, a ncck iu advance of the fourth. The SHROPSHIRE HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, if declared, & c, with 50 added; winners this year after April 30 of any race value 100 sovs 14lb, and the second iu any such race 71b extra; if of the Cleveland or Queen's Plate at Shrews- bury 14lb extra over and above all other weights; horses having run in the Cleveland or Chester Cup aud not placed allowed 31b off the original weight, but ouly one allowance; Shrop- shire Course; 27 subs, 10 of whom declared, Mr La Mert's Katherine Logie, by The Flying Dutch- man, 4 yrs, 7st 101b Bates 1 Mr King's Madame Rachel, S yrs, Sst71b Pritchard 2 Mr Starkey's Vaulter, 3 yrs, 5st 6lb ( carried 5st 71b) .. Bullock 3 Mr Drinkald's Grey Pyrrhus, 4 yrs, Ost 121b ( including 71b extra) Dales 4 Betting: 5 to 4 agst Madame Rachel and 7 to 4 agst Katherine Logie. Vaulter and the favourite alternately showed in advance to the straight, after entering which they were joined by Katherine, who disposed of Vaulter at the lower end of the enclosure, and, after a fine struggle with Madame Rachel, won tne best contested race of the meeting by a neck ; a length dividing second and third, the grey close up with the latter., LUDLOW SPRING MEETING. Stewards: G. Payne and T. C. Eyton, Esqs. Judge : Mr John- son. Starter: Mr Hibburd. Clerk of the Course and Lessee: Mr J. Frail. Two of the longest trains ever despatched over the iron road connecting Ludlow with the capital town whirled to the new scene of action on Thursday most of the horses, and a con- siderable portion of the sporting fraternity mustering at Shrews- bury at the commencement of the week, thereby confirming the opinion that a convenient fixture wa3 alone requisite to ensure success, and that in shifting the races from Midsummer to May the lessee hit the right nail on the head. The fine old borough was literally taken by storm, beds were not procurable after mid- day, and numbers consequently had no other alternative than harking back to ihe " perches" ( nearly thirty miles away) they had quitted in the morning. Those whose maiden visit it was were delighted with the picturesquely sitnated course, its first- rate conveniences for sport, and the beautiful " going" over velvet- like turf. Stock taking thereof had, however, barely ended, when black and surcharged clouds gathered round, and vented a decent approximation to the identical treat in- voked by the demented monarch in the play. The ground was quickly reduced to a swamp, and in places near the Stand completely laid under water, whilst shelter was denied to tha multitude, through tents being stripped of their coverings in the fury of the tempest. The Hopton Court Handicap, with which the racing began, may be noticed for the novelty here, that during the two meetings it was the only race in which the auctioneer's services were in requisition, other selling races having gone to the wall, A good field and a splendid struggle for the Stewards' Prize, consisting of a richly- modelled and massive gilt timepiece, resulted in a dead heat between Early Bird and Ephorus, much disappointment being subsequently expressed amongst tha " yokels," when it was known that by the owners agreeing to divide ( one taking the " ticker" and the other the " rhino") the two would not " fight their battle o'er again." A " good thing" in Mysterious Jack for the Lud- low Handicap was nearly spoilt at a critical part of the race. The tan filling up a footway iri the bottom of the course sunk under the drenching storm, and gave it the appearance of a dark grip, which Jack cleared with a bound, and nearly shot Bullock from his seat, the horse, too, being all but down ; he, however, quickly righted himself, and won cleverly. There was no actual cessation of the rain and thunder during the night, nor until just before despatching our parcel this ( Friday) morning, militating, doubtless, against the otherwise best day's racing of the week, as there were several fresh arrivals during the previous evening. We lament to add that on Thurs- day, an aged female, supposed to be deaf, was killed whilst at- tempting to cross the line at the Marslibrook station, just as the express train from Shrewsbury was passing, and that an official, endeavouring to rescue her, shared a similar fate on the spot. THURSDAY", MAT 14.- The HOPTON COURT HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, for three year olds and upwards; the second to save his stake, and the winner to be sold for 50 sovs ; five furlongs; 5 subs. Mr Gambler's Raffle, by Loup Garou, 3 yrs, 5st 41b.. Whallev 1 Mr FlintofPs Oyster Girl, 4 yrs, 6st 41b Pritchard 2 Betting: 2 to 1 on Raffle, who was never headed, and won easily by a length. The winner was bought in for 85 guineas. The STEWARDS' CUP of 50 sovs; added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft to the fumd, if declared; horses having run at Shrewsbury in either the Shropshire Stakes, Stewards', or Corporation Cups, without being placed, allowed 31b off the original weight, but only one allowance; winners this year of any race after April 23 of the value of 100 sovs ( Queen's Pin tes excepted) 141b, or the second in such race receiving 10 sovs 71b, a winner of less than 100 71b extra ; oue mile ; 60 subs, 40 of whom declared, Mr Mather's Ephorus, by Epirus. 4 yrs, 6st lllb.. Fordham two Mr T. Walker's Early Bird, 6 yrs, 9st 41b Kendall t dr Mr T. Walker's Bold Buccleugh, 4 yrs, 6st 101b .... French 3 Mr Drew's Worcester, 3 yrs, 6st Bray 4 Mr J. Davies's Gaylad, aged, 6st 111b Prior 0 Mr Hawkins's Lady Florence, 4 yrs, 6st 121b.... Snowden 0 Mr Fox's Maid of Cadiz, 5 yrs, Ost 81b Bush 0 Mr Dawson's Little Cob, 3 yrs, Sst 111b Bullock 0 Betting : 7 to 4 agst Early Bird, 3 to 1 agst Little Cob, 4 to 1 agst Maid of Cadiz, and 5 to 1 agst Ephorus. A pretty start was effected at the first attempt, Bold Buccleugh immediately showing in advance, waited upou by Maid of Cadiz, Worcester, and Lady Florence to the straight, when the favourite and Ephorus, till then lying off, came through their horses, and deprived the " bold- un" of the lead at the distance. Half way up the pair became singled out, aud ran home locked together, a magnificent struggle resulting in a dead heat, Bold Buccleugh finishing three lengths from them, twice as far in advannce of Worcester ; Maid of Cadiz, Little Cob, and Lady Florence can- tered in next, and Gaylad walked in. Subsequently the owners agreed to divide, and E phorus walked over. The BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added for two year olds; colts 8st 71b, fillies and geldings 8st 41b, winners once Sib, twice Sib, thrice or more 7lb extra ; horses; having started twice without winning or receiving back their stake allowed 5lb; the second to save his stake, and the winner to give 10 sovs towards expenses; T. Y. C. ( straight halt' mtte); 9 subs. Mr Mather's; The Happy Prince, by Faugh a Bal- lagh, 8st 101b ( inc 31b ex) Weils w o The LUDLOW HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 2 ft, if declared, with 50 added; winners of any race after April 23 of the value of 60 sovs or upwards 101b, or the second in such race 4lb extra ; one mile and three quarters; 48 subs, 26 of whom declared. MrT. Dawson's Mysterious Jack, by SirTatton Sykes, S yrs, 6st lib Bullock 1 Mr Mather's St Clare, 6 yrs, 6st 71b Fordham 2 Mr Flintoff's Whalebone, aged, 6st 71b Bray 3 Mr Gulliver's Redemption, 5 yrs, 6st 4lb Prior 4 Mr Lewis's Pantomime, aged, 7st 41b Snowden 5 Betting : 7 to 4 agst Mysterious Jack, 2 to 1 agst Redemption, and 7 to 2 agst St Clare. Before starting St Clare turned frac- tious, and indulged in an extra canter on his own account. Whalebone and Redemption ran in front to the foot of the ascent going out, when the former took a clear lead, and the other directly afterwards dropping into the rear, St Clare became second, succeeded in close order along the back of the course by Mysterious Jack and Pantomime. They ran thus to the last turn, when the favourite aud St Clare joined iu front with the old horse. The issue, however, from this point was never in doubt, the three year old obtaining a slight lead at the distance, and winning cleverly by three parts of a length ; a length between second and third ; the others close up. The HERBERT HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, for three year olds and upwards; winners after the declaration of the weights 71b extra; about three quarters of a mile; 17 subs. Mr La Mert's Admiral of the White, by The Flying Dutchman, 3 yrs, 5st lib Edwards 1 Mr J. Dawson's Queen of the South. 4 yrs, 7st 31b .... French 2 Mr Starkey's Varulter, 3yrs, Sst 61b( carried 5st81b) .. Bullock 3 Mr Stevens's Questionable, 5 yrs, 6st 71b Prior 4 The betting opened at 7 to 4 on Vaulter and 3 to 1 agst Admiral of the White, but closed at evens agst each. After one failure, Vaulter, with the others in immediate attendance, made play to within the distance, where, being in trouble, he gave way to Admiral of the White and Queen of the South, the former going on with the lead, and winning in a canter by two lengths, the second beating the third by a length, Questionable a moderate fourth. FRIDAY.— The OAKLET PARK STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for two year olds; colts Sst 71b, fillie3 Sst 4lb; the second to save his stake; winners of any race ( matches and handicaps excepted) 31b extra; horses having started once without winning allowed 31b, twice or more 5lb; three quarters of a mile; 11 subs. Mr Barber's Polly Peachum, by Collingwood, 8st 71b ( including 31b extra) Dales 1 Mr Mather's The Happy Prince, Sst 101b ( inc Sib extra).. Wells 2 Mr Parker's c by Fernhill out of Sister to Mystery, Sst 101b ( including 31b extra) Hibberd 3 Mr La Mert's Mamelon, 8st 41b Bates 4 Betting : 7 to 2 on Polly Peachum, 5 to I agst Happy Prince, and 10 to 1 agst the others. Mamelon, with the favourite at his shoulders, made play to the straight, when the latter showed in advance, quitted her horses at the distance, aud won in a com- mon trot by ten lengths; the second finishing nearly as far before the third. The WESTON STAKES of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, if declared, & c, with 25 added; winners after April 23 of any race of the value of 60 sovs or upwards 101b, or the second in such race 41b, and the winner of the Ludlow Stakes this year 14lb extra; horses having started in the Ludlow Stakes without winning allowed 31b off the original weight; one mile and a quarter; 42 sabs. Mr Ramsay's Agra, by Birdcatcher. 4 yrs, 6st 31b .... Wlialley 1 Mr Mather's Ephorus, 4 yrs, 6st 131b ( in 101b extra).. Fordham 2 Mr. Dawson's Assailant, 4 yrs, 6at 41b Bullock 3 Betting: 5 to 2 on Ephorus, 3 to 1 agst Assailant, and 5 to 1 agamst Agra. The latter made all the running after the first two hundred yards, aud wou in a canter by two lengths; the favourite, also, made his effort at the distance, but failed to get quite up, beating Assailant by three lengths. The RACING PLATE of 25 sovs, added to a Handicap sf 5 sovs each, 2 ft, one mile; 15 subs. Mr J. Dawson's Queen of the South, by Mentor, 4 yrs, ,, gst 91b French 1 Mr Stevens's Questionable, 5 yrs, 6st lib Plumb 2 Mr Mather's St Clare, 6 yrs, Sst 71b Fordham 3 Mr Midgley's Polly Johnson, 2 yrs, 4st 61b Edwards 4 Mr Dawson's Assailant, 4 yi s, 6st l lb Bullock 5 Mr Wilkins's The Cripple, 4 vrs, 63t 21b. Bray 6 Mr La Mert's Admiral of the White, 3 yrs, 6st lib.... Whalley 7 Betting: Even on Queen of the South, 4 to 1 agst St Clare, 7 to l agst The Cripple, and 8 to 1 agst Polly Johnson. After a failure, in which Admiral of the White, Polly Johnson, and The Cripple broke away, the latter jumped off with the lead, Ques- tionable next, followed to the turn by the favourite, Ephorus and Admiral of the White, lying side by side. Upon the retire- ment of The Cripple after entering the straight Queen of the South took up the running, was not headed afterwards, and won by two lengths; the second beating the third by a head. Polly Johnson was a bad fourth. The CORPORATION PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, if declared; horses running without being placed in the Stewards' Cup allowed 31b off the original weight, or as for races at Shrewsbury, in either Shropshire, Stewards', or Corporation Cup, allowed 3lb off, but only one allowance; winners this year after April 23 of any race of the value of 100 sovs ( Queen's Plates excepted) 14lb, or the second in such race receiving 10 sovs 71b, aud winners of less than 100 sovs 71b extra; six furlongs; 54 subs, 31 of whom declared. Mr R. D. Gough's Raven, by Black Eagle, 3 yrs, 6st 51b l Mr Dawson's Little Cob, 3 yrs, 6st 131b Bullock 2 Mr La Mert's Katherine Logie, 4 yrs, lOst ( inc 141b ex).. Bates 3 Mr Ramsay's Bold Buccleu^ li, 4 yrs, 7st 131b French 4 Mr Cliff's Old Tom, 3 yrs, 7st 111b ( inc 71b extra) .... Munday 5 Betting: Even on Raven, and 2 to 1 agst Bold Buccleugh. Katherine Logie and Little Cob were first off, but were directly headed by Old Tom, who went on with the running to the straight, where Raven, Little Cob, and Katherine joined in front, and ran almost abreast to the distance. The leader then dropped away, and the favourite taking the lead, won easily by a length ; two lengths between Little Cob ( who swerved at the finish) and Katherine Logie ; Bold Buccleugh a bad fourth. The CRAVEN STAKES of 2 sovs each, 20 added, for three year olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 60 sovs, & c; heats, half a mile. Mr Ramsay's Bold Buccleugh, by Annandale. 7st 101b ( 20 sovs) French I I Mr Fox's Maid of Cadiz, 8st 21b ( 20) ,',', " Kendall 3 2 Mr Gambler's Raffle, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ( 20) Prior 2 dr Betting : 7 to 2 on Bold Buccleugh, who won both heats easily, the first by three and the second by two lengths. PROGRAMME OF BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING. TUESDAY, MAT 19.— The LANSDOWNE HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for three year olds and upwards: win- ners of any handicap after the weights are published 5lb, of any two 71b extra; the winner to pay 5 30vs towards expenses; one mile ; 12 subs. „ , ase st lb I age st lb I age st lb Nathan a.. 8 12 RipVanWinkle4.. 7 12 Lunelle 4.. 6 12 Little Gerard.. 6.. 8 5 | Libellist 4.. 7 111 Madame Rachel3. .6 12 Alembic 6.. 8 4 | Maid oPCadiz.. 5. .7 8 I Amelia 3.6 0 Sir Colin 3.. 7 13 | Verona 8.. 6 12 | Annot Lyle.... 3.. 6 0 The BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for three year olds; colts Sit 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 71b; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs towards ex- penses ; one mile and a half; 37 subs. The Vigil Ch c by Epirus out of Arta C by Sir Tatton Sykes Elcot's dam ( h b) Queen of the West out of Alkali Vaulter Niobe( Slb) Br f by Surplice out of Euxine Alliance Rose of Cashmere Aspasia Aloupka Morra Saxe Weimar ( 31b) Tricolor ( 31b) C by Orlando out of Raven ( Sib) B f by Pyrrhus the 51a Mie Sincerity ( sib) First out of lone Hoogoblin The Avenger ( 31b) ( 31b) Bel Oiseau Drumour Ch f by Newcourt out Cantrip Bar One of Sister to Electri- TheWesternPower( Slb) The Grecian Queen ( 31b) city ( 31b) Gazehound Avonford ( 31b) Delos ( paid) Charles the Second( SIb) Lambourne Patriarch ( 31b) ( dead) Mareschal C by Alarm outof Plush lnkermann( 31b)( dead) The BIENNIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two year olds; colts 8st 101b, fillies and geldings 8st 71b ; untried horses or mares allowed 31b, but only one allowance; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; T. Y. C. ( half a mile); 42 subs. Duke of Beaufort's b c Gin n ™ ™ .' Sir J. Hawley's br c Scourge Mr Payne's ch f by Cotherstone out of Catalpa Duke of Bedford's Soldanella Lord Anglesey's br f Reconciliation Lord Anglesey's b f by Pyrrhus the First out of Palmyra Lord Ailesbury's b c by Alarm out of Bribery ( 31b) Lord Ailesbury's br c by The Flying Dutchman out of Gala Lord Ailesbury's Bro to Mary Copp Lord Chesterfield's cli f by Surplice out of Babette ( 31b) Lord Curzon ns Lass of Richmond Hill Lord J. Scott's Windham Baron Rothschild's c by John o' Gaunt out of Moonshine ( 31b) Baron Rothschild's Brother to Se- cretary ( 31b) Count Battliyany's ch c The Pledge ( 31b) Sir J. B. Mill's ch c by The Grand Duke out of Alice Lowe ( Sib) Mr Bowes's Star of the East Mr Bowes's Go Ahead Mr Bowes's Cock a Doodle Doo Mr Bowes's The Digger's Daughter Mr John Barnard's ch c Accurate Mr E. R. Clark's c Simpleton Mr R. E. Cooper's ch 1 The Little Treasure ( 31b) Mr W. Day's cli f Bridal Tour Mr Drinkald's br c by Fernhill out of Galloper's dam ( Sib) Mr Fereby's b f Lily Dale Mr John Hewitt's ch f The Merry Sunshine Mr H. Hill's b f Neva Mr Howard's b c Lucifer ( 31b) Capt, Little's Chamounix ( Sib) Mr J. Merry's b f Sunbeam Mr J. Merry's ch f by Harkaway out of First Fruits's dam, by. Del'ence ( 51b) Mr Parker's b f Bianca Capella Mr E. Parr's br f Patience Mr T. Parr's ch c Carmel Mr T. Parr's ch c Peregrine Mr Saxon's ch c The Ancient Briton Mr J. Scott ns Windy Cap ( 31b) Mr Stevens ns b e Magnus Troil ( 31b) Mr Tyer's ch c Hockley Mr J. Walker's b c by Catesby out of Bourton's dam The SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added; the winner to pay 15 sovs towards expenses, the second to receive 50 sovs, and. the third to save his stake; the winner of the Great Northern, Newmarket, or Chester Cup Handicaps 71b, of either two of such stakes 14lb, and any other winner of a handicap of the value of 200 sovs and upwards 51b extra; two miles and a distance; 54 subs, 30 of whom declared, age st lb Bobby B 4.. 5 7 Somerset 3. .5 5 Cedric 3.. 5 2 Dardanelles.... 3.. 4 7 Ombra 3.. 4 7 F by Alarm out of Alicia 3.. 4 4 Typee a..( pd) Absolution .... 4.. ( pd) A FREE HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for two year olds and up- wards ; winners once after the weights were declared 41b, twice 81b extra; the winner to be sold by auction, & c, for 50 sovs; T. Y. C. ^ age st lb age stlb age st lb Poodle ( inc 71b Riseber .. 3.. 6 6 extra) .. . a. 9 2 Martinet ... .. 3.. 6 6 Polestar ... 5. .9 0 Dupe .. 3.. 6 6 Fisherman ... 4. .8 10 Rosati .. 4.. 6 5 Wentworth ... 4, .7 7 Eloquence... .. 4.. 6 5 Fulbeck .7 6 Odd Trick... .. 8.. 6 2 Cerva .7 4 Dulcamara . .. 3.. 6 0 Homily.... .7 2 Br c by Orlando Jesuit ... 5. .6 7 outofMaMie. 3. .5 12 age st lb .. a.. 9 0 .. 5.. 8 12 i Nathan.... Jesuit Brigliadoro Mad. Clicquot.. 3.. 7 9 Sealark 3.. 7 7 Bold Buccleugh 4.. 7 7 VanEyck 4. .7 7 The Cripple.... 4.. 7 4 Swalcliffe 4.. 7 4 TheUnexpected 4.. 7 4 The MEMBERS' HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs; winners of any handicap after the weights were published 5lb extra; once round ( about one mile and a half). The Vigil 3.. 7 Qn. of the South 4. .7 0 CbyOrlandoout of Elopement 3.. 6 7 Benefit 3.. 6 3 Grey Dawn . ... 3.. 6 0 Araby'sDaught. 3, .6 0 Profile 3.. 5 10 Gaberlunzie.... 3.. 5 10 Heroine 2.. 5 10 age st lb Maggie Lauder 2.. 5 10 B c by The Cos- sack— Marga- ret of Anjou.. 2. .5 10 Archibald 2. .5 8 Lass of Rich- mond Hill.... 2.. 5 2 Lady Conyng- ham .2. ,5 0 age st lb Gaylad a.. 8 12 Alembic 6.. 8 7 blue Rock .... 4.. 8 7 Vulcan Ethelbald, Cotswold , Vestige .., Elfrida .., Maud Van Eyck 5 5.. 8 5 4.. 8 5 6 .8 0 4.. 7 12 4.7 12 4.. 7 9 age st lb Mme. Landeau. a. .6 12 Park- keeper .. 3.. 6 10 Salonica 3.. 6 7 Little Sykes .. 4.. 6 7 Maid of Perth.. 3.. 6 2 Miss Mary ( hb) a. .6 2 Amelia 3.. 6 2 Shirah 3. .6 Scamp ( h b) 3.. 5 age st lb Br f by Cother- stone out of Delaine 4.. 7 9 Our Sal 4.. 7 8 Miss Agnes.... a.. 7 8 Blue Bell 4.. 7 4 Cedric 3.. 7 2 Somerset 3., 7 2 Brompton 3.. 7 2 Eugene Sue 3.. 7 0 WEDNESDAY.— A SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for two year olds and upwards; one mile. To close and name by nine o'clock on Tuesday evening. The WESTON STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added, for two year olds; colts 8st 71b, fillies and geldings Sst 4lb ; the pro- duce of untried horses or mares allowed 31b, if both 5lb ; win- ners of any one stake of 280 sovs value 5lb extra ; the winner to pay 5 sovs expenses; T. Y. C. ( straight half mile); 34 subs. Tame Deer .... 4.. ( pd) Duke of Beaufort's b c Gin Duke of Beaufort's bf Lass of Rich- mond Hill Mr Payne's b c by Alarm out of Glenluce ( 31b) Lord Ailesbury's b c by Alarm out of Bribery ( 31b) Lord Clifden's b c by Bay Middleton out of Slander Lord Clifden's b c by Loadstone out of Royalty ( 51b) Lord Glasgow's bk f by Bay Middle- ton or Gameboy out of Brown Bess Lord J. Scott's Windham Lord Wilton's ch c Mufti Capt Aichdall's Lady Elizabeth Mr J. Barnard's Accurate Mr W. Day's b c The Happy Land ( 51b extra) Mr Ellis's f by Harkaway out of Tne Fawn Mr Greville'sb f Grand Duchess Mr W. S. Halford's br f by Pepper- mint out of Mainbrace ( Sib) Mr Gulliver's Magnus Troil ( 31b) Mr J. Hewitt's ch f The Merry Sunshine Mr Holland's Harry Stanley Mr J. La Mert's ch f Melita Mr Howard's Lucifer ' 316) Mr J, Merry's b f Sunbeam Mr J. Merry's b f Lady Ann ( 31b) Mr Parker's Woodhouse ( 31b; Mr E. Parr ns b f Patience Mr T. Parr's ch c Peregrine Mr John Powney's ch c Weston Mr F. Robinson's Heroine Mr St John's ch f Greenwich Fair ( 31b) Mr Saxon's Princess Royal Mr J. B. Starkey's br c Wychwood ( Sib) Mr H. Stone's b c by Pyrrhus the First out of The Arrow ( 31b) Mr J. F. Verrall's bk orbrcVolatore Mr W. Webb's b f by Alarm out of Blue Devils ( 31b) Mr Worland's bk g William ( 31b) The DTRHAM PARK HANDICAP PLATE of 100 sovs; the winner of the Somersetshire Stakes 71b, and of any other handicap after the weights are published 5lb extra; to start at the dis- tance post, and go once round. age st lb Wentworth,... 4.. 8 12 Polmoodie .... 4.. 8 12 Stanhope 4.. 8 5 Jesuit 5. .8 4 Nathan a.. 8 Cotswold 4.. S Uzella 4.. 8 Maud 4.. 8 Redemption .. 5.. 7 Vulcan 5. .7 101b extra; the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; on^ round ( about. one mile and a half); 31 subs. Forfeits to declared by eight o'clock on Tuesday evening. .8 7 age stlb Fisherman .... 4.. 9 4 Leamington.... 4.. 9 n Polmoodie .... 4,. 8 Stork 4 8 Wentworth .... 4., 8 „ Nathan a.. S 3 Riseber 3,. 7 12 Uzella 4.. 7 10 Cerva 4.. 7 10 Glen Lee 4.7 7 Yulcan 5 .7 5 -„' e st lb Redemption ,, 5.. 7 5 Alice Wentwli.. 4.. 7 5 Wee Willie .... 4.. 7 4 age st lb C by Orlando — MaMie 3.. 6 0 Park- keeper 3.. 5 12 Amelia 3., 5 121 Hobgoblin .... 3.. 5 12 Vigil 3.. 5 10 Mdme Rachel.. 3. .5 1( 1 B f by Alarm — Alicia 3. .5 2 Dardanelles.... 3., 4 12 Huntington.... 3.. ( pd) Swalcliffe 4. .7 2 Alembic 6. .7 0 Laverna 4.. 6 12 Sunrise 3.. 6 12 Odd Trick 3.. 6 9 Theory .. 3.. 6 6 Verona 3. .6 4 Lunelle 4.. 6 4 RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. The Great Western Express, which leaves Paddington at 9- 40 a. m., is due at Bath at 12: 23 p. m. There is a train from Bath at 0: 40 p. m., and on Wednesday a special train will be despatched at 7: 30 p. m. PROGRAMME OF HARPENDEN RACES. FRIDAY, MAT 22.— The ROTHAMSTEAD STAKES of 3 sovs each, witn 25 added, for three year olds and upwards: one mile and a half. The Two YEAR OLD STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added- colts 8st 71b, fillies Sst 2lb; winners once 51b, twice or mora 71b extra; T. Y. C.; 12 subs. Mr J. Barnard's b c Wrestler Mr J. Barnard's ch f Yaller Gal Mr R. R. Christopher's Melpomene Mr G. Drewe's Saucy Boy Mr R. Field's b f Sprightliness Mr Fry's b c The Orphan Mr W. S. Halford's br f Mainstay . The HARPENDEN HANDICAP of 6 sovs each, 3 ft, if declared with 50 added ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs to the fund and 2 to the clerk of tha course » winners of 100 sovs after the weights were published 71b extra ; two miles; 26 subs, 7 of whom declared. Mr Mellish's f by PyrrUus the First out of Miss Abel Mr Ongley's b f The Happy Queen Baron Rothschild's c by Melbourne out of West Country Lass Mr Weir's br c Oriel Mr Wilson's b f Miss Waters ... , age st lb Aldershott 5.. 6 10 Little Bird .... 4. .6 8 Black Jack .... 3.. 6 7 Engld.' sBeauty 3.. 6 1 Shirah 3.. 6 4 Dardanelles 3. .5 12 _ , , age st lb age st lb Polestar 5.. 9 7 Emulator 4.. 7 6 Fulbeck 5.. 8 5 Comedy 4.. 7 6 Romeo a.. 8 0 Royalty a.. 7 4 Firmament.... 4.. 7 12 Huntington. ... 3.7 2 Vulcan ........ 5. .7 10 The Dupe S.. 6 13 TameDeer ,... 4.. 7 10 Bromoton .... 3.. 6 II Foxhunter ( h b) 6.. 7 7 The LADIES' PURSE of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sova each; for three year olds and upwards; gentlemen riders- professionals 101b extra; one mile and a half. A HANDICAP PLATE of 40 sovs, for two year olds and upwards- winners of any race after the weights were out 5lb. or of the Harpenden Handicap 71b extra ; oue mile and a half. n^ p ct. Ih . mt. tlh age st lb Romeo a. .9 0 Vulcan 5. .8 11 Tame Deer .... 4.. 8 10 Emulator 4,. 8 8 Elfrida 4.. 8 5 The Cripple... .4. .8 2 Ida Dubious Ada Vestige .. Warbler Firefly age st lb .... 5,. 7 10 ,... a. .7 10 .... 4.. 7 9 .... 6.7 9 .... a,. 7 8 .... 3.. 7 7 agestlb Lunelle 4,. 7 7 Engd.' s Beauty 3.. 7 6 Cantrip 3.. 7 6 Maid of Perth.. 3.. 7 0 Roving Tom .. 3. .6 6 Yaller Gal .... 2.. 5 The TALLT- HO STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for four year olds and upwards; one mile and a half, over four hurdles. The HURDLE RACE STAKES of 2 sovs each, with 20 added • for four year olds and upwards ; one mile and a half, over four hurdles. The SCURRT STAKES of 1 sov each, with 15 added, for three year olds and upwards; T. Y. C. To close and name for all tha unclosed races to Mr JohnEylcs, secretary, at the Bull Inn, Harpenden, on or before Thursday next. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA, MANCHESTER, 1857. The TRAFFORD HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages ; winners of any race value 100 sovs after May 12 5lb extra; one mile ; 14 subs. age st lb Manganese .... 4.. 8 7 Sir Rowland Trenchard .. a.. 7 9 Janet Pride 4,. 7 9 Lord Nelson .. 3. .7 8 Salmon 4.. 7 4 age st lb Blight 6.. 7 2 Mongrel 3.. 7 1 B g by Touch- stone out of Diphthong .. 3.. 6 13 Eveiyn 3. .6 6 agestlb Master Bagot.. S.. 6 4 Lady Hercules 3. .6 S Walhalla 3.. 6 2 Early Dawn.... 3.. 6 O Six arid Eight- pence 3.. 5 18 The UNION CUP of 200 sovs, in specie, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, for three year olds and upwards ; winners of any race of the value of 200 sovs after May 12 5lb, of two or mora 71b, and if of the value of 500 sovs 101b, the second 5lb extra - no horse to carry more than 10lb extra ; about one mile and a quarter; 67 subs. age st lb Red White and .3.. 5 9 .. 3.. 5 9 .. 3,. 5 .. 3.. 5 .3.. age stlb Saraband 5.. 8 IS Early Bird .... 6.. 8 11 Bourgeois a. .8 6 Leamington.... 4.. 8 6 Pumicestone .. 6., 8 4 ForbiddenFruit 4.. 8 2 Sly Fellow .... 4.. 8 1 Ellermire 5. .8 0 Polmoodie .... 4.. 8 0 Stork 4.. 8 0 Theodora 4.. 7 IS Hospitality 4.. 7 10 Breeze 4. .7 4 Good Friday .. 4.. 7 0 Van Dunck .... 4.. 7 0 Courtenay .... 5.. 6 13 Bubble 4.. 6 12 Saunterer S. .6 12 Wee Willie .... 4.. 6 12 Druid 4.. 6 11 Emulator 4. .6 11 Riseber 3. .6 11 Hercules 6.. 6 11 Glen Lee 4,. 6 10 Bay Hilton .... 4.. 6 8 The PHILIPS' HANDICAP PLATE of 70 sovs, for all ages; winners! of any race after May 12 5lb extra ; about half a mile, sge st lb Lady Florence 4.. 6 8 Alma 4.. 6 8 De Ginkel 4. .6 6 Cave Adallam.. 5.. 6 6 Odd Trick 3.. 6 5 Nightshade.... 6.. 6 King Brian .... 4.. 6 Commoner .... 3.. 6 Magnifier 3. .6 Culcavy 5. .6 Peeping Tom .. 3. .6 Pyrrhus the Se- cond 3. .6 Dusty Miller .. 3. .6 BelEsperanza. .3. .6 0 Pera 4.. 5 13 B c by Touch- stone out of Diphthong .. 3.. 5 13 Cumberland,... 3.. 5 12 Sunrise 3. .5 12 Red Robin .... 5.. 5 11 The Tattler.... 3.. 5 11 Old Tom 3.. 5 10 Cedric S.. 5 9 Blue Pontifical. Cora Linn John Peel. Fright .... The Baker .... 3. .5 Leo 3.. 5 Jack Spring 3.. 5 Prss. of Orange. 3.. 5 CaptainBarclay 3.. 5 . Pizarro 3.. 5 ft Kitty Fishing- ton S., 5 O Jessie 3. .4 12 Six and Eight- pence 3., 4 10 Passion Flower ( hb) 3,, 4 7 Midhope ....,. 4.,( pd) Night Hawk ., 4..( pd) Lady Malcolm.. 3.. ( pdj Lady Ann 3..( pdl Malacca 4.. ( pd) age st lb | age st lb Theodora 4.. 8 9 Obscurity 4.. 7 0 Ellermire 5.. 8 7 I Remedy 8.. 7 0 Plausible 5.. 8 Jack the Giant Killer a. .7 Special Licence 3.. 7 Dr Sandwith .. 4.. 7 Icarus 5. .7 Cumberland .. 3.. 7 0 Sunrise 3. .6 13 Glede Hawk.... 3.. 6 11 Red White and Blue 3.. 6 11 Little Cob 3.. 6 9 Pontifical. Cora Linn Polly Rawcliffe . Frodsham Squire . Echo age st lb ... .3.. 6 7 .... 3.. 6 5 .... 3.. 6 5 .... 3.. 6 S .... 3.. 5 10 !.. 5 8 Chester 3.. 5 6 The MANCHESTER TRADESMEN'S CUP of 200 sovs, in specie, added to a Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 if declared on or before Monday next, the 18th inst; winners of any race of the value of 200 sovs 51b, of two or more 71b, or one of 500 10lb extra ; two miles and a quarter ; 46 subs. Forfeit to be declared on or before Monday next, May 18. age st lb Typee a.. 8 12 Polestar 5.. 8 12 Fisherman .... 4.. 8 7 Pretty Boy .... 4.. 8 3 Sly Fellow .... 4.. 7 7 MaidofDerwent4.. 7 7 Elastic 5.. 6 6 Romeo a.. 6 10 Vandal 5.. 6 9 Emulator 4.. 6 9 Skirmisher .... 3.. 6 9 Greencastle 4.. 6 9 Riseber 3.. 6 8 Marchioness .. 5.. 6 7 Gortschakoff .. 4.. 6 5 M iss Harkaway 4.. fi 5 Rcsati 4.. 6 4 f age st lb St Domingo... .4. ,6 4 Lord Derwent" water 4.. 6 3 Barileur 4.. 6 2 Commotion 3., 6 0 Chevalier d'ln- dustrie ....... 3. . 6 0 Commoner .,,. 3.. 6 0 Martinet 3.. 6 0 Sir Colin 3.. « 0 Mongrel 3 .5 13 Dusty Miller .. 3.. 5 10 Odd Trick 3.. 5 10 Underhand .... 3.. 5 8 B c by Touch- stone out of Diphthong .. 3.. 5 7 The CHESTERTIELD HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for three year olds and upwards ; winners of any race value 100 sovs after May 12 51b extra; one mile and a quarter; 10 subs. age st lb King Brian .... 4,. 7 B g by Touch- age st lb The Tattler.... 3.. 5 8 Liverpool 3.. 5 8 Janet 3., 5 6 Sunrise 3. 5K Companion .... 3.; iv, Bro to Preston. 3.. 5 2 Game Pullet.... 3.. 5 O Capt Barclay .. 3.. 4 10 Pizarro 3.. 4 10 Silkmore 3,. 4 10 Prss. of Orange. S. .4 10 Apothecary .... 3.. 4 7 S\ x& Eightpence3.. 4 7 Queen Bess 3. .4 7 Lady Malcolm .. 3. .( pd) Malacca 4. .( pd) age st lb Manganese .... 4.. 8 7 Peter Flat 4.. 8 1 Marchioness .. 5.. 7 10 stone out of Lord Nelson .. 3.. 7 8| Diphthong .. 3.. 7 0 age st lb Bourgeois a. .8 9 Ellermire 5.. 8 5 Plausible 5.. 7 13 Breeze 4.. 7 7 Janet Pride.... 4.. 7 6 Jack the Giant Killer a.. 7 6 Dr Sandwith .. 4.. 7 3 The Martlet.... 4.. 7 2 age st lb Gleds Hawk.... 3.. 6 11 Lady Hercules.. 3.. 6 S Early Dawn.... 3.. 6 2 Six& Eightpence3.. 5 a The CITT HANDICAP PLATE of 70 sovs, for all ages ; winners of any race after May 12 5ib, of two 71b extra ; three- quarters of a mile age st lb age st lb De Ginkel 4.. 7 2 Red Robin ..., 5. .0 7 Icarus 5.. 6 13 Cora Linn 3.. 6 5 Pera 4.. 6 li Polly 3.. 6 3 Coal- black Rose4.. 6 12 GamePullet 3. .6 O Remedy 3.. 6 11 Sulpitia 3.. 5 12 Red White and Captain Barclay3.. 5 12 Blue 3.. 6 9 Jack Spring,.,. 3.. 5 1U Little Cob 3.. 6 7 Frodsham Pontifical 3.. 6 7 Squire 3,. 5 5 The SALPORD BOROUGH CUP of 100 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared by tha 18th of May ; winners of any race of the value of 200 sovs after May 12 5lb, of two or more 71b extra, and if of the value of 500 sovs 10lb and the second 5lb extra ; no horse to carry more than 101b extra ; ono mile and a half; 45 subs. Forfeit to be declared on or before Monday next, age st lb Lady Florence. .4. .6 6 Alma 4. .6 5 Arsenal 3. .6 4 Sir Colin 3.. 6 3 Special Licence 3.. 6 3 King Brian .... 4. .6 3 Magnifier 3 .6 a Peeping Tom .. 3.. 6 2 Norton 3.. 6 2 Salmon 4.. 6 2 Odd Trick 3.. 6 0 Underhand .... 3.. 5 12 Dusty Miller .. 3.. 5 12 B c by Touch- stone out of Diphthong .. 3.. 5 11 age st lb age st lb Elfrida 4. .7 9 Companion ( inc Melissa 4.. 7 9 51bextra) ... 3.. 6 12 Br f by Cother- Miss Mary ( h b; a.. 6 10 stone out of Blue Bell 4.. 6 7 Delaine 4.. 7 7 Hobgoblin .... 3.. 6 7 Little Gerard .. 6.. 7 ? Lunelle 4 .6 6 Our Sal 4.. 7 4 Little Sykes... .4.. 6 0 The Cripple.... 4.. 7 4 Maid of Perth.. 3.. 5 10 Eugene Sue.... 3.. 7 0 Shirah 3. .5 4 Syvagee 6.. 7 0 Tame Deer ... .4.,( pd) The ARISTOCRATIC HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 20 added; gentlemen riders : joekeys 71b extra; winners of any handicap after the weights are published 71b extra; once round; 8 subs. age st lb age st lb age st lb Gaylad a.. 12 0 Van Eyck ... .4. .10 10 The Avenger.. 3.. 9 10 Alembic 6:. 11 7 Brompton 3.. 10 9 Minos a.. ( pd) Sir Colin 3.. 11 2 Village Cock.. 4.. 10 7 A FEES HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for two year olds and upwards; tUe winner to be sold by auction for 50 sovs, & c; T. Y. C. To close aud name on Monday by nine p. m. The BATH HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added, for three year olds and upwards; the winner of the Somersetshire Stakes 10lb, of any other handicap of 200 sovs value ( including the winner's own stake) 5lb, of two or more such handicaps age stlb Typee a.. 8 12 Fisherman .... 4.. 8 8 Leamington.... 4.. 8 3 Polmoodie .... 4.. 7 13 ForbiudenFruit4.. 7 IS Ellermire 5.. 7 12 Stork 4.. 7 12 Sly Fellow .... 4.. 7 11 Hospitality .... 4.. 7 9 Md. of Derwent4.. 7 8 Cossev 5.. 7 5 VanDunck .... 4. .6 12 Vedette 3.. 6 12 Romeo a. .6 11 The Martlet.... 4.. 6 10 Emulator 4.. 6 10 Saunterer 3., 6 8 The DBRBT HANDICAP PLATE of 70 sovs, for all ages; winners of any race after May 12lb 5lb, of two 71b extra; about half a mile. age st lb Cumberland .. 3.. 7 2 Obscurity 4.. 7 1 Sunrise 3. .7 0 Pera 4.. 6 13 Red Wh. & Blue3.. 6 12 Glede Hawk .. 3, .6 11 Red Robin .... 5.. 6 11 Little Cob 3.. 6 10 SATURDAY.— The ARTS TREASURES EXHIBITION STAKES of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 3 sovs each, for three year olds and upwards ; winners of any race after the weights are published 5lb, of two 71b extra ; one mile aud three quarters ; 32 subs. The weights to be published on the Tuesday week. Ruth, 3 yrs Mysterious Jack, 3 yrs Foxhunter ( h b), 6 yrs Silkmore, 8 yrs Brotherto Preston, 3 ys Whalebone, aged Prince of Orange, 4 yrs Newton- le- Willows, 3ys Hercules, 6 yrs Martinet, 3 yis Mongrel, 3 yrs Mary, 5 yrs The Assayer, 6 yrs Black Tiffany, 4 yrs Red Robin, 5 yrs Pantomime, aged De Ginkel, 4 yrs The Dupe, 3 yrs Josephine, S yrs Norton, 3 yrs Special Licence, 3 yrs Jack Spring, 3 yrs General Williams, 3 yrs Iota, 3 yrs Greencastle, 4 yrs Elastic John ( h b), 4 yrs Attorney General, 3 yrs Sneeze, 3 yrs Be by Touchstone— Fairy, 3 yrs Six and Eightpence, 3 ys Lady Jersey, 3 yrs Heir of Linne, 4 yrs The NURSERT HANDICAP PLATE of 80 sovs, for two year olds ; winners after the weights are published 5lb extra; T. Y. C. Weights on Tuesday week. age st lb Theodora 4.. 8 10 Ellermire 5. .8 8 Plausible 5.. 8 2 JacK the Giant Killer a.. 7 9 Sir Rowland Trenchard .. a.. 7 8 Remedy 3.. 7 2 age st lb Old Tom 3.. 5 8 Red White and Blue 3.. 5 7 Sir Humphrey.. 3.. 5 5 Cora Linn .3. .5 5 Evelyn 3. .5 i Pizarro 8.. 4 12 Captain Barclay3.. 4 12 Jessie 3.. 4 10 Six and Eight- pence 8.. 4 10 Queen Bess .... 3.. 4 10 Lady Malcolm „ 3.. ( pd) Night Hawk.,. .4. .( pd) Lady Ann 8. .( pd) Malacca 4.. ( pd) age st lb Oyster Girl .... 4. .6 8 Polly 3.. 6 6 Rawcliffe 3.. 6 2 Capt. Barclay .. 3.. 6 0 Frodsham Sqsire ...... 3,. 5 8 Chester 3.. 5 8 Knockburn .... 2.. 4 10 Mr Copeland's ch f Trot Mr Barber's ch c The Redan Hero Mr Barber's brcPrinceof Denmark Mr Howard's b c Jack Horner Mr Saxon's br c T. P. Cooke Capt Gray's br c Duneany Mr R. Harrison's b c Hodge Mr Jackson's br f Terrific Adm. Harcourt's b f by Touchstone out of Ellerdale's dam Mr T. Dawson's br c Thornhill Mr Gordon's br c by Dupe, dam by Pantasa Mr Allison's b f Madame Ristori Mr J. Scott's ro c Esperance Mr G. Taylor's b c Spero Mr Osborne's b c Marley Mr Osborne's ch e Spider Mr Osborne's b f Lady Alice Mr E. Buckley's br c by Voltigeur out of Giselle Mr Halford's br f Mainstay Mr Payne's b c by Alarm out ot Glenluce Mr Merry's br c Dispute Mr Merry's b f Lady Ann Mr R. Wilson's b c Tom Linne Mr R. Eastwood's br f Hesperitliusa ( h b) NOTTINGHAM JULY MEETING, 1857. Nominations for the NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HANDICAP. King of th8 Gipsies, 4 yrs St Clair, 6 yrs Peter Fiat, 4 yrs Sweetener, 8 yrs Homily, 5 yrs Dusty Miller, 3 yrs Sneeze, 8 yrs Early Bird, 6 yrs Mince Pie, 4 yrs Comedy, 4 yrs Relapse, 3 yrs Peeping Tom, 3 yrs Apathy, 3 yrs Borderer, 3 yrs King of Scotland, 4f- yrs Hamlet, 8 yrs Mongrel, 8 yrs Heir of Linne, 4 yrs Sir Humphrey, 3 yrs Pantomime, aged Colt, by Orlando out of Elopement, 8 yrs Bobby B., 4 yrs Janette, 3 yrs Black Tiffany, 4 yrs De Ginkel, 4 yrs j Young Hopeful, 3 yrs Tyre, 4 yrs Fulbeck, 5 yrs Maid of Derwent, 4 yrs Pretty Boy, 4 yrs Queen Bess, 3 yrs Mary, 5 yrs Lima, 3 yrs Westminster, 5 yrs Romeo, aged Ld Derwentwat er, 4 y rs Six- and- Eightpence, 3 y Magnifier, 3 yrs Bro'to Preston, 3 yrs „ Mysterious Jack, 3 yrs Silkmore, 3 yrs Commoner, 3 yrs | Nominations for the SHERWOOD HANDICAP. Caliph, 6 yrs I Tom Thumb, 4 yrs | Bourgeois, aged Tyre, 4 yrs Gay Lad, aged Fox Hunter ( h b), 6 yrs I Lady Florence, 4 yrs Dusty Miller, 3 yrs Mr Sykes ( h b), aged Prince of Orange, 4 yrs | The CASTLE PLATE. Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs | Pretty Boy, 4 yrs Affghan, 5 yrs I Sir Philip Sydney, 3 yrs Renown, 3 yrs I Miss Nightingale, 8 yrs Fox Hunter ( h b), 6 yrs I Persia, 4 yrs Sweetener, 3 yrs Sorceress, 8 yrs Echo, 3 yrs I Mr Bagot, 8 y rs Spinette, 3 yrs I Catherine Logie, 4 yrs Naughty Boy, 3 yrs | Attorney General, 3 yrs Lord Nelson, 3 yrs I Lady Emily, 3 yrs Courtenay, 5 yrs King of Scotland, 4 yrs Assailant, 4 yrs De Ginkel, 4 yrs Gledehawlt, 3 yrs Typhon, 4 yrs Cora Linne, 3 yrs Bold Buccleugh, 4 yrs Oltenitza, 4 yrs Janette, 3 yrs Bro' to Preston, 3 yrs 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. The BUNNEY PARK STAKES, for two year olds, Sir Isaac Newton Greenwich Fair Bess Lyon Knight Ranger Filly, by Flateatcher out of Chemise Mufii Filly, by Orlando out of Valentine Princess Royal Trot Terrific Polly Peachum Happy Prince Honeystick Mainstay Colt, by Buckthorn out of Ann Page Hesperithusa ( h b) New Brighton.. a.. 9 7 Squire Watt.... 4.. 9 2 Foxhunter( kb). 6.. 8 5 Vulcan 5.. 8 4 The Libellist .. 4.. S 4 lawn 4.. 8 4 RipVanWinkle4. .8 8 The Cripple.... 4.. 7 10 Huntington .... 3.. 7 5 Fright ... Fiction ... Amelia ... Avonford . age stlb ,. 3.. 6 4 EPSOM SUMMER MEETING, 1657. The MANOR PLATE of 50 sovs ( handicap) for all ages ; winners of any race after publication of the weights ( matches excepted) Bib extra; three quarters of a mile. age st lb age st lb " " Sunrise 3.. 7 5 Blue Bell 4.. 7 3 Lunelle 4.. 7 8 West End 3.. 7 3 Frodsham Squire 3.. 6 12 Hegira 3.. 6 10 Saxe Weimar .. 3.. 6 8 _ Leo 3.. C 7 The EPSOM TOWN HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for all ages; winners of any race ( matches excepted) after the publication of the weights 5lb extra; one mile. .3.. 6 3.. 6 Refreshment .. 3.. 6 Nereus 3. .6 Woodmite .... 2.. 5 7 Wrestler 2.. 4 12 Coral 2.. 4 7 age st lb Tame Deer 4. .8 12 Rip Van Winkle. 4.. 8 10 Emulator 4.. 8 9 Libellist 4.. 8 9 Questionable .. 5.. 8 5 Ida 5.. 8 2 Cripple 4.. 8 0 Bannockburn .. 3.. 7 12 age st lb C by lago out of Evening Star.. 3.. 7 11 Lunelle 4.. 7 9 Blue Bell 4.. 7 9 ClaudeLorraine. 3. .7 7 Frodsh'mSquire3.. 7 5 Hegira 3.. 7 4 Nougat 3.. 7 4 Ruth The Baker England's Beauty Amelia 3.. 6 13 Refreshment .. 3.. 6 10 Avonford 8.. C 4 age stlb .. 3.. 7 4 .. 3.. 7 0 ... 8.. 6 13 The GRAND STAND PLATE of 100 sovs ( handicap); winners of any race after the publication of the weights ( matches ex- cepted) 5lb extra; Derby Course. age st lb Poodle a.. 9 7 Romeo a.. 8 5 Tom Thumb .. 4.. 8 2 Tame Deer . ... 4. .8 1 Graculus Esu- riens 5.. 8 0 Knight of Avon. 4.. 7 18 Emulator 4.. 7 10 .. 6.. 7 10 .. 5.. 7 10 .. 5.. 7 9 .. 4.. 7 9 ; age st lb Lawn 4.. 7 7 Foxhunter ( h b). 6.. 7 7 Redemption.... 5 .7 7 Triton 5 .7 4 Companion .... 3.. 7 0 Cave Adullam.. 5.. 6 12 Bannockburn .. 3.. 6 7 Laertes 3.. 6 7 C by Iago out of Evening Star. S.. 6 6 ClaudeLorraine. 3. .6 4 Hollander 5.. 6 4 . ige stlb Theory .3. 6 4 Tinwald .3. 6 4 Ruth .3. .6 2 Paula Monti . .3. .6 2 Park- keeper . England's .8. .5 12 .6 12 Beauty .3. Nougat Amelia ,3. .2. - 5 12 .5 7 Maid of Perth. .3. .5 6 Nereus .3. .5 o Dardanelles,. .8. .5 ^ a filly by Prime Minister; on the 7th, Happy Queen, a filly by Prime Minister; on the 12th, The Doe, a filly by Teddmgton. At Hay Mains Stables, N. B., on the 31 inst, Malaga, by ^ en- coe, a bay colt bv Auchinleck, and will be put to him again. IRISH.— The ' following are amongst the mares lately put. to Mountain Deer, at the Curragh -.— Mr Moore's Sultana and Irish Queen. Mr Knox's Gramachree, Mr Rynd's Lizzie, byHark- awav, and Midge, by Magpie; Mr Clarke's Isabella, Mr Carey s Sister to Magnet ( Early Bird's dam), Mr Smith's La Gazza Ladra, Mr Waters's mare by Birdcatcher, Mr G. H. Moore s The ' ook, by Birdcatcher. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGEMENTS' On the 7th inst, Delns out of all his engagements. On the 7th inst, at 1: 45 p. m., Merlin out of all hi3 engagements at Ludlow and Shrewsbury. On the 8t'n inst, at 9 a. m., Fandango out of the Ascot Gup. On the 8th inst, at 3: 30 p. m., Nathan, Jesuit, and Bnghadoro out of the Free Handicap at Bath. On the 9th inst, at 10: 35 a. m., Leamington out of the Bath Handicap. „ , „ ,,, . On the 11th inst, at 9 a. m., Coup de Mam out of all his en- g^ nthenth inst, at 4: 15 p. m., Fandango out of the Epsom Cup. OH the 12th inst, at 9 a. m., Typee out of all her engagements. On the 12th inst, at 9 a. m., Capuchin out of the Epsom Derby, the Great Yorkshire Stakes, the Doncaster St Leger, and the Doncaster Stakes. , „ , r . , On the 12th inst, at 9 a. m., colt by Gameboy out of Maria, by Sir Hercules ( 3 yrs) out of the Epsom Derby and the Doncaster St Leger. „ , On the 12th inst, at 12: 30 p. m., Absolution out of the Somerset- shire Stakes. ,. „ On the 14th inst, Mr Mellish's horses, Huntington, Tame Deer, and Minos, out of the handicaps at Bath. SALE OF HUNTERS BY MESSRS TATTERSALL. MONDAY, MAY 11. LORD CARDIGAN'S HUNTERS. Hercules .. Vulcan .... The Earl .. Maud NEWCASTLE- ON- TYNE. The NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE of 200 sovs, added to a Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared on or before Mon- day next, May 18 ; for three year olds and upwards; winners of a handicap of 200 sovs or upwards, after May 9th, 61b, of two of that value, 9lb, or of the Derby or Oaks at Epsom, 91b extra; two miles; GO subs age st lb' Typee ...,( pd) a.. 8 12 Polestar 5.. 8 12 Warlock 4 .8 0 Artillery 4.. 7 9 ForbiddenFruit 4.. 7 9 Heir of Linne.. 4.. 7 6 The Assayer .. 6.. 7 6 Pantomime.... a.. 7 6 Victoria 4.. 7 3 Grseeulus Esu- riens 5. .7 2 PrinceofOrange 4.. 7 0 Aribbas ,.( pd) 6.. 6 12 VSdetta 3. .6 12 Vandal 5.. 6 10 St Clare 0.. 6 10 Good Friday.... 4.. 6 9 Skirmisher .... 3.. 6 Bolton 5. .6 Gaudy 4.. 6 Gieencastle .... 4. .6 Siding 5.. 6 Riseber 3.. 6 Impferieuse .... 3.. 6 A FREE HANDICAP of 5 sovs each. 3 ft, with 50 added; winners after the weights were published of any handicap value 200 sovs 91b, of any handicap value 100 sovs 5lb, or of any two handicaps value 100 sovs each, 91b extra; three quarters of a mile ; 28 subs. age st lb Gunstone 4.. 6 8 Dr Sandwith .. 4.. 6 1 King of Scot- land 4.. 6 1 Sneeze 3.. 5 18 Imperieuse .... 3.. 5 11 Sir Colin 3.. 5 9 Matilda 3.. 5 7 Evelyn 3.. 5 5 PetO 3.. 5 3 age st lb Cock of the North 5.. 6 7 NonesoPretty.. 4.. 6 7 Marchioness .. 5.. 6 7 Humourist .... 4.. 6 6 Scotchman ( pd) 4. .6 6 Ephorus 4.. 6 4 King of Scot- land 4.. 6 3 Alma 4.. 6 3 Ch c by Bird- catcher out of Maid of Mas- ham. . Lord Derwent- water ........ 4.. 6 2 Sprig of I Shillelagh.... 3.. 6 2 Magnifier 3.. 6 0 I LaVictime .... 4.. 6 0 l Commoner 3.. 6 0 Little Nell ( h b) 4.. 6 0 Mongrel 3.. 6 0 .4.. 6 2 age stlb Bobby B 4.. 5 13 Coup de Main.. 4.. ( pd) Baroda 5. .5 11 Capt Powlett .. 3.. 5 9 Underhand 3.. 5 Homoeopathist 8.. 5 8 Tempest 8.. 5 Janet 3.. 5 Daisy 3.. 5 Sunrise 3. .5 Hamlet 8.5 Kingmaker .... 3.. 5 Jollity 8.. 5 Relapse 3.. 5 El Hakim 3.. 5 Gen Williams.. 8.. 5 B f by Burgundy — Prioress .. 3. Codrington .... 8. Redcar 3. Six and Eight- pence 5 0 4 12 4 12 .3.. 4 7 Preston 4. .( pd) ST LEGER OE THE WEST AND MIDI of 5,000f, added to a Sweepstakes of 20:, f, h ft; the second to receive l, 000f out of the entries ; 2,400 metres ( lm 4fur); 27 subs. M Sevin's br c Sylvain, by Malton, 1051b H. Cutler 1 M Foulo's b c Derviche, 981b P. Prunet 2 Count de Coislin's b f Mdlle Marco, 991b W. Yates 3 M de Terves's b f Alma, 991b Slay 4 Count de Coislin's b c Islington, 1621b D. Edwards 0 M F. Lapland's ch c Sunflower, 991b W. Bunn 0 Mr H. Jordan's b c Gamin- de- Paris, 1021b J. Muxstead 0 M Boutton- L£ v£ que'sbcSultan, 1021b . Louis 0 M de Barace's b c Cartouche, 1021b Joseph 0 Baron Nexon's b c Carignan, 991b Conchmaii 0 A fine race, won by a neck ; a moderate third. PRIX DE CIECONSCRIPTION of l, 000f, for three year olds aud upwards from the west; entrance 20f, to go to the fuuds ; the second to save his stake; 2,500 metres ( rather more than lm 4fur) 4 subs. M Boutton- Leveque's b h Polygone, by Caravan, 5 yrs, 1311b Louis 1 Count Coislin's b f Voltigeuse, 4 yrs, 1211b D. Edwards 2 M C. de Terves's b h Tortillard, 5 yrs, 1251b Mitchell 3 Won easily. Tortillard pulled up lame. PRIX DES HARAS of 1.500f, for three and four year olds never having won a first, second, or third class prize ; entrance 20f, to go to the second ; 3,000 metres ( lm 7fur); 7 subs. M' Lupin's ch c Jaguar, bv Caravan, 3 yrs. 971b C. Moss 1 M Lapland's br f Mdrne Desiree. 3 yrs, 911b W. Bunn 2 M Fould's b c Fulgur, i yrs, 1261b P. Peisnet 8 M Capdeveiile's b c D'Artagnan, 4 yrs, 1211b J. Mitchell 0 M de Terves's br f Lady Tartuffe, 4 yrs. 1171b Slay 0 Won easily by two lengths : the same between second and third. DIAMOND ROCKET .. PLANET .. JERBY LANCER POTESTAS, by Plenipo out of Acacia ( covered by Knight of St George) 24 THURSDAY, MAY 14. MR A. BERNAL'S HUNTERS. Bourgeois.... Plausible .... Manganese .. Ghika Breeze Adamas Huntington.. La Victime .. Baroda Coomburland Statesmen.. a.. 6 age st lb .. a.. 8 7 .. » . .7 5 .. 4.. 7 5 .. 4.. 6 13 .. 4.. 6 11 .. 8.. 6 7 .. 8.. 6 7 .. 4.6 5 .. 5.. 6 5 age stlb Attorney Gene- ral 3.. 5 8 Liverpool 8.. 5 1 Codrington .... 8.. 5 1 The Prophet .. 8.. 5 1 Actress 8.. 4 12 Minnie 3.. 4 12 Lady Emily.... 3.. 4 12 Sulpitia 3.. 4 12 Six- and- Eight- pence 3.. 4 9 The highest weight accepting being under 8st Tib, it has been raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. YORK AUGUST, 1857. The CHESTEREIELD HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, with 60 added; one mile; 22 subs. The weights to be published on the Tues- day after Goodwood. Miss Harkaway, 4 yrs Magnifier, 3 yrs Forbidden Fruit, 4 yrs Prioress, 4 yrs Sneeze, 8 yrs Good Friday, 4 yrs West Langton, 4 yrs Saunteffer, 3 yrs Glede Hawk, 3 yrs C by Hernandez out of Flacrow, 5 yrs El Hakim, 3 yrs Physalis, 8 yrs C by Touchstone out of All's Well, 3 yrs Ellermir?, 5 yrs Diohthong, 8 yrs The Early Bird, 6 yrs Logie o'Buchan, 3 yrs The Prophet, 3 yrs Glen Lee, 4 yrs Stanhope, 4 yrs Hebe, 4 yrs Merlin, 4 yrs The GREAT EBOR HANDICAP PLATE of 200 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared by the Tuesday in the Liverpool July Meeting; two miles over the Old Course; 58 subs. The weights to be published on the Monday after Newcastle. Pretty Boy, 4 yrs Pryor, 5 yrs Prioress, 4 yrs Tasmania, 3 yrs Pantomime, aged C by Epims, out of El- cot's dam, 3 yrs Melissa, 4 yrs Homily, 5 yrs Apathy, S yrs Borderer, 3 yrs Hobgoblin, 8 yrs Captain Powlett, 3 yrs Mysterious Jack, 3 yrs Janet, 3 yrs Paletot, 5 yrs M. Dobler, 3 yrs Wentworth, 4 yrs Aspasia, 3 yrs Mitraille, 8 yrs Underhand, 3 yrs C by Birdcatcher out of Maid of Masham, 4yrs Viscount, 4 yrs Commoner, 3 yrs Emulator. 