( SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1857.) mf/ Mm AND SPORTING CHRONICLE ( TOWN EDITT02D The early publication commencas at Five o'Clock on Saturday Mornings. Agents for Ireland, Messis Smith and Sen, Eden- quay, Dublin. Foreign Agant, Mr Cowie, St Aim's4ane, General Post Office. STAMPED EDITION, SIXPENCE ; UNSTAMPED, FIVBPENOB Office, 170, Strand, READING STEEPLE CHASES will take at Catcot ( bypermUsiouof R. J. Webb, Esq.) one mile town, on the Bath read, on Tuesday, December 29th, 1857, under tne asual steeple chase conditions. place rjno be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- " IVTIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY.— Messrs from the A TERSALL, at Hvde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday): - i- TJL BRETHERTON and HARRISON hee to inform the public that THE LORD MAYOR, well known in Cheshire, af great bor. e and their next important STUD SALE for HUlSTERb, and other valuaole substance, and up to great weight, and winner of the Tar- porley Hunt Cup. $ X£ 5dftt^ aM^ Tthe hark his ' take • the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses, tae winner of anv handicap bteeple chase of 100 sovs after the weights are de- S ta rarry 51b. 200 ieib extra; about three miles of fair hunting couatry TS close and name to Mr Hibburd Reading, on Tuesday. December 1st, and the weights to appear in Bell's LifeionDec^ th. The CALCOT PLATE ( Handicap) of 40 sovs ; entrance aJ2?£! UMT be to the fund, which must be sent with the entry steeDle received; 10 subscribers or no race : the winner of any handicap stcep. e Sase after the weights are declared to carry 71b extra; over alxrattwo miles and a half of fair hunting country. To doserrnd. name. toMr Hib- burd. Reading, by 8 o'clock in the evening ofThureday,. December 10th, and the weights to be published as soon as Possible afterwards. The SELLING STEEPLE CHASE ot 8 sovs each, with 25 added, tour year olds to carry list, five 12st, six and, aged 12st 71b>; the winner to oe sold for 150 sovs; if entered t9 be sold for 100 sovs dk wed nfcMlUfc 60.141b, 40 191b, 20 241b ; the winner to beisold by; auction , « ia ^ TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday): BANK OF ENGLAND, a very handsome dark bay mare, up to weight, 15 hands 3 inches high, with fine action; has been rid- den as first charger, and would make a superior huntress: she is the property of an officer, gone to India, and was purchased at a high price. The BEEKSHIBE HUNT STEEPLE X.„ IRI to he Cup. value 25 sovs, added, for horses bona fide the property of, and tobe ridden by, gentlemen, farmers, or tradesmen, or their sons ( the same being in no way connected with any racing stables), residing within 20 miles of Reading, euch horses never having won any public steeple c iMe. or been trained by any public or private trainer of race or steeple chase horses within six months of the fee ef running, an^ n^ nevw having ridden for any public race or steeple chase ^ ept gentlemen s or trainer's race or steeple chases, and then not for nre - if entered to oe sold for 150 sovs to cam- 12, t, HO list 71b, 60 list, 5010st 101b. 2o IQst51b, the winner to be sold by auction, and ^ e surplus to go to the fund, three miles; to close and name to Mr Hibburd, 49, Market- place, the ^ ThenttegSteenpfe? Chase course is entirely overgrass and nearly flat. CONDITIONS.— In consequence of a decision given last year respecting Steeple chases, the Stewards require that every person subscribing to these races shall be bound to adhere to such rules. aythey deem. requisite with regard to the weather, and therefore, should the weather Prevent these races taking place on the day appointed, the stewards, or. in their absence whoever they may depute to act for them, shsll have^ thei power from day to day. and from week to week, to postpone these races as the} or he may deem fit, notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, inree horses to sta. t in every race, or the added money wil not be given Kntranc. 5s each. Every winner to pay 1 sov. There will be no oU. er fee. AH horses must stand at the stables ot a subscriber^ to the fundi of at least 1 sov. Ail disputes must be settled by the Stewards, or wlwm they may appoint, and their decisions are to be final. No horsemen allowed on the ground. Colours must be declared to theClerk of Course by 6 o'clock the evening before running. Staices, forfeits ana entrances to be paid to the Clerk of the Course by 11 o'clock on the morn- ing of the race. The Earl of STRATHMORE,") ,, GEORGE PAYNE, Esq, J- stewards. J. J. WHEBLE. Esq, „ J „ W. H. HTR R1TR1). Clerk of ihe Course, FJHE CARDINGTON OPEN COURSING MEETING will take place on the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th of December next, and the following stakes contended for, viz :— The OAKS, 16 greyhounds, at £ 5 5s each. The DERBY, 16 greyhounds, at £ 5 5s each. The CUP, 16 greyhounds, at £ 5 5s each; all- aged. The SOUTHILL STAKES, 16 greyhounds, £ 33s each; all- agea. Nominations in all the above stakes wiU be secured in the older ol application, when half the entrance money must be sent to the secretary. A dinner will be provided at the King's Arms. Cardington, on Monday, the 14th, at 5 o'clock, and the several entries will close at 8. runner particulars maybe obtained on application to the secretary, air s. uauej, S^ aifa^ 2,1857. Mr WARWICj^ Judge^ BARTON- UPON- HUMBER OPEN COURSING MEETING will take place ( weatlier permitting) by kind permis- sion of Rowland Winn, Esq, on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 22 and UJ^ ISO ROWLAND CUP, by 82 greyhounds, at £ 8 10s each. The winner to receive - The second fj n The third and fourth, £ 7 each 11 0 ,£ 60 0 Expenses 94 0 18 0 £ 112 0 0 The ST LEGEE STAKES, by 32 puppies, at £ 3 10s each. To be appor- tioned the same as the Rowland Cup. The entry and drawing to take place at the Angel Inn, Briag. on Mon- day, the 21st of December, between the hours of 6 and 8 9 cioek m tne evening. " Stonehenge's" rules will be adopted. Dinner will befproviued at the Angel Inn, Brigg, at 5 o'clock each day. Trains arrive at Kngg from Manchester, Sheffield, & c, at 11: 1 a. m., 12: 50 and 8: 18 p. m.; from Hull at 8: 13 and 10: 27 a. m., 3: 50 and 6: 9 p. m. C. E. MARFLEET, Esq,") P. RICHARDSON, Esq. ^ Stewards, H. NICHOLSON. Esq, J Mr G. WARWICK, Judge. JOHN DAVY, Secretary. Owersby, Market Rasen, Nov 18,1857. — BALDOCK OPEN COURSING MEETING. This Meeting is appointed to be held ( weather permitting, the Stewards having the power to postpone the meeting in case of frost, & c) on the 80th of December and two following days, when the undermen- tioned stakes will be run for, viz :— The BALDOCK STAKE for puppies ( dogs and bitches), limited to lb The IJX& RAVE STAKB ( for dogs and puppies of any age), limited to 16entries, at £ 55s each. ••-* Parties wishing to take nominations in the above stakes are requested to apply as soon as possihle to the Secretary, specifying the name, colour and pedigree of each dog. The entry to close on Tuesday, De- cember the 29th, at 8 o'clock p. m., and the drawing for the order ot running to take place immediately after. Gentlemen applying for nomi- nations must enclose a Post Office order or check for one half the entrance money at the time of application, or the nomination will not be granted, and the other half at the time of entry or will not be drawn. Baldock, Herts, Nov 25,1857. J. LITTLE,. jun, Hon Sec. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday): DRAMATIST, brown gelding, 4 years old, by Annandale out of Epilogue; he is very handsome, and particularly quiet, and would carry a lady well, or make a fine caver hack or banter, having been hunted a little last season. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the pro- perty of a gentleman who has unexpectedly to give up hunting: BOMBARDIER, a remarkably powerful chesnut gelding, 16hands high; a good hunter, quiet in harness, and free from vice, has been hunted up to the present time with the Surrey Foxhounds. TO be SOLD, by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, ta- morrow ( Monday), without reserve, the property of a gentleman: A BAY GELDING, 15 hands 3 inches high, quiet in single and double harness, carries a lady, and wa3 regularly hunted last season. Price by private contract £ 30. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs. TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the fol- lowing YEARLINGS, the property of a gentleman: 1. CHESNUT FILLY, by Newminster out of Mrs Rigby's dam : engaged in the Epsom Oaks and the Hopeful Stakes at Don- 2. BAY FILLY, by Cossack, dam by Liverpool. No engagement. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, the 30th inst, TWO HUNTERS, well known in Hampshiie, the property of the late G. S. Nicholson, Esq: CARDINAL, a bay gelding. NOVICE, a brown mare. They will stand in the 8- stall stable. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday November 30th, the property of a gentleman: 1. PRINCE, black gelding, 5 years old, bred in Ireland; a good hunter, up to 14 stone, and would make a first- rate charger. 2. SALLY, bay mare, 8 years old, a good hunter and superior hack; can trot 13 miles an hour either in or out of harness. The above have been hunted with the Queen's Hounds this season. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the following HORSES, the property of a gentleman: GIPSY, a bay mare, by Bay Middleton; a capital hunter, and good hade. NIMROD, a chesnut gelding, " I A pair of splendid phaeton or HIS MAJESTY, a bay gelding, j light brougham horses. LITTLE BIRD, a chesnut mare, by Nutwith; quiet in double and single harness, and to ride ; will carry a lady, PRESERVER, a bay gelding ; quiet to ride and drive. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, November 39th, the following YEARLINGS, with their engagements, the property of a gentleman: 1. SIDON, chesnut colt, by Cossack out of Lady Napier, by Napier out of Confusionnee, by Emilius, & c. 2. GIVE OVER, brown filly, by Cossack out of Mistletoe, by Mel- bourne. & c. 3. SIGNORINA, bay filly, by Cossack out of Florence, by The Cure out of Egeria, by Emilius, & c. The engagements will be given in the catalogues of the day. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the fol- lowing well- known STEEPLE CHASE HORSES, the property of a gentleman : 1. PETROPOLOUSKI ( late Puaclibox), 6 years old. by Napier ; from his blood and appearance likely to make a country stallion. 2. NORTH BRITISHER, chesnut gelding, by Freney. 8. HERCULES, brown gelding, brother to Eugene Sue. The above are well known with Lord Portsmouth's and Mr A. Smith's Hounds. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 7th ol'December, the property of a gentleman: OLD SIMON, bay gelding, 5 years old, 16 hands high; up to 14 stone, was regularly hunted last season with Mr Assheten Smith's Hounds. THE HORNBY, TUNSTALL, and BAINESSE OPEN MEETING will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 8th and 9th December. TUa TUNSTALL CTTP, by 16 all- aged greyhounds, at £ 5 10s each. The BAINESSE CUP, open to any number of pupptes bcrn in 1856, at £ 410s each. The CATTEBICK CUP, by 16 all- aged greyhounds, at £ 3 10s each. The drawing to take place at the Sportsman Inn, Tunstall, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, at 6 o'clock. Programmes of particulars and nomi- nations to be had of the hon sec, Mr T. H. Hutchinson, Manor House, Catterick, Yorkshire. BLEWBURY and CHILTON COURSING MEETING will be held on the 22d and 23d December, when the the following stakes will be run for :— The BLEWEUBY CUP, for 16 puppies, at £ 310s. The CHILTON CUP, for 16 all- aged, at £ 3 10s. The DID COT STAKES, for 8 puppies, at £ 2103. The WARBEN STAKES for 8 all- aged, at £ 210s. All applications for entries to be made to J. S. Bowles. Esq, Milton- hill, Abingdon. An ordinary will be held on Monday, 21st, at Mr Giles's, Didcot Station, at C o'clock, when stakes must be paid, and the dogs drawn. Mr M'GEORGE, Judge. J, S. BOWLES, Honorary Secretary. T HE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE and POULTRY SHOW, 1857.— President, the Right Hon. Lord Ward— The NINTH great ANNUAL EXHIBITION of FAT CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, and ROOTS, and the various kinds of DOMESTIC POULTRY, will be held in Bingley Hall, Iiro;, d- st: eet, Birmingham, on Monday, November 30th, and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 1st, 2d, and 3d of December next, when prizes will be awarded to the amount £ 1,250. The Private view on Monday, November 30. Admission to the public: Monday 5s, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Is each. The doors will be open ot 9 o'clock each morning. JOHN MORGAN, Secretary. PRIZE CATTLE SHOW of tbe SMITHFIELD CLUB.— The ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PRIZE CATTLE, seeds, roots, implements, & c, commences on Tuesday morning and closes on Friday evening, 8tli, 9th, 10th, and 11th December. Bazaar, King- street and Baker- street. Open frem daylight till 9 in the evening. Admittance Is. GEORGE CURRIE, six years foreman in Lord J. Scott's racing establishment, begs to inform the gentlemen of the Turf, that having taken a lease of his lordship's late place, Yew Tree Cottage, Compton, Newbury, be is o,. en to take HORSES in to TRAIN or at LIVERY, on reasonable terms. The success of his lordship's stud, during their stay at Compton, maybe offered as a proof how well the place is adapted for racing purposes. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs. TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, Dec 7, the property of a gentleman: TWO GREY GELDINGS, quiet in harness, have been driven to- gether. and are good hunters. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 7th of December, the following HORSES, well known in Leicestershire and Northampton- shire, the property of a nobleman: 1. YELVERTON. | 4. LAZARUS. 2. ACROBAT. 5. MUMMY. 3. ROBIN HOOD. | korses, will take place at their Repository, Birmingham, On Thursday, Dec 3.13S7. Being the week of the Birmingham Cattle Show. npO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday the 8d December, the property of A. Campbell, Esq, of Monzie ( without reserve): SIXTEEN HORSES, including hunters, hacks, and some of his Glen Etive Forest ponies, celebrated for their great power and action; also a very handsome thorough bred stallion, by The Cardinal. Full pai ticulars will appear in catalogues, which are now ready. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday, FIVE CUB HUNTERS, that have been regularly used with the Pytchley this season. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repoi Messrs BRE- _ Repository, on Thursday, the 3d December, the TWO following HUNTERS, bred by and the pro- perty of Mr Edmund Herbert, of Powick, near Worcester: 1. CHALLENGER, chesnut gelding, 6 years old. 16 hands high, by Combat, dam Victoria, by Militiaman, granddam Rally, by White Rose, with great substance, action, temper, and consti- tution, ami up to great weight. 2. CRANBERRY, cliegnut gelding, 6 years old, by Foxberry, dam by Mazeppa, granddam by Strephon; a horse of great promise. The above are in good condition, and fit for immediate work. Also, a BAY MARE, 7 years old, by Bay Miadleton; a good hun- tress, equal to great weight. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday, the 8d December, the property of John Baker, Esq: FIVE CUB HUNTERS, that have been regularly used with the North Warwickshire this season. BRE- _ _ Thursday, the 3d December, the TWO following HUNTERS, well known with the Pytchley, the property of an officer ordered to India ( without reserve): 1. BAY MARE, rising 6 years old, by Delirium, dam by Brutan- dorff; up to 14 stone. 2. BROWN MARE, 8 years old, well bred; up to 14 stone. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on I rpO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- • TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 7th December, without reserve, the property of a gentleman: EIGHT handsome CARRIAGE HORSES, consisting of a perfect four- in- hand team; have been regularly driven together, also in pairs and tandem; a pair of remarkably handsome phaeton horses; a fast cob horse, and a well- known fast trotter. Also FIVE CARRIAGES, consisting of a four- in- hand drag, a mail phaeton, a dog cart, and driving break; all In good condition. Four- horse harness, phaeton harness, single harnesses, saddles and bridles, clothing, & c, & c. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- oorner, on Mon4ay, Dec 7, the fol- lowing YEARLINGS, the property of a nobleman, who bred them : 1. THE HEROINE OF LUCKNOW, bay filly, by Nutwith out of Pocohontas ( Stockwell and Rataplan's dam). 2. CHESNUT FILLY, by Stockwell out of Grace, byBeiramout of Elegance. 8. DRAPERY, bay filly, by Stockwell out of Scarf, by Reveller out of Green Mantle. 4. BAV COLT, by Ambrose out of Gardenia ( Turbit's dam). 5. BAY FILLY, by Stockwell out of Plenty, by Bay Middleton, & c. The above will be sold with the usual conditions as to engagements. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, Dec 7, the fol- lowing HORSES, sold in consequence of the ill health of the owner : 1. THE ROMAN, 4 years old, by Pompey out of Triangle. 2. GREY CHICKEN, 5 years old. by Chanticleer out of Polish. 3. NAUGHTY BOY. 3 years old, by Womersley, dam ( foaled in 1845), by Hampton, & c. 4. TRITON, brown gelding, 5 years eld, by Weatherbit out of Com- merce. For performances see Racing Calendar. 5. PADDY, 6 years old, a good hunter, and carries a lady. 6. LANDLORD, 7 years old, a clever hunter and fast. 7. BAY GELDING, a first rate hunter, and likely to make a steeple chae horse. 8. TOSS, a perfect hack and hunter. The above have been regularly hunted this season. 9. KITTY, quiet in harness and has carried a lady. HUNTING LESSONS— Riding School, 29, Gloucester- crescent, Paddington.— Mr GAPP begs to call the attention of those gentlemen whose inclinations would lead them| to fol- low hounds, but have not sufficient confidence in their riding to do so, to lis method of teaching, enabling them in a few lessons to ride across country with safety to themselves< and horses. HARNESS, SADDLES, AND HORSE CLOTH- ING.- DEANE, DRAY, and Co, wholesale and retail saddlers and shippers, 2, Arthur. street East, London Bridge, beg to apprise gen- tlemen that they manufacture every description of the above goods on the premises, a due regard being paid to strength, style, and fit, A large assortment of brushes, whips, spurs, sponges, lampB. and stable re- quisites. Portmanteaus, travelling bags, leather cases, & c. ILKINSON and KIDD, 257, Oxford- street ( corner of Park- street), London, SADDLERS and HARNESS MANUFACTURERS to her Majesty. Ten doors from the Marble Arch. Established 17? 6. w MESSRS WILKINSON AAD Co, SADDLERS, & c, 261, Oxford- street ( three doors west of North Audley- street. — In consequence of the retirement of Mr Wilkinson and death of Mr Kidd, Mr WILKINSON ( Bon and grandson of the two late partners), together with Messrs CHAMPION and FREWER, the late foremen ef the old firm, both of whom have served upwards of 20 years, now carry on business at the above address. w ARM WATERPROOF APRONS.— CORD- ING'S DRIVING APRONS are warm and pliable, may be folded any way without cracking, are much cheaper and far more durable than leather ones. Driving coats, light and stout. Warm driving gloves. Cording'* wading boots are the lightest, most pliant, and durable, for snipe shooting and angling, resisting wet fcr any length of time, and re- Suiring no dressing. Labourers' capes, from 3s 6d each, or 40s per dozen. . C. Cording, 231, Strand, five doors west of Temple Bar. s ALMON and TROUT FISHING.— CHARLES FARLOW, manufacturer, 191, Strand, invites anglers to inspect his large and varied stock of superior seasoned SALMON, TROUT, and ^ PINNING RODS, salmon, lake, and trout flies, improved reels and y£ S. Artificial baits in every variety. Superior stout salmon and extra mw *< e silkworm gut. Flies dressed to pattern, and sent by post. Rods re- paired atvd made to order. Catalogues gratis. Sole agent in London for Philips's Dublin hooks and Brown's phantom minnows. GROUSE AND PARTRIDGE SHOOTING.— TO Sportsmen.— POCOCK'S PATENT PORTABLE KITE and HAWK effectually tames the birds, and enables th « sportsman to come within shot. The apparatus is very simple. Forwaided in deal packing- case. Carriage free on receipt of Post Office order for 1 guinea.— Address JOHN GILBERT, 36, Kathbone- place, Oxford- street, London. EXETER HALL HOTEL, Strand. — Cattle Show, 1857.— VISITORS to this great national exhibition are re- spectfully informed that it is within ten minutes of the HOTEL, omni- buses direct to the show passing unceasingly during its continuance. The hotel has the further advantage of being contiguous to the theatres, and is one of the most compact establishments in London. Breakfasts Is 6d, dinners, 2s ; bedrooms, 2s; drawing room, with bed- room en suite, including wax lights, 7s; attendance Is. A night porter. TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T DINE at HOME.— The London Dinner Outdone.— W. NOAKES respectfully invites visitors to the Cattle Show, and travellers, and the public,; to try his DIN- NERS, from joint or entree Is 6d, with soup or fish 2s ( vegetables, cheese, & c, included); beds Is 6d, bed and breakfast 2s 6d; private rooms for parties; a porter up all night. First- rate billiard rooms— OPERA MOTEL, Bow- street, Covent- garden. N. B.— Notice will be given of the alterations and improvmeents to be made in time for the opening of the new Italian Opera House. GENTLEMEN visiting the CATTLE SHOW, will find every ACCOMMODATION, at moderate charges, at the FEATHERS TAVERN, Grosvenor- street West, bottom of Grosvenor- place, Pimlico. EDWARD BLACK, Proprietor. N. B.— The Rating Calendars in good order, for sale. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, Dec 14, the follow- ing HORSES in TRAINING and YEARLINGS, the property of a gen- tleman : 1. APATHY, 3 years old, by Annandale out of Emotion; winner of several races 2. KEYSTONE ( late Jack Horner), 2 years old, by Touchstone out of Blameless. 8. BROWN YEARLING FILLY ( sister to Apathy). Engaged in the Epsom Oaks. 4. ORTOLAN, chesnut yearling filly, by Birdcatclier, dam by Het- man Platoff out of Sister to Lanercost, Engaged in the Epsom Oaks. 5. CABARDY, bay yearling colt, by Cossack out of Troica ( the dam of Cornfit and Tros), by Lanercost out of Ivan's dam. En- gaged in the Doncaster Stakes and Epsom Derby. x y well- known hunters. LUCAS'S, Liverpool.— Select Sale of First- class Horses, Broughams, and Clarence.— To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs LUCAS and Co, on Thursday next, Dec 8, at 12 o'clock, at their Repository, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool. The property of a gentleman : 1. A BROWN GELDING;") 2. A BAY GELDING ; ^ hunters. 8. A BROWN GELDING; J 4. A BAY MARE; hack. The property of a gentleman : 1. A BROWN GELDING, 16 years old, 15 hands 3 inches high. 2. A BROWN GELDING, J Capital pair of carriage horses. The property of a gentleman : WEIGHT- CARRYING HUNTER. 1. REPEALER, up to 17 or 18 stone, on private sale till Thursday, when he will be sold by auction, if not previously sold. The property of a gentleman : 1. MISS DOBLER, a chesnut mare, 6 years old, by Verulam, dam by Scrivener ; a first- class hunter and like steeple chasing. 2. ANN PAGE, a bay mare; a well- bred elever hunter and hack, The property of a gentleman 1. BAR ONE ; 2. JUNIPER 8. DAN: 4. OH! DONT 5. JOE THEIWHIP ; buggy horse. The property of a gentleman : 1. A BAY CARRIAGE HORSE, 5 years old, 16 hands high; 2. A BAY CARRIAGE HORSE, 6 years old, 16 hands high ; both first- class harness horses, 8. A BROWN MARE, 16 hands high ; 1 steady to ride or 4. A BROWN MARE, 15 hands 2 inches high ;/ drive. The property of a gentleman : 1. A GREY GELDING, 16 hands 1 inch high ; a first class harness horse. 2. A BAY FILLY, 4 years old, by St Leon; rides well, and like carrying a lady. Clever weight- carrying hunter: A DARK BROWN GELDING, up to great weight; never known to make a mistake in the hunting field; invaluable to a timid rider. For absolute sale. The property of a gentleman: 1. A GREY COB, 5 years old, up to 18 stone; a first- rate hack. 2. A well bred MARE ; carries a lady. 3. A CHESNUT HORSE, 5 years old, 15 hands 3 inches high, up to 16 or 17 stone, a good hunter, and goes in harness. The property of gentlemen : 1. A BROWN CARRIAGE HORSE, full 16 hands high. 2. A BAY MARE, 6 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high. 3. A BROWN MARE, 5 years old. 15 hanus 2 inches high. 4. A BAY COLT, 4 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high. 5. A CHESNUT FILLY, 4 years old, 15 hands 1 inch high. 6. A BAY MARE, 7 years old, 15 hands 8 inches high. 7. A BAY GELDING, 6 years old, 15 hands 1 inch high. The above are well bred, fine goers, fast, good hacks, and most of them go in harness. The whole on view on Tuesday and Wednesday, and on the morning of sale. Every facility afforded by Messrs Lucas and Co for trials, and for the inspection of veterinary surgeons, if required ALDRIDGE'S, St Martin' s- iane, Public Sales by Auction every Wednesday an rrio be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs JL THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on J BRE-. Thursday, the 3d December, the TWO following HORSES, the property of a Shrop- shire farmer, who can be referred to: 1. CHESNUT GELDING, 5 years old, by The Steamer; was hunted a few times last season, is fast and clever. 2. BROWN GELDING, 6 years old, by The Steamer; a clever hunter. London. by Auction every Wednesday and every Saturday throughout the year, commencing at 11 o'clock precisely.— ONE HUN- DRED and EIGHTEEN HORSES are submitted to PUBLIC COMPE- TITION on each of the above clays, by Mr M ATTA3S, the auctioneer. On Wednesday next, Dec 2d, hunters, hacks, and carriage horses, from the studs of noblemen and gentlemen; ladies' horses, cobs, and ponies for riding and driving; active and powerful horses, from the stocks of Messrs Wimbush and Co, Messrs Dyer, and other jobmasters, suitable for broughams, clarences, double and single harness. Also, TEN useful seasoned HORSES, which have been working the Age, Brighton coach. On Satureaye, in addition to the horses, a great variety of phae- tons, broughams, clarences, dog- carts, and gigs, with pets 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 catalogues. be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday, the 3d December, the TWO following HORSES, well known in Warwick- shire, the property of a gentleman: 1, BAY MARE, 15 hands 3 inches high; a clever huntiess, equal to 15 stone. 2. BAY GELDING, 5 year olds, 15 hands 2 inches high; a fast and clever hunter, equal to 15 stone. WEIGHT- CARRYING HUNTER.— On SALE, a GREY GELDING, 16 hands liigh; well bred, with sub- stance ; clever at water and all kinds of fences; has been hunted in this country two seasons; owner referred to. Price, 100 guineas. On view at REA'S REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newington. GREY BROUGHAM HORSE, IE hands high, with breeding and substance; rides well, would make a good match or carriage horse. On view at REA'S REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newington. HUNTERS, PHAETON HORSES, AND HACKS. — Gentlemen will find a good selection of the above class of ! HORSES fit for immediate use, forwarded from the recent fairs both in this country and Ireland, at REA'S REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newington. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday, the 3d December, the following BLOOD STOCK, the property of Alder- man Copeland: 1. HIS PIPER, dark bay horse, 5 years old, by King Cole, dam Lass of Underley; served last season, is quiet, has been hunted this season, and is a splendid fencer. 2. DOT, chesnut filly, 2 years old, by Teddington, dam Rosa, by Cain. 8. THE ARGOSSY, bay filly, 2 yearsold, by Pyrrhus the First, dam 4. MAY £ iLLY, brown filly, 2 years old, by King Cole, dam Little Blossom, by Touchstone. 5. TROT. 2 years old, by California, dam Constance. rrio be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BUE- JL THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, cn Thursday, the 8d December, the property of a gentleman : MILKBOY, brown horse, aged, by Melbourne, dam Maid of Avon, by Defence; with plenty of substance, would make a valuable country stallion. mO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- X THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on Thursday, the 3d December, the property of a gentleman: THE LORD OF THE MANOR, a superior Suffolk cart stallion, 6 years old, nearly 17 hands high, by Old Champion; he is the winner of several prizes, and his Satock have won prizes where- ever shown. mo be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs JL THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, on T BRE- Thursday, the Sd December, the property of a gentleman: THE THRUSH, a dark chesnut horse, 7 years eld, by Catesby; a first- class hunter and steeple chase horse, master of great weight, and well known in Warwickshire. . STALLION S.— To be SOLD or LET : 1. BLACK DOCTOR, a black horse, by The Doctor out of Betsy- Bird, by Voltaire; winner of several large races. 2. VOLUNTEER, a brown horse, by Ithuriel out of Abaft; lias served one season, near Swindon. 3. LORD ALBEMARLE, a bay horse, by The Emperor out of Coral, sifter to Coronation, No. 1 to be seen at Newmarket; No. 2, at Rawton, near Swindon; No. 3, at Wollaton, near Nottingham. For price and particulars, apply toMe » srs Weatherby, 6, Old Burlington- street. TWO STALLIONS.— For SALE, THE DUKE X OF HAMILTON, by Van Tromp out of Delaine, by Bay Middleton, standing at Willesden Paddocks, Kilburn. He is 5 years old, stands 15 hands 2 inches high, whole colour bay, black legs, little head, short baek, he is a very handsome horse, with good action, and never served. COR( E BUS, by Slane out of Gala, is a beautiful rich bay, nearly 16 hands high, very good looking, aad admirably adapted from his breeding to make a good coun- try stallion. For particulars, apply by letter, to J. L., 15. Albemarle- street, Piccadilly, London. STALLION.— For SALE or HIRE, NUT- PECKER, by Nutwith out of Amima, by Sultan, & c, 7 years old, 16 hands high; a first- class winner— see Racing Calendar. Nutpecker server; mares last season. Apply to Mr Helmore, Stratford, London. JOREYHOUNDS. — For SALE by . V* at ALDRIDGE'S, St Martin- lane, London, on Sat next ( if not disnosftd nf rvrAvinrislv hv nrivat. A " haiwnri Y TO HOTEL and TAVERN KEEPERS.— SLACK'S NICKEL SILVER is the hardest and most perfect white metal ever invented, and in use retains its silverlike appearance. Fiddle pattern. Thread. King's. Table spoons or forks, per doz lis, 15s, and 19s ,. 28s ,. 30s Dessert ditto 10s, 13s, and 16s .. 21s ,. 25s Teaspoons 5s, 6s, and 8s .. lis ., 12s Orders above £ 2, carriage free. R. and J. SLACK, 336, Strand. UESDAY'S SALE by AUCTION, Dec 1. „ . .. About ONE HUNDRED HORSES, with a great variety of car- now R& ADY for DELIVERY, and contains, ar usual, two quart cut de- nages, harness, & c. Several lots are without reserve. The horses V2 Cl? t tumblers, and 12 cut wines, all to match, consist of carriage, phaeton, brougham horses, hunters, hacks, cobs, for ONE GUINEA ( basket included). Sent to any part of England on and ponies, from the studs of noblemen and gentlemen; also, strong receipt ot Post Office order, payable to DAVID JACOBS, glass manufac- cart and van horses, adapted for town or farming purposes. On view. turer. 33, Haymarket, London, EstaMisned 1833. \ till morning ot sale, at REA'S REPOSITORY, Nswuigton, •\ TOYELTY as a CHRISTMAS PRESENT.- XV The Guinea Parcel of Glass.— This great novelty of the age is TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs BRE- THERTON and HARRISON, at their Repository, oil Thursday, December 8. The property of a gentleman: 1. BROWN GELDING, 7 years old, 16 hands high ; well bred, quiet in double and single harness. The property of a gentleman : 2. BAY GELDING, 6 years old, 15 hands I inch high; a fine goer, is quiet in double and single harness, a clever fencer, equal to 14 stone. The property of a gentleman ; 3. BAY MARE, 15 hands high; well bred, a good hack, and excel- lent in harness. The property of a gentleman : 4. BROWN GELDING, aged ; a fine fencer, and fast. The property of a gentleman : 5. BROWN GELDING, quiet to ride and drive in double and single harness. 6. CHESNUT COLT, 2 years old, by Archy, dam thorough bred ( pedigree unknown). The property of a gentleman : 7. CHESNUT GELDING, 6 years old, 15hands2Inches high; a good hunter and hack. The property of a gentleman: 8. BAY GELDING, 5 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high : a good hack, and promises to make a good hunter. The property of a gentleman : 9. BAY MARE, remarkably fast in harness, and warranted sound. The property of a gentleman : 10. GREY COB, 6 years old, 14hands 8$ inches high; a fine goer, is quiet to lide, steady in double and single harness, and war- ranted sound. The property of a gentleman : 11. CHESNUT GELDING, 8 years old, 15 hands 3 inches high ; lias been regularly driven in double and single harness. The property of a gentleman : 12. BROWN COLT, 3 years old, 16 hands high, by Drayton, dam by Juniper, Also, TWENTY other HORSES, particulars of which may be seen in catalogues, to be had at the Repository, or posted free on application. REPOSITORY, Barbican.— Contract Cart Horses and their Harness.— Mr J. GOWER is instructed by Mr Edward Smith, of Woolwich, Government, contractor, to SELL by AUCTION, on Friday next, December 4th, TEN powerful, active CART HORSES and TWENTY SETS of thill and chain HARNESS, which have been employed under contracts at the Government dockyards of Devonport and Portsmouth ; sold inconsequence of the same being completed. The above strengthy young horses are worthy the notice of all persons in want of heavy draught horses. On view the day prior. KING'S CROSS.— Superior and Powerful Cab Stock.- To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr J. GOWER, on the premises, Trematon- mews, Albion- street, King's Cross, on Thursday, Dec 10, at lo'clock, without reservation, FORTY very useful HARNESS HORSES, twenty- five hansom and clarence cabs, six of which ara quite new, never been used; twenty sets of harness, patent chaff machine, stable utensils, & c, & c, the property of Mr W. Young. Sold in conse- quence of his entirely discontinuing the business. On view two days prior. Catalogues had on the premises, and of Mr J. Gower, auctioneer and valuer, Repository, Barbican. CHILHAM, East Kent [ Railway.— CART HORSES.— To Brewers, Builders, Railway Contractors, and Others.— TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr J. GOWER, at Ms Reposi- tory, Barbican, on Friday, Dee 11, at 1 o'clock, without reservation, TWENTY very superior, young, clean- legged, active DRAUGHT HORSES, the property of Messrs Carlisle and Co, Contractors, of Chil- ham, Kent, which are working on the East Kent Railway, sold in con- sequence of the work they are engaged on being nearly completed. The above valuable stock of Cart and Van Horses comprises several superior match teams of bays, browns, and roans, are mostly young, with great power and activity, and for unreserved sale. May be viewed in then- work, near Chilham till the 8th inst, then at the Repository, Barbican, till the day of sale. IMPORTANT SALE of HUNTERS, BROOD MARES, and YOUNG HUNTING STOCK.— Mf WETHERELL will SELL by AUCTION, at Mrs Fryer's, Catterick Bridge Hotel, near Richmond, Yorkshire, on Tuesday. Dec 8th, the whole of the HUNTERS BROOD MARES, and YOUNG HUNTING STOCK, late the property of John Booth, Esq, of Killerby. The above horses are sold in conse- quence of the death of their late owner, and will be found exceedingly promising, catalogues ol which may be had of John B. Booth, Esq, Kil lerby, Catterick, and of Mr Wetherell, Aldborough, Darlington. FOR SALE, FOUR first- rate weight- carrying HUNTERS, viz: A CHESNUT HORSE, 6 years old; upi> 17 stone. QUEEN of TRUMPS, a brown mare, 7 years old; very fast, up to 1 st. THE PLUMB, abrown horse, 5 years old; clever, up to 16 stone. A BAY HORSE, nearly thorough bred, 6 years old; clever, up to 16st. Also a blood CARRIAGE HORSE, 4 years old, 16 nands 1 inch high; with fine action. Also a TROTTING COB, 5 years old, 14 hands high; open to trot any- thing and carry 14 stone, and draw 5cwt in harness. Address to Clement Champeney, Theale, Somerset, where all particu- lars and trial can be had. mo be SOLD, THE GIPSY KING, five years old A a good black, stands about 16 hands 2 inches high, with fine and powerful shapes and on short legs; fine temper, good constitution and action. He is by Gabbler out of Gipsy Queen, by T omboy out of Mendicant's dam. He is nearly allied to the following horses -.— Bay Middleton, winner of the Derby ; Phantom, winner of the Derby; Fly- ing Dutchman: Jerry, winner of the Leger ; Cobweb, winner of the Oaks ; Green Mantle, Galata, Mendicant, & c ; thus combining all the best racing blood in England, For price and particulars inquire of Mr C. Marson, trainer, Rugeley, where the horse can be seen. HUNTERS.— FOR SALE, TWO a- st- ciass weight- carrying HUNTERS, remarkably clever across country, and fit to go immediately. No. 1 a bay gelding, 6 years old, 15 hands 2 inches high, with fine action, and a first- rate hack. No. 2 a chesnut mare, 15 hands 3 inches high, with great power, fast, and likely to make a first- class steeple chase horse. The above are parted with for no fault whatever, and are worthy the attention of any gentleman seeking first- class hunters. Apply to Mr Gapp, Riding School, 29, Gloucester- crescent, Paddington, W. mO be SOLD, CLARET, 5 years old ( own brother A to the Mountain Deer), he is a dark brown horse, without any white, 16 hands high, with great muscular power and bone, and an excellent temper. For performances, see the " Racing Calendar." Apply fer fur- ther particulars, price, & c, to Messrs Weatherby, No. 6, Old Burlington- street, Bond- street, London; or Mr T. Williams, Nc. 7, Park- road, Regent's Park, London. mO be SOLD, the STEEPLE CHASE HORSE A ESCAPE, winner of several steeple chases and flat races last year ; also of the Ulster Grand National and Carrickmacross Steeple Chases this month. This horse i3 now 7 years eld, aud cmite sound. For particulars as to price, & c, apply to Mr Keating, Paimerstor., Chapelizod, Dublin. TO be SOLD, PURITAN, bay filly, two years old, by Rochester; OLIVER TWIST, bay colt ( yearling) by New- court. The above are both out of Harmony by Harkover ( the dam of Miss Bolton and Englemere); they are sound, quiet, and racing like. Apply to Mr W. Peacock. Goldington Hall, near Bedford. TO be SOLD, a BAY MARE, hall sister to Blink Bonnie, by Melbourne out of Eclogue, i years old, 15 hand6 3 inches high, with plenty of substance, and would be invaluable for a brood mare or first- rate steeple chaser, further particulars, and the mare to be seen, at 55, High- street, St Marylebone. TO be SOLD, at a moderate price, THREE very clever HUNTERS; they ride and jump remarkably well, and are all sound and quiet. A reasonable trial allowed. For price, & e, apply at 55, High- street, St Marylebone. mO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the A well- known STEEPLE CHASE HORSE XANTHUS, aged, by Joe Lovell out of Modesty. For price and further particulars apply to Charles Balchin, Turf Cottage, Sutton, Surrey. BAY HUNTER, for SALE, weight carrier, 16 hands high, 64 years old, capital fencer, well known as hunted all last season with the Duke of Beaufort's Hounas. Done no other work. Free from vice, and an admirable temper. Price 100 guineas. At Tollit's stables, 129, Piccadilly. FOR SALE, at Northleach, ALEMBIC, JESUIT, LOYOLA, and various other horses, and for price, & c, apply tc disposed of previously bv private of public coursing GREYHOUNDS belonging t Kennel, viz : THIRD SEASON* GREYHOUNDS 1. BRIGHT STEEL, b e w d (* 7) 2. BLUE EYED LASS. be wb ( 2) SECOND SEASON GREY- HOUNDS. 3. BANNER BLUE. bed( l) 4. BLUENES. i. beb 5. BLACKNESS, bk b ( 3) 6. BLOODSHOT, r wd( 2) 7. BLACK FLAG, bk d( 6) AUCTION, Saturday, 12th Dec bargain), the whole stud to a well knows Northern FIRST SEASON PUPPIES, 1856. 11. BOLD DRAGOON, fd 12. BOLD SPIRIT, r d 13. BIT OF SPIP. IT, rb 14. BELL'S LIFE, bkb 15. BELGRAVlAN. f d 16. BLUE SKY, be b 17. BLACK OAME. bk d 18. BIT OF HEATHER. rb 19. BIT OF FANCY, f w b 20. BIT OF RIBAND, be wb 21. BLUE SPIRIT, beb 22. BLUE ENSIGN, be d 23. BRIGHTONIAN. r d 24. BLACK SHADOW, bk d 25. FOURTH SEASON.- BEACON, blue dog ( Brother to Black Cloud and Bright Idea), by Blue Light out of Lord Eglinton's Frolic, by- Waterloo ;* a winner of four public prizes in England, Ireland, and Scotland; weighs about 701b, and with blood, bone, and constitu- tion, and the Blue Bugle family colour, is a - no^ t valuable stallion. For psdigrees and performances see " Thacker," " Stonehenge," and " Bell's Life." The whole in good health and condition, and fit for entry at any cours- ing meeting. For turther particulars, apply at Aldridge's, or to Jno, Frame, trainer, Seafield House. Ardossan, N. B. 8. BLACK BELLE, bk b ( 2) 9. BRIGHT ENSIGN, fd ( 2) 10. BRIGHT SPIRIT, rb( l) * Figures in parentheses indicate the number of prizes each has won. mO be SOLD by AUCTION, at ALDRIDGE'S, A St Martin's- lane, on Saturday, December 12th, 1S57, commencing at 1 o'clock, the following GREYHOUNDS, the property of a nobleman: 1. MOUNT JOY, a fawn and white dog, by Figaro out of Margaret, by Musquito. BROOD BITCH. 2. MILDEW, a black and white bitch, by Merchant out of Meg, by Musquito out of Midsummer. RUNNING DOGS. 8. MANTUA, a black bitch, by Madras out of Manto; winner of the Exning Puppy Stakes at the Newmarket Champion Meeting, in 1856. FIRST SEASON DOGS.— Have never been entered in public. 4. MAJOR, a black dog, by Mr Raadell's Ranter out of Merrymaid. 5. MACAU, a black dog, by Mr Randcll's Ranter out of Merrymaid. 6. MAYFLY, a black bitch, by Mr Randell'a Ranter out of Merry- maid. 7. MALTA, a blue dog, by Rokeby out of Music. 8. MUSE, a blue bitch, by Rokeby out of Music. 9. MONTREAL, a black dog, by Doron out of Delight. 10. MEMNON, a blue dog, by Rokeby out of Manto. 11. MAGICIAN, a red dog, by Irish Baron out of Myra. 12. MALAKOF, a red dog, by Irish Baron out of Myra. GREYHOUNDS.— FOR SALE, FOUR RED DOGS, by Cromwell ( brother to Brighton), whelped January 2, 1857; over the distemper, and very strong and promising; dam, Waterloo; and Streamer blood. SEVEN PUPPIES, by Wigan, whelped August 24, 1857, dam as above ; very good looking and healthy. A WHITE DOG, by Wigan out of a Jason bitch; second season'; very fast and close working. A first season BLACK BITCH, by Mansoor out of a Waterloo and Streamer bitch ; has seen but four hares. The above are a valuable combination of the Jason, Waterloo,'. Wigan, and Streamer blood. Further particulars in future advertisement; or N. Z„ Bell's Life Office. G R E Y H O U N D S, for SAL E.— No. 1. MUSSAHIB ( second season), black dog, by Mahout out of Mceris ; Moeris by Egypt out of Mocking Bird. No. 2. BEECHNUT ( first season), red bitch, by Mathematics out of Marqueterie ; Marqueterie by Motley out of Mocking Bird. No. 3. LINDA, brood bitch, by Sam out of Graham's Republic; Re- public by Curry Povder out of Mavourneen. Nos. 1 and 3 have been public winners. All three very healthy, hand- some, and very desirable for any one forming a kennel. Apply to William Moreton. Morden, hear Mitcham, Surrey. KENNEL of HIGH BRED GREYHOUNDS for SALE.— Mr Lloyd, of Rhagatt, wishes to DISPOSE of the whole of his well- known STUD of GREYHOUNDS, comprising about ten brace of first class dogs, warranted untried against any dogs now running in public. Pedigrees, and further particulars, can be had on application to Edw, Lloya, Esq, Rhagatt, near Corwen, North Wales. GREYHOUNDS.— To be SOLD, LADDIE, LASSIE, LITTLE JEMMY, and LEANDER., by Leacroft's Lay- man out of his Little Bess, by Bedlamite out of Lepus, by Worcester Marquis. They are 19 months old, have seen very few hares, but are good killers, and magnificent fencers. Lowest price, £ 5 each. Apply to F. R. Leacroft, Treton Wood, Wirksworth, Derbyshire. GREYHOUND SAPLINGS.— A BRACE FOR SALE, by Barrator out of Riot, together or separately, £ 25 each, both black, good looking, over the distemper, very healthy, and weigh, the dog 521b, the bitch 421b. Whelped April 30th. Apply to Mr Randell, Cbadbury, near Evesham. ARETRIEVER for SALE, 2i years old, has been thoroughly shot to both land and water ; under good command, tender mouthed, and returns quick with his game, and if re- quired will hunt a hedge row or cover like a spaniel. The price £ 8. Apply to J. R,. head gamekeeper. Potter's Corner, near Ashford, Kent. BLOODHOUND for SALE, the best blood in England, 4 years old, black and tan, from Whittlebury Forest; has been used for deer, andia a fine drag hunter, of great size, and very handsome. Price, 10 guineas. Esquire of Mr. W. W. Freeman, Mar- ket- square, Northampton, 11WO BLUE TAN TOY TERRIER DOGS for SALE, together or separate; well- bred and very handsome. For particulars apply at the Red Lion, Walham Green, Fulham. No dealer need apply. DOGS.— The canine repository is well supplied with every kind of DOGS, fine mastiffs, Newfoundlands, blood- hounds, deerhounds, watch or keeper's dogs, pointers, setters, retrievers, and field spaniels. A large collection of vermin terriers, rough and smooth. T* be seen at Bill George's kennels, Kensal New Town, Pad- dingtoB, London. DOGS.— FOR SALE, TWO PURE MALTESE LION DOGS, females, magnificently coated, one white, the other a grizzle and tan ; age two years, weight 41b, and suppoted to be, by all who have seen them, the smalli- st and handsomest creatures of the kind living.— Address R. S„ 49, Mortimer- street, Regent- street. No personal application will be attended to without previously sending a letter en- closing a card. ABEAUTIFUL IRON SCREW STEAM YACHT for SALE, length 64 feet, beam 11 feet 6 inches, deptX 6 feet 6 inches, tonnage 28j tons'register; has a pair of engines work to twelve horses, tubular boiler; schooner- rigged, and abundantly found in stores, hull and machinery in very best condition, ready for immediate use. Apply to Wilson, Browne and Co, 2, Oxford- street, Liverpool. mO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, the A SCHOONER YACHT ESMERALDA, 130 tons old measurement, 91 tons new, well found in rigging and sails, boats, iron ballast, & o; is a good sea boat, and well adapted for foreign cruises. Apply to Mr Isaac I'earse, master. Cawsand, Plymouth. ALDERNEY, GUERNSEY, and JERSEY COWS and HEIFERS.— EDWARD PARSONS FOWLER, of Jersey, begs to announce that his next MONTHLY SALE will take place to- morrow ( Monday), and two following days, at Mr J, GOWER'S City Repository, Barbican. A CHOICE of FIFTY splendid pure- bred calved and down calving cattle, direct from the islands, selected with great care bv E. P. F. himself. ALDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS.— M FOWLER, sen, © f Bushey Farm, Watford, Herts, will hold his MONTHLY SALE of first- class butter COWS, for winter use, a choice of • FIFTY, several with calves by their side, at the Red Lion- yard, Padding- ton, London, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the 7th of December and two following days, being the days of the SmithfieldClub Cattle Show. MONTHLY POULTRY SALE.— MR J. c. STEVENS will SELL by AUCTION, at his Great Room, 38, King- street, Covent- garden, on Tuesday next, 1st December, at 12 o'clock precisely, POULTRY of veryS choice quality from the yards of the Rev G. Gilbert, W, G. Vivian, Esq, Mrs Parkinson, Mr Edwards ( Lyndhurst), Mr M, Leno, jun, and others, including Cochins, Spanish, Dorkings, Polands, Hamburghs, Gold and Silver Laee Bantams. & c, & c; and a good selection of pigeons from several first- rate breeders, amongst which are some Roman runts of extraordinary quality. May be viewed on the morning of sale, and catalogues had by enclosing a stamped directed en- velope to Mr J. C. Stevens, 38, King- street, Covent- garden. Mr Day, THOROUGH BRED STALLION.— WANTED to PURCHASE or HIRE, for Scotland, a first- class powerful HORSE, qualified to get racers and hunters. Upwards of twenty thorough bred mares will be put to the horse selected. Apply, with grace and full particulars to J. W„ Post Office Gullane Drem, by GERMAN AND BELGIAN CANARIES, AN immense number just arrived. Germans in full song, with the celebrated notes, 6s each, six for 33s, twelve for 60s, including cages. Belgians, first quality cocks 10s each, hens 5s; second, cocks 7s 6d, hens 2s 6d. Piping bullfinches 20s each. The largest stock of fancy cages in England. Prices 20 per cent, under any other house.— ROBERT GREEN, 154, Kingsland- road. RUSSIAN TROPHY.— TO be SOLD, A splendid BRASS RUSSIAN FIELD PIECE, weighing eight hundred weight. It was taken out of the harbour of Sebastopol from beneath the bridge of boats the day after the capture, and has the Russian eagle and other marks upon it; is well adapted either for use or as an ornament in a gentleman's park. Apply to Messrs Gait and Co, The Hard, Port- sea, at whose stores it may be seen. FOR SALE, at half the original cost, TWO DOZEN second- hand hunting SADDLES, BRIDLES, and BREASTPLATES, SIX SETS single and donble HARNESS, CLOTH- ING, & c, in excellent conaition, by the best London makers. To be seen at Messrs Langdon's, saddlers, Duke- street, Manchester- square, near the Cattle Show, London. PATRONISED by her MAJESTY the QUEEN, and Superior to all Others.- CLARK'S ROYAL LEAMING- TONIAN HUNTING BLACKING, for softening End preserving boots and shoes, and giving a brilliant raven- jet polish, equal to patent leather; does not crack or wear; brown, and retains its lustre for any length ol time, in all temperatures. Also, his incomparable Raven- jet French Varnish, warranted not to crack or soil the finest cambric.— Manufactory, 127, Crawford- street, Portman- square, London, W. PATRONISED by her MAJESTY and the majority cf the nobility and gentry of the Unitei- V Queendom, CLARK'S Incomparable WATERPROOF HARNESS BLACKING. It neither heads, aprons, and is infinitely superior to any HOW in use.— Manufactory, 127, Craw ford- street. Portmar.- sqmie. London, W. r| HO the HUNT.— W. CLARK again solicits the A attention of hunting noblemen and gentlemen to his incomparable BOOT- TOP FLUID, for cleansing and preserving brown boot- tops, totally eradicating all stains, restoring and keeping them to their original colour. White tops may be made brown to any shade required. Also, a LIQUID for polishing and making any top equal to patent, with half the usual labour. Premier boot- top powders ot all colours.— Manufactory, 127, Crawford- street, Portman- square, London, VV. SHOOTING and FISHING,— W. CLARK most respectfully invites the attention of noblemen, gentlemen, and anglers to his INIMITABLE REPELLANT, or Crimean Waterproof Paste ( that was so highly patronised by the officera who served in the Crimea), warranted to resist the action of rain, snow, or sea water on the leather, also to soften and preserve all kinds of hunting, shooting, and fishing boots. Likewise his unequalled elastic waterproof varnish and blacking, which will also render the soles of eew or previously used boots impervious to wet. Manufactory, 127, Crawford- street, London, W. CCLARK'S PATENT MATCHLESS PASTE for J LEATHER BREECHES, GLOVES, CORDS, KERSEYS, & c.~ This matchless composition will be found far superior to any that has ever been offered to the public; it will cleanse and beautify, renders them soft and pliable, does not require rubbing, and will not rub off. Warranted perfectly free from dust,, and needs but one trial to prove its superiority over all others. Also, his unrivalled REVIVER, for restoring black kid boots, cloths. & c.— Manufactory, 127, Crawford- street, Portm an- square, W. COCKLE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS; a medicine n » w in use among all classes of society, for indigestion, bilious, liver, and stomach complaints. Prepared only by James Cockle, surgeon 18, New Ormond- street, and may be had of all medicine vendors, in boxes at Is 1^ 4 4s aad lis. STALLIONS for the season 1858, at Owmby JOHN WEN HAM.— If JOHN^ WENHAM ( for- KlJ Paddocks, near Brigg. Lincolnshire. O merly in . the employ of Messrs E. and J Wilson of T< Hr » Mnl ' will APPLY at thb office of Mr J. Biggenden^ TNO ^ 5 WaUbrwk L^ km he will hear of SOMETHING to his* ADVANTAGE, bU& aXi expenses will be paid, if he applies at the above office before 12 o'clock' on Monday next, the h instant. * THE CURE, by subscription of 45 mares at 20 guineas eacc, besides those belonging to his owner. From the small number of mares h* has had he has proved himself to be a first- class sire, being the sire of M. D., Mongrel, El Hakim, Underhand, Martinet, Remedy, Homceopathist, Lambton, and other winners. VINDEX.— Thorough bred mares 10 guineas. half bred mares 4 guineas each. Ha is by Touchstone out of Garland, by Langar, & c. It will be seen by reference to the Racing Calendars that Vindex was a first- ciass race horse, running on till six years old, at ail distances and top weights, beating Kingston and several other first- class horses. He will be limited to 40 mares. FERNHILL. — Thorough bred mares 7 guineas, half bred mares 3 guiueas each. He i3 by Ascot out of Arethusa, by Elis, & c. He proved himself on the turf to be a stout and game race- horse. The above three horses are perfectly sound in their wind, and free from all blemishes. There is excellent accommodation for mares and foals, with good roomy boxes and a long range of good dry grass land, well sheltered. Hay and grass at Ids per week; corn, if ordered, at market price. Every attention will be paid to the mares and foals. All demands to be paid before the mares are laien away. Owmby Paddocks is five miles from the Brigg station on the Manches- Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, three miles from Barnetby Junc- tion, and one mile from the Howsham station on the Lincoln branch. All applications to be made to Mr J. Ashton, Owmby House, Brigg. STALLION.— MOUNTAIN DEER, the ensuing season at Mr J. Painter's stables. Dean's Hill, near Stafford, at 10 guineas each mare, aad half a sovereign to the groom. Mountain Deer stands 16 hands high, upon remarkably short legs, is a beautiful rich dark bay, with immense substance, fine racing powers, and sound con- stitution, He was a first- class race horse; ascongst his winnings were the Criterion and Grpnd Duke Michael Stakes. & c, at Newmarket. He is by Touchstone, dam Mountain Sylph, by Belshazzar, her dam Stays, by Whalebone— Frolic, Camel's dam, by Selim. Upon reference it will be seen that Mountain Deer combines all the most fashionable and racing blood on lecord, including severaUcrosses of Whalebone; likewise Eclipse, Gohanna, Dick Andrews, Sir Peter, Highflyer, & c, and from which, together with the racing qualities he possesses, he cannot pos- sibly fail in getting race horses, He has had the dams of many great winners, and is a sure foal- getter. His stock, now rising two years old, are remarkable for size, strength, and beauty, and several have sold at high prices. N. B. The greatest attention will be paid to mares sent. Hay and grass at the usual prices. Corn ( if ordered) at the market price. The season to end 20th July. STALLIONS.— Rawcliffe Paddocks, near York.— The FLYING DUTCHMAN will serve a limited number of mares by subscription, at 30 guinea seach. SLANE. at 20 g uineas each. NEWMINSTER, at 15 guineas each. ARTHUR WELLESLEY, at 5 guineas each. Dams of winners and half bred mares, sent to this horse, at 2 guineas each. Mares kept at 10s per weak each, com at the market price. Yearlings kept at these paddocks at j48 per week each, including all charges. For further particulars apply to Thomas Baitson, stud groom. STALLION for 1858. RED HART ( sire of Zaidee, & c, & c), by Venison out ot the Soldier's Daughter, to stand at Mr Laurence Keegan's, Hamilton Lodge Stables, Curragh, Kildare, at 6 guineas, bred mares, and 5s to the groom ; and a few half bred mares, at half- price; groom 5s. Accommodation for mares and foals at Hamilton Lodge Stables, and French Furze. The season ends the 1st of July. Tinvane, November 2lth, 1857. STALLIONS.— At Middle Park, Eltham, Kent, KINGSTON will serve 35 mares at 25 guineas each. Besides those belonging to his owner. NEASHAM ( sire of Heroine) will serve mares at 8 guineas, half bred mares half price. MARSYAS, by Orlando, will serve mares at 6 guineas, half bred mares half price. Subscriptions to be taken at Messrs Weatherby's or the above address. GREAT WESTEBN RAILWAY - Birmingham , .3, Cattle and Poultry Siiow, November 30th, and December lst. 2d. th8 Tlmrs< i ihe '' J Dei- ember, EXCUR- SION TRAILS will leave Padaington at 7: 10 a. m. for BIRMINGHAM, returning the same evenings- it 7: 30. Tickets issued at Pad( Ui£ on for beavailabie forthereturn th° er FARES THERE AND BACK. lis. and 7s. further particulars on application at the company's offices, ReVurn Si av^ aWe'on the IT** the ^ ^ 2* ^ J Epsom.— Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Estates, most advantageous// Msituated, opposite the Epsom Railway Station. R H. ANDREWS has received directions from the executors of the late Mr Samuel Rutley to submit to rmbiia competition, at the Auction Mart, opposite the Bank of England, oS Thursday, December 3 1S57. at 12 o'clock, the valuable LEASE of t° w well- known RAILWAY HOTEL, TAVERN, and POSTING HO US ® , commanding^ situate, directly opposite thl terminus of the LondoaJ ^ mediately contiguous to the most populous part ot the town of Epsom. The numerous trains in daily connect ton. with the adjacent station insure a continuous and profitable trade and this advantage is immensely increased during the period of the Eusoas Race Meetings. Very important improvements aro in progress in the neighbourhood, which will tend to add to the present excellent business The house has ample accommodation, and is fitted up in the best taodenT style. The spacious yard, range of livery stables, and coachhouse* enhance the import- nice of this attractive property Also, a compact FREEHOLD ESTATE, well adapted for a training or hunting establishment, comprising a neat residence, now used as the Tap to the Railway Hotel, and weU placed, facing the station. Newly erectect stabling for nine horses, yard, and walled garden. Also, FIVE very desirable FREEHOLD BUILDING PLOTS, land- tax redeemed, with good frontages, and admirably adapted for building purposes, situate contiguous to the railway terminus, and lacing the station road leading to the High- street of Epsom. Particulars, with plans, to be had at the principal inns in the neigh- bourhood; at the Auction Mart; of Messrs Everest and Aveline; of Messrs Langland s ; and Mr H. Andrews, surveyor and estate agent, Epsom. Finsburv.— To Veterinary Surgeons— The Lease of capital Premises, where a large trade has been carried on for many years. MR MURRELL will SELL by AUCTION, on the premises, No. 41, Little Moorfields, Finsbury, a few doors from the Pavement, on Wednesday next, Dec 2, at 12 for 1, by order of th » trustees, the LEAbE of extensive PREMISES, comprising large far- riery, fitted with double and single forges, stabling, counting- house, with comfortable dwelling- house; also the capital stabling for sick horses, and coach- house. The whole is particularly adapted for a veterinary surgeon or farrier, having been occupied in that business for many years. The premises are held under a public company for an unexpired term of 16 years at a low rental. May be viewed, with particulars of sale only, which may be had of Messrs Stevens and Satchell, solicitors, 6. Queen- street, Cheapside; and of the auctioneer, 1, Walbrook, City. TO the SPORTING WORLD.— To LET, the old- established SPORTING HOUSE, Spitalfields, in the contra of Liverpool, near the London and North Western Railway Station, occupied by Nobby Clarke. It contains spacious cellaring, vault, two parlours, kitcV. en, scullery, large and lofty sparring- room, and six bed- ! rooms. The premises may be entered upon immediately. No geod will : required. To a man of business such an opportunity rarely occurs, i Apply to Wm. Hargreaves, 62, Soho- street, Liverpool. STALLION.— At Messrs Barrow's Stud Paddocks, Newmarket, HESSE CASSELL, by Robert de Gorham, will serve mares next season, at £ 10 per mare, half- bred at 5 guineas each, unless previously sold. For price. & c, apply to Messrs Barrow. STALLION.— SIR TATTON SYKES will serve forty mares, at 10 guineas each, at the Turf Tavern, Doncaster, Apply to W. King. STALLION.— To serve this season, LORD LIEU- TENANT, the property of J. W. Cheney Ewart,_ Esq, Gadding For furtb WILTSHIRE.— HUNTING BOX or COTTAGE RESIDENCE, at Kington Langley, two and a half miles from Chippenham Great Western Railway Station, in the centre of the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt, to be LET, with immediate possession. The house contains three sitting rooms, four bedrooms and dressing room, two attics, two water closets, kitchen* and suitable offices, with good garden, coach- house, stabling ( with boxes) for five horses, and about four acres of pasture land adjoining. Church on the common, a few minutes' walk from the house. Apply to Messrs Pinniger and Awdry. Solicitors. Chippenham, Wilts. TO be LET, a capital FARM, containing 162 acres of rich arable, meadow, and hop land, situate near Can- terbury. To view, and for further particulars, apply to Messrs Cooper estate agents, Canterbury. Hal). Leicestershire. • further particulars see " Stud Book.' STALLION GREYHOUND.— JUDGE, at 10 guineas.— Apply to Joseph Irwin, 26, Lowtlier- street, Whitehaven. rpO VETERINARY SURGEONS.— WANTED, JL by a young man, aged 23, who has been two sessions at the Veteri- nary College, a SITUATION as ASSISTANT. Apply by letter, to G. A. P., Post Office. Bow- road, London. QTALLION GREYHOUND.— BRITISH ( sire of Richmond), at 6 guineas. Apply to Thos. Denby, Hounds, Carshalton. TAR Fox and UTALLION GREYHOUND.— BLACKCAP ( own KJ brother to Restless, by Dutchman out of at 10 guineas, formancs see " Thacker. Alice) will serve bitehes Winners* or dams of winners only 6 guineas. For per- Apply to Mr S. Cass, Thirsk, Yorkshire. STALLION GREYHOUND, WEAPON, by Pi- garo out of Randle's Ruby, at £ 5 5s. Weapon is the sire of Au- rora, Protest, Minie Rifle, Mangoneile, and Mr Peacock's pups of this season. Apply to Mr R. Logan, Lowwood, Windermere. STALLION GREYHOUND.— LEADING STRINGS, by Figaro out of Letty Lloyd ( of same litter as Baron) will serve bitches at £ 6 6s. Applications to be made to Mr Robert Ashley, West End, near Nantwich, Cheshire, two miles from Crewe station. QTALLION GREYHOUND. - STUKELEY, black, by Mr Fyson's Figaro out of a bitch of the late Mr George Inskip's, at 5 guineas each bitch. St Ives, Hunts. Apply to Mr Daintree, Lolworth, by TALLION GREYHOUND.— LEGION is at the servica of the public, at 5 guineas each bitch. He is a very fine black and white dog, the winner of three public stakes this season. For pedigree and further performances see " Thacker." Apply to Mr A. Garrard, Colchester, Essex. STALLION GREYHOUND. The black dog SIBTHORPE, by Figaro out of Shuttle, is at the service of the public, at 5 guineas each bitch. For pedigree in detail, and perform- ances, sea " Thacker" of 1855 and 1856. Apply to Jamea Jolly. Ship Inn, Kirkham, Lancashire. WANTED, a PERSON to WRITE and ILLUS- TRATE a new SPORTING WORK, from incidents which will be provided. Address. Rokeby A., Post Office, Chesterfield. WANTED, £ 300 worth of SECOND- HAND SADDLERY.— Any gentleman having saddles, harness, suits of horse clothing, rugs, ladies' saddles, bridles, & c, to part with may have immediate cash for the same, and prompt attention to all letters, at Mr Bryant's, saddler, 1, Chapel- place, Belgrave- square. WANTED, a SITUATION by a young man, aged 28, as HUNTER'S GROOM or SECOND HORSEMAN perfectly understands the management of hunters; can ride well across country; weight 9st 71b. An excellent reference can be haa. Apply J. P.. Back Canning- streat, Liverpool. AGENTLEMAN wishes to RECOMMEND a young man, single, of goed appearance, steady and trustworthy, as GROOM. He is well up to the care of hunters, and can drive. Apply to R. W. Williams. Esq. Cardiff. TO NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN.— WANTED, by a steady, active young man, who well under- stands the management of dogs and preservation of game, a SITUA- TION as GAMEKEEPER ( a good trapuer). Good character. Address. G. W. F., Post Office, Whitchurch, Salop. STALLION GREYHOUND.— At £ 5 5s, MER- IO RYMAN, sire of Mr Miller's Mildew. This dog beat, amongst others, the following :— Hudibras, Lopez, California, Guadabout, Imp, and Lobster. To be seen 011 application to Mr Cox, at Farnboroush- place, Farnborough, Hants, ore hour and a half from London. QTALLION GREYHOUNDS.— At £ 7 7s each, KJ RANTER, brother to Riot, and sire of Radiant, Archibald, Syd- enham, and other winners. BLACK CLOUD, by Biuelight out of Frolic, sire of Blue Sky, first of Apply to John Weaver. Chadbnry, near Evesham. STALLION GREYHOUND.— JUNTA at £ 7 7s. He is the sire of Jeannie Deans, Jenny Caxon, and Jenny Dennison, three sisters, first, second, and third for the Croxteth Stakes, Altcar ( 60 subscribers), Jeanie Deans winning the South Lancashire Produce Stakes ( 54 subs) at Lytham the following week.— Apply to Amos Ogden, Larkhill, Tuebrook, Liverpool. STALLION GREYHOUND.— SWEETBRIAR, black and white dog, pupped June, 1854, by Jardine's Baron out of Jardine's Tollwife, is at the service of the public at 5 guineas each bitch. He won the Lytham Cup in November, 1855 ; the Douglas Cup in Sep- tember, 1856; and ran second for the Biggar Club Plate in December, 1856.— Apply to James Walsh, Edwardetown, Ballyneety, five miles from Limerick. DOG- BREAKING, GAME, AND DEER PRE- SERVING.— The ADVERTISER, with upwards of 36 years' ex- perience, is DISENGAGED. References to one of the highest noblemen of the realm; also one of the greatest and best of judges. Apply by letter ( pre- paid) to G. J. D., Long Melford, Suffolk. N. B. No menial ( thatis under) situation accepted. LIVE TROUT WANTED.— TO Gamekeepers and Others.— WANTED several hundred brace of LIVE TROUT, none to be less than five or six inches long. For further particulars, apply by letter, to E. J. B., care of Edward Tillard, Esq, 3, Caroline- street, Bed- ford- square, London, stating lowest price per hundred brace, or for any smaller quantity, at which they can be delivered at the nearest station on the Great Nerthern Railway. LESLIE'S GAS PATENTS. — Improved machinery enables Mr LESLIE to reduce the price of his celebrated BURNERS from 7s to 4s each. The Landon, Liverpool, and Manchester Post and Money Order Offices' gas is purified and consumed by Leslie's Patents with great sanitary and economic results. 59, Condait- street,— N. B. The composing and other offices of thia journal are admirably and economically' lighted by the use of Leslie's Patents, STALLION GREYHOUND.— RICHMOND is at the service of the coursing public at £ 5. He is by British Tar ( for whose pedigree see" Coursing Calendar," page 50), out of Hethering- ton's Fly, by Deacon out of Quiz, by King Cob ; Deacon, by Earwig, out of a bitch by Ball's Bugle. He therefore combines on both aides the two best strains of blood of asy dog living, viz, King Cob and Bugle. For performances and further particulars apply to H. L. Dunsford, Swindon, Wilts, within ten minutes' walk of the railway station. STALLION GREYHOUND, JACOBITE, by Bedlamite out of Flounce, showing a rare combination of the fastest and stoutest running blood; he is considered by good judges to be the fastest dog in England, and although at the service of the public only for a short time end cf last season, the following celebrated bitches were put to him:— Moneytaker, Lucinda, Sybil, Blooming Heather, Forest Queen, Queen of Hearts, Scotland Yet, ana Sister to Jardine's Ladylike; all had produce, and the puppies are most promising. He will serve a limited number of bitches at £ 7 7s each. Apply to Mr Gib- son, W oolmet, Dalkeith. N. B. STALLION GREYHOUND, CALEDONIAN, colour, red and white, by Sam out of Cleopatra, at 5 guineas. He combines the King Cob blood of Englaud with the Waterloo and Sport blood of Seotland. See account of him in vol 14 of " Thacker's Annual," page 385; also " Stonehenge's" account of him, in vol 15, page 222, His stock are most promising Apply, same as Jacobite. MAPPIN'S " SHILLING" RAZOR, sold everywhere, warranted good by tlie makers, Mappin Brothers, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield; and 67 and 68, King William- street, City, London, where the largest stock of cutlery in the world is kept. MAPPIN'S superior TABLE KNIVES maintain their unrivalled superiority; handles cannot possibly become loose. The blades are all of the very first quality, being their own Sheffield manufacture. MAPPIN'S DRESSING CASES and TRAVELLING BAGS sent direct from their manufactory. Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield, to their London Establishment, 67, King William- street, City, where the i largest stock in the world may be selected from. MAPPIN'S PLATED DESSERT KNIVES and FORKS, in cases ol 12 and 18 pairs, are of the most elegant designs and of first- class quality. MAPPIN'S ELECTRO- SILVER PLATE.— Messrs Mappin'e cele- brated manufactures in electro- plate, comprising tea and coffee services, ! Bide dishes, dish covers, spoons, and forks, and all articles usually made ; in silver, can now be obtained from their London Warehouse, 67, King ! William- street, City, where the largest stock in London may be seen.— Manufactory, Queen's Cutlery Works. Sheffield. BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MAJOR'S REMEDIES for the HORSE, the best and most effectual ever discovered, superseding the burning iron and the torture of the eautery. i MAJOR'S BRITISH REMEDY for the cure of ringbone, spavins, splints, and all ossific deposits in the horse. Price 85s. j MAJOR'S SYNOVITIC LOTION ( the Remedy No. 2), for grogginess, weak joints, sprains of the back sinews, ruptures ef the sheaths of tendons, suspensory ligaments, shoulder lameness, and inflammation; also for the cure and prevention of breaking down, & c. In bottles, large size, £ 1 Is; small, 10s6deach. MAJOR'S INFLUENZA DRINK, 10s 6d and 17s 6d. MAJOR'S RESTORATIVE DRAUGHTS, 10s 6d and 17s fid. I To be had of all respectable medicine vendors, and of Mr Major, vete « : rinary surgeon; together with the pamphlet and testimonials, price Is. JOSEPH MAJOR, 26, Cockspur- street, Charing- cross. STALLION GREYHOUND.— KING LEAR, white and fawn, pupped May 10, 1854, winner of the Waterloo Cup, by Wigan out of Repentance, at 7 guineas. King Lear is acknow- ledged to be by all who have seen him one of the most symmetrical dogs in Britain. He stands on short legs, is very strong and muscular, and, what is essential for the stud, possesses an; excellent constitution and fine temper. As to his pedigree and performances, see " Thacker," vol 17, page 418, in which it is stated ( and it is a fact), that he was never led to his hare." Apply to Mr Wm. Wilson, soda water manufactory, Dum- fries.— Dumfries, Nov 20,1857. STALLION GREYHOUND.— POOR NEGRO, black dog, 3 years old ( late Messrs Paterson and Swann's), by Old Negro out of Scotia's Thistle, a winner of 16 public courses, beating the following celebrated greyhounds:— Jardine's Baron and Mechanic; Bar- ron's Beacon, Baronet, and Blue Eyed Lass; Julia Cruise, The Tempter, Darkie, Rover, Jockie o' Tala, & c, & a. See " Thacker," . vols 16 and 17. This dog has immense speed, beautiful symmetry, and great resolution. A broken leg having stopped his public running, he will serve bitches this seasOK at 3 guineas each. Apply to Wm. Richardson, Fairfield House, Chiddingfold, Surrey ( Godalming station). UTALLION GREYHOUNDS. WIGAN will lO serve a limited number of bitches, at £ 5 5s each. Apply to Charles Ridge, Dunchurch, near Rugby. Wigan is a brindled and white dog, of the most perfect symmetry, and in his running days possessed great speed and endurance, with close and quick working powers. He is by the Marquis of Douglas's Drift, by Driver, by Sharpe's fawn Monarch, and out of Mr Hyslop's Cutty Sark, by Kirkland, own brother to The Queen of Hearts, by Dr Brown's Sport, For performances see " Thacker." He is the sire of Scotland Yet, King Lear, Highland Home, Jane Shore, Venus, Reciprocity, Flora M'Donald, Susan Whitehead, Cioretto, Camerino, St Patrick, Blooming Heather, Vesta, Climax, Mystery, Rob Roy, and many others. BOUNCE will serve bitches at £ 5 5s each, at the same place. Bounce is a brindled slog, perfect in shape, being lengthy, very powerful, on short legs, and possessed of a strong constitution; he combines the stoutest and most speedy blood on both sides, and is descended from great public performers. Bounce is by Etwall's Egypt, own brother to Mr Lawrence's Lopez, out of St Agatha, own sister to the celebrated dogs, Dalton, Gelart, Smilax, Sunrise, Lady Elizabeth, Lady Dalton, and Surplice, all great winners; the latter the sire of Churchwarden. St Agatha was by Mr Hutchinson's famous dog Spar. ker, and out of his Lady Easby. For per- formance see " Thacker." The first of Bounce's produce that have ap- peared in public are— Maggie Duggin, the winner of the Ashdown Cup ( 28 entries), at the late Ashdown Park Champisn Meeting; and Bump- tious, the runner up for the Craven Cup ( 25 entries), at the same meeting, being then only fourteen months old. For a further account of their running, & c, see Bell's Life account of the Ashdown Park Meeting, November 14th, 1857. *** During the Newmarket meeting both dogs will stand at the Rut- land Arms, where they can be seen on application to Charles Ridge. HUNTING,— PROPERTY PASTE IS NOW prepared for cleansing leather breeches, gloves, hunting kerseys, cores, drills, & c, with directions for use on each jar, and it used ac- cordingly, will be found quite free from dust, and one application suffi- cient to produce the desired effect, with a saving of one half the usual trouble. Travelling boxes, complete, containing four jars ot paste, two brushes, and two sponges, for cleaning leather and cloth breeches, always kept in readiness, price £ 1. Manufacturers also of the much approved white and brown boot- top powder; magic cloth- balls fcr dry- cleaning all kinds ot lartans. silks, velvets, & c. Importers of French cirage varnish, sole agent for Count D'Orsay's waterprtof polish, and manufacturer of blacking without vitriol.— Manufactory, 23, South Audley- street, Grosve- ncr- square.— N. B. Liquids of various colours for cleaning brown top- toots, and polishing cream for ditto- FOR CLEANING LEATHER BREECHES, GLOVES, & c.— PULLMAN'S IMPERIAL BLEACHING COM- POSITION. This unrivalled composition renders the leather soft and pliable, restoring it to all its pristine beauty, and is especially valuable for its great freedom from dust. Sold by all leather breeches makers and brush manufacturers; and by R. ana J. Pullman, leather dressers, 17. Greek- street. Soho. F RAMPTON'S PILL of HEALTH is the most effective remedy for indigestion, bilious and liver complaints, sick headache, loss of appetite, drowsiness, giddiness, spasms, and all disor- ders of the stomach and bowels; and for elderly people, where an occa- sional aperient is required, nothing can be better adapted. For females these pills are truly excellent, removing all obstructions, the distressing headache so very prevalent with the sex, depression of spirits, dulness of sight, nervous affections, blotches, pimples, and sallowness of the skin, and give a healthy, juvenile bloom to the complexion. Sold by all medi- cine venders. Observe," Thomas Prout," 229, Strand, London, OH TLIE ftwrame& tetu& Pi HORSES.— Lieut JAMES'S BLISTER, used in her Majesty's Cavalry Regiments, patronised by Major- General Sir Charles Dalbiac, Inspector- General of the Cavalry Forces, and highly to the Adjutant- General, is usually applied, is well 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, Lendon; and by all respectable medicine vendors. In pots Is 6d, 2s 9d, and 5s each. HORSES.— TAYLOR'S CONDITION BALLS, invaluable for swelled legs, grease, coughs, worms, impaired appetite, & e. Read the opinions of the following trainers:—" For getting horses into condition they are unequalled." John Osborne.— In my opinion they are invaluable." John Scott.—" Your condition balls are excellent." Samuel Rogers.—" I have never used so efficient a ball." John Dawson.