[ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1857.1 WMMm and sporting chronicle LWITH GRATUITOUS SUPPLEMENT.] Th early publication commences at Five o'Clock on Saturday Morning?. Agents for Ireland, Messrs Smith and Son, Eden- quay, Dublin. Foreign Agent, Mr Cowie, St Ann's- lane, General Post Office. STAMPED EDITION, SIXPENCE; UNSTAMPED, FIVEPENCE. - Office, 170, Strand. B £ 50 6 , 5 3 . 7 2 £ 0 10 6 , 0 10 6 10 0 ONUS to GREAT METROPOLITAN HANDI- CAP, Thursday, April 2 :— Railway Company Bell's Life in London Sunday Times The Era Racing Times R. Tatters all, Esq ; • "' Messrs Lightly and Simon, wine merchants, 123, i en- church- street ' • Messrs Osmond and Beeton, wine merchants, Fenchurcn- MessrseeAtkinson,'' furniture' warehouse, Westminster Bridge- road .... • • .••••: • • • • Mr F. Weaklin, maker of the improved betting- books, 91, Farringdon- street, City ... Mr Joseph Smith, per ditto R. K. and Friend, per ditto - - ; 2 1 Messrs Ray and Sons, ginger beer and soda water manu- facturers, Artillery- row, Westminster Mr Collings, at ditto MrGenrge Stone, Kwell. A. B„ Edgware- road, per Mr Woodruff ••••••• Mr Newton, cigar merchant, Friday- street, Uty The publishers of Ruff's Guide - Mr White, S un, Ludgate hill ........ Mr Walker, Corner Pin, St Martin's- lane Mr Anderson, Piccadilly Mr Attwood, White Swan, Piccadilly Mr Maish, Turf Tap, Tattersall's Mr Cook, Albemarle Arms, South Audiey- street Mr Sheppard'cheesemonger, High- street, Borough Mr Cotton, New Inn, Edgware- road............ ••••••••;,• Mr Fletcher, Prince of Wales, Charlotte- street, Portiar. d- GentlePmen intending to to Mr Beeton, Dolphin, Milk- street; or Messrs Twimngs, bankers, 218. Strand. 1 0 0 10 1 1 COVENTRY RACES, 1857, will take place on Easter Monday and Tuesday, April 13 and 14. Tho following stakes close and name to Messrs Weatherby, in London, or to Mr Merry, Leamington, on or before Tuesday, March 3. FIRST DAY.— The TKIAT, STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; three year olds6st 71b, four 8st 51b, five 9st, six and aged 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b, and maiden three year olds at the time of start- ing allowed 41b, four 71b, live and upwards 101b; winners of 200 sovs at any one time to carry Bib; twice 101b; thrice 111b extra; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; one mile. The ABBUKY HALL STAKES, for two year olds, of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; colts Sst 71b, fillies 8st 41b; a winner before starting to carry 51b extra; the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; about half a mile. The COVENTRY HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added; the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; one mile and a half. SECOND DAY.— The PBEPIITG TOM HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 20 added; one mile. Right Hon Lord LEIGH, C. N. NEWDEGATE, Esq, tqtewards Count BATTHYANY, Rewards. Captain DUFF, J Mr MERRY. Leamington. Clerk of the Course. G 1 0 P S O M SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY. APEIL 2— The RAILWAY PLATE of 50 sovs ( Handi- for all a" os • New T. Y. C., three- quarters of a mile ; any number ot toriesthe property of the same owner Wstart for this plate ; entrance E Sst 21b, SOYS, TOGO'to the fund, which must be paid at thetime of entry. _ THEIIFKEP. MAN PLATE of 50 sovs, ior all ages ; two year oWS j three 7^ 51b four 8st 71b, five, six, and aged, Sst 91b ; mares allowt leldings 31b ; half a mile*; any number of horses the property of the TVrOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.— The following stakes ^ ill close on the 2Sd February, viz. THEGEAND STAND HANDICAP, 5 soys each, with 25 added, i. I . u The PAKK STAKES, 5 sovs each, with 20 added, T. i . C. 24th February the following will close :— The INNKEEPERS' PLATE ( Handicap), 3 sovs each, with 2o added ° nThe Two YEAR OLDS SELLING RAGE, 5 sovs each, with 20 added, 11 The SELLING HURDLE RACE, 5 sovs each, with 20 added, one mile and a half. J^ ONCASTER SPRING MEETING will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10th and 11th, 1857. FIRST DVY.— The MUNICIPAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with So added, for three year olds 8st, four 9st 91b, five lOst 31b, six and aged lOst 71b ; half bred horses allowed 51b, mares and geldings 81b, maiden horses 51b; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs ; if entered to be sold for 100 sovs allowed 51b, for 75 101b, for 50 181b, for 40 24lb, or for 30 281b; the second horse to save his stake; one mile. To close and name at the office of the clerk of the course, in Doncaster, on the evening of Mon- day, the 9th of March, between the hours of 4 and 7. SECOND DAY.— The JUVENILE SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for two year old colts Sst, fillies and geldings Sst 101b; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs; if entered to be sold for 80 sovs allowed 71b. for 60 141b, for 50 211b, or for 40281b; halfamile; the winner will be § ut up by auction, and the surplus over the selling price will be equally ivided between the owner and the race fund. To close and name at 7 o'clock on the Tuesday evening before running. The SCURRY STAKES HANDICAP of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for horses of all ages; a winner after the publication of the weights, to carry 71b extra; the second to save his stake ; Red House in. To close and name at 7 o'clock on the evening before running, and the weights to be published as early as possible the same evening. The INNKEEPERS' STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 2O added, for three year olds Sst, four 9st 101b, five lOst 41b, six and aged lOst 71b; mares ana , wed thrice RAND MILITARY STEEPLE CHASES will take place on Friday, March 20th, 1857, at Brixworth, North- amptonshire. , , A SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added from the fund, and 50 added by the town of Nortliampton, for herses bona fide and un- conditionally the property of -. fficers on full pay of the army; 12st each ; a winner of a steeple chase or hurdle race of the vame of 50 sovs to carry 51b, of twiceoOorlOO 101b. of 200 ltlb, of 300 211b, including stakes; three miles, overa fair hunting country, to be chosen by the Stewards ; to be ridden by officers on full pay of the army; the second horse to save his stake, and receive 20 sovs ; any officer wao has not ridden a steeple ' chase or hurdle race allowed 51b. The GRAND MILITARY GOLD CUP, value 100 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, for horses bona fide and unconditionally the property of officers on full pay of the army; list each; any horse that may have won a steeple chase or hurdle race of above the value of 100 80V3 to be disqualified ; the winner of a steeple chase or hurdle race to carry 71b extra; the winner of a public steeple chase or hurdle race of above the value of 53 sovs, or of two steeple chases or hurdle races, or of a Grand Military, within the three previous years, to carrr 101b extra; riders and course as in the first race; winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Ac, & c. „ „„ The WELTEB STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, li ft, with j. 00 added, forhorsesbonafi. de and unconditionally the property of officers on full pay of the army; 13st 71b each ; the winner ot a steeple chase > • hurdle race of the value of 100 sovs to carry 71b, of two 111b extra; riders and course as in the first race. The VETKBAN STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 40 added, for horses bona fide and unconditionally the property of officers on half pay, or who have retired from the service; to be ridden by the same; 12st 71b each; Grand Military Steeple Chase Course; a winner of a steeple chase of more than 50 sovs to be disqualified. To close and name to the honorary secretary on or before the 28th of February, 1857, and colours to be stated at the same time. No entry will be received without the amount of the forfeit. Horses or riders do not incur any penalties for regimental races of any kind. The decision of the Stewards to be final on all matters connected with the races. The winner of the first race to pay for six dozen of champagne to the dinner, and the winners of the second, third, and fourth races 10 sovs each towards expenses. Major- Gen Sir H. BARNARD, K. C. B., Major- Gen LAWRENSON, Lieut- Col GAMBIER, C. B., R. H. A., Lieut- Col STAVELEi*, C. B.. llth Regiment, Lieut- Col SULIVAN, Scots treys, Stewards. Lieut- Col PEEL, 11th Hussars, Lieut- Col THOMAS, R. A., Major G. J. BROWN, 4th Light Dragoons, CaptBATHURST, Greuadiei Guard?, W. G. CRAVEN, Esq, 1st Life Guards, v Capt GEORGE, 4th Light Dragoons, Hon Secretary. Brighton, Nov lOlh, 1856. B] IRMINGHAM ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASES will take place at Sutton Coldfield ( about six miles from Birmingham), on Tuesday, March 24th, 1857. The BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE, a Handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 forfeit, with 100 added, the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 20 ssvs towards expenses; five to start or the public money will not be added; four miles, over fair hunting eountry; a winner of 100 sovs clear ( after the weights are published) once 71b, twice, or a winner of 300 sovs clear, 101b extra; entrance 2 sovs. to go to the fund, which must in all cases be sent with the nomination or the same will not be received. To close and name t?> Mr John Sheldon, jun, Star Inn, 114, Dale End, Birmingham, on or before Tuesday, March 3 ; weights pub- lished March 14. geldings allowed 31b, maidens having started twice allowed 41b, tlinee The HUNT CUP STEEPLE CHASE of 5 sovs each, with a Silver Cup or more 61b • the winner to be sold for 120 sovs; if entered to be soli for value 50 sovs added ; for all horses that have been regularly hunted with 100 sovs allowed 31b, 80 71b,* G0 121b, 10 181b, SO 24.1b, or for 20 281b ; the any established pack of hounds carrying list 71b each; horses never second to save lus stake; one mile. To close and name at the 8an: 3 I having started in any steeple chase allowed 71b; a winner of a steeple S( OUTHERN COURSING CLUB, Cork, Ireland.— . _ The ANNUAL CH OIPION STAKES ( open), limited to 82 dogs, will be run for over the Killady Hill grounds, & c, on Tuesday, April 7th, and following davs ; entrance £ 3 10s, p. p., to which the club will add £ 15. Judge, Q. Hawkes, Esq ; Slipper, Thos. Saunders. First applications for nominations to have preference, and none engaged till the money is received by the secretary, which can be done by a P. O. O. MI Cork. English and Scotch dogs guarded in the drawing, and two dogs of one owner guarded as far as possible. Dogs to be drawn on Monday, April 6th, at the Imperial Hotel, at 8 o'clock. If the stake should fill, to be divided as follows ; if not, in equal proportions :— Winner... Runner up Two winners of three courses, £ 10 each Four winners of two courses, £ 4 each . Expenses £ 127 0 0 GEO. ARMSTRONG, Hon. Sec., R. C. Y. Club House, Queenstown. The place of meeting ( Warner's Cross) is only six miles from the city of Cork, and there is a railway station on the ground, which answers exactly for parsons going from Cork, and returning in the evening. MUNSTALL and BAINESSE ( Catterick) X COURSING MEETING will take place on the 12th and 13th of March, by the kind permission of his Grace the Duke of Leeds. The TUNSTALL CUP, by 16 dogs, at £ 5 10s each; 16 dogs at £ 3 10s each ; and 16 dogs at £ 2 10s each. Mr M'GEORGE, Judge. C. PYBUS, Secretarv, Catterick.- THE TATTERSHALL ( postponed) COURSING MEETING will take place on Thursday, the 19th of February, 1857. The dogs to be drawn on the previous evening at 7 o'clock, at the Bull Inn. ' TKOS. ELMITT, Secretary. Tattershall, Feb 11th, 1857. WATERLOO CUP.— A gentleman will have a well- known GREYHOUND at Waterloo, ready to RUN in the CUP, should any nominator be short of a dog. The name and all par- ticulars may be learnt at the drawing. NOTICE.— Unless the mare WILD STRAW- JA BERRY, by Surplice out of The Baronet's dam, left at Mr Wil- kinfe's stables, Aintree, near Liverpool, in November last, be taken away on or before Friday, Feb 27, and all expenses paid, she will be SOLD by AUCTION, at Messrs Lucas's Repository, Liverpool, on Saturday, Feb 28,1857, to defray expenses, NOTICE.— If the party who bought IVAN HOE, a steeple chase horse, at Messrs Tattersall's, on Monday last, will write to the ostler at the Commercial Inn, Chesterfield, he will hear of a customer. MAIL PHAETON.— TO be SOLD, a bargain, the owner having no further use for it, a handsome MAIL PHAETON, in excellent condition, fitted for one or two horses. To be seen at Eastland House, Dulwicli. time as the Municipal Stakes. „„„ , The Right Hon Lord LONDESBOROUGH, lstewarag GEORGE PAYNE, Esq, _ , ^ j » iewaras. Mr RICHARD JOHNSON, of York, Clerk of the Course andHandicapper. WARWICK SPRING MEETING, IS- 57, WIN take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 17th, 18th, and 19th of March. The following stakes close on Tuesday, the 3d of March, to Messrs Weatherby, in London, or to Mr Merry, Leamington:— „ ,, „ . , A HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for all ages: 2 sovs entrance, to be paid at thetime of naming; winners after the weights are out to carry 5lb extra; T. Y. C.; the weights to appear in the next Sheet Calendar. WELTER HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft; gentlemen riders, as quali- fied to ride in the Willoughby Handicap; professionals allowed to ride by carrying 61b extra; winners after the weights are out to carry 51b extra; one mile; weights to appear in the next Sheet Calendar. A HANDICAP PLATE of 40 sovs, for all ages: the winner to be sold by public auction, after the race, for 50 sovs, and the surplus, if any, over Qie selling price, to go to the fund ; three furlongs ; 2 sovs entrance, to be paid at the time of naming; weights to appear in the next Sheet Calendar. HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE of 5 sovs each, 1 ft, to go to the fund, with 80 added: the winner of any Handicap Steeple Chase, after the declara- tion of the weights, to cairy 51b extra, twice 71b; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; three miles; the weights to be published on the 7th of March; the 1 sov ft to be paid at the time of naming. The Marquis of ANGLESEY, 1 Lord GUERNSEY, V H. SPENCER LUCY, Esq, J Mr CLARK ( Newmarket), Judge. Mr HIBBURD, Starter. Mr S. MERRY, Clerk of the Course. [• Stewards. MANCHESTER MEETING WIN take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, June 3d, 4th, and 5th, 1857. FIRST DAY.— The TRAPFOED HANDICAP of 5 eovs each, with 50 • dded, for all ages; the winner of any race subsequent to the pub- lication of the weights, value 100 sovs clear, to carry 51b extra; one mile. To close and name on the last day of the Liverpool Spring Meet- ing, March 4th. SECOND DAY.— The CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for three vear olds and upwards; the winner of any race sub- 8equent to the publication of the weights, value 100 sovs, to carry 51b extra ; one mile and a quarter. To close and name on the last day of the Liverpool Spring Meeting, March 4th. - THIRD DAY .— The WILTON STAKES of 10 sovs each, lift, with 50 added; for two year olds 6st 91b, and three 8stl21b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b: the second to save his stake ; a winner once before starting to carry31b, twice 51b extra: T. Y. C. To close on the last day of the Liverpool Spring Meeting, March 4th, and name on the day of entry for All nominations to be made to Messrs Weatherby, London; Mr Richard Johnson, York; or Mr Bake. 4, Brown- street, Manchester. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, the 23th and 26th of March. Tne following Stakes close either with Messrs Weatherby, London; Mr Johnson. York; or Mr T. Marshall, Northamp- ton, on or before Tuesday the 3d of March. FIRST DAY.— The TRIAL STAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added from the fund; two year oids 4st 81b, three Gst 61b, four 8st 41b, five 8st 111b, six and aged 9st Sib ; one mile. The STAND PLATE of 50 sovs ( Handicap) for three year olds and up- wards ; any number of horses the property of the same owner or his confederate may run for this plate ; the winner of any handicap after the publication of the weights to carry 51b extra ; entrance, 2 sovs, to go to the fund, which must in all cases be sent with the nomination, or the same cannot be received ; one mile. The NENE STAKES ( a Free Handicap) of 5 sov3 in case of acceptance, with 25 sovs added, for three year olds and upwards; once round; horses to be handicapped in this race must be named to Messrs Wea- therbv, Mr Johnson, or the Clerk of the Course, on or before the first Tuesday in March; the weights to be published oil the 10th, and the acceptances declared on the 17th March, 1857. SECOND DAY.— EARL SPENCER'S PLATE of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, if declared on or before Tuesday, the 17th of March, for horses of all ages ( two year olds ex- cepted); a winner of any handicap after the weights appear to carry 71b extra; the New Spencer Stakes Csurse ( about 5fur), straight ; the • weights to be published on the 10tn day of March, 1857; six acceptances or no race. The NOKTHAMPTONSHIEE CUP STAKES, by subscription of 10 sovs each, for horses of all ages; three year olds 6st 91b, four Sst 71b, fivs Sst lib, six and aged 9st 4ib; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs if de- manded. and to subscribe to the stakes of 1858; gentlemen taking a nomination in this stake and not starting to be subject to the payment of S sovs, which will be given to the second horse; two miles. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS: Duke of Buccleuch Lord Spencer Lord Southampton Lord Northampton Sir C. Knightley Captain Villiers MrMaunsell Colonel Vysc Mr R. Knightley Mr Stafford Captain Lane Renewal of the ST LIZ HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 100 added; the winner of any handicap after the weights appear to carry 71b extra; ten subscribers or no race; the winner to pay 5 sovs to the Bentinck Benevolent Fund; one mile and a quarter. The DELAPRE HANDICAP, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 35 added; for two year olds and upwards; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs if de- manded in the usual way; Althorp Park Stakes Course ( about half a mile.) Her MAJESTY'S PLATE, the PTTCHLEY SELLING STAKES, the SELLING PLATE, close on the days before running. Full particulars will duly appear, Mr MARSHALL, Northampton, Clerk of the Course. DURHAM RACES will take place on Monday and Tuesday, April 13 and 14,1S57.— Nearly 400 sovereigns, public money, given at this meeting. The committee have great pleasure in informing owners and trainers of race horses, that they have made great improvements in the race course, the objectionable turn where the acci- dents occurred last year having been widened, levelled, and completely re- laid, by which means about 100 yards have been gained in the straight run in. FIRST DAY.— The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; three year olds 7st, four Sst 101b, five 9st 41b, six and aged 9st 71b; mares and geldings allowed 31b, and maiden three year olds at the time of starting 41b, four year olds and upwards 71b ; a winner of lliO sovs in any year to carry 51b, twice, or of 200 sovs, 101b extra; onemile. To close and name on Tuesday, 3d March. The DURHAM HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 3 if declared, with 50 sov3 added; if 50 entries, 100 sovs will be added; a win- ner, after the weights are published, of any handicap value 50 sovs, to carry 41b, of two fifties, or 100 sovs, 71b extra ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses ; one mile and a half. To close and name as for the Trial Stakes. PRESENT SUBSCRIBERS. H. B. Baker, Esq H. J. Spearman, Esq R. L. Pemberton, Esq J, H. Forster. Esq Mr Jones Mr Richards Mr Wilkin Mr W. R. Waddingliam R. I. Shafto, Esq Mr Ferguson Mr J. Colpitts Mr Wetlierell . L The HOPEFUL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added by the members for the city of Durham ; for two year olds ; colts 8et 71b, fillies 8st 31b ; a winner before starting to carry 41b, twice or 100 sovs, 61b extra; horses having started twice, and never won, allowed 81b; T. Y. C.; the winner to pay 10 sovs to the judge. To close and name as tor the Trial Stakes, The TALLY- HO HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 20 added, for horses that have been hunted with any established pack of hounds during the season of 1856- 7; a winner of any handicap stakes of 50 sovs, after the weights appear, to carry 71b extra; the second horse to save his stake ; gentlemen riders, but professionals allowed to ride by carrying 51b extra ; two miles. To close and name as for the Trial Stakes. SECOND DAY.— The NEW STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; two year olds 7st, three 9st; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; a winner oncc in 1857 to carry 3! b, twice, or the Hopeful Stakes on the first day, 51b extra; horses that have started twice in 1857, and not won, allowed 31b ; the second to save his stake; T. Y. C. To close and name as for the Trial S fakes. The NORTH DURHAM HANDICAP STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 50 added by Lord A. Vane Tempest and R. D. Shafto, Esq, members for the northern division of the county of Durham; for all ages ; a winner of any handicap amounting to 50 sovs, after the weights appear, to carry 51b, of two, or one of the value of 100 sovs, 71b, or of the Durham Handi- cap on the preceding dav, 101b extra; the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pa. v 10 sovs to the fund ; one mile. To close and name as for the Trial Stakes. The HUNT CUP, value 50 guineas, by subscription of 5 guineas each, with 20 added from the fund, for horses that have been regularly hunted with any established pack of hounds in the county of Durham, during the season of 1856- 7, and bona fide the property of a member of any such hunts, or of any otfieer stationed at Newcastle or Sunderland Barracks ; to be ridden by gentlemen, members of any such hunts, or by officers stationed at either of the above barracks; certificates of qualifica- tion for both horse and riderto be produced previous to starting; list 41b each; thorough bred horses 101b extra; two miles; 6 subscribers, or no race. To close and name as for the Trial Stakes ( March 8d). Nominations to be made to Mr R. Johnson, York ; or to the Clerk of the Course, Durham. Undel- the same rules and regulations as last year. > ere will be the usual Selling Stakes and Plates, particulars of which O , il appear in future advertisements. Mr CHARLES WET HERELL, Clerk of the Course. Mr W. R. WADDINGHAM, Durham, Sec and Treasurer. Mr RICHD. JOHNSON, York. Judge and Handicapper. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING, 1857.— THE following stakes close on the first Tuesday in March :— The CROXTETH STAKES. The MERSEY STAKES. The LIVERPOOL CUP ( at present 47 subscribers). And The STANLEY STAKES. For particulars see Sheet and Book Calendars. E. W. TOPHAM, Lessee and Clerk of the Course. chase in 1856 or 1857, value 30 sovs to carry 71b extra, twice 141b, or any handicap steeple chase of the value of 200 sovs 281b extra; over three miles of fair hunting couutry; gentlemen riders, professionals allowed to riae by carrying 101b extra; the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses. To close and name to Mr John Sheldon, jun, Star Inn, 114, Dale End, Birmingham, on or before Tuesdav, March 17. The SUTTON STEEPLE CHASE ( a Free Handicap, with 25 sovs added) of 5 sovs each in case of acceptance; the winner ot any handicap steeple chase after the declaration of the weights to carry 51b, twice 711s extra; the winner to be sold for 80 sovs by auction after the race, and the sur- plus, if any, to go to the fund; if entered to be sold at the time of ac- cepting for 60 sovs allowed 71b, if for 50 101b, if for 30 14lb, if for 20 181b: about three miles ; 1 sov entrance, to go to the fund, to be ppid at the time of naming, or the entry refused. To close and name to Mr John Sheldon, jun, Star Inn, 114, Dale End, Birmingham, on or before Tues- dav, March 3 ; weights published on the 14th of March ; acceptances to be declared to the Clerk of the Course on or before Wednesday, March the 18th. The WELTER STEEPLE CHASE of 10 sovs each, half forfeit, for horses that have been regularly hunted in 1856 and 1857; 14st each; three miles ; a winner of any steeple chase or hurdle race to carry 71b extra; to be ridden by gentlemen farmers or tradesmen; professionals to carry 101b extra. To close and name to Mr John Sheldon, jun, Star Inn, 111, Dale End, Birmingham, on or before March the 10th. A SELLING STEEPLE CIIASE of 3 sovs each, with 15 added, for horses carrying list each; the winner to be sold for 106 sovs; if entered to be sold for 60 allowed 71b, if for 40 141b, if for 20 211b ; a winner in 1857 to carry 51b, twice 91b extra; the winner to be sold by auction after the race^ and the surplus, if any, to go to the fund ; two miles. To clese and name and the colours to be declared by 7 o'clock the evening before running to Mr John Sheldon, jun, Star Inn, 11*, Dale End, Birmingham. For conditions see bills. WILLIAM SCHOLEFIELD, Esq. M. P., - J J. CHADWICK, Esq. Upward* Capt R. C. HOLMES, 10th Hussars, (- S. ewaras. J. FIFE, Esq. 10th Hussars. J Mr It. JOHNSON, of York, Judge and Handicapper. Mr JOHN SHELDON, jun, Clerk of the Course. TVTORETON- IN- MAKSH STEEPLE CHASES, JjJL will take plaee on Thursday. March 26th, 1857. A FREE HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE of 5 sovs each ( in case of ac- ceptance), with 50added ; about four miles; second horse to save his stake; the winner to pay 5 sovs to the race fund; four horses, the pro- perty of different persons, to start, or the added money will not be given: winners of a steeple cliase, or hurdle race ( matches excepted) of the value of 50 sovs after the weights are declared, to carry 71D extra, twice, or 100sovs, 101b extra. To close and name to Mr John Wells, Moreton- in- Marsh, on or before the 25th February. Weights to be pub- lished in Bell's Life of tho 15th March ( acceptances declared on or before the 18tli March, or the horse will not remain in). One sov to be sent with each nomination, or the entry will not be received. This rule will be strictly enforced. The UNION HUNT STEEPLE CHASE of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for hunters qualified. To close on the 18th March. The SELLING STEEPLE CHASE of 2 sovs each, with 10 added. Full particulars in Bell's Life of the 18th March. TADCASTER STEEPLE CHASE win take place Oil Friday, April 3,1857. A CUP of 50 sovs ( in specie), added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, open to any horse that, for six months previous to the day of the race, shall have been the property of . any person farming not less than 100 acres of land in the East Riding of the county of York, or farming not less than 50 acres of land under Lord Londesborough. in either of the three Ridings, such horse having never been in a public training stable ; four year olds lOst 71b, five llst21b, six list 121b, andaged 12st; thorough bred horses to carry 71b extra ; to be ridden by farmers or their sons ; over about four miles of fair hunting country, near Tadcaster. To close and name on the 16th March, to Mr Edward Chadwicl:, Grimston Lodge, Tadcaster ; Mr Thomas Young, Londesborougli, Market Weigh- ton ; or to Mr William Hodgson, East Avton, Pickering. The FARMERS' STAKES of 2 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added, for horses bona fide the property of gentlemen, farmers, or tradesmen, iand which have been regularly hunted during the past season; to be ridden by gen- tlemen, farmers, tradesmen, or their sons ; professional riders 71b extra; the second horse to receive 5 sovs out of the stakes, and if seven start, the third to save his stake; four year olds to carry lOst 41b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st; horses thorough bred 71b extra, and having won a steeple chase 71b, two or more 101b, but no horse to carry more than 141b extra; four horses, the property of different owners, to start, or half the stakes will be withdeld; about three miles. To close on the 16th March. The SELLING PLATE of 20 sovs ( in specie), entrance 1 sov, to go to the fand ; list each ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs; if entered to be sold for 30 sovs, allowed 71b, for 20 141b, or for 15 211b; to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and the surplus, if any, to go to the fund; about two miles. To close on the 1st of April. The Farmers' Stakes and the Selling Steeple Chase to close and name to Mr George Burton, honorary secretary, Tadcaster, of whom the rules and regulations may be had. MATTHEW KIDD," t nfiha WM. HOUSEMAN; / Clerks of the Course. Mr R. JOHNSON, York, Judge and Handicapper. X A MARCHE STEEPLE CHASES. JLJ FIRST DAY, SUNDAY, 5th April, 1857. GRAND ANNUAL HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE of 6,000f, added to a Sweepstakes of 300f each, 200f ( 8 sovs) forfeit, and 100f( 4 sovs) only if declared; the second horse to receive a double stake; the third to save his stake; eight horses to be entered or no race: entries to be made in Paris at the Jockey Club, 2, Rue Drouot, and in London at Bell's Life Office, 170, Strand, on Thursday, 26th February, 1857, before 4 o'clock p. m. The weights will be published on Wednesday, 11th of March, in London and Paris; acceptances to be declared in either place before 4 p. m. on Wednesday, 18th of March. Notice.— 1 Of ( 4 sovs) to be paid at the time of entry, and 100f( 4 sovs) at thetime of ac- ceptance, or no entry and acceptance will be received. Winners of a steeple chase, value 2000f ( 80 sovs), entries included, after the pnblica- rion of the weights, to carry 2 kilos extra, of 4,000f and above 4 kilos; distance about 6,000 metres. SECOND STEEPLE CHASE.— A SELLING STEEPLE CHASE, 1,5004 added to a Sweepstakes of lOOf ( 4 sovs); the second horse to receive a doable stake; four horsss to be entered and two to start or no race; weight 70 kil03 ; distance about 4,000 metres; the winner to be sold for 10,000f ( 400 sovs), if for 8,000f allowed 2 kilos, 6,000 4 kilos, 4,000 6 kilos, 3,000 7 kilos, 2,000 8 kilos, 1,000 10 kilos; entries to be made in Paris and London at the same places as for the Handicap, before 4 p. m., on Wednesday, 11th of March, 1857. The entire stake, 100i'( 4 sovs), to be paid at the time of entry. SECOND DAY, SUNDAY, 19tli April, 1857. A HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE of 4,0U0f, added to a Sweepstakes of 300f, 200 ft, and 100 only if they do not accept the weights; the second horse to receive a double stake; the third to save his stake; distance about 5,200 metres ; eight horses to be entered or no race. Entries to be made in Paris and London at the same places as above, before 4 p. m., on Wednesday, 18th of March; weights to be published en Wednesday, 8th of April; and acceptances to be declared on Monday, 13th of April, 1857, before 4 p. m., at either place ; lOOf ( 4 sovs) to be paid at the time of entry, and lOOf ( 4 sovs) at the time of acceptance, or no entry and acceptance will be received; winners of a steeple chase of 2,000f, entries included, after the publication of the weights, to carry 2 kilos extra, of 4,000f and above 4 kilos, A SELLING STEEPLE CHASE, l, 200f, added to a Sweepstakes of lOOf; distance about 4,000 metres; weight 70 kilos; the winner to be sold for 10,000f; if for 8,000f allowed 2 kilos, 6,000 4 kilos, 4,000 6 kilos, 3,000 7 kilos, 2,0008kilos, 1,00010 kilos; four horses to be entered andtwostart, or no race. Nominations to be made in Paris and London at tho same places as above, before 4 r>. m., on Wednesday, 1st April, 1857. The full stake, 100f( 4sovs), to be paid at the time of entry. CONSOLATION STAKES, SOOf, added to a Sweepstakes of 50f ( 2 sovs), for horses having run at La Marche in 1857, anl not having won; weights 65 kilos; gentlemen will receive 3 kilos; distance about 2,400 metres. Entries to be made in Paris and London before 4 p. m., on Wednesday, lst;| tpril, 1857, and the full stake to be paid at the time of entry; two horses to start, or no race. The entry money will be returned to the winners of 5th and 19th April at La Marche, if engaged. The ground to be shown on the day before the race at half- past 2 p. m. The colours of riders to be declared at the time of acceptances for the handicaps and entry for the other races, under a penalty of 10s. J. CAIZAI D'AUXONNE. THE NORTH WARWICKSHIRE HUNT AND HENLEY- IN- ARDEN STEEPLE CHASES, Monday, March 30, 1857.— The usual TOWN and FARMERS' SXAKES will be run for on the above day, at which time, it is expeeted, the North Warwickshire Hunt Steeple Chases will be contested over the same ground. Particulars next week. LIVERPOOL RACES.— A GRAND FANCY BALL, in aid of the public charities of the town, will take place at St George's Hall, on Tuesday, the Sd of March, 1857. Liverpool, Feb 19,1857. MRS GIBSON, of the Bath Hotel, Waterloo, will supply REFRESHMENTS at the ALTCAR COURSING MEETING, and will also be at the steeple chase with a large marquee, behind the Grand Stand, with hot refreshments, excellent wines, and spirits. nro HUNTING GEJNTLEMEN.— W. MERRY, X ELEPHANT and CASTLE HOTEL, begs to inform those gen- tlemen who intend finishing the season at Leighton that he has some first- rate LOOSE BOXES for hunters ; also, every accommodation for gentlemen in the house. TO be SOLD, a very handsome St BERNARD and NEWFOUNDLAND BITCH, the property of a gentleman going to India. She will make a good night dog. and will be useful for breeding purposes, her first litter, by Mr Ansdell's dog Leo, being splen- did. Age 2 years and a half; swims and jumps admirably. Apply to Mi Bruce, butterman, 19, Clarges- street, Piccadilly. FOR SALE, the well- known steeple chase horse THE BRITISH SAILOR, price 200 guineas, engaged in the Grand Annual Steeple Chase at Warwick. For particulars apply to Mr Brown, the Kennels, Kineton! TO be SOLD, ELYAS, by Whalebone out of Leo- poldine. This horse's half- bred stock sell higher than any in the kingdom, and his colt Commoner is entered for the Chester Cup and Derby, and is a great favourite in Dawson's Stables. Elvas is in tine health and spirits. Apply by letter or otherwise to Mr W. Jacobs, Ballyn- rowan, Baltinglas, County Wicklow. TROTTING STALLION.— T0 be SOLD, the celebrated trotting stallion, SHALES RATTLER, by Shales Merrylegs. He is a dark chesnut, standing 15 hands high, or there- abouts, and rising 8 years old. Is a sure foal- getter, and his stock are very promising. For particulars, apply to Mr Eastwood, Towneley Park, near Burnley, Lancashire.— Towneley Park, Feb 10,1S57. TO be LET or SOLD, RATAN, sire of Malacca ( winner of last Cambridgeshire), and several other winners ( although having served few thorough bred mares). Iiatan is by Buz- zard, dam by Picton— Selim— Pipator, a cross of invaluable blood when proparly directed. His half- bred stock are remarkable for size, with bone and substance. He is a very sure foal- getter, and is now in first- class form. The horse can be seen at Whitefield House, Walton, near Liverpool; and for terms apply to Richard Jnhnson. nturi » roAin. Miwp. STALLION.— For SALE, the superior thorough bred horse NUTPECKER. He is a beautiful brown, 6 years old, 16 hands high, with immense power, bant possible temper aud constitution, was bred by Lord Exeter and sold for a very large sum to Mr Mare; is by the celebrated Nutwitli out of Amima, by Sultan ; he proved himself a first- class race horse, beating most of the best horses. See Racing Calendar. From his superior blood and performances, coupled with his great substance, & c, must make a first- rate and very valuable stallion. For price, & c, apply to Mr Helmore, veterinary surgeon, Stratford, Essex. STALLION.— To be SOLD or EXCHANGED, CLUMSY, by Bay Middleton out of Skilful, by Partizan out of Scratch, by Selim, bred by the late Lord George Bentinck. Clumsy is 16 hands high, colour dark bay, with black points, of high symmetry and great power. Clumsy having travelled seven years in one district is the sole reason of his owner's wish to part with him. His stock is ex- ceedingly large and beautiful. Apply to Mr Richard Sparks, Queen's Head Inn, Truro, Cornwall. STALLION.— To be SOLD ( in consequence of the death of the owner), that splendid thorough Jbred horse BLAZE, by Launcelot out of Flambeau, 15 hands 3 inches high, dark brown. Further particulars may be known on application to Mr Wynn, veteri- nary surgeon, White Hart Hunting Stables, Welwyn, Herts, where the horse can be seen; or of Mr Shirley, Catherine Wheel Hotel, Egham, Surrey. MESSRS TATTERSALL beg to inform the public that the WEST KENT FOXHOUNDS not having been disposed of on Monday last, they are now FOR SALE by private contract. They consist of 40 couples of bitches, bred from the most fashionable blood, and will be sold in one or more lots. For further particulars apply to Messrs Tattersall. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the pro- perty of a gentleman having no further use for her: A CHESNUT MARE, rising 6 years old; quiet in double and single harness, with very high and grand action. TO be SOLD by AUCTION by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the pro- perty of a gentleman: SIX superior weight- carrying HORSES, well- known in War- wickshire. T O be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Feb 23 : GOOD FRIDAY, 4 years old, by Bryan O'Lvnn, by Irish Bird- catcher out of Fanny, by Harltaway. Ha is winner of some of the best two year old stakes in Ireland, and has no engage- ments. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park corner, on Monday, Feb 2Cd, The well known stallion MANGO, one of the strongest thorough bred horses in the kingdom; he is a sure foal- getter, and his stock are first class hunters and steeple chase horses; sire of many winners. ri lO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- A TERSALL, at Ilyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), TWO superior HORSES, well- known with the Essex If iunds, the property of a gentleman unable to hunt; also, an ARAB ENTIRE HORSE, of the highest caste: 1. KING LEAR l, r„„ f„ a 2. SVVIFTSURE I JLU » TER8- 3.' C ! i UTNE E; a good hack andlady's horse, and well- broke charger. rtno be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- J_ TERSALL. at Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the fol- lowing high- bred IRISH HUNTERS, well- known in Kilkenny, the pro- perty of Lord James Butler, who is giving up hunting: 1. GIANTESS. | 4. PRINCESS. 2. ST S WITH IN. 5. BRIAN BORU. 3. KILLORAN. The three first have been regularly carrying over 18 stone; all have been hunted up to the present time with varicus packs of hotmds in Leicestershire, Bucks, and Bedfordshire. _ STALLION.— To be SOLD, at Mr Wm. M. Castle's, THANE. He is a dark bay, stands 15 hands 3 inches high, ® f perfect symmetry, combining immense power of bone and muscle, with superior action. He was got by Sir Peter Nugent's Honesty, by Sir Hercules. His dam was got by Hawk, granddam by Swordsman. If not sold, will serve this season at £ 2 each mare. STALLION.— WANTED to PURCHASE or HIRE for the season 1857 a thoroughbred STALLION; must be the sire of winners, or if untried, must have been a first- class race horse, having size, bone, and substance. Address, stating terms, to Mr W. Tyler, Friday Bridge, Birmingham. WANTED, PONIES, a PAIR, between 13 and 14 hands high, high steppers, and perfect match, whether bro- ken cr unbroken no consequence. Full particulars and price address to F. F„ Adams's Newspaper Office, Parliament- street, Westminster. WANTED, a PAIR of strong, short- legged GREY MARES, of the Norfolk trotting breed; must be quiet in harness. Apply by letter, post paid, at Mr J. Meyer's, 84, Jewry- street, Aldgate, E. C. GREYHOUND SAPLINGS.— FOR SALE, TWO DOGS and TWO BITCHES, by Ecclefeclian out ofWalburga, whose first litter won their several puppy stakes at the late Everley Union Meeting. TWO DOGS by Springer, own brother ( same litter) to Jardine's Baion, out of a bitch by Old Figaro, granddam by Locomotive. Also, a BRACE of BITCH PUPPIES, own sisters to those that won at Everley. The saplings were pupped in April, 1856; the puppies 1st June, 1S55. They are all very lengthy and well grown, with good legs and feet, and are warranted over the distemper. Price £ 5 each. Ecclefechan's produce last season, out of five bitches only, won 67 public courses, in- cluding some of the largest stakes in England and Scotland— see " Thacker." Apply to Wm. Richardson, Fairfield House, Chiddingfold Surrey. GREYHOUND SAPLINGS.— FOR SALE, WORTHLESS and BURGLAR, both black; won and ran up for the Sapling Stakes, at Audlem— see last week's Bell's Life ; a remark- ably neat and bloodlike brace, not 12 months old, and never ran but one hare before. By Bridgwood's Warrior out of Kirkby's Nimble, by Edlestone's Scythian out of Mrs Maltby's Starlight ; Warrior, out of Beeswing, by Webb's Wrestler. Price £ 20 the brace. Apply to Mr Tay- lor, Black Lion, Trent Vale, Staffordshire. OTTER HOUNDS.— To be SOLD, TWO and a HALF COUPLES of high bred OTTER HOUNDS, three dogs and two bitches, colour black and tan, grizzled, and blue mottled; age from 3 to 6 years. These hounds are very handsome, strong, and well made, of first- rate blood, and ready for immediate work. Refer to F. L., to be left at the Post Office, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. HARRIERS.— FOR SALE, A SMALL PACK, the property of a g. ntleman. The Harriers can be seen at Wilton's, Notting Dale, Notting Hill, London, The entire pack, six- teen couple, all hunted together. A brace of red deer. A PACK of ELEVEN COUPLES of HARRIERS hunted twice, and sometimes three times, a week. Apply to the ' Editor of Bell's Life. T< O SPORTSMEN.— For DISPOSAL, in conse- quence of the proprietor giving up shooting, a handsome liver- coloured SETTER BITCH, 24 years old, warranted to stand, back, and drop to hand and shot perfectly. Applications addressed to Mr Alfred Onions, care of Mr Dowell, 56, Dudley- street, Birmingham, will be at- tended to. No dog dealer need apply, and to save trouble £ 5 will be accepted. pc OINTERS, & c.— WANTED, a young person thoroughly competent to MANAGE a KEIsfNEL and BREAK DOGS. None but persons whose characters will bear the strictest in- vestigation need apply. Address, with testimonials as to character and ability, & c, to H. A.. Post Office, Great Malvern. WANTED to PURCHASE, a good LURCHER BITCH, or a ROUGH GREYHOUND BITCH that will carry her game. Address, with full particulars and lowest price, M. N., Post Office, Hereford. WANTED to PURCHASE, TEN COUPLE of steady, well- broken HARRIERS. Dwarf foxhounds would be preferred. No dog dealer need apply.— Address, with full particulars, J. Livingstone, Esq, Pan, Basses Pyrenees, France. WANTED to PURCHASE, a middle- sized, well- bred DOG, of the CLUMBER BREED ( from one to two years old), or a brace of clumber spaniel puppies, from six to twelve months old, or a brace of pure Sussex spaniels. Address, with full particulars as to age, pedigree, and price, to John Travess, Post Office, Bishops Caundle, Dorset. WANTED to PURCHASE, HARRIERS or BEAGLES, or in exchange for greyhounds. The advertiser wishes to procure, as above, six or eight couple of harriers or beagles. They must not be less than 17 inches nor more than 20 inches high, and have been regularly hunted together the last and not more than three seasons. He will either purchase or exchange a private kennel of excel- lent young greyhounds, descended from the stock of Lord Rivers, Col Elmhirst, Mr Best, Mr Bagge, and Lord Sefton.— Address W. F., Stives, Bingley, Yorkshire. RETRIEVERS WANTED.— TO KEEPERS IN Norfolk or Suffolk.- WANTED to PURCHASE one or more thoroughly broken, well bred RETRIEVERS. A trial required. Well bred unbroken puppies of good strain would also be purchased. None but keepers of known integrity will be treated with. Address, with price and particulars, to H. W., Esq, care of the steward, Arthur's Club, St James's- street, London. ALDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS and HEIFERS.— M. FOWLER, Sen, Little Busliey, Watford, Herts, will have his fresh importation of FORTY newly calved and down calving COWS on SALE PRIVATELY, at the Red Lion Yard, Padding- ton, on Monday, March 2d, and two following days, M. F. is the only importer in England, and the only person from whom a pure and warranted animal can be had direct from the island. ALDERNEY, JERSEY, and GUERNSEY COWS and HEIFERS— ED. PARSONS FOWLER, of Jersey, sole and only exporter, will have FORTY choice calved and calving CATTLE at Mr Gower's Repository, Barbican, London, on Monday next, 23d inst, on PRIVATE SALE. E. P. F. warrants his cattle perfect, and holds his sale the last Mondav in each month. Y ACHTS for SALE, also WANTED to PUR- CHASE, CONTINUALLY.— London and Outports.— A private record kept, accessible to intending VENDORS and PURCHASERS, to whom are transmitted, to all parts of the United Kingdom, CEELY'S YACHTING PROSPECTUSES. At Garraway's, Cornhill, between 2 and 4 p. m., Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.— John T. Ceely, 5, Montague- place, East India- road, London, E. WOR SALE, now lying at Haslar, Gosport, the JJ SCHOONER YACHT, LANCASHIRE WITCH, built in 1854, coppered and copper- fastened; she has ample accommodation and a large inventory of stores, 94J tons o. m. For price and particulars, apply on board, or to L. P. Haldon House, Exeter. IP OR SALE, a handsome, fast- sailing CUTTER YACHT, 50 tons o. m., new last feason, copper fastened, iron floors, and cast iron ballast. Apply to Capt Roberts, Secretary, Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth. TO be SOLD, a fast cutter YACHT, fully found; built by a first- rate firm, and launched in 1854. 20 tons. Cabin dines eight people. Apply J. A.. Esq, Pembroke, South Wales. ]? OR SALE, an IRON pleasure SCREW STEAMER, will carry 25 persons, propelled by two high pressure engines of two- horse power each, with tubular boiler; length 31 feet, beam 5 feet, draught of water 2 feet. A four- oared oak boat, 35 feet long, with fittings complete. Apply New Inn, Green gate- street. Stafford. TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at'Hyde Park- corner, to- morrow ( Monday), the fol- lowing HORSES, & c, the property of a gentleman : 1. CHESNUT GELDING, by the Norfolk Phenomenon ; quiet in harness, with superior action. 2. CHESNUT GELDING, by Mundig; ditto. 3. BROWN GELDING; constantly driven in double harness, and fast. 4. BAY GELDING; constantly driven in double harness. 5. BROWN MARE; a superior hack, quiet in harness, and fast. A TILBURY, by Barker: double and single harness, bridles, & c nno be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- JL TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, March 2d. A bay entire CART HORSE, rising 5 yeara old, stands 17 hands 2 inches high, on remarkable short legs, with immense bone and substance, well calculated to get tlray horses; has proved himself a sure stO'" k- getter. TO be SOLD by AUCTION by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, March 2, the fol- lowing weight- carrying HORSES, well known with the Duke of Beau- fort's aid the V. W. H. hounds, the property of a gentleman: 1. LOTTERY 2. MERRY OLD SOUL 3. AUBURN 4. SILVERFOOT 5. DONCASTER 6. MAN- OF WAR 7. HAZARD. 8. KILDARE TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs TAT- TERSALL, at Hyde Park- corner, on Monday, 9th Match, without reserve: TWENTY valuable HORSES, well known with the Norfolk Fox- hounds, the property of Mr W. Col man. They have been regu- larly hunted up to the present time, and are now sold in conse- quence of the hounds giving up hunting for this season. T 1HE MIDLAND COUNTIES REPOSITORY.— form the public that their TWO next imnortant STUD SALES, for HUNTERS and other valuable HORSES, will take place at their Reposi- tory, Birmingham, On Thursday, 5th March, and On Thursday, 26th March, 1857, Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to enter horses for these sales are solicited to make early application, in order that stalls may be secured and publicity given to their instructions. Sales by auction every Thurs- day, and by private treaty daily. The annual sale of carriages, saddlery, & c, will take place on Thursday, 2d April, 1857. Full particulars of property for that day's sale must be forwarded one week prior to sale in order that they may be described in catalogues. FOR SALE, a four- wheeled DOG CART, London built, equal to new., will carry eight; complete with pole, swingle bars, lamps, imperial, patent break, and gun box underneath the body. Runs very light with a pair of horses, and has been constantly used with a team.— Apply to Charles Bailey, groom, Eaton- mews West, Pimlico. 1 at Mr Goodwin's, IMPORTANT SALE of HIGHLY- BRED GREY- HOUNDS, the PROPERTY of the EARL of SEFTON.— To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messsrs LUCAS and Co, on Tuesday, Feb 24, 1857, the day of entering for the Waterloo Cup, at the Repository, Great Charlotte- street, Liverpool, at 1 o'clock precisely : 1. SENTENCE, black bitch, by Lord Seitcn's Syntax out of his Cinderella; whelped January, 1853; in pup to Lord Sefton's Skyrocket, by Blue Light out of Syncope, thus combining in the most direct lines the Streamer, Buele, andForemost blood. 2. SUPERFINE, black and white dog, by Fowles's Fire Office out of Lord Sefton's Stitch ; whelped April, 1854. 3. SIRIUS, black dog, by Fire Office out of Lord Seffcon'a Sally Grey ; whelped April, 1854. 4. SYBIL, red bitch, by Fire Office out of Sally Grey; whelped April, 1851. 5. SULTAN, black dog, by Long's Lablache out of Lord Sefton's Cinderella; whelped April, 1854. 6. SIMMS BEEVES, black dog, by Long's Lablache out of Lord Sefton's Stitch; whelped June, 1855; brother to Signor Sontag, Stage Box, and Solo, and not been in public. 7. SONNET, black bitch, sister to the last, and not been ill public. 8. SUPERSTITION, black dog, by Long's Gipsy Prince out of Lord Sefton's Cinderella; whelped June, 1855, brother to Seacole and Saraband, and not been in public. 19. SARAH BELL, red bitch, by Lord Sefton's Sackcloth out of his Sally Grey; whelped June, 1855. 10. SALT FISH, black dog, by Lord Sefton's Sackcloth out of his Salmon, by Syntax out of Arden's Minnow. The dogs are healthy and in good condition, and sold in consequence of having to makeroom for saplings. For performance of aged dogs, see " Thacker." On view on Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. IMPORTANT SALES at LUCAS'S REPOSI- TORY, Liverpool. Highly- bred GREYHOUNDS, the projwi ty of the Earl of Sefton, on Tuesday next, February 24, the day of entry for the Waterloo Cup, at 1 o'clock precisely. On Friday, February 27tli. and Saturdav, February 28tli, TWENTY- ONE ALDERNEY and GUERNSEY COWS, imported from the Channel Islands, by Mr Ed. Parsons Fowler. Liverpool Steeple Chase week, FIFTY valuable HORSES, on Thurs- day, March 5th, the day after the Liverpool Grand National Steeple Chase. Entries to be made immediately. FIFTY CART HORSES.- On Wednesday, 11th March, Fifty first- class Cart Horses. STOCK of HORSES, CABS, CLARENCES, OMNIBUSES, & c.- On Thursday, March 12th, Forty Harness Horses, Cars, Cabs, Clarences, Omnibuses, & c. TWENTY- SIXTH ANNUAL SALE of CARRIAGES, on Wednesday, April 8th.— Two Hundred Carriages and Sixty Sets of Harness. Entries to be made as soon as possible. TVTORTHAMPTON RACES.— The following valu- able horses will be offered for SALE by AUCTION ( unless previously disposed of by private contract), by HOLLOWAY and SON, at the George Hotel, Northampton, on the morning of the first race day, Wednesday, the 25tli March, 1857, at 12 o'clock to a minute, viz, 1. OLYMPUS, i years old. 2. QUEEN OF THE MAY, 3 years old, by Catesby out of Olympus's dam. 3. MERRY L& SS, 2 years old, by King Cole out of the Maid of Burleigh ( Candlewick's dam). Any gentleman having horses of a similar character to dispose of, will find this an excellent opportunity, in which case the auctioneers would beg to recommend an early - announcement, ALDRIDGE'S, St Martin s- lane, London.— PUBLIC SALES by AUCTION every Wednesday and every Saturday throughout the year, commencing at 11 o'clock precisely. ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTEEN HORSES are submitted to public competition on each of the above days, by Mr MATT AM, the auctioneer; comprising active and powerful horses from the stocks of Messrs Withers and Co, and other job masters, suitable for broughams, clarences, double and single harness; carriage hoi ses, hunters, and hacks, from the studs of noblemen and gentlemen ; ladies' horses, cobs, and ponies for riding and driving. On Saturdays, in addition to the horses, a great variety of phaetons, broughams, clarences, dog- carts and gigs, with sets of double and single harness, saddles, and bridles. All property should be re- ceived two days before either sale day, for public view and insertion in the catalogue. REPOSITORY, Barbican.— Friday's Sale as usual.— ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY HORSES, carriages, and harness of every description, to be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr J. GOWER, on Friday next, Feb 27, comprising hacks, hunters, and harness horses of all kinds, and about forty English and Belgian Cart Horses. Property intended for sale should be sent two days prior. The public will observe there is no dealing on the part of the proprietor, or any of his servants, tending to operate to the prejudice of either buyer or seller. K ESTON and BROMLEY MACHINEIiS.— Mr J. GOWER has been directed by the proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at his Repository, Barbican, FOURTEEN HORSES, om- nibus to carry eight inside, with roof seat and luggage boot, spare pole, four and pair- horse harness, chaff boxes, head stalls, clothing, & c, wliicn have been working between Bromley. Keston, and Lswisham. Sold in consequence of the opening © f the Mid Kent Railway to Beckenham, The above stock are worthy the notice of omnibus and cab proprietors, and others requiring horses for immediate use, being in good working condition, and for unreserved sale. On view two days prior. DYCER'S.— FOR SALE, at DYCER'S REPOSI- TORY, Stephen's Green, Dublin, that remarkably handsome entire horse, The EARL of HILLSBOROUGH, a beautiful dark bay, 4 years old, about 16 hands high, got by Tearaway, dam Speculation, by Simoom, granddam Elena, by Turcoman. Would make a first- class steeple- chase horse, being a splendid fencer, with racing speed, and up to great weight; free from any blemish, and sound, subject to the opinion of a veterinary surgeon. rpo be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, . L SLIPSHOD, by Slane, her dam Mrs Malaprop. by Sir Malachi Malagrowtlier; in foal to West Australian, the dam ol Butterfly, Slat- tern, & c. LADY AUDREY, by Pantaloon outofKirtle, Sister to Green Mantle ; in foal to West Australian. FRAULEIN, by De Ruyter out of Netherton Maid; infoaltoWin- difchgratz. PLENARY, by Emilius out of Harriet, by IVricles, the dam of Plenty, Planet, Hesperus, The Fallow Buck, & c, own sister to Plenipo- tentiary ; in foal to The Flying Dutchman. For particulars, apply to the manager, Rawcliffe Paddocks, r. ear York, where the mares are to be seen. REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY.— Auction Sale.— About ONE HUNDRED HORSES, with a variety of CARRIAGES, & c, to be SOLD on Tuesday next, the 24th inst, at 12 o'clock. The horses consist of hacks, ladies' horses, hunters, cobs, and ponies for driving or riding; pairs of phaeton, brougham, and carriase horses; and a large selection of Belgian cart and van horses and mares for farm or town work. The mares have been proved peculiarly suited for stock. Horses should be in on or before the Monday previous to the sale, in order to insure entrance in the catalogues. Sales, 5 per cent; keep, 3s per night. Within one mile of the London bridges. SADDLE HORSES on SALE.— A good variety of fashionable HORSES of various sizes, several being up to weight, some having carried ladies, are now on VIEW and TRIAL, at REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, Newington, within one mile of the London bridges. CART, VAN, and FARMING HORSES on SALE by PRIVATE TREATY daily, consisting of young English and Belgian geldings and mares of various sizes, suitable for all descriptions of town and country work. On view at REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, St George's- road, Newington. REA'S CENTRAL REPOSITORY, Newington. — Several PAIRS of brougham, phaeton, and carriage HORSES, of various sizes and colours, capital matches, and step well together. They may all be proved and examined on the premises, prior to purchase,— Within one mile of the London bridges. TO be SOLD, the well- known STEEPLE- CHASE HORSE BOURTON; he is quite sound, and would make a valuable hunter. To save trouble, the lowest price is 80 guineas. For further particulars, apply to Mr William Moseiey, Deanery- row, Wolver- hampton, STALLIONS.— Messrs Barrow's Stud Paddocks, j QTALLION.— GALAOR ( the sire of Heir of Linne . _ Newmarket, and Repository 6> r tke Sale of thorough- bred Horses and other winners) will serve mares, at Marton Lodge near Brid. ' • ~ ' 1 ions will serve mares LML> FNN YNRI- AI,; ™ . t IA„„;..„„„ J ,„\, lon -^" ge, near una- by Private Contract.— The following popular stallions will serve mares at the above paddocks the ensuing seasoi.' 1S57: ROBERT DE GORHAM, by Sir Hercu^ out of Duvernay, by Emi- lius out of Varennes, sister to Quadrille, by cehm, at 20 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. He is the sire of^ tjiflny winners. ALARM, by Venison out of Southdown, by Defence, at 15 guyisas each mare, groom's fee included. Alarm won the Cambridgeshire Stakes, the Claret Stakes, and the Ascot Cup, beating Orlando, Jericho, W.- tlf- deg, The Baron, Oakley, and Bishop of Romford's Cob. He is the sire of Torment, Winkfield ( the winner ofithe Ascot Cup), Pitapat, Com- nwtion, Amorous Boy, and many other winners. His stock won Juirty races during the last year. THE BLACK DOCTOR, by The Doctor out of Betsy Bird, by Vol- taire, at 10 guineas each mare, and half bred at 5 guineas. The Black Doctor won the Eglinton Stakes at Doncaster, the Warwick Cup, a stake at Richmond and at Chester, and was second for the Chester Cup and the Dee Stakes, besides winning several other races. The following horses are for sale: THE BLACK DOCTOR, CHAR LE MONT, All applications to be made to Messrs Barrow, veterinary surgeons, Newmarket, Every attention will be paid to all mares sent to Messrs Barrow, and foaling mares will receive their professional services. The best accom- modation can be had, with loose boxes, good pasturage, private paddocks ( if required), and a succession of green crops. No horse or mare to be taken from these paddocks Hiitil all expenses are paid. STALLION.— Catterick.— GOORKAH wiU serve mares at Mr C. Pybus's stables for the season 1857; thorough- bred mares at Sguiaeas, and 10s the groom; half- bred mares at 3 guineas, and 5s the groom. H; is by Annandale out of Fair Jane, by David; 15 hands 3 inches high; A good brown, clear of white: perfectly sound, enormous powers, splendid action in all his paces. His performances will show he has won and beat all the best horses in his year, and at all distances. At three years old, won Liverpool Cup, beating Goldfinder, Chief Justice, Harbinger, Missive, Cariboo, Alp, and many others. n Won Warwick CUP, beating Adiue, Little Harry, Ibex, Sackbut, and Black Doctor. Won tlie Queen's Plate at Doncaster, beating Ilex, Gossip, Grapeshot, and Mentmore Lass. Won the Caledonian Cup, beating Harricot, Friars' Hall, and The Black Doctor. Same place, next day, won tie value of 95 sovs, Seating Braxey, Ptigorrock, Auehinleck, Radulphus, Worcester, and Bird Trap, Ran s^ Gond to Kingston for the Northumberland Plate, beating Goldiinder, Red Lion, Little Jack, Garth- fortli, and many others in the race. At York, for the Great Ebor, ran fourth to Pantomime, Nabob, andCatspaw, beating Newminster, Adine, Revolver, Lord Fanconberg, Barbette, Peggy, and a great field. Ran second to Balrownie for the Caledonian St Leger, equal weights. Ha met with an accident, when three years old, in his foot, which put an end to his racing career, Goorkah cannot fail in getting first- class horses. Good accommodation for mares and foals at 10s per week: corn at market price. All expenses to be paid, before the mares are taken away, to Mr C. Pybus. Further information to be had of Mr C. Wintenngham, Richmond; and Mr C. Pybus, Catterick, Yorkshire. STALLIONS.— At Croft Stud Farm, near Darling- ton, CHANTICLEER, at 20 guines a mare, and 1 guinea to the groom. Chanticleer is the sire of Vengeance, who won the Cesarewitch in 1856, and ran second for the Cambridgeshire in the same year, car- rying Sst 21b, 34 horses starting. LORD OF THE ISLES, at 12 guineas a mare, and 1 guinea to the groom. Lord of the Isles is by Touchstone, dam Fair Helen, by Pan- taloon, granddam Rebecca, Alice Hawthorn's dam. Lord of the Isles was a first- class race horse, winning the Twoj Thousand Guineas Stake?, and other large races, beating large fields at two and three years old. From his superior breeding and fine symmetry he cannot fail to become a first- class sire. Hay and grass at 10s per week. Corn, if ordered, at the market price. All expenses to be paid before the mares are taken away. There is every accommodation for mares and foals, and the land is of first- rate quality, with plenty of roomy loose boxes. Every attention will be paid to mares sent to the above horses, by T. Winteringham, proprietor of the Stud Farm. Any communication addressed to T. Winteringham, Croft, near Darlington, will receive immediate attention.— N. B. The Croft Station on the York and Newcastle Railway is within three huiiared yards of the Stud Farm, where mares can be taken off. rg^ O be SOLD, a very racing- like YEARLING^ I COLT, by Sweetmeat out of Aquilonia, by Velocipede out of Dido, by Wlrsker. BAY FILLY". 2 j ears old, by Chabron out of Albania. Apply to Mr George Jones. Oscott, near Birmingham. THE FASTEST TROTTING PONY in ENG- LAND, to be DISPOSED OF by SUBSCRIPTION, on Monday, the 2d of March, at Mr Goodwin's, the Three Compasses, Mile End Gate, the property of Mr Anderson, corn chandler, Cambridge- road, 100 mem- bers at 10s 6d each, the putter- up to spend £ 2 10s and the winner the same. To commence at 8 o'clock. Tickets to be had at Mr Puller's, tho Greyhound, Spitalfields Market; Mr A r. dersvJ'.' s, Cambridge- road; ' at, Mr Goodwin's. STALLIONS.— For season 1857, at Plompton Hall, near Harrogate and Knaresborough, Y'ork :— HOBBIE NOBLE; thoroughbred mares 10 guineas each; if not full, a few half bred ones will be taken at half price. KNIGHT of GWYNNE, by Gilbert Gurney out of Seaweed, by Slane ; blood mares 6 guineas; half bred half price. DAMASK, by Touchstone out of Moss Rose, own sister to Velocipede, by Blacklock; blood mares 6 guineas each; half bred half price. The celebrated roadster THE FLYING BUCK, at £ 2 5s each. ." Good accommodation for mares and foals at usual prices; and for further particulars apply to T. Groves, as above, the owner. ROLAND, by The Saddler," out of Executrix, own brother to Inheritress; This horse will stand at Mr Lambert's, the Trafford Hotel, Stretford- road, Manchester. These horses are of a first- class description, and worthy the attention of judicious breeders. Catalogues sent by post on application as above. TALLION.— YOUNG TOUCHSTONE will serve mares at Hatherton Hall, Nantwicli, Cheshire, thorough bred mares 7 guineas, half bred 3 guineas, and 5s the groom. He is by Touch- stone, dam by Discount, Discount by Banker, granddam by Blucher ( by Waxy) out of Mervinia, by Walton ( by Sir Peter Teazle). He is a long, low horse, dark brown, stands 16} hands high, with good strong loins, splendid action, sound, and the very fac simile of his sire Touchstone. He is a sure foal- getter, and calculated to get horses of great value, from his colour, symmetry, size, and action, being free from roaring or any- other imperfection. His stock is remarkable for substance and realising high prices. Good accommodation for foaling mares, at moderate charges. Any further particulars, on applying to Mr Harper, the above address. STALLION, RATTLE, 1857.— Thorough bred mares at 8 guineas and 10s the groom, dams of winners 3 guineas and 10s the groom. He is a bright cliesnut, 16 hands high, one of the finest and truest shaped horses In England, and of the most fashionable blood, being by TheFallow Buck outofTheHamble, by Camel outof Fanny, by Whisker, having the Venison, Emilius, and two crosses of the Whale- bone blood. He proved himself a race horse, having run a good second to Muscovite, giving him a year, and was only beaten half a head for the Cambridgeshire Stakes the same year. Hay and grass 10s per week, corn at market price. All expenses to be paid before any mare is re- moved. At Mr William Ay ling's, Audler's Ash Farm, near Petersfield, Hants, six miles from Alton station. STALLION.— At Harwood Lee, near Bolton- le- Moors, the thorough bred STALLION, DEAR ME ; thorough bred mares, 5 guineas each; half bred mares, half price. Dear Me is the very best bloods f the present day, being by Melbourne out of Ennui, by Bay Middleton out of Blue Devils, by Velocipede ( the dam of Saun- terer). Dear Me is a rich dark bay, with black legs, stands full 16 hands high, with short legs, and of great power, and has proved himself a sure foal- getter. All communication respecting the above to be addressed to Mr T. W. Redhead, Bolton- le- Moors.