4 yrs Maid of Derwent, 4 yrs Rogerthorpe, 4 yrs Magnifier, 3 yrs The Sprig of Shille- lagh, 3 yrs Sneeze, 8 yrs; Saunterer, 3 yrs Comedian^ 3 yrs Special Licence, 3 vrs C by Touchstone out of Diphthong, 3 yrs Cerve, 4 yrs The Flying English- man, 8 yrs Canary, 8 yrs Artillery, 4 yrs Forbidden Fruit, 4 yrs Relapse, 3 yrs Warlock, 4 yrs Mongrel, 3 yrs Fisherman. 4 yrs Odd Trick, 5 yrs Cultivation, 3 yrs Dulcamara, 3 yrs Six and Eight Pence, 3 yrs Queen Bess, 8 yrs El Hakim, 3 yrs Polestar, 5 yrs All's Well, 3 yrs The Early Bird, 6 yrs Gulliver, 8 yrs Aleppo, 4 yrs Merlin, 4 yrs Heir of Linne, 4 yrs Peeping Tom, 8 yrs C by Orlando out of Ma Mie, 3 yrs Gaudy, 4 yra HAMPTON, 1857. The CLAREMONT STAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 60 added, for two year olds ; colts 8st 71b, fillies 8st 31b ; the winner of the New Stakes at Ascot 5lb, and all other winners 3lb extra ; T. Y. C.; 11 subs. Mr Angell's Woodmite Mr Barber's Polly Peaehum Mr Barnard's Lord Stately Mr Barnard's Yaller Gal Mr P. Beresford's b f Subtillty Mr R. R. Christopher's Cleomenes Mr Greville's Grand Duchess Mr St John's Greenwich Fair Mr Mellish's f by Pyrrhus the First out of Miss Abel Mr Payne's c by Alarm— Glenluce Baron Rothschild's b f by Orlando out of Valentine Bath' Red& itch 1 Cartmel 1 Epping Town 2 Manchester 8 Wye 8 Coggeshall 3 Southwell 4 Worcester 2 Stourbridge 6 Newmarket 7 Southminster 7 Ripon 8 North Staffordshire. 4 Brighton 5 Airdrie 6 Brighton Club 7 Lewes 10 RACING FIXTURES FOR 1857. MAY. 19 I Harpenden 22) Epsom.. JUNE. Hawick 5 Ascot 9 Beverley, Hull, & e.. 10 Hampton 17 Newton 17 East Dereham 17 Newcastle- oa- Tyne .. 23 JULY. Odiham 10 Liverpool ... 15 Nottingham 21 Stamlord 28 AUGUST. Wolverhampton.... 10 Reading 12 Great Yarmouth..-.. 18 York 19 Radcliffe 24 Lenham 24 BiburyClub 24 Stockbridge 25 Winchester 26 Carlisle 30 Chelmsford SO Knutsford 23 Gaodwood 28 Lanark SO SEPTEMBER. Warwick 2 1 Thirsk 11 | Cardiff 8 I Doncaster 15 | Lichfield 7 | Dover 17 Knighton .. Egham .... Stockton.... Hereford.... Maidstone.. ... 25 ... 25 ... 27 ... 27 Derby Rochester 10 Leicester 23 Walsall 23 ManchesterAutumn. 25 Monmouth 24 Newmarket FO.... 29 Northallerton ...... 1 Chester Autumn.... 6 R. Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh M. 6 Warwick Autumn .. 20 Kelso 20 Newmarket H 26 OCTOBER. Wrexham 8 Richmond 8 Newmarket SO ..,. 12 Perth 15 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn.. 8 I Shrewsbury A 17 I Ludlow Autumn,... 20 Wenlock 6 | Liverpool Autumn.. 10 1 INDEX TO THE CLOSING OF STAKES. Manchester.,.. May 18 | Ascot.... Newcastle 18 | Beverley May 19 | Worcester .... May 19 19 I Lenham 26 IRELAND. MAY, Meath 18 | Howth & Baldoyle S 19 JUNE. Monkstown ( Co. Cork).... 9 | Curragh 28 JULY. Bel) ews town 81 DownR. CorporatiOB. 211 Heath of Maryboro\ 28 Wicklow 14 AUGUST. Galway 4 | Killamey 18 I Tuam........ not fixed Tramore Ill Bally eigh 251 SEPTEMBER. Curragh 2 | Kilkee . 8 1 Johnstown 29 Cahirciveen 8 I Jenkinstown Park., 22 I OCTOBER. Armagh 71 Limerick 191 Cork 27 Curragh 18 I DownR. Corporation. 211 THE " TAG" OF THE ALLEYNE CASE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH- MAY 12. [ Before Mr JUSTICE WIGHTMAN.] THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OE CAPTAIN M'GEACHY ALLEYNE AND CAPTAIN KENNEDY.— The final act of the pro- tracted legal proceedings, which have excited so much interest in the sporting world, under the title of the " Alleyne Caso," was performed on Tuesday last. It will be remembered that on the 2d of December, 1851, James Holder Alleyne, Alexander M'Geachy Alleyne, and Thomas Dopping Buchanan D'Arcy ( since deceased), were tried and convicted of conspiracy to defraud Captain Kennedy of the sum of £ 7,300, on a trotting match. A new trial was subsequently moved for and granted, and the further hearing resulting in favour of the defendants, they preferred two indictments, one assigning perjury against Ignatius Francis Coyle, who gave evidence upon the first trial, and the other alleging conspiracy against Coyle, together with Captain Kennedy and his solicitor, Mr Newton. The first- named indictment resulted in the con- viction of Coyle, whereas the latter ended in the acquittal of the defendants, Newton and Coyle. Capt Kennedy was absent in India at the time, and consequently was not included in the verdict, but upon his return to this country he now brought the indictment as against him down for trial. Mr COOK EYANS ( for Mr Hawkins) addressed the court, briefly stating the above facts, and added that he believed no evidence would be offered. No one appearing on the part of the Crown to prosecute, Mr Justice WIGHTMAN directed the jury, under the circum- stances, to acquit the defendant. The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty. FINE ARTS. ROSA BONHEUR'S ". HORSE FAIR."— Messrs Colnaghi are now exhibiting at the German Gallery, 168, New Bond- street, Rosa Bonheur's magnificent picture of the " Horse Fair," and judging from the crowds by which the work has daily been visited during the past week, its popularity seems tolncrease as the wonderful talents of the fair artiste become more known and appreciated by the English public. A smaller copy of the great original, painted by Mdlle Bonheur for Mr Jacob Bell, is also exhibited through the kindness of the latter gentleman, thereby affording a double treat to visitors as may never again occur of inspecting two such wonderful productions under similar circumstances. Thomas Landseer's engraving, just completed, in every way does justice to Rosa Bonheur's picture, but we must defer further notice of the former until another opportunity. FOALS, & c. The following mares have been put to Hurworth:— Gentle Kitty, by Orlando ( with a filly by Stultz); mare by Don John out of Ostrogoth's dam ( with a filly by Teddington), Barbariua ( Bay Hilton's dam) ( with a chesnut colt by Cossack); Maid of Linwood, by Orlando; Lady Julian, byCollingwood; MrsTaft's dam ( with a filly by Hurworth); and the dam of Oscar, the At Child wick Hall, near St Albans, on the 2d ult, Jenny Wren, JIM 180 THE COLONEL 150 GBEYLIi G 140 COTTESMOBE 125 THE IRISHMAN 85 STEEPLE CHASING. STEEPLE CHASES TO COME. . MAY. 20.— La Marche ( 2)— Closed, and weights declared May 5. AUGUST. 23.— Dieppe ( 21— For the Grand Steeple Chase ( Handicap) entries ( by sealed letters) to be made before 4, p. m., May 30th, weights to be published on 1st July, and forfeits declared before 4 p. m., July 25. For ihe Second Steeple Chase ( Selling) entries to be made before 4 p. m., July 1st. • IRELAND. MAY. 22.— Turrock Steeple Chases ( 3). 25.26.— Tipperary. RACING IN FRANCE. PARIS SPRING MEETING-( CONCLUDED), ( PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) A showery morning proved fatal to the anticipated monster gathering upon this— the last and principal— day of the Spring races; nevertheless, the company comprised the whole ot tne fashionable world of Paris, and the scene was animating and fascinating in the extreme. Upon reviewing the running at the meeting there can be but one opinion of the immense advance made in French racing by the masterly conception and con- struction of this splendid race course. The ground was very hard the first three days, but the few showers which feil after the third rendered the " going" excellent to- day, proving, to tne perfect satisfaction of all, that time alone is wanted to bring on sufficient" cover" to defy the dryest of seasons. The different courses were excellent, and the long circular one of nearly a mile and three quarters, which admits of any addi- tional distance being added, is perfect. Every yard is visible fiom the Stand, and the capacities, both of jockeys and horses, are brought clearly before tho eyes of all, admitting of no excuses— a " clear stage and no favour.' A rearrangement of the stands, a few alterations in the weignmg department, and the construction of stabling, as before sug- gested, will rent er this race course in the Bois- de- Boulogne a perfect model. We had forgotten to mention the substitution of the police to keep the ground in place of the military, and the success with which the alteration was attended ought to suggest similar attempts elsewhere. The first three days' racing had shown M Lupin's string of three year oldsto the greatest advantage, and the good running of his older horses, Eclaireur and Trajan, testified to the truth of the lines drawn by the stable. Tne purchase of the Duke of Richmond's brood mares has turned out a most profitable speculation, for out of the lot which foaled in 1854 M Lupin stands with the first favourites both for the Derby and Oaks— Florin, by Surplice out of Payment, at evens against the field for the former, and M6sange, by Red Hart out of Cuckoo, at evens for the latter. Having carried off by the aid of these two promising youngsters three of the great trial races of the spring— the Poule d'Essai, the Prix du Printemps, and the Poule des Produits— it remained but to wiu the Prix de l'Empereur, a race equivalent to our Two Thousand Guineas. For this race, too, the stable to- day pulled out another supposed " flyer," and frightened all out of the field but Mdlle de Chantilly and Fireaway by the odds they laid on their " crack"— Paladin. On dit, however, would have it that he was a " peacock" at heart; his flashy action and ap- pearance would indicate this; aud so it turned out, for Mdlle de Chantilly made the running from end to end, and won in a canter, Baronciuo's half- brother— Fireaway— being " nowhere." Th@ success of the Count de Lagrange was hailed by all with the greatest delight, not only on account of the satisfaction of seeing this stable improving on its questionable " form," but ou ac- count of the breaking of the " charm" which had begun to tell most depressingly upon all but the lucky partisans of the fa- voured stable. The easy manner in which Florin beat Mdlle de Chantilly on the second day confirmed his right to greater fa- vouritism, but report declares Mademoiselle to have been " off" from the effects of a tight shoe, aud, moreover, to be only second or even third best " at home," whereas Florin is publicly de- clared the " pick of the basket" of M Lupin's lot. The stable of the Prince de Beauvau must regret not having brought out their champion, Duchess, for the Prix de l'Empereur, having beaten Florin for the Grand Criterion last year very cleverly; her chance looked a good one, but she will be kept fresh for the Derby, and ought to be " desperately handy" at the finish. The bad running of Marville may easily be accounted for, and the stable of Mdme Latache de Fay will still be well represented both on Derby and Oaks Days, or report errs sadly. The Han- dicap produced a fine race between the four year olds, all old antagonists, and the result quite according to public run- ning, although a little more patience might have made it a nearer thing on the part of the second. Trouvere got hung up in some wires used to support the trees in the saddling paddock, and hurt himself so much that he could not run, which was so far unfortunate for his owner, as apparently from his running with the same horses during the week, he would have been " there or thereabouts." These wires, by the by, must be removed before the autumn racing, or some serious accident may happen some day. The Selling Race afforded a slashing set- to between the juvenile Carter and Pantal, both of whom Ade capitally. A Hurdle Race wound up the meeting, which must be declared most successful in every respect. It is to be hoped, however, that this is the last time we shall witness a hurdle race at Paris races, where the jumping business is quite out of character. The Emperor and Empress honoured the races with their presence to- day; the Grand Duchess of Baden, the Princess Mathilda, the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, and the Prince of Nassau being also of the party. The royal visitors arrived in the imperial yacht by the Seine, which runs at the back of the Stands, and then walked to the course. Both upon their arrival and departure their Majesties were greeted with every mark of profound respect and admiration, and must have been highly gratified at wit nessing not alone the good racing, the animation and beauty of the scene, but the perfect order and evident satisfaction of the assembled thousands. The following are the details of the last day's racing :— SUNDAY, MAY 10.— PRIX DES TERTRES, of l, 000f; added to a Sweepstakes of 50f ; for three year olds and upwards; weight for age ; the winner to* be sola for 6,000f, with allow- ances if for less; 1,900 metres ( rather more than 1m lfur); 7 subs. M Reiset's b c Anjou, by Pyrrhus the First, 3 yrs, 721b( l, 000f). W Carter 1 Prince de Beauvau's b f Fidelity. 3 yrs, 691b ( 1,000).... Pantal 2 M Fasquel's b cCrepuscule, 4yrs, 1011b ( 2,000) Lambert S Count de Hedouville's b c Bravo, 3 yrs, 901b ( including 21bover) ( 3,000) H. Esli » g 9 Count de Lagrange's b f Miss Gladiator, 3 yrs, 85lb ( 3,000) Morriron 0 Count P. Rcederer's ch c Sot- l'y- laisse, 3 yrs, 931b ( 4,000) Rickards 0 Baron E. Daru's ch f Brassia, 3 yrs, 691b ( 1,000) Quince 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Sot- l'y- laisse, 4 to 1 agst any other. Brassia made running at her best pace for three quarters of a mile, when they all closed on her, and, rounding the last turn, she was beat. Fidelity here took up the running, and Anjou immediately challenging onthe whip hand, a pretty race en- sued, Anjou running the longest, and winning very cleverly by half a length; Cr^ puscule beaten two lengths from the second ; Bravo last. PRIX DU TROCADERO of 2,000f, added to a Sweepstakes of lOOf; for three year olds and upwards never having won; weight for age ; 2,200 metres ( lm 3fur); 6 subs. Prince de Beauvau's br c Serious, by Tory out of Semi- seria, 8 yrs, 1001b : Ellam 1 Count de Lagrange'sb f Enchanteresse, 3yrs, 971b .. Spreoty 2 Mde Latache de Fay's br f Marville, 8 yrs, 971b Abdale 3 Count P. Rcederer's b f Crinoline, 3 yrs, 971b J. Bains 0 M Thierot's b f La Belle Lisette. 8 yrs, 97lb Kitchener 0 M A. Basley's br c Bomarsund, 3 yrs, 1001b Francois 0 Betting: Even on Marville, 7 to 2 agst Serious, 5 to 1 agst Enchanteresse. La Belle Lisette and Crinoline cut out the work, Marville next, and Bomarsund in the rear. Rounding the turn for home, the leaders gave way to Marville, who came into the straight running with a clear lead, but was immediately joined by Serious and Enchanteresse. At the distance, Marville died off, and Serious taking up the running, won easily by a length and a half; Marville a bad third; the others beaten off. A HANDICAP of 3,000f; for four year olds and upwards; en" trance 200f, 100 ft, and 50 only if declared; the second to receive 400f out of the entries; 2,900 metres ( rather more than lm 6fur); 15 subs. Prince de Beauvau's ch f Miss Cath, by Gladiator, 4 yrs, 981b Ellam 1 M Stickler's ch f Seville, 4 yrs, 941b Rickards 2 Mdme Latache de Fay's ch c Avron, 4 yrs, 971b Abdale 8 Count Montguyon's ch f Verineille, 4 yrs, 941b Dean 0 M Mosselman's br c Le Monsieur, 4 yrs, 901b Bay ley 0 Count Peregaux's b f Cordotse, 4 yrs, 881b G. Pratt 0 Betting: 5 to 2 agst Seville, 7 to 2 agst Miss Cath, 4 to 1 agst Avron. Verm6ille, Miss Cath, Seville, and Cordone were first off, and after running together for a quarter of a mile, Cordone took up the work at a smart pace, increasing her lead up the hill to four or five lengths; at the top she was " told out," and Se- ville took her place, with Miss Cath and Avron in close attend- ance ; coming into the straight going Miss Cath caught Seville, whilst Le Monsieur and Avron drew up also. At the distance, however, all were beat but the leaders, between whom a fine race ensued, ending in favour of Miss Oath by three parts of a length; Avron, who ran very unkindly, a moderate third, Le Monsieur fourth, Vermeille fifth, and Cordone beaten off. PRIX DE L'EMPEREUR ( Produce Stakes) of 10,000f, given by his Imperial Majesty, added to a Sweepstakes of l, 000f, 600f ft, and 500f only if declared, & c; the second to receive 2,000f out of the entries; colts 1081b, fillies 1051b; 2,100 metres ( rather more than lm 2fur); 29 subs. Count Lagrange's b f Mdlle de Chantilly, by Gladiator, 1051b Spreoty 1 M Lupin's ch c Paladin, by The Baron or Caravan out of Honeymoon, 1081b Kitchener 2 Baron M de Rothschild's b c Fireaway, by Cara- van out of Genevieve de Brabant Bartholomew 3 Betting: 2 and 3 to 1 on Paladin, Mdlle de Chantilly jumped off with the lead at a good pace, which she increased to four or five lengths after running t he first half mile. Paladin then began to draw up, whilst Fireaway, already beaten, fell altogether in the rear. At the turn into the straight Paladin got to Mdlle de Chautilly's quarters, but the latter being " set sailing," again came clear away, and won in a canter by six or eight lengths. Fireaway " nowhere." A HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of l, 000f, added to a Sweepstakes of 125f, lOOf ft, and 50f only if declared; open to horses of all ages and countries; 2,400 metres ( lm 4fur); 8 subs. M Fasquel's b h Trembleur, by Young Emilius, aged, 1401b W. Planner 1 Mr J. Cassidy's b g Xantippe, 6 yrs, 1201b Cassidy 2 Viscount A. Talon's b g Deceitful, aged, 1361b Rackley 8 Count de Namur's ch li Eulogist, aged, 1841b Lamplugh 0 M Moyse's bk g Black Dwarf, aged, 1201b Enock 0 Betting: 7 to 4 agst Trembleur, 3 to 1 agst Deceitful, 4 to 1 agst Eulogist, 6 and 7 to 1 agst the others. Deceitful was first off, and made strong running over the two flights of hurdles up to the Stand, Black Dwarf and Eulogist next. Rounding the turn Trembleur and Xantippe drew to the front, Black Dwarf at the same time falling into the rear. Opposite the Stand on the far side Trembleur deprived Deceitful of the lead, was never afterwards caught, and won ia a cauter by half a dozen lengths; Xantippe caught Deceitful over the last hurdle, and beat him for second by half a length; Eulogist a bad fourth, ANGOULEME RACE& SUNDAY, MAY 10.— PRIX DEPARTMENTAL of 600f, for three year olds and upwards ; entrance, 20f; 2,500 metres ( rather more than lm 4fur); 3 subs. Mr H. Jordan's ch c Gille- de- Bretagne, by Prince Caradoc, 8 yrs, 981b H. Jordan, jun 1 M Chabot's b c Malton, 3 yrs, 981b 2 M Babmot'sbhGerf, aged. 1281b ,,,,, S Won easily. WARK ( NORTH TYNE) STEEPLE CHASES. FRIDAY, MAY 8.— The NORTH TYNE ANNUAL HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, the second to gave his stake, and the winner to pay 3 sovs towards expenses; 10 subs. Mr G. Robson's eh g Squire of Bensliam, aged, list tllb G. Robson 1 Mr Williams's b g Cahirmee, aged, lOst 81b J. Caxon 2 Mr Wilkinson's ns b g Epigram, 5 yrs, 9st 71b .... Armstrong 3 Betting; 5 to 4 on the Squire of Bensham, 2 to 1 agst Cahir- mee, and 3 to 1 agst Epigram. Cahirmee rushed to the front. Squire of Bensham lying second, Epigram jumping his fences awkwardly. Squire of Bensham drew up to Cahirmee before coming to* the lane.'; the bay, however, being much handier, was in and out of the lane first, aud carried on his lead to the turn- ing flag on the hill. Before reaching the Mill- lane, Cahirmee had increased his lead to a hundred yards, the Squire and Epi- gram being close together; after crossing the lane, Cahirmee lumped the wrong siue of a flag, and went some distance before he could be pulled up and righted; this gave the Squire a slight lead, which he held to the turn for home, from which point a most exciting struggle took place, both horses taking their fences abreast. Into the Mill- lane Squire of Bensham jumped across Cahirmee's track, and received a slight advantage, which the bay could never quite make up, and eventually won by half a length. Epigram was pulled up after going once round. The UNION STEEPLE CHASE of 2 sovs each, with 15 added; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 2 sovs towards expenses; 6 subs. Mr Wrixon's b g The Rambler, r. ged, list 71b W. Smith 1 Mr G. Robson's ch g Squire of Bensliam, aged, 12st 71b G, Robson 2 Mr Wood ns b h Grampian, 6 y rs, list Armstrong 8 Mr Williams's b g Cahirmee, aged,. list 71b J. Coxou 0 A most exciting race home ended in favour of The Rambler by a neck; Squire of Bensham beating Grampian for second place by a head. COUNTY KERRY RACES AND STEEPLE CHASES. THURSDAY, MAY 7.— The COUNTY KERRY STAKES, a Sweep- stakes of 5 sovs each, p. p., with 25 added, for all horses that have been for three months previous to April 25th, bona fide, and to . the satisfaction of the stewards in the possession of gentlemen resident in Kerry ; two miles ( flat course). Mr W. Sande's gr g Little Arthur, 4 yrs, lOst Noble 1 Mr Eagar's b f Fie, 8 yrs, 9st Murphy 2 Mr Huriy's br g, by Priam, 3 yrs, Sst lib J. Wynne 8 The Priam gelding and Little Arthur led alternately to the distance, where Fie took second place, but was unable to reach Little Arthur, who won a close race by a length. The COUNTY KERRY CLUB STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added, by the members of the County Club, for all horses; second to save his stake ; about three miles ( over a fair hunting country). Mr Burke's b hOldScrew by Tamworth. aged, lOstlllb. Debeau 1 Mr Hurley's b m Bay Jane, aged, lOst 4lb D. Meaney 2 Sir Eagar's b g Fly Trap, aged, 9st 41b Flaherty 8 Flytrap refused the first flight of hurdles, aud had no more to do with the race, which ended in the Old Screw beating Bay Jane easily by six lengths. The SHOPKEEPERS' PLATE of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; weight for age, with selling allowances, & c; heats, one mile and a half over the country. Mr Connell's br h May Morning, by Hutchinson's Priam, 5 yrs list 31b ( 75 sovs). Noble 1 1 Mr Huriy's gr g Moustache, aged, lOst 101b ( 20).... Meaney 2 2 Mr Burke's br g Tom Tinker, aged, lOst 71b ( 30).... Debeau 3 3 Both heats won easily. A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 3 sovs each, 2 ft, with 20 added ; heats, one mile and a- half on the flat. Mr Eagar's b f Fie, by Alarm, " 3 yrs, 8st 21b.. Murphy 3 12 1 Mr Sande's grg Little Arthur, 4 . vrs, lOst Noble 2 4 12 Mr Burke's b h Old Screw, aged, list 21b. . Jas. Doyle 0 2 3 dr Mr Huriy's ch g Little Warrior, 6 yrs, 9st .. Meaney I 3 dr Mr Connell's b f Maid of Rathmoral, 4 yrs, 8st 51b Flaherty 0 dr The first heat was won by a hunting gelding of Mr Huriy's; the second by a head by Fie, sister to Frantic, imported for a small figure from Tattersall's by Mr Eagar from Milltowa; the third heat Little Arthur beat the filly by a head; and the fourth heat Fie won after a fine race, by a length. The CORINTHIANS of 1 sov each, with 10 added; heats, one mile and a- half; flat course. Mr Council's br h May Morning, 5 yrs, 12st Owner 1 1 Mr Hurly's ch g Little Warrior, 6yrs, list Owner 2 2 Mr Eagai's b g Flytrap, aged, list CaptM'Craith 8 dr Flytrap lell at the last turn, and May Morning won each heat easily. SKERRIES STEEPLE CHASES. MONDAY, MAY 11.— The SKERRIES HANDICAP of 6 sovs each, h ft, with 60 added; winners of any steeple chase of the value of £, 0 sovs after the weights are declared 5lb, of 100 71b extra ; three miles ; 11 subs, 3 of whom declared. Sir E. S. Hutchinson's br m Maid of the Glen, by Vulcan, aged, lOst Burrowes 1 Mr Flood's gr g Blind Harper, aged, lOst 41b D. Meany 2 Mr Fitzpatnck's b g Patrick, aged, 9st 91b Noonau 3 Mr Cassidy's b m Eloise, 6 yrs, 9st Waddington 0 Mr Warren's bk m Black Bess, aged, lOst D. Wynne 0 Hon Major Colborne's b h Old Malt, 5 yrs, Sst 121b Hanlon 0 Mr Keaiing's br g Escape, aged, 9st 91b Cusack 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Escape, 3 to 1 agst Blind Harper, 4 to 1 each agst Patrick and Maid of the Glen, and 5 to 1 agst Black Bess. The Maid of the Glen went to the fore the instant the flag fell, and made strong play, Patrick and the Harper lying next, with the others following in single file. At the sixth fence Eloise fell, and Old Malt, having blundered several times, with- out, however, coming down, was also out of the race. Passing the stand the Maid held a lead of a couple of lengths, the Harper second, Patrick third, Escape fourth, and Black Bess fifth. After making the turn above the Stand the Maid of the Glen again increased her lead, no material change taking place until within a mile of home, where Escape fell, and Black Bess, heading both Patrick and the Harper took the second place, but falling at the sixth and last fence, the Maid won as she pleased, being almost pulied into a trot passing the winning chair. The FARMERS' PLATE of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, for farmers' horses that never won 30 sovs; three year olds 9st 71b, four lOst 4lb, five lOst 101b, six and aged list 21b ; horses entered to be sold for SO sovs allowed 3ib, 40 5lb, 2010lb ; heats, one mile and a half; 5 subs. Mr Cunningham's br m Annie Laurie, by Shaun Bui< ihe, 5yrs Hanlon 1 1 Mr Morrisson's br m Fly, 5 yrs ( 20 sovs) Byrne 2 2 Mr Fay's br g Now or Never ( late Bernard Kavanagh) Brady dis Mr Monks's ch g Farmer, 5 yrs Waddington dis Both heats^ won in a canter, Now or Never and the Farmer being distanced in the first. The SELLING STAKES, of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, 2 ft; two miles; 8 subs. Mr Donnelly's bk g The Wild Moor, by Stingo, aged ( 80 sovs) Burrowes 1 Mr Reynold's bk m Laundress, aged ( 50) Waddington 2 Mr Markey" s b or br m The Wren, 5 yrs ( 50) Noenan 0 Mr Gibson's gr m Gipsy, 5 yrs Byrne 0 Mr Walker's b mMaritana, aged ( 20) Owner 0 Capt Warburton's br m Heiress, aged ( 60) M. Ryan 0 Mr M'Auley's gr g Grey Friar, 6 yrs ( 50) Hanlon 0 Mr Colgan's br li Idman, 4 yrs ( 50; D. Meany 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst The Wild Moor, 3 to 1 agst Laundress, 5 to 1 each agst the Grey Friar and Heiress, and 8, to 1 agst The Wren, The Wild Moor led, with The Wren second, to the fence to the left of the Stand, where the latter fell, and getting away caused come confusion among the Moor's followers, im- peding the Grey Friar in particular, jumping side by side with him over the three succeeding fences. Soon after, The Wild Moor, Laundress, and the Heiress drew away from the others, running close together to the third last fence, where the latter fell, ana The Moor won by two lengths cleverly. He was after- wards sold by auction for 88 sovs, 8 of which went to the fund. MATCH, 250 ; list each; two miles. Mr Armstrong's b g Fag Owner 1 Mr White's ch m La Traviata, Owner 0 La Traviata fell at the third last fence, and Fag won as he pleased. The KILKENNY HUNT PLATE of 100 sovs, by subscription o 4 sovs each, & c, for horses that never won any steeple chase or fiat race value ( including the winner's stake) 50 sovs; the win-, ner to pay 20 sovs to the fund, unless twelve start; three miles-, 10 subs. Mr Keating's b g by Magpie, list 71b ( 59 sovs).. Sir W. Gordon 1 Major Carden's gr g Badger, 12st Capt Bernard 2 Mr Hunt's b g The Dandy, aged, 12st Capt Severne 3 MrDalton'sbr g Touch and Go, 6 yrs, 12st Mr O'Ryan 4 Lord St Lawrence's ch g Corry ( late The Duster), list 71b ( 25) Mr Riddell 0 Mr J. Smithwiek's b h II Trovatore, aged, 12st Mr Kelly 0 The Magpie gelding made the running throughout, aud after a close set- to with The Badger, won . by a length. The Dandy and Touch and Go close up. The VISITORS' PLATE of 50 sovs, by subscription of half a sov each, with 3 sovs entrance; weights for age, with selling al- lowances, & c; heats, two miles; 7 subs. Ld St Lawrence's bg Lobster, aged, list 131b ( 75 sovs) .. Capt Bernard 1 1 Mr Atkin's bg Harkaway, aged llst71b ( 75) Hogan 0 2 Mr Cassidy's ch g L'Etoile, 4 yrs, 9st 81b Cusaek dis Capt Mason's b m Alice Gray, 5 yrs, lOst Oib ( 50) .. Noonan dis Mr Hall's b g Hermit, aged, lOst 71b ( 26) dis Mr Penrose's b g The Flying Irishman, 5 yrs, lOst 41b .... dis Mr J. Power's ch m Meladore, aged, lOst 121b dis Owing to falls and refusals Lobster distanced all his competi- tors in the first heat, but there being no person at the distance, the owner of Harkaway claimed a right to have another go, which being fairly entitled to, he was indulged with a second heat, with no better success, however, than on his first essay, Lobster winning in a walk. The MILITARY STAKES of 2 sovs each, with a bonus added, for horses the property of officers of the 16th Lancers, and ridden by same; list 71b each ; the second to save his stake ; riders who never won allowed 31b ; three miles ; 9 subs. Cornet Boyce's V g Mainstay Lieut RMdell 1 Major Dickson's b g Crewbawn Capt Barclay 2 Capt Halton's b g Stump Owner 0 Capt Severne's bg Change fora Pound Owner 0 Lieut Irvine's b g Dobbin Owner 0 Mainstay held tho lead once round, when, refusing, he was thrown to the rear. Crewbawn then took up the running, fol- lowed next by Change for a Pound to the first fence after start- ing in the second round, where he fell, and Stump and Dobbin soon after blundering several times, Mainstay took second place, just reaching Crewbawn at the last fence, which was taken by both abreast. Mainstay immediately afterwards cleared his op- ponent, and won cleverly by two lengths. MEATH STEEPLE CHASES. Entries for the TRIM HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; three miles. age st lb | age st ib I age st lb Blind Harper, . a.. 11 0 Eloise ....... 6.. 10 * Prosperity ( late Chance a.. 10 101 Old Malt 5.. 9 4 | Sultan) a.. 9 4 Escape a.. 10 10 I Pauline 5. .9 4 Useless 4.. 9 Grey Friar.,.. a.. 10 4 | Grinder 4.. 9 4 | MaidoftheHill4.. 9 coursing on their respective estates has been most generously afforded. The entry for the Great Biggar St Leger, for puppies of 1856, which usually took place on the 1st of June, is unavoid- ably postponed till the 1st of July. This has for some seasons been the largest prize for puppies in the kingdom, and a large entry is anticipated forthe next season, as the necessary arrange- ments are concluded^ THE SALE OP MR PATERSON'S GREYHOUNDS.— Our Scotch coursing correspondent " Caledonia," writes as follows :— It may save disappointment to intending purchasers of Messrs Paterson's and Swann's greyhounds, advertised for sale on the 21st inst, at Dycer's Repository, Dublin, to mention that the sale has been postponed till Saturday, the 23d. The kennel has been in strong force with its puppies for the last two years, having in 1855 divided the Open St Leger of 95 dogs with Sun- shine, and in 1856 won it with Susan Whitehead. I took the opportunity of going to see them to- day, and was certainly well rewarded. Mr Swann happened to be at the kennel, part of which is already demolished, and he kindly showed me all the dogs, and allowed the saplings to play. As a whole they are very promising, and eight of them, comprising the Barbara and Black Agnace litters, are really first- rate. THE ALTCAR CLUB.— This club continues to enjoy the dis- tinguished patronage of the noble family of Sefton, and the young Earl, its president, deservedly commands the highest respect and popularity. There are 80 nominations for the Dog Produce Stakes, and 60 for the Bitches, a material increase over last season. We hear some of the northern coursers- are much disappointed at the result of the election for j udge. Of the votes 13 were for Mr M'George, and 11 for Mr Nightingale, 4for Mr Dal- zell, and 1 for Mr Boulton. As the club consists of 50 members, 21 appear not to have voted at all. DEATH OF A COURSING JUDGE.— We regret to announce the death of Mr R. J. Lawrence, of War Field Farm, Hampton, which took place ou Monday week, aged 41. The deceased was for many years judge of most of the coursing meetings in the metropolitan district, and bore an unimpeachable character for honesty and integrity of purpose. He was also eminent as a grower of tulips. 1 2 dis 1 1 3 2 2 - fell ELPHIN STEEPLE CHASES. MONDAY, MAY 11.— The ELPHIN TRADERS' STAKES of 2 sovs each, with 40 added; weight for age ; 31b to mares and geld- ings ; heats, two miles. Mr P. Davis's ch g Fox, aged, list 111b Chifney 1 x Mr Cormack's br m Dew Drop, 5 yrs, list 41b 2 0 Mr Naghtm's b m Kate, aged, list 111b ( Fallen 1st, Cana- van 2d) 0 2 Mr Persse's br g Hollymount, 6 yrs, list 111b fell Mr Byrne's b g Carrick, 5 yrs, list 41b fell Mr Henley's br m Mountain Hare, 4 yrs, lOst 71b fell Each heat won easily by the Fox, Hollymount, Carrick, and the Mountain Hare, being disposed of by falls in the first. A SWEEPSTAKES of 1 sov each, with 20 added ; same course and fences as first^ race. Mr Murphy's b h Waxy Pope, by Rasper, aged, list 71b Carter Mr Nolan's b m Kitty, aged, list 41b Thompson Mr Naghten's b g Blind Hookey, aged, list 41b.... M'Keon Mr Persse's b g Newbrook, 4 yrs, lOst fell Mr Davis's b g The Lad, 5 yrs, lOst fell Won easily. Mr Davis in riding after The Lad to try to catch him after breaking away from his fallen rider, ran against New- brook, knocked him down, and dislocated his off hough. TUESDAY.— A HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 2 sovs each, L ft with 15 added; heats, two miles over the same course. Mr Murphy's b h Waxy Pope, by Rasper, aged, 12st 3lb Carter Mr Nolan's b m Kittyf aged, list 41b Mr W. Davis's bf The Wild Lass, 4 yrs Both heats won in a canter. A SWEEPSTAKES ( Handicap) of 1 sov each," with 10 added; heats, two miles. Mr P. Davis's b m Miss Kate, aged, list 101b .... Chifney 1 1 Mr P. Grelian's b g Switcher, aged, list 2 2 Mr J. Gordon's br g Newtown, 4 yrs, lOst 101b dis First heat won by a length, after a very fast- run race.— Second heat: Miss Kate again pulled through by a neck. A PURSE of 5 sovs for farmers' horses, catch weights, two miles, was won by Mr Nolan's b m aged ( Reynolds), beating Sir W. Davis's Flora, Mr P. Davis's Blugaw Bouna, and Mr Wynne's Breeze. KILKENNY HUNT STEEPLE CHASES. TUESDAY, MAY 12.— The FARMERS' PLATE of 30 sovs ( 10th gift of members of Lord Waterford's Hunt) ; for horses the property of farmers holding five acres of land in the county of Kilkenny, that never won any steeple chase or flat race value 30 sovs; four year olds lOst 101b, five list 61b, six and aged 12st 10s entrance, to go to the second; heats, two miles; 11 subs. Mr Dunn's br g Whalebone, aged, list 91b Lalor 8 11 Mr Cormick's br m Casino, 5 yrs, list 61b Walsh 1 dis Mr O'Donnell's gr h The Robber, aged, 12st Day 3 dr Mr Fenelly's chh Speculation, 6 yrs, 12st dis Mr Davis's br h The Dutchman, 4 yrs, lOst 101b dis Mr M. Hogan's gr m Nelly Bly, 4 yrs, lOst 101b dis Mr Keeffe's b g Reindeer, 5 yrs, list 61b dis Mr Davis's b m Maid ol tne Mill, aged 12st dis First heat: Reindeer lay in front te the third and last fence, where he fell, and the running was then taken up by Casino, who held it to the end, winning easily by half- a- dozen lengths, Nelly Bly chested the fourth last fence, and, rolling over on her rider, killed him on the spot.— Second heat: The Robber being late at the post, it was reduced to a match between Whalebone and Casino. Both fell at the second fence after starting, but Whale- bone, getting first to rights, had soon a strong lead, which Casino considerably diminished, but falling at the third last fence, Whalebone won as he pleased. COURSING. COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1857. JUNE. PLACE. COUNTY. JUDGE. MEETING. Belleek( Fermanagh) .. Ireland Mr Owens 4,5 SEPTEMBER. Biggar ( St Leger, & c).. Lanarkshire Mr Nightingale. . SO& fol. days OCTOBER. North Union Antrim Mr Owens ...... 14,15 Ardrossan Club Ayrshire 15 Belleek Fermanagh Dirleton and Noth Ber- wick ( St Leger Club and Open Stakes) East Lothian.... Market Weighton ( Open) Yorkshire Altcar Club Lancashire Amesbury Champion .. Wiltshire Sheffield Yorkshire NOVEMBER. Ridgway Club( Lytham) Lancashire Mr Nightingale.. 5,6 Nithsdale and Galloway f, 5, 6 Ashdown Park Cham- pion Berkshire 9& fol. days Caledonian ( St Leger).. Edinburgh 17& fal. days Cardington Club Bedfordshire 17,18.19 Ardrossan Club Ayrshire 19 Newmarket Champion, Cambridgeshire.. Mr M'George.... 30 & fol days DECEMBER. Ridgeway Club ( South- port) Lancashire 8,4 MarlborougliChampion, Wiltshire Mr M'George.... 7& fol, days Ardrossan Club........ Ayrshire 10 Altcar Club Lancashire 16,17 Cardington Club ( Open). Bedfordsliire 15.16.17.& 18 JANUARY, 1858. Altcar Club Lancashire 20,21 Mr Owens 21. S 22, & fol. clays Mr R. Boulton .. 27& fol days Mr M'George .... 2*. 29,30 19 & fol days Mr R. Bositon .. not fixed. FEBRUARY. Ridgway Club ( Lytham) Lancashire Ardrossan Club Ayrshire 4,5 11 IMPORTANT SALE OF GREYHOUNDS. The sale of greyhounds lately advertised in our columns as belonging to a well- known northern kennel, attracted a large concourse of the brethren of the leash at Aldridge's, on Saturday last. The prices realised were as follows :— GS. BLACK CLOUD, bk d, by Bluelight out of Lord Eglinton's Frolic, by his Waterloo 49 BEACON, be d, brother to Black Cloud 40 BIT OF TAIWAN, br b, by Forlorn Hope out of Mr Greensliield's Phantom, by Lord Eglinton's Rufus BARMAID, by The Curler out of Veto BRIGHT STEEL, be w d, by Bluelight out of Scotia, by Sharphill ., BLUE- EYED LASS, be w b BLUETTE, be b, sister to Bright Steel BRUNETTE, r b, by The Curler out of Brilliance, by Bluelight out of a Worcester Marquis bitch Beauty PUPPIES OF 1855.— FIRST SEASON DOGS. BOLD EXPRESSION, bk w d, by Japhet out of Vivid BANNER BLUE, be d, brother to Bright Steel BLACK FLAG, bk d, by Bluelight out of Webb's Wicked Eye BLAZE OF LIGHT, f d, by Bluelight out of Brightonia, by Brighton.. BRIGHT IMPRESSION, f d, by Brighton out of Brilliance, by Blue- light BRIGHT ENSIGN, f d, brother to Bright Impression BLOODSHOT, r w d. by Bluelight out of Nettle „„ PUPPIES OF 1855.— FIRST SEASON BITCHES. BLACKNESS, bk b, sister to Bloodshot 90 BLACK BELLE ( late Black Lees), sister to Black Flag 46 BEWITCHING, bk b, sister to Bold Expression 35 BEDAZZLING, W bk b, sister to Bold Expression 32 BRIGHTNESS, r b, by Brighton out of Brilliance 32 STALLION. BRIGHTON, f d, by Sir James Boswell's The Curler, by Jason out of Lucy 61 These prices, considering the close of the season and the stringency of the money market, indicate abundant vitality in the coursing world. Black Cloud was purchased by Mr Randall, Bold Expression by Mr R. Long, Brighton by Mr Rendall, and Bright Impression and Brightness by Mr Spaight to go to Ire- land. Beacon, Bright Steel, Blue- eyed Lass, Banner Blue, Black Flag, Bright Ensign, Bloodshot, Blackness, and Black Belle were bought in, we hear, with a view to re- offer them to the public next season along with about twenty saplings of similar breed, many of which will meantime be entered for the various Produce Stakes. The high prices obtained not only bears testimony of the spirit of coursers, but to the value of blood which hitherto money could not prooure. It was stated at the sale that the 21 greyhounds offered were winners of more than 70 public prizes, exceeding in value two thousand pounds! COUNTY WEXFORD CLUB- MAY 6. Judge; J. Sparrow, Esq. The OPEN STAKES, for all ages. beat Mr Henry's b b Myrtle Mr Henry's bd d Senate Mr Henry's y d Marygold Mr Rossiter's g w d Rocket Mr Kehoe's b d Rio Mr Rainor's r d Albert Mr O'Neil's r d Outlaw II. Mr O'Farrell's b w b Fawn Mr White's r b Puss Mr O'Neil's b b Whistle Mr O'Riley's r b Tessie Mr Ryan's r b b Flirt Mr Kehoe's y d Rattler Mr Rossiter's f d Romulus Myrtle beat Marygold I Rio beat Albert Senate beat Rocket I Outlaw ran a bye THURSDAY.— Neither secretary, steward, nor judge attended, and the four in dogs divided the stakes. Lovely weather, plenty of hares, but so wild from all the jain, that the sport was tedious. GREYHOUND PRODUCE. I IJUNTO.— On the 25th January, Mr B. H. Jones's Jail, seven puppies to his Junto, viz, three red dogs, three brindled, and one red bitch. On the 7th ult, Mr Jones's Lily, seven puppies to his Junto, namely, two red, one red and white, and one black dog, one red, one red and white, and one black bitch. On the 2Sth ult, Mr Jones's lusticia, seven puppies by his Junto, viz, one white and black dog, one white and black, one red, three white and red, and one black bitch. On the 4th inst, Mr Hope's Humming Bird, eight puppies by Junto, namely, two black and one red dog, two red, one black, and one white and black bitch, the other dead. The following bitches have this season been on a visit to Junto:— Mr Neilson's Evelyne, Mr J. Blunders Brinilda, Mr Hornby's Honour Bright, Mr Pointon's Empress, Mr Jones's Jail, Mr Jones's Lily, Mr Hope's Humming Bird, Mr Jardine's Mocking Bird. At Nantwich, on the 6th ult, Rose of Acton Reynold ( Mr Edleston's) eight puppies to British Grenadier ( Mr Holmes's); three were drowned— the remainder comprise two white and black, and one white, fawn or yellow dog, one white and blue, and one white and black bitch. For the information of the cu- rios in such matters, it may be stated that the lot, now exactly five weeks old, weigh in the aggregate 39flb, the heaviest, a white and black dog, beiug 9| lb, and the lightest, the white and black bitch, 6| lb. At Denton Hall, near Brampton, Cumberland, on the 7th ult, Mr Hyslop's blue bitch Eve, by Eden out of Old Eve, seven puppies to Mr Jardine's Baron, Eamely, two black and one black and white dog, two blue and one blue and white bitch, and one black and white bitch. On the 21st ult, Mr Hale's red bitch Integrity, six puppies to Judge, four dogs and two bitches ( all red). On the 4th iust, Mr Hale's blue bitch Jessamine, six puppies to Motley, namely, one blue and white dog, one fawn and white dog, one fawn bitch, and one blue bitch saved. On the 6th inst, at Lower- place, near Rochdale, Mr Thomas Holt's blue and white bitch Kitty's Daughter pupped nine whelps ( five black dogs and four black and white bitches) to Mr Cotton's ( of Cotton, Shropshire) black dog Jerry. Oil the 29th ult, Mr Watson's ( of Kilmarknock, N. B.) bitch Craigielee, five puppies to Sir James Boswell's Terrelgan; two dogs and three bitches. On the 13th inst, Mr James's red bitch Jonquil, byLablache out of Jessamine, six puppies to Mr Missing's Baltic, by Esquire out of Bigg's Eonny Lass; one red dog, two red bitches, two red and white bitches, and one fawn| bitch. Ou the 30tli ult, at the Swan Inn, Colchester, Mr J. Bromly's black bitch Rhoda ( late Jardine's Mummery), ten whelps by Legion— four dogs and six bitches ( all black). At Lytham, on the 9th inst, Mr Shaw's Shuttle, ten puppies to Barrator, namely, seven bitches and three dogs ( all black). On the 5th inst, at Corbrook, Mr Boote's Alice, four black dogs and three black bitches, by Pilch. Mr T. Smith's ( Ulverson) black and white bitch Hestham was served by Weapon, on the 5th iast. THE RIDGWAY CLUB.— For the Produce Stakes there are 69 entries for dogs, and 59 for bitches— total 128, a very large entry, when considered that these stakes differ from those of all other clubs where the entry holds only for me meeting, whereas here the same entry holds over and is run for at each of the three club meetings of the season, in November, December, and February, with similar subscription, money and prizes in each; consequently, where treble the amount of entry money is de- pendant on them as compared with other clubs, greater care is exercised in selection of puppies entered, and it may in fact be considered comprising the most choice specimens only of each member's kennel. The liberal spirit which exists in this club among members offers a bright example to many others. Large sums are added to the stakes out of the club funds, and many very valuable prizes are given annually by individual members of the club. In the ensuing season three such prizes are already volunteered by Mr G. F. Cooke, Mr Cross, and one of the Scotch members. It may be said also that the official management of this club stands unequalled. The voting for judge for the first meeting stood— 22 for Mr Nightingale, 3 for Mr M'George, 2 for Mr Bennett, and 1 for Mr Boulton. THE BIGGAR CLUB.— We understand that at a general meet- ing of this club, held in Glasgow, on the 13th, a committee of management was elected, consisting of Mr Gordon, Mr J. L. Ewing, and MrBorron. From the coursing spirit, respecta- bility, and great experience of these gentlemen, it is hoped that this, by far the oldest and most important club in Scotland, will maintain its high standing. The club has been favoured with the kind patronage, now for half a century, of the most noble family of Douglas, of Douglas Castle and Bothwell, and more re- cently by Sir Edward Colebrooke, Bart, now M. P. for Lanark- Shire, by whoso permission every facility and free liberty of THE CHASE. THE LAST DAY OF THE SEASON WITH THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S TWO PACKS OF HOUNDS - DEATH OF A MAY FOX, AND JOLLY FINISH OF A SEASON OF SPORT VERY MUCH ABOVE THE AVERAGE. MR EDITOR : On Saturday, May 2, the meet was at the monu- ment erected to the memory of Lord Edw. Somerset, at Hawkes- bury, Upton. Three foxes were soon on foot; the hounds got away immediately with one that took us at first towards Withey Moor, then to Lower Woods, and, after a long and good wood- laud run, they killed him. We then retraced our steps to the village of Hawkesbury; and the noble master having sent this pack home, under the care of the second whip and one of the second horsemen, we adjourned to Kilcut Village, where, at a farmhouse, the second pack awaited us under the care of George Pickard, the new whip, with fresh horses, for the mast er and his men. We now drew Whitewell Wood, and a fox was immediately viewed away at the upper end; we ran him with a good holding scent by Park Wood and Apsimore Wood to Silkwood, with only one check, which the noble hunts- man remedied by a very masterly cast in the face of a " holloa" in an opposite direction. Having 18 miles to go home, I left them there running hard in the wood with two or three foxes on foot. This season they have killed 56 brace of foxes, aud have had capital sport in these hills for the last three weeks, the woods being full of foxes, as many as 10 or 12 being often on foot at once. From their having been so rattled lately we to- day got away from them immediately. There was a large field out, five or six ladies on horseback, besides several carriages, and in addi- tion to the usual members of the hunt, a party" from Berkeley, including Harry Ayris, the huntsman, as well as many others from a distance, who came to see the novelty in this part of the country of hunting iu May, and two packs of hounds out on the same day. I must say that the appearance of both packs did great credit to Charles Long, the kennel huntsman.