— Prepared by T. Taylor, veterinary surgeon, Bur- ton- on- Trent. Wholesale of Sanger, Oxford- street; Sutton, Bow- church- yard, and all druggiste, in packets, six balls, 8s; three balls, Is 9d. LEEMING'S ESSENCE for LAMENESS in HORSES.— This essence cures claps or strains of the back sinews, also slips and strains in the shoulders, stifle, hough, whirlbone, knee, fet- lock, pastern, and coffin joints. It makes the quickest and surest cures of any article yet known; and horses may be worked during the time of cure. Price 2s od per bottle.— To AVOID PUBCHASIXG A SPUMOUS ABTI- CLE, please see that the names of " BARCLAY and SONS, Farringdon- street, London," are affixed, they having purchased the original recipo from the executors of George Bott, of Nottingham. THE best MEDICINE for HORSES for coughs, colds, influenza, and strangles, is GOSTLING'S COUGH BALLS. They rapidly cure fresh coughs and colds, speedily subdue the fever and inflammation incident to influenza and strangles, and wonderfully re- lieve chronic coughs and broken wind. Price Is 6d per packet ( six balls). Sold by all druggists. Wholesale by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon- street, Loudon; Raimes aad Co, York and Edinburgh; M'Masters and Co, Dublin; and T. P. Gostling, Diss, Norfolk. H the public. A large assortment is always ready for sale at the agent's, W. HEATHER, saddler, 68, London- wall. Genuine ones are marked ORSES SINGED by GAS.— ATTWOOD'S original SINGEING APPARATUS surpasses all others offered to 1 Attwood." T HE WINNER of the SCENTS.— BREIDEN- BACH'S NEWMARKET JOCKEY CLUB PERFUME, first; the Royal Hunt Bouquet, second; the Yacht Club Nosegay, a clever third.— Sold in bottles, 2s 6* 1 each, or three in a box, 7s, at the Grand Stand of Per- fumes, 157B. New Bond- street, near Limmer's. GIVEN AWAY for the BENEFIT of NERYOUS 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 suc- cessful 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, Carlioi- street, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. DEAFNESS, NOISES in the HEAD.— Instant Restoration of Hearing Guaranteed and Experienced by One Consultation, without Operation or Instruments.— Dr WATTERS, con- sulting resident surgeon to the Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear and Eye. 82, Spring- gardens, Charing- cross, London, pledges himself to CURE DEAFNESS of 40 or 56 years by a painless treatment, unknown in this country. The dispensary monthly reports Bhow the daily cures without a failure. A book published for deaf persons in the country to cure themselves sent on receipt of a letter enclosing five postage stamps. Hours of consultation, 11 till i every day. DO YOU WANT LUXURIANT HAIR, WHISKERS, & e ?- COUPELLE'S CRINUTRIAR is guaran- teed to produce whiskers, mustachios, eyebrows, & c, in two or three weeks, strengthen weak hair, prevent its falling off, checjj greyness in all its stages, and reproduce the hair in baldness, from whatever cause. Price 2s. Sold by all chemists, or will be sent post free on receipt of 24 penny stamps, by Miss Coupelle, 69, Gastle- street, Oxford- street, Lon- don. A complete toilette guide sent post free for four penny stamps. KNOW THYSELF.— MARIE COUPELLE continues to give her graphic and interesting delineations of character, discoverable from the handwriting. All persons desirous of knowing themselves, or any friend in whom they are interested, must send a specimen of the 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, aa 4 tilings 9t tfw writer. Willi ami Hubs? bi( htrfe wuwpwttf. • M BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, NOVEMBER 22, 1857. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Mr ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, Naples, Pompeii, and Vesuvius, EVERY NIGHT ( except| at. urda^ « nvtak and Tuesday and Saturday afternoons at S o clocK. riau* can be secured at the B^- office, EGYPTIAN HALL, daily, between 11 and 4, without any extra charge. B ENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, price 2s 6d, for December contains: Prince Napoleon's Journey to the N^ Fth- MidSt Doings- Last Songs of Beranger- Seven \ ears of an Indian Officer's Life- Etlmond About- An Old Indian Officer on tne lC$ Z ofThe6 Indian Revolt- The British Anny- G. rd « ; Rhymes- My Wife and Family-" Our Eight Oar" r- The Calcutta Petition- iionaire of Mincing- lane ; by Dudley Costello. London: Ricliard Bentley. New Burlington- street, - The Mil- OEFICEES PROCEEDING to INDIA, also) nivillar. K. can effect ASSURANCES on their Lives with the TO CORRESPONDENTS. LUCKNOW and DELHI, GREAT GLOBE, Leicester- square.— DIORAMA ot LUCKNOW and the SIEGE and tne CITY of DELHI • its Streets. Palaces, and Fortifications, at 1, 8. and 7 p. m. India, a Diorama of the Cities of with Views of Calcutta Benares iera and the Scenes of the Revolt, at 12 noon and 6 p. m. The Kussian 8 and 8 o'clock. Illustrative Lectures.- Admisnon to the Whole building, Is. ~ PROFESSOR WILJALBA ERIKELL JiVERY EVENING- WILLIS'S ROOMS, King- street, St James's New and original entertainment of physical and natural magic, nerformed without the aid of an" appavatns, entitled TWO HOURS OF ILLUSIONS, will take place EVERY EVENING. To commence at 8, and terminate at 10 o'clock. A morning performance on Saturday, December a. lo com- mence at half- past 3, and terminate at 5 o'clock Sta s, 5s ; unreserved seats, 2s 6d, which may be obtained at Mr Mitchell's Royal Library, 88, Old Bond street. PRINCESS'S CONCERT ROOMS, Castle- street, Oxford- street.— FRAMPTON'S ECOLE de DANSE. OPEN EVERY EVENING! is per leSSon.- N. B. A grand Full Dress Bill will take place every Thursday evening. Tiokets 2s 6d each, to be had at the rooma, Dancing will commence at 12 precisely. HANOVER- SQUARE ROOMS.— Mrs KATE HAMILTON has the honour to announce that her FIRST FULL DRESS BALL this season will take place next TUESDAY, Dec 1st. Ladies' tickets, 7s 6d; gentlemen's ditto, 10s 6d. To be had at 12, Alpha- road, Regent's Park; and at the Rooms, on the night of the ball. Com mence at hali- past 11. — PORTLAND ROOMS, Foley- street, Portland- place.— Notice.— in consequence of the Bal Masque, at Her Majesty's Theatre, to- morrow night ( Monday), the usual BALL at the rooms Will be POSTPONED. On WEDNESDAY next, Dec 2d, a FULL DRESS BALL will take place, and the usual soirees every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the season. Tickets 2s 6d each. N. B.— A grand fancy dress ball will take place on Friday, Dec 18th, by particular desire, for this night only. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE. The December number will be published on Monday. Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. THE IRISH METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE for December, 1857, price 2s. 6d. 1 Life's Foreshadowing. " Chapters XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV, XXXVI, XXXVII. 2. Peninsular Sketches— Lisbon ana Cintra. .... t, t Gasparino- A Fragment from the Journal of the late MrsRomer. 4. Shelley, , _ . . TT 5. Recollections of an Undergraduate— Part II. 6. Hugh Miller and his Education. 7. Sketches of celebrated Female Singers. 8. . Madeline: a Tale of the Empire. 9. The Removal. 10. Foreign Travel. It. Campion and Hanmer- Part I. ,, „ 12. Sporting InteUigeneeTThe Preservation of uame- Ine New- market Houghton Week. Dublin : Edward: J. Miliiken, 15, College Green. London : bimpkin, Marshall, and Co. COLONIAL LlifE ASSURANCE COMPANY on the usual terms, the Directors having resolved not to increase their rates at this time. | Questions submitted for answers must have some distinctive Premiums can be paid to the Ccnspany's agents at Calcutta, Madras, ^ or Bombay, or at anv other of their aaencies in the East. The Directors also advance Loans on good security for temporary ^ Tke Colonial have agencies in every British colony, where premiums are received, and claims settled. . T SAMUEL R. FERGUSSON, Resident Secretary in London. WILLIAM THOMAS THOMSON, Actuary. London 81, Loschard- street ( E. C.) Edinburgh ( Head Office) 5, George- sireet. Pubiin 65, Upper SacKville- street. Glasgow 58. St. Vincent- street. MONEY.— NoWemen, heirs to entailed estates, and gentlemen with good expectations, can be supplied with any amount. ADVANCES made on" reversions, life interests, and legacies under wills. Address, L. D. t 10, Tichborne- street, Regent Quadrant, London. Just published, price 5s, HORSE, COW, DOG, SHEEP, and HOG DISEASES, and THEIR HOMffiOPATHIC TREATMENT. By JAMES MOORE, Veterinary Surgeon. London: Groombridge and Go. Manchester: H. Turner, Homceo pathic Chemist, 41. Piccadilly. HARRY HIEOVER'S NEW WORK. rpHE SPORTING WORLD. By HARRY HIE- JL OVER, author of " Hints to Horseixen." •* The Proper Condition for ail Horses," " Precept and Practice," " The Sportsman's Friend in a Frost." " Sporting facts and Fancies," & c. Price 5s. by post 5s 4d. T. C. Newby, 80, VVelfeeck- street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Great Clas- sical Concerts.— A Haydn Night, a Mozart Night, a Beethoven Night, a Mendelssohn Night, and a Weber Night.— M JUL LIEN has the honour to announce that in consequence of the great number of persons unable to obtain admission during the last performances of the " Indian Quadrille," he has made arrangements to postpone his departure tor the 5rovir. ce?, and to give a few more concerts at Iier Majesty's Theatre, ' he great and unprecedented success attending the " Indian Quadrille," and the other works lately produced, has prevented M Jullien giving those classical nights which he was the first to introduce to the English public, and which have always been received with such distinguished favour by nmsicai amateurs and the public generally. . In order to comply with the repeated requests of his numerous patrons, M Jullien has arranged for a SECOND SERIES OF CON- CERTS, which must necessarily be of very limited duiation, owingto his departure on his provincial tour shortly before Christmas. They will commence on TUESDAY, December 1st. It is M Jullien's inten- tion to uive, during their continuance, a " Haydn Night." a " Mozart Night," a " Beethoven Night," a " Mendelssohn Night," and a" Weber Night." On these occasions, the first part of the programme will be selected solely from the works of one of these great masters. The second part will be varied as usual. . . , , , . M Jullien has the satisfaction of announcing that he has succeeded in retaining the services of that popular vocalist Mdlle Jetty Treffz. At the close of this second series of concerts, Mdlle Jetty Treffz will leaye London for Vienna, M Jullien having been unable to induce her to stay, even for his provincial tour. Soloists of the highest celebrity are also engaged for each of the classical nights, including the celebrated pianiste Miss Arabella Goddard, and the Hungarian artiste M Edouard Remenyi, solo violinist to her Majesty. , „ ,, The magnificent decorations which were prepared for the Bal Masqu6 will remain during the continuance of these concerts. The whole theatre will be ornamented with wreaths and garlands of flowers in gold, silver, and colours. These decorations have been prepared by Messrs Chabot and Co, who were charged with the decorations for the grand ball at the reception of the Emperor Napoleon III., at Stuttgart, and who were engaged , at a great expense, for the ex- press purpose of arrang- ing at her Majesty's Theatre a display which will be seen for the first time in this country. . M Jullien feels confident that he will receive, for his Second Series of Concerts, a continuance of that distinguished patronage and support which have already been so freely accorded to him. T PARLOUR LIBRARY. New volume, price Is 6d, HE YOUNG WIDOW. By R. M. DANIELS, E= q. Also, by the same author, in this series, The SCOTTISH HEIRESS. Price Is. The CARDINAL'S DAUGHTER, Prise Is 6d. London: Thomas Hodgson. 13. Paternoster- row. PARLOUR LIBRARY, for December, price Is 6d, " ADY ANNE GRANARD. By L. E. L. ( Miss A Landon). author of " Ethel Churchill," & c. Also, j in- 1 published, in this series, DAYS of the REGENCY. By Mrs TROLLOPS. 2s. DUMAS'S CHICOT the JESTER. 2s. HARRY HAMILTON. By Captain STEWART. Is6d. ETHEL CHURCHILL. By Miss LANDON. Is6d. TENANT of WILDl^ ELL HALL. By Miss A. BRONTE. Is 6d. London : Thomas Hodgson, 13, Paternoster- row. NEW TALE, BY MR LEVER. / GERALD FITZGERALD, the Chevalier, by \ JC HARRY LORREQUER, will commence in the January number of the DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. Hodges, Smith, and Co. Dublin. Hurst and Blackett, London. Now ready, fully illustrated, price 2s, HE GAME of LIFE. By WATERS, late of the Detective Police, author of " Recollec- tions of a Police Officer," & c. London : Ward and Lock, 158. Fleet- street. T ? S. D.; a City Number of Notes and Drafts b& for General Accommodation— Showing how to get up a Bank, how open a Bank, and how to act the Banker. Designed by WATTS PHILLIPS. Illustrated with 150 engravings. Price 6d. Will be ready DLondon: \ V. Kent and Co ( late Bogue), Fleet- street and Paternoster, row. N. B. Every man of business should order his bookseller to sup- ply himjvith^ S^ Dj HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— M Jullien's Annual Bal Masque, Monday, Nov 30.— M JULLIEN has the honour to announce that his GRAND ANNUAL BAL MASQUE will, this year, take place at Her Majesty's Theatre, TO- MORROW ( Monday). The orchestra will comprise 110 musicians. Conductor, M Jullien. Tickets for the ball, 10s 6d. The prices of admission for spectators ( for whom the audience portion of the theatre will be set apart) will be— Dress Circle, 5s; gallery stalls, 2s 6d; gallery, Is 6d. Private boxes, from £ 3 3s and upwards. Tickets lor the ball, places, and private boxes, may be secured at the box office of Her Majesty's Theatre; of the principal librarians and music sellers; and at Messrs Jullien and Co's, 214, Regcnt- street. The doors will be open at half- past 9, and the dancing commence at half- past 10. THE FOX- HUNTER'S ATLAS.— This work contains MATS of the COUNTRY and MEETS of twenty- eight fashionable hunts, and will be found highly usefullto gentlemen hunting in the midland, metropolitan, and western counties. Price £ 3. Published by Pittman, Warwick- square ; Fores, Piccadilly; Acker- maun, Reeent- street; and Merry, 14, Upper Parade, Leamington. Now ready, price Is, MORTON'S NEW FARMERS' ALMANAC for 1868. Biackie and Son, Warwick- square, Newgate- street, London," and all bool; sellers. ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC fur 1858.— Fortieth Thousand. Price 6d. Contents: India, China, the Reform Bill, & c. The great Indian Rebellion was fully pourtrayed in the Almanac for 1857. Hieroglyphic: the Ram and the Goat, & c. London: Piper, Stephenson, and Spenee; and all booksellers. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Under the management of Mr Buck stone.-— 1TO- MORROW ( Monday), and dur- ing the week, to commence at 7. with the successful new and original comedy, in three acts, entitled AN UNEQUAL MATCH ( written by Tom Taylor, Esq); in which Miss Amy Sedgwick, Mrs Buckingham White, Miss Lavine, Mrs E. Fitz william, Mr Bucks tone, Mr W. Farren, Mr Rogers, Mr Clark. Mr Beard, and Mr Compton will appear. After which, every evening, the new. farce of TAKE CARE OF JD0W3 , in> hich Mr Buckstone will sustain an original character. Concluding with FISH OUT OF WATER. NEW ARRANGEMENT OF PRICES. Orchestra Stalls ( which may be retained the whole of the evening, and for which there will be no charge for booking), 6s each. FIBST PKIOE, Dress Bexes 5s Od Upper Boxes ., 8s 8d Pit 2s Od Lower Gallery Is Od Upper Gallery 6d SECOND PBICE. Dress Boxes 8s Od Upper Boxes 2 s Od Pit Is Od Lower Gallery 6d No second price to Upper Gallery. Mr CHIPPENDALE, Stage Manager, ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, under the joint management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr W. Harrison. Lessee, Mr Charles Dillon.— In consequence of the increasing success of Balfe'a new opera, THE ROSE OF CASI'ILLE, it will be repeated EVERY EVENING this week. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch.— TO- MORROW ( Monday), and during the week, witl com- mence with the grand spectacle of AZAEL, THE PRODIGAL SON, in which Mr James Anderson will sustain his original character ; Reuben, Mr James Johnstone: Jephal', Miss Elsworthy ; Lia, Miss Marian Lees. To conclude, on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, with The Son of the Wave, and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, wilh The Minute Gun at S° a. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr William Cooke.— Great success of the new grand military spectacle.— First night of an original farce.— TO- MOR- ROW ( Monday), and during the week, the new military spectacle, en- titled, THE STORMING AND CAPfURE OF DELHI. To be suc- ceeded by new and varied SCENES in the ARENA, in which the talented artistes of this establishment will appear. To conclude with an original farce, entitled THE DUKE'S DOUBLE. Commence at 7. Dress boxes, 4s; upper boxes, 8s ; private boxes, from one guinea ( no charge for booking seats); pit, 2s; gallery Is ; upper gallery, 6d, Half price at half- past 8. Box office open from 11 till 4. THE QUESTION at the CLUBS.— Have you been to the JUDGE and JURY SOCIETY to hear Handsome Jemmy's trial ? Probably some may reply, " No, my dear fellow. I have been in Scotland for the last two months." To such the Lord CHIEF BARON NICHOLSON presents his best compliments, and invites their presence at the COAL HOLE TAVERN, Fountain- court, Strand, on Monday, Wed- nesday, or Friday, at half- past 9 o'clock, on which evenings the great case of " Ncgo v Colonel Hero" will be heard. This revival has taken place for the express accommodation of those gentlemen who have been absent on the Moors, or elsewhere, during the unprecedented run of the amusing investigation referred to. In the lighter and less forensic de- partment, namely, the Poses Plastiques, Mr Nicholson has the honour to announce a new and exquisite model, termed " The ' White Lady." The embodiments of this beautifully- formed artiste will be after the clas- sical masters of antiquity, including popular Grecian Statues, as well as new designs never before represented. Commence at half- past 7 o'clock " The White Lady" at 8 and at half- past 8 o'clock every night.— N. B Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the new case. EVANS'S SUPPER ROOMS, Covent- garden.- The engagement of the WONDERFUL CHINESE will terminate in two weeks. * CASINO de YENISE, High Holborn.— This magnificent establishment, now the leading feature in the metropolis, is OPEN EVERY EVENING. The musical department, under the direc- tion of W. M. Packer, assisted by many of the leading artistes of the day, is complete in every particular. The Lancers will be danced at half- past 10. Doors open at half- past 8, and close at 12 precisely. Ad- mission Is. JULLIEN'S BAL MASQUE, TO- MORROW ( Monday) evening.— PRIVATE BOXES and TICKETS may be secured at Jullien and Co's, 214, Regent- street. A MUSEMENT for WINTER EVENINGS is abundantly afforded to all purchasers of one of MECHI'S famous MAHOGANY FOLDING BAGATELLE TABLES. Prices, compleie with balls, bridge, cues, and mace, and directions ior playing:— six feet long, £ 3 15s ; seven feet long, £ i 15s ; eight feet long, £ o 15s ; eight feet six inches long, £ 8 10s; nine feet long, £ 11 10s; ten feet long, £ 12 10s. Stands tor ditto, with adjusting screw legs, 45s to 70s. The stand is not absolutely necessary for playing the game, although it3 use facilitates ( by ensuring an exact level) the interest ot the play.— 112, Regent- street, London; and 4, Leadenhall- street, London. N O CHARGE for STAMPING PAPER and —_ , ENVELOPES with arms, crest, coronet, 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 for4s6d. 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, 42, Piccadilly, two doors from Sackville- street. PONDER'S FRAGANCIA CIGARS, 12s per pound ( 108), mild, medium, or full flavour. One- pound sample sent, carriage free, on receipt of 13s in penny stamps. Foreign Havana cigars, 22s; government Manilla cheroots, No. t, in original boxes of 250, for 42s. Cheapest house in London for the trade.— T. PONDER and Co, 48, Strand, nearly opposite Lowther Arcade. QUITE NEW.— SOYER'S SULTANA'S SAUCE a most refreshing and pleasing stimulant to the appetite, com posed principally of Turkish condiments combined with various culinary productions of the East. It is an exquisite relish with fish, meat, poultry and game, and forms a valuable addition to soups, minces, hashes, stews, meat pies, and puddings, as well as to salads of every description. To steaks and chops it imparts a highly delicious and aro- matic flavour. To be had of all sauce vendors, and ef the sole wholesale agents, CROSSE and BLACKWELL, purveyors to the Queen, 21, Soho- square, London. ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL is now univer sally in high repute for the growth, restoration, and for improv- ing and beautifying the human hair, proved beyond question by its suc- cessful results tor more than half a century past, and when every other specific has failed. It prevents hair from falling off or turning grey, strengthens weak hair, cleanses it from searf and dandrift, and makes it beautifully soft, curly, and glossy. For< children it is especially recom- mended. as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair. Price 3s. 6d., 7s.; family bottles, equal to four small, 10s, 6d.; and double that size, 21s. Caution.— On the wrapper of each bottle are the words Rowland's Macassar Oii, & c., in white letters on a lacework ground, and their sig- nature, A. Rowland and Sons, in red ink. Sold at 20, Hatton- garden, London, and by chemists and perfumers. PRIZE MEDAL, PARIS EXHIBITION, 1855 — METCALFE, BINGLEY. and Co.' s new pattern and penetrat- ing TOOTH BRUSHES, penetrating unbleached hair brushes, improved flesh and cloth brushes, genuine Smyrna sponges; and every description of brush, comb, and perfumery for the toilet. Oatmeal and camphor and orris root soaps, in tablets at fid. each. Metcalfe's celebrated alkaline tooth powder, 2s. per box. Sole establishment 130B and 181, Oxford- street, W., second and third doors west from Holies- street. ANEW SYSTEM of MEDICINE.— The Anti- septic Treatment.— Great results by harmless means.— The most extraordinary cures have been made by this treatment in long standing complaints. Cancer treated without pain; lupus, scrofula, consumption, throat and skin diseases, ulceration and irritation of the mucous mem- brane, indigestion, with nervousness, diarrhcea, and other chronic dis- orders. See Treatise on Acacia Charcoal, post free, Is. By W, WASH- INGTON EVANS, M. D., 12, Bernard- street, Primrose- hill, London. THE MEDICAL PRIESTHOOD. - Death of Mr. Stafford.— People of England, look at the verdict of the jury, and reflect! Oh ! oh 1 oh ! BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH. New- road, London, Nov 20,1857. R U P T U R E S.— The PATENT SELF ADJUSTING GERMAN TRUSS, acting effectually without any complications, is recommended by the faculty for the CURE and RELIEF ot HERNIA, The most eminent members of the profession are of opinion 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, r~ pad behind.— J. EGG and Co., engage to secure any reducible rupture, eft to their management.— Manuractory, No. 1, Piccadilly. IPUPTURES.— WHITE'S MOC- MAIN PATENT k) LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 professional gen- tlemen to be the best for hernia. It consists of a small and elastic pad, to which a lever is attached, and ( instead of the usual steel spring) a soft bandage, fitting so closely as to avoid detection. A descriptive circular may be had, and the truss forwarded by post, on the circumference oi tke body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr John White, 228, Piccadilly.— Riding belts, suspendors, & c. R UPTURE.—" COLES'S Truss is best."— This is the invention patronised by Sir Astley Cooper and the most eminent surgeons— worn and recommended by William Cobbett, and which has commanded, for thirty years, a constantly increasing reputa- tion; it is what a TRUSS should be— perfectly efficacious, yet agreeable to the wearer. Read " Cobbett's Legacy to Ruptured Persons," gratis,— None genuine unless marked with the address/" ® , Charing- cross." 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Just published, 8vo, cloth 5s, by post 5s 6d, STRICTURE of the URETHRA; its Complications, Symptoms, and Treatment; with Cases, illustrative of a mode of Treating its more Intractable Forms. By ROBERT WADE, F. R. C. S., Surgeon to the Westminster Dispensary.—" Mr Wade has paid great attention to the subject, and is deservedly looked upon as an authority in this matter."— Medical Times. " Full ef practical and important infor- mation."— Rankin's Abstract of the Medical Sciences. London: J. Churchill, New Burlington- street. ] TYFONEY, JjJL the pers £ 50,000 ready to be ADVANCED on _. personal security of gentlemen of property, heirs to entailed estates, & c: also upon freehold property, life interests, and reversions to money in tne funds, at 5 per cent, interest ( the interest may remain for a terra of years if required). This advertisement is peculiarly adapted to parties who are paying a high rate of interest, who can obtain a further advance without increasing the annual payment. 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Country Branches: Sheffield and Bradford, Yorkshire. GRATIS.— A new book, with lists of prices and self- measurement. Lin Mill— No. W P P- No. Nerey— Nineteen. F L L— If you stipulated that all three of the horses should start, you are entitled to your money back, and can recover it in the County Court. E. Encck, Paris— Mademoiselle de Chantilly was fifth for the Cam- bridgeshire. J L, Leeds— No. Pall- mall— 1: Yo* win. 2; They stand. T S- Write to the Clerk of the Course. Royal Oak— Smith wins. G S- Yes. W. Andrews— Write to Mr Man- ning, Newmarket, An Old Reader— No. Z Z Z— If neither win, how can it be a " beat ?" W D— Write to Mr Manning, New- market. Virago— No. W. Carr— Certainly. J A— Captain Saville, A B- No. Fleece— We really cannot advise in such matters. F and R, Leeds- The bet is off. Willenhall— Not likely. Inquirer— He rode 200 miles in 8h 42min, and had 28 horses to perform the feat. 8 M, Henston— 1; No. 2: Yes. M. Bradley— Write to the Clerk of Course. STEEPLE CHASING. W G, Leeds- No, COUESING. Vindex— Yes. Jno. Hodgson— Many thanks for you polite attention. The meet- ing was fully reported. A Courser— He ought not te do so. A Vet— No. Robert Kennedy— Certainly. AQUATICS. E S— Bob Coombes, in his match with Newell, rowed the distance in 23mia 46sec. J. Dyson— The ball falls at one o'clock. RABBIT COURSING. Rataplan— The bet stands, unless one of the parties called off pre- viously to the course. PIGEON SHOOTING. Sportsman Head and tail is T. Whitehead— 1: It is a dead bird. 2: No. Ashworth— Yes, at Colchester. GAME. Peto— Not unless he is registered, Hamilton— No. CANINE. W G H— Get " May hew on the Dog," published by Routledge, Farringaon- street. T. Edmuadson— We cannot tell; we suspect he is of a mixed breed. CARDS. WHIST.— L, West Ham- He is allowed to do so. W. F. Tewks— The ten is not equal in value to the king in cutting at whist. G T— Since our answer last week we have ascertained that Mr B. P. Watson, whose little work on whist is weil known, gives lessons in the game ; he lives at 8, Thavie's Inn, Holborn. S J W— B. wins. Tricks always count before honours. Edsvin— Your opponents win. CRIBBAGE.- E. Crane- It run of six. A Tyro— 1: No. 2; A sequence of three. J J— They count 12. It was an- swered incorrectly last week. T. Fell- No. Eurydice— There is a second se- quence. E. Hortry— No, LOO— G. Butterby- No. ALL- FOURS. Dick— Low jack wins. James Johnstone The pitcher counts game. Imperieuse— The non- dealer counts game. PICQUET.— 1: He has a right to look. 2: Either hand can count carte blanche after the cards have been discarded, but neither player can count it after he has touched the stock with the intention of taking in. PUT.— E S— It is only a chalk. BLIND HOOKEY.— Children— We are not acquainted with the rules of " Blind Hookey." BILLIARDS. F H W— Apply at Charles's Billiard Rooms, next door to Smith's Oyster Shop, in the Strand. P S— It is a foul stroke. QUOITS. Bob in Round— Keep them till the match 1M played out, unless both agree to draw. DOMINOES. T. Forster Certainly not. B. should try another game, and give one for1 his nob. M. Holt— It is not lawful to play for money or ale. Tom— Yes. RAFFLE. W. H. Liversedge— he could not be allowed two thiows, and losse. His remaining silent when called upon dearly proved his consent to another person throwing for him. T. Holliday— The horse belongs to the patter- up. We answersd this last week. Vidette— The lowest throw after the tie wins. E. J. Peck- S. W. wins. W G— If he paid for his ticket, of course 16 has a right to the gun. ANSWERS. I TROTTING. W. Smith— Search our flies, we cannot spare the time. X Y— We believe not. H. Swain— No, HUNTING. The Morpeth Hounds We are obliged to the correspondent who sent us an account of the extra- ordinary run of 29 miles with these hounds lately from Ulgham, a description of which appeared in our last publication. Harkaway— Communicate with us privately, J W, Athlacca— We appreciate your candour, but under the circum- stances decline the communi- cation. PEDESTRIANISM. Ancient Briton— We only timed the first mile, Trainer having given up. G. Davis— They must run again, or draw the stakes. S T— Any one is entitled to declare off under the circumstances, but he is bound to declare. Crystal Palace— We cannot answer this oft repeated question unless 12 postage stamps are sent. Fan— The match was not timed. Richard Freeman— 4min28secs. We shall not answer this question again. E. W. Oldham- He did. A Noted Pedestrian— We do not recollect having ever heard of him. Wantling is said to have done it in 9secs. Pedestrian— We have not heard, E. Hill— Yes, by Metealle. RING. M. Phantas 6ft 104in. weight about 18 stone. He fought the Tipton Slasher, and was not a "^ hard- hitter for his size. A B. Cheltenham— Edwards died at Cheltenham, May 14,1857. Monarch— Yes. G. Grimshaw— Yes, Paddock won. F. Woolley— Jem Ward. J W B— Sparkes broke his arm. Sportsman— Apply to Young Reed, at Jem Burn'is, Rising Sun, Air- street. Ben Terry— You must send 2s 6d with your advertisement. R G W— 1826. W. Slater— We do not insert chal- lenges from unknown men, un- anxiety and toil, but with real magnanimity insisted on his junior retaining for the time the chief command, while he acted only as a subordinate. This noble act was no for- mality. Outram did the work of a subordinate, and led a body of Volunteer cavalry in a splendid charge against the mutineers. These are the achievements which have lately been re- warded, not quite, indeed, to the extent which the public ( considering other cases where rewards have recently been given) would have desired. But there are others whose ser- vices have likewise been great, whose fame must ever be dear to Englishmen, but who have fallen in honourably dis- charging their duties. They must be rewarded in their re- presentatives. The East India Company has set the example which the Government would do well to follow. A pension of £ 1,000 a year is to be granted by the Company to General Wilson, and pensions of £ 500 a year each to the nearest., surviving relatives of Generals Neill and " Nicholson, all of them Company's officers. This liberality is becoming and just, and, like all just things, is also ( we might say therefore) wise. In this sort of wisdom the East India Company has seldom shown itself deficient, and now that the continuance of its charter is soon to be debated in Parliament, the fact ought to be remembered to its advantage. In the conduct of its affairs in India, whenever that conduct has been un- controlled by the Government at home, it has always freely recognised and liberally rewarded merit. In the first place, it has not discouraged, but has always encouraged, zeal— that quality so offensive to red- tapists— and in the next it has established a rule of service which prevents political jobbery from shelving a competent to instal in office an in- competent man. Hence it has happened that never did any emergency arise in India in which there were not many Indian officers to be found equal to the occasion, nor did any of these officers shrink from doing what was right and proper because of his dread to undertake " responsibility." In their mode of carrying on the government the directors re- sembled, in one respect, the Romans of old— they recognised the merit of a zealous officer, even if his zeal turned out to be unsuccessful, and one great recommendation to their favour was " never to despair of the fortunes" of the Company. Their appointments and their rewards have almost always been better bestowed than those of the home Government, and the instances are very rare in the Company's service of well- known incompetency obtaining high office and con- tinuing in it. Instances of that kind are frequent in the home Government, and are likely to be so, for private favour, which is the cause of abuse of power among the Directors, is of much less potent force than family connec tion and political corruption among the adherents of a Ministry. From the first creation of the East India Com pany to the present moment the blunders and the miseries of the Crimean war have never been equalled by the acts of the Directors. UNTING BOOTS.— TOP BOOTS or enamelled leather NAPOLEON BOOTS; the best quality two guineas, cash on delivery.— STUNT, 117r R ? geiit- street. London. II WANTED, LEFT- OFE CLOTHES for EX- PORTATION.— Gentlemen will be waited on at any time or distance, and have the highest price given in cash for LEFT- OFE CLOTHES of all descriptions, naval and military uniforms, court suits, boots, books, jewellery, and all miscellaneous property, by addressing to Mr G. HYAMS, clothier, 16, Tyler- street, Regent street, W„ or parcels being sent from the country, the utmost value in cash immediately re- mitted. Established 38 years. LEFT- OFF CLOTHES WANTED.— Gentlemen having LEFT- OFF WEARING APPAREL, in any quantity and of every description, including regimentals, lace, boots, books, jewellery, & c, to dispose of, are respectfully inforiaed that they may obtain the full value for the same to amy amount qn addressing a line ( pre- paid) to J. HUTCHINSON, 17, Dean- stteet, High Holborn. Gentlemen waited on ( free) at ahy time or distance. Parcels from the country, the utmost value immediately remitted by Pott Office orders. Established 1840. GLENFIELD PATExvT STARCH, used in the royal laundry.— The ladies are respectfully informed that this STARCH is exclusively used in the royal laundry; and her Majesty's laundress says, that although she has tried wlieaten, rice, and other powder starches, she has found lione of them e^ ual to the Gienfield, which is the finest starch she ever used. When you ask for Glenfiela Patent Starch, see that you get it, u.; inferior kinds are often substituted. WOTHERSPOON and Co, Glasgow and London. less accompanied by a deposit. Janorach— Yes, See " Fistiana." Romeo— 1: They have agreed to draw. 2: 16, Bruton- street, London. T. Ray— We can do nothing in the matter, the men must agree. B. Johnson— Yes, MISCELLANEOUS. Legal questions are not answered by us under any circum « tances, but are at once consigned to the waste paper basket. Thomas Brown— We have no know- ledge of Great Bolton. Anthony— The receipt in quittance of the whole amount must have a stamp. Robt, Smith— The purchaser of the winning tickets spends the 2s. Asliton Lever— Delhi not in our possession till Sept 20. W S R— We believe it is in the British Museum, and if so may be seen, A. Priestley— Yes. York v Aberdeen Both. For directions see the Little Hand- book for Sportmen, by Mr Fel- lowes, recently noticed in our columns, and to be obtained of Mr Bishop, of Bond- street. J. Lord— 1: Stratton- street, Picca- dilly. 2: Apply to any purchaser of such things, in Wardour- street, Soho. Cymro— We cannot recollect. F. Thomas— Doubtless ' twas he; he was in Edinburgh about that time. 0 M— Apply to a mole catcher, we never succeeded in removing such things. B T— You must obtain the consent of a certain number of members, and be good for at least £ 3,000. W D, New- cross— Yes. A Griffin— 1: We do not know. 2: Lee's " Alexander the Great." Foxhunter Apply to Owen, Prince' s- street, Leicester- square. J. Hawortli— Apply to the secre- tary, at the yard. Mill wall. R R— We do not answer legal ques- tions ; you must apply to your at- torney. E. Beard— We do not know whom to recommend. You will find the names of plenty of coopers in the Directory, and our advice is apply to one of the best estab- lishments. J. Aston— Yes. H P G— It is an animal. T H R— We do not know its dimen- sions. E B G— 5ft lOJin in his prime, 5ft 9| lu in later years. J. Wragg— We never heard of such a thing as a screw working in the centre of a vessel. M. Phantas— 1: He is an American dog, but how he is bred we cannot tell. Go and see him at the Mil- ford Arms, Milford- lane, Strand. 2: See ring answers. S. Medhurst— 30,000. C. Buckenham— He is over 5' tlOin. J R— Over. H O P— He can claim either, but is a Frenchman by birth. A A A— We do not know. Watch the advertisements in the ship- ping columns of " The Times." W W— 1: The old duty last year was £ 266,89916s 8id. 2: Yes. S M— A. wins of course. W. A. Fry— Jan 7,1839. E. Lawrence— No. J. L. Webster— He is Lord Mayor of London. L B— 1: Tou cannot obtain redress without going to law. 2: Who is your news agent? He is to blame. W S T— Co- burn. Harris— March 25,1848. Albert— He was created Prince of Wales. Brewer— It can be recovered. V K- Yes. J. Jennant must apply at the Ordnance Office. Ubi Estr- Devereui- court, Temple, G M— Omuibuses. To ADVERTISERS.-— Advertisements not exceeding eight lines are charged 5s each, and Is for every extra line. They camiot he taken, at the latest, after five o'clock on Friday afternoon, and must be pre- paid. Po& t Office orders to be made payable at the Strand Post Office, to William Clement. Postage stamps refused. LONDON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29. On the 4th December will be published, price 2s in cloth, 2s 2d post free. FEIST'S BAGING RECCED for 1857, with an Appendix, containing the Nominations for the Great Races in Great Britain and Ireland for 18^ 8 and 1859, forming the most complete book of references for racing rtsuiu, Svj, ever published. The Racing Record may be had separately, price Is 04 in cloth, post free Is 8d, and contains a com pie e Calendar of nil the Flat Races and Steeplechases in Great Britain and Ireland for 1857. the Horses Indexed, with their Pedigrees and Trainers' Names; tabular lists of winners of the great races from their commencement, with the first and second horses for the Derby, Oaks, and St Leger. The APPENDIX ma? be also had, separately, pi ice 6d in cloth, post free 7d, containing the Nominations for 1858 aud 1859, Laws of Racing, Lengths of Courses, Correctea Li.- t of Trainers, Races to Come, Derby and Oaks Lots, & c. No. 10 of The Racing Record, published as usual, price 2d, with the completion of the Racing Retur ns for 1857, and a corrected anti complete Index, List of Winners of Great Races from their commencement, & e. WRIGHT'S BOOK OF STEEPLS CHASING, for the season 1856- 57, just published, price Is. The vols for the seven previous years may also be had, price 4s 6d the set. Published by Wan. Wright, Fulwood- rents, Holborn, London, sporting printer and publisher, eieciric telegraph agent, & c. Ml H. DOWSON will costinue to execute . COM- MISSIONS on all the principal races throughout the year, upon receipt of P. O. order, payable at tne 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 p^ dj. 11, Park- terrace, Regent's Park, London. N. W. IVTR THOMAS SENX executes COMMISSIONS _ ij_ fi_ ( by letter only) on the Chester Cup, Derby, and Liverpool Steeple Chase ; also first, second, or third. No personal interview granted. All letters must contain a stamped directed envelope. Address No. 4, Duke- street, New Oxford- street, London.— N. B. A list of the Loudon prices sent free. rglHE GOLDEN SECRET GRATIS— JOHN JL STAMFORD, Ipswich, repl- es to all inquiries received by letter that have a directed envelope enclosed. J. S. would observe that from his position in the sporting world ae is always in possession of the best information with refpect to the chUf events in the Turf market. Gentle- men corresponding will receive an i. nniediate reply. Circulars are now ready for the Derby and Spring Handicaps. WINNING MADE CERTAIN.— FAIRPLAY, Ipswich, can be communicated with by letter. Full particulars sent gratis on receipt of a directed stamped envelope. From F.' s posi- tion, long experience, and sound judgment, he is enabled to secure tot his triends the best information with respect, to all races of importance. N. B. The winner of the Derby at a capita! price. Address, with directed envelope enclosed, John Fairplay, Ipswich. JOHN GIDEON executes COMMISSIONS to any amount ( by letter only), ai the original address, No. 17, Great Newport- street, Leicester- square, London. N. B. No personal interview granted. All letters requiring answers must contain an addressed stamped envelope, without which no reply can be returned. HOLLOW AY'S PILLS for the cure of liver complaints and derangement of the stomach, the liver beingji'.'. tly esteemed the noblest part of the body, and fountain of life; thus it is when the springs become poisoned, life itself is threatened, an* the patient is in imminent danger; but thousands have borne testimony to the power of this remedy, cleansing the blood from all impurities, strengthening the stomach, discharging the bile, removing all obstructions, and eradicating disease without leaving a trace behind. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world; at Professor Hollo way's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden- lane, New Yoik; by A, Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidicy. Smyrna; and E, Muir, JJalta. INDIAN HEROES & THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT. The public desire to do justice to those who have nobly and zealously servedjthe country, has found some expression in the honours recentlj^ fconferred on Wilson and Havelock, Their merit was undoubted, and where that is the case the English people are never grudging of rewards. Indeed, a higher scale of reward, applied to these noble soldiers, would have ensured greater public approbation. But higher honours will and must come to them in time. They have shown their great capacity, and, though we know well enough that capacity in men not aristocratic acts as a dis- qualification, for otherwise aristocracy without it would have small chance of profitable promotion, the necessity of the case or the- will of the people must enforce their con- tinued employment, and with such men employment is synonymous with honourable distinction. The calm resolute tenacity with which General Wilson held his position before Delhi, daily improving it to the utmost of his means, until he had force enough to attempt an assault; the decision with which he availed himself of these means the very instant he became possessed of them, and the skill with which he used them, have won for him the praise of all military critics. He did not attempt the storm- ing one moment too soon ; he did not delay it one moment too late. As a soldier his merits are unquestionable j as a man his noble proclamation before the assault does him the highest honour, and the troops under his command so well obeyed him that, as we showed last week, Le Nord and the Russianite and priestly papers that sought to cast a slur upon theja, were reduced to the necessity of perpetrating a forgery, in order to have even a pretext for their censure. General Havelock has been equally meritorious, though in a different way. It was his task to relieve a beleaguered town. He had not forces enough to do so; yet it was ne- cessary that he should show a determined intention to do it Again and again did he advance, and again and again with forces inferior in numbers, but great in gallantry and con lident in their commander, did he achieve a victory. ' Nine triumphs attested his perseverance and rewarded his skill and courage. He could not enter the town, but by the frequency and vigour of his advances towards it he pre- vented its assailants from uninterruptedly labouring for its destruction. At length he received an augmentation of force, and he advanced again, cut through the enemy, inflicted a very severe loss on the mutineers, and relieved Lucknow. With what small means he did this gallant service may be perceived when it is known that he had not force enough to bring away those to whose rescue be had come, but was obliged to shut himself up with them in the threatened city. Neither he nor Sir James Outram was the man to do this except under an all- compelling necessity. They had thrown themselves into the beleaguered place, and so added largely to its means of defence, but that was all they could do. Their doing even that was a merit of the highest sort, and the deed was accompanied by one of those acts which shed a grace upon glory itself. Nine triumphs had Havelock won in encounters with the rebels when his senior officer, Outram, brought up the succours which were to enable him to achieve the intended result of those encounters. The victor of the Persian war would not take advantage of his seniority to deprive Havelock of the glory of relieving Lucknew, the grateful reward of go much THE EANK CHARTER ACT. The Parliament has been called together with the object, no doubt, not merely of granting an indemnity for the recent violation of the Bank Charter Act, but with the view per- haps of considering whether'the continuance of that act in its present form would be advisable. A more serious or difficult question could hardly occupy the attention of the Legislature. Will its difficulties be dealt with in a spirit of unimpassioned fairness,? Let us hope so. Yet we see enough in the controversies in the daily papers, to make us doubtful of such a result. Speculating men, who are now suffering from a want of money, wiirof course, like most others, attribute their sufferings to anything rather than to any fault of their own, and they insist that the panic which now disturbs the country is owing to the restraint which the Bank Charter Act imposes on the issuing of notes. With them the unlimited issue of notes is the only remedy for present, and the only preservative againstfuture, evils. They will be relieved by obtaining an issue of bank notes now, and hence, they argue, the power of obtaining such an issue at any time must be a benefit. Such an argument is but a confounding of terms and of cause and effect in inex- tricable confusion. It is applying, as if of unerring correct- ness and value, the argument derived from a particular con- sequence as a proof of a remote and un- similar cause. It disregards altogether moral influences, and assigns to a par- ticular remedy the character of a general preventative. It is aoout as wise as it would be to argue that, because whena man has caught a ifever it is good to give him a certain medicine, therefore all men ought at all times to be taking that medi- cine as an article of diet: yet it is plain that such a course of conduct would not prevent the disease, and might destroy the benefit of the medicine as a remedy. If men could have bank notes in such large numbers as certain speculating per- sons would always declare to be " necessary for the free action of commerce," they would count on the facility for getting these representatives of wealth, and would speculate all the more on that account. But when the time came for their speculations to be closed, or a panic arose among those who had taken these notes in exchange for goods, there would be nothing to answer the demand for " money" ex- cept their notes, which thoBe under any influence of fear would never acknowledge us money. There would then be nothing to fall back upon, no credit that was undoubted, no represen- tative of wealth that was universally acceptable. Is it doubted that such would be the state of things ? Let the condition of the United States of America answer the doubt. Each of these states can issue its own notes, to answer which the land and houses of the state are pledged. The notes of one state may circulate in another. They do so circulate. While trade is prosperous all is well. But the moment there arises ( let it arise from what cause it may) any distrust be- tween one state and another, each calls on the other to pay its notes. If affairs generally are in a prosperous condition throughout the Union, a third state may supply what is required, and the difficulty be thus tided over. But when that is not the case, and it is not the case now, the affairs of every state are thrown into a state of confusion. Then the central authority is looked to, but, being in nearly the same predicament, is looked to in vain; and the foreigner who has trusted the credit of any one of the States, or of the whole Union, finds it impossible to obtain payment of what is due to him. The crash which has been occasioned by overstraining the credit system ( for the system of paper money is a mere credit system) is then felt severely in those countries which have had extensive dealings with American houses, and have trusted them as largely as those houses required. This is the case with England now. Our own trade has been conducted on sound principles. The knowledge that notes were not to be had for the asking, but that even the Bank of England was bound to restrict its issue of notes within certain limits, has operated upon Englishmen in their English dealings. So far as they were concerned never was confidence greater or more fairly war- ranted. But the English bouses which had trusted American houses had not shown with regard to their foreign corre- spondents the same prudent caution which they exhibited with regard to their correspondents in their own country. The English houses were largely in advance to the American houses. Trade between the two countries was in such a state that the Americans could not pay by sending over produce, and they had nothing else to pay with. " Ame- rican notes" were of no value for " general circulation," for they were universally known to be issued without a re- serve of gold to answer for them, and though the land and houses of America would amply discharge their value, still land and houses were inconvertible property, and were, therefore, valueless when an emergency arose. In truth, the " facilities" of paper money had betrayed men into abusing the employment of it, and when the day of reckon- ing came they had nothing to offer but this very paper which men in general refused to recognise as money. The tendency to commit this abuse is what the advocates of the paper system always overlook. They talk of relying on the interests of men to keep them within due bounds in such a matter, although every day's experience shows that no such reliance is to be placed upon them. In truth, men fancy they see their interest to be in the way of committing the abuse, and so far from their interest operating as a check, it often bears to them an appearance which makes it an induce- ment to the folly. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. It is announced that a Pope's bull, authorising modifica- tions in the Liturgy, has just been received in Paris, and will be promulgated immediately. This bull relates to a subject about which, strange to say, there has been much difficulty and long negotiation, namely, the simple substitution of the word " Emperor" for the word " King" in the French prayer books. The Louis Philippists are much scandalised at M Dupin taking office under the Emperor, though there is really nothing remarkable in his taking office under anybody, and have treated him to the ceremony of leaving their cards at his residence with the letters " P. P. C." upon them. Tho appointment of M Chaix D'Est Ange as Procureur- General of the Imperial Court of Paris is welcomed by everybody. M Chaix D'Est Ange is personally popular, and has neves been a political partisan. SPAIN. The Madrid journals state that although several of the ministers were desirous of dissolving the Cortes, from fear of opposition they will have to encounter from the partisans of the late cabinet, those of Brasa Murillo, and those of the clergy; M. Martinez de la Rosa would not consent to a dis- solution, and it had been resolved that none should take place. It was stated, on what was considered fair authority, that the financial plan of M Mon is— 1st, a reduction in the budget, to be effected by means of a reduction of the army ; 2d, an increase of the land tax, and the manner of levying its 3d, a reform of the tariffs, so as to facilitate the importation into Spain, for re- exportation, of sugar, coffee, tobacco, and other colonial productions; 4th, reforms in the farming out of certain branches of taxation; and 5th, the sale of national aud ecclesiastical property. The holders of notes of the Bank of Spain having been seized with a panic, how caused is not stated, had made a run on the bank, but that establish- ment paid all the notes presented, and was, it was stated,, able to meet its engagements. Telegraphic despatches had been sent to Valencia, Aragon, and Seville announcing the raising of the state of siege in those provinces. It is, how- ever, still to be maintained in Malaga, Catalonia, and this Valley of Hecho and Anso. M Olozaga had returned to Madrid. The Regeneration states, on what it represents to be good authority, that Count de Montemolino disavows any new attempt to create disturbances in Spain. BELGIUM. The Brussels correspondent of the Daily News tells the following curious but not creditable tale of the new Minis- ters :—" Notwithstanding its liberal character, the new- Ministry finds itself in a very difficult position with regard to the foreign governments; and the political refugees espe- cially must not expect to be'treated by it with much tolera- tion. These gentlemen in general regret the retirement rif M Vilain XIV., who was very kindly disposed towards them, and who even incurred some risk by preventing the expulsion of M Raspail and Colonel Charras. The present cabinet will show itself less tolerant. Already M Charras ha3 been informed that the permission to reside in Belgiuja would no longer be granted to him, and several of his politi- cal friends are in the same case. This fact is the more singular, as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, M le Baron de Vriere, is a man of very advanced Radical opinions; but the inconsistency is easy to explain. The conduct of our Government with regard to political refugees is regulated by the greater or less demands of foreign governments. With a clerical cabinet, representing reactionary tendencies, the French Government, for instance, would show itself less exacting than with a liberal government, representing ad- vanced ideas. I can assure you that very rigorous require- ments have been signified to the new Cabinet, and its ac- ceptance of them has been made a condition of the abstinence of France in the coming elections. The intimation made to M Charras proves that the Belgian Government has agreed to this bargain, and the tone of the French ministerial jour- nals shows that on the other side it will be adhered to." GERMAN STATES. A letter from Kehl of Nov 16, says that a Count Ortowski, a Hungarian major, has been arrested there. Several false passports and revolutionary writings were found in his portmanteau. A frightful explosion has occurred at Maintz ( Mayence), killing great numbers of people and destroying h « uses and property to a dreadful extent. The following details are derived from the Cologne Gazette:—" The number of houses which have been completely destroyed by this terrible dis- aster amounts, it is now ascertained, to 57; but there is not a house in the town which has not, more or less, suffered. Up to Friday last, there were 28 corpses found, 11 being those of Prussian soldiers. The number of Austrian soldiers killed and wounded has not been ascertained. The wounded amongst the civil population amount to several hundreds. Alter eight hours' labour, a woman who was seated on a chair beneath a heap of beams and rubbish, was rescued from a death that seemed inevitable. An inhabitant of May- ence, who had been at Darmstadt when the disaster took place, returned at once- on hearing of the explosion, and found all hi3 family dead on his arrival. A military banquet, which was to have taken place close to the powder magazine when the explosion occurred, was fortunately postponed in consequence of the state of the weather. Had it not been for this, two hundred Austrian officers would, in all proba- bility, have been sacrificed. The loss has been estimated at a million of florins, and it is said that the municipality will make an application to the Diet for an indemnity. Within fifty yards from the magazine was a subterranean chamber containing 600 loaded shells. The door of this chamber was burst by the explosion, but happily the bombs did ignite. Had they done so, the whole town would have been in flames." The Legislative Sessions of Baden and of the two Meck- lenburghs have been opened. AUSTRIA. The Austrian Gazette, in confirming the reduction of the army, states that the budget of the war department will not now exceed 95 millions of florins. The Emperor reluc- tantly consents to this. The National Bank of Vienna has made an advance of one million of florins for three months to the bank of Trieste, in order to enable that establishment to afford discount accommodation to the commercial com- munity, who are suffering severely from the present financial crisis. SERVIA. The sentence of the Belgrade courts of justice is, that the conspirators Stephen Stefanovitch, Paun Jankovitch, Rado- van Damjanovitch, Paul Stanischitsch, Zivetko Rajovitch, Miiosch Mrtzajlovitsch, Nicolaus Miloschevitsch, and Ste- phen Popovitsch " are to be shot and buried." As already stated, the Hospodar commuted the punishment of death to imprisonment in irons for life. Seven of the culprits are to be confined in a dungeon ( Satotschenije), and one in the penitentiary ( Robija). Popovitsch, who was a priest, has been sent to the prison on the Bulgarian frontier, in which he is to spend the rest of his days. Another Servian priest has been sent to prison for 12 years. The Porte has given warning that these sentences are in excess of legal authority. MONTENEGRO. ~~ Affairs in Montenegro appear to be at sixes and sevens. The tax collector does not, as with us, leave a notice that " proceedings will be instituted to recover," & c, upon the unfortunate taxpayers. Ali who are either unwilling or unable to pay are considered as guilty of high treason, led out before their house, and shot. A letter in the Austrian Gazette, dated from Catlaro, gives the following account of the manner in which Prince Danilo collects his revenue :— " The collector generally selects persons of property to make up the deficiency which may exist in his accounts. A short time since some five landholders were arrested without any plausible motive, and they had the choice given to them of being shot or paying 133 ducats each. Similar proceedings threaten a great number of rich Montenegrins." And this is the Christian prince who is to have an independent sove- reignty given to him at the expense of Turkey ! It was on his account that Austria has more than once threatened the Porte. THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Times correspondent gives the following statement as to affairs in the Principalities. The idea of excluding the Turkish religion from amoaa the religions tolerated in a land subject to Turkish sovereignty is certainly novel. " The Divans have voted on the ' tour points' of the political pro- gramme, that is to say, union, self- government { autonomy), the sovereignty of a foreign prince, and constitutional go- vernment. The European commissioners, having urged the Divans to protract, regardless of the ' four points,' their de- liberations on the private topics relating to the reorganisa- tion of the provinces, the Divan of Moldavia, out of defer- ence to the powers, framed a list of demands, comprised in 12 articles, to be appended to the ' four points," but accom- THE REDPATH FORGERIES AND THE GREAT NORTHERN DIRECTORS. The question of the rights of the preference shareholders of this company has now been fully discussed, and ought to be considered as finally settled. Any farther attempt to litigate it ought to be visited on the heads of those who make the attempt. A decision pronounced by so able and careful a judge as Vice- Chancellor Wood, and fully supported, after a most elaborate discussion, by Lord Chancellor Cranworth, and Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner, can leave no doubt in the mind of any reasonable and unbiassed man as to its correctness. If the case should now be carried to the House of Lords it ought to be at the expense of the directors, and of them alone. No more money of the company ought to be wasted upon it. Indeed, if full justice had been done, the previous litigation ought to have been ordered to be paidpanied wit'hthe express declarations,— 1st, that these de- for out of the pockets of the directors. That litigation was a ^ andSj submitted voluntarily and spontaneously to the con- supplement, and a very troublesomesupplement too, to the neg> ligence which had permitted Red path to perpetrate his enor- mous forgeries. Nomanofbusinessdoubts as to thegrossnegli- gence which alone rendered them capable of being carried successfully into effect. It is really sad to reflect that, in all the financial difficulties into which railway companies have fallen, recklessness as to expenditure, or gross negligence as to the conduct of the company's business, has been the sole cause of the mischief. The system of implicit confidence in directors has been carried to the most foolish extent. That system ought to be entirely altered. Proprietors have it in their power to effect the alteration, and ought to effect it. A strict watchfulness over directors, and a not unfrequent change of them can easily, and can alone prevent, for the future, blunders as mischievous as those of the past. ENGLISHMEN PRISONERS IN NAPLES. The Government has written a very evasive letter on the subject of the Englishmen unjustly confined and barbarously as well as illegally treated at Naples. And The Times inserts an article from some Government scribe justifying Lord Clarendon's weakness, and trying to mystify the subject. There is no truth in the pretence that because a despot denies all justice to his subjects he may do so to strangers, and say that that is the law of his kingdom. If so, he might mutilate them or torture them, and set up the same plea. Even The Times writer admits that torture might bring cannon down on the Neapolitan tyrant. Yet he could answer that he claimed the right and exercised the power of inflicting torture on his own subjects. A law of any state which is contrary to the first principles of justice and humanity is not a law which the law of nations recognises; it can only be supported by force. The imprisonment, without trial, of the two Englishmen, and the refusal to allow them commu- nication with their consul, is a course of proceeding which the law of nations never permitted, and which the Neapo- litan despot can only maintain by forco. Let us then try force with him. THE OPENING OP PABIIAMENX.— Her Majesty has signified her intention of opening Parliament is person£ gress by the Divans, should not be in any wise prejudicial to tne autonomy or self- government of the Principality; 2d, that, in case the bases proposed by the Wallachian Din were not identical, such eventual difference should . not the used as an argument against the political union of the Principalities, which had been demanded by the unanimous vote of the representatives of both. Among the twelve articles alluded to there are several- such, for instance, as the organisation of the army with a view to neutrality and to the combined defence of the terri- tory of the Principalities ( Art. 4); respect for the domiciles and personal liberty of the citizens ( Art. 8); separation of the executive and legislative powers ( Art. 10); and responsi- bility of Ministers ( Art. 12)— which need no commentary, for they explain themselves. There are others, however, which, to be understood, require some explanation j and, as these explanations relate to the religious, political, and social organisation of the Rouman country, they may be given here. The provisions relating to religion are comprised in the 5th and 6th articles, which are worded thus :— Liberty of worship within the conditions of the stipulations with the Ottoman Porte. Establishment of a Synodal authority concentrating in itself the direction of the spiritual affairs of the Rouman Church. All forms of worship to be freely confessed in Molao- Wallachia— all, with the exception of the religion of their masters, or the pretended masters, of the country— the Turks! It is, in fact, declared in the 10th article of the stipulations of 1460 that " no Mussulman mosque shall ever be erected in any part of the Wallachian territory." Now, if this formal stipulation be compared with the religious and political code of Islamism, in virtue of which the erection of the mosque on the Dar- u'- harb ( the territory of the infidel, in contradistinction to the Dar- ul- Islam, the territory of Islamism) is regarded as the sign of conquest, how can the Turks pretend that they are the sovereigns of the country ? That sovereignty is, indeed, extraordinary which refuses you the right to pray, to reside, or even to traverse freely your own states! SWEDEN. At Stockholm the banks had formed a Society of Credit, in order to protect themselves against the effect of the present European crisis. The object of the society is to assist mem 4 BELL'S LIFE IK LONDON, NOVEMBER 29, 1857. bers bv loans, and mutually to sustain public credit. Four i millions had been subscribed, and a committee of the Bourse formed to direct affairs. This board is composed of the most notable personages of the city. . HAMBURG. ( BY ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.) HAMBURG, TUESDAY.— A new institution, intended to relieve commercial distress, was announced here to- day, called the Discount Guarantee Society, with 10,000,000 marks banco capital. The whole amount was subscribed ia four hours, fiamburg is about to prevent the circulation of foreign notes within its jurisdiction. IENMAEK AND THE DUCHIES. Mr Ward, the British consul at Leipsic, has completed his investigations respecting the differences between Germany and Denmark on the subject of the duchies, and embodied them la a report of formidable dimensions, a copy of which has been sent by Lord Clarendon to all the British embassies on the Continent. Mr Ward points out three ways of settling the question, which are:— 1. The ejection of Holstein and Lauenburg from the exist- ing Danish monarchy, and making the River Eyder the southern frontiers of the kingdom. 2. The division of the Duchy of Schleswig, according to the geographical distribution of the German and Danish lan- guages( t his was Lord Palmerston's original and favourite idea). 3. The erection of a separate state, consisting of the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg. Mr Buchanan, the British envoy at Copenhagen, who has always been opposed to the idea of drawing in the southern frontiers of the kingdom to the river Eyder, has expressed himself in- very decided terms against the first proposal, to which Mr Ward himself objects, and states his reasons why. TUSCANY, A letter from Florence gives an unfavourable account of the state of the finances of the Grand Duchy. It appears from a report just published by the minister, that the ex- penditure in 1856 exceeded that of the present year by 711,492 francs or lire, and left a deficit o? 1,182,774 francs at the close of the year 1856. The War Department, in 1856, cost the amount of 8,043,216 francs, and from the measures lately adopted, this is not likely to be diminished in the present year, and this in a small protected State, which never was in the remotest degree threatened by " war." The army is in truth the police, and very bad police too. BUSSIA. ~~~ A letter from St Petersburg, dated Nov 16, ia thq Nord, gays ;—" News has been received here of the assassination of Prince Gagarin, Governor- General ef Kutais and Min- grelia. The assassin is a sovereign Prince of one portion of Mingrelia, and his name is Dodech Kiliane. The motives for the crime have not transpired." TURKEY. Private letters from Constantinople, confirming the fact stated by telegraph, that great agitation prevails in the Principalities, say that Rescind Pasha has sent no less than twelve battalions of Turkish troops to Silistria. ADEN. We hear from Aden that the sepoys sent to the garrison there are suspected of attempting to stir up the natives to rise against the English, and that it has been found neces- sary to confine them to barracks. " UNITED STATES. General Walker ha3 informed General Cass that he has not the slightest idea of violating the neutrality laws of the United States. He has merely enrolled 2,500 men in the Southern States as emigrants to Nicaragua, nothing more. A correspondent of a St Paul, Minnesota, paper, writing from Payutzac on the 26th ult, states that a report had reached there that a party of United States soldiers, num- bering 500 men, supposed to be a detachment of the Utah military expedition, had been attacked and killed by a large body of Teelowan Indians. A Washington writer states, in reference to Nicaragua, that there is now a prospect of an early recognition of the government of Nicaragua, and of the reception of Yrisarri and negotiation of the treaty, which has already been pre- pared, relative to the transit route. The general's arrival at Washington is stated in another despatch to have no reference whatever to his recognition by our Government as Minister from Nicaragua. He came to confer with Molina in regard to the present position of Costa Rica. The in- formation received by these two gentlemen by the last arri- val is, that the proclamation recently issued by Costa Rica was not intended as a movement against Nicaragua, but for tke purpose of preventing the threatened filibustering inva- sions, and to secure the San Juan river. Despatches from both Molina and Yrisarri confirm this view of the case. The despatch adds—" If the NicaragUan imbroglio remains in statu quo until Congress meets, the President will recom- mend prompt and decisive action on this and all other transit routes." From Honduras we learn that the surveying corps of the projected inter- oceanic railroad had reached Comayagua, a point midway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The survey had thus far proved satisfactory, and the party of engineers were in good health and capital spirits. At Omoa the authorities were making warlike preparations to repel an apprehended attack from Walker's filibusters, and a British vessel of war was daily expected to arrive to aid in the defence of the town. Throughout all Central America V^ tbe mention of Walker's name appears to inspire alarm, 1tad- lead to an immediate overhauling of rusty cannon and small arms. The Government has received intelligence from the military post at Leavenworth to the effect that the Mormons are caUiag in their people gnd making preparations to resist the troops now on their way to Utah, under command of Colonel Johnston. There is no doubt of the truth of this report. The breaking up of the Mormon congregations in the Atlantic States, the exodus of the saints from Carson Valley, the defiant speeches o? the head men at Salt Lake City, and the thorough military organisation and martial spirit that began at Nauvoo and is continued in Utah— all confirm it. But there is little probability of the Mormons carrying their threats to the extreme point of actual collision with the forces of the federal Government. In order, how- ever, to be prepared for even such a contingency, the ad- ministration will, it is stated, direct General Harney, now in command of the troops in Kansas, to remain at Fort Leavenworth; and in the event of hostilities, that dis- tinguished officer will be despatched, at the head of a large force, to the scene of action. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. LATEST FROM LUCXN0W, INDIA HOUSE DESPATCH. DATED CAGLIARI. Intelligence from Calcutta, of 22d October, 1857. Im- portant papers had been found in the palace at Delhi. Nothing, however, of date anteriortothe outbreak atMeerut. A commission has been issued for the trial of the King; and it was uncertain whether any promise of his life had been made. Sir J. Lawrence superintends the administration of the Delhi territory. Colonel Greathed's column arrived at Alloy Forck ( fourth?) October, defeated the fanatics there, and marched on to Akrabad on the 5th, which they destroyed, and reached Agra on the 10th. where they were attacked suddenly by the mutineers ( Undore and Ghopar), whom they soon after de- feated, with the loss of thirteen guns and all their camp equipage, driving the survivors across Kheree. The latest date from his camp is 14th October, when he had crossed the Jumna, and was making the best of his way to Lucknow. Indian ( write ?) on the 10th of October that the muti- neers of the Gwalior Contingent were marching towards Cawnpore via Jhansi. The intelligence from Lucknow is 13th October. Gene- ral Outram has urgently applied for large supports and rein- forcements to be organised at Allumbamek, about four miles from the Residency, in preference to Cawnpore. Commu- nication between Allumbamek and Cawnpore quite open, but not between Allumbamek and the Residency, in the neighbourhood of which the whole rebel force is concen- trated. A convoy of provisions reached Allumbamek safely on October 6, from Cawnpore. About 3,000 or 4,000 fugitives from Delhi, with four guns, were expected to reach Sheoraj- pore, near Bithoor, on October 19, but on the same day a force of 600 men, with guns, from Cawnpore, attacked the rebels and utterly dispersed them. Bajoinh Sing, it is certain, has turned against us, and it is supposed that most of the Farge Tallookdars have also. Accounts from Rajah of 16th October, stating that Lieut Osborne's house was threatened with about two thousand rebels, who were deterred attacking him from the prepara- tions he had made. A wing of the 17th Madras Infantry, with two guns, was ordered to march to his relief, and ar rived at the Cuttra Pass, and his position improved. The Europeans at Saugor are still in the fort, and relief urgently required. The protraction of the contest before Delhi had begun to tell on the population of Ahepursaub. Nothing from Raj- pootana, Central India, Bundelcund, Hyderabad, or Nag- pore. No accounts from Bombay of 13th November, 1857. Two more of the King's sons have been sentenced to be shot, and execution was to take place on 13th October. The Bheels at Chaudup have dispersed, and tranquillity prevails throughout Gourjeret. The Bheels are still in re- bellion at Nassick, on the frontiers of Kadkandash. All quiet in Scinde, Bombay, Madras, and the Nizam's do- minions. MONTANARO. AUSTEALIAN LIM— A LUGUBRIOUS PICTURE.— Take any day of Australian life. You come home after a hard, dusty day's work, and you long for a quiet evening with your wife and chil- dren, such as you could pet once in dear old England. When you sit down to dinner, which your wife has had to cook, and your children to prepare for, you see the partner of your domes- tic joys with a face ( from flea and mosquito bites) like a pottle of prize strawberries at Chiswick, a pleasant object to contemplate of an evening. During your dinner you are tormented with flies and bitten by fleas; your very siiee of roast mutton on your plate, before you have time to dispose of it, is blown by the yellow bottle full of live maggots— you push your plate away sick and disgusted— you pour out and drink half your pale ale, and in a moment your glass is crammed with ten thousand debauched flies, who die in drunken happiness. Tou call ia your children : they come, looking squalid, pale, and jaded; no rosy cheeks here — you help your wife to put away the things, and then sit down with flies, fleas, and mosquitoes, a mottled- faced wife, irritable children, and your own pleasant reflections. You may have made a very fortunate speculation that day; but it takes a vast amount of money to compensate you for so much domestic misery. When you retire to bed it will be only to a second tor- ture of fleas and other vermin, and you will pass a restless, feverish, sleepless night; your children will cry and call for mamma half the night long; and ycu will get up to another day of speculation, Rain or loss, a jaded wife, tired children, and thorough discomfort. Hence it is not just of those people who write books for the purpose of inducing emigration to Australia, to give an estimate only of the milk and honey the coun try offers. We believe a great quautity of the household milk to be sour, and most of its honey nought but gall and bitterness.