— N. B.: Every accommodation for brood mares and foals, the proprietor having spared no expense to secure every comfort. Hay and grass at the usual prices. Corn at rriark. it price. STALLIONS for SEASON 1857.— At Cawston Lodge, near Rugby, Warwickshire : IRISH BIRDCATCHER, 40 mares ( besides those of his owner and lessee) at 20 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. WINDHOUND, thfl sire of Lady Hawthorn, a limited number of mares, at 12 guineas each mare, groom's fee included. OULSTON, a limited number of mares, at 10 guineas each mare, groom's fee included ; half- bredmares 5 guineas. Hay and grass at 10s per week, corn ( if ordered) at market rates. All expenses to Ve paid before the mares are taken away.— For particulars apply to William Hemming, stud- groom, Cawston Lodge, Rugby Robert Black, agent to Lord John Scott, Toft, Dunchurch. STALLIONS for the SEASON, 1857.— At Mr J. Ashton's, Owmby Paddocks, near Erigg, Lincolnshire. THE CURE, at 15 guineas each, groom's fee included. The Cure is the sire of 10 two year old winners, last year winning 27 races, which, from the class of mares he has had, proves him to be a first- class sire. FERNHILL, at 7 guineas each, groom's fee included. Every accommodation for mares and foals. Hay and grass at 10s per week for foaling mares; barren mares, at 9s per week. Corn at market prices. All demands to be paid before the mares are taken away. Owmby paddocks are three miles from Barnetby Junction, on the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, one mile from Howsham Station, on the Lin- coln and Hull Railway. All applications to be made to Mr J, Ashton, Owmby House. STALLIONS.— RawcHlfe Paddocks, near York. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN. The subscription is full. SLANE, at 20 guineas, 20 mares. NEWMINSTER, at 15 guineas. CRUIZER, CONNAUGHT RANGER, and WINDISCHGRATZ, 5 guineas each; winners and dams of winners served gratis by these two last horses ; half bred mares 2 guineas each. JOHN O'GAUNT, by Taurus out of Mona, by Partisan. at 5 guineas J ach, half bred mares 3 guineas each. He is the sire of Hungerford, & c. Besides a limited number belonging to the company. Apply to Thomas Baitson, stud groom. STALLIONS.— At Alvediston, London Elm, Wilts. — JOE LOVEL, by subscription ; thirty mares, beside those of his owner, at 12 guineas each, and 10s 6d the groom. He is the sire of many winners, including Noisy, & c. Also, at the same place, UMBRIEL, by Melbourne or Touchstone out of Verbena, by Velocipede, at 7 guineas each, and 10s 6d to the groom. Half bred mares half- price. Hay and grass at 10s per week ; corn, if ordered, at the market price. Alveaiston is about 12 miles from Salisbury, and five from Woodyates, where there are plenty of good loose boxes and fine grass land. Sub- scriptions taken at Messrs Weatherby's; or of George Randall, stud groom, on the premises. Further particulars may be known of Mr William Day, Woodyates, Salisbury^ Twenty subscriptions have been taken. STALLIONS.— At Middle Park, Eltham, Kent, one mile and a half from the Blackheath Station, North Kent line. KINGSTON, by subscription of 35 mares at 25 guineas each, besides those belonging to his owner. NEASHAM ( sire of Heroine, winner of the Yearling Stakes at Shrews- bury)^ 8 guineas; half bred mares half price. MARSYAS, by Orlando ( if not sold), at 6 guineas; half bred mares half price. Hay and grass 10s per week; barren mares, with corn, 14s; foaling mares, 18s. STALLIONS.— At Wdlesden Paddocks, Kilburn, London, PYRRHUS THE FIRST, winner of the Derby, & c ; sire of Virago, Mcestissima, & c, at 30 guineas. SIR TATTON SYKES, winner of the St Leger, & c, sire of many winners, at 20 guineas. SAUCYBOY, winner of the Caen Steeple Chase of 300 sovs, by Arthur, dam by Mameluke, at 3 guineas. Apply further to Mr C. JPliiilips. ^ TALLION.— LOUP GAROU, 30 mares ( besides those of his owner and lessee), at 15 gsineas each, and 1 guinea the groom. He is the sire of The Coroner and Lambourn, and is likely to become the most fashionable stallion of the day. He is of good size and colour, with immense power, and is by Lanercost out of Moonbeam, by Tomboy. Hay and grass 12s per week, and corn on the usual terms. Expenses to be paid before any mare is removed. Apply to W. Hadley, stud groom, Defford, nearPershore. STALLION GRECIAN.— At Theobald Stud Farm, Stockweli, Surrey, three miles from Hyde Park- corner, GRECIAN, Epirus out of Jenny Jumps, at 10 sovs a mare; he is half brother to Pyrrhus the First, stands 16 hands high, with great substance; colour, chesnut. His stock are very large and racisg- like; can be seen at the stables, with the sire. Hay and grass for barren mares at 12s per week. All expenses must be paid before the mares are removed. Apply to the stud groom on the premises. STALLION.— Season, 1857.— At Mr Marmaduke Walker's, Addington Lodge, near Croydon, PTOLEMY, by Pyrrhus the First out of Celeste, by Muley Moloch out of a Velocipede mare, her dam by Comus out of Flora, by Camillus, & c, & c, will serve thorough bred mares at £ 10 10s, and half bred mares at £ 5 5s, groom's fee included. The horse ( whose stock is very promising) will attend on application, within a circuit of 10 miles. STALLION.— STORM, at Osborne- lane Stud Farm, one mile from the railway station, Bracknell, near Reading, Berks, 30 mares, besides two of his owner's and those of the lesee, at 10 guineas and 1 guinea the groom. There is ample accommodation, and hay and grass, at 12s per week. Apply to G. Giles, on the premises; or to John T. Rowland, Esq, 2, Conduit- street West, Hyde Park.— N. B. Storm is by Touchstone out of Ghuznee, by Pantaloon, and of his stock that ran last season six out of seven were winners. QTALLION.— AUGUR, by Birdcatcher, winner ol the Champagne, Doncaster, 1851, will serve mares at Beverley, at 10 guineas each. He is one of the stoutest and truest- shaped horses in England. last season he served upwards of fifty thorough bred mares, twenty of which are engaged in produce stakes this season. Above thirty subscriptions already received. Apply to Daniel Price, White Horse, Beverley, Yorkshire^ gTALLION.- That celebrated, first class horse, A . _ BRITISH YEOMAN, by Liverpool, dam Fancy, will serve a limited number of mares this season, at 5 guineas, and 10s the groom; half bred mares half price. He obtained the first prize at the Royal Agricultural Meeting, Chelmsford, open to all England, 18fi6. Good accommodation for mares and foals. Orders, addressed to James Moilat, Crosby, Carlisle. STALLION.— MUSCOVITE, by subscription, 30 mares besides those of his owner at 10 guineas each, groom's fee included. Muscovite is a bay horse, by Hetrnan Platoff, dam by Camel, and stands 16 hands high, Subscriptions taken by Messrs Weatherby, and for further particulars apply to Robert Harris, stud groom, Euxton Hall, Chorley, Lancashire. Hay and grass at 10s per week, and com, il ordered, at market price. STALLION.— KING of TRUMPS, by Velocipede out of Mrs Gill, by Viator, at 10 sovs and 10s the groom, dams of winners 5 sovs and 10s groom, at the Turf Tavern, Dringhouses. King of Trumps, in addition to being a good race feorse, is one of the soundest horses that was ever trained, a consideration of the greatest importance to breeders, yet too often overlooked 5, IvjuM tUe number « f ir. firm horses i which eaw. ot bear training. lington, Y'orkshire, at 10 gi^ neas each, and Tos thTgroomf'Ga aor S a dark brown, clear of white; stands full 15 hands 3 inches high with great strength and good action; he was got: by Muley Moloch out sf Darioletta ( the dam of Florista'n, Barbell!. & c, and Jranddam of Van Iar? S % J vv^ by Amadis, MSStS maies and foals. Hay and corn at the usual prices. All applications to be made to Mr Smith ( the owner). Marton Lodge. 1110310 QTALLIONS.— IDLE BOY, by Harkaway out of J; 0^^" Herc" les- 6ip of Pretty Boy, Mary, and Slielah, at Ashton Paddocks, near Lancaster, 30 mares, besides those of his owner, at 25 guineas a mare. * HAZELNUT, by Natwith out of Macremma; at 5 guineas a mare, at the sams, place. Wm. Ashton, groom. ' VOLUNTEER, by Ithuriel out of Abaft; at 3 guineas a mare, at \ Vroughton, near Swindon. William Truelove, groom. STALLIONS.— ST LAWRENCE, by Skylark or Lapwing out of Helen, by Blacklock, sire of Saucebox, winner of tne St Leger, and several other winners. Thoroughbred mares 10 guineas, halfbreds 5 guineas. Also, MATHEMATICIAN, by Emilius out of Maria, by Wisher, sire o Monge, winner ot the New Stakes, at Ascot. Thorough- bred mares 5 guineas, half- breds 8 guineas. At Lswfold, eleven miles from Horsham, and five from Petwortli. Q TALLIONS. - HARKAWAY, at 10 sovs and 10s. Kj^ A few half bred mares at 7 sovs and 7s. RODOMELI at 5 sovs and 5s; half bred mares at 3 sovs and 5s f farmers mares at 2 sovs and 2s 6d. By Orlando out of Beeswax, by Liverpool out of Beeswing's dam, by Ardrossan. At Ladykirk, Berwickshire. Every accommodation for mares and foals. Apply to C. Bilton, groom. STALLION.— FALLOW BUCK, by Venison out . of Plenary ( own sister to Plenipotentiary1, thorough bred mares a guineas, 10s the groom. Good accommodation for mares and foals. Hay and grass 10s per week; corn at market price. Expenses to be paid before any mare is removed. At Mr William Ayling's, Audlers Ash 1 arm, Liss, near Petersfield, Hants, six miles from Alton station. STALLION.— CALEB will seive mares, thorough- bred at 3 and half- bred at 2 guineas, groom's fee included, He is a pure Arab, stands 11 hands 2 inches lijg^, daprk bay, very handsome, and for speed, strength, and durabiliiy is not surpassed by any horse m the country of his size. Apply to Mr G; Balls, veterinary surgeon, Bnxton- hiU. , ,. S~~ TALL I ON. — SWEETMEAT, 35 mares at 15 guineas ( besides the owner's). He is sire of Mincemeat, winner of the Oaks in 1854, Nettle and Mincepie, winner of the Oaks in 1356, Citron, Lundyfoot, Angelica, Trifle, and a host of other first- rate horses. Other particulars in former advertisements. Apply to Mr Eyke. Stanton Shiffnal, Salop. QTALLION — Bodicott Paddocks. — WOOLWICH, by Chatham out of Clementina, by Acta; on, will serve thorough bred mares at 7 guiteas, and a limited number of half bred at 3 guineas. Hay and grass at 12s a week; corn, if ordered, at the market price. All expenses lo be paid before the inares are taken away. The land is of fir.- t- rate quality— with plenty of loose boxes. STALLION.— PAPAGENO, by Birdcatcher out of Sister to Wanota— Cassandra, by Priam ; one of the hand- somest horses in England, 16J hands high, with enormous bone and substance, perfectly sound and good- tempered; at £ 6 6s a mare ; half breds half price. Apply to Mr Sherrard, Bridge, Canterbury, Ample accommodation for foaling mares, & c. STALLION.— ROCHESTER, by Chatham out of > 0 • The Margravine, will serve thorough bred inares this season at 6 guineas each, halt bred mares £ 2 5s, groom's fee included. Good accommodation for mares and foals. Apply to Mr J. Ward, Fountain Inn, Bedford. - DRAYTON STALLION.— At Melton Mowbray.- will serve mares. Thorough bred mares at 7 sovs, half bred at 3 sovs, and 2s 6d the groom. All inquiries ta be made at the George Hotel, Melton Mowbray. STALLION.— FORESAIL, by Sheet Anchor out of Valencia, by Cervantes ; at Datchet, one mile from Windsor and Slough stations, at 5 guineas thoroughbreds, and 2 guineas halfbreds, and 5s the groom. Address H. House, Datchet, Bucks. QTALLION.— IVAN, at k_? Apply to Mr" Scott, stud groom, 1 5 guineas each Kirkby Farm, Tadcaster. QTALLION GREYHOUND. — RANTER, at KJ 10 guineas. Apply to John Weaver, Chadbury. near Evesham. STALLION GREYHOUND. — LARRISTON is at the service of the public at £ 5 5s each bitch. For particulars asply to Wm. Wignall, Star Inn, Skipton- in- Craven, Yorkshire. STALLION GREYHOUND JUDGE will be at Altcar from Monday, 22d inst, till Saturday, 21st March. Ask for Joseph Irwin. STALLION GREYHOUND.— WEAPON, at £ a 5s, irrespective of winners. Apply to Robert Logan, Lowwood Hotel, Windermere. STUD GREYHOUND.— GIPSY ROYAL ( own brother to Ranter), at 5 guineas. Apply to S. Gunn, Welford Pas- tures, near Stratford- on- Avon. s TUD GREYHOUNDS.— BEDLAMITE, 10 guineas, limited to 20 bitches. BEDLAM TOM, 5 guineas. Apply to Mr J. Brown, Old Moot Hall, Nottingham. STALLION GREYHOUND.— BARABBAS wdl serve bitches at 5 guineas each. " Barabbas is a model for a stallion."— Stonehenge. Apply to A. Hudson, at J. Stone, Esq's, Ashley Grove, Box, near Chippenham, Wilts. STALLION GREYHOUND.— BLACKCAP ( ewn brother to Restless, by Dutchman out of Alice) will serve bitches at 10 guineas. Winners or dams of winners only 6 guineas. For perform- ances see " Thacker." Apply to Mr S. Cass, Thirsk, Yorkshire. STALLION GREYHOUND.— MARCH, at £ 2 2s j a black ticked Dog, gsod size, with great muscular power. He is by Figaro out of Manto ( the dam of Mantua),— Apply to Owen Jones, Joiners* Arms, Conway. QTALLION GREYHOUND.— SIBTHORP, black, by Figaro out of Shuttle, at £ 5 5s each. For pedigree and per- formances, see the " Coursers' Annual" of 1855 and 1856. Apply to James Jolly, Ship Inn, Kershaw, Lancashire. STALLION GREYHOUND.— LEGION is at the service 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 Garrard, Colchester, Essex. A. QTALLION GREYHOUND— MASQUERADER, fawn dog ( formerly called Imitator), at £ 3 Ss. He is by Motley out of Mocking Bird, and one of the fastest dogs in England, never hav- ing been led to his hare; for performance see " Thacker." Apply to William Alsop, King's Arms Hotel, Kenilwortli. STALLION GREYHOUND.— STANLEY, fawn, at £ 5 5s eaeli; a powerful, speedy, true running, gaiee dog, com- bining the Camai ine and Old Blinkin Bess blood of the north of Eng- land, with the Monarch and other first- class blood of Scotland; his puppies are most promising. Apply to Mr Gibson, Woolmet, Dal- keith, N. B. STALLION GREYHOUND. — CALEDONIAN, red and white, by Sam out of Cleopatra, at £ 5 5s each. He com- bines the King Cob blood of England with the Waterloo and Sport blood of Scotland— see account of him in volume 11 of" Tliacker's Annual," page 335; also " Stonehenge's" account of him in volume 15. page 222. HE dislocated a knee joint in running the deciding course for the Lytham Open Cup last season, and has not tun since. Apply same as Stanley. npHE FLYING DUTCHMAN.— To be DISPOSED X OF, ONE SUBSCRIPTION to this horse. Apply to Mr Gillman, Scriven Park, Knaresborough, Yorkshire. HORSE RUGS to be SOLD A BARGAIN, suit- able for private purchasers or shippers. Address A. B., No. 6, Camberwell Green, S. /^ ROSS- EYE GUNS, by WM. MOORE.— To be SOLD, a PAIR of DOUBLE GUNS for the right shoulder and left eye. To be seen at Wm. Moore and Co's, 43, Old Bond- street, W. r| lUNBRIDGE SCHOOL.— WANTED, a PRO- X FESSIONAL BOWLER during the months of May and June, at £ 2 per week.— J. S. BURRA COMPANION for PARIS and the SOUTH.— A man of limited income, who has resided many years on the Con- tinent, speaks the French and German languages like his vernacular, plays a good game of billiards, is fond of angling and pedestrian exercise, offers his society and the advantage of his experience and connections to men of fortune and education. Unexceptionable references will be given and required. Address A. Z, ( per letter), at Mr Halstead's, New Bond- street, TO NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN.— WANTED, a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, by a strong, active, married man, age 30, who can have a six years' character from the gentleman he is now with in that capacity; he well understands the breeding and rearing pheasants by hand, and all other branches con- nected therewith. Direct letter to W, E„ Mr Clayton's, gunmaker, High- street, Southampton. a10 NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN.— A single . gentleman, of active habits, with testimonials of the highest character, wishes for a SITUATION as HEAD GAMEKEEPER. He perfectly understands the treatment and management of dogs and horses, and would be of great service to any one who required a person of education, and one in whom they could place confidence. Salary not so much an object as a comfortable position. Address, A. B„ 28, Villiers- street, Strand, London. GAMEKEEPER.— WANTED, by a gentleman, a SITUATION for his gamekeeper, aged 29 years. He rears and traps well, and is thoroughly trustworthy. He leaves his present place owing to his employer ceasing to keep a keeper. Character two years. Apply by letter, post paid, to F. G., Post Office, Melbourne, Cambridgeshire. WANTED, handed pla a GAMEKEEPER, in a single- place, to preserve foxes, partridges, and hares, and able to rear a few pheasants if required. He must thoroughly under- stand the breaking and management of dogs, and have a good character in every way. Apply stating reference, and wages required, to H. S-, Brailes, Shipston- on- Stour. WANTED, a SITUATION as HEAD GAME- KEEPER or PARK- KEEPER, by a man about 38 years of age, who thoroughly understands his business, can be well recommended, and has lived upwards of twelve years in his last 6ituatioii. Address, post paid, to A. B„ Post Office, Wootton, Canterbury. Kent. WANTED, by a gentleman of fifteen years' ex- perience, a SITUATION to MANAGE a STUD FARM be- longing to a nobleman or gentleman, either at home or abroad. Would not object to the management ef hunters.— Address to E. H., Mr New- ton's, saddler, Grainger- street, Newcastle- on- Tyne. WANTED, by a person aged twenty- nine, with. small incumbrance, a SITUATION as GAMEKEEPER, who understands his business in rearing and preserving game, and breaking dogs, destroying vermin; with good recommendation. Apply to W. D. G„ Post Office, Garboldisham, near Harling, Norfolk. WANTED, a SITUATION as HUNTSMAN, by a young man who understands his business. For character and capabilities, apply to " Scrutator," under cover to Editor Bell's Life. WANTED, by a gentleman, a THOROUGH- BRED SCOTCH COLLEY BITCH, about 8 months to lyear old, broken in.— Apply by letter, stating price, to W. F. H„ Mr Woot- ton's, stationer, Kmg's- parade, Cambridge. PHEASANTS' EGGS, white, pied, and common, mixed, for SALE, at 18s per dozen, from a gentleman's aviary. Apply to Mr Clayton, gunmaker. High- street, Southampton. PIGEONS, & c.— For SALE ( the owner having retired from the fancy, aa ORNAMENTAL AVIARY, 29 feet long by 10 feet wide ; can be readily taken to pieces and re- erected, completely fitted with nest- boxes, pens, & c. Price £ 11 ( not one- third of the original cost). Apply to Mr Waldie, carpenter, No. 30, Caroline street East, Camden Town. BELGIAN and GERMAN CANARIES.— Just arrived an immense quantity. BELGIANS, first quality, cocks, 10s each; hens, 5s; second quality, cocks, 7s 6d; hens, 3s. Germans, with the nightingale, water- bubble, and woodlark notes ( including cages), 6s each; 6 for 83s, 12 for 60s, Fancy cages of every description 20 per • i.— ROBERT GREEN, 154, V ' " cent under any other house.- , Kingsland- road. § ARAMPTOl\' iS RILL OF HEALTH. — Price X? Is ljd, and 2s 9d per Box.— This excellent family pill is a medicine of long- tried efficacy for purifying the blood, so very essential for the foundation of good health, and correcting all disorders of the stomach and bowels. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The stomach will speedily regain its strength, a healthy action of the liver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place, and renewed health will be the quick result of taking this medicine, according to the directions occompanying each box. Sold by Prout and Havsaut, 229, 8trand, Lontoj ana all vendors of aie- dicine. 2 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 22, 1857. PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Mr ALBERT SMITH'S" MONT BLANC.— The public is respectfully informed that the EGYPTIAN HALL is CLOSED torthe present. The original GENERAL TOM THUMB, who appeared three times before her Majesty in IS I i, nerforms THREE TIMES DAILY, at the PRINCE OF WALKS BAZAAR, 209, Regent- etreet, from half- past 12 to 2, half- past 3 to 5, and half- past 7 to a o clock. New songs, donees, costumes, imitations, & c. Admission Is, regardless of ggo ; stalls3s. children Is. DR. KAHN'S ANATOMICAL MUSEUM, t, Coventry- street, Leicester- square.- OPEN ( for gentlemen only), fro « n 10 till 10— containing upwards of 1,00( 1 models and preparations. Illustrating every part of the human frame in health and disease, the race of men, See. Lectures are delivered at 12, 2. 1, and halt-; ast 7, by Dr L Sexton; and a new and lughly interesting series of lectures is now in ; ourse of delivery by Dr Kahn, at a quarter past 8 p. m. Admis- sion. 13. Catalogues, containing lectures as delivered by Dr Kahn, gratis. PORTLAND ROOMS, Foley- street, Portland- place.— Mr H. C. FRERE begs to inform the nobility, gentry, and his patrons his GRAND ANNUAL FULL DRESS BALL will take place on WEDNESDAY NEXT ( Ash Wednesday). N. B. The visual full dress soiree to- morrow evening, and every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the season. Tickets, 2s 6d each. PORTLAND ROOMS, Foley- street, Portland- place— M; s KATE HAMILTON begs to inform the nobility and gentry her next FULL DRESS BALL will take place at the above rooms on TUESDAY next, Feb 24. Gentlemen's tickets 10s 6d, ladi « s\ 7s ;<> d each, to be obtained of Mrs Hamiiton, 82, Charlotte- street, Portland- place, and at the rooms on the night of the ball. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY- LANE.— Lessee, Mr E. T. Smith; acting manager, Mr C. Mathews; stage manager, Mr R. Roxby; scenic artist, Mr W. Beverley— The eminent comedian, Mr Charles Mathews will perform one of his most popular characters every evening.— Ninth Week of the great Pantomime.— Nightly overflows.— The free list suspended.— TO- MORIiOVV ( Monday) and Tuesday, her Maiesty's servants will perform the popular comedy, MARRIED FOR MONEY : characters by Messrs C. Mathews, R. Roxby. A. Younge, Tem- pleton; Mrs F. Matthews, Miss Mason, and Miss M. Oliver, On Wed- nesday ( being Ash- Wednesday) there will be no performance. On Thurs- dav, Friday, and Saturday, will be performed A GAME OF SPECULA- TION : principal characters by Messrs Charles Mathews, Robert Roxby, A. Young, Tilbury, G. Honey, Vincent, Templeton, Gordon, Worrell; Miss M. Oliver, Mrs Selby, Miss Barnes, and Miss E. Wadliain. To con- clude with, every evening, 59th, 60th, Cist, 62d, and 63d times, the most successful pantomime of the season, entitled, SEE SAW, MARGERY DAW; or, Harlequin Holiday and the Island of Ups and Downs. The scenery entirely new. painted by and undtr the direction of Mr William Beverley. The comic scenes constructed by Harry Boleno. The pecu- liar grotesque onening invented and written by E. L. Blanchard. The best Pantomime Company in England. Two Harlequins Herr Deulin and Signor Yeroni Two Sprites The Brothers Elliott Two Pantaloons Mr Barnes and Mr G. Tanner Two Clowns Messrs Harry Boleno and Flexmore The Gent Mr Halford Two Columbines Madame Boleno and Miss Honey Grand ballet: Miss Rosina Wright, Mdlles Jenny and E mi lie Osmont, " upwards of 130 coryphees. ndtf if HEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. — TO- MORROW ( Monday), and durkig the week ( Wednesday excepted, being Ash Wednesday), the new comedy, in three acts, entitled DOUBLE- FACED PEOPLE. With the new drama of A WICKED WIFE. Concluding with, for the 57th, 58th, 59th, 80th, 61st, and last nights but one, the pantomime of THE BABES IN THE WOOD; or, Harlequin and the Cruel Uncle. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL.— TO- MORROW ( Monday), Tuesday, and Friday, new play of A LIFE'S RANSOM, sup- ported by Mr and Mrs Dillon, Mr Stuart, & c. On Ash Wednesday the theatre will be closed. On Thursday The Cagot: Mr C. Dillon, Miss Woolgar, & c. On Saturday Othello : Mr C. Dillon. Followed every evening by a new farce, entitled MY FRIEND FROM LEATHERHEAD: Mr J. L. Toole, Mr Calhaem, Mrs B. White, & c, ooncluding every evening with the burlesque of CONRAD AND MEDORA, terminating with the celebrated transformation scene. GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE, Shoreditch.— TO- MORROW ( Monday). Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, the performance of the original GENERAL TOM THUMB, who is en- gaged for a limited number of nights. With the drama of great inte- rest. To conclude with the pantomime opening of HICKEDY PICKEDY, MY BLACK HEN, with all the opening wonders, and grand transforma- tion scene— On Ash Wednesday Mr Love will give his popular enter- tainment, ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.— lessee, Mr W. Cooke.— TO- MORROW ( Monday), and all the week ( Ash Wednesday excepted), ROB ROY, with startling equestrian illustrations, invented by Mr W. Cooke, and wiih the original music: Rob Roy, Mr James Holloway. After which, the ACTS of EQUITATION in the ARENA. To conclude with the equestrian comic pantomime of PAUL PRY ON HORSEBACK. Commence at 7 o'clock. Dress boxes, 4s; upper boxes, 8s; private boxes, from £ 1. No charge for booking. Pit, 2s; gallery. Is; upper gallery, 6d. COAL HOLE TAYERN, Fountain- court, Strand ( opposite Exeter Hall).— Lord Chief Baron NICHOLSON, and the celebrated JUDGE and JURY SOCIETY, EVERY NIGHT at half- past 9 o'clock precisely. TO- MORROW, and during the week, a new case. Pos£ s Plastiques and Tableaux Vivants at half- past 7, and after the theatres, supported by the most exquisite female models. Chops, steaks, & c, in the coffee- room. An excellent ordinary at 6 o'clock daily. Beds Is 6d.— N. B. Mr Nicholson deems it necessary emphatically to state that he is not connected with any periodical now publishing. ST GEORGE'S HALL, Liverpool.— A grand FANCY DRESS BALL, in AID of the FUNDS of the ROYAL INFIRMARY, Northern and Southern Hospitals, and the North ana South Dispensaries, will be held on Tuesday, the 3d March next, in St George's Hall, which has been granted by the Worshipfui the Mayor and Council for this occasion. LADY PATRONESSES : The Right Hon the Countess of Derby. S The lfcght Hon the Countess of Sefton. The Right Hon the Countsss of Wilton. The Right Hon the Countess of Eliesmere. Tiie Right Hon the Lady Annette de Strafford. The Right Hon Lady Arabella Hesketh. The Right Hon Lady Caroline Townley. The Hon Lady Cust. Lady W. W. Wynn. The committee deem it necessary to state that every one muse appear in fancy or court dress, naval or military uniform. Tickets £ 1 Is each, which may be obtained by addressing G. Winter Moss, Esq, Treasurer, Liverpool. ART UNION of LONDON.— By Royal Charter.— Prizeholders Select for themselves from the Public Exhibitions.— Every SUBSCRIBER of one guinea will have, besides the chance of a prize, two prints, THE CLEMENCY of CCEUR- DE- LION, by II. C. Shenton, from the historical picture, bv John Cross, which gained the Government premium of £ 300; and THE PIPER, by E. Goodali, after F. Goodali, A. R. A. LEWIS POCOCK, 4i4, West Strand, Jan. 14,1857. GEORGE GODWIN, j Hon< Secretaries. 1VTEWMARKET.— York House.— To be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs DUNN and GIBBS, in two lots, at the Auction Mart, London, ou Wednesday, 4th of March next, at 12 o'clock, this desirable FREEHOLD MANSION and premises, and house in the rear thereof. The valuable modern furniture may be taken at a valuation. For particulars apply to the auctioneers, Messrs Dunn and Gibbs, 7, Great Tower- street, City. VALUABLE COPYHOLD PROPERTY, at HEDNESFORD, in the parish of Cannock.— To be SOLD by AUCTION, bv Messrs GILLARD, at the Talbot Arms Inn, Rugeley, on Thursday, the 28th day of March, 1857, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon ( subject to conditions of sale to be then produced), all those TWO substantially- builtDWELLING HOUSES, barn, stable and outbuildings, together with five closes of excellent arable, meadow, and pasture land, in the several occupations of Mr Flintorf, Thomas Wallbank and John Jenkins, and containing altogether 8A 2B ISP, or thereabouts. The above property being pleasantly situated in the village of Hednes- ford, is eligible for a training establishment, or for building purposes, and worth the attention of persons desirous of investing in landed pro- perty. The whole may be viewed on application to Mr Flintoff, the tenant, and any further information obtained from Mr Ginders, land agent, Ingestre, or from Messrs Blair, Jervis, and Gould, of Uttoxeter, vendor's solicitors. HUNTING RESIDENCE.— TobeLET, UNFUR- NISHED, LAUREL GROVE HOUSE, situate at Astrop Wells, Northamptonshire. The house contains dining, drawing, and break- fast rooms, with housekeeper's room and butler's pantry; four best bed- rooms, five se; vants' apartments, capital kitchen and necessary offices, stabling for eight horses, double coachhouse, with groom's apartments. Other loose boxes will be made if required. The house is pleasantly situate in an enclosed ground, containing about four acres, very taste- fully laid out, comprising greenhouse, shrubberies, & c. Astrop is situ- ate near the centre ot Mr Anstruther Thompson's hunt, and within easy reach of the Heythrop ( Lord Southampton's) and Warwickshire Hounds. Rent very moderate. For particulars apply to Mr William George Bell, Laurel Grove House, Astrop Wells, near Adderbury, Oxon; or to MrT. H. Wyatt, brewer, Banbury. TO be LET FURNISHED, with an extensive right of trout fishing, a COTTAGE RESIDENCE, containing three sitting and eight bedrooms, with the usual domestic offices, four, stall stable, coachhouse, harness room, & c, servant's room over stable, cowshed, gardener's cottage, five acres of grass land, lawns, gardens, meadows. It is situate on the stream, is exceedingly pretty, five miles from a railway station, one from village church, post passes the door twice daily. Services of gardener, and housemaid's wages, included in the rent. It must be understood that the tenant must be bound to pre- serve the fishery, and only fair rod of line angling will be allowed. For terms, and permission to view, apply by letter to W„ at Rickard's, baker, High- street, Portland Town. CASINO DE VENICE, High Holborn.— This elegant and world- renowned establishment, now the leading feature in the metropolis, is OPEN EVERY EVENING, from half- past 8 to 12. The celebrated band under the direction of Mr W. M. Packer, performs a nightly varied selection of the newest and most popular dance music, Admission Is.— N. B. Mr Packer's annual benefit bal masque is fixed for Thursday, March the 12th. CRYSTAL PALACE.— Poultry Show.— Grand Exhibition of Chickens, Goslings, Ducklings, Turkey Poults, and Pigeons.— The directors beg to announce that the SUMMER EXHIBI- TION of Poultry will take place on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 8th, 10th, 11th, aiid 12th of August, 1857. The Prize Lists, Rules, and Regulations will be ready for delivery on the 1st of May. The Second Grand WINTER EXHIBITION of Poultry of all ages will take place on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 9th, 11th, 12th, and 18th, January, 1858. All communications to be addressed to Mr William Houghton, secretary to the Poultry Exhibition, By order, GEO. GROVE, Secretary. LONDON and NORTH- WESTERN and MID- LAND RAILWAYS.— Nottingham Races, the 24th and 25th of February.— First and second class ordinary DAY TICKETS will be issued at the Euston Station to NOTTINGHAM by all trains on Mon- day, Tuesday, aud Wednesday, the 23d, 24tli, and 25th of February, available to return by all trains on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 23d, 24th, 25th, and 26th of February. The 6: 15 a. m. train from Euston arrives at Nottingham at 10: 25 a. m., and the 9: 15 a. m. at 1: 0 p. m. By order. General Manager's Office, Euston Station, Feb 16,1S57. CHEAP RETURN TICKETS to BRIGHTON and BACK.— FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD CLASS, available from Saturday to Monday, are issued at London Bridge every Saturday, by the fast tain at 8 p. m., first and second class passengers to return by any of the regular trams up to and including the 8 a. m. train, and third class passengers by any train not later than the 7 a. m. on the following Monday. FARES THERE AND BACK ; 1st class, ISs; 2d class, 9s; third class covered carriages, 6s. FREDERICK SLIGHT. Secretary, London Bridge Terminus THE CONTINENTAL WINE COMPANY, Birchin- lane, Cornhill, Are enabled by their connection with the principal wine growers to supply every description of WINE of the finest qualities at prices for easn far below the average, including their Alto Douro Ports, at 42s. per dozen. Genuine ditto 34s. per dozen. Superior Pale or Gold Sherries, 30s. to 86s. per dozen. Champagne from 42s to 72s, Claret from 30s to 84s. HAVANNAH CIGARS,— Messrs LEWIS and Co have just received 70 cases from their own plantations, in one, two, four, and six pound boxes, mild or full flavoured, 27s per pound. Sent carriage free to any part, on receipt of Post Office order, payable at the General Post Office to Lewis and Co, 22, Swithin's- laue, Mansion House. Business hours 10 to 4. FOREIGN HAVANNAII CIGARS.— DAWSON and Co, 19, Mark- lane.— A large STOCK of the finest brands always on sale:— Martinez & Hije, Silva, Cabarga, Woodville, and Intimidad Cacadores, each 28s per lb; El Globo, 32s; Genuine Cabana, 40s. A single pound carriage free. The Grand Turk tobacco, an exquisite composition for the Merscliaum bowl, full of flavour, pure and mild, 8s per lb. British Woodvilles, a good article for out- door smoking, 14s. AFACT, the GUINEA PARCEL of GLASS, the greatest nuvelty of the age.— The above, consisting of two cut quart decanters, two pint ditto, 12 cut tumblers, and 12 cut wine glasses, all to match, for one guinea ( hamper included). Carefully packed and sent to any part of England, on receipt of Post Office order, payable to David Jacobs, wholesale glass warehouse, 83, Haymarket, London, S. W. Established 1833. T AYERN KEEPERS' GLASS SUGAR STIRRERS, for GROG, & c.— The above useful and acknow- ledged the cleanest invention of the day. for the use of licensed victu- allers, can now be had, carefully packed in tin cases, containing three dozen, for 3s 6d. Will go safe to any part of England, on the receipt of Poet Office order payable to DAVID JACOBS, 83, Haymarket, the only house in London established to supply tavern keepers with every de- scription ot glass adapted for their use, at wholesale prioes. H ARNESS, SADDLES, and HORSE CLOTH- ING.— DEANE, DRAY, and Co, wholesale and retail saddlers and shippers, 2, Arthur- street East, London Bridge, beg to apprise gen- tlemen that they manufacture every description of the above goods on the premises, a due regard being paid to strength, style and fit. A large assortment of brushes, whips, spurs, sponges, lamps, and stable re- quisites. Portmanteaus, travelling bags, leather cases, & c. MESSRS WILKINSON AND KIDD, SADDLERS, 257, Oxford- street, corner of Park- street, London.— Esta- blished 1786. BY HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. MAJOR'S REMEDIES for the HORSE, the best and most effectual ever discovered, superseding the burning iron and the torture of the cautery. MAJOR'S BRITISH REMEDY for the cure of ringbone, spavins, splints, and all ossific deposits in the horse. Price 35s. MAJOR'S SYNOVITIC LOTION ( the Remedy No. 2), for grogginess, weak joints, sprains of the back sinews, ruptures of the sheaths of ten- dons, suspensory ligaments, shoulder lameness, and inflammation; also for the cure and prevention of breaking down, & c. In bottles, large size, £ 1 Is; small, 10s 6d each. MAJOR'S INFLUENZA DRINK, 10s 6d and 17s 6d. MAJOR'S RESTORATIVE DRAUGHTS, 10s 64 and 17s 6.3. 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. FOR HORSES.— GOSTLING'S COUGH BALLS speedily cure recent coughs, and wonderfully relieve chronic coughs and broken wind. Price Is 6d per packet ( six balls). GOSTLING'S CONDITION BALLS bringtliem rapidly into condition, and are highly beneficial after severe exertion, or change of food; also in cracked hsels, swelled legs, grease, hide- bound, & c, & c. Price 2s 6d per packet ( six balls). Messrs Ayton and Battley, naphtha distillers, Bow Common, London, state that a horse, which had been deemed incurable by their veterinary surgeon, was restored from a bad cough and sore throat to perfectly sound health, in a very short time, by the use of Gostling's horse balls. See testimonials accompanying each packet. Sold by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon- street; Mr Sanger, 150, Oxford- street, London ; and T. P. Gostling, Diss, Norfolk. May be obtained retail of all druggists. LEEMING'S ESSENCE for LAMENESS in HORSES.— This essence eures claps or strains of the back sinews, also slips and strains in the shoulders, stifle, hough, whirlbone, knee, fetlock, pastern, and coffin joints. It makes the quickest and surest don- street, London," are affixed, they having purchased the original recipe from the executors of George Bott, of Nottingham. HORSES.— LIEUT JAMES'S BLISTER, USED in her Majesty's Cavalry Regiments, patronised by Major- General Sir Charles Dalbiac, Inspector- General of the Cavalry Forces, and highly eulogised by Professor Coleman in his report to the Adjutant- General. Its great efficacy, in all cases where blistering is usually applied, is well known; and its celebrity has extended to all the great studs throughout the world. No horse will gnaw it.— Sold by Messrs Barclay and Sons, 95, Farringdon- street, London; and by aU respectable medicine venders. In pots le 6d, 2s 9d, and 5s each. HORSES.— TAYLOR'S CONDITION BALLS, invaluable for swelled legs, grease, coughs, worms, impaired appetite, & c. Read the opinions of the following trainers;—" For getting horses into condition they are unequalled." John Osborne.— " In my opinion they are invaluable." John Scott.—" Your condition balls are excellent." Samuel Rogers.—" I have never used so efficient a ball." John Dawson.— Prepared by T. Taylor, veterinary surgeon, Bur- ton- on- Trent. Wholesale of Sanger, Oxford- street; Sutton, Bow Church- yard, and all druggists, in packets, six balls, 8s: three balls. Is 9d. K NOW THYSELF. MARIE COUPELLE - — continues to give her graphic ana 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 13 penny postage stamps to Miss Coupelle, 69, Castle- street, Oxford- street, London, and they will receive a detail of the talents, tastes, virtues, and failings of the writer, with many things hitherto unsuspected. DO YOU WANT LUXURIANT HAIR, WHISKERS, & c ?— COUPELLE'S CRINUTRIAR is guaranteed to produce whiskers, moustachios, eyebrows, & c, in two or three weeks, strengthen weak hair, prevent its falling off, check 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, G9, Castle- street, Oxford- street, London. A complete toilette guide sent post free for four penny stamps. CHARACTER FROM HANDWRITING.— MR . WARREN, of 9, Great College- street, Westminster, continues, with great success, to delineate the character of individuals from their handwriting. All persons desirous of testing his art arc invited to for- ward a specimen of their ordinary writing, together with 13 postage stamps, and a mention of their sex and age, to the ftliove address. SHOOTING.— To be LET, till February 1st, 1858, the exclusive right of SHOOTING over 1,880 acres, including 137 acres of wood, in four woods, in the county of Suffolk, bordering on Cambridgeshire and Essex. Apply to Wm. M„ 7o, Pulteney- street' Bath. AGENTLEMAN about to resign a country which lie has hunted four days a week with a first- rate pack of fox- hounds wouid be willing to TREAT for any fair hunting country which may be vacant after the present season. Address H. H., Reform Club, Pall- mall. WANTED, a MANOR of from 1,500 to 3,000 acres, on one of the lines of railway starting from London Bridge. Address, with full particulars, F. H„ Messrs Robins, Tooley- street, London, S. E. SHOOTING.— WANTED, good PARTRIDGE and COVER SHOUTING, over a manor of 1,800 or 2,000 acres, within fifty miles from London, on the Great Western Railway. Must be near a station. Address, F. C., 74, Gloucester- terrace, Hyde Park. SALMON- FISHING.— WANTED to RENT, for this season, the exclusive right of ANGLING in a river, to carry TWO RODS, on the west coast of Scotland. There must be within easy distance loch and brown trout fishing. In forwarding particulars, to save trouble in correspondence, state amount of rent, if expense of pre- serving is paid by the landlord, situation, how accessible by land and water, postal communication, distance from market town, length of river from sea to loch, size of loch or lochs, if right ef fishing off both banks, if bag or other nets are allowed, and, if so, how near the mouth of river, if populous locality, if any furnished lodge, if good accommodation in neighbourhood, how far lodge or accommodation from water side, what month most favourable for salmon and sea trout, if option of continuing by the year or taking on lease, name and address of last tenant, for refer- ence as to sport. Apply to Francis Tongue Rufford, Esq, Prescot House, near Stourbridge. THE LONDON, HARWICH, and CONTI- NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY ( Limited). Capital £ 100,000, in 10,000 shares of £ 10 each, with power to increase. £ 2 per share payable on allotment. Incorporated under the act 19 and 20 Vic., chap. 47, by which the lia- bility of the proprietors is limited to the amount of their shares. Ralph Walters, Esq., chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. Colonel William Petvie Waugh, Director of the London aud Eastern Banking Company. David Waddington, Esq., M. P., 4, Spring- gardens. John Bagshaw, Esq., M. P., Director of the Eastern Counties Railway. Colonel William Petrie Waugh, Branksea Castle, Dorset, Director of the London and Eastern Banking Company. Robert L. Leckie, Esq. ( lata of Bombay), George- street, Portman- square. William Shaw, Esq., 1, Kensington Park- terrace. Gregor Grant, Esq. ( late Chairman of the Oriental Bank, Bombay), 4, Great Russell- street. F. C. Zillesen, Esq., Vice- President of the Dutch- Rhenish Railway Com- 6any, Amsterdam. enry Durraut, Bart.. Scottow Hall, Norfolk. Henry Ward, Esq.. H. E. I. C. S., K 1, Albany. John Edward Panter, Esq., Director of the St. George's Insurance Com- pany, Pall- mall and Fulliam. Andrew Walls, Esq., Lloyd's, and 11. Leadenhall- street. Captain Raymond, Albion- square, Dalston, Managing Director of the Steam vessels. ( With power to increase). BANKEBS : The London and Eastern Banking Corporation, 27, Cannon street, City; Messrs. Cox, Cobbold, Rodwell, and Co., Bankers, Har- wich, Essex. ENGINEERS IN CHIEF ; Messrs. Newton and Fuller, 16, King William- street, City. SHABEBEOKERS: London— Messrs. Huggins and Rowsell, 1, Thread- needle- street : Liverpool— Messrs H. Davies and Son, 2, Royal Bank- buildings. Glasgow : Messrs Hugh Tassie and Sons, 135, Buch& nan- SHIPPIN& AGENTS : Messrs William Felgate and Co., 4, Clement's- lane, City; Mr. R. Twiss, H. Son, Rotterdam. STANDING COUNSEL : Alfred Hill, Esq., 44, Chancery- lane. SOLICITORS: Messrs. Rymer, Murray, Rymer, and Jackson, Hanover- street, Hanover- square, and 59, Chancery- lane. AUDITORS ; Messrs. Broom, Bagshaw, and Westcott, 35, Coleman- street, City. SECBBTAEY : Hume Greenfield, Esq. Offices of the Company: 44, Moorgate- street, City, E. C. This company is established with a view to afford the public increased facilities in the conveyance of mails, passengers, specie, and merchan- dise, between England, via Harwich, and the ports ot Rotterdam, Ham- burgh, Antwerp, & c. A traffic arrangement for a term of years has been entered into with the Eastern Counties Railway Company on advantageous terms, and the Directors have secured the co- operation of the authorities of the Dutch- Rhenish Railway Company, and the other inland navigation and railway establishments in Holland and Germany, whose directors are so convinced of the advantages to be derived from this line of communication, Jas the^ most desirable for passenger traffic, the speedy conveyance of> pecie, as well as for merchandise and perishable'goods, that they are anxious to promote the views of this company to the fullest possible extent. The town of Harwich is 68 miles from London by railway, and its port is the most convenient for direct communication between London and all the great seaports in Holland and Belgium, and thence to the northern and central parts of the continent of Europe; the navigation being perfectly free from sandbanks, while two thirds of the actual sea- passage is either in shoal water, or under the lee of the land. Passengers proceeding to India via Trieste, by Harwich, Rotterdam, and the Dutch- Rhenish Railway, will effect a saving of 48 hours as compared with the route vii Marseilles; the line from Rotterdam to Trieste being on the eve of completion without a break.—( N. B. The line is already completed as far as Adelsberg, 20 miles from Trieste, and will shortly be opened throughout to that free port.) The harbour of Harwich is safe, commodious, and easy of access in all weathers and states of the tide— advantages which no other port pos- sesses on the eastern coast south of the Humber ; while the entrance at Helvoetsluis is likewise accessible at all tides, the Voern Canal'facilitat- ing the passage to Rotterdam from the latter port. By the opening of this route, via Harwich, the dangers and delays of the intricate navigation of the Swin and the mouth of the river Thames are avoided, by which a saving of time is effected to Hamburgh, Rotter- dam, and Antwerp, of 12 hours ; whilst the route to Cologne, by Ober- hausen, and from Oberhausen to the northern parts of Europe is four hours and a quarter less by Harwich and Rotterdam than that by Dover and Ostend, as per tabular statement, and thus the former must become the direct route of postal communication. TIME PES SOUTH EASTERN RAIL- TIME WAY. London to Dover 2i hours Dover to Ostend 7 ,, Ostend to Oberhausen ( 264 miles) 10J „ MONEY ADVANCED to gentlemen of property, on their notes of hand; also, any amount of money advanced on reversions, gentlemen having the use of the money without paying interest or principal until they have been in possession of tlieir property two years. Officers and minors of property accommodated with money. £ 100,000 to lend on reversionary property aud gentlemen's estates.— Apply ( in strict confidence) to Mr Graham, No. 5 Chambers, No, 8, Duko- street, St James's. MONEY.— Noblemen, gentlemen of property, heirs to entailed estates, and officers on full pay, with good expectations, can be supplied with ANY AMOUNT. Advances made on reversions, life interests, and legacies under wills. Large sums ? an be obtained by way of post obit.— Address by letter to C. D., 61, Brook- street, Hanover- square, London. MONEY.— Noblemen, gentlemen of property, heirs to entailed estates, and other responsible parties requiring advances, can be immediately supplied with MONEY on their notes of hand only. Advances likewise for any period of time, made on rever- sions, life interests, legacies, or by way of post obit. Reversions pur- chased. Apply, by letter only, to F. Y., 15, Pall- mall, London. MONEY ADVANCED, on the personal security of heirs to entailed estates, who can have an immediate income secured to them. Also upon the note of hand of officers on full pay, < S> c. Also upon freehold and funded property, reversions to money in the Funds, life estates, & c. Reversions purchased. Apply to Mr Allen, at his offices, 28A, Regent- street, Waterloo- place. MONEY.— Apply to Mr. HOWSE, ll, Beaufort- buildings. Strand, W. C. Amount and duration of loan imma- terial. Every application considered confidential, and treated with promptitude, whether personal or written. TO LEND or PURCHASE.— Messrs BOYLE and Co, have several SUMS from £ 500 to 25,000 each, to invest either in purchase or lend on mortgage on estates, house property well let, reversionary or life interest property, assignable pensions or annuities. Proposals to be sent to Messrs Boyle and Co, " Court Guide " office. 120. Pall- mall. PEB EASTEBN COUNTIES RAILWAY, London to Harwich 2i hours Harwich to Rotterdam.. 9J „ Rotterdam to Oberhausen ( 124 miles) 4 „ FURNISHED LODGINGS to LET, within A few minutes' walk of the River Shin, Sutherlandshire. For terms, & c, apply ( prepaid) to Mr Young, Invershin, by Tain, N. B. DONCASTER RACES.— TO Professional Markers and Others.— TO be LET, the well- known excellent slate BIL- LIARD TABLES, FURNITURE, GAS, & c., in the commodious Licensed Billiard and Cigar Room, for one week, at each of the two great March and September Meetings, 1857. Further particulars on application to J. Hetwell, travelling portmanteau, trunk, and bag ware- house and fancy bazaar, No. 17, Scot- lane, Doncaster. ANGLING.— On Saturday last, a large pike in fine condition, weighing 18ilb, was taken from the Ordnance Waters, Waltham Abbey, by Richard Cohen, Esq. SUBSCRIPTIONS to these FISHERIES commence on the 1st April; season tickets, li guinea. WILLIAM ROBERTS CLARK, Proprietor, King's Arms Inn. ( PRICKET.— JOHN announce that he has ai LILLYWHITE begs to an immense STOCK of CRICKETING GOODS ready for inspection. His celebrated cane leg- guards and batting-' gloves are pronounced the best ever offered to the public. A great re- duction to clubs and schools. Regiments fitted out on the shortest notice. Lists of prices now ready. Address, Caledonian- road, Islington, N. PAGE'S CRICKET BATS, BALLS, & c, have been acknowledged by all cricketers, for many years past, the best in use. E. J. Page respectfully calls the attention of secretaries of cricket clubs and others, purchasing for the ensuing season, to his extensive STOCK of CRICKET BATS, Balls, Leg- guards, and every other article required in the game ; at the same time informs them that he is the sole manufacturer of the Registered Handle Bat, which, from the peculiarity of its make, is warranted not to break, and to stand in any climate. Register No. 3,660. For lists of prices for the ensuing season address E. J. Page, cricket bat and ball manufacturer, No. 6, Kennington- row, Kennington, Surrey, S. -• / CRICKET.— Bowlers and Clubs.— Professional bowlers of merit and good character are entered on F. LILLY- WHITE and WISDEN'S LIST. Clubs can hear of bowlers upon application. Fee 5s.— Address 2, New Coventry- street, Leicester- square, London. F. Lillywhite's " Circular of Information" now ready, and will be sent post free.— On hand, the largest stock of cricketing materials inlthe world. SALMON and TROUT FISHING.— CHARLES k! 5 FARLOW, manufacturer, 191, Strand, London, iavites anglers to inspect his large and varied STOCK sf superior seasoned SALMON. TROUT, and SPINNING RODS, salmon, lake, and trout flies, im- proved reels and lines. Artifieial baits in every variety, Superior stout salmon and extra fine silkworx. 1 gut. Flies dressed to pattern, and sent by post. Rods repaired and made to order. Tackle cases fitted for all parts of the world. New Catalogues forwarded gratis. SALMON and TROUT FISHING.— JONES and Co, 111, Jermyn- street, St James's, London, beg to acquaint noble- men and gentlemen they have manufactured a well- seasoned stock of salmon, trout, and spinning RODS; an extensive assortment of salmon, trout, and lake FLIES, made expressly for the Norwegian and all rivers and lakes in the United Kingdom. Improved reels, lines, flexible baits for salmon, trout, and pike always ready. Rods repaired and made to order. Flies dressed to pattern, and sent by post to all parts of the country on the shortest notice and on reasonable terms. T O ANGLERS.— The PECTORAL FIN and the ARCHIMEDEAN MINNOW, invented and manufactured by FREDERICK ALLIES, South Parade, Worcester, and registered by act of Parliament. London agents: Charles Farlow, 191, Strand; Thos. Aldreds, 126, Oxford- street; J. Bernard, 4, Church- place, Piccadilly; Giles Little, 15, Fetter- lane; George Eaton, 6 and 7, Crooked- lane; William Gowland, 4, Crooked- lane; J. S. Holroyd, 59, Gracechurch- street: Alfred and Son, 54, Moorgate- street; A. Anderson, 71, Long- acre; Jones and Co, 111, Jermyn- street; A, and G. Wilson, Princes- street, Edinburgh; Paton and Walsh, 44, George- street, Perth, Price: salmon size, 5s each : pike, 5s each; large trout size, 3s ; small trout, 2s 6d; perch size, 2s 6d. Anglers and the trade punctually supplied, by post or railway, ou receipt of cash to the amount. Apply to the inventor, Frederick Allies, South Parade, Worcester. YACHT STOVES.— DEANE, DRAY, AND c0' s improved PATENT YACHT STOVE, fitted witb boiler, oven, and tixwork complete, is capable of cooking expeditiously, and to the greatest perfection, in baking, roasting, boiling, broiling, & c. These stoves have been extensively adopted and approved by members of the various yacht clubs. Descriptive drawings, with prices, sent per post free.— Deane, Dray, and Co, London Bridge. Established A. D. 1700. BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke- street, Southwark, MARQUEE, TENT, FLAG, and RICK- CLOTH MANUFACTURER. Temporary rooms of any dimensions, for balls, dinners, & c, with conveyance and attendance to any distance. Be par- ticular to address at full length— Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke- street, Southwark ( opposite the Brighton Railway), THANKS to the CRIMEAN OFFICERS.— W. CLARK, sole manufacturer of the celebrated WATERPROOF PASTE and BLACKING ( which so successfully stood the test, and proved impervious to water even for those on duty in the trenches), takes this opportunity of publicly offering his most grateful thanks to the officers who served in the Crimea, for the invaluable patronage he has re- ceived through their recommendations, and most respectfully solicits a continuance during the present hunting, shooting, and fishing season.— 127, Crawford- street, Portman- square, London, W. s UPERIOR to all OTHERS.— CLARK'S ROYAL LEAMINGTONIAN HUNTING BLACKING, for softening and preserving boots and shoes, and giving a brilliant raven- jet polish, equal to patent leather; does not crack or wear brown, and retains its lustre for any length of time, in all temperatures. Also, his incomparable elastic waterproof VARNISH, for hunting, sheoting, fishing, and ordinary walking boots, and all kinds of india- rubber goods.— Manufactory, 127, Crawford- street, Portman- square, London, W. ^ LARK'S PATENT MATCHLESS PASTE for LEATHER BREECHES. GLOVES, CORDS, KERSEYS, & c.- This matchless composition will be found far superior toanythat 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, Portman- square. London, W. 20 hours 15J hours Saving in favour of Harwich 4J hours FARES. PER SOUTH EASTEBN RAILWAY, I PEE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. London, Dover, Ostend, to London, Harwich, Rotterdam, Cologne. I to Cologne. 1st class, rail and steam .. £ 3 10 6 11st class, rail and steam .. £ 2 10 8 2d ditto ditto .. 2 9 8 | 2d ditto ditto .. 1 12 5 Saving in favour of Harwich. 1 st claiss, rail and steam £ 1 0 3 2d ditto ditto 0 17 3 A deputation has been in Holland, and submitted the views of this company to the Postmaster- General, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of the Interior, who have promised their cordial co- operation in support of the undertaking. It is intended, in the first instance, to confine the operations of this company to the direct communication for mails, bullion, tourists, & c., from London, via Harwich, to Rotterdam. The company, in pursance of this object, will have swift and commo- dious packets, and its management will be carried out with the utmost care, so as to secure expedition, safety, and comfort, and the directors submit that the traffic cannot fail to realise a handsome dividend to the shareholders. The capital will be divided into 10,000 shares of £ 10 each, on which £ 2 per share is to be paid on allotment. Five shillings per share, on ac- count of the first deposit of £ 2, is to be paid to the bankers of the com- pany, and their receipt must accompany the letter of applieation. If less than the number of shares applied for be allotted, a proportionate part of the deposit will be immediately returned. No call will exceed £ 2 per share, and will not be made at a less interval than three months. Forms of application for shares may be obtained at the brokers' and offices of the Company, 44, Moorgate- Etreet, City, London, E. C.; and at the offices of Oliver John Wiliiams,, Esq., Agent to Lloyd's, and Vice- Consul of the Netherlands, Harwich, Essex. Application for shares and prospectuses to be made to the secretary, who will give every information. All communications addressed " Secretary" will receive immediate attention. Form of Application for Shares. To the directors of the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company ( Limited), 44, Moorgate- street, City. GENTLEMEN : I enclose you a receipt for £ paid to the London and Eastern Banking Corporation, arid I hereby reauest that you will allot me shares in the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company ( Limited); and I hereby agree to accept such shares, or any smaller number that may be allotted to me, ana to pay the calls thereon, and to execute the necessary deeds of the Company. I remain, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Address in full Occupation Date Bankers' Receipt. Received the day of 1857, the sum of on account of the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company ( Limited), London. SALOON OMNIBUS COMPANY. To the Shareholders of the Saloon Omnibus Company. GENTLEMEN : When I was solicited to become a director of your eom pany I was offered as an inducement one hundred shares as a qualifi- cation. However, at the first meeting, I paid down £ 25, my qualifica- tion on one hundred shares. On reference to the cash book, I then found the expenses for printing and parading the omnibus in different parts of London ( before I joined the board) very great. This it was my duty to protest against and stop, and I did so. At one of the last meet- ings of the board a communication was received, and negociations were opened, between the chairman of the General Omibus Compauy and a deputation of our company, expressing the willingness of the General Omnibus Company to run the saloon omnibuses, and pay the sum of £ 1,300 to this company for the shareholders whose deposits already paid amount to £ 800. This aim offered by the General Omnibus Com- pany would have been sufficient to repay the deposits to the share- holders, and, with the advances made by this company to the builder of the omnibuses, would have cleared it from debt. The directors, how- ever, thought themselves justified in declining this offer. Conceiving it, therefore, impossible satisfactorily to carry on the business of the com- pany, from the want of confidence shown by the public ( partly through the paper war that existed between the two companies) in not taking up its shares, and, coupling that with the trifling balance of cash at present at the bankers, the wish of certain parties to issue the shares of the com- pany, and borrow further capital, by adding another solicitor to the staff, all of which I consider would be acts of injustice to the share- holders, I beg leave to tender my resignation of the seat I hold at the board into your hands, and tlunk it my duty as a public man to make you thus briefly acquainted with the real state of the affairs.— I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Strewan House, Chelsea. E. T. SMITH. To the Editor of the Sunday Times. SIB: I observe in your first edition a letter from Mr Smith, notifying his resignation of his seat in the direction of the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Company. As on the same ground I also have found it neces- sary to withdraw my name from the direction of which I was chairman, I should feel obliged by your giving place in your columns for the follow- ing explanation of my reasons for so doing. At the commencement of the undertaking I was solicited by the pro- moters to take the chair and chief direction of the company's affairs, and believing from my long experience in omnibus conveyance, that I could be of material assistance to the company and service to the public by joining the undertaking, I did so, and have from that time exerted my- self as much as possible to bring into use the Saloon Omnibus, which I believe possesses qualifications which would be appreciated. I have found, however, that insuperable difficulties have arisen, the shares have not been taken up, an offensive paper warfare has been entered into, and that after several months spent in endeavours to raise the capital neces- sary for the undertaking, the funds are exhausted, and the public confi' dence apparently lost. At this juncture I opened a communication with the London General Omnibus Company, in the hope that they, being an established com- pany, and manifesting a willingness to give the public the advantage of an improved conveyance, would give a trial to our saloon omnibus. I was met by them in a fair spirit, and a deputation from the two boards met with a view to an arrangement of the kind, which resulted in an offer of the London General Omnibus Company to purchase the interest of our company for about £ 1,200, whereby our shareholders might be reimbursed, and the omnibuses worked for the public benefit, and a ruinous competition with a powerful organised company prevented. Others of the directors of the Saloon Company have, however, chosen to bring in another solicitor to their company, who, proposing to raise more capital, will, I fear, involve the eompany in further difficulties. Under these circumstances, feeling that the public requirements would be fully served by the London General Omnibus Company working the saloon omnibus, and that the interests of our shareholders would be best served by the offer of the London General Omnibus Company being ac- ceded to, I have felt bound to retire from the Board, with whose pro- ceedings I can no longer concur, and to take this course of making known to the shareholders, to whom 1 am accountable, my reasons tor doing so.— I am your obedient servant, G. SHlLLIBEER, City- road. 14th Feb. 1857. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, for the growth and improvement of the human hair, the beard, whiskers, and moustachios. For children it is especially recommended as forming the basis of a beautiful head of hair. The fact of its having stood the test of more than half a century of probation, and obtained the patronage of royalty and the aristocracy throughout Europe, together with numerous testimonials from all parts of the world constantly received of its efficacy, afford the best and surest proof of its merits. Price 3s 6d and 7s; family bottles ( e% ual to four small), 10s 6d; and double that size, 21s. Caution: To prevent imposition a new label from steel, by Messrs Perkins, Bacon, and Co., is now used, bearing the words " Rowlands' Macassar Oil." & c, in white letters, and their signature in red ink " A. Rowland and Sons." Sold at 20, Hatton- garden, London, and by chemists and perfumers. TO THE HUNT.— W. CLARK again solicits the attention of hunting noblemen and gentlemen to his incomparable BOOT- TOP FLUID, for cleansing and preserving brown boot- tops, totally eradicating all stains, 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 eqnal to patent, with half the usual labour. Premier boot- top powders of all colours— Manufactory, 127, Crawford- street, Portman- square, London, W. TO SPORTSMEN.— The Elite of the First Flight over any Country.- BARTLEY'S FAST BROWN for brown tops, of all tints, for those who are nice to a shade; the celebrated hunting polish, wot will cut a shine in or over any country, for dress or patent leather hunting boots of every description. Bartley's Hunting Per- suaders with the improved rowels; boot top powders, of all colours ; Bartley's Nulli Secundus Blacking. All the above to be had from Alexander Bartley, boot maker, 251, Oxford- street, London . Post Office orders to be made payable at Post Office, 210, Oxford- street HUNTING.— PROPERTY PASTE IS NOW prepared for cleaning leather breeches, gloves, hunting kerseys, cords, drills, & c, with directions for use on each jar, and, if used ac- cordingly, will be found quite free from dust, and one applieation suf- ficient to produce the desired effect, with a saving of one half the usual trouble. Travelling boxes, complete, containing four jars of 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 for dry- cleaning all kinds of tartans, silks, velvets, & c. Importers of French cirage varnish, sole agent for Count D'Orsay's waterproof polish, and manufacturer of blacking without vitriol.— Manufactory, 23, South Audley- street, Grosve- nor- square.— N. B. Liquids of various colours for cleaning brown top- boots, and polishine cream for ditto. ANEW and IMPORTANT DISCOVERY in the SCIENCE of MEDICINE.— Patent Office Seal of Great Britain.- Diplome d'Ecole de Pharmacie, Pharmacien de Paris.— Imperial Col- lege of Medicine, Vienna.— TRIESEMAR, Nos. 1, 2, and 8, a lozenge, devoid of taste or smell, can be carried in the waistcoat pocket, as ad- ministered by Valpeau, Lalleman, Roux, Ricord, & c, & c.— Triesmar, No. l, for relaxation, spermatorrhoea, indiscriminate excesses,- or too long residence in hot climates. It has restored thousands of debilitated in- dividuals. who are now enjoying health and vigour. Triesemar, No 2, effectually, in the short space of three days, eradicates all traces of gonorrhoea, strictures, irritation of the bladder, non- retention of arine, and those disorders where copaivi and cubebs have so long been thought an antidote for. Triesemar, No. 8, is the great continental remedy for syphilis and secondary symptoms, scurvy, scrofula, and all cutaneous eruptions,— Price lis, or four cases in one for 33s, which saves lis; and in £ 5 eases, saving £ 112s. To be had in London, of Darby 140, Leadenhall- street ; Hannay, 68, Oxford- street: Preut 229 Strand; Barclay, Farringdon- street; Butler, 4, Cheapside. T O NERVOUS SUFFERERS and Others.