— lours, & c, H. M. G. P. S. After I left the Duke of Beaufort's Hounds on the 2d of May at Silkwood the second pack, I hear, likewise killed their fox, thus making 56 brace and a half of foxes killed during the past season. This cover ( Silkwood) belongs to R. S. Hol- ford, Esq, of Weston Burt, aud from this and his adjoining covers the duke's hounds have during the past season killed 14 brace of foxes. To show hi3 appreciation of Mr James Gar- land, the gamekeeper, his grace has presented him with a handsome piece of plate, with an appropriate inscription in testimony of his zeal and care in the preservation of foxes, a blank in Mr Holford's covers being unknown, It is likewise due to Mr Garland to state that there is no lack of game, as upwards of 300 head each day fell to five guns on several occasions during the past season, the greater part beiug pheasants— thus proving that when it is wished, foxes and game may exist in sufficient quantities to satisfy the lovers of the gun as well as the chase. H. M. G. THE ATHERSTONE COUNTRY. MR EDITOR: I have read with much interest two letters which have recently appeared iu your columns relative to the scarcity of foxes in the Atherstone Country; one is signed " A Sportsman," the other " Jack Western." I only allude to the communication of the latter, so far as to observe that it is so palpable, so notorious to every one who has been in the habit of huntiug with the Atherstone Hounds ou the Rugby side of this country who the gentleman is " Jack Western" refers to, that I do hope you wili be authorised to contradict the statement made by your correspondent. I hope so for every reason, but more particularly because, as certain very important covers in the Atherstotae Country, over which this gentleman necessarily exercises great influence, were last season in a most unsatis- factory state— having been repeatedly drawn blank. This story about the " live foxes in a bag" being transported to Shropshire comes before the public most inappropriately for the honourable gentleman alluded to, who will, I hope, not only cause the state- ment of your correspondent to be denied, but, moreover, use the influence he unquestionably possesses to remedy the state of things as respects the non- preservation of foxes in the covers of his noble relative, at whose house he is a visitor during the greater part of every winter, for the purpose of husting. I regret t ® say that I can confirm in every respect what your correspondent " Sportsman" tells you about the state of things in the Atherstone woodlands. It is greatly to be lamented that, with about three brilliant exceptions, the owners of the fine woodlands extending from near Tamworth to within a short distance of Coventry ( nearly twenty miles) not only do not preserve foxes, but wilfully destroy them, killing thereby not only their own foxes, but those of their neighbours, by whom they are preserved. Possibly in some cases the destruction may not be wilful; but whether it arises from thoughtlessness, ignorance, or selfishness, it comes to pretty much the same thing. It is, moreover, to be regretted that gentlemen who are supposed to possess the highest character for good feeling, philanthropy, and other social virtues, should be so reckless about the amusement and pleasure of their tenants and neigh- bours as to authorise in any way the destruction of the animal which contributes to that sport which can be enjoyed by so many. We cannot ail afford to preserve game; few of us have the means of doing it or the opportunity; and even when it is preserved to the greatest and most determined extent, only a very small number can enjoy the sport it| affords. If landed proprietors only reflected howmucli kindly feeling and howmuch popularity they would obtain by the preservation of foxes, the wholesale destruction which I am confident goes on in the Atherstone Country would be very much modified, to say the least of it, in all quarters where the good feeling of one's neighbours is thought worth having. I may return to this subject again with your good permission, but now write in much haste for the post.— Yours, & c, May 14th, 1857_! X. Y. Z. THE EAST BERKS HOUNDS. This pack has been hunted for the last two or three years by John Langton, Esq, of Maidenhead. The gentlemen who have joined him in the sport, thinking it right that one man alone should not bear the whole brunt, convened a meeting at the White Hart, Maidenhead, on Tuesday last, and, over a good dinner, determined that for the future these staghounds should be supported by a subscription, and the following gentle- men were proposed and nominated as the committee of the East Berks Hounds : The Hon Spencer Montague; R. D. Templeman, Esq; J. Roberts, Esq; J. Noble, Esq; Bowen May, Esq ; Roger Eykyn, Esq ; E. G. Hussey, Esq ; E. Aldridge, Esq. PIGEON SHOOTING. AT HORNSEY WOOD, on Friday aud Saturday ( the 8th and 9th), a great deal of rifle practice took place, and various trials witn breech- loading and revolving rifles. Several professional gentlemen attended to witness the result; among others, Mf Leetch s breech- loading rifle gave the greatest satisfaction for all distances and accuracy. On Monday Mr Chesterton under took, for a bet of £ 25, to kill 20 out of 25 of Barber's best blue rocks, at 21 yards rise, and lost by ono bird, killing 19 in good style. Messrs Oliver and Best shot for £ 5, 9 birds, 25 yards rise* Mr Oliver won, killing 7. Messrs Barker and Vance had 6 double shots at birds, 21 yards rise; Mr Vance won, killing 9 to 6, and beau Mr Barker in two other matches. On Tuesday Messrs Aldous and Beale shot a match with Messrs Dormer ' and Wol- laston, for £ 5, 7 birds each, 25 yards rise; the former won. killing 10 to 6. Three sweepstakes of £ 1 each followed; Messrs Dormer, llollis and Shaw won one each. On Wednesday and Thursday a number of pig- matches were shot, also some capita double shooting at birds. Messrs Wood, Marston, and Stokes shot a match with Messrs Wright, Stockton, and Monkhouse, for £ 10 a side, 9 birds each, 21 yards rise, H and T traps ; the former wen, killing 19 to 14. Four sweepstakes followed; Mr Wood won two, Messrs Whichcord and Stafford won one each. Cn Monday, tiie 25th, the Swiss Rifle Society meet to shoot for their prizes. On vVeunesday and Saturday next several matches and prizes will be shot. A lady's watch and toilet- case will be shot for, at sparrows. DEANE AND SON, gun makers, 30, King William- street, Lon- don Bridge, beg to announce to their patrons that their annual prize gun will be shot for at the Rosemary Branch, Peckham, on Saturday, the 23d inst. To Commence at twelve o'clock pre- cisely. The qualification for entering in this match being the previous purchase of a best double gun, it is requested and ex- pected that the Qualifying gun be shot with on the occasion, and as it will be necessary to advise Barber of the number of birds likely to be required, it is also requested that gentlemen quali- fied to compete for the prize will intimate their intention as early as possible. Conditions: 9 birds, five traps, 25 yards rise, l| oz of shot, powder ad libitum. AT THE LILLIE ARMS, Old Brompton, on Tuesday next, several prizes will be shot for, and sweepstakes as usual. A large supply of pigeons and sparrows may always be depended on. Private parties at any time accommodated. There is also a plate to test guns with. Shooting also on Saturday. MATCH POR £ 100.— This match came off on Wednesday last, on the Chelsor Meadow. The contest was between Mr Jeremiah Hellyer of Plymouth, and Mr Holland of Manchester. The former is a well- known shot in this locality; the latter being well known in the north of England, and also in the town of Plymouth, he having already contested in this locality. The attendance to witness the match was very numerous, as the two gentlemen were considered to be about equal iu their practice at the blue rocks. Mr Holland won the toss, aud shortly after twelve o'clock he commenced. He shot his first bird but missed his second, the next 6 fell victims to his deadly aim, the 9th was missed, the next 9 birds were rendered subjects for pigeon pie, missed the next two, and killed the last one, thus out of 21 birds killing 17. Mr Hellyer then commenced. He shot his first 4 birds, missed the 5th, shot the 6th and 7tli, missed the 8th, shot 9th, 10th, and 11th, missed 12th and 13th, killed the 14th, missed the 15th, killed the 16th 17th, and 18th, missed the 19th, and killed the 20th, thus killing 14 birds out of 20, and losing the match. In fcher evening a capital dinner was provided at Mr Rennolls's Wine Vaults, Treville- street, at which a num- ber of gentlemen sat down, and did ample justice to the good things laid before them. . The stakes were handed over to the backers of the Manchester man the same evening. Mr Holland we hear is open to shoot a match with any man for any sum that might be forthcoming. The birds at the match were obtained from Barber of London. ON THE EAST HANTS GROUND, Southsea, Portsmouth, on Tuesday, the 5th inst, a match at sparrows took place between Mr E. White and Mr S. Warner of Portsmouth for £ 20 a side, Mr Warner ; to shoot at 32 birds, Mr White at 30. Mr white killed his first four birds, the fifth he missed : at this stage he injured his arm by overcharging his gun ( the match being un- limited as to guns or ammunition). A medical gentleman was sent for, who advised White not to shoot the match out, and Mr Warner offered Mr White £ 5 to let him off, which he de- clined doing, preferring shooting it out, which he did by having a rest made to fire his gun from. It ended in favour of Mr Warner, who killed 18 out of 32, Mr White 15 out of 28. Mr Warner is willing to shoot another match when convenient to Mr White, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side. A match also took place between a Mr Black, a well known shot, and a sporting inn « keeper of Portsmouth, at 30 sparrows each, for £ 20 aside, which ended in favour of the latter, killing 18 to Mr Black's 15. AT SADLER'S, the Builders' Arms, Oldbury, near Birmingham, the match between Messrs Cottis and Hadley, at 3 birds'each, for £ 10 a side, which stood to come off on Monday, at the above grounds, did not take place, Cottis forfeiting; but a sweepstakes took place between Messrs Hadley, Brown, Cottis, and Nurse at 3 birds each, 10s each, when Cottis won, killing all" A second sweepstakes, by the same parties on the same terms, came off, when Mr Nurse won, killing all. Afterwards Messrs Brown of Walsall and Hadley of Oldbury shot a match, at 7 birds each, for £ 5 a side, when both killed all their birds and shot off bird for bird, when Brown killed 8 in succession, Hadley 7. Betting. 3to2 on Brown. AT THE VINE INN, Aston, on Monday, Messrs Brown of Wal- sall and J. Thursfield of Birmingham undertook to shoot against Messrs Barber and Smith of Birmingham, at7sparrows each, for a dinner and wine for 12, when a well- contested match ensued, each party killing 9 out 14, and agreeing to draw. A match was made between 24 crack shots ana novices to shoot a match at 5 sparrows each, for a dinner and wine for the number; to come off to- morrow ( Monday) at three o'clock. H. PORTER of Birmingham is open to make a match with Mr Dalton of Coventry, f- guns. l-| oz of shot, for £ 10 a side, to find and trap against each other. An answer through Bell's Life will be attended to, or a match can be made and articles drawn up at Sheldon's, Vine Inn, Aston, to- morrow. MR THOS. COTTIS of Westbromwich will shoot a match, jfJ" Mr Wisedell of Bilston, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, guns f- bore, ' Mrot shot, 21 yards rise, 60 boundary, 11 birds each, to find and trap against each other. Money ready at Mr Thompson's, Brown Jug Inn, Temple- street, Bilston. THE GAME OF CHESS. SOLUTIONS OF PROBLEMS. SOLUTION OF No. 188. 1. KtQS+ KQ5( or A) 2. Kt K 6+ KxKt 3. Bishop mates. ( A) KQ7 2. Kt K 4+ K Q 8 3. Kt mates. SOLUTION OF No. 189. 1. R K 5+ K x R. If he move K to Kt 3, you check with Q at Kt 5, and then mate. 2. B Q4+ KxB. If he move K Q3 you mate Q Q 8. 3. QxKt, and mates. SOLUTION OF No, 190. 3. QQB5+ K Q Kt 2 2, QQB8+ KxQ 3. Kt gives mate. SOLUTION OF No. 191. 1. QK8+ KQB2 2. BQ6+ K Q Kt 2 3. QQR8+ KxQ 4. BQ5+ Kt Q B 6, and gives mate. SOLUTION OF No, 192. Play Kt to B 6, compelling King to take Kt, in which you mate with Bishop. AQUATICS. ENTRIES FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB MATCH. The entries for the Prince of Wales Yacht Club Match, on Tuesday, the 19th inst, closed at 10 o'clock on Friday night, and are as follows :— YACHTS TONS OWNERS SILVER CLOUD 7 Robert Hewett, Esq ( com) J ULIA 8 Percival Turner, Esq. LITTLE MOSQUITO 8 E. S. Bulmer, Esq. VALENTINE 8 J. Fradgley, Esq. The entries are small, but the whole of them are clippers. The prizes are a very beautiful Silver Cup, weighing 60oz, by Benson, for the first boat, valued at 35 guineas, and very valuable pieces of plate for the second and third vessels. A large steamer will leave the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, at half- past ten o'clock a. m. A military band will be on board, and every accommo- dation provided for members and their friends. Non- members admitted on payment of 2s 6d each. TROTTING. IN HARNESS.— A match of one mile, for £ 10 a side, took place last week at Aldershott, between Mr Rous's brown mare Mercy and Mr Wigman's brown mare Peggy. Mercy won easy. Bet- ting at evens: Time, 3min lsec. The match caused much ex- citement in the camp, and a large amount of cash changed hands on the occasion. SKITTLES.— A young man in Norwich can be matched to Slay any man in Norfolk a game of nine pins, for £ 5 or £ 10 aside. [ an and money always ready at the City Arms, St Andrew's Hall Plain, Norwich, where all particulars may be obtained. Two players at skittles at the Royal William, St Helena- place, Lower- road, Rotherhithe, will play any two from the China Hall, for £ 5 a side. SWIMMING.— Mr Geo. Poulton, the champion of scientific swimming, is ready at any time to try his skill with Mr Morgan of Tynemouth, or any otner man in the world, for scientific swimming, for from £ 25 to £ 100 a side, and can always be heard of at the baths, Newcastle- on- Tyne, or an answer in Bell's Life will be attended to. NURR. AND SPELL.— Robt. Sucsmith of Low Moor, near Bradford, not being satisfied with his late defeat by Robt. Brooksbank of Odsall Moor, will play him again, with hazel heads and holly nurrs, for £ 10 a side, on Low Moor Common. A match can be made any night next week at the Remember Thine End, Low Moor. RACKETS.— BELYIDERE COURT, PENTONVILLE.— The open- ing fete of this court will take place to- morrow ( Monday), when matches will be played by Messrs Hill, Morris, M. Pittman, Caplin, Geo. Erwood, Bull, and other eminent players. BIRD FANCY— J. Arnold, of the . Rising Sun, Stoke New ington, will sing a goldfinch one in the month against any other » also a young linnet against any other, for £ 8. WRESTLING. MATCH AT OLDHAM, FOR £ 100 A SIDE. We have, from time to time, noticed the progress of this im- portant match, which lay between Wm. Swann of the Market- place, Ashton- under- Lyne, and George Swithenbank of the Junction, Saddle worth, the conditions being to wrestle for £ 100 a side, two back falls out of three, Lancashire fashion. The articles also specified that the event should be decided upon the ground of Mr James Wiuterbottom of Higginshaw, near Old- ham ; the competitors to wear drawers and pumps, and though spikes were allowed in the latter, they were not to exceed a quarter of an inch in length, not to be wilfully used on the body, and no resin or other ingredient to be applied to the person by either party; the contest to be, catch as catch can. Before going into detail, we may briefly describe the men :— Swann stands 5ft 8fin high, weighs nine score pounds; and Swithenbank, though his height is 5ft 10£ in. draws about eight score eight pounds ; and both are fine, athletic men, by no means novices in the wrestling arena. The match had been previously arranged to come off ia a ring which should be railed round, the railing to be four feet high, with boards placed per- pendicularly under; but the latter provision not being complied with, intruders, and many of the most " rough" description, gained admission into the interior, armed with sticks and staves, and hence, on the first day, the proceedings were any- thing but satisfactory. There were about four thousand persons present. The ring was at least 20 yards in diameter, though fixed upon somewhat hilly land, and upon it, at half- past one o'clock on Monday, Swann and Swithenbank commenced their match. The referee selected was William Crossley, of Manchester, the umpires for Swann being Peter Lord of Oldham and J. M'Grath of Manchester; and those for Swithenbank were A. Ridings ( alias Dockum) of Bury and Buckley ( alias Troot) of Oldham. All the preliminaries ( except the ring being cleared) having been duly arranged, the men commenced business, and in 12 minutes the referee declared that Swann had been thrown, and they then rested for a quarter of au hour. On time being called the contest was again renewed, and this round continued for no less than one hour and 20 minutes; but, owing to the crowd in the ring, the referee was knocked down, and hence he did not see who was the victor, though there is little doubt that Swann then threw Swithen- bank. The referee thus finding that no fair decision could be arrived at that day ( and some of the adherents of both wrestlers are to be blamed for it), availed himself of the clause in the articles which stated that if the contest be not decided on the first day, it should be continued from day to day until the stake was won by a fair wrestle; and he left the ground, fixing the match to be recommenced at one o'clock on Tuesday, but at the same time stating that he should then expect to have " a clear stage and no favour." TUESDAY.— This afternoon upwards of 2,000 visitors'were present, and the order kept presented a striking contrast to that of yesterday— the inner circle of the ring being kept by a few of the police, whose services ( especially at Oldham) are very efficient. Swithenbank, having gained one throw on the pre vious day, was much fancied, whilst others believed that Swann would prove successful. At a few minutes after one o'clock the wrestlers entered the ring, and, prior to closing together the ex- tended and longer arms of Swithenbank kept Swann for a time at bay. At length they laid hold, aud, after struggling for an hour and ten minutes, Swann felled Swithenbank to the green sward. An interval of 15 minutes was agreed upon, and then, for the final throw, these renowned wrestlers again tackled each other. Though Swithenbank tried still to parley with his opponent, Swann caught hold of him, and, in less than three minutes, I ifting Swithenbank completely off his feet into the air, sent him to his mother earth with admirable tact and considerable force, the proceedings having occupied about one hour and a half. The stake was paid to Swann on the following day by Mr Holden. By the result of this match Swaan claims, and is justly entitled to be styled the champion wrestler in the Lancashire fashion, as he has never yet been defeated. His first engagement was against Barber of Glossop, for £ 20 a side, at Denton, in 1853; his next contest was at the Snipe Inn, Ashton, against Peter Lord of Oldham, in December, 1853, for £ 25 a side ; in April, 1854, he again competed with Lord, at Aintree, for £ 50 each ; in Sept, 1856, he was matched against Adam Ridings ( alias Dockum), of Bury, for £ 50 a side, at the Snipe Inn, Ashton; and, of course, as will be seen from the above, he defeated Swithenbank on Tuesday last, and we believe the latter, even, has never been beaten before. One word or two may be added, and we give them as a guide to future wrestlers. The fact is that the ground was not formed as originally agreed upon; there were plenty of " roughs" on both sides, and hence fellows got admission, as we have said, on the first day, who had no right there, because their object was, not to lose, but either to " win, tie, or wrangle." We are in possession of certain names in connection with the event, but refrain from disgracing their owners, CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND WRESTLING SOCIETY IH LONDON.— Agreeably with annual custom, the above seciety dined together en Thursday evening, at the Guildhall Shades, and spent a very jolly evening. The president, Mr Thompson, took the chair, and some routine business having been gone through, the annual electien of officers took place, as follows :— Mr Thompson, president; Mr Stookes, treasurer; Mr West- moreland, hon sec ( all re- elections, as were some of the follow- ing) : Messrs. M. Hodgson, Jas. Hodgson, Loggett, Lund, John Thompson, Charlton, Bulman, Ellison, and Gilchrist. In read- ing the report of the financial statement of the society, it was shown that the funds were very much improved, and that the change from Hornsey Wood to the White Lion at Hackney- wick, had been most advantageous to the interests of the societv. CORNISH AND DEVON SOCIETY.— This old- established society will hold their usual annual manly sports this year at Mr Baum's, the White Lion, Victoria Park Station, Hackney Wick, on Whit- Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. There will be several valuable money prizes given, which will be divided into three classes, namely, £ 5 for heavy weights, £ 5 for light weights, and £ 2 for amateurs who have never wrestled in aring. The wrestling ground is the largest and most commodious of any in the vicinity of London, and capable of holding ten thousand people, and can be reached by rail and omnibus. After the wrestling, there will be music, dancing, and singing, and the grounds will be illuminated; to conclude with a grand display of fireworks. For further particulars, & c, se » hills of each dayr Cornwall and Devonshire wrestling will take place at Mr Rooke's, the Jolly Caulkers, Deptford Lower- road, Rotherhithe, on Whit- Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Prizes amounting to upwards of £ 11 will be contested for. To commence at three o'clock. A sweepstakes, open to all, for 6score 81b men, in the Lanca. shire fashion, first back fall, no hanging allowed, will take place at J. Winterbottom's pedestrian ground, Hare and Hounds, Higginsbaw, Oldham, on Monday, June 8th. First prize £ 5, second £ 1. Entrance 2s 6d each, to be made before the 26th inst, as above, or at J. Seville's, Pedestrian Tavern, Manchester- street, Oldham. Bescomb's Novice will wrestle T. Reeves in the Cornwall style, for £ 5, on Whit- Wednesday, at Hackney Wick. Money ready any night at Mr Simpson's, Crown Tavern, Winchester- street. Caledonian- road. Jackson will take up his quarters at Mr Peter Aldred's, Bfc John s Tavern, Cobden- street, Garside- street, Manchester, on Wednesday next, where he will be happy to meet his countrj mends. 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. AQUATIC ESGXSTEH, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MORNING, EVENMTS. SUNDAY, MAX 17 18 MIN Past 7 .... 55 aain past 7 MONDAY 86 min past 8 .... 14 mm past 9 TDSSDAV 47 min past 9 20 min past 10 WEDNESDAY.* 54 min past 10 20 min past 11 THURSDAY 45 min past 11 .... 0 min past 12 FBIDAY 11 min past 12 85 min past 12 SATURDAY 0 min past 1 .... 24 min past 1 REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. MAY. 18.— Oxford University Eight- oared Raees commence. 19,— Prince of Wales Yacht Club Sailing Match, for yachts not exceeding 8 tons, from Erith to Chapman's Head and back. Entries close May 15, at 10 p. m. 19,— j. Clasper aud Wright— to row a scullers race, for £ 40 a side, at Norwich. 28.— Royal Thames Yacht Club Opening Trip. Blackwall, at 2 p. m. 2S.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club Opening Cruise. 8.— Royal Mersey Yacht Club Opening Cruise. HOCK Ferry at IS a. m. 25.— London Model Yacht Club Third Class Sailing Match on tne Ser- j pentine. Entries close May 5. 25.— Bate and Jones— to row from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 3 a side. 26.— Ranelagh Yacht Clab Sailing Mitch at Battersea. Entries close May 20. SO.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club Sailing Match, for a £ 20 prize. JUNE. 1.— Prince ot Wales Aquatic Club Four- oared Match, from Battersea to Lambeth. __ , . . 1,— Temple Amateur Aquatic Club Four- oared Race, from Westminster 2.— RoyafThames Yacht Club Sailing Match, 1st and 2d Classes, from Erith to the Nore and back. First prize £ 100, second prize £ a0. Entries close May 25, at 10 p. m. 8.— Albert Rowing Club Scullers Race at jlanchester. 6.— Nemesis Rowing Club, Manchester. Champion Pair- oars. 5.— Childs and Wharf— to row from Woolwich to Limehouse, for £ 80 a side. 8.— Isleworth Regatta. 12.— Oxford University Seulls. 18.— Clyde Model Yacht Club Opening Cruise, 15.— Robson and Winship, to row Irom the High Level Bridge to the Meadows, on the Tvne, for £ 25 a side. 16.— Royal London Yacht Club Sailing Match, for first and second class yachts, from Erith to the Nore Light- ship and back. Entries close June 11. 10.— Royal Thames Yacht Club Schooner Match, from Gravesend round the Mouse and back to Greenhithe. First Class £ i00, second class £ 50. Entries close June 11, at 10 p. m. 19.— Royal Mersey Yacht Club Regatta, for pilot boats, rowing, & c. 19.— Oxford University Pair- oars. 20.— Royal Mersey Yacht Club Sailing Mateh, First prize £ 50 ; second prize £ 30. 22.— Wandsworth Regatta. 23,24.— Kingston- on- Thames Royal Regatta, 27.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club, for £ 15 and smaller prizes. 29,30.— Henley- on- Thames Royal Regatta. Entries close June 15, 80 and July 1.— Royal Irish Yacht Club Regatta. _ SO.— London Model Yadit Club First Class Sailing Match, from Green- wich to Oven's Buoy and back to Erith. JtJLY. 2.— Royal London Yacht Club Sailing Mateh, for third class yachts, from Erith to Coalhouse Point and bask to Greenwich. Entries close June 25. 7.— Pembroke Dock Royal Regatta. 7,8,9.— Royal Thames National Regatta. 8,9.— Isle of Man Regatta, Douglas Bay. 14,15.— Cork Harbour Regatta. 17.— Clyde Model Yacht Club Regatta at Largs. 17.— Prince of Wales Yaeht Club Challenge Cup. 18.— Royal Thames Yacht Club Sailing Match for cutters of Sd and 4th classes, from Erith to the Chapmau and back. Third class £ 40, fourth class —. First boat £ 30, second £ 10. Entries close July 9th, at 10 o. m. „ , . ' 28.— Ranelagh Yacht Club Sailing Match at Battersea. Entries close July 15. AUGUST. 4.— Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta. Prince Albert's Cup. 5 and 6.— Royal Southern Yacht Club Regatta at Southampton, 5,6.— Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club Regatta. 6.— Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta. Her Majesty's Cup, 10.— Royal Victoria Yacht Club Regatta commences. 15.— Birkenhead Model Yacht Club Challenge Cup. 26.— Port of Plymouth Royal Regatta. 26, 28.— Roval Northern Yacht Club Regatta at Dunoon. 29.— Clyde Model Yacht Ciub Regatta at Dunoon. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. COWES, MAY 15.— ARRIVALS.— 7th: Eugenie, Richard Frank- land, Esq, accompanied by Captain W. B. Ponsonby, from the Mediterranean, having experienced easterly gales from Gibral- tar, and sailed the 8th for Lymington to refit for the summer's cruize. 10th : Nymph, Sir John Bayley, Bart, from Torquay, llth : Was launched, Firefly, new screw, Sir H, Oglander, Bart, from the Messrs J. and R. White's building yard at East Cowes, and will shortly be out of harbour. 13th : Camilla, F. P. Ast- ley, Esq, eighteen days from Nice, and ten days from Gibralter, having experienced a gale in the Gulf of Lyons and lost her stern boat. 14th : Plover, Lieut- Col 11. Brown, from a cruize. 15th CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES- 1 KELLY AND MESSENGER. The time has arrived and is past: that time which, & t the making of this match, seemed to the impatient public a wearisome age, and called forth from some no measured terms of reproach on one at least of the competitors, has been swallowed up as a drop in the great ocean : the fever of vain longing has been slaked. This impatience to witness a match which would determine the respective merits of two great scullers was as natural as the delay under the circumstances was not unreasonable, supposing, as always has been the case, a waterman who holds the distin- guished rank of champion still has the right of refusal to row when challenged. Since the days of Charles Campbell and Robert Coombes, such interest has never been taken in a scullers wager ; and while the heroes of last week hold relatively the same positions on the river with those celebrated men, there existed the additional charm of their being more nearly matched in weight and other physical capabilities. It will be remembered that Messenger obtained the championship of the Thames by de- featingCole in 1854, and after that race there appeared every proba- bility of his position being for some time, at all events, undisputed; but Young Kelley, of Fulham, was already mounting the rounds of that ladder which reaches the highest pinnacle of the edifice of fame, and his constant success and improving form, together with his uniform good conduct, induced his backers and ad- mirers at length to consider that he was equal to contending with the best man on the river. Accordingly a challenge ap- peared in the early part of last year, offering to row Messenger for the Championship and £ 100 a side, but received no response As it had of late years become the fashion to tack a very large sum at the back of a champion race, it was supposed that the price offered was not of sufficient amount, and soon after the offer was repeated, aud the sum doubled. This produced a reply, in which Messenger stated that, though unwilling to renounce his claim to the championship without a struggle, he felt that great injury would be done ta his boat- building business should he leave it," as he necessarily must, to go into training, and he hoped Kelley would consent to row the race, either late in the year, which means November or December, or let it be deferred to the following May. This was not immediately agreed to, but a meeting of the friends of both took place at Kingston, and the match was made according to those terms. As before hinted, much was said about this long delay, and much that was very unreasonable, for there is no law compelling a man to row or resign, and if there were the latter alternative would be very unsatisfactory, though we do not see why some under- standing should not be arrived at to meet cases where the affair is not likely to be carried forward and ultimately settled with the good and honourable feeling which characterised the present match. Above all, we would have a convenient limit put to the sum which the challenger is bound to find before he can hope to be listened to. We all know that there are expenses, aud heavy ones, too, attending a six weeks5 training ; but that is no reason why auy young aspirant, whose friends may consider that he has a fair hope for success, should be debarred the op- portunity of making the attempt. On the other hand, care should be taken to prevent the chances of a frivolous challenge, though this would, perhaps, take eare of itself. In former days men rowed for a much less sum, perhaps for these days too small, for it must be borne in mind that watermen were then plying from morning till night on the river, and continu- ally engaged in carrying fares to and from different stairs — all deserted now, and where you would cause no little surprise if you stood calling for a sculler or a pair of oars; so that they were then always in a kind of half training from the nature of their calling, and when engaged in a match required far less time for preparation. This subject is one worthy of the consideration of watermen, and we should be glad to see the opinion of the leading rowing clubs, and of the chief supporters of aquatics taken upon it, and the whole matter if it could be so arranged, left in their hands. We will now, as usual, give a short summary of the previous doings of both men. HEXRY KELLEY, of Fulham, though not much known upon the river previously to the year 1854, when he suddenly turned the eyes of all the aquatic world upon himself, by defeating the best men, and winning the chief prize at the Thames Regatta, bears a name which is yet well remembered by the frequenters of the river for the last five- aud- twenty years, being the son of that Kelley who once ranked among the best of London watermen in their palmier days. Young Kelley, during his apprenticeship, always worked on board the Citizen steam- boats, and made his first appearance as a candidate for aquatic honours in 1852, when he entered among the apprentices for the Leander Coat and Badge. On that occasion, in the first heat, he defeated Bell of Richmond, Constable, and Snell, with the greatest ease ; and, in Those on foot trod one another over on the towing path in a vain ; were Colonel Adye, R. A,, a name well known in the Crimean endeavour to move along, the horsemen were hemmed in, the j wars; Capt de Courcy, Capt Wilcox, of H, M. S. Hawke; and neighbouring roads wore the appearance of a Derby Day, and I Capt Chads, recently appointed to H. M. S. Hogue. The vice- shoals of vehicles were streaming homeward till after dark. | chair was occupied by the secretary. The usual loyal and other Shortly after four o'clock both men, accompanied by their ! toasts were drunk, and a most delightful evening passed, the cutters, were seen moving off towards the flag- boat which lay only drawback being that the Cork gentlemen were obliged to moored off the Star and Garter. Kelley, who had the Middlesex | leave at an early hour for the half- past nine o'clock train, but it shore, was in a boat built by Jewitt, of Dunston, near Gates- 1 is to be hoped that on future occasions this may be remedied by Capricorn, Vice- Commodore C. R. M. Talbot, Esq, M. P., having . . been lengthened by the stern for a screw, at the building yard of [ the final heat, as easily vanquished Ralph of Wandsworth, Red the Messrs J, and R. White, West Cowes ; she will be launched knap of Richmond, and Bell. It was nearly high water when they this day, and will shortly be out of harbour. YACHTS FITTED OUT AND ABOUT THE STATION.— Titania, Robt. Stephenson, Esq, M. P.; Zoe, the Right Hon the Earl of Yarborough ; Plover, Lieut- Col H. Brown ; Water Lily, H. M. Hammersley, Esq ; Extravaganza, Sir Percy Shelley, Bart; Anaconda, Capt Phillimore; Sapphire, the Right Hon T. M. Gibson; Gipsy Queen, Sir H. Bold Hoghton, Bart; Nymph, Sir John Barley, Bart; Irene, Edward C. Seholefield, Esq ; Coquette, J. H. W. P. Smyth Pigott, Esq ; Camilla, T. P. Ast- ley, Esq. YACHTS FITTING OUT IN THE HAEBOUE.— Leia, Sir Richd. Bulkeley, Bart, M. P.; Spider, Sir Henry Becher, Bart; Aurora, Le Marohant Thomas, Esq. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. A general meeting of the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St James's, cn Saturday last, Commodore the Earl of Wilton in the chair, when the following members were present:— Joseph Weld, Esq.; James Maxse, Esq; Joseph Reynolds, Esq; Henry Thorold, Esq; J. L. Symonds, Esq; William Delatield, Esq ; E. N. Har- vey, Esq Sir Henry Oglander, Bart; F. P. Detme Radcliffe, Esq ; Sir John Rivett Carnac, Bart, M. P.; Thomas Thoruhill, Esq; Viscount Somerton, Sir Alex, Bannerman, Bart; H. M. Hammersley, Esq ; John Wardlaw, Esq ; Lieut- Colonel Charles Baring, C. P. Leslie, Esq, M. P.; Rear- Admiral Sir G. B. PechelJ, Bart, M. P.; Wm. Lyon, Esq; Spencer de Horsey, Esq Sir John Bayley, Bart; George Bentinck, Esq, M. P.; George Holland Ackers, Esq; Viscount Exmouth, Andrew Fountaine, Esq; Le Marchant Thomas, Esq ; Chas. R. Colvile, Esq, M. P. ; Joseph Gee, Esq ; Lawrence Palk, Esq, M. P.; Lord Colville, Thomas Chamberlayne, Esq ; Caledon Alexander, Esq; Earl of Yarborough, & c. There were only four candidates for the ballot, who were all duly elected members of the squadron, viz:— S. Block, Esq, Magic ( schooner); Richard Arabin, Esq, Zouave ( schooner); Edward Cotterill Scholefield, Esq, Irene ( schooner); John Houldsworth, Esq, Julia ( yawl). The accounts for the past year were then examined, and found to be correct. Various regulations relating to the government of the squadron were discussed and approved of, among them a very important alteration was effected with relerence to the ad- measurement of yachts for racing purposes, which will have the effect of placing the racing craft on a more equal footing. In lieu of the former mode of multiplying half the breadth, the ex- treme draught of water is to be substituted. The ensuing re- gatta of the R. Y. S. has been fixed to take place as follows :— Tuesday, August 4th, Prince Albert's Cup is to be sailed for; Wednesday, 5th, the annual dinner of the members will take place; Thursday, 6th, her Majesty's Cup will also be sailed for — fireworks in the evening; Friday, 7th, the R. Y. S. ball. The usual R. Y. S. prize, for all^ yachts of the squadron, or of those belonging to a royal yacht club, has not yet been decided upon. The gift has beeu often left to the general meeting at Cowes iu July, and, 110 doubt, a match from the squadron's purse will be sailed far, as heretofore. The usual complimentary vote of thanks to his lordship terminated the meeting. The regatta invariably took place about the 17th of August, but, last year, our readers may remember that the same was altered, with the approval of her Majesty, to the week after Goodwood races. This change does not augur very well for the season of the Solent, for it has the effect of making the fashionable season much shorter. ROYAL VICTORIA YACHT CLUB. RYDE, MAY 14. 1857.— YACHTS AT AND OFF THE STATION : Coquette, J. H. Smyth Pigott, Esq, Shadow, Sir, Gilbert East, Bart; Irene, E. C. Scholefield, Esq; Snake, Captain George Brigsrocke. The regatta of this club will take place on Monday, the 10th August, and subsequent days. YACHTING INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Yacht Squadron having had their general meeting the season may be said fairly to have commenced, although, as yet, there has been very little doing beyond the sign of prepa- ration. The Amazon, Sir J. Walsh, Bart, is on Ratsey's slip, nearly ready for launching. She has been lengthened this winter twelve feet by the bows. The yawl, Caprice, Lieut- Col Baring, is on the adjoining slip, having her cockpit decked over, which will give her a flush deck. The Yankee introduc- tion, though novel, is not exactly in accordance with our notions, and renders the comfort below rather limited. There is nothing like plenty of sea room and quarter- deck space. The Julia, late Mr Peareth's, now the property of J. Houldsworth, Esq, the Vice- Commodore of the Royal Northern, has this year been lengthened and converted into a yawl; last week she re- entered the. squadron. She went out of harbour on Saturday, and sailed on Monday for Ayr, Scotland. We passed her in the West Channel under canvas, and she seemed to glide gracefully through the water. She is a noble vessel, and was always a fa- vourite in the squadron. The schooner Eugenie, R. Fraukland, Esq, arrived here on the 7th from the Mediterranean. The Fancy, Marquis of Drogheda, was at Cadiz 011 the 21st ult from Gibraltar. The Nymph, Sir John Bayley, Bart, sailed from Dart- mouth on the 9th for Portsmouth. The schooner, Ginevra, lately sold to J. T. Turner, Esq, went out of harbour 011 Saturday, and sailed 011 a cruise. Thecutter, Surprise, J. W. Tetley, Esq, arrived at Holyhead on the 9th from Cowes for Liverpool. At Lyming- ton Inman had lately launched a very handsome schooler for R. Arabin, Esq ; she is fitting out with every expedition, and is called the Zouave; the owner was elected member of the squad- ron at tho last meeting; his late yacht, of the same name, was formerly the Rattlesnake, which name she will resume. The new yacht is certainly a splendid vessel with excellent accommo- dation, but it struck us that she is overmasted. She has a splendid deck from her foremast chock aft, but we cannot speak so favourably of her forecastle deck, having from her foremast a wedgelike appearance, which she equally presents outside— her sharpness is too sudden from her foremast, and would, we think, have been much improved by an additional eight or ten feet to the hull. Her cabins are commodiously arranged, but owing to the pinched up forecastle the doctor and crew will have close quarters. The R. Y. S. Alarm, J. Weld, Esq, will not fit out this season. Her venerable owner has had the Lulworth hauled up at Inman's, where she is undergoing great alterations ; her former rig as a sloop was a complete failure. She is now being converted into a cutter, and is to have an additional iron keel. Mr Wild appears to take great interest in her, and we hope she will turn out to his satisfaction. There are sailing qualities in the Lulworth, and the combined efforts of the owner and the master, Mr Nichols, will bring t hem out as a eutter- rigged yacht. The schooner, Vestal, J. Marshall, Esq, has lately undergone a material alteration in her bottom; she has been filled up from her dead flat, and additional gripe placed on h « r, which it is con- jectured, will improve her sailing qualities. She is being scraped all over, and will be again painted white, as on her first appear- ance, which gave the appellation of the White Mouse. The R. V. Y. C, cutter, Spell, belonging to H. Trower, Esq, of Castle Thorpe, is nearly ready, and is alongside the wharf receiving her finishing touch. The schooner, Enchantress, is to fit out in July. The Swordfish, Freak, Gondola, Haid- e, Reindeer, and Rattlesnake, areiu the creek and harbour. Inman has a schooner of 140 tons building, which is in frame, and her wales on, and she only requires an owner. There is also a handsome little craft of 25 tots recently launched and fitting out. CLYDE MODEL YACHT CLUB. At the monthly meeting of the Clyde Model Yacht Club, held at the Globe Hotel, Glasgow, on the 6th inst, T. M'Guffie, Esq, in the chair, the following gentlemen were balloted for and duly admitted!