— New Quarterly Review.—( We have reason to know our Quarterly contemporary errs quite as much on the dark side of the picture as those of whom he complains on the other tack.— ED.] FRIGHTFUL COLLISION AND Lose op LIFE ON THE RIVER, — By the arrival of the General Steam Navigation Company's steamer Triton, Captain Godden, at Yarmouth, on Friday morn- ing week, from London, we learn of a most shocking accident which betel that steamer on her way down the river, after leav ing London Bridge Wharf, by coming into collision with a sailing barge, named the William Foote, of Faversham, which imme- diately sunk, carrying with her the master's wife and three chil- dren, who all perished. It occurred late at night, on Wednes- day week, in Sea Eeach. The barge was under press of ssil, running up for London, and according to the statement of those on board the steamer she attempted to cross the steamer's bows when the latter was close upon her. The engines were imme- diately stopped and reversed, but without avail, for in the next moment the vessels met, and almost immediately the sailing barge went down. One man succeeded in grasping hold of a rope which was hanging over the steamer's bows, by which he saved his life. Captain Godden had a boat lowered as quickly as possible, which picked up another man clinging to some of the floating wreck, but nothing was to be seen of the woman and her three children. They were in the cabin, asleep, at the time • Ath'e1 collision, and there can be no doubt were drowned in the '" Hiking vessel. The survivors were taken on to Yarmouth, where they were landed. BOILER EXPLOSION AT HUDDBESFIELD— SEVEN LIVES LOST.— OH Monday afternoon a fearful boiler explosion took place at Mr Charles Kaye's cotton factory, Aspley, Huddersfield. The explosion took place a little after two o'clock, just after the workpeople had commenced work. The engine- house is under two rooms, and the explosion blew these up and sent a portion of the boiler and four women and two men over a goit or dam on to the grounds of Mr Mitchell, dyer, a distance of about 40 yards. The rest of the boiler went 20 yards in another direc- tion. Many hundred persons congregated on the spot, and scores aided in removing the ruins. In addition to the bodies found in Mr Mitchell's place, one woman was found dead, and several men and women, hurt, were taken to the infirmary. Seven bodies lie at the Wharf Inn, and a woman named Fletcher and a man named Lush had only been identified. Cause of ex- plosion not known. Boiler two years old. THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AT THE EQUITABLE GAS WORKS, PIMLICO.— On Saturday evening week a longinquiry was held in the Board- room of St George's Workhouse, on the body of George Bond, aged 22, who lost his life by an explosion of gas at the Equitable Works, Pimlico. From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceased was ordered to make an alteration in some pipes near the purifier, and in doing so used hot irons, one of which, ou being applied to the joint exploded the gas, hurling the deceased into the air, and severely injuring another man, named John Litton. The deceased was found lying in a hole under the purifier, and was immediately taken out, but was quite dead. According to a statement of Mr H. Jones, the gas engineer at the works, it seemed that deceased was only ordered to cut the stave counected with the pipes, and what he did fur- ther was by his own judgment, and not by any directions he received. A number of witnesses also gave evidence, some saying that the only cautions they had seen at the works were chalked on the walls, cautioning plumbers against using candles. The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict of Acci- dental Death, at the same time remarking that they did not think the deceased had received proper caution ; and also sug- gesting that the company should have printed cautions, and not cautions chalked up on the walls as at present. DEATH OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. — The Rev Dr Macfarlan, principal of Glasgow University, and minister of the High Church, died on Wednesday morniag, at three o'clock, at his residence at the College. The principal had for the iast three months been confined to his apartments, in consequence of an accident which he sustained at Helensburgh, and by which one of his legs was broken. Dr Macfarlan was born on the 27th Sept, 1771, and, consequently, had attained to the age of 86 years, FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH. The following telegram was received at the Foreign Office at 10: 15 a. m., November 25, 1857 :— ALEXANDRIA, Nov 18. Intelligence per Bentinck, which arrived at Suez yesterday from Calcutta. The following Ships, WitH t? 0op£, J1** 1 arrived at Calcutta:— Steam- ship Thebes, steam- ship Golden Fleece, and steam- ship Caledonian. Passed ships Areta and Bucephalus at Sand Hends. At Madras there were— Steam- ship United Kingdom, steam- ship Carthage, and ship Aln- wick Castle, on the 4th November. At Galle there had arrived on the 23d, steam- ship Australian ;. 251h, steam- ship Robert Lowe and steam- ship Candia; 29th, ship Whirlwind and ship Susetta; 30th, steam- ship John Bell and ship William Hammond. Her Majesty's ship Simoom and steam- ship Mauritius were there to receive troops from sail- ing vessels; and her Majesty's ship Adventure had sailed. Reports are rife of threatening disturbances at Hydera- bad, and critical position of the mutineer Bundeelahs. Steamer Caledonian ordered from Calcutta to Mesulepatam, to land her troops there. Havelock in the Residency of Lucknow with 1,500 men ; 1,000 more, with sick and wounded, are at Alumbar, distant three miles ; communication between the two difficult. The enemy said to be in great force, and very strong in artillery. A convoy of provisions from Cawnpore has arrived at Luck- nsw, shortly after tta'relief, escorted by 250 mefi, whs, it- ! s said, got in unmolested, in consequence of the sepoys being busily engaged entrenching themselves. Reinforcements being sent up with all speed from Cal- cutta ; detachments, amounting in all to 1,200 Europeans, were to have left Cawnpore for Lucknow on the 18th Octo- ber ; the garrison at the latter place could easily force their way out, but the General does not wish to expose the women and children to further danger. Nana Sahib is said to be near Bithoor again. Nothing was known at Calcutta of his reported capture by the Bel- looch Battalion. Maun Sing, heretofore our friend, has turned against us since the storming of Delhi was announced. Part of the 32d ( Bengal ?) Native Infantry mutinied at Deesa, and murdered two of their officers; and the Maha- rajah of Oralius is reported to have been murdered by his own people. Colonel Greathed's column, consisting of her Majesty's 8th Foot and 9th Lancers, two troops Horse Artillery, one line 4th field batter}', five 12- inch mortars, two companies of Punjab Sappers, 2d and 4th Punjab Infantry, 125 detachment of Punjab GfRro^ r- tod- SQO- Ho^ nsVHfi^ & baa « - a. OO0- m all, in pursuit of Delhi fugitives, fell in with the enemy at JBolundshuhur, and after two hours' fighting routed them, with heavy loss of men, two guns, and ammunition. Our loss was 50 killed and wounded. Malaghur was afterwards taken and blown up. Fought them again successfully at Allyghur on the 5th; 400 of the enemy cut up, two guns taken. The column reached Agra on the 14th. The enemy made a sudden and unexpected attack on cantonments j were repulsed, utterly dispersed, and pursuit continued up to the Kharee. Great numbers killed, 1,000; all the guns, 43; plunder, camp equipage, and five lacs of treasure captured, with small loss on our side. Some Delhi fugitives in the neighbourhood of Bithoor were attacked by Colonel Nelson, with a small force from Cawnpore, on the 18th, and driven out of the place, which was strong. Cavalry much wanted everywhere, and transport animals; two large ships in tow of steamers had been sent to Ran- goon for elephants. A column under Brigadier Showers, 1,200 men and four guns, had marched ( through?) Bullubghur in pursuit of rebels. The fall of Delhi has a marked effect in the Meerat and contiguous districts. Revenue has ( been ?) brought in very rapidly, and loyalty was the order of the day. Commander- in- Chief had ordered that a standing camp of 2,000 men be instantly organised at Ranegunge. Peninsular and Oriental steamer may be expected at Suez, to convey troops to Cal- cutta, on the 24th instant. The Bentinck met the Pottinger and Hindostan on the 12th, and Emeu on the 14th instant. All well. This message is forwarded from Malta by Admiral Lord Lyons at 11: 15 a. m. on November 24, 1857, having just been received from Alexandria by British steamer Dutchman. LYONS, Admiral and Commander- in- Chief. Cagliari, Nov 24, 9 p. m. Consul CRAIG. LUCKNOW REINFORCED. The following telegram was received at the Foreign Office on the 25th of November, 1857, at 10: 40 a. m. The Vectis, just arrived from Alexandria, brings no fur- ther news than was communicated this morning by tele- graph, except that Lucknow was reinforced by her Majesty's 53d and 93d Regiments about the 24th of October. By the 30th Greathed would raise Havelock's army to 7,000 men. Cagliari, Nov 24, 1857, 4 p. m. Lord LYONS. The following telegram is from The Times correspondent at Trieste:— TRIESTE, Nov 26.— The steamer Bombay arrived here this morning at 6 a. m. from Alexandria, bringing the follow- ing despatch :— ALEXANDRIA, Nov 21.— The India and China mails leave this morning, with dates from Calcutta to October 23; Bombay, November 3 ; Hong Kong, Oct 16. The column under Colonel Greathed reached A^ ra on the 10th of October, when it was suddenly attacked by a large body of mutineers. The enemy was repulsed with immense slaughter. The column was on its way to Lucknow, where it was expected to arrive about the 30th of October. Lucknow was safe. The divisions under Outram and Havelock were both in the residency. Reinforcements of 2,000 men, it wa3 supposed, would reach them from Cawa- pore about the 24th. Colonel Wilson had attacked and defeated the rebels at Bithoor on the 18th of October. General Penny was in command of the Delhi garrison. Brigadier Showers was settling the neighbouring districts. Part of the 32d Bengal Infantry had mutinied at Deoghur, and had murdered one of their officers and two civilians. On the 15th of October two regiments of the Kotah contingent had mutinied, and had murdered the political agent. Rajah [ Rewah ?] continued faithful. Eighteen men of the Bombay Grenadiers were executed at Ahmedabad on the 26th of Oc- tober for plotting an insurrection. The Madras Presidency was tranquil. A great depot of Europeans was to be formed at Barrackpore. At Calcutta operations in the produce market were mode- rate. There was but little improvement in imports. The tightness in the money market still continued. Four per Cents Loan was at 24 discount. Exchange, 2s 2£ d for documents. At Bombay the import market was expected to improve. Higher rates of interest were anticipated. Government se- curities continued depressed. Exchange at Hong Kong, 5s ; Shanghai, 7th of October, 6s 9d. The Simla arrived at Suez this morning with specie valued at £ 300,000. The missing portion of the mails per Emeu was picked up by the Madras, from Bombay, at the entrance of the Gulf of Suez. The King of Delhi is to be tried by a military commission. Two more of his sons have been taken and shot. Another despatch, published in the Morning Post, says : At Chuntra, near Ghazepore, Major English had dispersed the rebels; Brigadier Stewart's detachment had taken Dhar and routed the rebels. The 32d Bengal N. I. had mutinied at Deoghur, and two i regiments of the Kotah Contingent, killing Major Burton, : his sons, and the other Christians in the Residency. A conspiracy had been discovered among the Bombay Grenadiers at Ahmedabad, and the conspirators executed. Brigadier Showers' column was scouring the country round Delhi, advancing to Kootule, and afterwards to Renaree, which they found abandoned by Rao Jooleran, who left his guns, & c, behind him. Two other sons of the King of Delhi had been executed. The Madras presidency continued quiet throughout. In the Bombay presidency there was no serious disturbance j , but the Punjab, and Rajpootana especially, were unsatisfac- torily situated for want of troops. The Meerut and contiguous districts, and all round Delhi, were quiet, and the revenue was freely paid. A camp of 2,000 British troops was being formed at Ranegunge, by order of the Commander- in- Chief. The steamers Thebes, Caledonia, and Golden Fleece, as well as the ships Areta and Bucephalus, had arrived at the Sand Heads with troops. The steamers United Kingdom, Carthage, and Alnwick Castle had arrived at Madras, and Six other steamers were waiting to take on the troops that might arrive by sailing vessels. Troops were daily arriving from England, by the end of November there will be 100,000 British troops in India. Of the Bengal native army only two regiments, the 31st, at Saugor, and the 73d, at Joulpore, have not mutinied. THE INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS. The telegram given in a neighbouring column contains the first announcement yet received of the actual arrival in India of any portion of the reinforcements from this country ordered out last June, after the Indian outbreak had become known in England. At the date at which the steamer left Calcutta there had arrived at that port 1,519 men. To these we may add those on board the Areta and Bucephalus, which the mail steamer passed at the mouth of the Hoogly, in number 433, making a total reinforcement Of 1,952, viz :— 209 men of 38th Regt, per steam- ship Thebes. 934 men of 34th and 42d Regts, per steam- ship Golden Fleece. 376 men of 1st Regt, per steam- ship Caledonian. 214 men of Company's recruits, per ship Areta. 219 men of 35th Regt, per ship Bucephalus. At Madras 1,052 men had arrived, viz :— 410 men of the Rifle Brigade, per steam- ship United Kingdom. 220 men of the 38th Regt, per steam- ship Carthage. 422 men of the 19th Regt, per ship Alnwick Castle. From Galle we hear of the arrival from England of four steam- ships and two sailing vessels, which had taken out thither 2,878 men, viz :— 306 men of 42d Regt, per steam- ship Australian. 438 men of 1st Regt, per steam- ship Robert Lowe. 672 men of 19th, 20th, 34th and 97th Regts, per steam- ship Candia. . 406 men of 38th and 60th Regts, per steam- ship John Bell. 353 men of 19th and 42d Regts, per ship Whirlwind. 465 men of Rifle Brigade, per ship Sussex. 238 men of 29th, 53d, and 60th Regts, per ship William Hammond. The Bucephalus, the sailing transport which arrived earliest in the Indian waters, and was entering the Hoogly when the steamer was leaving the river, was the first sailing vessel sent out with troops in July, having left England on the 1st of that month. The steamer Golden Fleece, which had arrived before her, started from England 37 days after her departure. THE CAPTURE OF DELHI. The following letter is from an officer in the 61st who com- manded the party which took the palace, and afterwards had the custody of the old king. It shows what spirit animated every soldier engaged in the siege, and what atrocities were committed by the enemy even during the final struggle, justifying every act of our soldiery which otherwise might have had the look of cruelty :— •' Aj mere Gate, Delhi, Sept 26. " MY DEAR FATHER : I confess I have been somewhat remiss iamyr. rresponaen^ O' but until m last Jyser& rss days I have been so knocked about that I have, in truth, hardly had a moment to myself. At last, after having been hard at it for nearly four months, we have taken this accursed place. I must try and give you a sketch of our operations. The wing to which I belonged left Ferozepore on the 25th of July, and arrived here on the 14th of August. You may fancy how hot it was in tents — the wonder was we didn't all die from it. Wa made forced marches so as to join the army as quickly as possible. Until the arrival of our siege train of heavy guns and mortars we could do nothing beyond keeping up a oannonade from such guns as we had in battery, to which the enemy replied. However, on the 7th inst the long- looked- for train arrived in camp, and we at once commenced the offensive by throwing up our first battery on the right, at a distance of some 400 yards from the Morse bastion. A line of batteries was gradually established by night from the right battery towards our left, and by the 10th were all in full play, keeping up a terrific cannonade, to which, however, the enemy replied with vigour. However, such was the fire concentrated on the Cashmere bastion that the guns on it were smashed to atoms, and the enemy unable to reply. One of the most unpleasant sights I ever passed was on the 0th, when I commanded a working party, throwing up a sandbag battery about 280 yards from the Cashmere and Church batteries of the enemy. The blackguards kept us eciibtastiy on tns qui vive, with a tire of shells, rouaa shot, and grape; and as we were in an open plain or field, and the guns so close, we were at times obliged to discontinue work and lie flat on aur faces, and so let the grape pass over us. The darkness favoured us very much, but a party of our regiment who relieved us at daybreak on the 10th were driven from the place, losing five men. On the 13th it was pretty well known in camp that we were to assault the city on the following morning, and we were all anxiety, wondering how it was to be done. True enough, at two in the morning of the 14th we paraded, and at three marched down to the assault. There were two breaches, and we went at the left one between the Cashmere and Water bastions. The ditch was about thirty feet deep, and fifty broad. As we neared the walls we caught it from grape, rockets, and musketry, the air being literally alive with bullets of all sizes. On we rushed, and quickly descended the ditch, and, rearing our scaling ladders against the scarp of the wall, away we went. We soon forced an entrance into the place, and then a most terrible struggle ensued. We had to charge up narrow streets and lanes swept by guns firing double charges of grape. And here it was our losses for the most part occurred. I may as well at once say I hear about sixty- five officers and 1,200 men were put hors de combat. I have been in a good deal of rough and terrible work myself, but I was never in my life under such a fire of grape as these rascals kept up. We fought till dark, § ome 15 hours, and by that jJ » j « « W nuuiksd tha MM mnv^ j ISiii tfltfca- 1 fl « h ura were at itievery day. On the 18th our regiment stormed the maga- zine, and on the 20th I commanded the storming party which tookthe King's Palace. We killed about 25 inside, and some escaped over the walls and across the river. The gate being closed the engineer attached a bag of powder to it, and on its exploding we rushed in, polishing off every sepoy we met. In a quarter of an hour we had possession of the place. In the mean- time another party went and took the fort of Selimghur, and the same night pickets were pushed forward in all directions, and by midnight the whole city was in our possession. Thus, at last, with thehelpof the Almighty, we have taken this blackguard place, where so many fearful deeds were committed. The king has been caught, and his two sons slain; also his grandson, Aboo Bukkur, Their bodies, naked and full of bullet holes, were included. Two of these accursed princes violated our women, and then had them cut up in pieces. They are, I'll be bound, in a warmer place than India just now, and one too where punkas and tatties are not available. I was on guard over the king and his wives and concubines on the 24th and 25th, and was obliged to be much on the alert to prevent rescue or at- tempts at escape. I was ordered to shoot him if things came to the last extremity. Yesterday I handed him over to a guard of 60th Rifles, being precious glad to be relieved of so responsible a position. We daily find hidden in the houses sepoys who were unable to escape from sickness or wounds; these are all put to death on the spot; on the 24th I caught a fine tall sowar or trooper of some light cavalry regiment, dragged him out into the street and shot him dead. No mercy can be shown to them. We don't forget, and won't forget, the massacres of women and children, and we kill every sepoy we catch. The city is quite deserted, and all the citizens nave fled. It is curious to see a large place like this without a soul in it. We have pluudered all the shops, and all the valuables are being collected and sold for prize. Our vengeance cannot be appeased, for we found several of our men who had been merely wounded on the 14th in the assault, and overlooked by us, lying dead minus their heads, nd fearfully gashed with sabre cuts; and so we spare no one. Every sepoy we catch,' Shoot him' is the word. I'm sorry to say our regiment has suffered much, and we have buried four officers aud upwards of 200 men since it left Ferozepore. Our loss from the 14th to the 20th of September was four officers wounded and 81 men killed and wounded, out of less than 350— a pretty good test of the fire we were under, our loss being one- fourth. There are also seven or eight men missing, and who, I believe, we must put down as slain. We have buried about 120 from , cholera ; and now the whole regiment musters about 550, of whom some 200 are in hospital, sick and wounded, aud convalescent— a nice cutting up, indeed! As for me, I have, by God's blessing, pre- served my health and spirits wonderfully well, taking into con- sideration the heat and hardships to which I have been exposed. How truly fortunate I have been again to escape death in this campaign up to the present moment, and how grateful we ought all to be to a merciful Providence for having thus shielded me from all harm! A force— 8th and 75th Foot, 9th Lancers, and 2d Punjab Corps, and 18 light guns have gone to Allyghur to pursue the flying sepoys. No news of our reinforcements. When all is over the English regiments will, I suppose, make their appearance. The country is still in a fearful state, and Oude and Rohilcund will have to be overrun with troops, before we can hope to tranquilise it. I believe we shall remain here for the present at least, and I am in great hopes we shall be sent back to our old quarters to rest our weary boaes for a while." The following are extracts from the letters of an officer at Delhi - " CAMP, DELHI, SEPT 13.— I was 24 hours on duty in the trenches behind Brind' s Battery. It was an extraordinary sight. The enemy came out twice to attack us the night I was there. No one can have an idea of such a scene but one who who has been under fire. The roar of cannon, the whistling of bullets, grape, & c, overhead is at first uncomfortable, but you seen get accustomed to this. The coolness of English soldiers is certainly extraordinary; th » y regard the whizz of a cannon ball as little as a schoolboy does a snowball. Poor fellows, they have had very hard work since the 9th; day and night they have been engaged, yet you never hear them grumble, except when the grog is delayed. The days are very warm, yet the excite- ment keeps them up, and few have been admitted with coup de solett. It is a curious thisg what a temperate man can undergo in this country. I have been exposed to the sun at all hours, aud in the trenches the whole twelve, without any covering; yet I never felt any bad effects. We all take quinine as a preven- tive of fever, and certainly those who take it regularly escape the attack, or merely have it of an ephemeral type. We" had a great loss yesterday in Captain Fagan, of the Artillery, killed in the batteries by a musket- shot through the head. Poor man, he had been more under fire than any other man, and has been always ou duty since he came here. He has left a widow and seven children to lament his loss. Such is war— a man is killed, he is lamented for a day by his friends ; other things come in, and only a passing thought is turned to the departed friend. In. fact, it is necessary; we could never get on if we were continually brooding over our losses. " DELHI, SEPT 23.— Delhi is still in our. possession. It was taken by assault on the 14th. It was an extraordinary scene. At 2 a. m. the camp was aroused by the welcome intelligence that the storming was to take place at sunrise. The troops were marched down by the light of a crescent moon to the rear of the advanced batteries. For two hours they waited there, until the right attack on a suburb outside the walls called Kishengunge was made. This, however, proved unsuccessful. The Cashmere troops ran, and our loss was severe. The principal attack, was now proceeded with; the Cashmere gate was blown open in the most gallant manner by the Engineers, and our troops marched in. The scaling parties on the right and left took the walls, but with great loss. Pandy was perfectly unconscious of our move- ments until the columns rushed forward; the raaaparts were now cleared, and the guns turned on the rebel city. Our troops advanced in different directions, and were succeeding better than was expected, when several stores of b8er, champagne, and brandy, placed there by Pandy ( he knowing too well the charac- ter of the British soldier), were fallen in with, and same of the European troops became a drunken rabble. We were driven back som6 distance, where we made a stand. Guns were now brought up with mortars, and the firing became incessant against the Magazine, the first stronghold. Our troops fought well and took a great many guns. Every street had its one or two pieces, which poured grape into our advancing columns, and could only be captured by the bayonet. Gen Nicholson received a mortal wound while cheering on the men to a second charge at a gun. On the 21st I rode down to see the palace ; the wall and en- trance are the finest part. The interior is dirty, filthy, and in great disorder, Pandy having revelled in its cool archways. The hall of justice and the king's throne are entirely built pf white marble; the latter is inlaid with stones and mosaics. I went all over the state apartments and the harem. The latter is a curious place, and had a remarkable appearance; its floor covered with guitars, bangles, & c, and redolent of sandal wood. The fair daughters of Cashmere had their swing in the centre of the room. They had left in a great hurry; dresses, silks, slippers, were lying on all sides. On leaving the palace I met a doolie, surrounded by some cavalry and a few natives on foot. Its in- mate was a thin- faced, anxious- looking old man. This was- trie new King of Hiudostan, the descendant of the Great Moguls, entering his palace in the hands of his enemies. He was captured some distance from the city. Being 85 years of age, his life is to be spared. He will be kept a close prisoner for life. " SEPT 26.— We are left behind in p, camp strewn with dead animals in all directions, and with all the filth of three months' encampment. Within 100 yards of my tent is the churchyard, a very small space, but containing the remains of nearly 1,000 men. The graves are like molehills, as close together as they can pack, and on digging a new one the stench that issues is revolt- ing, and the wonder is that a plague has not broken out and taken us all off while we are exposed to thes « things, the sick included. We have about 4,000 sick and wounded at present. It will rapidly decrease now, I trust, the weather becoming much cooler. Cholera is still carrying off individuals here and there. It has never entirely left us since June. It is extraor- dinary the stillness now. It is, in truth, unpleasant. For three months, day and night, the cannon have been firing; now a musket shot is rarely heard. Do not suppose that I like the noise in preference to the quietness. I do not wish ever to see or hear another gun flred in action. War is certainly an awful scourge, and when these rebels are cut up, I hope India may long have peace. Our oamp is swarming at present with old men, women, and children, without food or money. They have lost everything, and are obliged to be fed by onr commissariat. A famine will be raging this season all through this part of India. No fields kave been cultivated, no money circulated, so starvation must stare them in the face. If it fell upon the Googurs chiefly, no one would regret it, as they have committed more mischief than any other sect, but the innocent will also suffer. THE INDIAN RELIEF FUND. Thecommittee of the above fund having received many generous offers of homes, education, and, in many instances, of the entire adoption of orphans of sufferers by the mutiny in India, express their sense of the screat assistance they shall derive from these offers, when the whole of the cases arising out of the mutiny, and the exact circumstances of the children, shall be fully known. Already, in England alone, eighty- five children who are more or less in need ef assistance, have been brought to the notice of the committee ; but the accounts from India show that by far the freater number are still at the different stations in that couutry. ' rom an authentic document recently received, no less thair 2,500 females and non- adults, many of whom are doubtles orphans, are known to have been at that time in the fort o Agra, At Lucknow there were a great many; and the Hil Stations of Ninee Tal, Mussouree, and Simla were crowded with families from Oude, Rohilcund, Delhi, and the North West Pro- vinces. Our recent heavy losses at Delhi and Lucknow will also add considerably to the number of orphans. The attention of guardians of children whose friendless condition and distresses are directly traceable to the mutiny, is requested, to the following general statement of offers at the disposal of the committee. Further information ( if required) will be supplied on application to either of the honorary secretaries of the Relief Committee, on proof being given that the cases are such as justify the grant of aid from this fund. Fos BOYS.— An offer has been made by a clergyman to adopt an orphan not above two or three years of age, who has no relatives willing and able to undertake the charge of him. Two other clergymen have offered gratuitous board and education, one to the orphan son of a chaplain, the other to the son of an officer. A gentleman, on behalf of a " brotherhood," has, in the same manner, volunteered to take entire charge of a boy, and to place him out in life in that capacity for which he shows most fitness. Two gentlemen, conducting a celebrated school at Wimbledon, have offered to board and educate, for the Indian Army, free of expense, two boys not under twelve years of age. Three nominations, as commoners at Winchester College, have been placed at the disposal of the committee, two of which have been filled up. A lady offers to take entire charge of one or two orphans or destitute children of officers, chaplains, or mis- sionaries. Another clergyman wishes to receive into his family and to educate a boy, on payment alone of his actual expenses. aticna havs bsan effisrad for the Landsdco;.-.. I?,,,. prietary College at Bath, and one for Marlborough College, and one for education at Liverpool. Board and Education, on terms which are left to the committee, are offered for four or more boys, and twenty nominations to the British Orphan Asylum at Clap- ham rise, on payment of a premium for each, besides one or two junior clerkships; six free admissions to the Royal Asylum, St Ann's Society, are also at the disposal of the committee. The whole of the above, comprising board and education, or educa- tion only, for fifty- five boys. FOE GIELS.— A clergyman and his wife, two ladies and a gen- tleman, have made offers of adoption of four female children. One lady wishes to take entire charge of an orphan girl, and to educate her usefully, and to secure for her a provision for life. Two ladies offer gratuitous board and education to three or more children of officers, chaplains, or missionaries ; and one lady to a girl of from three to five years of age, for three years only; a lady and a clergyman offer to take entire charge, at a trifling cost, of two orphan girls. Ten nominations to the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum at Devonport are at the disposal of the committee, ten more for the British Orphan Asylum at Clapnam- rise, on payment of a premium of £ 75 or £ 80, and for the Soldiers' Daughters' Home at Hampstead twenty- five nomi- nations. These offers would support altogether seventy- three girls. Including, therefore, both sexes, the immediate wants of 128 orphans can thus ue rtlleveu. Mr Alderman Finnis, President of the Fund, writes to the daily journals that the total amount received up to Nov 24 was £ 280,749 5s 8id, and that the amount expended up to that time in India aud in this country amounted to £ 61,13117s 7d, leaving a balance of £ 219,617 8s l| d. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. THE LATE GENEEAL NEILL.— We have much pleasure in announcing that the chairman of the East ludia Company will propose to the directors a grant of £ 500 a year to the widow of General Neill, in addition to the allowances due to the family of an officer of his rank who falls in action. Her Majesty has also in the most gratifying terms signified her permission that the widow may assume the title of " Lady Neill," which would have accrued to her if her husband had been fortunately spared to enjoy the dignity of a K. C. B. We trust that the munificence of the East India Company is but the prelude to a national reeogni- tion of the services of the deceased General.— The Times. MONUMENT TO THE 2SD WELSH FUSILIBES.— A monument is to be" erected to the memory of the officers and soldiers ef the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers who fell in the Crimea during the late Russian war. It is to be erected at the expense of Colonel Lysons, 25th Foot, late oolonel of the 23d, aud the officers of thai gallant regiment, and is to be placed in the Guildhall- square, at Carmarthen. The whola will be 30 feet in height, and formed of Portland stone, the base being 12 feet square. A handsome cast iron railing, in imitation of muskets and fixed bayonets, is to surround the monument, on the shaft and pedestal of which will be inscribed the name of every officer, non- commissioe. ed officer, and the rank and file, who fell during the war, whether on the field or by disease. This appropriate tribute to a brave and gallant regiment is to be ready for erection early next year. MOVEMENTS OP TEOOPS.— Nine hundred men of the lately raised second battalion 3d Buffs, under the command of Colonel Maude, C. B., arrived from Limerick at Cork and embarked for England on Saturday week, t « bs stationed at Canterbury.— The screw steam transport Leopold, for Kurrachee, with Captain Bayly's aud Major Grant's companies of Royal Artillery, having also embarked a detachment of the 94th Regiment of the line, sailed on Wednesday morning from Woolwich pier, and will call at Portsmouth to receive Major Singleton's V field battery No. 1 of the 6th Battalion Royal Artillery. Lieutenant- Colonel Mon- tressor also embarked from Woolwich in command of the entire body, and was accompanied by Captain and Adjutant Higgin and Lieutenant Newbolt, as Staff officers.— We learn by electric telegraph from Plymouth that the hired screw steamer Austria, Captain Heydfcmann, anchored near the Mewstone, five miles south of the Breakwater, early on Wednesday morning. She left for Kurrachee, with the 94th Regiment, under command of Colonel Mills, on Monday, the 5th of October, received damage in the Bay of Biscay, and put back to Plymouth on Sa- turday, the 10th. After repairing she sailed again on Saturday, the 14th of November, and on Monday morning, at half- past 3, when 400 miles to the westward, she broke the crank of her engine, which drove the piston through the cylinder and com- pletely disabled the macbtnery ; her propeller became fixed, and she would not answer her helm; light winds prevailed, and seven days were occupied in returning to the Mewstone, where she was compelled to remain until two Government steam- tugs went to ner relief. The troops were landed.— In consequence of tae crowded state of the several barracks at Chatham, caused oy the constant arrivals of troops for the purposes of joining the Indian depots at that garrison, arrangements are in progress by the authorities at the War Office for tha removal from Chat- ham of the whole of the depots of regiments on the Bombay establishment, consisting of the depot companies of the 18th Royal Irish, under the command of Captain G. W. Stacpoole , the 51st Light Infantry, commanded by Captain O. Acton ; the 64th, in charge of Brevet- Major W. J. Chads ; the 83d, com- manded by Captain E. W. Bray ; and the 86th, under the com- mand of Captain H. W. P. Welman, which will reduce the num- ber of troops at the garrison of Chatham by about 1,000 men of all ranks. The station to which the above depots are likely to be sent is Feroioy, where a depot battalion of the East India Regiments has been formed. A portion of the depots, com- prising the lst and 2d battalions at Chatham, will, in all pro- bability, be handed over to the commandant of the 3d battalion, it being the intention of the General CommandiDg- in- Chief to keep the depots of those corps in the Bengal Presidency as much as practicable together at Chatham. COLONEL GEEATHED.— Colonel Edward Harris Greathed, whose name figures so conspicuously as having led his column in pursuit of the Delhi fugitives and routed them gallantly near Boiundshuhur with but a trifling loss, cap- turing the enemy's guns and ammunition, is an officer, not of the East India Company, but of the Queen's service, and has held the army rank of lieutenant- colonel since Juue, 1854. TTa imtowj *' « « » linn 90 o—""''*" 1 Q< 19 or. V „ ' ' — SB « rxBs= T « ^ a5acttai » -; xuu-. anar. ~ IM< » J> about two or three- aud- forfy years of age. His subsequent com- missions, all of which he appears to have obtained by purchase, bear date as follows :— Lieutenant, 1833; captain, 18S8; and major, 1846. He has been employed on active service for just 25 fears, of which the last six or seven at least have been spent in ndia, as wa find by the " Bengal Army List" that her Majesty's 6th Foot, to which regiment Colonel Greathed belongs, were transferred from Bombay to Bengal in December, 1853. They have been stationed, we should add, at Jullundur since Decem- ber, 1855. In the " Bengal Army List" for July last the name of Colonel Greathed stands as commandant of theUmballah depot for the instruction in rifle musketry. We do not, how- ever, find any detailed record of his military services hitherto, so that he has probably been somewhat late in the opportunity of gaining his first laurels. He is a brother, we believe, of Mr Hervey Harris Greathed, the late commissioner of revenue and circuit in the Meerut division, whose lamented death in India we had occasion to record a few weeks since. Another and younger relative of the gallant colonel, Lieutenant William Wil- berforce Harris Greathed, is a most promising officer in the Bengal Engineers. J. M. J efferson to the Calypso; F. G. Pearce to the Caaibrian ; O. D. Lindsay and E. J. Giles to the Lapwing.— Mates : Stanhope G. Price ( 1856) to the Excellent, gunnery ship, at Portsmouth; John Lewis Hope ( 1857) has been confirmed to the Triton, 3, paddle, at Woolwich.— Clerks: W. A, Martin to the Ourapja; J. Andrews to the Calypso; W. Wallace to the Cambrian ; J. P. Williams to the Alacrity; W. A. Brown to the Blenheim ; J. G. Franklyn to the Alert; S. Weymouth and J. Brenner to the Lapwing; C. M. Kern and B. Mitford to the Sesiow'n.— Mid- shipmen : The Hon M. F. Murray to the Cambrian ; R, De B. Hawtrey to the Racoon; C, J. Yidal to the Lyra.— J. W. Thompson, assistaut- clerk, to the Waterloo, and T'sos. N. Jpha- ston, assistant- clerk, to i- he Impregnable.— Jokn F, Rule to tha St Vincent, 102, ordinary guard- ship, at Portsmouth; T. Silk to the Lapwing; F. B. Williams to the Renown.— Mr P. W. Govett, assistant- surgeon, to the Renown ; Mr W. W. Thomp- son, acting sssistant- surireon, to the Renown ; Mr Adolphus E. Parks, second master, to the Sharpshooter. THE CAPTHEE AND EXECUTION OP THE DELHI PEINCES.— We have been favoured with the following extracts from the letter of a young officer to his friends in England. It is dated Dugshaie, a place about 40 miles from Delhi, September 29 last: —" A few days ago Capt Hodgson ( of ours) went out and captured the King, and brought him in a prisoner. He is at present con- fined in his own palace. A few days later he went out again, and came up with the King's sons and grandson. He had " only 100 native horsemen of his own regiment witk him, and the enemy about 10,000— 3,000 of whom were fully armed sepoys. Hodgson saw it was of no use attacking them, so he seut an emissary to tell the princes that the game was up with them, and that they had better surrender, which they did after some time, and came up to Hodgson, who immediately surrounded the carriage with his men. He sent for their arms, and, after hesitating for some time, these were also given up, with seven elephants and lots of stores. On reaching the gaol Hodgson ordered the princes out of the vehicle j they, imagining all was not right for themselves, bssati ( native like) to talk, snd « ay they hoped there ® ight be m inquiry into their conduct. Hodgson said * cheeproks' ( bs quiet), and ordered them to take off all their fine clothes, when this was done, he said, 4 Now get in again,' aud ordered the driver to proceed. He then beckoned to one of his men and asked for a carbine, and with his own hand shot each aud all of the three princes. He then took their bodies into the city, and laid them out for inspection in front of the Kotwallie, where these wretches had laid out their victims during the massacre. There are lacs upon lacs ef treasure and prize property in the city; and if the city itself were put up to ransom it would fetch upwards of 50 lacs. I am suffering again from my wound. Directly one abscess heals another comes. Dr probed the wound the other day, and he « ays five or six pieces of bone hare still to come away. I have taken out five pieces already, and had three The fourth is now * " ' ' " THE INDIAN CASTE DELUSION.—" That " man, whom you see lying there, i3 a Brahmin of the highest caste; yet I have seen him, and other Brahssins now in my regiment, bearing upon their shoulders the remains of an officer to the grave. Of course, you are aware that to do a thing of that kind— to touch the corpse of an unbeliever— involves a loss of caste?' ' Yes.' ' Well, sir, hese fellows braved the opinion and taunts of every Hindoo in the country, in order to pay respect to the memory of those officers whose dangers aad privations they had cheerfully shared. You are aware, perhaps, that at last the Government found it necessary to issue a general order to the effect that any sepoy of any other regiment who insulted the men of this regiment by telling them they had lost their caste, would" be severely punished, and dismissed the service! Such was the case, sir ; and many courts martial were held in various stations for the trial of offenders against this order; and many Hindoo sepoys and Mussulman native officers were very severely dealt with. And the thing was put down, sir: and now- a- days there is no- thing more common than for the Hindoo sepoys, in all the regiments, to ask permission to carry the remains of a popular officer to the grave. Indeed, ladies are often thus honoured, and children. They seem to have agreed amongst themselves that this does not involve a loss of caste— so much for caste, if it can be got over by an understanding amongst themselves! Caste! More than four fifths of what they talk about it is pure nonsense and falsehood, as any straightforward native will confidentially confess to you. I don't mean to say that some Hindoos are not very strict. Many, indeed, are so. But I mean to say that a very small proportion live in accordance with the Shasters, and that when they cry out, * if we do so and so we shall lose our caste,' it is nothing more than a rotten pretext for escaping some duty, or for refusing to obey a distasteful order." — Dickens's Household Words. CONFESSION OP MUEDEE,— A great deal of excitement has been created in Weymouth during the past week ( says the Sher- borne Journal) in consequence of a rumour that an old woman on her deathbed had cosfessed that she was a participator in a. most foul and cruel murder, committed more than half a cen- tury ago, but the real perpetrators of which at that time could not be discovered, The particulars of this dark deed we have gathered from the testimony of many old persons still living, and who can distinctly recollect the circumstance that, about the ^ period mentioned, great alarm was felt in the town in conse- quence of the discovery of a human body wrapped in a linen sheet lying near the foot of the old bridge, on the Melcombe Regis side of the harbour. On examination, it was found that death had been caused by a blow on the top of the head, causing a severe fracture of the skull, as if committed by some iron and blunt instrument. Blood was traced from the spot across the bridge to a house in which the deceased woman resided, situated in High- street, near Boot- lane. This was then the only house of ill- fame in the town. It is supposed that on the night of the murder the unfortunate man, whose name was Tillroyd Morgan, by profession a jeweller and engraver, was at this house in com- pany with a farmer named Hardy, who resided at the village of Chickerell, but who died many years since. A quarrel is said to have arisen between these parties, which resulted in a death blow being inflicted upon Morgan. After the fatal blow had been struck the body of the deceased was wrapped up in a kind of sheet or sack, and was then placed on Hardy's horse, which was standing at the door of the ill- famed heuse at the time of the occurrence, and brought to the bridge, the intention of the murderers being to throw it into the water. In this it would seem they were baffled, for the night was dark, and several voices were heard, which thwarted their designs, and they, on landing at the Melcombe side, dropped their burden in the street. As daylight dawned a ftorkman near the spot saw the bundle, and on opening ft a most horrid sight presented itself, the head of the unfortunate man being completely smashed in. An alarm was instantly raised, and a search was instituted, which resulted in spots of blood being traced through the whole of the route they had taken and to the very door of the house in which the murder was com- mit fced. Suspicion was at onsa raised as to the guilty parties, and the deceased woman and her associates were at once arrested and brought before the tribunal at Dorchester, but the evidence failed to substantiate the charge, and they were acquitted. Bardy is said never to have been a happy man afterwards. Au anecdote is told of the horse which we Delieve is true, that so sensitive was the animal of the deed which had been committed, that it would never pass that house afterwards, and his master was compelled to get rid of him, A few days ago the last of the survivors of those supposed to be participators in the dreadful deed died— Priscilla Guppy. Ou her death- bed her state of mind was truly frightful; she had attained a great age, being upwards of ninety. It is stated that previous to her decease she confessed she was a participator in the murder, having beaten him ou the head with a flat piece of iron or heater, such as is used in ironing linen. She implored the Divine Creator to have mercy on her soul, and forgive the sins she had committed. We understand also that she stated that when she was arraigned before the bar of justice on the trial she had the gold watch and chain of the murdered man concealed in the hair of her head, and that after the commission of the crime Hardy went home to his own house and immediately on entering put back the clock two hours. He retired to rest, and a short time afterwards awoke his servant and told her to go dewn stairs and see what was the time, when she returned ana told her master very inno- cently the hour, not knowing that the clock had been altered. This servant was brought forward on the trial, and thus her testimony as to his being home at the time the crime was sup- posed to be committed led to his acquittal. The body of the murdered man was interred in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, where now t ® this day may be seen his tombstone with the following inscription:—" This stone was erected by public subscription in remembrance of the oruel murder committed on the body of Tillroyd Morgan, who lies here, on the 27th April, 1792, aged 22." THE BANKRUPTCY OP ME BALDWIN.— In the Court of Bank- ruptcy, on Thursday, Mr E. Baldwin, late proprietor of the Morning Herald, received an immediate certificate of the second class, there being no opposition, NATAL INTELLIGENCE. THE JUNO'S COUSTS MAETIAL.— The courts martial on the officers of the Jnno, who had been charged by Captain Fre- mantle with insubordinate and unofficer- like conduct have at length been concluded. The sentence on Second Lieutenant Bradshaw, a severe reprimand; on Acting Master Drew, an acquittal; and on First Lieut. Hugo B. Burnaby, after a most de- liberate and mature consideration of very serious charges preferred against him by Captain Stephen GrevilleFremantle, an acquittal, and regret expressed that ne should have been arraigned. The charges against Lieutenant Burnaby were as follows :—" 1. Foe having, on the 27th of March, 1856, behaved himself with con- tempt towards Captain S. C. Fremantle, his commanding officer, by performing an impertinent and provoking action after re- ceiving from his commanding officer instructions relative to certain visitors then on board the said ship, and by procrasti- nating the departure of the said visitors, he having been previ- ously warned and perfectly aware of his commanding officer's anxiety to have the ship cleared of strangers and prepared for the duties of the following morning. 2. For having, on or about the 2d of June, 1856, behaved himself with disrespect towards his com- manding officer by going into his cabin with a frivolous grievance, and attempting to euter into altercation with and to criticise the conduct of his commanding officer in a manner unbecoming a junior officer, with reference to a painted handkerchief, and to his own duties as senior lieutenant of the ehip, 3, For having, on or about the 11th of January, 1857, behaved in a manner un- becoming the character of an officer by breaking his parole. 4. For having, on or about the 15th of January, 1857, acted in violation of the general printed instructions and the custom of the service by forwarding to his commanding officer a remon- strance upon unjustifiable grounds, addressed to the Commander- in- Chief, in a covering letter uuuecessarily hasty and dictatorial." On the opening of the case for the trial of this officer, after a detention under arrest of 17 months, and on Captain Fremantle, being ordered by the President to " state to the court what you know relative to the charges," he replied, " I know nothing. I am prepared, sir, with your permission, to abandon this prosecu- tion. I am prepared to indemnify the prisoner by ' corporeal pains."' The oourt, at this point, stopped the prosecutor and cleared the cabin. On its being reopened the President said, " The oourt has been cleared to give you time to consider. You have been sworn," & c. The prosecutor replied, " I feel myself totally unable at the present time to collect my ideas to give the required evidence as to matters which transpired so long ago, I feel so impressed that my views of the service have been mis- taken and wrong." President: Captain Fremantle, you are there as a witness, and must answer a plain question. Captain Fremantle: There is a confusion in my head, and 1 cannot pro- ceed. President: Respecting what has been said about the views? Captain Fremantle: I feel so confused that I cannot attempt to recount upon oath with any degree of fidelity and agreeably to the words of the oath what transpired so long ago, I request the president will allow me to sit down.— The court here in- formed Captain Fremantle that in conseauer. ee of his state- ments of his inability to give evidence, he might retire and give evidence " by and by," when the court had examined the other witness. The case tneu proceeded, and the prosecution closed at one p. m. on Tuesday, when tha prisoner was granted two hours to prepare his defence.— The prisoner read a clear state- ment, and put in his certificates of service since joining the navy, all of which were highly meritorious. With respect to the first charge he urged " that the former part of it related to an alleged contempt towards hft captain by performing an imper- tinent and provoking action. It was obvious that, as no other § ersou was present when he received the intimation from Capt remantle that visitors should leave the ship, he had no means of calling any witness to prove that his manner was then, as it had been on all occasions, respectful to his Captain, and he could only declare, upon his honour as an officer and a gentle- man, that he had not the remotest intention of performing any action that could be considered contemptuous or disrespectful; had it been either the one or the other it seemed strange that Captain Fremantle never put him under arrest until four months afterwards. With reference to the second part of the first charge, he would call witnesses to prove that he caused the visitors to leave the ship ( it appeared that there had baen a play enacted on board the day cr evening in question) as soon as the courtesy due to the ladies would enable him to do so, and that other persons for the shore left the ship in the same boat as his friends. With regard to the second charge he begged to state that, having reported himself on his return from leave to' the captain, the captain then having made no reference to his returning to his duty, he ( the prisoner) was anxiously expecting the whole evening to receive a message in reference to it, and, not having done so, at about nine p. m. he went to the captain's cabin to ask his directions, which he did in a respectful manner. Captain Fremantle informed him he did not intend to answer his question ; that he ( the captain) found himself perfectly able to carry on the duties of first lieutenant, and it agreed with his health, and he should continue to do so. With regard to the painted handkerchief, he ( prisoner) considered it to be improper, and therefore felt it his duty to report it. With reference to the third charge, prisoner admitted being mistaken with regard to the time ( having overstepped his leave ten minutes, having no watch with him) not deeming it so near sunset, and that he was therefore unfortunately too late by ten minutes in his return to the ship, for which casualty he wrote a letter of explanation and apology to Captain Fremantle. With reference to the fourth charge, the prisoner submitted to the court that, from the evi- dence already adduced, it had been shown he had justifiable grounds for a remonstrance to the Commander- in- Chief; but he should further substantiate the point by showing that the sur- geon of the ship had repeatedly represented to the captain that his health required relaxation on shore, and that those repre- sentations were not attended to, and he therefore left the court to judge whether the coveringletter enclosing the open letter to the Commander- in- Chief could be in the least degree hasty or disobe- dient."— On Wednesday the Judge Advocate read the decision of the court— viz, " The court having heard the evidence in supportof the charges, and what the prisoner had to offer in defence, is of opinion that the first, second, and third charges have not been proved against the said Lieutenant Hugo Beaumont Burnaby, and that the fourth charge has also not been proved against him, as he had made two applications for leave on two successive days through the regular channel, the senior officer doing duty on board the Juno, previously to forwarding his letter to the Commander- in- Chief under a proper covering letter to his cap- tain. The court acquits the prisoner, and further expresses its opinion that the evidence before it does not show sufficient grounds for preferring such charges against such lieutenant, some of which are of so serious a nature." It is impossible to describe the satisfaction the result created in and out of court. These trials, two of which have come to nothing, and the first only to a reprimand, on officers who have long been imprisoned in their cabins, as it were, and suspended from all duty aad nearly from intercourse with their messmates, are a scandal to the navy; but it is questionable whether the captain, vvho is so powerfully connected, will receive any censure from the Ad- miralty, notwithstanding the opinion of his conduct expressed at the end of the finding. APPOINTMENTS.— Capt the Hon George T. Hastings will suc- ceed Capt the Hon Frederick T. Pelham in command of the Blenheim and steam reserve at Portsmouth. Capt E. C. T. D'Eyncourt to the Curaqoa; commissioned; J. M'Cleverty, C. B., to the Cambrian, commissioned; Capt F. B. Montresor to the Calypso, commissioned; Commander E. Collier to be captain on reserved list.— Lieuts: A. Hamilton to be commander on re- served list; Edward Stubbs to the Alert; Hawkesworth Fawkes to the Alacrity; James S. Graham ( 1855), to the Renown, 91, screw, at Sheerness; Thomas Barnardiston ( 1855), and J. Day to the Curacjoa, 31, screw frigate, at Portsmouth; Fitzroy to be ad- ditional to the Vesuvius, 6, paddle, senior officer's ship, on the west coast of Africa station; T. Stackhouse to the Ardent; A. J. Chatford to the Alacrity; Richard Adams and Hamilton Dunlop to the Cambrian; J. Hopkins and Francis R. Blackburne to the Racoon.— Surgeons: Dr Daniel J. Durgan, additional, to the Cornwallis; G. F. Bank t ® the Alacrity; Dr Carmichael to the Renown: Mr N. Beaumont to the Lapwing.— Masters: Charles A. Cleveland to the Calypso; E. M. Shacklock, to the Lyra; W, H. Harris, to the Cambrian.— Paymasters: J. R. Andrews to the Renown; J. G. WhiflintotheCuragoa; R, Taylor, to the Alacrity; THE DRAMA. HATMABKET THEATEB.— Mr Tom Taylor's highly successful comedy, the " Unequal Match," is now followed by a very ex- travagant but very laughable farce, entitled " Take care of Dowb ." The monosyllable followed by a mysterious dash that terminates this title is the abbreviated nazne^ of Dowbiggin ( Mr W. Farren), who, in his boyhood, has been the favourite pupil of Mr Wallop ( Mr Buckstone), an estimable schoolmaster. Wallop has reason to believe that the wife of his old favourite is carry- ing on au intrigue during the abseuce of her husband that may prove fatal to his domestic peace. Resolving, under these cir- cumstances, to " take care of Dowb," Wallop hastens to that gentleman's country house, and involves himself in the most extraordinary scrapes to frustrate the intentions of the supposed Lothario. Now he nearly breaks his neck by riding an unruly horse, with an intercepted letter in his pocket; now he takes a scarecrow suspended on a tree for the profligate in ambush, and, firing a guu with the simple intention of frightening the delin- quent, is led to believe by its unexpected fall that he lias com- mitted a murder. His better half, Mrs Wallop ( Mrs Edward Fitzwiliiam), who, misunderstanding the cause of his flight from home, has travelled in search of him, adds to his complications, while at the same time she becomes the object of some rather obtrusive attentions on the part of the very " Dowb" whose house Wallop is toiling to protect. Not one of the many incidents of which the farce is composed is dwelt upon, for two successive minutes; but the fun is mainly occasioned by the rapidity with which Mr Buckstone is whirled from one disaster to another, displaying some new form of grotesque humour at each variation of his misery. Those who seek for a leading idea will be grievously disappointed, but there is still a public that can laugh at the practical jokes and audacious improbabilities of the old school of farce, and this public will roar at the mis- fortunes incurred by Mr Wallop in " taking care of Dowb." OLYMPIC THEATEE— The return ef Mr F. Robson to this theatre has been speedily followed by a farce in which he plays the principal character, and which is called " What will they saj at Brompton?" This title indicates the motive that has prompted Mr Todd ( Mr Robson) and his wife ( Miss Wyndham) to prepare for an Italian tour in lieu of the customary journey to Gravesend or Margate, the public opinion of BromptoR being to the happy pair as formidable as the words of" Mrs Grundy" to Dame Ashfield, The fumes of a strongly opiated cigar, and the unpleasant anecdote respecting Italy narrated by an unpleasant uncle rejoicing in the name of Croker, beoome so blended in the mind of Todd, that, falling asleep while looking over Ms papers, he has a dream that oc- cupies the greater part of the piece. His apartment is converted into an Italian domicile, kept by a bandit captain, of whose niece he becomes enamoured, believing that Mrs Todd has been drewned off Genoa. The captain compels him to marry the niece, though hisj wife reappears in time enough to warn him against the crime of bigamy, and a brigand of inferior rank, previously in love with the bride, threatens to do some dreadful deed on the nuptial- day of his rival. The threat is fulfilled by setting the house on lire, and this catastrophe awakens the sleeper from his dream, bringing back the audience to the snug apartment at Brompton. The comical terror of Mr Robson as Todd, and his abortive efforts to conceal it; the bluffness of Mr Addison, as the brigand chief; the grim ferocity of Mr H « Cooper, as the lesser bandit; and the clever make- up of Mr G. as the crokin" ° 1 - ' ^ ;— UISCWJ « " « emanations of fancy amusing enough, the general effect being muoh heightened by the appropriate and picturesque character of the costumes. ASTLET'S THEATEE.— Historical events, provided they are in themselves interesting, seem to form a material for dramatic purposes more congenial to the tastes of transpontine audiences than the most ingenious efforts of the imagination. Those which are best adapted for stage purposes are obviously such as relate to the vicissitudes of war aud the perils of the battle field — first, because they afford the greatest variety of incident, the most telling situations, aud the most hazardous exploits ; and, secondly, beoause, provided they are contemporaneous with the present time, or nearly so, everbody is more or less familiar with them. Hence the extraordinary success which the play- wright's versions of the conflicts between British power in India in its earlier days and Hyder Ali, the storming of Seringapatam and the defeat and death of Tippoo Sahib— and coming nearer home the Battle of Waterloo, and more recently the Crimean campaign — have commanded at the theatres south of the Thames, and more especially at Astley's, which possesses peculiar capabilities in its numerous and well- trained stud for the representation of military evolutions. The mutiny of the Bengal army, and the sanguinary murders and the exciting occurrences which have marked^ the progress of the struggle from the first outbreak until u.^........ ™ « r T'icn Zly regaruea as tne enu of tha first act of the political drama, have been seized upon, ° n& the Astley's version of " the storming and capture of Delhi" presents us with all the maiu features of the war, as far as yet known. We have the distribution of the chupatee cakes and the lotus flowers— the outbreak at Barrackpore, and shooting of the European officers— the massacre at Cawn- pore, but, with a pardonable stage departure from truth, softened down into little more than a frustrated attempt, as re- gards the murder of the women and children— the defeat of Nana Sahib, who figures in the dramatic cast as the Rajah of Bhithoor; and, lastly, the blowing up of the gates, the assault and the final capture of Delhi. There is no attempt at a plot the incidents being strung together in order, but like a series of acted instead of written despatches, with certain comic interpo- lations pertaining to the eccentricities of Irish corporals— whose humour it is to discard " brown Bess" whether in the shape of musket or rifle, and to encounter with the ever- triumphant shillelah whole regiments of mutinous sepoys armed to the teeth — Gaelic sergeants, who, though brave as lions in fighting against treason and rebellion, find strict discipline not exactly consonant with Highland costume in a country where mosquitos are apt to take somewhat unwarrantable liberties— and " own corre- spondents," who combine the duties of photographists, news- paper reporters, volunteer soldiers, and gallant protectors of no end of persecuted maidens. The scenery is for the most part new and appropriate, and some or the groupings, more particu- larly those where the various arms of the military service are displayed together, are exceedingly good; the acting, especially the comic parts, which were filled by Mr W. C. Adams, Mr Lloyd, Mr M. W. Cooke, jun, and Miss M. Darcy, was effective • and, judging from the applause with which it was frequently greeted, it may be said that, to the patrons of Astiey's, this ac- count of the progress of the war, as far as it has gone, is emi- nently satisfactory. ME ALBERT SMITH.— This talented and persevering gentle- man opened the Egyptian Hall for the winter season on Monday, and the building, we are glad to; state, was crammed beyond re- pletion. The entertainment is completely remodelled from be- ginning to end. The " Ascent of Mont Blanc," which is still nominally the subject of discourse, has been reduced for a long time to the rank of a moving panorama, displayed while Mr Smith rests himself between the acts, but now the picture of the Rhine is used as a mere introduction to the whole, and indeed completely used up, before Mr Smith emerges from bis little door and utters a grave exordium, fashioned on the model of Baron Macaulay. His first part, which is occupied with Swit- zerland, is to a great extent new in matter, and completely new in form, terminating with a fresh medley song, entitled " Brown on his Travels." This song at osce displays Mr Smith's powers- as a comic poet and a comic vocalist. Tne words are distinguished by the same felicity that is perenially exemplified' in the ever- varing Qalignani's Messenger; the utterance of them, which requires the greatest rapidity of articulation, is marked by all the rattling ease of Mr Charles Mathews. The second part of the entertainment, which is new throughout, is devoted entirely to Naples and its vicinity, Mr W. Beverley having furnished seven beautiful pictures, succes- sively representing Naples itself, as seen from the heights of Pausilippo; the Santa Lucia, the " house of the tragic poet," at Pompeii, the ruins of Peestum, the blue grotto at Capri, and the ascent and eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the latter being a real explosion, with all the effects of flowing lava and falling ashes. In describing his Italian excursion Mr Albert Smith less aims at being continuously comic than is his wont, and while at Pompeii seems ever on the point of becoming the grave lecturer. But his mirthful spirit refuses to assume for any length of time the tone of serious instruction; he finds his old friend, Miss Simmonds, married to a clergymau, srnd elicits a world of plea- santry from the meeting, and, better still, he finds his yet older friend, the engineer, who keeps the audience in a roar with a fresh grievance as dreamy and unintelligible as the woe of former days. So deeply have the previous entertainments of Mr Albert Smith been imprinted on the public mind, that if he revives a character created years ago, the voice and manner are at once recognised as as those of a familiar acquaintance, and no explanation is needed. Who does not know the engineer and the Nargilhy pipe? WTho is ignorant of the impetuous Florence Simmonds ( now Mrs Septimus Blandy) and the " Baby Sim- monds," who always reveals truths, most unwelcome to her own family, but most welcome to the audience? Bursts of applausa followed the eruption of Vesuvius, which concluded the enter- tainment, and Mr Albert Smith, wbo had retired, was once more summoned to receive the congratulations of his patrons. ATTEMPT TO MUEDEE A POLICEMAN.— On Monday morning, about half- past one o'clock, a cowardly outrage was committed on the high road about a mile from Tod wick. Tod wick is a vil- lage about seven miles from Rotherham, and is under the sur- veillance of the West Riding county constabulary. About the time stated, Police- constable Thomis Carson was proceeding on the Todwick turnpike- road, and when he got to a place called Radmill, a shot was fired at him from behind a hedge, on the right- hand side. The shot took effect in the right fore- arm, but not being sufficient instantly to disable him, Carson drew his pistol and fired at the place from whence the sound had proceeded, He then began to search for the ruffian. The hedge through which the shot had been fired being very high, Carson was unable to get to the other side about the same spot, and proceeded a little further down the road, to a place where the fence is lower. When he bad cleared the fence he drew his cutlass, and proceeded up the side of the hedge in the direction from whence the shot had been fired. It was very dark, and he was unable to find atay one. At length he became faint from loss of blood, and the injury thac had been done to him, and returned home. Medioal assistance was obtained, and the officer was found to have sustained very serious injury. No motive can be assigned for the outrage. The officer has only been stationed at Tea wick for abeut a month, and during that time he has uot taken any person in custody, or summoned any one, so that it is difficult to understand the motive that has actuated the villain in the perpetration of so cowardly an out- rage. Carson is described as a very iaoffensive, quiet man. A VEST AGEEEABLE DISCOTEEX.— On tha 18th of November, 1833, died John Ingle, a worthy citizen of Cambridge, leaving a widow and a numerous family of sons aud daughters; and, what is more, he left them well to do in the world. But John, like a good many other paople, had not been so particular about his own private affairs as he ought to have been, and conse- quently several bits of paper, in the shape of scrip, to the amount of £ 2,000 in the Three per Cents, were allowed to get loose among other less important documents. His eldest son and executor, who was young at the time, and, therefore, not experienced, allowed the papers to remain until about two months ago, when, upon looking them over for some purpose, he discovered the precious documents, took them to London, and found that the money had been transferred to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. The usual forms were gone through for the establishment of the claim, and the £ 2,000, together with interest, will be transferred to the proper party in due course. The interest amounts to £ 1,500, making the nice little sum of £ 3,500, which will be forthcomiug to the family of the aforesaid John Ingle. FIEES IN THE METEOPOLIS.— About the middle of Friday night week a fire broke out in the shop of Mr Trees, a chandler, No 2, Spectacle- alley, Whitechapel, and in a short time spread through the entire premises, so that the inmates, including several children, were in great danger. They were, however, all got out by means of a fire escape, which soon arrived. The fire- men were unable to subdue the flames till late on Saturday morning, and not until the building and its contents were entirely destroyed. It is thought that the fire was caused by some hot water pipes which were used in heating the premises. The loss will fall upon the Anchor and Belgian Companies.— Another fire broke out on Saturday week in the lien and Chickens Tavern, Wandsworth Common. The whole of the upper rooms and the roof were destroyed.— Lady Clifton's residence, 26, Bruton- street, Berkeley- square, was on Saturday week set on fire by some workmen making a fire in the next house, aud con- siderable damage was done. Several other fires took place on Friday and Saturday week, but none of them were attended with much destruction of property. \ 4 BELL'S LIFE IK LONDON, NOVEMBER 29, 1857. [ TOWN EDITION.] THE TURF. THCBBDAY. BETTING AT TATTEESALL'S. MONDAY, Nov 23.— The sale of Mr Jackson's stud caused the " Yard" to be better attended than the " Room," and the subjoined list of quotations is made up from the limited trans- actions that took place in both quarters. THURSDAY, Nov 26.— A very shy attendance, and only a few bets laid on the Chester Cup. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. MONDAY. Bro to Marchioness. J. Scott 100 to 15 (. tk) Clydesdale W. Goater.... 7 to 1 ( tk) lord of Lorn M. Dawson.... 8 to 1 ( tk) The Happy Land .. W. Day 9 to 1 ( tk) CHESTER CUP. Misty Morn W. Mizen lHOO to 10 ( tk) Good Friday Reeves 1009 to 10 ( tk) Dulcamara W. Day... 1000 to 10 ( tk) St Giles...., W. Day Wrestler Reeves JtoSM Bri20 « k C, Peck........ ut; urn, Clydesdale W. Goater .... IS to Toxophiiite J. Scott 11 to Kelpie F. Kellow 18 to Ditto C. Peck 25 to Vandyke Jos. Dawson ,. 25 to The Happy Land.. W. Day 28 to Physician C. Peck 50 to The Grand Secret . J. Day ........ 50 to .... 1000 to 10 ( tk) .... 1800 to 10 ( tk) .... 1000 to 10 ( tk) .... 1000 to 10 ( tk) REVIEW OF THE RACING SEASON . ! Lat!' ** OF 1857. a good performance over this length— and Early Bird being for once in good humour, Kendall picked up the Stand Cup with him in a canter. The Dee bore more upon the Derby than any other race of the week, and the interest was equally proportionate. Loyola, from his Two Thousand running, was the favourite, but TO THE EDITOR OF BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. SiE: Newmarket Craven had many interesting races decided during its five days, and the two Derby colts, Gleumasson and I as his enemies suspected could not stay beyond three quarters Kent, made their dibuts. The former was the most admired of the of a mile, and Strathnaver, who went to the front when the FHINCIPAL WINNING H0KSES IN 1857. BETTING AT MANCHESTER— FRIDAY. Only half a dozen members present, and not as many bets booked all the week. WINKERS ! 