— _ L Several ladies and gentlemen who were martyrs to nervousness, debility, defective sight, partial deafness, trembling of the limbs, & c,, for many years, and having been restored to health, have formed a com- mittee for the GRATUITOUS DISTRIBUTION of MEANS of CURE to the afflicted who send name, address, and two stamps for postage. Address, Rev. J. Williams, Laburnam House, Hornsey- road, London. AN ACT of GRATITUDE.— 5,000 Copies of a Medical Book for Gratuitous Circulation.— GEORGE THOMAS Esq, having been effectually cured of nervous debility, loss of memory, and dimness of sight, resulting from early errors, by following the instructions given in a medical work, by a physician, he considers it his duty, in gra- titude to the author, and for the benefit of nervous sufferers, to puV'sh the means used. He will therefore, send free, to any address, in a sealed envelope, on receipt of a directed envelope enclosing two stamps ( to pre- pay postage), a copy of the work, containing every information required. Address, G. Thomas, St Jolm's- lane, Newcastle- upon- Tyne. RUPTURE.—" COLES'S TRUSS is best." This is the invention patronised by Sir Astley Cooper, and the most eminent surgeons— worn and recommended by William Cobbett, and which has commanded for thirty years a constantly increasing repu- tation ; it is what a truss should be, perfectly efficacious, yet agreeable to the wearer. Read " Cobbett's Legacy to Ruptured Persons"— gratis. None genuine unless marked with the address, 8, Charing- cross. RUPTURE S.— THE PATENT SELF- ADJUSTING GERMAN TRUSS, acting effectually without any complications, is recommended by the faculty for the CURE and RELIEF of HERNIA. The most eminent members of the professioa are of opinion — —— yvs^ " » » ' » » ""•" » ' straps, spiral spring, or pad behind.— J. EGG and Co., engage to secure any reducible rupture, if eft to their management.— Manufactory, No. 1, Piccadilly. RUPTURES.— WHITE'S MOC- MAIN PATENT 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 of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manufacturer, Mr John White, 228, Piccadilly.— Riding belts, suspendors, & c. RUPTURES EFFECTUALLY CURED WITH- OUT a TRUSS.— Dr. BARKER'S celebrated REMEDY is pro- tected by three patents, of England, France, and Vienna, and, from its great success, is now made known as a public duty through the medium of the press. In every case of single or double rupture, in either sex, of any age, however bad or long standing, it is equally applicable, effects mg a cure in a few days, without inconvenience, and will be hailed as a boon by all who have been tortured with trusses. Sent post free, with instructions for use, on receipt of 10s 6d, by Post Office order, or stamps by Charles Barker, M. D., 10, Brook- street, Holborn, London, RELIEF to the EMBARRASSED.— MR MAS- SHALL, of 86, Hatton- garden, solicitor and attorney ofthe Court for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, of upwards of 20 years' experience, offers his services to persons whose affairs are embarrassed ( in town or country) to obtain immediate protection of their person and pi operty from all county court and other proceedings, and conduct their business through the court, under the new act, without imprisonment, at one- third the usual ciiarges, which may be paid by instalments. THE PERFECT EIGHT- DAY WATCH, war- ranted to go correctly.— Patented in England, France, Belgium, and Holland— These sound ENGLISH WATCHES, which do not exceed in size and price the ordinary watches now in use, require to be wound up only once a week with three turns of the key. 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Electro silver spoons and forks, J Ivory tableknives, full size, balance fiddle pattern, full size :— handles, which cannot possibly Table spoons, 36s per dozen come loose in hot water :— Table forks, 36s ,, | Table knives, 21s per dozen Dessert spoons, 27s „ | Dessert knives, 15s „ Dessert forks, 27s „ I Carvers, 7s per pair Tea sposns, 16s „ | Asabove withsterlingsilverferrules ITable knives, 28s per dozen Dessert knives, 22s „ Cai vers, 9s per pair Messrs Mappin Brothers respectively invite buyers to inspect their unprecedented display, which for beauty of design, exquisite workman- ship, and novelty stands unrivalled. Their illustrated catalogue, which is continually receiving additions of new designs, will be forwarded post free on applicatiou. Mappin Brothers, 67 and 68, King William- street, London Bridge. Manufactory, Queen's Cutlery Works, Sheffield. In the press, and speedily will be published, the fourth volume ofthe TURF REGISTER; or, Sportsman and Breeder's Stud Book. Price, in boards, £ 1. Containing the pedigrees and performances of all the horses, mares, and geldings that have appeared upon the British and Irish Turfs as racers; likewise of such as have been kept in the stud as stallions, and for breeding, from the earliest period to the present time, with an account of the most favourite Arabian « , Turks, and Barbs brought into England, and from whom have descended the most valuable blood in the United Kingdom. The whole calculated for the information and use of sportsmen and breeders, and the admirers of that noble animal the hoise. Subscribers' names thank- fully received at the publisher's office, 47, Conev- street, York. Now ready, fourth thousand, Half- a crown, 376 pages, bound in boards, DICK CHRISTIAN'S HUNTING RECOL- LECTIONS, in the Hunting Edition of the " Post and the Pad- dock," with a steel engraving of " Hunters at Grass," after J. F. Herring, jun. 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The London, Liverpool, and Manchester Post and Money Or5er Offices' gas is purified and consumed by Leslie's Patents with great sanitary and economic results. 59, Conduit- street.— N. B. The composing and other offices of this journal are admirably and economically lighted by the use of Leslie's Patents. DO YOU WANT a WELL BUILT PAIR of KICKSEYS ? First rate stuff to stand the saddle, and no mis- take, well up in fork, easy stride, no drag when worn without straps, neat leg, and well shrunk, 28s ; tough riding tweeds, & c, any pattern, from 20s ; hunting and racing leather ditto at very young prices.— C. BELLERBY, 8, Davies- street, Berkeley- square ( aiany years with Hammonds). RIDING to COVERT.— CORDING'S WATERPROOF COATS are the best, light or stout, patronised by most masters of hounds; coat covers for the saddle; riding aprons, a safe protection to seat and knees; warm driving aprons, warranted not to crack ; driving gloves. 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GRATIS.— New book, with lists of prices, and self- measurement; also an illustrated Almanack for 1857. On 2d March will he published, THE BRIDE of LAMMERMOOR. By Sir WALTER SCOTT, forming Vol. VIII. of the Railway Edition of the Waverley Novels, now in course of publication. Price Eigliteen- pence fancy boards, two shillings cloth. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh. Houlston and Wright, London. Sold by all booksellers, and at the railway stations. Just published, price Is, AFEW WORDS in DEFENCE of TOBACCO; or a Plea for the Pipe. Addressed to all who smoke. With prac- tical observations on the philosophy and art of smoking. By " CAVEN- DISH." London : Baily Brothers, Cornhill. HUNT ON STAMMERING. Just published, Second Edition, price 3s 6d, by post 3s lOd, ATREATISE on the CURE of STAMMERING, & c, by JAMES HUNT, Ph. D., M. li. S. L., & c. " Unquestionably the most popular treatise ever given to the world. 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Fourth Edition, price Is, free 18 stamps, ON the TREATMENT and CURE of NERVOUS DEBILITY, Physical, Mental, and Generative, with Chlorate of Potass. By SYDNEY HALL, M. D., formerly externe at the Hospital, Paris. Direct from the author, 10, Goswell- road, Islington; or of Gilbert, 49, Paternoster- row, L « ndon. Tenth Edition, post free for 4 stamps, QUACKERY UNMASKED ; its Extortions, Im- positions, and Deceptions fully exposed. By JOHN SUTTON, M. R. C. S. " The author has conferred a great boon on suffering humanity, by laying bare the scandalous practices of nefarious adven- turers, who advertise to cure diseases of which they know nothing."— Herald." Address, Dr Sutton, Frederick- place, Goswell- road, London. FIGARO; or, Life As It Is. — A new spirited Journal.— Now ready, No 1, containing portraits of Redpath and Robson— Figaro's Life of Actresses and Actors— Fi? aro behind the Scenes— Figaro's Exposure of Tricks in Trade— Figaro's Sporting Intel- ligence— Figaro's true tale of London life, entitled " The Two Clerks ;" a faithful history of living characters, and the enormous swindles re- cently committed. Figaro here, there, and everywhere. Eight large pages, One penny.— London: Stone, 26, Newcastle- street, Strand. BOOKS, Songs, Tales, Prints, & c.— The Yokel's Preceptor; or, Guide to all the Fan and Places of Amusement in London, with coloured plate, Is. Cause of Consumption, coloured plate by Cruikshanks, Is. Man of Gallantry's Pocket Companion, 2s 6d, plates. History qf Marriage, 17 plates, 10s 6d. Marriage and Courtship, 2s 6d, plate. Scarce and new beautiful finished prints at 1, 2, and 8 guineas per set. Sold by John Wilson, 28, Little St Andrew- street, Upper St Mar- tin's- lane. 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In bottles 3s 6d, 6s, and lis, wholesale and retail, 13, Wellington- street Nerth, Strand, London. AS a MEDICINE long highly esteemed for its curative powers in cases of indigestion, sick headache, nervous- ness, and affections ofthe liver and bowels, COCKLE'S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS cannot be too strongly recommended, having stood the test of gublic opinion for upwards of half a century. Prepared only by James ockle, surgeon, 18, New Ormond- street, and may be had of all medicine vendors, in boxes at Is ljd. 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and lis. BLAIR'S GOUT and RHEUMATIC PILLS, price Is. ljd. and 2s. 9d. per box.— Thirty years ago to speak of a cure for the gout was considered a romance; but new, the efficacy and safety of this medicine is so fully demonstrated by testimonials from per- sons in every rank of life, that public opinion proclaims this as one ofthe most important discoveries of the present age. These pills require neither attention nor confinement, and are certain to prevent the disease attack, ing any vital part. Sold by PROUT and HARSANT, 229, Strand, Lon- don ; and all medicine vendors. AN old medical gentleman, having, from the results ef his practice, written a small POCKET- BOOK, or GUIDE, expressly for the use of young men, which treats on SPERMATORRHOEA, venereal, nervous, and generative diseases in every form, believing it will prove beneficial both to the health and pockets of its readers, the guide will be sent, post free, in a sealed envelope, upon receipt ef three postages stamps and a description of disease, with any further advice that may be required, free of charge. Address, E. J. R„ Greencrot't Villa, High Fell, Gateshead, Durham. TO INVALIDS.— PRICHARD'S AROMATIC STEEL PILLS are the only acknowledged specific for nervous and general debility. 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CERTAIN HELP!— Dr DE ROOS, from twenty years* practical experience, is enabled to treat with the utmost certainty of cure all diseases arising from excesses or infection, as spermatorrhoea, stricture, syphilis, itc, without the use of those dangerous medicines, mercury, copaiba, & c. Country patients corresponded with till cured. Advice and medicines, £ 1. Sub rosa. Address, Walter De Roos, M. D., 10, Berners- street, Oxford- street, Lon- don. Consultations daily from 11 till 4, Sundays excepted WITH 70 coloured engravings, price 2s 6d, post free 31 stamps, the new medical work on the Physiology of Man and Woman, with the certain means of removing all generative disorders, restoring regularity to the functions, and a renewal of manly vigour in the worst cases of spermatorrhoea, nervous debility, and disease. By HORACE GOSS, M. D., surgeon, 55, Great Queen- street, Lincoln's Inn, London. SCARCE Fancy Prints, Facetiae, & c. — The attention of sporting noblemen and gentlemen is invited to an assortment of choice prints and drawings, scarce literature, and miscel- laneous works of art, foreign and English, many of a most amusing and novel oharacter, for disposal by private contract, a list of which wul be forwarded on application to A. B, care of Mr Ward, 113, Fleet- street, E. C, Price Is, by post 14 stamps, THE LADY of the CAMELIAS; freely trans- lated from the original of Dumas ; splendidly illustrated, and the only complete edition published. This remarkable tale depicts in power- ful language, the joys and sorrows of a courtesan's life. Upon this stirring narrative the celebrated opera of " La Traviata," which has caused such a sensation, is founded. Catalogues of an extensive variety of modern French and English works, translations, & c, forwarded for two postage stamps. Henry Smith, 5, Holvwell- street, Strand. Price Is, by post Is 6d. DR CULVERWELL on MARRIAGE.— " To be or not to be ? that is the question." Programme : Advent of Puberty and Corresponding Associations- Duties and Casualties of Single Life— Marriage and its Considerations- Happy and Fruitful Alliances— Mode of Securing them— Infelicitous and Infertile ones— Their Obviations and Removal. Sherwood, 23, Paternoster- row, and all booksellers; or from Dr Cul- verwell, 10, Argyll- place, Regent- street, who may be consulted from 10 till 5; evenings, 7 till 9. THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH AND MATURITY. Price Is, by post 14 stamps, illustrated with cases and engraviings, NERVOUS DEBILITY ; its Causes, Symptoms, and Cure: an Essay on Spermatorrhoea, with observations on a safer and more successful mode of treatment ofthe diseases ofthe gene* rative system, obtained by the use of the microscope, in detecting, by urinary examination, the cause and effect of every variety of complaint, whether arising from solitary habits, excesses, accident, or climate. To which are added. Commentaries on the Physiology of Marriage, with hints on the evils resulting from empirical practice, and on the dangerous remedies advocated by various writers on these disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MERT, M. D., 87, Bedford- square, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, Matriculated Member ofthe University of Edinburgh, & c. Its perusal is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, and who are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which evtry human being is entitled.— Published Iw Sherwood and Co, 23, Paternoster- row; and inay be had of Home, 19, Leicester- square; Gordon, 116, Leaaenhall- street; or from the author, who may oe consulted daily, from 11 till 2, ind from 5 till 8, at his residence, S7, Bedford- square. CURTIS ON MANHOOD— SHILLING EDITION. A MEDICAL ESSAY ON NERVOUS DISEASES. Just published, the 77,000, with numerous plates, in a sealed envelope price ls„ or sent, post paid, by the author, for 14 stamps, MANHOOD; the Cause and Cure of Premature Decline, with plain directions for perfect restoration to health and vigour; being a medical review ofthe various forms and modern treatment of nervous debility, im> otency, loss of mental and physical capacity, whetherresultingfromyouthfulabuse. thefolhesofmaturity, the effects of climate, infection, & c, with observations on a new and success- ful mode ® f detecting spermatorrhoea, by microscopic examination; to which are added, curious and interesting cases, with the author's recipe of a preventive lotion. By J. L. CURTIS, surgeon, 15, Albemarle- street, Piccadilly, London. " We feel no hesitation in saying, that there is no member of society by whom the book will not be found useful— whether such person hold the relation of a parent, preceptor, or a clergyman."— Sun, Evening Paper. Sold also by Gilbert, 49, Paternoster- row; Mann, 89, Conihill, London. — Consultations 10 till3, and 6 till 8. A New and Improved Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, illustrated by 100 Anatomical Coloured Engravings on Steel, just published, price, free by post. One Shilling, rj^ HE SILENT FRIEND; a medical work on the JL physical exhaustion and decay of the frame, and the injurious WILLIAM WRIGHT, Fulwood- rents, Holborn. London, sporting Printer and publisher, electric telegrap} agent, & c, continues to supply results, arrivals, betting, and ot£ ^ 1Uwp? p" ht/ S01^ AaS11per electrie telegraph. WRIGHT'S BOOK OF HANDICAPS; a weekly programme of races to come; price Id, or sent ( post free) the whole season, for 7s. prepaid. * WRIGHT'S BOOK OF STEEPLE CHASING, for 1855- 55, price la. seasons can bs had, price Ss 6d the set. WRIGHT'S BETTING PRICE CURRENT ; published nearly daUy; containing information serviceable to both bookmakers and backers o£ horses. Betting commissions executed to any amount. For particulars applr a3 above. Post office orderspayable at Holbom. On the 1st of March will be published. Part I„ price 2d. of FEIST'S RACING RECORD; containing a complete calendar of sport, from the 1st of January to the day of publication. Edited by ALBERT FIEST, editor of the turf department of the Sunday Times, and reporter of sporting intelligence to the Lon- don daily papers.— Printed and published on the 1st of each month br William Wright, printer and publisher, Ful, wood- rents, Holborn. MESSRS FISHER and GIDEON execute COM- MISSIONS to any amount on all the principal events. Country correspondents may rely upon always receiving the full mar « ket odds. All moneys forwarded the day after the race. To ensure an answer, letters must contain directed stamped envelopes. Address, No. 17, Great Newport- street, Leicester- square, London, Terms sent free. MR J. PALMER, TURF COMMISSIONER.— Established 1850.— COMMISSIONS executed on all flat races and steeple chases throughout the year; horses backed fer places, & c; arrivals, results of races, latest betting, & c, telegraphed upon reasonable terms. Gentlemen in London waited upon at their residences. Gentle" men residing m the country may rely on obtaining the best price pos- sible. All communications must be by letter, addressed John Palmer. 11, Broad- court, Long- acre, W. C. MR EDWARD MESSER, late of 116, High Holborn, can be seen or communicated with on all sporting events, at 6, Cleveland- place, Wyndham- road, Camberwell, Terms 12 postage stamps and 5 per cent on winnings. My selections are all at long odds for the spring handicaps. Gentlemen corresponding will re « ceive an immediate reply, COMMISSIONS executed with safe men. such as Barr, Megson, and Davis. All winnings forwarded the day after the race, les3 5 per cent. Priced lists sent on the receipt of directed envelopes. ItylESSRS A. WORSLEY and W. PHILLIPS JJ- L execute COMMISSIONS to any amount on all forthcoming races. Tattersalls' or Manchester odds may be depended upon. Where undeniable references are given, bets are booked until the day after the race. Post Office orders to be made payable to Mr Charles Henry, acting clerk. Checks to be crossed through the Uniou Bank of London. Double and treble events; also first, second, and third. Liverpool Steeple Chase— 9 to 1 Minos, 10 to 1 Emigrant, 15 to 1 Hopeless Star: market odds the others. All moneys punctually remitted the day after each race. Address, post paid, No. 4, Portland- street, Soho- square, London. MR HENRY NEWMAN, turf commission - LT1_ agent, No. 13, Avery- row, Grosvenor- street, New Bond- street. London, Degs to inform his friends and subscribers he is now doing business on all the events of the year. Gentlemen residing in the country may depend upon receiving the full market odds. Money paid day after the race. All letters must contain a stamped envelope. COMMISSIONS executed. Post Office orders made payable at Charing- cross.— Esta- blished 1816. MR CHARLES THORP, 124, Jermyn- street, London, executes COMMISSIONS to any amount on all the Spring Handicaps, Liverpool Steeple, and Derby.— 18 to 1 agst Tourna- ment, 20 to 1 agst Loyola, Zuyder Zee, M. D., and Blink Bonnv, 40 to 1 agst others. Chester Cup: 15 to 1 agst Leamington, 30 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe, Claret, Schiedam, 40 to 1 agst St Domingo, 60 to 1 agst others. Post Office orders made payable at Charing- cross. All moneys forwarded the day after the race. M R EDMUND AINSWORTHbegs to inform his L numerous patrons and the sporting public that his SUBSCRIP- TION LIST is fast filling, and gentlemen who value important informa- tion will not delay joining my list. My selection for Liverpool Steeple Chase is now at good odds. Terms : 2s 6d for single event, l? s up to Derby, £ 1 Is for the season. To insure immediate reply, send stamped directed envelopes. Address, 3, Hart- street, Grosvenor- square, London. COM- MISSIONS executed, charge 5 per cent on winnings. P. O, orders payable Oharing- eross. MR H. DOWSON will continue to execute COM- MISSIONS on all the principal races throughout the year, upon receipt of Post Office order, payable at the Post Office, Upper Baker- street, Regent's Park, or check crosse'd London and Westminster Bank, Bloomsbury Branch, will likewise guarantee the payment of winnings, making a charge ot 5 per cent commission. Address, post paid, 11, Park- terrace, Regent's Park. London. MR JAMES LAWES continues to execute COMMISSIONS on all races and steeple chases; also first, second, and third. Country correspondents may rely upon getting the best prices obtainable, with good men. Price current forwarded on receipt of a stamped directed envelope. Address to Jame3 Law* s, 181, High Holborn, London. All moneys forwarded the day afrer the race. Post Office orders payable Old Cavendish- street. MESSRS HOWARD AUD CLINTON'S SUBSCRIP- tion list is now open, and already handsomely patronized. COM- MISSIONS executed on all the leading events of the season. Terms; end of season, £ o 5s ; to the Derby, £ 2 2s. Address Messrs H. and C., post- office, Coventry- street, Soho. Orders payable to Henry Howard, same place. MR HENRY HAMILTON at HOME daily; mornings 11 till 2, evenings 7 till 8. Parties in the country may rely upon receiving the best market odds consistent with safety. Money forwarded the day atter the race. Post Offfce orders, on Charing Cross. 113, Upper Seymour- street. Euston- square. MR JAMES HENRY CLARKE executes COMMISSIONS on all the events © f the year. Tattersall's oddi guaranteed. Address. Office, 300, Strand, London. JUST published, price Is, a REVIEW of the TWO YEAR OLDS of 1856, with Hints on the Spring Handicaps. Derby, & c. By ECLIPSE, of The Racing Indicator. May be obtained of all booksellers, or direct from Mr John Fredericks, 10, Statnford- street,, Blackfri; trs- road, London, S, on receipt of 14 postage stamps. HENRY BARRATT has resumed business for the season. Liberal prices about anything for the Spring Handicaps, Liverpool Steeple Chase, Two Thousand Guineas, or Derby, may be obtained. Money covered if required. The odds booked only wiih good men, and winnings paid day after race. Address 128, Long- acre, VV. C. DERBY.— JOHN STAMFORD, Ipswich, replies to all inquiries received by letter that kave a directed envelope enclosed. J. S. would observe that from his position in the sporting world he is always in possession of the best information with respect to the chief events in the Turf market. Gentlemen corresponding will re « oeive an immediate reply. Circulars are now ready for Liverpool Steeple Chase, Chester Cup, Northamptonshire Stakes, and Derby. COMMIS- SIONS executed. TO BACKERS of HORSES.— JOHN F AIRPLAY, 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 for his friends tne best information with respect to all races of importance, particularly on steeple chases and the spring handicaps.— N. B. The win- ners of the Liverpool Steeple Chase, Chester Cup, and Derby, are at a capital price. HOMAS MEGSON, late'cTKbg William- street, Strand, London, begs to acquaint his country friends that he has resumed business again at 8, Panton- street, Haymarket, on all racing matters throughout the year, and they may rely upon his sending thebest market price obtainable by return of post, and cash forwarded the day after the race. To insure an answer, all letters must contain a directed stamped envelope, and Post Office orders must be made payable at Charing- cross. YOUATT WM. GRAY'S SUBSCRIPTION LIST is now OPEN. Full particulars on receipt of a directed stamped envelope enclosed. Y. W. G. is always in posses- sion of the best information with respect to the chief events of the year. Six months' subscription £ 1 Is; to the Chester Cup, 10s 6d. These prices include all extra intelligence to day of each event. COM- MISSIONS executed to any amount. Countrv correspondents may rely upon always receiving the full market odds. All moneys forwarded the day after the race. Address. 15, Charing- cross, London T URF COMMISSIONS EXECUTED with SAFETY.— Mr JAMES REEVES begs to inform his sporting friends that he, being well acquainted with tlie principal bookmakers in and out of London, can execute COMMISSIONS to any amount with gentlemen of stability. Gentlemen desirous of doing business will receive a circular of full particulars, by enclosing a stamped directed envelope, addressed to Mr James Reeves, at the Three Compasses, King- street, Regent- street, London. Business done on credit. Post Office orders payable at Charing- cross. Established 1850. Paternoster- row; Hannay, 63, and Sanger, 150, Oxford- street; and Gor- don, 146, Leadenhall- street, London. The CORDIAL BALM OF SYRIACUM is expresslv employed ft) renovate the impaired powers of life. Its action is purely balsamic ; its power in re- invigorating the frame in all cases of nervous and sexual debility, impotency, & c, has been demonstrated by its unvarying success in thousands of cases. To those persons who are prevented entering the married state in consequence of early errors, it is invaluable. Price lis per bottle, or four quantities in one for 33s, which saves lis. The CONCENTRATED DETERSIVE ESSENCE, a remedy for puri- fying the system from venereal contamination, and is recommended for any of the varied forms of secondary symptoms. Its action is purely detersive, and its beneficial influence on the system is undeniable. Price lis and S3sper bottle, alsoa saving of lis. PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS constitute an effectual remedy in all cases of gonorrhoea, stricture, and diseases of the urinary organs. Price 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and lis per box. Sold by Barclay and Sons, Farringdon- street; Darby and Gosden, 140, Leadejihall- street; W. Edwards, 67, St Paul's Churchyard; J. Sanger, 150, Oxford- street; Hannay and Dietrichsen, 63, Oxford- street; Butler and Harding, 4, Cheapside; Prout and Harsant, 229, Strand. L^ TIMROD begs to tender his most grateful thanks JL^ I for the patronage he has received for the past eleven years, and begs to inform his friends that he is now ready to correspond with them on the Northampton and Metropolitan Stakes, Chester Cup, Two Thousand Guineas, and Derby. Gentlemen are requested to enclose stamped directed envelopes. COMMISSIONS executed on all the prin- cipal races throughout the year. Address Nimrod, 19, Broad- court, Bow- street, London, W. C. DERBY AND OAKS PROGNOSTICATIONS.— The extraordinary circulation which this little work attained last year, and the success which confirmed its predictions, enables its now more than ever popular author to offer the like for your guide and instruction this year, in three numbers, monthly, First number, 5s., the series 10s. No. 1 now ready, the most urgent and important of the series ; or included with special correspondence to a special list of sub- scribers, as usual, of £ 1 Is per quarter. Address HENRY JUST, Post Office, Coventry- street, Soho, W,_ MR A. TAYLOR is executing COMMISSIONS on the Nottingham and Derby events, and Liverpool Steeple Chase. Gentlemen sending their £ 5 or £ 10 directly will secure good winning odds. Gentlemen and the sporting public are solicited to join Mr A. T.' s subscription list immediately, when they will receive valu- able and important information for all races. The following are the latest market odds at Tatter sail's and the City:— Nottingham Handi- cap, 10 to 1 on the field; Derby Hurdle Handicap, 8 to 1: Ditto Liver- pool Steeple Chase, Minos, 8 to 1; Emigrant, 12 to 1; Omar Pasha, 12 to 1; Hopeless Star, 12 to 1; Freetrader, 15 to 1; others from 20 to 60 tol. Circulars of information, with current prices, sent on receipt of stamped directed envelopes. Terms:— Yearly subscription, £ 2 2s; for every important meeting, 5s. Address, A. Taylor, Box No. 5, General Post Office, London. P. O. orders payable to Alexis Taylor, Chief Office, City. All winnings sent punctually the day after the race. Commis- sions executed to any amount with safe men. M ESSRS HEWITT and REID continue to execute COMMISSIONS on all races throughout the year. » r\ T cTPPDr J? nis A CW ntrxr'tj^ m^ Tj ^ TTH LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE 8 to 1 agst Minos 12 to 1 Hopeless Star 15 to 1 Omar Pacha 16 to 1 Emigrant 16 to 1 Little Charley 20 to 1 Teddesley 25 to 1 Weathercock 25 to 1 Casse Cou From 30 to 100 to 1 agst others CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Leamington 25 to 1 St Giles 25 to 1 Mincepie 25 to 1 Rogerthorpe 30 to 1 Claret 30 to 1 Early Bird 40 to 1 St Domingo 40 to 1 Swindell Dhygga From 50 to 100 to 1 agst others Post Office orders to be made payable ( chief office) to Hewitt and Reid, 6, Harrison- street, Brunswick- square, London. MR ALBERT CHESTER ( established 1847), continues to execute COMMISSIONS to any amount. Corre- spondents may always rely on receiving the best London prices. Latest prices :— LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 16 to 1 agst Little Charley 17 to 1 -— Teddeslsy 20 to 1 Jean du Quesne 25 to 50 others 8 to 1 agst Minos 10 to 1 Emigrant 12 to 1 Omar Pacha 12 to 1 Hopelesss Star CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Leamington I 30 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe 25 to 1 Claret | 33 to 75 others DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Tournament | 20 to 1 agst Zuyder Zee 18 to 1 M. D. I 25 to 50 others Mr Chester begs to inform those gentlemen who wish his advice, that his fee will be as usual, £ 1 Is, the year; or, 10s 6d, half year. Address, Albert Chester, box 20, General Post Office, London. MONSIEUR EMILE LEVINE, 62, Wych- street, Strand, London ( from 31, Rue de Colisees, Paris), sends his pro- gramme of foreign funniments, rarities, prints, and translations, per post, for six stamps. French works, prints, and translations direct from Paris, Brussels, Frankfort, and Rouen, ana ivory paintings from Milan. Three sets of Parisien recherche plates for £ 2 2s; La Prima Donna, £ 2 2s; Les Jolie Dames de Paris, £ 1 Is 6d; Fashionable Gallantry, 5s 6d. Stamps taken as cash. A remittance of one guinea will ensure the return of an amusing assortment of prints and funniments.— Emile Levine, 62, Wych- street, Strand. PARISIAN NOVELTIES, SONGS, TALES, and PRINTS.— The Gentleman's Night Guide, 5s 6d; Cyder I Cellar Songster, 2s 6d; Funny Songster, 2s 6d; Coalhole Songster, 2 vols, 3s 6d per vol; Silent Friend, 2s 6d; La Mert on Self Preser- vation, 2s 6d; Decameron of Boccaccio,! vols, £ 2 2s, Any ofthe above free, for two stamps extra. Catalogues, two stamps. Stamps taken as cash.— J, Higden, 33, Holywell- street, Strand, London, i THE BISHOP'S ACT.— At the Middlesex Sessions, on Thurs- day, Con Foley ( alias Thomas Williams) was indicted under the sixth section of Bishop'sAct, for having unlawfully and corruptly taken from one John Davis, the sum of Is 6d, on account of aid- ing him to recover possession of a dog, his property, then in the possession of a person not the owner thereof. The jury found him Guilty.— Sentence, six months' hard labour. THE TRUE TEST OF EXCELLENCE.— Certificates that selected specimens or samples fuvnished by sellers have been submitted to chemical tests or analysis do not ensure the cer- tainty of obtaining a pure aud genuine article ; on the contrary, instead of repressing, they may tend to encourage and main- tain a system of imposition, by creating a fallacious confidence and a deceptive and imaginary security. The celebrated sani- tary commission of the Lancet proceeded upon a sounder and en- tirely different principle, commodities intended for examination being invariably purchased without raising any suspicion of the purpose for which they were required, by which course not only were spurious and adulterated compounds inevitably de- tected, but genuine, good, and wholesome articles publicly approved and made known. This unerring and impartial mode of arriving at a correct conclusion, alike valuable to scientific and professional men and to the community at large, is thus adverted to very distinctly by Dr Hassall, the chief sanitary commissioner of the Lancet, in a letter conveying the favourable and satisfactory results of repeated analyses of Dr de Jongh's Lffcht Brown Cod Liver Oil:—" I have more than once, at different times, subjected your Light Brown Oil to chemical analysis— and this unknown to yourself— and I have always found it to be free from all impurity, and rich in the constitu- entsof bile. So great is my confidence in the article that I usually prescribe it in preference to any other, in order to make sure of obtaining the remedy in its purest and best condition." Drde Jongh's Oil is only sold in imperial half pints, 2s 6d ; pints, 4s 9d ; and quarts, 9s, capsuled and labelled with his stamp and signature, without which nor. e can be genuine, by his sole British consignee, Ansar, Harford, and Co, 77, Stand, London, and in the country by many respectable chemists. Proposed substitutions of other kinds of cod liver oil should be strenuously resisted, as they will result in disappointment. BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 22, 1857. 3 s TO CORRESPONDENTS. Qmstions - submitted for answers must have some distinctive ' feature—" Constant Readers" and " Constant Subscribers'' are so numerous that such signatures only produce confusion. Questions if not sent early on Friday morning cannot he answered till the following week. Questions not answered must be repeated. Articles sent for insertion, if rejected, are not preserved TURF. Stowe House, near Buckingham— The subscription is 2gs per an- num ; you must be proposed and seconded by members. Boriensis— A bay. J 0— The bet is off. p K— As much as you choose, C S- Yes. R. Davis— No. W H H— Rhesus was first favourite. X L— We do not know Buch a horse. Armagh— 1: Once by Eleanor in 1801. 2: A mile and a halt. Miles—" The Squire" is alive. D K— Yes. O 0 M— Yes. H. Swaby The stewards were right. Having carried 71b over for the first, you must do so for all the heats. General ChassS— We believe so., X- You can obtain the " Racing Calendar" through Mr G. W. Jor- dan, 169, Strand: the price for tlie " Sheet Calendars" and both books is £ 1 15s; for the Sheet Calendars" only £ 1 5s. The books to non- subscribers are 8s each. J 0— Yes. STEEPLE CHASING,. P L G— We know nothing of him. A and B— We cannot say what it was on Sunday : on Monday last he advanced at Tattersall's from 15 to 12 to 1. Trebor— Of course. Cheltenham Amateur Steeple Chase — A " Non- Resident's" letter is no rep'. y to that of a " Subscri- ber of Last Year who booked up, which was authenticated. COURSING. A Courser— The bet is off. R H, Bedfont— We had many rea- sons, but cannot enter into them here. Wo quite agree with you, however, as the remarks showed. E L— The bet is otf. , Twister- It is certainly a ; new feature," but lie is well up m the puffing line, and might, when other trades fail, be useful to the J G^ Glasgow— Buj^ " Thacker's Courser's Annual." It is to be obtained through Mr Jordan, 169, Strand. It is the only authority. Medico, Worcester— We have heard of men doing strange things when under the influence of meamerwn, but never witnessed its effects upon a greyhound. HUNTING. Morgan Battler— Any groom that knows his business will tell you. TROTTING. A. M'Nsdyen— If he did not com- ply with the terms of the wager, and carry four persons, he loses. G S H- No. CANINE. Enquirer— Never. Referee— If the rat cannot move from its position, it is a dead rat. Walker— The celebrated Billy never killed 100 rats in 5min. We should think that Shaw's Old Jem was as good a killer. GAME. H. Darling— No. JM, Grantham— The same penalty as for shooting without a certifi- cate ; £ 20 is the extent, besides the surcharge. B. Barnard— Yes. H, " Scarborough— It ends on Feb 1. PIGEON SHOOTING.. Adam Tirrell The bird having fallen within the bounds, it. must be scored. A bird cannot be scored unless upon the wing, and another must be shot at. S. Lindsay— You call for another bird, if the one you are to shoot at sits on the trap. F H— The birds must be on the wing when shot at, and cannot be scored unless on the wing. ANGLING- " Ephemera" mentioned with com- mendation in " Angling Adieux," No. 3, published last Sunday, a salmon winch he saw in the shop of Mr M'Gowan, Bruton- street. He is now glad to publish the makers' names, viz, Messrs Pa- ton and Walsh, fishing- tackle makers to H. R. H. Prince Albert, 44, George- street, Perth. The construction of the winch was originally suggested by the late Sir Richard Sutton, Bart. Toebiter— Pass the elastic belt over the fish'shead, and let it remain fixed between the pectoral fins and the dorsal fin. Through the side of the belt pass your hook, not puncturing the skin of the live bait, and your bait is ready for use. The best hook is what is called the " snap ;" the small one to be inserted in the belt, the larger ones, tied back to back, to hang free. , " ANGLING ADIETJX," by Ephe- mera," and other communica- tions on angling, will be found in our supplement. AQUATICS. G M— Robert Coombes is alive and well. W. Barnes— The Royal Victoria CUD, given in honour of Her Ma- jesty's Coronation, in 1838, was won by the Ada; that of the Bri- tish Yacht Club, by the Vestris. Petrel Cambridge won the last race, and it' you refer to our ac- count published March 17, 1856, you will find the results of all the University matches. T S V— In 1841 Leander beat Cam- bridge Subscription Rooms in an eiglit- oared race from Westmin- ster to Putney. Cambridge Uni- versity only rowed two matches with the Leander Club, the first in 1837, which was won by Cam- bridge by 7sec, and the second in 1838, which was undecided, on account of fouling. Bell's Life in London of Jan 13, Feb 10, June 1 ( with Supplement), and June 22. 1856, are wanted; any person having the same to dispose of, is requested to com- municate with the editor. W. Herrick— Let not your ieelings be hurt on account of Messenger, for whom no one has more respect than ourselves ; we always put the names alphabetically, CRICKET. Cricketer— We should say invari- ably. CARDS. WHIST.— T C- You may first add three to your score, secondly, take three from your adversary's score, or thirdly, take three tricks from your adversary, and add them to your own. W. C. Heron— It makes them four all. The revoking party cannot be game in the hand in which they revoke. Dublin— It remains with your ad- versaries; if they choose to per- mit it, you may play another card, and the heart may be called by them at any time. W. Ward— You can. The Shed— He can trump the trick. The only penalty was for the ad- versaries to call the exposed card. W B S— The bets could not be de- clared off. G. Herbert— The deal passes. W. Hunt— The knave is the origi- nal lowest, and deals. W W— A. and B. are right. D S H— No; it is A.' s game. CRIBBAGE.— J F— 12. A Printer— 24. J B— 12. D S H— You must place your front peg behind the back peg, and then peg your score. LOO. Biodag Bhiorach They must be dealt in rotation, one by one. X Y Z— He must lead it if he has it; but if not leading, he is only com- pelled to head the trick. ALL- FOURS.— T. Prout- He was justified in trumping. W M— The non- dealer counts game. E M— The pitcher is entitled to the chalk. Pension— The order is high, low, jack, and game. Wilks— It is a matter to be agreed upon before commencing, RAFFLE. G. Wright— Certainly. Thomas Dove— Raffles being illegal, you cannot recover in the county court. J. Pople— 40 did win. The bet here clearly was that a higher number would be thrown. W Y L— They must throw again, DRAUGHTS A and Z— The player giving the man must continue to do so, till it is not a draw. TOSSING. Cove— No. BILLIARDS. PI by Four— C. had no right to take his ball up. Green— No one has a right to stop the ball but the striker. Michael Kenny It matters not whether points are given or not; you string for lead. E K— He pays the ball on which he ought to have played. Marker No such observations should be permitted; if you draw the attention of the player who precedes yoH to the fact of your player being in hand, you enter into a sort of understood compact, which is most unfair to the ball then played on, and also to the player in hand. G. Herbert— If the ball moves, it is always supposed to have been hit. X X— The one who backs the ha- zard to be made, wins. THEATRICAL. W B— Mr Harley, the comedian, was born in 1786. Vandeleur— Mr Braham died in 1856. We will endeavour to solve the other questions next week. ANSWERS. QUOITS. M A— The usual distance is either 18 or 21 yards, from which you can form a judgment of the space required. The best ends are of stiff clay. T O P— W. Hodson, without a doubt. Selkirk— It matters not how the quoit lies. Knight— It is the nearest iron that counts. In some places a ringer counts, and you must submit to the rule of the ground. H. West— It is a fair quoit. PEDESTRIANISM. F Y— We cannot undertake to give any opinion on the matter, the articles having been altered by the erasure and insertion of names. Key— Howard has jumped more than 25ft. Glasgow— No. W L, Belmont— Westhall and the Flying Clogger ran 250 yards at Bellevue. Brewers' Arms— The wager, doubt- less, meant that except on the occasion of the last match, Ro- berts had never run with Han- cock, receiving any start, which is not the case, as stated in our last week's answers. H. Margetts— A letter left with us shall be forwarded on Margetts sending his address. J H N Y— The quickest was by Le- vett, in 51min 45sec. W H S— We think not; he usually jumps from an elevation. North Berwick— Never. J R— They only ran once. T. Greenhalgu— Hart and Wild ran for £ 100 a side. Old Vauxhall— We do not recollect that they ever ran ten miles at Birmingham. W. Davis— A man may run heel and toe, by springing from toe to heel ; but in walking he must not have both feet from the ground at once. The aching of the shins arises from want of training. D H— Fuller's style of walking was perhaps the fairest ever seen. J. Price- H. Reed. R. Wilson— He must run it at one start. RING. Matthew Walker— Yes. T L E— Three years before. A Reader— He has never given up the belt. Chirurgus— Yes. Bellevue— He lost it from disease. W. Robinson— Tom Paddock is a native of Redditch. Single— Consult a solicitsr. Christopher S. vkes— The bet is off, unless the fight is resumed the same week. J E— Sayers staked £ 50 to £ 25. C W— The Champion Inn, Spon- lane, Tipton, will find him. C G K— 1: June 25, 1850. 2 : Dec 17, 1850. J. Robsoti— Yes. W. F. Calkin— Hammer Lane beat Owen Swift May 10,1836. Bill Haves's fighting weight is about 9st 121b. Old Arm Chair— The battle money was £ 100 a side. This answers John Stewart. Key— In his match with Hayes. W. Masters— No. F A T— I .- Dec 20,1842. 2: We do not know; he is over 40. J. Cresswell— £ 200. J. Knowles— They fought last year. J. Lancaster— Tom Oliver and Ben Burn fought Jan 28, 1834. Mac— Oct 31,1837. W. Boston— The bet does not hold good. Forrester— 1: He is over 40, 2 : March 4,1834. D H— With Langham. J. Butcher— No. Ginger Blue— Yes. J. Sweeton— We cannot insert ac- counts of fights between un- known men, unless duly authen- ticated. A YZ- 6ftandiin. J. Wright— We do not insert chal- lenges from unknown men. John Sherring— Yes. F. Neale— 1: Bill Hayes claims the title, but he can scarcely be termed a light weight, as lie now nearly a lOst man. 2 : Yes, May 6,1851. W. C. Greenwood — In the first battle. R B— Jerry Noon beat George Lane, for £ 100 a side, April 5,1853. Peter Mitchell— He did keep a pub- lic- house at Portsmouth, which is HOW kept by his brother. We do not know where he now resides. W. Medhurst- Yes. J. B. Felling- It is the middle of the body above the waistband, by schoolboys termed " the wind." Bob— The savate is a sort of spar- ring with the feet instead of the hands. GS M— Sept 9,1815. M S— Caunt and Bendigo fought first at Appleby House, 2dly at Skipworth Common, Yorkshire. W. C. Greenwood— 1: No. 2: Mont- gomery got the stakes. L E L- Mike Madden. J. Yates— 1: It lasted exactly two hours. 2; The Tipton Slasher. W HP— A. wins. MISCELLANEOUS. Legal questions are not answered by us under any circumstances, but are at once consigned to the waste paper basket. J. Basset— Yes. M H E— In Trafalgar and Niagara the accent is on the second " syl- lable, in Panama on the last. H. Brunton— Yes, To ADVERTISERS.— Advertisements not exceeding eight lines are charged 5s each, and Is for every extra line. They cannot he taken, at the latest, after five o'clock on Friday afternoon, and must be pre- paid. Post Office orders to be made payable at the Strand Post Office, to William Clement. Postage stamps refused. mi's % tfe m 3- ontJon. LONDON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22. T. Long worth— We do not under- standyour question. J G— We had not the honour (?) of his acquaintance, and cannot tell who he was except the person he was represented to be. A Lover of the Whip— Apply at the office of the London General Om- nibus Company, Strand. J R— J. D. loses. A. Diggle— We are unable to afford you the information you require. Brass— Why not try the experi- ment for yourself without bother- ing us on such a ridiculous mat- ter ? T C M- No. J L- Yes. Amicus— We said no' such thing last week. We said Hampshire is legally called the county of Southampton, but that does not prevent Winchester from being the county town. M J— We do not know. Potter's Arms— In Warwickshire. Bullet— 1: Try the experiment. 2: The Prince Consort. H. Baker— Write to the editor of the " Cottage Gardener." You will find your task by no means an easy one. Burslem— It depends on circum- stances. E B— The heavy cavalry. Peter must consult an attorney. W F F— The bet must be decided by fair weights and scales. If the first were not correct of coarse the bet cannot be decided by them. The bet was as to a fact, and not as to what could be proved by a particular set of scales. H W B— We do not understand your question. Second Delivery— London 2,381,640, Paris we do not know exactly. W N— It depends upon the place whefre the will was proved. If at Liverpool you will most likely find it at Chester. T H— We cannot say whether such a bill will be introduced. We fancy it would not have much chance of success, from the feel- ing displayed last year. J L P— It was intended for you. C W B- No. J. Schwartz— We have answered the question so often that we can- not go into the matter again. We consider that the northern part of the fortifications formed a por- tion of the fortress called Sebas- topol. J. W. Haines— No. C. Bowley— Yes. L M W— St Paul's is S40 feet high. R. Meggison— The former. W. Williams— We have no record of the death of Mr John Richard- son, near Banstead. Wilson— Pronounced Gild- hall. L A, Leicester- square— DrCoulson, Old Jewry, London. L. Hood— One voyage. John Scaylor— No. L S M- No. J. W. Jackson— St Paul's 340 feet, the Monument 202 feet. Brighton Quarterly— The maga- zine has not reached us; it shall be noticed when we receive it. Dresden— It is only part ol a king- dom. B C D- No. Ned Canter— A. wins. Gun— There is no rule on the sub- ject. It depends on the under- standing when the bet was made. R P P— We do not know of a work on the use of dumb bells. You will find a few remarks on the subject in " Walker's Manly Exercises." John Shaw— The Liverpool and Manchester. Judteus Apella 1: We know nothing or the going powers of the Lilliputian alarm clocks. 2: Apply to Mr Murray, Albemarle- street. The price is not marked. A Liveryman of London— He is Lord Mayor of London. C O— We cannot tell you the year in which Celestina Somner wa3 executed, seeing that she never suffered the extreme penalty of the law. G S B Y- No. T. Wood— The standard legal stone is 141b, but the customary stone of butehers' meat in the London markets is 81b. 4 PIEDMONT AND AUSTRIA. It is quite plain that the Austrian Court deems itself in a state of security, and being secure, it shows an inclination to become aggressive ; it is at all events very insolent; bu* as that is almost the natural state of the Austrian Court, little wonder can be felt at that circumstance. Europe, how- ever, must take care that the sense of security and the ten- dency to insolence and aggression shall not disturb the general peace, nor lead to the perpetration of a gross act of injustice. Piedmont is, of course, hated by the Austrian Court, which sees the noble little country free from the tram- mels of the Pope, and unterrified by the perpetual chance of seditions; quiet, and loyal and contented at home, and very much respected abroad. This state of things is grievously offensive to the Austrian Court, for the rule of that court is at once slavish and oppressive; slavish to the Pope, because the Arch- Duchess Sophia ( the real Emperor of Austria) is a terri- fied bigot, and oppressive to the people because there is not a statesman in Austria that has the least notion of governing except by terror, and through the means of military severity. " Do you love us ?" say the governing powers in Austria to those peoples who have the misfortune to be subject to their sway. " No," murmur these peoples. " Then," say the others, " we will beat, kick, and trample on you till you do." The result may be easily imagined, and the vexation at see- ing the total failure of their schemes of oppressive government to produce love and loyalty, is most bitter. And it is rendered all the worse for knowing, next door to them, a totally different state of things. While the Emperor and Em- press are either entirely shunned by the Italians of Lombardy, or visited because the nobles and gentry are compelled to visit them; while they can get no popular cheerings but what are produced through the agency of the police, the King of Piedmont has but to show himself among his subjects, and nobles, gentry and people hasten to do him honour; he is almost overwhelmed with the warmth of hi3 welcome. This stirs up the gall of the Austrian Court, for, of course, the boy Emperor, who does as he is bid by his mother and the bureaucrats, fancies that he has done quite well, and wonders why he is not admired and run a% r. Any one who has seen any very vain person just dis- covering a whole society treating him or her as a nobody, and attending upon and complimenting so* e other person, may fancy the hate that reigns in the bosom of the discarded one. But that hate is all the stronger in the case of the Austrian Government, because the dislike expressed silently or openly by the Lombards attaches not merely to the men who happen to be the actual governing body, but to the rules by which they govern, and to their habits of govern- ment— habits which they not only practise in their own states, but try to enforce on others. Popular disapprobation reaches the men and their opinions, and their petted system. Hence, their desire to inflict trouble on those who, by an opposite course of conduct, give occasion to the contrast in the popular behaviour. The Austrian Government paper, the Milan Gazette, has shown the temper of the Austrian Government, in an article at once insulting and threatening. The article adds another to the million of instances of the folly committed by wrong- headed people in rushing into print. If any one had said that the Austrian Government would wantonly expose itself to charges of ingratitude and selfishness( incapable of denial), most people would have disbelieved the probability of such an event, upon the ground that that Government had at least cunning enough to avoid such an exposure. Yet that Government has done this foolish thing, and has, moreover, pointed attention to some of the very occa- sions on which these its peculiar, and long practised vices have been glaringly exhibited. How the Cabinet of the Czar must chuckle at this act of self- immolation, for, when the Austrian Court talks of gratitude, who does not think, who indeed can help thinking, of the base ingratitude— doubly base, because it was wholly selfish— of the Austrian Court to the Russian Sovereign in the last war ? There is not a right- minded Englishman who does not despise and scorn the Austrian Government for its conduct on that occasion. It was no honourable desire to keep Russian ambition within bounds that dictated that conduct; it was the mean selfishness of a mean and selfish Govern- ment which suggested that the Austrian Government could win advantages by being doubly treacherous. That Govern- ment thought it could play the part of the wolf in the fablo, and run off with some of the prey while the Lion and the Bear were battling with each other. The dastardly Austrian wolf would not remember that he owed his existence to the Bear, and that if he was afraid to take part with his preserver, he was at least bound not to try to steal anything from him. Nor could he remember what he owed to the forbearance of the Lion. The desire to thieve predominated over everything. Well, this Austrian Court, so ungrateful, so treacherous, so selfish, provokes men to recollect its deeds; it has actually the farther folly to insist that Piedmont is repeating, at this moment, the conduct of the Piedmontese Government in 1797. Its manifesto says: " The men intrusted with power in Piedmont in now renewing the experiments which their predecessors made," & c. What were those experiments ? The first part of this Austrian article alleges that they con- sisted of bribing the French Directory, so that the Austrian Government now in fact charges the present Government of France with being bribed by the Piedmontese in the same manner, and for the same purposes, as in 1797. Let the French Government look to this. We will not believe this charge against that Government, thus put forth by the slan- derous Austrian ; but what must be the temper of the Aus- trian Government, which cannot throw the dirt of its insinu- ation upon Piedmont without, by the very act itself, bespat tering France ! But, beyond this, there is an offence likewise to England. The Austrian Government speaks as if assured of the support of England. This is an assumption no less false than audacious. The article concludes by affecting to quote from Guicciardini a passage which is really used to threaten Piedmont with destruction. The Austrian manifesto says :—" All patience has its limits." This is true, and the Italians may some day prove its truth ; and should they attempt to do so the Austrian Court ( which has so often wronged and insulted Englishmen, and has latterly out- raged the English uniform) will find that the saying is like- wise applicable to England. A Court influence here will not always be able to enthral the people. We now see with pleasure that the wild fancies of military men dominated by one idea will not be adopted by the Go- vernment, and to aid the Government in correcting fancies so mistaken the House of Commons must do its duty and prevent the mischief. It is not in large numbers to be com- manded, but in the excellence of those who command them, that England has to look far safety, honour, and success; and till it can be proved that the Sardinian army or the Swiss army is worth nothing, and that the Piedtnontese and the Swiss commanders are but blockheads ( two matters which no one but a lunatic would think of asserting), it cannot even be pretended that we are without practical proof of the utter needlessness of largely increasing our military forces. The estimates now put on the table of the House of Commons reflect credit on the Government; but there is no little reason to believe that even they may be reduced in the next, if not in the present, year. AFFECTATION. If you want thoroughly to know the innate character of a man, you must add to your knowledge of his open, or wha^ may be called his public acts, an acquaintance with his pri- vate conduct. It is the same with a Government. The Government of Austria has, within the last few days, fur- nished the world with a little of this private knowledge. The most carefully prepared statistics have long ago settled the question of Vienna morals. Vienna is, as compared with the other capitals of Europe, by far, very far, the most pro- fligate of them all. It is, therefore, in Vienna that the Go- vernment puts itself forward to prevent female dancers from appearing on the stage except in breeches. It is thus, that while allowing, if not protecting and encouraging every pos- sible abomination, the Government busies itself with marvel- lous affectation for decency about appearances. In the same manner while Sir Balaam was making thousands by hard usury, he set up to get a character for generosity and good feeling, by giving " farthings to the poor." DEATH OE THE DEAN OP CANTEBBUBY.— We regret to an- nounce tlie demise of the Rev William Rowe Lyall, D. D., Dean of Canterbury. For some months past the venerable gentleman has been suffering from an aggravated attack of paralysis, whieh almost deprived him of sensation, and on Tuesday morning, at about eleven o'clock, death released him from further paiu. The great bell of the cathedral; used only on the occasion of the demise of any of the church dignitaries, was tolled for an hour. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.— The latest addition to this popular establishment has been a figure of Marley, who committed the foul murder on the unfortunate young man, Cope, in Parliament- street. The likeness is considered most excellent, r= nd has created much curiosity to the frequenters of the exhibition. THE ESTIMATES.— NO LARGE STANDING ARMY. There is some comfort in entertaining the belief that the extravagant notions of some of our military leaders are not entertained by any of the members of the Government. The discussion of Tuesday week was in that respect to a great ex- tent satisfactory. The estimates that have since been pub- lished are, if not what might have been hoped, at least as good as, without Parliamentary pressure, might have been expected. Lord John Russell, who, when not in office, ge- nerally takes the common sense and true view of a question, declared distinctly that the maintenance of a large standing army in this country was not necessary even to our military greatness. In this respect he places himself in opposition to General Williams ( of Kars) who would have us put ourselves in military expenditure somewhat on a par with the French, and in opposition likewise to General Windham, who, being a military man, has a similar military opinion. But though in opposition to these two military gentlemen, he is in ac- cordance with the opinion and the necessities of the country, and with the experience which its history teaches. We are often told that England being without a large standing army is always taken by surprise and taken at a disadvantage at the beginning of a war. Where is the proof of the assertion ? Neither in ancient nor in modern times has this been the case. History denies and disproves the foolish assertion. In the very last war itself which country sent the larger army first into the field, France or England ? Undoubtedly Eng- land did so. And if the French army was the better equipped it was nothing but the bigoted red- tapeismof our military of- ficials which was to blame for our inferiority in that respect. And when the grossest negligence and the most deplorable in- capacity had permittedthousandsofthatsplendidEnglisharmy to perish, and we were told that those picked and well- disci- plined soldiers could never be replaced, what was the answer given by the gallant sons of England ? Why this— that an army as large went out immediately, and unless the officers who commanded these new troops are not the meanest and the falsest of flatterers, the new troops gave their leaders the greatest confidence, and left no doubt whatever of their being able to maintain the interests and honour of England as high as ever. It is not in the existence of a large army that the strength, aye, even the military strength of a country entirely consists. It is in the spirit which animates the men, in the ability and knowledge possessed by the officers. The true course for the British Government is to husband its resources, to keep up a small but well- trained army; and the hardihood that dares, and the resolution that endures, any- thing will readily be found among a free population, and found in ample abundance to swell out the numbers of that army to whatever the necessities of the country may require. It was from no incapacity of the soldier that, either in the first or the second year of the war, the military pride of Russia was not humbled to the dust. The incomplete success of the English arms arose from other causes, and must be remedied by other means than that of keeping up large standing armies. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANCE. It is a curious fact that during the month of January the amount paid for stamps by the agens de change was 100,000f less than the average before the exaction of payment for enter- ing the Bourse, while the amount received at the turnstiles came to considerably less than that sum. So that the Treasury loses more than the city gains by the new system. M Hausmann, who was a strenuous advocate for the turnstiles as a means of raising money, is considered to have outwitted the Government. The great dealers in stock have simply cot rid of the little ones. The Prefect of the Seine has received from Queen Victoria, as a remembrance of the cordial reception given to her Majesty and Prince Albert by the city of Paris, marble busts of herself and of the prince, executed by M Marochetti. They have been placed in the Salon Victoria at the Hotel de Ville. The Emperor has opened the legislative session with a speech in which the following very equivocal phraseology is employed with regard to Switzerland:—" The dispute in which the King of Pruss'a and the Helvetic Confederation have been engaged has lost all its warlike character, and it is permitted to us to hope for a favourable iolution of it." The speech is taken up with remarks on the internal condition of France, which it de- clares to be prosperous, as evidenced by the increase of the in direct taxes, and some reductions in the public expendi- ture are promised. Greece is thus alluded to:—" The un- derstanding established between the three protecting powers of Greece renders the prolongation of the occupation by the English and French troops of the Pirajus unnecessary." But this " understanding" does not seem to be perfect,, for it is said immediately afterwards, " If any regrettable disaccord has arisen on the subject of the affairs of Naples, it is to be attri- buted to the desire which animates alike the Government of Queen Victoria and my own to act in all ways in favour of hu- manity and civilisation." The concluding paragraph of the speech says, " Gentlemen Deputies: Since this session is the last of your legislative term, permit me to thank you for the concurrence, so devoted and so active, which you have lent me since 1852. You have proclaimed the Empire. You have asso- ciated yourselves with all the measures which have established order and prosperity in the country; you energetically supported me during the war; you have partaken in my sufferings during the epidemic and the famine; you shared my joy when Heaven granted me a glorious peace and a well- beloved son; your loyal co- operation has permitted me to seat in France a Government based on the popular will and interests. This was a difficult task to accomplish, and for which it required true patriotism. To ha- bituate the country to its new institutions, to replace the license of the tribune, and the violent struggles which brought about the fall or the elevation of ministries, by a free (?) but calm and serious discussion, was a signal service rendered to the country and to liberty itself; for liberty has 110 more redoubtable enemies than the transports of passion and violence of language. Strong in the concurrence of the great bodies of the state and the devo- tion of the army— strong, above all, in the support of this people, who know that every moment of my time is consecrated to their interests, I foresee for our country a future full of hope." The speech ends with a quotation from Thiers's History of the Em- peror, an honour which is likely to turn the head of that not over scrupulous statesman. The Dowager Marchioness of La Rochejaquelin has just ex- pired at Orleans, in her eighty- fourth year. This is the famous lady who rode 011 horseback by her husband's side in the war of La Vendee, and who even on one occasion commanded a regi- ment herself. SWITZERLAND. Tne Independance ( a Brussels paper in the Russian interest) says, that the opening of the Conferences on the Neufchatel question is fixed for March 1, but it is doubtful whether the matter is so far advanced. It appears to be confirmed that the Swiss envoy was either deceived by the French Government or misunderstood what was told him when he went away from Paris with the notion that France was prepared absolutely to guarantee the renunciation of Neufchatel by Prussia. The Swiss Confederation was induced to release the prisoners by representations which it is now painfully believed at Berne were not altogether warranted. There can be no doubt that the King of Prussia will do all he can to wriggle out of his under- takings. PIEDMONT. The bill to regulate publicinstruction has been passed. The general tenour of the law is that all persons properly qualified, lay or clerical, shall be free to establish schools, but that all schools, whether public or private, shall be subject to the super- intendance of the Government in accordance with the special regulations made and provided for such cases. In all public schools the Roman Catholic religion will be the foundation of religious instruction, but children not of that religion will be left to the care of their parents. The Minister of Public Instruction will direct and promote the increase of public education, but he will only supervise private institutions as to morals, health, obedience to the institutions of the State, and public order. A most insulting and threatening article having appeared in the Milan Gazette, from the pen of an Austrian official, sanc- tioned by the Austrian Court, and directed against the Piedmontese Government, it has been answered by the semi- official Piedmontese Gazette, in a tone of dignified and cutting rebuke. The uniform selfishness and treachery of Austria are pointed out as the causes of Piedmont having been compelled to do the acts of which the Austrian Government complains. NAPLES" The state of this country seems to be perfectly awful. It is getting worse instead of better. Directions have been given,. in any case when four or more individuals are standing toge- ther, to arrest one and question him; then another is to be arrested, and also questioned. If their evidence agrees, they are to be liberated •, but if the contrary, they are to be detained, and the others arrested. The state of things is worse than it has ever been before. And yet there will be no revolution. People have already lost too much by revolutions ever to ven- ture upon them again, and the mind of the country is opposed to them. The following address has been circulated, no one knows how or where it was printed :— To THE TROOPS AND THE NEAPOLITAN ARMY.