— W. Fyfe, Esq. Alexander Findlay, Esq, John Coult- hard, Esq, T'IOS. Henderson, Esq, and Alexander Mitchell, Esq; and the following gentlemen were proposed as members :— Alexander B. Stewart, Esq, Samuel Brown, Esq, John Wallace, Esq, Wm. Miller, Esq, Wm. Wallace, Esq, Alexander M'Quah Esq; George Parkin, Esq, Robert M'Taggart, Esq, John Craoll, Esq, and John Anderson, Esq. CORK HARBOUR REGATTA. This regatta, under the auspices of the Royal Cork Yach Club, is flied to take place on the 14th and 15th of July next, and from the progress already made in the arrangements, and the- well- kuown ability in such matters of the gentlemen com posing the committee, it may be expected to be one of the most successful regattas ever held in this beautiful harbour. It has been so arranged that it will not ( as on last occasion) clash with other regattas which will take place in the same month in fol- . ... „ lowing succession viz, the Mersey, Dublin, Pembroke Dock, j sentea a scene as extraordinary as the river— there literally was Cork Harbour, Bantry Bay, and Gaiway. By this arrangement ; not place for any more. Every house, every tree, every corner yachtsmen will have time to go from one regatta to the other, | was crammed, and Hammersmith Bridge, while it appeared and have an opportunity of visiting the numerous fise harbours ! swaying in danger, was 110 less picturesque irom the numbers of the coast. j lestoonea along its chains, " unable to obtain a footing below. started. Kelley had the middle station, and Ralph getting in the way of Bell, Kelley may be said to have had it all his own way; he, however, achieved his victory without any regular training, his employment on board the steam- boats allowing of but a short practice in the mornings. In 1853 he was not engaged in any match, but occasionally kept his hand in rowing from time to time with some of the Wandsworth men who hail from the Feathers, Iu 1854, as before mentioned, Kelley won the chief scullers prize for watermen, beating, in his first heat, Gale and Driver, and being second to T. Mackinaey, and, in the final heat, coming in first, with T, Mackinney second, James Caud- lish third, and John Mackinney fourth. In this heat Kelley had the best station, No. 1 on the Surrey shore, for this raea was rowed down from Hammersmith, and got nearly a length's lead at starting. He also rowed in the pairs with Piner, and was last. At the regatta, iu August, 1855, besides the disputed scullers race, he rowed in the Champion Four- oared Race, his crew being :— 1, Driver ; 2, Ralph ; 3, Goodson; 4, Kelley ; Hewett ( cox), when they were beaten in their heat by the Shakspere of Manchester and the Elswickers. With the same crew he also contended for the £ 70 prize, andin his heat came in second to the St Agnes, consisting of:— 1, R. Coombes ; 2, G, Salter ; 3, W. Pocock ; 4, Clasper, the Unity Club behig third. In the final heat a foul took place, through which Kelley's crew and the Richmond crew ( which consisted of the two Mac- kintieys, Mancey, and Chitty) had to row again for the prize on a subsequent day, when Kelley won easily. After that he rowed stroke to a Fulham four in a friendly match with Wands- worth, and was beaten. Soon after this he was matched against John Mackinney of Richmond, for £ 100 a side, and the race was fixed for Oct 22d. It was a very rough day, and Mackinney was capsized soon after starting. On the 22d of May, 1856, he rowed another race with John Mackinney, from " Putney to Mortlake, for £ 100 a side, and won easily, doing the distance in 24min 30sec. At the Manchester and Salford Regatta he won the Orsdall Prize for scullers, de- feating Matthew Taylor, Samuel Wood, Richard Clasper, John Mackinney, and James Croushaw; the Trafford Park Stakes for pair oars, beating in the final heat, with T. Mackinney as a partner, Taylor and Carroll, and Wood and Ault, and on the third day he put the finishing touch to his victorious career by winning the Pomona Champion Prize of £ 50 for four- oars. His crew consisted of Winship, Kelley, J. Mackiuney, and T. Bruce, with J. Taylor as coxswain. At the Thames Regatta Kelley was not quite so successful, though sufficiently so to maintain his reputation. For the pair- oars, in old- fashioned boats, he and J, Mackinney were beaten by, 1, T. Cole and G. Driver; 2, R. Chambers and T. MacMnney ; 3, G. Matthews and B, Oxlade, but soon after the start Kelley broke his oar. The Watermen's Scullers Race he won with the greatest ease, beating in the final heat Ralph, T. Cole, and T. Mackinney, while for the Champion Four- oared Race his crew ( the London and Els wick) rowed second to the London and Newcastle, consisting of H. Clasper, W. Pocock, R. Chambers, and T. Mackinney, beating the Hammersmith crew and the Five Friends of Manchester. Nothing daunted by the great successes of Kelley, Buttle of Norwich now threw down the gauntlet, and a home and home match was made for £ 50 a side each match. The first took place at Putney, Nov 13, and the second at Norwich, Nov 25, and were both won by Kelley with the greatest ease. Kelley's age is 25, height 5ft 8Jin, aud rowing weight lOst 71b, and he rowed in the umpire's crew of picked watermen at Henley Regatta in 1855 and 1856. JAMES MESSENGEB, of Teddington, first attracted notice in the aquatic world, by winning the coat and badge, presented by Evan Morris, Esq, at the Thames Regatta in 1S47, on which occasion he defeated T. Cole. J. G. Cole, and S. Williams in the flual heat. At the Thames Regatta in 1848 he was beaten in a four- oared race by the Claspers, for the Champion Prize of 100 sovereigns, his crew consisting of T. Coombes, J. Phelps, J. Mes- senger, and R. Coombes. At the Thames Regatta of 1849 he was, as a sculler, again successful; winning the final heat of the Scullers Prize of £ 50, J. Leach being second, T. Cole third, and Raa fourth. In 1850 he came in third in the final heat for the sculls at the Thames Boat Races— a sort of substitute for the reaatta, which had been discontinued— T. Mackinney being firs", R. Doubledee second, and T. Coombes fourth, after a closely contested race. He next appeared at the Royal Henley- on- Thames Regatta in 1851, in the four- oared race for the Champion Prize of 100 sovereigns, given that year exceptionally in honour of the Great Exhibition. The crew consisted of— 1, Messenger ; 2, Pocock; 3, Cole; 4, Coombes, and they were drawn in the heat with the celebrated Claspers, who were unfor- tunately placed Ivors de combat by breaking a thowl at the first stroke; and thus, after rowing over the course, they came to contend in the final heat against the Richmond crew, which consisted of 1, T. Mackinney ; 2, J. Mackinney ; 8, Chitty; 4, Newell. The race was oar and oar with little variation up to the " point," when a slight foul took place, and, on an appeal being mada, the umpire awarded the race to Richmond. Ou the following day a purse was subscribed, that the spectators might still have the gratification of seeing a race between the Claspers ahd Coombes's crew, and, after one of the best contests ever witnessed, the Claspers came in the winners by two yards, having done the distance in 8min 27sec. On the 23d of August, 1853, Messenger rowed a scullers race with Candlish, then cham- pion of the Tyne, from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 100 a side, de- feating him with great ease by about a boat's length, and doing the distance in 24min 26see, after having been stopped twice in his course In the return match ( it was made home and home), which took place on the Tyne at Newcastle, March 14, 1854, Candlish fell even an easier victim, Messenger arriving at the winning post more than half a minute in advance. So delighted and satisfied were the friends of the Teddington hero, that they now wished him to aim at the Championship of the Thames, and accordingly a match was made for him to row Tom Cole, of Chelsea, for £ 200 a side, Nov 20,1854. The day was foggy and cold; Cole took the lead, aud retained it to the Crab Tree, at which paint Messenger began gradually to overhaul him. aud before Haoimersmith Bridge had obtained a good lead, which he main- tained with ease to the finish. The distance was rowed in 24miu 45see, with a nasty labour in the early part of the race. Messenger has of late years always rowed in the umpire's picKed crew of London watermen, at the Royal Henley- on- Thames Re- gatta, and therefore in the four- oared races rowed by them. He is 31 years oi age, his height 5 feet 7t inches, and rowing weight lOst Sib. From this short account of the several achievements of James Messenger and Henry Kelley, and from the long period which elapsed between the time at which a general desire first arose to see them contend, and its fulfilment last week, it will be readily believed that with a fine day, the first glimpse of relief from a long protracted wintry east wind, a very large concourse of spectators would be drawn together ; but it is utterly impossible to convey in words an idea of the myriads upon myriads that streamed all day by laud and water to Putney audits" neighbourhood. It may safely be said that the like was never before seen. With the young flood craft of every description began to move towards the scene of action, especially those indescribable contrivances— boats, we suppose they are— which emerge from below London Bridge on occasions of this kind and then only, heavily laden with a race of beings peculiar also to the day, four or five rowing ( generally five), the remainder busily engaged in chaffing the nearest at hand, singing some wild chorus of Shad Thames or the Isle of Dogs, and passing round the huge beer- can, while waved aloft at intervals, or made fast in the bows, waves a dirty rag by way of emblem. As the tide rose and the time drew nigh, boats seemed to spring up unseen on all sides, and shortly before the start the river, as far as the eye could reach, was so thickly packed that it really appeared as though it might have been crossed by stepping from one to the other as they lay. At Putney, the immediate scene of action, there was a great assemblage of the better kind— club eights aud fours, and an infinity of private gigs and other boats— though the crack clubs, such as the Leander and Lontion Rowing Club most wisely preferred looking on in safety and com- fort from the steam- boats. Of these there were thirteen, all most densely crowded; and it is 110 less a marvel than a credit to the management of Messrs Burney and Sawyer, the respective superintendents of the Citizen and Iron steamboats, that, immense as was this wonderful mass of human beings, scarcely an accident happened, and among the few a ducking was, we believe, the worst consequence that ensued. Nothing could exceed the vigilance and care be- stowed by these gentlemen, and we have especially to thank Mr Burney, who seeing the crowded state of the boat that was to carry the umpires ( Messrs J. Salter and W. Biffin) most kindly and promptly placed an empty steamer at our disposal to enable us the better to discharge the duties of referee. The shore pre- head, and Jack Phelps, of ancient renown, was iu the bows of his cutter to steer him ; Messenger rowed in a boat of his own construction, and was piloted by Tom Mackinney. They both rowed in buff, and seemed to be in the very best possible condition. THE START. This was effected, as usual in scullers races, by the men themselves, and on this occasion was a model for all those who come after them. AVe never saw anything so fair; eminently characteristic of the whole conduct of this match by both sides from beginning to end; au< l, of coursts, as there was no attempt to take advantage, the start'b& camea flatter of no difficulty, was perfectly even, and the race was. commenced from the flag- boat instead of opposite Searle's, as go often happens by floating up when men cahnotor will notget ready. At the first jump off of the boats, Kelley very perceptibly shotin advance, but after proceeding for a few lengths, Messenger began to pick up, and, for about a dozen strokes or so, looked like recovering the lost bit; and many were the shouts of the ea « er that he was then about to begin; but it lasted not long, and before they were well off Finch's, he again began to fall astern. At Rose Bank Kelley was more than his length ahead, and he continued to increase this lead the whole of the way throughout the remainder of the distance, unless at times when he a little relaxed his rowing to increase it again in a few strokes with renewed vigour. At Hammersmith Bridge, which was reached iu mas, minutes from the time of starting. Kelley was four or five Jengtus ahead, and all hopes that Messenger, as in his race with Cole, would here be able to obtain the lead, were now abandoned by the most sanguine, and at Barnes Rail- way Bridge ( 20min 30sec), there was double that distance between them! " SETter the bridge Messenger was partially stopped by a skiff, but the same fate ( though it did not threaten to be so serious) awaited Kelley, and therefore he did not gain much in distance through the accident; besides which he left off rowing before arriving at the flag- boat^ which we sup- pose he had not a chance of discerning amid the awful wedge of boats around him. He was received at the finish, aud hailed Champion of the Thames, by the loud cheering of the vast multi- tude, which his good rowing abundantly deserved, having per- formed the distance in gjimin SOsec; and, indeed, it is impossible to say of what his powers as a* sculler are not capable. Mes- senger rowed the mateh, with here and there a kind of faltering exception when he became short, in the very best of his very good form, and we never saw so hollow a match so gamely con- tested, or rather pursued, by the losing man. If he had rowed in a fit boat— though perhaps he might not have altered the re- sult— he must have done much better, for he scarcely pulled a stroke without burying her, so that the hull vanished, the water spurted in a fountain over her nose, aud the wave beat against the triahgular washboard. Kelley was trained by the Messrs Salter at the Feathers, and to their care, attention, and judgment he is undoubtedly much indebted, for they have prepared him not alone for this last vic- tory, but have ever been attentive and kind to him in all his previous career. Messenger had lately been at Hammersmith under the care of; Mr W. Biffin, who has every reason to be satisfied with- the condition in which he brought him to the post. The issue of the race is not calculated to excite surprise. On the one hand we have a mau who, although a few years back he was considered, and most justly, one of the best watermen on the river, has since then devoted nearly the whole of his time to the science and art of boat building, never having rowed a single race since he won the Championship from Tom Cole in 1854; opposed to this inactivity appear the energy of ambition, the continual pains- taking which is the true road to its gratification, and its necessary companion uninterrupted practice. Neither will any one dispute that Messenger acted rightly in rowing this wager. Inthe best of his days, in the soundest health, possessing first rate style, he had every reason to hope for success, and when none of these are wanting, when no" positive disadvantage exists, it is but a sorry thing to throw up a post of so great honour without a struggle. His efforts to maintain this position will also have been satisfactory to those who supported him. To Henry Kelly will, of course, as the victor, be awarded the greatest share of present praise, aud richly he deserves the laurel he shall wear, for those who have watched his progress will have discovered that his victory has been the consequence rather of perseverance and skill " than any particular personal gift. For the last six or eight weeks betting was in favour of Kelly, and for a few days previous to the race stood at about 6 to 4, while on the morning of the race a point or two more was eagerly offered, and found no lack of takers. Immense sums were laid out. The stakes, £ 400, will be given up to Kelley at Mr Salter's, Feathers Tavern,; Wandsworth, on Thursday evening next, when, we doubt not that, while celebrating the well won victory of the new champion, none will forget the honest and manly endeavours of Messenger, and substantially assist in soothing his reverse. T£ E LATE RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ME EDITOE : I hardly expect to see in your next publication a repetition of that praise which you so justly accorded to the captains of steam- boats at the late University race. At the en- counter for the championship, on Tuesday last, I was one of those who, anxious where it is possible to support rowing men in general, and the competitors for the time being iu particular, paid my five shillings for a ticket for the umpire's boat, Citizen M. Directly the referee appeared in the space set apart for him in the bow ( no umpires showed there at all), he was entreated by Capt Hawkins and the superintendent to exchange to an empty Citizen then backing alongside. It was with satisfaction, sir, that I saw the indisposition of the referee even to appear as a party to this deception, but 110 doubt he yielded more to the urgency of the moment, for the men were at their places, than to tneir entreaties. Our boat, no longer the umpire's, crammed to the uttermost, floated to the dredging machine, where, of course, we saw nothing of the start, in fact we saw nothing at all except as the men passed us, whom we followed at about six miles au hour, the paddles alternately taking leave of absen6e from the water, while we grinned at the jeers of 2s and 2s 6d oc- cupants of other steamers. We finally arrived at the winning post about twenty minutes after the race had been won. An- noyed at this disappointment, I referred to my ticket, which I found entitled me to be on board the umpire's boat for Kelly and Buttle's match! A very clever artifice, indeed. This, with the above narrated application to the referee, and the over- crowding of the boat, which never could have been intended to accompany the match, convinced me, aud a great many more, who loudly gave vent to their anger, that it was a planned de- ception, which was only too successful. I believe, sir, that such conduct is most detrimental to the prosperity of aquatics in every shape, a sport which, certainly, as regards watermen, is so completely dependent 011 the public purse.— Yours, & c, DONE BEOWN. [ We have inserted this letter in the hopes that it may have the effect of preventing the overcrowding of boats on future oc- casions; but it must be remembered that this is the fault, not of the Steam- boat Company, but of those who hire them for the day's profit. With regard to the Citizen M, we know not on whom to lay the blame, but we know that Kelly and Messenger had given particular instructions that no more than 150 persons should be admitted. That it was a planned thing, there is no pretence for saying, both umpires being left in the same predica- ment with the other passengers, and the referee only escaping at the last moment,] ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The monthly meeting of this club will be held at the Caledo- nian Hotel, Adelphi Terrace, on Monday next, the 18th instant, at eight o'clock p. m. precisely. The first match of the season will take plaoe 011 Thursday, the 18th of June. The last night of entry is Thursday, llth June, until ten p. m." steamer has been engaged by the club to accompany these matches, and those members who have paid up their subscriptions for the current year will receive a free ticket of _ admission for the first match. Members may obtain tickets'' for their friends, price 5s each, on application to any of the following gentlemen, who have consented to act as stewards on the occasion, viz:— Messrs J. Conworth, T. A. Cooke, Edwin Crossley, C. F. Farmer, F. H. Geach, William Goodsou, H. Hoffman, S. F. Oriel, E. S. Phillips, George Ruhl, and Captain Robertson. The arrangements for tha permanent club room have been completed, and it is now open daily for the use of house, members, Those who have not already signified their intention of becoming house members, and w ish to do so, should inform the secretary and remit £ 1 Is in addition to the usual annual subscription. Members wishing to dine at the club dinner, at six o'clock on the evening of the meeting, are to give notice of their intention to Mr Elder, before three o'clock 011 that day. Each member may introduce one friend, upon giving notice of his intention to do so. The follow- ing gentlemen are proposed for election, viz:— Mr J. W. Blakeley, 63, Lincoln's Inn- fields; Mr Edward Searle, Lambeth ; Mr George Washington Charlwood, Feltham, Middlesex; Mr Frank Watkins, FelSham, Middlesex; Mr Frederick Rosenauer, Ham- mond- court, Mincing- lane; Captain Frederick Rudolph Meyer, Leadenhall- street; Mr John Tempest, jun, Little Eaton House, near Derby; Mr Joseph Cox, 8, Gloucester- terrace, Cambridge Heath Gate; Mr H. T. Dobree, Barnes. The following yachts are for sale:— Ariel, 3 tons; Gulnare, 24 tons; Peri, 18 tons ; Snake, 20 tons; Whisper, 7 tons. The opening trip of this club took place on Saturday, May 9, and was, as usual, a very agreeable affair. The yachts of the club, headed by the Commedore, Mr James Goodson, who hoisted his flag on board the Coral Queen, a beautiful schooner, placed at the disposal of the club by Mr W. Tomlin, her owner, assembled at Blackwall at four p. m., and proceeded to Erith, against a dead noser. We noticed among the craft afloat the Rear- Commodore's ( Mr Kirby) Violet, the Argonaut, Petrel, and many others. On arriving at Erith the club dined, with be- tween forty and fifty members pre ent, the Commodore pre- siding, and the vice occupying the other chair. The toasts pro- posed were, as usual, of a loyal and patriotic character, after which the worthy Commodore gave " The Royal London Yacht Club," in an appropriate speech, which was duly responded to by the company present. He next proposed, " The Royal Squadron," associating with it the name of Mr Reynolds, one of its members, and from time immemorial one of the greatest sup- porters of both yacting and rowing. These toasts were suc- ceeded by others, well timed, and ably responded to, aud the party did not separate till a late hour. RANELAGH YACHT CLUB. The usual monthly meeting of the Ranelagh Yacht Club was held last Wednesday evening, the 13th inst, at the club- house, Swan Tavern, Battersea; and was most numerously attended. The Commodore was in the chair, faced by the Vice- Commodore. The Secretary having read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were confirmed, and some other routine business having been transacted, the club proceeded to ballot for new members, when the following gentlemen were declared to be duly elected :— Dr A. W. Barclay, and Messrs G. Berry, C. P. Lawton, A. H. Penny, E. S. Phillips, W. H. Royston, J. Turner, H. M. Witt, and G. Yapp. Mr B. Daniel was then elected auditor, in the place of Mr West, who had retired, and the vacancy in the Sail- ing Committee, occasioned by the resignation of Mr Roper, was filled by the election of Mr W. T. Sawyer, the owner of the Zouave. The Vice- Commodore then brought forward his motion for the alteration of law 5, relating to the ballot, and after con- siderable discussion it was finally settled as follows:— That one black ball in four should exclude, and that no rejected candidate should be re- eligible for election for a period of six months after his rejection. The first match of the season takes place on Tuesday, the 26th inst, and the prizes, two silver cups ofthe- value of £ 15, were on the table during the meeting. The Sailing Committee will meet at the club- house next Wednesday evening, the 20th iust, to receive entries, which can be made until ten p. m. Yacht owners are reminded that in consequence of the new system of measurement being now in operation, all boats intending to sail in the match must be at Battersea Bridge at three p. m. ou Monday, the 25tli inst, to be measured. The anniversary dinner will be held 011 Tuesday, the 30th June, aud the following gentlemen have been appointed stewards:— The officers of the club, aud Messrs Cliasemore, Freeman, Hanbury, Hatfield, G. W. S. Jago, Lawrance, Oriel, and T. H. Wilson. Members of the club are particularly requested to inform the Secretary whether or not it is their intention to be present, as there is great difficulty in obtaining a suitable room, and the stewards cannot come to any decision until they know something like the number who will be there. a special train. It is in contemplation to erect a new billiard- room, according to plans laid down by the English architect Mr Salvin, and to convert the present beautiful room into a library and reception room for strangers. This change will make the Club House one of the most elegant establishments in the United Kingdom. In ten or twelve days hence there will be ano- ther ballot for members. Several names are already on the list. ROYAL BOSTON YACHT CLUB. The monthly meeting was held at the club house, White Hart Hotel, on Thursday, the 7th inst, when alterations were made in tonnage and classfication of yachts, making three classes instead of two. First class 50 tons, second 10, third 5, maximum tonnage The fixing for the regatta was postponed until the next meeting. Several gentlemen were balloted for aud elected. The nex. meeting will be on the first Thursday in June. SAILING MATCHESTON THE THAMES. ME EDITOE; AS the regatta season will soon commence, allow me, through your columns, to draw the attention ofthe Commo- dores and Vices of the Thames Clubs to the great and useless discomfort inflicted on the members and their friends, by the general want of punctuality in starting the club steamers at matches. There is no difficulty in understanding why# 11 om- nibus or a speculative steamer should be unpunctualin starting, as their proprietors care nothing for the inconvenience to which they put the passengers already on board, and hope to catch more by waiting; but it is not easy to believe that these are the motives which keep the club steamer alongside the wharf for an hour or two after the published time of starting, as is too fre- quently the case. If the steamer is not to leave Blackwall till past eleven, it is a poor gratification for the managers to state on the card that a quarter to ten is the time, and then to enjoy the pleasure of arriving with a few confidential friends grinning at the weary and impatient company on board the steamer. What with delay at the start, and dawdling after the match is over, it is not unusual to find three hours added to a necessarily long and fatiguing day, aud many people, fancying the long time un avoidable, allege that though the match is pleasant enough, the pleasure is purchased with too many hours of fatigue. The only matches in which there is not much to complain of in this re- spect, are those presided over by the Commodore of the R. T. Y. C. in person, and this may be partly the reason why the matches of the R. T. Y. C. always draw a crowded steamer, whilst the London Yacht Club, the most irregular and dilatory of all, are mortified to find that so few spectators attend their well- contested matches. I am happy to fmd that the R. T. Y. C. steamer is not to call at Blackwall in future, and if the boat which is intended to visit the vessels is dropped on the way down to Erith Pier, so as to get the inspection over in good time, and if the usual smartness is shown after the match is over, there will be nothing left to complain of. Those clubs, however, which think it necessary to call at Black- wall, should leave London Bridge at ten, and Blackwall on the arrival of the train leaving Fenchurch- street at 10: 30, and those who are late at Blackwall may then catch up the steamer at Gravesend, aud if the managers have firmness enough to adhere to this rule, they will prevent much unnecessary fatigue and consequent ill- temper.— Yours, & c, Loudon, May 12. C. H. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB. EIGHT- OARED RACES. These races commenced on Monday last, the llth inst, and the subjoined lists will show the changes that have taken place in the first four days:— MONDAY. SECOND DIVISION. lydown. They are to meet this evening ( Saturday) between eight and ten o'clock, at the above house. FINNIS AND WADE.— A further deposit of £ 2 10s a side was made ou Thursday for this match. The men have agreed to rowi n two new fir boats, built by Messrs Searle, aud Mr Henry Salter of the Feathers, Wandsworth, is to be stakeholder and referee. The match to come off on Thursday, June 25. To start two hours before high water. The next deposit to be made at Mr Harris's, Black Horse, Ropemakers' Fields, Limehouse, on Thursday next, of £ 210s a side. The PIMXICO and CHELSEA UNITY ROWING CLUB ( in reply to the challenge of the Nautilus Club) decline rowing a four- oared race, as they intend entering for the Tradesmen's Cup at the Thames National Regatta, but W. Belcher will row any member of the Nautilus Club a scullers race from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 5 a side. W. Belcher will attend at the Magpie and Stump, Cheyne- walk, Chelsea, on Monday evening next, ready to make a match, draw up, and sign articles. ST GEORGE'S ROWING CLUB.— On Wednesday, the 13th iust, at the Denbigh Arms, Pimlico, articles were signed for a scullers' match between William James Godfrey and George William Stevens, both of Pimlico, to be rowed on the 23d July, from Putney to Mr F. Godfrey's, Mortlake. Messrs J. T. Ford, and R. E. Godfrey were appointed umpires, and Mr Henry Valentine kindly offered his services as referee. [ Our informant does not mention the stakes.] WHITSUN HOLIDAYS.— A splendid silver tea service and other prizes, given by Mrs Jemmy Shaw, Yorkshire Grey, Cheyne- walk, Chelsea, will be rowed for by landsmen on Whit- Monday, a pair- oared race; the draw for partners will take place on Monday evening next, at eight o'clock, when the members are requested to attend ; entrance 2s 6d. A scullers race by boys for a new suit of clothes. CHILDS AND WHAEF.— For this scullers race we have received a further sum of £ 5 a side, which was made good at Mr Harris's, Black Horse, Ropemakers'- fielqs, Limehouse, on Monday night last, when we were glad to see a numerous company, Mr Harris being newly started and deserving of support. The next deposit of the same amount is to be made at Mr Beacham's, Hearts of Oak, St Leonard's- road, Bromley, May 18. CLASFEE AND WEIGHT.— For this scullers race, for £ 40 a side, we have received the whole of the money. It is to take plaoe on the Yare, at Norwich, on Tuesday next, starting from the Brick Kilns, at Surlingham, aud finishing at Wittlingham, a distance of three miles. J. H. Clasper is to receive £ 7 for expenses on arriving at Norwich. ROTHEEHITHB ANNUAL REGATTA.— The draw for the regatta will take place at Mr Moore's, Horns Tavern, Cuckold's Point, on Monday the 10th inst, at nine o'clock precisely. Free water- men, belonging from Surrey Canal to Commercial Docks inclusive, will be allowed to draw. Entrance fee 5s. TIMES UNITY CLUB,— The four- oared race of this club was fixed to take place on Saturday ( yesterday), from Putney to Barnes, for silver oars, rudder, aud other prizes. The Childe Harold steamer was chartered, leaving Blackfriars Bridge at 3: 30 p. m. T. JAMSON and T. EYEEETT hearing that James Grimble and Benjamin Haywood wish to row a pair oared race from Charlton Pier to Limehouse Hole, will accommodate them, for £ 5 a side. The match can be made at Mr Tranter's, Victoria, 3, Colts- street, Limehouse, on Tuesday evening. G. DEIVEE of Wandsworth will row Mark Cook of Oxford, for £ 25 aside, over the Henley- on- Thames Regatta Course, to come off two days before the Henley Regatta, if this will suit Cook, and he will send a deposit to Belt's Life office, and articles to the Feathers, Wandsworth, the match will be made. CHALLENGE TO THE NAUTILUS ROWING CLUB.— Four lands- men from the Yorkshire Grey, Cheyne- walk, Chelsea, will feel great pleasure in meeting, on Wednesday evening next, the above club, on the terms of their challenge to the Pimlico and Chelsea United Rowing Club, providing the latter decline. HENEY COEBY of Gravesend will row Dowsa of Gravesend for £ 50 a side. Corby can be heard of at any time at Mr Smith's, Three Crowns, Gravesend. FIRST DIVISION. 1. Lady Margaret 1 2. 1st Trinity 1 3. 21 Trinity 1 4. Trinity Hall 1 5. 3d Trinity 11 6. Emmanuel 1J 7. 1st Trinity 2 8. Sidney 9. Catharine 10. Caius 1 11. Christ's 1 12. Emmanuel 2 13. Sd Trinity 21 14. Magdalene J 15. Clare 1 16. Peterhouse 1 17. 2d Trinity 2 1 18. Trinity Hall 2/ 19. Corpus 1 20. Christ's 2J FIRST DIVISION. 1. Lady Margaret 1 2. lst Trinity 1 3. 2d Trinity 1 4. Trinity Hal! 1 5. Emmanuel 1 6. 3d Trinity 1 7. lst Trinity 2 8. Sidney 9. Catherine"! 10. Caius 1 J 11. Christ's 1 12. Emmanuel 21 13. Magdalene f 14. 3d Trinity 21 15. Clare 1 / 16. Peterhousel 17. T. Hall 2 18. 2d Trinity 2 19. Christ's 21 20. Jesus 1 J 20. Christ's 2 21. Jesus 1 22. Emmanuel 3 23. Lady Margaret 2\ 24. Lady Margaret 3 J 25. Pembroke 26. Lady Somerset 1 27. lst Trinity 1 28. Trinity Hall 3 " I 29. Ancient Mariners J 80. Caius 2 31. 2d Trinity 3 82. lst Trinity 4 33. Peterhouse 2 1 34. Lady Somerset 2$ 35. 2d Trinity 31 36. Caius 4 f 37. Christ's 31 38. Jesus 2 J 89. Clare 2 TUESDAY. SECOND DIVISION, 20. Jesus 1 21. Emmanuel 8 1 22. Lady Margaret 2 J 23. Lady Margaret 31 24. Pembroke j 25. Lady Somerset 1\ 26. lst Trinity 3 J 27. Trinity Hall 31 28. Caius 2 J 29. 2d Trin 8 SO. lst Trinity 4 1 31. Lady Somerset 2 J 32. Peterhouse 21 33. Caius 3 J 34. 2d Trinity 4") 35. Jesus 2 J 36. Christ's 3) 37. Clare 2 J those young men worked elsewhere, they would think him proud and happy man, in having such a band of youths to work with [ loud cheers]. The rev gentleman added that Mrs Griffith took a great interest in the sports they had witnessed, but was unable to attend to give away the prizes, which she very much desired to do, but he was very happy to say that a lady, a friend of Mrs Griffith, would perform that kind office for her. The successful competitors were then called up, and as the prizes were called over they were handed to them by the lady. Three cheers were proposed by the pupils for the ladies, and most heartily responded to, and cheers were given for the Principal, the Rev Mr Hawkins, and the Rev Mr Newton, and others, every successful competitor having been heartily cheered as he came forward to receive his prize. The company then separated. FIRST DIVISION. 1. Lady Margaret I 2. lst Trinity 1 3. 2d Trinity 1 4. Trinity Hall 1 5. Emmanuel 1 6. 3d Trinity 1 7. lst Tridity 2 8. Sidney 9. Caius 1 10. Catharine 11. Christ's 1 1 12. Magdalene/ 13. Emmanuel 2 14. Clare 1 15. 3d Grinity 21 16. Peterhouse J 17. Trinity Hall 2 18. 2d Trinity 2 19. Jesus 1 20. Christ's 3 FIRST DIVISION. 1. Lady Margaret 1 2. lst Trinity 1 3. 2 « 1 Trinity 1 4. Trinity Hall 1 5. Emmanuel 1 6. 3d Trinity 1 7. lst Trinity 2") 8. Sydney J 9. Caius 1 10. Catharine 1 11. Magdalene J 12. Christ's 1 13. Emmanuel 2 14. Clare 1 15. Peterhouse 16. Sd Trinity 2 \ 17. Trinity Hall 2 J 18. 2d Trinity 2 19. Jesus 1 20. Christ's 2 WEDNESDAY. SECOND Drvisi& jf. 20. Christ'l 2 21. Lady Margaret 2 22. Emmanuel 31 23. Pembroke / 24. Lady Margaret's 81 25. lst Trinity 3 J 28. Lady Somerset 1 27. Caius 2 28. Trinity Hall 31 29. 2d Trinity 3 J SO. Lady Somerset 2 31. lst Trinity 41 32. Caius 3 J 33. Jesus 2 34. 2d Trinity 41 35. Clare 2 / 36. Christ's 3 THURSDAY. SECOND DIVISION. 20. Christ's 2 21. Lady Margaret 2 22. Pembroke 23. Emmanuel 3 1 24. lst Trinity 3 } 25. Lady Margaret S\ 26. Lady Somerret 1J 27. Caius 2 28. 2d Trinity 3 29. Trinity Hall 3 1 30. Lady Somerret 2 $ 81. Caius 3 ii: Sfity4}^ Puted 34. Clare 2 35. 2d Trinity 41 36. Christ's 3 J ROYAL CORK YACHT CLUB. The general meeting of this club, which took place on Thurs- day, was most numerously attended. Thomas George French, Esq, was unanimously elected admiral. He was proposed bv W. Coppinger, Esq, of Barry's Court, and seconded by Sir Thomas Tobin. Fifteen regular and sevea honorary members were admitted by ballot. Shortly after tho meeting broke up the beautiful steam yacht Vestal, belonging to the Trinitv Board, came to anchor outside the Club House. The newly- appointed admiral, accompanied by the secretary, George Arm- strong, Esq, at once went on board and invited the gentlemen to dinner, but, unfortunately, they were unable to accept the invitation. An six o'clock the band of H. M. S. Hawke, which was stationed on the balcony, struck up the air, " The Roast Beef of Old England," which was the signal for dinner. Between fifty and sixty members sat down to a sumptuous dinner, pro- vided by the house steward ( Elliott) with his usual good taste and judgment. The wines which were used were of the best vintages. The chair was occupied by the admiral. On his , ^^ right sat Admiral Sir Henry Chads, and among the company ! Bridge 5 Thomas Farrar, Mill Stairs j Thomas Wilkinson, Horse. REMEX AND THE 0. U. B. C. ME EDITOE : I see a letter in last week's Bell, from one " Remex," about a new rule of the O. U. B. C, relating to the college races. I only wish his fears to be set at rest in your next impression. The rule, as advertised in the University Barge, and as, I believe, sent up to Bell, stands thus—" Any boat wish- ing to change a man after the races have begun, must give notice to the president at least one hour before the race commences, under penalty of £ 1. I hope " Remex" does not consider this either an " illogical or an unjust rule."— Yours, & c, A. P. LONSDALE, President, O. U. B. C. SAILING MATCH AT RYDE.— On Thursday, May 7th, the long- talked- of match round the Isle of Wight came off between the Shadow cutter, 52 tons ( Sir Gilbert Easte), and the Coquette schooner, 47 tons ( S. Pigott, Esq). The morning was all that jachtsmen could wish, bright and sunny, with a fine fresh breeze from the east. At ten precisely the starting gun was fired from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club- house, when both yachts were under weigh in first- rate style, canting their heads in to the island, both skippers being wide awake, working their craft up to the sands head buoy, close in shore, out of the tide. So close in were they that we feared they would ground on the sands. The Coquette, after passing inside the sands head buoy, laid her course out to Bembridge Ledge, the Shadow keeping farther off, apparently to rouud the Noman, consequently the Coquette was first to pass the lodge ( 11: 30), when up went gaff- topsails, squaresail, and balloon jib, walking off in prime style, with wind and tide in favour, Off Bonchurch the schooner had headed the cutter considerably. After a beautiful run to the Needles, the schooner passed the rocks at 2: 13, the cutter at 2: 25. Now came the tug— both tide and wind dead against them, it was tack for tack up to Sconce Point. The Shadow passed the Coquette off the fort, the latter yacht being deceived by the Government Apprentice brig tacking close on her weather, com pelling her to go about, and losing her way; the cutter passed on her weather, and gradually increased her distance till she arrived at Ryde at 6: 1, Coquette at 6: 15— no great defeat when the disadvantages of a schooner compared with a cutter are taken into consideration, the whole of the course inside the island being a dead beat, with short tacks. ABUNDEL UNITY CLUB FOUE- OAEED RACE.— The members of the Arundel Unity Club opened their season on Monday. The course was from the Putney New Bridge to the Chiswick Pier, and the following was the result:— Yellow, Messrs W. Pullen, C. G. Rogers, G. Butler, G. Tumbler, and C. Gardner ( cox), 1; White, Messrs W. Scott, J. Smith, B. Hart, F. Dyer, and T. Mahon( cox), 2 ; Green, Messrs F. Patterson, J. Lyall, J. Troupe, W. Lawrance, and W. Morris ( cox}, 3 ; Blue, Messrs T. Mason, J. W. Smith, W. Weal, J. C. Waller, and J. Chapman ( cox), 4 ; Red, Messrs R. M'Call, A. Edge, W. Jones, J. Male, aud J. Isaacs ( cox), 5. The start was a capital one, and they all got away together. At the Star and Garter, Yellow, White, and Green pulled out from the others, Blue closely following'them, Red soon falling astern. The three loading boats were so close that no difference could be seen between them for some dis- tance, then Yellow took a lead of about a quarter of a length, and in this position they remained to within 200 yard3 of Ham- mersmith Bridge ; at this point the winners drew themselves clear. The struggle between Green and White was very severe. Yellow won by a length, White being half a length ahead of Green, LEGAL QUAYS ANNUAL REGATTA.— This regatta will be rowed on the day set apart for the celebration of Her Majesty's birthday, commencing at ten o'clock. A purse of sovereigns and other prizes will be contested, in five heats, by the following six free lightermen of Legal Quay:— First heat: J. Legon ( blue), J. Hodder ( pink), D. Fiunis ( white).— Second heat: E. Peachy ( red), T. Pocock igreen), T. Thompson ( yellow).— Third heat: The second and and third men of the first and second heats.—- Fourth heat: The first and second men of the third heat to row with the first men of the first and second heats.— Fifth, and grand heat: The first and second men of the fourth heat will row for the parse. No fouling allowed, and outriggers prohi- bited. No boat or cutter to accompany the match, except the manager's galley. The regatta will be under the management of Mr Robert Hamilton. PAIE- OAEED RACE.— The pair- oared race between Charles Barrett and Charles Hale, and Edward May and John Marriott, for £ 10 a side, took place on Saturday, May 9, from Putney Bridge to Mortlake. Hale and partner won the toss, and took the Middlesex shore. Soon after starting they obtained the lead, and won easily by two hundred yards. John Phelps was umpire on behalf of Barrett, and Driver for the others; Mr Henry Salter was referee. The money is to be given up at Tom Cole's, ex- champion of the Thames, on Thursday evening next. Hale will accept May's challenge to row from Putney to Mort- lake, for £ 25 a side, and be prepared to make the match on that evening. DEAL AND W'HITE.— A match has been made between Wm. Deal, jun, of Cherry Garden Stairs, and Thomas White of Mill Stairs, Bermondsey, to row a scullers race from the East India Docks, Blackwall, to London Docks, Wapping, for £ 25 a side, on Tuesday, June 7. A deposit of £ 7 a side has been made at Mr Newton's, Lion and Castle, Bermondsey- wall; and the next, of £ 5 a side, is to be staked at Mr Fowler's, Bose and Crown, Salisbury- lane, on Tuesday next. Having repeatedly refused to hold stakes for below- bridge matches, in consequence of the disputes in which they are involved, we are compelled in this case also to adhere to our rule. THAMES WATEEMEN'S APPEENTICES' REGATTA.— The draw- ing for lots for this match took place on Tuesday evening last at Tom Cole's ( ex- champion of the Thames), Green Man, Green- street, Church- street, Blackfriars- road, in the presence of a nu- merous muster of aquatic patrons, when the following young men obtained lots:— Thomas Heugh. Billingsgate ; William Love, Bankside; Edwd. Greegson, Tower; Richard Shorter, Battle PEDESTRIANISM. MATCHES TO COME. MAY. 16 and 18.— Handicap foot race of 130 yards, for £ 10 and other money prizes, at the Victoria New Race Ground, Bury. 18.— Bains and Cook— to run five miles, for £ 5 a side, Bains receiving 400 yards start, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 18.— Barnett and Gadd— to run half a mile, for £ 5 a side, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. 18.— Knotf> and Winkle— to run 130 yards, for £ 5 a side, at the Waterfall Gardens, Endon. 18,— Booth and Knutton— to run 50 yards, for £ 10 a side, at the New Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester. 23.— Brook and Holroyd— to run 440 yards, for £ 25 a side,- at the New Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester. 23.— Jackson and Kay— to jump four forward standing jumps, for £ 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 23.— Hall and Howorth— to run 150 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 23.— A Novice Handicap, distance 140 yards, for money prizes, at the Copenhagen Grounds, Manchester. 25.— Tetiow and Ward— to run four miles, for £ 20 a side, at the Copen- hagen Grounds, near Manchester. 25.— Buxton v Coxford— to walk 10 miles, for £ 10 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth ; Buxton to have one minute start. 25.— Leary and Nolan— to run 186 yards, for £ 25 a side, at the Salford Borough Gardens, Leary to receive two yards start. 25.— Lawrence and Plumpton— to walk six miles, Lawrence getting one minute start, for £ 5 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 25.— Hadman and Rider, to run 150 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Hunslet, near Leeds. 25.— Giles and Hughes— to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, on a turnpike road within six miles of Birmingham. 25.— Harrison and Ridtr— to run 150 yards, Rider receiving two yards at the finish ( sum not named to us), at Parkside Grounds, Hunslet, near Leeds. 30.— Constable and Roberts— to run 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, at the Parkside Grounds, Hunslet, near Leeds. 30,— Handicap Race of 140 yards, for £ 12 and other money prizes, at the Wellington new Race Ground, Bury. SO.— Darley, Grinorod, and Tay. or— to run 120 yards, for £ 25 each, at Salford Borough Gardens. 30.— A Novice Handicap of 140 yards, for several money prizes, at the New Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester. SO and June 1.— Handicap Race of 140 yards, for £ 12 and other money prizes, at the Wellington New Race Greund, Bury. JUNE. 1.— Barb and Williams— to run 150 yards, for £ 10 a side, Barb to have four yards start, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 1.— Clegg and Foster— to run 120 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. 1.— Handicap Race of 120 yards, for several money prizes, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. 1,— Several Handicap Races, at the Red Cow, Dalston, for the benefit of A. Robinson ( the Spider). 1.— Booth and Darley— to run 150 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 1.— Barker and Winkle— to run 100 yards, for £ 5 a side, at the Water- fall Gardens, Endon, Barker to have one yard start inside. 1.— Ten Miles Handicap, for £ 15, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 1.— Clancy and Jackson— to walk seven miles, for £ 10 a side, at Grantham Park. 1.— Bromley and Wellington— to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Sal- ford Borough Gardens. 1 and 2.— All England Handicap of 440 yards, at the Copenhagen Grounds, Newton Heath, near Manchester. 1 and 2.— Handicap Foot Race of 120 yards, for £ 10 and otheMtnoney prizes, at the Salford Borough Gardens. 1 and 2,— Great Warwickshire Handicap of 120 yards, for several money prizes, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. 1 and 2.— All England Handicap, for £ 50 and several other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. Distance, two laps round the course and 100 yards, 2.— Marks and Reed— to run 150 yai ds, for £ 10 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. 2.— Syddall and Trainor— to run one mile, for £ 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. Trainor to have 10 yards start, 3 and 4.— All England Handicap Race of 120 yards, for £ 20 and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. 8.— Hall and Wilson, to run half a mile, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth, Wilson staking £ 15 to £ 18. 8.— Simpson and Stoke— to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. IS.— Handicap Race of 120 yards, for several money prizes, at the Victoria New Race Ground, Bury. 13.— Buckley and Trainor— to rim 880 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 15.— Lawton and Peel— to run 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. 15.— Dearden and Margetts— to run 200 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Boxmoor. 15.— Badger and Morris— to ruu 600 yards, for £ 50 a side. Place not yet named. 15.— Levett and Pudney— to run 10 miles ( Pudney staking £ 50 to £ 40), at Garratt- iane. 20 and 22.— Great All England Handicap of 170 yards, for £ 30 and other money prizes, at the Salford Borough Gardens. 22 and 23.— All England Handicap Race of 440 yards, at Hyde Park, Sheffield, for £ 15 and other money prizes. 29.— Badger, Smith, and Silvester— to run 600 yards, for £ 15 each, the winner to take the £ 45, at Hyde Park, Slitffield. 29 and 30.— Handicap Race of 4U0 yards, for £ 12 and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. POST OFFICE ORDERS for Deposits, in which the EDITOR OP BELL'< J LIEE 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 ijaken; they will in, ail in- stances be sent back. HTON COLLEGE. eeable or interesting en- co on Thursday, the 7th the rear of the building, ATHLETIC SPORTS AT BRIG We have seldom witnessed a more agi tertainment thau that which took pi; inst, in the playground of the college, at when the students endeavoured to emulate each other in all those manly exercises which, if followed up, are not only cal- culated to improve the physical powers of youth, but tend greatly at the same time to strengthen the mind. Such relaxa- tion is essentially necessary both for mind and body, and is cal- culated to give the student an additional relish fer his studies. The remarks made by the rev principal,,' at the close of the day's sport, were exceedingly appropriate to the occasion. By per- mission of Col Low, the baud of the 4th: Light Dragoons was on the ground, and their music tended greatly to enliven the enter- tainment. The number of spectators wis exceedingly numerous, and included nearly all the rank, fashion, and beauty of Brighton aud the surrounding country. The wholo was conducted under the eye of the Principal, the Rev John Griffith, and the stewards of the races were the following collegians:— G.. E. Cotterill, A. Bateman, W. Cornford, E. B. Fawcett, W. Hodson, D. Onslow, and W. B. Rogers. The Rev E. 0. Hawkins officiated as judge, Messrs C. W. Carpenter and F. C. CollisBon ( collegians) acted as starter and honorary secretary, Mr Hale took a very active part in the proceedings, and rendered the judge aud secretary great assistance. There were no less than 20 " events" on the card, and we now proceed to give the results :— THEOWING THEHAMMEE ( 14lb weight) for a Skene- Dhu, given by Capt Campbell, of St Andrews:— Cotterill 1, Elliott 2, Fawcett 3. A FLAT RACE for a dressing case; 120 yards:— Worster 1, Collissoii 2, Cornford 3. A FLAT RACE for a cricketing belt, for those under 14 years of age; 200 yards :— Coleman 1, Winter 2, Hall 3. A MATCH for a Drinking Flask; 100 yards,— This was a race between Collisson and Walters, the latter receiving eight yards. Walters stood not the remotest chance, the race having been won easily by two yards. Time, llfr seconds. PUTTING THE STONE ( 16lb weight) for a Skene- Dhu, given by Capt Campbell:— Cotterill 1, Elliott 2, Hodson 3. A HANDICAP FLAT RACE, for a Dressing Case; 530 yards Taylor 1, Jackson 2, F'raser 3. THEOWING THE CRICKET BAIL, for a Cricket Ball; for those under 15 years of age:— Elliott 1, Winter 2, Soames 3. THEOWING THE CEICKET BALL, for a Cricket Bat, for those over 15 years of age:— Fawcett 1, Hodson 2, Onslow 3. A FLAT RACE lor a Day and Night Glass, given by the Prin- cipal ; heats, 150 yards:— Worster 1 1, Elliott 2 3, Oollisson 3 2, A HANDICAP HUEDLE RACE for 3 silver mounted Riding Whip, for all under 15 years of age; 150yards:— Gill 1, S, Lucas 2, Ellis 3. A HIGH LEAP for a Cricketing Belt:— Worster 1, Cotterill 2, Murray 3. A LONG LEAP for a Cricket Bat:— Cotterill 1, Bateman 2, Cornford 3. A HUEDLE RACE for a Powder Flask and Shot Pouch ; 200 yards:— Cotterill 1, Hodson 2, Onslow 3. A FLAT RACE for a Fishing Rod | 200 yards:— Cotterill 1, Collisson 2, Rogers 3. A HANDICAP HOP RACE for a pair of Skates; 80 yards :— Taylor 1, Elliott 2, Chamberlin 3. A HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE for a Knapsack, given by the Rev E. C. Hawkins and the Rev J. Newton; 1,040 yards:— Cot- terill 1, Worster 2, Hodson 3. A HUEDLE RACE for a riding whip; 100 yards; eight flights of hurdles:— Onslow 1, Hodson 2, Fraser 3. A HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE for a pair of cricket pads and gloves; 500 yards :— Hodson 1, Murray 2, Brown 3. The CONSOLATION STAKES, for those who had run but not obtained a prize. This race did not come off; but the prize was subscribed for, and, we believe, awarded to Little Eiiis for his gallantry. At the close of the sports, shortly after six o'clock, the prizes were brought on the ground, and displayed on a table, and the company gathered around to witness the distribution of them by the Principal. The Rev Mr Griffith, in addressing the assemblage, said that time was when it was thought necessary that man in order to be a student must neglect his body; but fortunately we lived in a day when a differentopinion prevailed, and when it was deemed essential to take care of both body and mind— of the body as well as the soul. The one great object was to produce athletic bodies through which manly souls might work [ applause]; but as there was no chance of seeing how the souls worked, he was glad there had been the chance of witnessing the work of those bodies in which manly souls did work [ applause]. If those present knew how those young men were capable of working in other respects, their running, jumping, aud tumbling headlong into a ditch like Ellis, who threw as complete a summersault into the water as he ever saw [ laughter]— if, as he was going to say, they knew how DOINGS AT HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. MONDAY, MAY 11.