0F THE ROYAL PLATES IN IRELAND, 1857. BELLEWSTOWN, July 9— Sir T. Burke's b h The Chicken, by Magpie, 5 yrs, 9st ( T. Harrison). CUBBAGH, April 21— Captain Yerner's b c Lance, by Launcelot, 4 yrs, 88t 9lb ( Wilberforce). CUBBAGH, April 2S— Captain Yerner's b c Lance, by Launcelot, 4 yrs, § st 41b ( Wilberforce), CUBBAGH, April 24 ( for mares)— Mr P. Davies's Lanky Bet, by Cossack, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ( Arcfeer). CUBBAGH, June 23— Captain Verner's be Lance, by Launcelot, 4 yrs, 8st 71b ( Wilberforce). CUBRAGH, June 24— Mr Keegan's ch c Prizefighter ( h b), by Tearaway. S yrs, 7st 41b ( Jos. Keegan). CFREAGH, June 25— Mr Keegan's ch c Prizefighter ( h b), by Tearaway, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ( J. Dunne). CUBBAGH, June 26— Mr P. Davies's Lanky Bet, by Cossack, 3 yrs 6st 101b ( Archer). CUBBAGH:, SEPT 2— Mr Maxwell's b c Fireblast, by Simoom, 4 yrs, lOst lllb ( J, Doyle). CUBEAGH, Sept 3— Mr Keegan's ch c Prizefighter ( h b), by Tearaway, 3 yrs, 8st 101b ( J. Keegan). CUBBAGH, Sept 4 ( for mares)— Mr J. Brennan's br f Citron, by Sweetmeat, 4 yrs, 9st 4lb ( Foley). CUBBAGH, Oct IS— Mr Jackson's Sprig of Shi lel& gh, by Simoom, 3 yrs, 8st 10lb ( Bullock). CUBBAGH, Oct 14— Mr Jaekson's Sprig of Shillelagh, by Simoom, 3 yrs, 7st 91b ( Bullock). DOWN ROYAL, July 21— Mr G. Taylor's br c Newton- le- Willows, by Melbourne, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ( J. Murphy). DOWN ROYAL, June 23— Mr L. Keegan's ch c Prizefighter ( h b), by Tearaway, 3 yrs, 6st 71b ( J. Dunne). DOWN ROYAL, Oct- 22— Mr Newooraen's b h Gamekeeper, by Birdcatcher, 6 yrs, list 71b ( J. Wynne), after a dead heat with The Tattler, 3 yrs, 9st 91b ( Conolly). THE MOUTH OF THE HORSE. The following particulars of a rather extraordinary case involving a question of no little importance to the veterinary profession, have been sent to us by a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons :— ME EDITOIT: At the beginning of the month of March, 1856, Mr Whitaker sent two colts under my care, for the purpose of being bitted, mounted, ridden a little with hounds, and cas- trated. They were weight carriers— one a bay, by Charles XII, the other a chesnut, by The Magnet, both two years old, and having, of course, the whole of the sucking incisor teeth in each jaw, above and below. After being ridden about six weeks, I castrated them, and when well eneugh to travel sent them home to be turned out. The chesnut was taken up, and sent here im- mediately after the last Doacaster Races for the purpose of being got into condition, and bunted a little. He is still here, in work, and I often noticed his forward mouth— his tusks are through, and are in a very forward state of development, particularly those in the lower jaw, and he has five permanent incisor teeth above and below ; consequently, many would say he was rising Ave yezvsgld, instead of which he ! s only rising four years old. He has, on the near side, one sucking tooth, above and below. He is wil furnished, and not at all coltish in appearance.— You* i,& c, G. C. Edwinstone, Notts, Nov 24. SALE OF MR JACKSON'S STUD. The s& le of Mr Jackson's well- known racing stud attracted a large attendance at" the Corner" on Monday last, and amongst those present were several foreigners, with commissions to pur- chase Saunterer. The latter, who was " put in" at a thousand guineas, caused some spirited competition, and was eventually bought in for 2,150 guineas, Mat Dawson having bid 2,100 for his new master, Mr Merry. The absence from the catalogue of Terrific, Herne, Blackthorne, Broadlands, and Tunstall Maid, having been remarked upon, we may here state that Mr Jack- son was only part owner of them, and all five have been sold to Mr Thomas Dawson, who also purchased the two yearlings, Peace Proclaimed and Precious Stone, the latter of whom fetched exactly the same amount— 500 guineas— that Mr Jackson gave for her at Doncaster last September. Sneeze, likewise, was not put uja, having been presented to Mrs Dawson. Night Ranger and Mongrel ( whose near fore leg appeared blistered) return to Johu Osborne's stable; the yearling Brother to Flyaway ( who realised 250 guineas more than was given for him at the sale of pair, but neither " took much by their motion." Poodle brought his Epsom form to bear on a very bad field in the Newmarket Handicap, and won in a canter ; and John Scott's careful pre- paration of Fazzoletto made him last through the Two Middle Miles for the Port. Ayacanora, in magnificent fettle, had no difficulty in securing the Column, and as Mauganese had bad but one gallop at home Wentworth beat her without difficulty for the Claret. Beyond the two exciting contests between Gemma di Vergy and Lord Nelson, and the " going to pieces" of Rosa Bonheur, who was defeated in a canter by that wretched animal Alliance, the other events at this meeting call for no further remark. Coventry was a kind of holiday meeting, patronised by most of the little midland stables, and if tie visitors were amused and the Clerk of the Course remunerated, the end was answered. Durham was well supported by the Osborne and Dawson divisions, but with the return list the interest ceased. Catterick's glories were revived in full force, and two excellent j days' racing were provided for the Tykes. Mr Parr's colours were successful in the Easby Triennial with Sir Colin, and his Derby favourite. Kelpie, with scarcely a gallop in him, was a respectable third to Meta and Night Ranger, both of whom, the former especially, have since shown some form. Lady Alice beat a pretty fair field for the Oran Stakes, amongst which were seve- ral who have since figured repeatedly as winners. The " Hoo Saturday " could not fail to amuse the visitors to Lord Dacre's Park, nor were the bookmakers idle with their metallics. York Spring, by its interesting list, drew a large assemblage of sportsmen to Knavesmire, where Skirmisher and St Giles had " another innings" for the Great Northern Handicap, and this time fortune declared in favour of the " spots," Skirmisher being evidently fitter than at Northampton, whilst the deep ground did not appear to suit his oppo- nent. In the Two Year Old Stakes Tom Dawson was in immense force, winning the Zetland with Sister to Ellington, and the Knavesmire with Terrific. Skirmisher came into increased favour for the Derby by defeating Waraermaske and Apathy ( said to be " off ") very easily for the Biennial on the second day; and through John Osborne's patient riding Mary's Doncaster good fortune was continued in the Flying Dutch- man's Handicap. For the LoncLesborough Cup the two fa- vourites, Polmoodie and Kestrel, ran first and second in front of a respectable field, and throughout the two days better sport could not have been desired. Malton, the supplement to York, was well attended; but Blink Bonny, I suspect, was quite as much an attraction as the racing, which, however, was good, two of the Handicaps being carried by the local horse, Liverpool. Newmarket First Spring was pregnant in its results as re- gards the betting both upon the Derby and Oaks, the premier- ship for which— for " this time only"— was vested in the same animal. The minor events are not worth recapitulation at this moment; but those mainstays of the meeting, the^ Two Thou- sand and One Thousand Guineas were, and have been since, the subject of much discussion. Fortunate as the noble Master of the Freemasons was during the year with his small team, he had never a more unlooked- for turn than now, as it was no- torious on the morning that Vedette could not move in the stable from his rheumatic affection; and although it went off after a couple of gallops, and he was enabled to win a slow- run race by half a length, he was so affected by it that it took an hour and a half to get him back to his stable, which he never quitted for two or three days. Doctors differed about the way Anton and Loyola were ridden some maintaining that if Alfred Day had " come through" with his horse, he would have won easily; and others asserting that Rogers came too late with Lord Clifden's colt, but in justice to these eminent artistes a reference to their subsequent running will prove this was their best race. Drumour sadly disappointed those who imagined he could win a stake of this sort with three weeks' preparation, and Sydney's sorry exhibition— an honest one, I believe— led to the severance of Baron Rothschild's connection with Charlton, a circumstance which subsequently proved more fortunate to tbe latter than he ever dared to anticipate. Kent, who had been tried good enough to make the Duke of Bedford's team not worth eighteen- pence, and who consequently advanced to a short price in the Derby betting, was as mad at the post as Deicoon was at Bath, would not run a yard, and, to prevent any more money being got out of him, ceased to be a candidate for Epsom. The result of the race was of course favourable to Skirmisher, but when the lot are run through the Two Thousand field, I think, can only be pronounced as moderate^ In the Rowley Mile Plate Sir Colin increased the hopes of the Wantage stable in conuection with M. D. for the Derby, by beating Lord Nelson a head, bis lordship and Gemma di Vergy having proved themselves in the Craven very nearly the same horse. For the Two Year Old Plate we saw Happy Laud unable to give 5lb to The Flying Duke, which hardly spoke well for the Salisbury form. The One Thousand found seven fillies entering an opposition to Blink Bonny, and the policy of the measure was obvious, for as straws in the air show which way the wind blows, so certain operations " black un" was defeated, won so easily as to revive, in some degree, I'Anson's hopes of the Derby. Allowance was claimed for Wardermarske on the score of being disappointed by Glede Hawk's accident, which, I am sorry to say, kept Johnny Osborne out of the saddle until Epsom; but the running in the Derby and elsewhere has proved Strathnaver the better horse. The EatoE Stakes were reduced to a match between Gemma di Vergy and Fisherman at twenty- one pounds, and the young- un, as in the Trial Stakes, got before his opponent by a head, but the layers of the odds on the winner had a squeak for their money. Special Licence repeated his first day's success in the Cheshire Stakes, and Peeping Tom carried off the Graad Stand Cup, the handicapping for which, like that for all similar racts during the week, added greatly to Mr Topham's reputation. Bath, from the tame affair of some few years back, has, through the influential patronage of the head of the house of Badminton, and the exertions of so courteous an official as Mr Reynolds, assumed the position ; it is justly entitled to, TWO YEAE OLDS. Blanche of Middlebie.. £ 2,900 Gildermire ( sis to Elling- ton) 2,072 Happy Land, The 1,660 Polly Peachum 1,535 Lord of Lorn 1,315 Target 1,310 Mainstay 1,267 Meta 1,235 Ch f by Teddington out of Maid of Masham .. 1,200 Gia 1,160 Toxophiiite 1,100 Sedbury 905 Chanoinesse 800 Longrange 759 Leontes. Princess Royal, by Slane Heroine Perfection Governess Sunbeam Gourd Hydromel Mentmore Eclipse Maggie Lauder . Lady Alice Clydesdale and the Lansdowae rfmww can now fcewfc of an > ristoatl9 Greeuwich Fair 750 750 725 715 650 6.30 605 600 580 675 570 560 540 535 C by Surplice out of Clarissa 500 King of the Forest 485 Vigil, The 460 Evelyn 460 Renown 459 General Williams 443 Mongrel ( h b) 415 Drumour 400 Lambourne 400 Chester 384 Wardermarske 380 Glee- singer 375 Lord Nelson 372 Companion 369 General Bosquet 360 Flimsy 355 Schiedam 350 Bar- one 350 Little Cob 347 Logieo'Buchan 343 Signal 34,( 1 Glede Hawk 335 Lord Jersey 324 Tasmania 320 Skycutter 310 305 305 300 believe); and Wanderer, Ghika, and Spread Eagle into S. Dar- ling's stable, at Bourton- on- the- Hill. The prices realised were as follows:— GS. SAUNT- EKEB, S yrs, by Birdcateher out of Ennui 2,150 PBBCXQUS KTONE, bk yearling f, by Touchstone— Perfection's dam. 500 NIGHT RANGER, 2 yrs, by Birdcatcher out of Fair Rosamond .... 490 BAX YEARLING COM ( Bro to Flyaway), by Orlando— Flight 450 MONGREL, S yrs. by The Cure out of Lady Superior's dam 290 PJSACB PROCLAIMED, br yearling c, by Touchstone—- Janet's dam.. 155 XIADT VERNON, by Poynton, dam by Medoro; covered by Ted- dington 115 TAMBOURINE, 2 yrs, by Bay Middleton out of Hornpipe 100 CHESNUT YEARLING COLT, by Slane out © f All's Lost Now 8S WANDERER, 2 yrs, by Melbourne out of Goldflnder's dam 80 GHIKA, br g, 4 yrs, by Hetmau Platoff out of Infidelity. 70 MAGNIFIES, 8 yrs, by Magnet out of Lady Paramount. BAY YEARLING FILLY, by The Flying Dutchman, dam by Venison. CHESNJJT YEABLING COLT, by Bandy out of Simon Pure's dam,. SPREAD EAGLE, 2 yrs, by Birdeatchcr out of Hopeful ............ BBOWN YBABLING FILLY, by Boland out of Manilla ADVICE, by Physician out of Galena; served by The Confessor.... 45 40 40 S3 25 124 1868. .. 18 RACING FIXTURES FOR FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring 16 | Derby Spring, MARCH. Liverpool Spring.... 2 1 Salisbury Ill Coventry,........... 28 Doncaster Spring .. 9 Warwick Spring.... 161 Northampton ...... 24 Thirtfk 11 APRIL. Newmarket Craven. .51 York Spring IS I Newmarket F S .... 19 Durham 5 Malton 15 Chester 27 CatterieklBridge.... 7 I I MAY. Shrewsbury 4 | Harpenden 14 I Manchester 26 Bath.., 12 I Epsom 18 J JUNE. Aseot 1! Bibury Club 16 1 Winchester , 18 Hampton 9 i Chelmsford 22 j Newcastle- on- Tyne.. 29 Newton 9 Stockbridge .. 17 I JULY. Newmarket July.... 6 I Nottingham 26 1 Goodwood 27 Liverpool 14 | I AUGUST. Brighton 4 1 Wolverhampton .... 91 Radeliffe 23 Brighton Club 6 Reading 11 Egham 24 Lewes 9 1 York .18 | Hereford . .26 SEPTEMBER. Lichfield 6 I Doncaster 11 [ Manchester Autumn 24 Warwick 7 Leicester 22 Newmarket F O .... 28 Derby ... 8 Monmouth l| I Warwick Autumn ., 19 [ Newmarket H 25 OCTOBER. Chester Autumn.... 5 I Wrexham 7 Richmond., 7 I Newmarket SO .... 11 NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn.. 2 | Liverpool Autumn.. 9 I Shrewsbury Autumn 16 %* We have been enabled to determine the fixture of most of the principal meetings in their usual rotation, and shall be glad to recive confirmation thereof, and further additions from the officials, in order to avoid as far as possible the clashing so frequently complained of heretofore. NEWMABKET.— We are requested by James Bartholomew to contradict the paragraph in a contemporary last week that he was engaged to train and ride for Mons Reiset, at Chantilly, the " par" having evidently been " hashed up" from one which ap- peared in our paper a few weeks ago referring to Bartholomew, the, French jockey, and to state that he has taken the Crown Inn and premises here, recently in the occupation of Miss Bloss. He will take possession a few days before Christmas. We sin- cerely wish " poor Ben" success in his new undertaking, and doubt not all his friends in the pigskin, both far and near, will rally round " mine host," and lend him that patronage and en- couragement he deserves. Left W. Goodwin's: Bird in Hand, 4 yrs, having been purchased by the King of Prussia, who has also purchased Hermes and several other horses in the north. Queen Lily ( late Topsy) has arrived at W. Goedwin's. We are requested by Mr T. Bell to state that in the hurry and confusion of settling on Menday last, at Tattersall's, he gave a £ 50 National Bank of Ireland note instead of a £ 5 note; and it is to be hoped the publication of the fact will lead to the mistake being rectified. BEVEBXEY SEEING MEETING.— The following match has been made to be run at this meeting in March next:— Mr Green's Crinoline, by Flatcatcher, 8st 71b, agst Mr Lambert's Bracelet, by Augur ( h b), 7st lllb, one mile, for 50 sovs a side, h ft. MOUNTAIN DEES.— It will be seen by an advertisement in another column that this horse will be located at Dean's Hill, near Stafford, for the ensuing season. From his superiority as a race horse, combined with his fashionable blood, he ought to prove a great acquisition to the stud. Sir Tatton Sykes will next season be located at the Turf Tavern, Doncaster. Mr Catton has named his brown yearling colt by Mickey Free, dam by Sandbeck, General Hmelock. INTEEESTING MATCH AT SWANSEA.— A match, for 200 SOVS a side, over the fiat, between Mr Springe's Alice Grey( E. Grubb) and Mr Vivian's Lady Allen ( T. Vivian), is arranged for the 8th December, on Swansea Race Course. These mares, it will be re- membered, ran on the 10th November, for 100 sovs a side, when Alice Grey won by half a length; but convinced that defeat was solely owing to the other having dropped amiss, her owner then and there challenged for another match, with doubled stakes. The offer was as promptly aecepted, and the affair consequently excites a good deal of interest in this ever- speculating district of Taffy land. A match came off on the Aintree Race Course, Liverpool, oa Friday, the 20th inst, for £ 50 a side, one mile, between Mr Leader's Mexican pony Billy and Mr Beckwith'g mare Birdlime Girl. The match excited some interest amongst the sporting fraternity of Liverpool, and attracted a large muster to witness the event. Birdlime Girl was the favourite at 6 and 7 to 4, and in some instances was backed at 2 to 1. The mare took the lead, which she maintained for the first half- mile, when Billy got to her shoulder, and in this position they ran for about half the remaining distance, when the pony took the lead, and came in an easy winner by six lengths. Subsequently two more matches were got up, for small stakes, but they possessed little interest, and scarcely created any speculation. Two GAMBKEBPEBS SHOT BY POACHEES.— On Saturday morn ing two men, named Michael Whiley and Robert Dixon, were watching game on land near Quiddenham Park, Norfolk, the seat of the Earl of Albemarle, when they heard the report of guns in the park, where they at once proceeded. On reaching one of the plantations they saw three or four men, and Dixon called out to them, when the poachers fired and wounded the two ftbOYe named, Wteley seriously,— Norwich Mercury. screw loose somewhere. And so it proved, for weak as water and ragged as a coon from causes whichare now notorious, bustled and nearly left behind in the start, ridden also by one who was a stranger to Newmarket, " Blink" was " burst" in the first quarter of a mile, and the Derby dream dispelled; whilst her van companion Imp6rieuse, who, on the contrary, was as blooming as a cherry, had only to wait on Ayacanora, and beat her cleverly, the Dane- bury mare having likewise to succumb to Tasmania, who, in the opinion of many, ought to have won. That Blink Bonny's de- feat was not a genuine one was patent to all who witnessed the race, but that her owner still thought her good enough to win even when dead amiss, was proved by the enormous offer which he refused for her; and in answer to the ill- natured remarks that were made at the time, one can only observe that it is rather tod much to expect in these days that owners of Derby favourites will advertise the fact of their animals being wrong until at least their own money is hedged. Of the other fillies, Tricolour was a bag of bones, as Arta was just the reverse, and it was rather curious that in so small a field the winners of the Derby, Oaks, and St Leger should have been found to the prejudice of the immense number ef horses that were in training for those events! The Newmarket Stakes afforded but little inducement for visitors to prolong their stay after the " Thousand Day and the character of the four runners may be estimated when Glee- singer from Woodyates was found the best of them. And, in taking leave of the meeting, I think, as I have said before, that barring the two great races, the other items hardly came up to what we usually witness here. The Chester week, which followed, au contraire, was one of those grand demonstrations which the enterprise and liberality of Mr Topham and the Race Committee have made familiar to your readers. Fine but" light" handicaps, close contests, and heavy betting invariably mark the events oa the Roodee, and OH this occasion there was no exception to the rule. The Trial Stakes was a good preface to the meeting, as Drumour, all the better for the three or four gallops he had had since the Two Thousand, gave 51b to Gemma di Vergy, and ran him to a head; whilst the former reversed his Warwick position with Fisher- man, who was only just convalescent from his Metropolitan " upset." For the Chesterfield Handicap Mr Merry took out a Special Licence which gave him possession of the prize with a handsome sum to boot, although his animal was almost backed against the field. The Mostyn generally brings out some fair two year olds; and now Findon found one good favourite in Jack Horner, and Middleham another in Terrific. They were, however, both doomed to defeat by Longrange, who, ridden in most determined style by Wells, won so cleverly as to find his way at once into some Derby books, although pronounced by the stable good for nothing beforehand from the result of a trial with others at home! The Wynnstay afforded one of the most magnificent races ever seen with Mary, Martlet, and Riseber, and Johuny Osborne's handling of the old mare was perhaps as fine a bit of jockeyship as any of the year. In the Palatine Stakes, Zaid6e, " for this occasion only," was in her " original" Ascot form, and the result, with such a field as she had to meet, was obvious. The Chester Cup kept up its charter for interest and excitement from the time of the publication of the weights to the hoisting of the winner's number, and thirty- five starters out of one hun- dred and twenty acceptors was a favourable verdict for this monstre handicap. There were fewer " pots" than usual this year,' the chief ones coming from those stables who specially lay themselves out for the Chester Cup, viz, Edwin Parr's, William Day's, and Messrs Saxon and Barber's. The struggle was one of the finest ever witnessed in that arena, which as a spectacle of our national sports has no equal; and Leamington, who had taken the lead in the betting from the start, and was only su- perseded at the eleventh hour by Commotion, contrived to give that moderate three year old Drumour, whe had a tre- mendous dressing the previous day, six pounds, and beat him a neck! William Day lost none of his prestige, but, on the con- trary, rather increased it with Dulcamara, who was literally " cut to pieces" and nearly lost his tiny rider more than once is the race. The victory, although especially grateful to the owner of Leamington and the gentlemen generally, was, strange to say, fatal to the trainer, who made his bow to the Turf im- mediately afterwards, for reasons which the public were made acquainted with at Goodwood; and it has since transpired that owing to an accident which happened to the horse a week or so before— the secret of which, however, was wonderfully kept— the winnings of one or two parties connected with the commis- sion did not reach one- tenth of the amount reported at the time. Gemma di Vergy's performance, considering his high weight, was a meritorious one, and whatever chance Cardsharper might have had ( and it must have been far from a remote one), was extinguished by his extempore two mile gallop prior to the start. Fordham, strange to relate, was in his old cap and jacket, in his old place of last year, viz second; whilst David Hughes, by his steadiness in riding', took a higher degree in his profession, and hoping Mr Topham may have a similar treat for us in his Cup next year, I must pass over the other events, three of which fell to the lot of Mr T. Parr, with Sir Colia and Fisherman. In Lord Westminster's complexion which we in vain look for elsewhere. The sport might have been better, but the numerous engagements which horses had for the ensiling week at Epsom precluded many " appearances being entered." Rip Van Winkle gave the Ring a good turn to commence with in the Lansdowne, and Glenmas- son's Epsom prospects were also heightened. Lambourne ( recovered from the accident he met with en route to Chester, and which prevented his and Stork's running there,) repeated his victory of last year in the Three Year Old Biennial, but in no Derby form. The Somersetshire field was moderate" in " number and class; and here be- gan the firstof the series of contretemps which occurred throughout the great handicaps of the year, as, after Went- worth, who was " the crack," had failed at the distance, the Woodyates stable were not a little surprised to find they had so good a thing in Cedric, who, only started to make running for the Chester Cup hero, Dulcamara, now literally ran away from him ! Polestar, in getting second with such a " steadier," shows what a good animal can do in bad company, and as the winner, who immediately changed stables, has done nothing since, it is only fair to infer the race like many others which followed was incorrect. In the Two Year Old Biennial, the ducal colours on Gin just managed to get through their Bridal Tour, the Gala colt, of whom much had been anticipated, producing no re- joicings to his backers. The Eath Handicap was carried off by Signal, the " feather," after a magnificent race with Stork, the Cambridgeshire winner, though the favourite, being " no- where." Shirah pulled off a brace of Plates in a manner that would have led one to believe there was more in him than we have since seen. The Weston afforded the best race of the meet- ing in a most exciting struggle between those old competitors, Mainstay, Princess Royal, and Heroine, resulting, in accordance with the betting, in favour of the half- sister to Fisherman, Happy Land, carrying 5lb extra, failing to get a place.— Yours, & c, OBSERVER. TXJKF LYRICS- No. I. fir ueu T: \ • n T T iu th<? market on the previous day, caused by the prudent^ the Hampton Court yearlings in June!) goes into Joseph Daw-! * . • " - . , •' , ° son's stable, at Ilsley ; Tambourine goes abroad ( to Prussia, we ing of I'Anson's Derby monay, led to a suspicion there was a CHRISTOPHER PLOT! AIB—" Christopher Crop." Old Christopher Plot was a schemer, and he took it into his brain To manage Race Meetings, and scheme, sirs, to give pleasure to all without pain. So he started some new propositions, and gGt up a programme so wise, And made such palavering petitions, that his Meetings they did patronise. Chorus. 0' n! most wonderful! Oh! most plunderfull, Plunderfull, wonderful, wonderful, plunderfull, Wonderful, Christopher Plot! He understood wheedling and hoaxing, and promised them all they should win, And after so much of his coaxing, they all thought to " collar" the tin! The one sovereign entrance per horse, sir, Was paid with great pleasure to Plot, And being Lessee of the Course, sir, these yellow boys fell to his lot. Chorus— Oh! most wonderful, & c. He promised whatever the horse was, for the Selling Stake you might put in, To guarantee you from all loss, sirs, and buy him for you back again; But Christopher " stands in" for " fifty," or else the arrange- ment is void, It's no use to be awkward or shifty, although you are greatly annoy'd. Chorus— Oh ! most wonderful, & c. In makjpg a programme he's great, and you'd laugh until both your sides ache— For to all his Tea Serviee and Plate you have the " sov" entrance to make; And ^ when you can count on his list full eighty good entries or more,' ... " ~ ~ ' — You see the amount of his grist, and your laughing amounts to a roar. Chorus— Oh! most wonderful, & c. His Handicaps are his own making, to suit every horse in the race, But the boldest of his undertaking is to tell you with simper- ing face That your horse was a stone " Sn" too light, sir, and ' twould be amazingly funny, If after you've won, to be tight, sir, and expect the Lessee's added money. _ , , , „ , „ Chorus— Oh! most wonderful, & c. So, my Clerks of all Courses, you see how to imitate Christo- pher Plot, And manage to be the Lessee, whenever it falls to your lot, Remember the sovereign entrance, the forfeit from those that don't run, " Ten sovs the winner to pay," and nothing to take when he's won! Chorus— Oh! most wonderful, & c. 479 455 450 440 440 430 430 415 405 400 395 395 370 365 350 340 330 325 325 322 320 305 305 300 300 309 295 Memorial Prince of Denmark .... Star of the East Kelpie C by Nutwith out of Rose of Cashnaere .... Intercidona Tunstall Maid Killigrew Ancient Briton, The.... C by Nutwith out of Latitude Yaller Gal, by Woolwich Vandyke Lady Conyngham Proud Preston Peg — Grand Duchess ........ Lucca della Robbia .... Terrific Polly Johnson. Wood mite Tambourine Wilton iEthon Amsterdam Happy Prince, The .... My Niece Whitewall Wrestler Ditto Physician T. P. Cooke Admiralty 287 Pinsticker 270 Hesperithusa ( h b) 260 Honeystick 255 Belle 250 Eurydice 250 York 245 Deceiver 240 F by Chanticleer out of Baroness 218 C by Dupe, dam by Pan- tasa 210 Blacksmith, The 200 Flying Duke, The 208 Herne * 200 Rose de Florence Sermon 200 La Fille du Regiment .. 190 Forerunner 175 Dispute 175 East Langton 170 Orchehill 170 Figdale 140 Garnish 140 Brown Middleton 130 Hepatica 100 Humming Bird 100 Magnus Troil 100 Merry Sunshine 100 THKEE YEAE OXDS. Blink Bonny 10.196 904 4,540 Verona Flying Englishman Alliance C by Hernandez out of Physalis 5051 C Flying Dutchman outofBarba., Kent Lady Albert Mohawk Peeping Tom Admiral of the White.. Cumberland Leo Dupe, The Hurdle Rhisus C by Epirus— Elcot's d. Nereus Orianda Glenmassen Eugenie Beatrice Zuyder Zee Lady Aintree Old Tom Duchess of Sutherland.. Cruzada Amati Zaid^ e ( dead) Black Tommy Centurion Loyola GiUiver Blue Jacket Arsenal ( with Ascot Gold 300 300 300 300 295 286 286 261 259 250 250 237 245 245 225 220 220 210 205 200 190 150 150 130 105 100 100 100 95 COURSING. Mr Hawkes Mr A. Bennett , Mr R. Boulton , Mr Dalzell MrE. Spoflord. STEETLNS, O& foiOays 1 & fol days 1,2 2,8 3.4 8, 4 Mr Owens 16.17 Mr M'George ,... 16.17 16& fol. days Mr M'George.... 18,19 40 3,590 3,260 1,530 FOUE YEAE OLDS. Leamington ..: Fisherman Prioress Aleppo 1,: Uzella 1,130 Warlock 1,035 Fazzoletto 1,000 Katherine Logie 991 Walmer 975 Tame Deer 730 Druid 694 King of the Gipsies 633 Miss H'arkaway 560 Peter Flat 537 Tiff j Tom Thumb SXX > aaDunck INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. STOCKTON, 1858. Nominationsforthefirst year of the SECOND ZETIAND BIENNIAL STAKES of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 added for two year olds; colts 6st 71b, fillies 8st 3lb ; winners once 3lb, twice 5ib, thrice 71b extra ; horses having started twice without winning al- lowed 3ib ; T. Y. C., from theRed Post Lord Zetland's b c Ralpho ( 31b) Lord Zetland's Volatile ( Sib) Sir C. Monck'sch c Harefoot Sir C. Monck's b or brf Prelude^ U), Mr Bowes's Four- leafed Shamrock ( 51b) Mr Bowes's May Morning Mr Gibbon's Eskdale ( 51b) Mr J. Jackson's bk f Precious Stone Mr J. Jackson's bk c Peace Pro- claimed Mr C. Wintringham'sb c Malachite Mr Jaques's bk f Ambush ( 31b) Captain Saville's bf Queen Char- lotte ( 31b) Mr Barber's Royal Dane Mr J. S. Forbes'sbr c Azirn Mr J. Scott's gr c Cock of the Walk Mr Johnson's b c Willie Wright Mr Allison's Layton Mr Allison ns Helwlth Mr Robinson's Cavendish Mr Robiuson's Etoile du Nord Mr R. Chilton's br f ArchduchesB ( 31b) Mr H. W. Thomas's br c by Flying Dutchman ( 81b) Mr H. W, Thomas's br f Certainty Mr T. Dawson's br f by Stiletto out of Cocktail Mr T. Dawson's b t by Annandale out of Evadne Mr Norton 11s br c Strathern Capt Gray's br c by Flying Dutch- man outofBelsay ( 31b) Mr G. Forster's b f Atalanta ( Sib) Mr P. Prout's b c Paul Mr Smith ns ch f Elfin Mr Reed ns Aske Mr Gray ns Maggie ( Sib) ( h b) Mr W, PAnson's br f Canty Bay ( 31b) Mr John Osborne's Red Eagle Mr John Osborne's b c by Slaneout of Raehetee Mr John Osborne'sb f Merry Maid Mr C. Peck's Miss Partridge Mr R. Eastwood's b c Gladiolus Mr R. Eastwood's b c West Stanley Mr R. Eastwood's ch c Ticket of Leave Mr Peter's b c West Scrafton Mr Elliott's Lady Clara ( Sib) Mr C. Beardshaw's Lord of the Manor Mr Wright's King of Sardinia STEEPLE CHASING. STEEPLE CHASES TO' COME. DECEMBER. 22.— Reading 14)— Berkshire Open Steeple Chase ( Handicap) to close and name to Mr Hibburd on the 1st, and weights to appear on the 6th December; the Calcot Plate ( Handicap) to close and name by eight o'clock on Thursday, Dec 10, and the weights to appear as soon as possible aiterwards; the Selling and Berkshire Hunt Steeple Chases to close and name by six p. m. the evening before the race. TARPORLEY HUNT MEETING. WEDNESDAY, Nov 4.— The TABFOBLEY HUNT STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added if three start; twice round; 3 subs. Mr Warburton's Ringleader, by Intrepid, 6yrs, 12stl01b .... 1 Mr T. K. Brooke's br g Eagle, by Derby, dam Musician, 6 yrs, 12st " 2 The WELTER HUNTERS' STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added if three start; twice round ; 3 subs. Mr Worthington's Lillington ( h b), 13sf 1 Mr Warburton's Dancing Dsrvlsh, by Turk ( hb), 12st 71b 2 Mr Massey's Fusilier ( h b), 12st dis TheFABMEBS' CUP, with 15 sovs added, for half- bred horses, the property of Cheshire farmers ; second 10 sovs, third 5 and entrance money; heats, twice round. Mr Henry Harper's b m Our Betsy, by Young Touch stone or Young Cotherstone, dam by Chesterfield out of Madame Pasta, list 51b 8 11 Mr W. Brook's br g Lord of the Manor, by Red Robin or Bran, dam Dairymaid, S yrs, list 7ib 1 0 0 Mr J. Ratter's b h Oultoa. by Bran, dam by Sir Rubens, Oliver Cromwell's dam 0 2 0 Mr Brown's br m Churton Lass, by Touchstone, dam Zoe, by Abbas Mirza, 8 yrs 2 0 0 Mr Parker's bm Stella, by Pyrland, 3 yrs, list 51b 0 0 0 Mr J. Macfall's bk c Black Tommy, 4 yrs, list 71b 0 dis Mr W. Lewis's bk g King of the Forest, by Blackstrap, 4 yrs, list 71b 0 dis Mr Piatt s bhMalpas, by Pyrland, dam Jenny Jones, 3 yrs, list 71b dis This meeting ( adds a correspondent) which in days of yore used to be a great gathering of the Cheshiremen, seems to be dwindling down to a very tame affair indeed, so far as the members of the hunt are concerned. The sporting ardour that seems to have deserted the arfetocratic breast still appears to find a refuge amongst the fawaers of the county, the entry for their Cup being unusually strong, and starters all. Of the racing little need be said, more than that the winner of the first race owed his success mainly to superior condition— that the riding of Mr Court on Lillington was much admired by the cognoscenti present, and after the first heat for the Farmers' Cup the little mare that won cut down the lot, making her own running from end to en'', aiid wiuning in fact just as she pleased. Arrangements are progressing satisfactorily for reviving the Open Steeple Chase at Hereford, in connection with the Union Hunt Meeting, usually held at that town in March. There will be a steeple and hurdle race meeting at Ludlow in the ensuing spring, immediately following the " GrandNational," Imp6rieuse Vedette.... Skirmisher ! 3[ 421 Odd Trick 2,318 Anton 2,120 Saunterer 2,090 Special Licence 1,999 „ Giles 1,813 Commotion 1,740 Hobgoblin 1,535 Fright ?.!.. » .. 1 5 ™ Bashi Bazouk 1,250 Adamas 1,195 Ltuoramus "... i, ieo Underhand 1,155 Vanity i, i50 Tournament... Oakball Chevalier d'Industrie 1,145 1,126 1,110 Beechnut 1,100 El Hakim , Gemma di Vergy.. 1,080 1,015 Comquot !'.!!!! 985 Sydney 885 Aster . 825 Rosa Bonheur 792 Claude Lorraine 785 Sir Colin 780 Minnie 734 Queen Bess 700 Queen of the East 696 Apathy 6g5 Amelia 655 Moestissima 630 Strathnaver 610 Lord of the Hills 600 dearie 600 Borderer, The 585 Hamlet 533 Hu ntington 560 Shirah 559 Liverpool 556 Mysterious Jack 550 Br f by Birdcatcher out Miss Whip _ 550 Admiral Lyons 543 565 535 525 525 Bel Esperanza Barbarity .... Ayacanora.... Keepsake Master Bagot '. 524 522 520 518 518 510 513 Norton Weatherglass ..... Peto Lacdamia Turbit Sprig of Shillelagh Blue BeU Prince of Orange Indulgence Breeze Pohuoodie.. Theodora Stork Wentworth Elfrida Martlet, The Eloquence Cotswold ( with Beaufort _ Cup) 272 Rogerthorpe 250 Turk 245 Alma 237 Eardrop 230 Olympus 223 Ag/ a 210 Oltemtza 170 Manganese 165 Good Friday 162 Comedy 152 Firmament . 145 Blue Rock 130 riKft—„ Aiualiji *•• « •••••• Bold Buccleugh 120 Kestrel no EIVE YEAB OLDS. Mary 1,800 Monarque 730 Sluggard, The 649 Claret 635 Polestar 565 Ellermire 505 Vandal 493 Courtenay 440 Saraband 330 Lymington 320 Flacrow 300 Hartley Buck 295 Culcavy 261 Border Chief 260 Fulbeck 260 Boadicea 249 Mabel 220 Plausible 208 Westminster 205 Cockatoo 185 Jesuit 120 December 115 Ida 7.. . . T7r777: Tr. Tr. . . 110 SIX YEAB OLDS AND AGED. Poodle 1,785 Emigrant 945 Pantomime 617 Weathercock 530 Theodine 460 Romeo 331 Alembic 306 Odiham ( h b) 290 Early Bird 290 Bourgeois 290 Little Tom 281 St Clare 279 Assayer, The 196 New Brighton 145 Bracken 140 Inder 115 Octavia 112 Caliph, The 103 PRINCIPAL Mr W. I'An son £ 10,954 Messrs Saxon and Bar- ber 10,550 Mr Merry 9,459 Lord Zetland 7,961 Mr T. Parr 6,018 Mr J. Scott 5,919 Mr Howard * 5,684 Duke of Bedford 5,047 The Earl of Derby 4,210 Lord Ribblesdale 3,948 Mr F. Higgins 3,660 Mr John Osborne 3,641 Messrs Mellish and Augell 3,613 Lord Clifden 3,401 Mr Jackson 3,417 Admiral Harcourt 3,317 Mr F. Robinson 3,235 Earl of Glasgow 3,050 Mr B. Land 2,842 MrT. Cliff..... 2,431 Mr J. B. Starkey ...... 2,493 Mr La Mert 2,122 Lord Loudesborough .. 2,112 Capt White 2,085 Mr T. Walker 2,014 Sir C. Monck 1,833 Mr Mundy 1,857 Mr R. Ten Broeck 1,7S0 Mr H. Ivey 1,727 The Marquis of Exeter.. 1,6S0 Duke of Beaufort...... 1,670 Mr Simpson 1,615 Mr Thos. Dawson ...... 1,585 Baron Rothschild 1,505 Mr W. S. Hal ford 1.379 Mr R. H. Jones 1,345 Mr R, E. Cooper 1,315 Mr T. Stevens 1,297 Mr Douglas 1,274 Mr Robinson 1,226 Mi J. Parker 1,190 Mr J. G. Forster 1,179 Earl Fitzwilliam 1,160 Lord W. Powlett 1,127 Mr J. Henderson 1,126 Capt Christie 1,107 Earl of Portsmouth .... 1,100 Mr Nichol 1,035 WINNERS. SirR. W. Bulkeley .... Mr Pedley Mr W. S. S. Crawfurd.. Mr Hodgman Mr Gratwicke Messrs Payne & Greville Count F. de La Grange Mr R. Sutton 862 Mr T. Hughes 801 Mr Murland Earl of Chesterfield .. Earl of Wilton ...... Mr St John Lord John Scott MrR. Drewitt Sir J. B. Mill Sir Lydston Newman , MrsOsbaldeston ..... Mr G. Mather Mr Morris Mr Bowes Mr Gulliver Mr J. Dawson Mr J. H. C. Wyndham.. 465 Mr S. Williams 446 Mr M. Dennett 425 Aid Copeland 405 Mr W. H. Brook .... Mr A. Newman Mr H. Hill Mr Y. King Sir Jos. Hawley Mr Geo. Fitzwilliam.. Mr Gill Mr Drewe. 759 757 735 685 680 661 655 651 635 560 543 485 476 400 387 365 350 300 300 290 283 Lord De Mauley f272 Major Brioghurst... Mr J. Fisher Mr Gully Col Martyn Sir Vf. Booth Mr Gordon Mr Sutton Earl of Stradbroke... General Peel Mr Thellusson Capt D. Lane Mr Alexander Lord Ailesbury 260 255 250 245 220 210 200 200 175 150 145 135 90 * Exclusive of Her Majesty's Gold Vase at Ascot, t Exclusive of Beaufort Cup. LIST OP WINNING Abdale. W 2 Adams 2 Aid croft, T 5i Archer 1 Arnott 1 Ashmall, T 6 Austin 1 Baker 1 Barlow 1 Barton 8 Basham 4 Bates 17 Bearpark 4 Bennett 2 Birch 1 Blackburn 8 Bottom, W 1 Bray 82 Bryant 2 Bullock 48 Bumby 6 Bundy 2 Burrows 8 Butler 1 Challoner 65 Charlton 26 Chillman 2 Churchward. Clark Cliff, T Coombs Comery Coulter Cowley Coxon Crawfurd ... Cresswell 12 Custance 7 Dales 33 Day, A 24 Dickson 2 Ducker 8 Eatwell 7 Edwards, A 18 Ennis 3 Escott 1 Esling 1 Faulkner 8 Flatman 46 Fordham, G 84 Fordham, J 1 Fordham, T 2 Forster, E 11 Forster, J 8 ... 1 ... 21 Fraser, C. .. French...... Frost Garret, W 1 Gill 1 Goater, J 18 Goodwin 2 Gray 3 Green 2 Griffith 1 Grimmer 14 Grimehaw 4 Grubb 4 Gutteridge 8 Hall 2 Halliwell 2 Hammond 2 Hardcastle 5 Harrington 1 Harrison 1 Hayward 2 Hibberd 9 Hodgkins 1 Holmes, J........... 1 Hughes, D 43 Humpage 2 Jarvis 9 Kelly 1 Kendall 84 Knight 1 Knott 5 Land, B., jun 1 Land, J 18 Leake 2 Leigh 2 Little 9 Lomas.............. 1 Long 4 Looms 2 Maley 2 Mann, J 5 Moon 1 Murphy 1 Musgrove 1 Nightiugall 9 Noble, J t Norman 2 Nuttall 2 Oates. G 5 Osborne, J 19 Page 1 Palmer 2 Peacock 1 Pearl 1 Perry 1 JOCKEYS IN 1357. Pettit 4 Plumb 37 Poole 3 Porteus 3 Pratt 1 Prior 22 Pritchard IS Quinton, G 1 Quinton. J 6 Rayner 2 Rees 1 Rogers, J 5 Rogers, S 10 Rogers, T 2 COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1857. NOVEMBER, PLACE. COUNTY. JUDGE. Newmarket ChampicE. Caac. bridgeshire.. Mr M'George.,,, DECEMBER. Cork Southern Club ( KilladyHill) Cork Baron HiU Angiesea BeUay Northumberland. Appleby Westmoreland .. Ridgway Club iSouth- port) Lancashire Tattershall( Open) .... Lincolnshire .... Newcastle, Northum- berland, & Durham A^, ns, l? ir, atres; Northumberland. Mr A. Bennett .. 7 Won1 Court" Park^^^ 6 Mr R. Boulton .. 8& fol. days. ( Open) Middlesex 8 Hornby, Tunstall, and Bain esse Yorkshire Mr M'George ... 8,9 Sambourne, Broms- grove Worcestershire.. Mr Warwick .... 9 Mountaiastown Meath Mr Owens 9,19 Ardroesan Club Ayrshire ... 10 A? ™ " da> e/ - . Dumfries...' Mr A.' Bennett''.! 10.11 Amicable ( Hub ( Epsomfiurrey Mr Warwick .... 10.11,12 Burton- on- Trent Club, . Staffordshire.... Mr M'George ... 14 Southmmsttr Essex Mi A. Bennett .. 15, 16 -/ x• • • - Yorkshire Mr Boulton 15,16,17 Cardmgton Club J" Open). Bedfordsiiire,,.. Mr Warwick ..,. 15,10,17, IF Limerick Club Opes) ( Knockrue) Altcar Club , Lancashire.. DeptfordClub " SpelthorneClub ( Hamp- tMi Court Park) Middlesex .. Cork Southern Club ( Warner's House) ,. Cork Mr Hawkes 22 Brinkburn .. Northumberland Mr A. Bennett .. 22, 23 Blewbury& Chilton.... Berkshire Mr M'George.... 22, 23 Barton- upon- Humber.. Lincoln Mr Warwick .... 22,23 Staunton Harold Derbyshire Mr Warwick .... 24 Kenilworth Warwickshire .. Mr M'George .... 29. & c. Caledonian Edinburgh Mr R. Boulton .. 29& fol. days Broughton ( Open) Yorkshire Mr A. Dalzell.... 29, SO Baldock ( Open) Herts Mr Warwick .... 3e& fol. days JANUARY, 1? 58. Scorton Op. ( Cattenck). Yorkshire Mr M'George.... 5,6 Amicable C.( Hampton) Middlesex Mr Warwick .... 7,8 Southport ......... Lancashire Mr A. Bennett .. 6& fol. days Limerick Club ( Glen- stall Castle) Mr Owens 20.21 Altcar Club Lancashire Mr M'George .... 20,21 Wexford Wexford Mr Owens 28 FEBRUARY. Ashdown Champion .. Berks 1 Whitehaven Cumberland .... MrH. Braithwaite 1,5 Kidgway Club ( Lytham) Lancashire 4,5 Ardrossan Club Ayrshire 11 Limerick Club ( Derry „ Castle) Mr Owens IS, 17 SpelthorneClub Wiltshire Mr M'George.... IS. 17, IS Waterloo Lancashire.. 23.24,25 MARCH Limerick Club ( 0> er.) ( Clorane) Mr Owens ...... 17, 18 APRIL. Limerick Club ( Open) ( Knockrue) Mr Owens 21,22 HOME PARK ( HAMPTON) MEETING- Nov 24. Stewards : Mr Ely, Mr Strother, Mr Hatchet, Mr Walton. Secretary : Mr Coombes, Flag Steward : Mr Blenkiron. Judge : Mr Thomas, Slipper : Mr R. Wood. The WELLINGTON STAKES, for all ages. Mr Winch's bk d Clipper beat * Mr Prescott's bk b Victoria Mr Ball's r w d Fandango ,. Mr Jackson's r b Jessamine Mr Lewis ns bk d Mark Tapley .. • Mr Lawton's be d Rodney Capt Bathurst's r b Bracelet .. Mr Cain's f d p Claymore II. Fandango beat Clipper | Bracelet beat Mark Tapley nr. Cap B athurst's Bracelet beat Mr Ball's Fandango, and won the stakes The PALACE STAKES, for puppies. Mr Brice's be d Master Cobb, bv Beauty's dog out of Nancy, oeat Mr Hodges's fb Ministress. bvMinisterout of Fly Mr Ball's f d Fly Fly, by Fking Dutchman out of Lcl* Monte?, beat Mr „ Cain's f b Caroline, by Euclid out of Corinthian Kate Mr Blenkiron's r w b Blink Benny, by Beverlac or British Tar out of his Beeswing, beat Mr Begbie's r b Beechnut, by Mathematics out of Marqueterie( l) Mr Moseley's r w d Snowball, by Prince Albert out of Madame Vcstris, £ eat Mr Jackson's bk b Jet, by Mansoor out of Ladv Mr Towers ns bddEric, bvEtwall's Edzell out of his End, beat Mr Den by ng bk d Pienipo, by Mansoor out of Songstress Mr Hatchett's r d Hazard, by Minister out of Haidde, beat Mr Marshall ns bk b Lady Chelsea, by Mansoor out of Lady ( 1) Mr J. B. Strother's bk b Strouna, b Barabbas out of Miss Hannah, beat MrEadie's f d The Old Laird, by Cardinal Wiseman out of Fly Mr Kuln's r b Keepsake, by Locomotion out of Magic, beat Mr Ingersoll's w bk b Ratcatcher's Daughter, by Mansoor out of Songstress Fly Fly beat Master Col- b j' Eric beat Hazard Blink Bonny beat Snowball I Strouna beat Keepsake III. Blink Bonny beat Fiy Fly I Eric beat Strouna IV. Mr Blenkiron'g Blink Bonny beat Mr Towers ns Eric, and won the stakes. The STUD HOUSE STAKES, for all ages. Mr Blenkiron's w r d Bel- pliegor / Mr Upton ns bk t d Harry- go- .. \ Hasty ( 1) Mr Baker's bk w d Rocket .. Mr Foot's r b Hornet Mr J. B. Strother's w bk b Stella.. Mr Mitchell's w d Miller ( 1) Ethleen beat Belphegor I' Stella beat Rocket III. Mr Strother's Stella beat MrEley's Ethleen, and won the stakes. The PADDOCK STAKES, for all ages. Mr Smith's f b Lady Bird beat ' Mr Crettell's bk b Beauty LIMERICK CLUB ( CLORANE) MEETWG- Nov 19, 20, & 21. Stewards ' ^-- The SILVER PUPPY CUP, value 20^ added to a Sweepstekes of mo* Mr Capt r d Goldlinder," by Forw^ rdoutofGold Dust ^ Mr Curling's bd d Snake, by Hawk out of Sprightly, ran a bye Shamrock beat Inspector \ Fuss beat Rival Forerunner beat Vidette ^ Snake bfat Champion Shamrock beat Forerunner ^ Snake beat Fuss Mr Spaight's Shamrock, by Forward' out of Puss, beat Mr Curline'a of the stakes. 3 ° Dt °/ Spri= ht1^' ^ won the" ouTana " two- thirVs The SILVEB CHALLENSE CUP. value £ 2 10s each'.' Mr Westropp'sbb p PiccsloO K„ ^ '„, mini ( late Polly; / b& at Mr Massey's r d Put-' eia- out 50gs, added to a Sweepstakes of Mr Murray's b b Black Star Mr Spaight's r b Shooting Star 1 ( late Brightness) /• Mr Fosberry's b d Fireblast Mr Murray's b b Dairymaid Mr Hewson's b d Bugle Mr Hewson's f d Argus Mr Westropp's r b Tscha Black Star beat Piccolomini Fireblast beat Shooting Star Elack Star beat Fireblast II. III. I IV, Mr Massey's r d Pick-' - m- up Mr Elliott's bd b Vanish Capt Bayly's b w d Jac i- daw Mr Delmege's f b Peerless Mr Payne's b b Pretty Colleen Capt Bayly's b b Black - iwan Mr Spaight's b b Nelly :< ily ( drawn) Bugle beat Dairymaid Tscha beat Argus Tscha beat Bugle hy Boanie Scotland out of Papilloite, beat Mr f BlaC£ Star, by Beggar- my- neiglibour out of N-. ra, and won tne stakes and possession of thencup for one year. The CONSOLATION STAKES, of £ 1 5s each. Mr Masseyjs r d Put-' em- out beat Mr Jever's r d Handy Andy Capt Bay ly'sbw d Jackdaw .. Mr Massey's r d Pick-' m- u » ? b. b. Pretty Colleen .. Mr Delmege's fb Peer! ^ P MR SR. AIO^ T'A VV V » XT^ LL. D1„ Capt Bayly's b b Black Swan Put-' em- out beat Jackdaw II. I III. Mr Spaight's b b Nellj Bly Black Swan beat Pretty Colleen } beat Mr Minton's bd b Madcap / Mr Marshall's f w d Cornet Gra- 1 I ham ( 1) . Mr Pott's r w b Eelon ( I) , ^ Mr Davis's f w b Dangerous ( 1) Polly beat Mustard Mr Bowyer's be t b Goldfinch Mr W. Strother's r d Mustard Mr Webb's r b Polly Lady Bird beat Goldfinch Mr Webb's Polly beat Mr Smith's Lady Bird, and won the stakes. ill. Ryan Sadler i Salt 1 Scaife 2 Searle ? Seffert 4 Shakspeare 4 Sharp, E 10 Sharpe, W 1 Sherwood, T 2 Sly 6 Smethurst 3 Smith, H 1 Smith, P 1 Smith, R 3 Snowden, L 48 Snowden, J 4 Stevens, G 2 Stevenson Stinton Swainstone ... Swift Swinone Thomas Trist Tuck Vivian Waddington .., Walley 6 Walters 3 Ward 2 Watson 1 Weaver 2 Wells 43 Wheale 6 I White, W 13 I Willes 2i Wellington 24 i Whittenham 2 j Woodhouse 1 Yates 3 The first of the. Home Park meetings tookplace on Tuesday last, and notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the morning, drew together a large assemblage. The entry, which tack place on the previous evening, was also well attended, and the applica- tions for nominations beyond all precedent. The advertised list comprised one sixteen and two eight- dog stakes, in addition to which another eight- dog stake was made, whereupon there re- mained at least twenty applications for entries that could not be entertained, the list at the time presenting 36 courses for the en- suingday. These, in addition to five " no- goes," were got through without trouble. Tuesday morning presented a very unin- viting appearance, the rain descending heavily ; nevertheless, as already observed, a goodly muster presented themselves for admittance to the park, many of whom had come from a dis. tance, and they were amply repaid by as good a day's coursing as one need wish to see. Clipper and Victoria were the first to put in appearance for theWellington Stakes, and Clipper won cleverly. The next was a short course between Fandango and Jessamine, the former winning. The veteran, Mark Tapley, then appeared at the slips, and excited considerable interest from his previous performances; the moderate character of Rodney, his opponent, however, did not give us any line to see if he was in form; he won easily, as did Bracelet her course with Claymore. PALACB STAKES.— Ministress and Master Cobb: A short course, but won very cleverly by the latter. Ply Fly polished off Caroline easily, Mr Cain's dogs evidently not being up to their usual standard. After one undecided course Blink Bonny and Beechnut again tested their merits, aud if not the longest, was one of the quickest and prettiest of the day, the advantage being, however, with " Blink," who finished with a splendid kill. Snowball defeated Jet without receiving much assistance from the latter, and Eric beat Pienipo, who evidently belongs to a different class to his opponent. Lady Chelsea and Hazard, after one undecided course, were agaiu put in. and the course terminated in favour of Hazard, who had the speed. The Old Laird arid Stronsa next essayed their powers with but small satisfaction to the Scotsman, but he will see a better day. Keep- sake polished off Ratcatcher's Daughter by doing nearly all the work in a fair course. STUD HOUSE STAKES.— Belphegor and Madcap: The former led, made the best points in the course, and won, with plenty to spare. Harry go Hasty and Ethleen: A very prettily contested course, the little bitch, however, doing by far the greater share of the work, the dog evidently requiring a better preparation. Hornet and Rocket: After one " no- go," the latter raced first to his hare and made, some points; the bitch then joined issue and nearly balanced accounts, but the hare getting home, she was defeated. Miller and Stella: This was a short course, first run up and kill, both being in favour of Stella. PADDOCK STAKES.— Ladybird and Beauty: The latter has evidently lost the form she possessed last year, aud after going first to her hare, suffered herself to be defeated without a struggle. Goldfinch and Cornet Grahame : After one undecided course, it ended in a very " near thing," the hare running among the spectators, and not being good enough to test the merits of either dog, the judge's award being in favour of Gold- finch. Mustard and Eelon : After a short undecided " no go," Mustard defeated his opponent easily. Dangerous and Polly : The latter, who is a close running, clever greyhound, easily conquered Dangerous, who rendered but little assistance. WELLINGTON STAKES.— First ties : Clipper and Fandango : The latter went first to a moderate hare, and won through supe- rior speed. Mark Tapley and Bracelet: After an exciting race, the bitch defeated Mark, whose day for public coursing has irono by » PALACE STAKES — First ties : Fly Fly and Master Cob : The former, who showed good speed, defeated his opponent through- out the whole of a long course, and Blink Bonny showed racing powers and endurance in her set- to with Snowball which will always make her difficult to beat, as did Eric in his race with Hazard, who certainly did not answer to the expectations formed of him. Stronsa and Keepsake : A second hare jumping up the moment these dogs were slipped caused them to sepa- rate, Stronsa running a very severe course. The deciding one was very prettily contested, Stronsa eventually winning. STUD HOUSE STAKES.— First ties— Ethleen and Belphegor: A very long course ; the bitch running in beautiful style, defeated her opponent cleverly. Rocket and Stella: Another long course, and a deal of work done, Stella doing by far the greater part. PADDOCK STAKES— First ties— Ladybird and Geldfinch: A very prettily and evenly contested race, with a deal of work done on both sides, the former obtaining the judge's^ a^. Mus- tard and Polly : The latter, who gained an advantage from the slips, maintained it to the end, and won with plenty to spare. WELLINGTON STAKES.— Deciding course— Bracelet and Fan- dango : A course ef average length, with but little difference between them, the judge awarding the stake to the bitch. PALACE STAKES.— Third ties— Fly Fly and Blink Bonny: The former, who certainly did not run in the same style as in his pre- vious course, suffered himself to be defeated without a struggle; and Eric beat Stronsa in a long run, the latter's single- handed course- evidently telling against her. STUD HOUSE STAKES.— Deciding course— Ethleen and Stella: After one " no- go," iu which each ran a single- handed course, Ethleen getting by far the most severe one, they were again put in the slips, and the result was an undecided course, Stella doing the first, and Ethleen the last part in the third essay, which was invisible to the spectators, through the fog rising. Stella went first to the hare, and in a short course won cleverly. PADDOCK STAKES.— Deciding course— Lady Bird and Polly: This was an unsatisfactory course for the loser, through the judge not acting strictly to the 18th rule of lliaclcer; but, goiug on with the course after a third dog had joined, his award was in favour of Polly. PALACE STAKES.— Deciding course— Blink Bouiiy and Eric : Two very good greyhounds, arid very evenly matched. A fall which the dog got gave an advantage to the bitch, which she never lost, and placed the stake to her owner's credit. The weather, shortly after the commencement of the cours- ing, changed, and the result was a beautiful day. I was fully prepared to see the hares run weak aud bad, but was agreeably disappointed. Many of the courses being very long, aud the majority of sufficient length to test the staying1 powers of the animals engaged. Mr Thomas, who made his debut in the Home Park on this occasion, got through his duties as judge ( except in one or two instances) with satisfaction, and with a little more practice I do not think there will be much occasion to find fault. Mr Wood sligped as he usually does, well, and the stewards exerted themselves to the utmost to insure sport. I must, on behalf of the coursing community, tender our best thanks to the " powers that be" for the privilege of coursing in the Home Park, and also to Mr Bainbridge, the keeper, for the proraise of sport for the future owing to the abundance of hares. After leaving the park, the company adjourned to the Greyhound Hotel, when fifty- one gentlemen sat down to a good dinner, and seemed to enjoy themselves as much during the evening as they : their byes together, had done during the day. JUDEX. ; Goldfinder, after Capt Bayly's Black Swan bt Mr Massey's Put-' em- out, and won the stakes. MB EDITOE : I venture once more to trespass on your columns by endeavouring to give your readers an impartial description of the running at the Clorane meeting of the Limerick Club, on the 20th inst. The weather throughout was beautifully fine, and although the hares were much more scarce than usual, so ! much so that the card was not " run down" on the first day, yet the stewards had the satisfaction of knowing that noonecouid impute blame 10 them, for their attendance and Lhafc of tha judge was punctual to the minute on each of the three davs which were occupied with the meeting. y ,„ ™ SILVEK PUPPY CUP.— Shamrock and Sevourneen first the hare slightly favoured Shamrock, who £? ttd, 1fP° ® ed t? lo « e the advantage afforded him, for he took ™ i, tl heihHet0 £* relf' and killed> a( ter some short but work, Sevourneen having no chance whatever. Inspector led Dims, and made a few clever points ; a fall let Dims in, but on Inspector's recovery he made short work of it. by making some clever points and finishing with a kill. Cantaia Bayly s four puppies were absent, two which were drawn to* gether were disqualified, aud Vedette and Forerunner, who were nlCwfi H? ams-. lhe " ther two, ran their byes together. Rival beat Goldfiader without giving tbe latter a chance. Sprig of Shil. i?^, and Fllss ^ re slipped together, but both became un- sighted ; 1 he Sprig caught sight of his game first, but running wide round a knot of brambles enabled Fuss to get nearly on equal terms with him; the latter by a tremendous rush ver » nearly gave her opponent a " go- by;" Shillelagh, however, gained first turn, and, after a few wrenches and turns of no iml portance to ascertain the merits of the competitors, the hare was killed m the crowd, after making a most extrordinary at- Pmffir0 ™ their heads; the judge gave the course to * uss, but the general opinion was that, if not given to the Sprig, it ought to have been undecided. Champion beat Iris cleverlv mu a o no g0' and Snake ran his bye with Sevourneen. ,-. r, IIALI'ENGB CUP.— Piccolomini beat Put-' em- out with very little to spare. Black Star, the winner of the Oaks and Leger served Pick-' em- up the same after two undecided courses, in which both showed that they were first- raters; in the third trial the hare favoured Black Star, who took every advantage of the opportunity, led to the hare and killed after two wrenches aud a turn. ^ Vanish led Shooting Star ( late Brightness) and made some ciever points, giving her opponent two go byes, snooting Star then m turn gave a go bye and placed a small balance to her credit, when Vanish came in agaiu, but wa « unable to reach the hare before she gained the covert. If the course nad lasted longer the result might have been different, but as it was the Star shone with additional lustre. Fireblast ran with great fire, and blasted the hopes of the owner of his opponent that Jackdaw might be the winner of the Cup. Peer- less also showed herself worthy of her name in her course with Dairymaid, but in a sense differed from the intention of her owner; for I believe few persons would particularly desire to pos- sess her equal, as she ran both wide and slow, aud did not score one point in a short course. Buglo had a tremendous course with a good hare in his contest with Pretty ColleeD, but throughout established and maintained a monopoly in his own favour • per- haps, by his exclusive dealing he lost his own chance of making tne Oup the bona fide property of his owner by winning it the third time, as before the course was half over a right good judge offered £ 5 to £ 1 that neither of the competitors would gain the prize eventually. SECOND DAY.— Argus and Black Swan had too long a slip, and both became unsighted, but by good luck came on equal terms with their hare afterwards. Black Swan was leading but Argus gave a grand go by, aud after escaping with difficulty the kicks of a whole herd of cows finished with a kill. Tscha had a short course with Nelly Bly, but the judge saw nothing of it. drawn p es most mterested agreed that Nelly should be The PUPPY CUP.— Second Ties: Inspector led Shamrock, ana made first and second turns, but the latter, by wonderful ae- close working for a large puppy, soon turned the scale in his favour, and his opponent was only enabled to make an indifferent report to bis owner after having inspected the former's pro- ceedings. Vedette was unsighted on being slipped, and Fore- runner took a long lead, but the hare turning from a gateway before she was reached let in Vodette, who made three points cleverly ; afterwards he cocked his ears and enjoyed the fun of seeing Forerunner make two turns, then, when he had a good chance, he dashed iu, threw up his game, and Forerunner caught her as she fell. The judge gave the course to Forerun- ner, imagining, as I conceive, that by superior speed he gained the advantage from the slips. Fuss aud Rival were slipped evenly, but the latter lost sight of the hare, I believe, owing to a small rise of ground intervening, otherwise I cannot imagine that Fuss could have run clean away from her, and killed after a little fast and close work. Snake, who, according to the one- sided report with which you were favoured of the Derry Castle Meeting, was beaten by Fore* runner " in a pretty course from end to end," came against Champion, the victor at the Cork Meeting, Snake led to the hare by four lengths, and made first, second, and third turns- Champion then made three close turns cleverly, when Snake got in again, turned, and " flicked" the hare just as she gained the covert. Second Ties for the Challenge Cup : Black Star took the lead of Piccolomini, and after some rather unsatisfactory work from the determination of the hare to get ( if possible) through a meuse in a hedge, killed in a splendid rush. Fire- blast would not allow Shooting Star to shine at all, but beat him at all points in a short but very fast course. Bugle beat Dairymaid by accident, the latter when leading by a length to the hare, getting a severe fall, when the former in his usual style killed after a wrench and a turn. Tscha did not allow Argus to make a point: Argus appeared to be unsighted at first, and he might as well have remained so, for he could do nothing when he came on even terms with Tscha, who outworked him at all points, and by way of finishing with eclat, rushed right away from him, and picked up the hare in straight running. The first ties of the Consolation Stakes closed the day's proceedings with the details of which I will not trouble you. THIRD DAY.— Forerunner clearly proved hims9lf undeserving of his name in his contest with Shamrock, who kept the lead throughout, and killed in his usual splendid style. The course between Snake and Fuss was rather unsatisfactory. On a hare being started in some rushes, both dogs got their heads out of the slips, but on the hare coming into view, they were on equal terms; Snake rushed at her, and made first and second turns— the bitch killed, and the judge decided in favour of the reptile. Black Star in her course with Fireblast did not, according to the words of the judge, " leave the matterfor one moment in doubt," but took the lead in a very long run- up, made first and second turns, and maintained her advantage to the end. Tscha beat Bugle most decidedly, showing her admirable speed and working powers to perfection, but the terrible course which Bugle had on the first day, and an undecided course with Dairymaid, besides killing two other hares before he was taken up, should be considered, and all must then acknowledge still that he is a first- rate dog. After the second ties of the Consolation Stakfs had been decided by the victories of Put-' em- out and Black Swan, the excitement be- came intense as Shamrock and Snake appeared in the slips to put to issue their relative merits. The owner of Shamrock was confident of obtaining an easy victory by " winning his course from end to end," and the owner of Snake was equally confident that his favourite dog would nu « ke a stout struggle for it. They were scarcely taken charge of by the slipper, and the parting rubbing been given to each, before the shout of the beaters, " Away, away !" followed by the word " go," from the judge, announced that the contest had commenced ; to an inch they left the slips together, and the race was neck and neck for the first fifty yards; the hare then changed her course slightly to the right, and Snake immediately showed in advance, and soon increased his lead to ten yards, but, in making a determined rush for the kill, his nose caught the ground, and he came down " a burster," and all thought his chance was over, but up he came again, and after two turns by his opponent, he got in and made the matter even. Then followed the most exciting struggle ever witnessed, in every field for a full mile in distance from point to point, Shamrock generally making three points when he got in, and Snake balancing the account in his favour by four go- byes, aud generally turning twice before he let his competi- tor in again. At the end of this distance the judge, who most kindly gave us a description of the course, stated that Snake was^; four points ahead, but after that the stoutness of Shamrock^ prevailed ; he carried on the running for three fields further, made up the deficiency in his score, and eventually won by five points, Snake following gamely, but exhausted, to the end. When we could breathe again all eyes wese turned to Tscha and Black Star. A hare was started from the same place; Tscha was slightly favoured in the run up, and took first turn; Black Star shot in like an arrow, and made second and third. A race thea took place, Tscha leading ; Black Star, finding she could not get by on the left side, tried the right, and let Tscha make another point; then in a determined rush Black Star overshot her mark by several yards. Tscha did not neglect the opportunity, but quickly made two turns and a swerve, and killed before her op- ponent had any chance of making amends for her rashness. It is hard to say which is the best of these two magnificent grey- hounds. The decisions of the judge, with two or three excep- tions, quite coincided with the opinions of the spectators; the slipper ( his first appearance) admirably performed his duty; and we cannot sufficiently thank Thos. Fosberry, Esq, for his exer- tions in the management of the field, and his determination that every one should have the best trial that Ciorane would afford. — Yours, & c, AN ADMIEEB OF BELL. ( FAOM ANOTHEB COEBESPONDENT.) • DEAB BELL : Our cup meeting at Clorane came off with great eclat on the 19th, 20th, and 21st, affording the lovers of coursing in this country such a treat as ha* been seldom witnessed on this side of the water. The weather was delightful, and the excite- ment about the Challenge Cup ( which has been twice won by Mr Hewson) proportionate to the splendid lot of greyhounde brought out to wrest his laurels from the hitherto invincible Bugle. We had originally 27 entries for the Silver Puppy Cup, of which six paid forfeit, and, strange to say, although paid the full entrance, we had on the ground only 18 starters. The winner is a splendid specimen of a greyhound run- ning fully 70lb, but too young for such tremendous work as he had in his deciding course. I annex an account of the running, with a few notes of the different trials, which may be acceptable to some of your readers at home and abroad. First day : Shamrock and Sevourneen opened the ball, with a short spin, all one way; red leading to the hare, and killing after a few wrenches, witchout help,. Inspector beat Diuisin a pretty trial, showing great fire, and finishing with a a dashing kilt. BonnyJeau and Bird on the Wing both ahsem- as Beggarman aridBlossom, so that Vidette and Forerunner ran but were not judged. Rival beat fine streggl e for the lead, an 4 BELL'S LIFE IK LONDON, NOVEMBER 29, 1857. POme sharp, close word, in which she was the best Vmuroughout.. Jean aad Gipsy : Both absent. Fuss's colour went up after a short trial with Sprig of Shillelagh, who led from the slips and seemed to be the fastest in the opinion of most who were capable of judging, but the hare ran through the centre of the crowd, and the trial was unsatisfactory. After a no- go, Champion beat Iris cleverly, and Snake repeated the dose in his bye. CHALLENGE CUP.— Piccolomini, to the surprise of every one, beat iPut-' era- out, although outpaced and outworked in the com- mencement of a fine course. Black Star beat Pick-' em- up easily, after a no- go. Shooting Star beat Vanish in a line trial on Bplendid ground, but was taken up lame, with a hind toe badly sprained. Fireblast walked away from Jackdaw, and won as he pleased. Dairymaid beat Death easily in a short trial. Bugle came out, looking as fresh as a puppy, and beat Pretty Colleen everywhere in a magnificent course. Darkness came on before the first ties were run off, and we commenced with Argus and Black Swan the second day; both were unsighted in the run up, but when they joined, Argus was too close aud steady for the Black. Nelly Bly led Tscha from the slips, but the hare turned for a thick hedge before she was reached, and the judge displayed both colours, not being able to see what was done. By arrangement Nelly was drawn, and Tscha was saved the risk of auother course. For the second ties of the Pappy Cup, Shamrock beat Inspector, who was a little favoured, and led to the hare. The black showed great determination, aud worked beautifully, when he got the hare, finishing with a pretty kill. Forerunner beat Vidette, who was unsighted in the run up, bat I thought it a very near thing. Fuss, a little favoured in the slip, led Rival cleverly, and won a short course without giving her opponent a chance. Snake surprised us all, by racing right away from Champion ( a son of Ranter, and winner of the Cork Puppy Cup) winning a short course from end to end. In the second ties of the Challenge Cup Black Star too fast and too close for Piccolomini. Fireblast had an easy victory over his old kennel companion, Shooting Star, whose chance was quite extinguished by the injury she received in her course with Vanish. Bugle beat Dairymaid after a no- go, but a severe fall in the run up quite put out the bitch s chance. Tscha beat Argus cleverly, running so beautifully that she became at once first favourite for the Stakes. In the CLORANE STAKES Put'em- out beat Handy Andy easily. Jackdaw beat Pick-' em- up in a very poor trial, which the judge could not have seen, or he would have shown both colours. Pretty Colleen beat Peerless everywhere in a poor trial with a bad hare. Black Swan, a little favoured in the run- up, never let Nelly Bly take any share in the three or four points that were made in a very short trial. We commenced on the third day with Shamrock and Forerunner, the former winning a short course from find to finish. Snake and Fuss had an unsatisfac- tory slip, but the judge thought red the best. For the Chal- lenge Cup Black Star beat Fireblast in a beautiful trial with a racing hare, and Tscha relieved the club from their anxiety about the fate of the cup by thrashing Bugle to his heart s con- tent in a fine course on open ground. For the Clorane Stakes Put-' em- out beat Jackdaw easily, and Black Swan served Pretty Colleen in the same way.— Deciding ties: Shamrock beat Snake after a glorious trial, which was declared by the judge for pace and work to be " the course of the meeting." Snake looked very like a winner once, but the big- un would not be denied, and finished with five points to spare. Tscha was a little favoured from the slips, and worked so splendidly that Black Star s defeat was never a moment in doubt. Black Swan beat Put- em- out cleverlv for the Clorane Stakes, and thus ended our merry meeting. I promised in my last that the Derry Castle winners would soon occupy an honourable position in your columns again, aud I am not a little proud of my prophetic essay. One wins the Puppy Cup, the other running second for the Challenge, — Yours, & c, LONG SLIP. CHATSWORTH OPEN MEETING— Nov 19 & 20. ( By kind permission of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire.) Stewards: Messrs J. L. Thomas, J. Bake, W. Dester, W. Carr, J. W. Pridmore. and F. Leacroft. Flag Steward: Mr J, L. Thomas. Judge: MrM'George. The CHATSWOKIH Ctrp. I. ^ Random*' Kirkby'S bk d} beat Mr Leacroft's fd Legerdemain ( 1) Mr Davis's w bd d Durham Mr Kaye's bk d Hermit Mr J. S. Lee's bk d Bristol 1 Birdseye S ' Mr Metcalf's be w d Spanker .. Mr Woodward's bk b Whimsical.. Mr J. B. Smith's bk d Boreas .. Mr Willis's bk b Lady Watford .. Random beat Durham Bristol Birdseye beat Hermit Mr Cooper's f w d Byron Mr Hardy's bk b Haricot ( 1) Mr Carr's bk b Curiosity / Mr Snowden's bk d Catch me if 1 you can Mr Blick's bk w b Hopmar'set Mr J. W. Watren ns bk d Topper Mr Wagstatf's bk d Smoker |' Spanker beat Whimsical I Boreas beat Lady Watford Boreas beat Spanker Bristol Birdseye beat Random I IV. Mr J. B. Smith's Boreas beat Mr J. S. Lee's Bristol Birdseye, and won the cup. The DEVONSHIRE PUPPY CUP. Mr Metcalf's be b Rose, by Violet o'ut of Topper, beat Mr Leacroft's w be b Derwent Maid, by London out of Purity Mr W. Oates's f d St Aubert, by Old Negro out of Black Agnes, beat Mr J. S. Lee's bk b Mind vour Eye. by Bedlamite out of Bonnie Maggie Mr W. D. Kirkby's bk b Funny Girl, by Warrior out of Lillywhite, beat Mr Blick's w be d Perceptible, by Piper out of Fan Mr R. Garlick's bk w d Black Jack, by Flying Dutchman out of Nancy, beat Mr J. W. Pridmore's f b Lady Louisa, by Neville out of Capacity Mr Carr's bk d Cockatoo, by Warrior out of Nimble, beat Mr J. Warren ns w be d Wooloomooloo, by Majordomo out of Glencairn Mr Jepson's bk w d Peveril of the Peak, by Neville out of Consideration, beat Mr T. Brittlebank's be d Emperor, by Spring out of Nettle Mr Kaye's be w d Thornton, by Hermit out of Fly, beat Mr Davis's bk d Master Mockingbird, by Lopez out of Mockingbird Mr T. Copley's bk w d Dutchman, by Smoker out of Smut, beat Mr C. J. Brown's bk d Teviot Land, by Bedlamite out of Teviot Lass St Aubert beat Rase I" Cockatoo beat P. of the Peak ( 2) Funny Girl beat Black Jack I Thornton beat Dutchman III. Funny Girl beat St Aubert I Thornton beat Cockatoo IV. Mr Kaye's Thornton beat Mr W. D. Kirkby's Funny Girl, & won the cup. The BUBLINGTON CUP. Mr Willis's bk d Wellington beat{\^ y fJ fdIn0n'S W be b Fairest}.. Mr Kaye's r d Clear the Kitchen / Mr Pridmore's f b Handy ( late 1 Handy Andy) Mr Jepson's bk d Lord Raglan Mr Wag6taff's f b Venus Mr Radford's w bk b Express Mr Metcalf's f w b Queen / Mr T. P. Wreaks's bk d Black X Draught ( 1) II. I Cossey beat Black Tom I Flybynight beat B. Flag ( 1 dr) I ' Cossey beat Flybynig'nt ( 1) IV. Mr Willis's Wellington beat Mr Carr's Cossey ( 1), and won the cup. The CAVENDISH STAKES. I. Mr Pridmore's bk d p Doctor beat Mr J. L. Thomas's be b Scinde( l) Mr J. S. Lee's bk d p Pioneer .. Mr J. B. Smith's f b Bracelet .. Mr Carr's w bk d Cossey Mr R. Garlick's bk d p Black Tom.. Mr Thorpe's bd d Flybynight .. Mr Brook's bk d British Flag .. Wellington beat F. Maiden Bracelet beat Pioneer Wellington beat Bracelet Mr W. Oates's r b Cilia Mr Carter's bk b Beauty Mr Smith's bk b Blackeyedl Susan J' MrWoodcock'sbk dBlackDoctor. Mr Couper's r w d Yellow Jack , Mr Carr's w bk b Balaclava Mr Lowe ns f b Mentor Mr Kaye's r t d Emperor Mr Potter's w bk b Pandora Mr G. Couper's r b Queen Mr W. B. Sides's bk b Smut Mr Jepsou's w bk d Panic Mr J. S. Lee's bk d p Pimento Mr T. Brittlebank's r b Lady II. Black Doctor beat Yellow Jack I Balaclava beat Mentor III. Blackeyed Susan beat Doctor | Balaclava beat Black Doctor IV. Mr Smith's Blackeyed Susan beat Mr Carr's Balaclava, & won thestakes. The PAXTON STAKES. I. Mr Willis's bk b Lady Watford beat Mr Kaye's bk d Hermit ( 1) Doctor beat Cilia Blackeyed Susan beat Beauty Mr Leacroft's f d Legerdemain Mr Davis's w bd d Durham { Mr Snowden's bk d Catch me if ^ you can ( 1) I Curiosity beat Byron III. Mr Willis's Lady Watford beat Mr Carr's Curiosity, and won the stakes. The EDENSOB STAKES. I. Mr J. Frost's b w b Lucy Long beat MrT. P. Wreaks'sbkdBlk. Draught Mr Jepson ns bk d That's thel / Mr J. Frost's bd w d Lord Scar- way the Money goes n ' 5orougl1 Mr J. Frost's Lucy Long beat Mr Jepson ns That's the way the Money goes, and won the stakes. Mr Hardy's bk b Harricot Mr Couper's f w d Byron Mr Carr's bk b Curiosity Lady Watford beat Harricot This meeting came off on Thursday and Friday week. The weather was unusually fine and exhilarating, and llookers- on came from every nook and corner of the county. To the looker- on the scene was beautiful and enchanting; the grounds of Chatsworth House— the distant woods, with the tints of autumn glowing in the sunshine of a brilliant day— the park, and the river flowing through its dells and dales— and last, but not least, the princely residence of the noble owner, whose kindness and generosity placed all these before the public for their recreation and enjoyment. If the eye turned away from these scenes of beauty and loveliness peculiar to the locality, aud surpassed by none, to the excitement of the chase, and to the mysterious in- stincts which sent the- timid hare to seek its safety from its natural enemy by its lleetness, all was equally wonderful as it was truly beautiful. By the denizens of towns— by those who lived in a three- pair back attic, where the air was neither pure nor salubrious— the scene last week will be long remembered. We have felt this enjoyment the more, because our great modern traveller, Dr Livingstone, has recently told us that when in the wilds of Africa he was seized and carried away by a lion, he felt no pain from the lacerating teeth of his enemy. And when puss escaped by a dodge, the lookers on gave a cheer; " Well done, puss 1" went through the ranks of the multitude. Good order ruled, M'George's decisions cave general satisfaction, and the " Prince of Publicans," as Mr Plumer Ward once called him, catered well for his friends. About 50 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous dinner at the hotel, under the able presidency of J. Loyd Thomas, Esq, of Macclesfield. The usual loyal toasts were given, and the Queen's health was followed by the National Anthem. The Duke of Devonshire's health, as the chairman aptly termed it " the toast of the evening," was given with rap- turous applause. The " County Anthem." " Better health to the Duke, God bless him," followed, and all went " merry as a marriage bell." _____ MONASTEREVON MEETING— Nov 18. Hon Sec: William Behan, Esq. Judge: Thomas Waters, Esq. PUPPY STAKES. Mr Deverill's br d Dart Mr Clancy's r b Spicy Mr Deveril's bk w d Wagstaff Watson's be b Diamond t? ir Lee's r d Jack Mr Neel's bk d Hawk Mr Roberts's r b Bee Spicy beat Dart Wagstaff beat Diamond Waestaff beat Spicy beat Mr Kelly's r d Sporting Dick Mr Lee's f d Trouncer Mr Watson's bk b Tushia Mr Roberts's r d Pepper Mr Kelly's bd b Snorting Kate Mr Behan'a r b Modesty Mr Behan's bk b Zanna II. I Hawk beat Jack I Bee ran a bye III. I Bee beat Hawk IV. Mr Roberts's Bee, by Mustard out of Duchess, beat Mr Deveril's Wag- staff, and won tbe stakes. MR EDITOR : On Wednesday this new club had its maiden meet over its preserved grounds. The weather was all that could be wished for, the attendance a large one, the arrange- ments perfect, the ground as good as any in Ireland ( bar the short grass), the hares plenty and good runners, and the dogs a very respectable specimen for new beginners. First ties: After a short but fast- run course Dart beat Sporting Dick. Spicy and Trouncer: After a no- go, met a bad hare, Spicy never giving Trouncer a chance. Wagstaff and Tushia were not long in the slips when they sighted a good hare. Tushia led to the hare and turned. Wagstaff got in, worked the hare to himself, and won a nice course easily. Diamond and Pepper also met a good hare. Pepper led, and turned; Diamond brought out her bright points, peppered her opponent in good style, and won a long course easily. After an undecided course Jack just beat Sport- ing Kate. Hawk and Modesty were so closely matched that they ran two undecided courses, but Hawk's condition telling at the finish, he won their third course cleverly. After one undecided course Bee stung Zanna so quickly that the latter was easily beaten.