— Brothers! From your ranks has come forth that brave man who, in the name of Italy, sacrificed himself to save the country. You have shown that tyranny can place but little trust iu your bayonets. The country is grateful to you for it. Mutius Scsevola, who threw himself upon Porseuna, was not greater than Agesilas Milano. The blow failed in either case. But Porsenna was a noble man, and Ferdinand is a coward. Porsenna granted Sca> vola his life, and liberated Rome from a siege. Ferdinand, on the contrary, erected a scaffold for Milano, mutilated your ranks, and overwhelmed the country with fresh grief. Grateful his- tory leaves it doubtful who was the greatest man, Porsenna or Scsevola, but no one doubts that Ferdinand is a brutal tyrant. Soldiers ! The warriors of Rome were invincible when they sac- rificed themselves for their country. Imitate their examples. Soldiers! Milano has bequeathed to you a tremendous inherit- ance. Accept it; offer a holocaust to his shade, and by one blow liberate the country from so great a tyranny. Italy will call you her beloved sons, and the whole world will admire your acts.— THE ITALIANS OF THE Two SICILIES. Signs of disapprobation in the army are sufficiently clear. A number of officers in the Royal Guard had recently completed their term of service; generally, in such circumstances, they have requested permission to continue, but in the present in- stance not one of them expressed such a desire. There has been a re- opening of the cafes which were shut up on the 9th and 10th of January, but a closing of other public places and other arrests. During the late arrests near the Teatro Fiorentiqo, a mere lad of fifteen years old, on his return from school, with his books, was arrested and confined, together with his father and others, in a room in the Vicaria for the night. A recent letter contained intelligence from Sicily, and to this added the following details on official authority. The political prisoners at Messina were arrested on the night of the 19th and 20th. They were hand- cuffed aud taken on board the Miseno, without clothes, bedding, or money, aud sent off to the island of Favignana. Those who were arrested at Catania and Syracuse were treated, it is be- lieved, in a similar manner. The police have taken away their arms, even from those who had permission to carry them. AUSTRIA. There is just now a deadly feud at Vienna between the Lord Chamberlain, as director of the Court theatres, on the one side, and the danseuses of the opera and the public on the other. An order has been issued by Count Lausckorowski, the functionary in question, that the ladies shall in future wear " inexpressi- bles," and they protest that they cannot dance in such " nasty things." THE PRINCIPALITIES. It is said that the decisions of the Divans are in favour of a union of the two Principalities. The Russian influence appears to be predominant. PRUSSIA. The falsehood and trickery of the King are best exposed in the letter of The Times correspondent, who, ( being evidently a de- voted partisan of the King), thus explains the Kingly inten- tions:—" It will, perhaps, prevent a good deal of confusion and misrepresentation in future if the nature of these approaching Conferences is distinctly stated at once. Their object is to carry out the undertaking which the four great powers entered into with the King of Prussia in 1852, after recognising his rights to the sovereignty of Neufchatel, viz, to obtain by diplomatic means the restoration of those rights ; and this London protocol of the 8th of May, 1852, will form their starting point. The late liberation of the Neufchatel prisoners restored the status quo as it existed previous to the'& d of September, but will have no further influence on the deliberations. The circumstance of that attempt at a rising having been made, and the possibility of its being repeated, has served to show the necessity of the great powers fulfilling the obligations of 1852, which will ac- cordingly form the subject of the approaching Conferences. Those who expected that these deliberations were to end in a renunciation of the King of Prussia's sovereignty over Neuf- chatel will find themselves mistaken, inasmuch as this is ex- pressly not their object, and it is the King's firm intention not to accede to anything of the kind, if it ever should be proposed." The parts in italics amount to a distinct avowal of the intention on the part of the King to break all his repeatedly declared pro- mises. The letter goes on thus .—" The King ought to be re- stored to the full enjoyment of his rights of sovereignty over that principality, not only as they were before 1848, but also as thev were before Switzerland received any share in the admini- stration at all. The form of words which is used to shadow this forth is—' The object of the Conferences will be to obtain for Neufchatel a legal and rightful position, recognised by all parties.' " ' RUSSIA. The Pays says:—'" A letter from the Black Sea of Feb 3 states that Major- General Sokoleff, of the Russian amy in Asia, had left for Erzeroum on a military mission. The object is said to be to settle the boundary of the fortresses which Russia is about to build in the territory ceded to her by Persia , in virtue of a convention signed at Teheran on the 5th of January, 1857. The territory in question, situated near the Armenian frontier, is not, comparatively speaking, important." This territory, the " importance" of which may be estimated by the persevering efforts which Russia has made, ever since her war with Persia, which was brought to a close in 1828, to obtain possession of it, extends between Bajazid and Nachtschivan, comprising a great part of the Persian province of Azerbeitschan. This new pos- session will give Russia a complete command of the strategic road from Trebizonde on the Black Sea to the Persian frontier by Erzeroum. It is asserted that orders were immediately sent from St Petersburg to construct a line of fortresses on the terri- tory lately ceded, in such a manner as consolidates her do- minions in the vicinity of the Caspian Sea, and gives her the command of one of the avenues of Asiatic commerce. We hear that the Czar will avoid passing through Vienna on his way to Nice. He will go by Berlin, Dresden, Munich, aud Stuttgardt, the capitals of states in which the influence of Russia is now greater than ever. TURKEY. Correspondents at Constantinople and Aleppo give a most interesting description of the state of things relative to religious toleration in Turkey. Converts from Islamism are now suffered to live among their friends unmolested. The wife and child and mother- in- law of one convert have rejoined him, and their re- uuion is likely to lead to conversion also. Their Turkish neighbours do not think of separating the Mussulman members of the family from the rest. Tais indicates a great change of public feeling, aud shows how the authorities, at present at least, view and treat such cases, in honourable observance of the late Ilatti Humayoun (£. e. royal constitution). Another case illustrative of this improved spirit is that of a Turk who lives in the city with all his family professing Christianity ( till of late Islamism), and attending Christian worship at one of the chapels. This man refuses to seek personal protection by re- moving to a Christian quarter— he thinks it now unnecessary. He has a trade and earns his bread, and though often reviled for his new vows, only replies with meekness and firmness, and has thus far remained protected by the tolerant spirit of the govern- ment and people. One correspondent adds that they are able to disseminate superior books in the Turkish language without fear, as there are educated persons sufficient who are disposed to read a well written book on Christian subjects. " We are very much in need," he adds, " of Mr Redhouse's Anglo- Turkish Dictionary." Letters from the Danube state that the Sultina Fort was de- livered over to the Ottoman Commissioner, Captain Omer Bey, on Feb 4. This fort is on the Delta of the Danube, near the mouth of the river. Omer Bey is appointed commandant of a newly- created maritime district, of which Sulina is to be the capital. s.- t- u CHINA. On the evening of Saturday, the 20th December, Mr Cowper, the father of the enterprising shipbuilder of that name at Whampoa, was kidnapped from the chop- boat in which he and his family lived, by a party of Chinese— it is thought to be held to ransom. The admiral at once took the most energetic steps for his recovery. It is not known whither he has been conveyed. The consul has had an interview with Howqua, who stated that he had not been taken to Canton, and that he would use his best exertions to have him restored to safety. The admiral has threatened that if this is not done, he will lay the whole of Whampoa aud the surrounding villages In ashes. The Barra- couta having repaired some of her damages, aud taken in a large load of ammunition, proceeded to Canton on Friday.— For a time a report had prevailed that the Emperor was anxious for peace, and had appointed one filing, a commissioner, to super- sede Yeh. This report, however, was subsequently discovered to be imaginary, and Eling insane.— At Canton the foreign factories have been burnt to the ground. The fire commenced about eleven p. m. on the 14th December, and, although every effort was made to arrest the flames, it proved utterly useless, and all the houses were destroyed, with one exception, which has since been gutted by the Chinese. It was the result of a well- planned and executed scheme on the part of the Chinese. The fire broke out simultaneously at different points, and was aided by combustibles, fire- balls, and rockets, thrown from the suburbs. Many Chinese houses were also burnt. Dr Williams's collection of Chinese type and elementary books has been de- stroyed. The Viceroy Yeh has shown no desire to arrange matters; indeed, it is said that his power is now overruled by the train bands brought in from the country for the defence of the city.— The Straits Times says that it is believed that the British lorcha Alma has been taken by the Chinese, and the foreign portion of her crew murdered. Intelligence from Amoy and Foo- chow- foo notices that at the above places an ill- feeling had been displayed towards foreigners. Her Majesty's steam- vessel Sampson had proceeded to Amov, and the United States steamer Portsmouth to Foo- chow- foo, to afford protection. WEST INDIA MAIL. The Magdalena arrived at Southampton on Thursday, from the West Indies. Her dates are Jamaica, Jan 26 ; Greytown, Jan 17; Panama, Jan 23 ; Demerara, Jan 25 ; St Vincent, Jan 26 ; St Thoma3, Feb 1. Her Majesty's ships Orion, Cossack, Tartar, gun- boats Victor, Intrepid, and Pioneer, were at Grey- town on the 17th January. Her Majesty's ships Brilliant and Perseverance were at Barbadoes on the 27th January. In Jamaica the sugar Plantations are decidedly improving on account of the steady and good prices in the English market. The health of the island in general is not so good as last year. Yellow fever still continues very prevalent in Kingston, though it has nearly discontinued its ravages amongst the white troops, which have suffered very much. The labour market is very scant, as the planters cannot procure sufficient labourers for planting and clearing new ground. Within the fortnight covered by these advices the cholera had spread over nearly the whole colony of British Guiana, but the mortality arising from it was by no means large. The total number of deaths reported in Georgetown from the commence- ment of the epidemic until Jan 24th was 142. The Demerara Railway is iu a critical position. The line as a speculation has never been remunerative; the rolling stock and plant of the railway have gradually been wearing out, and early iu January the business of the line was almost brought to a dead stop, in consequence of the inefficiency of the engines to do the work. By the energetic efforts of Mr Manifold, the manager and lessee of the line, they were got into working order again; but unless the Government will assist the company, it is ex- pected the line must soon be closed. In Antigua the sugar crops are looking better. The Legisla- ture is attempting to get a lighthouse erected at the entrance of St John's Harbour, in order to induce the royal mail steamers to call there, and to abolish port charges on all vessels. Trinidad is free from sickness, and the rest of the West India Islands were generally healthy. Her Majesty's ships Perse- verance and Brilliant were in Carlisle Bay, and the Unted States frigate Merrimac was also there. The inhabitants of Bridgetown were about to give a dinner to the officers of the Merrimac. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. VOLUNTEERS FOR INDIA.— The Duke of Cambridge has autho- rised a further volunteering for the Indian regiments at Chatham garrison from the following corps, viz :— 13th Light Infantry to the 8tli Foot 10 men; to the 70th Regiment, 87 men; and to the 84th Regiment, 12 men; from the 18th Royal irish to87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, 30 men ; and from the 39th to the 64th Regiment, 90 men; giving a total of 209 volunteers, exclusive of 800 men who have already volunteered for regiments at Chatham. C RIMEAN STORES FOR ALDERSH ® TT.— A portion oftheCrimean stores brought to Chatham from Kertch by the engineer corps of the Turkish Contingent is to be forwarded to Aldershott for the use of the troops at the camp, and Tuesday afternoon four carts filled with artificers' tools were forwarded from Chatham, in addition to which 16 of the large pontoons and eight rafts have also been sent to Aldershott, to be used by the Royal Engineers stationed there. Twelve of General Blanshard's pontoons and six rafts have also been sent to Sandhurst, where they will be used by the young officers. In addition to the stores which have already been forwarded to Aldershott, 12 waggons and carts, laden with intrenching tools, were sent from Chatham on Wed- nesday. Nearly the whole of the stores have been removed from the gun- wharf, and deposited at Brompton barracks. THE MEGIEKA TROOP- SHIP.— We make the following extract from a letter published in the Daily News, respecting the return of that notorious vessel, the Megsera, after sailing with troops for the Mauritius. The letter is from one of the sufferers :— " On Thursday, the 5th inst, at two p. m., her Majesty's ship Megsera sailed from Spithead with 22 officers and 421 non- com- missioned officers and privates of the 13th, 33d, and 85th Regi- ments, for the Cape and Mauritius. She put into Plymouth Sound the following afternoon to complete her coaling and caulking ( there were a dozen hands from the dockyard on board for this latter purpose), and left again on Sunday, the 8th inst. The wind freshened that night, and the next morning was blowing pretty stiff right in our course, accompanied with heavy storms of rain. In less than twenty- four hours after leaving the Sound the main deck was flooded from stem to stem, water oozed in at every point, causing an amount of damage to property and discomfort and inconvenience to person that may be imagined, but cannot be described. The injury done to the heavy baggage, lying all this time in the hold under five or six feet of water, is, in some instances, irre- parable ; whilst all suffered more or less the miseries of satu- rated bedding, clothing, & c, the water surging from side to side with every heave of the vessel, and washing clean the deck of every cabin. A leak was discovered in the fore hold, at which the water gushed in at the rate of from 16 to 20 tons per hour ; but the flooding of the main deck is solely to be attributed to the bad closing of the ports, and the sieve- like quality of the upper deck. The commander had no choice but to ' bout ship, and steam back with all speed for Plymouth, where we anchored once more at daybreak, on the 10th, with many feelings of thankfulness at our fortunate escape. The Megsera went into dock that afternoon for repairs, and the leakage was then found to have arisen from the starting of two bolts which had never been securely rivetted. And this is the state in which she was turned out of Portsmouth Dockyard, after having been under- going " repairs" and refitting there for six weeks previous to the embarkation of the troops. Now, sir, can it be right or reasonable to endanger valuable lives in such a leaky tub as the Megsera ( I will not now refer to her mishaps of former years— they are recorded in history, and ought to have served as a suffi- cient warning to the authorities), whilst so many first- class steamers are lying idle in our dockyards ? It is not too late even now to remedy the error. The Himalaya is here in the Hamoaze doing nothing, and can be got ready for sea in a week. Let the Admiralty order her forthwith to^ prepare for these troops; or if that sapient board persist in patching up the Megeera again ( as they seem determined to do), they will have to answer for the peril, if not the loss of 500 souls, to say nothing of less precious commodities. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE ROYAI MARINES.— The reduction which has taken place in the Royal Marine Corps amounts to nearly 1,000 men, the whole of whom have been distributed, some among other com- panies, and the remainder have been placed on the list of super- numeraries, until absorbed by the established corps. An order in council dated the 7th inst has been promulgated regulating the establishment of the Royal Marine Corps, which is in future to consist of— 104 divisional companies, 12,272; 14 artillery com- panies, 2,604; staff, 74— total 14,950. The death of Lieut- Gen Sir John Owen, K. C. B., K. H., Royal Marines, having caused a vacancy iu that corps, Lieut- Col A. Anderson, of the Chatham division, is promoted to the rank of Col Second Commandant at Portsmouth, and Capt G. W. Congdon to be lieut- col. Sir John Owen was the oldest general in the service. MOVEMENTS OP SHIPS OP WAR.— The Diamond, 27, Captain Hamilton, is to be laid up in ordinary, having been in com- mission since October, 1853, during the whole time she has been attached to the Mediterranean squadron. Soon after the com- mencement of the war in the Crimea the Diamond was ordered from Corfu to Balaklava, where she landed a portion of her seamen, who rendered good service in the naval brigade, under Captain Peel, throughout the siege. In 1855 the command of the Diamond was given to Captain Hamilton, and on the con- clusion of the war she proceeded to Athens, where she was sta- tioned four months. She also made a second voyage to Corfu, and returned to Malta, which station she finally left for England on the 22d of December, having been unremittingly employed during the whole time she has been in commission. The Hawke, 60 guns, screw steam- ship, Capt James Wilcox, has left Sheer- ness for Queenstown for coastguard service on the coast of Ire- land. She is 90 seamen short of her crew. APPOINTMENTS.— Master, J. A. Bull, to the Plumper; Lieut, R. C. Mayne ( 1855), to the Plumper; Mates, E. M. Tupper, and P. R. Breton, to the Iris; Paymaster, R. W. M. Jones ( 1854) to the Curlew; Midshipmen, G. T. Medd and Wm. Parsons, to the Victory; A. J. Errington, to the Impregnable; Naval Cadet, H. N. S. Hood, to the Royal Albert; T. Main and A. R. Kerr to the Iris; Clerk, W. H. Gillam, to the Tortoise. THE DEAMA. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.— We understand that Mr Gye will commence his next operatic campaign, at Drury Lane Theatre, on the ltth of April LYCEUM THEATRE.— On Monday night a new piece, from the pen of Mr Westland Marston, was produced here. It is called " A Life's Ransom," and is likely to meet with permanent success. The play, like most of Mr Marston's previous pieces, is written entirely in blank verse. The action is laid ia the reign of James II., and the scene is on the southern coast of England. Lord Ravesdale and his sister Felicia are the last scions of a noble stock— the descendants of an ancient family, but of impo- verished fortunes, their forefathers having sacrificed their wealth in their loyal exertions in the cause of the ungrateful Stuarts. The young nobleman has found it impossible to obtain repayment of the debts due to his family by the Crown, and ( as usual in such cases) is coldly looked upon by the court. When the play opens, his lands and goods are about to be sold, and his family broken up. His sister has a lover, Arthur Ringwood, the son of a wealthy country gentleman, whom she loves devotedly in return, but her brother is prejudiced against him, under the impression that some slights he had met with from the Government were for Ringwood's advantage. This evil spirit is aggravated by the machinations of a certain Mr Bancroft, a country magistrate, and a villain of the deepest dye, who, for purposes of his own, endeavours to work the ruin both of Lord K, avesdale and of Ringwood. He poisons the mind of the young nobleman against his friend, and Ravesdale forbids his sister's uuion with her lover, which had been agreed on. A violent scene ensues. The sister refuses to break her faith to Ringwood, whereupon her brother renounces her aud leaves his home. Lord Ravesdale has been previously prac- tised upon by some of the Stadtholder's emissaries, by whom he is induced tojoin in the requisition to William to claim the Bri- tish throne. During his absence, and while no tidings are heard of him, his sister is prevailed upon to give her hand to her lover, and preparations for their nuptials are made at the castle; the Ravesdale property having been purchased, for the sake of the family, by Ringwood's father. The villain Bancroft finds out Ravesdale, and again poisons his ear with malignant ac- counts of his family estate having fallen into Ringwood's hands, and with scandalous insinuations as to Ringwood's intercourse with his sister. Stung to madness, he betrays to Bancroft a secret known only to himself— that Ringwood had been a parti- cipator in the Duke of Monmouth's plot. Bancroft cannot con- ceal his triumph at this discovery ; and Ravesdale, suddenly feeling what he has done, is struck with horror and remorse. His eyes are opened, and he resolves to save, if possible, the man he has betrayed. The nuptials of Ringwood and Felicia are about to be celebrated, and all is festivity at the castle, when Ravesdale appears in haste and agitation. He tells the tale of his own rashness, and adjures Ringwocd to fly, as the blood- hounds of the law are upon him. But it is too late. Bancroft enters at the head of a party, and arrests Ringwood on the charge of treason. A scene of agony take. s plaoe— Riugwood and his bride, who refuses to leave him, are carried into confinement, and Ravesdale falls senseless. This scene, the climax of the distress of the play, terminates the fourth act. In the fifth Bancroft is waiting for the soldiers whom he has sent for to guard his victims to prison, and Raves- dale is in a state of despair. Bancroft has learned something of the requisition to William of Orange, and is anxious to obtain the names of the conspirators. Ravesdale offers, on condition of Ringwood being suffered to depart, to reveal the name of one of them. Bancroft feigns to accept the offer, in order to gain time till the soldiers arrive, but they do not come, and, as he cannot prevent it, Riugwood and his wife embark for Holland in a vessel in the harbour. Ravesdale now avows that he himself was the conspirator whose name he had promised to reveal, but at this crisis distant shouts are heard, aud it turns out that, just as the fugitives were sailing out of the harbour, King William himself was sailing into it. The tables are turned in a moment; all is joy and happiness on the one hand, and confusion and dis- may on the other. The baffled villain is consigned to durance, and the piece ends with a grand melodramatic tableau, repre- senting the arrival of King William the Third. The incidents give room for impassioned scenes and interesting situations. The language is ornate and poetical. The acting is, taken altogether, entitled to much praise. Mr Dillon, in the character of Lord Ravesdale, exhibited great tragic power, especially in the latter scenes. Mrs Dillon gave all possible interest to the part of Felicia. She was, by turns, sweet, tender, and impassioned, and always graceful and attractive. She evidently, however, spoke with pain, as she was suffering from severe cold. As Arthur Ringwood, Mr M'Lean was spirited and manly, aud MrBarrett's Matthew Ringwood was a genial picture of a hearty old English gentleman. An English rustic dauce, introduced in the nuptial festivities, was pretty and effective. HAYMARKET THEATRE.— An agreeable and effective little drama, entitled " A Wicked Wife," has just been added to the entertainments at this theatre. The lady who wears this un- enviable designation is a Madame de Langeais, who, to protect her Royalist husband from the snares of Robespierre, affects to be a convert to the doctrines of the republic, ancl goes so far as to denounce in the fiercest terms everybody belonging to her who holds views adverse to the predominant power. She even pretends to listen with pleasure to the overtures of the citizen Rozaire, a satellite of the Government, and to aid him in getting a formal divorce from her Royalist lord. In the meanwhile M de Langeais is quietly concealed in a closet in his wife's boudoir ; and it is probable that the couple might eventually escape from the dangers that menace them, were it not for the blundering stupidity of their lacquey Fiuot, who, without in- tending to do his master wrong, betrays his hiding- place to the emissaries of the Directory, by whom he is eventually seized and consigned to execution; but the death of Robespierre averts the catastrophe, and the Langeais family are restored to hap- piness. The interest of the drama is chiefly concentrated in the acting of Miss Reynolds, whose assumption of the democratic jargon of the Reign of Terror, while her breast is torn with ap- prehension lest the imposition should be discovered and her husband sacrificed, is replete with skilful and delicate tact. Mr Rogers, as the savage and uncompromising Rozaire; Mr Howe, as the proscribed De Langeais ; and Mr Compton, as the mischief- making simpleton Finot, are all good and efficient. OLYMPIC THEATRE.— A piece called " ASheep in WolgsCloth- ing," was produced here on Thursday. It is from the sameFrench piece as " The Wicked Wife," just produced at the Haymarket. It is written by Mr Tom Taylor, who has transferred the scene and time of action from France and the Reign of Terror to England and the period immediately following the Duke of Monmouth's insurrection. The Olympic title of the piece seems to have been suggested by the sobriquet of " lambs " which Kirke applied to the sanguinary soldiers he commanded. The rescue, which is effected in the Haymarket piece by the oppor- tune death of Robespierre, is here brought about by the arrival of Colonel Lord Churchill, who is the bearer of Kirke's disgrace; and pretendiug to see in Carew only a retainer instead of a rebel gentleman, he offers the family a passage to the Hague; the estates having been preserved to their owner by the very means which Kirke took ( by a false oath) to secure their possession to himself. The acting was generally good. Mr Addison, as Colonel Kirke, was bluff and soldierly, albeit somewhat too genial for the historical version of the character. Mr G. Vining was pas- sionate and impetuous as the husband; and Mr G. Cooke, as the blundering servitor who is the luckless cause of his master's detection, was as stupid and verbose as such stage conventionali- ties should be. The piece was entirely successful, and announced for repetition every evening amidst universal acceptance. THE DOUBLE MURDER AT WALWORTH AND THE ALLEGED MURDER OP MRS. BACON. PAUPERISM IN ENGLAND.— From a return issued on Monday, it appears that ( the total population of England and Wales in 1851 amounting to 17,927,609 souls), there were in receipt of relief in 624 unions and parishes of England and Wales on New Year's Day last, 843,430 paupers against 876,655 011 the 1st of January, 1856, making a net decrease of 33,225 in favour of the present year. The total number of adult able- bodied persons re- lieved, in and out of doors, was 139,130 on New Year's Day last, and 152,174 in January, 1856, making a decrease of 13,044. The decrease of pauperism of all ages is 3" 8 per cent, and of adult pauperism 8' 6 per cent. There were 50,362 widows receiving out- door relief on the 1st of January, against 52,653 in 1S56. The proportion of the number of " adult able- bodied" relieved on the 1st of January last to the total nnmber of " all classes" relieved is 16' 5 per cent. The only counties in which pauperism has in- creased are Durham, Gloucester, Hereford, Kent, Sussex, Wor- cester, Cardigan, Glamorgan, Merioneth, and Pembroke. The decrease amounts to 8" 8 per cent in Bedford, 4' 1 in Derby, 5" 7 in Huntingdon, 11' 7 in Lancashire, 11 6 in Notts, 6' 9 in Northamp- ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN SURREY. — On Saturday week information was received in town of a highway robbery and murderous attack upon a draper named Ovehden, on the highway between Nutfield and Warwick Town in Surrey. Mr Ovenden had been to the village of Godstone on a business visit, and was returning in his light cart to Warwick Town. About a quarter to five o'clock, while proceeding on the road to Nutfield, he saw a man lying by the road side apparently ill. The man asked him to stop and help him up, which Mr Ovenden did, and the fellow then asked for his money, and said, if he did not give it, he would have his life. At first Mr Ovenden thought that he was joking, but he was soon fatally undeceived by the man taking out a pocket- pistol and pointing it towards his breast. Still Mr Ovenden did not apprehend any serious danger, and not wishing to part with his money endeavoured to make it appear that he thought the whole affair was a joke. The man, however, assumed a determined aspect and persisted in his demand, and, on Mr Ovenden, who was now seriously alarmed, refusing to comply, the villain at once fired the pistol, the bullet of which svas lodged in the left breast of his victim, a little below the shoulder, Mr Ovenden fell stunned, and the fellow rifled his pockets ef about £ 5, and made off. On coming to, Mr Ovenden managed to staunch the bleeding, and get into his cart, and, though much weakened by loss of blood, he con- trived to reach home, where he still lies in a precarious state. Information has been giveH to the police, and a reward of £ 100 is offered for the apprehension of the robber. The following is the description of the man, taken from the deposition of Mr Ovenden:—" About six feet in height, light figure, but having large bones, very sallow complexion, high cheek bones, and very hollow in the cheeks near the mouth; dressed in a close box cap, fitting tight to the head, and a short navigator's smockfrock much embroidei ed." LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.— Traffic receipt*, week ending Feb 14, £ 10,503 17s 5d. Suffolk. The decrease of adult pauperism is pretty general, and is largest in Bedford ( Z0' 7 per cent), Lancashire( 20' 0), Leicester ( 15* 0), Nottingham ( 22' 3), Northampton ( 19' 4), Norfolk ( 13' 1), Rutland ( 30' 2), Warwick ( 18- 1), Westmoreland ( 16' 0), and West Yorkshire ( 16* 3). The counties exhibiting an increase of adult paupers are Durham, Hereford, Kent, Qxford, Sussex, Worces- ter, Anglesea, Glamorgan, Merioneth, Pembroke, and Radnor. THE NEW LINE OF CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION.— There is, says Solomon, nothing new under the sun; and however hard it may be to accept an axiom like this in this day of ours, when electric telegraphs, railways, steam, aud gas seem to be revealing the hidden secrets of nature, we are, and not very seldom, compelled to acknowledge its truth by the return to the way which our ancestors trod some eight hundred to a thousand years ago. Electricity and its management have brought distant communities into such close proximity, that the world is not content now with circuitous passages, when others more direct can be obtained. It is from this feeling that the new route to Holland, North and Central Germany, and thereby the south- east of the Alpine range of mountains to Trieste, has been de- vised. There is no doubt of the advantage to be obtained by this way of progress, for the gain of time alone amounts to two days between London and the Adriatic, by way of Harwich, Rotter- dam, and the Dutch- Rhenish Railway; and after that by Vienna to Trieste. To say nothing of this gain of time, in the great majority of instances of commercial intercourse, the saving of expense in the multitude of transits which make up the traffic of passengers and goods between England, Holland, Germany, Turkey, and India, at the very first will be perceived to amount to a sum equal to the revenues of a kingdom, and a saving in mercantile transactions equal to the profit on a shipping busi- ness. Of this the Liverpool merchants are fully sensible, and have accordingly joined themselves largely to the undertaking; and there can be no hesitation in saying that there is hardly a line of railway in the midland, the eastern, and the southern dis- tricts of the country which will not reap a very considerable ad- vantage by the opening of the means of transit proffered by the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Packet Company. The port of Harwich lies sixty eight miles north- east of London, is safe from every wind, lies due west of Rotterdam, and as far up in the North Sea as to be beyond any of the conflicting ocean currents which act so strongly nearer to the entrance and in the entrance of the British Channel. The passages, therefore, be- tween the two ports are effected with more ease, speed, and safety, than between any other ports of equal distance from each other. This is one and certainly not an unimportant considers tion, but it is only a minor, for it ministers to another of far higher interest. To the commercial public of the metropolis the route is so short and speedy, compared with the long, and what we have learned to consider the tedious, estuary of the Thames, by which a vessel to Rotterdam, Hamburg, aud the Baltic ports has first to go seventy miles out of her course, beat against the head winds which check her rounding by the Essex coast, and then make another hundred miles in order to gain the very ground which she would have reached so long before if she had started from Harwich. It is very evident that the way of transit by Harwich must, per- haps bv degrees, but not the less certainly for that, secure in the end the whole of the traffic between London, Holland, Hano- ver, Saxony, and Central Germany, for it will be both cheap and speedy. To say nothing of any other portion of merchandise, we may illustrate the observation by a reference to the vast amount of treasure which is almost daily passing to and from London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Hamburg, the great dan- ger to which arises from its passage over the sea, and for which the insurance alone to London by the Thames would pay nearly, if not entirely, the whole of the carriage. As the traffic must of necessity pass over the Eastern Counties Railway, the share- holders of that property are surely as much interested in the success of the steam- packets passing between Rotterdam and Harwich, as the proprietors who only hold in the London, Har- wich, and Continental Steam- packet Company, and therefore the whole interest of that association may be reckoned upon for the promotion of the new company. That, it is true, is only taking the subject on the narrow ground of the valueof the shares; but that, we presume, is not a matter of indifference to prudent men. We have said that the merchants of Liverpool, and we may add of Manchester and the manufacturing districts of the north- west, take a great interest in this undertaking. Nor is it sur- prising that they should do so— for it will, in fact, open a new market for the produce which they make or import— when it is recollected how great a proportion the expense of carriage forms in the cost of an article, and in this expense nearly three- fourths will be saved by transmitting American goods, Manchester cot- tons, Leeds and Bradford woollens, and Sheffield cutlery, over the trans- midland railways through Harwich to Germany by the London, Harwich, and Continental Steam Company to Germany aud all the eastern and south- eastern countries of Europe. These are some of the considerations which bring out this company so forcibly in the way of national importance, but there is another which' exceeds even these incomparably in its weight— its political influence— which, however, is too considerable to be dwelt upon at the foot of an article, and must therefore be re- served for another opportunity. Sufficient has been said to i indicate the present value and the future importance which this I company must attain, and the crasequeut value of the property which its . shareholders will acquire, On Wednesday, at Lambeth police court, Thomas Fuller Ba- con and his wife were again examined on the charge of murder- ing their two children. The male prisoner was led to the felons' dock, which he hurried to and seated himself at the r'ar end, and the female, as on her former examination, was permitted a seat at the solicitors' table, where she was accompanied by several female friends. The male prisoner's appearance has undergone a very considerable change. He seemed exceedingly downcast, and kept his eyes fixed on the floor of the dock as if to avoid seeing any one; but, as if suddenly recollecting himself, he stood up and kept staring for some moments in the directiou in which his wife sat in the hope of getting a sight of her, but her back being turned, and a high partition behind her, he did not suc- ceed. At this moment, and when the examination was about to be proceeded with, Mr Atter received from the Waterloo station the following telegraphic communication, forwarded from Stam- ford immediately after Dr Taylor had made the disclosure before the coroner and jury, at Great Casterton, on that morning :— " Arsenic is found by Dr Taylor." On reading the document Mr Atter left his seat, approached the dock, and had some pri- vate communication with his client, and related to him the fact of the message. The intelligence bad some effect upon Bacon, but by no means such an impression as might have been ex- pected. The telegraphic message was handed to the chief clerk, who placed it before the magistrate.— Mr Elliott, after reading it, asked Inspector Young if he had any more evidence to offer against the prisoners ?— Mr Young replied that he had not.— Mr Elliott next asked the professional gentlemen engaged in the case if they had anything to offer to the court r— Both answered in the negative. Mr Elliott theu said, after carefully considering this case, and giving all the circumstances my best consideration, I have come to the determination of sending both the prisoners to take their trial on this very serious charge. On that tt ial a question will arise respecting the state of mind of the female, Mrs Bacon, arid it will be the province of the jury to pronounce an opinion upon it. I may also mentiou that poison has been found in the body of Mrs Bacon, sen, and that about the time of her death, her son, the male prisoner, had been iu possession of, and dealing with a similar poison. |_ This announcement created an evident sensation throughout tne crowded court.] I feel it also to be my duty to state that in the course of this investigation I re- ceived a letter signed " A," disclosing circumstances of a pecu- liar character, indirectly connected with the case, aud though it is anonymous, the writer expresses his wiliintiuess, should I desire it, to come forward- and verify the important statements it contains. As these statements are of an important public character, it is my wish that the writer should come forward, and it will be my desire, as well as my duty, to hear all he has to say respecting the important matters contained in his letter. Mr Elliott then remanded the prisoners to a future day, when the depositions Will be read over and signed. INQUEST ON BACON'S MOTHER. On Wednesday the adjourned inquest 011 the body of Mrs Ann Bacon, mother of Thomas Fuller Bacon, was resumed at Great Casterton, Rutland. It will be remembered the body had been exhumed, and the stomach and viscera taken away by Dr A. S. Taylor, of Guy's Hospital. The first witness was Mr Jackson, a surgeon, of Stamford, who proved making a post mortem examination, and said the whole of the viscera of the abdomen were in a high state of preservation, and presented a peculiar appearance. Such a condition would not be produced by any disease. The appearance was like what Dr Christison and other analytical chemists described as being from the effects of arsenic. If Dr Taylor [ should find arsenic, it certainly will be a strong proof of the highly preservative effects of arsenic, aud show that bodies consigned to the tomb, poisoned by the action of this pernicious arug, will for years retain the appearances peculiar to its specific action as a preservative. The heart was empty, the lungs were softened in structure and putrified. A quantity of bloody liquid was taken from the chest. Dr Taylor then described the analysis he had made of the stomach and viscera, and the conclusions he came to were as follows:— CONCLUSIONS.— 1. The body of Ann Bacon contained arsenic, which must have been taken by her, or administered to. her while living. 2. That arsenic was found in the largest propor- tion, 1st, in the intestines; 2nd, in the liver, and gall, and blad- der ; 3rd, in the stomach. The kidneys and spleen contained a small quantity. The heart and bloody liquid of the chest con- tained none. 3. That the total quantity extracted from the different parts was about three- fourths of a grain. 4. That th parts containing the arsenic were well preserved, but presented none of the appearances which are usually produced by this poison. 5. That whether the deceased died from the effects of arsenic, or natural causes, can only be determined by the symp- toms from which she suffered in the illness preceding her death. The Coroner, addressing Professor Taylor, said -. Then you would rather not express an opinion as to the cause of death until you have heard the evidence of the medicai man who attended her in her last illness?— Dr Taylor : Yes, aud any other witnesses who may be exarniueds Dr Barber, who attended deceased, was the next witness, and, after describing her symptoms, he said he at the time attributed her death to cerebral disease, but he was now induced, after hearing Dr Taylor's evidence, to believe that death was caused by arsenic, the symptoms being such as would have arisen from that poison. Mrs Bacon, of Stamford, daughter- in- law of deceased, said she saw deceased on the Saturday before her death. She was in perfect health. She asked her to come and dine with witness on the next day, but she said she thought she would remain at home. Saw the deceased again ou the following day at about eight o'clock ; she was then very ill. She vomited several times. At ten o'clock she appeared better, and witness left her. Thomas Bacon said his motuer was taken ill at her dinner. When witness went upstairs, she saw Thomas Bacon's wife there with deceased. Deceased told witness, in Thomas Bacon and his wife's presence, that she felt well in the morning, and was taken ill after taking some broth. She further said that she had sickness and purging very violently. She was sick twice iu witness's presence. Witness saw her again on Monday, when Bacon said to his wife, " Give her something out of that bottle," pointing to one ou the table, which was not a medical bottle. Witness asked what it was, and Bacon replied, " Oh, something she had yesterday that did her good." After she died, he took the bottle away. He said, " As this is mine, I will take it." The stuff iu the bottle was a light- coloured fluid. Witness was present when Mrs Bacon died. About an hour and a half before her death witness opened a drawer in which the rent- book of Mrs Bacon was kept. Bacon came iu and said, " I suppose you have been looking for the rent- book ?" Witness replied that she had. He said it was no use as he had got it, and further remarked, " I suppose you know that by my father's will this house and all that is in it belongs to me and my sister ?" Witness replied that it would be quite time enough to talk about the property when his mother was dead. That was neither the time nor place.— By the Coroner: By his mother's death Bacon would succeed to some house property in Stamford worth £ 900. Professor Taylor here said: Having heard the evidence of Mr Barber and Mrs Ann Bacon, as well as the depositions of Mary Riley, Mary Ann Scholes, and Elizabeth Blake, subsequent to my giving evidence upon the analysis, I am of opinion that the attack in March, as described by Mr Barber and Ann Bacon, is unlike the effects of arsenic; that the symptoms of pain, vomitirg, purging, and thirst on Sunday, May 13th, occurring after dinner, are such as would be and are commonly produced by arsenic; and, as arsenic was found iu the body, in my opinion they were occasioned by that poison. The symptoms observed on Monday night and on Tuesday of spasms and delirium with general depression, as described by Mr Barber, are such as may be produced by arsenic when a person has survived two or three days. They are not so common in cases of poisoning by arsenic as symptoms of vomiting and purging, and they may be pro- duced by disease of the brain. Lookinir to the description of the symptoms on the attack iu March, and their similarity to those observed by Mr Barber on Tuesday, May loth, it is possible that death may have been caused by a sudden recurrence of disease of the brain, and not by arsenic. At the same time the symp- toms of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, in the month of May, taken together, as described by Mr Barber and the other wit- nesses, are, in my opinion, consistent with death from arsenic. The Professor subsequently added that he was not at all sur- prised at Mr Barber coming to the conclusion that death resulted from cerebral disease. Niaety- niue men out of a hundred might have come to the same conclusion. He, therefore, did not think that any blame was attributable to Mr Barber. In order to have ascertained whether death was caused by cerebral disease, the brain should have been examined forty- eight hours after death. The coroner then summed up, and the jury found a verdict of Wilful Murder against Thomas Fuller Bacon. MORE SUSPECTED POISONIKG.— Some circumstances have come to the knowledge of the police at Stamford which have in- duced the authorities there to order the exhumation of the body of Nathaniel Bacon, the father of Thomas Fuller Bacon. It is stated that Mr Bacon, sen, was possessed of house property in Stamford to the extent of £ 160 per annum, a portion of which would immediately revert to his son, Thomas Fuller Bacon, and the remainder to his wife for life. Nathaniel Bacon, the father, dined with his son on the 13th of October, 1854, was taken ill, seized with cramps, spasms, and vomitting, died on thel7th, and was interred iu Great Casterton churchyard. The analysis of the remains of the deceased will be commenced without delay. DEATH OP THE EARL OP ELLESMERE.— We regret to an nounce the death of the Earl of Ellesmere, which took place on Wednesday, after a long and painful illness, at Bridgwater House. The deceased, Francis Egerton, Earl of Ellesmere, of Ellesmere, county Salop, and Viscount Brack- ley, of Brackley, county Northampton, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, was second son of George Granville, first Duke of Sutherland, and Elizabeth Countess of Suther- land. He was born 1st January, 1800, and was, consequently, 57 the first of last mouth. His lordship married, 18th June, 1822, Harriet Catherine, daughter of the late Mr Charles and Lady Charlotte Greville, by whom he leaves issue four sons and two daughters, namely, Francis Charles Granville Viscount Brackley; Captain the Hon Francis Egerton, R. N.; the Hon Algernon Egerton ; Capt the Hon Arthur Egerton ( Scots Fusi- lier Guards); Lady Alice, married to the Hon George Byng, M. P.; and Lady Blanch. The Earl of Ellesmere was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was second class in classics in 1820, and acquired considerable literary distinction as Lord Francis Leveson Gower. In 1833 he assumed the name of Eger- ton, in lieu of his patronymic. His lordship inherited a large proportion of the property of his great- uncle, that wealthy noble the last Duke of Bridgwater, the pictures included in the be- quest being valued at £ 150,000. The deceased peer was a man of refined tastes and of generous disposition. The peerages of El- lesmere and Brackley were first acquired by Lord Chancellor Egerton, whose descendants received the dukedom of Bridg- water. Lord Frauds Egerton obtained a revival of those titles in 1846, OH the retirement of the Peel Ministry, of which he had been a supporter. The families of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl of St Germans, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, the Marquis and Marchioness of KUdare, the Earl and Countess Granville, Lord and Lady Blantyre, the Honourable George and Lady Alice Byng, Mr George G. Harcourt, M. P., the Earl and Lady Constauce Grosvenor, & c, are placed in mourning by the melancholy event. RAILWAYS AND REVOLVERS IN GEORGIA.— The marvellous " narrative" of Mr Arrowsmith. respecting the revolver duels and murders which were alleged to have taken place on the rail- ways in Georgia, must be fresh in the recollection of our readers. Mr R. K. Cuyler, the president of that railway, has before given an official contradiction to the statement so widely circulated, but as Mr Arrowsmith continued to maintain the truth of his story, Mr Cuyler has obtained, and published in an authentic shape, the several depositions of the conductor, the two engine- men, and three firemen who performed the celebrated trip, and also the deposition of the Government mail agent, who was pre- sent during the whole of it, all of whom distinctly deny the " narrative" alluded to. This evidence may therefore be con- sidered as indisputable, conclusive, and satisfactory, and clearly proves that Mr A. must have been the credulous object of as gross a hoax as was ever fabricated by t he most insenieus of men. HOLLOWAT'S PILLS.— Charles Robertson, Brighton, informs Professor Holloway lie was afflicted for some years with asthma. Several physi- cians pronounced his case hopeless, and being a private in the Royal Marines, he received his discharge, and returned to his native place. The difficulty in breathing, and that choking sensation so peculiar to the complaint, compelled him, to test by night in an easy cliair. When every remedy had failed, by the aid of this inestimable medicine ho wus re- stored to perfect health. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world; at Professor Holloway's establishment, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden- lane, New York; by A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidicy, Smyrna; and B. Muir, Malta. Medicinealways aggravates chronic diseases, such as dyspepsia ( indi- gestion), habitual constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, debility, cough, asthma, consumption, & c, but Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food invariably cures them in a very short time. We extract a few out of the many thousand expressions of gratitude from invalids:— Cure No. 49.8S2—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dy s- pepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Revalenta Arabica Food.— Maria Jolly, Wortliam Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,906—" Thirteen years' cough, in- digestion, and general debility have been removed by Du liarry's excel- lent Revalenta Arabica Food.— James Porter, At. hol- street, Perth." Cure No. 4,208—" Eight years' dyspepsia, neivousness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effectually removed by Du . Barry's health- restoring food.. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. — Rev John W. Flaveli, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." In canisters, lib 2s 9d, 21b 4s 6d, 01b lis, 121b ,22s. The 121b carriage free, on receipt of Post Office order. Barry Du Barry and Co, 77, Regent- street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co, purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 60, Gracechurch- street; 330 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside; and 49, Bishopsgate- street. 4 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 22, 1857. SPOBTIIfG CHRONICLE. [ TOWN EDITION.] THE T XT & P. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. MONDAY, FEB 16.— The chief topic of conversation this afternoon was the " peppering" of Blink Bonny and Sydney in the City during the morning, 20 to 1 having been laid against the " crack" for the Derby and 100 to 6 against the Baron's horse for the " Two Thousand." At " the Corner" the same prices were offered, but the only transaction that came to our knowledge about either was twelve ponies against the two mares — Blink Bonny and Lady Hawthorn— coupled. One or two gentlemen who saw Blink Bonny " go up gallop" at Malton on the previous Saturday assured us that she " never went better in her life" ; but from another source we learn that she has got a " shot of grease," from which complaint she had to be " stopped" between the York and Doucaster meetings last summer. Whilst on the Derby, we may state that Zuyder Zee and M. D. were in strong demand; Kent was backed for up- wards of £ 200 at 30 to 1 ( 1,000 to 30 also laid), Lambourne at 2,000 to 50, and 3,000 to 60 was taken about Blink Bonny's stable companion Strathnaver, without, however, tiring out the layers. 40 to 1 was offered against Ackworth, and after 1,000 to 25 had been booked about Messenger, ten points more were offered. Minos, Omar Pasba, and Hopeless Star were in strong demand for the " Grand National." Weathercock was also nibbled at, and Jean du Quesne, about whom long odds might have been obtained a few days previously, again displaced his staple com- panion Casse Cou. The following were backed for £ 100 even against the field:— Minos, Emigrant, Hopeless Star, Omar Pasha, Weathercock, Jean du Quesne, Little Charley, and Casse Cou. The " Two Thousand" betting was not devoid of interest, from the desire I o get on Loyola and Vedette, the latter of whom had been " operated" against in the City at the close of the pre- vious week at all sorts of prices, on tho strength of a report that the veterinary had been called in ; though the fact of the horse returning to his old price in the betting is sufficient proof that there was little cause for alarm. Leamington was backed for upwards of £ 300 for the Chester Cup at 12 to 1; nothing else done worthy of mention. THURSDAY, FEB 19.— In the absence of the principal book- makers at Lincoln, there was a very thin muster, and not half, a- dozen bets laid. THURSDAY. 8 to 1 ( tk) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. MONDAI . Minos ... Escott ...... .. 8 to 1 ( ' tk) .. Hopeless Star... ... E. Parr .. 12 to 1 ( tk) .. Omar Pasha ... .,. 35, Jones .... .. 100 to 8 ( ' tk; ., Weathercock... ... B. Laud .... .. 100 to 6 1 ; tk) .. Jean du Quesne. . .. Lamplugh .. .. 20 to 1 ( ; tk) .. Casse Cou ... Lamolugh .. .. 25 to 1 ( tk) .. Escape ... Thrift .. 25 to 1 I : tk) .. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Adarna3 ... Escott 19 to 1 ( tk) ,. Skirmisher.... ... G. AMale.... 8 to 8 to 1 ( off) 1 ( tk) METROPOLITAN STAKES. Madame Rachael.. Y. King 10 to 1 ( tk) . CHESTER CUP. Leamington E. Parr 12 to 1 ( tk) . Claret.... J. Zachary ..,. 23 to 1 ( tk) . Rogerthorpe J. Day SO to 1 ( tk) , Yellow Jack W. Goater .... 50 to 1 ( tk) . Cotswold I. Day 1000 to 15 ( tk) . Swyndel Dhygga .. Y. King 1000 to 15 ( tk) . Alice...'.. W. Day 1000 to 15 ( tk) . TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. Loyola Isaac Day Vedette.... G. Abdale. Lambourn ........ E. Parr ... Sidney Hay hoe 5 to ^ to .... 8 to .... 15 to DERBY. 18 to 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 1 ( tk) 1 ( off) M. D Hopkins 1 ( tk) Zuyder Zee Fobert 18 to 1 ( tk) Blink Bunny W. I'Anson.... 20 to 1 ( off) Kent W. Smith 30 to 1 ( tk) Saunterer J. Osborne .... 30 to 1 ( tk) Ackworth W. Day 40 to 1 ( off; Lambourne E. Parr 40 to 1 ( tk) Messenger M. Dawson.... 50 to 1 ( off) Strathnaver W. I'Anson.... 50 to 1 ( tk) Henry VIII J. Day 2000 to SO ( tk) Skirmisher G. Abdale 1000 to 10 ( tk) .1060 to 35 ( tk) MANCHESTER— FRIDAY EVENING. Nothing has been done to- day of the least importance, except on the Liverpool Steeple Chase, for which event Emigrant and Omer Pasha were backed for all the money that could be got on at the quotations, whilst the other favourites, Minos, Hopeless Star, and Teddesley, were backed rather freely. Weathercock would have found supporters at 25 tol, but those odds cou'd not be obtained. The other quotations are given from " offers." LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE.— 8 to 1 agst Minos ( tk), 10 to 1 agst Emigrant ( tk freely), 12 to 1 agst Hopeless Star ( tk), 12 to 1 agst Omar Pasha ( tk freely), 100 to 7 agst Teddesley ( tk), 100 to 4 agst Weathercock ( tk), 20 to 1 offered agst any of J. Hen- derson's lot, offers to take 10 to 1 about D. Hughes's lot. LIVERPOOL SPUING CUP.— 7 to 1 agst Bashi Bazourk ( off, take 100 to 15), 8 to 1 agst Lima ( off, take 9 to 1). NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.— 7 to l agst Skirmisher ( tk), 8 to 1 agst Adamas ( tk), 100 to 8 agst any other ( off). CHESTER CUP.— 11 to 1 agst Leamington ( off), 40 to 1 agst Early Bird ( offers to take 1,000 to 20). THE DEBBY.— 500 to 30 agst Blink Bonny ( off). Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.— 11 to 2 offered on the field. BREEDING. As the season,— though young at present,— may be said to have commenced, the demands upon our space, in order to do full justice to the racing, steeple chase, coursing, and other meet- ings so thickly crowding upon each other, will not permit us to continue the discussion of the important subject of " BREED* ING," upon which so many able letters have appeared in our columns during the past winter. We beg therefore to tender our sincere thanks to the correspondents— espe- cially our old friends, " North Countryman" and " J. P."— who have favoured us with so many communications thereupon; and in taking leave of it aud them for the present, hope to renew the discussion of a subject of such world- wide interest on some future occasion. Several letters will be found in our Supplement of to- day, and we much regret that one from a correspondent— " Eques "— who took so prominent a part in the " Breeding" con- troversy two years ago, did not reach us until after that portion of the paper was printed. THE DISPUTED PEDIGREE OF MONGREL. Last week, the stewards of the Jockey Club met at Messrs Weatherby's office, and proceeded to investigate the merits of the objection entered against this horse, when, after an examination of no fewer than ten witnesses, including Mr John Osborne, they decided that Mongrel was properly described as " half bred," and therefore entitled to the Nursery Stakes at Newmarket. TO THE EDITOR OF BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, SIR : Observing in your last week's impression an advertise- ment headed " Charles Coglan," I beg to state that the same did not emanate from me, and that neither myself nor my clients, directly or indirectly, authorised the insertion of the said ad- vertisement,— Yours, & c, HENRY PHILIPPS, solicitor, 13, John- street, Adelphi. FOALS, & e. THE CURE— The following mares have arrived at Owmby Paddocks, to be put to this horse:— Gaiety, by Touchstone; Coleraine, by Touchstone; Armida, by Orlando ; Fanny Fern, by Slane; Sulpitia, by Surplice; Strutaway, by Bay Middleton; Ella's dam ; Chloris, by Bay Middleton; The Queen, by Iago ; Taly, by Melbourne; Pastime, by Picaroon; Rebecca, by Prince Royal; Brandy Snap, byMuley Moloch; Star- light, by Kremlin •, and Desire, by Sweetmeat. The following are to be put to Fernhill:— Mortimer's dam, Lady of the Grove, Helen by Y. Priam, Hindoo's dam, Nora by Bran, and Lucy Neale. At Woodmancote Farm, Defford, on the 13th, Hop Duty, by Tearaway, a filly by Archy, and will be put to Loup Garou, to whom the following mares have arrived, in addition to those before mentioned:— Aurora, by Meteor; Flora, by Epirus ( in foal to Flatcatcher); Haitee, by The Saddler or Marcian ; Eliza, by Scamanda. Bloomer, by Melbourne ; The Cripple, by Picaroon; aud Mischief Maker, by Jereed, dam by Pantaloon, are en route. At Dean's Hill, near Stafford, on the 12th inst, a mare by Voltaire out of Colling wood's dam, a chesnutcolt by Teddington, and is put to him again. The following mares have also arrived since the last published, to be put to Teddington :— Mr R. L. Walker's The Abbess of St Mary's ( with a colt by Alarm), Mr Howard's Mermaid, by Melbourne; and a mare by Faugh a Bal- lagh out of Doubt's dam ( in foal to Teddington). OSWALDKIRK STUD FARM.— The following mares have arrived to be put to Turnus:— Hydrangea, Nydia the Blind Girl, New- ton Lass, Restoration, Sicily, Miss Garforth, Rachael, Sole Star, Miss Milton, Tilly, Clarkia, Thetis, Actress, Apropos, California, Conjugation, and Birthday. The following have arrived to be put'to Flatcatcher:— Lucy Banks mare, Nautila, Violet, Lioness, and Zest. AtCatterick, to be put to Goorkah:— Makeless ( with a filly by Voltigeur), Mrs Humby ( in foal to The Cure), Miss Aldcroft ( in foal to Barntou), Crazy Peggy ( in foal to The Cure), Gwoyneth ( in foal to The Cure), Evangeline, by The Hydra; Polly Patter- son, by Elvas ; a bay mare by \' oung Priam; Cranebrook's dam. AUGUR.— Father Thames's dam, Eliza ( by Hetman Platoff), Bianca, Calamus's dam, Norma, mare by Bay Middleton out of Problem, mare by Redshank dam by Defence, The Major's dam. Sperm Light, and Osberton's dam are now on a visit to this horse at Beverley. The following mares have arrived at Bridge, Canterbury, to be put to Papageno:— Miss Emily, Dame Tattle ( in foal to Papa- geno), Petrowna ( in foal to Conrad), Sister to Indian Queen, and Alpaca ( both in foal to Papageno), and Fairy, by Slane ( in foal to At Findon, on the 18th inst, Tyburnia, a colt by The Nabob, and will be put to him again. On the 8th inst, at Lymington, Mr R. E. Cooper's Bay Rosa- lind, a filly, by'Autocrat, and will be put to him again. The foal out of Abaft, whose birth was announced in our last, is by Sweetmeat._ " LIST OF STALLIONS FOR 1857" unavoidably stands over until next week. Mr B. Austen has sold the five following yearlings, all by Woolwich, and they have left Bodicott for Ilsley, to be trained :— Cleomedes, a chcsnut colt out of Judy Callaghan ( Intrepid and Boddicott's dam), Fycaon, a bay colt out of Lucretia ( Banbury's dam), Eurydice, a bay'filly out of Blue Bell, by Ion ( Typhon's dam): Jocasta, a chesnut filly out of Fanny Booth ( Evangeline's dam); Valonia, a chesnut filly out of Florence Nightingale, by Cotherstone. Braxey is out of training, and will be put to the stud. Mango will come to the hammer at Tattersall's on Monday. Mr Saxon's two year old colt, by The Flying Dutchman out of Lsllypop ( Sweetmeat's dam) has been named Young Dutchman. IRISH HORSES IN TRAINING.