— THE GEEAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE— Notwithstanding the very unpropitious state of the weather to- day, there was a great number of the lovers of foot- racing present, to witness the handicap race of once round tha ground and 100 yards, for the following money prizes, given by Mrs Hannah Heathcote, the proprietress of the ground, viz:— £ 20 for the first man, £ 4 for the second, £ 1 for the third, and 10s for the winners of heats not getting a prize. 128 pedestrians entered, and out of that number only 18 accepted. This may be accounted for, as follows:— Frederick Taylor of Worksop, a novice, and nothing known about him until a week or two ago, when he came out and won Mr Phoenix's 440 yards handicap, and having 57 yards start for this one, although he did not run, caused a great number not to accept who would otherwise have done so. The men were divided into four lots. Lot 1, at half- past four o'clock: Philip Carr, 50 yards start, first; John Haw- ley, 58 yards, second; two others ran. Carr won a good race by five yards.— Lot 2, at five: Henry Hurt ( Doncaster), 45 yards, first; John Beaumont ( Penistone), 50 yards, second ; four ran. Hurt, who was the favourite, ran in an easy winner by more than half a score yards, the others being nowhere.— Lot 3, at half- pasfc five: George Syddall, 60 yards, first; George Proctor, 57 yards, second; three ran. Syddall, who was a great favourite, won this heat easily by seven yards.— Lot 4, at six: George Barber ( Glossop), 28 yards, first; John Ellis, 58 yards, second ; four also ran in this heat. Barber # on a splendid race by a couple of feet only. TUESDAY, MAY 12.— To- day there was again a gcod attend- ance of spectators present, aqd the sports commenced with a pigeon match between JOHN HELLIWELL ( farmer) of Reynold House and STEFHBN SIMPSON ( collier) of Attercliffe, for £ 5 a side, at 10 birds each, 18 yards rise, l^ oz of shot, the usual boundary. Helliwell won, killing 5 out of 9, Simpson 3. After the above, the usual sweep- stakes of 10s each, 4 birds each, was shot for by twelve sub- scribers, single guus, standing 21 yards, with lfoz of shot, and double guns 19 yards, with l| oz of shot; the Park boundary. Messrs Ibbotson, Bailey, R, Gregory, and Cloldwell killed all and divided. It being now nearly time for the winners of Mon- day to make their appearance; the ground was cleared for THE DECIDING HEAT.— They came in as follows :— N. Hurt, 45 yards start, 1; G. Syddell, 60 yards, 2; G. Barber, 28 yards, 3; P. Carr, 50 yards, 4. On the Signal being given, away the men went simultaneously, Hurt and Syddall forcing the running at their best pace. After the first 350 yards, Hurt gave Carr the " go- by 5" Syddall was still leadiug the way at a rattling pace : Hurt, however, nothing daunted, made a rush, caught and passed him on the flat for the run in, and won by four yards ; Syddall beating Barber by sifc yards for the second place; Carr last. GEEAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE.— Mr John Sander- son, the landlord of the Butchers' Arms, Bath- street, Sheffield, will give the following prizes to be run for at Hyde Park, on Monday aud Tuesday, J une 22 and 23, namely, £ 15 for the first man,£ 2 for the second,£ 1 for the third, aud 5s for those who win their heats not getting a prize. Entrance Is each, and 2s more to accept. All entries to be made at Sanderson's house, as above, on or before Tuesday, June 2. Distance 440 yards, or a quarter of a mile. Any one entering falsely will be disqualified. ME C. THCEPE'S 400 YAEDS HANDICAP.— A handicap foot race of 400 yards will take place at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Monday and Tuesday, June. 29 and 30. First prize £ 12, second £ 2, third £ 1, aud 5s for those men that win their heats not getting a prize. Entrance Is each, and Is 6d each to accept. All entries to be paid to Mr C. Thorpe, Royal George Inn, Carver- street. The winner of any handicap after the publi- cation of the starts for this race will be put back seven yards. The second mau will be put back three yards. Any man en tering falsely will be disqualified. GEEAT ALL ENGLAND 120 YAEDS HANDICAP RACE.— Mrs H. Heathcote will give the following prizes to be run for at Hyde Park on Wednesday and Thursday, June 3 and 4 : dis- tance, 120 yards:— £ 20 for the first man, £ 4 for the second, £ 1 for the third. Entrance Is each, and 4s to accept. Entries to be paid at Hyde Park, or to Mr J. Darley, Crown Inn, Holly- street, Sheffield. To run in threes. Auy one entering falsely to be disqualified. To close on the 19th of May. ENTRIES FOR JAMES DAELEY'S ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE, at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Whit- Monday and Tuesday, June lst and 2d, 1857; first prize £ 50, second £ 10, third £ 5, and £ 1 for each man winning bis heat and not getting a prize. Dis- tance, two laps and one hundred yards:— Thos. Hosspool scratch, James Hancock ( Salford) 40 yards start, John Briggs 40, Ebe- nezer Chilloner 40, Robert Bunn ( Norwich) 42, 6. W. Lamb ( Cockfield) 47, Robert Chadwick 50, Wm. Norris 50, Thomas Wood ( Worksop) 50, B. Badger ( Wolverhampton) 54, Wm. Tuck ( Holkham) 54, T hos. Cooper ( Maltou) 55, Geo. Pashley ( Thorp) 58, Job Smith 60, Geo. Barber ( Giossop) 60, Henry Hurt ( Don- caster) 60, Alfred Frost 63, Steven Ridley ( Newcastle) 65, Edwd. Midgley ( Lee) 68, Thos. Hayes 70, John Rawnsley ( Barkisland) 70, Edwd. Hurst ( Leicester) 70, J. Longworth ( P( ndlebury) 70, Henry Eyre 70, Henry Allen ( Ratcliffe) 70, William Proctor 75, John Watkinson, tall 75, W. Cawthorn ( Wakefield) 75, W. E. Beswick ( Glossop) 78, Wm. Buckley ( Ratcliffe) 78, Ellis Longley 80, Jonty Lyons ( Salford) 82, George Syddall 82, Ben. Hodgson ( Doncaster) 82, Wm. Robinson 85, Jas. Brooks ( Holmfirth) 85, Chas. Gibson ( Lincoln) 85, . Josh. Bates ( Sowerby) 85, Alt' Dun- stan ( Worksop) 85, John Beaumont 85, Peter Hibbert 87, Geo. Oldham ( Macclesfield) 90, John Watkinson, little 93, Mic Kelly 90, Ben, Pashby 90, Elinor Roberts 90, Alfred Miluer 93, Geo. Congreaves 90, Josh. Marshall 90, Wm. Savage 92, Jas. Boisover 93, Geo. Smith 93, Geo. Gillott ( Grenoside) 95, Wm. Clark 95, Robt. Walker ( Worksop) Vo, W. Swaby ( Doncaster) 95, Chas. Dyson 95, Isaac Simmonite 95, Philip Carr 95, Edwd. Styring 95, Alf. Ashton 100, Rich. Pontifract 100, Alfred Eaton 100, Thos. Holland 100, Aaron Carnal 100, J. Athorne 100, R. W. Taylor 100, Geo. Motley 100, Edward Hancock ( Worksop) 100, Wm. Bridges 100 . Herbert Murfin 100, Thomas; Robir. son 100, Joseph Bower 100, Alfred Pearson 100, Joseph Barnes 100, Thos. Har- graves 100, John Ellis 100, Chas. MaxfieldlOO, J. Skeltou l'OO, Robert Overton 100, Jarvis Wright 105, John Bamforth 105, Ben, Stones 105, John Finn 105, Charles Melshaw 105, John Webster 105, Samuel Seamour ( Tinsley) 105, Geo. Allen 105, Josh. Green 105, Wm. Berry 105, Walter Carr ( Doncaster) 105, James Moore 110, George Bailey 110, George Proctor 110, Thos. Oxley 110, George Gibbius 110, Thos, Fordham 110, Henry Sir.- ^ gleton 110, James Wragg 110, James Swinscoe 110, George \ iSS_ Duckenfield 120, John Pollard 120, John Wildblcod 120, John Beal 130, George Somerset 130, George Staniforth 140, Wm. Unwin 150. Acceptances to be made on or before Wednesday next, May 2oth, at Mr James Darley's, Crown Inn, Holly- street. PIGEON SHOOTING.— ROEBUCK AND PADLEY.— A match, for £ 10, comes off at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Thursday, June 4th, between John Roebuck of Swinton and Robert Padley of Wickersley, at 9 birds each, 21 yards rise, lioz of shot. To shoot at two o'clock. OLD CEOWN INN, BEIGHTSIDE.— A fat pig, 30s t weight, will be shot for at Mr R. Bonsor's, the above inn, on Whit- Sonday. Conditions: 4 birds, 21 yards rise, double guns 19 yards, l| oz of shot, 10s entrance. A 5s novice leger. Pig or money. Shooting at two o'clock. PEDESTRIANISM AT BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICTS ASTON CEOSS GEOUNDS.— The splendid weather which has set in, has had, no doubt, its influence on the spirits of the Brums, wko mustered here in strong force on Monday to wit- ness the match between Bailey and Moon, of six score yards, for £ 5. a side. Although the amount of stakes was small, yet the interest taken in the match was apparent,- by the attendance of many of the old school. The men had been carefully trained, or rather brought out, under the auspices of two well- known men, Bailey being backed from Wilson's, and Moon from the veteran John Hateley's. On the men appearing at scratch, it was evident that much care had been bestowed 011 them, which had its due effect, lor each was as fine as men could be. Bailey is a good- looking young fellow, aged 19, standing 5i'D Sin, well on his pins, and as upright as a post. He is almost a novice in the pedestrian arena. Moon is a compact, well made man, stand- ing 5ft Sin, aud has run two or three previous matches with success. The meu, therefore, found plenty of backers; Bailey, . cajl at 5 aud 6 to 4 on him. They were to by .{ MjMupSxmsent in twenty minutes, but before the time j) Sed, they got off, Bailey with a slight iead, which iintained. and after a well contested race, he ran in a win- ner by one aud a quarter yard. As soon as the ground was cleared, a novice undertook to run five miles round the grounds, in 30 minutes, for £ 5 a side. Bet- ting was 2 to 1 en time. The novice commenced his task at a rattliug pace, keeping steadiy to work throughout, and doing the five miles iu 29min 53$ ec. T. JONES was ou Monday at the Swan, Yardley, in theCoventry road, four miles from Birmingham, to run his nine miles mateh, for £ 5 a side, within the hour. The weather was all that could be desired. Although the ground was in many parts heavy from the rains of the previous weeks, he came to scratch in good conditien, and confident of the result. He got away at a rattling pace ( betting, 6 to 4 011 tlie mau), and appeared at 1$ mile distance as if distressed, but it was only temporary, for he again went ahead, and did the first five miles in 33 minutes, and the next four miles in 26 minutes, thus winning the match by one minute, keeping steady towards the latter part of the match, He started from the second mile stone to the seventh on the road ( a portion of the road very hilly), and finished at the third mile stone ( going five out and lour back). There was a large at- tendance to witness the match. JOHN HUGHES and JAMES GILES are mached to run 120 yards on a fair turnpike road, within six miles o; Birmingham, for £ 5 a side, to come off- on the 25th May ; to start by mutual consent; if 110 start iu 15 minutes, to go by first pull of handker- chief. Mr Powell final stakeholder and referee. DEARDEN AND YOUNG WHEELER.— These well- known Bir- mingham men are again matched to run six score yards, for £ 25 a side, Dearden giving Wheeler two yards start. £ 1 a side is down, and the men meet to- marrow evening between eight and ten o'clock, at Bali's, the Justices, Lombard- street, to draw up articles. WILLIAM BATCHELOE of Leamington ( late of Birmingham) will ruu William Barniclee of Coventry six score yards, for his own sum; or he will run Richard Bayliss of Leamington six score yards, and give him two yards start, or one mile level, for his own sum. Money ready, and a match can be made any night next week at the Golden Lion, Regent- street, Leamington. NEWBOLD of Birmingham wiil run Rowley of Gosta Green six score yards, or W. Walters his own distance, or Young Leonard the same, for £ 5 a side or their own sums. Money ready at Ball's, the Justices, Lombard- street. THOMAS BADGEE of Birmingham will run John Fisldhouse five or six score yards, for £ 5 a side. Money ready at Robin- son's, South Sea House, Legge- street, at any time. ALFRED SMITH of Birmingham, hearing that Osborne ( the Sailor Boy) wishes for a match, he will run him five or six score yards, for £ 5 or his own sum. Money ready at any time at Wil- son's, Waggon and Horses, New Town- row. SIMPSON" AND STOKES.— The 120 yards match, for £ 5 a side, between these Birmingham youths, is going 011. A further de- posit must be made to- morrow, at Beunett's, Proctor- street. ARTHUR AKEES of Birmingham begs to inform B. Badger that for the present he has declined accepting any matches to run. DEARDEN of Birmingham will run Ben Badger of Wolver- hampton 140 yards, for £ 25 a side, and give him three yards start; to ruu half- way between home and home. Money ready at Powell's, Rodney Inn, Hurst- street. ASTON CROSS GROUNDS.— The entries for the Great War- wickshire Handicap 120 yards race, which comes off on Whit. Monday and Tuesday, will close on Wednesday next, the 20t£ v"' inst. All entries to be paid on or before the alJove day to Mr Clulee, the proprietor of the grounds. Postage stamps taken as cash. The first man to receive £ 7, the second £ 2, and 3s for any man winning a heat and not getting a prize. Entries Is 6d each, and Is more if they accept. The handicap will appear in Bell's Life on Sunday, the 24th inst. No match will be allowed to come off ou the grounds on Whit- Monday or Tuesday, unless run before two o'ejftk. H. BULLOCK of | j| oke will run Kent of Wooden Box 100 yards if he will give three yards start, or he will ruu Sifton or Cart- ledge 120 yards level, for £ 20 a side. Money ready at Bullock's, the Crown Inn, Stoke- on- Trent. DEARDEN of Birmingham will run Wheatley ( the Oyster Lad), or Mitton of Salford 120 yards; or take two yards of the German Lad, or Cock Harman of Ratcliff in 120, or four yards in 10 score of B. Badger of Sheffield, for the like sum, to run half- way be- tween home and home. By sending articles to Dearden at Mr Ball's, the Justices, Lombard- street, Birmingham, and a deposit to Bell's Life, a match can be made. DOINGS AT THE SALFORD BOROUGH GARDENS. SATURDAY, MAY 9.— Asa caterer for the enjoyment of the lovers of foot- racing, Mr A. Attenbury certainly is entitled to praise, as scarcely a week elapses that we have not to place upon record the result of a handicap. This afternoon another came off, the distance being 400 yards; first prize £ 10, second £ 2, third £ 1, and 5s for each winner of a heat. There was a good 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. muster of spectators, and the result was as follows:— Lot 1: G , May 19th, at Mr Ainsworth's, Wellington Hotel, Bury, or at Mr Andrews of Manchester, 48 yards start, 1; G. Darley of Salford, 12. 3 ; three others ran. Betting : 6 to 4 on the field. Andrews won by a yard and a half.— Lot 2 : Fred. Taylor of Workgop, 46. yards start, 1; G. Bradley of Manchester, 45, 2; four ran. Tlie betting was 3 to 1 on Taylor, who won easily by six yards.— Lot S: 1. Britton of Hulme, 38 y » rds start, 1; J. Buckley of Tonge- lane 46, 2; two others r_. ii. The betting was 6 to 4 against Bucklev though Britton would have been backed against the field. Won by a yard.— Lot 4: - T Tflfrrrt nf Wigan 32 yards start, 1 • T, Oollinge of Jumbo 20, 2 pive ran. Betting r'J lo i 611 Lhe field. Tilford won easily by four yards.— Lot 5: J. Hague of Sheffield, 45 yards start, 1; T. Leigh of Manchester 37, 2; J. Thorpe of Harpurhoy 40, 3. For this heat Hague was the fa- • ourite, and 2 to 1 bar one. Won by three yards, no oue appear- ing to try to win — Lot 6: T. Ivil of Pendlebury 36 yards start, 1; J. Lyons of Salford 40, 2; three others ran. Betting: Lyons against the field, and 2 to 1 against any other. Won by two yards. The deciding heat, in accordance with previous arrange- ment, came off on MONDAY, MAY 11.— To- day about 200 persons assambled to witness the conclusion of the handicap. It resulted as follows: — F. Taylor of Worksop 1, J. Tilford of Wigan 2. J. Britton of Hnlme 3, G. Andrews of Manchester 4. The betting on this event was no less than 4 to 1 on Taylor, 5 to 4 against naming the second, aud 4 to 1 each agst Tilford, Britton, and Andrews. The contest was not a very interesting one, Taylor winning by six yards; a yard and a half separating Tilford from Britton, Mr A. Attenbury filled the office of referee, and the pedestrians appeared gratified by the manner in which his awards were given. The weather was exceedingly fine ou both days. DOINGS AT COPENHAGEN GROUNDS, NEAR MANCHESTER. SATURDAY, MAY 9.— There was a tolerably fair attendance of visitors at these rapidly rising grounds this afternoon, and the following events came off :— FLY AND LUCY.— This was a race of 200 yards, for £ 25 a side, Hie competitors being W. Tomlinson's Lucy and the celebrated Burnley Fly; Lucy received seven yards 17 inches start. Mr Hayes officiated as referee, and the betting was 6 to 4 on Lucy. Fly won by four feet. The owners of the dogs received £ 3 lis 8d each, gate money. MONDAY.— To- day there were about 900 present, and the sport embraced the following interesting contest :— LITHAM, SYKBS, AND TURNER.— W. Litham, Charles Sykes of Manchester, and David Turner of Hyde, entered the course to run one mile, for £ 5 each, the winner to take the £ 15. Mr Ralph Bayley ( a gentleman well known on the Turf) filled the office of referee, and the betting was 6 to 4 on Turner, 2 to 1 agst Litham, aud 6 to 1 agst Sykes. Litham took the lead, and kept it for about 500 yards, when Sykes passed him, and held the supe- riority for 600 yards, and here Litham again got the front posi- tion. Shortly afterwards Turner passed Doth his opponents, and won easily by 20 yards, Litham beating Sykes by 30 yards for BOOTH AND KNUTTON,— John Booth of Newton Heath ( uear Manchester) and R. H. Knutton are matched to run 50 yards, for £ 10 a side, at the Copenhagen Grounds, Manchester, to- morrow ( Monday), at five o'clock. Mr Holden to be referee. A NOVICE HANDICAP, distance 140 yards, will take place at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester, on Saturday, thtf" SOth inst; first prize £ 3, second £ 1, third 5s. The entry to close ou Thursday, the 28th, at Mr Hayes's, Copenhagen Grounds; or at Mr Holden's, White Lion, Long Millgate, Man- chester. GKEAT ALL ENGLAND WHITSUNTIDE HANDICAP, on Whit- Monday and Whit- Tuesday, June lst and 2d, 1857, distance 448 yards, at the Copenhagen race ground, Newton Heath, near Manchester; first prize £ 40, second £ 5, third £ 2. The foUow- ing men have entered and are handicapped as follows:— J. Han- cock ( Salford) scratch, J. Horrocks ( Bury) 5 yards start, J. Booth ( Newton Heath) 15, G. Darley ( Pendleton) 15, W. Wilcock ( Red Bank) 16, G. Barber ( Glossop) 19, T. Collinge ( Jumbo) 25, P. Taylor ( Worksop) 25, T. Wood ( Worksop) 25, H. Hurt ( Don caster) 25, A. Grindrod ( Oldham) 26, P. Holroyd ( Mirfield) 26, J. Skinner ( Sheffield) 23, Wm. Shaw ( Leeds) 28, J. Smith ( Salford) 28, F. Littlewood ( Attercliffe) 29, W. Foster ( Leeds) 30, S. Clark- son ( Birkenshaw) 30, S. Kent ( Middleton) 30, R. H. Knutton tutton) 30, S. Albison ( Bowlee) 30, G. Buckley ( Sheffield) 33, . Wood ( Pendleton) 35, J. Evans ( Westbromwich) 36, J. New- ton ( Butter Green) 36, W. Harrison ( Liverpool) 36, J. Ingham ( Rochdale) 36, Grimshaw ( Oldham) 37, E. Greenwood ( Ardwick) 38, J . Beramont ( Peuistone) 38, little J. Watkinson ( Sheffield) 38, C. Hellawell ( Middleton) 40, J. Harrison ( Leeds) 40, B. Pashby ( Sheffield) 40, H. James ( Sheffield) 40, J. Horrocks ( Mid- ttleton) 42, J. Howsou ( Sheffield) 42, T. Buckley ( Tonge Lane) 43, J. Hague ( Sheffield) 43, Janty Lyons ( Salford) 43, T. Leary ( Manchester) 44, J. Nolan ( Manchester) 44, J. Costegan ( Open- shaw) 44, D. Phillips ( War Office) 45, G. Siddall ( Sheffield) 45, T. Barding ( Sheffield) 45, G. Parsonage ( Rixton) 45, J. Moore ( Sheffield) 45, J. Fowler ( Sheffield) 45, J. Ellis ( Sheffield) 46, G. Andrews ( Manchester) 46, T. Rothwell ( Manchester) 46, J. Pom- fret ( Blackburn) 47, J. Carroll ( Staleybridge) 47. J. Entwistle ( Clayton) 47, J. Thorp ( Harpurhey) 48, H. Wild ( Manchesier) 48, L. Bradbury ( Oldham) 43, J. Webb ( Derby) 50, Whittaker ( Hol- linwood) 50, C. Sommersett ( Sheffield) 50, R. Grimes ( Barnes Green) 50. B. Dawson ( Sandybridge) 50, J. Tetlow ( Hollinwood) 50, G. Bentley ( Whisper Common) 50. G. Hunt ( Sheffield) 50, G. WaterhouS' 3 ( Friezlaud) 50, G. Bradley ( Ardwick) 51, J. Par- tington ( Chadderton) 52, H. Allin ( Radcliffe) 52, J. Brummitt ( Leptori) 53, W. Deau ( Barnsley) 55, G. Hall ( Staleybridge) 55, J. Richardson ( Middlesbro') 55, T. Foley ( Manchester) 55, E. Heywood ( Smallbridge) 56, A. Butterworth ( Manchester) 57, J. Grindrod ( Oldham) 58, E. Ashworth ( Rochdale) 58, J. Taylor ( Cowhill) 60, Wm. Swann ( the wrestler) 60, G. Robinson ( Newton Heath) 60, R. Smethurst ( Jumbo) 65, J. Taylor ( Oldham) 65, W. Schofield ( Friezlaad) 66, J. Booth ( Bowlee) 70, W. Stoppard ( Manchester) 70, A. Salter ( Cow Hill) 70. Acceptances, 5s each, to be made by Wednesday next, May 20th, to the proprietor at the grounds, or to Mr James Holden, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. Postage stamps as cash. BROOK AND HOEEOYD.— Mr Holden has now received £ 15 each for the match of 440 yards, for £ 25 a side, which is ar- ranged to come offmt the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester, on the 23d inst. Brook is to have 8j yards start inside. DUTCHMAN AND CATCH.— On acoount of ihe match for £ 20 aside, distance 200 yards, with Joseph Taylor's Dutchman of Oldham and Jas. Buckley's Catch of Ashton, Mr Holden now holds £ 10 each. The race is to be decided at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester, on the 23d inst, and Dutchman is to have four yards start outside. DOINGS AT BELLEVUE, MANCHESTER. SATURDAY, MAY 9.— The attendance to- day was not large, though more persons were present than on two or three recent occasions. BAEBEE AND HARTLEY.- These pedestrians are Geo. Barber of Glossop and John Hartley of Colne, the distance being 440 yards, and the stakes £ 25 a side. The betting was 2 to 1 on Barber. After a few minutes' delay the men went away, the fa- vourite assuming the lead, and though Hartley ( when they had run about 70 yards) endeavoured to get in front, he failed, Barber winning easily by five yards. HARGREAVES AND TETLOW.— Thos. Hargreaves and Jonathan Tetlow are both residents of Newchurch, and they entered to run one mile, for £ 10 a side. The betting was 2 to 1 on Har- greaves. Tetlow led the van for nearly three parts of the dis- tance, when Hargreaves passed him, and eventually won easy. TUESDAY.— AMATEUE MATCH AGAINST TIME.— We gene- rally notice, and with some degree of attention, contests in which amateurs may engage, and we feel pleasure in giving publicity to the following, inasmuch as the performance is above an average one for a non- professional. A gentleman made a wager that he would walk, fair heel and toe, six miles in one hour and five minutes, and this offer being accepted, Bellevue was agreed upon as the scene of action, and this evening was the appointed time. Mr P., who is well versed in other " arts and mysteries," was not supposed by the 60 gentlemen who attended as spec- tators to be equal to the task he had undertaken, but he seemed firm in his determination, though the odds at start were 20 to 1 on old Father Time. Mr P. walked the first half mile lap in 5min 7sec; second, 5min 25sec; third, 5min 24sec; fourth, 5min 23sec; fifth, 5min 23sec; sixth, 5min 24sec; seventh, Smin 21sec; eighth 5min 28sec; ninth, 5miu 214sec; tenth, 5min 28isec; eleventh, 5min 29sec ; and twelfth, 5min 14sec. Total 64rain 28sec, thus winning by 32sec. Mr P. seemed to feel some difficulty in the eighth round, but his friends cheered him to persevere, and subsequently backed him at evens, cryiDg " go it," and thus he won the match, much to the chagrin of the layers of the odds. DARLEY, GRINDEOD, AND TAYLOE.— On account of the race of 120 yards, for £ 25 each, with these men, the winner to take the £ 75, Mr Holden now holds £ 10 each. The contest is fixed for the 30th inst, at the Salford Borough Gardens. NOLAN AND LEARY.— Joseph Nolan and Thomas Leary ( both of Manchester) have now deposited £ 15 each iu Mr Holden's hands for their race of 136 yards, for £ 25 a sid9, which event is fixed for the 25th inst, at' the Salford Borough Gardens, and Leary is to have two yards start. TRAINOR AND SYDDALL.— Mr Holden has now received £ 10 a side for the race of one mile with John Trainor of Liverpool and John Syddall of Radcliffe, which is fixed to come off at the Salford Borough Gardens, on the 2d of June. Trainor is to have 10 yards start. A GREAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP, distance 170 yards, will take place at the Salford Borough Gardens, on Saturday the 20th and Monday the 22d of June. First prize, £ 30; second, £ 4; third, £ 1. Entrance 2s each; to close on Tuesday the 9th June, and acceptances, 5s each, the week following. All entries to be made at Mrs Attenbury's, Borough Inn, Regent- road, Salford ; or at Mr James Holden's, White Lion, Long Miilgate, Man- chester. Stamps as cash. A HANDICAP FOOT RACE, distance 120 yards, will take place on Monday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 2, at the Salford Borough Gardens. First prize, £ 10; second, £ 1; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s each, and no acceptance. The entry to close on Tuesday, the 26th iu3t, and the handicap to appear in Bell's Life on the 31st. All entries to be made at Mrs Attenbury's, Borough Inn, Regent- road, Salford; or at Mr Holden's, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. Stamps as cash. Miss LOCKWOOD AND FLY.— On account of the match of 200 yards, | for £ 10 aside, bet weea J. Moody'sMiss Lock wood of Hornley and John Mason's Fly of Halifax, Mr Holden has now received £ 5 each. The heavier dog is to give three yards to the pound outside, and the contest is to take place at Bellevue on the lst of June, Mr Holden being selected a3 referee. COUCOM AND WOODS.— We have received several conflicting statements with regard to the result of this race, but Mr Walters Sthe referee) has sent us his decision ia favour of Coueom, wlio, le states, won by lft. The stakes shall therefore be sent as directed to the care of Mr Albert Field, at Mr Peck's, Potter- street, Worksop, on Tuesday next. ENTRIES EOR THE GREAT ALL ENGLAND FOOT RACE, at Parkside Pleasure Grounds, Hunslet, near Leeds, June lst and 2d. The following men have already entered, and are handicap- ped as follows:— T. Hargrave ( amateur) scratch, E. Roberts ( Wortley) scratch, T, Collings ( Jumbo) one yard start, J. Tilford ( Manchester) 3, W. Forster ( Huuslet) 3, W. Constable ( Wil- lenhall) 4, G. Green ( Stockton) 4, T. Hosspool ( Basford) 4, W. Gibson ( Gawthorp) 4, J. Newton ( Hollingwood) 5, R. Wheatley ( Stockton) 5, J. Nolan ( Manchester) 5, W. Fairbrother ( Hunslet) 6, W. Wormsley ( Manchester) 7, W. Hellewell ( Manchester) 7, T. Leary ( Manchester) 7, J. Lions ( Manchester) 7, J. Buckley ( Tong Lane) 8, T. Shephard ( Cleckheaton) 8, J. Walliuson ( Man- chester) 8, T. Edmondson ( Wakefield) 9, J. Emsley ( Pudsey) 8, A. Barlow ( Lowmoor) 8, W. Cawthorne ( Wakefield) 8, G. Martin ( London) 8, G. Titterington ( Leeds) 9, W. Barber ( Kirk- stall) 9, H. Smithson ( Leeds) 9, E. Bentley ( Wakefield) 9, T. Ridgewick ( Barnsley) 9, W. Butterworth ( Manchester) 9, G. Hartshorn ( Nottingham) 9, J. Miller ( Holbeck) 9, M. Stidwell ( Woodhouse) 9. W. Tuck ( Mexbro') 9, Mr W., amateur ( Bradford) 10, S. Clarkson ( Birkshead) 10, W. Hewett ( Bramley) 10, J. Hepworth ( Mexbro') 10, J. Frankland, <*•. ( Leeds) 10, C. Carr ( Swinton) 10, J. Hanson ( Dewsbury) 11, H. ^ Harrinson ( Leeds) 11, S. Rider ( Leeds) 12, D. Saville ( Leeds) 12, J. Halton ( Leeds) 14, G. Newton ( Leeds) 14, J. Mitchell ( Leeds) 14, J. Worpsnot ( Woodhouse Carr) 12, E. Simpson, 16st ( Mex- borough) 20, J. Snell, with wooden leg ( Leeds) 34. Acceptances Is 6d each, to be made good on or before the 20th of May to J. Greenwood, or J, Woolfoot, Market Tavern, or H. Procter, Druton Manor Inn, Leeds. ENTRIES EOR 140 YARDS HANDICAP, at the Wellington race- ground, Bury, on the SOth May and lst June. The following men have entered, and have been handicapped as follows:— J. Hilton ( Chaddertoa) 13i yards start, W. Hill ( Kirkheaton) 8, J. Heywood ( Rhodes) 14, G. Hall ( Stalybridge) 13, W. Spencer ( Radcliffe) 16, J. Olive ( Limefield) 15, J. Scholes ( Burv) 16, J. Noedham ( Bury) 17, D. Ashworth ( Bury) 15, T. Wyatt ( Manches- ter) 15, G. Marsden ( Saddleworth) 15, J, Knight ( Littlemoas) 15, W. Hall ( Bury) 15, M. Brooksbank ( Ardwick) 15, J. Malison ( Manchester) 13, J. Simcock ( Manchester) 15, J. Leary ( Barnsley) 13, J. Partington ( Chadderton) 13, W. Wilcock ( Manchester) 6, J. Hancock ( Salford) scratch, T. Ayton ( Rochdale) 12, T. Kear- ney ( Manchester) 8i, W. Dean ( Middleton) 13, D. Bamford ( Rochdale) 12, J. Cudworth ( Rochdale) 9, T. Hilton ( Cliaddertcn) 13i, W. Smethurst ( Oldham) 14, T. Bagshaw ( Manchester) 16, G. Bradley ( Manchester) 16, W. Haliwell ( Manchester) 12, R. H. Knutton ( Salford) 5, J. Lowe ( Manchester) 14, F. Emerson ( Birch) 16, T. Hilton, ( Besses- o'th'Barn) 18, J. Lindley ( Uns- worth) 13, W. Whitworth ( Unsworth) 17, T. Fitton ( Nuttall- lane) 17, J. Jones ( Pigslee) 17, S. Greenhalgh ( Woolfold) 14, A. m_.. i iri T TT_ 11 / n: 1 % O AT IT J / r C. Hine's, Yolunteer Inn, Bury. JACKSON AND KAYE.— For this jumping match we have re- ceived the whole of the money, £ 25 a side, together with £ 3 from Kaye for Jackson's expenses. It is to take place at Salford Borough Gardens, on Saturday, May 23. Two umpires aad referee are to be chosen on the ground, which is to be roped and staked, and the men are not to have more than two friends in- side the ropes. Each man to have three trials, the best out of the three to wia; both to heel the mark at the commencement, and a slip or fall to be considered a trial, No more than five minutes allowed after eaoh trial. To be ready between four and five o'clock. THE GREAT TEN MILE HANDICAP for £ 15, on Whit- Mon day, June lst, at Mr Sadler's Grounds, Garrett- lane, Wandsworth. First prize £ 12, second £ 2, third £ 1; entraace 2s 6d each, to be made oa or before Wednesday, May 20th, at Mr Wilsoa's, Spotted Dog, Straad; or at Mr Sadler's. The meu must run in colours, which must be named at the time of encoring. Any- one entering in a false name will be disqualified. BARB AND WILLIAMS.— A match has been made between Frederick Barb ( the shaver) of Hammersmith, and Samuel Williams of Shepherd's Bush, to run 150 yards, Barb receiving four yards start, for £ 10 a side, on Monday, June lst, at Gar- ratt- lane, We have received the articles, and £ 1 10s a side; the next deposit of the same amount is to be made at Mr John Smith's, Yale Arms, Hammersmith- gate, on Thursday next. GEORGE BARNBTT and YOUNG GADD are matched to run, at Aston Cross Grounds, Birmingham, to- morrow ( Monday), half a mile, for £ 5 a side; the men to be on the score at two o'clock ; to start by mutual consent. George Gadd will be prepared to make a match with Tom Jones or W. Watkins to run five miles, for £ 5 a side; if either of them will be at Aston Cross to- morrow, they can make a match. SAM SMITH of Leeds, Alfred Badger of Wolverhampton, and Fred Silvester of Westbromwich, are matched to run 600 yards, for £ 15 each, the winner to take the £ 45. £ 3 each is down now, to be made into £ 7 103 each on the 28th of May, the remainder to be put down on the day of the race, which comes off at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on the 29th of June. JOHN CHILLINGSWORTH has staked £ 1 to run John Bird 100 yards, for £ 5 aside, to- morrow ( Monday), the money to be made good on the Wednesday previous to tho race or the defaulter to forfeit the money staked. The men are to meet at the Gooch's Arms, Lower Hurst- street, to choose the ground, and to stake the remainder of the mosey. A HANDICAP FOOT RACE, for novices that never won above £ 1 in a match, distance 120 yards, will take place at the Vic- toria New Race Grounds, Bury, on Saturday the 13th of June. First prize £ 3, second £ 1, third 10s, fourth 5s. Entrance Is 6d each ; to close on the6th of June. All entries to be made to St John Hamilton, or G. Hamilton, New Market Inn, Bury. MARKS AND REED.— A match has been made between T. Marks of Wandsworth and E, Reed of Bermondsey, to run 150 yards, for £ 10 a side, on Tuesday, Juue 2, at Garratt- lane. We have received articles, together with £ 3 a side; and the next deposit of £ 3 10s is to be made at Mr Bunyan's, Hand in Hand, Princes- street, London- road, on Monday ( to- morrow) evening. BUXTON AND COXFORD.— For this walking match of 10 miles ( Buxton to receive one minute start), for £ 10 a side, the men met on Wednesday last, at the Jolly Butcher, Hornsey, but owing tc the interference of the police, it could not come off. It is postponed until Monday the 25th inst, at Mr Sadler's ground, Garratt- lane, Wandsworth; to start at four o'clock precisely, H. HARRISON aud S. RIDER, both of Leeds, are matched to run 150 yards, for ( we have not beea told the sum), on Monday, the 25th iust, at Parkside Grounds, Hunslet, near Leeds, Rider getting two yards at the finish. Mr Woolfoot, of the Market Tavern, Leeds, has received a deposit of £ 2 a side. BARKER AND WINKLE.— Mr Holden has received another de- posit— making £ 2 each now down— for the race of 100 yards for £ 5 each, between Thomas Winkle of Hanley and John Barker of Stoke, Barker is to have one yard start, and the race is fixed for the lst of June, at the Waterfall Grounds, Endon. WINKLE AND KNOTT.— T. Winkle and T. Knott ( both of Buckuall), Staffordshire, have now paid to Mr. Holden, of Man- chaster, the full amouut of the stake, £ 5 a side, for their race of ISO yards, whieh is fixed for the 18th inst, at the Waterfall Grounds, Endon. DEAEDEN AND MARGETTS.— This match of 200 yards, for £ 25 a side, may now be considered as made. Margetts called last week at our office and signed the articles, and wo have £ 5 of his in hand. The next deposit of £ 10 a side is to be made May 28, when Dearden will have to send £ 15. The HANDICAP RACE, announced to take place at the Straw- berry Grounds, Liverpool, on Whit Monday, will not be run, ia consequence of a dispute with the proprietor. The meu can receive back their entrance money on application to James Clark, Houghton- street, Liverpool. A match has been made between J. LITTLBWOOD of Grosve- nor- square and S. ARNETT of Oxford- street, to run 120 yards, Arnett to receive five yards start, for £ 5 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. Stakeholder, Mr Thomas Pett, Thomas- street, Oxford- street. BAINS AND COOKE.— for this race of five miles, Bains receiving 400 yards, we have received the whole of the money, £ 5 a side. It is to take place at Garratt- lane on Monday ( to- morrow) at four p. m. precisely. The Editor of Bell's Lije is to appoint E. ROBARTS of Worfley and W. CUNSTABLE of Wellingall have signed articles and staked £ 2 each to run 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, on the 30th of May, at the Parkside Ground, Hunslet, Constable to have two yards start, and if they do not get off in 15 minutes then to go by the first report of a pistol. LEVETT AND PUDNEY.— On account of this race we have re- ceived a further sum of £ 5 a side, and the next deposit is to be sent on May 28, when Pudney has to stake £ 15, and Levett £ 10. CLEGG AND FeRSTER.— For this race we have received a further sum of £ 4 from Foster. The next deposit of £ 5 a side will be due May 24- MR W. TAYLOR has received £ 15 each for the match be- tween J. Tetlow aud C. Ward, which takes place at the Copen- hagen Ground, near Manchester, on May 25. JAMES CURLY of Dewsbury not being satisfied with his late defeat by Thomas Jenkinson of Sheffield, in Sanderson's Handi- cap, wili run him again from 100 to 300 yards, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side ; to run on a turnpike- road between home and home. If Walter Rogers is not satisfied with his last defeat by James Curly, he will run him again 300 yards, on the same terms ; or, if Joseph Haigh means to run James Curly, he will accommo- date him at auy time, from 100 to 300 yards, for his own sum. A match can be made by sending a deposit of £ 5 to the Editor of Bell's Life aud articles to James Curly, at Mr Crossland's, Star Inn, Dawgreen, near Dewsbury. R. H, KNUTTON of Pendleton will accept the challenge of Dearden of Birmingham to take two yards iu 100 or three in 120; or will take two yards in 100 of Lynch of Tipton; or give Bullock of Stoke two yards in 120 ; or run C. Halliwell of Middleton lzO yards ; or give Ingham of Rochdale three yards in 140 ; or run T. Wood of Worksop 120 yards level, or take 2 yards in 150. Any of the matches can be made for £ 20 or £ 25 a side. To run half- way between home and home, or give and take reasonable ex- penses for choice of ground. By sending a deposit to Mr. J. Holden, Manchester, and articles to Knutton, at Mr T. Canna- van's, Grapes Inn, Pendleton, a match can be made. WILLIAM NORRIS of Nottingham will run any of the following men from COO yards to half a mile, viz, Robert Bunn of Norwich, Nob'os of the same place, Wood of Worksop, Walker of the same place, Job Smith of Hulme, or Barber of Glossop ; and if Hartshorn of Nottingham is in want of a match, Norris will accommodate him 200 yards, to ruu half way between home and home, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side. If £ 5 are sent to Bell's Life, and articles to Norris, at Mr Guyler's, the Burgesses' Friend, Carter Gate, Nottingham, they will be attended to. J. TRAINER is surprised at H. Staines challenging him to run half a mile when he knows it is not his distance, but if he wants a match, Trainor. will take 60 yards in half a mile, or he will run him two miles level; or if he wants a match with J. Hardman of Radcliffe, he will take eight yards in 440, or 25 in half a mile. A match can be made, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, by sending £ 5 to J. Holc'en, Long Millgate, Manchester, and articles to T. Finch, Coach and Horses, Turner- street, Manchester. CHARLES LAWRENCE of Pimlico and JOSEPH PLUMPTON of Westminster made good their deposit at Beubeu Watts', Regent- street, Westminster, last Tuesday Right, for their six miles walking match, for £ 5 a side; and the last deposit is to be made at the final stakeholder's, Harry Good's, Brown Bear, Grafton- street, Soho, next Thursday night. The match comes off at Garrat- lane, Wandsworth, May 25th, Lawrence to receive one minute's start. WILLIAM BAYLEY of Darlaston will run James Jinks of the same place 100 yards, if he will give two yards start, or take four yards start in 110 of James Fieldhouse, or five yards in 120 of David Gough of Willenhall, or run William Warner of Bilston 90 or 100 yards level, or take six yards start in 120 of Thomas Heywood of Bilston, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. If a deposit is sent to Bell's Life and articles to William Bayley, at the Bell Inn, Darlaston, they will be attended to. JOHN BARKER of Leghill hearing that John Forster of Col- liery Dykes wishes to run him, he can be accommodated with a spin of 100 yards, for £ 10; or Thos. Bertram with the same, if Bertram will give two yards in the same distance, for the same sum. A match can be made any night next week at Mr William Oliver's, Hope and Anchor Inn, Leghill, or when Barker's match comes off, at the Grapes Running Ground, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, namely May 30. WM. SEFTON of Macclesfield will run John Hancock of Long- port 120 yards, or Joseph Cartlidge or Robert Lee 120 yards level, or take two yards in 120 of Henry Bullock ( all of the Pot- teries), for £ 10 or £ 15 a side; or Sefton will run Jon ty Lyons of Salford 120 yards, for the same sum. Mr J. Holden to be referee and stakeholder; to run at the Salford Borough Gar- dens. A letter addressed to V/ m. B. Daniels, Cheshire Cheese, St George's- street, Sutton, will be attended to. THE WALWORTH NOVICE will run George Hall of Walworth 80 or 100 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, if he will give choice of sides and ends, aud run on a turnpike- road. Any other novice in Walworth can be accommodated with a spin backwards or for- wards, if they will give a small start for the like amount. Money ready this ( Saturday) evening, at Mr Gillham's, Surrey Canal House. WILLIAM BATCHELOR of Leamington will run Hancock of Salford, or H. A. Reed of London, 200 yards, if they will allow four yards start, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, to come off in six weeks from the first deposit. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stake- holder. To run at Rugby; or Batchelor will allow £ 5 for their expenses," should the race take place at Rugby. GEOEGE BROOKS of Fulham will run F. Barb of Hammer- smith his own distance, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side; or he will ruu T. Purdy or his brother of Barnes from 100 yards to a mile, for the like sum. A match can be made at the King's Arms, Ful- ham, to- morrow ( Monday) night, between eight and ten o'clock. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakehelder. WILLIAM STRAKER of Newcastle will run Andrew Thompson of Sunderland, Brunton of Harwich, Hall of Towlow, or Hall of Easington- lane 140 yards; or will give Honeyman of Felling Shore three yards start in 100, for £ 15 or £ 25 a side. Any of these matches can be made to- morrow ( Monday) night, at Robert Sterling's, Newcastle Arms, Darn Crook. JOSEPH BILTON is surprised at John Sands wanting to run him 120 yards level, when not three weeks since he wanted to run him 120 yards and give him five yards start; but he ( Bilton) will run him 120 yards and take five yards start; or will run his brother 120 yards level, for £ 5 or £ 10. A match can be made any night nest week at the Lord Raglan Inn, Openshaw. HENRY WELCH will ruu Edward Montgomery, Benjamin Clewes, or Thomas Thompson, all of Coventry, one mile; and James Ayers of Coventry will run Thomas Cox of Loagford 120 yards, if Cox will give him four yards start. Any of these matches can be made aa. v night next week, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side, at the Lamb aud Flag, Spon- street, Coventry. ROBERT HOWARTH of Prestwich will run William Aspen or John Hopwood of Blackburn, tbe former 60 yards and the latter 100, for £ 25 a side ; or he will run Sam Butterworth of Prest- wich his own distance for the same sum ; or Thomas Parkington of the same place one mile level for the same amount. Money ready any night next week at the Albion Inn, Prestwich. JOSEPH FORSTEE of Newcastle- on- Tyne will run H. A. Reid 200 yards level, or the Indian 160 yards, or A. Grindrod of Oldham from 120 yards up to 440 -, or give Fawcett eight yards in 300, or rua J. Horrocks 300 yards level. Any of tho above matches can be made, for £ 20 or £ 25 a side, by sending £ 5 to Bell's Life, and articles to Forster at Swalwell. Gateshead. GEO. RUDD of Byer's Green will run Harper of Tow Law 100 yards, or Blackburn of Trimdon SO yards, if he will give one yard at the finish, or will take two yards of Henderson of Crock in the same distance, or will take three yards in 100 of Vest of Durham, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. A letter addressed to George Rudd of Byer's Green wili be attended to. 11. BULLOCK will run Siffton 120 yards, for £ 20 a side; or will run Wheeler of Birmingham 120 yards, or give J. Carlege of Dale Hall two yards in 120, or run him 200 yards level, for £ 20 a side. Money readv at Bullock's, Crown Inn, Stoke. on- Trent. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. JOSEPH SEWALL of Newcastle- on- Tyne will run Younu Vickers of Newcastle, or John Temple of Gateshead, 440 yards • or Singett of Benwell, 120 yards, for £ 5 a side. A match can be made at Mr Lancelot Tulip's, Tiger Inn Close, Newcastle, to- morrow ( Monday) night, at eight o'clock. TNAMAS TEENS of Blctxwich accepts the challenge of James Jones of London to walk one mile, if he will give twenty yards start, or 40 yards in two miles, or 100 yards in four. A match can be made at W. Keyte's, Bull's Head, Rushall- street, Wal- sall, to- morrow ( Monday) night. G. HODSDON of Marylebone will run G. Crowmer of the same place 100 yards, if he will give three yards start; or G. Jeffries of J same place two miles and give 30 yards start, for £ 5 a side; to oome off in three weeks from the first deposit, Chatterby will meet him at the Hope and Anchor, North- street, Lisson- grove, to- morrow ( Monday) evening between eight and ten o'clock. JOHN HOTINE, in reply to Coxford's challenge of last week, says that since his last match he has entered into business, and it will not do for him to walk again, at least for some time, but should he ever walk he will give Coxford a chance to regaia his lost laurels. WILLIAM PEPPER ( Pudney's Novice) having recovered from his late illness, will accept the challenge of Robert Browning to run 100 yards, for not less than £ 25 a side, to run the same day as Pudney aud Levitt, at Garratt- lane. A match can be made at Pudney's, Back Church- lane, any night next week. GEORGE MATHISON'S waiter will run Frederick Williams of Portsmouth 100 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10. Money ready next Tuesday evening, atGeorge Mathison's, tkeRattler, White's- row, Portsea, Hants. EDWARD HITCHEL of Darlastoa will James Hall of the same place, seven score yards level; or will give Joal Foster two yards start iathe same distance, for £ 5 up to £ 20. Money ready at William Harper's, the Oak Tree, Darlaston. EDWARD LAMBERT of Newcastle will run Thomas Teasdale 200 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. The match can be made at Mr Jas. Wightman's, Carlisle- square, Newcastle- on- Tyne, whenever Mr Tessdale's party wishes to make it. JOHN TDCKER will run Rushton or Simmonds, for £ 10 a side, once round the Garratt- lane Ground. The money will be ready at the Prince of Wales, Clapham Old Town, next Tuesday night. WILLIAM LEE of Newcastle will ruu Edward James of the same place, from 50 yards up to 200 level; or he will take five yards start in 440, or, 20 yards iu one mile, or 50 yards in two miles, for £ 5 a side. THOMAS COGAN of Derby will run Joseph Birkenshaw of the same place 100 yards level, for £ 5 a side, or any one of the same place for the like sum. A match can be made any night next week at Mr Davidson's, Grapes Inn, Green- lane, Derby. JOHN HOWAETH of Prestwich will run James Walsh of the same place ( if not satisfied with his last defeat) the same dis- tance for no less than £ 25 a side. Money ready at the Albion, Prestwich. A NOVICE wiil run Young Cooper of Maryleboue 100 yards, if he will allow five yards start, for £ 3 a side. A match can be made next Tuesday night, between eight and eleven o'clock, at the Dauntless Coffee House, Lisson- grove. W. ROBINSON will walk Buxton 10 or 12 miles, for from £ 5 to £ 20 a side, in a mouth or six weeks. W, R. and money will be at Mr Foyle's beer- shop, Oxford- street, next Wednesday night, from eight to ten. SAMUEL PECK of Armley will run Thompson's novice of Leeds 80 or 100 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. Peck is always to be heard of at John Peck's. Barleycorn Inn, West End, Armley. SAMUEL POTTS of Kidsgrove will run Henry Tinsley of Tun- stall 100 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. To run ia a month from signing articles. Money ready at the Greyhound Inn, Kidsgrove. W. PATE of Chowbeut is open to run Chief tain of Bedford 160 yards, for £ 10 a side. wiighthffbe? na^ me thrl^ offour' Sdfuffiltlf ! frtsh ".