— Second ties: Spicy and Dart got a sporting hare. Spicy led, and after a heavy course, in which Dart but served her one point, she won, the hare gettiftg cleverly away. Wagstaff and Diamond had an extraordinary short course, which the judge decided in favour of Wagstaff. It was supposed quite impossible that the merits of either auimal could be decided in so short a course, but the judge thought otherwise. Hawk and Jack met a good hare, and after a fair run course, Hawkbeat Jack easily, the hare going away. Bee ran a very severe bye, not alone from its length, but the hare doubling round some young horses in the field, one of them let go at Bee, struck her, and turned her over, not however doing her any injury. Third ties— Wagstaff and Spicy: This course was looked on with great in- terest from the relative merits of the animals. Spicy is a beau- tiful little animal, a most determined courser, and a close worker-, her condition was perfect. Wagstaff is a large lengthy, lurkiDg, looking dog; he is a bold, speedy, clever worker, and with a little more care and time will he a dangerous customer to put out. A " soho" being sounded, the detective let the dogs to within slipping distance, Spicy pulled most awfully, when the hare got up, and the slipper not being a little more active to go wifh the dogs a short distance before letting them go, he drew the cord at a slow pace, thereby causing Spicy to bungle, by which she lost a couple of lengths; she, however, got to the big one. They had a splendid run to the hare, when the little one won by not more than a head, the hare turning of her own accord. Both dogs swerved to her, Spicy having to take a large bank and drain sideways, she missed the top of the bank and got a purler in the other field. Wagstaff coursed his hare cleverly. Spicy came a^ ain, gave a go- bye, and turned so close to a large- bog drain, that before she could recover herself she went slap into the water. This appeared to damp her ardour ; she could never quite reach the dog, who won a most exciting course by a beautiful kill. Bee and Hawk: This was the ceurse of the meeting, aud certainly a more busy Bee, a bolder Hawk, or a truer hare never stretched their legs, and never had a trio to get over an uglier country. Bee showed more speed, went bolder to her hare, but, after a long course, she became unsighted, and dropped from exhaustion, the Hawk still coursing the hare. Bee, however, won her course before she became unsighted* Bee and Wagstaff came to the slips for the money. It appeared a certainty for Wagstaff, after Bee s heavy course just before, but wishing for satisfaction from the monster for beating her sister Spicy, in his last course, she came up like a game one, got first to her hare, and turned. In jumping a drain, Wagstaff came down a " buster," from which he did not recover until Bee placed the stakes to the credit of her plucky owner, who, although strongly advised to draw his bitch, like a good man and true he declared that the best should win. Too much praise cannot b< » given to the hon sec for his anxiety in getting up this club, for preserving the hares, and for his kindness at ail times to cater to the wants and wishes of his sporting friends. The judge s decisions were in Accordauce with his just and honourable cha- racter, and the field was commanded by a gentleman who de- serves the hearty thanks of those who had dogs running, for he kept a clear stage and no favour. The second meeting of this club comes off in a short time for all ages, when, if yon will allow me, and that I am not " sohoed" in the meantime, you shall have the particulars from yours, & c, JACK HARE. BURTON- UPON- TRENT CLUB MEETING— Nov 24. At Ansiow, by the kind permission of Sir Oswald Mosley, Bart.) Patron: The Right Hon the Earl of Chesterfield. Stewards : Messrs J. Brown, C. Bruat, G. Meakin, C. A. Hawkesworth, J. Davis, and Nadin. Judge: Mr M'George. MATCH. Mr Cartwright ns b d Boisterous 1 1 Mr Shakeshaft's be b Topper 2 2 PUPPX STAKES ( No. 1). Mr Coleman's r b Deception beat Mr Bradshaw's b d Benedick Mr Guy Nadin's b t d Nestor .. Mr Meakin's b d Warlock II. Mr Guy Nadin's Nestor beat Mr Coleman's Deception, and won the stakss. PUPPY STAKES ( No. 2). Mr Bradshaw's r d Smoker beat Mr Nadin's b b Nelly Bligh Mr Wyles's b b Wild Girl .. Mr Coleman's r b Diana II. Mr Bradshaw's Smoker beat Mr Wyles's Wild Girl, and wen the stakes. ALLA- OED STAKES ( No 8). Mr^ eman's r w Dangerous J beat Mr Cartwright's b b Lady Eve! yn Mr Brown's bdBendigo .. Mr W. Best's w fb Lonely Mr Coleman's Dangerous Dick> nd* Mr Brown's Bendigo divided the stakes. SWEEPSTAKES ( No. 4). Mr Power's f w d Rocket beat ' Mr Brunt's r d Ben Caunt Mr Coleman's b b Defiance .. Mr Malpas's b w b Mad Fury II. Mr Power's Rocket and Mr Coleman's Defiance divided the stakes. SWEEPSTAKES ( NO. 5). Mr W. B. Best's w b d Durham beat ' Mr Hawkesworth's r b Helen ( Rose) Mr Malpas's b d Mad Tom .. Mr G. Meakin's b b Medusa II. MrW. B. Best's Durham and Mr Maipas's Mad Tom divided the stakes. SWEEPSTAKES ( No. 6). Mr Woodward's fb Woodbine beat Mr Wyles's f b Barnum Mr Shakeshaft's r bLady ran a bye^ Mr Woodward's Woodbine, and Mr Shakeshaft's Lady divided the stakes. The following dogs having divided at the last club meeting, ran to qualify for the Club Plate, to be run for in February : are more unsuccessful competitors than " TheOwnerof Forfeit," who believe that, had the hare lived a little longer, or the posi- tion of the dogs be.' n different, their animals would have won.— Yours, & c, CELLAR HILL. Cookstows, Arden, Nov 26,1857. NEWMARKET MEETING. ( BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, J FRIDAY EVENING.— The weather, which has been foggy and damp for some days past, has cleared up, and there appears every prospect of its continuing flue. We understand that the club expect their meeting to be well patronised, as several gen- tlemen from a distauce have promised " to assist." Already many greyhounds have arrived, and there is every likelihood the meeting will be a successful one, and we trust it may prove so. WOLVERHAMPTON OPEN MEETING— Nov 26 & 27. ( By the kind permission of the Earl of Dartmouth, over Patshull Park and grounds.) Stewards : Capt R. F. Butler, W. Giffard. W. Stubbs, T. Harley, and R H. Bartlett. Esqs. Field Stewards : Mr Cherrington, Mr Moore, and Mr Sproson. Judge : Mr Warwick. Slipper : Mr Presdee. Hon Sec: W. P. Hammond, Esq. The PATTINGHAM STAKES cf £ 610s each, for puppies of 1856; 16 subs. Mr Winter ns be w d Thornton beat Mr Hammond nsbk d Naughty Boy Mr Wilson's f w b Daphne Mr Aston's bk d Speculation Mr Harley's w r b Harmony Mr Minor's bk b Mystery Mr Wilson's r b Wild Rose Mr Daintrae's w bk b Daylight .. Mr Harley's w r dHark Forward., Mr Hardie ns ok b Hannah Mr Minor's bk d Marmion Mr Rushton's w bk d Richard Mr Hammond's r d Hold Hard Mr Dickinson's w bk d Paganini Mr Boote's be d Justice Mr Brewer's bk b Brawl II. Wild Rose beat Mystery Hark Forward beat Daylight Thornton beat Daphne Harmony beat Speculation The PATSHULL STAKES of £ 610s each, for all ages; 16 subs, Mr Smith ns w f b Bess beat ' Mr Smith's bk d Boreas Mr Daintree ns r w b Gossip Mr Hammond's r d Goldfinder Mr Morreil's f b Malibran Mr Wilson's f or r w b Myrtle Mr Clarke's bk w b Cricket Mr Hammond ns bk b p Nancy Mr Hile's bk w b Mary Ambree Gossip^ eat Bess Goldfinder beat Malibran II. Mr Racster's bk be p Redwing Mr Winter's r b p Miss Orrett Mr Minor' 3 f w b Honour Bright Mr Minor's bk d Miilsail Mr Rushton's bk d Resolute Mr Evans's bk b Early Blueh Mr Daintree's f w b p Nancy Mr Dickenson'sbddGaber- 1 lunzie J Mr Daintree's w bk d p Jehu Mr Morreil's bk t d Ajax Mr Willis's bk d Wellington Mr Lowe ns f d Mentor Myrtle beat Cricket Mary Ambree beat Delusion The WOLYEBHAMPTON STAKES of £& 10s each, for all ages ; 16 subs. . . ' Mr Bate's r b Happy go Lucky ( late beat Daphne) Mr Bate's bk w d Rambler Mr Hardie's r d Blackleg Mr Morris's f or ro d Rocket m .. Mr Crowther's w f d Sweetbriar MrHammond'srw~ bBrightEyeagBt Mr Bagshawnsf wdConsideration MrSmith'sbkbBlaekevedSusanbeat Mr Lloyd's bd b Muslin Mr Dickenson's bd b Mendicant.. MrStoneleigh'sbkbLadyHarkaway CHADDESLEY CORBETT MEETING— Nov 25. ( By the kind permission of the Rev R. T. Forrester.) Steward : W. B. Best, Esq. Judge : Mr A. Bennett, Slipper: C. Presdee. The ELMLY LOVETT STAKES of " 8 3a each ; the winner to receive £ 28, second £ 10, third and fourth £ 3 each. Mr Collis'srd Homespun beat Mr Gunn's bk b Gipsy Girl Mr Flint's fw d Columbus ran a bye Mr Coleman's bb Defiance beat Mr J. S. Lee's b dBristol Bird's Eye Mr Hawkesworth's r b Helen ran a bye Mr Flint's bed Dart ran a bye Mr J. S. Lee's b d Pioneer ran a bye HORD1EY ( SALOP) MEETING— Nov 25. ( By the kind permission of Sir J. R. Kynaston, Bart.) Stewards: Dr Beilyse, R. Burton, and R. G. Jebb, Esqs. Judge: Mr Mr Lister's f b Bloom Mr Jebb ns bk w b Bright Eye Mr Joinson's w be d Tapster Mr Edward's r b Eaglet Mr Duncan's r b Orange Blossom.. Mr Joinson's bk b Amy Mr Jebb's f d Exeat Mr Brundrit's bk b Asylum Bright Eye beat Bloom Tapster beat Eaglet Tapster beat Bright Eye Mr Jebb's bk b Omega Mr Boete's bk b Josephine Lord Kenyon's bk b Busy Mr Burton's bk d Barrister Omega beat Josephine Warwick. The HABDWIGK CUP. I. beat Lord Kenyon's bk d Governor Mr Peel's bk b Uncertain ( 2) Mr Griffith's r d Makeshift ( 1) Mr Lloyd ns bd d Bright Idea Mr Roberts's r d Rector Dr Parker's bk d Vengeance Mr Armstrong's bk t b Alice Mr Woodward's bk b Whimsical II. I Amy beat Orange Blossom I Asylum beat Exeat III. I Asylum beat Amy IV. Mr Joinson' 8 Tapster, by High Aim out of La Reine, and Mr Brundrit's Asylum, by Bedlamite out of Young Havoc, divided the cup. The HOBDLEY STAKES. beat Mr Griffith's r b Maid of Glyn .. Mr Parker's bk b Ada ( 1) Mr Lloyd's r d Lucknow Mr Boote's f w b Desdemona ( abs) II. I Barrister beat Busy III. Mr Jebb's Omega, by Sackcloth out of Kitclien Maid, beat Mr Burton's Barrister, by Baronet out of Rustic, and won the stakes. The HAWKSWOOD STAKES. I. Lord Kenyon's r d Smoker beat Mr Edwards ns f d Pretty Boy Mr Lloyd's bd b Dovey Water .. Mr Jones's bk w b Virago MrWoodward'sbkdWeathergage.. Mr Burton's bk b Brimstone Mr Brundrit's be d Lordo' the Lea.. ^ Mr Parker's bk w d Andy ( 1) Smokey beat Dovey Water I Weathergage beat L. of the Lea nr. Mr Woodward's Weathergage, by Derwentwater out of Swift, beat Lord Kenyon's Smoker, and won the stakes. BETTISF1ELD ( NEAR WHITCHURCH, SALOP) OPEN MEETING— Nov 6. Judge: Mr Warwick. The BETTISPIELD CUP. I. MrJ. Griffiths's bk dVengeance beat Mr Johnson's bk b Myrtle Mr T. Piatt ns bk d Raglan .. Mr S. Keay's bd b Hearty ( 1) Mr Lister's f b Bloom .. Mr E. Arden ns bk d Hoffman Lord Kenyon's bk b Busy .. Mr Parker ns w bd d Patch Veugeance beat Raglan ^ Bloom beat Busy Mr Lister's Bloom, by Parker's Mario out of Bloom. beat Mr J. Griffiths's Vengeance, by Lord Kenyon's Pepper out of Blackburn's Fly, and won the cup. The COBNHILL STAKES. I. beat Mr Boughey's bd b Miss Macgregor Mr B. Jones's bk d Jerry Lee Mr E. Peel's bk d Nimrod Mr H. B. Jones's bk d Ninety II. I Comet beat Rook III. Mr Peel's Uncertain, by Lleyd's Governor out of Lord Dungannon's Crucifix, and Lord Kenyon's Comet, by Dodd's Derby out of Tho- mas's Topsy, after three undecided courses, divided the stakes. The NOBTHWOOD STAKES; for puppies. I. Mr Davies's f w b Miss Barney beat Mr J. H. Lea's r d Port ( 1) Mr R. G. Jebb's f d Exeat .. Mr L. Jones's b w d Lapwing Mr Peel's bk b Uncertain Mr Jebb's f d Prescot Mr Parker's bk b Rook Lord Kenyon's be d Comet Uncertain beat Prescot Mr E. Roberts's bk d Gamester Mr Parker's fd Mr Ellis Exeat beat Miss Burney Lord Kenyon's bk d Governor Mr J. H, Lee ns f b Forlorn Hope II. I Gamester beat Mr Ellis III. Mr R. G. Jebb's Exeat, by Swan's Stockw& l out of Jebb's Ringdove, beat Mr E. Roberts's Gamester, by Hoffman out of Lee's Empress, and won the stakes. BURLTON ( SALOP) MEETING— Nov 23. Judge: Mr Warwick. Slipper: Mr Sadler. The BUBLTON MANOR STAKES of £ 2 2s each; for all ages. I. MMiUe" heWS' 8 bk W d J06} beat Mr Edmunds's rb d Spring Mr Pickering's r d Gobye .. Mr Lister's be Sleepy Mr Pickering's Gobye beat Mr Matthews's Joe Miller, and won the stakes. The BUBLTON MOOB STAKES ; for puppies of 1856. Mr Groome's bk d Pepper beat Mr Atcherley's r d Harry Mr Heatley'sbk d Harry .. Mr Vaughan's bd w b Fly Mr Thomas's r w Ring .. Mr Pickering's w bk b Maud Mary Mr Heatley's bk b Handy ran a bye^ Harry beat Pepper Handy beat Ring Mr Heatley's Harry and his Handy divided the stakes. The hares were rather wild, though what sport was shown was good. GLASBURY MEETING— Nov 23. ( On the Beggin's Hill, by the kind permission of Captain de Winton of Maesllwek Castle). Judge: Captain Bridgwater. EIGHT- DOG STAKES, for all ages. Mzabaz^ kiamS M f d Ba"}*> eat Mr Games's bk d Blackman Mr Lil wall's bk b p Lovegrove .. Mr Jones's bd d Speed Mr Williams's bk d Woodcock .. Mr Probert's ns bk d Vampire" Mr James's bk d Spring .. ^ Mr Hadley's bk d Waterloo Bazabazook beat Lovegrove Woodcock beat Spring The stakes were divided between Mr Williams'ns Bazabazook and his Woodcock, after an undecided course. The PUPPY STAKES. I. Mr Lil wall's r b Lily of the Wye beat Mr Games's bd d Redtape Mr Williams ns fb Rachael .. Mr Prosser'sfb Rtd Rose II. Mr Lil wall's Lily of the Wye, by Streamer out of his Bess, beat Mr Williams ns Rachael, by Streamer out of Bess, and won the stakes. HOLLY BUSH ( DENBIGHSHIRE) MEETING— Nov 24 Stewards: T. Whaley, D. Parry, R. W. Johnson, and J, Manley, Esqs Judge: Mr Lloyd, Hon Sec: Mr E. Lewis. Flag Steward: Mr J Grant. Slipper: Mr Martin. The PLAS TEG STAKES. I. Mr Lewis ns bk w b Paletot beat Mr Whaley's bk d Scott Mr Thomas ns bk d Governor .. Mr Jones ns bd b Vixen Mr Manley ns bd b Cerito .. Mr Williams's fb Queen Mr Isaacs's bk b Queen .. Mr Rymers's be d Smoker II. Governor beat Paletot. III. Mr Thomas ns Governor, Mr Isaacs's Queen, and Mr Manley ns Cerito, divided the stakes. HIE HOLLY BUSH STAKES, for puppies," Mr Williams's f b Han nah beat Mr Whittaker ne bk w d Mago MrT. Thomas'sbe d King'sHead .. ^ Mr Lloyd's bk t d Benedict Mr Williams's Hannah and Mr Thomas's King's Head divided the stakes. The HOPE STAKES. I. Mr Heiress^' 8 b W6' Sh} be" t Mr Edwards's f wd Tinker Mr Parry ns be w d Pluto '' Mr Thomas's f w d Grasper II. Mr Whittaker's Welsh Heiress and Mr Parry's Pluto divided the stakes. THE LATE SPIDDAL MEETING. DEAR BELL : In the last paragraph of my report there is an evident misprint, where it says—" Stranger having had seven courses, and three undecided ones." It should read—" Stranger having had severe courses, and three undecided ones, Sir Wil- liam getting only three short spins." I read with surprise the statement of the owner of Forfeit, that, instead of Lady Ard- more winning her course easily, " the contrary was the opinion of the whole field." Fearing that perhaps I might have been mistaken in my view of the course, I spoke to four gentlemen who also saw it, and they all agree with me, that if the making of at least five points to one is winning a course easily, Lady Ardmore won " easily.'' The slip was given in a slight hollow at the end of a plantation, with sharp rising ground on the right, a small hill on the left, and the crowd on a high hill in front; if the hare went up the hill on the right, she would have served Lady Ardmore, but taking completely from right to left, she must ( if the dogs were placed as they should be in the slips) have favoured Forfeit. I am quite willing to admit that afterwards she favoured Lady A.; but more than once during the course Forfeit had the opportunity of getting in, and, if a superior animal, of beating Lady Ardmore. Iam quite sure that there Mr J. Harris's w r d Pyrilws MrW. W. Best's bk b Black Rose.. Mr J. Wilson's bk w d Resolute .. Mr Harris's rd p Hanbury Lad .. Mr Winnal ns bd w b Nancy Mr Taylor's bk d p Tempest Mr Partridge's bd w b Play-" l fair ( late Stella) J " Pyrrhus beat Homespun Black Rose beat Resolute Black Rose beat Pyrrhus Mr Watkins's f b Winlove Mr Redfern's bk b Rejected Mr Shutt's bk d Sweep Mr J. Palmer's f d Pelissier MrRiekard's bk d Lopez ( lateRival) MrBrewster's r w dNeck orNothing Mr G. Bate ns bd d Barrister III. A. Hanbury Lad beat Nancy Playfair beat Tempest Hanbury Lad bt Playfair ( 4 dr) Mr W. W. Best's Black Rose beat Mr Harper's Hanbury Lad, and won the stakes. The BBADEOBD STAKES of £ 1 10s each, for puppies of 1856. Mr J. Harris's b w d Chance beat * Mr Harper ns b d Caractacue Mr Lett's r b Alma ( late Fan) .. ^ Mr Tayloi's o d Tyrant Mr J. Harris's Chance beat Mr Lett's Alma, and won the stakes. Mr Newbury's Topsy, Sister to Nimrod, and Marquetrie ( late Mr Jardine's), were last week served by Jacobite. Jacobite will be at the Ridgway Club Meeting at Southport, on the 2d, 3d, and 4th December. An advertisement of the Hornby, Tunstall, and Bainesse Meeting will be found in our front page. A correspondent writes that the ground is very superior, and the hares " clippers. Mr Hutchinson, jun, is the new secretary. PEDIGREE OE DALTON.— Mr Editor: I beg to inform you that Picture is out of my black bitch Alice, by a dog of Mr T. Surtees's, of Houghton le Spring, that was got by Mr Hutchin- son's celebrated dog Spanker out of Capt Hogg's blue bitch Vesta. Alice is by Balmer's Tip, by Woodcock, dam Ringlet, by Reveller out of Fly,— Yours, & c, GEO, GRAHAM, the breeder of Picture ( the sire of Daltou).— Middlesborough, Nov 23,1857. TEE CHASE. Masters of hounds will greatly oblige us by causing tub- fixtures to be posted so as to reach us in the course of Fnday. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. STAGH0U2TDS. Her Majesty's— Tuesday Maidenhead Thicket, Friday Stoke Commen, at 11. Berkshire, East ( Subscription)— Thursday the Kennels ( Maidenhead Thicket), Saturday Mar low Bridge, at £ past 11. Cheltenham ( Mr W. White's)— Friday Chedworth Downs, at 12. Heathcoate's, Mr— Tuesday the Ploagh ( Smallfield), Saturday Kings- wood, at J past 11. Rothschild's, Baron— Monday Goldby's Farm, Saturday Wing, at 11. FOXHOUNDS. Albrighton ( Mr 0. Stubbs's)— Tuesday Bell Inn( Tong Norton), Thur » day Hagley, Saturday Castle Hill, at J past 10. Atherstone— Monday Kirkby, Wednesday Clifton, Friday Strettcn Wharf, Saturday Grendon Bridge, at 11. Badsworth— Tuesday Red House, Thursday Aekworth Moor Top, Sa- turday Darneld, at i past 10. Bamfylde's, Mr— Monday Yard Down, Thursday Bickner Bridge, at J past 10. Beaufort's, Dnke oi— Monday Trouble House, Tuesday Cross Hands, Wednesday Yate Rocks, Friday Easton Grey, Saturday Wootton Bassett Wharf, at 1 past 10. Bedale— Monday Newton House, Wednesday Norton Conyers,! Friday Newton- le- Willows, at i to 11. Berkeley's, Sir M.— Monday Sidcombe Wood, Tuesday Puesdown, Wed- nesday Woodmancote Village ( near Rendcsmbe), Thursday Chat- combe Wood, atitoll. Berkshire. Old ( Mr Morrell's)— Monday Newbridge, Wednesday Fox- combe Hill, Friday Buscot Park, Saturday South Fawley, i p 10. Berkshire, South— Tuesday Bradfield, Thursday Burghfield Bridge, Fri- day PangbourneStation, at t to 11. • ..„. £ Black more Vale— Monday Charlton Horethorne, Thursday West Hill Gate ( Sherborne), Saturday Hunter's Lodge, at i to 11. Bramham Moor— Monday Harewood Bridge, Wednesday Thorp ( near Selby), Friday Thorp Arch, Saturday Hook Moor, at J past 10. Burton Hunt ( Lord Henry Bentinck's)— Monday Bardney, Tuesday Holton, Wednesday Swallow Beck Station, Thursday Branston Wood, Friday Thonock, Saturday Hackthorn, at 11. Cambridgeshire— Monday Meagre Wood, Friday Long Stanton, at i past 10. Cheshire— Monday Castle Mill, Wednesday Fox and Barrel, Friday Bolesworth Castle, Saturday Tarporley, at J past 10. Cleveland— Monday Guisbro' Park, Thursday Coatham Village, at i past 10. Cottesmore ( Sir John Trollope's)— Monday Casewick, Thursday Barley, Saturday Greetham Inn, at 11. Craven( Mr G. Cook's)— Monday Marlborough Race Course, Wednesday Crowood, Friday Penclose, at 11. Crawley and Horsham— Monday Lowfield Heath, Wednesday Bolney Windmill, Friday Five Oaks, Monday week Turner's Hill, Wednes. day week Hand Cross, Friday week Kingsfold, at i to 11, Dacre's. Lord— Monday Gaddesden, Wednesday Offley Hoo, JFriday Chiltern Green, at J past 10., J.- jj^ wss-~ Deacon's. Mr— Monday Chillaton, Thursday Okehampton, at i past 10. Devon, North— Monday Stapleton Brake, Friday Roborough Mills, at A past 10. Drake's, Mr— Monday Middleton Toll Bar, Thursday IslipTown, Sa- turday Hinton- in- the- Hedges, at i to 11. Durham County— Monday Stotfold, Wednesday Hare and Hounds, Fri day Pasture Houses ( near Little Stainton), at i to 11. Eggesford— Monday Colson Cross, Thursday Three Hammers, 4 past 10, Essex, The ( Mr L. Arkwright's)— Monday Bobbingworth Windmill, Wednesday Badwinter, Saturday High Easter, ati to 11. Essex, East ( Mr Marriott's)— Tuesday Seven Farms, Friday Felix Hall, at 11. Essex, South ( Mr Button's)— Tuesday Vange Barge, Saturday Rainham Bridge, at 11. Essex Union— Monday Hadleigli Crown, Wednesday East Hanningfield Tye, Saturday Tile Hall, at J past 10. , , Essex and Suffolk— Tuesday Bradfield- street, Friday Hmtlesham Park Gate, at 11. Farquharson's, Mr— Monday Winford, Tuesday Welbury, Friday Short Wood, at i past 10. Fitzwilliam's, Mr G.— Wednesday Castor Hanglands, Thursday Monk's Wood, Saturday Barnwell Wold, at J past 10, F. B. ( Mr W. Williams's)— Tuesday Bishop's Wood, Friday Perran Wharf, at 4 past 10. Garth's, Mr— Monday the Red Lodge ( Swinley), Wednesday Brook House ( near Fleet Pond), Friday Shottesbrooke Park, at i past 10. H. H.— Monday Preston Oakhills. Tuesday Hinton House, Thursday Bighton House, Saturday Hoddington House, at i to 11. Hambledon— Monday Westbury House, Wednesday Botley Gate, Friday Kennel, Monday week Bordean House, at i to 11. Hambleton( Mr Bell's)— Tuesday Arden Hall, Friday By land Abbey, at J past 10. Haydon— Wednesday Low Hall, Saturday Carr's Burn Whin, at 9. Herefordshire— Tuesday Yazor, at J past 10. Heythrop— Monday Boulter's Barn, Wednesday Sturdys Castle, Friday New Barn, Saturday Corn bury Park. Hill's, Mr— Tuesday Allerston, Friday Saltersgate, at 10. Holderness— Monday Brandesburton Moor, Tuesday Londesborough Park. Thursday Burton Constable, Friday Cranswick Toll Bar, at i toll. Hursley ( Mr Tregonwell's)— Monday Kingsorabourne Village, Friday Ampfield Church, Monday week Winchester Race Course ( by per- mission), at I to 11. - , Hurwortli— Tuesday Kennels, Saturday High Worsell Toll Bar, at J past 10. Ingram's, Mr M,— Tuesday Kedleston Inn, Thursday Radbourne, Sa- turday Swarkstone Bridge, at i toll. Kent, East— Monday Whitfield Mill, Thursday Elham, Saturday Postling Lees, at 4 past 10. Kent, West ( MrW. Stratford's)- Tuesday Dartford Heath, Friday Green Street Green ( Darentli), at 1 past 10. Lawson's, Mr— Tuesday Threapland Gill, Friday Westward Parks, at 4 past 10. Ledbury ( Mr J. C. Thackwell's)— Monday Hethel Pit Turnpike, Friday Roughborough, at 4 past 10. Ludlow ( Mr Sitwell's)— Tuesday Gatlay, Thursday Lingen, Saturday Stormer Hall, at 4 past 10. Middleton's, Lord— Monday Pillington, Wednesday Kexby Wood, Friday Oulston, Saturday Swaythorpe Pasture, at 4 past 10. Monmouthshire— Monday Llantillio House, Thursday King of Prussia, Saturday Brynderwen, Monday week Penclawdd Wood, Thursday week Penissa Pluid Toll Bar, at 4 past 10. Morpeth— Tuesday Priest Bridge, Thursday Newton Lane End, Satur- day Nunnykirk, at i toll. New Forest— Tuesday Picked Post, Thursday AwbridgeGate, Saturday Hiil Top Gate, ati to 11. Norfolk— Monday Guist Bridge, Wednesday Gunton Park ( near Cromer), Friday Rainham, at II. Oakley— Monday Stagsden, Tnesday Renhold, Thursday Easton Wood, Saturday Risely Toll Bar, at i toll. Oxfordshire, South ( Earl of Macclesfield's)— Monday Nettlebed, Friday Wheatley, at i to 11, „ , Pembrokeshire ( Mr Lort Phillips's)— Monday Wilhamston Quarries, Wednesday Scolton, Friday Norchard Gate, at i past 10. Portsmouth's, Earl of— Monday Hannington, Tuesday Crow Inn ( Highclere), Friday North Litchfield, Saturday West Sherborne, II. Puckeridge— Monday Beeches, Wednesday Elsenham, Saturday Great Mund'en, at 4 past 10. Pytchley— Monday Sy well Wood, Wednesday Winwick Village, Thurs- day Cottesbrook, Saturday Badby Wood, at i to 11. Raby— Monday Wackerfield, Tuesday Gatherley Moor, Friday Gales, at 4 past 10. Rufford— Monday Walesby Village, Tuesday Kelham, Thursday Oxon Village, SaturdayThoresby Park, ati to 11. Rutland's, Duke of— Monday Croxton Park, Tuesday Dry Doddington, Wednesday Elton Manor, Friday Weaver's Lodge, at 11. Seale's, Sir Henry— Tuesday Burlestone Wood, Friday Dartington, 10. Selby's, Mr— Tuesday Den wick, Friday Roddam. at 4 past 10. Shropshire ( Mr C. J. Morris's)— Monday Bayston Hifl, Friday the Fox Scar^ rou| h'sri'ord— Monday Scrooby Inn, Tuesday Osberton, Thurs- day Sandbeck Park, Friday Gringley, at 4 past 10. Sinnington— Tuesday Woolah, Friday Ampleforth, at 10. Smith's, Mr A.— Monday Quarley Hill, Tuesday Stowell Lodge, Thurs- day Wilster Wood, Saturday WestTytherley, at 11. Somerset, Went— Tuesday Langridge Wood, Friday Kennels, 4 past 10. Southampton's, Lord— Monday Stowe- Nine- Churches, Wednesday Whad- don. Friday Whistley Wood, Saturday Hanslope Park, at 11. Southdown ( Mr Donovan's)— Monday Laughton Pound, Wednesday Ratton, Friday Ditchling Beacon; Monday week Old Ship, i to 11. Southwold Monday Burwell Park, Tuesday Winceby, Thursday Girsby, Saturday Skendleby, at 11. „,,, Staffordshire, North— Monday Whitmore fetation, Wednesday Seighford, Friday Hinstock, at 4 past 10. Stamford and Warringron's, Earl of— Monday Barkby, Tuesday Belton Village, Thursday Copt Oak Wood, Friday Wartnaby Stone Pits. 11. Suffolk— Monday Sicklemere Toll Gate, Thursday Ousden Hall, Satur- day Honingten Fox, at 11. Surrey Union— Monday Wotton House, Thursday Dunsfold Common, Saturday Effingham Hills, at 4 cast 10, Tailby's, Mr— Tuesday Little Dalby, Thursday Gumley, Saturday Tickham— Tuesdav Hollingbourne House, Friday Longbeacb, Monday week Ditchling House, Thursday week Kennel, Saturday Stone Stile ( Chilham), at 4 past 10. _ , Tiverton— Monday Morebath, Thursday Lanacre Bridge, at £ past 10. Tredegar— Monday Coedkernew Pound, Wenesday Goitre, Friday Cros- corneinon, at 4 past 11. Trelawny's, Mr— Tuesday Lough Tor Mills, Saturday Flete, at J past 19; Tynedale— Monday Whittington, Wednesday Dalton Village. Friday Riding Mile, Monday week Kennels, Wednesday weekHeddonon the Wall, Friday week Shortflat Tower, at i to 11. United Pack ( Salop)- Tuesday Acton Turnpike. Friday Gunley Wood, at 10. V. W. H. ( Lord Gifford's)— Tuesday Poulton, Thursday Minety Station, Saturday Overley Wood, at i to 11. Warwickshire— Monday Long Marston, Tuesday Weston House, Thurs- day Shuckburgh, Friday Church Tysoe, at i to 11. Warwickshire ( North)- Tuesday Kenilworth Castle, Thursday Bilton Grange, Friday Umberslade, at i to 11. Western Subscription ( Penzance)— Monday Kennels ( Madron), Friday Sheffield Paul, at 4 past 10. Wheatland— Tuesday Lutwyche Hall, Friday Linlev, at 4 past 10. Wilts, South ( Mr F. Wyndham's)- Tuesday Knook Knoll, Friday Broad Chalk Village, at 11. Worcestershire— Monday Shrawley, Wednesday Humbleton, Friday Brockeridge Common, Monday week Bishop's Wood, Wednesday week Plymouth Arms ( Tardebrigg), Friday week Croome Perrv Wood, at 4 past 10. Wyndham's, Col— Monday Ifold, Wednesday Avisford Hill, Friday Pal- liugham Farm, Saturday Silhurst Park, at 4 past 1!. Wynn's, Sir W. W.— Monday Greddington, Wednesday Oswestry Race Course, Friday Kennels, Saturday Macefen. at 4 past 10. Yarborough's, Lord— Monday Kirton Station, Wednesday Elsham Hall, Friday Moortown House, at 11. York and Ainsty— Monday Providence Green, Tuesday Red House, Thursday Bishop Monckton, Saturday Skelton, at 4 past 10. HABBIEBS. Brampton— Tuesday Milton Station, Thursday the Rieing Sun Inn, Saturday Hornsby Gate, at 9, B. V. H.— Wednesday Woodbridge ( near Bishop's Caundle), Saturday Milborne East Hill, at 12. Brighton— Monday Patcham, Wednesday Thunders Barrow, Saturday Dyke, at i to 11. Brooksend ( Thanet)- Monaay Sarre Mill, Wednesday Chislet, Friday North Down, Monday week Monkton, at 4 past 10. Brookside— Monday Newmarket Hill, Thursday Telscombe Tye, 4 P10. Clayton— Monday Sowerby, Wednesday Slead House, Friday Bingley Moor, at 10. Craven ( Yorkshire)— Monday Thorlby, Wednesday Halton East, Friday Stainton Coates, at 11. Dulverton— Moneiay Catford, Friday Ashway, at 4 past 10. Eamont ( Mr Musgrave's)— Monday Watermillock, Thursday Lazonby, at i to 11. Eastbourne— Monday CrowJink, at 4 past 10. Elstow— Wednesday Barford Bridge, Friday Maulden, at 4 past 10. High Peak— Monday Pike Hall, Wednesday Flagg, Saturday Elton, at 11. H. H. ( Rochester)— Monday Northdown Corner ( Allhallows), Thursday Brompton Farm, Monday week Lower Shorne, Thursday week Snig's Hole, at 11. Lewis's, Captain Hampton— Monday Rhosfrances, Saturday Redwharf Cross! at 4 past 10 Lonsdale's, Lord— Friday Puttenham, at 12 Netton ( Salistury)— Monday Boscombe Windmill, Thursday Bishop Down Hill, at 11 Newcastle and Gateshead— Monday Frenchman's Row, Friday Whick- ham, at 4 past 10, Romney Marsh— Monday" Brookland, Thursday Kennel, Saturday fct Mary's, at half past 10 Shepton Mallett ( Capt Warriner's)— Monday Huxham Green ( East Pen- nard), Thursday Miner's Arms ( Castle Comfort), at half past 10 Stockton— Thursday Dalton Percy, at 4 past 10. West- street— Tuesday Shepherdswell Mill, Thursday Ripple Mill, at 4. past 10. Williams's, Mr E.— Tuesday Whitchurch Down ( near Tavistock), at i to 11, Thursday Trebartha Hall, at half past 10 Worthing ( the Farmers' Subscription)— Tuesday Thornwick Barn, at 11. Vale of Wylye— Monday Haskins Penning, Thursday Warminster Di- rectien Post, at half past 11 Yarmouth and Lowestoft— Monday Gorlestone Pound, Thursday Toft Church, at 11 SCOTCH. FOXHOUNDS Buccleuch's, Duke of— Monday Mellerstain, Wednesday Borthwick Brae, Thursday Clifton, Saturday Boon, at 4 past 10. Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire— Tuesday Calderwood Gate, Saturday Milton Lockhart, at 11. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire— Tuesday Gavieside, ThuredayHopetoun House, Saturday Champfleurie, at i to 11. Lotliian— Tuesday Hopes, Thursday Preston Hall. Saturday Newbyth, Tuesday week Pres9mennan, Thursday week Salton Kennels, Sa- turday week Arniston, at 4 past 10. Wemyss's, Earl of— Monday Tughall, Tuesday Barmoor, Friday Pal- linsburn, Saturday Hirsel Law Toll, at 4 past 10. HABBIEBS. Tait's, Mr A. D.— Wednesday Largie Toll, Saturday Drumley Gate, Wed- nesday week Kilmaurs Mains, at 4 past 11. IRISH. STAGHOUNDS. Ward Union— Wednesday Black Bull, Saturday Ballymacarney, Monday week Dunboyne, Wednesday week Eighth Milestone on the Ash- bourne- road, Saturday week Flatliouse, at one. EOXHOUHDS. Duhallow ( Lord Doneraile's)— Monday Mogeeley Village, Wednesday Doneraile, Saturday Glanworth Bridge, at II. Kildare— Tuesday Ratnmore, Thursday Davidstown, Saturday Hort- land Gate, at i to 11. Kilkenny Hunt— Monday Baleif Castle, Wednesday Coolagh Cross- roads, Friday the Barracks, at i to 11. Limerick Hunt— Tuesday Odelville, Friday Stonehall Chapel, Tuesday week Ballynanty Cross, Friday week Kennel, at i to 1L Louth— Monday Crewbawn, Thursday Mullin's Cross, Saturday Ste phenstown, Tuesday week Hampton Hall, Thursday week Church- town, Saturday week Stickelien, at 11. , Meath— Monday Kells, Tuesday Somerville, Thursday Clifton Lodge, Friday Bengerstown, Monday week Archerstown, Wednesday week Ratoath, Friday week Kilskyre, Saturday week Summerhill, at 11. Westmeath— Tuesday Crooked Wood, Friday Gaulston, Tuesday week Middleton Park, Friday week Clonlost, at 11. HABBIEBS. Clonardon( Mr C. Dillon's)— Monday Kilmessan, Friday Kennel, Tues- day week Laracor, Friday week Riverstown Castle, at i to 12. Killultagh— Wednesday Dundrod, Saturday Torneroy Bridge, Wednes- day week Whinney Hill, Saturday week Nutts ( Killead), at 4 p 11. Route Hunt— Tuesday Ballymoney, Friday Causeway, Tuesday week Kilraughts, Friday week Dunboe, at 11. Salt— Monday Dunboyne, Thursday Woodlands ( Lucan), Tuesday week Harristown, Thursday week Leixlip Castle. Saturday week Kileock at 11. Social ( Athy)— Monday Ballinagar. Friday Birtown Cross, Monday week Finiogue Cross, Saturday week Castleroe Cross, at 12. THE EARL OF STAMFORD'S HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : This magnificent pack have had first- rate sport this season, and two days last week deserve particular notice. On Thursday, the 19th, the meet, Bradgate Park; found three foxes immediately, one went over the park wall, followed closely by the hounds, ran through Sheet Edges Wood, over the mea- dows by the side of the Leicester and Ashby road, up to Ansty, where he went to ground in a drain. Time 30 minutes, without a check. Went back to the park, found directly, ran to Roe Cliff, from there to Mucklin Wood, where the fox was headed; came straight back to Roe Cliff, up to Ben's Cliff Wood, where it was supposed we Jchanged foxes, by Chorley Knowl, leaving Gisborne's gorse to the left, on to One Barrow Lodge, through the Monastery Plantation, over Sharp Hill, to Black Brook, where he was headed back te the Monastery Plantation; from there to Graoedieu Wood. Up to this point, an hour and 50 minutes without a check, the pace from Ben's Cliff very fast, A fresh fox went away from Gracedieu Wood, and the hounds were with difficulty got back on to the line of the beaten fox, which had been viewed away from the wood 15 minutes, hardly able to crawl. They then hunted him slowly to Black Brook, by the reservoir to Hookhill Wood, and from there as far as Belton Village, where the hounds were whipped off, owing to the darkness. Time, altogether, three hours; distance the hounds ran, about 19 miles. At the finish there were only five present, Lord and Lady Stamford, two gentlemen in scarlet, and a hard- ridinginnkeeper from Leicester. On Friday, the 20th, the meet was Widmerpool Village. A great many of the Meltonians made their first appearance here this season. A fox was found in a few minutes in the shrub- beries near the house, and went away in the direction of Bunny Park at a severe pace, but, being pursued for some distance by a sheep dog, he was eventually lost by Rowhoe covert. Trotted ou to the; Curate's gorse, where a fox was viewed away imme- diately, and every hound was got out of the gorse in a moment; he skirted the Parson's gorse, went over Hickling Standard, by the Windmill, to Kinolton, where he crossed the canal on to Hose Grange, within two fields of Hose gorse, bore to the left for Harby, turned short to the right, and ran nearly up to Piper Hole, which he was unable to reach, and was pulled down in the open, after as fast a 45 minutes as was ever witnessed in Leicestershire; distance about eleven miles, over a very stiff country. Out of a very large field there were only about ten or twelve up at the death, amongst whom we noticed Lord and Lady Stamford, Lord Wilton, Capt Lloyd, Colonel Campbell, Mr Bernal, and several gentlemen in scarlet whose names I regret not being acquainted with. The greatest pleasure was afforded by seeing Lady Stamford receive the brush. Her ladyship rode straight throughout the run, was one of the first over every fence, and we can safely affirm no lady has ever crossed any country in so brilliant a manner. It is scarcely necessary to say Treadwell was in his usual place on these days. These remarks may be interesting to your readers, from ONE WHO WITNESSED THE END OE BOTH RUNS. HUNTING AT MELTON." MR EDITOR : We have almost got through the first month of the season, and yet the weather keeps open and mild. Many years have elapsed since ripe strawberries and raspberries were gathered at the latter end of November, and yet such is the case here ; and the close, heavy morning which ushered in the " first Monday" at Kirby Gate made us loHg for a keen and bracing air, as it told fearfully upon horseflesh, such a thing as " dry hairs" being out of the question. Owing to the weather, and to the prevalence of a malady in the town, our little sporting metropolis did not contribute its full quota of " scarlets," and the road con- trasted with the scene it presented last year. Since the " first day" the nobility and gentry have been gradually dropping in, and the " morning turn- outs " put one in mind of old times. Amongst the late arrivals are the Earl of Wilton and family at Egerton Lodge ; the Hon H. Coventry and family at Coventry House; Sir G. Wombwell, Sir Henry Edwards, Capt and Lady Lloyd, Mr Barne and family to Plymouth Lodge; and Col Camp- bell and family to the " Old Club." It is much to be regretted that the Cottesmore Hunt, so celebrated in the time of Lord Lonsdale aad Sir Richard Sutton, should be without a master, and its kennels empty; but we hear from good authority that they will be filled again next year by Lord Hopetoun, and we have a good substitute inMrTailby, who hunts Upper Leicaster- shire, and who takes the Cottesmore country as far down as Ranksborough ; and Sir John Trollope, who has a snug pack of hounds at Bytham, which he brings up as far as Burley Wood ; so that these two gentlemen are keeping the country in airing and exercising the foxes during the temporary close of the pre- mises at Cottesmore. I am half inclined to think that the Melton gentlemen are better off than they have been for some time, for they have a pack within easy reach always five days and very often six days a week; and what is more they have had some first- rate sport. Lord Stamford's pack have already killed over 20 brace, many of them after hard and fast runs. The " Duke's " also, with Will Goodall to show them the way, have often " shown their tails" to large fields of well- mounted horse- men. They got on an old fox last Saturday at Holwell Mouth. He went away direct for Clawson Thorns, but turned his head and bolted straight down into the " Vale," where he led them a pretty dance over some of the stiffest fences in Leicestershire, as far as Hickling, where he gave them the slip after one ef the nicest runs possible for those mounted on horses which could do their work, but not a few " came to grief" at an early stage. Lord Stamford's met at Lowesby on Tuesday, and after being detained a short time by a fox which was eventually chopped in the plantation, they went to Billesdon Coplow, and were soon down upon a " rattler," who burst away by Billesdon town, by Skeffington, across the valley for Tilton. " Tilton Wood, for a hundred !" cries one; but he " sold" them, and came over the hill and down again, and got clean away from the hounds; for although the scent held good until they had passed Owston Wood, they were then obliged to pull up, after 45 minutes without a check, across a country in the whole of which it was difficult to find a ploughed field. With such sport as this, and every prospect of a continuance ( for foxes are plentiful) no wonder our town fills rapidly. We have already between two and three hundred of the best- bred hunters in the world here. HARKAWAY. SIR MAURICE BERKELEY'S HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : These hounds commenced hunting the Chel- tenham country as usual, the beginning of the present month, and have been affording mo « t excellent sport, hunting their five days a week, and although the " Cotswolds" have not yet been favoured with the presence of their gallant master, yet under the management of " Harry," no hounds could be showing better sport. Their condition, appearance, and hunting quali- ties, excite general admiration. On Monday last they met at Withington Village, and precisely at eleven we trotted off to a small covert, Compton Grove, from which, in a minute, a fine fox broke away, and the hounds close at him, he faced the open country for Compton, kept straight on for Peresdowns, crossed the Cheltenham and Northleach road, over the downs for Shepton Sollars ( where that out- and- out good sportsman and preserver of foxes resides, George Fletcher, Esq), on for Hampen Hill, where pug was obliged to alter his course, having run up wind for 35 minutes, without a check; the pace clipping. The hounds threw up for a minute only ; hit it off again in the direc- tion of Salperton, recrossed the turnpike road and pointed for Star Wood, but turned again and was run into in the open. Time just 58 minutes. The hounds did not have a second draw, the light weights and thorough- breds, as indeed, all others, having had quite enough. There was a large field out. It is a source of much regret to hear that these hounds cease to hunt the Cheltenham country at the close of this season, but espe- cially do sporting men take much to heart the losing of their favourite " Harry," who has handled, with so much ability, this renowned and first- rate pack for 30 years. It is more than whispered he will not leave without some substantial testi- monial of the universal respect in which he is held.— Yours, & c, AN OLD SPORTSMAN. THE CRAVENi iHOUNDS. MR EDITOR S I have been anxiously looking for many weeks in your valuable paper to see some account of the many good runs these hounds have had, but nobody appears in- clined to record them. The hounds are now in their new ken- sels. st Hungerford, and, from their apng^ nr^ and the dash I force in the path of improvement." they have, there is every reason to believe they are very healthy, although great fears were entertained abeut them at the time they were erecting, the situation being low. On Monday the meet was advertised for Marlborough Race Course, but there being a large sheep fair there on that day, it was altered to Puttie Gate, about four miles distant, on the Hungerford- road. The morning was stormy, and a very small field assembled. At a quarter past eleven the worthy and indefatigable master, George Cook. Esq, rode up, and the dog pack, 18 couple, were thrown into Puttie Wood, which was drawn blank; Hans Wood, Noah Wood, and several small covers the same. It being no w near three o'clock, many began to look very serious, but that prince of sportsmen, the Marquis of Ailesbury, being out, and anxious as he always is to have foxes found on his noble estate, rode up and invited Mr Cook to draw his cover behind his man- sion, Tottenham House. No sooner were the hounds in than a fox was on foot, and the hounds settling beautifully to the scent raced the fox for the first 30 minutes as if . they were running in view. His line was direct through the Forest to the Bedrim Covers, but he was headed, and he bore to the left to the Com- mon Frif Cover, where he hung for some time; but he was forced to fly or die, and he bolted out at the lower corner, crossed the Marlborough turnpike, straight to the extensive cover, Hans Wood, which he ran straight through to the Ramsbury Covers ; but there he found no shelter, and began to show by his artful dodges that he had had almost sufficient; but he made one more effort, and came into the water meadows near the village, as if he intended crossing the canal, but before he could reach that he was pulled down, after as good a run of one hour and twenty minutes as has been seeninthe country formany years. Too much praise cannot be given to Mr Cook for the quiet and masterly way in which he managed his hounds, and rode to their tails from find to kill.— Yours, & c, ONE WHO SAW IT ALL. MR GARTH'S HOUNDS. MR EDITOR : On Wednesday, Nov 25,1 was fortunate enough to enjoy one of those brilliant runs with these hounds, for which in Sir John Cope's time they were so famous, but which, alas! now, through the selfishness of our would- be country gentlemen, who allow their keepers to kill foxes by wholesale, we so seldom enjoy, although the hounds have a thorough sportsman and perfect gentleman for their master in Mr Garth. The meet was at the Stag and Hounds, Binfield, and upon the hounds being thrown into one of Mr Ring's covers of Warfield Hall, one of the few preservers of foxes, Master Reynard was soon ejected, and away we rattled, the country riding deep, and very formidable banks and ditches at the end of every field. Not knowing the country, I cannot describe the run except that spills were numerous. Robert hunted the hounds admirably, and after as fine a run as I ever witnessed, killed poor reynard in a withy bed near Swindlesham Mill. Time, two hours and five minutes. — Yours, & c, NEMO. HUNTING MEMS. CAMBRIDGESHIRE HUNT.— At the annual meeting of the members of the Cambridgeshire Hunt, the accounts presented showed that the finances were in a satisfactory condition. The Hon E. T. Yorke, M. P., in a letter read by the secretary, inti- mated his inability from the pressure of his parliamentary duties to continue to fill the office of president of the hunt. Lord Roy? ton, the hon gentleman's nephew, was elected to the vacancy, and thanks were accorded to Mr Yorke for his past services. Several new members were added to the muster roll, and the proceedings closed as usual with a convivial dinner. A new huntsman has recently been appointed. THE CHESHIRE DIFFICULTY.— It is rumoured that there is at last a prospect of this unhappy business being settled, and that a well- known M. P., who resides on the borders of the county, has consented to act on behalf of the hunt, while Captain Main- waring is willing to leave himself in the hands of his solicitor. We sincerely trust that their negotiations may be successful, and that this sad business may never come into the law courts. On Saturday week, while the Duke of Beaufort was drawing for a fox near Badminton, news was brought that one was lying on the kennel wall! Unfortunately, it jumped down the inside way, when it was " stirred up," and fell a victim to the hounds which were left at home. We regret to hear that the master of the South Berkshire has been compelled from ill- health to resigs the mastership. He has been succeeded by Mr Thoyts. THE GAME OF CHESS. TO CORRESPONDENTS. G. C., Divan : Problem respectfully declined; wanting point and finish. T. L.: All the best games ever p ayed by corres- pondence are in Walker's Chess Studies, consisting of one thousand games actually played by the greatest masters of the art in all time. Longman's, we believe, publishers. CHESS PROBLEMS. No. aiO. " ThePretty Juvenile." By Herr Kling. ( Original). BLACK. ANGLING. EPHEMERA. On Wednesday last, at the Highgate Cemetery, were interred the mortal remains of Ephemera. The funeral was attended by Mrs Fitzgibbon, three gentlemen ( members of her family), and by Mr Wren and Dr Wallace, two friends of the deceased; while at the cemetery the number of mourners was increased by several friends, who came by other conveyances from London to show a last tribute of respect to the deceased. We omitted, in our notice last week, to name the Book of the Salmon amongst the works written by Ephemera, and an important one it is from its sterling and accurate account of the natural history of the king of fish. Another point we think it but just to mention is that in Ephemera's periodical aberrations— though the depth to which he then sank was proportioned to the height from which he fell— he palpably injured no one but himself; he had given no hostages to fortune in the shape of children— had no relations in any way dependent on him for support, as all con- nected with him were sufficiently provided for ; and again, in an age when it is so frequently considered necessary to plead for pensions for literary men during life, or to appeal to Government or the public for provision for their families after their death, it is not out of place to declare that Ephe- mera does not leave either a family unprovided for, or credi- tors unsatisfied. In our regrets that he had left so few collected works behind, we by no means wish t to be sup- posed that his labours, at any rate in the cause of angling, were without results— the very contrary is the fact. A great man once boasted of a certain city, that he had found it brick, and had left it marble. Now, from data furnished us by the parties most interested, we may state that from 15 to 20 years ago Ephemera found the fishing tackle makers " bricks," and at his decease has left them " marble "( not literally so, indeed- electrified rather to a warmer life than chilled to stone, their hearts, we believe, are in their right places, and beat towards him most warmly— but their circumstances relatively so altered as to warrant our comparison). What, we ask, was the state of the anglingworld twenty years ago? As demand is in this country always met by supply, we may take the fishing- tackle shops as fair exponents of the state of matters at that time. Then, in some of the narrowest lanes and the most receding alleys in this city were a few quiet unpretending shops, held, it is true, by most respectable men, and doing snug businesses; but at the present time the number of these shops has greatly increased, their situation is more prominent, and the amount of business done out of all comparison with that of bygone days. How has this been effected? Whence this great change? Who has proselytised and won the converts numerous enough to furnish customers so to revolutionise the trade? Bear in mind that Isaac Walton completed his works, and did all he could as a writer to win disciples nearly 200 years ago; and, though we may fairly assume that his works have done at least as much as those of every other writer between his times and 1830, yet the result of all the teachers for 200 years has been, to a fault, slow and impalpable. Charming as his work is, delightful as his sketches of nature and his homilies are, they are read by thou- sands who yield all admiration, but refuse to be converted. Hundreds annually take to angling naturally. The young man, vigorous in mind, body, and estate, will make the ardent salmon fisher; those possessing only the first two attributes may throw the fly or troll for trout and jack ; while portly, refleotive middle age may sit in a wide Windsor chair, which is fixed to the floor of a wide- bottomed punt, which again is fixed to the bed of a river that flows so sluggishly by, into which they may drop the paste, or the worm, or the gentle. Hundreds then take to the pursuit naturally, but how many are inoculated with that continued fever— the thirst for fishing. The converts we believe till of late, might he counted by tens, where now they may be told by thousands. The want universally felt, and not till lately supplied, was not merely an accomplished angler, and a man of genius or ability enough to write well and charmingly, but a man with the forte of imparting his knowledge, and with the gift of describing mechanical actions, and all points of detail. Yes," the gift" is the word, and after pages af description we must still recur to it. Scores of writers have attempted to teach, by the pen, cricket, rowing, wrestling, pugilism, and angling, and just so many have completely failed. Ephemera alone has succeeded. Everything combined to make success signal— the network of our railways favoured easy transit to every suitable locality; the medium through which the piscatorial essays were offered to the public was a paper circulating them to 30,000 houses, to be read by some quarter ef a million individuals, thus affording the greatest stimulus to a writer who surely possessed the requisite genius and information, and stood alone in his gift in imparting know- ledge and in description. As a winner of converts— as a prose- ly tiser— we proclaim him the Mahomet of Angling! With the koran— we mean his lectures— in one hand, and his Handbook of Angling in the other, he won disciples from every town and village throughout the length and breadth of the land. He ad- vanced the science by stripping it of all mystery; free- trade in knowledge was his watchword, and with the fishing interest it has worked as well as in others. He simplified the highest branches of the science so as to encourage all to make the at- tempt, while his lectures enabled every sincere disciple to secure success. The impetus he thus gaye to the sport is evidenced by the moneys received by fishing- tackle makers, and the rents received by owners of rivers and rights of fishing. The fishing- tackle makers have expressed an intention of raising by sub' scription a suitable monument over his tomb, as a mark of respect for his talents and appreciation of the benefits his advo- cacy has conferred on them. This is but right; we trust the result will be worthy of the occasion— that no jealousy will mar its progress. We would incite them to be up and be doing, and say to them, little and great, " Stand not on the order of your doing, but do at once." MARKED SALMON. MR EDITOR : Probably the following circumstances, if made known through the widely circulated columns of Bell's Life, could contribute an insight into the migratory excursions of salmon, about which there is much strife and more doubt. At the little town of Skien, on the east coast of Norway, far up the " Sleeve," not far from the west side of the entrance to the long Fiord, which leads to Christiania, a little fiord, called " Frier- fiord," cuts into the land, and receives a mountain stream. At this place a fisherman caught in his salmon- nets, in 1856, two salmon, one of the weight of 121b, both marked at the tail with the figure 8, and another of the weight of 5lb, marked with a split at the root of the tail, on the under side of the fish. This summer ( 1857) the same man caught, at the same place, a large salmon, weighing nearly 281b, marked with an H in the fin behind the belly, which mark had evidently been made a length of time, when the fish was of less size, the edges of the letter heing nearly grown over. These salmon have not been marked on this coast, nor as far as can be learned, on the Swedish coast, and the question, therefore, is, where do they come from ? It is an established fact, beyond all question, that no salmon have been marked at or near Skien, so that, under all circumstances, the fish were iu strange water, even supposing that some unknown person should have marked them, which, however, is not con- sidered the least probable, as the fisheries generally are in the hands of people who would never think of anything but profit, and consequently never have an idea of turning a once- taken fish adrift again, much less taking the trouble of marking them. Should these marks be known to any person connected with the Scotch or English salmon fisheries, it would be interesting if they would give some account, through this paper, where and when the fish were marked. NOBYAGUS. Norway, October, 1857. SALMON POACHING.— We ( Berwick Advertiser) have heard that on Monday night last the superintendent of the Tweed police seized, at the station of the North British Railway in this town, a hamper, containing a quantity of out- of- season salmon and trout, which, from the address upon it, was pretty well un- derstood to be on its way to the Paris fish market. To give some idea how extensively the system of poaching must be car- ried on, it may be mentioned that, since the net- fishing closed on the Tweed, there have been daily arrivals of salmon and trout in the Paris fish market, and as trouts are not so common in other rivers, there is little doubt that most, if not all, of these fish are from the Tweed. Between the 5th and 17th days of the present month no fewer than 30 boxes and 64 baskets of out- of- season fish had been received at that market, and such a wholesale destruction of spawning fish must be very injurious 0} the interests of the river proprietors. WHITE. White to checkmate in two moves. CHESS IN GERMANY. Anderssen and Herr Hillel. Herr Hillel. 18. QRK 14. K R P 1 15. PxKt 16. K K R 17. Q KtB7+( a) 18. KxB 19. K B Q Kt 8 26. K P 1 21. BQB2 2- 2. B K Kt 6 ( b) 2S, Q K B 6 and wins Anderseen. KRP2 KtxQ P BXP+ QB Pi QxKt KRR2 QQ2 PxP RK R KKtR6 Herr Hillel. Anderssen. 1. K P 2 K P 2 2. KBP2 PxP 3. K Kt B S K Kt P 2 4. KBQB4 KKtPl 5. Castles Q K 2 6. QKtBS PxKt 7. Q P 2 Q Kt B 3 8. Q Kt Q 5 Q Q 9. QBxP QPl 10. QxP QBKS 11. QBPl QQ2 12. BKKtS K B Kt 2 ( a) Very fine move. ( b) Good again. This shows the sense of playing constantly the most attacking open- ings 011 the part of first player. Latterly, we regret to sav, English Chess with the first move sneiks behind the bush, rather than dash into the strong wilds of the Gambit. Game played Herr D Herr D— Anderssen. 1. K P 2 K P 2 2. KBQB4 Q KtP2 3. KBxKtP QBP1 4. B Q B 4 K Kt B 3 5. QKtBS KB Q Kt5 6. QPl QP2 7. PxP PxP 8. B Kt 5+ i: K B 9. QBQ2 QQR4 10. QRP2 QRPl 11. KKtBS PxKB 12. KKtxKP BxKt 13. PxB QQB2 14. KBP2 PxQRP 15. Castles P Q R 6 16. QBP1 PQR7 17. PxP KtxP 18. Q B P 2 K Kt K B 3 19. B Q B 3 Q Kt B 3 in Breslau by Von Anderssen and his friend Herr D Anderssen. 20. QPl QBKB4 21. QPl K Kt K 5 22. QQKtS QQB2+ 23. KKR Kt Q 5 24. Q Q Kt 2 KtQB 7 25. KtQB 6 QQB4 26. QRxP QRK 27. QRR5 Q Q 3 28. 29. BxKt P+ KK Kt BxKR KBP1 80. Kt K 5 PxKt 81. BxP QKRS 8J. RKBS Kt K 8 88. RQR KtxR 34. PxKt Kt Kt 6+ 85. K K Kt Kt K R 4, 86. Q K Kt 2+ BKKtS 87. PQ6 Ktxli BP. and Anderssea wins. THE FUEURE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.— The Times of Friday week says, " We are happy to say that as soon as Parliament meets for the despatch of general business the total abolition of the Company ^ Government will be proposed by Ministers. India will be brought immediately under the control of the Crown and Parliament, with such a machinery of administration as shall be thought conducive to its welfare. The greatest dependency of the empire will receive the benefits of direct parliamentary supervision aud direct ministerial responsibility. Under such a system we canno* doubt that the nation which has conquered ana re- conquered India will sooa urge it OEW& rd with a new FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN OFFICER.— On Tuesday an inquest was held at Canterbury, on the body of Cornet Richard C. Echalaz, 7th Dragoon Guards, who was killed on Sunday even- ing.— Robert Holmes, a labourer, deposed that on Sun^ fcr even- ing last, a few minutes after six o'clock, he heard horses coming along the Sturry- road, towards Canterbury, one of them ridden by the deceased. They were running very fast. The grey horse, ridden by the deceased, reached the Vauxhall turnpike- gate first, which the animal attempted to clear. Its fore feet struck the top bar of the gate, aud the horse turned a complete somer- sault, falling upon the deceased. Witness went immediately to the spot, and dragged the deceased from under the horse, and took him into the turnpike- house. Mr Andrews and another surgeon were quickly in attendance. The seoond horse came butt up against the gate, and the rider fell off on to his head. The deceased appeared to be very much hurt.. Witness subsequently assisted in removing the deceased officer to the barracks.— Cornet Thomas, of the 2d Dragoon Guards, said: Between two and three on Sunday afternoon, I left Canterbury with the deceased aud two other officers. We were all on horseback. We proceeded to Whitstable, and from thence to Heme Bay, which latter place we left about six o'clock. We galloped most of the way— the deceased and myself. Between Sturry and the turnpike- gate my horse setoff at a gallop, when thedeceased' tried to race me, and passed me, reaching the gate before me, by a few seconds only. I heard the clash of the gate, and the deceased cried out. I cannot say whether the deceased's horse got the mastery of him or not. I mastered my own horse. The cause of the deceased's death was entirely an accident. It was dark at the time. Until nearly reaching the turnpike I could not see whether there was any light or not. The deceased was not drunk, but was able to sit well and control his horse. He had been drinking a little. I believe the deceased arrived at the gate sooner than he expected, and too late to stop his horse. No one urged the horse on but the deceased.— Richard Tookey, engine- driver, saw the last witness and the deceased officer at Sturry, a little after six on Sunday evening. They rode down the hill at a rapid rate. They both stopped just by the railway crossing, and got off their horses. They called out to some boys to hold their horses. Witness assisted in holding one of the horses. The gentleman oa the bay horse was in liquor, and was assisted on tohis horse by witness. He said, " We wil not ride so fast any more to- night." They then walked on gently through the village, but afterwards galloped off again. On witness reaching the turnpike- gate they were just lifting the deceased into the house.— Mr Thomas Andrews, a surgeon, was sent for to attend the deceased about seven o'clock on Sunday evening. He found him at the Artillery barracks. The deceased's left arm was severely fractured, and he was in an insensible state, and in strong convulsions. From the severe fall there was a con- cussion of the brain, which produced the convulsions and was the cause of death.— The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death, with a recommendation that there should be a better light kept at the gate. THE ASHOVER MURDER.— On Tuesday morning, at nine o'clock, the inquest on the body of James Simpson, farmer, of Ashover, who was brutally murdered on Friday, the ISih inst, was held at the White Lion Inn. The police have made great efforts to secure the murderer, and several suspicious characters have been apprehended, but they could not be identified by the persons who saw a person in company with the deceased a short time previous to his being murdered. On Monday night a man named Richard Hodgkinson was apprehended at Matlock 011 suspicion. Mrs Simpson proved that her husband left home at about eleven in the morning. He went to market te sell some butter and to purchase some groceries.— Mr Rogers, a grocer, proved that he bought the butter from deceased, and paid him 14s lOd, at two o'clock.— Another witness proved leaving Alfreton Market with him about three o'clock and walking three miles with him. He was per- fectly sober, and had then two more miles to go.— Joseph Fletcher proved finding him, about a quarter- past five, lying by the side of the road insensible. It was then foggy, but not quite dark. Witness obtained a light, and then recognised the deceased. He and his son procured a door, and conveyed him home. He never spoke at all. His waistcoat was unbuttoned, each side thrown open. One button on the front of his trowsers was unbuttoned. His hat was laid close by the side of his head. There were no marks of dirt on the clothes. He did not notice any marks of a struggle. After he had been taken home witness left for half- an- hour. He was in the habit of passing this junc- tion once or twice a day on his road to and from the colliery, about half- past four in the afternoon. He saw his men at the colliery on Saturday afternoon.— MrSkidmore, a surgeon, proved that he examined the deceased, and attended him until his death, two hours after he reached home. His death was caused by a gunshot wound through the head.— There was no evidence to convict Hodgkinson, and no traoe of any other person likely to be guilty of the crime, aud the jury returned an open verdiet of Wilful Murder against some person unknown. BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR SKIPTON, THREE PERSONS KILLED — An explosion, causing the instant death of three persons, and the severe injury ef several others, occurred on Wednesday after- noon, at Lower Marchup, situate midway between Addingham and Silsden, and at a distance of about five miles from Skipton, in Craven. At this plaoe several shafts have been sunk for the purpose of forming a tunnel in continuation of the coBduit in connection with the Bradford new waterworks, between the valley of the Wharfe and the town of Bradford. The explosion occurred at Shaft Ne. 1, in the Silsden contract, which is being carried out by; Messrs Duekett and Stead. A number of work- men were busily engaged in sinking and forming the shaft; and at the top of the shaft a one- horse gin and an agricultural high- pressnre steam- engine were being used— the former for the pur- pose of drawing up the earth and mud, and the latter for draw- ing off the water. The steam- engine had been working on Wed nesday up to within an hour of the accident, and was standing for a brief period, until a carpenter, named Wadsworth, could replace what is termed a " spear" to the engine. About a quarter past four, the steam boiler, however, suddenly exploded, with a loud report, scattering death and destruction around. Several persons near were taken violently off their feet, and blown various distances, from 20 to 30 yards, and broken rafters, splin- tered wheels, and fragments of iron were hurled high in the air, and tossed in strange confusion around. The steam engine and boiler were separated from each other; the wheels and the working parts of the engine were blown in pieoes 100 yards dis- tant in one direction, and the boiler, with one end out, 100 yards in another and opposite direction. A man, a youth, and a child were lying dead at various distances in the glen, and several other persons who were maimed, lacerated, and bleeding were lyiDg in a helpless state on every side. In the shock the one- horse gin was torn down, and the horse and its driver were lying crushed and helpless beneath the ponderous weight. One man was blown from the landing stage to the bottom of the shaft. An inqHest on the bodies of those who were killed was held by Mr Thomas Varley, deputy coroner, on Thursday afternoon, at the Craven Heifer Inn, Addingham. The jury held a brief deliberation, and then returned a verdiet to the effect— Killed by the bursting of a steam boiler; bat how the accident was caused there is 110 evidence to show. FATAL STEAM- SHIP COLLISION OFF ERITH.— On Friday week MrW. Baker held a long inquiry at the Town of Ramsgate, Wap~ Eing, on the body of Geo. Granger, a seaman on board the collier rig Welthen of Whitby, who, with another of the crew, was drowned by their vessel being run into off Erith by the Euro- pean and American Steam Company's powerful steam- ship Argo. Mr Charnock, the barrister, appeared for Captain Benson, the commander of the Argo ; Mr Barrow, barrister, for the pilot; and Mr Waites for the relatives of the deceased. A vast body of evidence was taken, but the following are the main facts:— On the afternoon of the 7th inst the Welthen was off Erith drifting up the river with the tide ; there was no wind, and she even had not helm command. The Argo, a powerful ship of upwards of 2,000 tons burden, was observed coming down the river right in the direction of the brig. The crew of the latter hailed her, but it was said that no notice was taken of their cries, and five of the hands, seeing that a collision was inevitable, got into a boat which was hanging at the stern. The steamer struck the brig on the port side and carried away the main rigging, quarter, and stem, and then passed over the boat, the painter of which the men had been unable to get clear, and drowned two of the poor fellows. The survivors were picked up by a Coast Guard boatmen at Erith. It was averred that had there been a proper look out on board the steamer, and had she been navigated njore in midchannel, the collision would not have happened. For the steamer it was stated that there had been a proper look- out, that she was navigated with all care and attention, and that the collision arose from a strong current of the tide acting upon the steamer's bow and running her head off towards the brig. The jury, after some deliberation, returned^ verdict of'' Accidental Death, but they could not seperate without declaring a strong sense of the want of sufficient look- out, care and attention on the part of the person in charge and management of the steamer before and after the accident took place. They also expressed their com- mendation of the conduct of the Coast Guard boatman In saving life on tbe occasion. The other body has since been picked up at Eritb, 4 BELL'S LIFE IK LONDON, NOVEMBER 29, 1857. AQUATIC REGISTER, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MOUSING, BVBirnrS. STTSTJAY, NOT 29 4* 1 win past It •••• 58 P384 11 Moinjvx 10 min past 12 .... 34 min past 12 TUSSBAT, DEC 1 1 siin past 1 .... 24 min past 1 WEDNESDAY 49 min past 1 .... 13 min past 2 THTJBSDiY 39 min past 2 .... 4 min past 3 FBIDAY 27 min past S .... 55 min past 3 SATUBDAY 20 MIA past 4 ,,.. 4A min paat 4 REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO COME. NOVEMBER. 80,— Kell and Powis— to r ® w from Chelsea to Putney, for £ 5 a side. DECEMBER. 1.— Oxford University Four oared Races commence. 2.— Drewitt and Salter— to row from Putney to Barnes, for £ 30 a side. 7— Huxley and Lane— to row from Barnes to Putney, for £ 10 a side. 14,— Lancaster and Wright— to row on the Yare, for £ 10 a side. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. ' According to previous announcement, the annual dinner of this club was celebrated on Thursday evening, at Willis's Rooms, which were tastefully decorated with the flags and burgees of different nations and clubs, a shield, on which the arms of the club were emblazoned, being placed over the chairman, which aided by the brilliant light from the beautiful chandeliers, pre- sented a very pleasing effect. About 80 gentlemen sat down to a very sumptuous and well served repast, the chair being filled by Mr Areedeckne, Commodore of the Royal Harwich, and Rear- Gommodore of the R. L. Y. C. Grace having been said, and the delicious viands having been disposed of, the Misses Messent aud Banks, and Messrs George, Perren, and Smythson ( the vocal arrangements being under the charge of Mr Genge), sang grace from the " Laudi Spiritualis." The CHAIRMAN having then proposed the usual loyal toasts, which were accompanied by the " National Anthem," by the whole of the vocalists, and the " Homeward March," by Miss Messent, gave " The Navy and Army," and observed that, although the one service had hardly been called into such active exercise as the other, their energies were, doubtless, as unim- paired. The Navy at the present moment truly had its war in China, but had nothing to encounter like the Army in fighting against the rebels in India— nothing to encounter like that experienced by General Havelock, of whom England must be proud. He had simply been made a baronet for his distinguished services, when, in his ( the chairman's) opinion, he deserved £ 10,000 per year and an earldom. Some men, for doing much less, had had much more. . Captain ROBERTSON returned his most sincere thanks for the compliment bestowed upon the army.— Song, " r, pho weighed," Mr Perren. . , The CHAIRMAN said as he did not possess the oratorical powers oi a Demosthenes he could not do justice to the toast he was now about to propose. He then made some pleasing allusions to the altered style of the yachtsmen within fifty years, con- trasting the trim and unassuming appearance or the former period with the gorgeous display of buttons which marks the yachtsman of the present period. He adverted to the early establishment of the Royal London Yacht Club in 1837, and depicted its steady progression and advancement up to now, when it could boast of nearly 600 mem- bers, and a vast fleet of yachts, and was, in his opinion, second to none in the kingdom. He then paid a marked tribute of re- spect to the late Commodore, Mr James Goodson, and reminded them that he had worked hard for them— so hard, that he ( the chairman) much doubted whether they would find anybody who would as zealously and as ably discharge the duties of a post he had so many years filled with credit to himself and manifest advantage to the club. He descanted upon the social qualities of the men in the club, and in a sly hint at the absence of nobi- lity in the list, said it was like beauty, " only skin deep." He repeated, the progress of the club since its establishment had been, indeed, great; and he hoped it would long continue in its present flourishing condition. He concluded by proposing " Prosperity to the Royal London Yacht Club" [ loud and long continued cheering].— Song, " Queen of the Sea," by Miss Banks. The CHAIRMAN observed that the next toast on the list was " The Corporation of the city of London. in the course of which he made passing allusion to the conservancy of the Thames, and to matters connected with the body whom he was about to pledge, accompanied by the name of Mr Valence. Mr VALENCE, in answer to the toast, said that the versatility of the excellent chairman would render it a matter of difficulty for a practised speaker to reply with effect. He might, how- PERFORMANCES OF WINNING YACHTS IN 1857. Although yachting has been on the increase, yet the number of matches and the amount of prizes sailed for have decreased this year, as will appear from the following table:— 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 Number of prizes 80 72 62 86 ^ 80 Amount of prizes £ 3,600 £ 2,740 £ 2,550 £ 3,750 £ 3,210* Number of winners 50 38 36 51 42 Average tonnage of winners 42 32 36 30 30 * Including challenge cups to the amount of £ 275. The most successful vessels have been Mosquito £ 300, Lulworth £ 290, Wildfire £ 305, including £ 100 Challenge Cup. The Mosquito, however, was four times beaten, and once won by time. The Lulworth was first in all her five matches, losing one by time, and being once left behind in a calm. The Wildfire was four times beaten, but won five prizes, the largest number won this year. Among the winners there are but four new vessels, and three which have been lengthened or altered. Of last year's winners 20 appear in the present list. Great pains have been taken to make this list correct, but in many cases the information is defective, aad in a record of at least 2,500 facts, some mistakes will be found. The details of each race will be found under the name of the winner. YACHT'S NAME. ARROW . BANBA BIJOU CRUSADER CYCLONE CYMBA DON JTJAN DOVE. EMMET . ETHEL FLIRT FLIRT eyer, in one respect emulate him in not occupying time by a lengthened reply. After some allusion to points which had fallen from the chairman, he expressed the pleasure the corporation of the city of London would at all times feel in being of service to the club, and dwelt upon municipal rights and recent inno- vations. Singly or collectively, the corporation would say of the Royal London Yacht Club, " Prosperity attend you all!" Mr, ALEXANDER CROSSLEY rose and said that he little thought when ho# lad the pleasure of entering the room that the honour had been conferred upon him of proposing the health of their excellent Chairman, and he would assure them that he regretted that the toast had not been placed in abler hands, in hands more worthy of such an honour, more competent to dis charge it. He had, however, one relief— it was in being able to congratulate himself with the knowledge that very few words were necessary, as the worthy Chairman was well known to them all, aud not only to the members of that club, but through the length and breadth of the land. They had heard of his exploits in New York, where he had ably main- tained the character of their flag, and he thought they must needs congratulate themselves upon- the fact of possessing such a Rear- Commodore. He had been late high sheriff of Suffolk and was alike well known and respected at the port of Harwich, which borough he hoped ere long it would be his lot to repre sent in Parliament. He had always ably exerted himself to fur- ther the interests of the club, aad they were privileged to see him whenever it was desired, and avail themselves of his ser- aices. After some allusion to the monetary panic in the City! Mr Crossley commented with pleasure upon the large amount of funds the club possessed, and upon its numerous list of mem- bers and yachts.— Duet: " The May Bells." Miss Messent and Mr Perren. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and said he should not have been in that position but for the club at that moment being in the unpleasant position of not possessing a Commodore, and for thb circumstance of the Vice being unavoidably absent; and he assured the club he felt some nervousness, but, having been pressed, undertook to preside. He then addressed himself to that portion of Mr Crossley's spsech referring to the represen- tation of Harwich, and mentioned an anecdote of a member duly qualified, who had maintained a high reputation for wis- dom in the collective assembly by having said nothing but " No," for forty years. He ( the chairman) could not suffi- ciently thank them for the kindly feeling they had exhibited in drinking his health, and could only say that whenever called into service on their behalf, he would endeavour to show by his actions how much he merited their esteem. [ He was greeted with loud applause, which lasted for some minutes, both on rising and sitting down.]— Madrigal: " Oh by Rivers," by the whole of the vocalists. The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Yacht Clubs of the United Kingdom, and the New Yerk and other Foreign Yacht Clubs," and in doing so, said he had a few words to mention about America. In August last, Mr Grinnell, whom they all knew, proposed that he should go with him to New York, the club of, which had electedhim during the past winter an honorary member, The colours of the London and Harwich were run up at his appear anee he was welcomed withja salute, entertained at dinners^ and treated with unbounded kindness aud respect. The Royal London banner decorated the walls of the New York Club Room, where it would remain as long as the club lasted; and he thought his visit to America better for the club than idling about in the Thames, and the hospitality he had received, which he should never forget, requited him for the voyage. Having said what he had wished about the United States, he wished the New York and Foreign Yacht Clubs and the Yacht Clubs of the United Kingdom, numbering some 17 or 18, success and prospe- rity.— Song : " The British Anchor," Mr Smythson. Mr EAGLES said they were unhappily deprived of the Vice- COmmodore's presence owing to a recent bereavement iii his family. Notwithstanding his absence he was sure they would do themselves the pleasure of paying him that respect he deserved. The CHAIRMAN said it was, as had been stated by their worthy treasurer, that a family affliction debarred the Vice- Commodore the pleasure of attending; the club would perhaps allow him ( the chairman) to return thanks for his absent brother officer. Mr CEO A LEY said he felt the importance of the toast he was about to give, which was the health of " the Treasurer and the other Officers of the Club," all of whom were entitled to the fullest consideration and respect at their hands. Mr Eagles, the treasurer, whose name headed the toast, had most important duties to perform; they had all had an opportunity of appre- ciating his qualities as a man, and of estimating the value of his services as a treasurer; the assets under his care had very much advanced [ much applause]. Mr EAGLES said they must permit him to offer his best thanks for the compliment they had paid him and his brother officers, which he appreciated the more as an expression of feeling to the club. It gave him much pleasure to see such a oompany as- sembled on the occasion of their annual dinner, more especially as they had lost their chief officer. He could remember the time when they were almost without " a local habitation and a name." Not very long since they had sustained a severe pecu- niary loss, but he was happy to say that they were now progres- sing year by year, and that they were possessed of between £ 400 and £ 500, so that beyond taking care of the money his office cost him no trouble, and he scarcely deserved the compli- ment they had paid him [ loud applause]. Glee, " See our oars." The CHAIRMAN, in proposing " Literature, coupled with the name of Mr Peter Cunningham," said that gentleman was the son of Allan Cunningham, one of Burns's greatest friends. The gentleman he was about to toast stood foremost amongst the learned of the present day, and was one of the gentlemen principally engaged in getting up the Manchester Exhibition, which might be placed side by side with the Industrial Exhibi- tion of 1851 and the Crystal Palace of 1355, without suffering by the comparison. Mr CUNNINGHAM, who was received with loud applause, thanked them most sincerely for the honour they had done him. He was proud to say that he had shaken hands with Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and Byron, and he had never felt hap- pier tfcan in doing so. He then concluded by paying an eulogium to their eloquent Rear- Commodore, with whom he had the pleasure of sailing frequently.—" Irish ballad," Mr Genge. Mr EAGLE proposed the secretary, Mr T. Gregory, and dwelt upon his urbanity and acknowledged attention to the interests of the club. Mr GREGORY having returned thanks in a very neat and be- coming speech, in which he expressed the pleasure he felt in being of any service to the club, Mr DAMER proposed " The Stewards," with many thanks for the care they had bestowed in the exercise of their duties. " The Press," " The Visitors," and other toasts succeeded. THE BOULOGNE LIFE- BOAT AND HUMANE SOCIETY.— It is well known that the Duke of Northumberland takes a great in- terest in the preservation of life from shipwreck, and in every- thing relating to life- boats. Indeed, through his grace's liberality, a class of life- boat ( Peake's design) has been called into exist- ence, which has been, and is likely to be, of the greatest service ill the cause of humanity. On the invitation of this society, some members of the Royal National Life- boat Institution of Great Britain visited the French coast, and brought with them some excellent working drawings of the life- boat in question, and of life- boat transporting carriages. The same were much ad- mired, and it was decided forthwith to alter one of the Boulogne life- boats to Mr Peake's plan, which is now accordingly nearly oompleted, the designer having come over here once or twice to superintend the work. At Dunkirk they have also decided to have one or two life- boats on the same plan. Thus we hope that from the initiative taken by the Boulogne Life- boat Society in this good work, the whole of the French coast, where required, will be soon supplied with these life- boats, and also a system for their management adopted similar tothat which now works so well under the superintendence of the English National Life- boat Society. The cause of humanity being universal in its character, the Boulogne Life- boat Society invited the Duke of Northumberland to become a vice- patron, his Im- perial Majesty Napoleon III. being the patron of that society ; and his grace's reply is an additional link to unite the two great nations in the bonds of peace and amity. It is as follows :— " Alnwick Castle, Nov 9, 1857. Gentlemen : I have had the honour to receive the letter of the 6th November which you ad- dressed to me in the name of Le Comit6 de la Soci6te Humaine et des Naufrages de Boulogne, offering to me the honourable distinction of vice- protecteur of your valuable and excellent in- stitution, I accept with much pleasure and gratification the honour you propose to me, and those feelings are much increased by my admiration of your institution, which has exerted itself in the cause of humanity— a cause in which I trust France and England may be for ever united.— Gentlemen, I have the honour to be, your faithful servant, NORTHUMBERLAND.— A Mons Delattre, Secretaire de la Soci6t6s Humaine et des Naufrages, a Boulogne- sur- Mer."— Among the numerous and disinterested institutions which adorn our land, there are few or none that have gained us more admiration and applause among foreigners tliaa the Royal National Life- boat Institution; and we feel as- sured that there is no society more useful than it in this coun- try, and more deserving of public support. LONDON MODEL YACHT CLUB.— The next general meeting will be held at half- past seven o'clock on Tuesday, December l, at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet- street, when the chair will be taken at eight o'clock precisely. GLANCE JULIA KELPIE. KITTEN. LALLA ROOKH .... LITTLE MOSQUITO LULWORTH.,. MIDGE MOSQUITO NORTH STAR . OITHONA .. PHANTOM. PLOVER. QUIVER. RAPID ROSE OP YORK. SECRET. SILVER CLOUD STELLA THOUGHT. URIEL ... VAMPIRE . VESPA . VESPER. VESTAL VIOLET. VIGILANT WILDFIRE ZEPHYRINE ZOUAVE ... Rig. Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter 102 20 10 30 41 15 18 36 Cutter Scliooner Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter 12 Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Cutter Schooner Cutter Cutter Schooner Cutter Schooner 13 80 26 SO 27 31 Owner. T. Chamberlayne W. J. Doherty R. D. Lane J. Spiers W. J. Patterson By whom built ( 6), b Inman I Blaker b WanhUl b Fife b Patterson 30 42 29 74 32 57 T. Brassey W. Cooper C. Putland E. Gibson H. E. Bayley Capt O'Bryen R. Battley C. G.' feanks P. Turner T. A.' kobiuson R. Leach Viscount Bangor E. 8. Bulmer Joseph Weld Capt Commerell T. Groves G. Harrison J. M. Rowan S. Lane R. M. Grinnell T. Chamberlayne A. Bannister R. Clay H. J-.' Waring R. Hewett Bo T. Couper T. O. Marshall E. R. Townsend C. Wheeler » » T. and J. Rickman C. A, Bevan F, O. Marshall J. R. Kirby J. C. Alkins J. Turner Turner b Fife b Hatcher I Hatsher b Wanhill b Moore b Harvey b Hatcher b Dr Bain b Marshall b Harvey b Wanhill b Hatcher I Hatcher b Inman a Iuman ® C o S a js ® Prize. 1853 1856 1856 18 £ 50 £ 42 £ 10 £ 15 £ 10 £ 30 6 1854 1856 1856 1857 W Chillingworth R. Arabia b Mare 1856 1855 1852 1856 1852 1855 1855 1856 1857 18 b Fife 6 Pinney I White b Green b Hatcher 6 Bromley 6 Rubie b Inman a Inmau b Aldous b Wanfiill b Hansen I Hansen b Ratsey 1856 1841 1850 1853 1853 1846 1856 1856 1852 1854 1851 1853 1857 1851 1854 1856 1854 1856 1853 1866 25gs £ 40 £ 100 £ 25 £ 10 £ 50 £ 15 £ 10 £ 60 £ 10 £ 20 £ 10 £ 80 £ 6 £ 10 £ 30 £ 80 £ 42 £ 30 20gs £ 100 35gs £ 20 £ 70* £ 100 £ 100 £ 40 £ 15 £ 100 £ 100 £ 160 £ 30 £ 60 £ 50 60gs £ 30 £ 30 £ 25 £ 50 £ 30 £ 50 £ 10 £ 25 £ 35 lOgs £ 50 £ 40 £ 20 £ 30 £ 10 £ 31 £ 20 £ 15 £ 20 £ 25 £ 100 £ 50 £ 5 lOgs £ 10 £ 10 £ 40 £ 40 £ 100* £ 50 £ 50 £ 50 50gs £ 100* £ 10 £ 50 £ 50 Date of Match. July 25 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 28 June 30 Aug 13 Aug 12 July 1 Aug 28 June 30 Aug 12 Aug 12 Aug 28 Aug 27 June 30 July 9 July 10 July 1 July 10 June 2 July 1 July 25 July 30 July 13 Aug 25 July 9 July 24 Aug 21 Aug 24 Aug 3 Sept 2 June 19 July 24 Aug 10 June 30 Aug 28 June 2 July 7 July 24 Aug 28 Aug 10 Sept 3 Sept 4 July 16 July 20 Aug 22 Sept 2 Aug 28 July 7 July 14 July 1 June 30 July 7 Aug 12 Aug 13 June 2 July 18 Aug 28 Aug 26 May 19 July 2 July 1 July 10 Aug 28 Aug 12 June 18 June 30 Aug 4 May 19 July 2 July 17 July 24 Aug 7 Aug 10 Club or Regatta. : Challenge Cup. Aug ! Sept Aug 28 Aug 22 Aug 26 June 22 July 1 June 30 July 24 July 25 Aug 10 July 14 July 7 Aug 28 Aug 27 Aug 13 June 30 July 1 July 9 June 2 June 18 June 30 Aug 26 Aug 28 Sept 3 Sept 7 Sept 4 July 30 Aug 13 July 18 Aug IS June 18 Aug 3 July 16 May 19 July 17 July 18 July 9 July 13 Aug 27 Aug 28 June 2 June 18 June 30 Aug 26 Aug 28 Sept 3 Sept 7 Sept 4 July 14 Aug 26 Aug 28 July 16 Sept 4 Aug 21 July 7 Aug 2 Aug 3 June 19 July 24 July 25 June 30 Aug 10 Aug 11 July 2 June 30 July 18 Sept 2 June 30 July 7 July 14 Aug 2 Aug 3 July 13 Aug 21 Aug 12 June 19 July 13 July 18 July 24 July 25 Aug 10 Aug 21 Aug 24 Sept 3 Sept 4 June 18 June 19 Aug 10 Aug IS Aug 11 Aug 4 R. S. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. Torbay R. I. Y. C, Howth Howth R. T. Y. C. Irish M. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. Howth Howth R. N. Y. C. R. N. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. Isle of Man Isle of Man R. I. Y. C. Isle of Man R. T. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. Barrow Burn ham Isle of Man R. S. Y. C. Tenby Milford Swansea Dover R M. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. Irish M. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. Pembroke R. S. Y. C. Torbay R. V. Y. C. Weymouth Weymouth Plymouth Paignton Teignmouth R. W. Y. C. Torbay Pembroke Cork R. I. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. Pembroke Howth Howth R. T. Y. C. Plymouth R. W. Y. C. Torbay P. W. Y. C. R. L. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. R. Isle of Man R. N. Y. C. Howth R. L. Y. C. R. H. Y. C. R. Y. S. P. W. Y. C. R. L. Y. C. P. W. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. Y. S. R V. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. Weymouth Torbay Teignmouth R. W. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. Cork Pembroke R. N. Y. C. R. N. Y. C. Howth R. I. Y. C. R. I. Y. C. Isle of Man R. T. Y. C. R. L. Y. C. R. H. Y. C. R. W. Y. C. Torbay Weymouth Dover Weymouth RalWeLtf¥. C, R. T. Y. C, Grimsby R. L. Y. C. Grimsby Plymouth P. W. Y. C. P. W. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. Isle of Man Barrow R. N. Y. C. R. N. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. R. L. Y. C. R. H. Y. C. R. W. Y. C. Torbay Weymouth Dover Weymouth Cork R. W. Y. C. Torbay Plymouth Weymouth Tenby Pembroke D ' J, o « Swansea R. T. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. H. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. R. L. Y. C. R. H. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. Dover R. I. Y. C. Pembroke Cork Swansea Cork Tenby Howth R. T. Y. C. Cork Plymouth R. S. Y. C. R. S. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. Tenby Milford Weymouth Weymouth R. L. Y. C. R. T. Y. C. RV. Y. O. R. V. Y. C. R. V. Y. C. R. Y. S. b s © • § Other Yachts and Remarks. 13- [ Time race Mosquito 2, Vestal 3, Extravaganza0, Cyclone 0, Lulworth l, Mosquito 3, Zouave 4, Wildfire 5, Whirlwind 6, Phantom 7, Extravaganza, Em- met, Maraquita, Quiver, Vestal, Don Juan 0 Zouave 2, Vestal 3 Lulworth 1 Vigilant 1 Lrace Vigilant 1, Atalanta3, Banba 4, Meteor 5. Time Vigilant l, Kelpie 2. Time race Sybil 2 Dove 2 Love 1 Flirt 2, Virago 3, Dave 4 Flirt 1 Stella 2, Coralie 3 Stella 2, North Star 3, Zingara 4 Vigilant 1 Oithona 1, Stella 2, Cyclone 3. Time race Kelpie 1, Cyclone 2 Mosquito l, Oithona2, Extravaganza 3, Cyclone 4 Kelpie 1, Crusader 3 Mosquito 1, Extravaganza 2 Mosquito 1, Oithona 2, Extravaganza 3, Cru- sader 5 [ travaganza. Time race Arrow 1, Mosquito 2, Vestal 3, Wildfire 4, Ex- Oithona 1 Stella 2, Matilda 3, Kelpie 0 Blue Bell 2 Oithona 1 Vestal 3 Wildfire 1 Wildfire 1 Vigilant 1 Phantom 1 Coralie 0, Surprise 0 Pip 0, Maz « ppa0 Lulworth 1 Bijou 2, Smile 3 Bijou 1 Thought 1 [ Time race. Mosquito 1, Vigilant 3, Blue Bell 4, Leander 0. Vestal 8 Phantom, 1 Lulworth 1 Thought 1 Wildfire 1 Pixie 2, Snake 3 Fairy 2, Firefly 3, Curlew 4 Midge 1 Vision 2, Annie S Vampire 1 Vesper 2, Flirt 3 Fidget 2, Charm 3, Imp 4, Uriel 5 Oithona 1 Kelpie 1 Flirt 1 Bijou 1 Bijou, Electric, Sybil Thought 1 Wildfire 1 Thought 2, Lulworth 0, Phantom 0 Phantom l [( Third prize) Little Mosquito 1, Silver Cloud 2j Valentine 4 Little Mosquito 1 ( second prize) Banba 2, Flirt 3 Cyclone 2, Crusader 3 North Star 1 [ race Vigilant 1, Atalanta 3, Banba4, Meteors. Time Zephyrine 2, Cormorant 0, Mystery 0 Vestal l, Avalon 3. Time race Zouave 2, Gem 0 Silver Cloud 2, Julia 3, Valentine 4 Julia 2, Violet 3, Undine 4, Invicta 5, Bluebell 6 Silver Cloud 2, Valentine 3, Rifleman 4, Undine 0 Vestal 3. Time race Extravaganza 2, Caprice 3, Maritana 4 Arrow 2, Mosquito 3, Zsuave 4, Wildfire 5, Whirlwind 6, Phantom 7, Extravaganza, Maraquita, Quiver, Vestal, Don Juan Glance 1 Wildfire, 2, Alice 3 ArrowO, Maraquita 0 Ethel 2 Vampire 1 Extravaganza 2, Cyclone 3 [ sader 5 Oithona 2, Extravaganza 3,' Cyclone 4, Cru- Oithona 1 Vestal 3 [" Cyclone 0. Time race Arrowl, Vestal 3, Wildfire 4, Extravaganza 0, Lulworth Wildfire 1 Emmet 2. Time race Kelpie 2, Zingara 0 Crusader 1 Plover 1 Mosquito 2, Extravaganza 3, Stella 0, Flirt 0 Mosquito 1 Oithona 1, Stella 2, Time race Thought1 Thought 2, Rose of York 3 Thought 2, Mars 0 Glance 1 Glance 2, Thought 3, Emmet 4, Fire Cloud 5 Thought 1 Thought 2, Amazon 3, Cyclone 4. Zuleika 0 Wildfire 1, Thought 2 Fair} 2, Pet 3 Ceralie 2, North Star 0 Violet 2, Cormorant 3, Julia 4, Emily 0, Silver Cloud 0, Undine 0 Aquiline 1, Avalon 2. Protest Phantom, 1 ( third prize) Eagre 2 Vampire 2, Annie 3 Little Mosquito 1 ( second prize) Little Mosquito 1 Quiver 1 Oithona l, Cyclone 3, Crusader 4. Time race Cyclone 1 Crusader 1 Crusader 1 Emmet 2, Phantom 3, Glance 4, Silver Star 5 Phantom 1. Second prize Phantom 1 Glance 1 Phantom 1 Phantom 2, Emmet 3 Phantom 1 Wildfire 1 Imp l, Charm 2. Time race— protest Midge 0, Alma 0 Ethel 2, Fawn 3, Midge 0 Secret 1 Alice 0, Foam, Fanny 0 Gem 0, Foam 0 Flirt 1 [ Constance 6 Vigilant 2, Blue Bell 3, Leander 4, Romulus 5, Vigilant 1 Wildfire 2, Zouave 3, Aquiline 4, Mayfly 0 Lulworth 1, Wildfire 2, Mosquito 4, Emmet 0, Extravaganza 0. Time race— protest Arrow 1, Mosquito 2. Time race Vestal 1, Kitten 2. Time race Lulworth 1 Arrow 1 Little Mosquito 1, Julia 2 ( third prize) Greyhound 2, Rifleman S, Stella 0, Vesper 0 Little Mosquito 1 ( second prize) Undine 2 [ Foam 0 Crusader 2, Atalanta 3, Mabella 4, Banba 5, Emmet 2 [ Time race Tar 1, Meteor 3, Antelope 4, Foam 0, Julia 0. Vesper 1 Cvclone 2, Blue Bell, Leander, Vesper Wildfire 1 Wildfire 1 Vigilant 1, Kelpie 2. Time race Vestal 1 Mosquito 2, Tar 3, Vigilant 4 Glance 2, Vision 3, Vesper 0 Lulworth l. Vestal 3. Time race— protest Arrow l, Mosquito 2. Time race Lulworth 1 Cyclone 2, Vigilant 3, Osprey 0 Cyclone 2, La Reve 3 Lulworth 1 Thout. ht 2, Phantom 3 Kitten 1 ( second prize) Vestal l, Wildfire 2. Classes mixed Lulworth 1 Maraquita 0 Arrow 1 Lalla Mookli 1 LIFE- BOAT SERVICES. AIDBRO, SUFFOLK, Nov 23.— A vessel was sighted last week, about seven o'clock in the morning, at some distance from the shore, by the ooxswain of the life- boat of the Royal National Life- boat Institution, stationed at Aidbro, on the Suffolk coast, running under two topsails and a foresail, with the union flag downwards in her rigging, and made fast. Upon this the second coxswain was summoned, and a mortar fired as a signal of a ship in distress, to muster the remainder of the life- boat's crew. This having been accomplished the life- boat was soon afloat. The wind was blowing at the time from the E. by S., and the sea was very heavy ; and had the warp for hauling off the life- boat not been out, it would have been impossible for the boat to have been launched, but, as the coxswain and crew ex- pressed it, the warp did did them good service, as the shoals were breaking heavily. They then sailed and rowed a dis- tance of twelve miles, when the life- boat approached the vessel in distress, which proved to be the Eliza, of South Shields. The life- boat crew found that she had been previously boarded by five men belonging to a fishing- boat of Aidbro. On going alongside, the life- boat crew were dismissed by the master of the vessel, although it was evident that the brig was in a dangerous state, having a considerable quantity of water in her hold, and only one pump to make use of. The coxswain and crew deserve much credit for launching their life- boat under the circumstances, for no other class of boat could have dared to leave the shore, and although their services were despised, their object was the same— the saving of the erew, by bringing them to shore if necessary, or assisting to bring them and tneir vessel into port by working the pumps. Thus, it not uufrequently happens that, after a life- boat aud her gallant crew have made every effort to reach the disabled ship, the boat's services are insolently declined. The crew, how- ever, are always sure to receive their well- earned gratuity for their laudable exertions from the Royal National Life- boat Institution. PIKE V ALECOCK.— We have received the following letter from Newcastle- on- Tyne, which speaks the opinion of our northern friends on this subject pretty plainly :— Mr Editor : In your paper of Nov 1 you stated that the trial of Capt Aleeock was about to take place; on that matter might I be allowed to say a few words ? Some months ago, when you first noticed this affair, one or two subscription lists were sent down here. It was then the opinion of aquatic and sporting men generally that it would never be tried, for two reasons; first, tnat they did not believe there was a man mean and unmanly enough to try to get his„ money back in a oourt of law, after fairly betting, staking, and losing it: secondly, that there was no " man" who stood only in the capacity of a " stakeholder," upon no other ground than that of honour, who would incur the expense, trouble, and anxiety of a lawsuit at his own cost and respon- sibility. The plaintiff in this case, Mr Editor, proves himself to be the one " man," Capt Alecock the other. It is now the duty of the sporting community ( the aquatic portion in particular) to assist Capt Alecock in defending this action, and thus prove that in sporting matters straightforward and honourable conduct will meet its reward. I will gladly contribute my mite, several friends of mine will do the same, and, indeed, I have no fear of Newoastle being behind in the matter. I would suggest, Mr Editor, that subscription lists be sent to Harry Clasper, Cham- bers, Matthew Taylor, Mr Bagnall, Mr Leithead, Mr Blakey, and others, who take an interest in aquatic sports, who will in due time forward their subscriptions to you; and should Captain Alecock come off victorious, I would propose that the surplus of the subscriptions ( if any) be applied te present him with a " testimonial" in honour of the plucky and determined manner in which he has carried out the affair. Hoping you will give in- sertion to the above, and that more able pens than mine may be found to explain the matter, I am, yours, & c, A NEWCASTLE AQUATIC.— P. S. I will add, that in all our boating transactions with London ( and they have been many) since the Claspers first appeared on the Thames, we have had nothing of this sort to stigmatise the sporting men of our town. A. HOWELL of Paul s Wharf and W. WALLINGTON will row W. Watson and G. Cooper of Blackfriars a pair- oared race ; or A. Howell will scull either of them, in old fashioned boats, from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can be made this evening ( Saturday) at Mr Landou's, Peacock, Addle- hill, Upper Thames- street. GEORGE HUMPHREY of St Peter's will row T. Mackeloner of the same place from Newcastle Bridge to the Meadows House, in ballast keel boats, for £ 5 a side. A match can be made on Monday night, at J. Robson's, Hare and Hounds, St Peter's. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON CASTLE. The once- celebrated building, formerly known as West Cowes Castle, the original part of which was built in the reign of Henry the Eighth, our yachting friends are aware was last year leased by the Lands Revenue Department to the members of the Royal Yacht Squadron. The whole of the modern additions to the castle, which were made during the past century, have been demolished, and the original building has since undergone great alterations, both by extending the front elevation, and the addition of dormitories and culinary offices, & c, in the rearef the same; a due regard having been paid to internal ac- commodation and comfort; the building altogether may now be considered the finest yacht club- house on the seaboard. The members and establishment removed from their old club- house on Saturday last into their new domicile. The guns which sur- mounted the battery were some time back removed by the Board of Ordnance on their ceding the building over to the Lands Revenue Department. The large glass room recently erected on the platform precludes any guns being placed, and there- fore the squadron's battery will, in all probability, be mounted in some more convenient spot. We believe the R. Y. S. occu- pied the old club- house above thirty years, and made very great additions to the same, independent of the spacious covered platform in front of the building, all which remain. There was a rumour some time ago that the old building would be probably taken as the summer rendezvous of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, but nothing definite is yet known on the subject. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The December general meeting of the Royal Thames Yacht Club will be held at the Club House, St James's- street, on Wed- nesday evening, the 2d proximo. There are some twenty < dates for eleotion. mv-~ 1 • eandi- CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB. COLQUHOUN SILVER SCULLS. The morning of Monday, 23d inst, looked less like a day for sculling than can be imagined— a hurricane from the S. W., ac- companied by rain ; but a remonstrance having been made through the captain of the L. M. B. C. by one of the competitors to the clerk of the weather, that mysterious functionary made it " all serene" before two o'clock, p. m., soon after which hour the competitors took boats and water, and the spectatorsiboots and mud, to the scene of action. During the preceding week Mr Lloyd of Magdalene was the general favourite amongst all except the 1st Trinity Club, whose motto was " Busk ye, busk ye, my merry men all!" The competitors started in the order following :— 1. Busk, Trin. I 4. Lloyd, Magdalene 2. Bayford, Trin H& lll 5. Sweny. Christ's 3. Rogers, Clare J | 6. Darrock, Trinity Busk started boldly off to bump an imaginary opponent, and having apparently done so, rowed quietly over the rest of the course at his leisure. Bayford was bowled out at First Post Corner by Rogers, who nearly passed him without knowing it; but on espying him alongside, broke back suddenly and got among his timbers just in time, for Lloyd was not far behind, spasmodically pursued by Sweuy, who made some wonderful rushes at him, and was within a few feet of bumping him once or twice; only he had, like Hercules's opponent of old, to renew his strength by contact with earth, and so the Magdalene Hercules eventually got well away from him, and left him to Darrock, who got quite close to him at Grassy, but fell off again. On Tuesday they came to the starting post as under :— 1, Lloyd | 2. Rogers " 1 I 4. Darrock I 3. Busk S I 5. Sweny o'clock On TUESDAY last a spirited eontest came off on the Ms, in the : nk' wWch he bumped instead> presence of some hundreds of spectators. Mr Russell, of bating oWpdnl^ C « notoriety, challenged Mr Warner, a young but promising oar, to () n VV ednfiNdav thpv stftrtfid scull from Iffley to Oxford, the latter in an outrigger, the former in a dingy, Mr Warner receiving 200 yards start. ' Pre- cisely at three p. m. the rivals got away from the White Willow at a dashing pace. Till they reached the Freewater Stone they were nearly even, but after that point Mr Warner gradually drew ahead of his opponent, who appeared painfully distressed, and finally won the race by three minutes. BROWN AND CAMPBELL.— For this scullers race we have re- ceived a further sum of £ 10 a side, and the next deposit of £ 15 a side is to be made at Mr Frank Connolly's, 109, King- street, Glasgow, on Tuesday, Dec 1. HUXLEY AND LANE.— For this match we have received a further sum of £ 2 10s a sideband the next deposit of the same amount is to be made at Mr Hodges's, Brown Bear, Millbank, to- morrow ( Monday) eyening, On Wednesday they started as under;— 1. Busk. | 2. Lloyd. | 3. Darrock. | 4. Sweny. No bumps were made. The boat with the Busk- in ran away from all the rest. Lloyd was somfe way ahead of Darrock till nearly the end of the Long Reach, where the latter made a good strong steady spurt, and pressed Lloyd very hard, getting within a foot of him at the finish; Busk being about 60 yards ahead. On Thursday a little more sport was shown to the spectators: 1. Darrock. " 1 I S. Sweny, \ 2. Lloyd. / | 4. Busk. J Lloyd after the first 200 yards began to gain steadily on Darrock; at First Post Corner there was scarcely a boat's length between them; and after that Darrock's bellows were so much out of repair that Lloyd finished him easily at the middle of Grassy Corner. By this time Busk, who had kept his right- hand scull too close to the bank to get up his usual steam, had recovered himself at First Post Owner, and g^ ye Swm ( who was rowing much better than usual, now that he was on the defensive) an opportunity of observing the celerity of his movements, and slicked him in the very identical location where Darrock had been catawampoused. Busk was now the favourite for the time- race on Friday, pretty generally; indeed, no one who had seen Wednesday's race rould think otherwise. His style, too, is better suited for the present light boats than Lloyd's, who, though very powerful and steady, and a good steerer, buries his boat very much. We can hardly pass over unnoticed the plucky man- ner in which Darrock rowed after Lloyd on Wednesday, and hope that he will not give up a science which he has commenced so successfully. Sweny, too, though by no means a strong man, might make an active light sculler, if he were a little steadier and more uniform in style, and paid a little more attention to his steering. We hoped to have received a " telegrapheme" of the result of these races, but our correspondent has unfortunately forgotten. We omitted to state in our account of the four- oared races last week that the winners ( Magdalene College) rowed in a new boat, 42 feet long, built by Messrs Searle, boat- builders to the Queen, Lambeth. DREWITT AND SALTER,— For this scullers race we have re- ceived the whole of the money, £ 30 a side. It is to take place on Wednesday, Dec 2, from Putney New Bridge to Barnes Rail, way Bridge, one hour before high water; the cutters of each man to keep behind the sternmost man, and the referee is to be appointed by the Editor of Pell's JAfe. The competitors have chartered Citizen E, Capt Johnson, to accompany the match, starting frem London Bridge at one o'clock precisely. Many a lover of boating will regret to hear that such good men and true as Tom Day, Alfred Ralph, and Alfred Salter sailed yesterday ( Saturday) from Gravesend, in the Norfolk, for Australia, but all will wish that the blind goddess may smile upon their hopes, and that they may return in after years full handed, or flourish there if they prefer it T. TIMMS and W. COLLINS will row Mark Cook and W. Penn a pair- oared match from Folly Bridge Lock to Iffley Lather, in three months time, for £ 10 a side; or W. Collins will scull Mark Cook the same distance, in three months, for £ 5 a side; or T. Timms will scull W. Penn, the same distance, in three months, for £ 5 a side. A match can be made on Monday night, at Mr T. Dolley's, Folly Bridge, Oxford. C. MAYNARD of Vauxhall wishes us to state that he is willing to row Lowe again in a week, a fortnight, or a month, for the same stakes, and when that is settled he will row him for £ 20 or £ 30 a side. The match can be made at the Goat's Head, to- morrow ( Monday) evening. [ We do r. ot exactly know what Maynard means by " the same stakes," but have inserted the challenge as sent,] JAMES FINNIS of Wapping will row Richard Buttle of Norwich from Putney Bridge to Mortlake, for £ 50 or £ 100 a side, in old- fashioned boats, and allow £ 7 for £ 50 and £ 10 for £ 100 for expenses ; to row next spring. A letter to Finnis, at Mr Hoole's. lurk's Headi Wa » pi » & will bo t9 » THE RING. FIGHTS TO COME. DEC 15.— Tweddle and Northumberland Bill— £ 90, Loudon. 15.— Robinson and Ingram—£ 25 a side, London. 22.— Green and Hatton—£ 15 a side, London. 5,1858.— Tom Bayers and Broome's Novice—£ 290 a side and the Champion's Belt. !.— Boh Brettle and Bob Travers— £ 100 a side, Londoii. 27.— Bodger Crutohley and Sam MRlard—£ 50 a side, London. 2.— Andrews and Hawkos—£ 25 a side, London. JAN FEB FIGHTS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND OTHER CELEBRATED PRIZE BATTLES.— Just published, at Belt's Life Office, 170 Strand, and to be had of all booksellers, " The Fights for the Championship, and other Prize Battles," being full accounts of all the fights for the championship from the days of Figg and Broughton to the present time, and also of many other celebrated prize battles, including the performances of Jem Burn, Jack Randall, White- headed Bob, Seroggins, Dick Curtis, Young Dutch Sam, Ned Neal, Owen Swift, Johnny Broome, Barney Aaren, Ned Adams, Dick Cain, Hammer Lane, Nat Langham, Hayes, Keene, Grant, Massey, Jemmy Welsh, & c. Compiled and arranged by one of the Editors of Bell's Life in London' Price 5s; or sent free by post ou receipt of a Post Office order for 5s 6d. To be had also at all the railway stations, and of Mr Fenner at Cambridge, & c. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. TOM SAYERS AND BILL BENJAMIN.— Those lads are to make another deposit of £ 20 a side, at Jemmy Massey's, the Crown, Cranbourne- passage, Leioester- square, on Wednesday next, when a large attendance is expected. Both men are in active training. A gallant fight came off on Monday, near Bristol, between Tom Ship ( the champion of Bristol), and Bill Cunningham of Bath, for £ 10 a side. Ship was waited on by Jemmy O'Bryan of Bristol and Stephen Bailey, whilst Cunningham bad the atten- tion of Jem Williams and Riardon. Cunningham took the lead for the first few rounds, drawing the claret from Ship's mouth and nose, but Tom planted some heavy hits with the right on Cunningham's ribs and jaw, succeeding in knocking him clean off his legs. After the fight had lasted three- quarters ef an hour darkness came on, and Ship, by the advice of his seconds, forced the fighting, and succeeeded ia planting his left well on the mark, following it up well with a smashing hit on the neck. Cunningham oountered with a good right- hander on Tom's temple, and both men fell at one time. Many thought it would be a draw, but, on time being called, Ship walked across the ring, but in a groggy state. Poor Cunningham, however, had lost the use of his legs; his seconds then threw up the sponge, and thus ended a gallant fight, lasting 49 minutes. BICK AND DAVIS.— We have this week received a letter, signed " Robert Bryant, 181, police constable," stating that he apprehended Davis against his will, by order of his superior officer. He adds, that Bick has since been apprehended and bound over. This takes the matter out o f our hands. The men must either agree upon another day of fighting, or draw. SMITH AND SINGLETON ( ALIAS RADDLER).— The match be- tween these men is progressing. £ 710s a side is in the hands of the stakeholder. The men are to meet to- morrow ( Monday) to make the final deposit of £ 210s a side, and toss for choiee of place of fighting, at the house of Mr Millett, sign of Pop- goes- the- Weasel, Spinning- field, Deansgate, Manchester. The fight is to be over 10 and under 20 miles from Manchester, and is to come off on Tuesday next, Dec 1. CROCKETT AND TYLER.— These men have staked £ 5 a side in our hands to make a match for £ 50 a side. They meet at Harry Brunton's, George and Dragon, Beech- street, Barbican, on Wednesday night, to draw articles. Crockett's affairs are under the management of Mr Hunter, of the Red Deer, Cambridge Heath. MULVANNAH ( BETTER KNOWN AS JACK M'GRATH'S PUNCH) AND MULLEN ( ALIAS BUTTONER).— These men are matched to fight, for £ 5 a side, in the same ring as Smith and Singleton. £ 3 a side is staked, and the final deposit of £ 2 a side was to be staked at Mr Ingham's, Dog and Rat, Queen- street, Deansgate, Manchester, yesterday ( Saturday). ANDREWS AND HAWKES.— These lads have drawn articles and staked £ 5 a side. They fight en the 2d of February, for £ 25 a side, in the London Ring, at 8st 6lb. The next deposit, of £ 5 a side, is to be made at Nat Langham's, Cambrian, Castle- street, on Tuesday, the 15th inst. ROBINSON AND INGRAM.— The final deposit, of £ 5 a side, be- tween these men is to be made at Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cran- bourne. passage, on Wednesday next, when all preliminaries are to be adjusted. We have now received £ 20 a side. PLANTAGENET GREEN AND JESSB HATTON.— These men have staked £ 5 a side, and meet at Nat Langham's to- morrow ( Monday) week to stake another £ 5 a side. They fight on the 22d December, at catch weight, for £ 15 a side. BRETTLB AND TRAVERS — These men must make a further deposit of £ 10 a side, at Alec Keene's, Three Tuns, Moor- street, Soho, on Wednesday next. TWEDDLE AND NORTHUMBERLAND BILL.— For this match the last- named hero must forward the remainder of his money on Tuesday next. Tweddle's money is all staked. MILLARD AND CRUTCHLEY.— Another deposit of £ 5 a side for this match is to be made on Tuesday next, at Harry Orme's, Jane Shore, Shoreditch. Toddy Middleton and Toby Conneely are matched to fight, at catch weight, for £ 10 a side. They meet to- morrow, at S. Simmonds's, King's Arms, Bagot- street, to draw up artieles. MARK HOPKINS AND S. HARBOUR.— Mr Tailby has received £ 5 a side for the fight between the above men, at catch weight, which comes off to- morrow, within 20 miles of Birmingham. We beg to repeat a statement we have before made, that we oannot undertake to hold stakes for £ 5 matches, or indeed for any matches under £ 10 a side. Dec 7. Lessons in the noble art given to gentlemen at any hour. of the day by A. Walker. Alf's private class for tuition every" Tuesday evening for gentlemen, Rives every satisfaction. A ' vacancy for one or two. Every requisite provided for gymnastic exercise. Fistiana anil Fights for the Championship to be seen at the bar. Good skittle- ground, bagatelle- table, & c. The Jolly Trumps Provident Society, at George Brewn's, the Bell, Red Lion Market, Whitecross- street, St Luke's, continues its weekly gatherings with unabated success, every Wednesday evening. Members are solicited to attend next Wednesday night, to arrange the annual settlement, appoint^ uditors, & c. Harmony every every Tuesday aud Saturday evening. This ( Saturday) night the chair will be taken by a particular friend, faced by G. Brown. Next Tuesday, chairman Mr R. Wright; vice, H. Hicks. Sparring every Monday and Saturday evening, by Jesse Hatton, Fiatcatcher, Alec Andrews, < fcc. Conducted by G. Brown. Jemmy Welsh, of the Griffin, Church- street, Borough, the rendezvous of all the sporting fraternity of the Surrey side of the water, begs to state that his hotel will be numerously attended by his sporting friends from the country during the next fort- night. In consequence of the numerous applications for beds, & c, from Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, & c, during the great cattle show and Christmas festivities, Jemmy begs an early application. The sports consist of boxiag by first- rate men, as well as wrestling, ratting, and canine fancy. Jemmy has a pic- ture gallery, where all the sporting prints of the day are ex- hibited. The new snuggery at Ben Caunt's, the Coach and Horses, St Martin's lane, is at the top ef the tree for all the essentials of perfect comfort, combined with liberal hospitality, genial com- pany, and unlimited sport. Ben Caunt has instituted a new order of sporting " Noctes," where the feast of reason and the flow of soul are pre- eminent. Boxing by the best men every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday evening. Conductor, his sabla and serene highness Young Sambo. Harmony on, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights. Ben himself chaunts most melodiously on these occasions. Bob Caunt gives private lessons in the art cf self- defence daily. Harry Orme's renowned hostelry, the Jane Shore, 103, High- street, Shoreditch, fully maintains its celebrity as the domicile of sport and merriment. Harry Orme has formed an ample collec- tion of all works of reference connected with the P. R., & c. Copies of Fights for the Championship may likewise be had at the bar. Private lessotisUn pugilism given daily by Harry Orme and Billy Duacan, and harmony on Thursday nights. Next Thursday evening the duties of the chairmanship will be performed, by the renowned Charley Hagget, when Harry Hicks will face him; they will be'supported by all the East End Faucy. NAT LANGHAM'S AGRICULTURAL WEEK.— Great preparations are being made at Nat Langham's, the Cambrian Stores, Castle- street, Leicester- square, against the Cattle Show gathering. Frank Widdowes will introduce his chaffing machine. All the tip- toppers of the Fancy will also be present, including Bob Travers, Mr Plantagenet Green, & c. Sparring as usual, under the direction of Alec Reid, on Monday, Wednesday, and Satur- dayraigbts. Select harmony every Friday evening ; on next Fri- day night the chair will be taken by Mr George Garman, faced by Mr Sloman and Phil Benjamin. At Morris Roberts's, the George and Dragon, Wharf- street, Birmingham, during the cattle show, the gallery of illustration will be open daily for the use of visitors and strangers. Gloves and dumb bells supplied gratis. One visit is respectfully soli- cited. Public sparring as usual every Saturday and Monday; ad- mission free. Conductors, Morris and Simon Finighty. Lessons given at auy hour; terms very moderate. The sing song still con- tinues to attract. Morris's Nightingales every Tuesday night, Mr M. Coleman in the chair. Professor Harrison's harmonic meetings are numerously and respectably attended every Tuesday and Saturday, oa which occasions the Professor obliges with some of his grace- ful Indian club exercises; also the Sir Charles Napier feat of cutting a lemon in half with a sharp sword on the naked hand. Gentlemen wishing to improve the strength of their arms, chest, and body in general can do so by joining the gymnastic class. Clubs, dumb- bells, and boxing gloves, supplied, at the Old Cheshire Cheese Tavern, back of Drury- lane Theatre. The Old King John, Holy well- lane, Shoreditch, the Spider's select sparringfsaloon for private instruction. Lessons given at any hour of the day by the Spider or Dan Collins. Select har- moaic meeting every Tuesday eyening, supported by most of the East End favourites. Puolic sparring every Saturday and Monday evening, conducted by Dan Collins. A host of young aspirants always ready to don the mittens. Gloves and dumb- bells sent to any part of the kingdom. Fistiana and Fights for the Championship to be had at the bar. 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 12 till 5, and from 8 till 10 in the evening. Gloves and every requisite provided. Gentlemen attended at their own residences. Gloves, dumb- bells, and all gymnastic implements forwarded to any part of the United Kingdom ou receipt of a remittance. Young Reed can also be heard of at Owen Swift's, Tichborne- street, Haymarket. The No. 2 Lodge of Neverfrets meet every Monday evening at Mr Henry Wright's, William the Fourth, Albany- road, Camber- well, for the purpose of harmony. The chair will be taken to- morrow ( Monday) by Mr Wisdom, the celebrated tenor, faced by Mr Handley. The eccentric Jeey Jones will be there to open his bu dget of comicalities. Harry returns his grateful acknow- ledgments for all past favours, and hopes for the continuance of the same. The eccentric Joey Jones begs to return his sincere thanks for the kind manner in which his friends rallied round him on Thursday last, on the night of his annual benefit at the Surrey Theatre. He is also proud to state that the elite of the Prize Ring, viz, James Ward, Ben Caunt, Nat Langham, Jerry Noon, Bob Travers, the Little Spider, G. Crockett, Harry Brunton, Jack Grant, Dan Collins, and James Massey did him lionoijj; fji that occasion. JEMMY MASSEY'S, THE CROWN, CRANBOURN- PASSAGE, LEICESTER- SQUARE.— The renowned Bob Webb conducts the sparring at the above celebrated hostelry on Monday and Satur- day nights. The first professionals attend. Next Saturday night a glove match will come off between Denny Sullivan and Jack Drew. Bob Webb gives private instructions daily. A first class free concert every Wednesday. Next Wednesday evening the chair will be taken by Wm, Hayes, faced by Sam Sloman. Harry Benjamin begs leave to inform his numerous friends, sages of the East, and sportsmen of the West, that he has taken the Bull's Head, Great Windmill- street, Haymarket, for their special accommodation, and in respectfully soliciting their pa- tronage, he assures them that they will find the best entertain- ment in the liquid and edible department, with a realHavannah of choice quality, H. Lockwood, White Lion, Drury- lane, respectfully informs his numerous friends, and the public in general, that the winter series of harmonic meetings will commence on Monday nej Nov 30th, on which occasion the chair will be taken by Mr^- Johns, supported by Mr W. Cockburn. Many professionals and amateurs have kindly promised their support. Jem Ward, the late Champion of England, the most accom- plished boxer of the age, has recommenced his private teaching m the noble art of self defence at his house, the King's Arms, Whitechapel. Harmonic meetings every Friday evening. Mr J. Olley's benefit concert takes place at the above tavern on Friday evening next. JOHNNY WALKER'S LIFE AND ADVENTURES.— This work, giving a description of Walker's doings at home and abroad, and also some valuable hints on sparring, is now on sale at Mr Short's, Leaping Bar, Old- street, St Luke's, and may be had at other sporting houses. It will be sent by post for twelve postage stamps. JOHNNY WALKER'S SCHOOL OF ARMS.— Noblemen and gentlemen are respectfully informed that Johfmy Walker has made arragements to teach the art of self defence, fencing, and smgle- stick, at No 34, Marylebons- street, Regent- street, back of the County Fire Office. Attendance from two p. m. till six p. m. Any communication by post attended to. Young Lynch the American, the gallant and undauuted oppo- nent of Simon Finighty intends taking a sparring benefit at Mr Wibrow's, Catherine Wheel, Catherine Wheel- alley, Bishopsgate, ( late Joe Rowe's), OH Monday, November 30, 1857. David Dehaney, who so gamely contested with Harry Tyson oil Tuesday last, takes a benefit on Tuesday next, December 1st, at Jemmy Shaw's, the Yorkshire Grey, Cheyne- walk, Chelsea. Young French ( alias Fiatcatcher) takes a benefit, on Wednes- day, Dec 2d, at the Pencutters' Arms, James- street, New- cut, Lambeth. Simon Finighty takes a benefit at Morris Roberts's, George aud Dragon, Wharf- street, Birmingham, to morrow ( Monday). Daniel Keyte of Walsall will fight either of the following: Henry Bayliss ( alias Dragon) or Sam Williams for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, to come off in the London district, in four months from the first deposit. Keyte will be at John Holden's, Town End Tavern, Park- street, Walsall, any night next week, to make a match. Dooney Harris is prepared to make a match with Plantagenet Green, to fight at catch weight, Dooney standing £ 50 to Green's £ 40. Man and money always ready at Mr Bunyan's, Hand- in- Hand, Prince's- street, London- road. Harris has also got a no- vice whom he will match to light Bill the Baker of Peckham, at catch weight, for £ 10 a side. Money as above. George King of Liverpool will fight James Kelly from Aus- tralia, for £ 100 a side, providing that Kelly will be lOst 8lb, aud let King be catch weight. Man and money ready at Thomas Bold's, Tithebam- sfcreet, Liverpool, on Tuesday night, between eight and ten o'clock p. m. Young Henley ( Welsh's Novice) is prepared to make a match with either Blyth of Norwich, or Young Gillman, at 8st 6lb, for £ 25 a side. Money ready any night next week, at Jemmy Welsh's, the Griffin, Church- street, Borough. First come first served. Young Hartley will fight any 7st 4lb or 7st 6lb man, for £ 10 or £ 15, or he will fight Baker of Milp End for the same sum. Money ready on Tuesday or Wednesday evening next, at Harry Orme's, Jane Shore, Shoreditch. A gentleman will be at Harry Orme's, on Tuesday evening, prepared to match a novice, not exceeding lOst, to fight Gibbs of Newgate Market, at catch weight, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Fiatcatcher will fight any comer at 83t 4lb, for £ 25 a side. Man and money ready at Mr Hinchcliffe's, Pencutters' Arms, James- street, New- cut, Lambeth, on Wednesday evening next. John Smith will fight Bob Webb or George King for £ 25 a side, at catch weight. Money ready at the Spider's, Old King John, Holywell- lane. CAUNT AND LANGHAM'S BENEFIT.— Let it not be forgotten that these quondam enemies, and now fast friends, take a grand joint benefit at the Baronial Hall, Norwich, on Friday next, when the whole resources of these eminent pugilists will be de- voted to the production of a pugilistic gala, unrivalled in its extent and magnificence. The spacious and splendid arena will be arranged with every attention to the comfort and convenience of visitors, while the character of the sports will be assured of the highest standard by the attendance of the first professionals of the age, including Jem Mace and all the Norwich Fancy. The celebrated eccentriologist, Frank Widdowes, will appear, dis- appear, re- appear, and vanish, for Luck. Master of the cere- monies, Alec Reid ( the Chelsea Snob), who will recite a poetical description of his famous fight with Bishop Sharpe. For the wind- up, Ben Caunt and Nat Langkam. At Alfred Walker's, George the Fourth, New- street, Cloth- fair, Smithfield, the sparring soiries every Saturday evening continue with great spirit, conducted by Jack Haley and Alf himself. Ratting sports every Monday evening. Next Monday evening a gentleman's bitch is matched to kill 20 rats against time. Plenty of rats always on hand. Use of the pit gratis. A « raa< Uli0ff P.? tWX & mn toriptfttt will t& S ite NOTICE TO RING ADVERTISERS AND OTHERS.— We give notice to pugilists, and others in the habit of inserting advertise- ments in our ring columns, that unless such matters are sent to our office before four o'clock on Fridays they cannot be inserted. WRESTLING.— WRESTLING MATCH FOR £ 25.— BESCOMB AND LUCAS.— This match, in which Lucas staked £ 15 to £ 10, was brought to a satisfactory conclusion on Monday last, at Wale's, the Old Bayswater Tavern, Bayswater ( after a week's adjournment). On the first occasion Bescomb, after playing for near three hours, was declared the winner of the first fall in the Devon style, and darkness put an end to the first day's play. Monday last was then named to play again: some good play was exhibited, chiefly in favour of Bescomb, and in the end Lucas was compelled to give in to Bescomb, on account of meeting with a severe accident during the play, by which one, if not two] of his ribs were dislocated; the money was given up the same evening, at Bonython's, the Cornish Arms, Chapel- street, Edg- ware- road, Marylebone, where the Cornish and Devon men meet. Bescomb will wrestle Tom Pearse according to his own challenge, viz, at lOst weight, in the Cornish style, the best of three falls, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side; a match can be made at Bescomb's Benefit, on Monday week, 7th December, at Mr Abraham's, the Barley Mow, Cromer- street, Brunswick- square j or he will wrestle any other man at the same weight in England. J. KNIGHT AND E. MOORE— These men ( both of Cera wall) are matched to wrestle in the Cornish style( without shoes), the best of three falls, for £ 5 a side, to take place at Wale's, the Old Bayswater Tavern, Bayswater, on Tuesday night next, at seven o'clock precisely. At the Barley Mow, Cromer- street, Brunswick- square, sparring and wrestling on Wednesday and Saturday nights, Brooks of Norwich and J. Pearce of Devon, Conductors. Mr Abrahams this ( Saturday) night will back a lOst 21b man against any man in the world for £ 50 in the Cornish style orl0st41bin the Devon. CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT, Nov 27.— SIMPSON V EGAN. — The plaintiff herein is the landlord of the Crown Tavern, Win- chester- street.! Caledonian- road, and the defendant is one of the editors'of B'ell's Life. The plaint was filed to recover the sum of £ 10, alleged to have been had and received by the defendant for the use of the plaintiff, and money due from defendant to the plaintiff on account stated^ The statement made by Mr Angel, who appeared for the plaintiff, was that a match was made between a person of the name of Bescomb, and another of the name of Bickell, to wrestle, for £ 10 a side, on the 26th of October last, at Mr G. Rook's, Jolly Caulkers, Deptford Lower- road, Rotherhithe, and that the plaintiff deposited with the defendant the £ 10; that from some circumstance thp match did not come off on the day fixed, and the me » agreed to a draw, but the defendant refused to pay the plaintiff his money, and hence the suit.— Plaintiff deposed that he backed Bescomb for the £ 10, and paid to the defendant the amount, who gave a recepit for it; that the match did not come off, aud he claimed the amount.—- Cross- examined by Mr Bird : He paid down the money to abide the event of the match. A referee was appointed; his name was Steers, the landlord of the Ship Tavern, Ivy- lane, Newgate- street. There was an agreement signed by the parties. No arrangement was made to renew the match on the following Monday. Did not announce to the spec- tators that the match would come off on Monday.— The receipt alleged to have been given to plaintiff for the money was then produced, from which it appeared that such was paid on account of the match Bescomb and Bickell. The registrar of the court having discovered that there was no stamp, his Honour held the document inadmissable, and gave a verdict for the defendant with costs. Mr Bird then said he had a good defence upon the merits, for the men did wrestle on the Mon- day, and the referee gave his decision in favour of Bickell.— The Judge intimated that, regardless of the want of stamp, there would, he thought, be a similar result upon another occasion. NURR AND SPELL.— Wm. Cricks of Gildersome will play any of the following, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, viz, Henry Ethering- ton of Dredglington, John By water of Farnley, Aaron Farrah of Batley, Fox of Morley, Kenwary of Wortley, or Royds Willman of Churwell, 25 or 30 rises each, or he will take 10 score in 30 rises of Abraham By water of Farnley or Titus Holroyd of Loft- house- gate, for the same sum. Money ready at the Miners* Arms, Gildersotne, any night next week. John Carter of Bradford Moor will play a game at nurr and spell, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, against Chas. Wilkinson of Farnley, Abraham By water of same place, James Gray of Bramley, or Geo. Newby of Bradford, or will take 10 score of John Graces of the same place, for the same sum. A match can be made any night next week, at Mr David Deacon's, New Inn, Leeds- road, Bradford. Abraham Briggs will play John Jagger of Batley Carr, Chas. Thackrah or Geo. Lister ( both of Dawgreen), for £ 5 a side. A match can be made at John Jagger's, Clothiers'Arms, Batley Carr. . BAGATELLE— If Henry Linch or Hizzy of Liverpool fancy themselves for a match, they can be accommodated, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, each man to have choice of his own board and toss for the third game, the Irish cannon game of 1,001 up, the best of two games out of three. The Editor of Bell's Life to be final stakeholder. Money ready any evening, from six to ten o'clock, at Mr Jas. Hardy's, Friendship Tavern, Boundary- street East, Mutfbester 4 BELL'S LIFE IK LONDON, NOVEMBER 29, 1857. PEDESTRIAN ISM. MATCHES TO COME NOVEMBER. . . . , 80.— Brown and Lewis- to run 360 yards ( Brown receiving two yards start), for £ 10 a side, on Wanstead Flaw. SO.- Dangerfleld and Garrington- to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. „, ,, , 30.— Adams and Wedge— to ran 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Sheliord Common, near Walsall. „ ., , . , 30.— Finer and Raybold— to run a mile, for £ 5 a side, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. DECEMBER. & and 7.— A Mile Handicap Race, for several money prizes, at the Vic- toria Racing Ground, Neweastle- on- Tyne. 7.— Fisher and Wheeler— to run half a mile, for £ 20 a side, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. 7,— Adams and Edwards— to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Aston Cross, Birmingham. , _ , ., ?.— Bi liner and Green— to run 160 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Parkaide, Hunslet, near Leeds. Binner to have 13 yards start. 8.— Britten and Guss— to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Ley ton. 12.— Wheatley and Wood— to rua 120 yards, for £ 15 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. 12.— Cummins and Smith— to run two miles, for £ 25 a side, at Man- Chester; Cummins to receive 30 yards start. 12.— Marsdei. and Outram— to run 300 yards, for £ 5 a side, at the Copen- hagen Grounds, near Manchester. 12.— Brown and Thompson- to run 120 yards, for £ 5' a side, at Hun& let, near Leeds. ., , 14.— Broughton and Jones— to rnn 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, at the Sal- ford Borough Gardens. ,, „ 14 — Holden and Pomfret— to run 440 yards, for £ 25 a side, at the Copen- hagen Grounds, near Manchester. Holden to have ten yards start 14.— Hoyle and Shepherd— to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Grantham Park, Fixby, near Huddersfield; Shepherd to have two yardssurt. 15.— Mason and Underwood— to walk six milss, for£ 5 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. „ „ .. . „ , .. 19.— Day and Hopkins— to run 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Parkside, Hunslet, near Leeds. „ „ 19 and 21.— All England Handicap of 100 yards, for £ 20 and otner money prizes, at the Salford Borough Gardens. 21.— Halliwell and Newton- to run 120 yards, for £ 25 a side, at the Copenhagen Grounds, Newton Heath, Manchester. 21.— Greenwood and H. A. Reed- to run 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, at the a.- BowlerandRiclmond- torun 130 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Parkside Grounds, Hunslet, near Leeds. . 21— Greaves and Sheplierd- to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, within five miles of Birmingham. . x ,, 86,— A Ten- mile Handicap, for £ 12Iand other money prizes, at the Vic- toria Grounds, Newcastle- on- Tyne. 26 and 28.— Walking and Running Matches, for a silver cup and money prizes, at the White Lion, Hackney Wick. 26 and 28.— All England Handicap race of 606 yards, for £ 85, and other money prizes, at Hyde Pa'- k Sheffield. 26 and 23.— Handicap Race of 150 yards, for £ 12 and other money prizes, at Parkside. Hunslet, Hear Leeds. 26 and Jan 4.— Handicap Race of 1,1- 00 yards, for £ 20 and other money prizes, at the Copenhagen Grounds, Manchester. 28.— Jones and Maddox— to run 125 yards, for £ 10 a Bide, on the Shrews- bury and Wellington road. 28.— Beckett and Peers— to walk one mile, for £ 10 a side, on the Bir- mingham and Walsall road, Birmingham. 88.— Biseel. and Thompson- to run 200 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Beggar's Bush, Sutton Coldfield, between 12 and 2 o'clock. 28.— Hancock and Seville— to run half a mile, for £ 50 a side, at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester. 29 and 30.— All England Handicap race, for £ 20, and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. Si and Jan l.- Handicipof 410 yards, for £ 20 and other monfey prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. JANUARY. 1 and 2.— A Handicap Race of 120 yards, for £ 10 and other money prizes, at the Victoria Running Ground, Newcastle- oit- Tyne. 1 and 2.— A Handicap Race of two miles, for £ 5, and other money prizes, at the Victoria Running Ground, Ne - vcastle- on- Tyne. 1 and 2.— New Year's Handicap of 400 yards, for prizes amounting to upwards of £ 50, at the Salford Borough Gardens. 4.— Spooner and Westhall— to walk 20 miles, for £ 25 a side ( open for £ 50), within twenty miles of London, Westhall to have t » o minutes start. 25,— Dearden and Lovell— to run 129 yards— for £ 25 a side, at Rugby. FEBRUARY. 1.— Hosspool and Seville— to run a mile, for £ 100 a side, at the Copen- hagen Grounds, Newton Heath, Manchester, Seville to have 18 yards start inside. POST OFFICE OBDKRS for Deposits, in which the EDITOB OJ? BBLI,' . LIFE in LONDON is made stakeholder, snust be made payable to " WILLIAM CMMEST," at the Post Office, Strand, and addressed IA thiB office. Country notes cannot be taken; they will in all in- stances be sent back DOINGS AT HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. MONDAY, Nov 23.— CANINE,— There; was a pretty good at- tendance of spectators present to- day to witness the Sweep stakes of 5s each, for dogs of all sizes, Mr W. Smith, the land- lord of the Old Cock Inn, Broad- street, Park, Sheffield, giving £ 5 to be run for. Twenty- two of the crack dogs of this locality entered. The prizes were divided as follows :— £ 3 for the first dog, £\ 10s for the second, and 10s for the third. First ties : Turner's Pink feeat Wilde's Singer, Webster's Nelson beat Wil- son's Fly, Binney's Lizzy beat Huxley's Nettle, Kaye's Gipsy beat Somerset's Jack, Shipley's Luce beat Phoenix's Fly, Wheelhouse's Slasher beat Nicholson's Mischief, Thorpe's Gipp beat Richardson's Dutch, Kaye's Luce beat Hines's Rainbow, Henry's Rose beat Timming's Shark, Binney's Smut beat Barker's Lill, Wilde's Spot beat Muscroft's Sam.— Second ties : Pink beat Nelson, Lizzy beat Gipsy, Slasher beat Shipley's Luoe, Kaye's Luce beat Gipp, Rose beat Smut, Spot ran a bye.— Third ties : Spot baat Pink, Rose ran a bye.— Deciding course : Rose beat Spot, winning the first prize. Spot getting the second money, and Slasher the third. After the above a os leger, for dogs not exceeding 13| in high, was run for by six dogs, Mr Smith giving a copper kettle for the winning dog. Mr Parker's Miss won the first prize, £\ and the kettle, Mr Eyre's Luce getting the second, 10$. TUESDAY.— The sports commenced this morning with a handicap race of 400 yards, for a silver watch, value £ 5, given by Mr Benjamin Badger, the landlord of the Cock Inn, Wicken, Sheffield. Lot 1: Henry Whilde 54 yards start, 1; Matthew Rogers 62, 2 ; six ran. Whilde won easily by ten yards.— Lot 2: Wm, Dawson, 64 yards start, 1; Joseph Hutchinson, 68, 2; seven ran. Dawson won a good race by seven yards.— Lot 3 : John Beel, 64 yards start, 1; Thos. Newbould, 70 yards, 2; five ran. Beel won, just as he liked, by half a score yards.— Lot 4 : Samuel Sommersett, 66 yards start, 1; John Taylor, 68, 2 ; eight ran. Sommersett won easy by a score yards.— Deciding heat: Sommersett 1, Whildo 2, Dawsou 3, Bsel 4. The former won a most excellent race by five yards. GBEAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE.— This was ahandi; cap race of a quarter of a mile, for money prizes amounting to £ 4&, given to be run for by the proprietess of the ground, Mrs Hannah Heathcote. The prizes were divided as follows:— £ 35 for the first man, £ 5 for the second, and £% for the third. Owing to the inclement state of the weather there was only a very thin attendance of spectators present. Lot 1: J. Turton Sheffield) 65 yards start, 1; B. Badger ( formerly of Wolver- Hampton, but now of Sheffield) 30, 2; J. Bower, 50, and G. Proc- tor, 60, also started, but were not placed. Turton won this heat very easily by seven yards, Badger being second, and the rest nowhere.— Lot 2: J. Skelton, 56 yards start, 1; T. Bennett ( Barnsley) 42, 2. The following also started:— J. Fitton ( Royston) 82 yards start, J. Smith ( Newcastle) 40, and I. Howarth ( Stock- port) 52. Skelton won a very easy race by nearly half a score yards.— Lot3: Robert Iuwood ( Tooting), 43 yards start, 1'; T. Leary ( Manchester) 45, 2; J. Robinson ( better known as Caunt's Pet) 63, 3. Robinson kept the lead for nearly 400 yards, when Leary went in front; a few yards further Inwcod displaced both Leary and Robinson, and ran in an easy Victor by several yards. — Lot 4: W. Greaves ( Little Sheffield) 55 yards start, l; J. Clegg ( Emley) 45, 2; J. Beaumont ( Penistone) 38, 3; J. Collins ( Stocks- moor) 33, and G. Reaney 58, also started. Greaves won a good race by five yards; Clegg beat Beaumont for the second place by the same distance.— Lot 5: J. Green, 60 yards start, 1; C. " Wright 63, 2; G. Westerman, 60, and C. Dyson, 58, also ran. Won by five yards. WEDNESDAY.— There was only a moderate attendance of spectators present to- day to witness the deciding heat and the pigeon shooting. The sports commenced with PIGEON SHOOTING.— A sweepstakes of £ 1 each, at 5 birds each, 21 yards rise, lfoz of shot, double guus allowed to stand 19 yards, with l} oz of shot, two traps, by Messrs J. Birks, W. Froggatt, F. Beckers, W. Middleton, G. Haywood, and W. Bailey. Mr Birks won the sweepstakes to himself, killiug all his birds in excellent style. After the above, a sweepstakes of 7s 6d each was shot for by 7 subs, at 3 birds each, the usual terms. Mr Birks proved the winner, again killing all his birds iu true sportsmanlike manner. The course was now cleared for THE DECIDING HEAT.— About four o'clock the five winners of the heats on Tuesday came to their respective marks to run off for the prizes, which wero awarded as follows:— William Greaves, 55 yards, first, prize £ 35; Jonathan Skelton, 56 yards, second, £ 5; Joseph Green, 60 yards, third, £ 2; James Turton, 65 yards, fourth; and Robert Innwood, 43 yards, fifth. The men kept their places, as above named, to the tent, 100 yards from home, commencing the straight run in, when Greaves went to the front; a most exciting race home ensued between Greaves and Skelton, which ended in the former being declared the wianer by four yards, the others not having a chance. ENTEIES EOB JOHN SANDERSON'S 440 YARDS HANDICAP, at Hyde Park, on 31st December and 1st January ; first prize £ 20, second £ 5, third £ 1.— Jas. Hancock ( scratch). Wm. Foster 15 yards start, H. Hardman 18. Wm. Tuck 28, F. Hol- royd 33, J. Littlewood 33, B. Badger 33, J. Briggs 35, J. Col- lins 35, S. Albison 36, J. Fitton 36, Dan Lynch 36, Alfred Lever- sedge 37, T. Bennett 37, Robt. Savage 37, G. Dearden 37, J. Scott 37, G. Green 38, A. Frost 40, J. Caunt 41, J. Clegg 41, J. Brooke 42, M. Hill 42, T. Fowlds 42, H. Nobbs 43, J. Revitt 43, Bobt. Grimes 45, Wm. Procter 45, J, Watkinson 45, Robert Lindley 45. John Clarke 46, B. Philips 47, J. Whitehead 47, J. Wittaker 47. W. Widowson 47, J. Tallertori 48, G. Smith 49, A. Day 49, T. Newbold 50, G. Bentley 50, A. Dunstone 50, H. John- son 50, T. Brooke 51, E. Hancock 52, G. Warburton 52, Wm. Winter 52, B. Pashby 52, R. Pontifract 53, J. Bower 53, J. Green 53,1. Howarth 54. H. Wild 54, G. Martin 54, T. Jenkinson 55, J. Wright 55, A. Eatou 55, J. Rusby 55, R.: Ward 55, R. Buller fent 55, A. M'Nally 55, H. Singleton 56, J. Shearstone 56. H, Lawton 56, S. Keets 56, W. Ward 56, T. Hargrrves56, Wm. Westerman 56, J. Scofield 56, J. Smith 56, G. Wilson 56, J. Mercer 57, J. Usher 57, C. Smith 57, A. Milner 58, H. Royds 58, Samuel Taylor 58, John Hodgson 58, G. Rodgers 58, J. Row- botham 58, J. Campbell 58, Wm. Bowlden 58, H. Warton 58, G. Seaney 58, R. Cooke 59, T. Robinsou 59, T. Wilkinson 59, W. H. Guyon 59, J. Turton 59, C. Walker 59, R. W. Taylor 60, J. Ro- binson 60, Sam Deakin 60, G. Gibbons 60, T. Rodgers 60, Wm. Barlow 60, G. Whiteley 61, G. Bayley 61, J. Cartledge 62, J. Old- field 62, A. Yowle 62. H. Elliott 62, J. Kelsey 62, A. Dyson 62, E. Yowle 63, G. Daniels 63, T. Langworth 63, J. Sykes 63, C. Wilkin son 63, T. Hickman 63, J, Barnes 63, G. Retfern 64, J. Wall 64, T. Reaney 64, J. Fowlds 64, F. Darlev 64, B. Stones 64, G. Miller 65, C. Melshaw 65, T. Singleton 65, Wm. Hutton 65, J. Howson 65, S, Midgeley 65, C. Dyson 65, H. Johnson 65, R. Hague 65, T. Hodkin 66, H. Green 66. Wra. Heeley 66, JOURS Hall 66, T. Golden 66, T. Moody 66, G. Hunt 66, Wm, Rotherham 66, S. Somerset* 66, T. Bennett 66, ThemasBranneh66, Dan Coward 66, J. Gambles 66, G. Axe 67, G. DukenfieW 67, G. Stevens 68, Wm. Binney 68, G. Lewis 68, J. Martin 68, G. Marsh 6S, Wm. Cooper 68, J. Wragg 69, G. Woodcock 69, Lawrence Smith 69, .. ' P-. Cobb 70, C. Booth 70, W. Massin 70, J. Haythorne 71, Wm. "^ Hancock 71, H. Nadin 72, C. Fisher 72, J. Rock 72, G. Stam- forth 72; The acceptance will close on Wednesday next, Dec 2. ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE OP 120 YARDS AT HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD,— Mrs Heathcote will give the followiug prizes to be run for here on the 29th and 30th December :— £ 20 for the first man, £ 4 for the second, and £ 1 for the third; en- trance Is each, and 3s more to accept. All entries to be made as above, or to Mr James Darley, Crown Inn, Holly- street, Sheffield, on or before Dec 8, The men to run in threes. Any one entering falsely in the above handicaps will be disqualified. GREAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE OP 606 YARDS AT HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD.— Mrs Hannah Heathcote, the pro- prietress, will give the following prizes to be run for on this ground on the 26th and 28th of December:— £ 35 to the first man, £ 3 10s for the second, and 30s for the third; entrance 2s each, and 5s to accept; all entries to be made as above, or to Mr James Dnrley, Crown Inn, Holly- street, Sheffield. ELLIOTT AND DUNGWORTH.— A match, for £ 5 a side, comes eff at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Wednesday next, betwixt Mr John Elliott of Strindes, and Mr Levi Dungworth of Sheffield, at 10 birds eaeh, 19 yards rise, l$ oz of shot, double guns, Park rules. Shooting to commence at two o'clock. THORPE BESLEY.— Ou Monday a sweepstakes of 5s each was shot for at Mr Jervis Kingstone's, the Queen Inn, by nine sub- scribers, at 3 birds each, the usual conditions. Messrs J. Hig- gins and W. Middleton killed 2 each out of 3 and divided. LOCAL FIELDS TAVERN.— On Tuesday a sweepstakes of 10s each was shot for at Mr John Duffin's by eight subs, at 4 birds each, the usual terms. Messrs G. Fosdick, W. Middleton, C. Couldwell, and T. Birks killed all and divided. After the above a 5s leger was shot for by five subscribers, at 3 birds each. Messrs Middleton, Birks, and Foster killed all and divided. RABBIT COURSING AT DARNALL.— A 5s leger, for dogs of all sizes, came off on this ground on Wednesday last at Mr W. Morton's, the English Sampson, Park, Sheffield ; 12 dogs ran. First prize,- £ 2; second, 15s; third, 5s. First ties: Henry's Rose beat Hine's Spot, Wilde's Spot beat Binney's Lizzy, Wil- son's Fly beat Smith's Fly, Muscroft's Sam beat Kay's Gipsy, Newton's Rackett beat Kay's Luce, Turner's PiDk beat Barker's Jenny.— Second ties; Rose beat Wilde's Spot, Wiison's Fly beat Sam, Pink beat Rackett.— Third ties: Rose beat Fly, Pink ran a bye.— Deciding course: Pink beat Rose and won the first prize, Rose getting secend, and Fly the third. SAMUEL SHEPHEED and WM. GEEAVES ( both of Birmingham) are matched to run six score yards, for £ 5 a side, on Monday, December 21, within five miles of Birmingham. DOINGS AT COPENHAGEN GEOUNDS, NEAR MANCHESTER. SATURDAY, Nov 21.— The afternoon of to- day was wet, dull, and dreary, aud scarcely 150 persons were present.; but in one respect the visitors had little cause for complaint, as no charge was made for admission to the ground. The following events were decided :— , ,, RAWN3LEY AND DAWSON.— These young men are both " Yorkshire tykes," J. Rawnsley being of Marsland, aud P. Dawson a resident of Ripponden, iu that county ; and after a considerable quantity of discussion in their own locality as to which was the superior pedestrian, they at length agreed to settle this most knotty point upon the Copenhagen course to- day, the distance being one mile, and the stakes £ 25 a side. Mr T. Hayes ( the owner of the ground) was appointed referee, and the betting was 6 to 4 on Rawnsley. Ga getting off Dawson assumed the lead by a couple of yards, and kept in advance for about half a mile. At this point Rawnsley passed him, was not again headed, and won easily by 10 yards. Time. 4min 55sec. LANG AND BBOWN.— This was a sprint of 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, between John Lang and John Brown ( both of Blackburn), and in the absence of Mr Hoiden, Mr G. Piers filled the office of referee. The betting was 6 to 4 on Lang, who was attended by his trainer, J. Fitton of Royton. Brown has decidedly the advantage in heieht, and he had been prepared by the venerable Jerry Jim of Preston, aud both men were in good condition. It had been agreed that they should start by a three- yards trig, but failing to get off in a quarter of au hour, they had to go by a pistol shot. On that signal being given, the favourite gamed a slight advantage, but was in a few strides headed by Brown. When they had run about 50 yards Lang again passed his op- ponent, and appeared as if he were going to win easily, but when a few paces from home he made a false step, narrowly escaped falling, and this contretemps enabling Brown to get up to him, the referee deoided that the race had resulted in a dead heat. Upon this, as is frequently the case, considerable dissatisfaction arose, and expressions of a far from complimentary nature were addressed to the referee, many persons most positively asserting that Lang had won, and all bets were declared off. After the pe- destrians had rested a quarter of an hour, they once more came to the scratch, and though Lang would have been backed at evens, we did not see a wager made. A good start took plaoj, but Lang got iu front in a few strides, was not headed through- out, and ran in au easy winner by a yard. WEDNESDAY.— GBEENWOOD AND BOOTH.— NOW that the season for horse- racing has been brought to a close for the pre- sent year, some of the Manchester gentlemen connected with the Turf appear to betake themselves to other pursuits; and since our last publication the match we are about to record was agreed upon amongst a few of them at a well- known sporting rendezvous. The conditions of the contest were, that Elias Greenwood ( alias the German Lad) of Manchester should ruu John Booth of Newton Heath, near that city, 50 yards, Green- wood's backer staking £ 15 to Booth's £ 10. The race was fixed to come off at three o'clock this afternoon, and, considering the short notice which had been given, there was a mueh larger attendance of spectators than we expected. At a quarter past three the pedestrians entered the course, Greenwood being ac- companied by his immediate backers ( whose names we suppress, for obvious reasons), and the veteran Dick Grundy waited upon Booth, the latter, as far as appearance isjooncernea, being in much better coudition than his opponent. For some time pre- vious to the event Greenwood was the favourite, but 14 to 8 would have been taken that Booth proved the winner, though, considering there were many present who occasionally invest somewhat largely upon contests in whieh the silk jacket is con- spicuous, the betting was exceedingly languid. The odds at starting were 6 to 4 on Greenwood, and in two or three instances 13 to8 was laid on him. Mr James Holden filled the office of referee, and the start was effected by the report of a pistol; on its being fired the pedestrians got off on nearly equal terms, Booth gaining a very trifling advantage, and they ran side by side for three parts of the distance. When 20 yards from the goal Greenwood got just ahead of his competitor, kept in ad- vance for the few remaining strides, and Mr Holden declared the fleet little German Lad the winner by 12 inches only. NEWTON AND HALLIWELL.— Another deposit, making £ 5 each now down, has been paid to Mr Holden for the race of 120 vards, for £ 25 a sids, between Jas. Newton ( alias Jam Lad) of Holliuwood aud Charles Halliwell of Middleton, which is fixed for the 21st Dec, at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester. SPOT AND SPRING.— On account of the race of 200 yards, for £ 25 a side, between J. Crossley's Spot ( of Huddersfield) and L. Holdeu's Spring ( of Barnoldswick), Mr Holden has now re- ceived £ 15 eaoh. The race is to come off on the 19th Dec, at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester, and Mr Holden is to be referee, The lighter dog is not to be under 22ilb, and the heavier to give two aud a half yards to the pound outisde. DUTCHMAN AND SPAEK.— Joseph Taylor has matched his dog Dutchman against Wm. Ireland's Spark to run 200 yards, for £ 10 a side, the latter not to exceed 16lb, and to have two and a half yards to the pound inside. The race is to come off at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester, on the 12th Dec, and on account of it Mr Hayes has received £ 1 each. MARY COPP AND CATCH,— Mr Hayes now holds £ 5 each for tho match between Jos. Taylor's Mary Copp and Henry Wild's Catch, to run 200 yards, for £ 15 a side, at the Copenhagen Grounds, near Manchester, on Saturday next, the 5th December. Mary Copp is to have six yards start inside, and Mr Hayes to be referee. PEDESTRIANISM AT BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICTS YOUNG ENSOE AND ROWLEY.