— After our Supplement had gone to press, we received the following addition to Thompson Harrison's lot at the Curragh :— Mr Bourke's b f by Windfall out of Remnant, 3 yrs; Mr Bateman's ch c by Warhawk, dam by Birdcatcher, 2 yrs. THE SPRING HANDICAPS AWQ 1 THE NOTTINGHAM MEETING. TO THE EDITOR OF BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. SIR : Your racing columns for the present week cannot, I think, be devoted more worthily than to a considera- tion of the Spring Handicaps, at which I have been only enabled to glance in my previous letters. These races, although they have not provoked the amouut of speculation to which they gave rise prior to the retirement of The Leviathan from the presidency of The Board of Green Cloth, are nevertheless, from their intrinsic value, most interesting to all who have horses engaged in them, as well as to that very numerous class who back the " in" chance against the " out." To suppose that every handicap can give satisfaction is absurd, and the war between the " light" and " heavy" divisions is at the present moment carried 011 as fiercely as that of the Roses in ancient times. Both have their advocates, but, if racing men were polled, I should have no fear but that the re- turning officer would declare in favour of " the old school" of weights. The object of certain racing officials seems to be the procuring of a large acceptance to their handicaps, which fact they proclaim to be a proof of the excellent manner in which they have put their horses together; while, in reality, it pro- ceeds from each owner being given such a weight, that, out of compliment to the handicapper, with whom generally he is on excellent terms, he is compelled to accept, being at the same time oblivious of the circumstance that his neighbour is just as well treated as himself, and therefore his chance cannot be so great as he originally imagined. But with the high class handicaps, which only proceed from one gen- tleman's pencil, the case is widely different, as his social position relieves him from the annoyance to which others would be exposed, and only those parties accept who have the good sense to see that when all the horses are put up, if no favouritism is shown, that the handicap can be quite as good a one when they commence at 9st as when the top weight is under 8st 71b. I have pointed out already the vexatious annoyances Which occur perpetually to horses ridden by children, when both the eye and the mind of the spectator receive a painful shock, and as these opinions have received confirmation from numerous other correspondents, it strikes me it would be a very desirable benefit to the Turf if the Stewards of the Jockey Club would still further express their disapprobation, and in fact refuse their sanction to any handicap in which the highest weight should be less than 9st, and the feather less than 5st. It is true that such a declaration might seem despotic, and an outcry might be made against it, but in the end resistance would be in vain, as revolu- tionists are always courtiers in their hearts ; and the fear of being kept within " the cold shade" of the aristocracy, without whom there would be no racing, would be quite sufficient to make them modify their opinions, and give in their adhesion to the new bill. At all events, it is desirable the attempt should be made, and I am satisfied that t he best results would arise from it, after time had been given for the proper development of the scheme. And with these prefatory remarks, I will submit some observations on the various handicaps, which, being founded on fact, and entirely free from bia3 of any kind, may have some in- terest for your readers, who have been accustomed toregard Bell as their " Mentor" in " The Turf, the Chase, and the Road." The Northamptonshire Stakes being the first to come off, it is only fair to give it precedence over the others. Hitherto, old horses have been most fortunate here, only two three- year- olds, viz, Poodle andDefiance, having ever been able to " get through." But now, from Mr Johnson having commenced so low, and the weights being put up, Alonzo, and all that class, are shut out, and the race is entirely left to the young ones. Those they have backed are, Skirmisher, Madame Rachel, Adamas, and Sir Colin ; and those that will be added to the market, I think, will be Cen- turion, Commoner, Silkmore, and Worcester. The avidity with which 8 to 1 was taken about Lord Zetland's colt is surprising, as, unless he has done something more at home than in public, he ought to be " good" to stand against, for from the Stockton running Riseber gave him 61b, and was only beaten the shortest of heads, and were the grey in at 7st he would not be backed for fourpcnce. In addition to which fact, the exhibitions of temper with which he has favoured us, as well as the jockeys who have ridden in the race beside him, give us still less confidence in him. Adamas ran all over the country last year, and was right up in front in each of his races. In his encounter with Saunterer at Chester it is said he was twice disappointed, or he would have beaten him; and as any one who knows what condition is, could perceive that he was as big as a bullock, he ought now, when " got fit," to improve proportionately; and I shall expect Mr Johnson will book him one of his best places on the day. Moreover, he beat Skirmisher once, and he ought to do so again. Sir Colin is another of those horses in whom Mr Parr has discovered merits that were occult to other people. It is said both this stake and Chester are within his grasp. I was not fasci- nated, I confess, with Sir Colin's appearance at Chester; but nine months makes a great alteration in an animal, and as Mr Parr has been witli Fisherman through nearly every horse in training, if he backs his own cap and jacket, it will not be far from tlie judge's eye. William Day's horses, when intended for a good thing, run but seldom; and Centurion, who, I take it, will represent his stable, has virtually performed but once, viz, at Hereford, where he won in a canter, and by his good looks and free style of running made a very favourable im- pression on those who were present. Well on the day, I have reason to believe this colt will take his own part, and give his noble owner a chance of beginning the season satisfactorily. Com- moner has won in Ireland, but never over here; and although he ran Saunterer at even weight to a length at Chester, and gave Adamas seven pounds, and ran him to half a length, I think it will be found to have ariseii from an accident to the latter, and when they meet again the running will be altered. Still, as the Middleham trainers are fond of trying their hands at this stake, and Commoner is their most likely nominee, I think, sir, he is worth " keeping." Worcester won a good race at Reading, when he came to the rescue of his stable companion, but he is almost too moderate to trust now, and with the exception of South Western, who ran at all times a game and improving colt, but who wants a little more speed, there is no name below him that is worth the attention of your readers, unless it be Madame Rachel, who is whispered as a " good thing," though further this " deponent sayeth not." As it will be seen above, I adhere to Adamas, Centurion, and Commoner, at the present time, as the most probable winner of this handicap. The Metropolitan is generally admitted to be one, if not the very best of " The Admiral's" performances, and as the greatest proof of it, I may instance the fact of the acceptances having been published near three weeks, and only Gitana, Logie o'Buchan, Sir Colin, and Madame Raehel having been backed for it. This looks as if owners were fairly puzzled as to their horses' chances, and until some of the Spring Meetings are over I don't think there will be any addition to the list of favourites. Wink- field, it is rumoured, will reappear for it, and although, at first sight, the weight does not appear a crusher, still what- chance can he have of giving a moderate three year old two stone ? Ro- sati will beat, I conceive, all those above her and a great many beneath her, in the Handicap, but among the three year olds I shall again look for the winner. There are twenty- five of this lot " left in," of which I should be inclined to scratch out all but Gitana, Dundas, Kimburn, Ombra, Companion, and Madame Rachel, each of whom I have an opinion will be heard of before the day. The City and Suburban Handicap, as regards merit in con- struction, is quite upon a par with " The Metrop," and the weights being upon a rational scale, I expect neither horses nor jockeys will be found wanting at the post. Of the top division Alembic reads the best upon paper, as he could never get a yard further than a mile and a quarter, and has a very fair turn of speed. Next to him Dramatist and Miss Harkaway look to hare a chance, and St Giles, if he is the horse he is represented, must be forward. The others to which I am partial are Straw- berry, Ombra, Peeping Tom, and John Peel. The Newmarket Handicap is so seldom touched upon until after Epsom that it requires but few observations at the present moment. The singularity of not a solitary three year old having been entered for it is a curious feature, aud for which, as yet, I have heard no explanation offered. The change in the distance has made no difference apparently in the public interest, although there is no reason why it should yield in attraction to the other handicaps. Eloquence has been considered to be the " best in" of anything: but, taking her running with Flyaway as a criterion, no favouritism can be dis- covered. Shoreham, although slow, will travel all the length, and will be hard to beat; and, from the forward manner Gort- chakoff ran in the Cesarewitch when notoriously amiss, he ought to be watched. With this pair, Barfleur, and Eloquence, I should not fear the field that may be brought against them. The Great Northern must have pleased the Yorkshire trainers very much, judging from the few horses they have struck out. A sportsman less bold than Lord Zetland would not have left in Fandango with 9st 31b, when Skirmisher looked so well with 5st 8lb. But his lordship doubtless bore in mind his giving 301b to a mare like One Act, and being only beaten half a length. Now, considering if One Act was a starter with 7st lib, no one would say her chance was not a fair one, and the present tax upon Fandango may not be too difficult for him. All down to Skirmisher I think he could manage, but " the threes" will tackle him very fiercely, and those from whom most opposition I think may be calculated upon are Commoner, Gitana, Centurion ( or St Giles), Bashi Bazouk, and Sir Colin. The Chester Cup I shall reserve until next week, when more apace will be afforded me to notice the criticisms that have ap- appeared upon it, many of which strike me as founded on false conclusions. The Nottingham and Derby Spring Meetings will take place next week, and, looking at the number of animals we saw " ready" for Lincoln, the prospects of a full gathering at each place appear very probable. Eleven events are spread over the two days, at Nottingham, five being appointed for Tuesday, and half a dozen for Wed- nesday. The Trial Stakes not being named for until the night before running, the Nottingham Spring Handicap is the first race that invites an opinion. T wenty- four animals are weighted for it, and, from what I saw and heard at Lincoln, I atn inclined to fancy the winner will be either Tom Thumb or Walhalla. The Little John Stake feas twenty- one nominations, and although Greenwich Fair will have to carry 51b extra for her Lincolruvictory, I conceive she won so easily at Lincoln t'cat the penalty will not prevent her backers from again having all the " fun of the fair" to themselves. The second day's proceedings I must decline venturing an opinion upon; and with respect to Derby I shall merely add that Greenwich Fair and Huntington look likely to repeat their Lin- coln successes.— Yours, & c, OBSERVER. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK, HUNTERS, TROTTERS, & c, BY MESSRS TATTERSALL, ON MONDAY LAST. FROM ATERESTWITH FARM, ESSEX. os. BANKER, 5 yrs, by Norfolk Phenomenon 140 PEACOCK, by Prickwillow 65 OLD TIMES, 3 yrs, by Norfolk Phenomenon 63 WHITESTOCKINGS, 5 yrs, by Prickwillow 50 POLLY, 4 yrs, by Fireaway 54 PBINCESS, 3 yrs, by Sparrowhawk 52 SULTAN, 3 yrs, by Roan Shales 52 BBLLFINCH, 4 yrs, by Bramble— the trotting mare Creeping Jenny,. 45 NIMBOD, a gelding, 4 yrs 42 SUNFLOWEB, 3 yrs 42 BILLY 37 HUNTERS, THE PROPERTY OF THE MASTER OF THE WEST KENT. CHANTICLEER PATCH... JOHNNY BENDIGO FARMER'S DAUGHTER ATWOOD HARLEQUIN The hounds were bought in. HUNTERS, WELL- KNOWN IN LEICESTERSHIRE. GS. BETTY 71 COCKIROBIW 54 STEEL 30 MOUSTACHE, by Lanercost, dam by Launcelot 23 GS. GS. 200 145 WAEKIOB 140 SWEEP .... 89 130 GAY LASS .... 33 87 TOMMY WATEBS .... 29 81 TOM THUMB .... 23 84 GS. PEBIDOT 215 215 120 THE AHCHEB 110 THE BBEWEB 84 REDSTBEAK 71 DESTRUCTION OF A LACE FACTORY AT NOTTINGHAM.— On Thursday the lace factory of Mr George Berry, in Bent's- lane, Nottingham, was destroyed by fire. The loss is very great. There were thirty- one lace machines, all of which are destroyed or rendered useless. They were of the newest make, with all the modern improvements, principally used in the manufacture of plain nets. The damage is estimated at between £ 20,000 and £ 30,000. TROTTING. On Tuesday afternoon, a large number of persons assembled between Cross- street and Altriiicham, near Manchester, to wit- ness a match in saddle of two miles, for £ 50 a side, between a bay horse belonging to Mr Battersby, of Oldham, and a black horse, the property of a gentleman residing at Staleybridge. The ground to be traversed was from the Waggon and Horses at Stretford, to the Pelican, situated about a mile on the Man- chester side of Altriiicham. The betting was 6 to 4 on the Staly- bridge horse, who broke immediately after the start, and thus enabled Mr Battersby's horse to obtain a decided lead. The black horse, however, soon began to recover his lost distance, took the lead, kept it, and won the match by at least 150 yards. LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. Stewards : Godfrey Wentworth, Esq, and Captain Elwes* Judge and Handicapper : Mr Johnson. Clerk of the Course: Mr William Ford. Starter: Mr W. Elliott. As the lawyer at the close of the vacation returns to the deserted courts bo pursue his practice, so does he who is termed the " racing man," after a few months' winter cessation, renew his avocations by revisiting the various " scenes of action," thus giving fresh life and vigour to what, a short time previous, was apparently wrapped iu " forgetful silence." The first meeting of the season is always marked with many pleasing incidents. We meet again old faces, and feel once more the wheels of labour oiled, as it were, to pursue their course in the circuit round which they are to travel. Lincoln, as on former years,- was the scene of these pleasant emotions, for, acting upon the principle of transferring the positive to the comparative— wishing, in a word, to make good, better, it has once more placed its fixture first upon the list, and, as the subjoined details will show, has attained the desired object. We, in com- mon with our contemporaries, despaired a few years ago of ever raising this meetins? to even mediocrity, but are most happy now to confess that we did not give full heed to the well- known proverb, for our fea>- s are not only proved to be groundless, but ( under the present able management) we feel compelled to change them to even above mere hopes, aud entertain the certainty of future success. There is another fact which upon this occasion contributed in 110 small degree to the success of the meeting — at least so far as the attendance was concerned. Lincoln aud wet weather seemed most in- separably connected; indeed it had become proverbial. This year, however, proved a glorious exception, and such a one that, it is to be hoped, will not by its solitary occurrence be taken as " proving the rule." Upon the whole, the day was as propitious as could loe desired, and the large attendance included several gentlemen of rank and position, whilst the Metropolitans mus- tered in strong force. The Great Northern and other leading hotels were crammed to excess, and many who had not taken the precaution of securing beds, had cause to regret their imprudence. Wednesday's racing commenced as usual with the Tral Stakes, which caused much interest from the fact of Apathy, instead of Fisherman, putting in appearance with all the extra weight; he was strongly supported, and, having run a very game horse throughout, won cleverly, beating a much better field— Remedy, Vaulter, Spinet to wit— than is generally seen in a Trial Stakes so early in the season. Mr T. Parr and Flataiau thus scored thefirst winning game. The All- aged Selling Stakes was won easily by Magistrate, who carried off the Two Year Old Selling Plate here last year. The Two Year Old Stakes, which brought to the post nine youngsters, was won in the com- monest of canters by Greenwich Fair— a very racing- like filly, the first of Woolwich's get that has appeared— Schriften, who divided the favouritism in the Ring with the winner, cutting up indifferently. The day's sport concluded with the Steeple Chase, which was run over exactly the same line of country as last year, comprising twenty- three leaps, including hurdles, banks, hedges, and two water jumps, but none of a formidable character. The ground, although grass land throughout, was exceedingly heavy, and some parts under water. Half- a- dozen very moderate animals started, and Tchernaya improving his Ouudle running WOH easily by ten lengths. A wet night on Wednesday was succeeded by a glorious sunshiny day, which caused the attendance to be even larger than yester- day. The proceedings commenced with the Two Year Old Selling Stakes, which Woodmite won easily, but at auction afterwards realised only a sovereign to the fund. The Lincoln Spring Handicap followed, and a large Held went to the post," t he favour- ites being British Remedy and Early Bird. It resulted, however, in the snccess of Huntington, an outsider— the selection of our correspondent " Observer " — admirably riddeti by Grim- mer, a light- weigh, in the Hambleton stable. The Scurry Stakes was carried off by Jack the Gia it Killer, beating another numerous field. Nine started for the Handicap Hurdle Race, and a great " pot" on Weathercock, who made his debut in a new character 011 this occasion, was upset by Nicholas— another " turn" for the fielders. There were some " spills" at the hurdle in front of the Stand, and three jockeys were thrown. Weaver was severely injured, but Kendall and Palmer, the other two, escaped with a few bruises. Before leaving Lincoln, however, we were glad to learn that Weaver was going 011 well. Iu con- clusion, we must compliment Mr Johnson and the committee oa the great improvement manifest since their accession to office, which it is to be hoped will lead to further success. There is no reason why Lincoln should not take its stand iu the foremost rank. The present meeting has crested a favourable impression upon most of the " talent" who went, as they remarked, " just for a change," but returned with more exalted ideas. We must, however, once more call the attention of the committee to the inconvenient weighing- room, a structure of so narrow and con- fined a character as to prevent, in a great measure, entrance or exit, to say nothing of the difficulty of getting through business. Both the officials must have felt its inconvenience. Mr Johnson as judge, Mr Elliott as starter, and Mr Ford as clerk of the course, discharged their duties in a most efficient manner, and the meeting on the whole, proved eminently successful. WEDNESDAY, FEB 18 — The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, three years olds 7st 4lb, four 8st 101b, five est 4lb, six and aged 9st 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 3lb, and maiden three year olds at the time of starting 41 b, four and upwards 71b; the winner of 100 sovs in any one year 5lb, twice or 200 sovs 101b extra; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; one mile; 11 subs, Mr T. Parr's Apathy, by Annandale, 3 yrs, 8st ( in- cluding 101b extra) Flatman 1 Mr Angell's Paula Monti, 3 yrs, 6? t 111b Fordham 2 Mr J. B. Starkey's b c Vaulter, 3 yrs, 8st ( inc 101b ex).. Cowley 3 Mr R. Rande's b f Fiction, 3 yrs, 6st 111b Bray 4 Mr T. Cunningham's Spinet, 3 yrs, 7st lib Withington 0 Mr Morris's Admiral Lyons, 3 yrs, 7st Grimmer 0 Mr J. Jackson's b f Remedy, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ( in- cluding 51b extra) Challoner 0 Betting: 2 to 1 agst Apathy, 3 to 1 agst Paula Monti, 4 to 1 agst- Remedy, 5 to 1 agst Spinet, and 6 to 1 agst Admiral Lyons. The lot got well away at the first attempt; Spinet rushed to the front, and made the running at a good pace, Remedy lying second, Admiral Lyons third, and Paula Monti fourth, forabout three hundred yards, when Remedy took the lead from Spinet, and in this order they ran to just below the distance. Spinet and Remedy then gave way to Paula Monti and Apathy, between whom a fine race ensued, which elided in Apathy's favour by three parts of a length ; four lengths between second and third ; a bad fourth., Admiral Lyons was fifth, and Spinet last. Run in 1 min 54sec, The ALL- AGED SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for three year olds and upwards; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; one mile ; 5 nubs. Mr H. Hunt's gr c Magistrate, by Burgundy, 3 yrs, 6st ( 30 sovs) Challoner 1 Mr Ewbank's ch c Sichaeus, 3 yrs, 6st lib ( 30) Dueker 2 Mr Morris's Weatherglass, 3 yrs. set 111b ( 80) Grimmer 3 Mr W. King's b c Trigger, 3 yrs, G « t 31b ( 40) Daley 4 Mr Robinson's Shiner, 3 yrs, Ost ( 30) J. Quinton 5 Betting : 7 to 4 agst Sichaeus, and 2 to 1 agst Magistrate. After one false start Sichaeus cut out the work at a good pace, with Magistrate and Weatherglass in close attendance to the distance, where Magistrate took the lead and won easily by a length ; a bad third. Run iu lmin 58sec. The winner was bought in for 37 guineas. The Two YEAR OLD STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 40 added; colts 8st 71b, fillies and gelding fist 4lb ; winners 31b extra; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; the straight run in ( about half a mile); 10 subs. Mr J, St John's ch f Greenwich Fair, by Woolwich, Sit41b Cowley 1 Mr Ramsay's b c by Malcolm out of Cocktail's dam ( 11 b), 8st 71b Aldcroft 2 Mr Saxon's b c T. P. Cook, by Slane out of Black- eyed Susan, 8st 71b , Rodburn 8 Mr T. Parr's Schrifton, 8st 71b Flatman 4 Mr W. Robinson's Nora Creina, 8st 41b J. Quinton 0 Mr Mellish's b f by Pyrrhus the First out of Miss Abel, by Lanercost, 8st41b Wells 0 Mr John N. Chapman's b c Little John, by JEscula- pius, dam by Contest ( h b), 8st 71b Robinson 0 Mr Stebbing's Sir Isaac Newton, 8tt 71b Basham 0 Mr J. Osborne's b c by Vatican out of the Proctor's dam, 8st71b J. Osborne 0 Betting : 5 to 2 each agst Greenwich Fair and Schrifton, and 4 to 1 agst Sir Isaac Newton. They got well off at the first at- tempt, when Greenwich Fair made play at a clipping pace and soon showed several lengths iu advance, Schriftou being second, and Sir Isaac Newton and the Malcolm colt next. The race, however, admits of no description. Greenwich Fair had it in hand from the commencement, and won in the commonest of canters by a length, the same between second and third, and a neck between third aud fourth. Sir Isaac Newton was fifth, Norah Creina sixth, and the Miss Abel filly seventh. Run in 56sec. The GRAND STEEPLE CHASE HAKDICAP of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared, with 80 added; winners of any steeple chase of 100 sovs after the weights were published 71b, twice or 300 10lb extra; the winner to pay 15 sovs towards expenses, and the second to save his stake; four miles; 13 subs, 4 of whom declared. Mr Andrews's Tcliemaya ( li b), by The Count, aged, 10st21b Weaver 1 Mr C. Brown's Janus, aged, list 51b Green 2 Mr D. Wray's Victor Emmanuel, aged, list 71b Dixon 3 Mr Jenning's King Dan, list Mr Edwards 0 Mr H. King's b g Liverpool Boy, aged, lOst 51b ( carried lOst 71b) . Baldock 6 Mr G. Barry ns ch g The Wizard, aged, lOst Donaldson 0 Betting : 5 to 2 agst Tchernaya, 3 to 1 agst Janus, aud 4 to 1 each agst King Dan and The Wizard. At starting, Janus took a slight lead, The Wizard lying second, Tchernaya third, and King Dan fourth, the others close up, in which order they ran for about a quarter of a mile. Having cleared two flights of hurdles, they came to the water jump facing the Stand, over which The Wizard led, followed by Tchernaya, Janus having become third, with King Dan close to the latter. In this order they remained right round the course until they came to the water jump the second time, which Janus took first, and King Dan second, The Wizard and Tcher- naya going over together, Victor Emmanuel next, and Liver- pool Boy last. In crossing the road out of the course The Wizard obtained a slight lead, and held it over the next four fields, when, in rounding the extreme flag, Janus went slightly in advance, but blundered at his fence, andfell, unshippingGreen, who was not hurt, and having caught, his horse immediately after, ran a hundred yards and remounted. This mishap gave the lead to King Dan, who kept it until entering the third field from the course, where being " pumped out," he fell a burster, bringing his rider to mother earth. We are happy to say, however, that although much shaken, Mr Edwards was" not injured. Tchernaya then obtained the lead, followed by Janus, Victor Emmanuel, The Wizard, and Liverpool Boy, who had refused, a long way in the rear, No further change occurred until coming over the last fence into the course, when Victor Emmanuel took second place, but immediately gave way again, and dropped in the rear. Janus then filled the vacaucy, but failed to reach Tchernaya, who won easily by ten lengths. Victor Emmanuel cantercd in third, and the others walked in some time afterwards. The pace was very bad throughout. Run in lOmin 20sec. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LIVERPOOL STEKPLE CHASE. 8 to 1 agst Minos ( tk freely) I 50 to 1 agst King Dan 12 to 1 Hopeless Star | £ 20rj even was betted on Minos, being one of the first three. THURSDAY.— The Two YEAR OLD SELLING STAKES of 5 SOVS each, with 25 added; colts 8st 101b, fillies 8st 6lb ; straight run in ( nearly half a mile); 4 subs. Mr Taylor's b f Woodmite, by Collingwood out of MiUvood, 7st 61b ( SO sovs) Eeling 1 Mr J. Osborne's b c Marley, by Vatican out of the Procter's dam, 8st 21b ( 30) Challoner 2 Mr W. King's b c Negro, by Flatcatcher out of Jet, 7st 101b ( 30). w. Hull 3 Betting : Even on Marley. Woodrnite made all the running, and won easily by half a length ; two lengths between second and third. The winner was sold for 31 guineas, and goes into Escott's stable. The LINCOLN SPRING HANDICAP STAKES of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added, for three year olds and upwards: the winner of any handicap after the weights are out 5lb, twice or a han- dicap amounting to 100 sovs 71b extra; second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; one mile; 33 subs. Mr Mellish's br g Huntington, by Hernandez, 3 yrs, 5st 131b Grimmer 1 Mr Saxon's br g Tom Thumb, 4 yrs, Out 111b Dales 2 Mr Ramsay's The Early Bird, 5 yrs, 8st 121b Midgley 3 Capt Connell's ch g Little Tom, aged, 7st 101b Bunting 0 Mr Bennett's Cardsharper, 6 yrs, 7st 71b Creeswell 0 Mr Ferguson's br in Alcyone, 5 yrs, 7st 51b G. Fordham 0 Mr St John's ch f British Remedy, 4 yrs. 6. st 121b Bray 0 Mr R. Schroeder's ch g Old Stringhaults, aged, „ 6st 81b. Witliington 0 Mr Byrn's b g Cripple, 4 yrs, 6st 21b L. Snowden 0 Major Bringhurst's Gazehound, 3 yrs, Ost Ducker 0 Mr J. Gilby's b f Polly, 3 yrs, 5st Ulb T. Holmes 0 Mr R. Eastwood's ch f Passion Flower ( h b), 3 yrs, 5st 7lb( carried 5st 81b) War'i 0 Mr W. Robson's Lady Malcolm, 3 yrs, 5st 71b G. Quinton 0 Mr J. Osborne's Walhalla, 3 yrs, 5st 61b Chalioner 0 Mr Pedley's ch fMaaame Palissy, 5st 31b J. Snowden 0 Mr J. N. Chapman's br c Young Pompev. by Pompey, dam Little Jane, by Contest ( h b), 3 yrs, 5st Blackburn 0 Betting : 7 to 2 agst British Remedy, 5 to 1 agst Early Bird, 7 to 1 agst Walhalla, 8 to 1 agst Tom Thumb, 10 to 1 agst Card- sharper, and 12 to 1 each agst Alcyone and Lady Malcolm, Hun- tinstou, and Little Tom. British Remedy, getting first off, made play at a good pace with Cardsliarper, Tom Thumb, Alcyone, Huntington, and Walhalla, in the order named, the others, most of whom got an indifferent start ( Early Bird especially) being several lengths off. British Remedy carried on the running for about a quarter of a mile, when she was joined by Tom Thumb, Huntington, Lady Malcolm, Alcyone, and Wal. halla, and in this order they remained nearly abreast until rounding the bottom tarn, when British Remedy retired, and Huntington took the lead, having Tom Thumb at his quarters, waited upon by Alcyone and Old Stringhaults' Early Bird, who came with a tremendous rii3h through his horses, now lying close up with the latter. Half way up the distance Huntington was joined by Tom Thumb, and a fine race ensued, the former, who was never fairly caught, winning by half a length, Early Bird finishing as far behind the second. Walhalla was a good fourth, Cardsharper fifth, Alcyone sixth, British Remedy seventh, and Polly next. Run iu lmin 55sec. The SCURRY STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for all ages' the second to save his stake; the straight run in ; 15 subs. Mr Cliffs Jack the Giant Killer, by Slane, aged, 7st 21b L. Snowden 1 Mr J. Jackson's Remedy, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Challoner 2 Mr J. Gilby's b f Ella, 3 yrs, 6st 61b G. Fordham 3 MrEvans's Sir Richard, 0 yrs, 8st 71b F. Marson 0 Mr Mellish's S iuire Watt, 4yrs, 8- st 61b J. Fordham 0 Mr H. Lane's Usurer, 5 yrs, 8st 4lb Palmer 0 Mr Wliittaker's br f Fashion, 4 yrs, 7st 101b Esling 0 Mr R. Thompson's Blueskin, 4 yrs, 7st 101b Bray 0 Mr Cunningham's Gamester, 4 yrs, 7s5 71b Charlton 0 Mr Robinson's Lady Malcolm, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Cresswell 0 Mr Morris's Admiral Lvons, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Grimmer 0 Mr Eastwood's Passion Flower ( h b), 3 . vrs, 6st 41b Ward 0 Mr Geo. Barue's ch f Queen of the Isle, 2 yrs, 5st .. Blackburn 0 Betting : 5 to 2 agst Ella, 4 to 1 agst Gamester, 5 to 1 agst Jack the Giant Killer, 6 to 1 agst Lady Malcolm, 7 to 1 agst Remedy, 10to 1 agst Admiral Lyons. Jack the Giant Killer jumped off with the lead, with Gamester, Ella, Remedy, and Admiral Lyons in close attendance, in the order named. Half way up the distance Gamester gave way, and Remedy took second place, but failed to reach Jack, who won easily by a length ; the same between second and third, and a neck between third and fourth. Usurer was fifth, Gamester sixth, Lady Mal- colm and Fashion next. RUH in 54sec. The HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; winners of any hurdle race after the weights are published 71b, of two 101b extra: two miles, over six flights of hurdles; 14 subs. Mr Rayner's b g Nicholas, by the Ennperor. 6 yrs, Ost. Eatwell 1 Mr It. Land's b g Weathercock, 6 yrs, lOst 51b . . li. Land, jun ; Mr R. Schroeder's ch g Old Stringhaults. aged, Ost llb. M'Lean 3 Mr C. Searl's Newbold, 6 yrs, 9st 71b Bailey 4 Mr Chambers's Sir Richard, 6 yrs, lOst 31b F. Marson 5 Mr Wray's Tom Perkins, 6 yrs, lOst Dickson 6 Mr Andrew's Coleshill, 6 yrs, 9- st 7lb ( incl 71b extra).. Weaver 0 Mr Nosbitt's St Julian, 5 yrs, 9st Kendall 0 Mr Byrn's b g Cripple, 4 yrs, 8s151b Palmer .0 Betting; 6 to 5 on Weathercock, 3 to 1 agst Coleshill, 6 to 1 agst Cripple, and 10 to 1 agst Nicholas. The latter made the running at a good pace, followed by Tom Perkins and Weather- cock over the first flight of hurdles in front of the Stand. Old Stringhaults cannoned against St Julian whilst in the air, aud the latter came down heavily; the Cripple, being close on his quarters, also fell, and baulked Coleshill, who stumbled over him. Kendall, Palmer, and Weaver were on the ground toge- ther, and Weaver lay as if killed. The other two were almost unhurt, but Weaver was carried away insensible, but came to shortly afterwards, and complained much. There was no change amongst the leaders until rounding the bottom turn, when Wea- thercock took second place, struggled gamely to overawe " Old Nick," but failed, and was beaten cleverly by a length, Old Stringhaults finishing a very bad third ; Newbold was fourth, Sir Richard fifth, aud Tom Perkins sixth. Run in 4min 6sec. BETTING ON THE COURSE. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASE. 8 to 1 agst Minos I li to 1 agst Omar Pasha 8 to 1 Emigrant 500 to 20 Teddesley 12 to 1 Hopeless Star | Before the Hurdle Race, 12 to 1 was taken about Weathercock; after it, 20 to 1 was offered against him. DERBY. 30 to 1 agst Glenmasson, PEGGKAMME OF NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, FEB 24.— The TRIAL STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for three year olds and upwards; one mile ; 15 subs. Closed; to name to- morrow ( Monday) night. The NOTTINGHAM SPRING HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, with 50 added; the second to save his stake; the winner to pay 5 sovs to the race fund; winners once after the weights were declared 41b, twice or a winner of any handicap of 100 sovs clear 71b extra; one mile and a half; 24 subs. age st lb Early Bird .... 6.. 8 12 Mary 5.. 8 1 Weathercock .. 6. .8 4 Cossey 5. .7 12 Little Tom .... a .7 12 Cardsharper .. 6.. 7 9 Gaudy. 4.. 7 7 Wee Willie ( late Omar Pasha) 4.. 7 2 age stlb Tom Thumb .. 4.. 6 12 St Clair fl. .6 12 Oakball 3.. 6 12 St Julian 5. . G 10 Indian Queen. .4 .6 10 Sluggard 5.. 6 8 Maiakhoff. 3. .6 7 Cripple 4.. 6 5 Yorkshireman 3. .6 4 age st lb Harrie S. .6 0 Norton 3. .6 0 Lady Malcolm 3.. 5 8 Walhalla 3.. 5 7 Sir Humphrey 3.. 5 7 Charles O'Mal- ley 3.. 5 7 Si3ter to El- frida 3.. 5 4 The LITTLE JOHN STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two year olds; colts 8st 71b, fillies Sst 4lb; winners before starting 5lb extra; the second to save his stake, and the win- ner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; about half a mile straight; 21 subs. Mr E. Fredrick's Victor Emmanuel Mr Gulliver's ch c Archibald Mr Guy's br c Gazelle Mr Ingham's b f Miss Curl Mr St John's ch f Greenwich Fair ( 51b ex) Mr Stebbiiigs's br c Sir Isaac Newton Mr J. Thompson's Sister to Dusty Miller Mr Goodwin's b f by Jericho out of Dividend Mr Ramsay ns b c by Malcolm out of Cocktail's dam Mr Wadlow's bk c Orchehill Mr H. Hunt's b f by Joe Lovell out of Lady Elizabeth Mr T. Purr's Schriften Mr J. Verrall's bk or br c Volatore Mr Williams's Lord of the Dales Mr W. Robinson's Yellow Gal Mr W. Robinson's Norah Creina Mr R. Wilson's Captain Wedder- buin Mr Boyd's b f by Sir Tatton Sykes out of Lady Peel Mr S. Casey's Ambrosia Lord Chesterfield ns Rough Bob Mr George Drewe's br c Saucy Boy The GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses ; T. Y. C. To close and name before eight o'clock to- morrow ( Monday). The PARK STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for three year olds aud upwards; the winner to be sold by auction for 100 sovs, & c; T. Y. C. To close and name before eight o'clock to- morrow ( Monday). WEDNESDAY.— The GREAT ANNUAL HURDLE RACE HAN- DICAP of 7 sovs each, 3 ft, with 50 added; the second to save his stake; winners of any handicap, steeple chase, or hurdle race after the declaration of the weights 5lb, twice 101b extra; the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses ; about two miles and a half, over eight hurdles; 27 subs. age stlb Victor Emma- nuel a.. 10 10 Red Rose .... 6.. 10 8 Lough Bawn.. a.. 10 8 Humboldt.... 6. .10 8 Weathercock 6. .10 7 Sir Richard ( h b) 6.. 10 2 The Prince .. a.. 9 12 Prenez Garde a.. dead age st lb Jarius a.. 9 10 Beechnut . a. .9 10 Colesliill 6.. 9 10 Victory ( hb).. a,. 9 9 Treachery 6.. 9 9 Bruiser a . 9 9 Tom Perkins .. 6.. 9 9 The Screw a.. 9 7 The Caledonian 4. .9 6 Bosphorus( h b) 6. .9 2 The FOREST HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for all ages; winners, & c, 51b extra; T. Y. C. age st lb Boadicea ( li b).. 5. .9 2 St Julian 5. .9 0 Old String- haults a.. 9 0 Dubious a. .9 0 Cripple 4.. 8 12 First of May .. 5.. 8 12 Sluggard 5.. 8 10 Tom Loker 4.. 8 7 Arab Maid .... 5.. 8 7 _ stlb Catherine Logie4.. 8 7 Jack Sheppard 5.. 8 2 Alcyone 5.. 7 12 Gaudy 4 .7 9 British Remedy4.. 7 2 Sir Richard ( ii b) 6.. 7 2 Tom Perkins .. 6.. 7 0 Br c bv Iago out of Minx 4.. 7 0 Queen of the South 4.. 7 0 age st lb Gamester 4.. 6 12 Tom Thumb .. 4 .6 H Elfrids 4.. 6 10 Spinet Gazehound . Maiakhoff... Norton Peto 6 7 .3.. 6 4 .3.. 6 4 . 3.. 5 12 .. 3.. 5 12 Wd. Strawberry3.. 5 12 Polly 3.. 5 10 Rohallion 3.. 5 10 Leo 3.. 5 10 age stlb Lady Malcolm s.. 5 8 Passion Flower ( hb) 3.. 5 8 Admiral of the White 3.. 5 8 Walhalla S.. 5 7 Fiction 3.. 5 6 Madame Pelis- sier 3.. 5 4 Br c by The Cure out of Maid of Lincoln 8.. 5 4 The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 25 sovs, added to a Handicap of 3 sovs each; the winner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses; one mile. To close and name by eight o'clock on Tuesday night. The SELLING HURDLE RACE STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for four year olds and upwards; the second to save his stake; one mile and a half, over five hurdles. To close at the same time as the Innkeepers' Plate. The JUVENILE SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 20 added, for two year olds; half a mile straight. To close at the same time as the Innkeepers' Plate. The HUNT CUP, added to a Plate of 30 sovs, for horses not tho- rough bred, & c; gentlemen riders; professional jockeys and grooms 14lb extra; two miles and a quarter. B li, 6 yrs I Westhorpc, aged Br h, aged I Gr m by Stultz, 4 yrs Russell, 6 yrs I Whaler, 4 yrs Xanthus, aged | B m by Idas, 5 yrs Creeping Jane, aged NedGething, aged Jack of Lath, aged PROGRAMME OF DERBY SPRING MEETING. 2: 0— THURSDAY. FEB 26— The HARRINGTON PLATE of 30 sovs, added to a Free Handicap of 5 sovs each, for three year olds and upwards; winners after Feb 17 5lb extra; one mile, age stlb The Early Bird 6.. 8 12 Mary 5.. 8 3 Stork 4.. 7 13 Weathorcock .. 6,. 7 12 KatherineLogiel. .7 11 Jack Sheppard 5. .7 9 Little Tom .... a.. 7 8 Questionable .. 5.. 7 7 Cossy 5.. 7 6 Blight 6. .7 i Affghan 5.. 7 8 Caliph 6.. 7 0 Westminster .. 5.. 7 0 Maid of Cadiz ( hb) 5.. 7 0 British Remedy!.. 6 13 Victory a.. 6 13 age st lb Knight of Avon 4. .6 13 Prince's Mix- ture 4.. 6 12 Ulysses 4.. 6 11 Diligent 6.. 6 11 Emulator 4. .6 10 Tom Thumb .. 4.. 6 10 Elfrida 4.. 6 10 Nicholas ( inc 51b ex) 6.. 7 1 Sluggard 5. .6 9 Bm by Idas, dam byJohnnyBoya. .6 8 Old String- haults a.. 6 7 Old Fashion .. 3.. 6 6 age stlb Queen of the South 4. .6 6 Ada 4.. 6 4 Vaulter.. 3. .5 13 The Dupe 3, .5 13 Huntington ( inc 51b ex) 3.. 6 4 Gulfina 3.. 5 9 Profile 3.. 5 9 Viola S.. 5 9 Fiction 3.. 5 6 Sir Humphrey.. 3.. 5 4 B c by Burgundy out of Peggy. . 8. .5 4 Ch c by Stultz out of Gentle Kitty ,3.. 5 4 2: 30.— The SCARSDALE STAKES of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for two year olds; colts 8st, fillies 7st 101b; half bred horses allowed 41b ; winners 31b extra; half a mile; 10 subs. Mr Ramsay's b c by Malcolm out of The Cocktail's dam ( h b) Mr H. Wadlow's bk c Orchehill Lord Chesterfield ns Rough Bob Mr Knight's ch f Trot Mr W. Stebbings's Sir Isaac Newton Mr Gulliver's ch c Archibald Mr W. Lascelles's b f by Chatham out of The Squaw Mr StJolin'sGreenwichFair( 31b ex) Mr T. Parr's York Mr Mellish's b f Pyrrhus the First out of Miss Abel, by Lauercost 3: 0— The SELLING PLATE -( flat race) of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for three year olds and upwards; one mile. To close and name on Wednesday. 3: 45.— The MIDLAND STEEPLE CHASE PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 3 only if declared; the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; winners of 100 sovs clear after Feb 10 5lb, 200 9lb extra; about three miles and a half, over the usual Steeple Chase Course; 24 subs, 5 of whom declared age st lb age st lb Tom Gurney Moonraker .... a.. 9 7 ( hb) a. .11 0 The Screw .... a.. 9 5 Hopeless Star a.. 10 12 Lilford a.. 9 5 Janus a. .10 5 Bosphorus 6. .9 5 Cupbearer( hb) a.. 9 12 TheBruiser( hb) a. .9 4 Evington Lass a.. 9 12 Tcheniaya( li b) Romeo a.. 9 9 ( inc51bex) .. a.. 9 9 Teddesley a. .9 7 4: 30.— The HURDLE RACE PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Han- dicap of 5 sovs each, and 3 only if declared, & c; winners of any hurdle raco or steeple chase after Feb 10 5lb extra; the winner to pay 10 sovs towards expenses; two miles, over eight hurdles; 28 subs, 7 of whom declared. age st lb The Gipsy King ( hi)) 5.. 9 4 Westminster .. 5.. 9 0 First of May .. 5.. 9 6 Blind Harper.. a.. 9 e Miss Nutty .... 6.. 8 12 Whaley ( hb) .. 4.. S 7 age st lb Weather cock.. 6. .11 0 Trembleur a.. 10 12 Evington Lass a. .10 6 Victory ( hb).. a.. 10 5 The Prince.... 5.. 10 5 Beechnut .... a.. 10 4 Redcap ( lib)., a.. 10 4 The Bruiser .. a.. 10 4 age st lb .... 5.. 10 3 ( inc .... 6.. 10 6 .... a. .10 0 Boadicea 5. .10 0 Treachery 5.. 10 0 Comet 5.. 9 13 Primus . Nicholas 5lb ex). Royalty age st lb The Disowned 5.. 9 13 Carbineer ( h b) a. .9 12 Flageolet...... 5.. 9 11 St Julian 5.. 9 9 OldStringhaultsa.. 9 8 Slugeard 5.. 9 8 Ada 4.. 9 6 5: 0.— The SELLING HURDLE RACE PLATE of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, for three year olds and up- wards ; one mile and a half, over six hurdles. To close and name on Wednesday evening. IRISH METROPOLITAN STEEPLE CHASE AND FLAT EACES. TUESDAY, MARCH 17.— Entries for the GRAND METROPOLITAN HANDICAP STEEPLE CHASE. Maid of the West, aged Blind Harper, aged Dunmurry, 5 vrs Longford, 6 yrs Lobster, siged Midge, 6 yrs Old Screw, aged Albatross, 6 yrs Ringleader, 6 rrs The Disowned, 5 yrs Sweeper, aged The Rejected," aged Waterfall, aged Penelope, aged Redan,' 5 yrs Louth, aged Master Tom, aged Geneva, 5yrs Forest Queen, aged General Evans, aged Bernard Kavanagh, Grampian, 4 yrs Eloise, 6 yrs 5 yrs Escape, aged Bay Jane, aged Rover, aged Vine, 4 yrs Entries for the TRIAL PLATE of 60 sovs. Gamekeeper, 6 yrs Surgeon- General, 6 yr3 Alfred, 4 yrs Exchange ( late Easter F by Don John, 3 yrs Cora, 3 yrs Sunday), 3 yrs Mocking Bird, 3 yis Empress, 8 vrs Piccaniny, 4 yrs The Tattler, 3 yrs Malay, 3 yrs Entries for the MAIDEN PLATE of 50 sovs, added to a Sweep- stakes of 6 sovs each, h ft. Sirocco, 4 yrs I The Tattler, S yrs | Stormy Petrel, 3 vrs F by Don John, 3 yrs Impostor, 4 yrs Malay, 3 yrs Fop, 3 yrs | | Entries for the CORINTHIAN PLATE of 40 sovs. Ch c by Dough out of | My Mary Anne, 4 yrs I Cora, 3 yrs B f by Windfall, 3 yrs Duchess of Alma, 3 yrs Atalanta, Syrs Arab Maid, 5 jrs I Lobster, aged STEEPLE CHASING. STEEPLE CHASES TO COME. „ . , FEBRUARY. .- Berwickshire ( 2)- The Handicap closes Feb 10, and the Hunt Cup Feb 20. .— Derby ( 4)- The Midland Steeple Chase Handicap and the Hurdle Race Handicap ( close on the 31st), the Selling Hurdle Race on the night before the races, MARCH. .— Liverpool ( 1)— Grand National ( closed). .— Doncaster ( 1)— Grand National Closed). .— Market Rasen. — Hereford— Annual Union Hunt ( to close March 2). ,— Driffield-( closes 24th Feb). .— Warwick ( 6)- Grand Annual ( closed), Hurdle Handicap ( closed). Gra » d Military, near Brixworth ( all close Feb 28). .— Birmingham ( 5)- The Birmingham Annual ( closes 011 the 8d, weights to be published on the 14th), the Welter on the 10th, the Hunt Cup on the 17th, the Sutton on the 3d( weightsto be pub- lished March 14, and acceptances declared March 18), the Selling Stakes close on the 23d March, .— Gainsborough — Hexham ( S)- Tynedale Handicap ( closes March 12), the Corinthian and the Stewards' Steeple Chase ( closes Maro'n 18). .— Moreton- in- Marsh ( 3)- Free Handicap ( closes Feb 25). .— Beckford. n APRIL. .— Grantham. — Haydon and Allendale Hunt. 4.— Windsor. - La Marche ( 2)— The Grand Annual Handicap ( closes at four p. m. 26th Feb), the Selling Steeple Chase ( closes at four p. m. on Mar 11). - Newcastle- upon- Tyne ( 2)- The Great North of England Handicap and Tyne Steeple Chase. .— Coventry. . 17.— Abergavenny and Monmouthshire Hunt. •— Lo A) f. arcl}. e W— The Handicap ( closes at four p. m. ISfch March), the helling Steeple Chase and Consolation Stakes ( close at four p. m. 1st April). .— Howden. .— Rothbury and Northumberland. IRELAND. MARCH. .— Belleek, Fermanagh ( 3).— Handicap ( closes March 2d, weights pub- lished March 10). — Irish Metropolitan ( Howth and Baldoyle CoHrse) ( 1) ( closed, weights to be published Feb 21, and acceptances declared Feb 28). , 24— Casfiel. .— Kilmallock ( 3>— The Abbey Stakes, the Tyro Stakes, and Welter Stakes ( all close March 23). API* IL- ,— Tullomore ( 3)— Handicap ( closes March 2d, weights to be published March | 9, and acceptances declared March 19), Ballymooney Cup ( closes March 24), and the Selling Stakes March 21. ,— Meath Hunt. , ll.- Kildve Hunt ( ll)- The Hunt Plate ( closcs March 18, weights to be published March 28, and forfeits declared April 3), the Corin- thian Cup ( closes March 18, and forfeits declared- April 8), the Hunt Cup, Farmers' Plate. Naas Plate, Goliah Stakes, and Welter Plate ( close April 1), the Scramble Plate ( closes April 9), and the Scurry Plate and Visitors' Purse April 13. — Citizens' Club. — Westmeath. • 28.— Knockingin ( Gormanston). — Limerick Hunt. — Tuam. ,— Skerries. MAY. Irish Military. ,— Kanturk. — Galway Hunt, Tipperary. CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT WEEK AND STEEPLE CHASES. Stewards: A. Saunders Davies, Esq, E. Pictou W. Baumirarten, Esq, and R. Goring Thomas, Esq, jun. Clerk of the Course : Mr J. Olive. It is much to be regretted that until very recently prejudice, or what perhaps may be more agreeably termed an erroneous notion, has barred the presence of horses from the sister coun- tries that otherwise might have assisted at this, the chief of Cambrian reunions. We allude to the line of country, against which a good deal has been urged and more imagined by the pluckless division, just as a fresh- water tar chaunts " the dangers of the sea." No ordinary pleading has therefore been requisite to modify the conviction that nought but " native" blood has a chance of surmounting obstacles which, in reality, with properly adjusted imposts, furnish all the attributes of steeple racing as it ought to be. True, now- a- da. vs, there are " weeds" it would be downright slaughter to drag from their hot- beds of feather weighting and circus- resembling performances, but that all are not vanished competent to throw down the gauntlet in the Car- marthen district the entries and acceptances for the events just decided supplied a gratifying proof. The additional interest thus attaching to the result created unusual stir in sporting circles afar, as also amongst those who, residing in the neighbourhood aud adjacent counties, invariably patronise these time- honoured festivities. Luckily, too, a truly vernal temperature during the week enabled the visitors to eujoy the freshness ef an atmosphere already charged with the sweetness of spring. Hunting, as usual, headed the programme, and accordingly, on Monday, a large field of horsemen joined the W. H. C. pack and its esteemed master, at Green Castle. Drew several covers blank, until at last the hounds hit upon a sharp drag at Cwmcoch, but a fox break- ing away on the opposise side of the dingle, they immediately settled on to him, crossed the railway, on to Sarnau, and pulled him down at Ricketts's Mill, after a ringing burst of fifty minutes. Dinner being next disposed of, the circle at the Golden Lion Inn, to discuss the event of the morrow, was formed at an early hour. Caution, however, was the order of the evening, from which it might easily have been inferred that a screw was loose somewhere Offers of 5 to 1 on the field were at first UIIHO- tioed, and it was not till an even tenner was laid ( St David against Janus), that metallics were at all in requisition. Still, business progressed slowly, and after 7 to 4 went begging that the natives beat the foreigners, came the crowning " move" of the evening, when his owner administered the quietus to Janus by offering 10 to 1 agst him, 6 to 1 having been booked just previously, j'fhc animal, it subsequently transpired, was then on the way to Lincoln, having quietly walked off from Carmarthen at noon on Monday to a station eight miles north of the town ; and so well was the secret preserved, that, except the parties, none became aware of the " dodge" before Tuesday morning. The prices overnight at the breaking up of the room were— 7 to 2 agst The Old Screw, 5 to 1 agst Confederate, 6 to 1 each agst Maid of the Glen and Victim, 7 to 1 agst St David, 8 to 1 agst Eighty Seven, and 10 to 1 anything else. The morning trains on Tuesday deposited hundreds from the Swansea and Pem- brokeshire districts, the road to the scene of action on the St Clear's road presenting for three miles a continued stream of pedestrians, interspersed with crowded vehicles of all de- scriptions and sizes. The attendance surpassed that of any former year, and more brilliant weather could not have been desired. The line of country was nearly the same so admirably chosen last year by Mr George Goode, and the removal of an ugly bank then used at the finish now afforded a straight run in of nearly a quarter of a mile, the course being grass throughout, and only sticky in the flats. The field arrangements generally were creditable to the committee, the secretary ( Mr W. Goode), and the active clerk, to whose exertions the announcement of ten runners for the Open Chase was truly complimentary. Spe- culation during the hour allotted to preliminaries took rather an extensive range, but The Old Screw ( once known as The Old Rake) was the selected champion of the Irish brigade, and being reported " fit to carry the lot," was firmly supported for money to the close. On the other hand, the friends of St David came to the rescue, backed him outright, and he started quite as good a favourite as the Emeralder. A11 interesting struggle, how- ever, denied the honours of the day to either, as St David, when close at home, with the race iu liaud, encountered an ugly tumble, whilst the partisans of The Screw at the same moment discovered his inability to stay. Thus the game little Victim, without baulk or blunder, came to his horses at the finish, and landed the stake most cleverly with all tho weights. That he is the best " banker" in the Principality there cannot be two opinions; nor should mention be omitted that repeated successes are no less owing to the patient Tom Davies, his pilot, by whom he is bred and trained. Though replete with all the ups and downs incidental to sport of this kina, not an accident befel man or steed, and we need hardly say that so fearless a specimen of united country horsemanship elicited loud plaudits and com- mendation. An excellently served ordinary was held at the Golden Lion in the evening, at which Morgan Jones, Esq, 6f Penlau, andJ. Bower, Esq, of Llyngwair, accepted the steward- ship of 1858. On Wednesday, the hounds met at the Plough and Harrow, and drew, unsuccessfully, a wide domain of coun- try; but just as thoughts inclined homewards, four foxes broke simultaneously from cover ; the pack took after one of them, but the scent being very indifferent, further pursuit was abandoned for the day. A superb and well- attended banquet at the Ivy Bush Hotel, presided over by the stewards, succeeded, the after proceedings at which were flatteringly indicative of many merry meetings in store. On Thursday steeple racing was resumed with the Carmarthen Handicap, and contested by half a dozen runners, Victim, accepting with 12st 4lb, being an ab- sentee through falling dead lame on returning from exercise that morning. St David, it will be seen in the appended details, pulled it off in his usual clever style, and the triumph was hailed with rounds of applause. The Selling Stakes were won easily by Deception, the winner of the principal chases last year. Balls and concerts sustained the festivities as of yore, and they were attended by the whole fashion of the country. TUESDAY, FEB 17.— The OPEN STEEPLE CHASE of 10 sovs each, h ft, aud 2 if declared, with 100 added; the winner to pay 20 sovs to the fund, and the second to save his stake ; a winner of any steeple chase, value 100 sovs, 71b extra ; about four miles; 18 subs, 7 of whom declared. Mr Llewhellin's b g Victim, by Ascot, 12st T. Davies 1 Mr E. Burke's b h The Old Screw, lOst 101b Debeau 2 Mr Deac > n's b a Edgar, list Owner 8 Mr W. R. H. Powell's b h St David, list 71b W. Archer 0 MrG. Lort Thillips's chg Deception, list 41b Mathias 0 Sir E. Hutchinson's br 111 Maid of the Gle » , list 21b Owner 0 Mr H. Formby's br g Hercules, lOst 41b J. Besley 0 Mr T. R. O. Powell's b h Confederate, lOst lib J. Rees 0 Mr X. Peel's b g Eighty- seven, lOst ( carried lOst 21b Mr J. James 0 Major Penn's br m Roselia, lOst D. Meany 0 Betting1: 3 to 1 agst The Old Screw, 4 to 1 agst St David, 6 to 1 agst Victim, 6 to 1 each agst Confederate and Eighty Seven, and 10 tol agst any other. At three o'clock the customary bugle obli gato signalled that the horses were under weigh, and presently the troop, with the favourite in advance, sailed down the hill iu a cluster to the bank left of the Staud. This the leader declined, whipped round, and took it at the second attempt, but not until Deception, Hercules, Edgar, Eighty Seven, Maid of the Glen, and Roselia were clear of the jump; The Old Screw, and Mr Powell's two others bringing up the rear. Eighty Saven, snapping a stirrup- leather, quitted the foremost flight at the second fence, from whence Deception, with a commanding lead, showed the way, at a slapping pace, over some half- dozen enclosures and as many thorn- topped banks, to the turning flag on the hill, after rounding which, and in descending for the flat, Hercules fell back, and Edgar, tlie favourite, and Maid of the Glen became the immediate followers of Mr Lort Phillips's horse. Two fences from the lower line that recrossed the principal meadow, Maid of the Glen rushed to the front, continued there for a few yards, and then Deception re- took up the running. A wide gap soon divided him from the Irish mare, and The Old Screw, who travelled on next side by side, Edgar going on fourth, succeeded by Roselia, Hercules, aud Eighty Seven, Victim a respectful distance behind them, and about twenty yards in advance of St David atid Confederate, who still whipped in. Save that the latter came clown at the fence out of the enclosure last referred to, there was no change until half- way up the ascent on the right, when Maid of the Glen dropped away; the favourite thence going on second, Edgar third, and Roselia next; Hercules ( to whom the journey from the commencement seemed anything but agreeable) having just previously shied a stitfish impedi- ment, over which he would not be " persuaded," and so con- cluded his performance. Between the point last indicated and the flag directing the return to the starting field. St David gradually mended his position, and before regaining the latter joined in close order, the trio then in the wake of the leader, whose advantage remained undiminished ( being at least a score lengths ahead) as they repassed the Stand. The Old Screw still lay second, and next, at an interval of about a length each, were Edgar, St David, and Roseiia; three lengths from them followed Victim, who also had crept up during the preceding half mile, with Eighty Seven a length or so behind him. Separated at least 150 yards from this lot, Maid of the Glen came next, and twice as far from her, Confederate ( quickly remounted after his tumble) pursued an equally hopeless stern chase. In this way half of the course was completed, nothing of note occurring in the second round until reaching the bank, where the stirrup was parted with in the first. Here Maid of the Glen fell, but was directly recovered and set going again ; whilst Eighty Seven also getting to grief at the ensuing jump, was not pushed fur- ther. Meanwhile Deception rattled on with a good lead to the extreme turn, when fairly round which St David rushed up, reduced at each stride as the. v raced down the hill the difference between himself and the forward one, whom he collared and | passed within a few yards of the bank at the bottom. St David , jumped on to and from it with the agility of a cat, but Deception ! at the time going within himself, never rose at the obstacle, ! struck it breast high, was thrown 011 to his haunches, and rolled over backwards. The mistake was accounted for by supposing j that the animal suddenly became unsighted, which was not at all ; unlikely, seeing that he followed close on the track of St David,! Mathias, however, quickly reappeared in the saddle and started m pursuit, but without tke ghost of a chance, and as Maid of the Glen haa just before pitched 011 to her head, all now actually in the race were St David ( six lengths in advance), the favourite ( second), Edgar Victim, and Roselia. The chance of the latter, after fencing splendidly Rnd being adroitly saved a purler over the prostrate Deception, was also ended through overjumping dri °?, her side> atafencaor two onwards! doLorderafter enter' 1 tj, eIresHlt. depended, drew into ciose oraer, alter entermg the finishing part of the line a ° f abou three quartors of a mill, Ld excitement wal fi\ ts, > gheSt'Wheti 7ilih Yict[ m « ' e right, St David and the favourite occupying the centre, and Edgar wide on the left thes ne!"' 1.' Ial, reast to the last bank but one! St David first charged it, but stumbled on to his head on the landing side, and rolled over. The Old Screw whose rider had raced with the fallen one for the same gap, came next, but pulling up 011 the top of the bank, was enabled to avoid an otherwise inevitable flounder himself- in endeavouring to get clear, he, however, slightly struck Archer on the caput, St David at the same time rising and breakin* away Almost simultaneously Edgar also treated Mr Deacon to a mud bath, thus leaving the finale to Victim and the favourite • but the heavy weight profiting by the disasters mentioned thence held the lead to the end, and terminated a fine struggle by two lengths, Edgar, who was remounted, finished third, about two hundred yards from the second; Confederate and lioselia followed on to the jump where St David fell, were there stopped and walked in, as did the others by shorter routes. Run in 14mm lOsec. Confederate pulled up badly lamed. The HUNTERS' HANDICAP of 5 sovs each, with 25 added for horses that have been regularly hunted, & c; the winner to pay 3 sovs to the fund; the second to save his stake; about three miles; 3 subs. ' Mr J. James's Merrylegs, by Gaper, 12st W ArrW 1 Mr. G. L. Phillips's Nightshade, 12st .... . . . . . . ..'' Mathias 2 Major Penn's Roselia, 12st ..,. . ..... A ^ ioom 0 ' Betting: 2 to 1 on Merry legs, who made nearly all the run- ning. and won m a canter by six lengths, without casualty occur- mg to either. Roseiia who was started merely to get the added money, only cantered for a few yards, and was then stopped. CARMARTHENSHIRE HANDICAP of 7 sovs each, 3 ft with 50 added ; the winner to pay 10 sovs to the 7Usubs86 SaVe hiS Stake'about four rciles: vJ'hv • ? avid' ' oyBalmkeele. llstBlb. J. Rees 1 Mr E. Burt. es b iThepid Screw, lOetlOlb Debeau 2 Mr . G. Lort Phillips's ch G Deception, list 21b.... Mathias 3 Major Penn's br m Roselia, lOstD Meanv 0 ^ H. Formby'sbrg Sir Hercules, 9st 101b :.\\ j. Besley 0 Mr X. Peel's b g Eighty Seven, 9st 121b Mr J. J:. mes 0 Betting : 5 to 4 agst St David, 3 to 1 agst The Old Screw. v. 1 PecePtion and 5 to 1 agst Rosalia.' Hercules was first off but declined the bank from the starting field as did The Old Screw, who went at it close on his right. The old- un soon rectified his mistake, but the other after taking it at the third asking, re- exhibited his dislike to the game at the next fence, and then shut up altogether. Deception, thus left in front, was followed rouHd the curve at the hill by Eighty- seven, Roselia, ana The Old hcrew, the favourite looking 011 several lengths astern of the lot Coming down to the flat Eighty Seven dropped behind, leaving the mare with The Old Screw at ner side 111 close attendance on Deception, St David Koine on fourth, and 111 this order they scrambled onto the risin* ground adjoining the Stand enclosure in the bostom. There wal no^ ange for the next half- mile, when Deception compounded, and The Old Screw, with Roselia m waiting, took up the running. Tne latter then rushed to the fore, but the horse resumed the command in the ensuing fifty yards, St David now lying third, and deception fourth, all tolerably well together. In th? se posi « tiens they regained and rounded the eminence on the left, two jumps from winch Rose! ia rose out of her distance, struck the bank with her fore feet, aud came down a burster. Meanv find- ing it impossible to extricate his left foot from the stirrup, re- tamed his hold of the bridle with one hand, and with the other held fast by the head gear. Whilst in this position the mare got up on her legs, and commenced kicking and plunging without, however, forcing the jockey to relin- quish his hold, and having resolutely maintained his perilous situation for several minutes, a man at length ran to his assistance, and he escaped with a bruise or two only. Deception likewise floundered at tlie drop quitting the succeeding pasture, but was directly remounted, and set going again for the off- chance. Eighty- seven, too, being now decidedly in trouble, the remainder of the race was a match between The Old Screw and St David, and the pair sailed on side by side to the lower level ground, the hedge and ditch leading into which was taken quickest by the Irishman, who thus obtained an advantage of three or four lengths. Thence the Welshman followed his op- ponent to about the centre of the second meadow from home, collared him at the last bank, landed slightly in advance over it and won a good race by a length and a half, both exhibiting symptoms of distress towards the finish. Eighty- seven falling at the last fence but one, allowed Deception to canter in third some three hundred yards behind the second. Run in 15min 6sec. The SELLING STAKES of 3 sovs each, with 20 added: over about three miles of country; 12st each; the winner to be sold for 120 sovs; if entered to be sold for 100 sovs to be allowed 5lb, if for 80 101b, 6015lb, 40 201b, 20 24ib; three miles ; 4 subs. Mr G. Lort Phillips's cb g Deception, by Stackpole, list 4lb ( SOsove) . Mathias 1 Mr E. Burke's b li Tom Tinker, list 4lb ( 80)....,'.'.'.'.'. Debeau 2 Mr E. Burke's b h Disowned, list lib ( 80) ... T Noble 0 Mr H. Formby's br g Hercules, list 181b ( 60) ...... J. Besley 0 Betting: Even on Tom Tinker, 2 to 1 agst Deception, and 4 to 1 each agst the others. Disowned bounded away at score, but closed accounts at the first leap, from whence his stable companion cut out the work to the straight course, in which Hercules pulled to the front, and rattled on past the Stand with a strong lead, the breastplate dangling between his legs. The leader next declined at his old obstacle, and so lost the lead1 to Deception, who, however, in the next 200 yards was passed by the favourite, but the latter subsequently refusing Deception was again left in advance as they descended to the flat the last time. Here Hercules once more joined in front, but was speedily re- deprived of the command by Deception, who thence puitted the pair at every stride, and won as he pleased, having gone over the country minus a plate, lost in the previous chase. The winner was sold to Mr Thomas for 85 sovs. THE LATE WESTBURY STEEPLE CHASE.— Mr Editor: In your notice of the Westbury Steeple Chase, last Saturday. it was stated that the Faith gelding won the flat race, but the judge gave it to Impatience by a neck. Mr Biggs, who was steward with myself, and during the race close by me', can testify, with many other gentlemen, it was a correct decision.— Yours. & c, THOS. RAXWORTHY.— Upton Lovell, Feb 19,1857. EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.— Mr J. M. Browne, of Hall Court, Bromyard, informs us that last Saturday, a six year old hunter of his, called Ruination, cleared 35 feet 10 inches, over a five- barred gate, in a stiff clay soil, with dirt up to his fetlocks, and not out with hounds at the time. The " French horses" Jean du Quesne, Casse Cou, and Trem- bleur, engaged in the Liverpool, were to have left Chantilly for England on Friday. eOUKSING. COURSING FIXTURES FOR 1857. FEBRUARY. PLACE. COUNTY. JUDGB. Underley Westmorel and .. Mr A. Dalzell..., Middleston Westmoreland .. Mr A. Dalzell .. Hundred House Worcestershire.. Mr A. Bennett . Leyburn ( Wensleydale) York shire Speltliorne Club Wiltshire Mr Lawrence..'