^ en he begun, * hile Hayes began to show signs of , friends will come forward and take tickets. To ba had at M wetgnt nas oeen some^ mree or lour pounds under 10 stone. | exhaustion. But enough of this. Our readers must be getting j Harris's, next door to the Surrey Theatre: Mr Harry Wright's, THE EIm. FIGHTS TO COME. JUNE 8.— Riley andRafferty— £ 20 a side, Birmingham. 15.— Morrell and Davies— £ 10 a side, Wellington. 16.— The Tipton Slasher and Tom . Sayers—£ 200 a side and the Champion's Belt, London. 23.— Dan Morris and Brookes—£ 50 aside, London. SO.— Joe White and Jack Bath—£ 25 a side, Liverpool. JULY 23.— Hatton and Baker—£ 65, Losdou. AUG 4.— Roberts and Welsh— £ 55 a side, Home Circuit. 14.— Brettle and Job Cobley— £ 100 a side, London, SEPT 23.— Ben Caunt and Nat Langham— £ 200 a side, London. Taylor ( Cockeymoor) 17, J. Hall ( Pigslee) 18, N. Horridge ( Lime- 1 ^ w .. ™ *****, field) 14, E. Whitworth; ( Rochdale) 8, T. Telford ( Manchester) I the same place, 100 yards level; or J. Culverfield of the same 5, J. Rothwell ( Woolfold) 16, T. Sydall ( Radcliffe) 14, S. Kay ! place, 100 yards level. A match can be made, for £ 5 a side, to- fHeywood) 14, T. Garratt ( Heywood) 14, J. Kershaw ( Walshaw- j morrow ( Monday), at the Railway Porter, Harrow- road, lane) 17.— Acceptances to be declared on or before Tuesday GEOEGE CHATTBBSY of Marvleboije will run T. Reeves of the FISTIANA ; OR, THE ORACLE OE THE RING.—' Just publishedt the NINETEENTH EDITION, with an Appendix, containing the results of all the Prize Battles from 1700 to February, 1857; the Names of the Men, alphabetically arranged; the NEW RULES OP THE RING, as altered by the Pugilistic Association ; DUTIES OP UMPIRES AND REFEREES ; HINTS ON SPARRING ; of HEALTH IN GENERAL ; TRAINING; and other matters interesting to those who desire athletic vigour. To be had of Mr William Clement, at the office of Bell's Life, 170, Strand, and of all booksellers in town and country. Price 2s 6d, or by post 2s 8d. PROTRACTED FIGHT BETWEEN BOB TRAYERS AND BILL HAYES FOR TWO HUNDRED POUNDS. This mateh, which for some time has excited considerable curiosity in the Fancy circles, was, wonderful to relate, brought to a satisfactory termiaatiou on Wednesday last, on a spot of ground admirably adapted for athletic sports, the turf being short and springy, aud the ground perfectly dry. The company present was not numerous, but this was not much to be wondered at, considering the reputation Bill Hayes had obtained for fighting draws. The assemblage was of more than average respectability, and the " Mon of Corinth" were represented by about a score of delegates well known for their attachment to British Boxing. Notwithstanding the unmistakeable feeling that prevailed in many quarters that the battle would not be finished, the match, as we have said before, appeared to excite more thaa ordinary in- terest in betting circles. Bob, it will be remembered, challenged Bill Hayes very early in his career, and has always expressed an anxious desire to measure his forces with that renowned boxer, and Hayes has always displayed equal readiness for the tussle, but accidental circumstances have occurred on several occasions when the match was all but made, which prevented its coming to a head. Shortly after the Black's fight with Gleghorn he again challenged Hayes, and the latter at once joined issue. Many of Bill's friends, remembering his fight with Massey, at Bentley, cen. sured him for entering into a fresh undertaking, but Bill de- clared that he felt much more himself, having recovered from the indisposition under which he then laboured, and that on the day he would be found much nearer his old form than he had been since he fought the late Jack Jones, of Portsmouth. He intimated that it would be his last appearance, and displayed so much confidence as to the result that he was at once made the favourite in the betting, and had the call from first to last, being backed freely on the day of battle at 7 to 4. He took great pains with his training' and did an immense deal of work, partly at Brighton and partly at the Upper Welsh Harp, at the Hyde, near Kingsbury, being attended during the latter part of his exercise by Harry Bruntoa. That he was as fit as he could be got on the day of fighting no one will deny, but that he was any- where near his old form was not the fact. He appeared shrunk and worn, and there was not that freshness and elasticity of skin which was always so coaspicuous on the Bill Hayes of former days. His chest had disappeared, and the muscles on his shoulders and arms were all but missing. In fact, had it not been for the old ready smile and the good- tempered mug, so well known to all ring- goers, we should hardly have taken him to be the same man. True," he was better than when he fought Massey, as far as health was concerned, but in every other respect we fancied we perceived a falling off. Bob, who was fully aware of the nature of the job he had undertaken, left no stone unturned to fit himself for his ardu- ous labours. He took his breathings at Newmarket under the watchful eye of Charley Jenkinson, whose skill as a trainer was worthily sustained by the splendid fettle in which he brought the Darkey to the post. As it is understood that this will be Bill's last appearance as a principal we cannot take our leave of his fistic career without laying before our readers, for the last time, a short sketch of his long and singular career. He was born in 1827, and at the age of 20 commenced his fistio operations by defeating one Finn, a much bigger mau than himself, in 38 rounds and 93 minutes. The battle took place on the 24th of August, for £ 5 a side. Bill'S superiority was so evident, and his coolness aud judgment so great, that ho was at once taken in hand by Dan Dismore, who has remained his staunch friend from first to last. On the 9th November in the same year Billdefeated, with consummate ease, Cooper ( the baker). The battle was for £ 25 a side, andlasted 65 minutes, duringwhich 45 rounds were fought. He next, on the 25th of September, 1848, met and vanquished Sam Martin— a game man, with some pretensions to science, but rather slow. This affair lasted one hour and twenty- five minutes, and 28 rounds. It was now thought he was sufficiently advanced to have a chance with the scientific George Crockett, and a match was made for £ 50 a side, which came off Jan. 16,1849. It was a very beautiful ex- hibition of skill, but the advantage was all on the side of Hayes, who kept his man on his legs in the first round for upwards of forty minutes, pinking him with neatness and precision with his double counter- hit, and punishing him very severely— in fact Hayes may be said to have licked his man on his legs in this round, as the seven subsequent rounds were short, and occupied by Bill in putting a finishing stroke to his handiwork. In the whole, eight rounds were fought in lh 38min. Bill now chal- lenged the game and determined Mike Madden, and their en- counter, which took place July 17,1849, was, as our readers are aware, the longest on record in this country ; 185 rounds were fought in 6h 3min. It was in this mill, where he was pitted against a map much bigger and stronger than himself, that Bill commenced his system of dropping, of which we have so often had to complain, as calculated to injure a man of such renown, who, in other respects, has always maintained for him- self a high character in the pugilistic hemisphere. Round after round did he pop ix sharp but not heavy deliveries, and get down out of the way of Mike's determined two- handed style; and round after round did the unflinching gallant Mike come up merely to be pinked and baulked, until at length, in the 185th round, being quite blind, his seconds gave in for him. Both men were, of course, much exhausted, but Hayes, owing to his shifty tac- tics, did not present many marks of punishment. In Bill's next encounter he was doomed for the first time to suffer defeat, and this, too, from going a little too far in his get- down system. He fought Alec Keene for £ 100 a side, and in the 45th round, at the expiration of 85 minutes, he fell without a blow, and was decreed to be the loser. The fight took place September 3,1850. It was previous to this that Bill lost his left peeper, from inflammation. On March 11, 1851, he first met Ned Donnelly, for £ 100 a side, but the men could not agree to a referee, and the fight was post- poned to the following week, when they met at Lower Hope, and fought 39 rounds in 2h 25min, when darkness came on, and the fight had again to be put off. On the 28th of May following they met for the third time, and fought 19 rounds in three hours and a quarter. Both were on the same game of shifty tactics, and scarcely any punishment was effected, and it being deemed impossible to get them together, as neither would throw a chance away by opening the ball, a draw was determined on. Bill's next opponent was Jack Jones of Portsmouth, whom he defeated in 101 rounds, occupying 3h 57min, December 2,1851. On the 8th of February, 1853, he first met Jack Grant for £ 100 a side, but owing to the delays in getting to the scene of action, the fight was not concluded when darkness came on, after 73 rounds had beea fought in 110 minutes. The backers of the men agreed to add £ 50 a side to the stakes in order to cover the extra expenses, and the second meeting took place March 29,1853, when the same system of delay led to another draw, the men fought 115 rounds in 3h 24min, and darkness once more coming on, it was agreed to divide the money. Bill's dropping tactics were in this fight again the subject of much discussion and reprehension. On the 15th of November following Hayes met Jack Jones for the second time, for £ 200 a side, and after fighting 72 rounds in 3h 3min, darkness again put an end to hostilities. The men being pretty evenly punished, the referee named the next day for the renewal of the battle, but Jones, by the advice of one of his backers, did not put ia an appearance, and Hayes received the stakes. On the 23d of May, 1854, he received forfeit from Johnny Walker of £ 100, and on the 18th December, 1855, he met that skilful boxer at Appledore, where yet once more darkness interfered with business, and a draw took place, after 36 rounds had been fought in 2h 18min. Neither man was seriously injured, and the fight can scarcely be said to have been a fight, but rather an exhibition of pretty sparring. Bill's last fight, previous to Wednesday's per- formance, was the meeting with Jemmy Massey on the 16th of June last, which, as our readers must recollect, ended in a draw at the end of 1 hour and 52 minutes. Bill, who was not more than a shadow of himself, although opposed to such a veteran as Massey, felt compelled to continue his earth- seeking propensities to save himself from the desperate onslaught of the brave Massey, who, it was generally believed, would have won the battle had it not been for the magisterial interference, which rendered Mm so stiff that on the resumption of hostilities he could not continue the same style of fighting. It will be seen, from the above sketch, that Bill has been an unfortunate man in having had to train so many times for no good purpose, the money being eaten up by the expenses, and the results of the battles being of a negative character, not being calculated to enhance his reputation as a good finisher. Notwithstanding his shifty tactics, however, we never heard a whisper against him as a man of courage. He has always put up with punishment without flinching, and no one can deny that, in everyone of his battles, he has done iua best to save the money of Ms friends, Turn we now to Nat Langham's Darkey. This Mahogany Phe- nomenon is about 25 years of age, and first handled his digits in public with George Baker of Chatham, over whom he obtained an easy victory, ia 1855. His second essay was equally successful, whea he polished off Jesse Hatton ia 39 rounds and 76 miuutes, on the 5th of Feb, 1856. He next encountered George Crockett for £ 50 a side, and for the third time came off a winner. This, we think, was Bob's best performance. Crockett for once stood to his man, and fought with all his usual scienoe and strength, aud more than his usual pluck, but the severe counter- hitting of the Black toldveryeffectually— Crockett never got home without getting one in return, and at the end of 37 rounds and 114 minutes had to call " a go." The battle came off May 13,1856— the anniversary of his victoryof Wednesday last. Bob was after this matched with the then almost unknown but now renowned Enthusiastic Potboy, Job Cobley, and was by him defeated after a very game determined battle of 110 rounds, aad 3h 47min, in which victory loag hung in the balance. Bob was quite blind, and his adversary was severely punished. It was one of the harde'st fought battles of modern times. Bob's final essay prior to Wednesday was with Bill Gleghorn of New- castle for £ 100 a side, and this battle he won with comparative ease iu 36 rounds and 87 minutes. It came off on the 20tn of January last. It struck us on this occasion that Bob was not so quick as of yore and had not fought so well, but we were given to understand that he fought to orders, and was extremely cau- tious, owing to the reputation which Gleghorn had somehow obtained of being a desperate boxer. Bob's chief forte has hitherto been counter- hitting ; as a leader off we have never formed a very high estimate of his powers, but his counters are as quick and effective as anything we ever saw. It follows from this that unless a man will go and fight with hiai; it is next to au impossibility for him to make what is called a good fight. He had on Wednesday, however, an opportunity of practising his capabilities as a leader, and we shall see in his next encounter whether he has profited by the lesson he received. We have now exhausted our budget of information as to the antecedents of our heroes, aDd fearing that the patience of our readers is iu nearly a similar state, we will' proceed at once to the business we have in hand. An aquatic excursion having been fixed upon, the backers of the men chartered a well- known £ craft for the occasion, and by means of special tickets, the figure for which was placed high, the assemblage was kept tolerably free from unwelcome excursionists, although some few of tho more- free- than- welcome class did find their way on board by scrambling in without pay- ing, and during the fight made themselves sufficiently dis- agreeable by their disgusting vociferations and actions, and would doubtless have done their best to bring tha battle to a wrangle, to save the few pots ef beer they had depending on the match, had not Dan Dismore, with praiseworthy determination, expressed his intention of having the mill decided on its merits ; and had not Dan's remonstrance been ably supported by the ring- keepers, led on by Deputy Inspector Mallett, who acted on this occasion, owing to the unaccouatable disappearance of Inspector Adams from his wonted sphere. Owing to an adverse tide, the place of fighting was not reached until two o'clock, although an early start had been ef- fected. The ground reached, however, the veteran com- missary lost no time in getting his " flxins" up, and by half- past two ali was ready except the men, whose toilette coatrary to the modern custom, had to be completed after they left the steam- boat. Bill Hayes was attended in the ring by the redoubtable Bob Fuller aud Marry Bruuton ; while Tass Parker and Nat Langham picked up Mr Whitey- brown. A good deal of betting took place while preliminaries were being adjusted, and among other bets was one of £ 14 to £ 8 laid between the men. At length by ten minutes to three all was in readiness, and iu the midst of a profound silence the men bared their skins to the piercing rays of the sun, which shone forth with almost tropical force. THE FIGHT. Round 1. On assuming position the contrast between the men was astonishing. Bob looked all muscle and sinew without a superfluous ounce of flesh, and the brightness of his goggles be- tokened the highest condition. Bill, like the Black, was minus the superfluous ounces, but then he was also minus the thews and sinews. He looked well ia health, bat, as we have stated above, seemed shrunken and worn, and there was none of that elasticity and quickness in his movemeats which distiaguished his early career ia the P. R. This rouad, though long, occupying 22 minutes, can be described in very few words. The Black, contrary to general expectation, had evidently made up his mind ( as we subsequently learned, by order) to make a waiting race, and he sparred about at a distance, hoping to draw Bill into danger. He could not, however, have selected a man less suited for such a purpose. Bill was fully aware of his counter- hitting powers, and played the same game. In consequence, the whole round was a series of shifts, dodges, feints, aad stops, very pretty to look at for a few minutes, but somewhat tedious when carried to excess. The Black once or twice got home very slightly on Bill's ribs, the latter unaccountably neglecting to take advantage of the opportunities presented for a return. At length Hayes crept in and just got ou to Bob's neck, and Bob dropped. 2. Bob came up looking as fierce as a lion, and twice as dange- rous, but it was all look, for he pursued his game of keeping Bill 011 his legs for some time, and another loag job of feinting and dodging took place, until at last Bob dashed in and got on to Bill's conk with his left, but not heavily. He next got on the ribs with the same haad, and Bill returned a pretty one two on the peepers, but not sufficiently heavy to leave a mark, and Bob again fell. 3. After some more standing abouifc and trials out of distance, the Black crept in and succeeded in lodging his left rather heavily on the mark, Bill again losing a chance. Bob tried twice more, but Bill was away cleverly, and in a third effort Hayes stopped him. At last Bob effected a landing on the pro- boscis, and another on the ribs, whereupon Hayes retreated, and the sparring system was renewed for some time. At last they got near, and Bill lodged his left on the top of Bob's cocoa- nut, closed, and after a struggle both fell, Hayes under. 4. Bob came up, looking blacker than over, and leering at his opponent; he tried to get near, but Bill retreated; Bob followed until he got to his corner, when he returned to the scratch; Bill went after him, and some more pretty sparring aud fiddling for an opening took place. Hayes led off, and was stopped, but he then stopped the Black's return, and they stood staring at one another for some time, until Hayes with a smile resumed his position, and going close, feinted, and got on to Bob's sucker, stopping the return at the body. Bob after this tried and tried again at the body, and at last succeeded in get- ting heavily 011 the mark, and then on the ribs, on each occa- sion giving his head; Hayes's power of countering, however, seemed to have left him, as on each occasion he threw away his chance. After another considerable interval, in which they stood staring with arms folded, Bob resumed and again got on the body with a like result to the last. Bob then walked away, rubbing his sniffer, as it in deep thought, and Hayes followed. At length, at tho expiration of one hour and five minutes, Bob went in, and Bill nobbed him slightly with both hands on the mouth and left brow, aud Bob fell. There was as yet not a scratch between them. 5. Another long sparring bout, the men fiddling and feinting, without doing anything else until they got to a rambling, scram- bling rally, and close, in which both were down— still scatheless. 6. Bob dashed at the body, but it was no go. This occurred twice in succession, and in the end, after a slight exchange of taps, Bob got down. 7. Bob came up again, looking extremely ferocious, and tried the left three times at the body, but was stopped on each occa- sion. A fourth attempt was short, and then the sparring sys- tem was resumed, until Bob went in and put two heavy ribbers ou Bill's carcase, Hayes again missing his return. They then closed to the ropes, and Hayes got down. [ An hour and a half had now elapsed, and beyond any fatigue either might feel from standing and shifting so long under such a sun, there was nought the matter on either side.] 8. The men for once got close together, and sharp counter- hits were exchauged, after which Bob got home twice oh the ribs, received one on the side of his nut, and fell. 9. Hayes tried his left, but Bob stepped back. Hayes followed and got well home 011 the forehead. A third attempt was stopped. Bob then delivered his left at the body, bill returning on the cheek, and leaving a slight mark. They then got close, and some sharp fibbing took place, until both fell. 10. Hayes again led off, but Bob would not staud it, and jumped half across the ring. Hayes followed, closed, and after more sharp fibbing, both were again down, Hayes under. 11. Hayes showed a bump 011 his forehead over the blind peeper, and the Black had a slight swelling on the left cheek, but this was all the damage apparent. Bob dashed at his man, caught him slightly on the side of his nut with the right, aud Bill fell. 12. Hsyes attempted to lead, but was easily stopped. After some sparring Bob rushed in, and some wild fibbing took place at the ropes, more after the fashion of a schoolboy mill, until Hayes was bored down. 13. Hayes seemed tired, and if possible was slower than ever. A good deal of sparring took place, until they got close, whea sharp counter- hits were exchanged, Hayes on the cheek and Bob on the blind eye. Slight exchanges at long shots fol- lowed, and Hayes dropped. 14. Hayes was wofully short in an attempt to lead, and a second attempt was neatly stopped. Bob then made a lunge at the body, which was stopped, and Bill propped him on the nose, Bob tried again, got home on the mark, and napped another tap on the left cheek. Bob persevered, and ultimately Hayes, iu getting away, fell through the ropes. 15. After some very neat lunging and stopping on both sides, Bob once more got very heavily on Hayes's ribs, Hayes again missing his return. Bob finding himself successful popped another on the mark, but this time got a little one on the eye. More dodging aad sparring now took place, each stopping neatly and carefully, but at last two pretty and ineffectual exchanges led to a rally, and both fell, rolling over each other. [ Two hours had now elapsed.! 16. Bill feinted and drew his man, nailing him prettily on the snout. This he repeated, but the blow lacked steam, and Bob then planted his left heavily on the ribs and stopped Bill's return. More mutual stopping, and Bob then got well on the mark. Hayes now feinted and got on to Bob's left squinter, and Bob rushing in caught him a round hit with the right on the ribs, and in boring him down, rammed'his own iron mug against the upper rope. 17. Bob showed another mark iu4he region of the left peeper, but it was very slight. He at once went to hi3 man, and some good counter- hitting took place, Hayes getting 011 the left cheek and Bob 011 the forehead, Bob then made his left ou the body. Hayes now ran at him, delivered his left, and was following it up with the right, when Darkey ducked and ran away, Hayes after him. Bill at last caught him on the jaw, and the Black then slung out his left ou the ribs twice, without a return. A third effort was unsuccessful, as Bill caught him on the jaw. Bob now rushed in, delivered his right on the ribs, and then fell 011 his face through the ropes, 18. Bob, after some feinting, tried to lead off, but was well stopped, and on Hayes trying the initiative, he was equally un- successful. A long course of hitting and stopping followed, until they got close together at the ropes, where some sharp in- fighting took place, until Hayes was down, and when iu this position, we are informed that Bob deliberately struck him foul. The referee was appealed to, who, from being completely shut out from a view of the combatants by Hayes's friends, was unable to give a decision, and he therefore said " fight on." 19. Hayes rattled in, as if to try and make a change. He caught Bob slightly on the left eye, and Bob's return was short. Hayes now got well on the conk with his left, and stopped the return. Bob, however, followed him up, and got heavily on the ribs. After a pause they again got together, and each managed to draw just a tinge of carmine, Bill from the nozzle, and Bob from the mouth. They then closed, and fell together. 20. Bob was short in his lead, but, persevering, made his fa- vourite body blow, receiving a very little one in return on the cheek. After a few slight taps, Hayes dropped. 21. Bob's left was stopped, but a seeond effort caught Bill on the side of the knowledge box. Hayes returned on the jaw, closed, threw, and fell on the Black. From this to the 30th round Hayes was down every round after the slightest conceivable exchanges; he was evidently much fatigued, and his seconds had to raise him up before he walked to the scratch. There was not even now the semblance of a black eye or a scratch between them. 31. Bill, who had recovered a little, rattled in, and made both hands on the left eye and cheek. Bob returned on the gob, but not heavily, and both fell. 32. Bob was short in his lead, but Bill was not quick enough to seize the opening presented. In a second essay, however, Bob napped a little pop on the cheek, and then closed. Hayes triod for the fall, but, finding himself weak, got down easy. 33. Bill feinted and got well home on the side of the nut with his right, Bob countering him with the same hand on the temple. Bob then put in a little one on the body, and Hayes fell. 34. Bill rattled in and pegged away left and right on Bob's nut, but left no marks. Bob retreated, Hayes following and catching him on the jaw with the right, and Bill, in getting back, fell, 35. Bill feinted and popped his left on the mouth and then on ! the cheek and slipped down, Bob falling over him. 36. Bob tried his left, but was short. He persevered and caught Bill a heavy round hit on the body with his right, and then regularly bored him down. 37. Bill tried his left twice, but missed, and then got well on the top of Bob's head, but too high to do mischief. Bob reta- liated on the ribs with his right, and Hayes fell. 88. Bob made several efforts to plant on Bill's body, and being at last successful Bill fell on his back, and Bob falling on him j was held up in the air on Bill's hands and knees, a la Professor Risley. Three bour § had now beea expended, ajid Boh was sis . „ gettin„ as tired of our description as we are of writing it. From this to the 6Sd round, and ihe expiration of three hours and a half, nothing of importance was done. Bill made no impression whatever on the adamantine nob of the Black, but the con- tinued visitations of the Black to Bill's body were slowly aud surely telling their tale. Bill's ribs were becoming much dis- coloured, ana every now and then it was visible that he winced considerably under the infliction. The Black repeatedly, by his method of going in, threw himself open to the attacks of Bill, had the latter possessed the least portion of his former skill, but not once did he take advantage of the opening, and the Black growing bolder and more rash from impunity, continually went up andplaated his left aud right without a return. In each round Hayes was down to avoid until the 63d, when Bob closed and threw him very heavily, falling on him. Bill after this be- came visibly weaker, and was very slow te the call of time. True he now aud then appeared to brighten up for a few rapid passes, but there was no steam in his hits, and he seldom or never avoided getting at least one rib bender every round. He smiled and was as good- tempered as ever, but nothing could conceal the fact that his day had gone by, and that victory for the Black was but a question of a few rounds. Bill's coming up was merely for the chance of an accident, a thing the Black was extremely careful to avoid. In the 70th round Bob feinted with his left, and then swung his right heavily under Bill's short ribs at the back, just over the region of the kidney, and knocked him down. [ First knock down for Bob.'] BUI was carried to his corner, aud it was with the greatest difficulty he was recovered sufficiently to go to the scratch. His going there at all was much against the will of Dan Dismore, who saw that poor Bill was suffering great pain, and could scarcely stand upright. He went in, however, and after a slight exchange fell. For seven more rounds, making a total of 78, did the gallant fellow struggle bravely to the scratch, but it was only to get an extra dose of punishment, and in the 78th rouad Bob suc- ceeded in again reaching the sore point under the short ribs. It was not a very heavy blow, but planted as it was on a very tender spot it had the effect of ending the contest. Poor Bill staggered a few paces, drew himself together as if iu pain, and fell. He was carried to his corner, and his seconds at once seeing that further perseverance was useless, threw up the sponge, and for the first time in his long career was Bill Hayes acknowledged to be defeated on his merits, and Bob Travers was hailed the victor amidst loud cheers. The battle lasted 3h 45min, and was the most bloodless encounter we ever saw. Neither man had a scratch 011 his dial. Bob, to be sure, had one or two very slight contusions on his left cheek and brow, and Bill had a bump on the forehead, but there literally was not a black eye. Bill's ribs, at the finish, were much discoloured, and no doubt, after a few hours, became extremely painful. The poor fellow, on bsing conveyed on board, shed tears of bitter disappointment at his defeat. His gallant opponent went to him, to do all he could to console him, and, as soon as the com- pany were ali assembled, went round to make a collection for the losing man, whioh, in the aggregate, amounted to £ 7 0s 4d. It was seven o'clock ere the last man was embarked, and against a strong ebb tide it took au hour and a half to reach the point whence a passage could be obtained to London, and, as the eight o'clock tram had started, an hour and a half had to be got through before any further accommodation could be got. This being the case, it was near midnight before any of the excur- sionists reached the metropolis. The Black's friends were, of course, in high feather, and kept the whole train alive by their chaunts and songs of triumph, the solo parts in whicii were executed by Bob's friend, Mr Frank Widdowes of Norwich, REMARKS. We believe that, if every one who witnessed this battle spoke his mind, he would admit that it was a bad fight, but in such matters there is always of course a great deal of uarty feeling, which induces the friends of the men to uphold their pets, and find excuses for their shortcomings. The friends of the Black contend that throughout the fight he was the cle- verest of the two, a fact which we do not dispute, as we are cre- dibly informed that for the first two hours he fought strictly according to orders, and did all in his power to keep his man on his legs, in order to tire him out before he attempted to take the initiative against one whose skil- ful shiftiness in former days was so well known. Had Bob not received these orders we certainly should not have given him credit for much cleverness at this part of the fight, for Hayes so repeatedly missed opportunities that it was obvious to all Bob might have gone in with impunity. In fighting steadily to orders Bob showed a new quality, that of willingness to take advice, which, if he follow it up, will doubtless lead 011 to fame and fortune. He has yet much to learn before he becomes a finished boxer, and if he listens to the sage counsels of Nat Langham he may get some wrinkles on the subject of leading off, which may prove of much benefit to him. At present he is almost entirely ignorant of that art, doing it so wildly as to ex-. pose himself constantly to the imminent risk of punishment. As a counter- hitter he ranks A1, and he is quick oa his pins and a good stopper, but ualess he knows how to make the running when necessary he can never becomeperfect. He fought through- out with coolness and temper, and it can scarcely be said that he was to blame for the uninteresting nature of the contest. Of Bill Hayes we can say but little that our readers do not know already. He is no longer " Bill Hayes ;" he . is prematurely old and worn out, chiefly from his too great love of pleasure and late hours, but 110 doubt in some degree owing to the nume- rous long and arduous struggles in which be has been engaged. Ou Wednesday he did his best for his friends, but from the moment he held up his hands it was evident to all that, barring an accident, he could not win. Bob's leading off was such as to throw him open to severe punishment, and in Hayes's best day he would quickly have found this out; but on Wednesday, although Bob's nut came forward completely unguarded, every time ho lunged at the body, Bill either missed or neglected to let go his mawley with his favourite double counter; when once and again he did lunge out, the blows so palpably lacked force that it was quite pitiable to see. But, although he retires le- feated, he wili still not go without the good wishes of all who know him. As we have said before, he has always been an out and out game man, has invariably done his best to win, or save the money of his backers, and has, by his unvarying good temper and civility, gained the goodwill of all who knew him. That he will stand in need of all that can be raised for him is certain, for so confident was he of victory over the Black, that we be- lieve he risked his all on the hazard of the die. . The battle money is to be given to the Black at Nat Langham's, Cambrian, Castle- street, Leicester- square, on The money is to be given up to Bob Travers on Friday next, at Nat Langham's, Cambrian, Castle- street, Leicester- square, when we hope the losing man will not be forgotten. Bob wishes us to state that it will be useless for auy one to challenge him at £ resent, as he intends to. lie on his oars a bit, and look after Nat angham to see that he takes due care of himself during the match with Cauat. Bob wishes us also to express his gratitude for the advice he received from Jemmy Welsh, who presided in his corner during the mill. We are glad to hear^ that most of Bill Hayes's friends have paid him for his colours, and that one and all have expressed an opinion that he did everything that nature allowed to turn the scale in his favour. It has been determined to get him up a benefit at the Chandos- street Rooms at the earliest possible period, either in the Derby week or the week ensuing. When- ever it takes place there can be 110 doubt that one who, through- out his career, has always gone the straight course, and done his best for his backers, will meet with that support which he so justly deserves. Bill called on us iu company with Dan Dismore on Friday evening, and intimated that he did not again intend to enter the P. R. as a principal. He felt oa Wednesday that his day had gone by, and was perfectly conscious all through the fight of the chances offered to him by his opponent, but he felt from the first that he had no longer the power to take advantage of them. None felt more keenly than himself the disappoint- ment he had encountered, and none of his friends could regret more thau he did that he had to terminate his career as a loser. He did what nature permitted, however, and had persevered long after he felt himself powerless, rather than let it be sup- posed that his will was not still as powerful as in his palmiest days. We earnestly hope that his benefit will be a real benefit, and give him the chance of making one more start in the world. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TIPTON SLASHER AND TOM SAYERS.— A further deposit for this interesting and exciting match was made at Mr New- ham's, Ship Tavern, Hanover- court, Long- acre, 011 Thursday night. The next, being the twelfth, deposit of £ 10 a side, is to be made at Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cranbourne- passage, Leicester square, on Tuesday next, when, we have no doubt, Jemmy's hostelrie will be ciaowded with anxious spectators. A gallant fight took place ou Monday last, near Long Reach, between Dan M'Carty and Jack Haley, for £ 10 a side. Haley was seconded by Jack Grant and Mike Adams, and M'Carty was waited on by Bob Roberts and Ned Buckly. After fighting 51 rounds, occupying 1 hour and 20 minutes, M'Carty was proclaimed the winner. The money is to be given up at Mr HinchclifFs, Pencutters' Arms, James- street, Lambeth, to- mor- row ( Monday) evening, on which night Haley takes a benefit. CAUNT AND NAT LANGHAM.— This match is going on satis- factorily, and although few persons believe it, it is really a bond fide affair. The second deposit of £ 10 a side was made at Ben Caunt's, Coach and Horses, St Martin's- lane, on Wednesday last, and the third, of £ 10 a side, is to be made at Nat Lang- ham's, Cambrian, Castle- street, Leicester- square, on Wednesday next. Nat has requested us to assure the public that he really is in earnest, and that he intends to have a fight or a forfeit, and we have every reason to believe that Ben Caunt is equally anxious for business. JOB COBLEY AND BOB BRETTLE.— These lads met at our office on Thursday, and drew articles to fight, for £ 100 a side, at lOst 21b, on the 4th of August next, on the home circuit. They have staked a deposit, aud are to make a second deposit of £ 10 a side at Ben Cauut's, Coach and Horses, St Martin's- lane, on Tuesday week. They go to scale at Harry Orme's, Jane Shore, Shoreditch, between twelve and two the day before fighting. Ben Caunt, on the part of Cobley, has requested us to state that he will be glad to bet a cool hundred as to the result with any friend of Brettle's, or with Brettle himself. JEMMY WELSH AND TED ROBERTS.— These Birmingham men have signed articles to fight, at catch weight, for £ 50 a side, to come off in the London district, on Monday. 4th of August. £ 210s are down, and a further deposit of £ 210s a side will be made 011 Tuesday night, between eight and ten, at Welsh's, Glasscutters' Arms, Cross- street, Birmingham. We are desired to state that Roberts will increase the stakes to £ 100 a side. MORRELL AND DAVIES.— We have received the whole of the £ 10 first deposited for the match between these countrymen. We understand they are to fight for £ 10 a side, at lOst, on June 15th, near Wellington. The next deposit of £ 2 10s a side is to be made at Mr J. Bore's, Elephant aud Castle, Pain's- lane, next week. HARRIS AND BALDOCK.— The second deposit of £ 2 10s a side between these lads was posted at Mr Bunyan's, Hand- in- Hand, Princes- street, London- road, on Monday. The third, of^£ 210s a side, is to be put down at Harry Orme's, Jane Shore, Shore- ditch, on Wednesday next. HATTON AND BAKER.— Jesse Hatton and George Baker have made a fresh mateh, Baker staking £ 35 to £ 30, to fight at 10st4lb, onthe28thof July. £ 2 10s a side is down, and the second deposit of a like amount is to be made at Mr Burgess's, Five Bells, Rochester, 011 Wednesday next. BLACK JOE AND JACK BATH.— Black Joe of Manchester and Jack Bath of Leicester have drawn articles and staked £ 3 a side in our hands, to fight for £ 25 a side, near Liverpool, on the 30th of June. The second deposit of £ 2 a side is to be sent to us on the 20th iust. INGRAM AND TEDDY.— A further deposit must be made good to- morrow to the stakeholder by these men, for their fight, at catch weight, for £ 10 a side. MORRIS AND BROOKES.— These men made a further deposit of £ 5 a side at Harry Orme's, Jane Shore, Shoreditch, on Wed- nesday evening. We have received £ 5 from Tom O'Neill, to make a match with Robert Ellward of Edinburgh, for £ 50 a side, if in the London district, or £ 25 a side if between Glasgow and Edinburgh. By sending articles to O'Neill, 67, Saltmarket, Glasgow, and £ 5 to us, the match can be made. Sam Millard, of the Globe, Brick- lane, St Luke's, will fight Bill Barry or! Bodger Crutchley of Birmingham, for £ 50 or £ 100, at 9st 71b ; or any man in the world that never fought for more than £ 25, at 9st 7lb. Man and money ready any night next week, at his own house. Posh Price will fight Baker of Westbromwich, for £ 100 a side, at lOst 6lb, or any man in Birmingham on the same terms. Money ready at Sam Simmonds's, King's Arms, Bagot- street, Birmingham. Jemmy Williams, of Bristol, wili fight any man within 50 miles of Bristol at Sst 21b or 8st 4lb, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side. Money ready at Mr Good's, Coffee Pot Tavern, St James's, Barton, Bristol. A gentleman will be at Harry Brunton's, the George and Dragon, Beech- street, Barbican, City, on Wednesday evening next, prepared to match Bos Tyler for £ 100 a side, at 9st 101b, against Bob Travers ( the black). Norton says that as Sullivan did not keep his appointment he does not believe he means business. If he does, he can ensure a match at 7st 101b, for £ 50 a side, by leaving a deposit with us. Sam Millard has a novice that will ' fight any man in London that never wou £ 10, at 8st 8lb or 8st 9lb, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. Money ready any night next week at the Globe, Brick- lane. and Mr Frederick Chandler's, Red Lion, High- street, Borough ; and at Joe's residence, 64, Lant- streat, Borough ; aud at all tha sporting houses. Persons taking tickets only will do the immor- tal Joseph any good. He will give his much- admired imitation of the London actors, concluding with " Bravo ! Hicks." Jo- seph intends giving the " tip" for the Derby, aud showing how Ben Caunt and Nat will perform. NatLaagham's principal black, Bob Travers, having come off with flyiug colours, the Cambrian Stores, Castle- street, Leicester- square, will be found to do justice to the important event. Bob will greet his friends daily and nightly, in company with the host, Jemmy Welsh, Tass Parker, and other celebrities, who will do their best to make everybody merry and comfortable. Nat Langham's black stud will perform on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights, under the superintendence of Alee Reid. The renowned Frank Widdowes, of Norwich, is also staying at Nat's, and the versatile Norfolk Pet is always successful ia creating jollity. George Brown, of the Bell, Red Lion Market, begs to inform his friends and the public that his harmonic meetings continue to flourish every Tuesday and Saturday evenings, under able management. Next Tuesday evening an old trump will preside, faced by G. Brown. The Jolly Trumps Provident Society con- tinue to hold their respective meetings every Wednesday even- ing. All members are solicited to attend on next Wednesday evening. Public sparring every Monday and Saturday evening ; conductor G. Brown, assisted by first- rate boxes. Private les- sons given. Sparring, & c, at Jemmy Shaw's, Queen's Head, Crown- court, Windmill- street, Haymarket. Public sparring academy every Monday evening. To- morrow ( Monday) there will be several glove encounters. A select class for tuition every Thursday evening. Harmony every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday evening. This ( Saturday) Mr Willis will be in the chair. The long- established Odds and Ends Club hold their meetings every Thursday evening, entrance free. Next Thursday evening Mr J. P. Jackson will preside, faced by Mr Martin, conductor Mr H, Jones. The great 100 rat match comes off next Tuesday. THE OLD KING JOHN, HOLYWELL- LANE, SHOREDITCH.— The Spider's select academy for private tuition in the noble art of self- defence. Lessons given at any hour of the day by the Spider or Dan Collins. Harmonic meetings every Tuesday evening, supported by first- rate talent. Public sparring every Saturday and Monday evening, conducted by Dan Collius. To- night ( Saturday) a glove encounter betwixt two East End favourites. Gloves and dumb- bells sent to any part of the kingdom. Fistiana and Fights for the Championship to be had at the bar. Harry Orme, of the Jane Shore, 103, High- street, Shoreditch, begs to state that he has enlisted the services of several planets of the first order to delectate the admirers of harmony with the " music of the spheres" on Thursday nights. Harry Orme's parlour is one of tho most capacious in London, The boxing boildoir is open daily. Private lessons by Harry Orme and Billy Duncan. Gloves and every requisite provided. Mr Smith in the chair, faccd by H. Hicks. The Fights for the Championship can always be obtained at the bar. ALE WALKER'S BENEFIT.— Alf Walker takes his benefit on Monday week, at Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cranbourne- passage, Leicester- square, when all the crack men in London have pro- mised to attend, and Spider and Alf Walker will wiad up the sports. Owing to Alf's recent sufferings he is in great pecuniary distress, and will be glad of the most trifling assistance. He wishes to make a match with Morris Roberts at Sst 4lb, for £ 100 a side, and if Morris fancies the job, he can secure it by sending £ 5 to our office, Morris Roberts, of the George and Dragon Spirit Vaults, Wharf- street, Birmingham, still keeps the game alive at hi3 domicile, which is now the favourite resort of the Fancy and sporting public generally to witness the unrivalled sparring between Morris and Simon Finighty, and a host of good men and true of the Loudon and Birmingham Ring, every Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday evening. Admission free. Lessons given at any hour by Morris or Young Finighty. Fistiana and Fights for the Championship may be had at the bar. At J. Vassar's, Green Dragon, Halfmoon- street, Bishopsgate, harmony every Tuesday and Saturday evening. This ( Satur- day) evening Mr John Bennett takes the chair, faced by Mr Harper. On next Tuesday evening Mr James Short, of the Leaping Bar, Old- street, St Luke's, has kindly consented to take the chair, faced by Jack Brooks of Norwich. This being the last evening previous to Brooks's departure for training quarters, he hopes, his friends will come and see him. Young Reed, professor of the noble art, at Jem Burn's, the Rising Sun, Air- street, Piccadilly, gives private lessons daily, from the hour of twelve till four, and from eight till ten in* the evening. Glaves and every requisite provided. Gentlemen at- tended at their own residences. Gloves, dumb- bells, and all gymnastic implements forwarded to any part of the United Kingdom 011 receipt of a remittance. Young Reed can also be heard of at Owen Swift's, Tichborne- street, Haymarket. Young Haley begs to inform the sporting world that he has opened the spacious room at Mr Weston's, the Union Arms, Union- court, Holborn- hill, for sparring on Tuesday evenings. Young Haley is assisted by some of the best men of the day, who are always ready to spar with any comers. On Tuesday evening next there will be a glove encounter bet ween Young Cessio& nana Sullivan, for £ 2 a side. Sparring commences at eight o'clock, David Ingram wishes to inform his friends that he intends taking a benefit to- morrow night ( Monday), May 18, at Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cranbourne- passage, Leicester- square, when all the best men in London have promised to attend. In addi- tion to the sports of the evening there will be a glove fight be- tween Bill Barry and Bob Webb, for £ 5 a side. The wiad up be- tween Job Cobley and David Ingram. Ben Caunt, of the Coach and Horses, St Martin's- lane, begs to inform his friends in town and country that his harmonic meet- ings take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday even- ing. Chair taken by Ben himself. Sparring every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday night, conducted by Young Sambo. Sparring lessons given any hour to gentlemen by Young Sambo, or the Elastic Pot Boy. The Sir Charles Napier feat is performed by Professor Harrison every Tuesday and Saturday. The professor also exhibits his Herculean feats of strength each evening to astounding au- diences. Lessons given in the Indian club and dumb- bell exer- cises, also boxing. Clubs, dumb- bells ( any weight), and boxing- gloves supplied oa receipt of a P. O. G., directed Charing- cross. At Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cranbourne- passage, Leicester- square, his harmonic meetings continue to be numerously at- tended. On Wednesday evening next, May 20, the chair will be taken by Mr Bromley. Sparring every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday evening, conducted by David Ingram. Private lessons at any hour of the day. Mike Madden takes a benefit to- morrow ( Monday), May 18th, at Sam Simmonds's, King's Arms, Bagot- street, Birmingham, on the spacious green at the back of the house, when he will be prepared to make a match with any man in England, at lOst 3lb, for £ 100 a side. Sparring commences at three o'clock. Young Riley takes a benefit to- morrow, at Mr Pemberton's, Punch Tavern, Vincent- street, Lady Wood, Birmingham. Most of the Birmingham Fancy have promised to set to. Mike Madden has also promised to show on the occasion. Riley and Young Fletcher will wind up the sports. Young Platoff ( alias Young Broom), Jemmy Shaw's 10| st Novice, takes his first benefit to- morrow ( Monday) evening, at Jemmy Shaw's commodious arena, Queen's Head Tavarn, Crown- court, Windmill- street, Haymarket, when he will be pre- pared to meet any comer, hand or glove. M. C. Jemmy Shaw, Bos Tyler takes a benefit on Tuesday evening next, May 19uat the Royal Apollo Music Hall, Hare- street, Bethnal Green. Bos intends giving his friends a first- rate evening's entertainment on that occasion, when a grand vocal and instrumental concert aud pugilistic tournay will take place. Jem Ward is again sparkling in his old horizon. The hostelry known as the King's Arms, Whitechapel- road, now boasts Jem as the boniface. Harmonic meetings every Friday evening. On Friday evening next the chair will be taken by J. OH'ey. BISHOP SHARPS.