— These Birmingham men met ou Monday, at Aston Cross Grounds, to run a six score yards match, for £ 5 a side, and the winner to take the gate money. Rowley is well- known as an old pedestrian, Ensor is almost a novice. The disparity in age and size was very striking, Rowley standing 5ffc 8in high, and being 30 years of age, whilst Ensor is only 20, and stands 5ft Siiri high. Rowley had actively trained himself; Ensor took his lessons under the able superintendence of Joe Fisher, and each came to scratch in first- rate condition. There was a large attendance, and a good deal of money changed hands on the event. Ensor's friends backed him at starting at 5 to 4 ( taken freely), and left off at 6 to 4. After being at scratch for 20 minutes, and no start, the referee ( our correspondent) picked & starter, and at the first pull of a handkerchief they got away. Eusor shot off like a deer, getting full three yards start. Rowley exerted himself, but of no avail, for the little one went ahead in beautiful style, and ran in a winner by four yards. Rowley's friends had booked it safe- to win. MANKS AND HILL.— AS soon as the grounds could be cleared, after the above race, a continued stream far upwards of an hour applied at the gates for admission to witness the five miles race between these well- known men for £ 20 a side. It will be recol- lected that the above parties ran a one mile match on the 2d inst, when Hill was the victor, and Manks's friends thought he could win at a longer distance, and backed him accordingly, although Hill beat Rhodes a year or so back easily in a 10 miles match. From the great attendance on the ground, it was evi- dent a good deal of interest was takemin the match. The men appeared at scratch in first- rate condition ; but the betting was limited, and what was done was at evens, previous to the men coming to scratch; afterwards Mauks's friends offered 6 to 4 on him, and it got whispered by parties that they did not think all was square, which no doubt was the cause of so little money being laid out. The man had to run 40 times round the grounds ( less 80 yards), and at half- past four away they bounded ; Hill having 50 yards start, went- away at his usual rapid pace, and he did the first mile in five minutes, and continued leading up to the mile and a half, when Manks breasted him, and they ran together for a short distance, Hill appearing to take the load, with ease when he pleased. They alternately changed places as the distance increased ; at 3! miles ( done in 20 minutes) Manks sprang forward and got the first position, closely followed up by Hill to the 44 miles, when he gradually fell off, Manks gaining ground, and finally running in a winner by 20 yards. Time, 27imin. YOUNG ENSOR will run H. Littlehayies five or six score yards, for £ 5 a side, or his owu sum. Money ready at Mr Holden's, Bricklayers' Arms, Pritchett- street, any night next week. KETTLEBY'S NOVICE will run Hartley six score yards or his own distance, for £ 10 a side. Money ready at Wilson's, Waggon and Horses, New Town- row, to- morrow ( Monday) night. DANGBBFIELD AND GABBINGTON.— Mr Tailby, the stake- holder, has received the money, £ 10 a side, for this six score yards match, which comes off to- morrow ( Monday) between these men, at Aston Cross Grounds. They are to go by mutual consent; if no start ill 20 minutes to go by pull of hand- kerchief. The men to be at scratch between twelve and two. PINNEB AND RAYBOLD.— Of the mile match for £ 5 a side, an- nounced to come off at Aston Cross Grounds to- morrow ( Monday), between these meu, our correspondent has heard nothing from them this last week. If they intend to run, the match must oome off at one o'clock to- morrow, not later, ou ac- count of Garrington and Dangerfield's match. BECKETT AND PEERS.— These well- known men are matched to walk one mile, for £ 10 a side, on the Birmingham and Walsall road, on Monday, Dec 28th, £ 1 a side is now down, and they meet to- morrow ( Monday) evening, at John Holden's, Town End Tavern, Park- street, Walsall, to draw up articles. W, THOMPSON and W. BISSELL are matched to run 200 yards on a turnpike- road, on Monday, Dec 28, for £ 5 a side ; to ruu between twelve and two o'clock at the Beggar's Bush, Sutton Coldfield; to start by mutual consent; if no start in 20 minutes, then to go by the first, second, or third pull of a handkerchief, and the man not going to lose. Mr Tailby, the stakeholder, has^ received £ 2 a side. A further deposit for the same amount to be made to- morrow ( Monday) at Rhodes's, Alma Tavern, Spoon- lane, Westbromwich. MANKS will run any man in Birmingham three miles, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side; an answer through Bell's Life will be attended to. S. SMITH AND MOON.— These Birmingham men are matched to run five score yards, for £ 10 a side, to meet to- morrow ( Mon- day) at Curly Harrison's, Wellington Inn, Pritchett- stnret, to draw up articles. ARTHUR AKEES of Birmingham will run Wedge of Bilston 200 yards, for £ 10 a side; or Joseph Fisher 440 yards, according to his challenge; or W. Nicholls the same distance on a fair turnpike- road, for the like amount. An answer through Bell's Life will be attended to. DOINGS AT THE SALFORD BOROUGH GARDENS. A GBEAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP, distance 100 yards, will take place at the Salford Borough Gardens on Saturday and Monday, Dec 19th and 21s$. First prize, £ 20, second £ 3, third £ 1. Entranoe. Is each, and 4s acceptance. The entry to close on Tuesday the 1st of December, and acceptances to be declared the week following. All entries to be made at Mrs Atteubury's, Borough Inn, Regent- road, Salford; or, at Mr J. Holden's, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. Stamps as cash. A GREAT NEW YEAR'S HANDICAP, distance 400 yards, will take place at the Salford Borough Gardens, on the 1st and 2d of January, when upwards of £ 50 will be given in prizes. The en- tries to close on the 15th of December. A HANDICAP DOG RACE, distance 200 yards, will take place at the Salford Borough Gardens, on the 1st and 2d of January next, when £ 5 will be given in prizes. Further particulars in next week's Bell's Life, REED AND GBEENWOOD.— H. A. Reed of London and E. Greenwood ( alias the German Lad) of Manchester are matched to run 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, at the Salford Borough Gardens, on the 21st Dec. The first deposit of £ 5 each has been paid to Mr J. Holden. GREAT FOOT RACE.— Last week a rage between two celebrated amateurs, on the result of which a f, ery large sum of money- over £ 200— changed hands, came off on the Mardyke Walk, Cork. It was a match between Lieut JMacheli, 14th Regiment, awd John Parker Taylor, Esq, of Passage West; the distance was 100 yards, measured by Sir John Benson, who kindly consented to act as steward, with John Besnard, jun, Esq, J. P., as umpire. The interest created by this sporting event, ana the celebrity of the competitors for fleetuess of foot, brought together a large assemblage of spectators, nearly all the officers of the garrison off duty having been present, besides a large number of civilians. Everything being in readiness, after a very fair start the parties got off. Mr Machell having taken a slight lead kept it for about 20 yards, when Mr Taylor closed ou him, passed him after a very close and severe struggle, and came in the winner by about one yard, amid the loud congratulations of his friends and backers. It was admitted on all hands that Mr Machell had also made a splendid race, although it was not on the cards that there could be two winners. PEDESTBIANISM AT BELFAST.— A walking match came off here on Monday last, which excited considerable inte- est. James Yates of Worcester backed himself, for £ 10 a side, to walk seven miles in 59 minutes. Tne betting was 6 to 4 on time, at which figure a good deal of betting took place. At five minutes past three o'clock, Yates made his appearance at the scratch, in presence of upwards of 2,000 spectators; after walking with great fairness and firmness throughout, he completed his task in 58min6sec, consequently winning by 54 seconds. He appeared much distressed at the finish. A MATCH came off on Monday last, at Shoal Hill, between George Savage of Penkridge aud Thomas Belcher of Wedges Mills, the distance was 140 yards, for £ 10 a side. Both men ap- peared in good condition. Betting 5 to 4 on Savage. Savage gained the start by a yard and a half, which he, maintained for more than 100 yards, when Belcher got upon even terms with his man and ran a severe race home, Belcher winning by a yard. On Monday last a foot race came off— three laps round the Aintree race course, Liverpool ( for miles and a half), for £ 7 a side, between Bradbury of Parr, near St Helen's, and Alec Rat of Chowbent, near Bolton, which terminated in favour of Brad- bury by at least 600yards. PROFESSOR THOMAS ( the Salopian) having met with an acci- dent whilst performing for a benefit at the Queen's Theatre. Manchester, on Friday evening, the 20th iust, could not proceed on his route as advertised last week. Having now recovered, he will visit the 2d Battalions of her Majesty's 6th and 7th Regts of Foot at Preston, City of Dublin Militia at Bradford, Artillery at Leeds, and the 5th Dragoon Guards at York during the next week, giving his calisthenic entertainment, when, in addition to his athletic feats, he performs the Richard Cceur de Lion, Saladiu, Sir Charles Napier's, Omar Pasha's, and many other feats with the broadsword and his new scymitar. RICHMOND AND BOWLER.— James Richmond of Aberford and Allen Bowler of Low Moor, near Bradford, are matched to ruu 130 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Parkside Grounds, Huuslet, near Leeds, on Monday, the 21st of Dec. Mr Holden of Manchester is stakeholder, aud the first deposit of £ 5 each has been paid to him. This sum is to be increased to £ 10 a side on the 1st of Dec, to be made into £ 15 each on the 8th, and the remaining £ 10 a side is to be staked on the day of the race; Mr Holden is also to NOTICE'TO PEDESTEIANS— WHITE LION, HACKNEY WICK. — The proprietor of the above grounds intends giving a hand- some silver cup to be run for, distanoe half a mile ; also money prizes, for a walking match of four miles, and a running match of 140 yards, on Boxing Day and the Monday following. Entries [ is each, and Is more if accepting) can be made at the Spotted Dog, Strand, before the 17th of December. Further particulars in next week's Bell's Life. Mr J. GREENWOOD of Parkside, Hunslet, near Leeds, intends to give £ T5 to be run for ou his grounds in a handicap foot race, distance 150 yards, on the 26th and 28th of December; first prize £ 12, second £ 2, third £ 1; entrance Is 6d each, which will be given to the Indian Relief Fund. Entries to close December 2, and the acceptances, Is each, to close Dec 16. All entries to be made with Mr Greenwood, Parkside Grounds, or Mr J. Woolfoot, M& rkct Tavern L66ds< A match has ' been made between THOMAS PEEKS of Eloxwich and JOSEPH BECKET of Birmingham, to walk one mile, for £ 5 a side, open for £ 10, on December the 26th; place not yet uamed. A small deposit is down, and the men meet to- morrow ( Monday) evening, between six aud eight o'clock, at John Hadden's, Townsend Tavern, Walsall, to make a further de- posit, and sign articles. Solid Coates of Birmingham is ap- pointed stakeholder. ADAMS AND WEDGE.— The money for this 100 yards match, for £ 10 a side, is made good in the hand3 of Mr Richard Smith, Fishmonger, of Bilston, who is final stakeholder and referee, and the men are to be at scratch prepared to run by one o'clock on the 30th inst; to start by mutual consent in 20 minutes ; if uo start is effected to go by the first pull of the handkerchief. The race is to take place at Shelford Common, near Walsall, CUMMINGS AND JACKSON.— A match has been made between Thomas Cummiugs and the American Deer, to run 10 miles, for £ 25 a side, Jackson receiving 500 yards start, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth, on Monday, Dec 14. We have received articles, together with £ 5 on the part of Cummings and 10s on the part Jackson, who ought also to have made his original deposit into £ 5 on Friday last. ADAMS AND EDWABDS.— For this 120 yards match, for £ 10 a side, there is now down £ 5 a side, and the next deposit of £ 210s a side is to be made at Mr Dudley's, Wednesbury, to- morrow ( Monday). Mr Josiah Griffiths, of Wednesbury, is final stakeholder, and Mr George Rowley, of Wednesbury, referee. The match comes off the 7th of December, at Aston Cross, Bir- mingham. DAY AND HOPKINS.— Mr Jas. Woolfoot, of the Market Tavern, Leeds, has received articles and a deposit of £ 1 a side for a match between Thos. Hopkins and Samuel Day ( both of Dewsbury) to run 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Parkside, Hunslet, near Leeds, on Saturday, Dec 19th, to be made into £ 5 a side on Dec 5th, and the remaining £ 5 each to be made good on the day of the race. INDIAN RELIEF FUND.— In consequence of the severity of the weather last Monday, and the very poor attendance, the several matehes for thisicharitable purpose have been postponed until New Year's Day, when they will positively take place at Gar- ratt- lane, Wandsworth. A great number of the first class pedes- trians in the kingdom will give their assistance, and a capital day's sport may be expected. SPOONEB AND WESTHALL.— A match has been made between these celebrated pedestrians to walk 20 miles ( Westbail receiving two minutes start), for £ 25 a side ( opeu for £ 50), within 20 miles of London, on Monday, Jan 4, 1858. We have received the articles with £ 2 10s a side, and the next deposit of the same amount is to be made at Mr Benuett's, Cricketers, Waterside, Chelsea, on Thursday, Dec 3. HAEBISON AND LAYCOCK.— For this race of five miles we have received the whole of the money, £ 20 a side. It was to come off Saturday, Nov 28, at the St Thomas's Grounds, Stan- ningley, near Leeds, at half- past three o'clock ; the umpires to be chosen on the grounds, aud the proprietor to be referee ; no more than two men to be in attendance at any time of the race. BEOWN AND LEWIS.— On account of this race of 300 yards we have received the whole of the money, £ 10 a side. It is to come off on Wanstead Flats to- morrow ( Monday), Brown receiving two yards start. They are to meet on the ground between two and three o'clock ; to start by first report of a pistol, to be fired behind them. The referee to be chosen on the ground. R. NICHOLSON ( late of Beverley, but now of Shrewsbury) aud T. KIEBY of Shrewsbury have staked £ 5 a side to run 830 yards within five miles of Shrewsbury, on Christmas D. iy. To start by the first fall of a hat. They meet at the'Hen aud Chickens, Shrewsbury, next Saturday week, to stake £ 5 a side more. MASON AND UNDEBWOOD.— A match has been made between T. Underweod and J. Mason to walk six milas, for £ 5 a side, on Tuesday, Dec 15, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. We have received £ 1 a side, and the next deposit of £ 2 a side is to be made at Mr Ives's, Dec 1. WHEATLEY AND WOOD.— £ 5 a side more has been staked with Mr Watkins, for this match. The final deposit, of £ 5 a side, has to be staked on Wednesday next. The match comes off at the Salford Borough Gardens, on Saturday, the 12th December. BRITTEN AND Guss.— For this match we have received a further £ 2 10s a side : and the final deposit of the same amount is to be made at Mr Dunk's, Perseverance, Turnmill- street, Clerkenwell, Dec 1, The deposit of last week was duly received. or £ 5 a side. A mateh can be made at the Crown and A< nchor, North- street, Lisson- grove, to- morrow ( Monday) night, between eight snd ten o'clock. JEBBY CKOMEY of Marylebone will giveW. Cook three yards in 120, or take the same start of W. Marchant, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Either or both of the matches camhe made to morrow ( Monday) evening, at the William the Fourth, Exeter- street, Lisson- grove. If W. K., the City Amateur, means walking, and not talking, H. W. will give him the start he asked for in one mile, for £ 5 a side, and will meet him to- morrow ( Monday) evening, between eight and ten, at Mr Banks's, the Triumph, Skinner- street, Somers Town, prepared to stake and draw up articles. J. DENTON of Milnrow will run J. Smith of Manchester two miles level, or take 10 yards start in two miles from either J. Sanderson of Whitworth, or Pudney of London, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side. BASSETT'S NOVICE will walk R. Rogers 10 miles if he will give one minute start; or he will walk Evans's novice four or five miles level, for from £ 10 to £ 25 a side. By sending articles and a deposit to Bell's Life a match can be made. NABB NUTTAL of Openshaw is willing to run any man in England, 15st weight, 100 yards, for £ 25 or £ 50 a side. A match can be made at Mr John Turton's, the Bull's Head, Asfeton Old Road, Openshaw. ROB BULLEBFENT of Nottingham will take five yards start in 440 of Israel Cutts of Radford, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. To be heard of at Mr Martin's, Parliament- street, Nottingham, any night next week. C. BROWN of Erdington will run W. Harrison of Birmingham five or six score yards, for his own sum. A match can be made at Mr Louch's, Cross Keys, Erdington, to- morrow ( Monday), between eight and ten in the evening. W. MASTERS of Gosford- street, Coventry, has a novice who aever ran for £ 10 in his life who will run A. Akers of Birming- ham seven or eight score yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, if Akers will give him two yards start. ROBERT DUNN of Willington will run Col Forster of New- castle 80 yards, if he will give one yard at the finish, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. The match can be made at Mr Thomas Lamb's, any night next week. HARRY EGAN of Liverpool will run Cutnmings, now of Len- don, one mile, for £ 10 a side, if he will give 200 yards start, or 100 in half a mile, for the same sum. Money ready at John Dickinson's, Vauxhall- road, Liverpool. J. LOVELL agrees to Dearden's terms to run ' on the 25th of January. By sending articles and £ 5 to Bell's Life, they will be attended to. To run at Rugby; distance 120 yards. H. HAWKER will run Young Crockson one or two miles level, and be prepared to stake on Tuesday next, at Mr O'Neill's, King's Head and Lamb, Upper Thames- street, City. JOHN NOON of Radford will run Bullerfent of Nottingham, 880 yards, for £ 10 a side ; to run at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham, the Monday after Christmas Day. A GENTLEMAN will be at the Crooked Billets, Hoxton Old Town, next Tuesday evening, prepared to match a lad to run any novice in Hoxton ons mile, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. NOTICE TO PEDESTRIANS,— It having appeared from a police report ( noticed in another column) that a Mr Mitchell has lately been in the habit of styling himself " Reporter to Bell's lAje," and also of receiving deposit money, & c, under the same pre. tence, pedestrians aud others are hereby cautioned that the said Mr Mitchell is not in any way connected with Bell's Life, and never was. JAMES YATES of Belfast, seeing a challenge from John Thomas to walk him 40 miles, says he will walk him that distance, or Old Smith of Ipswich can be accommodated with a spin of 40 miles, for from £ 25 to £ 50 a side ; or Laycock of Bradford or Peton of Shrewsbury can have 880 yards start in 40 miles, for £ 25 a side ; or young Moon of Bradford can have one mile stars in 50 miles, for the like sum. To walk iu seven weeks from the first deposit; the Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. If a deposit of £ 5 is sent to our office and articles to Yates, at Mr Wather's, 29, Racket- court, Peter's Hill, Belfast, or John Hib- bith, White Lion, Red Lion- street, Nottingham, a match can be made. * To walk at Sheffield Park, or Grantham Park, or Mr Hayes's Ground, Manchester. JOSEPH NOLAN of Manchester is surprised at John Buckley of Tonge- laae challenging him, who is a mere novice; but if he is anxious for a match he can be accommodated if he will give him five yards start in 120; or John Booth of Newton Heath, Greenwood of Ardwick ( alias the German Lad), K nut ton of Sutton, or Collins of Jumbo, can be^ accommodated on the same terms; or Nolan will take three yards start in 120 of George Barber of Glossop, or Collins of Stocksmoor. Any of the matches can be made for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, by sending articles to Thomas Finch's, Coach aud Horses, Turner- street, Manchester, and a deposit to James Holden, White Lion, Long Millgate, Man- chester. HEKBY BULLOCK of Stoke will run Causer of Bilston either five or six scor? yards, for £ 25; or Wheeler of Birmingham, for the like amount, from 100 to 140 yards, aud will give or take reasonable expenses to run at Aston Cross, Birmingham, or Endon, near the Potteries, or will run John Hancock of Long- port for tho same amount, 120 yards, and give him two yards start, or any other man in Staffordshire Potteries five or six score yards, for £ 15 or £ 25 a side. A match can be made by sending a deposit to Bell's Life and articles to Henry Bullock, Old Crown Inn, Stoke- upon- Trent, Staffordshire. JOB ATHEY of Maaningham, aear Bradford, will run Samuel Rider of Leeds, Hoyle of Scoles, or Shepherd of Cleckheaton 120 yards, or will take five yards ef Gudyear or 10 yards of Rich- mond of Aberford or Samuel Howard of Bradford. Any of the matches can be made for £ 5 a side, by sending articles to the Delvers' Arms, Green- lane, Manningham, and a deposit to J& s, Woolfoot, Market Tavern, Leeds. To run at Parkside Grouuds, Hunslet. GEORGE GREEN of Hutton, Yorkshire, will run Causer of Bilston 300 yards, if he will give him five yards start, or run him seven score level; or he will run Wheeler of Birmingham or Ben Badger of Sheffield 200 yards. Any of the above matches oan be made for £ 25 a side, by sending £ 5 to us and articles to the Sportsman Inn, Manchester- road, Bradford. He will give or take expenses to run at Leeds or Birmingham, or run at the Salford Borough Gardens, each to pay his own expenses. T. SMITH of Marylebone, being repeatedly challenged by T. Reeves of the same place to run one mile, will run him one or two miles level; or, if this does not suit him, Smith will give him 10 yards start iu half a mile ; or run Chatterly one mile level; or he will take 20 yards iu two miles of C. Cooper of the same Blace. Either match can be made for £ 5 a side at Mr Taylor's, rown aud Anchor, North- street, Lisson- grove, to- morrow ( Monday) night, between seven and nine o'clock. B. GUDGEB ot Leeds will ruu Helton of the same place, 120 yards and take three yards start, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, orWardy of New- road- end for the same sum, if he will give two yards start in 120; or he will run Holroyd of Holbeck the same distance level, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, or will allow Young Thompson of Beestou two yards in 150 for the same sum. Any of the matches can be made at T. Longthorn's, Cropper's Arms, Brig- street, Leeds, Yorkshire. P. HOOTON of Liverpool informs J. Buckley of Tonge- lane that he cannot accommodate him with a spin of 300 yards level, but will take seven yards start in 200, or LO yards in 300, or 12 in 440, or will run T. Bennett of Barnsley or Kevitt of the same place, from 200 to 440 yards level. Any of the matches can be made for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, by sending articles to T. Finch's, Coach and Horses, Turner- street, Manchester, and a deposit to J. Holden, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. JOHN HIGNOTT of Liverpool will run Peter Hooton 200 yards, if he will give him three yards start, for £ 15 or £ 25 a side, or he will ruu John Golding from 150 to 200 yards level, for the same amount; or he will run Tom Roberts of Liverpool, if he will give him two yards start in 150 or three in 200, or any other man in Liverpool ( bar Bill Brown) that will give him the same start, for the some amount. Money ready any time at Mr Traf- ford's, Tenterden- street, Liverpool. SAMUEL EDWABDS of Lougton will ruu William Brown and Goodall ( both of Stone) 100 yards level, Enoch Withington of Moss Gate 100 yards, or Robt. Lee of Eturia 120 yards, or will give him or William James of Newcastle one yard in 100, or give Moss or Bloor ( both of Tunstall) two yards start in 100. Any of these matches can be made at William Edwards's, Albert Taven, Furnace- road, Longton, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, JOHN RICHARDSON of Newcastle will run James Gilroy of the Keelmen's Hospital, New- road, 100 yards, for £ 3 a side; or A. Armstrong will take three yards within a 100 of Robert Nattrass of the New- road, or give him 20 yards within two miles, for the same sum. A match can be made any night at Mr T. Stuart's, Carpenters' Tower, Causey Bank, New- road, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. W. WILLIAMS of Great Bridge will run S. Burns of Darlaston, 440 yards, for ^ J25 or £ 50 a side ; or Causer of Bilston, if he will allow a little start in 440 yards ; or he will run Turner of the Coppice 10 score yards, for £ 10 a side. The Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. Any of the matches can be made at Mr W. Whitehead's, Old Chequer Cock Inn, Albert- street, Prince's End. THOMAB FENWICK of Lancheater will run H. A. Reid of Lou- don, 150 yards, over seven hurdles, three feet six inches high, for £ 25 a side. Fenwick will give £ 2 for the race to come off at Lanchester, sad will find hurdles, to come off in six weeks from the first deposit. If £ 5 be sent to Bell's Life, and articles to Fenwick, a match can be made. GEORGE BELL of High Feliing will ruu Robert Elliot of Windy Nook, 80 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, or George Faster can have three yards start in the same distance. A match can be made at Wm. Swaller's, Hops and Anchor, Windy Nook, to- morrow ( Monday) night. PECK of Armley in answer to T. Allen is surprised at his want- ing one yard start in 120, when Allen beat him three yards in 120, last time they ran, but if Allen means business Peck will run him 120 yards ii be will give three yards start, for £ 10. Bell's Life to be stakeholder, and Mr Jas. Woolfoot, referee. A GENTLEMAN will be at the Haberdashers' Arms, Hoxton, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, between eight aud nine o'clock, prepared to back a Novice who has never won a pound to run any Novice in Hoxtoa one mile, if they will give 20 vards start, for £ 5 a aide. H. WHEAT of Nottingham will run Bob Bullerfent of the same place 440 yards and give him 10 yards start, for £ 10 a side; to run at Sheffield iu three weeks from the first deposit. Money ready any r. ight next week at Mark Miller's, Bull's Head'. Fishergate, Nottingham. JOHN SCHOFIELD of Batley Carr Top will run Peaker or Jos. Goodall or Samuel Overend of Daw Greeu 150 vards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, and run at the Park Side Ground's, Hunslet, near Leeds. A match can be made any time at Mr M. Thackrah's Soulder of Mutton Inn, Batlev Carr Top. BASSETT'S NOVICE will walk D. Braodof Fulham, Plumpton of W estminster, or Greaterex or Naylor of Pimlico, four miles, if they wiil give him a start, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side. On sending a deposit to Bell's Life, aud articles, the Novice will call ana sign them. JOHN ENGLISH of Bill Quay will take one yard start of John Gardner of Felling Shore, or John Combes ; or will run Thomas Murphy of Bill Quay, 130 yards, level, for £ 5 a side. Money reaay to- morrow ( Monday) night, at H. Barnes's, Lamb Inn, Bill Quay. F. WILLIAMS of Marylebone ( betW known as the Little Novice) will run Youi. g Austin or Bill Hall one mile level, for £ 3 PIGEON SHOOTING. At G. M'NAUGHTON'S, Red Lion Inn, Chiswick, Dec 10, a handsome case of dessert silver- handled knives and forks will be shot for by 12 members, at 5s eaeh, 11 sparrows each, 21 yards rise, 40 yards fall; lioz shot; H and T traps. Sweepstakes as usual. Shooting will commence at 12 o'clock. A good; marquee will be erected on the ground, Offer supplies the birds. A RETURN MATCH will take place on Tuesday next, at the Gardeners' Arms Inn, Uxbridge Common, between a fentleman of Uxbridge and a gentleman of Hanwerth, at 21 irds each, for £ 5 a side. And on the same day, at the same place, a well known pigeon gun, will be shot for, by 11 members, at 10s each, at 11 sparrows each. AT THE BRITANNIA, Hatcham New Town, Old Kent- road, to- morrow ( Monday), a single pigeon gun will be shot for, by 12 members, at 10s each, 13 sparrows each, 21 yards rise, 40 fall, 14oz shot. Also a snuff- box, at sparrows. Sweepstakes as usual. G. Boone supplies the birds. AT THE FOX AND HOUNDS, Railway Tavern, Putney, on Wednesday, Dec 2, a silver snuff- box will be shot for, by 12 mem- bers, at 5s each, 9 birds each. Barber to supply the birds ~ commence at twelve o'clock. AT THE LILLIE ARMS, Old Brampton, shootingievery Tuesday aud Saturday. Barber's pigeons kept for the supply of private parties. There is also a plate to test guns. To THE LOVERS OT THE TRIGGER.— NO MAN BABRBD.— TO be shot for at Mr Robert Barnley's, Whiteheath Grate Inn, near Oldbury, to- morrow ( Monday), two fat pigs, by 22 members, at 10s each. The first man can take £ 510s, or the best pig; second, £ 410s, or pig, the third man saves his stakes. Coaditions: 3 birds- each, gun | bore, 2oz of shot, 21 yards rise; double gun 19 yards rise, and l£ oz of shot, 60 yards the boundary. No gentle- man to shoot more than two tickets. The gun to be held below the elbow till the bird is on the wing. A sweepstakes after the match. Shooting to commence at twelve o'clock. Dinner at five. COPENHAGEN SHOOTING GROUNDS.— Mr Thomas Hayes begs to announce that a great pigeon shooting sweepstakes ef £ 1 each, with £ 5 added, will take place at the Copenhagen Soooting Grounds, Newton Heath, near Manchester, on Wednesday, December the 2d, at 7 birds each, 21 yards rise, 2oz of shot, for single guns, 19 yards rise, lioz of shot, for double guns, 80 yards boundary. The gun to be held in a sportsmanlike manner until the bird takes wing. The entry list will remain open with Mr Thomas Hayes, at the Grounds, until the day of shooting at twelve o'clock at n@ on. None but the best Yorkshire blue rocks will be provided. AT THE VINE INN, Aston, near Birmingham, near the rail- way station, on Monday, Nov 30, a sweepstakes of £ 20 will be shot for by 20 members, at £ 1 each, 7 birds each, 21 yards rise, the green the boundary, single guns allowed 2oz shot, double guns ljoz shot, and allowed two yards, H and T traps used; first prize £ 14, second £ 4, third £ 2, the proprietor gives the fourth best shot £ 1. Also a sweepstakes by amateurs 5s each, 3 birds each, conditions of shooting as above, the fourth best shot 108; shooting to commence at twelve o'clock. The best blue rocks supplied by D. Crossbie, AT HARRY WIMPENNY'S, the Wellington Inn, Burnlee, near Holmfirth, a pony, three years old and 15 hands high, will be shot for by 14 members, at £ 1 each, on Monday, Dec 7. The winner to take the pony or the money. Harry will add £ 1 for the winner. To meet at eleven o'clock, and- a bird to be in the trap at twelve. Good blue rocks provided. Five gentlemen have already entered. Burnlee is only five minutes' walk from Hoi no firth station. The sweepstakes, for the two pigs is post- poned. OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND.— TO be shot for at Mr E. Simpkin's, Jenny Lind Inn, Hateley Heath, on Monday, December 7, a splendid double barrel gun, value £ 10, by 20 members, at 10s each; winner to have £ 910s or the gun. Conditions: 3 birds each, guns £ bore, 2oz of shot, 21 yards rise; double gun, 19yards rise, and l^ oz of shot, 60 yards boundary. Best blue rocks pro- vided. Shootiag to commence at one o'clock. Sweepstakes after the match. A dinner will be provided. AT THE FIGBTING COCKS, Humington, near Halesowen, on Monday last, a sweepstakes by twelve members, at 10s each, 3 birds each, was shot for, when, after some excellent shooting, Messrs Morris, Parkes, andHingley, tied and divided. A second sweepstakes, by the same gentlemea, for the same amount and number of birds, came off; after a well- contested match, Messrs Brown, Hadley, and Nurse, tied aud divided. AT MR J. NOBLE'S, Waggon and Horses Inn, Hillhouse, on Monday, the 30th inst, a sweepstakes will be shot, 7 birds, lfoz of shot, 21 yards rise, 60 fall, the gun to be held below the elbow until the bird takes wing. Entries 10s each, to be made at the above house on the day of shooting before twelve o'clock. To commence at one. The landlord will give £ 1. Best blue rocks provided. BBADFOBD.— At the Prince of Wales Inn, Bowling Old- lane, a fat pig will be shot for to- morrow ( Monday) by subscribers of 10s each, the winner can have the pig or the money. To com- mence at one o'clock.— Also on Monday, Dec 7, a great rabbit coursing sweepstakes will take place for terrier dogs, 181b weight and under, to commence at 12 o'clock. AT MB GOODALL'S, Star Inn, Richmond- street, Bank, Leeds, on Monday, Dec 7, at one o'clock, a 10s sweepstakes will be shot for, open to all, at 5 pigeons each, lfoz of shot, 21 yards rise, 60 fall; the gun to be held below the elbow, till the bird is on the wing. A PIG, value £ 3, will be shot for, at 7 sparrows each, by 12 members, at 5s eaeh, at Mr James Shaw's, the Fountain Inn, Milnsbridge, near Huddersfield, on Wednesday next, Dec 2d, to commence at one o'clock precisely. The winner can have either the pig or money. EDW. FAIELAM of South Shields will shoot a match, for £ 20, at 20 birds each, with Thos. Kennedy of South Hetton, Robt. Hawdon of Blaydoa, Thos. Clough of Cowper, or Smart Newton of Sunderland. A match can be made any time at E. Fairlam's, Searbro' Castle, South Shields. ROBERT WINCUP of Blagdon Burn will shoot a match with Kennedy of South Hetton, or Brown of Wylam, for £ 15 or £ 20 a side, at 15 or 20 birds each, l£ o » up to 2oz shot, from 21 to 25 yards rise, and 60 yards fall, A match can be made at Thomas Todd's, Sunderland, or Thomas Falhous's, Blagdon. CANINE FANCY. A show of fancy spaniels, terriers, Isle of Skyes, and Maltese lion dogs will take plaoe at Mr Hinchliffs, Pencutters' Arms, James- street, New- cut, Lambeth, this evening, the 29th inst. Chair Mr Green, faced* by Mr Mansfield, who will show their matchless stud of toy dogs. Mr M. will exhibit six white smooth terrier puppies. A white Maltese bitch for sale, 3ilb weight, Mr Bladon will show his black white and tan spaniel, MrW. his black and tan terrier, the smallest in London, assisted by all the members of the South London Canine Association. Tho club meet every Monday. Ratting sports every Tuesday eveniiag. Use of pit gratis. The giant American dog Prince, the king of dogs ( decided, for 1,000 guineas, to be the largest, handsomest, most powerful and muscular dog in the world), is now for sale at the low price of 200 guineas, on account of the absolute necessity of the proprie- tor's immediate return to America. Prince is warranted per- fectly docile, and past the distemper. Height 36£ inches, length 7ft 9in, girth 41 inches, neck 25 inches, leg 13 inches ; age 12 months. Cau be seen at the Milford Arms, Milford- lane, Strand ( opposite the office of the Illustrated London News). ( See en- graving in the Illustrated London News.) A show of bull dogs, black and taa terriers, spaniels, and Maltese lion dogs takes place this evening, ^ Nov 29, at Mr W Tupper's, the Greyhound, Webber- row, Waterloo- road. Chair Tom Hill, assisted by the East End Association. Mr T. has a variety of Maltese puppies and black and tan terriers on sale. Ratting sports every Monday evoniag, with a good supply of rats always on hand. The pigeon fanciers meet every Monday evening. A show of dogs will take place this evening, the 29th, at Mr Friswell's, Nottingham Arms, 77, Ossulston- street, Somers Town. Chair taken by Mr Gill, faced by Mr Atherton. Mr A. Patron will mateh dogs for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Ratting sports every Monday and Saturday evening. Club night every Tuesday. A geutleman will match a bull bitch to destroy from 50 to 100 rats for £ 5 or £ 10 aside. At Jemmy Welsh's, The Griffin, Church- street, Borough, a show of Maltese, bulldogs, spaniels, terriers, and toy dogs will take place, to- night: ( Nov 29) e Mr Hall's giaut bulldog will show on this occasion, Chair taken by Mr Giles, faced by Mr James Jennings. The picture gallery will be open at eight o'clock. A great muster of the fancy will attend and show their studs. A variety of dogs for sale. . W m. Brooke of Rochdale, not being satisfied with his late defeat, will again match bis bitch Fusilier against Jas. Haslem's bitch of Sinister- lane, Wm. Stott's Shadow of Wakefield, Apple- yard's bitch Betsy of Halifax, or Thos. Barker's bitch Nancy of Rochdale, to run 200 yards at the Copenhagen Grouuds, Man- chester, for from £ 15 to £ 25 a side, to give and take two and a half yards to the lb, and the same to the iach, each dog to be weighed and measured and the difference given outside. A match can be made at Mr Geo. Parkinson's, Nelsoa Arms, Old- ham- road, Rochdale, any night next week. Jas. Bradbury's bitch Bounty will run a trail against any of the following dogs, from Red Sign to Wood Head, or from Height's Chapel to the Island of Sky, Yorkshire, viz, John Ry land's bitch Gipsy, Lee's Rockwood, Fire Don, or aay other harrier that can be produced, from Glossop to Saddleworth Church, for £ 25 a side. The first deposit of £ 5 to make the match to be made at Mrs Andrews's, Church Inn, Saddleworth, Yorkshire. To run at twelve o'clock at noon. Matthew Kay of Wortley has matched his bitch Fly against Oliver Dunderdaie's bitch Flora, to run 200 yards for £ 5 a side, at Parkside Grounds, Hunslet, on the 19th December; the heavier dog, above 171b, to give 24 yards to the pound. Mr J. Greenwood is to be stakeholder and referee, and he has received the first deposit of 10s each. J. Ferriman, Graham Arms, Graham- street, Macclesfield- street North, City- road, has matched his Mongoose to destroy, on Wednesday evening next, 50 full- grown barn rats, against time, commencing at eight o'clock. The public are respectfully invited to witness the destruction of these vermin, as it will be the greatest performance on record by that kind of animal. J. F. begs to inform his friends that Mons Bee, the French Her- cules, will take a benefife at his place, to- morrow ( Monday), and go through his extraordinary feats of strength, which should entitle him to a bumper. Ratting sports take place every Tuesday evening, at H. Brown's, the Royal Oak, Southampton- street, Camberw6ll. A sweepstakes ( open to all) will take place on Tuesday, Dec 15, for two fine store pigs, rats for pounds, from 101b and upwards. Entrance 2s 6d each, to be made at the bar of the above house, where the pigs may be seen. worth ( ditto) 6, Josiah Barraclough ( Low Moor) 7, Jss. Bradley ( Halifax) tenor. The peal was composed by Mr Win. Sottastall, Sowerby, and conducted by Mr Josiah Barracleugh of Low Moor. Ou Monday last the undermentioned members of the St James's Society rang on the bells of St Stephen's, Westminster, an excellent peal of grandsire triples, containing 5,040 changes, in 8h 20min, viz. F. Brown treble, G. Gun 2, W. Dagworthy 3, R. Haworth 4, G. Stockham 5, R. Rose 6, W. Nowell ( isleworth) 7, Jesse Horton tenor. Weight of tenor, 25cwt, iu the key of D. Conducted by G. Stockham. On the 24th inst a miscellaneous band ascended the tower of St George's Church, Hyde, and rang a true peal of Kent treble bob majors, containing 6,080 changes, in 3h 57 min. The follow- ing were the band, viz, John Shaw ( Mottram) treble, Thos. Shaw ( ditto) 2, Jas. Wood ( Ashton) 3, Wm. Hulme ( Macclesfield) 4, Jas. Adams ( Ashton) 5, Jas. Wilde ( Hyde) 6, Wm. Harrison ( Mottram) 7, John Pye ( Glossop) tenor. Conducted by Jas. Wood. PIGEON FLYING.— J. Smith, of the Buck, Tunstall Pot- teries, will give a patent lever silver watch, value £ 5, to be flown for, from Mr Wm. Berry's, Farmers' Arms, Congleton, to _ the Potteries. To be shown at the Buek Inn, Sneyd- street, To HTunstall, on Monday, Dec 9. Entrance 3s each. Pigeons from Tuustall to be shown the night before the fly at the Buck. Mr Thos. Pagdin of Sheffield will be at the cattle and poultry show at Birmingham, on Tuesday next, when he will be most happy to meet Mr White of London at his friend Mr John Brown's, Globe Tavern, Great Hampton- street, when he will be prepared to match either old or young pigeons, the ycung to be bred in 1858, to fly 50 miles, each to choose his own latitude, and the Editor of Bell's Life to decide ou the place where the birds shall be loosed, the distance to be measured by map; or any other fancier within 50 or 1( 0 miles of Sheffield can be accommo- dated with a home and home match, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side. The Editor of Belt's Life to be stakeholder. Any communica- tion will be attended to if sent to 66, Howard- street, Sheffield. T. Hinks will fly his young blue cock Noble against any pigeon in Mr Perks's pen, from the fifth milestone on the Westbrom- wich- road, or J. Taylor's if he will stake £ 5 to £ 4. A match can be made at F. Marklew's, Pheasant, Sheepcote- street. W. Hiuks will match his chequered cock against J. Taylor's Blink, iug Billy, from Wolverhampton, Bromsgrove Monument, or Coventry, for £ 5 a side, the day after Christmas- day. Money ready as above. Messrs Cornforth and Parkenson of Birmingham have made a match to fly a bird each from Hampton- in- Arden, near Coven- try, to Birmingham, for £ 10 a side; to come off on Monday, Dec 28th. Mr Tailby stakeholder. J. Parkenson will fly Mr Hinks a match from Hampton- in- Ardeu to Birmingham, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, and give him a minute for the drop; to come off either the Monday ^ before or after the above match. Peter Owen of Wolverhampton will fly his young bird Sir Colin against any other bird, from Birmingham to Wolverham- ton, or he will take half a minute drop of Roads or one minute of T. Davis ( both of Monmore Green), or he will give them the same drop from Shiffnal or Willington, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready at Mr Meek's, White Horse, Duke- street, Wolver- hampton. A. Blankley is prepared to match his bird against Peter Hol- land's Old Sandy level, for £ 20 a side, and will be at Mr Snow- don's any night next week, prepared to make a match. THE CRICKET AVERAGES FOR 1857. We shall next week lay before our readers the table of averages of all the celebrated cricketers in the oountry. The batsmen's average will comprise matches of a first- class description, and also of a second ; the latter are also matches of merit, none having been selected unless some first- rate players contended on both sides, and the coatest a bondflde affair— not a day's game A separate table has also bien compiled, showing what the members of the two Elevens have done against Twenty- twos, & c; at the same time the averages of the Twenty- two and first- class Eleven- a- side matches are given together, thus showing the complete average of the player in every match he has played during the season. The bowlers' table, if possible, will give more information, all at events, more severely criticised; every ball that has been bowled by all our best men hss been chronicled, aud compiled for our columns, and will be so arranged as to form a just criterion of the merits of each individual. Bowlers in the eleven- a side matches will be by themselves, as will these of the elevens of England, who oontend against twenty- twos, & c, also those who have been engaged on the twenty- two side to contend against the elevens. These are all averaged, and will come under the following heads :—" Innings bowled in," " Balls bowled ( overs)," " Runs made from," " Maiden overs," " Wickets," " Average number of runs from each over," " Average balls bowled for each wicket," " Average runs obtained for each wicket," " wides," " no balls," " Average per innings," & c. Notwithstanding that several very important matches have been played on the same days at different parts of the ceuatry, so arranged at the time, that the " Analysis of the Bowling" should uot be neglected, and it is thus we can lay before our readers the exact number of balls, & c, that have been delivered by each individual throughout the season, and the result of that delivery— information purely original. Further comment we will leave until our next, when we shall endea- vour to point out the " leading men of 1857." QUOITS,— Henry Sherd of Rastrick, not feeling satisfied with his late defeat by Joseph Swallow of Thornhill, will play him again, sticking clay ends, quoits not to exceed eight inches, 31 shots up, aud play half- way between home and home, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, or Allan Woodcock or Thackrah of Hepworth can be accommodated on the same terms; to play on Dec 26. A match cau be made any night next week at Joseph Barrett's, Black Bull Inn, Fixby. If this does not suit he will play any lad in Yorkshire, on greensward ends, 18 yards distance. The former games to be 18 yards, BILLIARDS.— John Whitehorn, billiard marker, of the Junior United Service Club, and Wm. Harris of Maiden- lane, Covent Garden, will play a match, 300 up, Whitehorn giving 90, for £ 5 a side, to- morrow ( Monday), at eight o'clock, at the Museum Tavern, Great Russell- street, Bloomsbury. RABBIT COURSING.— Mr G. Harrison of St Helens has matched his bitch Fan against Mr J. Williams's bitch Whip of St Helens, for £ 10 a side, the best of 21 courses, 30 yards law. Wm. Leylaud of St Helens will match his dog Dusty against Old Spot of Wigan or Josk of Prescott, or he will take two dead rabbits of Wm, Green's barred bitch of Piatt Bridge, for £ 10 a side, 60 yards law, the best of 21 courses; to run at Aintree Race Course. Money ready any time at Mr Thos. Jacques's, Pig and Whistle, St Helens. On Monday last a goodly number assembled on theAintree Race Course, Liverpool, to witness two matches. The first was between Mr Swift's Blossom of St Helens and W. Toping's Dusty of Haydock, 11 out of 21 courses, 60 yards law, for £ 10 a side. Blossom killed the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th; Dusty having only caught the second and seventh. Blossom won easy. The second match was be- tween G. Harrison's Rose of St Helens and Mr Kelshaw's Stranger " of the same place, also for £ 10 a side. Rose caught the first, second, sixth, seventh, eighth, 10th, llth, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th ; Stranger having only killed the third, fourth, aud ninth. The fifth course was an undecided one. Rose won. A sweepstakes will take place at the Copenhagen Race Ground, Newtoa Heath, near Manchester, on Monday, Dec 7 ( and not on the 30th, as previously announced), for dogs of all weights. First prize, a gold albert chain, value six guineas; second, £ 1; third, an excellent copper kettle. The dogs that are left in for the prizes to ruu two out of three courses. Entrance, 5s each, to be. made to Thomas Hayes, on the ground, on or before the day of run- ning, by twelve o'clock, and the first rabbit to be slipped at one. Postage stamps taken as cash. A good supply of excellent rabbits always on hand at the grounds. Robt. Pace of Crook will match his dog Piper to give Picker- ing's dog of Tantoby one dead rabbit in nine, 40 yards law, or he will match him to run any dog in the world I6fin high, give or take a quarter of an inch, 50 yards law, the best of 15 or 21 courses. A match can be made, for from £ 10 to £ 25 a side. To come off on Newcastle Town Moor, any well- known man to be stakeholder and referee. A letter addressed to Robt. Pace, Bridge- street, Crook, or an answer through this paper will be attended to. A sweepstakes will take place at Mr Beesley's, Waggon and Horses Inn, Cross- street, near Stredford, to- morrow ( Monday), for dogs of all weights. Entrance 2s 6d each. First prize £ 2, second 10s, third and^ fourth 5s. Also on Monday, Dec 14, a sweepstakes, for dogs under 231b weight. The prizes the same as in the other sweepstakes. To commence at one o'clock. To run two out of three courses for the first prize. A supply of rabbits always on hand. John Swift's ( of St Helens) bitch Blossom, 16lb weight, that has never run for more than £ 5, can be matched against Henry Lawriuson's red and white bitch of Shotto Heath, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side, the best of 21 courses, 60 yards law, or he will take two dead rabbits of any other 161b bitch or dog in the world, for £ 10 or £ 20, the best of 21 courses, 60 yards law; to run at Aintree Race Course. Money ready any time at Thos. Jacques's, Pig and Whistle, St Helens. Chas. Swift of Rotherham will accept the challenge of Wm. Holland of Brampton, if his bitch is not more than 13$ in high, and run him, for his own sum, or any other dog of the same height that will give his bitch one dead rabbit in 15. If a de posit is sent to Mr Thos. Worthington, Plumpers Inn, Duke- street, Park, Sheffield, and articles to Mr Joseph Lee, Salthouse- lane, Holmes, near Rotherham, a match can be made. Wm. Gill of the Market Hotel, Blackpool, Lancashire, will match a bitch called Lady, that has never run a match before, against any dog within 20 miles of the same place, for from £ 5 to £ 10 a side, the best of 11 courses, not to exceed 16lb; to come off on Dec 26 or 28. A deposit sent to us and articles to Wm* Gill, as above, will ensure a'match. On Saturday, Dec 5, and every succeeding Saturday, rabbit coursing will take place at the Star Inn, Gorton, near Bellevue, Manchester. To commence at two o'clock. The landlord, Mr Perrin, will give a fat pig to the best dog; he is well supplied with rabbits. The dogs to be matched and entered by one o'clock the same day. CHANGE RINGING.— On Saturday, the 21st inst, the Campanalogian and Harmonic Choral Societies of Woolwich gave a grand evening concert in the Royal Arseual, in aid of the funds for the relief of the distressed wives and children of the soldiers who have left for active service in India. We are happy to state that it was entirely sucocssful, being attended by about 4,000 persons, comprising most of the respectable inhabitants of the town. The proceeds ( about £ 200) will be handed over to the committee of ladies, whose benevolent exertions in this cause of humanity cannot be too highly appreciated. On Thursday evening last the following members of the Lon- don Cumberland Society rang upon the bells of St Andrew, Hol- born, a peal of treble bob majors in the Kent variation, consist- ing of 5,024 changes, in 3h I4min, viz, Peter Coote treble, Wm. Chrisfield 2, John Cox 3, J. Miller 4, John Rogers 5, Geo. Mar- riott 6, John Nelms 7, Henry Booth tenor. The above peal is a variation from the 6,720 chanees composed by John Cox, con- tained in Hubbard's Campanology, by calling the 13th course of such peal, one the middle, one before, and one at home, reduces it to the above number of 5,024, with the fifth 24 times wrong aud the sixth 24 times right. It was composed and conducted by John Cox. Weight of tenor, 29cwt, in the key of D. On the 21st inst a company ascended the tower of the Holy Trinity Church, Low Moor, and rang a peal of Kent treble bob majors, consisting of 5,024 changes, in 2h 58min, the peal being in two equal parts, with the sixth bell 24 times wrong and 24 times right. The band were as follows, viz, Jas. Briggs ( Halifax) treble, Nathan Binns ( Bradford) 2, Joseph Ross ( Pudsey) 3, Jos. Cheetham ( Bradford) 4, Thos, Dawson ( ditto) 5, Thos, Illing- BIRD FANCY.— A show of fancy pigeons will take place at Mr J. Morris's, Marquis of Wellington, Gedling street, Dock- head, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, and every following Monday. Chair taken by Mr E. Tilby, faced by Mr G. Foot. The Metropolitan Society of song bird linnet fanciers, held at Mr Lockwood's, White Lion, Drury- lane, met on Wednesday last to celebrate the ninth anniversary of the club. The viands gave the greatest satisfaction. Harmony reigned triumphant. Several interesting matches were made, of which due notice will be given. A full sized silver medal will be given for the best blue horse- men at Mr Ellis's annual show on Monday evening, Dec 12th (?) The medal of last year was taken by Mr Ellingdon with his coarse blue beard; Mr Ellis will in the course of the evening show his pigeon, Knockem down Dick, the winner of 29 matches out of 30, from Ilford. A show of fancy pigeons will take place at Mr Brook's, Jolly Butchers, Walworth New Town, on Tuesday next and Tuesday, Dec 15. Mr Burlington chairman. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. MARK- LANE— FBIDAY. The country markets— at which the supplies have been more limited than in any week since harvest— generally report a better trade in Wheat, and in the majority of places an advance of Is to 2s per qr has been esta- blished. The returns of this vsreek show that the deliveries of Wheat from the farmers have only amounted to 91,088 qrs, at an average of 51s Sd per qr. The aggregate supply of all descriptions of grain since this day week has been exceedingly short, the quantity of English Wheat fresh up to Mark- lane this morning being insignificant. There was decidedly more cheerfulness in the trade, but purchases could not be made on suoh easy terms as Monday. Country Flour Is per eack up. Bar- ley and Malt were quite as dear, without any great deal doing in either. The supply of Oats failing short of dealers' requirements, the trade was more active, and needy buyers had to pay 6d to Is more money. Beans and Peas were without any material alteration since Monday last. The current prices, per sr.— British;— Wheat, Essex, Kent, ana ;; uQolk, white, 88s to 46s; ditto, fine selected runs, 47a to 51s; ditto red, ,86s to 46s; ditto, Talavera, 50s to 56s; Norfolk. Lincolnshire, and Vorksajre 84s to 46s. Barley— Malting, 85s to 44s; srrindinsr and distiiiinsf, 23 « to 34s; Chevalier, — 8 to — 8. Malt— Esses, Norfolk, and Sufiblk, 58a to 71s; Kingston. Ware, and town- made, 59s to 71s. Oats— Essex aud Suffolk, 19s to 24s; Scotch and Lincolnshire potato, 22s to 27s ; feed, 21e to 24s j Irish potato, 21s to 26s. Rya, 81s to 84a. Beans— Hassagan, 86s to S9i; tick and harrow, H9s to 42s; pigeon, 42s to 45s; long pod, 39s to 41s. Peas - Non boilers, 41s to 4Ss; white, Essex and Kent boilers, 45s to 46s; ditto fine Suffolk, 46s ES 47s; maple, S9s to 13s; grey, 87a to 41s. Flour— Beat marke, delivered, per sack, 45a to 47s; secondary and eonfitry ditto, 34s to 40s. Fcaaisir.— Wheat— Dantzic and Konigsberg. 56s to 59s; ditto, ditto, extra. 60s to63s; fiostock and Walgast, 49 « to 61s; Belgiaa and PomeraniaB, 45sU57B; Danish and Sileaian, 48s to 51s; Italian and Ma- rianople. — s to — sj Odessa, — s to — a; American anc Canadian, 49s to 56s, Barley— Malting,— s to — a; grindin « and distilling, 27a to ;< os, Oats — Poland brew, 238 to 28s; feed, 20a to 268. Beams— ss& aU. S6a to 89a ; Egyptian, 85a to 89s. Peas— white boilers, 41s te 18s; yellow ditto, — s to — b ; non boilers, 87s to 41s. Flour— Spanish, per sack, — B to — s ; Canadian and American 80ur, 22s to 28a; sweet, 80s to 83s. BREAD.— The price of Bread in the City and at the West End is still maintained at 7d to 8d the 41te lb loaf; but in other places bakers are selling the beet bread at 6Jd the 41b loal; while in the cheap neighbour- hoods they profess to sell at 5id. 41b loaf. SEED MARKET.— The dulnese which has hitherto marked the trade for Cloverseed, since new samples have appeared, still continues, and in the absence ot actual business prices are only nominal. Foreign offers do not come lower, and are only made in limited quantity, Canaryseed remains unaltered with moderate supply. Crushing Linseed has felt sensibly the money panic, and can be bought some shillings lower.— Turnips, white, 15s to 16s per bushel; red and green, 15b to 16s; Mustard brown, 10s to 16s; wiiHe, 17a to ISe; Tales, winter, 5a Od to 5s 6d; Canary, S6s to 90s per qr.; Rye Grass, 22s to 80a; Clover, red, English, 62s to 76s per cwt.; ditto, white, 62s to 78s ; ditto, Foreign, red, 62a to 72a; ditto, white, 78s; Trefoil, new, 23a to 25s; Ooxraway, new, 48s io 50s per cwt; Coriander, 80s to 82a: Hfempseed, 46s to 48s per qr. Englife ® Linseed— Sowing, 70s to 72s per qrj crushing, 56s to 60a. Forei^.: Lin. seed— Baltic, 54s to 56a per qr; Odessa. 53s tc54e0d. Linseed Cakea, English, £ 10 10s to £ 11 0s yer tea; Foreign, £ 10 Os to £ 11 0J ; Rape Cakes, £ 6 0a to £ 3 5a : Rapeaeed. new. £ 70 to £ 72 per qr. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, FBIDAY,— The suppiy of Beasts in to- day's market was only modera. e, and for most kinds we had a heavy demand, at Monday's decline in the quotations. Although the supply of Sheep was rather scanty, the trade in Mutton was heavy, at unaltered currencies. There was less activity in the Veal trade, and prices gave way 2d per 81b. The top quotation was 43 lOd per sibs. Pigs commanded full prices; but the trade in milch Cows was very dull. Beei— Inferior coarse Beasts, 8* 0d to 8s 2d j second quality, 8s 4d tu 8s Sd; prime large Qxep, 8s I0dfce is 24; grime Scsts, 4e 4d to 4e 8d, « heeu— Infer coars^ Sheep, 8s Od to St 6i: second quality, Ss 8ri to 8s lOd, prime coarse woe lied, 4s Od to 4s Sd; prime South Down 4s lOd bo 5s 2d. Calves— Large coarse Calves, 3s 8s to 4a 41; priae small 4s Bd to 4 4 lOd, Pork— Laige Hogs, 4s Od to ts ( id, asat small porkers 4s8d to os 2d, Suckling Calvesils to28s each; q. iarter- oldatore Pigs 22s to 28s Odditto. Lambs 0s Ud to Oe 0d.— Head of Cattle on sale— Beasts 942, Cows 122, Sheep & Lambs 8,400. Calves 889, Piga 400. Forsign- Beaste svere 100, Sheep 400, Calves 340. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, FRIDAY.— The sup- ply was good, trade was heavy. Prices as follow :— Inferior Beel 2s lOd to 8s Od. middling 8s 24 to 8a 4d, prime large ditte Ss 64 to Sa lod, prime small ditto 4s Od to is ii. Interior Mutton 2s lOd to 3s 4d, middling ditto 8s Sd to 4s Od, prime ditto 4s 2d te Is 81, Veal Ss 4d to Is 4d. Large Perk 3s 6d to 4s 40. small ditto 4s 6d to 5s id.— Lamb 9s Od to 0s Od. PROVISION MARKET.— The arrivals last week from Ireland were 2,905 firkins Butter and 1,810 bales Bacon, and lroin Foreign ports 6.686 casks Butter and 111 bales Bacon, The market for Irish Butter is steady, at last week'a reduction, and sales of Limericks and third Corks made, the former at 100s free on board. A moderate demand for fine Carlows at UOa to 1143. Traleesani Kilrush are not inquired for. Compared with other markets as yet, theie is no pressure felt in the pro- vision trade. Foreign Butter meets a moderate demand, but prices have declined considerably. We quote fine Friesland 116s to 12Ss per cwt. The trade in English Butter is generally dull, but Dorset Butter, from its scarcity, is supported in price for best.— Fine new Dorset 126s to 128s; ditto middling 10bs to 1043 Od, Devon 118s to 118s— Fresh lis to 15s per cwt. The Bacon market ruled steady in price, and the dealers merely purchase as they are in way. t.— Waterford sizeable 60s to ( 32s, out- sized 58s, Hamburg in short supply at 56s to 58s, English 58s t © 60s. Na bale middles. Tierce and barrels 60s to 69s, roll Bacon 70s. Of American Bacon there is none of prime quality in the market. New Irish Hams 94s to ICOs. Irish Lard is scarce- biaddered 82s, and kegs 70s to 72s per cwt. Scarcely am thing doing in old mesa proviaions, and only a small demand for new; pricea may be quoted merely nominal. There is no new feature in the market for English Cheese ; prime mess things are saleable at moderate prices, in fair but not large quantities. Stale and out- of- coudition descriptions of uli kinds continue to recede in value. Prices as follow;— Cheddar, new, 60s. to 76s; ditto middling — s to— s; ditto loaf, 66s to 70s; Wilts loaf. 60s to 70s; ditto double, 56s to 69s; ditto thin, 5is to 64s; ditto pines, 76a to — a; ditto skim, 84s to ,42a; Cheshire, 56a to 78s; double Gloucester, 58a to 64s per cwt. POTATO MARKETS, FEIDAY.— Since our laat report the arrivals ef Potatoes coastwiseand by railway, have been moderate at the Borough aud Spitalfields markets, and demand continues inactive. The imports from abroad have been liberal.— York Regents 140s to 160s per ton, Kent and Essex Regents 120s to H'.' e, Scotch Regents — 8 to — s, middlings 60s to 70s, Linoolns HQs to 120s, blues 120s, Foreign 55s to 65s. HOP MARKET, BOBOUGH.— The trade laat week exhibited somewhat more activity, especially for the remaining choice growths ot Mid and East Kent Hops, the price for which continue to be fully maintained. There is also more inquiry for sound coloury Weald of Kente, and good yearlings are also in better demand. The imports of Foreign Hops into the London market last week were 388 balea from Hamburg, Prices: - New Weald of Kent and Sussex pockets, per cwt, 60s to 84s new ; Middle Kent pockets, ditto, 68s to J2os. WOOL MARKET, FEIDAX.— We have not the slightest improvement to notice in the demand for any kind of English Wool. Dealers, almost generally, refrain from operating, and prices, therefore, almost nominal. The supply, however, does not increase, and most of the growers are holding for improvement in commercial matters. Although large quan- tities of Colonial Wool continue to be withdrawn from the public sales now in progress, little or no improvement has occurred in the biddings. — Fleeces— Southdown hogs £ 1810s to £ 19 0s, ditto hali- bred hogs £ 18 to £ 18 10s, ditto Kent £ 18 to £ 19 03, ditto Southdown ewea and wether £ 17s to £ I7s 10, ditto Leicester ditto £ 16 0s to £ 17 06. Sorts— Cloth- ing, picklock £ 20 to £ 21s. ditto prime and picklock £ 17 0s to £ 18 0s. ditto choice £ 16 0s to £ 17 0d, ditto super £ 15 0d to £ 16 Os. ditto Comb- ing— wether matching £ 1910s to £ 20 18s, ditto picklock £ 17 to £ 17 10s, ditto common £ 14 0s to £ 15 0s, ditto hog matching £ 22 Os to £ 23, ditto picklock matching £ 18 0s to £ 19 Os. ditto superfine aitto £ 15 itjj to £ 1610s.— At per pack of 2401bs HAY MARKET, FEIDAY.— These markets were fairly supplied to- day, at the following quotations:— Smithfield Market.— Meadow Hay 60s to 80a, new — s to — a, Clover Hay 70s to loOa, new — s to — g— Straw 26e to 80s. Cumberland— Meadow Hay 55s to 80s, new — s to — s, Clover Hay 70B to 95a, new — a to — s— Straw 26s ta SOs, White- chapel— Meadow Hay SOs to 869. ne > v — a to — s, Clover Hay 70a 100s. new — s to — s— Straw 26a to SOs. LEATHER MARKET, FBIDAY.— There has been only a moderate supply of fresh Leather at Leadenhall this week ; however, it is quite equal to the demand, which has been very inactive, and prices are look- ing down. A further reduction has taken place in raw goods to the ex- tent of la to 2s per hide. Although there is not a large business doing in the Bristol Leather market, trade is quite as active as could, in the pre- ' ' The followiug are the £ l per lb; 401b to ™ „. VM i. ™ i ~ w 13d to lad ; Yitroi Butts, 0d to Od; English Butts, 21d to 30d; Foreign Butts 20d to 29d; Foreign Hides, 16id to 19d; Dressing Hid « s 16id to 20d: ditto Shaved, 18d to 23d; best Saddlers' Hides, 19d to 21d; English Horse Hides, lid to I9d; German Hides, 14d to 19d; Spanish Horse Hides 15d to aid; Calf Skins ( if rounded, 2d to id per lb more), 821b to 401b per ti. oze^ 19d to24d; 421b to 501b, 19d to 24d; a2lbto601b, 19dto23d; 621b to 100io, 19d to 21d; Seal Skins large, — d to — d; small, — d to — d; Kips, 14d 60 45d; Basila, 8d to 16d j Bellies. lOd te 12Jd; Shoulders, 17d to 20d. OIL MARKET, FBIDAY.-^- Liuseed moves of heavily at 29s on the spot per cwt, foreign refined Rape is dull at 44s to 44s 6d, and brown 41s. Sperm is now offered at £ 70 to £ 72 per tun, and Olive is still drooping, all other oils are lower to purchase.— Flerence Oil ( half- chest; 18s to 21s; Lucca, half- chests, £ 6 10s to £ 7 Us; GaUipoli. 252 gallons, £ 55 0s to £— Os ; Spanish, 252 gallons, £ 53 OB to £ 58; Linseed, £ 1 9s Od to £— 0a Od ; Rape, pale, £ 2 food to £ 2 is 6d; biovi!, £ 2 Is Od to £ 2 0s Odper cwt; Cod, £ 85 10a to £ 86 pei tun; Seal, pale, £ 42 10s to £ 48 0s per tun; Seal, yellow, brown,& c%£ 880s; to£ 40 ; Sperm, £ 70; £ 72 0s per tun; Headmalter, £ 80 to per tun; Soutlwra- £ 12 to £ 48 Od per tun ; Cocoa nut, £ 2 is Od to £ 0 0a; Paim, 87s to i2s0 i>* r cwt; Greenland, full size, £— 0s to £— per tur.; South Sea, £ ii0 per tun; Whale, Greenland,£ 100 to £ 425. Pitch— British 6s 6< lpercwi, Archangel — sOd per cwt, Stockholm, 10a per cwt. ' iar— American — & to — s Od per barrel. Archangel 16s Od per barrel, Stockholm 14s 6d to — s. Turpentine.— Spirits £ 1 lis Cd to £ 112s 6d, in puncheons £ 1 10s 6s!, Rough 0s Od to 8s 6d per cwf. Reain— Yellow 5s 6d per cwt, transpa- rent 6s Od per cwt. TALLOW MARKET. FEIDAY.— The market has been quiet since Monday, and prices on the spot are about the same to- day. Bough fat 2s 8d per 81b, COAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—; Prices or Coals per ton at the close of the market.)— Wood's West Hartley 15s Od, Wylam 16s. Walisend — Acorn Close, Framwellgate. and Heugh Hall 18s 6d, Jesmond 16s 6d, Plummer 17a, Cassop 19s, Keiloe 18s 9d, Whitworth 16s,— Ships at mar- ket 33- Sold 25— Unsold 8. GENTLEMANLY BLACKGUARDS.— On Tuesday last Mr Richard Hodgson, an extensive miller and ship owner of Blyth, near North Shields, and his brother, Edward Hodgson, a captain of a merchant ship just returned from South America, were brought before the county magistrates at Tynemouth, ctiarged with as- saulting Elizabeth Dickenson, a married woman. The excuse was that they were drunk. The bench committed both de- fendants to the house of correction for a month. They seemed paralysed with the sentence,— Manchester Guardian. \ BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, NOVEMBER 22, 1857. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THR ELLESMERE ROBBEEY.— At Worship- street, on Tuesday, Edward Jackson and ANN his wife were again examined on a charge of receiving a quantity of valuable property belonging to the Countess of Ellesinere.— Mr Humphreys, the solicitor, re- quested* further retnaud. He said : laa compelled to take this step from information of an official character having been received that oue of the persons concerned in this robbery can at a future time be produced. The officers engaged iu the con- duct of this case, and who really have used considerable dili- gence a » d exertion in bringing the guilty to justice, have not been hitherto, nor are now, able to accomplish this, but in all probability I shall nest week be in a position to complete the evidence. I am not at liberty to say more on this subject, but will observe that if unnecessary delay is complained of, it has arisen from the absence of continuous professional assistance.— Jrlr Humphreys then called Edmund Collingridge, who said: I am a rei'iuer, aud carry on my business at 27, Wilderness- row, Ooswell- strest- road, Clerkenwell. I know the male prisoner. Hava seen him once or twice at my shop. la October, 1856, I purchased a diamond of him ; it was a single stoue, not set. I gave him £ 16 for it. I sold it again the same month. He told me he had one more, but he did not intend to dispose of it then. He afterwards called on me with a gold duplex watch, and I gave him £ 12 for it. He asked me £ 14, This transac- tion was in the same mouth as that in which I bought the dia- mond. I have that watch at home. Three mouths since he came to me again, and showed me another diamond. I did not purchase that, but offered him £ 18 for it. He wanted more for it. Diamonds had in the interim got up con- siderably in price.— Cross- examined by Mr Lewis, juu: The prisoner had been recommended to ir. e by another per- son. He stated where he lived.— Mr D'Eyncourt: Did you ask where he got the property ? Witness: I did not.— Mr Humphreys : Will you tell the officer to whom you sold the diamond ? Witness : I will, sir.— Mr Lewis: As it is stated that further evidence against the male prisoner is to be adduced, 1 will not raise any objection to a remand iu his case, but I can- not see why his wife should not be at large without bail. She is not found iu possession of any of this property until nine months after the robbery.— Mr D'Eyucourt: It is proved that she took a most active part in the possession, and that she has to] d many falsehoods respectiag it. There is a strong prima . facie case of guilt upon her part. I will accept the same amount of bail as before.— This being tendered, the female prisoner left the court, and her husband was removed to the cell. ATTEMPTED MUBDER OE A DETECTIVE OFFICES.— At the Mansion House, on Tuesday, Christian Sattler, a native of Bavaria, was brought before the Lord Maj or, iu custody of Scott the detective officer, upou the double charge of having stolen a bag containing money aud shares to the amount of £ 2- 34, be- longing to Mr Ballantine, a stockbroker; ana of having at- tempted to murder Charles Thain, an active City detective ( who apprehended hiai at Hamburg), by shooting him in the breast with a pistol, when off Lowestoft, on board the Caledonia steamer, on Sunday afternoon last.— Mr A. Ballantine: I am a stockbroker, at 4, Austin- friars. On the 2d instant I was at the Golden Lion, St Ives, Huntingdonshire. I had with me a carpet- bag, which I placed between six aud seven o'clock that evening in the commercial rootu of that hotel. It contained linen, various wearing apparel, transfers of Crystal Palace shares, Bank of England and country bank notes, and nearly £ 4 in gold and silver, the value altogether being little short of £ 234. I missed my bag about a quarter to seven the same evening, aud have not seen it since.— Jarvis, the detective officer, here exhibited and handed to Mr Ballautine some articles which had been found iu prisoner's possession by Thain, the wotinded officer .— Mr Ballan- tine proceeded to say: The £ 5 note, breast pin, canvas- bag, and case containing two ' razors, now shown me, were in the carpet- bag. I applied to the police at St Ives, and afterwards to the City police, aad had a comsauaication with Thaiu, to whom I gave directions to make inquiries respecting the stolen praperty. I have some recollection of seeing a man like the prisoner about St Ives, when I was there, but will not swear to liim.— Other witnesses were examined, who proved that the robbery was traced to the prisoner, and that on its being discovered he had gone to Hamburg. Charles Thain, a detective officer, was sent over to that place to apprehend him. This he did, and took the prisoner on board the Caledonia steamer, on the 21st inst, with the intention of bringing him to England. The prisoner was handcuffed, and he aud Thain had a cabin allotted to them. On Sunday afternoon Thain went to the master of the steamer and told him he had been shot by his prisoner, and the captain, on examining him, found a gun- shot wound on the right breast. He adopted tem- porary remedies, aud at Sheerness obtained the assistance of a medical officer, by whose directions he was removed on arrival in Loudon to Guy's Hospital, where he now remains, but in no immediate danger. On the master asking the prisoner how he came to do it, he said he intended to shoot himself, but the officer interrupted him, aud he then thought the bullet would be as well in his breast as his own. On arriving at London Bridge the prisoner was given over to the police.— He was remanded. The court was densely crowded during the proceedings, and much sympathy was evinced, especially by his brother officers, for the sad situation of Thain, who is not only an old, but a very active, experienced, and intelligent detective. The balls have not yet been extracted from his body, but it is understood that Ms life is not in immediate danger.— The prisoner, who is about 36 years of age, is a very ill- looking fellow, of dark complexion, and with a strong squint in the left eye. He formerly served in the French army in Algiers, and afterwards served as a private in the Anglo- German Legion, and was stationed at Shorncliffe, since which he has been convicted of robbery, and imprisoned for three months at Wisbeach, iu the Isle of Ely. He speaks the English, Italian, French, Arabic, and German languages. CHARGE OB STEALING THREE YACHTS.— At Greenwich, on Thursday, James Dobson, a gentleman, 65 years of age, and re- siding at 6, Clarence- street, Greenwich, was charged by Mr William Withali, solicitor, of 7, Parliament- street, Westminster, with feloniously stealing three yachts, his property.— Mr George attended in support of the charge, and Mr Dalton for the pri- soner, the court being densely crowded by persons interested ia the proceedings.— From the evidence of the prosecutor, it . appeared that the yachts in question, including the Invicta and the Blue- eyed Maid ( both well known as contesting for prizes on the River Thames), formerly belonged to Mr Tuckwell, late a shipbuilder at Greenwich, to whom he had advanced several sums of money upou the property, the yachts beiug removed in May last, by order of the prosecutor, from off Mr Tuckwell's wharf to Mr John Stewart's wharf, at the Isle of Dogs, to be taken care of uutil disposed of. On Wednesday afternoon, about four o'clock, the prisoner, accompanied by others, pro- ceeded to the spot where the vessels were lying for the purpose of removing them, and on being remonstrated with, said he had been appointed Mr Tuckwell's assignee, and that he intended taking the yachts for the benefit of the general body of creditors. The yachts were subsequently taken to Greenwich by direction of the prisoner, and the fact becoming known to the prosecutor, he gave him into custody.— In reply to Mr Daltou, the prosecutor admitted haviug heard of Mr Tuckwell having had the yachts on the river recently, but he had never given his consent. There was a cause now before one of the superior courts, in which he ( the prosecutor) prayed that the court might establish his legal right to the yachts.— Mr Seeker said, such being the fact, there was an end to the charge of felony, and therefore the prisoner would be discharged.— Mr Dalton coiaplained that the prisoner should have been taken into cus- tody and locked up in a police cell all night, bail being refused for his appearance.— Mr George : You have your remedy by an action ror false imprisonment.— Mr Daltou: And which we shall certainly bring.— Mr Sacker : There is an end of the case as far as I am concerned. The forcible removal of the yachts may be a question for censure of the court above, pending its decision.— Mr Dalton wished his worship would give hicu the assistance of the police. He was able to show tbe prisoner was justified iu all he had done, notwithstanding which the police had givea up the yachts to the prosecutor, and tfcey were now removed back to Mr Stewart's.— Mr Seeker apprehended there was no necessity for such protection, unless it was determined that the party possessing the greatest might was to hold possession of the yachts,— Mr Dalton said this certainly would be the case, and inquired of the prosecutor whether he would give the vessels up ?— Mr Withali: Certainly not.— The prisoner was then dis- charged, and the parties left the court. DOG STEALING.— At Marlborough- street, on Saturday week; Thomas Williams, of 27, Clement's- lane, Bethual Green, and John Gray, who gave his address 5. Newport- street, Notting Hill, both of dog- fancier appearance, were charged before Mr Bingham, with stealing a dog, a fine animal of the Mount St Bernard breed, valued at £ 50.— Joy, 338, of the A division, de- tective force, said he saw two gentlemen in Duke- street, St James's, near the end of Jermyn- street, with the dog in question. The two prisoners placed themselves on either side of the ani- mal, and seemed very intent on it; presently Gray caught hold of the dog by the collar he had on, and Williams commenced patting it enticingly. In this manner they turned the animal into Piccadilly, Gray having hold of the collar, and Williams whistling to it. Here the dog, missing his master, broke away aud ran some distance, looking in every direction, and scenting his way until he came up with the gentlemen in Jermyn- street. The prisoners, seemingly by no means disposed to lose sight of the prize, ran too, and soon overtook hir*. They kept up with it some little distance in the rear of the two gentlemen, when Gray began to caress the animal, patting it on the head, Williams doing the same in turn, aud both busying themselves very much in their object. After some little time passed in this way, the animal jumped up to Gray's chest, and he ran down Picca- dilly ; with it by the collar as fast as he could, the prisoner Williams following close. The latter, however, made a halt at the corner of Berkeley- street, keeping his eyes upon the gentlemen. Witness now pointed him out to a policeman in uniform, and he was taken into custody. Gray ran iuto Dover- yard, where, seeing a sergeant, he kicked at the dog as though he wished to get from him, but the animal got between his legs and threw him down. Witness apprehended him, and at the station- house, on searching him, found a quantity of prepared stuff used for the purpose of alluring strange dogs, of which they are as fond as cats are of valerian.