.' Border Club Berwickshire..., Mr Boulton .... Betlisfield Flint Mr Warwick Waterloo ( Liverpool). . Lancashire Mr Nightingale Nidd Side ( Open) Mr Cundall Hadley Worcestershire.. Mr Bennett Knipe Scar Westmoreland..,. Mr A. Dalzell... Newcastle, Northumber- land, and Dnrham .. Mr Warwick ... MARCH. Bedlington Northumberland. Mr Warwick Barhton Edinburgh Mr Currie Chartley Castle Staffordshire .... Mr Warwick Nottingham ( Open).... Nottinghamshire, Mr M'George.., Kyle ( Auchinleck) Ayrshire Mr J. Dunlop.... Great Crosby Lancashire Mr P. Taylor Ardrossan Club Ayrshire Baschurch Salop Mr Warwick ... Belsay Northumberland. Mr R. Nevins Belleek Fermanagh Mr Owens Caledonian Edinburgh Mr R. Boulton .. Pilling ( Open).. Lancashire...... Mr Nightingale., Cound and Longner .. Salop Mr Warwick Tunstall and Bainetse.. York shire Mr M'Geoi ge... Altcar Club Lancashire Mr M'George Limerick ( Open) Ireland Mr Owens Bigrar.& c Lanarkshire .... Mr Nightingale.. North Union ( Antrim).. Ireland Mr Ovrens Burton Club Staffordshire Mr M'George APRIL. Spiddal Meath ( Ireland).. Mr Owens Kellady Hill Ireland Mr Hawkes Wexford Ireland Mr Owens Limerick Ireland Mr Owens MAY. Wexford ( Open) Ireland Mr Owens SEPTEMBER. Biggar ( St Leger, & c).. Lanarkshire Mr Nightingale.. OCTOBER. Wiltshire ( Amesbury) Champion NOVEMBER. Ashdown Park Cham- pion Berkshire MEETING* 20, 21 23 23 24 24,25. 26 24,25 25 25, 26,27 26 26 26 26,27 . 3 . 3 & fol days 5 5 . 5,6 . 6 . 9 .11,12 12 & fol days 12,13 .12,13 .12,13 1*. 19 ,18,19 23 & fol days 25 not fixed , 1, & c 7 .16 ,21,22 , 6,7 30& fol. days , 19 & fol days l6& fol. days NOTICE TO SECRETARIES AND OTHERS. Black Flag beat Banner Baritono ran a bye We shall feel particularly obliged to the Secretaries of Coursing Meetings if, in order to prevent disappointment to the public, they will hereafter forward their returns by the earliest possible means direct to the Office; as the corre- spondent who has represented Bell's Life at several meetings during the last two years is no longer connected with this paper. RIDGWAY ( LYTHAM) CLUB MEETING— FEB 12 & 13. ( By the permission of J. T. Clifton, Esq, over bis grounds.) Stewards : W. G. Borron, B. H. Jones, A. Graham, and H. Gardner, Esqs. Flag Steward: N. Slater, Esq. Judge : Mr W. Nightingale, Slipper: Mr Noblet. Hon Sec : James Bake, Esq. The KOBIH LANCASHIBI? STAKES, for dog puppies. Sir Borron's bk w Bold Expression, by Japhet out of Viv; d, beat Mr T « Brocklebank's 1 w Bugle Horn, by Lablache out of Britomart Mr G. S. Greening's b Black Doctor, by Bedlamite out of Queen of Hearts, beat Mr B. H. Jones's bk Jackdaw, by Junta— Humming Bird ( 1) Mr A. Graham's r w Prince of Prussia, by Japhet out of Cricket, beat Mr Borron's f Bright Impression, by Brighton out of Brilliance Mr J. Gordon's f Gainsborough, by Glenvarloch out of Glamour, beat Mr R. Paterson's r Sailor Boy ( late Scipio), by Japhet out of Barbara ( 1) Mr Blundell's bk Banner ( late Standard Bearer), by Weapon out of Shuttle, beat Mr W. Paterson's r Sir AVilliam Wallace Mr Borron's bk Black Flag, by Blue Light out of Wicked Eye, beat Mr Peacock's bk Plymouth, by Sirius out of Queen Mr T. Brocklebank's f Baritono, by Lablache out of Britomart, beat Mr G. S. Greening's b Othello, by Bedlamite out of Queen of Hearts ( 1) B. Expression beat Bk. Doctor I Gainsborough beat Prince of Prussia ( 1 dr) I III. B. Expression beat Gainsborough ^ Black Flag beat Baritono ( dr lame) Mr Borron drew Bold Expression, and declared Black Flag the winner. Mr J. Gordon's Gainsborough won the third prize. The SOUTH LANCASHIRE STAKES, for bitch puppies. Mr B. H. Jones's bk Jail Bird, by Junta out of Humming Bird, beat Mr Borron's bk b Bewitching, by Japiiet out of Vivid ( 8) Mr T. Brocklebank's f Bravura, by Lablache out of Britomart, beat Mr J. Gordon's r Gutta Percha, by Guy Mannering out of Ginevra Mr B. H. Jones's bk Jurisprudence, by Junta out of Honour Bright, beat Mr J. Gordon's be Gladova, bvGourock out of Gavotte Mr Borron's bk Brightness, by Brighton out of Brilliance, beat Mr G. S. Greening's bk Black Bess, by Bedlamite out of Queen of Hearts Mr J. Gordon's r Ganos, by Gourou li out of Gavotte, beat Mr Borron'e Black Belle ( late Blacklegs), by Blue Light out of Wicked Eye Mr R. Williams's w be Wolfsbane, by Freeman out of Whipcord, beat Mr B. H. Jones's bk Jetty Treffz, by Tout out of Jenny Lind Mr R. Paterson's w Susan Whitehead, by Wigan out of Pest, beat Mr Borron's be Blackness, by Blue Light out of Nettle Mr B. H. Jones's w be Justltia, by Junta out of Honour Bright, ran a bye Bravura beat Jail Bird | Brightness beat Jurisprudence^ Brightness beat Bravura | IV. MrBorron's Brightness beat Mr Williams's Wolfsbane, and won the stakes. Mr T. Brocklebank's Bravura beat Mr R. Paterson's Susan White* head for the third prize. The CHAMPION COLIAB, Mr A. Graham's bd d Know Nothing, by The Curler out of Aggression, beat Mr W. Peacock's fw b Puff, by Weapon out of Pearl . Mr Gordon's be b Gulnare, by Glenvarlock out of Glamour, beat Mr Mar « fleet's bk t d Mormonite, by Bedlamite out of Effie Deans Mr Blundell's bk d Bugle, by Jester out of Stitch, beat Mr J. Airey's w f b Bess, by Hugliie Graham out of Lady Mr Holmes's w f d British Grenadier, by Oliver out of Sawdust, beat Mr Stones's bd d Screwjack, by Lip. colnshire out of Fan Mr Spink s's r w b Smut, by Cutler out of Skipper, beat Mr M'Naughten's bk b Eugenie, by Bedlamite out of Cerito Wolfsbane beat Ganos Susan Whitehead beat Justitia Wolfsbane beat Susan Whitehead BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 22, 1857. ii. Gulnare beat Know Nothing ( 1) I Smut ran a bye Bugle beat British Grenadier i III. Gulnare ran a bye I Smut beat Bugle. IV. A Mr Gordon's Gulnare beat Mr Spinks'e Smut, and won the collar. The CLIFTON CUP, with a Piece of Plate added by Capt W. Patterson. Mr G S. Greenine's w f b White Rose, by Smoker out of Sawdust, beat Capt Paterson's bad Tiger, by Tiger out of Emily Mr Marfleet's bk t d Mouravieff, by Bedlamite out of Effie Deans, beat Mr Thomas's bk d Tilbury, by Figaro out of Swallow _ Mr Wilson's bkdWansfell, by Weapon out of Lady, beat Mr J. Airey s bk d Apollo, by Weapon out of Lady Mr Borron's bk d Black Cloud, by Blue Light out of Frolic, beat Mr Williams's r d Waggoner, by Frederick out ot Fly ( 1) Mr J. Ingleby'sfb Pennvghent, by Edwin out of Fly, beat Mr J. Gordon's w f d Geologist, by Baron's Heir out of Gavotte Mr T. Brocklebank's bk d Beaumarchis, by Lablache, beat Mr Gaskell s f d Grasshopper, by Figaro out of Florence Mr Spinks's be d Sim, by Jester, beat Mr A. Graham's r w d Lecturer, by Coin out of Leap Year Mr W. Peacock's bk b Pretext, by Weapon out of Pearl, beat Mr Holmes ns w bk d Moscow, by Figaro out of Myrrha Mr J. Spinks's be d Switcher, by Smoker out of Sawdust, beat Mr J. Airey's f b Aurora, by Weapon out of Lady Mr W. Paterson's w f d Ben ma Chree, by Harkaway. beatMrWuliams s bk w b Gassier, by Gibson out of Grace Darling Mr Marfleet's bk t b Manganese, by Bedlamite out of Effie Deans, heat Mr Brocklebank's r b Blushliose, by John Ball out of Fleur de Lis Mr Borron's be w d Bright Steel, by Blue Light out of Scotia, beat Mr Blundeli's bk d Black Cloth, by Sackcloth out of Bridesmaid Mr Williams's f d Wakeful, by Freeman out of Housemaid, beat Mr Gordon's be b Gheisk, b Glenvarlock out of Geraldme ( 1) . Mr Stones's w r b Silkworm ( pedigree unknown), beat Mr J. Airey s t w d Achilles, by Weapon out of Lady ^ . . . . Mr Wilson's r b Weo Pet, by Haymaker out of Wrong Decision, beat Mr A. Graham's w bk b Seeming Peace, by Jester out of Flora Mr Marfleet's bk t d Marc Antony, by Bedlamite out of Effie Deans, beat Mr R. Paterson's r b Sunshine, by Eden out of Nip Mouravieff'beat White Rose Wansfell beat Black Cloud ( 1) Pennyghent beat Beaumar- chis ( 2) Sim beat Pretext ( 1) Mouravieff beat Wansfell Sim beat Pennyghent Mouravieff beat Sim ( 1 dr) III. IV. I V. Ben ma Chree beat Switcher Manganese beat Bright Steel Silkworm beat Wakeful Wee Pet beat Marc Antony Silkworm beat Wee Pet ilangant ( 2 drs) Manganese beat Silkworm course, we almost expected to have seen the white flag hoisted. I hare, and killed. Deciding course : China Aster wou a long Another compromise being effected, Sim was drawu. Manganese | course, with but few points to spare. Mouravieff and Manganese both belonging to Mr Marfleet, the deciding course was not run. The LYTHAM SELLING STAKES. Mr Brocklebank's wfdBasiliobeat Mr Holmes's f d Disowned Mr Stone's fb Glow Worm .. Capt Paterson's f d sir \\ m. Wallace Mr Gordon's r d Grenadier .. Mr CatteraU's r w b Grey Glowworm beat Basilio ^ f Grenadier ran a bye Mr Gordon's Grenadier beat Mr Stone's Glowworm, and won the stakes. The VETERAN STAKES ( a match). Mr Borron's f d Brighton beat Mr Holmes's w f b Vanish. The TALBOT STAKES. ,, ™ , , « - n, ,, , „, / Mr W. G. Borron's f d Bright Mr Peacock's bk d Plymouth beat | impression Mr W. G Borron's bk b Black 1 Mr Williams's r b Wretched Belle ( late Blacklegs) J ^ Mr W. G. Borron's Black Belle beat Mr Peacock's Plymouth, and won the stakes. The RIBBLE STAKES. Mr Gaskell's r d Grasshopper beat * Mr Spinks's r b Southport Mr Gardner's r b Get Out .. Mr Blundell's bk w d Barbason Mr Peacock's f w b Puff .. ^ Mr Gordon's f d Gagra Get Out beat Grasshopper l" Puff ran a bye III. Mr Gardner's Get Out beat Mr Peacock's Puff and won the stakes. Though we gave, exclusively, a full return of this meeting last week, in order to correct a few slight errors which crept in during its transmission by the " electric telegraph," we repeat the return from the official list, with the pedigrees, and the ad- dition of the following interesting remarks upon the running :— [ FROM AN OLD AND ESTEEMED CORRESPONDENT.] On the 11th inst we wended our way to Lytliam, certainly not without misgivings lest the present meeting of the above old- established club might not quite come up to that high standard of excellence it has so long enjoyed, grounding our apprehen- sions, first, on the unavoidable postponement of the meeting from frost ( which generally is a serious drawback to success), but more especially the near approach of that great coursing festival, the " Waterloo," whose gigantic and well- apportioned programme seems to have commanded such universal approval that we anticipate a gathering of the Slite of the coursing world, and an array of competitors without parallel in this or any other country. On arriving at that most excellent house of en- tertainment, the Clifton Arms, we were glad to find our fore- bodings had been premature, and were happy to recognise many familiar faces. Mr Ridgway was in the chair, and Mr Borron was present, and, as usual, ably maintained the honour of Scot- land by winning both the Produce Stakes. Mr Wilson brought a brace of good greyhounds from Whitehaven; Mr Marfleet, a new member from Lincolnshire, had an excellent litter by Bed- lamite ; and we regret that Mr Gordon, against whom the tide of ill- luck seems to have set in this season, was too unwell to be present and witness the admirable manner in which Gulnare carried off the Champion Collar, for the first time introduced by the club at this meeting. Fourteen accepted in the North and fifteen in the South Lancashire Produce Stakes; Capt Patter- son's liberal gift of a silver claret jug, added to the Clifton Stakes, attracted 32 competitors; 10 ( single nominations) con' tested the Champion Collar, which, with the Lytham Selling, Veteran, Ribble, and Talbot Stakes, was amply sufficient to satisfy any but the most inordinate appetite. Hares were very plentiful and ran strong and well, and two better days' coursing ( if we except a few courses in the earlier part of the first day) wa need not wish to see. THURSDAY.— Meet, Carr Bridge— North Lancashire Produce Stakes: Bold Expression, in a fair trial, had every advantage o Bugle Horn; Black Doctor and Jackdaw, after a no- go, ran an interesting [ and well- contested course, much good work being done by either, and just won by the former. Prince of Prussia had much the best of the slip with Bright Impression, but, when fairly together, he maintained the superiority, winning a mode * » tq trial very cleverly. Gainsborough and Sailor Boy: A no- go> former showing most speed, and giving his opponent a go- by in a style that we thought must have secured the award in his favour. The deciding course was a long and severe trial, much in favour of the black, who ran remarkably game and well. Banner, Black Flag, and Baritono each won cleverly.— First ties: Bold Expression did not give Black Doctor a chance. Gains- borough and Prince of Prussia: A very trying course, mostly out of sight of the judge, who gave it undecided; had the whole been seen by him his award must have been in favour of the Prince, who was then drawn. Black Flag, when once with \ his game, is difficult to get rid off; he very cleverly beat Ban- ner. Baritono ran a bye. SOUTH LANCASHIRE PRODUCE STAKES.— We commenced this stake with several no- goes, mostly short unsatisfactory bursts, and very properly looked upon as no trials of merit. It was these few scrambling courses on some rough ground we pre- viously alluded to. In the deciding heats, Jail Bird, with a good hare, cleverly beat Bewitchery; Bravura proved too fast for Gutta Percha; Jurisprudence put out Gladova; Brightness ran in beautiful form - with a rare hare, Black Bess following throughout at a respectful distance. Mr Gordon's Ganos we thought fortunate in getting rid of Black Belle; Jetty Treffz led Wolfsbane over the plough, and reached her hare some lengths in advance ; the latter s ® on took up the running, and Jetty Treffz did not again show in front until too late to turn the balance in her favour, the hare, a famous one, gaining cover. Susan Whitehead and Blackness: A course of great interest, producing more speculation than any of the meeting; even bet- ting. A hare was found on some heavy plough, over which Blackness did not seem at home, and Susan took a strong lead, and fetched her hare round on a piece of stubble, making rather a wide sweep, and let Blackness in, who began to be busy, but the white finished a short indifferent trial with a kill, though the decision was certainly correct. Justitia ran a long distress- ing bye, her companion early in the course havinx deserted her. — First ties : Bravura cleverly and decisively beat Jail Bird; Brightness again ran beautifully, and was too fast and too clever for Jurisprudence ; Wolfsbane, throughout a long and distress- ing trial, did not receive much assistance from Ganos ; Susan Whitehead, in a short course, cleverly beat Justitia, the latter's severe bye having annihilated her chance. THE CLIFTON STAKES afforded a series of beautiful trials. White Rose and Tiger ran a most punishing course, in favour of the white, both being fairly run through. Mouravieff com- manded a good hare in excellent style, and never allowed Til- bury to get his head in front. Wansfell showed good speed, and cleverly beat Apollo. Black Cloud and Waggoner: A capital course, in which the former showed great speed, ran very game, and won decisively. Pennyghent was outpaced by Geologist, but fairly outlasted him. Beaumarchais well beat Grasshopper. Sim, in a very short spin, led and put out Lecturer. Pretext and Moscow : A good course, the former part in favour of the dog, but Pretext fetched the race out of the fire with a go- bye and kill of great merit. Switcher showed great speed over Aurora. Ben ma Chree cleverly beat Gassier, as did Manganese Blush Rose. Bright Steel went too fast for Black Cloth ; Wake- ful outworked Gheisk ; Silkworm handsomely beat Achilles , Wee Pet, a very clever greyhound, was too quick for Seeming Peace ; aud Marc Antony did not admit of much of Sunshine's assistance.— First ties : Mouravieff beat White Rose easily; Wansfell, after a no- go, led Black Cloud to his hare, and in a short course won cleverly ; Pennygbent ran very game, and out- lasted Beaumarchais ; Sim, after a short no- go, won easily ; Pre- text not being able to command her hare on some sound turf. Switcher had the best of the early part of the course with Ben ma Chree, but the latter ran remarkably game, and finished with a good balance in his favour; it was a rare hare, and British Grenadier volunteered his assistance, being well handicapped with his clothing, but the hare fairly beat off the lot. Manga- nese led Bright Steel, and cleverly won a moderate course. Silkworm was too quick for Wakeful. Marc Antony took a good lead over some rough ground from Wee Pet, and fetched the hare round to her, who kept so well and closely to her game that Marc Antony was unable again to show in front, until the red killed. CHAMPION COLLAR.— Know- nothing decisively beat Puff, the latter being outpaced. Gulnare and Mormonite: An even race to some post and rails, which the latter flew, and lost a length or two, Gulnare remaining so beautifully true and steady that Mormonite could never gain an opening. Bugle outpaced Bess. British Grenadier went very fast, and did not receive much as- sistance, from Screw Jack, Smut's pace proved also too decisive for Eugenie. First ties: Gulnare beat Know- nothing in a short course, which she finished in beautiful style. British Grena- dier's unwished for display with Ben ma Chree made him an easy conquest for Bugle. Smut ran a bye, which closed au ex- cellent day's sport. FRIDAY.— We met at the Troul Boat. NORTH LANCASHIRE STAKES.— Bold Expression and Gainsborough were slipped to a famous hare, and, though considerable work was done by each, the former always kept the advantage throughout a most trying -> course, the hare fairly leaving them at the finish. Baritono being drawn lame, Mr Borron's two were left in. Mr Borron, according to the rules of the club, having the option of declaring put out Silkworm in a short scrambling course, with very little merit in it. Mr Marfleet's dogs were both, therefore, left in. THE CHAMPION COLLAR.— Gulnare ran a bye. Smut got well away from the slips with Bugle, and in a moderate trial beat him cleverly. Deciding course: Smut led Gulnare to the hare, but the latter, when once in, kept beautifully to her game, and won very cleverly. , The LYTHAM SELLING STAKES was won by Mr Gordon s Grenadier, who, throughout his courses, not only showed great pace, but ran much closer to his game than we ever reme « nber to have seen him. The VETERAN STAKES was reduced to a match between Vanish and Brighton, the old dog running remarkably strong and well. THE TALBOT STAKES.— Plymouth had just the advantage of Bright Impression in an excellent Course, in which much good work was done by each. Black Belle was too quick for Wretched. Deciding course: Black Belle beat Plymouth, aud finished a short course, on some heavy ground, with an ex- cellent kill. The RIBBLE STAKES was won by Get Out, a very clever puppy of Mr Gardner's, who ran through the stake in excellent style. Some slight description of the fortunate greyhounds and those destined to appear at Waterloo, may, perhaps, not prove unacceptable to your readers. Bold Expression is a fine grey- hound, and has great pace, and generally soon pulls down his hares. We never saw him run so severe a trial as with Gains- borough, the latter being also a good puppy, but has met with some very heavy running. We scarcely think either will go to Waterloo. Black Flag is not particularly fast from the slips, but is a capital worker, and can run a long course. Brightness is a beautiful greyhound, with great speed and admirable working qualities; both, we fancy, likely to show at Waterloo, and we know no greyhound on whom we would sooner invest than this brilliant daughter of Brilliance. Susan Whitehead had some very severe running, and was evidently out of form ; we thought . it bad judgment, after her trying course with Wolfsbane, to run Manganese beat Ben ma Ckree | her for the third prize with Bravura, by whom she was easily beaten; we think she will scarcely be up to the mark for the Waterloo. Mr Marfleet ran a very even lot of puppies, stout, with good working qualities— a little more pace would render them extremely dangerous to any competitors. We expect Man ganese and, perhaps, Marc Antony may Vie the selected. Si » iis a very industrious, wiry greyhound. Ben ma Chree has run a verv honest dog, but has done a great amount of work ; still, we believe, he goes for the Waterloo, as also British Grenadier, whose pace is undeniable, but who has also had a deal of run- ning, besides being extensively used for the stud. Mr Gordon's Gulnare is a great favourit e of ours, being an admirable worker ; we fear she has not the pace of a Brightness, but still she is a dangerous opponent. Many thanks are due to Colonel Clif- ton, for the kind liberality with which he has for many years preserved the hares on the best ground for the Ridgway Club, and the admirable sport they invariably enjoy, of which the late meeting has been a brilliant example; and Colonel Clifton's keeper seemed also particularly anxious that our trials should take place over the best ground. The slipping of Noblett is deserving of much praise ; he certainly made some few mis- takes, but on the whole he slipped admirably. The flags were hoisted with that precision and despatch, which left no doubt of Mr Slater being our flag steward. Mr Nightingale throughout the meeting gave ample evidence that we had the " right man in the right place." The ordinaries were well attended, and the greatest harmony prevailed— in fact, throughout, to use a very trite expression, " all went merry as a marriage bell." We have the satisfaction to add, the prospects of the club are still of the brightest, Mr Borron having most liberally offered a splendid prize— something for the ladies— for competition in November. Mr Cook has also contributed a most handsome donation towards the Annual Cup, which, at the late Southport Meeting, he carried off for the third time; and an honorary member has also placed a liberal gift at our disposal in the spring. We must in justice sa/, we attribute much of the success which attends our meetings to the energy and perseverance of our excellent honorary secretary, Mr Bake, everything being conducted in that business- like, honourable manner, which cannot fail to command the highest appreciation of those services he has so liberally devoted to their advancement. In taking leave of the Ridgway Club for the present season, we beg to tender our thanks to each individual member for the kind indulgence with which these reports have been received, and though we are well aware they might be entrusted to far abler hands, still it has been our anxious endeavour to give merit where merit was due, and if possible to gratify without annoying the feelings of any one ; and however imperfect they may have been, they may perhaps be still preferable to allowing such admirable meetings " to waste their sweetness on the desert air." [ To complete the " good work " we beg to tender our sincere thanks to the able correspondent who has so kindly favoured us with his admirable and graphic reports of these and other meetings for so many years past; as well as to the honorary secretary of the " Ridgway," for his indefatigable exertions at all times to promote the interests of this popular sport.— ED BELL'S LIFE.] WILSPORD STAKE.— Moselle and Leporello: This was the longest course of the meeting, Moselle obtaining the judge's fiat. Recruit and Lady Frances: A clipping course all up hill, the bitch winning cleverly. Deciding course: Moselle and Lady Frances: A weak hare found, and killed on fallow, Lady Frances polishing off her opponent easily. EVERLEY CUP.— Mareschino being withdrawn, Lunelle and Moonraker divided the Cup. OPEN PUPPY STAKES.— Lady Mary and Lucid Interval: A long race to the hare, which Lucid Interval, running the outer circle, reached first, and maintained her advantage to the end. Lady Wildair aud Meteor: A splendid course, each dog alter- nately having the advantage; Meteor ( who had a bad fall in the course), however, eventually won. Deciding Course: Meteor could not come a second time, and Lucid Interval won a good course easily. " STONEHENGE STAKES.— Glowworm and Bubble: The'latter led to the hare, and, after some first- rate work on both sides, was declared the winner, Lead the Way and Recorder: A good course, Recorder going first to his hare, and winning cleverly.— Deciding Course— Bubble and Recorder: A cross slip, • the dog getting to the hare first Bubble, however soon showed herself the best greyhound by winning with plenty to spare. BEACON ' HILL STAKES.— Melody and Jeannie Deans: This was almost a siugle- hauded course, the latter not rendering Melody the slightest assistance. Bayadere and Young Lopez: Lopez'led over the heavy ground, but once on the turf, Baya- dere beat him at all points.— Deciding course— Melody and Bayadere : The former won all the first part, and Bayadere the latter part, the decision being in favour of the former. This course ( with the exception of a match) brought the meet- ing to a conclusion. The absence of many of the members from illness and other causes was much to be regretted. Mr Miller who was unable to be present yesterday, joined us to- day, and must have been gratified at the success of his dogs. The in. fusion of some fresh blood into the club, the introduction of some Produce Stakes in October to be contested for in the TARLETON MEETING- FEB 11. Judge : Mr H. Greenwood. This meeting came off over the manor of Sir T. G. Heeketh, and notwithstanding the rain there was a good muster, and plenty of hares. Subjoined we give a list of the running :— The TARLETON STAKES. Mr Ainscongh's Tout beat Mr Blackburn's Rattle Mr Stocker's Woodly .. Mr Holdnig's Bendigo Mr B andreth's Lizzy ,. Mr Silcock's Tanner Mr Holt's Fly .. Mr Bannister's Lady Tout beat Woodly | ' Lizzy beat Fly III. Mr Amscough's Tout beat Mr Brandetli's Lizzy, and won the stakes. The RUFFOED HALL STAKES, I. beat Mr Holt's Fly Mr Clifton's Lass o' Gowrie Mr Brandreth's Bendigo Mr Stocker's Sibella II. I Dusty beat Beda III. Mr Blackburn's Rattler beat Mr Holt's Dusty, and won the stakes. The BUBSCOUGH STAKES. I. beat Mr Sileock's Slut Mr Pye's Young Tom Mr Stocker's Drift Mr Bimson's Dainty II. I Pallas beat Prince of Wales III. Mr Clough's Fisherman beat Mr Holt's Pallas, and won the stakes. Mr Blackburn's Rattler Mr Fletcher's Q ueen Mr Silcock's Beda Mr Holt's Dusty Rattler beat Queen Mr Clough's Fisherman Mr Blackburn's Mischief Mr Holt's Pal! as Mr Pye's Prince of Wales Fisherman beat Mischief spring, coupled with the increasing railway facilities might help to render the Everley Club what it once was, one of the best in the kingdom— in reality " nuUi seewndus!" Mr M'George in his decisions gave general satisfaction. JUDEX, EIGGAR OR UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE MEETING- FEB 17 & 18. Stewards: J. Campbell, J. Dunlop, J. Gibson, J. Swann, and G. Steel, Esqs. Judge : Mr Nightingale. Slipper: Mr J. White. Hon Sec : R. Paterson, Esq. The SCOTTISH CKAMHOK CUP ; entrance £ 10 10s : the winner to re- ceive £ 100, the runner- up £ 35, third £ 20, fourth and fifth £ 7 10s eafch, expenses £ 40. Mr Steel's f d Stephano, by Guy Mannering out of Jenny, beat Mr W. Wilson ns bd w b Mystery, by Wigan out of Repentance Mr Thomson's f b Helen Douglas, by Edwin out of Emigration, beat Mr Dunlop's f w d Dundonald, by Glenvarlock out of Forest Queen Mr Campbell's r w d Carnerino, by Wigan out of Woolmet, ! » eat Mr Hyslop's r d Harmonie, by Japhet out of Miss Peel Mr Smith's r d Etoile du Nord, by Larriston out of Blossom, beat Mr Borron's be b Bluette, by Blue Light out of Scotia Mr Borron's r b Brunette, by The Curler out of Brilliance, beat Mr Pa- terson's r b Sunshine, by Eden out of Nip Mr Dunlop's f d Slapdash, by The Curler out of Ruby, beat Mr Camp- belt's bd b Cohowarra, by Japhet out of Bonny Bee Mr W. Wilson's be w b Blooming Heather, by Wigan out of Repentance, beat Mr A. Graham's r t> Imperial Visit, by Guy Mannering out of Blooming Heather Mr Hyslop's be w d Harpoon, by Eden out of Eve, beat Mr Steel's f b Sarcasm, bv Guy Mannering ourctf Jenny Mr Thomson's f b Eskdale Bess, by Liverpool out of Bess, beat Mr Pa- terson's r d Sunrise, by Eden out of Nip ( 1) Mr W. Wilson's w b Criffel, by Kossuth out of Repentance, beat Mr Gibson's bk w d Canto, by Stanley out of Moneytaker Stephano beat Helen Douglas | Camerino beat Etoile du Nord I Brunette beat Slapdash III. Camerino beat Stephano Harpoon beat Brunette I IV. Camerino beat Eskd- de Bess EVERLEY CLUB ( AMESBURY) MEETING- FEB 19 & 20. " Nulli secundus." Stewards: Capt Wyndhara and Messrs Lewis and C. Rendall, Judge: Mr M'George. Hon Sec: Mr Miller. The EVEELEY CUP of £ 2 10s each. I. Mr Fowle's f d Improvement, by Rendell's Renown out of Julia, beat Mr Lawrence's bk d Lear, by Bedlamite out of Lurlei Mr Py ke's bk b Plausible, by Lopez out of Prarie Bird, beat Mr Ludlow's be b Larkspur, by Lopez out. of Bonnie Lass Mr W. Long's bk b Lunelle, by Figheidean out of Cobea Scandens, beat Mr Rendeil's f d Remembrance, by Lablache out of Sincerity Mr Miller's bk d Moonraker ( late Eclipse!, by Esquire out of Sable, beat Capt Wyndliam's bk b Whistle, by his Mercury out of Whiff ( 1) Mr Miller's bk b Maraschino, by Mansour out of Bess, beat Mr Law- rence's be d Leipsie, by his Lopez out of his Landgravine ( 1) Capt Wyndham's be d Wouski, by Mozart out of Young Walburgher, beat Mr C. Rendell's fb Rosebud, by Rocket out of Spotless ( 1) Lunelle best Wouski I Maraschino beat Improvement Moonraker teat Plausible I III. Mr Miller's Moonraker, his Maraschino, and Mr W. Long's Lunelle divided. The OPEN PUPPY STAKES of £ 5 5s each. I. Mr Lawrence's bk b Lady Wildair, by Bedlamite out of Lurlei, beat Mr Fowle's bk b Jeanette, by Fury out of Reed's bitch Mr Lewis's bk b Lady Mary, by Bedlamite out of Raren, beat Mr Gard- ner's f w b Bayadere, by Motley out of a Foremost bitch Mr Lawrence's bk b Lucid Interval, by Bedlamite out of Lurlei, beat Mr Etwall's r d Elston, by Figheidean out of Evangeline Mr Miller's bk b Meteor by Juggler out of a Tom Thumb bitch, beat Mr Blick's bk b Jeannie Deans, by Bedlamite— Effie Deans II. Lucid Interval beat Lady Marif | Meteor beat Lady Wildair Mr Lawrence's Lucid Interval beat Mr Miller's Meteor, and wontbe stakes. The ALL- AGED CHAMPION STAKES of £ 5 5s each. Sir Lewis ns r d Bedquilt, by Puzzler out of Patchwork, teat Mr Law- rence's bd b Leanora, by his Lopez out of his Landgravine Mr Lawrence's bk b Leoline, by his Lopez out" of bis Landgravine, beat Capt Wyndham bk b Wild Girl, by Wonder out of Ford's bitch ( 1) Mr Blick's ok d Hermes, by Friar Tuck out of Free and Easy, beat Mr Lewis ns f d Bashi Bazouk ' late Inkerman), by Scj thian— Songstress Mr Blick's bk b Hopmarket, by Bedlamite out of Cerito, beat Mr Mil- ler's bk w b Melody, by Barabbas out of Medora Hopmarket beat Leoli. ne ^ Hermes beat Bedquilt Mr Blick withdrew Hopmarket, and declared his Hermes winner of the stakes. The STONBHENGE STAKES of £ 2 each. I. Mr Gardner's r b Bauble, by Motley out of a Foremost bitch, beat Mr Weston's f w d Glowworm, by Jerry out of Free and Easy Mr Rendell's bk d Recorder, by Egypt out of Resolute, beat Mr Ludlow', r d Lead the Way, by Lopez out of Bonnie Lass Mr Gardner's Bauble beat Mr Rendeil's Recorder, and wsn the stakes, The WLNTESBOUBNE STAKES. I. Mr Ludlow's f b Lively ran a bye { Mr bkwb Miss MalpaS Mr W. Long's r b China Aster beat Mr C. Rendell's bk d Rational * II. Mr W. Long's China Aster beat Mr Ludlow's Lively, and won the stakes The WILSFOBD STAKES. I. Mr Miller's bk b Moselle beat Mr W. Long's f d Leporello Mr Ludlow's rwb Lady Francis .. Mr Rendell's bd w d Recruit II. Mr Miller's Moselle beat Mr Ludlow's Lady Francis, and won the stakes The BEACON HILL STAKES. I. Mr Miller's bk w b Melody beat Mr Blick's Jeannie Deans Mr Gardner's f w b Bayadere .. ^^ Mr Ludlow's Young Lopez Mr Miller's Melody beat Mr Gardner's Bayadere, and won the stakes. MATCH. Mr Weston's fd Glowworm beat Mr Smallbone's bktd Saucy Jack. L0CKINGT0N MEETING- FEB 12. MREDITOR : Amost agreeable " little go" came off on Thursday last, through the kindness of that pattern of a British sports- man, J. B. Storey, Esq, over the fine turf meadows contiguous to the river Soar. The meet was at the Hall, where a capital lunch was spread, and a hearty welcome given to all present. On arriving at the Park Gates two stakes were drawn for, and although confined to eight dogs each, there was such a class of dogs engaged that might have put to the blush many meetings ef far greater pretensions, and, although small, it was a very harmonious one, and the running, taken as a whole, of a very superior character. The judge ( although not a profes- sional) was just such a one as always stands well with a courser- honest, blunt, aud straightforward, giving his decisions prompt, and looking neither to the right nor left. The slipper also ac- quitted himself well, and laid on some of the dogs in a style little inferior to the renowned " Dick." After the day's sport a very agreeable evening was spent at the Harrington Arms, Sawley, when the healths of " The Squire and his Family" were given and responded to in a way very pleasing to all con- cerned. The following is " the card," and a brief outline of the running:— The LOCKINGTON STAKES. I. Mr B. Smith's bk d Boreas beat Mr Davis's bd d Gracchus SPRINGKELL MEETING- FEB 17. ( By permission of Sir John Heron Maxwell.) The SPBINGKELL STAKES. Mr Richardson's bk dDurham beat ' Mr Blrney's f d Deerslayer Mr Reid's f d Leader .. Mr Bell's f d Honour Bright Mr Armistead's r b Alluring .. " " Mr Birreli's f b Busybody Mr Reid's r d Sandy Mr Lawson's f w b Lady Lawson.. Mr Hay's f d Surprise Leader beat Durham Busybody beat Alluring Busybody beat Leader II. III. I IV. • Bright Mr Murray's f d Prime Minister Mr Hay's wbdbStandOutdateBess Mr Rogers's r b Trip Along Mr Hyslop's be b Temptation Mr Birney's bk d Geordie following days. We subjoin a programme, and promise full and exclusive details from our special correspondent, next week :— The GREAT WATERLOO CUP, value £ 1,600, in specie, by a subscription of £ 25 each: sixty- four subs; the winner to receive £ 500 and the second £ 200 ; two dogs to receive £ 50 each, four £ 30 each, eight £ 20 each, and sixteen £ 10 each. lo be deducted for Waterloo Purse and Plate £ 360. The winner to give three dozen of claret to the club dinner. Lady Lawson beat Sandy Surprise ran a bye Surprise beat Lady Lawson Mr Birreli's Busybody and Mr Hay's Surprise divided the stakes. HORDLEY SPRING MEETING— FEB 18. Stewards: R. Burton, . P.. C. Edleston, and R. G. Jebb, Esqs. Judge: Mr Warwick. The HAKDWICK CUP. I. Mr Tudman's w be d Joe Miller beat Mr Dodd's bk b Drill ( 1) Mr Heatleyns rb Cherry Brandy.. "" ' Mr Lloyd's bd b Doveywater Mr Edleston's w bk b Lily of the Lyth Mr Minor's bk w b Mantle Mr Lloyd's bd d Bright Idea Mr Edleston's w be b Fairest 1 Maiden J Mr Evans's bk b Early Blush Mr Kirkby's bk b Music Mr Minor's bk b Gipsy Lass Mr Lewis ns w bd d Patch Mr Bartlett's w f b Gertrude Mr Hiles's bk w b Mary Ambree( l) Mr Hughes's f w d Hector 1— Earl of Sefton 2— Mr Cooke 3— Mr A. Graham 4— Mr Bake 5— Mr G. Gregson 6— Mr Randell 7— Mr B. H. Jones S- MrT. Brocklebank 9— Mr Gibson 10— Mr Campbell 11— Mr Gordon 12— Mr Borron 13— Mr J. Knswles 14— Miss M. Borron 15— Mr Thomas 16— Mr Jardine 17— Sir J. Boswell 18— Mr J. L. Holmes 19— Mr W. Peacock 20— Mr Grenfell, M. P. 21— Mr Paterson 22— Mr Gavin Steel Mr Burton's bk w b Bright Eye ( 1 dr) Mantle beat Bright Idea Early Blush beat Fairest Maiden Mantle beat Early Blush Mr Jones's bk d Boisterous Mr Smith's bk d Bendigo Mr Green way's bk d Goldfinder Boreas beat Goldfiuder ( 1) Mr Davis ns w r b Molly Bawn ( 1) MrGreenway's bk bGraceDalton( l) Mr Jones's bk b Birdlime [. Bendigo ( a bye), Boisterous ( dr) Mr Smith's Bendigo, by Bedlamite out of Grace, and Mr B. Smith's Boreas, by Figaro out of Bessy Bedlam, divided the stakes. The UNION STAKES. I. Mr Davis ns r d Grasper beat Mr Daft's bk b Black Fury Mr Fish's bk b Belle of Not- - tingham Mr Bradshaw's f b Jessie Mr Smith's f b Bracelet } Mr Bradshaw's bk d Sweep Harpoon beat Blooming Heather Eskdale Bess beat Criffel Eskdale Bess ran a bye 4. Harpoon ran a bye which he chose the winner, selected Black Flag, who is conse- quently awarded the silver cup presented to the winner of either produce stake twicein the season. SOUTH LANCASHIRE STAKES.— Brightness led Bravura to the hare, worked beautifully when there, and won like a greyhound. The deciding course was only a repetition of her former brilliant essays, won with much to spare, Wolfsbane having previously run two very severe courses. THE CLIFTON STAKES.— Second ties: Wansfell led Mouravieff to the hare, and began to make the favourite's chance look very doubtful; the latter, when once in, kept very cleverly with his game, finishing with a kill of merit, just gaining the judge's award. Sim beat Pennyghent very cleverly. Ben ma Chree ran a she*" well- contested course with Manganese, undecided; the nextVas a beautiful trial, both running in admirable style, rather in favour of Ben to the last drain, where his previous severe work seemed to tell upon him, and Manganese went in front, and by a kill of merit made another dead heat, when a compromise was effected, and Ben ma Chree was drawn. Wee Pet led Silkworm to the hare, and was having the best of the course, when she struck a gate and let Silkworm in, who did not allow her clever opponent to go in and finish until she had just SftYea tne course. Third ties: Mouravieff and Sim ran another beautiful trial, Sim making some very strong points in the early part of the course, and coming again very gamely at the finish, and though Mouravieff had much the best of the middle of the ( FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) This club met at the George Hotel, Amesbury, on Wednesday. There was a very short attendance of members, and it soon became evident that the different stakes advertised to be run for would not fill. After dinner, which was served in the worthy host's usual good style, and at which the only regret was that there was so small a party to partake of it, we proceeded to enter and draw, and it was only through the perseverance of Mr W Long ( who acted for Mr Millar in his absence) and Capt Wynd ham, that anything like a tolerable entry was obtained, the Everley Cup, it will be seen, being reduced to twelve, and the two Champion Stakes to eight dogs. THURSDAY.— Met at Stonehenge. The weather fine, though dull, and the company very select. Hares were exceeding wild, and the card, although presenting only twenty courses to be run, was unable to be got through. The proceedings commenced with Improvement and Lear being put in the slips for the Everley Cup. Improvement was first up, aud won nearly the whole of a long course cleverly. Larkspur and Plausible: Plausible had the advantage by the hare serving him in the run up, but he showed himself the best greyhound when they were fairly together, and finished his course by killing in good style. Lunelle and Remembrance: Lunelle won the whole of a long course cleverly, without any assistance from her opponent except the kill. Moonraker and Whistle: After running one undecided course, in which there was little or no work done, Moonraker polished off his opponent cleverly. Maraschino and Leipsic: These dogs also ran an undecided course, in which I thought Leipsic had slightly the advantage, but in the deciding course Maraschino both outpaced and out- worked him, and won with a deal to spare, Leipsic killing.— First ties : Lunelle and Wouski: found in a piece of turnips; Lunelle going first to her hare, made several good points; Wouski then got in but could not keep there, and was defeated easily. Moonraker and Plausible: Moonraker was first up and afterwards made several points. Plausible then got in and did a great deal of work, but Moonraker coming at the finish, killed, and the judge awarded him the course. Maraschino and Im- provement ; Maraschino led to the hare, made nearly every point in an average course, and finished by killing in good style. OPEN PUPPY STAKE.— Lady Wildair and Jeanette : The hare was found on the ploughed land, crossed the down, and ran home through a large field of turnips. Lady Wildair led from beginning to end, shewing that the difference in ground made no difference to her. Lady Mary and Bayadere: The heavy ground on which the hare was found did not suit Bayadere ; it enabled Lady Mary to make several good points, which Baya- dere could not rub off before puss was killed. Lucid Interval and Elston : The former won nearly the whole of a long course in good style. Meteor and Jeannie Deans : Meteor led to his hare, and when in worked her in a style I have seldom seen a big dog do, and won easy. ALL- AGED STAKES.— Bed Quilt and Leonora: Bed Quilt was first up, made the best points in a short course, and won. Leo- line and Wild Girl: Immediately after they were slipped they separated, taking after different hares; Wild Girl killed hers in a short time, but Leoline had a very long course. In the decid- ing one ( which was one of the longest of the day) Leoline won the whole of the first and last part cleverly, proving herself the best greyhound. Hermas and Bashi Bazouk : A course of mo- derate length with a bad hare, Hermas just good enough to win. Melody ana Hopmarket: A good course, all on the down. Hop- market led to his hare, and maintained his advantage to the end. FRIDAY.— Met at Beacon Hill; the weather very fine, and the company at the commeucement chiefly confined to those interested, but the attendance increased in numbers as the day advanced. Twenty courses appeared on the card, but that number was reduced in consequence of several of the stakes being divided; the deficiency, was, however, amply compensated for by those that were run, most of the trials being remarkably severe. WINTERBOENE STAKE.— Lively, in consequence of the absenoe of Miss Malpas, ran a bye. China Aster and Rational: A very short course, China Aster, running on the inside, got first to her Mr Hyslop's Harpoon beat Mr Campbell's Camerino, and won the cup. The DBUMALBYN STAKES, for all ages ; entrance, £ 2 10s; the winner £ 6, the second £ 2. I. Mr Steel's f b Sarcasm, by Guy Mannering out of Jenny, beat Mr Bor- ron's be b Bluette, by Bluelight out of Scotia Mr Gibson's Lk d Mussahib, by Mahout out of Mceris, beat Mr Campbell's f w b Corona, by Wigan out of Woolmet ( 1 dr) Mr Gibson's Mussahib beat Mr Steel's Sarcasm ( 2), and won the stakes. [ PROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] This meeting came off according to fixture. The other fix- tures, however, with accounts of which your columns teemed last week, materially affected its promise, and if only twenty subseribers mustered to the stake, that was attributable to the occurrence of the Ridgway, Ardrossan, and Waterloo Meetings in such close proximity, and especially to the extension and fore- stalment in date of the last named. There was a good atten- dance, however, of our native coursers, though we missed a few of our distant friends. The entries were six English and four- teen Scotch. AVe met the first day on the south side of Pepperknowes, than which finer coursing ground is not to be found— a gradual slope of bare grass without a fence, aud the only cover a clump of furze at the top of a hill. The day opened a little gloomily, but cleared up as it advanced. Stephano and Mystery were slipped; the former took a good lead, and outpaced his opponent through- out an average course. Helen Douglas led Dundonald, and turned three times consecutively, when the latter raced by her, and scored a succession of fine points. The hare, however, lived, and each alternately did good work, ending a protracted run by killing. Camerino slightly led Harmonic, aud turned on the hill side, where each contested well for the mastery, but the hare always bending down hill, the former, who is a close worker, had the advantage, and finished the course by a kill of merit. Etoile du Nord raced away from Bluette, and had a moderate course to himself, the blue killing. Sunshine and Brunette: The former showed great speed, turned, and again putting her hare round to the hill gave her opponent a chance, which she took and kept, cleverly winning an average course. Slapdash and Gohowarra ( 6 to 4 on the latter): A long stretch to the hare, on beautiful level ground; the former showed the pace, turned, and wrenched, when the latter got in and drove her hare in magnificent style, looking all over the winner ; but the dog coming again, raced past her, turned his hare once or twice- and led into the furze, thus gaining the judge's fiat. Blooming Heather took a good lead of Imperial Visit aud turned, following up by a wrench and another turn, the latter then visiting the hare with by no means imperial clemency— an un- fortunate policy, for to spare her afforded the only chance of redeeming her dignity and taking the bloom out of her opponent. Sarcasm v Harpoon ( even betting): The former slightly led for 50 or 60 yards, when the hare swerved to the right at a diminu- tive tufted hillock, the bitch following and changing sides; but the hare again circling behind to the left gave Harpoon the ad- vantage of having darted in a right line and the honour of the first turn. The bitch racing past for the second stumbled, and the dog then " sarcastically" passed on the outside, wrenched, and ad- mirably " harpooned" his prey. Sunrise and Eskdale Bess ( even betting): The former led and made first, second, and third turns consecutively, racing on with his hare, when the bitch gave him a go by, and had a meritorious kill— undecided. In their next attempt on plough, owing to a disadvantage from the slips, the bitch started before Sunrise and obtained the first two points, putting in the dog, which took the next two. The bitch then made a strong point or two, and again put in Sunrise, who wrenched and turned, but did not attain meridian splendour, the bitch killing. Criffel and Cantab had a long run, the hare making a wide circle, each leading by turns, the latter just reaching his hare first, when he broke down, Criffel running a longish course and killing. Second Ties.— Stephano led Helen Douglas, and had all the racing points in a tremendous course. Camerino led Etoile du Nord, took first turn, and wrenched to the red, Camerino going up on the inside, and finishing the course by a good .. kill. Brunette and Slapdash were inveigled by a hillock immediately in sight, after leaving the slips, and separated. The former got first and the latter crossing Slapdash towards her, tumbled into a small quarry, inflicting a severe injury on his elbow, Brunette running a most distressing course to cover. Blooming Heather and Harpoon: A chain in the slips breaking, gave Blooming Heather a lead of five or six lengths, and she turned her hare into a culvert in a wall, refusing to follow; Harpoon flew the wall, raced his hare up the road, and Blooming Heather having run in the same direction inside, took the road at a gate, and joined them, but was outpaced and outworked in a short scurry, Harpoon killing. Eskdale Bess and Criffel: The former un- sighted soon after being slipped; Criffel raced up and turned, when Bess went in, and scored a long succession of points, Criffel killing. DRUMALBIN STAKES.— Sarcasm led Bluette, and outpaced her throughout a long eourse. Mussahib and Coroner : The dog the first three turns, the bitch the next two, aud a fine kill— unde- cided. The latter then abdicated, and was drawn. Mussahib and Sarcasm ran two no- goes, in the first of which the black led, aud the fawn killed. In their next, a beautiful even course; and in their third attempt Mussahib took a lead of two or three lengths to a stone wall, and turned, where the hare missing her meuse, he picked her up, and won. SECOND DAY.— Met at Drumalbin Village— a lovely morn- ing— Mr White introducing us into the big park, where Ste- phano and Camerino were slipped at a rare hare to test their qualities. Stephano slightly led, and took the first three turns, when Camerino got in and knocked his hare about in masterly style, taking her to a large ploughed field, where she led them a dance to the top before he could turn her. The fawn, favoured by the hare, obtained the next two, Camerino again taking her to himself out of sight. Brunette and Harpoon : The latter out- paced her, turned, and served himself two or three times running, when he stumbled in attempting to kill by the wall- side. Brunette fetched the hare round to him, when they both flew the wall, the hare taking the hill, neither of them again being able to turn her. Eskdale Bess ran a terrific bye with Helen Douglas. Fourth Ties : Camerino led Eskdaile Boss, but the latter falling into a ditch through sheer distress from her previous bye, never joined the course, Camerino having no assistance to one of Mr Nightingale's " rare hares." Harpoon ran his bye with Pathfinder with great fire, and quickly picked up his hare. — Deciding course : Harpoon decidedly the freshest. The hare was driven off a plough to a large bare lea field. Harpoon led and turned; coming up again on the inside took five or six turns in succession, when Camerino raced past him, turned his hare, keeping her to himself for a long distance, but ultimately losing both her and the cup. The winner is own brother to Mortifica- tion, of a younger litter, who divided this stake two years ago. As usual in large stakes, the winner was lucky in his courses throughout. This was Camerino's first appearance in public, Mr Campbell having had him in his possession only for a fort- night. Hij condition was perfection ; but the severe run im- mediately preceding the run- up did not put him on equal terms with his opponent. Mr Nightingale gave, as usual, every satisfaction as judge to both winners and losers ; and Mr James White's slipping was as near perfection as possible. The field was under the sole charge of Mr White, head keeper to Lord Douglas, and, as he is in the habit of doing at all meetings of this club, was well and fairly beaten. Although the hares ran remarkably strong, only one escaped the first day, and, odd coincidenco, only one was killed the second day. En passant, I may mention that the programme for the Abington Meeting of this Club will be the same as last year, and many nominations are already secured. CALEDONIA. BY WELL ( NEWCASTLE- ON- TYNE CLUB) MEETING— FEB 16. Stewards : Messrs Heron, Balmbra, Woodman, and Sterling. Judge : Mr A. Bennett. Slipper : Mr Surtees. Mr Jones's be d Rector ( 1) Mr Bradshaw's f b Violet II. Grasper ( 1) beat Belle of Not- 1 Jessie beat Bracelet tingham ( 1) III. Mr Davis ns Grasper, by Figaro, and Mr Bradshaw's Jessie, by World's Fair out of Bloomer, divided the stakes. MATCH for Saplings. Mr Davis's bk d by Lopez out of Mocking Bird beat Mr Barrows's bk b by Bedlamite out of Heroine. The course between Boreas and Gracchus was highly inter- esting, as both were reported flyers. The result was that Boreas was just better than the brindle in a very fine and beautifully contested course, over as fine a piece of turf as dog or hare could wish for. The first course between Molly Bawn and Boisterous was given undecided, in consequence of the bitch not fencing in the early part of it. They came well together afterwards, but after two courses they were again put in slips. After a beauti- ful stretch, to a racing hare, the dog led some lengths, when many points of merit were exchanged, the dog ultimately win- ning a fine run course cleverly. Bendigo and Grace Dalton were slipped at a hare running direct for a fence. The dog took it, but the bitch shy'd it. The hare was killed without much work, when they were again put in. A most exciting race ensued for two or three hundred yards, both struggling for the mastery, without either getting clear of the other. On neariug the hare the dog drew out two or three lengths, and won a pretty course well, Goldfinder easily put out Birdlime, who appeared to run out of form. The first course in the ties between Boreas aud Goldfinder was long and severe, but after the run up was unseen by the judge, through crossing a lane, and had in consequence to be undecided. The next was short, but cleverly won by Boreas taking a strong lead, and pulling down his hare, which was im- mediately chopped by the other dog. Bendigo ran his bye with a son of Neville's, but he had all through the " lion's share." In the Union Stakes, Grasper ran cleverly, and Jessie, although not fast from slips, improved as the course proceeded, and finished a good greyhound. Bracelet ran fast and well in her first course, and was backed to win the stake, but was beaten with rather a bad hare by Jessie. Mr Davis's Monster Sap- ling, recently purchased from Mr Jardiue's kennel, is very pro- mising, running smoothly and fast; he appeared to run" his second course with great pluck. Several other minor matches of no particular interest were run, and a very fine day's sport finished with a degree of friendship highly pleasing to both winners and losers.— FROM AN OLD CORRESPONDENT. BELLINGHAM MEETING— ( NORTHUMBERLAND) FEB 12. Judge: Mr Miller. Slipper: Mr A. Storey. Hon. Sec.: Mr. Coulson. I. Mr Smith's bk d Jerred beat { Mr Walton's bk w b Fanny Wynn Mr Dodd's be d Talbot Mr Charlton's r b Lady Bell Mr Pringle's f b Countess Mr Breckon's w f d Barber ( dr) Mr Batey's w bd b Mary Jane Mr Batey's r w d Binder Midnight beat Bang Bella Mars beat Captain Bella Mars beat Midnight Mr Dee's r b Jilt Mr Pringle's f w b Jenny Lassie Mr Dodd's f b Confectioner Mr Hill's bk d Midnight Mr Breckon's w bk d Bang Mr Thompson's f d Captain Mr Charlton'sbebBellaMars ranabye^ Jerred beat Jilt 1 Jenny Lassie beat Confectioner I III. Jerred beat Jenny Lassie ( 1 dr)^ Mr Smith's Jerred, bv Mr Jardine's Baron out of Bella, beat Mr Charlton's Bella Mars, by Jardine's Baron out of Fanny, and won the stakes. Mr Miller the judge gave every satisfaction. Meg, the winner of the Lottery Stakes, at Knipe Scar, last week, is own sister to Bella Mars, the same litter. PREES ( SALOP) MEETING- FEB 14. A SWEEPSTAKES, I. Mr B. Jones's bk d Jerry Lee, by Brown's Jerry out of Lady Lee, beat Mr Brown's bk t d Hoffman, by Moore's Tout out of Cherry Ripe Mr H. Jones's bk d Ninety, by Moore's Tout out of Cherry Ripe, beat Mr Tyler's f d Blueman, by Ray's Blueman out of Dolly Mr B. Jones's Jerry Lee after an undecided course won the stakes; Mr H. Jones's Ninety drawn lame. A MATCH, for £ 10 a side^ best of three courscs. Mr Brown's bk d Jerry, by Sir R. C. Hill's Jerry out of Mr Leach's Rose Chere, beat Mr Keay's bd b Hearty, by Moore's Derwentwater out of Hargraves's Hookey, in two first courses. A MATCH, one course. Mr Eardley's bk d Farmer's Glory, by Edleston's Ernest Jones out of Mary Frances, beat Mr Franklin's bk d Flash, by Lord of the Manor out of Sister to Starlight. AND0VERSF0RD MEETING— FEB 13 & 14 This once celebrated coursing meeting has this year been re- vived, and we hope to see it flourish again, as the country in the neighbourhood is admirably suited to this favourite sport. The coursing on the present occasion took place on Friday and Sa- turday, the 13th and 14th inst, when Mr T. Handy officiated as judge. The SALPEBTON CUP. I. Mr Baker's r d Inkermann beat Mr Chesshyre's bk b Circ6 Mr Humphris's bk d Inkermann.. Mr Wood's r d Smoker Mr Oakey's r b Victoria .. Mr Chesshyre's bk b Chloe Mr Harris's bd b Brandy .. Mr Duncan's r d Cavendish Mr J. Leighton's bk d Lapwing .. Mr Chesshyre's rwb Charity Mr J. Smith's rwb Speed .. Mr W. Slaae's bk w b Swallow II. Humphris's Inkermann beat I Brandy beat Victoria Baker's Inkermann I Speed beat Lapwing III. Brandy beat Inkermann ^ Speed ran a bye Mr J. Smith's Speed beat Mr Harris's Brandy, and won the cup. The HAMPEN CUP. I. Mr J. Smith's be d Sailor beat Mr Chesshyre's bk w b Collina Mr Chesshyre's bk d Corsair .. Mr Slade's bk b Swift Mr Brain's w b Gadfly .. ^^ Mr Humphris's bk b Till Sailor beat Gadfly Corsair ran a bye Mr Chesshyre's Corsair beat Mr Smith's Sailor, and woa the cup. The ANDOYEBSFOKD SAPLING STAKES, I. Mr P. Crump's bk w b Queen beat Mr J. Leighton's be d Lavender Mr J. Smith's bk d Sweep .. ^ Mr J. Humphris'g rwb Wire Mr J. Smith's Sweep beat Mr P. Crump's Queen, and won the stakes. MATCH. Mr Chesshyre's Collina beat Mr J. Humphris's Alma. The CONSOLATION STAKES ( 6 dogs) were divided between Mr Slade's Swift and Mr Howell's Hiccup. HEWELL MEETING- FEB 18. ( By kind permission of the Right Hon the Baroness Windsor.) Stewards: G. Baillie and T. Harris, Esqs. Judge: Mr A. Bennett. Slipper : C. Presdee. The HEWELL STAKES of £ 2 12s 6d each, with a Silver Cup added; the first dog to receive £ 15 and the cup, second £ 10, third and fourth £ 2 12s 6d each, four winners of one course £ 1 each. I. Mr Waldron's bk d Headstrong beat Mr Morrall's r d Malakhoff Mr Evans's bk b Eglantine Mr Bartlett's bk d Resolute Mr Denston's bk d Derby Mr Boote ns bk d Random II. Cherry Brandy beat Joe Miller I Lily of the Lyth bt Doveywater | III. Lily of the Lyth beat C. Brandy I IV. Mr Edleston's Lily of the Lyth, by Jester out of Fair Mexican, beat Mr Minor's Mantle, by Baron put of Bella, and won the cup. The HOBDLEY STAKES.. I. beat Mr Burton's bk b Brilliant Mr Hughes's bk b Hecla ( 1) Mr Burton's r te Belle Mr Minor's bk d Misanthrope II. Resolute a bye, Eglantine absent | Random beat Derby III. Mr Bartlett's Resolute, by Friar Tuck out of Free and Easy, beat Mr Boote ns Random, by Pilch out of Whimsey, and won the stakes. The HAWXSWOOD STAKES. I. Mr Boote's w bk b BHnche beat Mr Bartlett's bk b Forfeit Mr Lister's f b Bloom .. Mr Lloyd's w be d Lottery Mr Evans's bk b Evening Star .. Mr Burton's bk b Brimstone Mr Minor's fb Honour Bright .. Mr Jebb's bk b Bosh ir. ^ Honour Bright bt Evening Star Mr Lister's Bloom, by Mario out of Bloom, and Mr Minor's Honour Bright divided the stakes. Bloom beat Blanche ( FROM AN OLD CORRESPONDENT.) MR EDITOR : The sport opened with the first ties of the Hard- wick Cup>, when Joe Miller, after au undecided course, rather cleverly beat Drill. Doveywater easily defeated Gipsy Lass. Lily of the Lyth, a nice smooth running greyhound, paid the same compliment to Patch. Mantle and Gertrude had one of those courses that are so frequently met with at Hordley, which tests the condition and stoutness; it was won by the former, doing about three parts of the work. Bright Idea beat Mary Ambree, after an undecided course; the latter did not face the drains well. Fairest Maiden, in a long give and take course, just scored Hector out. Bright Eye and Early Blush had a short undecided course, in which the former completely annihilated her chance by bringing her shoulder in contact with the stump of a tree at the covert's edge, and was in consequence with- drawn, much injured.— The second ties in the Cup: Cherry Brandy was too much for Joe Miller, as was Lily of the Lyth for Doveywater. Mantle cleverly beat Bright Idea; this dog ran very forward at the Aston Oswestry Meeting, but it seemed to me that he had been too indulgently fed since then. Early Blush cleverly beat Fairest Maiden.— For the Hordley Stakes Eglantine wou a nice average course with Brilliant. Resolute, a fast running dog, after an undecided course with Hecia, beat her. Derby very ungallantly defeated Belle. Random and Misanthrope missed seeing.— The Hawkswood Stakes followed. Blanche ran a cleverly won course with Forfeit, in which there was much work done. Bloom, in a short smart course, declined the aid of Lottery. Evening Star and Brimstone met with one of the best hares of the day, which they turned and twisted to their heart's content, the former gaining most points. Honour Bright ran a cleverish course with Bosh, and won.— The third ties for the Cup: Lily of the Lyth was too fast for Cherry Brandy. Early Blush completely outpaced Mantle from the slips, and I think was safe to haye won the course, had she not fallen headlong into one of the drains with such force that when she got out she spun round like a top; Mantle went on and won.— Next came the second ties for the Hordley Stakes: Resolute ran a bye ; Eglantine absent, arriving just in time to see her antagonist resolutely labouring away in his bye course. There had been one course run before she was called to the slips the second time in this tie. Random had not much difficulty in beating Derby.— Second ties for the Hawkswood Stakes : Bloom in a, short merry course put Blanche out, and Honour Bright paid a very similar compliment to Evening Star. There was nothing left to do but the deciding course for each of the stakes. Lily of the Lyth won the Cup ; she was faster than Mantle, and, to- gether with her clever working powers, very easily defeated her. Resolute beat Random for the Hordley Stakes, and the Hawks wood was divided between Bloom and Honour Bright. This terminated the last meeting of the season. It may justly be ob- served that the Hordley Meetings are some of the pleasantest in Shropshire ; every person seems to be determined to enjoy this healthful and invigorating sport, to the utmost of their power. We are much indebted to Sir J. R. Kynaston, Bart, for his kind pern ission ; thanks of the coursers are due to R. G. Jebb, Esq. for his efficient management: and likewise to the tenants for the accommodation afforded. The decisions of the judge were, I think, goed throughout, as was the slipping of the keeper, who always officiates in that capacity here ; aud wo will wish success to our next merry meeting. SALOPIA. BALDOCK CLUB MEETING- FEB 19 & 20. Stewards: J. Smyth, G. L. Lilley, and H. Itayner, Esqs. Secretary Mr J. Little, Jun. Judge: Mr Warwick. The CLUB STAKE. I. Mr Little's f b Lotte, by Napoleon out of Primrose Girl, beat Mr Wilson's r b Widden Mr Purser's r d Patriot, by Figheidean out of Jeanette, beat Major Besant's r d Ben Allen, by Figheidean out of Evangeline Mr Little's be d Little Morden, by Duke out of Laurestina, beat Mr Hanscombe'e f b Hopeless, by Figaro out of Makeshitt Mr G. Inskip's bd d Show Girl, by Ruler out of Rope Dancer, beat Mr Purser's bk b Portrait, by Young Pilot out of Picture Mr G. Inskip's bd d Dandy, by Ruler out of Princess, beat Mr James Smyth's f d Bolt, by Stanley out of Moneytaker Major Besant's bk d Driver, by Stockwell out of Cripple, beat Mr Tur- ney's w d Tiptree, by Beverlac out of Jessie Patriot beat Lotte I' Show Girl bt L. Morden ( 1 dr) Dandy beat Driver I III. Show Girl beat Patriot | Dandy ran a bye IV. Mr Inskip's Show Girl and his Dandy divided the stakes. An OPEN STAKE. I. Mr Purser's bk d President, by Pathfinder out of Verity, beat Mr Little's bk d Lion Slayer, by Beverlac out of Lizzie Mr Marshall's w d Lord Mayor, by Ernest Jones out of Mocking Bird, beat Mr Bothwell's bk d Moonshee, by Mahoul out of Mceris Mr Hanscombe's fb Heiress, by Spot out of Hopeless, bt Mr Clifton's bk d Young Fig, by Wood's Figaro out of Florence ( 1) Mr Hanscombe's bk a Hero, by Leadenheels out of Hannah, beat Mr Marshall's f w d Cornet Graham, by Esquire out of Eva Lord Mayor beat Hero I President beat Heiress III. Mr Marshall's Lord Mayor beat Mr Purser's President ( 1) and won the stakes. The BYGBAVE FIELD STAKE I. Mr Little's bk b Britannia beat Mr T. Inskip's bd d Ripper Mr Hale's f b Hopeful Mr Inskip'ebdbRichmondLass . Mr Purser's r b Primrose Primrose beat Britannia III. Mr James Smyth's r d Marcus Mr Little's f b Lunelle Mr James Smyth's bd w d Mercury Hopeful ( a bye)— Richmond Lass ( drlamej Mr Hale's Hopeful and Mr Purser's Primrose divided the stakes after two undecided courses. The CONSOLATION STAKES. I. Mr Hanscombe's fb Hopeless beat Mr Little's be d Little Morden Mr Purser's bk b Portrait .. Major Besant's r d Ben Allen II. Mr Purser's Portrait beat Mr Hanscombe's Hopeless and won the stakes. The WALLINGTON FIELD STAKES. I. Mr Little's bk d Lion Slayer beat Mr G. Inskip's bd b Dressmaker MGrKiaU'S f W d C° rnet} • • Mr Cannon's bk b Blaze II. Mr Little's Lion Slayer beat Mr Marshall's Cornet Graham and won the stakes. The METTLE HILL STAKES. I. Mr Tarney's bk w d Tiptree beat Mr J. Smyth's bk d Marcus Mr Wilson's r b p Whimsical .. Mr Hanscombe's r d Herod II. Mr Turner's Tiptree beat Mr Wilson's Whimsical ( dr after a very dis- tressing course with Herod), and won the stakes. THE Mr Watson's bd b Rosette Mr Jones's f d Lord Raglan Mr Hill's w f b Miss Johnson Mr II ill's w bk d Heart of Oak .. Mr Law's beb Fly Belle Mr Minto's bd d Cauny Fellow 1 ( late Crib Scrap) j '' Mr Law's bd b Blue Bonnet MrDruce's rd Squire of Bensliam.. Mr Daley's r b Fancy Girl Mr Rogerson's bk d Waterloo .. Mr Rogerson's f d Gleneffer I. beat Mr Wade ns r d Master Butterfly Mr J. Carr's r d Country Squire Mr R. Morton's fb Miss Emma Mr Rogerson ns r b Polly Mr Wade's r d Emigrant Mr Taylor's bk d Town Clerk Mr Beswick's r w d Friday Mr Hepple's r d Pretty Boy Mr Jones's bk w d Fear Nothing Mr Dodd's f d Nugget Mr Heron's r orf d Prince Albert II. | Blue Bonnet beat S. of Bensham Waterloo beat Rataplan Fancy Girl beat Gyeneffer Mr Palmer's bk d Lunatic / Mr Bursall's bk d Ben Bolt ( late ' 1 Reiver) Mr Wilson ns r b Columbine Mr Mander's bk b Kelso Mr Clarke ns bk b Blue Bonnet Mr Procter's bk d Sambo . ^ Mr Hemming's bk d Bowley I Malibran beat Black Rose I Penelope beat Miss Hatch III. I Malibran beat Penelope IV. Mr Gunn ns Malibran, by Long's Lablache out of Wadham's Wanton, beat Mr Harper's Hebe, by out of bis Hafiz, and won the stakes. The PUPPY STAKES of £ 2 12s 6d each, for puppies of 1855 ; the winner to receive £ 12, second £ 6, the remainder towards expenses. Mr Harper's bk b Hebe Mr Bladon's bk b Belona Mr Partridge's bd w b Stella Mr Redfern's bk b Black Rose Mr Gunn ns f b Malibran Mr Wilder ns bd b Miss Ha} ch Mr Grainger's bk b Penelope Hebe beat Headstrong Stella beat Belona ( dr) Hebe beat Stella ( dr) Mr Waldron's bk b Hecate Mr Partridge's bk b Nell Mr Reaves ns bk b Bashful Mr Hemming's bk d Accident I. beat Mr Harper ns bk d Seeon Mr Grainger's bk d Baltimore agst Mr H. Hemmings's f b Fly Mr Bladon's bk d Rival Owing to a thick fog coming on, and the scarcity of hares, the Puppy Stakes was divided.—[ In the return sent us it is im- possible to make out which were the winners of the two last courses, as both sides of the card were pricked.