— Joe Rowe announces to us that he has collected 15s for poor old Bishop Sharpe, which the veteran may have on calling at the Halifax Head, Princes- street, Whitechagel. Job Cobley has gone to Leicester for a few days, and will be at Mr Lark's, iu that town, on Monday. THE DEATH OP MR JACKSON.— In our last we mentioned the sudden death of Mr James Jackson, of the King's Head, King- street Mews, which took place on the previous Friday. It turns out, however, that Mr Jackson's decease was not so sudden as had been stated to us. He was taken ill 011 the previous Mon- day, with congestion of the liver, and got gradually worse until his death, 011 Friday morning, at one o'clock, the immediate cause of which was effusion on the brain. Mr Jackson had every attention during his illness, and his wife called in Dr Cumming and Dr Hamilton Roe, who did all that was possible to save him. It seems that some persons Spread a repert that his death had been caused by foul means, aud went so far as to throw imputations upon his disconsolate widow. Mrs Jackson proposed a post mortem examination herself, but as some persons unknown to her had applied to the coroner for an inquest, the matter was taken out of her hands. At the inquest, on Wed- nesday last, it was proved that Mr Jackson had received every attention and kindness from his wife, and that no expense had been spared to obtain the best advice, and Mr W, Bloxam, surgeon, of Duke- street, Grosvenor- square, who made the post mortem examination, stated that the deceased had disease of the kidneys and liver, and that the combined effects had produced effusion on the brain, from which he had died. There was not the slightest trace of any kind of poison. The jury instantly returned a verdict of Natural Death. We should not have said so much on this matter had not Mrs Jackson called on us to state the unchristian rumours which had been circulated con- cerning her. DEATH OF JEM EDWARDS OF CHELTENHAM.— We regret to learn that Jem Edwards of Cheltenham died of consumption on Thursday morning, at his own house, the Roebuck, High- street, „ Cheltenham. Edwards was born in 1822, aud defeated, among others, Allen, Stephens, Willday, Jemmy Massey, and Topper Brown. His fighting weight was 8st 5lb. His loss will be severely felt in his native town. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE ( Proprietors, Messrs Sheppard and Creswick).— The eccentric Joey Jones takes a ticket night next Wednesday, the 20th of May, when he trusts that his' Sing- street, Liverpool. PIGEON FLYING.— Chas. Gobby of Hatton- yard, Hatton- garden, will fly his blue and white cock pigeon 25 miles north of London, for £ 5, against any other in Clerkenwell. Ho will be at Hicks's, Hat and Ton, Hattoa- wall, to- morrow ( Monday) night, from eight to ten, to make a match. PAGDIN v THOMPSON AND FIDELER.— A sweepstakes came off on Monday last, from Glapwell, 19 miles from Sheffield, on the London- road, for £ 5 per bird, T. Pagdin flying his mealy Antwerp cock, Thompson his blue Antwerp cock, and Fideler his old chequered Antwerp cock. The weather was very unfa- vourable, with a strong north- east wind against the birds, and the rain came down in torrents at the time of loosing the birds. Pagdia's bird woa, with six from Fideier and one and a half minute from Thompson to spare. Thos. Appleby will fly his chequered cock from North Shields station, for £ 5 a side, against Wm. Hornsby ' s blue aud white hen, A. Miller's sandy cock, Joseph Moore's silver cock, or will take one and a half minute of E. . Cumming's blue cock. A match can be made on Monday evening, June 1, at Mr Snow- don's, High- street, Gateshead. Wm. Ord of Williugton will fly his blue dragon cock Plodgor against Peter Holland's sandy cock, for £ 5 a side. A home and home match can be made at Mr Wardle's, Engine Inn, Willing- ton, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, from seven till nine, or an an- swer through Bell's Life will be attended to. Chas. Antill of Mountsorrel wili fly his pigeon Lord Nelson against any in Leicester, a home and home wiatch, or half- way between home and home, for £ 6 a side. The match can be made at the Crown and Thistle. T. Finnemore will fly his half- bred pigeon against any of In- gleby's pen, one and a quarter mile, and twirl for the road, or wilffly him 10 miles on the Warwick- road, for £ 5 a side, Money ready at Bedford's, Spotted Dog, Alcester- street, Birmingham. QUOITS.— John Slater of Hurst Brook will play with John Bradshaw of Hurst Knowl or Win. Garside of Charlestown, for £ 5 a side, stiff sticking clay ends, 31 up, each man to choose his own quoits. Money ready at any time at Mr Jas. Hilton's, Col- liers' Arms, Hurst Brook. John Boardman, jun, will play any man in Scotland, 18 yards, stiff sticking clay ends, 8- inch quoits, 61 up, for £ 25 a side, and will give £ 5 and share of gate money for the game to come off anywhere in Scotland, or he will play Mr Lindsay of Whitehaven any length from 18 yards to 21, 8- inch quoits, for £ 25 a side, 61 up, and will meet half- way between home and home, or give or take reasonable expenses for choice of ground, all clay to be cleared at measurement. A match can be made by sending £ 5 or £ 10 to Bell's Life and articles to Adam Aldridge's, the Clarence, Broughton- road, Salford. HUITON AND SCOTT.— A match has been made between Hut- ton of Stepney and Scott of Poplar, for £ 5 a side, 18 yards, stickiug clay ends, 21 shots up, each party to choose his own quoits. To come off at the Queen Victoria, Queen- street, Step- ney, this day ( Saturday), To commence at five o'clock. RABBIT COURSING— Henry Pickering of Fantoby will match the Berry Edge dogTip, 15in, to run Mr Hetheringtoa's ( of the Nag's Head, Monkwearmouth Shore) terrier dog, 15in, the best of 13 courses, for £ A) or £ 15 a side, or Walter Little's bitch of Leadgate, on the same conditions, or any dog or bitch in Shields. A match can be made any time by parties writing and naming the place to meet in Bell's Life next week. The first de- posit not less than £ 5, and the match to be for £ 20 or £ 25 aside. Mr H. Young of Liverpool will accept Mr Smith's challonge of the Potteries to run his bitch Nancy against his bitch Silk, 20lb weight, the best of 21 courses, 60 yards law, or he will run Whip of St Helens, on the same terms; he also has a 13lb or 13ilb dog he will run against any other of same weight. A match can be made, for their own sum, by applying at JJr Hanson's Vvilts, 2, 2 . BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, MAY 17, 1857. CRICKETERS' REGISTER. TO SECRETARIES OP CLUBS, fcc. During the ensuing season no matehes will be inserted^ in Bell's Life unless sent by the secretary, or 3ome member autbo- rised by the club, aud those matches will be rejected which are not drawn up in proper form. To prevent repetitions, when a match is played, it should be arranged between the sides who shall send the score. __ MATCHES FOR THE WEEK. MONDAY, MAY 18, at Lord's— Marylebone Club v St John's Wood Club j a one day's match. MAY 18, at Fenner's— Cambridgeshire v Surrey. MAY is! at Cambridge— 6 Gentlemen and 5 Flayers of Surrey v 6 Gen- tlemen and 5 Players of Cambridgeshire. MAY 18 and ! 9, at Brighton- East and West of Sussex. MAY 18 and 19, at Marlborough— Marlborough v Cheltenham. MAT 19, at Croydon- West Wiekham v Croydon. Rofnr„ MAY 19, at Boxmoor— Rerlbourn v Hemel Hempstead. Return. MAY 19,20, at Burton— Burtouv Derby. tx„„„„ MAX 21, at the Oval- United All England Eleven v Sixteen of the House hold Brigade and two bowlers. Military Band. MAY 21, at Fenner's— U. C. C. v M. C. C. „, , _ fv>„ THUBSDAY, MAY 21, at Cambridge- Marylebone Club and Ground v the University of Cambridge. MAT 21, at Surbiton— Surbiton v Home Circuit Bar. MAT 21, at Peckham— Camberwell Amicables v Nunhead. MAT 22, at Ham Park- Worthing V Angmermg. . MAT 23, at Tufnell- park- City Milton 3 vCity Charlton tans. MAT 23, at Blackheath- Cook and Co v Blackheatn Alpha. MAT 23, at Hackney— Highbury v Hackney. , . MAT 23 and 30- at Hollo way- Islington Albion v the Bank of England. It may be useful to call the attention of cricketers to a score sheet, just issued by Messrs F. Lillywhite and Wisden, which, if brought into general use, will greatly facilitate the labours of secretaries of clubs in preparing matches for publication in our columns, and likewise will save us much valuable time in getting them ready for the printer. It should be observed that they are not intended for scoring papers ( though they might be used as such), but merely for results. They are published at an ex- tremely low figure, in order that they may be in the reach of all, Secretaries are requested to notice an advertisement in another column, and in making an application for them, to ask for Bell's Life in London Score Sheet. MARYLEBOKE CLUS v ST JOHN'S WOOD CLUB. This match will be played to- morrow ( Monday), May 18th, when the following Gentlemen and Players will contend :— MARYLEBONE CLUB, Earl of Winterton Hon R. Grimston Hon W. R. Trefusis R. Benson, Esq A. Baillie, Esq H. Hoare, Esq F. Marshall, Esq 11. W. Saunders, Esq C. J. Smith, Esq Dean Grundy ST JOHN'S WOOD CLUB. ' Mr Absolon MrDowson Mr Little Mr Barton Mr Dudman Mr Liliywhite Mr Carter Mr Eicke MrRoyston Mr Day Mr Goulding A match has also been fixed for Monday, May 25, at Lord's, when Marylebone will contend against the Westbourne Club. In our account of the late dinner of the Marylebone Club, it should have been stated that it was the 70th anniversary. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY v SURREY. This match will be played on Fenner's Ground, at Cambridge to- morrow ( Monday). The elevens are :— CAMBRIDGE. J. W. Marshall, Esq H. Perkins, Esq W. Wingfield, Esq Arnold SURREY. F. Oliver, Esq T. Page, Esq Cwsar Caffyn J. M. Fuller, Esq 0. Hammond, Esq G. R. Johnson, Esq J. Makinson, Esq A. Burhidge, Esq F. Burbidge, Esq C. G. Lane, Esq F. Miller, Esq Bell Diver Reynolds Griffiths Lockyer Stephenson UNITED ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN v SIXTEEN OF THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE ( WITH WILLSHER AND BICKLEY). This match will be commenced at the Oval on Thursday next, when, no doubt, from the array of talent, it will draw a goodly assemblage. The ground, we hear, under Brockwell's care, is in first- rate condition, and some excellent cricket may therefore be anticipated. The sides will be :— UNITED. F. Burbidge, Esq Lillywhite I Stephenson F. P. Miller, Esq Lockyer I Martin gell Cafiyn Mortlock I Wisden Ciesar Griffith | HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE. Capt Bateson ( lst Life Gds) Capt Bathurst ( Gren Gds) Capt Berkeley ( Roy Horse Gds) Capt D. Baillie ( Roy Horse Gds) W. G. Craven, Esq ( lst Life Gds) Jas. Ford, Esq ( Scots Fus Gds) Lord Garlies ( Roy Horse Gds) Major Goodlake ( Coldstream Gds) R. W. Grosvenor, Esq( lst LifeGds) I Capt Heneage ( Coldstream Gds) Capt Hogge ( 2d Life Gds) I P. Marshall. Esq ( 2d Life Gds) I Capt Hon G. Milles ( R Horse Gds) A. C. H. Stewart, Esq ( 2d Life Gds) I Major Thesiger ( Gren Gds) H. Turner, Esq ( Scots Fus Gds) Bickley I Willsher COUNTY OF SURREY CLUB. This club held its anniversary dinner on Friday, the 8th of May, at the Bridge House Hotel, Southwark, H. Marshall, Esq, the president of the club, in the chair ; H. Mortimer, Esq ( in the absence of the treasurer, C. H. Hoare, Esq, from indis- position), in the vice- chair. About 70 gentlemen sat down; among them, J. Locke, Esq, M. P,; — James, Esq ( barrister); B. C. Robinson, Esq ( barrister); — Fisher, Esq ( barrister); G. Hoare, Esq ; J. Conoghan, Esq; F. Burbidge, Esq ; ' F. P. Miller, Esq; M. Cattley, Esq; Dr Jones, A. Marshall, Esq"; — Elken, Esq ; A. de H. Christy, Esq; Albert Christy, Esq; — Chaldecott, Esq; C. Waller, Esq ; E. Vyse. Esq; A. Chandler, Esq ; W. L. Masou, Esq ; E. Napper, Esq; J. Taylor, Esq. The dinner, provided by Mr Burrell, gave great satisfaction. After the usual loyal toasts, the President, in proposing the health of the county members, stated that eight members of Parliament connected with the county had this year joined the club. The healths of the President, Treasurer, and Hon Sec were then drunk, and the latter gentleman, in replying, made the satis- factory statement ^ hat sixty- six new members had been added to the club this year; that the club was in a most flourishing condition, with a growing feeling to support the efforts of the executive, who had endeavoured to provide for all lovers of cricket some of the best sport. The amount of receipts and ex- penditure for the year was £' 785 4s 2d. The following are the names of the gentlemen who were elected :— J. I vat Briscoe, Esq, M. P.— proposed by the President, seconded by the Secretary. Hon Locke King, M. P.— proposed by the President, seconded by C. Hoare, Esq. Thos. Alcoclc, Esq, M. P.— proposed by the President, seconded by the ^ J^ Locke, Esq, M. P.— proposed by the President, seconded by the Secretary. W. Roupell, Esq, M. P.— proposed by the Secretary, seconded by F. P. Miller, Esq. W. Bovill, Esq, M. P.— proposed by the President, seconded by C. Hoare, Esq. W. Burbidge, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by the 6E? Bicknell, Esq— proposed by A. Burbidge, Esq, seconded byF. Bur- Gu fericlc, Esq— proposed by A. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by F. Bur- nidge, Esq. B. Low, Esq— proposed by Ebsworth, Esq, seconded by Secretary. R. Barrow, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. H. Chaldecott, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Sec. A. J. Collier, Esq— proposed by A. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by F. Bur- bidge, Esq. Thos. Charlton, Esq— proposed byF. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Sec. D. Challis— proposed by E. B. Jones, Esq, seconded by Secretary. T, A. Curtis, Esq— proposed by President, seconded by Secretary. F. Dowson, Esq— proposed by A. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Sec. H. Dewen, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by F. P. Miller, Esq. J. H. Dawson, Esq— pr<- posed by C. C. Dawson, Esq, seconded by Sec. B. Drew, Esq— proposed by A. Chandler, Esq, seconded by President, S. Edwards, Esq— proposed by A. Burbidge, Esq. seconded by Sec. E. Elgee, Esq— proposed by Chaldecott, Esq, sec by F. Burbidge, Esq. J. A. Forbes, Esq— proposed by A. Copeland, seconded by Secretary. John Fisher, Esq— proposed by President, seconded by Secretary. S, Gooch, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. T. W. Granger, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Sec. Thos. Golding, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Sec. Gibbs. jun— proposed by A. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. J. B. Garty, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by J. P. Miller. Holgate, Esq— proposed by E. B. Ebsworth, Esq, seconded by Secretary. S. W. Hall, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. W. Johnson, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. S. Johnson, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. R. Johnson. Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Secretary. C. Knapp, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by F. P. Miller, Esq. J. Langton, Esq— prop by F. Burbidge. seconded by W. Cattley, Esq. D. M. Lyons, Esq— proposed by Ebsworth, Esq, seconded by Secretary. W. M. Meredith, Esq— proposed by Sec, seconded by C. C. Dawson. Esq. C. Marcus, Esq— pro. by A. Burbidge, Esq, sec. by F. Burbidge, Esq. W. L. Mason, Esq— proposed by F. P. Miller, Esq, seconded by Sec. F. Marshall, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by F. Burbidge^ Esq. R, R. Pee), Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by F. Burhidge, Esq. J. Paice, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by Page, Esq. M. Plew, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by A. Burbidge, Esq. A. Plew, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by A. Burbidge, Esq. Rouse, Esq— proposed by Armstrong, Esq, seconded by Secretary. Richardson, Esq— proposed by Sec., seconded by Armstrong, Esq. Reynell, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by Armstrong, Esq. B. C. Robinson, Esq— proposed by Sec, seconded by F. P. Miller, Esq. H, S. Smith, Esq— proposed by Ansted, jun. Esq, seconded by Sec. Sewell, Esq— proposed by Dawson, Esq, seconded by J. B., jun, Esq. Jas. Taylor, Esq— proposed by Ebsworth, Esq, seconded by Secretary. Owen Tudor, Esq— proposed by F. Burbidge, Esq, seconded by Sec. J. E. Tyrie, Esq— pro. by F. Burbidge, Esq, sec, by A. Burbidge, Esq. C. Walker, Esq— proposed by J. Burrup, Esq, seconded by Secretary. E. Wilden, Esq— proposed by Secretary, seconded by F. P. Miller, Esq. J. Walton, juc, Esq— proposed by Smith, Esq, seconded by Secretary. H. Grisewood, Esq, proposed by H. Mortimer, Esq, seconded by Sec. S. H. Boulton, Esq— proposed by H. Mortimer, Esq, seconded by Sec. F. Boulton, Esq— proposed by H. Mortimer, Esq, seconded by Sec. E. Read, Esq— proposed by H. Mortimer, Esq, seconded by Secretary. W. Field, Esq— proposed by Hart, Esq, seconded by J. Burrup, Esq. T. Gardiner Esq— proposed by J. Burrup. Esq, seconded by Secretary, J, Aiming, Esq— proposed by J. Burrup, Esq, seconded by Secretary. R. Cobb, Esq— proposed by J. Burrup, Esq, seconded by Secretary. J. Weston, Esq— proposed by J. Burrup, Esq seconded by Seeretary, WEST WICKHAM v BURSTON. These clubs played at West Wickham, May 13. Score: lst inn .. 35 b Frend WEST WICKHAM. Mr A. Christy, c Frend, b Page... Mr E. Hawell, c Dawes, b Page l Mr F. Marshall, b Frend 9 Mr F. Miller, b Frend 10 Mr A. L. Christy, c Raynes, b Freud,. 0 Mr Burhidge, b Frend 1 Mr H. Michell, b Dyer 2 Mr C. Marshall, c C. Dyer, b Page ,.,. 8 Mr E. Marshall, b Frend 16 Mr A. Bignald, not out 2 Mr D. Cettall, b Freud 2 Wb 1, nbl 2 Total .....— I c Marchant, b Page.. b Frend c Marchant, b Frend c Raynes, b Frend ,. b Page not out c Raynes, b Page.... c Stacey, b Frend.... b Frend b Page 11 Lb 2 18 Total — 3 2d inn .... « .... 0 .... 3 .... 0 .... 0 .... 0 .... o .... 16 0 4 BURSTED. lst inn Mr A. Raynes, c D. Crittall, b Miller. Mr Stacey, b Miller Mr Dawes, c Nicholl, b Miller Mr H. Dyer, b Christy Mr C. Dyer, c Nicholl, b Christy Mr Marchant, c Nicholl. b Miller 10 b Miller.. Mr Page, cD, Crittall, b Christy 0 b Miller.. 2d inn b Miller b Miller 2 c Miller, b Christy 1 b Miller 0 b Christy 14 " 11 . LYJ. J.. rage, u XJ, viJtiiLaii, uviutoy v 0 Mr Chapman, c E. Marshall, b Christy 0 c Bignold. b Christy 0 Mr Brawn, cF. Marshall, bChristy,... 0 c A. Christy, b Miller .... 0 Mr Frend, b Miller 4 not out 3 Mr Hasker, not out 8 c Burbridge, b Christy .. 3 B 2,1 b 2, w b 2 6 Byes 2 Total - 42 Total — 45 CRICKET AT OXFORD. THE FIRST ELEVEN OF THE UNIVERSITY V THE NEXT FIFTEEN ( WITH HINKLY). The Magdalen Club commenced the season on Monday, May 4th, with a match between the First Eleven and the Next Fif- teen ( with Hinkly), which, although continued on the following Tuesday, could not be finished. The game, however, as far as it was played, affords some interesting results as to the merits of several of last year's public school players, who now strengthen the cricketing ranks of the University— we allude to Messrs Or. L. Hodgkinson ( late Harrow), H. S. Armistead ( late Charter- bouse), A. Mesham ( late Marlborough), J. A. Pepys ( late Eton), G. Irby ( late Rugby), & c. Mr Draper of Worcester College batted remarkably well, and was rewarded with the highest score. The bowling of Messrs C. D. Marsham, H. Gillett, and Hinkly was particularly good. In the second innings, how- ever, we may observe, Mr Marsham did not bowl throughout, hence the increase upon the first innings of the Sixteen. The wicket- keeping of Mr Waud, aud the long- stopping of Mr Almg- ton, were very much admired. Score: THE SIXTEEN. lst inn J. Mordant, Esq, b Gillett C. M. Harvey, Esq, c Armitstead, bl 2 notout C. D. Marsham J H. S. Armitstead, Esq, bC. D. Marsham 4 b Gillett G. Blore, Esq, bD. Marsham 5 b Hodgkinson .... A. Waller, Esq, b Gillett 18 b Gillett ..••••••• • J. Dolphin, Esq, b C. D. Marsham .... 1 c Fisher, b Gillett.. H. Hills, Esq, bC. D. Marshaisn 0 notout A. Mesham, Esq, c C. D. Marsham, bl 0 Gillett in , _.,, .. „ G. Field, Esq, b Gillett 0 bGillett 11 W. H. Draper, Esq, c Hodgkinson, bl u b Gillett 30 Gillett • • • ••••• » , . s W. Bullock, Esq, c Parker, b Gillett.... 4 run out.................. 8 J. A. Pepys' Esq, b Gillett 0 c C. Marsham, b Gillett.. 16 G. P. Irby, Esq, b C. D. Marsham.... Hon C. Fiennes, not out Cassan, Esq, absent Hinkly, c Fisher, b C. D. Maisham .... 21 .... 0 .... 13 .... 0 .... 14 .... 4 B4, lb 4, wb2 Fotal.... .. 13 stWaud. bC. D. Marsham 2 .. 0 leg b w, b Gillett 0 .. 10 B3, w b2 Total W. G. Armitstead, Esq," b Hinkly 6 B. M. Randolph, Esq, b Hinkly 8 C. Marsham, Esq, c Bullock, b Hinkly " R. Parker, Esq, b Hinkly ...... 2 H. G. Alington, Esq, b Hinkly .. 3 B. Ward, Esq, run out 19 G. L. Hodgkiuson, Esq, b Cassan 1 THE ELEVEN. H. Gillett, Esq, b Hinkly .. A, B. Fisher, Esq, b Cassan R. Marsham, Esq, b Hinkly C, D. Marsham, not out B 5,1 b 3, w b 1 Total. THE GENTLEMEN V THE PLAYERS. The annual match with the Gentlemen and the Players at Oxford came off on the Magdalen Ground, Cowley Marsh, on Friday and Saturday, May 8th and 9th, for the benefit of the latter. The match was one of great interest, and brought to- gether a large number of spectators. Upon the conclusion of the first day's play appearances were in favour of the Gentlemen, who had, iii their first hands, obtained 112 to their opponents 69. Caffyn, however, came to the rescue on toe following day, and, ere he was disposed of, run up a score of 87, obtained with- out giving a chance, by the most brilliant hitting to all parts of the field. Lockyer also batted well. HrV. G. Armitstead, m his first hands, contributed 41 in a style that reminded us of former times. Messrs A. Waller ( from Harrow), H. Gillett, C. M. Harvey, and C. D. Marsham also batted well. The bowling of Messrs C.' D. Marsham, W. Fiennes, H. Gillett, and Jackson was first- rate ; the former gentleman on the first day bowled Lockyer, Martin, and Gibson in three successive balls. The match, although not absolutely won by the Players, would, no doubt, have resulted in their favour had time allowed of its being finished.. Score: lst inn 2d inn .. 12 b Marsham 6 .. 2 c and b Marsham 12 .. 21 c Randolph, b Gillett.... 87 18 runout 20 3 5 1 7 0 THE PLAYERS, C. Brown, b Marshall! Kaye, c Draper, b Fiennes .. Caffyn, b Fiennes Lockyer, b Marsham E. Martin, b Marsham 0 b Gil ett Gibson, b Marsham 0 bGillett Messelbrooke, b Fiennes 9 c Waud, b Marsham .... J. Caisar. st Waud, h Marsham 2 b Marsham. Hinkly, b Marsham 2 c Ahngton. b Marsham.. Rogers, b Marsham 0 c and b Marsham s Jackson, not out 1 not out... I B 1 1 b 1 2 B 12.1 b 3. w b 4 .... 19 Totai;;!;;;;.;;:;; - 69 T° t* i - m GENTLEMEN. lst inn 2d inn W. < 3. Armitstead, b Jackson 41 c Caffyn, b Jackson 6 C. D. Marsham, b Jackson 21 b Jackson 0 C. M. Harvey, run out 1 bCaffyn 28 H. GiUett, c Kaye. b Ciesar 26 c Cattyn, b Jackson 6 B. Waud, c Lockyer, b Jackson 0 b Jackson.... 1 B. M. Randolph, b Jackson 0 c Rogers, b Hinkly 8 G. L. Hodgkinson, b Jackson 2 notout 8 W. H. Draper, leg b w, h Jackson.... 1 b Jackson 0 A. Waller, not out 14 b Jackson 20 Hon W. Fiennes, b Cscsar 1 not out 8 H. G. Alliiigton, run out 1 b Jackson.... 0 BL lh 3 4 B6, wb 1 7 Totai::;;:;;::::; - 112 Total - 87 CHRIST CHURCH PIRST TWELVE v NEXT NINE ( WITH THREE PLAYERS). This match was brought to a conclusion on Thursday last. Owing to the easy condition of the grouud, large scores were obtained by both parties, and only one innings played out on each side. Score: THE NINE. G. L. Gower, c and b Buffer .... 29 A. H. Thesiger, b Lane 2 Ldckyer, c Harvey, b Lane 31 0. F. Wakeman, b Lane 50 Caffyn, c Dyke, b Blore 167 J. G. Edwards, b Blore 13 II. S. Armitstead, leg b w, b Lane 8 V. Williams, b Lane 3 H. Norman, not out 28 J. D. Lewellyn, leg b w, b Ar- mitstead 15 Kaye, c Harvey, b Hornby 9 P. H. Dyke, b Mordaunt 0 B 5,1 b 5, w b 10, n b 1 21 Total .. 356 THE TWELVE. C. G. Lane, b Kaye 13 W. G. Armitstead, b Caffyn .... 11 A. Waller, b Kaye 0 G. J. Blore, b Caffyn 35 C. M. Harvey, b Caffyn 56 T. Dyke, b Lockyer 0 H. Eden, b Lockyer 0 H. Harrison, b Caffyn 22 J. Mordaunt. b Lockyer 32 J. A. Pepys, b Lockyer 24 C. Hornby, not out 1 J. Buller, leg b w, b Lockyer.... 2 B 6,1 b 5, w b 2, n b 1 14 Total. 216 2dinn ... 11 ... 0 ... 2 0 WADHAM v MAGDALENE HALL. This match was played on Wadham Ground, on the 9th inst, and ended in favour of Magdalene Hall by four wickets. Score: WADHAM. J. E. Vernon, b Cassan E. R. Pechell, b Reade G. Herbert, b Cassan W. Tucker, b Cassan J. Chamberlain, c Cassan, b Reade J. Wilson, b Reade G. Williamson, 1 b w, b Cassan.... R. H. Smithett, not out T. Dowling, b Reade M, Daniel, b Cassan B9, lbl, wb8, nbl Total - 58 MAGDALENE HALL, 1st inn ... 0 c Shephard, b Reade ... 1 runout ... 0 b Reade ... 9 b Cassan b Cassan 0 b Cassan 1 b Cassan 0 run out 2 not out 5 b Cassan 0 Bll, lb2, wbie. nbl 24 Total 48 .... 1 .... 1 .... 8 .... 16 .... 1 .... 7 .... 19 E. Limpus, b Tucker 8 R, Sankey, b Vernon 5 F. Cassan, b Vernon 3 J. Copestake, b Vernon 0 W. Reade, b Vernon 4 W. Ridgway, b Tucker 4 C. Wilkinson, b Wilson 4 In the second innings of Magdalene Hall E. Limpus scored ( not out) 0, R, H. Webbe, b Wilson 0 J. Shepperd, b Herbert 27 I. R. Vernon, b Herbert 2 R. Cudlip. notout 6 B14, wbl6, nbl 31 Total. t. Sankey ( c Chamberlain, b Wilson) 1, F. Cassan ( leg b w. b Tucker) 0, „. Copestake ( b Wilson) 0, W. Reade ( b Tucker) 3, W. Ridgway ( b Tucker) 0, J. Shepperd ( not out) 2, R. Cudlip ( b Tucker) 4; b 2, w b 6— total 18. CRICKET AT CAMBRIDGE. UNIVERSITY v NINE GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNTY ( WITH ARNOLD AND REYNOLDS). This match was played on Penner's Grouud on Thursday aud Friday, May 7th and 8th, and at the close stood as shown below. The County having choice took the innings, and opened with Mr Marshall and Arnold, to the bowling of Messrs Home and Hayward. Each, adopting his own style of play, seemed bent on a vigorous course, and when the first wicket fell for 51 runs the County were agog, and felt like winners; Lord Royston fol- lowed, and a well got innings of 23 closed his lordship's account. Mr Hammond was fourth wicket, taking up the running with a resolution to stay. Runs were made spiritedly and well, and a vacancy occurring, Mr Newbery showed for a merry seven. Mr Perkins followed for the same number— felt satisfied and retired. Mr Hammond still in, making runs most viciously; the remaining wickets assisting Mr Hammond in accomplishing a splendid score of 68, and making the total for the side 180. Nothing daunted, the University started with Messrs Makinson aud Puller, to the bowling of the prefessionals, Ar- nold and Reynolds. There is something in a good start— so we in our younger time, if our reminiscences serve truly, were wont to think. The wickets were smooth as a table, the bowl- ing straight, bats ditto, the exhibition cricket. A good 16, and Mr Fuller tired of his work made way for Mr Johnston ; one wicket for 42 runs. On went the game, and up mounted the " Telly;" the bowling was being " licked." The bat had as- sumed the dimensions of a barn door, and with a steam power propulsion sent the ball whizzing into every unexplored cranny of the field. The bowlers were at a " dead- lock," the virtue of Arnold's pace seemed for once to be a thing of the past, disre- garded ; while the same fate was meted out to the precision of Reynolds. Whack, whack, and an audible grunt bore testimony to the over taxed energies of the field; in vain did Arnold put on the " slows," to be as uselessly followed by some other " dodge," as if in sympathy with Reynolds, whose changes were alike harmless. All this time runs were being piled up in a manner somewhat astonishing to those whose anticipations of an opposite result had been fed by early success. But all things have an end, and in obedience to this fiat the second wicket fell, after an exhibition of cricket such as we have seldom witnessed, for 205 runs! Mr Wingfield next essayed, and with the old spirit of mischief worked up a capital innings of 32, Mr Tomblin following in his wake for a steady 33. The innings closed event- ually for 311 runs, leaving the County 131 to get to save the innings. Lord Royston and Mr Marshall effected a good start, but the task was too much, and when five wickets ( at the close of the day's play) had fallen for 45 runs, they found all further attempts to ward off fate would be hopeless, aud like true cricketers they submitted to necessity. Score: UNIVERSITY. J. Makinson, c Perkins, b Ar- nold 126 J. M. Fuller, c and b Arnold.... 16 G. R. Johnson, c and b Reynolds 73 W. Wingfield, leg b w, b Rey- 32 BRIGHTON COLLEGE v BRIGHTON CLUB. This match was played on Saturday, May 9th, on the College Ground, and terminated in favour of the college by one innings and 23 runs. Though the club brought the services of Stubber- fleld, their professional, and a candidate for the County Eleven, into requisition, the representatives of the college were not removed until they had placed a considerable number of runs on paper. Score: BRIGHTON CLUB. lst inn 2d inn E. Scott, Esq, o Elliott, bBateman.... 8 c Fawcett, b Cotterill.... 0 W. Adams, Esq, b Fawcett 11 c and b Fawcett 3 H. Barton, Esq, run out 4 b Fawcett 8 G. Ewbank. Esq, st Bateman. bFawcett 6 b Cotterill 4 Stubberfield, run out 0 notout 26 H. Maiden, Esq, c Dixon, b Wright.... 15 h Fawcett 0 li. Ewbank, Esq, b Fawcett 0 b Fawcett 2 W. Tamplin, Esq, c Walters, bCotterill. 17 b Cotterill 1 J. Ellis, Esq! b Fawcett 1 b Fawcett 8 B. Stent, Esq, not out 9 b Fawcett 0 J. Hardy, Esq, bCotterill 5 b Cotterill 0 B 3,1 b 8, w b 3 9 Wide balls 3 Total - 85 Total - 42 BRIGHTON COLLEGE. COUNTY. J. W. Marshall, b Makinson .... 18 Arnoid, b Makinson 31 Lord Royston, run out 23 C. J. Newbery, b Makinson 7 H. Perkins, b Makinson 7 0. Hammond, c Hayward, b Ma- kinson 68 RevE. W. Blore, c Hayward, b Makinson 1 J. H. Marshall, c and b Makinson 8 J, R. Jackson, b Makinson 7 G. Perry, b Home 0 B 5, w b 4, n b 1 . 10 Total 180 nolds C. E. Alpe. b Reynolds Tomblin, b Reynolds Cooke, c and b Reynolds... Trollope, b Arnold Dupuis, b Arnold Home, not out Hayward, b Reynolds B 8,1 b 1, w b2 Total QUIDNUNCS v UNIVERSITY. This match was played on Parker's Piece, on Saturday, the 9th May. When the stumps were drawn the score stood thus : QUIDNUNCS. J. M. Fuller, b Home 0 G. R. Dupuis, b Makinson 73 Lord Royston, b Hayward 0 E. Thompwill, b Hayward 3 W. G. Heiithcote, run out 5 H. B. Biron, b Marshall 31 W. Winefiefd, b Makinson 29 E. W. Blore, c Thompson, b Ma- kinson 1 W. A. S. Gully, not out 1 Hon E. Bourke, b Makinson .... 1 W. H. Baillie, b Home 1 B 7, lbl, w b 2 10 Total 168 UNIVERSITY. J. Makinson, run out 19 J. W. Marshall, b Dupuis 44 C. G, Cooke, run out 49 C. E. H. Alpe. cWingfield, b Dupuis 4 , T. Maikin, run out 11 E. L. Home, b Dupuis 0 A. B. Troliope, run out 7 G. Perkins, notout 20 A. Thompson, not out 15 W. Hayward H. C. Alpe B 2, 1 b 4, w b 5 11 Total .180 GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS. This match was commenced on Fenner's Ground ou Thursday last, being unexpectedly substituted for the Household Brigade, who, from some cause, were unable to show. The public had been anticipating with more than ordinary interest the debut of he Brigade on Cambridge ground, and sad was their disap- pointment when the announcement of a retreat was first com- municated. Every preparation had been made, and we think it would have been as well if a little earlier intimation had been given of their inability to carry out the engage- ment. In a cricketing sense, the loss was not perhaps so much felt, for the match introduced au amount of skill which, under other circumstances, could hardly have been expected. The University, upon this occasion, lost the valuable assistance of Messrs Johnson and Hammond; but good men are never want- ing in a home emergency, however difficult to secure able proxies in engagements from home. The University took the innings to the bowling of Buttress and Jackson. The innings progressed very evenly, the play all round being of a good character. The ground was in fine condition, and the consequence was all were able to perform their work in cricket form. Mr Wingfield again made a good innings of 34, and Mr Dupuis 20. Mr Makinson, just as" he had settled to his work, and getting dangerous, was unfortunately run out for 12. Mr Marshall played a good innings for 12, Mr Perkins and Mr Trollope ditto for 18 and 12 respectively, the gross score reaching 148. The Players started with T. Hayward and Frauds, and for some time were fixtures. Runs were got somewhat rapidly, and before the first wicket fell, the consequence of a " slow" change, the score had reached 61. Hayward made an admirable inniugs of 55, and when the stumps were drawn, 97 runs had been scored for the loss of four wickets. Score UNIVERSITY. Mr J. M. Fuller, eFryer, b Buttress 0 Mr C. Thompson, b Jackson .... 8 MrJ. W. Marshall, c Reynolds, b Jackson 12 Mr J. Makinson, run out 12 Mr W. Wingfield, b Chambers ,. 34 Mr C. Cooke, b Chambers 8 Mr G. R. Dupuis, not » ut 20 Mr A. B. Trollope, b Chambers.. 11 Mr J, Perkins, b Jackson 18 Mr E. Thornewill, c Hayward, b Chambers 4 Mr E. L. Home, b Chambers... .11 B8, 1 b 2 10 Total .148 MARYLEBONE CLUB V UNIVERSITY.— This match will be com- menced on Thursday, on Fenner's Ground, the Marylebone Club under the management of Mr W. Nicholson, with Dean and Grundy to assist them. CRICKET AT ROSSALL COLLEGE. ELEVEN V NEXT SIXTEEN ( WITH A. CLARKE). This match, which terminated in a most complete victory for the Sixteen, was commenced at Rossall, on May 2d, aud finished on the 9th. Score: THE ELEVEN. lst inn 2d inn H. Couchman, b Dawkius F. Barnston, b A. Clarke A. Fawkes, h Dawkins E. Rowley, c Brierley, b A. Clarke . S. Waudby, b Dawkius C. Noble, b Dawkins H. Boazman, b A. Clarke C. Rawlins, b A. Clarke T. Royle, not out R. Upcher, b Smith M. Hebert, b Clarke B 9, w b 1 Total - 54 THE SIXTEEN. c A. Clarke, b Dawkins.. 23 b D. iwkins 2 .. 5 b Dawkins 2 .. 6 c A. Clarke, bDiwkins.. 1 .. 4 c Brooke, b A. Clarke.... 0 .. 0 b Dawkins 8 .. 0 h A. Clarke 0 .. 15 c Hindle, b Smith 10 .. 9 b A. Clarke 7 .. 1 bA. Clarke 0 .. 4 not out 0 .10 Byes 2 Total — 50 A. Clarke, b Rowley 17 A. Lister, b Barnston 2 H. Wilson, b Couchman 0 F. Hindle, h Barnston 9 T. Brierley, runout 17 R. Westmacott, c and b Noble .. 2 C. Kelley, b Couchman 0 H. Browne, b Waudby 0 G. Smith, c Rowley, bCouchman. 13 W. Pym, run out 4 R. Robertson, e Noble, b Waudby. 3 S. Blakiston. c Rawlins, b Waudby. 0 H. Pooley, c Waudby, b Noble .. 1 C. Baldwin, stBarnston. bWaudby. 4 H. Brooke, run out 13 F. Wright, not out 8 W. Dawkins, b Barnston 9 B 30, w b 11 41 Total 138 CRICKET AT RUGBY SCHOOL. FIRST ELEVEN v NEXT TWENTY- TWO. This match was commenced on the 28th of March, but owing to several other matches intervening it was not finished until Tuesday last, the 12th inst, when the Eleven were defeated by 15 wickets. On the part of the Twenty- two the play throughout was very creditable indeed in every department, and it is but justice to the Eleven to say that Posnett ( bowler) was uu- voidably absent nearly throughout the whole innings of the Twenty- two. Score: THE ELEVEN. lst inn 2d inn C. Royds, candbSmith 12 bLee .39 R. Leach, c Powys, b Hodgson 10 c Mainwarmg. b Hodgson 3 E. G. Sandford, c Boyd, b Sykes . F. Wood, b Smith G. C. Williams, run out S. Harrison, b Smith C. Wade, run out G. Larcom, b Rutter H. Palmer, not out R. Posnett, b Lee A. Kenney, c Haines, b Smith ... B 2, w b 12 Total 0 c Haines, b Smith ,.. 7 c and b Smith ... 0 leg b w, b Rutter ,.. 5 b Rutter ,.. 21 c Staunton, b Rutter .., ,.. 9 not out ,.. 7 c Hodgson, b Rutter .., ... 1 c Brand, b Smith ... 1 c Lee, b Smith ... 14 B 9, 1 b2, w b 10 .,, ,..— 87 Total . 1 . 4 .12 . 4 .21 - 115 W. Boyd, b Kenney 5 H. Brand, b Kenney 21 F, Fraser, c Posnett, b Kenney.. 2 W. Thompson, c Kenney, b Palmer 1 R. Sykes, run out 0 A. Hardy, c Sandford, b Palmer 8 W. Haines, b Palmer 0 E. Ellis, b Sandford 15 T. K. Were, b Kenney 9 W. Powys, b Kenney 4 M. Martin, c Larcom, b Kenney S J. Tomkinson, c Sandford, b Kenney .... 18 THE TWENTY- TWO. R. Mainwaring, c Larcom, b Sandford 4 F. Smith, c Royds, h Leach 17 A. Rutter, b Kenney 8 H. Hodgson, b Kenny 0 F. Lee, st Sandford, b Kenney .. 1 J. Hughes, b Posnett 12 J. Edwards, c Sandford, h Kenney lo F. Staunton, b Sandford 6 E. Ford, c aud b Kenney 0 G. Ramsay, not out 0 B 3, w b 13 16 Total. 150 In the second innings of the Twenty- two Boyd scored ( c Posnett, b Palmer) 9, Sykes ( c Williams, b Kenney) 3, Hardy ( st Sandford, b Pal- mer) 9, Ellis ( leg b w, b Kenney) 1, Were ( b Posnett) 14, Tomkinson ( c Sandford, b Kenney) 4, Smith ( not out) 8, Hughes ( not out) 2; wide balls 3— total 58. CRICKET AT HAILEYBURY COLLEGE. HAIL1YBURY COLLEGE v BROXBOURNE. This match was played on Wednesday, May 13th, on the Haileybury Ground. Much credit is due to Mr Otley for having collected an eleven at the short notice that was given. On the side of Broxbourne we would wish to notice the play of Mr Heathcote in the first innings. On the side of Haileybury, Mr Maclean made some fine off hits iu his score of 27. Messrs Ber- nard, Graham, Lang, and D'Oyly also batted well for their runs. The College shone in the fielding department especially. Score: BROXBOURNE. lst inn 2dinn 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 Pratt, c Oliphant, b Lang 9 Stracey, c Graham, b Burney 0 Hughes, b Lang 5 S. Soames, Esq, b Lang 5 G. P. Otley, Esq, c D'Oyly, b Burney .. 8 b Lang c Oliphant, b Burney b Lang b Burney „, ,, b Burney.... F. Heathcote, Esq, not out 22 c Maclean, b Lang .. E. Kennard, Esq, c Maclean, b Lang .. 0 c Bell, b Burney .... W. Thompson, Esq, c Bell, b Lang.... 0 b Burney M. Geneste, Esq, st Graham, b BeU.... 5 b Barney F. G. Faithful, Esq, run out 0 notout 3 H. Horley, Esq, b Lang 8 b Burney 0 L b 3, w b 2, n b 1 6 B 2,1 b 1, w b 1 4 Total — 63 Total — 23 HAILEYBURY COLLEGE. J. D. Maclean, run out 27 H. L. Oliphant, b Hughes 2 W. H. D'Oyly, b Hughes 14 R. T. Burney, leg b w, b Otley ., 4 C. W. Bell, b Otley 0 C. E. Bernard, c Pratt, b Hughe « 23 A. M. Webster, b Haghes 6 CROYDON ALBION v EAST GRINSTEAD. This match was played in the Fairfield, Croydon, on Monday 11thMay. Score: CROYDON. lst inn 2d inn W. August, run out 17 runout 9 W. Adams, c Gatland, b R. Payne 4 c Gatland, b Simmonds.. 9 F. Miller, Esq, c R. Payne, b C. Payne.. 7 not out 7 Lockyer, b AUen 12 c R. Payne, b Allen 11 Southerton, b Allen 88 c and b Allen 0 Albert Christie, Esq, b Allen 3 b In grams 8 R Crittell, c C. Payne, b Simmonds .. 8 c Gatland, b Allen 3 Arthur Christie, Esq, b Allen 2 run out 0 D. Crittell, c J. Payne, b Allen 0 b Allen 14 F. Oswald, Esq, b A. Hoare 9 run out 14 Bignell, not out 0 run out. 2 B 8,1 b 2, w b 5 lo B9, lb3, wb4 16 ' Total — 107 Total - 88 EAST GRINSTEAD In the second innings of the County J. W. Marshall scored ( b Home) 13, Lord Royston ( b Mak'inson) 2, C. J. Newbery ( c Johnson, b Makinson) 0, H. Perkins ( b Home) 6,0. Hammond ( Hot out) 6, J. R. Jackson ( b Makin- son) 13 ; b 2, w b 1, n b 2— total 45. ELEVEN v TWENTY- TWO, Penner's Ground has again budded into life, disclosing in its resuscitated existence the salutary effects of a winter's repose. Alterations have been effected which add considerably to its at- tractiveness, and which will eventually lift it into rivalry with the most finished grounds of the day. Under its old and favoured patronage— the University Club— the season for matches com- menced the first week in May, the opening game being Eleven versus Twenty- two. This being a sort of preliminary gallop for the ostensible purpose of testing the cricketing capabilities of the " fresh " hand3, it partook more of a practice game than a match. The Twenty- two, having all the assistance that the new strength could impart to it, were unusually strong, and won with the greatest ease in one innings and 30 runs. On the part of the Eleven Mr Makinson played with his accustomed steadi- ness throughout, and Mr Trollope, in the second innings, gave a " fillip" of 30 to the " tottle " of his friends. Por the Twenty- two the Messrs Alpe, Maikin, and Wilkinson worked well and successfully. Score: THE ELEVEN. lst inn 2d inn Marshall, cPerkins, b Inge 6 binge 1 Fuller, c Thompson, b Inge 9 ~ ™ ~ 1 Wingfield, c and b Hayward 9 Makinson, not out 17 Hammond, c Johnston, b Inge 8 Johnson, c Inge, b Hayward 1 Tomblin, c Bayford, b Inge 1 Dupuis, D Inge 0 Trollope, c Johnstone, b Inge 1 Green, c Wilkinson, b Inge A. Bateman, Esq, c Stubberfield, b Adams 0 W. Hodson, Esq, c Barton, b Stubberfield 38 E. B. Fawcett, Esq, c L. Ewbank, b Stubberfield 48 G. E. Cotterill, Esq, c Stubber- field, b Barton 1 D. R. Onslow, Esq, b Barton .... 0 H. S. Wright, Esq, b Stubber- field 5 J. Elliott, Esq, c Adams, b Stu'o- berfield 10 H. H. Walters, Esq, c Stent, b Stubberfield 0 W.: B. Rogers, Esq, c Stubber- field, b Barton 0 J. Cornford, Esq, not out 12 J. E. Dixon, Esq, c Barton, b Stubberfield 13 B 16,1 b 4, w b 3 23 Total J50 Home, b Inge B 2,1 b 1, w b 7 Total c Deighton, b Hayward.. 11 c Streatfield, b Inge .... 10 b Hay ward 22 c Wilkinson, b Biron 9 run out 1 b Hayward 17 c Johnstone, b Biron.... 0 c Wilkins, b Inge 80 i Winthrop, b Inge 0 Cooke, b Home Wilkinson, c and b Johnson ... .33 Hayward, run out 2 Bayford, b Home ,10 BenthaU, b Marshall 6 Inge, bMarshall 0 Wilkins, c DupUis, b Johnson .. 5 Streatfield, c Marshall, b Johnson 7 Deighton, b Johnson 1 Biron, b Johnson 1 Thompson, cWingfield,' oJohnson 1 C. E. Alpe, b Marshall 13 C, H, MPE, C TOAIBIM^ B Borne 25 6 not out 0 10 Bl, lbl, wb4 6 — 65 Total — 107 THE TWENTY- TWO. Barff, b Marshall G„ L. Lang, b Hughes 14 G. D. Leman, b Pratt 4 J. A. Graham, not out 15 N. M. Daniell, b Pratt 7 B 2,1 b 4, w b 12 18 Total 134 Simmonds, c Albert Christie, b Miller 1 J. Payne, b Adams 0 Ingrams, not out 0 B 3,1 b 2, w b 1 T. 6 C. Hoare, Esq, cLockyer, b Adams 0 Quickenden, cA. Christie, b Miller 0 R. Payne, b Miller 8 Allen, run out 13 Gatland, c and b Adams G C. Payne, b Miller ......... 21 Waterman, c Southerton, hAdam3 3 Total 58 A. Hoare, Esq, c Albert Christie, In the second innings of East Griristead Quickenden scored ( run out) 2, R. Payne ( b Adams) 4, C. Payne ( not out) 11, Simmonds ( not out) 2; b5, 1 b 3— total 27. THE TWO ELEVENS. After due consideration it has been thought advisable to make no extra charge for admission during the day s of this great match at Lord's. The usual price of sixpence will therefore be abided by. Should the weather be fine the ground will be attended by thousands of spectators. Some betting has already taken place at evens. SUTTON BONINGTON, NOTTS.— A promising club has been formed at this place, and on Saturday, the 9th, there was a pretty good muster of members to take part in a trial match be- tween two elevens. Sides were chosen by the RevJ. F. Bate- man ( chairman of the club) and J. Ward. The latter side scored 50, Mr Bateman's tide 73. The ground was very hard and rough, not having been sufficiently rolled before the dry weather began.' The field is, however, very level, and well adapted for cricket, and the club are indebted for the use of it to the liberality of G. B. Paget, Esq. n ; REDBOUBN v SOUTHGATE.— This match was commenced at Soutbgate on Friday, and terminated in favour of Redbourn by 47 runs, the match being decided by the first innings. Por Redbourn— Mr E. T. Drake scored 48, Mr F. P. Miller 34, and Messrs P. and A. Burbidge 22 each. Por Southgate— Mr V. E. Walker scored 81, Mr P. Walker 21, & c, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. M0NDAY.- THE SALE OF POISONS.— The LOBD CHAN- CELLOS stated that a bill was to be introduced in a few days to prevent the sale of poisons to persons who meant to use thorn in- tentionally for a wicked purpose, and also to prevent the sale of poisons by accident. PROBATE OF WILLS, DIVORCES, & c.— The LORD CDAN- CELLOR brought in a bill for the amendment of certain clauses in the Probate and Testamentary Administration Bill, and the Marriage and Divorce Bill, of last session, which, after a few words from Lord Campbell, was read a first time. TUESDAY— TREATMENT OF CHINESE PRISONERS.— The Earl of CARNARVON directed attention to the account given in the China Mail, published at Hong Kong, of the barbarous treatment of the Chinese arrested on suspicion after the poison- ings. Fifty prisoners were crammed iuto a room 16 feet long by 15 feet broad, furnished with a small aperture for ventilation, and were kept for 20 days iu this confined space, without beds, and had to perform all the requirements of nature in it. He also moved for papers connected with the trial.— The Earl of HARROWBY said that Government had written out for informa- tion, and would present any papers on the subject that might arrive. Meanwhile, the house might presume that Sir John Bowriug and the parties out there were not men to disgrace the Government by acting in the way that had been represented. THURSDAY.— OPIUM.