— Gray, interrupting the witness, told the magistrate it was only fuller's- earth, and quite useless.— Mr James Gibson, a gentleman residing at 28, Clarges- street, said he was returning home about teu o'clock last night with a friend, the dog being as he thought behind him. When op- posite Devonshire House, in Piccadilly, he suddenly missed the dog, and retracing the way they had come, found the two prisoners had been apprehended on a charge of stealing the same. The dog was a very line animal of the Mount St Bernard species, and valuable.— The prisoners, in answer, persisted in their statement that they knew nothing whatever about the dog. The prisoners were both sentenced, under Mr Bishop's Act, to three months' imprisonment. AN IMPOSTOR.— In a weekly cotemporary of Sunday last we find, under the head of Marlborough- street police court, a re- port of a case in which one Martha Elwin was charged with being drunk, and in which one Henry Mitchell, of 16, Upper Westbourne- street, Paddington, is stated to have swora he was a reporter on Bell's Life in London. We only refer to the case for the purpose of stating that there is no person of the name of Mitchell connected in any way with our journal, and caution- ing our readers against recognising such a person as an agent for us in any way. ________ SERIOUS POACHING AFFRAY.— On Friday night, the 13th inst., a desperate encounter with poachers occurred in the woods, at Sheriff hales, belonging to the Duke of Sutherland. Between nine and ten o'clock, a keeper, named Henry Oakley, and four watchers, were on duty in the cover, whea they came into collision with a gang of poachers, numbering about thirty. Oakley's dog seized one of the gang, and Oakley at the same time seized another, who eluded his grasp and made off. Oakley fol- lowed in close pursuit, came up with him at the hedge bank, and struck at him with a stick, whereupon the fugitive made a stab at Oakley with some sharp bayonet- like instrument, inflicting a serious wound below the heart. Hunt, a watcher, then came up and struck the poacher a severe blow, whereupon the re- mainder of the gang came to his assistance and succeeded in rescuing him. They then turned the attack on Oakley, who was down on the ground. Fortunately he was armed with a loaded pistol, which he had strength left to fire off at his cowardly assailants, who scampered off. Oakley was then conveyed home, where he now lies in a very precarious state. The keeper's cseg was stabbed in many places. It is be- lieved they had a horse and cart with them, and that they came from the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton. A MAN FOUND DYING IN AN UNINHABITED HOUSE.— On Saturday week, Mr Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, re- ceived information of the death of a man named Michael Welsh, aged 36 years, a shoemaker, residing at 84, Dudley- street, who died at Charing- cross Hospital the same morning. A few morn- ings previously a policeman on duty in Denmark- street, Soho, at about half- past two in the morning, heard moaning in the cellar of a dilapidated house. On going down he found deceased in a state of stupefaction, apparently produced by an over- indulgence in drinking. A stretcher was procured, and he was removed to Charing- cross Hospital, where the medical officer found he was labouring under congestion of the brain, produced by intoxication. After lingering for a few days he died, as above stated. SUDDEN DEATH IN THE CITY.— On Wednesday aster noon a remarkable instance of sudden death occurred in the City. Mr Leggatt, printseller, of the firm of Leggatt, Hayward, and Leg- gatt, in Cornhill, suddenly dropped down in the street, not far from his own door, from an apoplectic seizure, and almost im- mediately expired. He was carried by the bystanders into the shop of Messrs M'Cabe, but almost before medical attendance could arrive, life was extinct. The deceased, who resided at Brixton, and had left home that morning ia the best of health, was upwards of 60 years of age, and was well known as one of the most respectable tradesmen ia the city of Loudon, He has jeftalarge family to lament bis loss, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COITRT. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A PRISONER.— On Tuesday John Colbrath, a determined- looking young man, was indicted for unlawfully cutting and wounding Charles Alldous, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor iu this case is a sub- warder in Coldbath Fields Prisou, aud the prisoner was confined there under a sentence from the Middlesex Sessions ac the time the occurrence took place that was the subject of in- quiry. It appeared that on the morning of the 11th of November the prosecutor was engaged iu his duty of watching the prisoners as they left their cells, to prevent them from speaking to each other. At this time of the day each prisoner had to bring out of his cell the utensil left there for his use during the night, and which was a heavy pot bound at the rim with iron. The pri- soner had this pot in his hand, aud as he passed the prosecutor he raised his arm and struck him a tremendous blow oa the forehead with the pot; the effect of the blow was to cut through the leather front of a cap the warder was weariug at the time, and to inflict a very severe wound, and but for the circumstance of his having the cap on at the time, the skuil of the prosecutor would in all probability have been fractured; aud, as it was, he was so severely injured that he had not been able to do his duty since the occurrence. The reason for the act committed by the prisoner appeared to be that, a few days before the attack was made upon him, the prosecutor had reported the prisoner for speaking to one of his companions, and he was kept on bread and water for two days as a punishment.— The prisoner made uo answer to the charge.— The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.— An officer of the prison informed the court that the prisoner had been twice sentenced to imprisonment for felony, aud ho had also beeu committed as a rogue and vagabond. His conduct was very bad while under confinement, aud he had repeatedly threatened the officers with violence.— He was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. , FORGERY.— On Tuesday John Kirby Richards, 33, cierk, pleaded guilty to au indictment charging him with obtaining a check- book from the London and Westminster Bank by a forged order, and to three others, which oharged him with forging checks for different amounts.— Mr Bodkin, who appeared for the prosecution on behalf of the London aud Westminster Bank, informed the court that the prisoner had formerly beeu articled clerk to an attorney named May, and he thus had ail opportunity of becoming acquainted with the handwriting of a gentleman named Collins, who kept an account with the London aud West- minster Bank, and also at Messrs Dixon and Co's, aud he had taken advantage of this information to obtain possession of a check- book, and afterwards forged checks for sums of £ 10 and £ 12,— The prisoner said that distress had driven him to commit the offence. The brokers were iu his house aud his family had nothing to eat, and it was under those circumstances he was induced to commit the acts of dishonesty to whioh he had pleaded guilty, and he deeply regretted what he had done, and trusted the court would deal leniently with him.— Mr Collins, the prosecutor, said he felt it his duty to inform the court that the prisoner on a previous occasion had stolen a check for £ 150 from his desk, and he forgave him, and since that time he had obtained money from his friends and relations by false represen- tations, and he forgave him for these acts also, and after these warnings he had committed the other offences to which he had now pleaded guilty.— The prisoner was sentenced to six years' penal servitude. FRAUDULENT BANKRUPTS.— On Wednesday John Marks, 36, Samuel Marks, 24, and Abraham Simmons, 49, were indicted for felony, in having, after the first- named prisoner had been de- clared aud adjudged a bankrupt, unlawfully concealed and em- bezzled a certain portion ® f his effects, above the value of £ 10, with intent to defraud his creditors. There were several other similar indictments for felony against the prisoners, and they were also charged with a conspiracy to defraud the creditors of the bankrupt by secreting aud embezzling a large quantity of his effects after his bankruptcy.— Mr Edwin James, Q. C., was re- tained specially to conduct the prosecution, with Mr Gitfard, Mr Poland, aud Mr Wilkinson; Sergeant Ballantine appeared specially, with Mr Robinson, for John Marks; Sergeant Parry was specially retained for Samuel Marks; aad Mr fluddleston, Q. C., was also specially retained, with Mr Sleigh, for the pri- soner Simmons.— The ca& e that was proceeded with charged the prisoner John Marks with having unlawfully secreted and em- bezzled six pianofortes and a quantity of sacking, after he had been adjudged a bankrupt, with intent to cheat and defraud his creditors; and the other prisoners, Samuel Marks and Abraham Simmons, were charged joiutly as principals in the first and second degree, with aiding and assisting him to commit that offence.— Mr James, in opening the case to the jury, said that the facts to which he should have to bespeak their attention on the present occasion were of the most astouading character, and would develop a fraud of a most enormous description, in which fraud, in the result, he believed they would entertain no doubt that the whole of the prisoners had deliberately engaged themselves. The indictment was pre- ferred utider a statute of the 12th and 13th of Victoria, which declared it to be a felony for any person, after he had been made a bankrupt, to embezzle or conceal any of his effects with a view to defraud his creditors, and he believed that no case had ever been brought forward under this statute in which so gross and enormous a fraud had been committed as in the present in- stance. The prisoner John Marks appeared to have carried on the business of a eoachmaker for a good many years in Long- acre, and also in Bell- street, Paddington, and he seemed to have enjoyed some considerable amount of credit among the persons with whom he did business, and he had a brother at Melbourne who also carried on the business of a coachmaker, and with whom he had a sort of corresponding agency. The prisoner Samuel Marks likewise carried on the business of a coachmaker in Long- acre, in partnership with the other pri- soner Simmons, whose daughter he had married, and he be- lieved there could be very little doubt that the bankruptcy, and the subsequent proceedings that were taken to defraud the cre- ditors, were concocted originally by Simmons, and that he was the principal agent ia the matter. The learaed counsel then proceeded to state that John Marks was declared a bankrupt in May, 1857, and he said he should prove that for several mouths before this period he had obtained an enormous quantity of goods from different tradesmen, giving bills at four aud five mouths' date, which, of course, he had no intention ever to pay, and those goods were dealt with by all the prisoners, and concealed at different places under very extraordinary circumstances, and a freat portion of them were eventually consigned to Sydney, he whole of the prisoners would bo distinctly proved to have takes a share in thus disposing of the property, and the pro- ceedings would leave no doubt that deliberate perjury was re- sorted to in order to carry out the fraud, the prisoner John Marks having, iu the course of his examination before the Court of Bankruptcy, distinctly denied, upon his oath, that he was in possession of any property except that which was given up at the time of the bankruptcy, although he must have known that property to the amount of many thousand pounds had been re- moved and secreted after the bankruptcy, evidently with the intention that when that had blown over the property should be disposed of and the proceeds divided among them. The result of the examination into the affairs of John Marks showed that he was deficient several thousand pounds in his cash accounts, and that goods ef the value of nearly £ 15,000 were entirely unaccounted for. A considerable portion of these goods was subsequently recovered through the information that was giveu by a man named Molloy, who had beeu in the service of the prisoner John Marks, and this property had been sold and di- vided among the general body of creditors, but they had still been defrauded to a very large amount through the proceedings of the prisoners. He should call this man Molloy before them as a witness, and he would detail the course that was taken with the goods that were obtained by the prisoners; and, although he undoubtedly stood in the position of an accomplice, yet, when the jury found that he was corroborated in many essential par- ticulars, he believed they would entertain no doubt that he was speaking the truth, and his evidence would be almost conclusive against the prisoners.— Witnesses were then called, who bore out the facts stated by the learned counsel; and after short ad dresses for the defence, the prisoners were all convicted, th< learned judges reserving a point of law ia the cases of Samue Marks and Simmons as to whether they could be convicted a principals. His lordship then sentenced the prisoners to b kept in penal servitude for eight years. THE ROBBERY BY A POLICE CONSTABLE.— On Wednesda James Saakey, 27, police constable, Matilda Ross, 18, spinstei William Burnett, 26, labourer, and Ellen Mills, 25, widow, wer indicted— Burnett aad Sankey for stealing property valued a £ 500, the property of Rosabella Robertson Aikman; Ross fo aiding and abetting in the commission of the said felony; anc Mills for having feloniously received part of the said property, Mr Aikman stated that the prosecutrix in this case was his mother, and being an invalid was not present. She had the house from where this property was stolen, 68, Portland- street. About three years ago witness obtained the services of the pri- soner Sankey, who was a constable in the D division, to take care of the house. The kitchen was allotted to him and his wife, and the furniture, plate, and other property was kept locked up iu the other rooms, and the whole left in the care of Sankey. Wit- ness used to call occasionally when in town at the house for his letters. All the rooms except the front drawing- room were kept locked.— John Robertson Aikman, another son of the prosecutrix, gave similar evidence of the possessioa of the house by Saakey, adding that upon the 22d of October, from some information which he had received, he went to theMarylebone police station, and from there to his mother's house when he found that the prisoner Sankey wasnot there, and that theroomshad been broken open andproperty. consistiugof plate, linen, jewellery aud watches to the value of about £ 500 taken. He identified the travelling trunk now produced as his sister's property.— George Robsoa, a marine store dealer, of East- street, Marylebone, said that on the 3d of October Sankey took a lodging at his house for the pri- soner Ross, and used to come occasionally to see her. Oa uhe 20th of that month Ross left the place in a cab, and he saw no- thing more of either of them until they were in custody. He found the travelling trunk identified by the last witness in the room which Sankey took after Ross had left.— Sergeants O'Brien and Pearce, of the D division, proved examining the house of prosecutrix, and finding that the different boxes and drawers had been forced, some of them with a jemmy, and also that at the time Sankey absconded he was upon the sick list.— Thomas Armstrong Browne, Chief Superintendent of the Cork Consta- bulary, stated that upon the morning of the 1st of November he went to a house in Middletou, county of Cork, where he found the prisoaers Ross and Saakey in bed. He told the man to get up, and asked his name. He said, " Williams," and that he was making a tour of pleasure. Witness told him that he suspected he was the person answering the description of Sankey. The prisoner seemed to laugh at the idea. Witness then desired to look at his luggage, and having stripped the canvas cover off a box and examined its contents, told him he should take him into custody. The woman Ross then took a watch from her neck and gave it to Sankey. Witness also found a gold pin and bracelet in the room. Prisoners were then taken iato cus- tody and brought to this country. The watch, bracelet, and pin were identified as part of the property stolen, as also a silver purse found upon Ross when searched at the Marylebone sta- tion.— Sergeaat Patten, 18 D, said that being upon duty at the station after Sankey was locked up, he, at his ( Saukey's) desire, went to the cell where he was. Sankey thea said he would tell the truth as he had beea deceived in two men whom another man, named White, had iatroduced to him. That they took him out and made him druak, that he fell asleep, that they weat out for more drink, when he thought they let some one in. When he awoke and found the place had beeu robbed, he took the things found upon him from the drawing- room and put them into the travelling trunk, intending to come to the station and make a report, but fearing that the robbery would be put upon his back he took the woman aad went off. Upon last Thursday week witness went to Earl- street, Seven- dials, and after breaking into the front garret of a house there, found Burnett and Mills in bed. They denied having any of the stolen property on them, but from Mills's hand a gold watch ( part of the plunder) was taken. Some linen was also found, together with skeleton keys, and a jemmy fitting the marks alluded to upon the drawers.— The jury acquitted Ross, finding the others guilty. Sankey was senteaced to six, and Burnett and Mills to four years' penal servitude. ^ , PERSONATING BAIL.— On Thursday Mark Nicholas Powles, 20, was charged with felony under a statute passed in the reign of William IV., in having unlawfully entered into a recognisance of bail in the name of another party without the authority of that party.— Mr Sleigh conducted the prosecution oa behalf of the corporatioa of the city ef Loadon; the prisoner was defended by Mr Metcalfe.— It appeared that two persons, named Hart- maim and Gould, were under examination before Mr Haaimill, the magistrate, at Worship- street, upon a charge of uttering forged orders for the delivery of goods, and they were eventually committed to take their trial at this court upon that charge; but the magistrate consented to take bail for their appearance. The final committal took place on the 18th of July, and on that day the prisoaer attended the police- court and represented him- self to be Thomas Powles, of Portland- terrace, Victoria Park- road, and he entered into a recognisance in the sum of £ 40 for the appearance of Hartmaan at the August sessions of this court. When the sessioas came oa Gould surreadered, and was tried and acquitted, but Hartmann did not make his appearance, and he has hitherto evaded justice, and the court ordered his recog- nisances to be estreated. The usual proceedings were taken to recover the amouat from his sureties, and it thea turaed out that the prisoner had entered into the recognisance at the police- court in the name of his father, and that the latter knew nothing whatever of the transaction. The prisoner was lost sight of for some time, and he was only discovered a short time back ia Holloway Prison, where he was under sentence of imprisonment for felony, and when he was told that he was charged with having personated his father at the Worship- street police- court, he saia it was a bad job. Mr Metcalfe urged, oa behalf of the prisoaer, that he was not aware of the serious nature of the act he had committed, and that the probability was, that being accidentally at the police- court he had thoughtlessly offered himself as bail, aad that he did so as a joke, and without any idea of the serious consequences that were likely to ensue. Mr Justice Coleridge, in summing up, called the attention of the jury to the terms of the statute uuder whick the indictment was framed; aud observed, with restard to the defence that had been set up on the part of the prisoner, that if the proceeding was merely a joke on his part, he must say that it was a very dangerous joke indeed. The object of obtaining a re- cognisance was to ensare the attendance of the persou who was under charge to take his trial, aud if a man of straw were substituted for one who was in a responsible position, the recognisance became valueless, the Queen in whose name the recognisance wai taken had no remedy, and it was a complete fraud upon the public justice. The jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoner guilty, but at the same time strongly recommended him to the merciful con- sideration of the court on account of his youth. Mr Sleigh said he thought it bis duty to inform their lordships that very shortly after the occurrence at the police- court the prisoner was tried for an offence of exaatly the same description as that of which the person whose release he had obtained was accused, and sen- tenced to three months' imprisonment. The jury, upon hearing this statement, expressed their desire to retract their recom- mendation to mercy. Mr Justice Coleridge, in passing sentence upon the prisoner, said that although his learned counsel had en- deavoured to show that his offence wa- i of a trifling character, the more they heard of him tended to isduce them to come to a very different opinion, particularly when they ascertained that he had entered into a false recognisance to release a prisoner who was charged with uttering forged orders for the delivery of goods oa the 18th of July, and outhe4fchof August he was himself tried for uttering a forged order for the delivery of silk, and was convicted of that offence. There could be no dcubt that he had entered iuto a bad course, aud had got iuto vicious com- pany, and uuder all the circumstances he felt it his duty to order him to be kept to hard labour for 15 months. FORGING POST OFFICE ORDERS.— On Thursday JamesBagley, 23, and John Embleton, 43, were indicted for forgiug an order for £ 2, with intent to defraud the Postmaster- General. Mr Bodkiu and Mr Clark conducted the prosecution, Mr Ribtou de- fended Bagley.— The circumstances of this case were somewhat peculiar. It appeared that on the 30th of October a gentleman, named Slade, residing at Poole, in Dorsetshire, sent a Pest Office order for £ 2 to his grandson, who was staying with a Mr Sianes, at No. 420, in the Strand. The letter arrived in London iu due course; but Mr Simes, at this time, was living in Guildford- street, and a porter took the letter out of the letter- box, aud enclosed it with two others in an envelope addressed to Mr Simes, and posted the letter at Charing- cross; but it did not arrive at its destination. The person to whom the money order was addressed, however, expecting that it had miscarried, made au application to the Money Order Office oa the 2d of November, and, u£ on his representation of the facts, a duplicate order was issued, and the money was paid to him. Very shortly after- wards Embleton made his appearance at the Money Order Office with the missing order, which was signed " J. Slade," the order being made payable to W. J. Slade, and he was informed of this fact, and left the office, but came again with the order signed " W. J. Slade." He was then questioned as to how he became possessed ef the order, and he said he had received it from Mr Slade, or " Jem" Slade, and said that he lived at Noll, Brydges- street. at the same time telling the officer that if he did not fiud Slade he was to ask for Bagley. The officer accordingly went to No. 11, Brydges- street, but he could obtain no tidings of any one named Slade. He thea inquired for Bagley, and was told that he lived ia the house, and when the officer went to the room nointed out to him, he found the prisoner, ' -'- Post Office. CITY INTELLIGENCE. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. Although several commercial failures have occurred dur- ing the past week, and the Northumberland and Durham District Bank has suspended payment, a more cheerful feel- ing has prevailed ia City circles. This is to be accounted for by the rapid influx of gold into the Bank of England, and the relaxed inquiry for discounts. Owing to increased con- fidence, the supply of capital has been rather more lib^ vl, and thus the commercial interests have been relieved, though only to a slight exteat. Great difficulty is still experieaced in getting bills discounted, but if the resources of the Bank improve, there is every reason to believe that the terms of discount will sooa be reduced, or some other measure adopted that will afford increased facilities to the com- mercial community. The Bank of France have taken the initiative by lowering their terms to the extent of 1 per cent., the rates now being 7, 8, and 9 per cent., according to the character of the paper offered for discount. It is hoped that the example will sooa be followed here, as it would have aa important influence ia restoring confidence. During the week aearly a million sterling in gold has been taken into the Bank, aad as several vessels are coming forward from Australia with specie, a steady accumulation is anticipated, especially as the export demand is limited. It is understood that the notes issued under the privilege accorded by the Treasury letter have returned, and that the Bank ia now working ia conformity with the act of 1844. The failures which have occurred this week having beea chiefly ia the Hamburg trade. The most important of these have been Messrs H. Sillems and Co., and Messrs Rihder and Beldemaun, but eariier ia the week three or four other firms were compelled to succumb. Their engagements, however, were not very extensive. Trade in the textile manufacturing districts is very dull, and " short time " is still resorted to. The failure of the Northumberland Baak i3 likely to occasion much mis- chief in the towns where its branches ( eight in number) are located. The Board of Trade returas show a coatinued ex- pansioa of our commerce, but it may be questioaed whether remunerative profits have lately been obtained. The Funds have advanced per cent, owing to the continued pur chases on real and speculative accouat, and the favourable indicatioas above referred to. Consols closed yesterday afternooa at 91f % for money, aad 92 to 92£ for the January account. Exchequer Bills have improved to par, money being cheap and pleatiful on the Stock Exchange. The latest prices oa Friday afternoon of the Eaglish Funds were:— Bank Stock, 215^ 16 Reduced Annuities, 90^ Consols, 91J- Exchequer Bills, Is distopar India Bonds 30; dis India Stock, 215J to 217 Consols for Account, 9l| 4 1 New Three per Cents, 90J Long Annuities, 1 15- 16 In the Foreiga Stock Market during the past week the transactions have been rather numerous, aad prices, ia most instances have improved. Turkish Six per Cents have advanced about H, and the Four per Cents Spanish declined f, Mexican improved Russian advanced f, and Sardinian 1. Brazilian, Dutch, and Belgian Bonds were a shade firmer. The latest prices of the Foreign Funds on Friday after- noon were: Sardinian, 88 90 Spanish 3 per Cents, 40f Do New Deferred, 25 Da Passive, 5£ 6£ Turkish 6 per Cents, 88i i Ditto, 4 per Cents, 88| £ Venezuela, 26 29 Dutch 2i per Cents, 63 4 Ditto 4 per Cents, 96* f jxmjpcm uu pwro — u, - — — brought into Lowestoft. Captain Eade, of the sloop William and Ann, of Harwich, reports that while off Orfordness he saw a laden brig running up on the port tack E. S. E., and a light brig running on the larboard tack; a collision took place, and the crew of the laden brig being subsequently spoken with, stated that their vessel was sinking, and that they were getting their boats ready. As the night was extremely dark, nothing could be done to help the poor fellows, and the names of the vessels did not transpire. The lugger Sailors' Friend came ia collision with the Phoenix, of Sunderland; the lugger was much injured, but there was no loss of life. HEALTH OF LONDON.— The present return furnishes an un- favourable indication of the state of the public health. The weekly number of deaths registered in London was in October about 1,000 ; in the first half of the present month it was about 1,160 ; and in the last week that ended on Saturday ( November 21st) the deaths rose to 1,382, being 171 persons above the number that would have died under the average rate of mortality. Of the 1,382 deaths now returned, 390, or more than a fourth part, were produced by bronchial and pulmonary diseases. In addi- tion to these, phthisis ( or, consumption) was fatal in 159 cases, and whooping- cough carried off 53 children; croup, 17. The progress of bronchitis and pneumonia in the last four weeks is shown in the following numbers :— From the former disease the deaths were successively 87, 119, 152, and ( last week) 227 ; from the latter they were 77,115,108, and 127. Last week bronchitis ex- ceeded the corrected average by 124 ; pneumonia by only 23. In the present returns the number of deaths recorded specially under influenza is only 9. That persons of advanced age are the principal sufferers will appear from comparing the results of last week with those of the last week of Oct.; for, while the deaths of young persons ( under 20 years) have increased from 503 to 635, those of persons who had attained the age of 60 years and up- wards have risen from 184 to 332, showing a much greater pro- portional increase. The births were 886 boys and 864 girls- total 1,750. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the tbarometer in the week was 30° 125in. The mean daily barometrical reading rose above 30in on the 7th of Novem- ber, and has continued above it during the whole of the last two weeks. The highest reading; last week was 30' 22in, which oc- curred on Sunday. The mean temperature of the week was 44' 2 deg, which is 1* 8 above the average of the same week in 43 years ( as determined by Mr Glaisher). On Wednesday the range of temperature was 15- 4 deg ; on the two following days it was" only about 6 deg. The mean dew- point temperature was 42' 4 deg, and the difference between this and the mean tempe- rature of the air was 1* 8 deg. The mean degree of humidity in the week was 93 ; and on Friday the humidity was equal to 100, which represents complete saturation. The mean daily tempe- rature in the week of the water of the Thames was 48' 3 deg. The wind was generally in the east or south- east. There was no rain during the week, but on Friday there were thick, wetting fogs, aad great darkaess frequently prevailed. A HUSBAND CHARGED WITH POISONING HIS WIFE.— A master carter, named John Gay, was charged on Wednesday, before Mr Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate at Liverpool, with attempting to poison his wife. The husband's age is 55, his wife's 40. It was stated that the complainaat had been taking medicine for some days, and that on Saturday week htr daughter by a former husband saw Gay go into the bedroom, take some white powder from a paper, and put it into his wife's medicine bottle; aad that on Monday, after taking some of the medicine, Mrs Gay was sick, and felt very unwell. She told a police inspector, and he took the bottle and gave it to a chemist to analyse its contents. Mrs Gay, who was called, stated that she did not believe that her husband had attempted to poison her. Mrs Gay's daughter, on being called, resolutely refused to say anything against the prisoner, who, she said, was as good to her as if he was her own father. The prisoner was remanded. On the application on Thursday, of counsel, his worship agreed to take bail for Gay, in two sureties of £ 50 each. ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.— On Saturday afternoen week a single woman, 25 years old, named Maria Lewis, lodging at No. 4, Union- street, Commercial- road East, went up to her room, with her little girl, three years old, for the purpose, as was supposed, of lying down to rest. A few hours afterwards, a woman living in the same house went into the room, and found her lying dead, with the little girl by her side, suffering great pain and sickness. Two small teacups, both of which had con- tained, and one was still partly full of, oxalic acid, were found ou the table. Au antidote was administered to the child, and she was sufficiently recovered by the next morning to give the following account:—" Mother took some of the stuff, and then gave me a little, but I was sick, and did not swallow it." She added, " It was so acid I could not take much." The room was examined, and several letters were found which had been writ- ten by the deceased shortly before the fatal act was committed. The principal one was addressed to her sisters, with whom she lodged. The following is a copy:—" Dear sister: lam much obliged to you for your kindness to me and my child, but I know that I have net paid you for what we have had. The cards ( duplicates) will pay you for all. What things there are in pledge belonging to me you must get out, and that long old bed- gown you have you can put me in. So God bless you, God bless you, God bless you.— P. S, I have taken the child's fife as well as my own, so that she should not be any trouble to any of you." There was no date or signature to this letter, which was disco- vered in her box. The deceased had been for some time in a desponding frame of mind, owiflg, it is stated, to family differences. Belgian, 94 6 Brazilian, 98^ Buenos Ayres, 80 2 Chilian, 100 3 Equador, 13 14 Grenada, 17 19 Mexican, 18| Peruvian, 74 6 Portuguese, 43| i Russian, 105J6 The Railway Share Market, during the past week, has been rather active, and prices have generally sympathised with the improvement in the value of English Funds. The average advance may be quoted at about to per cent, although in some instances it has exceeded those figures. North Western, Great Northern, South Eastern, South Wales, Maachester, Sheffield, aad Lincoln have advanced about 1 to 2, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Eastern ( Berwick), Brighton, South Western, and North Eastern ( York) 2 to 22, and Caledonian, Midland, and Eastern Counties 3 to 3^. The foreign lines have also been firmer; Northern of France have improved and Paris and Lyons about %. In the colonial lines a rather large business has been doae, aad East Indian advanced about per cent, Grand Trunk of Canada 3, and Great Western of Canada f. Joint Stock Bank shares have also fluctuated to some ex- tent, the tendency being towards an advance. London and Westminster improved 5S4, Union of London £ 4, Union of Australia j| Sl, London Joint Stock £ 2, and City Bank about £ 3. In the miscellaneous share market a rather active business was transacted. Canada Land shares improved ±' 3, Electric Telegraph £ 2, Peninsular and Oriental Steam £ 1, and Australian Agricultural £ 1. National Discount Company aud Crystal Palace shares were at steady rates. THE INDIAN GENERALS.— The Gazette © f Friday conntains the announcement that her Majesty has granted the dignity of baronets to Major Generals Archdale Wilson and Henry Havelock. The Queen has also declared that Isabella Neill, the widow of the late Colonel James George Neill, of the . Madras Fusiliers, shall have the same style, title, and precedence to which she would have been entitled had her husband survived, and been invested with the insignia of a Knight Commander of the Most Hon Order of the Bath, for which honour he would have beeu recommended to her Majesty, as notified iu the London Gazette of the 17th inst, had ne survived. THE HEROES IN THE EAST.— We understand that it is the intention of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to propose the grant of an annuity of £ 1,000 a year to General Sir Archdale Wilson, of Delhi, and also to grant two several pensions of £ 500 to the nearest surviving relatives of the late Generals Nicholson and Neill. In the case of Gen Nicholson, we believe that the pension will accrue to his mother, aud in the case of Gen Neill to his widow. We confidently trust that Government are prepared to propose a pension of £ 1,000 a year to General Sir Henry Havelock, of Lucknow, who is a Queen's officer. General Wilson, as also Generals Nicholson and Niell, were Company's officers. LIEUTENANT SALKELD.— At a meeting held at Sturminster Newton, in Dorsetshire, on Thursday week, to express sympathy with tbe sufferers in India, aad subscribe to the Indiau Relief Fund, the chairman, Mr Ker Seymer, took occasion to remark that a Dorsetshire man was the hero in the assault on Delhi, for Lieutenant Salkeld, the son of a neighbour of his ( the chair- man's) was the first to enter the city. One of the speakers who followed, the Rev G. F. St Jehu, stated that he believed his young friend, Philip Salkeld, the hero of Delhi, had laid up £ 700 ia the Delhi Bank, that he had sent means for a younger brother to bring him out to India, that he had al ways given £ 100 a year towards the education of his other younger brother; and he not only lost by the plundering of the Delhi Bank the whole of his savings and the whole of his income, but he actually lost his clothes and everything he possessed. The rev speaker saw Mr Salkeld, Lieut Salkeld's father, on the previous day, and he was deeply affected by the late occurrences in India. Young Salkeld at the taking of Delhi having escaped across the ditch of 18 feet into which the soldier fell who j umped to save himself from being blown up, then, after he had scaled the wall, heard the cry of women; instantly he went back, saved the women, aud it was into that very ditch he fell, being wounded by a ball. He afterwards was stripped of his clothes by a marauding party, and had not a single farthing left to bring him back to England to cure him of his wounds. THE EMEU'S MAILS.— The missing mails of the steam- ship Emeu, from Australia, have arrived at Suez, aud will be brought to Marseilles aud Southampton by the steamers of the Penin- sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. A telegraphic despatch received by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company from the Austrian Lloyd's, says:—" The Madras, on the 18th inst, picked up the Admiralty agent, purser, two passengers, and 110 boxes of mails, per Emeu. Mails leave here for Mar- seilles, per Peninsular and Oriental Company's boats; 42 first- class passengers, specie £ 299,380. Dates, Sydney, Oct 11. Ex- change on England, to 3 per cent premium." Intelligence has also been received of the arrival of the Simla at Suez, from Sydney, & c, with another Australian mail, which, with those from Iudia and China, will probably reach London on Saturday, and be delivered ia the afternoon. THE LATE VISCOUNT STRANGFORD.— The Right Hon George Augustua Frederick Percy Sydney Smythe, seventh Viscount Strangford in the Irish peerage, who died at Bradgate Park, the seat of the Earl of Stamford, near Leicester, on the 23d iust, ia his 40th year, was son of the sixth viscount, the translator of Camoens, and many years our ambassador at the courts of Con- stantinople, Lisbon, Stockholm, and St Petersburg. He was born at Stockholm during his father's embassy there, April 16, 1818, and educated at Eton and St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated M. A. in 1840= Early iu the following year he was elected M. P. for Canterbury, on a vacancy occasioned by the acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds by Lsrd A. Conyng- ham, now LordLondesborough, and continued to represent that constituency down to the dissolution of 1852. He succeeded to the title and estates as seventh viscount on his father's death in May, 1SO5, but since his accession to the peerage he had taken no part in public affairs. About a month ago his lordship was mar- ried to Margaret, daughter of J. K. Lennox, Esq, now his widow. The Irish and English peerage have devolved on his lordship's only surviving brother, the Hon Percy Ellen Frederick William Sydney Smythe, born in 1825. MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS.— The Board of Works met on Wednesday specially to resume the consideration of this subject. After long discussions it was resolved by large majorities, on the motion of Mr Garpmael, " That the report of the board submitted to the Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, also the reports of Messrs Galton, Simp- son, and Blackwell, be referred to the engineer, together with two other civil engineers, with instructions that they report to this board as to the main draieage of the metropolis; and in reporting on the expenses of the works which may be proposed, they will state, first, the amount necessary for carrying the sewage of the metropolis to B*, and secondly, in case funds should be provided, the further cost of carrying the sewage to points of outfall in Sea Reachand further, " That the two en- gineers to be associated with their own engineer, should be Mr Hawksley and Mr George Bidder." It was also resolved to call upon the First Commissioner to furaish the board with further plaas, sections, and estimates of the plan of the referee engi- neers. THE LATE DOUBLE MARRIAGE IN LONDON.— The metropolitan and Liverpool police have discovered that John Blair Wills, one of the brothers concerned iu the infamous double marriage in London, was in Liverpool from the 4th to the 6th inst, and that on the 7th inst he sailed in the ship Great Western for New Y ork, taking with him some luggage and a little boy. A GOOD SHOT.— On the 9th of this month Sir John R Carnac, Bart, M. P., killed twenty- five Brent, geese at one shot, with a punt gun ( built by Clayton, of Southampton), on the Cromarty Firth. All the birds were picked up dead; and how many " cripples" escaped is nst known. This is, we suspect, the best shot that has been made at geese since the days of the famous Peter Hawker! SINGULAR CASE OF DROWNING,— Recently in St John, N. B., on a dark night, a man walked off one of the wharves in that city, when the tide was out. He groped his way along in mud, but instead of taking a course which would extricate himself from his unpleasant predicament, he wandered up among the piles beneath the wharf, where, of course, he btcame more be- wildered than ever. The rising tide made him conscious of his danger, and by shouts and noise he was enabled to attract the attention of persons passing in the vicinity, but too late for suc- cour. As the tide rose he climbed to the top of the piles, and through a small aperture in the wharf sufficient to admit one of his arms, he was enabled to inform them of his situation. His position aud feelings can be imagined, when the water was every moment rising around him, and he could not be extricated. He shook hands with his friends, passed through the hole all the money and valuables he had about his person, and, just as the water was closing over him, after giving some directions con- cerning his family, he bid his friends good- bye, and the gurgling water beneath announced that all was over. His body was re- covered when the tide receded. Could a few carpenters with their axes not have been promptly on the spot to cut a sufficient portion of the wharf to let the man through ?— Canadian ' paper. UNEMPLOYED OPERATIVES IN LAN- CASHIRE. Captain Paliu, the chief constable of Manchester, has caused a return to be made, showing the state of employment among the operative classes in the city ( f Manchester, up to Wednesday, in the form usually adopted in times of great depression of trade end distress among the workpeople. By this return it appears that out of 87 cotton mills in Manchester, employing 24,294 workpeople, only 30 mills, employing 10,273 persons, are iu full work at the present time. Of the remainder 25 mills and 8,439 people are working short time, and 12 mills, with 5,582 hands, are totally unemployed. Of the 15 silk mills in the town, none are fully employed, but two of them have ceased to run, throwing out of work 1,780 operatives, while at the others 2,853 work- people are reduced to short time aud reduced wages. In the 18 small ware mills only 364 persons are working full time, while 2,616 are working short time, aud 320 persons have been wholly thrown out of employ. Taking a total of 233 mills, printworks, dyeworks, machinists' shops, and foundries, 73, with 16,861 operatives, only are in full employ, whilst 18,136 persons be- longing to them are on short time, and 10,394 are totally unem- ployed. So far the return ; but 10,394 persons destitute of em- ploy, and 18,136 reduced to half a loaf, by no means gives the full measure of distress existing in Manchester through the present uufortuuate depression of trade arising out of the monetary crisis. There are in addition many thousands of fustian cutters aud their families— at all times only one remove from pauperism— and handloom weavers, mostly working at home or for small masters, whose shops are not included iu Captain Paliu's return, entirely thrown out of employ. There are no means of estimating accurately the numbers of these, but they are very great, and from an unfortunate habit of the fustiau cutters and handloom weavers of bringing up their whole families to the trade the destitution among these people is more complete than among the mill hands. They work together in families, and when work fails they are all out together; but the same family of mill operatives are employed often in different mills, aud thus, while one portion are thrown out of work, another may be employed in a mill that has not stopped, or has only partially stopped. Thus, the destitution amozig the fustian cutters and handloom weavers sooner makes itself felt at the workhouse. Both the workhouses in the township of Manchester are full, and the out- door relief last week wa3 increased by £ 50, anil this week by £ 90 additional. The increase of cases in the books of the relieving offioers last week would be about 500, and as these cases mostly include whole families ( a large proportion of them beiag fustiau cutters), the increase in persons applying for re- lief may be put down at 2,000. As the township of Manchester is only that portion of the city between the rivers Irk aud Irwell on the one side, and the river Medlock oa the other, this esti- mate of increasing pauperism only applies to about a third of the population; the remainder, including the larger population of Kulme and Chorlton, sending its poor for relief to a separate uuion. The populous borough of Salford has also a separate workhouse and board of guardians, and all that can be said of these is that pauperism and distress in them are rapidly in- creasing in them, if not iu the same ratio as in the township of Manchester. The following is the result of inquiries iuto the state of trade and of the working population within the district extending in one direction from Bluepits through Rochdale towards Bacup, a length or seven miles; and in the other ( including Oldham Road) to Littleborough— an area seven miles by five. In that area there are 96 mills, as to which information has been gained, and at which 19,125 hands are employed ordinarily. Of the 96 there are six with 1,427 hands entirely stopped, two of them being iii Rochdale. Running four days a- week, and employing 5,379 hands, there are 28 mills in Rochdale ; two running four days and a- half, employing 320 hands; seven running three days, employing 1,316 hands ; and two running five days, employing 920 hands. In Rochdale there are 7,835 persons working short time ; and in the districts, 7,215 ; giving a total of 15,050, exclu- sive of the 1,427 altogether unemployed. There is very little dif- ference in the time worked by the cotton and woollen mills : but the general opinion of employers in the cotton trade is that, except a very great change takes place, they will be compelled entirely to close. The few who are working full time are simply working up cotton on hand, or completing old orders. Several mills that up to last Monday worked full time are beginning this week to run four days only. The machinists are suffering as much as other branches of trade, for, in some cases, the hands have been reduced nearly one- half, and those at work are so for an average of 3i days only. Three of these firms had been run- ning over hours before the panic ; aud so pressing had been the demands upon them that they had made accommodation for 1,500 fresh hands. One firm states:—'" We calculate that to keep our mill standing for one week is a dead loss of £ 70 ; and the universal feeling of the mill- owners is to work as nearly the or- dinary time as is at all possible." It is not necessary to add that there ia a good deal of distress among the operatives, and that largely increased relief lists are feared by the relieving officers. In the borough of Stockport ( situate partly iu Cheshire and partly in Lancashire) there are about 49 mills and workshops, employing about 17,000 people, and of these 35 are either stopped or working short time, and the pressure for relief has much in- creased. The distress is beginning to tell rather heavily upou the shopkeepers, and also upon the parochial funds. At the weekly meeting of the guardians the number of paupers in the workhouse was reported to be larger than for some years past, there being 430 ( 193 males aud 246 females), or an increase of seven over the previous week, and of 64 over the corresponding week last year. At Oldham the majority of the largest factories in the town, and the ironworks of Messrs Piatt and Asa and Eli Lees still continue running short time, in addition to which large num- bers of hands in the latter establishments have been altogether suspended; so that the working classes are beginuing to suffer severely. In Middlemen and Tonge there is also a great de » l of suffering among the operative classes, particularly the silk weavers, who constitute the bulk of the population of these townships, in consequence of the complete stagnation in the silk trade. The Oldham board of guardians have passed the following resolution:— " That, considering tbe great distress which now prevails in several districts in this union, owing to the master cotton- spin- ners, manufacturers, and silk manufacturers being obliged to work their mills short time, it has become the imperative duty of the guardians of this union to meet the demands made upon them by the operatives in consequence of such short time in the most effectual way in their power ; and that this board do agree to relieve all such cases in the ordinary way without requiring a labour test iu return for such relief, it being impossible for the guardians, under present circumstances, to apply such test; and that the Poor- law Board be respectfully requested to permit such relief to be administered under the discretion of the guardians for a period of three months, should tbe state of the trade during that time remainin its present depressed condition," At Ashton, Bury, Bacup, Barnsley, Bolton, Blackburn, Burn- ley, Chorley, Accrington, Colae, Wigan— all places having large populations in the same county— there are numbers thrown out of employment or only on half work, and the distress bears full proportion to that in Manchester. On Thursday, at Preston, Messrs Lawson and Shawe, manu- facturers, commenced running full time. Ttiey employ a con- siderable number of hands. At Ribchester, a few miles from Preston, there is considerable distress among the handloom weavers, but there is a probability of their obtaining more re- munerative employment than their own calling at the Corpo- ration Waterworks in that neighbourhood, a contract for which, amounting to nearly £ 8,000, is in the hands of Mr T. Cnadwick. The subject was mentioned at the council meeting at Preston on Thursday. The pressure is very severe, and its effect is intensified by the coldness of the weather, a severe frost having set in. It is calculated that there are 25,000 operatives now either totally out of employment, or only partially employed. There are five workhouses in the union— viz, at Preston, Penworthan, Ribchester, Walton, and WoodplumptoH, and all are com- pletely full. The total number of inmates is now upwards of 1,000, and at Sibchester house, the receptacle of the male able- bodied, the paupers are sleeping on forms aud benches. The guardians are utterly unable to cope with the pressure and find work for all the applicants, and the conse- quence is, that on the Moor, where the able- bodied males are tested, the people are standing in the way of each other, sporting and amusing themselves, aud just fitting subjects to siug, " We've got no work to do." The outdoor relief has increased to a fearful extent, and it is now three times as much as it was in the corresponding week of last year. The outdoor relief this week amounted to £ 370. It is contemplated by the corporation to employ the superabundant labour in the construction of some roads or public works of utility and ornament. There has been a large drain upon the soup kitchens since the opening on Mon- day last, and the supply of excellent soup at id per quart has tended to some extent to alleviate distress. We must state that, notwithstanding the severity and bitterness of the visitatiou, there is not much complaining in the streets, while the best order prevails in the town.— The Times. DISTRESS IN DERBY.— We regret to announce that nearly the whole of the silk manufacturers at Derby have closed their mills, in consequence of the scarcity of orders. The few that are open are working short time. Several thousands, the majority of whom are females, have been thrown out of employ ; and the time has come when the purse- strings of the wealthy will have to be loosened in aid of the suffering poor. On Saturday morning Mr Sandars, chairman of the board of guardians, met the borough magistrates on the subject, when it was suggested to call a public meeting. After considerable discussion i£ was agreed to open soup kitchens at once, and also that the town sfeould be canvassed for subscriptions. On Saturday afternoon the following handbill was issued :—" NOTICE.— BOROUGH OF DERBY.— Ill consequence of the distress now prevailing among some of the operatives of this town, arising from the partial suspension of employment in different branches of trade, it is in contemplation to open several soup kitchens as early" as pos- sible, for the relief of those who, though willing to work, are unable to obtain it. In furtherance of this object the committee appointed to superintend the distribution of soup in this borough will take immediate steps for collecting subscriptions to promote the accomplishment of this benevolent purpose.— ( Signed) JOHN GILBERT CROMPTON, Mayor." THE NOTORIOUS KAFFIR CHIEF MACOMO IN TROUBLE.— The following is the Anglo- African's report of the trial of Macomo at Alice for the crime of being found in the colony without a pass:—" On Friday, the 30th ult, the Kaffir chief Maqua, better known as Macomo, was brought before the magistrate, charged with having been found in the colony without a pass. The substance of what Macomo said, both by way of statement and answers to questions, was almost as follows:—' I and my people have been in the habit of capturing horses, & c, from thieves, who have committed thefts in the colony, and re- turning them to their proper owners. I lately captured a horse which I knew to be the property of Mr Hartman of Victoria. I applied to Mr Lucas, who was appointed to assist me in the management of my people, for a pass, as I wished t ® deliver up Mr Hartman's horse, aud to see the old gentle- man, he and I having known each other for many years. A pass was refused by Mr Lucas. I then went to Commissioner Maclean, and asked him for a pass, and told him the reason I wanted it. He said Mr Lucas was the proper person to give me a pass, and to go back and ask for it. I did not do so, knowing it to be useless. Mr Lucas and I are not on good terms. I cannot brook the treatmeut he gives me. I am an aged chief and a great man, not inferior to Sandilli, and much abler to manage the Caffre nation. Mr Lucas is a boy; and the Queen's commission does not always bring with it knowledge and expe- rience. I went and delivered up Mr Hartman's horse; and when returning home, about two miles from the premises of Mr Hartman, at Mr Berry's, Cathcart Vale, I was apprehended and lodged in prison.'— The magistrate could not consider anything Macomo said as an extenuation— his excellency the governor might. He ( Macomo) was, therefore, sentenced to twelvemonth's imprisonment. He was then removed to jail, and the next morning conveyed to Graham's Town by an armed party of the frontier mounted police." FIRES.— On Thursday morning a fire took place in the pre- mises belonging to Mr G. Gallienne, a cutler, No. 71, Goswell- street. It commenced from some unknown cause in the front shop, and rapidly extended to the parlours, and was working its way up the stairs before the inmates could be aroused. Fortu- nately they all managed to effect a safe retreat, although nearly stifled. The engines were soon in attendance, and a good supply of water having been procured, the flames were extinguished, but not before the stock- in- trade was destroyed and the building partly consumed. The loss will fall on the Sun Fire Office. The adjoining premises, belonging to Mr Eastmatres. are also daica: ed. PIG- KILLING BY A MORE HUMANE PROCESS— One day last week a patient in the Kendal workhouse had to undergo a pain- ful surgical process, for the performance of which the applica- tion of chloroform was judged needful by the operator. It hap- pened to be the pig- killing day at the same time, of which the indication was loudly apparent, when it occurred to the worthy practitioner to suggest the same opiate to the doomed grunter. The hint was acted upon, the sponge applied to the animals nos- trils, and in a moment he was as quiet as a lamb. In this un- suspecting condition the poor victim had the knife applied to his throat, and with a result every way as satisfactory and com- plete as under the old and accredited mode of slaughter.— Carlisle Examiner. EMBEZZLEMENT OF ONE THOUSAND POUNDS.— On Friday week, at Birmingham, a man named H. Gibbs, for many years one of the poor- rate collectors of the parish, was brought before the magistrates on the charge of embezzling £ 1,000, the moneys of the guardians. A remand was applied for, without any particu- lars being stated. The defalcations extend over two years. ( ADVERTISEMENT.)— MR BROADHEAD'S TEDDY AND THE BRIGHTON CIOTHESHORSE.— The last match between these two dogs to destroy 50 rats, for £ 5, having been declared drawn, Teddy is open to try again on the same terms as before, LAW INTELLIGENCE IMPORTANT jo BILLIARD- TABLB KEEPERS.— Ia the Queel, Bench, on Wednesday, Mr Collier, Q. C., said he had been iaV structed to move for a rule calling upon the justices of Devon to show cause why a mandamus should not issue, commandini? them to hear the appeal of an applicant against their refusal to grant aim a license to keep a billiard- table. It appeared t'sat licenses are granted to innkeepers, ale- house- keepers, and vKtualhug- house- keepers, under the provisions of two acts of Parliament. The first of those acts, the 9th George IV., cap 61 regulated the proceedings with regard to licenses. The justices declined to hear the appeal of the applicant in this case against their refusal to grant him a license, on the ground that although an appeal lay against the grantiug and refusing a license for keeping an inn, ale- house, or victualling- house, it did not apply to cases of this description relating to billiard- tables. The 9th George IV., relating to the three classes of houses mentioned, omitted all mention of billiard- tables; but it contained a clause that if any person felt aggrieved by any act done under the statute he might appeal to the quarter sessions, and the power of such appeal, he ( Mr Collier) submitted, was extended to billiard- rooms as well as to ale- house licenses. The other act of Parliament was the 8th aud 9th Victoria, cap 109, which enacted that the justices in their meetings held under the forg ueolg. should grant licenses to persons to keep billiard- tables. " The 8th and 9 in Victoria did not, itself, give any right of appeal from the decision of the justices ; but he submitted that it must be takea with theother act— the 9tli George IV., which gave power to jus tifies to hear appeals under its provisions.— Lord Campbell: I do not find that there are any general words that apply in that sense. — Mr Collier : There are these words : " That justices sitting ia general sessions shall have authority to grant billiard licenses to such parties as they shall think fit;" and at the sessions held for the transfer of licenses, it enacts that they shall have power to transfer such licenses.— Lord Campbell: But there is nothing that refers to any clause that billiard licenses shall be granted or transferred " as aforesaid."— Mr Justice Wightman • There is no appeal clause.— Mr Collier appreheuded that the policy and object of the Legislature was to put billiard- table licenses on the same footing as the licenses of ale- houses, inns, and victualling houses.— Lord Campbell: Iu your legislative capacitv, Mr Collier, you might remedy the defect.— Mr Collier thought the right of appeal was contained in the 9 th George IV— Mr Justice Wightman : That is merely as to the time aud place of givmg notice.— Mr Copier : The justices have 110 authority to act unless under the 9th Geo. IV The 8th aud 9th Vic does not give any authority at all; but it has reference to the 9th Geo IV., which he presumed gave authority to the justices to hear appea's as ia tbe cases referred to.— Lord Campbell: There can be no appeal without a statutable authority, and you have uot shown anv, and it seems to me that no such authority is given.— Mr Justice Erie : The Legislature may have contemplated giving a peremp- tory power to the justices to refuse in such cases as they might think fit, without giving to the applicant any right of appeal,— Rule refused. SUDDEN DEATH.— A case of sudden death occurred on Sun- day evening in the Artillery garrison, Woolwich. The R « v Sandford Connor, assistaut military chaplain, having complained of indisposition. that morning, the order for the performance of divine service, at which it was his duty to officiate, was in con- sequence countermanded, and the reverend gentleman, although not seriously complaining, confined himself to his quarters. About the middle of the day his servant entering his room found him in a state of syncope, whereupon he immediately ran for the assistance of the Rev A. M. Wright, one of the chaplains of the garrison, who ordered him to procure the attendance of a medi- cal officer of the establishment. Drs Warren and Little were promptly on the spot, but found that life was quite extinct. The deceased was about thirty years of age. It is supposed the de- ceased died from cerebral apoplexy. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT HAMBURG.— A young and hand- some English lady, of the name of Deuman, threw herself out of the window of tbe third storey of Strut's Hotel on Sundav afternoon last, and was killed on the spot. She arrived there from a family of high respectability in Mecklenburgh, in which she had beea a governess. She had dined in her own room a short time previous to committing the rash act, and had written a couple of letters, which she had prepared for the post, which were found upon the table, and taken possession of by the police authorities with her other effects. She possessed a very hand- some stock of wearing apparel, together with- some trinkets. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, NOV 24. WAS OFFICE, Nov 21.— 4th Regt of Drag Gds : J. A. Beaumont, gent, to be cor, without pur.— 8d Light Drags : G. J. Teeven, gent, to be co', without pur, v Goff, prom.— 4th Light Drags : R. England, sent, to ba cor, without pur.— 10th Light Drags: Lieut E. Levett to be eapt, vj. J. W. Clarke, who ret; Cor H. A. Bowyer to be lieut, v Levett; Lord K. D. Kerr to be cor, v Bowyer.— 17th Light Drags : Paymas F. L. Bennett, from h- p of a depot bat, to be paymas, v Stephenson, app to a cavalry- depot— Royal Artillery : Lieut W. Booth to be sec capt, v H. T. Boult- bee, who res.— 2d Regt of Ft: L. Jordan, gent, to be ens, without pur, v Evans, prom.— 3d : H. T. Halalian, gent, to be ens, without pur, v Kerr, prom.— 9th : H. R. Eppes, gent, to be ens, without pur, v Piumridge, prom.— 25th : Lieut- Col R. Feilden, from h- p unat, to be lieut- coi, v Brev Col Lysous, who ex.— Maj S. B. Hamilton to be lieut- col, v Eeilden, who ret; Capt S. M. Gildea to be maj, v Hamilton ; Lieut P. C. Kennedy to be capt, v Gildea ; Ens C. E. HiU to be lieut, v Kennedy.— 86th : Capt H. R. Twyford, from the 1st West India Regt, to be eapt, v Brev Maj Pratt, who ex.— S7th: Ass Surg J. Inkson, M. D., fram the staff, to be ass surg, v Irwin, dec— 41et: H. E. G. C. Lynch, gent, to be ens, v White, prom in the 75th Ft.— i5th: Lieut G. S. Coxon to be capt, without pur, v Brev Maj Wheatstone, prom in the 8th Ft; Ens J. A. Stubbs to be lieut, with- out pur, v Coxon.— 52d: Ens H. R. Beattie to be lieut, without pur, v Bradshaw, killed inaction.— 88d : Lbut T. P. Wright to be capt. with- out pur, v Jones, dec ; Ens W. H. Ivimy to be lieut, without pur, v Wright.— 99th : Brev Lieut- Col P. Smyly to be maj, without pur, v Last, prom in the 1st West India Regt; Lieut J. Grime to be capt, without pur, v Smyly ; Ens E. W. Jacob to be lieut, without pur, v Grime; Ens G. R. Harvey to be lieut, y Welman, prom ; H. Townsend, gent, to be ens, v Harvey.— Rifle Brigade : Capt J. S. Keatinge, from h- p unat, to be cant, v the Hon G. Elliot, whose brev rank has been converted into sub- stantive rank; Lieut J. Brett to be _ capt, without pur, v Brev Maj E. Newdigate, whose brev rank has been converted into substantive rank; Lieut F. W. Freemantle to be capt, v Keating, who ret.— 1st West India Regt: Brev Lieut- Col E. Last, from the 99th Ft, to be lieut- col, without pur, v Wetheral, dec; Brev Maj J. Pratt, from the 30th Ft, to be capt, v Twyford, who ex.— Cavalry Depot: Paymas J. Stephenson, from the 17th Lifjht Drags, to be paymas. BBEVET,- Capt J. S. Keating, of the Rifle Brigade, to be maj in the army; Brev Maj J. S. Keating, of the Rifle Brigade, to be lieut- col in the army. BANKRUPTS. GEORGE PELLING, Holloway- place, HoUoway- rsad, and Sidnev. street, City- road, carpenter. JOSEPH WILLIAM SYER, South- street, Finsbury Market, cabinet manufacturer. JOSEPH HEMINGWAY, Cleveland- street, Fitzroy- square, wool ma- nufacturer. ARTH0R COLLS, Poplar, draper. JOHANN HEINRICH. THEODOR STOCKMARR, and CHRISTIAN GOTLIEB STEM DEL, Basinghall- street, commission merchants. WILLIAM TYLER. Bolt- court, Fleet- street, printer. ROWLAND PRICE, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, scrivener. JOHN HENRY SWIFT, Huddersfield, draper. DANIEL BEST PARRY, Liverpool, whitesmith. ^ ltei JOHN OTTO WILLIAM FABERT, Liverpool, ship chandler. ifiI RALPH HARDIE THOMSON, Liverpool, commission agent. JAMES STEEL, Liverpool. THOMAS GILSON, Manchester, shirt front manufacturer. RICHARD BRIDGE, Chattertou and elsewhere, Lancashire, cottsn spinner. THOMAS JAMES WILKINSON. Manchester, surgeon. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. FRENCH, M;. ybank, Pennicuick, cattle dealer. A. B. WHYTE. Glasgow, sheriff's officer. J. M'MURTRIE, Port Glasgow, shipowner. G. THOMSON, Straithmiglo, Fiteshire, manufacturer. H. SCHULTZ, Greenock and Port Glasgow, merchant. H. SPEIRS, Largs, commission agent. D, M'CLUE, Glasgow, grocer. J., W., and A. S. M'ALLEN, Glasgow and Dillichip, calico printers. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, FRIDAY, NOV 27. WABOFFICB, Nov 27.— 2d Regt of Life Guards: Lieut- Col W. C. Bad- deley, from h- p unat, to be lieut- col. v Brev- col Williams, who ex; Major and Brev- Licut- Col F. M. Martyn to be lieut- col, v Baddeley. who ret; Brev- Maj G. H. Vyse to be maj and lieut- col, v Martyn; Lieut A. S. Lutnley to be captain, vVyse; Cornet and Sub- Lieut J. H. Lovett to be lieut, v Lumley.— 5th Drag Gds: J. H. P. Fitzpatrick, gent, to be eor, without par, v White, prom.— 7th Drag Gds: E. H. O'Dovvd, gent, to be cor, without pur.— 2d Drags : Cor H. E. Browning to be lieut, without pur.— 6th Drags: W. J. S. Orde, gent, to be cor, without pur.— 12tli Lt Drags: Cor E. Gower to be lieut, without pur, v Stisted, prom to the 7th Lt Drags.— 18th Lt Drags: Cor H. J. Toulinin to be be lieut, without pur, v Kauntze, app to the 7th Drag Gds; Serg- Major Thomas Geo. Johnson, to be ccr, without pur, v Savage, prom.— 16th Light Drugs: Cor F. Stoodley, to be lieut, without pur.— 17th Light Drags: Edwin Andrew Corbet, Gent, te be cor, without pur.— Royal Regt of Artilleiy: Second Capt. A. W. Drayson, to be capt; Second Capt C. W. Elgee, to be capt; Lieut. W. L. Yonge, to be second capt; Lieut C. B. Bracken- bury, to be second capt; Lieut E. Markham, to be second capt, v Dray- son ; Lieut H. R. Porter, to be second capt, v El/ ee.— 6th Ft; Capt E. G. Waldy, from h- p of 28th Ft, to be capt, vice Herbert, whose applf'rom h- p of 97th Ft, as stated in the Gazette of the 23d October, 1857, has been canc,— 7th: Paymaster Godfrey Goodman Mosley, from the 20th Ft, to be paymaster.— 8th: Lieut George Corry, to be capt, without pur, v Gould, dec.— 4th: James Townsend Edwards, Gent, to be ensign, v Bright, prom; Quartermaster J. O'Connor, to be paymaster.— 15th : Lieut P. A. A. Twynam to be capt, v R. R. Moore, who ret; Ens G. J. Maunsell to be lieut, v Twynam.— 24th : Ens R. P. Fox, from 34th, to be lieut, v Johnstone, whose promotion, on Aug 25, has been cancelled. 25th : Lieut A. Strange to be instructor of musketry, v Capt Walker, who has res that app; G. T. Carwithen, gent, to be ens, v Hill, proiB.— 83d: Capt J. J. Greenwood, from h- p of the 83d Ft, } o be capt, v Fitzgerald, prom ; Capt A. Morgan, from h- p unat, to be capt, v Lacy, seconded, being a district inspector of musketry ; Lieutenant J. S. Rogers, to be captain, v Morgan, who retires; Ensign G. R. Morgan to be lieutenant, v Rogers; J. Pnillips, gent, to be ensign, v G. R. Morgan.— 66th: Fnsign E. G. Hatchell, tbbe lieut, without pur, vice Conyers, deceased; Ensign H. Brodrick, from fc8th Ft, to be ens, v E. L. Phillipps, died of his wounds.— 68th: Capt C. B. Wilkinson, from the Military Train, to be capt, v Brev- Col J. E. Lewis, prom to the substantive rank of major, under the royal warrant of Oct 6, 1854.— 78d: Capt J. Dixon, from h- p unat, to be cact, v Brev- Major Be wes, seconded, being a district i nspector of musketry; Lieut S. F. F. Henslowe to be capt, v J. Dixon, who ret; Ens H. Fraser to be lieut, v Henslowe.— 80th: Capt E. Macpherson, from h- p 14th Light Drags, to be capt, x G. D. Pitt, seconded, being Captain instructor of musketry at Hythe ; Lieut J. L. W. Nunn to be capt, v Macpherson, who ret; Ens W. G. Trevor to be lieut, v Nsnn; E. Y. Rumsey, gent, to be ens, v Trevor.— 88th: H. Brodrick, gent, to be ens, v Glasson, who ret.— 91st: Ens tV. O, Wade to be adj, v Bruce, who res the adjutancy only; Ens and Adj W. O. Wade to have the rank of lieut; Ens J. Blagg to be lieut, without pur, v Crampton, promoted in the 2d Ft; Ensign A. F. Perkins to be lieutenant, v Dewell, promoted Ens E. V. Rumsey, from the 80th Ft, to be ens, v Blagg.— 96th : Capt H. Alexander, from h- p Royal Staff Corps, to be capt, v Snow, seconded, being a district inspector ol musketry; Lieut G. B. Cumberland to be capt, v Alexander, who ret; Ens G. K. Hallett to be lieut, v Cumber- land; C. E. Wright, gent, to be ens, v Hallett.— Rifle Brigade: Lieut H. B. H. Blundelltobe adj, v Brett; Ens H. Lawton, to be lieut, without pur; Ens and Adj E. Jeames to have the rank of lieut; Ens W. C. Pur- don to be lieut, v Fremantle, prom; C. W. Robinson, gent, to be ens, without pur, v Lawton; A. R. Palmer, gent, to be ens, v Purdon. UIS^ AITACHED.— The undermentioned officers to have their brevet rank converted into substantive rank under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854:— To be Majors: Captain and Brev- Lieut- Col J. E. Lewis, 68th Ft; Capt and Brev- Maj Thomas de Courcy Hamilton, 68th Ft. HOSPITAL STAFF.— TO be Ass- Surgs to the Forces : W. Pirrie, M. D., v Oliver, app to the 60th Ft; S. Sam, gent, v Chapman, app to the 37th Ft; W. John, gent, v Mould, app to the 83d Ft; J. Jameson, M. D., v Cruice, app to the 86th Ft; J. Warren, gent, v Browd, app to the 86 th Ft; W. Tanner, gent, v Farmer, app to the 29th Ft; H. C. Peppin, gent, v Milne, app to the Royal Art; G. Bouchier, gent, v Whitla, app to the S9th Ft; C. B. Mathew, gent, v M'Letcliie, app to the 26th Ft; J. Doras, M. D., v Heard, app to the 67th Ft; W. Jackson, gent, v Wood, app to tbe Royal Art; B. T. Giraud, M. D., v Bell, app to the Royal Artillery; William James Cumming, M. D., v Skinner, appointed to the 92d Ft. BBEVBT : Brev- Col Sir R. Garrett, K. C. B., h- p 46th Ft, to have the local rank of maj- gen in the East Indies; Brev- Lieut- Col N, B. Chamberlain, C. B. " " " — ~ • ' the ( Ft J tu UC 11CWI- VU4 Ul kiiV Ui J- UJ | UiV IWIU WWU.> g JLXV/ AA VIHJ ) V « 7Sd Ft, to be maj in the army ; Capt H. Alexander, 96th Ft, to be maj in the army; Capt E. Macpherson, 30th Ft, to be maj in the army; Brev- Maj J. Dixon, 73d Ft, to be lieut- col in the army; Brev- Maj H. Alexander, 96th Ft, to be lieut- col in the army.— Lieut- Col T. Hall, who ret from the Gren Gds by the sale ot his commission, on the 13th March, 1857, to be col in the army, 11th Nov, 1851, instead of June 20,1854, as previously ADMIBALTY, Nov 27.— Vice- Ad of the Blue E. Collier, C. B., has been appointed to receive a pension of one hundred and fifty pounds a year, as prescribed by her Majesty's Order in Council of June 25, 1851, vacant by the death of Vice- Ad W. F. Owen, and the name of Vice- Ad E. Collier C. B., has been removed to the Reserved Half- Pay List accordingly; and in consequence of this removal the following promotions, to date from the 4th inst, have this day taken place:— Rear- Ad of the Red W. J. Mingaye, to be Vice- Ad of the Biue; Iiear- Ad of the White J. Scott, C. B., to be Rear- Ad of the Red-; Rear- Ad of the Blue H. F. Greville, C. B,, to be Rear- Ad of the White; CaptR. Eliott to be a Rear- Ad on the re- served list; Capt J. E. Erskine to be a Rear- Ad of the Blue; Ret Capt A. Luckraft to be an additional ret rear- ad without increase of pay.— The following proms, dated the 12th inst, consequent cd the death of Rear- Ad of the White C. Graham, C. B., on the 18th inst, have this day taken place:— Rear- Ad of the Blue The Right Hon Lord G. Paulett, to be Rear- Ad of the White; Capt J. Hope, C. B., to be ReAr- Ad of the Blue. BANKRUPTS. JOSEPH HAYWAR1), Andover, Southampton, innkeeper. JOHN MOSS, Stafford, grooer. JOSEPH YEOWARD, Liverpool, shipbroker. RICHARD HOBLEY and EDMUND WALTER BRIGGS, Notting- ham, lace manufacturers. JOHN MINCH1N, Newport, milliner. WM. THOMPSON, Plymouth, dealer in artificial manures. THOMAS JOHN GREEN, Mark- lane, provision merchant. GEORGE SMITH JEWELL, Willow- walk, Bermondsey, builder. JOHN WILLIAM BILLSON, Leicester, bookseller. WILLIAM HENRY DUNCAN ALDRIDGE, Great Bridge, Staf- ford, tailor and draper. SIMON LUCAS, the younger, Digbeth, Birmingham, grocer. WILLIAM THOMPSON. Lichfield, miller. JOHNN HEINRICH THEODOR STOCKMARR and CHRISTIAN GOTTLIEB STEUDEL ( and not STENDEL as before advertised) mer- GEORGE BEAN, Clieapside, London, hosier. JAMES WARREINER, Burlington Arcade, dealer in fancy goods. EDWARD H. HAHN and HERMAN FREYSTADT, Stamford- street, cap manufacturers. HENRY BENJAMIN MOSELY, Great Vine- street, dentist. LONDON.— Printed and Published at " BELL'S LIES IS Loiruoa" Office, at 170, Strand, in the Parish of St. Clement Danes, in the City and Liberty of Westminster, by WILLIAM CLEMBlfl of the same place.— SUNDAY, NOV. 29. 1857.