— ED.] STONE Steward: T. Morris, Esq. MEETING- FEB 18. Judge: W. B. Best, Esq. Webster. Slipper; Mr D Lord Raglan beat Rosette Fly Belle beat Miss Johnson I Canny Fellow beat Heart of Oak I III. Fly Belle beat Lord Raglan. In consequence of night setting in the stakes were divided among the following:— Mr Law's Fly Belle, Mr Minto's Canny Fellow, Mr Law's Blue Bonnet, Mr Rogerson's Waterloo, and Mr Daley's Fancy Girl. Another open coursing meeting having been granted by Major Blundell, of Crosby Hall, for three eight- dog stakes, to be run for over his grounds, it will come off on Thursday, March 5th, Mr Peter Taylor has been appointed judge. A SILVER CUP, the gift of T. Morris, Esq, of Stone House ; entry £ 1 is each; the second to receive £ 2 Ms ; the surplus, after paying the ex- penses, to be run for by the beaten dogs; the winner to receive two* thirds, the second one- third; the winner of the cup to pay £ 1 l£ to- wards the second stake. I. Mr Watkins's r b Wire beat Mr Shutt's bk d Sweet/ w,. eh Mr Bate's bd d Barrister Mr Parry's bd b Pop Goes the 7 Weasel J MrBrewster'srdNeckorNothing Barrister beat Wire II. Mr Prait's f b Simple Mr J. Bate's bk b Bliss Mr Redfern's bk b Black Eose ( dr) III. Pop Goes the Weasel beat Neck or Nothing Mr Bate's Barrister, by his Ball out of a red bitch by Wrestler out oi Burleydam, beat Mr Parry's Pop Gees the Weasel, and won the stakes. The BEATEN SiAKEfl^( see conditions above). Mr Shutt's bk d Sweep beat Mr Smith's fb Simple Mr Bate's bk b Bliss .. Mr Watkins's f w Wire II. Mr Shutt's Sweep, by War Eagle out of Bit of Blue, beat Mr Bate's Bliss, and won the stakes. A large party sat down at the Crown Inn, and £ 22 was sub- scribed for another cup next year. GREAT WATERLOO MEETING ( NEXT WEEK). Formby, Wednesday, Feb 18th, 1857. MR EDITOR: AS the time for this great event draws near, the excitement of the good folk at Formby increases, as they take great interest in the success of the dogs belonging to their res pective lodgers ; and thanks to the. Scotch coursers, who have done away with the foolish prejudice which prevails at many other places of not letting greyhouuds sleep in the house, here they not only allow them to sleep in the bedroom, but even in the bed with the trainer, if he chooses. This, along with its near proximity to the ground, makes Formby " head quarters," particularly with the Scotch trainers, who are all located here. Every house that can accommodate a man and his dog is already taken, and should the present beautiful weather continue we shall have such a gathering of coursers at Altcar next week as was never before seen in any country. You have already made it known that Raper is to slip; and were I Will Warner ( who has for so many years performed that office) I should not be sorry, for whenever a servant slips his master's dogs at a public meeting he is always looked upon with a very jealous eye. Warner will be equally well em- ployed in directing the beating, and keeping the field in order, which I expect will be no easy task, as there is certain to be a very great crowd. I trust when the subscribers meet at the Waterloo Hotel, Liverpool, on Tuesday evening next, to enter aud name their greyhounds, they will appoint such gentlemen for stewards as will take an active part in assisting Warner in the work ; and I would further suggest to the subscribers that another official might be appointed with great advantage, whose duties should be to walk along with the slipper and give the word " go" when he considers the hare is a sufficient distance from the dogs. He must also be competent to know whether the hare be a good one before he gives the signal, and if he knew the Altcar ground it would be all the better. If such a person could be found ( and Ithinkhemaybe) great responsibility would be re- moved from the slipper, who would then have nothing to do but mind his dogs and await the word to slip them. I have no doubt that many gentlemen who do not know the Altcar ground will say that the judge is the proper person to give the word, but those who know it are well aware that it very rarely happens that he can be in a proper position to do so. From the nature of the ground, and the drains not allowing him to ride to his dogs, he is compelled to place himself ia the best position he can, which is very frequently a long way in advance of the beaters. I fancy had such a person been in office at the last Altcar Club meeting the unfortunate occurrence that happened to Mr Randall's Rich- mond would not have taken place. His opponent, as soon as a hare was started, hung back and got cut of slips, and after she had got a considerable distance, the slipper let go Richmond, which, in my opinion, he ought not to have done. Would it not be well to settle that point with the slipper on this occasion, in case such an occurrence should happen as a dog to hang back and get out of slips, whether he ought to let the other go or otherwise ? As the Waterloo Cup is now become a stake of such magnitude, every means ought to be used to insure equal and fair. trials, and I trust the suggestions I have taken upon m - self to make for the consideration of those more competent to decide, will be received by the coursing public with the same igood feeling they are given by AN OLD COURSES. BY ELECTEIC TELEGRAPH.— FORMBY, FRIDAY NIGHT.— The foSowing " lots" have already arriveds— MrW. G. Berron's, Mr Gibson's, Mr Campbell's, Mr Steel's, Mr Blanshard's, Capt Speneer's, Mr Paterson's, Mr Benn's, Mr Thompson's, Mr W. I'Anson'js, Capt Crichtoa's, and Mr Fidly's. Quarters are en- gaged for Mr Gordon's, Mr A. Graham's, Mr Marfleet's, Mr G. F. Cooke's, and many other dogs, which are daily exfjected. The " draw*' will take place at the Waterloo Hotel, . Liverpool, after dinner on Tuesday evening, and the coursing three, SUBSCRIBERS. 23— Mr S. Cass 24— Mr Spinks 25— Mr C. Jardine 26— Mr E. Dixon 27— Mr Buist 28— Mr Blanshard 29— Mr Jafferson 30— Capt Spencer 81— Mr Irving 32— Mr G. Bankhart 83— Mr T. Hodson 34— Mr Caruthers 85— Mr W. Strother 36— Mr Armistead 37— Mr Harvey Combe 38— Mr Blackstock 39— Mr T. L. Brewer 4, n— Dr Richardson 41— Mr Benn 42— Mr W. Long 43— Mr Bateman 41— Mr R. Green 45— Mr W. Wilson 40— Mr Flint 47— Mr I'Aanson 4S— Mr Tyrer 49— Mr J. Turner 50— Mr Gowland 51— Mr G. Holmes 52— Mr E. Croft 53— Mr D. M'Naugkton 54— Mr Gardner 55— Mr Carr 56— Mr Callander 57— Mr Crosbie 58— Mr T. Fidly 59— Mr Edleston 60— Mr G. A. Thompson 61— Mr Ridge 62— Mr Bartlett 63— Mr Harris 64— Mr W. Ve^ sian ihe WATERLOO PURSE, for the thirty- two dogs beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, amounting to £ 260, to be divided as under:— The winner to receive £ 100, the second £ o0, two dogs £ 15 each, four £ 10 each, and eight £ 5 each. Hie winner to give one dozen of champagne to the club dinner. The WATERLOO PLATE, for the sixteen dogs beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amounting to £ 100, to be divided as under: — The winner to receive £ 45, the second £ 20, two dogs £ 7 10s eacn, and four £ 5 each, Dogs to be entered before six p. m. on Tuesday, the 24th. Each subscriber to take a ticket for the club dinner on the day of entry. Secretary: Mr William Lynn. Judge: Mr Nigtingale. Slipper: Mr Raper. THE LATE NEWMAKKET MEETING. MR EDITOR : Having attended the Newmarket meeting on the first and second days I felt interested in your accounts of the subsequent ruuning. I wiil tell you that I had not a greyhound there, nor did I speculate; but as I had a notion of sending some puppies there in November next, I took this opportunity of seeing the ground, and likewise how they manage their business there; and as I have been a public courser for many vears. I will, it you please, give the Newmarket men my practical opinion of what I saw. In the first place I agree with the remarks of both of your correspondents, that Vengeance beat Banker very much, and I heard no dissentient among several who rode close up in it, and as the judge was well on it from the start to the kill the mistake is a mystery to me. " Beacon " says some of the field agreed with the judge; if so it must be those who won their shil- lings on it. I observed also the very great discomfiture of an elderly gentleman ( whom I afterwards learned was the secre tary), when the judge decided for Solo ( when the fresh hare rose), Governess, the beaten one, belonging to hiin. I thought his notion a very ridiculous one that Solo " did not like the first hare and therefore took to the fresh one," for he had laid the bitch in, and she was immediately between him and the original hare when the fresh hare came so conspicuously on his line that it would have much astonished me had he not taken to her; however, to my great surprise, I read in your accounts, that, at the instigation of the secretary, the stewards ( though, by the bye, there were none named in the advertisement or in the cards, nor did I hear of any on either of the days I was there), raked up an old musty rule to put out the winner of the course and re- instate the loser ! Now sir, I have within the last thirty- one years coursed publicly, in many counties in England aud in some in Scotland, and have met with several similar cases, and under various judges, and all with the same verdict as thai given by Mr M'George on this occasion, and I never heard it murmured at. The fresh hare has now aud then come in for sonae execrations, but nothing beyond that, and I feel at a loss to conceive how the secretary, who by an advertisement for an open meeting, which had brought many coursers together from considerable distances, should have attempted to reverse the judge's decision in favour of hisown greyhound. It isan actperfectly unworthy of Newmar- ket and its pride of place, aud I hope, if it be their intention to stick to the rule, that they will express it in their next advertise- ment, which will, I am sure, save many distant coursers the time and expense of attending; and it will be further surprising if they do not dwindle down to the same state that the club ( now de- funct) was in under their precious rules. For, notwithstanding the extent of their ground, and its suitableness for ^ public meeting, it is tillage of a heavy tiring nature, and totally void of the elasticity of the turf on the Downs, and the success or defeat on it may ( although indirectly) be much controlled, and by unfair management. Any one who paid close attention to the field on the clays I allude to must have observed the great inequality in the slipping, not with regard to the slipper— no one coula have more strictly attended to his orders, excepting in some instances where the game was so distant that he could not pos- sibly get the dogs to see her; and I have it from a gentleman on whom I place the most reliable confidence, that on the last morning it was really shameful. Bulbul and Fly had a slip of reasonable length, and, consequently, a very nice course; whereas Steamer, who would ( probably in the course of an hour) have to meet Bulbul, had in her bye a slip of at least four times the length, and, with a stout hare, got a most terrific single- handed course. If the Newmarket managers really wish to pro- mote this fine sport, and improve their meetings, let me re- commend them to advertise their November Meeting under '\ Thacker's Rules;" to have four or five stewards, aud those to be chosen on the evening of the draw ( as it is useless naming absentees). Let their judge be voted for by the subscribers. Let, on no account, the beating of the ground be diverted from to please any nobleman or gentleman, but let it be prosecuted regularly from the start in the morning to the finish in the evening. And if there be one of the stewards who is conversant with the requisites of the field, and has no greyhound at the meeting, let him be appointed to ride with the slipper to give the word for slipping, and thereby ensure, as near as possible, slips of similar length; for, being decidedly the most severe ground which I have ever seen, it requires the strictest im- partiality in its management to secure lair play towards every subscriber, be he my Lord Stradbroke or Sefton, or your hum- ble servant, LINCOLNSHIRE. MR EDITOR : Reading in your paper an account of the course between Lord Sefton's Solo and Mr Gillett's Governess, and the decision come to by the stewards, permit me respectfully to offer a few remarks. At a meeting of the members of the Ashdown Park Club, on the 7th February, 1828, a code of laws was drawn up " for the guidance of umpires in deciding courses," the following rule, No. 2, being one:—" If a second hare be started during a course, and the dogs divide, the course to be fiven to the dog that follows the slipped hare." On Saturday, une 3d, 1838, at the Thatched House Tavern, St James's- street, Lord Stradbroke in the chair, the aforenamed rules were re- vised, and rule 2, as regards the second hare, was expunged, but a new Rule, No. 15, relating to dogs dividing, was added thus :— " Should two hares be on foot, and the dogs separate before reaching the hare slipped at, the course shall be undecided, and shall be run over again at such time as the committee shall think fit, unless the owners of the dogs agree to toss up, or draw one dog." I have seen, in the laws of several clubs, a similar rule to No. 15, but never one like that of No. 2. Now, when Mr Thacker framed his set, he gives us the following new rule and his reasons, which every one must allow to be good:—" If a fresh hare gets up during a course, and one of the dogs take after her, the course to be decided up to the time she interfered with it." Mr Thacker informs us that his were " New Laws of the Leash, amended from those framed by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth ;" on referring to which, you will find, neither in the first nor second version, any rule, relating to two hares being on foot. Now I humbly thinK that the question is this:— Is the New market Club governed by the same laws as the Ashdown Park? If so, Mr Gillett and the stewards are wrong in their decision; but if the Newmarket Club has a set of rules of their own, and there is no evidence of their ever having been altered, then Mr Gillett and the stewards are correct, for the decisions of a coursing judge are not always final, and I know for certain that they ( the judges) do not all take Thacker for their guide. I have read this rule, appended to those of some clubs, " This club to be governed by Thacker's rules, except in cases specially provided for by their own laws." All a coursing judge has to do is to de- cide upon the merits of two dogs, when slipped, coursing a hare; it is not his place to interfere in any shape or way with any dogs until placed in the slips ; that is the stated duty of other parties appointed; therefore, if there be any bye- law which may negative a judge's decision, the protesting party has a legal right to the advantage ; but this occurrence is only a fresh proof of the ne- cessity for there being one set of laws for all coursing meetings. It is surprising that, after such repeated instances of dispute, coursers do not, before entering their dogs at a meeting, make themselves fully acquainted with the laws under which they en gage to run. I trust I am not so arrogant or bigoted as to con- sider those drawn out by myself as perfect; at the same time I do honestly believe that if they were strictly adhered to, that we should not have so many unpleasant doings. By the way, allow me to ask, was not the Newmarket Club dissolved about the year 1834, and is not the present a re- established one?— Yours, & c, ROBERT ABEAM WELSH. Feb 18,1857. NEWMARKET NOVEMBER MEETING. MR EDITOR : I, In common with many other coursers, am astonished to see in your last week's paper that the next New- market Open Meeting has been fixed for November 2. It was well observed some time ago by one of your correspondents " that the secretaries of coursing meetings should be most careful in the appointments of great meetings that they did not clash together or come too near to each other." Now, Mr Edi- tor, at the commencement of next season we have three meet- ings which are each generally patronised by most of the cele- brated kennels in the south " coming within a month of each other" !! !— viz, the Wiltshire Champion, October 19 ; the New- market Champion, November 2 ; the Ashdown Champion, No- vember 16. The first is an annual fixture, between tne Second October and Houghton Meetings at Newmarket; the third regu- larly takes place the middle of November, and has been adver- tised for two weeks in your paper ; the seeond ( the Newmarket) has been brought forward from its usual time ( the first week in December) to interpose between the other two, and which un- doubtedly will have the effect of deteriorating all these meetings, but decidedly the Newmarket the most. On be- half of the coursing public, I beg to appeal to the authori- ties, the Triumviri of the Newmarketlcoursing affairs, to re- con- sider this fixture, and to have the meeting at the time it always has been, viz, December the first. The town of Newmarket and the coursing ground around it have every capability of affording a meeting second to none; but it requires judicious arrange- ments, pains, and trouble to bring it to maturity. Among such a sporting population how very easy would it be to have a New- market Champion Cupbysubscription, and to gain such a trophy coursers would come from all parts of Great Britain. Rely upon it, if once proposed and set on foot, the thing is done.— Yours, & c, A PUBLIC COURSER. [ The fixture in question was forwarded to us by electric tele- graph on Friday evening last, by an official connected with the recent Newmarket meeting, who has since informed us that he was too premature, and that the meeting is likely to be held in the first week of December.* The foregoing letter, however, is so much to the purpose, that we hope the advice it contains respecting the clashing of important meetings will be acted upon by secretaries and managers throughout the United King* dom.— ED. Bell's Life. J THE CALEDONIAN CLUB- THE " RED DEER MONEY," & c. TO THE EDITOR OE BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON. MR EDITOR : I observe in your last another letter from Mr Blanshard, a portion of which he intends as " a word in reply" to my communication in your paper of the 1st inst, but I am sorry I cannot regard it as any answer whatever to the serious charges of mismanagement brought against his club. He is not " An Ob- server" referred to in my letter; and even supposing his word had not by the revelations of your correspondent, " A Second Day's Spectator" of the Red Deer business, been shown forth in so unfortunate an aspect, as to render further argument or dis- cussion superfluous, still his " word in reply " really amounts only to this, that he now runs for shelter under the shadow of the club, and ingloriously shrinks into silence, in fear of the punishment which his conduct and his public attacks upon your correspondents so justly entitle him to expect and receive. Under these circumstances, Mr Editor, and as it is impossible for any one to obtain honour or credit by kicking a dead lion, or further punishing a beaten runaway antagonist, I might safely and properly leave the " word in reply " to pass unnoticed; for even supposing Mr Blanshard had the authority of every member of the club for the acts of himself and his brother officials complained of, and not merely the authority of the little " coterie" assembled in the upper room of the Edinburgh Corn Market, styling themselves " the club," can it be pretended that illegal and impro* 6 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBKUAKY 22, 1857. tier acts, if done by or in the name of the ciab, are to pass soot free and Mr Blanshard, or any of its managers, be whitewashed arid absolved from the consequences of their own mismanagement? A^ sSvnot. His defend is purely absurd, and hw attempt to shift the responsibility upon the backs of the memters of the ilJfXiiimate his own case worse. He professes to do ^ nthifH? wftKtauthorSy, certainly I should much like to SaliftTnhe^ names° 0f members who met and authorised the and of those who now would authorise uifc m onev to be p^ d to the alleged winner. Also, a list of the member ^ lled, aPad who met and authorised or sanction**! the Sed lisTprepared and issued of the late Caledonian St Leger Entries- rumoured as increased and tampered with; of the member/ similarly authorising the dMuction ^ ve& Zi !., „, me of expenses for running- that— a sixty- four dog Sel^ o? those ^ 10 were called, met, and author seethe two managing stewards ( with dogs of their own entered) exclusively to select beat, and what is called draw the ground for hares, With a horse to ride, paid for by the club, and to re- port the meeting to the public newspapers; of those £ ho similarly authorised, that the judge last June, elected YwhJ oZieral vote of the whole members, and who had for many vears molt " honourably and efficiently served the club should be summarily displaced for the " Red Deer" Seeting, and that advertised for next month- and a new judge Mbstituted who had previously only acted at one or two meet S to Yorkshire, where certain of the Caledonian managers had eyries Again, a list of members who similarly authorised the Club gamekeepers to be taken from their proper duties, and emnloved in attending the sporting amusements of the rmmasine steward and his friends, to whom the winged game is St* and in consequence of which the club hares disappeared, and the coursing being greatly prejudiced. Of course, Mr Blanshard, having taken a vow of future silence, cannot be expected to afford this information; but possibly Mr Sharpe, Mr Paterson, Mr Dunlog, or Mr Ewing, who, although on the list of stewards, are not the managers referred to will be so kind as to do so, or if thev cannot they may at least let the public know how far or if at all they, whether as stewards, or as members have sanctioned Ot authorised the proceedings referred to, and thus enable me to put hereafter, if necessary, a few further questions in elucida- tion of this club's mismangement.- Yours, fto, ^ ^^ SIR • When I last wrote you on this subject, I was hopeful some ex- cuse might have appeared for the position in which Mr Blanshard placed himself by attacking my late remarks on the nature and alleged winning of this prize, and by the unfounded assertion in his letter to you of the 1st inst, that no one had applied to him to return the " Red Deer money." Mv letter in your publication of the 8th, quoting the very words of a letter'addressed to him by one of the subscribers in December, 1853, surely ought to have convinced him of Ins error, for nothing can more completely and flatly contradict and refute his said assertions. Yet in the face of this, and the fact that he has in possession other letters equally strong, extending the complaint of his illegal and improper retention of the money duAnq a period of several years, he again, I _ perceive m your last paper, writes, adhering to, and maintaining his erroneous FS\ ow° however faint Mr Blanshard's moral perceptions of right and wrong in this Red Deer case may be, I think he cannot ul- timately fail to see the unfortunate position in which he has landed himself. The primary question I have with him is one ol veracity, and as 1 humbly conceive his attack upon me has altogether ' recoiled upon his own head, and his illegal reten- tion of the money over a period of years been fully established, it may now be unnecessary for me to enter into any further dis- cussion with him, whether as to the legal effect of a protest given in and repeated over a course of years, or as to Mr Gibson's al- leged winning of the prize, or any other question. And as he now finding his attack upon me discomfited, proposes to shrink from further publicity and inquiry, and retire into silent obscurity— meaning, I presume, behind his three other coadjutors, managers of the club— in wont to address your co- lumns and others under various anonymous reporting guises, I may be content now so to leave him to chew the cud of reflec- tion hoping that he and the club will profit by the grave rebuke you' Mr Editor, so properly passed upon him; and that hence- forth my reports will be viewed as they are really intended, for the benefit of the members of the Caledonian Club and of the coursing community generally, whether these reports are made as a " first" or A SECOND DAY'S SPECTATOR, MR EDITOR: AS you have thought proper to prejudge the case upon which, I, in virtue of my office as honorary secretary of this club, have considered it my duty to write, it only remains for me, in justice to tlio members, and for the satisfaction of the public'in general, to give the following extracts from tho club's minute book, in refutation of the charges of your correspondent, and your editorial remarks:—" In the month of May, 1853, an extraordinary meetingof the MallenyClub was held, and attended by a large number of members, when I produced a statement of the affairs showing a balance in hand, besides the ' Red Deer' money ( as to the disposal of which I waited the members' deci- sion), and in consequence of great complaints being made of the scarcity of hares on the Malleny ground and the proprietor having refused to allow the keepers to be changed,' it was then unanimously agreed that the club be kept together under the name of the Caledonian Coursing Club, and tlie meeting autho- rised the secretary and Mr Gibson to endeavour to obtain ground over which the St Leger for the ensuing season could be run off, and to make inquiry if suitable ground could be permanently secured for the use of the club;' and in the first circular sent to the members the club was designated ' Caledonian ( late Mal- leny).'" This minute and circular is a sufficient proof that the Mallenv and the Caledonian Clubs were one and the same, At the St Leger meeting, held Dec 13th, 185- 3, and following days, it was resolved, that the Red Deer money should be ran for, and a circular was sent to all the members, dated 21st De- cember, 1853, calling a meeting for the 28th, which brought forth the protest, as quoted in Bell's Life of the 8th inst, by ' A Second Day's Spectator.' In January, 1854, accordingly a cir- cular was forwarded to each subscriber and member in these terms:—" As a subscriber to the stake won by Red Deer, in De- cember. 1851,1 beg to inform you that at the last meeting of this club it was proposed, and unanimously approved of, that the money repaid to me by Mr Hunt should be laid out in pur- chasing a piece of plate, to be run for annually at a moderate entry money, the said piece of plate to be retained by the mem- ber who should win it twice in succession. Should you have any objection to this mode of disposing of the Red Deer money, please intimate to me by Tuesday, the 10th inst. ( Signed) " G. BLANSHARD, Hon Sec." And I have the following minute:—" Cafe Royal, Edinburgh, Jan 18,1854. At the meeting of the club held here, for tho entry and drawing of the above stakes, it was unanimously agreed, that the Red Deer money should be added to an all- aged plate, ! or stake, of £ 1 10s each; the member who should first win it twice to be entitled to the piece of plate; the sum of money to be subject to any deduction that may be claimed by any sub- scriber to the stake which was won by Red Deer." I submitted my annual statement of intromissions to a general meetiug of the club, held in the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, on the 12th April, 1854, which was duly audited, and resolutions passed for next campaign ; and no motion was then, or has been since, brought forward regarding the protest, or in any way con- nected with the " Red Deer" money. A printed circular was sent to every member of the club, dated Dec, 1854, announcing that " A meeting would be held on the 11th Jan, 1855, to run for a puppy stake, entry money £ 2 103 each ; an all- aged plate or stake, £ 110s each ; the second year of this plat-., the present holder being J. Gibson, Esq, by dogs bond fide the property of members." The meeting was held, and no objection was made to the competition for said plate. Again I presented my accounts to an annual meeting held at the Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, on the 11th April, 1855, which were passed without a dissenting voiee. In December, 1855, a circular was forwarded to every member in the following terms :—" Caledonian Coursing Club — A meet- ing of the club will be held in the Corn Market, Edinburgh, on Wednesday, 2d, January, 1856, at two, p. m., to fix date of meet- ing to run for the Red Deer money and other stake or stakes." The meeting was accordingly held, and minuted in the following terms :—" Edinburgh Corn Market, 2d Jan, 1856.— At a meeting of the club held here to- day it was agreed that the following programme should be adopted for the January meeting : ' To be run for on 17th Jan, 1856, a Puppy Stakes of £ 2 10s each ; an All- aged Plate or Stake of £ 110s each, being the Red Deer Money Stake ; an All- aged Stake of £ 410s each, by dogs bond fide the property of members.' " Frost interfering, the meeting did not take place till the 25th January, and at this meeting Mr Mr W. G. Borron, whose protest has been referred to, ran five dogs for the Red Deer Stakes, and, in order to be a winner of it, gave the owner of the running- up dog more money to draw his dog than he could have got had he run it out and won, with the further contingency that if Mr Borron won it at the next competition the owner of the dog so drawn was to receive a fur- ther sum. My accounts were again presented to a general meeting of the club in Edinburgh on the 16th April, 1856, and not a word of dissatisfaction was expressed in regard to the prize in question. Again, in December, 1856, a meeting was held, called by circular' and the minute bears—" Corn Market, Edinburgh, Dec 24,1856! — At a meeting of the club held here this day, the following programme was adopted for the January Meeting, to be run for on the 8th and following days -.— A Puppy Stake, entry £ 2 10s each. An All- aged Plate or Stake, entry £ 1 10s each, being the ' Bed Deer' money stake. An All- aged Stake, entry £ 3 los each, for dogs bond fide the property of members." This meet- ing had to be postponed in consequence of frost until the 16th when the stakes were run for, and which, as I in a previous communication stated, ended the " Red Deer" competition • and, I may add, that Mr Gibson did not seek of his own accord to divide the stakes. It was pressed upon him by those acting for the owner of Titmouse. In the previous year's division I can vouch for its beiug the reverse, inasmuch as Mr Borron, then a steward, sought the runner up, and urged upon him to draw his dog. And why a steward should do in 1856 unquestioned what is discovered by your correspondent to be an illegal act in another in 1857, you, sir, can perhaps explain. And I have yet to learn why " A Second Day's Spectator" should be allowed by you to write upon a matter which concerns none but the mem- bers of the club, and who have sanctioned everything that has been hitherto done in reference to this prize. I have endeavoured to do my duty to the Caledonian Coursing Club, which numbers among its members nearly all the coursing nobility and gentry in Scotland, and some of the leading coursers of the North of England, and am happy to say that what I have so far done has met with their approval. Allow me to say, however, in conclusion, that you. in your remarks have fiot, in my humble opinion, acted an unbiassed part towards me and the high tone of your anonymous correspondents shall not deter me from fearlessly refuting the mis- statements which have been made. GEORGE BLANSHARD, Hon S « c ' Edinburgh, Feb 19. PROTESTS. MR ED ITOR : Permit me to say to the would- be vindicator of J. Lamb, that " the flourish of the old Scottish war trumpet " whether it may or may not issue with all its old paraphernalia of banners, & c, from tho precincts of Holyrood, or the environs of the Cannon- ate, inspires now no terror in the breasts of the Strongest or the tceakes• inhabitants of Northumberland. Much as has been written lately about the condition of Scotch deer forests, the Scotch lion rampant, and Scotch nationality I did not at this t ime expect to see in print such a novel state- ment a'icut the peerage ( Scotch, of course, for English is out of the question here) as that given to the world in your papers of the 15th inst, under the signature of " An Ould ' Un." Alas for you Scotland, that your " peers" can only now be compared in Worth, with menials, and such as " J. Lamb" of Portobello1' Is this not " going to the dogs" with a vengeance ? Bonnie Scot- land, what think you now at such* a home- thrust among the vitals of your nationality? As to the relative cordiality and mutual good fellowship which in this instance, seems to exist between quondam master and servant., or, I should rather say, between " gentleman" and " dog trainer," no further depreciatory remarks of mine need be made, seeing that the value of each other's acquaintanceship is best known to themselves. That ray senile antagonist's literature is verv amusing no one will deny who reads it, but that it only is so from its intense Scotticisms and caustic inuendo against the land of mountain and of flood is apparent at a glance. That my condescension is great in even treating senile garrulity only thus, judge O mv peers'. Farewell, Seneca! Perhaps Dr Richardson will now allow me to answer the beauties of his correspondence. I will neither add to nor diminish from the statements used in my pre- vious letter against him, as I rest quite content upon the authenticity from which the statements in question wore compiled. I can assure the Editor of Bell's Life that satisfactory corro ooration- will be forthcoming if' desired. Insinuation foreign to the statements in question, nevertheless, needs further re- mark. Knowing the facts of MrNevins's case of last year, I am enabled to say that the mistake originated with the secretary Mr Somner, and that one of the stewards complimented Mr Nevins upon his straightforward honesty, displayed in the put- ting of the case right. In saying that the whole of Dr R's lite- rary production is of such extreme mediocrity, " that those who rua may read," and criticise too, I say, perhaps, enough re- specting its Anglo-^ c^ o composition. Ny identity comes next under consideration. The Editor of Bell s Life alone hath proof of my identity. Dr R. assumes a case, and writes it a, fact. I ask, is it possible for any one to give credence to such an egregious assertion, as that of Dr R, hayjr. g a personal quarrel with one the identity of whom he Mews not ? In what light should the statement of a person be regarded who actually says that he has a personal quarrel with some one writing under an anonymous signature ; and, in his very next words confesses that be does not know the person iswigr Jt ? Here the extreme fetaltification of Dr R, comes down of the ekib are to pass scot l upon him, and envelopes him as with a cloak, in which I would C* HD, W PASS , ^ h£ velefthim> had it not been for " auri sacra fama ( freely translated). " The infamy" of the thing, in leaving hita blind- folded { qutzre as to the Latin or identity).— Learn, O pedagogue, with what a devotion I have studied these three Latin words, and how their Protean applications, as a rfo^- grel pun upon the words of the classic Virgil, will come upon yourself. I can safely leave the point and piquancy of the triple pirn auri sacra fama" to the ad libitum application to every good translator ef Latin, as fancy may make it bear upon the coursing cases of my former letter, but with respect to fts application upon Dr K., I can onlv say that the " auri sacra fama," of his own antece- dents ( Coquetdale, Cornhill, and Borders, to wit), in connection with the " strange doings in the north" ( Portobello to wit) are now fully appreciated ; made public, as they have been, by both provincial and metropolitan press. Iti taking leave of Dr R., let me assure him, that neither the orthographical errors in my former letter, nor his own ungrammatical expression and am- biguous construction of sentences, have escaped me,— in saying " stat nominis umbra," let me also counsel him to steer clear of literary correspondence with FORCEPS. AQUATIC REGISTER. HIGH WATER AT LONDON SUNDAY, FEB 22 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATUBDAY MOBNING, 16 min past 12 10 tmn past 55 min past 84 min past IS min past 50 mill past 29 min past BRIDGE. EVENING. .. 45 Min past 12 .. 32 ruin past 1 .. 15 min past 2 ., 55 min past 2 .. 31 min past 8 ,. 10 min past 4 .. 49 min past 4 THE RING. FIGHTS TO COME. FEB 24.— Crutehley and George Lane— £ 25 aside, London. MAE S.— Alec Andrews and Tom Tyler— £ 25 a side, London. 3.— Charles Lynch and Young Gilbert—£ 10 a side, London. 10.— Hazletine and Bos Tyler—£ 50 a side, London. APB 14.— Hatton and Campbell— £ 20 a side, London. 29.— Cobley and Crockett— £ 100 a side, London. MAY 12.— Hayes and Travers— £ 100 a side, London. MR EDITOR : Having seen in your paper of the 15tn of Feb ruary inst that Dr F. Richardson makes certain false statements with regard to his protest and my puppies in a letter of his to you, I beg to be allowed, through the medium of your paper, to correct him, and to state what I know to be truth concerning my own property. In the first place, Dr Richardson's protest was made against all the puppies entered in my name in the Border St Leger Stako. Iu the second place, he says it was notorious that certain of these dogs were not my property. This is false, as I produced stamped receipts at the Border Coursing Meeting which proved my purchase of all these puppies before they were five months old. This was not needed, as George Bailie, Esq, of Jerviswood, one of the stewards at the meeting, and one of my oldest patrons, said that my word was sufficient. After this I think you will be able to judge in future what de- pendence may be put upon the veracity of the sporting doctor. [ have only met Dr R. at two meetings this season, and at one of them a vote of censure was passed upon his conduct by the coursers of the distriot at a public dinner after the meetings.— I am, Sir, yours, & c, ROBERT NEVINS. Newtown, Rothbury, 16th Feb, 1857. MR EDITOR : The letter of " Forceps," in your paper of the 8th inst, reminds me much of preaching politics under the garb of religion. In attempting to remedy the evils in the sport of coursing, and spitting his venom on many of its best supporters, probably some cause may exist; but Spectacles instead of " Forceps" would have been of more service in seeing whether he was the proper person to attack the conduct of others, and whether his motives were of the purest kind. I could almost fancy him filled with virtuous indignation, and that he himself was a model of excellence, but for his garbled statements and attempted significant reasons iu attacking the gentlemen he has done. I might hint that anonymous communications, to gratify private pique and malice, under the pretence of public benefit, should merit public exposure. You say it is authenticated, but whether with his own name or one of his numerous aliases is im- material, for the trail of the serpent is too apparent to deceive any one in this district. The attack upon the various parties, and the internal evidence of its authorship, are but too conclusive. I shall merely answer two of his attacks upon myself, and am only sorry that such personalities should have to be indulged in repelling such unwarrantable insinuations upon a few under the guise of benefit to' the many, I protested, through the medium of Dr Richardson, against certain dogs entered for the Puppy Stakes by Mr Nevins, at the Border Meeting, because it was notorious that of six so entered five were not bona fide his property. Mr Nevins, it seems, declared upon his honour that they were. I have since procured legal proof that one of these dogs was not bond fide his property, and doubtless I could do the same as regards the others; and should the officials of the Border Club afford me the opportunity I shall produce my proofs, and leave it to them whether such a person should not be ex- pelled. I need not here hint at his antecedents of last year. " Forceps," unhappy in his Latin quotation, is as unfortunate in his statement of the resignation of the secretaryship, as it was well known during last summer to many of the supporters that I intended to resign after the Autumn Meeting.— Yours, & c, Elylaw, Feb 18. THOMAS S. STOREY. [ We feel constrained to omit certain portions of the above letter, the writer of which appears to have forgotton the old adage anent " glass houses, & c," the application whereof has reference to the Northumberland Steeple Chases of 1855.— ED. Bell's Life.'] THE LATE WORTHENBURY MEETING. MR EDITOR : I send you a description of a few of the courses here ( see last week's Bell's Life) and ask the opinion of coursin men upon them. 1st. Alma and Farmer's Glory: Alma leu from the slips, fenced beautifully, beat his opponent by a great distance, but lost the hare in a plantation. Farmer's Glory " boggled" at the fence. The judge ( Mr Piatt) gave it " unde- cided" as no point was made. 2nd. Sambo and Smoker: Sambo had a great advantage in the slipping, led over a gate and lost the hare. A short course, and no point was made, but the judge decided that Sambo was the winner! 3d. Alma and Farmer's Glory again: Alma led. The judge had a severe fall, fortunately without sustaining serious iuj uries. He stated that, " as far as he saw, the fawn ( Alma) won," upon which a steward remarked that he ( the judge) could not decide unless he had seen all. The other stewards saw and stated that Alma had the hare to himself and turned her six times iu the next field, Again given " undecided." 4th. On the third occasion Alma went by the other directly after being slipped, and bringing back the hare gave the Farmer's Glory so decisive a tale- ing that a " win" could not be denied. 5th. My friend's bitch Vixen was slipped with Welsh Heiress ( the favourite). Vixen led all the way, ran the hare across the road and into a garden, turned her, brought her back, and killed— undecided! 6th. Alma and Sambo: Alma led, was close to the hare at a fence when the latter wrenched. Sambo, running wide, and lengths behind Alma, cut across to the hare and turned her. Alma took her from him, meused and killed— vmdecidcd ! ! ! ( I began now to believe what I had been repeatedly told after the second " go" with Farmer's Glory, that although it was Alma's day, it would not be his owner's). 7th. Vixen and Welsh Heiress were slipped close to a fence. Vixen unsighted, but afterwards followed tha Heiress— soon over— no point made- decided in favour of the Heiress !!! 8th. Alma and Sambo: Alma led across a meadow, and then stopped from sheer ex- haustion. New, I ask, how can the results of the courses I have numbered 2 and 7 be reconciled with numbers 1 and 8 ? The secretary opened the meeting with " May the best dog win!" but was the best dog allowed to wis ? I should have drawn the dog, but that he was nominated by a friend for whom, and through whom alone, he went there. He was, too, in grand order, and all the better for having had a very short spurt on the Monday with Thanks at Chester, in which the hare was turned and killed directly after the slip. All the dogs except Alma and Vixen belonged to the vicinity.— Yours, & c, Feb 16,1857. ALMA'S OWNER. GREYHOUND PRODUCE, & c. The undermentioned bitches have been put to Weapon:— On Jan 6, Mr Bayly's Heretical; Jan 9, Mr Peacock's Pearl ( dam of Protest, winner of the Waterloo Cup, 1856); Feb 9, Mr Miner's Mantle, by Baron out of Bella ; Feb 12, Mr Cloudsdale's Mala- hala, by Eden out of Miss Steddle. On the 16th inst, Mr W. M. Redfern's ( of Cleghorn) fawn bitch Sally, Sister to Breastknot, pupped five whelps by Mr Borron'siblaek dog Black Cloud ( two black dogs, one red dog, and two red bitches). Capt Spencer's Spectre, by Figaro out of Shuttle, and James Hole, Esq's ( Knowle House, Somerset) Integrity, by Viscount out of Abbess, wore served by Judge on the 8th and 17th iust. Bell of the Trent, by Bedlamite out of Lalla Rookh; and Fury, by Unknown to Fame out of Catchem, are now on a visit to Blackcap. On the 31st ult, Mr John Boys's black bitch Darling whelped six puppies ( three black dogs and three black bitches), by Ranter. Mr Harvey's blue ticked bitch Fleda, by True Blue out of Pur- r- r, was served on tho 11th inst by Sam ( late Mr Gibson's). SUDDEN DEATH OF MR BUCKWORTH.— We regret to inform our readers that Mr Buckworth, of Cley Hall, near Swaffham, Norfolk, who has been connected with the coursing meetings in the neighbouring counties for many years, died very suddenly on Monday last, at his residence, aged 62 years. We understand that he was in the act of dressing, when he was suddenly seized with an apopletic fit, which deprived his family and friends in a very short time of one who has ever been respected and esteemed for his kindness, generosity, and strict integrity of conduct. He was a stanch supporter of coursing, and, we believe, was pre- sent iu the Chippenham Field on Friday week. when Bulbul ( who ran in his name) won the Puppy Stakes at the Newmarket Cham- pion Meetiug. His loss will be much deplored by all the regular attendants of the Newmarket Club meetings, and by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. THE TRAINER'S TROPHY.— We are glad to perceive that the praiseworthy suggestion of our correspondent " A True Lover of the Sport"— that a certain sum should be deducted from the expenses at all meetings of any importance to provide a trophy for the trainer of the winning dog— is likely to be carrie 1 out. Mrs Cartwright, of Shrewsbury, the spirited and able secretary of many of the Shropshire meetings, has set a laudable example to secretaries of the opposite sex by taking the initiative, and announcing " a silver medal to be awarded to the trainer of the winner of the Longner Challenge Couples" at the approaching Cound and Longner Meeting, on the 12th and 13th of March. We trust the fair secretary's laudable example will be followed by other managers of coursing meetings throughout the king- dom, in order that a very hard working and industrious class of servants may know that their care and attention are properly appreciated. DEATH OF BLUE LIGHT.— This well- known greyhound died lately at Ardrossan, N. B., aged nearly eleven years. In pedi- gree, his blood was Lancashire, and the nearest combination of the old Blue Bugle and Streamer; in characteristics being a type of the former family. He was a small dog, only 56lb weight, but as a public runner distinguished himself both on the plains of Altcar, the deep arable grounds of Clydesdale, the severe and rugged hills of Pepperknowes and Skirling, by Biggar, and the slopes and muirs of Crawfordjohu and Abington— good in all kinds of ground, both for long or short courses. Out of his first twenty- five public courses he lost only one, owing to a severe fall, and he afterwards beat the same dog. Early in his second season he cut the back tendons of his fore leg, and ever after fell lame. Inter alia, he beat the following Scotch greyhounds, all of them large winners:— Mr A. Graham's Cricket, Conciliation Scholar, and British Lion; Mr Ewing's Baunockburn and Long- waist ; also Jupiter, Black Bounet, Caliban, Tuscarora, and the celebrated Newcastle dog Croton Oil. As a stallion he was sin- gularly successful, for although few good brood bitches were put to him— several too old, and others previously having worthless produce with other dogs— yet Thacker's Annuals show among his descendants a long list of winners, extendiug over to the second generation, and including in the latter Mr W. G. Borron's Bold Expression, Belted Will, Bright Expression, Brightness, Brunette, Bright Ensign. & e. KILLING- TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.— The Border Club Spring Meeting, by the liberal permission of David Robertson, Esq, of Ladykirk, and other proprietors, will take place a few miles from Dunse, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 24th and 25th inst; and the Berwicksfeite Steeple Chases will come off in the immediate neighbourhood, on the afternoon of the 25th, be- fore which, it is expected, the coursing will be concluded. COURSING AT WOLFORD.— On Monday last the Right Hon Lord Redesdalo, according to his annual custom, gave his tenantry and their friends a day's sport on his Wolford estate. A tolerable good muster of sportsmen were present, but there were not so many dogs as nsual. About 20 courses were run and 13 hares killed. CHALLENGE.— A party is now ready to back Mr Edginton's doa or bitch against Mr Kingzett's dog of Shipton, for £ 10 a side. —[ Hereafter, coursers must arrange matches, possessing no public interest, without having recourse to our columns.— ED Bell's Life] The Hornby Park. Tunstall, and Baintree ( Catterick) Meeting will take place on the 11th March, and following days, when a large entry is expected. The ground is equal to any in the north of England. For particulars see advertisement. COURSING AT NAZING— On the 12th inst, a good day's cours- ing was given to the gentlanen of Waltham, Cheshunt, and Ware, by the kind permission of the Messrs Berry and Collins, over whose ground they coursed 24 hares. NEWCASTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND, AND DURHAM CLUB — The return of this meeting, held at Minsteracres on the 2d inst, not being complete, we are unable to give it. The Kyle Club ( Auchinleek) Meeting for the Champion Collar is fixed tor the 5th March; Mr John Dunlop, judge. COURSING AT SEZENCOTE.— On Thursday, the 12th instant, the annual meeting, given by Sir Charles Rushout, Bart, to his tenantry and their friends, took place on the Sezencote estate The worthy baronet, in accordance with his well- known and much appreciated liberality and hospitality, provided an excel- lent luncheon at the farm house. The day being auspicious the party was larger than on any former occasion, there being nearly 300 persons present. Mr Scovell ( Sir Charles's agent), Mr Tvsoe Smith, Mr Thoma3 Smith of Longborogh, and Mr Charles free- man, took an active part in the management of the day's pro- ceedings, which did them much credit. There were 23 brace of dogs brought from various parts of the country, 55 courses were run, and 33 hares killed. Denley. the gamekeeper, slipped the dogs the greater part of the day in an admirable style. The sport throughout was excellent, enjoyed by all, and caused several of the old sportsmen to declare it was " the best day's sport they ever witnessed," There were some first- rate dogs present. REGATTAS AND MATCHES TO CDME. FEBRUARY. 23 and 24.— Oxford University Pair- oars. Entries close Feb 21, MARCH. 2.— Cambrid? e University Eight- oared Races commence. 10.— Adcock and Palmer— to row from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 10 a side. 10.— Scullers Race between Mays and Miller, for £ 7 a side, at Greenock. 10,— Scullers Race between Shaid and Temple, from Wandsworth to Limehouse, for £ 10 a side. 13.— Oxford University Torpid Rac es commence. Entries close March 12. APRIL. 4.— Oxford and Cambridge Eight- oared Race, from Putney to Mortlake. MAY. i2.— Kelly and Messenger— to row from Putney to Mortlake, for £ 200 aside and the Championship of the Thames. 19.— J. Clasper and Wriglit— to row a scullers race, for £ 40 a side, at Norwich. ' ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. The last monthly meeting of this clab was held on Mon- day evening, at the Caledonian Hotel, Adelphi, James Good- son, Esq, the Commodore, iu the chair. After the trans- action of some routine business, the chairman stated that he had great pleasure in being able to state that the list of house members was being increased daily, and that there was every reason to anticipate the most beneficial results to the interests of the club before the end of the year. The committee, ever at- tentive to the wishes of then brother members, had no sooner been armed with the unanimous voice of the club for the esta- blishment of a permanent club room, than they betook them- selves with becoming alacrity to their task, and the result was that it had now been some days open, and was giving universal satisfaction. There were some minor details necessary to go into, which would be perfected in a few days, and at the next meeting a house committee would be elected for the continued and regular superintendence of the daily club room, which was provided with newspapers, periodicals, and everything requisite. The announcement was received with marked satisfaction. Ten new members were elected, and ten more put on the list for ballot at the next meeting. It cannot but give the sincerest pleasure to observe the steady progress made by the Royal Lon- doners ; ever with one foot forward they have never quitted hold till assured of the stability and safety of the step ; they have never attempted anything prematurely, led away by the false glitter of a mere show, but their advance has been the sure effect of a sound policy, which cannot fail in maintaining them among the first of Royal Yacht Clubs. ROYAL ST GEORGE'S YACHT CLUB,' IRELAND. The ballotting for the season has commenced, and the follow- ing gentlemen have been admitted members of the club:— M. Jones, Esq; W. Ilouldsworth, J. H. Houldsworth, C. T. Cooper, Esqrs, of the Royal Northern Yacht Club, Glasgow; Capt W. Middleton, A. D. C.; Capt A. H. Moore, Major Foster, 4th Dragoon Guards, A. D. C.; Major M. Reilly, C. B., A. D. C.; and the Hon Capt Forbes, Grenadier Guards. The annual read- ing out dinner takes place on the 1st of March, when all those who have neglected to pay their subscriptions cease to be mem- bers. Kingstown Harbour has been enlivened by a visit from his Imperial Majesty's steam frigate La Nerve, the officers of which were made honorary members; of the St George's Club during their stay, and availed themselves of the attention, ex- pressing their appreciation of Irish hospitality in warm terms. There can be no doubt that the kind reception extended to our allies will be reciprocated, should the French shores be visited by Irish yachtsmen. LIFE- BOATS FOR THE COAST. The National Life- boat Institution for the preservation of life from shipwreck has decided to place life- boats on every point on the coast where it can be shown, first, that one is wanted in con- sequence of the frequency of wrecks in the locality; secondly, that an efficient crew can be found to man the boat; thirdly, that some local contributions will be raised to assist to pay for the erection of a boat- house, and the permanent maintenance of the life- boat station. The cost of a life- boat establishment, including boat, transporting carriage, and boat- house is between £ 300 and £ 400. The first and most important step has been secured by this institution, viz, a safe and powerful life- boat. The next step now is to build a sufficient number of such boats, place them where required, and provide for their supervision and maintenance. In the accomplishment of a work of such benevolence and national importance the National Life- boat In- stitution need have no misgivings as to funds beiug forthcoming. SUBSCRIPTION FOR CAFT ALLCOCK.— We have this week to acknowledge the receipt of 10s, forwarded to us by Mr Fell, Old Swan, Queen's- road West, Chelsea. We must confess that we feel rather surprised that so little should, up to the present mo- ment, have been subscribed in so deserving a cause ; sporting men would do well to remember that " it may be their turn next," and regrets will come, as usual, too late. They should also remember that " every little makes amickle," aud not blush to put down their half- crown, or even their shilling. Landlords should send any subscription they may receive at the end of each week, as that will tend to keep the case before the public. CLASPER AND WRIGHT.— Articles for the scullers race be- tween John Hawks Clasper of Newcastle- on- Tyne and Stephen Wright of Norwich, have been signed and forwarded to us. ' They agree to row on the Yare, at Norwich, on Tuesday, May 19th, for £ 40 a side, starting from the Brick Kilns, at Surlhig- ham, and finishing at Wittlingham Straith, a distance of three miles. We have also received £ 10 a side, and the next deposit of the same amount is to be made on Thursday, April 2d. Clasper is to receive £ 7 expenses on his arrival at Norwich. THOS. DAY of the Dover Castle, Little Surrey- street, Black- friars- road, will accept the challenge of Tom Graut of last week, and will row him from Putney to Mortlake, for any sum from £ 25 to £ 50 a side, the race to come off a fortnight or three weeks after Kelly and Messenger's race. If this will suit the gentle- man who wishes to back Grant against any landsman on the Thames the match can be made on Wednesday evening, at T. Day's, Dover Castle, Little Surrey- street, Blackfriars- road. THE NEW ROWING CLUB AT CHELSEA.— At a meeting held On the 12th ult at the Pier Hotel, to arrange certain prelimina- ries connected with re- forming a rowing club, in consequence of the winding- up of the " Colville Aquatic Club," several gentle- men gave their names as members, and after arranging several necessary affairs, the meeting adjourned until Feb 26, at eight o'clock p. m., at the Pier Hotel, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, when the rules will be drawn up, and the name of the club decided on. PAIR- OARED RACE.— The race between William Jordon and Richard Jordon and Thomas Watchman and George Reed, for £ 5 a side, is to come off on Monday next, on the river Aire, to start opposite Hive and Atkinson's mill, to meet at two o'clock, and row at three. The, wbole of the money has been deposited. Both men appear confident, and a well- contested race is fully anticipated. ADCOCK AND PALMER.— For this scullers match, which is to take place on Tuesday, 10th March, for £ 10 a side, a further deposit of £ 2 a side has been made at Mr Hyde's, Rising Sun, Fair- street, Horselydown, and a further deposit of £ 1 a side is to be made at Mr Claxton's, George, Shad Thames, Horsely- down, on Tuesday next. JAMES HIGHAM would like to make a match with William Marquite, to row him for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. To meet at the Cock and Crown, St Andrew's- hill, Doctors' Commons, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, at nine o'clock. Money to be staked at Bell's Life office. . CHARLES COOK and EDWARD MORRIS of Oxford will row any two watermen ( bar Mark Cook), and will be at Mr Barwerton's, the Abingdon House, St Aldate's, Oxford, on Wednesday evening next, prepared to make a match. The'schooner yacht Fairy Queen, R. V. Y. C., sailed on the 15th inst from Portsmouth, to meet her owner, George Bishop, jun, Esq, at Marseilles, for a Mediterranean cruise. KELLY AND MESSENGER.— The next deposit of £ 20 a side for this great scullers contest is to be made at Mr Yeowell's, Com- passes Inn, Fulham, to- morrow ( Monday) evening. MAYS AND MILLER.— We understand that Miller has fore feited, and the money down shall be sent to Mays, to the car- of Mr Kennedy, 17, Dalrymple- street, Greenock, on'Tuesday next. THE CRIPPLE of Paul's Wharf will row the Cripple of the Temple any distance he likes, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side. To meet at the Queen's Head, Upper Thames- street. THE GREEN MAN, GREEN- STREET, CHURCH- STREET, BLACK FRIARS- ROAD.— The renowned. Tom Cole would be glad to see a few old faces at his house this evening ( Saturday) to assist in a little harmony. The celebrated Harvey Burton will occupy the chair, and Joseph Kent, one of the best comic singers of the day, will fill the vice. A harmonic meeting every Saturday and Mon- day evening. " VANDERDECKEN'S LOG, NO IV," and " Legal Proceedings in the matter of the Bangor Regatta Cup," unavoidably stand [ FOR REMAINDER OF AQUATICS SEE SUPPLEMENT.] CRICKET. CRICKET AT OXFORD.— The game has already commenced on Nixon's Ground, where nearly a dozen wickets are pitched daily for practice. Lockyer and Grundy have been engaged by Nixon from the 1st of March until the end of the season. The former will afterwards fulfil an engagement with the gentlemen of the Christ Church Club. FOOTBALL AT SUNBURY HOUSE. On Wednesday, the 18th, a match was played between light and dark hair. A better contested match has never been wit- nessed here. Until the last five minutes a tie seemed inevita- ble, when a rouge was obtained by the light- haired. The sides were as follows:— LIGHT.— Home, Willis, Caird, Baker, Herbert, Chapman, and Oliver. DARK.— Buckle, Gore, Chaplin, Isherwood, White, Jones, and Gooch. CHANGE RINGING.— On Wednesday last eight members of the Ancient Society of College Youths rang an excellent peal of grandsire triples on the bells of St Botolph, Bishopsgate, con- taining 5,040 changes, in 3h 7min. The following were the per- formers, viz, J. Mayliew treble, R. Peacock 2, W. Carter 3, H. F. Wood 4, W. Dagworthy 5, G. Grice 6, M. A. Wood 7, H. Booth tenor. Weight of tenor, 21cwt. Conducted by M. A. Wood. On Thursday, the 12th inst, the members of the Trinity So- ciety, Deptford, rang upon the bells of the church of St Alphage, Greenwich, a peal of grandsire triples, consisting of 5,040 changes, in 3h lOmin, so much to the satisfaction of the church- wardens that they intend recording the same by presenting to the above society a tablet, to be placed in the tower of the above church. The performers were as follows, viz, Wm. Field treble, Geo. Stockham 2, Wm. Pead 3, Henry Booth 4 ( conductor), Wm. Shade 5, Richard Smith 6, John Rees 7, Wm. Andrew and Wm. Hill tenor. They then proceeded with the Greenwich ringers to a house near thereto, and sat down to an excellent supper, pro- vided by the churchwardens, and spent the evening amicably together. On Friday, the 13th inst, seven of the Society of Change Ringers of Prestbury ascended their tower, accompanied by Wm. Hulme of Macclesfield, and rang a true and complete peal of Holt's grandsire triples, consisting of 5,040 changes, iu 3h7min. The baud were stationed as follows, viz, Samuel Goodwin treble, Jas. Holt 2, Samuel Smith 3, Wm. Hulme 4, Thos. Dooley 5, Samuel Dooley 6, Thos. Smith 7, Richard R. Par- rott 8. Weight of tenor, 18fcwt, in the key of F. The peal was ably conducted by Mr Samuel Goodwin. When the ringing was over, the company adjourned to the Old Black Boy and spent a pleasant evening, ringing on their handbells various courses of cinque cators, & c. On Thursday, the 5th, the Society of Change Ringers, Roch- dale, ascended their tower and rang Mr Holt's ten- course peal of grandsire triples, consisting of 5,040 changes, in 2h 45min. The peal was rung as a mark of respect for Mr Barns of London, clerk of works in the improvements now being made in the old parish church, and was allowed to be one of the best ever rung in this tower. The band were stationed as follows, viz, Joseph Lord treble, Thos. Ashworth 2, Robt. Grindrod 3, Benj. Clegg 4, Joseph Barnes 5, Robt. Hampson 6, Joseph Taylor 7 ( conductor), Joseph Butterwortli tenor. Weight of tenor, 17ewt. On Tuesday evening last eight members of the Ancient Society of College Youths, rang on the bells of St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, a true muffled peal of grandsire triples, consisting of 5,040 changes in 3h lOmin, to the memory of late James Nash, of the Cumberland Society, who died on the 10th inst, aged 86 years, Performers:— E. Langton treble, H. Booth 2, W. Green 3, M. A. Wood 4, H. F. Wood ffc G. Grice 6, R. Peacock 7, J. Mayhew tenor ; conducted by M. A. Wood. On Sunday morning last, a company ascended the tower of the parish church Oldham, and succeeded in ringing a beautiful peal of gransire cinques, consisting ef 5,015 changes, in 3h31miii. Ringers: J. Ogden 1, J. Wilkinson 2, J. Stafford 3, J. Burgess 4, G. Gartside 5, J. Hill 6, S. Howards 7, W. Harrison 8, J. Adams 9, J. Meyall 10, C. Lewis 11, C. Shaw tenor, The above peal was composed and conducted by John Mayall, FIGHTS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND OTHER CELE- BRATED PRIZE BATTLES.