- The Earl of SHAFTESBURY asked the Lord Chancellor what progress had been made by the law officers of the Crown in the inquiry into the legality of the opium trade in India ?— The LORD CHANCELLOR replied that a case had beeu drawn up by the legal advisers of the Board of Control, which was about to be submitted to the law officers of the Crown.— A discussion then arose on a motion naade by Lord CLANRICARDE for papers connected with the case of Mr Thomas and Bhawanny Lallah, which motion was withdrawn on au as- surance given bv Lord Granville that the subject was not yet ripe for discussion. FRIDAY.— ST JAMES'S PARK.— The Earl of MALMESBURY complained of the expenses incurred in the improvements in St James's Park, which he considered were quite unnecessary, and he thought, considering the expenses of the war, Govern- ment ought to be more cautious in laying out money on orna- mental projects.— Lord GRANVILLE said the works were being carried out in accordance with the opinions of certain eminent medical men; and the water in St James's Park being consi- dered in the worst state, it was determined that that should be first attended to.— After some further discussion the subject dropped. The house was then occupied some time in discussion on the Designs for the New Government Offices, in the course of which several Peers deprecated the enormous expenses which would be incurred, and their lordships then adjourned. OLD FULHAM ALBION CLUB.— Eleven members of this club would be happy to play a home and home match with the Wim bledon Victoria, Clapham Clarence, or Battersea Institution Clubs. Any communication addressed to the secretary, Mr C. Steel, the Rose, Land's- end, Fulham, where the club is held, will be attended to. THE NEWSTEAD FIRM CLUB will play a home and home game with auy " firm club" in Yorkshire, the best eleven out of any two firms in Bradford or Leeds, Keighley First Eleven, Bradford Second Eleven, or the Second Eleven of Armley district. A letter addressed to Ben. Anderton, Newstead Mill, Fulneck, near Leeds, will be attended to. OLD KENT- ROAD UNITED CLUB — The members of this club are ready to receive a challenge for a match with any similar club within ten or fourteen miles of London. All communica tions addressed to the secretary, Elephant and Castle, Old Kent, road, will meet with prompt attention. ELEVEN TRADESMEN of Kennington will play any eleven tradesmen within five miles of Kennington. Letters directed to Mr Abraham, Secretary, Park Club, Park Tavern, will be at tended to. , , , , REGENT'S PARK ETON CLUB will be happy to receive chal- lenges for home and home matches from any club with 20 miles of the metropolis. Address to the secretary, Eton Tavern Primrose Hill North. 1 The SUNDRTDGE CLUB ( Kent) will play any club within 20 miles, provided the first match is played on Tuesday, the 26th inst. Letters addressed D. R,, post office, Carshalton. HORNSEY CLUB.— A new club under the above title has just been founded in Hornsey. At present it consists of about 80 gentiemen, who assemble for practice on Wednesdays and Satur- ,, artt h Marsl. al. „ day s, in a field near the Hornsey station, on the Great Northern Perkins ifHorne "'. ig railway, and they will be glad to add to their numbers should Maikin,' c Johnson, b Marshall. .36 gentlemen of the neighbourhood be disposed to join. Cheadle, cWingfield, b Makinsoa 1' T. POBJOY of Surrey, who has been for so many years well " " known as an active and impartial umpire, is still willing to stand for any matches in the neighbourhood of London, as will be seen from aii advertisement elsewhere, and to which we refer our readers. LILLYWHITE'S GUIDE TO CRICKETERS IS published, and we shall refer to its contents in our next. Anderson, b Home P, Johnstone, b Home .......... 4 Latham, not out , 6 Graham, b Marshall o Winthrop, b Home........ 1 B4, LB5, WBL3 22 Total HOUSE OF COMMONS. TUESDAY.— CHURCH- RATES.— In answer to Sir J. Tre- lawney Lord PALMERSTON said; that the subject of church- rates was under the consideration of Government, and he hoped they would be able to bring in a measure satisfactory to all parties in the course of the session,— Sir J. TRELAWNEY said that, unless he received a more definite answer, he would bring the subject before the house next month. SAVINGS BANKS.— The house went into committee on the Savings Banks Bill,— The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a resolution that it was expedient to amend tbe laws re- lating to savings banks, and to provide for the establishment of savings banks with the security of the Government. The right hon baronet stated that by the bill the Government proposed to take the responsibility, not only of the money transmitted to it by the trustees, but also of all the money paid in by depositors. At the same time, proper securities would be taken for the inte- grity aud care of the local officers. The only condition imposed on the adoption of a savings bank by theGovernmeutwouldbethatit should show its actual solvency by tbe production of the depo- sitors' books.— Sir H. WILIOUGHBY hoped the whole law on the subject would be simplified and consolidated as soon as possible, so as to render it clear and intelligible. He objected to the power possessed by the Government over savings bank stock. He hoped the measure would be referred to a select committee.— Mr H. HERBERT, without saying anything against the managers and directors of savings banks, could not but think that, both for the satisfaction of the depositors and the directors themselves, it would be better that the Government should guarantee the depositor in the way proposed in this bill; and if the Government was going to undertake this great risk, it was only fair that it should have the power of overlooking the affairs of a bank, and removing an officer when found incompe- tent, or against whom there were just grounds of suspicion. After some further conversation, the resolution was agreed to. TICKET- OP- LEAVE MEN.— Sir G. GREY then moved the second reading of the Transportation arid Penal Servitude Bill, the object of which is to place that class of criminals commonly called ' ticket- of- leave men " in the same position as persons sentenced to transportation. It gives the Government power to send them abroad to such colonies as may be willing to receive convict labour, and after giving them conditional liberty at last to discharge them in the colony, without bringing them home at the expiration of their sentence, as they would require to be under the act of 1853. The colony of Western Australia was ready to receive such labour, and the bill would apply to all other colonies in the same position.— Colonel BENTINCK dis- approved altogether of the principle of transportation, contend- ing that penal settlements within the four seas of Britain would socially and economical better answer the object; aud enter- taining those views, he moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months.— The amendment was not se- conded.— Mr. ROEBUCK referred to the main difficulty of the question, namely, dealing with the convict when his period of penal servitude was at an end.— Sir J. PAKINGTON thought the Government deserved credit for endeavouring to deal with this question, and he did not think the suggestions of Mr. Roebuck would promote the object they had iu view.— Lord STANLEY had listened with satisfaction to the spaecli of the Home Secretary. Western Australia was the best outlet as a place for convicts ; but it should be distinctly understood that in sending them there, they should only send them as long as it was the pleasure and desire of the colonists. He did not think that the ticket- of- leave system had yet had a fair trial; and he was of opinion that, under proper regulations and judicious management, the system would be found to work well.— Mr BERESFORD HOPE said an outraged State had the right to em- ploy the convict's labour as it chose, whether at home or abroad. Let them give fair play to the present measure, although it was but a tentative scheme.— Mr MARSH advocated transportation to Northern Australia.— The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday. UNITED STATES AND NEW GRANADA.— In reply to a question by Mr. Wyld, Lord PALMERSTON staled that her Ma- jesty's Government were about to station, on both sides of the coast of Central America, such a naval force as they should think necessary for the protection^ British interests. The noble lord proceeded to describe the state of relations existing between the Governments of New Granada, and the United States, casting much blame on the former, aud then stated that her Majesty's Government had been in communication with the United Slates Government ou this matter, and he was happy to say that the United States Government profess most just and honourable in- tentions. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN. — Mr. DILLWIN moved for leave to bring in a bill to repeal the act 16th and 17th of Victoria, cap 30, and to make better pro- vision for the prevention and punishment of aggravated assaults upon women and children, and for preventing delay aud ex- pense in the administration of certain parts of the criminal law. He referred to cases before police- courts to show what was meant by " aggravated assaults,' 1 which the existing law, he con- sidered, was incompetent to repress, and he proposed to substi- tute flogging iu lieu of imprisonment, as tbe only punishment that would, in his opinion, really stop these offences.— Sir G. GREY, without feeling much confidence in the efficiency of the proposed remedy, offered no opposition to the introduction of the bill. Mr Dillwyn had, he said, unjustly assumed that the act now in force had beeu inoperative; he believed, on the con- trary, that it had a very beneficial effect, and worked well.— Leave was then given to bring in the bill. SALE OF BEER BILL.— On the motion of Mr HARDY, the house resolved itself into a committee on the Sale of Beer Acts, when that hon member moved for leave to introduce a bill identical with that of last session on the sale of beer. By his bill he proposed to place beer- shops under the same condi- tions as to obtaining licenses with public- houses; he also pro- posed to license coffee- shops and places of public entertainment. — Leave was given to bring in the bill. PROPERTY QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.— Mr. LOCKE KING moved for leave to introduce a bill to abolish pro- perty qualifications for members of Parliament.— Lord PALMER- STON observed that he thought it had been the understanding of the house that all questions connected with the representa- tion of the people in Parliament should be postponed until the next session, and that such matters should not be brought under discussion in tha meantime. He did not think the hon. gentle- man had shown any considerable grounds for the bill, but he would not oppose its introduction.— The house, having passed in committee an ordinary resolution of supply, adjourned at a quarter past six. WEDNESDAY- JUDGMENTS EXECUTIONS.- Mr CRAU- FURD moved the second reading of the Judgments Executions, & c, Bill, the object of which was to make judgments obtained in any court of the United Kingdom available in all.— Mr. J. EWART having seconded the motion, Colonel FRENCH moved tbat the bill be read a second time that day six months.— Some discussion ensued, and, on a division, the second reading was carried by 137 to 99. HUSTINGS EXPENSES— Lord Robert GROSVENOR moved for leave to bring in a bill to relieve candidates at elections from payment of the expenses of the hustings and booths, and also from the expense of conveying voters to ttye poll.— Mr. W. WIL- LIAMS was not opposed to the principle of the bill, but he doubted that it would be productive of economy.— Mr H. DRUM- MOND would not oppose the introduction of the bill, but he thought the effect of it would be to disfranchise all the poor oters in counties, aud give a preponderance to voters in towns; and that the noble lord would do well to postpone it, and bring it is in the " hotch- potch" of next year.— The house divided, and the motion was carried by 151 against 58.— Nothing else of importance occurred. THURSDAY- THE TRANSIT— AdmiralWALCOTTsaid he begged to call the attention of the right honourable gentleman the Pirst Lord of the Admiralty to a contradiction which ap- peared in a letter in The Times newspaper, of a statement he lad made the other evening in reference to the voyage of the Transit troop- ship. According to that contradiction there was no truth whatever in a declaration made by the right honourable gentleman to the effect that the same gale which had obliged the Urgent to put iuto Corunna had dismantled a merchant vessel. If it were necessary, he should move the adjournment of the house, in order to put himself in order. He had no doubt, however, that the right honourable gentleman would be able to give a satisfactory explanation upon that point, and it was for the purpose of enabling him to offer that explanation that he ( Admiral Walcott) then directed his attention to the subject.— Sir C. WOOD said he was much obliged to the honourable and gallant member for having put that question, and having thus enabled him to set himself right upon that matter. He had seen the attack made upon him. But the contradiction given by the letter in question proceeded on the supposition that he had said what he had never stated, and of course it was easy enough to contradict a statement which had been mis- represented. He had read a letter from the commander of the Urgent, in which it was stated that the accident which had happened to that vessel had occurred while she had been steam- ing in calm weather and in smooth water, and he could not, of course, have referred to any damage she could have sustained from a gale in the Bay of Biscay, it was to the Megaera he had alluded, and not to the Urgent, when he had stated that that vessel had suffered loss injury during a gale in the Bay of Biscay than a merchant ship which had been, exposed to th © same stress of weather ; and th © whole accusation brought forward against him had arisen from putting into hfe mouth words he had never onerous task, and he did not think a measure would receive much favour which went to create between husband and wife a comnmnio bonorum, making each an independent person, and the women of England accountable for ail their acts and respon sible for all they said and did. Avowing a desire, however, that the law of this country should be made consistent with itself, he point ed out how far he was disposed to go in a measure of reform in this branch of the law.— Leave was ultimately given to bring in the bill.— The house shortly afterwards adjourned. FRIDAY.— ROYAL BRITISH BANK.— Mr CONINGHAM asked the Attorney- Geueral whether it was the intention of the Government to prosecute the directors of the Royal British Bank [ bear] ?— The ATTORNEY- GENERAL at some length ex- plained that he had applied to Mr Liuklater for copies of the evidence in this case, which, when forwarded to him, he should consider with a view to a prosecution, in conjunction with other learned functionaries. The law threw a great many duties of this kind on the Attorney- General without providing him with auy machinery, and in this instance he should be indebted to Mr Linkiater for the papers at the expense of the shareholders. He asked the press to abstain from making further remarks in the matter, as it might tend to defeat the ends of justice. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS— Lord PALMEESTON moved- That the chairman be directed to move the house that leave be given to bring in a bill to substitute one oath for the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration." His lordship said he ought to apologise to his n> ble friend, the member for the city of London, for appearing to take this measure out of his hands, aud he would not have done so had it not been pressed upon him in various quarters that the measure would have a far greater chance of success if adopted by the Government. The present moment was peculiarly favourable for the con- sideration of tho subject, when so many men had taken oaths containing matter to which they must have had a grave ob- jection. There were things iu tbe oaths we now took which were quite inapplicable to the times in which we lived, and which were consequently revolting to every reasonable man. The change he proposed to make] would notaffect theoath taken by RomanCa- tholics, and would only touch those which were taken by per- sons who were not Roman Catholics. The object of this biil was twofold; lst, to relieve Christians from the necessity of taking oaths which were repugnant to their duty and feelings ; and 2d, by so doing he proposed to put an end to the only rem- nant which existed of former prejudices. This bill would not only relieve Christians from oaths which they ought not to be called upon to take, but it would sweep away that portion which was an obstacle to the admission of the Jews iuto that house ( the noble lord read the oaths as they now stood). He proposed to sweep away those portions referring to the Preten- der, the authority for the murder of subjects, & e, and to shorten the language of other portions. He also proposed to leave out the words " Upon the true faith of a Christian," as being that portion of the oath which excluded Jews from Parliament. He knew perfectly well that he should be opposed in reference to these proposals, not, perhaps, that evening, on asking leave to introduce the bill, but certainly in future stages of the bill; but he did not anticipate that any argument could be established in opposition to the bill on the ground that it would admit Jews who were not fit to be entrusted with the duties of legislation. The noble lord then adverted to the ser- vices which Jews had on various occasions rendered to the country, referring particularly to the loan which Baron Roths- child made during the late war. He did not suppose that any one was afraid that the admissien of a few Jews into Parliament would endanger the security of the Christian religion, for although he had often heard of Jews becoming Christians, he nad never heard of a Christian becoming a Jew [ hear, hear, aud laughter].— Sir F. THESIGER did not intend opposing the intro- duction of the bill, but in its next stage he should feel it bis duty to give it his most sincere and earnest opposition.— After some further discussion leave was given to bring i: i the bill. TRANSPORTATION AND THE TICKET- OF- LEAVE SYSTEM.— The house went into committee on the bill to amend the last act on this subject, and was occupied for some time in discussing the clauses. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, MAY 12. WAS OFFICE, MAT 12- 1th Begt of Light Drags : Maj G. J. Brown, from n- p unat, to fce maj, paying tlie ditf between f- p of cavalry and f- p CITY INTELLIGENCE. Although speculation in the English Funds is not active, i stantive rank— 8th Light Drags : Capt J. S. Nay lor to be maj, v A. J. Lord Killeen, who ret; Lieut C. W. Heneage to be capt, v Nay lor • Cor P. C. G. Webster to be lieut, v Heneage ; B. Halme, gent, to ba cor v Webster— lOthLisht Drags: Lieut T. M. Townley to be capt, v Holmes "•"• i * w w u « M>- auis, v rasson, prom in me 53a i t.— Royal Artillery : Lieut A. H. King to be sec capt, v Hagan, dec- eent cadet H. L. Ellaby to be lieut; Staff Serg J. Cochran to be quart'ennas and commis ot stores, by augmentation. The date of the permanent rank of LieutsF. Stoney and G. O'Connor to be March 6,1856.— 1st Foot- Ens A. Gardner to be lieut, T A. E. C. Forster, who ret.— 4th : Capt T Martm to be maj, v Rutherford, who ret; Capt F. Clark, from the 24th Ft, to be capt, v Winniett, who ex ; Lieut J. W. Laurie to be capt V Martin.— 6th : Ens J. T. Nugent, from the 89th Ft. to be ens v Har" dinge, who ex.— 7th : Lieut L. P. Traherne has been superseded, being absent without leave— 21th : Capt W. Winniett, from the 4 th Ft to be capt, v Clark, who ex.— 27th : Lieut W. J. Surman, from the 48th Ft to be lieut, v Cairncross, who ex ; Staff Surg of the sec class M. S. Todd to be surg, v Mostyn, who ex.— 29th Ft: L. A. Shadwell, gent, to be ens — 33d : Capt E. B. Prescott, from h- p 33d Ft, to be capt, v Nugent who ex — 40th Ft: O. G. W. A. Arcey, gent, to be ens, without pur, v Penned father, dec.— 44th : Lieut F. D. Walters to be capt, v Thornton who ret — 48th : Lieut W. Cairncross, from the 27th Ft, to be lieut, v Surnam" who ex.— 53d : Ass Surg C. 11. Fasson, from the 14th Light Dra" s to ba surg, v Dartnell, dec.— 60th : G. H. Trotman, gent, to be ens, v Watson- prom.— 71st : J. Law, gent, to be ens, v Roberts, prom.— 85th • Mai J Grey to be lieut- col, without pur, v Brev Col M. Power, dec • Capt R! Maunsell to be maj, without pur, v Grey; Lieut J. Bay ley to becaDt without pur, v Maunsell; Ens S. H. K. Wilson to be lieut, without pur* v Bayley.— 86th : Ass Surg W. A. Mackinnon, from the 42d Ft to be ass" surg, v Lofihouse, app to the 14tli Light Drags.— 89th: Ens W. S Har « dinge, from the 6th Ft, to be ens, v Nugent, who ex.— 93d • Ens" J C Savage has been superseded, being absent without leave.— lst West India Regt: Lieut J. D. Mackenzie to be instructor of musketry.— Depot Bat • Lieut- Col C. E. Fairtlough, from li- p 63d Ft, to be lieut- col. v G Mac- beath, who ret. UKATIACHKB.— Maj R. Bruce, from a depot bat to be lieut- col; Brev Maj G. J. Brown, of the 4th Light Drags, to have hia brev rank converted into substantive rank. HOSPITAL SIAII? • Deo Inspector- Gen of Hospitals W. Austin, M. D., h- p, to have the lion'rank of inspector- gen sf hospitals. To be Staff Surgs of the Sec Class • Sun? T. Mostyn, M. D., from the 27th Ft, v Todd, who ex ; Staff Surg of the sec class W. W. Somerville, M. D., from h- p. MEMORANDA — Tha com of Lieut- Col Hall, of the 49th Madras Native Infantry, as Brev Lieut- Col, to bear date Dec 9, 1853.— The surname of Cor J. Falkner on h- p, Land Transport Corps, is spelt Falkner, and not Faulkner, as seated in the Gazette of Dec 1, 1855. ' BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. ALEXANDER DALRYMv'LE, Lime- street, merchant. BANKRUPTS. SPEGEL MORICE, Coleman- street, importer of foreign and fancy goods. JONATHAN CRUSE, Kintbury, near Hungerford, Berkshire builde- RICHARD GALE. Skirmett, Hambledon, Buckinghamshire, srocer" CASTLE BRANGWIN, jun, Blackheath- road, Greenwich, aiiJliigh.' street, Deptford, grocer. MARY and THOMAS HUDDLESTON, Berners- i cabinetmakers. JAMES MAY, Goswell- street, linendraper. WILLIAM ORGAN, Walsall, Staffordshire, saddler. SAMUEL ARMSON, Sedgley, Staffordshire, builder. SAMUEL STARMER, Wolverhampton, shoe manufacturer. JOHN BARNES, Dorchester. dealer. WILLIAM LEAKE. Almondbury, Yorkshire, cattle dealer ANTHONY and WILLIAM CROWTHER, Huddersfield, HENRY HARRISON, Sheffield, tailor. NEPTUNE and JOHN SEAL, Denton, Lancashire, and Birmingham, hat manufacturers. WILLIAM JONES, Carnarvon, slate merchant. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. TURNBULL and Co, Edinburgh, woollen warehousemen. 4- Saw J41111*- Kinross- shire, wood merchant. J. FERGUbON, Glasgow, gram merchant. D. THOMSON, Orwell, Kinross- shire, cabinetmaker. i- street, Oxford- street, curriers. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY, MAY 15. WAE OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAT 15— Royal Regt Horse Gds: Lieut J. W. Billington to be capt, v F. H. Vyse, who ret.— 6th Drags • VV H Weldon, gent, to be cornet, y A. Thompson, who ret.— 16th Lt Drags" Lieut E. T. Irvine to be capt, v Goff, who ret; Cornet and Adi E. Cowtan to have the rank of lieut; Cornet T. Boy ce to be lieut, v Irvine — Military Train: The appointment of Quartermaster Greenway has been ante- dated to Feb 20,1857, but such antedate is not to carry back pay — Royal _ Art: Surg P. S. Warren. M. D., from 50th Ft, to be surg. v Staunton, moderate business has been transacted this week; aud as pur I ^ % ot Guards :_ Lie£ ! tenant and Captain and Brevet- Major Augustus Henry Lane Fox to chases predominate, and the prospects of the Money Market are i ke capt and lieut- col, v V. L. Hatton, who ret; Ensign and Lieut F. W. considered to have improved, prices have been buoyant. The ! V. Hood to be lieut and capt. v Fox; A. M Byhg. geut, to be ens and advance has been } per cent. Many persons are now buylng ^ TVy? l0^. 1^! 3^ 1^',.^, . th< LBa£ k Jrokel Purchases £ 80, WOE* \ l^' ge^ o^ ens^ B^ list^ l^ whoTet SwffSuTgof1 the seconi premium " who retires.- 2lst Ft: Lieutenant Robert Grossman has been per « The latest prices on Friday afternoon of the English Funds, ff^ S^ iSm^ JSt.*? bfcV. v fX" were :— , ex.— 35th: Capt C. J. Patterson, from the 95th Ft to be capt, v Moore, Bank Stock, 212,14 Reduced Annuities, 92$ f Consols, 93f, 4 New Three per Cents, 92 j f Long Annuities, 2 7- 16 Exchequer Bills ( March) 28 to 4s pm, ( June) par to 2s pm India Bonds ( under £ 1,000) 3s to 8s dis India Stock, 221 Consols for Account, 94J | Foreign Securities have not attracted much attention, but the settlement of the account has been in progress. Most of the quotations have advanced. Turkish Six per Cents have im- Droved 2 and the Four ner Outs A ner nvnt Snani^ h Tl., tnVi 1 ^ rooxe, irom n- p aotn n, to oe capi, v urev- aiaj Kaunes, whose brev camust? c. k 1S qu. let> but ? atl}? r heavy- son. who ex.— 97th : Lieut C. H. Browne to be capt, v Ihlnkley. whoret. The latest prices of the Foreign Funds ou Priday afternoon — 1nef'" • ^ v r „ t.„.. c.,„. 5 V.— were: who ex; Ens R. Parsons to be lieut, v Warrand, who ret; T. J Dillonl gent, to be ens, v Parsons.— 36th: Lieut- Col J. J. Hort, from h- p of the 4th Ft, to be lieut- col, v Brev- Col C. Ashmore, who ex.— 50th: Staff- Sarg of the Sf cond Class J. Crerar, from h- p, to be surg, v Warren, app to th! Royal Artilery.— 75th: Lieut T. Milles to be capt, v Hotham, who rets Ens G. C. N. Faithfull to be lieut, v Milles.— 79th: Lieut J. M. Leith to be capt, v Murray, who ret: W. J. Kerr, gent, to be ens, in succession to Lieut Leith, prom.— 85th: C. C. Parkinson, gent, to be ens, without pur, v Wilson, prom.— 88th: Ass- Surg J, C. Knipe, from the Staff, to be ass- surg. 93d: A. J. Tuffneii. gent, to be ens, v Vidler, who ret.— 95th: Capt G. H. L. Brooke, from h- p 95th Ft, to be capt, v Brev- Maj liaimes, whose brev Spanish Three per Cents ( Acct) 1 Ditto New Deferred, 25$ Ditto Passive, 5i 6 Turkish Six per Cents, 95i Ditto Four per Cents, 100£ 1 Venezuela, 36 8 Dutch Two- and- a- Half per Cents, 65| i Ditto Four per Cents 97£ Belgian, 96 Brazilian, 99101 Buenos Ayres, 85 7 Chilian, 101 3 Equador, 13J 14J Grenada, 224 34 Mexican Three per Cents, 22J Sj Peruvian, 76 5 Portuguese Three per Cents, 46 Russian, 104 6 Sardinian, 9l£ 4 During the past week a considerable business has been done in the Railway Share Market, and prices, which befoie the set tlement were rather flat, have since rallied. The accounts having been satisfactorily arranged, an improvement to the extent of about 1 to 2 per cent, took place in most of the prin- cipal lines. Great Northern, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, South Western, Norfolk, South Eastern, Great Western, and North Eastern ( York) have advanced about £ 1, Midland and North Western £ 1 to £ ll0s; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £ 2; and Caledonian about £ 2 15s to £ 3. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings ruled rather quiet; but prices, in some instances, exhibited an upward tendency. Northern of France aud East Indian improved 10s; Great Western of Canada and Paris and Lyons £ 1, and Grand Trunk of Canada about £ 2. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares have been very quiet at about previous quotations. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been in moderate request, and prices have exhibited but little variation since the date ot our last reports. In the Miscellaneous Market there has been little business transacted. Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved about 15s to £ 1, and North of Europe Steam about 10s, and London General Omnibus Company about 5s. CANINE FANCY. A show of bulldogs, black and tan terriers, spaniels, Italian greyhounds, and Maltese lion dogs, takes place this evening, at W. Tupper's, the Greyhound, Webber- row, Waterloo- road. Chair taken by Mr Warner, faced by Tom Hill, who will exhibit their champion dogs. Mr Hinkins will show his celebrated ter- rier stock dog Jack, MrTupper his Nottingham stock bulldog Frank, only 13lb weight. Mr T.' s bitch is still open to destroy rats against any dog or bitch in England, both to have double their weight, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side. Bell's Life to be stake- holder. Ratting sports every Monday and Saturday evening. A show of fancy spaniels, terriers, Italian greyhounds, Isle of Skyes, and bulldogs, will take place| this evening, the 17h inst, at Mr Hinchliffe's, Pencutters' Arms, James- street, New Cut, Lambeth. Chair taken by Mr Mackguines, faced by Mr R. Dachomb, supported by Messrs Bladon, Guppy, and other fan- ciers. A very handsome white Scotch terrier, 5lb weight, to be disposed of. The South London Canine Association hold their meetings every Wednesday evening, to enrol fresh members. Batting sports every Tuesday evening. Rats supplied by T. Dalton of London- road. U* e of pit gratis. A show of fancy spaniels, terriers, Maltese, and bulldogs will take place at T. Beaumont's, the Grapes, Albemarle- street, Clerkenwell, this evening, the 17th inst. Mr Isaacs will preside, faced by Mr Woolmington. who will produce their studs of dogs. T. B.' s Wonder, with only two legs, can be seen at the bar. Rat- ting sports every Monday evening. A good supply of rats always on hand. Sparring every Saturday evening, conducted by Young Harrison. W. Bradshaw begs to inform his sporting friends and the public generally that he has again taken his old establishment, th8 Hampshire Hog, Redcross- street, Borough, where he will be most happy to meet his old patrons. There will be a meeting of canine fanciers this evening ( May 17 th), when some deposits are to be made, and to discuss some important matches on the tapis ; a strong muster of the right sort are expected. Gloves kept for the use of amateurs. A show of old English bulldogs, terriers, spaniels, Italian greyhounds, & c, will take place this evening ( May 17), at Charles Spalding's, Jolly Waggoners, 13, Little Coram- street, Russell- square, chair taken by Mr Bradshaw, faced by Mr Sweety. C. Spalding will match his old one eyed dog at 2241b weight against any other, providing he is allowed one pound in weight, for £ 10 a side. Ratting sports every Monday evening. A gentleman will attend Jemmy Shaw's canine show next Wednesday evening prepared to show his old English bulldog as a curiosity against all comers, for £ 5 or upwards; also to match dogs at ratting, at almost any weights, for any sum. EXTRAORDINARY RATTING.— The great 100 rat match comes off next Tuesday evening, the 19th inst, at Jemmy Shaw's, the Old Queen's Head, Crown- court, Windmill- street, Haymarket. A good supply of barn rats for public or private sport, with the use of the pit gratis at any hour, day or night. Canine exhibitions of toy dogs, & c, every Wednesday evening, entrance free, open to all. Next Wednesday there will be a strong muster of fanciers, with their little pet dogs, & c, also to enrol fresh members, & c, previous to their quarterly supper, Mr Perks in the chair. The all- England ratting, for a silver snuff- box, nextTuesday week. Henry Aspden, of the Derby Rooms, Preston, wishes to back his dog Cider to destroy rats against any dog in London, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, at 50,100, or 200 rats, each party to find rats for each other, and will take reasonable expenses to come to London, or he will give expenses to come to Preston. If that does not suit he wiil meet them between home and home, or have a home and home match, say 100 in London and 100 in Preston, the time of each to be put together. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. Joseph Jackson's bitch Bess of Nottingham will destroy rats against any dog or bitch, rats for lbs, commencing at 16lb, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side; or he will make a match against \ Vm. Buss's dog of Westminster, rats for lbs, aud give £ lto come to Nottingham, or meet him half- way, for £ 10 a side. A match can be made at Jas. Beal' 3, Britannia Tavern, Beck- street, Nottingham. A silver hunting watch was ratted for last Tuesday, " at T. Saint's, jun, Jolly Brickmakers, Notting Dale, which was won by Mr J. Saint's brindle bitch Beauty,, destroying her seven rats in 56sec. A sweepstakes, for a watch and silver chain, will take place on June 2d, for novice dogs. Fistiana and FigMs for the Chamvwmhip kept at the bar. Mr Garrett, seeing, so many challenges of the " Westminster dog Charlie, will match his puppy Young Jem, 171b weight ( son of Jemmy Shaw's Old Jem), to destroy rats for " lbs, five or six times over, or 50 to 200 rats, for from £ 5 to £ 2y a side. Money ready nex, t Tuesday night, at Jemmy Shaw's. John Nevey will back his dog Sweep to destroy 20 rats against Thes. Kirk's dog and bitch, for £ 5 or £ 20 a side, or he can be basked to destroy 100 rats against any dog in England, for £ 20 a side. Bell's. Life to be stakeholder. Money ready any time at the Lamb Inn, Park- street, Derby. A gentlsman will be at Jemmy Shaw's on Wednesday evening — 98tli: Ens T. F. Lloyd to be lieut, v Twyford, prom in the lst West India Regt; C. E. Woodward, gent, to be ens, v Lloyd.— Rille Brigade: Assis- Surg David Cullen, M. D., from the 4th Light Dragoons, " to be assis- » urg.— lst West India Regiment : Lieut Henry R. Twyford, from the 98th Foot, to be captain, vice Wallinger, who retires. 2d West India Regt: Ens M. J. Macnamara to be lieut, without pur, 9 Ellis, app to the 18th Ft.— Ceylon Rifle Regt: Lieut J. Meaden to ba capt, v Oidfield. who ret; Ens J. J. C. Miller to be lieut, v Meadea • F. J. Hort, gent, to be ens. v Miller,— Cape Mounted Riflemen: Ens E. A. Lynar to be lieut, without pur, v Boyes, prom.— Depot Batt : Brevet- Maj VV. L. Stewart, from the lst Ft, to be maj, v Bruce, prom to an unat lieut- colonelcy.— Garrisons: Lieut- Col F. A. Whimper, unattached, to be major of the Tower of London, v Major John Ebrington, de- ceased. STAFF : The appointment of Brevet- Colonel Sir Thoma3 St V. H. C. Troubridge, Bart, C. B., h- p, 22d Ft, to be dep adj- gen at headquarters, to be dated the 2d Feb. 1857, instead of the 13tli March, 1857. UNATTACHED.- Lieut W. Rudman, from the 32d Ft, to be capt, without pur. HOSPITAL STAFF.— Dep Inspec- Gen of Hospitals, Thomas Hall, upon h- p. to have the honorary rankof inspec gen of hosp. BBEVET.— The undermentioned officer haviug completed three years* actual service oil the 8th March. 1857, in the rank of Lieut- col. to be pro- moted to be col in the army, under the Royal Warrant of 6tli Oct, 1854: Lieut- col John Hamilton Stewart, 29th Ft. MEMORANDUM,— Tha Christian name of Adj Mitchell, upon h- p of the Land Trans Corps as J. Mitchell, is Thomas, BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. JAMES BASSE and SOLOMON LINDE, Savage- gardens, Tower « hill. City, wine merchants, BANKRUPTS. H. ROBERTSON, St Michael's- aUey, Comhill, commission agent. GEORGE COCK BURN HYDE, South Parade, Chelsea, surgeon.! BENJAMIN CANTER, York, cloth merchant. JONATHAN ENTWISTLE, Bury, Lancaster, tailor. . GEORGE TILLEY, Walton- on- Thames, brewer. JAMES N. KNAPP, Nawport, shipowner. G. GITTINS, Hart- street, Grosvenor- square, Middlesex, ironmonger. HENRY IVIMEY COX. Shalford, Essex, grocer. SAMUEL TANSLEY CUNDY, Belgrave Wharf, Pimlico, statuary and stonemason. —- ABRAHAM MILNES and JAMES MILNES the younger, Oldham, cotton spinners. JOHN OWEN and WILLIAM HENRY BOON, Birmingham, sfi « versmiths and jewellers. WILLIAM THOMPSON, Over Darwen, Lancashire, power- loom cloth manufacturer. JAMES STAMPS, HANDSWORTH, and WILLIAM FINCH, sen, Tipton, Staffordshire, paper makers. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. JOHN M'MASTER, Glasgow, draper. JAMES WOOD, Edinburgh, merchant. CHARLES ANDERSON, Arbroath, manufacturer. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK- LANE.- FRIDAT. The present week's arrivals of English Wheat have been very mode « rate; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds has ruled heavy, and prices have a downward tendency. Foreign Wheat is heavy, and inferior par- cels may be had on easier terms. Fine malting Barley is scarce and in fair request at fullquotations. Grinding and distilling sorts rule inac- tive. The Malt trade continues dull, and late rates are barely supported. We have a fair inquiry for Oats, Beans, and Peas at late quotations.— Cur rent prices, per quarter.— British:—^ Wheat, Essex, Kent, and SuSblK, white, 51s to 61s; ditto, &* e selected runs, 64s to 70s; ditto red, 44s to 58s; ditto, Talavera, 67s to 72s; Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire 14s to 62s. Barley— Malting, 37s to 42s; grinding and distilling, 29s to 37s; Chevalier, 44s to 48s. Malt— Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, 65s to 74s ; Kingston, Ware, and town- made, 75s to 78s. Oats— Essex and Suffolk 19s to 23s; Scotch and Lincolnshire potato, 22s to 27s; feed, 21s to 23s ; Irish potato, 22s to 26s. Rye, 36s to SSs. Beans— Mazagan, 33s to 85s : tick aud harrow, 36* to 39s j pigeon, S9s to 42s; long pod, 86s to 38s, Peaa - Non boilers, 32s to 36s; white, Essex and. Kent boilers, 88s to 40s; ditto fine Suffolk, 40s to 41s; maple, 39s to 42s; grey, 85s to SSs. Flour— Best marks, delivered, per sack, 50s to 52s: secondary and country ditto, 41s to 45s. FoaBiair.— Wheat— Dantzie and Konigsberg, 69s to 79s; ditto, ditto, extra, 68s to 81s; Rostock and Welgast, 58s to 76s; Belgian arid Pemeranian, 52sto74s: Danish and Silesian, 55s to 60s; Italian andMa- rianqple, — s to — s; Odessa, — s to — s; American ana Canadian, 60s to 70s, Barley— Malting, 39s to 42s; grinding and distilling, 34s to 39s. Oats — Poland brew, 22s to 27s; feed, las to 25s. Beans— small, 31s to 88 « ; E>< yptian, 33sto 37s. Peas— white boilers, 84s to 37s; yellow ditto, 833 to 36s; non boilers, 83a to 85s. Flour— Spanish, per sack, — s to — a ; Canadian and American sour, 27s to 30s; sweet, 83s to 86s. BREAD.— The price of Bread in the City and at the West End is still maintained at 7id to 8jd the 41b loaf; but in other places the bakers are selling the best bread at 7d the 41b loaf, while in the cheap neighbour- hoods they profess to sell at 6d. SEED8.— Linseed only a moderate sale, at much the same value as last week. The demand for Cioverseed may be considered as closed for the season, and at very irregular rates. The stocks of both red and white seed left on hand are mostly of low and inferior qualities, and samplea very scarce. Trefoils are very heavy. Canaryseed, with a very small supply, fully commanded the late advance in value, Pricus as lollow:— Turnips, white, 18s to 20s per bushel; red and green, 18s to 20s; Mustard brown, 20s to 22s; whiie, 10s to 12s; Tares, winter, 6s Od to 7s Od; Canary, 74s to 80i per qr.; Rye Grass, 30a to 34s; Clover, red, English, 5is to 76s per cwt.; ditto, white, 56s to 72s ; ditto, Foreign, red, 55s to uttered. He hoped the house would permit him to make a fus- i next prepared to make a match with the Westminster dog " •*• -- 1--- 1- j I— « —' i Charley on. the terms which appeared in Bell's Life May 3d. [ Many matches unavoidably § t?. n< A over till nest; week. j ther statement which he believed would be found of a very satisfactory character with respcct to the Transit. He need only add that they had received a letter from the commander of the vessel at Bird Island, which stated that its performance under steam had been of the most satisfactory description, the speed averaging nine knots an hour, and that the health of the crew was in all respects satisfactory [ hear, hear], THE PROPERTY OE MARRIED WOMEN.— Six E. PERRY moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law of property as it affects married women and their separate earnings, observ- ing that it was intended to apply a practical remedy for a griev- ance complained of— a wife by the common law of England having no property whatever. In this respect our law was un- like the law of all other civilised nations, aud it had even de- parted from its own principles. He challenged English jurists to defend this anomaly, contending that the pleas generally put forward to justify it were untenable. He admitted the difficulty of legislating wisely upon this subject; the only effectual re- medy was, as he proposed, to leave to husband and wife the enjoyment of their respective property so far as it was not affected by settlement before marriage; and it followed that, with the rights of property, all liabilities should accrue.— The motion was seconded by Mr DRUMMOND, who, however, ex- pressed a doubt whether the measure would be effectual with- out giving greater facilities for divorce a mensa et thoro.— The ATTORNEY- GENERAL said, looking at the social aspect of the question. Sir Erskiue had taken upqr> himself a difficult aud DSATE OF GENERAL SIR JAMES MACDONELL, G. C. B.— We regret to announce the demise of General Sir J. Macdonell, who ex- pired on Friday evening, shortly before eight o'clock, after a protracted illness. The gallant general entered the army in 1793, and wa3 appointed captain- lieutenant in the 101st Foot. He afterwards entered the Coldstream Guards, and saw much active service with that gallant corps; in fact, it was while serving in that regiment that^ he derived his greatest honours. The deceased general was the officer whose gallant defence of the farm of Hougomont at the battle of Waterloo has become a matter of history. SWANSEA HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT,—' The various works for the extension and improvement of the important harbour of Swansea are steadily going on, and embrace an enlargement of the float, with a new dock at the upper end, deepening of the harbour, making a ballast wharf and half- tide basin. The eastern pier having been reported unsafe, it is immediately to be secured, with a due regard to its future extension, and the con- tinuation of the western pier is to be suspended until the more pressing internal works shall have progressed. The navigable channel has been much improved by dredging. THE THAMES ANGLING PRESERVATIOE SOCIETY.— The an nual report of this flourishing society is in type, but was re- luctantly postponed s> t the last moment, for want of space until seed— Baltic, — s to — s per qr; Odessa, 63s to64s0d. Linseed Cakee, English, £ 10 0b to £ 10 58 per ton; Forsign, £ 9 0s te £ 10 0s; Rape Cakes, £ 6 0s to £ 6 10s : Rapsseed, new, £ 80 to £ 84 per qr. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, FKIDAY.— The supplies of Beasts were tolerably good, and most breeds moved off slowly, at Mon- day's decline in quotations. Other kinds of Is Lock in moderate request.— Beef— Inferior coarse Beasts, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; second quality, 8s 8d to 4s 0d; prime large Oxtn, 4s 2d to in 84; prime Scots, 4s 10a to 5s Od. Sheep— Infer coarse Sheep, 4s 2d to 4s 64; second quality, Is 8d to is lOd, prime coarse iwoolled, 5s Od to 5s 4d; prime South Down 5s 6d to 5s lOd, Calves— Large coarse Calves, 3s 64 to 4s 4d; prime small 4s 6d to 5s 0d, Pork— Large Hogs, 8s 8d to 4s 2d, neat small porkers 4s 4d to 5s Od. Suckling Calves to 30s each; quarter- old store Pigs 21s to 28s ftd ditto. Lambs 5s 6d to 6s id.— Head of Cattle on sale— Beasts 989, Cows 120, Sheep andjLambs 4.890, Calves 205, Pigs 810, Foreign— Beasts were 110, Sheep 320, Calves 110. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, FEIDAY.— The demand generally ruled dull, at prices as follow :— Inferior Beef 8s 0d to 8s 4d, middling 3s 6d to 8s lOd, prima large ditto 4s 04 to 4s 2d, prime small ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d. Inferior Mutton 3s 2d to 3s 6d, middling ditto 3s 8d to 4s Od, prime ditto 4s 2d to 4s 8d. Veal 3s 4d to 4s Sd. Large Pork 3s 8d to 4a 2d, small ditto 4s 4d to os 0d.— Lamb as Od to 6s Od. POTATO MARKET, FEIBAY.- The arrivals of Potatoes are limited at the waterside ( Southwark) market since this day week, but the quality is good for the time of year. Prices still keep on the advance, — iork Regents 140s Od to 180s, Kent and Essex ditto 100s Od to 160s, Scoteh ditto 95s. tol40s, middlings 70s to 80s, Lincoins 120s to 150s, and blues 85s to lOas. HOP MARKET, FBIDAY.— Since this day week there has been a steady demand for fine Hops, at full quotations; but inferior parcels are dull. Mid and East Kent pockets £ 310s to £ 5 14s, Weald of Kent£ S 5s to £ 318s, Sussex £ 3 0s £ 314s per cwt. WOOL MARKET, FBIDAT.— The sales of Colonial Wool are pro- gressing slowly, at Jd to 2d per lb beneath previous series. Although the supply of English Wool is only moderate, business is very dull,— The currencies must be quoted as follow, at per pack of 2401b:—> Fleeces— Southdown hogs £ 21 10s to £ 22, ditto halt- bred hogs £ J9 10s to£ 20 10s, ditto Kent £ 17 10s to £ 18, ditto southdown ewes and wether £ 13 0s to £ 190s, ditto Leicester ditto £ 17 Os to£ 18 10s. Sorts— Cloth- ing, picklock £ 22 to £ 28 0s, ditto prime and picklock £ 2010s to £ 21 Os, ditto choice £ 18 0s to £ 19 Od, ditto super £ 17 0d to £ 18 0s, ditto Comb- ing— wether matching £ 28 0s to £ 24 0s, ditto picklock £ 19 10s to £ 20, ditto common £ 16 0s to £ 17 0s, ditto hog matching £ 24 10s to £ 25, di'' - picklock matching £ 2010s to £ 21 10s, ditto superfine ditto £ 17 £ 18108. HAY MARKETS, FBIDAY.— There was a very good supply at these markets, for which the demand was steady.— Smithfield— Meadow Hay 55s to 84s Od, new — s to — s, Clover Hay 70s Odto 105s, new — s to — s— Straw 26s to 30s. Cumberland— Meadow Hay 55s to 84s, new — s to — s, Clover Hay 65s to 100s, new— sto — 3— Straw25s to 30s. White, chapel— Meadow Hay 50sto 84s. new — s to — s. Clover Hay 70s to 105s, new — s to — s— Straw 25 s to 30s. LEATHER MARKET, FEIDAY.— The quantity of fresh goods come to Leadenhall market this week has again been short. Crops have 3old slowly at late rates. The transactions in shaving hides have been princi- pally confined to those of light descriptions. We have had a good de- mand for kips and skins, especially those suitable for the season. Quotations :— Crop Hides, 281b to 431b each, 17d to 21dper lb; 401b to 541b, 21d to 2Sd; 541b to 601b, — d to 23d; Bull IlideB 13d to 15d; Vitro! Butts, Od to Od; English Butts, 22d to Sid ; Foreign Butts 20d to 29d; Foreign Hids3, lejd to 19d; Dressing Hides 16d to 20d; ditto Shaved, 18d to 22$ d j best Saddlers' Hides, 19d to 21d; English Horse Hides, 14d to 18d: German Hides, ltd to 19d; Spanish Horse Hides 15d to 2) d: Call Skins ( if rounded, 2d to 4d per lb more), 821b to 401b per dozen, 19d to 24d; 421b to 501b, 19d to 25d; 521b to GOlb, lyd to 28d; 62fb to 1001b, 19d to 21d; Seal Skins large, — d to — d; small, — d to — d; Kips, 14d to 25d: Basils, 9d to lad ; Bellies, lid to lid; Shoulders, 17d to 21d. TALLOW MARKET, . FEIDAY.— The market has been rather quiet, and prices are noted lower. The price on the spot is 5Ss, May and June- 55s 9d, July and September 55s 6d, October and December 55s, Town Tallow 56s 3d net cash. Rough fat 8s ljd per 81b. LONDON.— Printed and Published at " BELL'S LIFE IN LONDOJH" Office, at 170, Strand, in the parish of St. Clement Danes, in the City . and Liberty of Westminster, by Wn, iIAM CLEMENT of the same [ place,— SUNDAY, ftliy 17,1857,