— Just published, at Bell's Life Office, 170, Strand, and to be had of all booksellers, " The Fights for the Championship, and other Prize Battles," being full accounts of all the fights for the championship from the days of Figg and Broughton to the present time, and also of many other celebrated prize battles, including the perform- ances of Jem Burn, Jack Randall, White- headed Bob, Scrog- gins, Dick Curtis, Young Dutch Sam, Ned Neal, Owen Swift> Johnny Broome, Barney Aaron, Ned Adams, Dick Cain, Ham- mer Lane, Nat Langham, Hayes, Keene, Grant, Massey, Jemmy Welsh, & c. Compiled and arranged by one of the Editors of Bell's Life in London. Price 5s ; or sent free by post on receipt of a Post Office order for 5s 6d. To be had also at all the railway stations, and of Mr Fenner at Cambridge, & c. FIGHT BETWEEN JAMES MACE OF NORWICH AND WILLIAM THORPE, FOR TWENTY- FIVE POUNDS A SIDE. This battle came off on Tuesday last, on a well- known tilting ground, and from first to last was carried out with the greatest order and regularity. The combatants are but little known to pugilistic fame, this being only the second time that Thorpe has figured within the arena. His first essay was with a man named Bromley, whom he fought in the same ring as Patsy Daley and Collins, in September last. This was a hard fought battle, Thorpe being opposed to a man who was much his superior in weight, having the advantage of full two stone. Thorpe, by the gameness and resolution he displayed, was considered to be a lad of some little promise; and his friends were resolved that he should have an opportunity of appearing in the " magic circle" with an opponent of greater pretensions. In make he is a fine, well- proportioned young man, standing, we should imagine, some5ft8iin in height, but, from the manner in which he fought> we may confidently predict that he is never destined to make a figure in the P. R. James Mace is a native of Norwich, and gained some little celebrity among his provincial patrons for the clever victory he obtained over one Slack, whom he defeated in 20min with consummate ease. Prior to this battle he had been de- feated by a man named Nickels. He may be said to have been continually iu practice with the " mittens," for he supports himself and family by travelling from one country fair to another with a sparring booth. In these mimic tourneys he has long bad the reputation of being extremely clever, polishing off all who thought proper to put the gloves oil with him, iu a manner that was quite surprising; for big or little he was always ready, He is now iuhis twenty- sixth year, and he is a well- made and powerful man. In height he had a little the advantage of Thorpe, standing we should think full 5 feet 10 inches. His country admirers intrusted the whole of the pre- liminary matters to the judicious Dan Dismore, and they cannot be otherwise than pleased with the result. The belligerents were confined to 10 stone, and the weighing took place on Monday, at the King's Arms, Smart's- buildings, Drury- lane, when both men were found to be within the prescribed limits ; Mace, however, was full three pounds the heaviest. Some betting took place, Thorpe beiug the favourite; his friends fancying that although Mace might be found the best tactician, yet he would not stay long enough to lick their man. The start on Tuesday took place at a quarter- past ten o'clock, a. m. The weather was magnificent, and the muster that found their way within the precincts of the inner circle was an extremely good one, although not to be compared to that which on the preceding Tuesday attended the great contest between the gal lant Tom Sayers and Aaron Jones. Thorpe, who was the first to shy his castor within the arena, was seconded by Jemmy Welsh and Tom Sayers, while Mace was attended by the accomplished Bill Hayes and a provincial friend. By three o'clock the whole of the preparatory matters had been satisfactorily settled, and the combatants were conducted to the scratch. THE FIGHT. Round 1. Mace, in assuming the defensive, did so in good style, and appeared to be anxious to get to work. Thorpe stood with the right leg first, so that he looked an awkward customer to get at. Both men appeared to feel the novelty of their posi- tion, more particularly the countryman, for this was the first time he had ever figured among the Loudon division, and he was naturally anxious to obtain from the onset the good opinion of these critical and acute judges. Thorpe, as his opponent tried to draw him, retreated, but was closely followed. At length Mace found an opening, when he planted on his antagonist in a manner that completely astonished the admirers of the Londoner; with the right he administered a rattling hit on the side of the head, and immediately, in the cross counter, followed this up with a heavy spank oti the proboscis, which sent Thorpe to grass, a fair knock down blow. On being taken to his corner, Thorpe was found to be bleeding from the snout, and first blood was claimed for Mace. 2. The countryman lost 110 time in getting to work, but in leading was not well within distance. Thorpe appeared to be confused at tho manner in which his antagonist had planted on him in the opening bout, and was by no means desirous to have a second dose. In his tactics,' however, he did not display the least science, for he neither hit with precision nor judgment. After a little manoeuvring, Mace let fly the left and right in rapid succession on the head, and then got cleverly away. Thorpe, after following his man up, dashed out wildly with the right, and just missed getting home a stinger. Mace, in re- turning the compliment, again delivered a rattling spank on the nose, when Thorpe went down. 3. Thorpe, acting under the instruction of his seconds, led off, bnt was neatly stopped. Determined not to be denied, Master Bill rattled in in an impetuous manner, and got the left and right on the top part of the cranium. In tho counter hitting, Mace had all the best of it, and after a scrambling kind of rally, they closed at the ropes, when both went down, Mace rolling over his opponent. 4. The countryman administered a pretty one- two on the front part of his opponent's nob, who did not appear to have the least idea of stopping these telling visitations. In returning the com- pliment, Thorpe hit out wildly, and succeeded in getting slightly on the brain canister. This brought the combatants to a close, when Mace threw his man and fell on him. 5. The Londoner led with the left and right, but without pre- cision. Mace, in the countering, planted the left on the cheek, and in a bustling rally fought his man to the ropes, when Thorpe succeeded in getting home a heavy spank with the right on the top of the knowledge- box, and Mace slipped and went down. 6. Bill, in opening the ball, tried the right, but again missed. Mace retreated as his antagonist came dashing in; but Thorpe was not to be denied, though, in the exchanges that ensued, he had all the worst of it, for Mace delivered the left and right full on the osfrontis, when Thorpe went down in the middle of the ring, bleeding profusely. 7. Oncoming up, Thorpe displayed marks of considerable punishment, having a cut over the left " peeper, and one under the right, a proof that his antagonist was a hard hitter, as weli as a quick and rapid fighter. Bill, in taking the lead, tried to put in a hot- un on the nob with the right, but the intended compliment was not within the mark. Mace, as Thorpe dashed to him for in- fighting, sent both mawleys full in the middle of the Londoner's dial, and, iu stepping back, slipped, and partly went down on his knees. On the instant, however, he recovered his equilibrium, and, after some spirited exchanges, all in favour of the countryman, they closed, when Thorpe went down. 8. Mace had no sooner been met by his antagonist than he delivered the left with telling force right on the mark, following it up with a one- two on the nob, and then, to avoid his oppo- nent's rush, being near the ropes, went down. 9. Thorpe, after leading off with no effect, closed, and got home a heavy thwack on the side of the head with the right, when, after a little fibbing, Mace broke ground, and went down. 10. Mace came from his corner with a smiling countenance. Thorpe had all the will to be dangerous, but lacked the judg- ment, for, in commencing the attack, he was again out of dis- tance. Mace, when he had worked his way well to his man, administered the left and right once more on Master Bill's damaged pimple, and then, as Thorpe rushed in for the close, went down. , U. After two or three ineffectual attempts, Bill got home with both mawleys on the side of the nob, when Mace, after returning the compliment, with a slight addition by way of interest, closed with his opponent, and both went to grass. 12. Thorpe with the left got home slightly on the head, but in trying to improve upon tnis he was well stopped. In a wild rally the Londoner fought his man to the ropes, when the countryman with both the left and right gave an additional dose of punishment on the nob, drawing another supply of claret. After these exchanges the men closed and fell. 13. Thorpe, after leading off, napped a stinger on the side of the nob, when he immediately closed with his opponent. Some half- arm fighting ensued all in favour of Mace, and both were down. . . 14. Bill, in a wild impetuous manner, went dashing in at his man, but in the counters did little or no execution. Mace, after planting both mawleys on the head, retreated, and in breaking ground he slipped and fell. 15. The Londoner made an attempt with the right, but was well stopped. As Mace broke ground, Thorpe followed him up with much gameness and resolution, and in the exchanges de- livered a tidy spank with the left on the side of the head, when Mace went down to avoid the close. 16. Mace, with great quickness and precision, let fly with both hands at the head, and repeated the dose without a return. Thorpe rushed at his man for the close, when Mace went down. 17. Thorpe met his antagonist with much resolution, and with the right planted a stiuger on the side of the head. Mace, in retreating, slipped and went down, but on the instant he was again on his pins, and renewed the battle. In the counter hitting he get home with telling effect, and in retreating from his man he again slipped and went on his knees, but instantly jumped up and faced his opponent. Bill, though, as usual, re- ceiving all the punishment, stood his ground manfully, until they closed, when, after some little fibbing, Mace went down. 18 and last. Mace in this bout gave his antagonist the coup de grace in the most off- handed and masterly manner. After stopping the opening shots of his opponent, he delivered the left and right with stinging force on the middle of Master Bill's nob, the last hit with his right being full on his nasal promi- nence. This immediately sent him to grass, and when time " was called, it was found that he was iu no condition to renew the contest; and Jemmy Welsh threw the sponge up in token of defeat, the battle having lasted twenty- seven minutes. REMARKS. Mace, for a provincial, is one of the best boxers that we have seen for some time. He is a quick and rapid fighter, and also hits with judgment and precision. The Londoners knew by re- pute that he was considered to be a good general; but wo are confident that they never for a moment imagined that he was anything like the man he turned out. As will be seen by our description of the rounds, he fights remarkably well, and when in danger has the agility to get out of it in clever style. From first to last he had the battle entirely in his own hands, Thorpe never having the remotest chance of winning, for he was out- fought and out- manoeuvred in every round. Mace at the weight is a strong- made, powerful man, and if his pluck and bottom are in any way equal to his other qualifications, we can only say that it will require au opponent of first- rate ability to beat him. This tournament, however, is by no means a fair criterion of those qualities, for he had the good luck to be in no way punished, absolutely winning the contest without so much as a black eye. Thorpe, the unfortunate loser, is, there can be no doubt, a very game man, but he has not remotest idea of fighting, and will never be able to obtain any position in the P, R. It must, how- ever, be borne in mind that, as a game and determined fellow, he did his best. It is to be hoped that he will not be forgotten either by his friends or by the winners. All beiag over, the company returned to the metropolis, which was reached before seven o'clock in the evening. The money, we are informed, is to be given to Mace, at Mr G THE CHAMPIONSHIP. A NEW MATCH.— SAYERS AND THE TIPTON LASHER.— Our readers will be glad to hear that a match has been made between Tom Sayers and the Tipton Slasher, for £ 200 a side, to come off in four months. £ 5 a side were staked at Nat Langham's, on Thursday night, and have been handed to us. Another meeting has yet to be appointed. NOLAN AND FLANERY OF BIRMINGHAM..— We have re- ceived a letter from a man named John Nolan, stating that he was matched with one Flanery, for £ 10 a side, and that at a deposit appointed to be made on Tuesday he was present with his money, but that his opponent did not show. He waited until twenty minutes after the time, and then took up his deposit and departed. He admits, however, that in the articles the sign of the house where the deposit was to be made was wrongly described ; he also admits that his opponent did put down his money at another house. Nolan asks us whether he is not entitled to forfeit, to which we reply, certainly not. There was no guide in the articles for Flanery to go by, and as he proved his intention of going on by staking the money elsewhere, we should advise Uoates, the stakeholder, to insist upon the match going on. According to Nolan's own letter, there is no good ground for a claim of forfeit. GEORGE LANE AND RODGER CRUTCHLEY.— These well- known Birmingham men have made good the whole of their money (£ 25 a side) for their fight, which comes off on Tuesday the 24th. At the final deposit on Monday last, the men tossed for choice of locality, which was won by Lane. Both have actively trained, and report speaks well of their condition. They weigh the day previous to the fight, each being confined to 9st 6lb. The fixture can be known at Coates's, Tower- street; Brittle's, White Lion, Digbeth; Peinberton's, Vincent- street; also at Hood's, Old English Gentleman, Cheapside, and most of the sporting houses in Birmingham. HATTON AND CROSS'S NOVICE.— A further deposit of £ 2 10s a side for this match was made at Jesse Hatton's, Ivy- lane, Hoxton, on Tuesday. The next of £ 2 10s a side must be made at Jem Cross's, Royal Oak, East- laue, Greenwich, on Tuesday next. We omitted to state in our last that the previous deposit was made good. HAYES AND BOB TEAYERS.— The second deposit of £ 10 a side between these men was made on Wednesday night at Dan Dismore's, King's Arms, Smart's- buildings, Holborn. The third, of £ 10 a side, must be staked at Mr Jackson's, King's Head, King- street Mews, on the 4th of March. HAZELTINE AND TYLER.— The final deposit of £ 5 a side for this match was duly posted at Mr Vassar's, Green Dragon, Half- moon- street, Bishopsgate, on Wednesday last. The men are to meet at our office on Friday next to arrange as to the where- abouts. CHARLESWORTH AND SPEIGHT.— A match has been made between Simon Charlesworth of Leeds and George Speight of Hunslet, to fight for £ 10 a side, on the 23d of March, within 20 miles of Leeds. We have received the first deposit, of £ 210s a side. The next is to be sent to us on the 25th inst. BROOKES AND DAN MORRIS.— £ 1 a side has been staked in the hands of Dan Dismore by Morris and Brookes of Norwich, to fight at 8st 4lb, for £ 50 a side. They meet at Mr Short's, Leaping Bar, Old- street, St Lukes, on Wednesday next, to draw articles. CROCKETT AND COBLEY.— Another deposit of £ 5 a side be- tween these lads was made on Wednesday last, at Mr Britton's, Cross- street, Finsbury. The next of £ 5 a side is to be posted at Mr Clarke's, St Martin's Tavern, Adelphi, on Wednesday next. W. White ( the Caledonian Mouse) and T. Bell of Camden Town are matched to fight for £ 10 a side. They meet at H. Phelps's, Ship Royal Oak, Wappiug- wall, on Wednesday evening next, to make a further deposit and draw up articles. JOHN FLANERY AND NOLAN.— A further deposit must be made to the stakeholder, S. Coates, to- morrow for the match be- tween these Birmingham men, which comes off on 9th March, at catch weight, for £ 10 a side. PIGEON SHOOTING. p • Smith's, King- street, Norwich, on Thursday next, at eight o'clock. If we hear nothing to the contrary it will be forwarded on Wednesday to Mr Smith. Thorpe having recovered from the effects of the fight, will be happy to see his friends at Mr Bunyan's, Hand- in- Hand, Princes- street, London- road, this evening, the 22d inst. NEWTON AND BIRMINGHAM.— A mill took place on Monday, at Walsall Aqueduct, for £ 10 a side, between Alf Newton of Westbromwich ( weight 9st lib) and Robert Birmingham ( weight list). Forty- nine rounds were fought in 45 minutes, in most gallant style, when Birmingham, being quite blind, was com- pelled to surrender. Newton was also much punished. Newton takes a benefit on Monday week, at Mr Lloyd's, Shingler's Arms, Westbromwich. MORRIS ROBERTS AND SPIDER.— We have received a letter from Morris Roberts saying he will not take less than £ 10 to fight in London, and even then wishes to toss for the weighing, and he says if the Spider will not agree to these terms, he will not make a match. If he does, Roberts will sign articles at once. It seems to us that Roberts is " coming it rather strong." He gets a stone in weight, and he knows that 110 fight can be got off near Birmingham; but, however, he kuows his own business best, and has a right to ask what terms he pleases. GARRINGTON AND TWEDDLE.— Garrington writes to say that when the recognizances expire he is anxious to go on with his match against Tweddle, and hopes the latter will meet him be- fore that time to make arrangements. Young Haly will fight Dooney Harris, for £ 25, at 9st 6lb. His money will be ready at his benefit on Monday, at Mr Beau- mont's, Grapes, Albemarle- street, Clerkenwell. AARON JONES'S BENEFIT.— The brave Aaron Jones takes his benefit on Monday ( to- morrow) night, at the Chandos- street Booms, St Martin's- lane, when we bave no doubt he will receive that support from the public to which his gallantry so justly entitles him. None can deny that in his fight with T. Sayers he left no stone unturned to secure the victory, but the fates were against him, and he had to strike his colours sorely against his will. Among the sparrers will be found Nat Langham and Jack Grant, Alec Keene and Joe Phelps, Mike Madden and Mickey Bent, Bob Travers and Bill Cleghorn, Jemmy Massey and Bill Hayes, Spider and Young Harrington, Dan Collins and Joe Rowe, Ned Adams and Johnny Walker, Billy Duncan and Young Sambo, Sam Martin and Fred Dickenson, Tom Moseand Jemmy Madden. Aaron Jones and Tom Sayers will, as a wind up, fight their battle o'er again, and last not least, Charley Mallett will officiate as master of the ceremonies. We do trust the ]> atroiis of the Ring will not neglect a deserving man, " for," in the words of the poet, " Though Bold Jones no winner is, I trow He made his mark, and left it too, I vow! Come, then, ye Britons, ope your hearts and purses- Lend kindly succour in a trump's reverses. Jones by your kindness once again may stand And prove a credit to his native laud- Show, how True Pluck her sons invigorates And holds her ample sway — maintains her vast estates." HARMONY, & C.— Jemmy Shaw is always at home at the Queen's Head, Crown- Court, Windmill- street, Haymarket. This evening there will be a strong meeting. To- morrow ( Monday) the lovers of song are invited to join their social brethren. Also harmony, & c, • every Friday and Saturday evening. Next Friday there will be a galaxy of amusement, when the eccentric Jerry Noon will pre- side, faced b> Mr Willis, jun, and every Saturday evening, under the management of Mr Henry Hicks. The great 200 rat match comes off at Jemmy Shaw's next Tuesday evening, and John Sabin's benefit next Wednesday evening. Harry Orme, of the Jane Shore, Shoreditch, begs to inform the lovers of old English sports that his house affords every sport and convenience. It is within two minutes' walk of the Eastern Counties Railway, and travellers will find their wants well attended to. Private lessons in the noble art are given daily by Billy Duncan and Harry Orme. A capital enclosed skittle alley. An harmonic meeting every Thursday evening. On Thursday evening next the chair will be taken by Mr T. Hackett, faced by H. Hicks, when he will be assisted by some first- rate talent of the East. At Harry Wright's, William the Fourth, Albany- road, Cam- berwell, a grand table entertainment every Monday evening, under the direction of the eccentric Joey Jones. To- morrow Mr Vernon ( the best comic singer iu the world) will preside, faced by Ben Bsnnet. Tom Sayers will make his appearance in the course of the evening. Last Monday Jem Ward sang a very pretty song, and was well supported. Chair taken at eight o'clock. Come early; the immortal Joseph will imitate Tom Sayers and Aaron Jones. At J. Vassar's, Green Dragon, Halfmoon- street, Bishopsgate, the free- and- easy, every Tuesday even'ng, continues to be nu- merously attended, under the superintendence of Mr Thomas Green. On next Tuesday the chair will be taken by Mr Charles Pritchard, faced by a friend. Public sparring every Saturday evening, conducted by Jack Brooks ( of Norwich). Private lessons at any time by Brooks. Mstiana and Fights for the Championship kept at the bar. Ben Cauut, of the Coach and Horses, St Martin's- lane, begs to inform his friends that his harmonic reunions are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening. The chair is always occupied by men of note. Ben himself chaunts famously. Public sparring on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; con- ductor, Young Sambo. Job t'obley has a lodging under a long lease; Ben Caunt's new singer has been pronounced one of the wonders of the day. The Sir Charles Napier feat is performed by Professor Harrison every Tuesday and Saturday, also on Thursday, when Mr Snelling ( from the provinces) takes the chair. The professor also exhibits his Herculean feats of strength each evening to astounding audiences. Lessons given in the Indian club and dumb- bell exercises, also boxing. Clubs, dumb- bells ( any weight), and boxing- gloves supplied OH receipt of a P. O. O., directed Charing- cross. Bill Turner, the Wychwood Forester, having been long dis- abled, and having a wife % nd two children dependent upon his exertions, will take a benefit at Mr Loom's, the King and Prince of Wales, Brick- street, Piccadilly, on Feb 24. Among other attractions will be the appearance of Harry Stamp ( the Norwich Spider), Young Hawkes of Birmingham, and Jack Hall the baker. For the wind- up, Fred. Dickenson and Bob Webb. At Harry Brunton's, the George and Dragon, Beech- street, Barbican, City, the harmonic meetings held every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday evening continue to be highly respect- ably attended, conducted by Messrs Cox, Dingi, and Farrell. On Thursday evening next the celebrated Tom Sayers will preside, faced by the renowned Bill Hayes, when a rare treat may be re- lied on. Young Reed, at Jem Burn's, the Rising Sun, Air- street, Pic- cadilly, gives private instruction daily, from twelve to four, and from eight to ten in the evening, A commodious arena has been fitted up, and gentlemen may rely on privacy. Gloves and dumb- bells sent into the country on receipt of a P. O. order, pay- able to Wm. Reed, at the Charing Cross Office. Reed is also to be heard of at Owen Swift's, Tichborne- street, Haymarket. At Mr Milton's. Griffin, Church- street, Borough, sparring con tinues on Saturday and Monday evenings, under the superin- tendauce of Grant's Novice, who is matched to fight Luke Riley for £ 20 a side. A deposit is already staked, and they are to meet on Tuesday next to draw articles. On Monday next there will be a grand glove display, between twelve and two o'clock. Conductor, Chas Mallett. Jemmy Welsh and George Crockett intend visiting Birming- ham during the ensuing week, they having been invited to take a benefit by some of the sporting gentlemen of the " hardware village," who are well known for their hospitality to London men. Crockett and his mentor will make a tour previous to going into training to fight Job Cobley. JOB COBLEY AT LEICESTER.— The Elastic Potboy will take the chair at Mr C. Larke's, the Black Swan, Belgrave- gate, on Mondav evening next, faced by a gentleman of first- rate talent, and snpported by all the talent in Leicester. Job will be most happy to meet his old friends and as many new ones as possible. He will remain at Mr Larke's during his stay in Leicester. Jem Ward ( the Black Diamond) is - again sparkling in his old horizon, a planet of no ordinary magnitude. The hostelry known as the King's Arms, Whitechapel- road, now boasts Jem as the boniface. On Friday evening next the chair will be taken by Tom Sayers. H. Lockwood's ( White Lion, Drury- lane) harmonic meetings take place every Wednesday evening, and maintain their usual patronage. On Wednesday next the chair will be taken by Alec Keene, faced by Mr E. Adams, on which occasion many eminent vocalists have promised to attend. BOB TRAYERS'S PORTRAIT.— An excellent likeness of this cele- brated darkey has just been published, and may be obtained at Nat Langham's. - DEATH OF TOM MALEY.— Poor Tom Maley, whose illness we have noticed for some weeks, died in the parlour at Ben Caunt's, St Martin's- lane, on Friday night week, at a late hour. The poor fellow had been suffering for months from consumption, so that the event was not unexpected. Thanks to the contribu- tions of kind friends he was not in a destitute state at the last, as upwards of £ 3 were found upon him when he died. He has since been buried at the Victoria Cemetery. He was born in December, 1817, and was therefore in his fortieth year. He was well known as a game, resolute pugilist, and fought some of the longest and most determined battles on record. Poor Tom was honest and upright in all his dealings, and when he had the means was always foremost to assist a brother in distress. He leaves only one relative, a brother, to lament his loss. DEATH OF MR JOHN SAVILLE, ALIAS " OLDHAM JACK."— We have to announce the death of Mr John Saville, of Oldham, better knowii as " Oldham Jack," who died at his private resi- dence, on Monday, the 16th inst, after a protracted illness. Poor Jack was a distinguished member of the sporting world, and highly esteemed bv all who knew him, especially in the P. R. amongst whom he was known to almost every man throughout England, and equally respected. " Oldham," like many others, had from time to time experienced the vicissitudes of life, and battled with the difficulties consequent thereon. Towards the close of his career he had managed to save a sufficient amount of money to enable him to enjoy all the comforts that the delicate nature of his complaint required. For several weeks prior to his decease, he was constantly attended by his most intimate friends, who administered all the consolation that it was possible to bestow. The remains of poor Jack were deposited at the Bromp- ton Cemetery, in the presence of a number of his earliest and most sincere associates, on Friday, the 20th inst. HORNSEY WOOD. GROUNDS.— On Tuesday last Mr Bescomb beat six others afn3 birds, 25 yards, three traps, killing 11; three sweepstakes foliowt; d, seven members, lsoveach; Messrs Bryan, Phelps, and Small, won one each.— Oil Wednesday Messrs Smith and Horner ( late of the Adelaide Tavern) shot at 7 birds each, 21 yards rise, traps 20 yards apart, for 2 sovs, to pull for each other, and tied, Killing 4 each; they doubled the stakes and had 7 more, Horner won killing 5 ; they had another at 7 each, Horner won, killing 6 to 5. A good deal of shooting followed.— On Thursday Messrs Joyliffe and Hildyard had 12 birds, 21 yards rise, H and T traps, for £ 10 a side, Barber's picked birds ; Mr J. won killing 8 to 5. A sweepstakes of 1 sov each, seven members, 3 birds each; Messrs Bacon and Hand- stoff tied, killing all, and divided. Three more sweepstakes followed at 5 birds each; Messrs Harris and Bueham won one each, and divided the third. A great deal of pigeon and spar- row shooting followed.— On Wednesday next several guns willba shot f » r, and on Saturday a silver cup and jug will be shot for. SLOUGH.— On Tuesday last several lovers of the trigger assem- bled at Mr Bragg's, the North Star Tavern, to compete for a fat pig, but as the list did not fill, the following sweepstakes & c, were substituted. The first was a 10s sweepstakes, at 7 birds each, for which the following gentlemen contended:— Messrs Beenham, Henry Thumwood, C, Cornwall, Harley, Neighbour, Rycroft, Hill,' and Edwards. Mr Cornwall, who killed all his birds in a sportsmanlike manner, was the winner. The next was a 10s sweepstakes, at 5 birds each, nine entires. The ateove gentlemen shot, together with Mr Henry. Mr Neighbour won, killing all. The third sweepstakes of 5s each, at 5 birds, seven members, was won by Mr T. Hill, who killed all. The last sweepstakes of 53 each, 3 birds, was also won by Mr Hill, killing all, A match was afterwards shot by Messrs Edwards and H, Thumwood, for £ 1 a side, 5 birds, the former receiving one dead bird. They tied, and doubled the stakes, when Mr Edwards proved the winner. Other matches of minor importance were also shot. THE OLD SPOT REVIVED AGAIN.— That once well- known old house, called " Old Farmer Hewe's Perry Boat," near Totten- ham Mills, is now one of the most delightful spots near London, within five minutes walk from the railway station. The pro- prietor begs to inform his friends and all sporting gentlemen that a Russian lamb will be shot for by 20 members, at 5s each, from the trap, 6 birds each, 21 yards rise, on Wednesday, the 4th March. Barber will supply the birds. AT MR SOMEES'S, the Victoria Tavern, Abbey- road, St John's Wood, to- morrow ( Monday), a gold watch, a silver watch, and a silver snuff- box will be shot for, by 20 members, at 10s each, to be divided in three prizes, 14- bore guu, 19 yards, l£ oz shot, larger guns 21 yards, l$ oz shot. Shooting to commence at two. AT THE LILLIE ARMS, Old Brompton, a match will take place, between Mr Hook and Mr M., for £ 5 a side, each to pull his own string, ltoz shot; to commence at two o'clock. Sweepstakes as usual after the match. A good supply of birds. Private par- ties accommodated. AT THE TWO BREWERS, Mortlake, Surrey, on Thursday next, a fat pig will be shot for, by ten members, at 10s each ; the winner can take the money or pig. A match will also take place between Mr B. of Richmond and Mr R. E., of Mortlake, for £ 2 a side. Mr DAN is open to shoot a match with Mr M. of Abbey Wood, for £ 5 a side, 50 sparrows each Hoz shot, 21 yards rise, 40 boundary, H and T traps, Offor to find birds. He will be at the Lillie Arms on Tuesday next prepared to make the match. AT THE SWAN HOTEL, Romford, Essex, on Thursday next, a £ 1 sweepstakes, by twenty members, divided into three prizes, will be shot for. Gentlemen to forward their names and money to the landlord before Wednesday next. BANBURY.— On Tuesday, February 17th, a large company of sportsmen met at the Elephant and Castle Inn, Grimsbury, near the Banbury Railway Station, with the intention of shooting for a pig, but as there was not a sufficient number of entries, a capi- tal pony was substituted, and shot for by 13 subscribers, at a sovereign each, five birds each. Mr J. Bolton of Neithrop and Mr Stockley made a tie, killing four birds each. They then shot at an extra bird each, when Mr Bolton was successful, his oppo- nent missing his bird. A match for £ 2 was then won by Mr Mortimer of Winslow, killing two birds out of four, beating Mr Harris of Clifton, who only hit one out of four. A dinner was afterwards served up at Mr Edwards's, and a merry evening was spent by a large company. AT SHELDON'S, Vine Inn, Aston ( near Birmingham), on Monday, the weather being fine, a large number attended to witness the sweepstakes. ( The list for the £ 30 Sweep, by 30 members, £ 1 each, did not fill.) The first sweepstakes was by six members, at 10s each, 3 birds each, which, after some close shooting, was won by Mr Portlpck, kiliing all. A second sweepstakes by same members, 10s each, 3 birds each, was won by Mr Walthew, killing all. Third Sweepstakes, by the same gentlemen, on same conditions, was won by Messrs Porter of Birmingham ana Brown of Walsall, who tied and divided. Several other minor matches came off. A goodly number, after the shooting, sat down to a well served and plen- tiful dinner. DONALD AND HOLLAND.— On account of the important match, for £ 100 a side, between Mr Joseph Donald of Whitehaven and Mr Jas. Holland of Little Lever, near Bolton, Mr Holden of Manchester now holds £ 50 each. The contest is fixed to take place at the Trafford Hotel, Old Trafford, near Manchester, on Wednesday and Thursday next, and the conditions are that tha gentlemen shall shoot at 50 birds each, on the respective days, 2oz of shot, 21 yards rise, 80 boundary, the guns to be held below the elbow till the bird takes wing. Mr Holden is selected referee, and the match excites considerable interest, not only in Man- chester, but iu the adjacent towns. A SWEEPSTAKES took place near the Railway Hotel, Eotley, on Monday last, by 10 members, at 5s each, for a fat sheep, at 3 birds each, 21 yards rise, the field the boundary, l^ oz of shot, guns unlimited. They shot five on each side. On the one side G. Reeve killed 2 out of 3. R. Farrant 3, Smith 1, Blackman 2, Dollar 2— total 10. On the other side Rose killed 1 out 3, Jas. Snow 3, Deller 2, Jones° 2. Lane 1— total 9. Other minor matches took place during the afternoon, after which the gentlemen of the trigger and their friends sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by Mr and Mrs King, of the Railway Hotel, Botley. There was a numerous company present. WORSLEY AND SLACK.— On Friday afternoon, the 13th inst, a match came off on the grounds of Mr Lambert, Old Trafford, near Manchester, between Mr Frederick Slack of that city and Mr J. Worsley of Cheadle Hulme, for £ 10 a side, at 15 birds each. 21 yards rise, 80 boundary. The scores were as follows :— Mr Worsley killed his 1st, 2d. 3d, 6th, 7th, 8 h, 12th, and 14th, not firing at his last bird. Mr Slack brought down the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, lltli, 12th, 14th, and 15th, thus winning by 3 birds. ANNUAL PIGEON SHOOTING, open to all England, at Mr William Dearn's, the Plough Inn, Bristnal Fields, near Old- bury. To- morrow ( Monday) a handsome fat pig, weighing up- wards of 20 score, will be shot for by 20 members, at 10s each ; the winner to take the pig or £ 10. Conditions: 5 birds each, 21 yards rise; guns not to exceed f inch bore, 2oz of shot; double guns, lioz shot, allowed 2 yards. The gun to be held below the elbow till the bird is on the wing. Shooting to com- mence at 12 o'clock. The best blue rocks will be provided. WITHINGTON AND SLACK.— Mr Wrn. Withington of Droylsden and Mr Frederick Slack of Manchester have agreed to shoot - v match at 15 birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 boundary, for £ 15 asi<, V 2oz of shot. The event is to be decided at Bellevue, Manchesta- s on the 2d of March, and the first deposit of £ 5 each has been paid to Mr Holden. This sum is to be made into £ 10 a side to- morrow ( Monday), and the remaining £ 5 each is to be put down on the day of the match. OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND.— To be shot for, at Mr Jas. Smart's, the Golden Cross Tavern, Harborne Mill, near Birmingham, on Monday, March 2d, a handsome fat pig, weighing about SO score, 22 subscribers, at 10s each ; winner to take the pig or receive £ 10 10s ; 3 birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 fail, guns i bore, 2oz of shot, double guns lfoz shot allowed two yards ; the gun to be held below the elbow till the bird is on the wing. The birds pro- vided by David Crossbie. Shooting to commence at one o'clock. SPARROW SHOOTING will take place at Leadbetter's, Lord Nelson Inn, Hiudley, near Wigan, ( to- morrow) Monday, for a handsome silver cup of the value of £ 5, by twenty members at 5s, 7 birds each. Conditions as usual. The landlord will give two sovereigns to the shooters, to be divided as they may decide upon, and the shooters may also choose whether they shoot for the cup, or have £ 5 in money. SLACK AND BUTTERWORTH.— Messrs Frederick Slack and Robt. Butterworth ( both of Manchester) have signed articles to shoot at 20 birds each, for £ 20 a side, 2oz of shot, 21 yards rise, 80 boundary, at the Trafford Hotel, Old Trafford, near Man- chester, on the 4th of March. Mr Holden has handed to him £ 5 each, and the* remainder of the money is to be placed in his hands on the day of shooting. GEO. WARBURTON of Queen's Head will shoot a match with any of the following, viz, Henry Greenwood of Shibden, Alfred Hardy of Bradford, or Wm. Thornton of same place, for from £ 10 to £ 25 a side, lfoz of shot, 21 yards rise, 60 fall, the gun to be held in a sportsmanlike manner till the bird is on the wing. A match can be made any night. next week at O. Crowther's, Wheatsheaf, Queen's Head, from eight to ten o'clock. AT THE FOX AND HOUNDS INN, Bradford, a 10s sweepstakes will come off on Tuesday next, with 10s added for the best shot, at 5 birds each, lfoz of shot, 21 yards rise, 60 fall, the gun to be held below the elbow till the bird takes wingr To commence at twelve o'clock. Afterwards a 5s sweepstakes, with 5s added, at sparrows, lioz of shot, 17 yards rise, 40 fall. A MATCH will take place near the Railway Hotel, Botley, oh Monday, March 2, beeween Messrs Thos. King, Gilpin, and Blackmau on the one side, and Messrs J, Chandler, jun, A. Chandler, and Jas. Smith, jun, commencing at one o'clock. Afterwards an open sweepstakes at pigeons and sparrows will take place. OPEN TO ALL ENGLAND.— TO be shot for, at Mr Grosvenor's, New Bridge Inn, Tettenhall- road, Wolverhampton, on Friday next, Feb 27, a fat pig, upwards of 40 scores ; twenty subscribers, at £ 1 each ; l- joz shot, fin gun, 21 yards rise, and three birds' each. Winner and putter- up to spend £ 2 each. Shooting to commence at one o'clock. CHARLES RUDD of Wigan will shoot any of the following men a match at birds: Wm. Scotson of Abram, John Loweson of Orrell, or Barker from Blackrod, at 15 or 21 birds each, for from £ 10 to £ 20 a side, l^ oz of shot, 27 yards rise, 80 boundary. Money ready at any time at Mr Whalley's, Newmarket Inn, Rodney- street, Wigan. AT G. HIRST'S, Rose and Crown Inn, New Mill, Hudders- field, a splendid double barrelled gun, 1- bore, to be shot for on Monday, Feb 23, by 10 subscribers, at 10s each, Ifoz shot, 21 yards rise, 60 yards fall, 5 birds each, double guns, 19 yards, ljoz of shot. To commence at one o'clock. A SWEEPSTAKES of 10s each will come off at H. Qxley's, the Stubbin Hotel, near Hoyland, to- morrow ( Monday), 4 birds each, single guns 21 yards rise, l| oz of shot, double guns 18 yards rise, lioz of shot, 60 yards boundary. To commence at twelve. Birds 7d each, A WILTSHIRE GENTLEMEN would be happy to shoot a match, . » • P9K a fiiiln with fianfc PioklflS. 2ft hirds oap. h. 9,1 vnrrta ANTIDELUVIAN BUFFALOES.— The Shakespeare Grand ( No. 1) Lodge is removed from the Robin Hood, Chapel- street, Salford, to the Ship Iaas Primo Platts, Chapel- street, Salford, Manchester, for £ 25 a side, with Capt Piokles, 20 birds each, 21 yards rise, 100 boundary, lfoz of shot. All communications to be addressed to Thos. Prior, Lyiiham, near Chippenham, Wrilts. FOESTER AND GREENWOOD.— For this match, to be shot in accordance with the terms proposed by Mr Greenwood, in Bell's Life of Feb 1st, we have received the whole of the money, £ 25 a side. It is to come off on Tuesday next, at Grantham Park. BLACK BULL, ELLAND EDGE, NEAR HUDDERSFIELD — A £ 1 sweep, with £ 1 added by Mr Barrett, came off in Grantham Park, on Monday last. There were 13 shooters, at seven birds each; R. Naylor won the first prize, £ 8, killing all; Chas. Cross- ley of Robertown, and Jonas Hepworth of Opton, killed six birds each, and divided the second and third prizes, £ 6.— At Grantham Park, Elland Edge, on Tuesday next, the 24th inst, after the match of Messrs Foster and Greenwood, a £ 1 sweep, with £ 1 added by Mr Barrett, proprietor of the ground, will come off, at seven birds each, 2oz shot, 21 yards rise, 60 yards fall. A MATCH came off on Monday last at Mr Booth's, Talbot Inn, Dean Corner, near Brosely, Salop, for a fat bull worth £ 16, with £ 3 added, which was won by Messrs Richards of Harbcrne and Fletcher and Power of Salop, killing all and dividing. WM. BUCKENOUGH and Tnos. SHELMERDINE have agreed to shoot a match ( 2oz shot) at 10 birds each, for £ 5 a side, 21 yards rise, 80 boundary, to come off to- morrow ( Monday), at the i White House, Stockport. WRESTLING— THE CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND SOCIETY, LONDON.— The next general meeting of this society will be held on Wednesdry evening next, at Mr M'Clure's, the Guildhall Shades^ King- street, Cheapside. Mr Baum, of the White Lion, Victoria Park, Hackney Wick, is busied with the committee in ascertaining how the greatest possible amount of accommodation can be afforded to the spectators at the great annual wrestling meeting, on Friday, April 10th. At the meet- ing held last Wednesday, at the White Hart, Windmill- street, Tottenham" Court- road, a great deal of routine business was transacted, the president ( Mr Thompson), the secretary ( Mr Westmoreland), and the treasurer ( Mr Stooks), being busily en- gaged for some hours. At the Snipe Inn Race Ground, Audenshaw, about 600 pp' / ns assembled on Saturday, the 14th inst, to witness a wresting match between Enoch Walker of Mossley and Adam Gledhill of Staleybridge, for £ 10 a side, Lancashire fashion, catch weight; two back falls out of three. The betting commenced at 5 to 4, and ended at 2 to 1 on Walker, who succeeded in throwing Gled- hill both times, the latter not having a shadow of a chance with him. Daniel Heywood of I'lollinwood will wrestle Greeuhalgh of Pendleton, Okl Face of Bury, Joseph Healy of Huddersfield, or James Matley of Ashton- under- Lyne, in Lancashire fashion, catch as catch can, for £ 25 a side; two back falls out of three. To come off on Monday, the 13th day of April next. A match can be made at George Asliworth's, beerseller, top of Ilollin- wood, near Oldham, BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 22, 1857. PEDESTEIANISM. MATCHES TO COME. FEBRUARY. 23— Horrocks and Margetts— to run 440 yards, for £ 50 a side, at Rugby. 23.— Laing and Stainsby— to run 100 yards, tor £ 10 a side, at or near 23.— Kent arid Landon— to run 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Endon. 26.— Forster and Fawcett— to run S00 yards, for £ 38 a side, Fawcett to have eight yards start, at the Fountain Inn. 23.— Hughes and Williams- to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Aston 33.— Walker and Shakespear— to ran a mile, £ 5 a side, at Aston Cross. 28.— Nobby Clark and Tom Clarke— to run 100 yards, for £ 10 a side, on the West Derby road, near Liverpool, 28.— Read and Stainor— to run 140 yards , lor £ 10 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth. To start at two o'clock precisely. 23 and 24.— Handicap Races at Hyde Park, Sheffield, for several money prizes of a large amount. . 24.— Halton and Mellor— to run 150 yards, for £ 10 a side, on the Halifax and Leeds road. 28.— Knowles and Ramsbottom— to run 150 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Daisy Field, Blackburn. 28.— Morris and Turner— to run 200 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. ., „ ,, , 28.— Harrison and Kent— to run 440 yards, for £ 15 a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. . MARCH. 2.— Holden and Nelson— to run 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, at the Salford Borough Gardens. . , .. . _ , 2.— Forster and Roberts— to run 140 yards, for £ 2o a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. , . , 2.— Handicap Race of 200 yards, for several money prizes, at Mexbro . 2.— Horrocks and Margetts— to run 440 yards, for £ 50 a side, at Rugby. 2,— Andrews and Cooke— to run a mile, for £ 5 a side, at Garratt- iane, Wandsworth, Andrews to have a start of 80 yards. 2.— Green and Hall— to run 120 yards, at Stockton- on- Tees, £ 25 a side. 2,— Barber and Brook— to run 440 yards, for £ 15 a side, at Grantham Park, near Huddersfield. ., 7.— Dawson and Hall— to run 200 yards, for £ 10 a side, at the Siupe Inn, Audenshaw. ., , _ ,, 7.— Hirst and Medley— to run 280 yards, for £ 20 a side, at Bellevue, Manchester. ., 7,— Barlow and Schofield— to run one mile, £ 710s a side, at BftUevue. 7.— Sanderson and Sharp— to run two miles, for £ 25 a side, at Bellevue. 7.— Feilding and Hartley— to run 100 yards, for £ 25 a side, at BeHevue. 9.— Nicholls and Reed— to run 140 yards, Reed staking £ 10 to £ 3, at Birmingham. „ ., . ,, , 9,— Bowler and Clegg— to run 120 yards, for £ 20 a side, at Wibsey slack. 9.— Andrews and Wilson— to run one mile ana a half, for £ lo a side, at Garratt- lane. Wandsworth. 9.— Barber and Hardman— to ran 200 yards, for £ 2s a side, at Salford Borough Gardens. , ,, 9 and 10.- A Handicap of 606 yards, for £ 12 and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. „ .. , „ , 11.— Mays and Miller— to run 880 yarns, for £ 3 a side, at Greenock. 14.— A Handicap Race of 110 yards, for novices who have never won more than £ 5, for a silver watch and money prizes, at the Vic- toria Gardens, Seedley, Pendleton, near Manchester. 14 and 16.— A Handicap of 600 yards, for £ 16 and other money prizes, at Higginshaw, Oldham. „ . , 16.— Moon and Rowley- to run 120 yards, for £ 5 a side, at Birmingham. 16,— Brown and Harrison— to run 140 yards, for £ 25 a side, at the baltord Borough Gardens. „ „_„ „ , „ 16.— Levett and Pudney— to run 10 miles, for £ o0 a side and the Cham- pionship, at Garratt- lane. 16.— Swift and Warren— to run 140 yards, for £ 10 a side, at Endon. 21 and 23.— Great All England Handicap of 180yards, for £ 20 and other money prizes, at the new Copenhagen Racecourse, Newton Heath, near Manchester. 21 and 23.— Handicap Foot Race of 200 yards, for £ 10 and other money prizes, at the new Wellington Race Ground, Bury. 83.— A Handicap Race of once round Hyde Park, Sheffield, for £ 10 and other money prizes. 30.— Jones and Silvester— to run S00 yards, for £ 50 a side, within 15 miles of Liverpool. SO and 31.— A Handicap Race of 120 yards, for £ 20 and etlier money prizes at Hyde Park, Sheffield. APKXL. 6.— Saville and Syddall— to run one mile, for £ 50 a side, at Belle vue. 10,— Ivirby and Mattock— to ' run 140 yards, for £ 5 a side, within two miles of Shrewsbury. 10,— Richard Manks and a man not yet named— to run 10 miles, for £ 25 a side ; place not yet fixed on. 11 and 18.— A Handicap Race of 643 yards, for £ 10 and other money prizes, at the Snipe Inn, Manchester road, Audenshaw, Oldham. 18.— Hosspecl and Saville— to run half a mile at Hyde Park, Sheffield, Hosspool betting £ 60 to £ 50. 13.— Clegg and Morley— to run 120 yards, for £ 25 a side, at Grantham Park. 13 and 14.— Great All England Handicap Race of half a mile, for £ 50 and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. 14.— Hinchcliffe and Walker— to run 410 yards, £ 25 a side, at Sheffield. 27 and 28,— Handicap Race of 440 yards, for £ 10 and other money prizes, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. POST OFFICE OBDEBS for Deposits, > n which the EDITOB OJ BBLL'S LIFE IN LONDON is made stakeholder, must be made payable to " WILLIAM CLEMENT," at tha Post Office, Strand, and addressed to this office. Country notes cannot be taken; they will in all in- stances be sent back. PEDESTRIANISM AX GARRATT- LANE, WANDSWORTH. COXFOKD AND HOTINE.—- It will be in the recollection of our readers, at least of those who take an interest in such matters, that these pedestrians had signed articles to walk seven miles, for £ 20 a side, at Garratt- lane, Wandsworth, on Tuesday, the 13th of last month ; on that occasion, however, the referee finding that both men broke into a trot, declared the match to toe off. Shortly subsequent to this they entered into a fresh agreement to increase the stakes to £ 25 a side, and walk the same distance at the before- mentioned place, on Tuesday, the 10th inst. But the all- exciting battle being settled to come off on that day between Tom Sayers and Aaron Jones, a further postponement of the match was agroed to by mutual con- sent, and Wednesday last was fixed upon for the decision of the event; it was also agreed that Harry Orme, of pugilistic celebrity, and now the landlord of the Jane Shore, Shoreditch, should olflciate as referee. The day was propitiously fine, the course in admirable condition, and a large muster of the " right sort," who appeared to exhibit the liveliest interest on the occa- sion, assembled to witness the result. The betting was at evens, and a considerable quantity of the " Californian" abided the finale. At 28 minutes past three o'- clock the men took their position at scratch, Coxford attended by his old trainer Woody, • whilst Barber of Mile Bud officiated as " lord in waiting" on Hotine; both men seemed in very excellent fettle, but on stripping, Hotine appeared much the taller, and more muscular of the two, a circumstauce which caused the betting to veer round to 5 to 4 in his favour, and, were his backers not afraid of" his breaking into his accustomed trot, doubtless the odds upon him would have been at a much higher quotation. On the signal for starting being given, away they darted from the scratch at a rattling pace, and with a per- fectly fair heel- and- toe stride. In order to give our readers some idea of the closeness of this match— one of the best we haveseen for a length of time— we shall describe the relative positions of the parties at the conclusion of every lap, at which spot our re- porter had taken up his post. Let us premise that 21 laps and a fraction was the distance to be traversed to make up the seven miles. End of first lap, shoulder to shoulder ; second, ditto ; third, ditto ( Hotiuewas now the favourite at 3 to 2); fourth, ditto; fifth, Coxford about a foot a head; sixth, Hotine resumed his lead, and was half a yard in front; seventh, in the same po- sitions ; eighth, shoulder and shoulder ; ninth, Hotinc two feet in advance; tenth, Hotine leading by a foot; eleventh, Hotine leadicg by half a yard; twelfth, ditto, ditto; thirteenth, Hotine four feet beyond his opponent ( Hotine now the favourite at 2 to 1, Coxford showing slight symptoms of distress, aud perspiriug very much); fourteenth, same as the previous one; fifteenth, ditto ditto ( five miles gone over); sixteenth, seven- teenth, eighteenth, ditto ditto ( six miles); nineteenth, Ho tine slightly increased his lead; twentieth, Coxford made an aston- ishing effort, and at its termination was not more than a foot behind his adversary ( this spurt of Coxford's was too much for him); twenty- first and last, the excitement among the spectators was now at fever heat. The men through the first stretch were close together; in the back stretch Hotine got away from his man a little, and at the turn of the run home had left him full three yards behind; shortly after rounding this turn— about 70 yards from home— Coxford gave in, very much distressed," and exceedingly chagrined at his defeat. The distance was gone over in 58min 29sec— a very capital performance for men who are not ranked as first- raters. Thus terminated this nobly contested match. - Everything was conducted with the greatest fairness and propriety; and though ( of course) there were some few grumblers among the losing parties, We can vouch that both inen walked fair heel and toe from start to finish. The winner can have the stakes by calling at our office next Thursday, at twelve o'clock. MILITARY MATCHES.— On Thursday last a match came off here between Mr Johnson of the Rifle Brigade and Captain Bathurst of the Grenadier Guards; distance 110 yards, Mr John- son receiving a start of two yards. At half- past three o'clock both gentlemen appeared at scratch in racing costume, Mr John- son attended by Jemmy Patterson, and Capt Bathurst by In- wood, the pedestrian. The parties appeared in excellent con- dition. Major Astley, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, being ap- pointed referee, and having given the word " off," away the contending parties bounded with a level start. When about 50 yards had been gone over Mr Johnson was leading by about three yards, and, gradually increasing the interval between him- self and the captain, ran in a winner by at least four yards. After the foregoing spin Major Astley challenged the winner to run 100 yards level. This race occasioned no little excitement from the circumstance of the major having run a match with Mr Johnson on a previous occasion at Slough, and given him three yards start, when Mr J. won the match only by a foot. Both parties having on the given signal Jeft the scratch, Mr J", with rather the best of the start, a most capital and closely contested race ensued, and terminated in favour of Mr Joknson, winning by upwards of two feet. DOIN& S AT HYDE PARK, SHEFFIELD, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. BINTCLIEEE AST> TBAINOR.— On Monday last some hundreds of spectators assembled on this ground to witness the race of two miles, for ( it was said) £ 25 a side, but in reality for nothing hut what they could make, thinking, no doubt, from the exten- sive patronage that the proprietress, Mrs Heathcote, receives from the lovers of foot- racing and other sports, that Sheffield was the best place for the race to take place at to catch flats ; but in this we are glad to say that not a single instance came to our knowledge in which a " S'neffielder" was caught, their knives being rather too sharp for those manufactured at Rastrick and Liverpool. Mr James Holden of Manchester duly received the stakes, and would have officiated as referee, but from the great pressure of business that gentleman's son- in- law acted for him, Bintcliffe, who is a native of Rastrick, near HuddersSeld, is twenty- five years of age, stands 5ft 8^ in high, and weighs about lOst. Trainor hails from Liverpool, and is twenty- six years of age, standing 5ft Sin in height, and weighing 8st lib. Little or no betting took place. Bintcliffe, who received a start of 20 yards, finished the first round 23 yards in advau3e, the second terminated as they started for the post; in the succeeding lap Trainor put on a little more steam, and reduced the gap to half a score yards, and in the fourth round there were only five yards separating tliem. They ran nearly in this position for the remainder of the distance, Bintcliffe passing the mark first by rather better than a yard. On finishing, Trainor tried to gammon the spectators that he was dead beat; but the ruse would not do, and on entering the house he was received with a volley of groans and hisses. We hope that in future the gate money will be withheld from parties not running on the " square." • A HANDICAP SPRINT RACE of 120 yards will take place at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on the 30th and 31st March; first prize £ 20, second £ 4, third £ 1; entrance Is, and 4s to accept. All entries to be made to Mrs Hannah Heathcote, at Hyde Park, or to Mr James Darley, Crown Inn, Holly- street, Sheffield. The e itry will close on Tuesday, March 3 ; to run in threes. A HANDICAP RACE of once round Hyde Park will take place on Monday, March 23, £ 10 for the first prize. 30s for the second, 10s for the third, and 5s for winning heats, aud SOs for second men in three heats, viz, £ 1 for the first, and 10s for the second All entries to be made to Mr C. Thorpe, Royal George, Carver- street, on or before Saturday, Feb: 28 ; entrance Is each, and Is 6d more to accept. GREAT ALL ENGLAND HANDICAP RACE.— A handicap race of half a mile will take place on Easter Monday and Tuesday, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. First prize £ 50, second- £ 10, third £ 5, £ 1 for winning heats ; entrance 2s 6d, and 5s to accept. The entrance will close March 10. No one will have more than 60 yards start. All entries to be made to Mrs Hannah Heathcote, at Hyde Park, or to James Darley, Crown Inn, Holly- street, Sheffield. ACCEPTANCES FOR J. SANDERSON'S C06 YARDS HANDICAP RACE, at Hyde Park, Sheffield, on Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 10th of March. First prize, £ 12 ; second, £ 2 ; third, £ 1: and 5s for each man winning hi § heat, the second men in their heats to run off for the following additional prizes, on Tuesday, namely, first, £ 2 ; second, £ l; third, 10s.— Lot 1, at three o'clock : Wm. Proctor, 42 yards| start, Walter Turner 52, Wm. Knowles 54, Chas. Sheppard 60, George Gibbons 62, Thos. Jenkinson 04, Charles Batty 70, John White 80, Geo. Staniforth 85.— Lot 2, 20 minutes past three : H. Stones 13 yards start, Thomas Hayes 36, John Hawley 64, Ben Pashby 68, James Swinscoe 69, Joseph Warburton 72, John Haythorn 74, Robert Rose 76.— Lol 3, 20 minutes to four : James Brook ( Holmfirth) yards start, Jonathan Skelton 55, Alfred Milner 57, Joseph ^ cker 64, Henry Singleton 64, George • Cherry 77, Chas. Fisher Wm. Unwin 82.— Lot 4, at four : W. Tuck 31 yards start, John Ellis 54, W. Westerman 60, George Bayley 62, John Kelsey 69, Wm. Dodson 70, Charles Booth 78, George Somerset 82,— Lot 5, 20 minutes past four : J. Castigon ( Manchester) 32 yards start, Joseph F„ obinson 62, Bjgn Stones 68, Henry Longden 69, John Blackburx 70, James Curley 70, Alfred Noble 75, . Samuel Webster 82.— Lot 6, at 20 minutes to five: Henry Hurt ( Doncaster) 59 yards start, Joseph Mercer 62, Alfred M'Nalley 63, Joseph Oldfield ( Intake) 66, Chas. Anson ( Worrall) 67, George Allen 72, Robert Richardson 79, George Bradshaw 80.— Lot 7, at five: Edward Bentley 26 yards start, W. Wilcock ( Manchester) 29, James Bolsover 49, Edward Jarvis ( Saddle- worth) 50, John Holden ( Heeley) 62, James Moore 64, Samuel Taylor 71, Charles Walker 75— Lot 8, at 20 minutes past five : Ben Badger 36 yards start, Bavid Wood 66, Wm. Taylor 68, J as. Jones 69, Edward Brailsfbrth 75, Thomas Bennett 77, George Woodcock 80, Luke Beatson 82.— The second men in their heats to run off on Tuesday, at hair- past four, and the deciding heat at five o'clock. MR JAS. PHOENIXS'S 440 YARDS HANDICAP RACE.— A han- dicap race of 440 yards will take place at Hyde Park," Sheffield, on Monday and Tuesday, April 27 and 28, when the following prizes will be given :— £ 10 for the first prize, £ 2 for the second, £ 1 for the . third, and 10s for those that win their heats not getting a prize. Entrance. Is each, aud 2s to accept. All entries to be made at Mr James Phoenix's, Hospital, near Hyde Park. PIGEON SHOOTING.— On Tuesday the usual sweepstakes of 10s each, at four birds each, the usual conditions, was shot for by 11 subscribers. Messrs Havenhand, Beckers, P. and T. Birks, and G. Fosdick killed all. A 7s 6d sweepstakes, at three birds, was also shot for by eight members. Messrs Handsworth, Ibbot- son, and Beckers killed all. ARMY HOTEL.— On Monday, a 10s sweepstakes was shot for, at Mr Charles Braithwaite's, the Army Hotel, near Hillfoot, by seven subscribers, at four birds each; the usual conditions. Mr G. Fosdick killed all his birds in first- rate style, and won the sweepstakes to himself. After the above, a 5s novice leger was shot for, by six subscribers. Higgius and J. Gregory killed all, and divided. HILLSBRO' INN.— On Monday the usual 5s novice leger was shot for at Mr T. Hawksley's, the Hillsbro' Inn, by eighteen subs; Messrs J. Wright, W. Harriso*, and T. Grant, killed all, and divided. The sweepstakes for all above fifty years of age, advertised to come off on Wednesday, was postponed, on account of the unfavourable state of the weather, to a future day; a novice leger was, however, shot for at 3 birds each by eight subs, 5s eaeh; Messrs J. Ash, and J. Daffin killed all and divided, the latter being above sixty years of age. DARNALL RABBIT COURSING.— A sweepstakes of 5s each will take place at Mrs James Dearman's, the Old Cricket Ground, at Darnall, on Tuesday next, open to all dogs not exceeding 174- inches in height; £ 1 will be added. Entries to be made at H." Whoelhouse's, Gipsy King, Holly- street, Sheffield, up to one o'clock on the day. Rabbits free. Coursing every Monday until further notice. There is a letter for Trainor at Hyde Park; if he sends his address it shall be forwarded. DOINGS AT SALFORD BOROUGH GARDENS. The events which have been decided at these grounds since our last notice have attracted considerable attention, and, with respect to two or three of them, a more than usual amouut of speculation, whilst, especially on Monday', visitors arrived from places far distant to witness the sport. The following are brief notices of the contests :— SATURDAY, FEB 14.— This afternoon was beautifully fine, and upwards of 300 persons were iu attendance. WILD AND HOLDEN.— The competitors iu this match were Henry Wild of Manchester, and Robert Holden of Salford, the distance being 140 yards, and the stakes £ 10 a side. The bet- ting was 5 to 4 on Holden, and Mr Abraham Attenbury filled the office of referee. On the men getting off, Wild obtained a yard the best of the start, but Holden got up, and passed him before 30 paces had been traversed, was not agaiu headed, and won as he pleased by three yards. WINTERBOTTOM AND BRADSHAW.— These aspirants to pedes- trian honours are Charles Winterbottom of Over Darwen, and Edward Bradshaw of Glossop, Derbyshire, and they met to run a sprint of 120 yards, for £ 6. Comparatively small as was the amount of the stake, some spirited betting took place, the odds at start being 7 to 4 on Bradshaw. On going away, the favourite snatched two yard3, but even with this advantage he only suc- ceeded in keeping the lead for about 80 yards, when Winter- bottoai took the advance, and won, after a good race, by a little more than a yard. MONDAY.— There were upwards of 2,000 visitors assembled within the grounds to- day, and the following events came off:— LONG AND TODD.— The pedestrian first named is J. Long of Salford, and T. Todd is a resident of the adjacent city of Man- chester, and they entered the course to run the distance of 120 yards, for £ 10 a side, Todd having, in accordance with prior arrangement, two yards and a half start. Mr Holden officiated as referee, and a large sum of money ponded on the result, the betting at the commencement being even, but at start 6 to 4 on Long. After the men had been at scratch 15 minutes ( the time prescribed by the articles), they went by the report of a pistol, and, from the manner in which the race was run, it admits of little description, however much, so far as one of the parties is concerned, it may merit exposure. Todd ( with two yards and a half given) kept in front, and, when 15 paces from home, Long made a false step, as if he had caught his foot in the ground, and Todd went in first by a yard, the race having been very slowly run. We may add that it was almost the universal opinion of the spectators that Long could have won with ease had he been so disposed. GREENWOOD AND LANDON.— The greatest interest was mani- fested to witness this interesting contest, which lay between E. Greenwood ( alias the German Lad) of Manchester and J. Lan- don of Milford, Staffordshire, the prescribed distance being 130 yards, and the sum at issue £ 25 a side. This match was agreed upon on the 12th of last month, on which day Landon defeated Lynch of Tipton, the German lad having, prior to that event coming off, challenged to run the winner. We have previously had occasion to describe the appearance of each man, so that it is now unnecessary to say more than that Landon is a fine athletic young fellow, to whom Greenwood is a pigmy in com- parison, not standing probably more tV. an 5ft 3in, and hence, as soon as the match had been arranged, some of the Staffordshire party booked it as a certainty for Lan- don, ridiculing the idea of a " lad" having any chance with him ; but by this time they may have beeu con- vinced of their error. For the race in question Mr Holden was selected referee, and the betting, which opened at 5 to 4 on Lan- don, closed at 6 to 4 on the German Lad. After a delay of ten minutes at scratch, they bounded off, the German Lad gaining upwards of a yard at start, and when they had run 50 yards he was three yards ahead. When three- fourths of the distance had been traversed, Landon began to gain upon his little opponent, but though he succeeded in reducing the gap to four feet, he was too late, as the German kept in front, and won, amid loud cheers, by a yard and a half. This makes the tenth engagement the German Lad has had at the Salford Borough Gardens, in all of which he has proved victorious! Mr Atteubury subsequently presented the pedestrians with their share of the gate- money, which amounted to £ 8 each. FOESTER AXD ROBERTS.— Another deposit, making £ 15 each now down, has been paid to Mr Holden on account of the contest of 140 yards, for £ 25 a side, which is fixed for the 2d of March, at the Salford Borough Gardens. HARDMAN AND BARBER.— Mr Holden has received an- other deposit, making £ 10 each now in his hands, for the race of 200 yards, for £ 25 a side, between Joseph ( alias Cock) Hardmau of Radcliffe and George Barber of Glossop, which is to come off at the Salford Borough Gardens, on Monday, March 9. In consequence of important matches taking place on the days fixed for the handicap of 880 yards, the latter has been postponed. DOINGS AT BELLEVUE. MANCHESTER. SATURDAY, FEB 14.— The attendance of spectators was not numerous, and the following was the only contest which came off:— CANINE.— NANCY AND EMPRESS.— The quadruped first named is the property of G. Rawson of Bury, and Empress belongs to J, Hibbert of Droylsden, and the event under notice was for £ 10 a side, distance 200 yards, the heavier dog giving two yards and a half to the pound. On being taken to scale it was found that Empress weighed 2141b, and Nancy only lO^ lb, consequently the latter received 27^ 1b yards start. There were many persons anxious to take 2 to 1 that Empress caught Nancy during the race, but for some time few layers could be found, and prior to start a to 1 was betted in several instances that Empress would win the match, her snappish disposition being known. Mr J. Jennison having taken his position as referee, the dogs were slipped, and Nancy kept in front until arriving within half a dozen yards of home. Here Empress seized her, threw her down, and she nearly rolled over the winning mark. Empress, however, first crossed it, aud Mr Jennison declared her the winner by nine inches ! Nancy ran very gamely throughout, and, little as she is, has proved a successful dog for her owner, liaving previously won five contests, in addition to receiving forfeits. SEVILLE AND SYDDALL.— Another deposit, making £ 5 each now down, has been paid to Mr Holden, on account of the race of 1,760 yards, for £ 50 a side, between J. Seville of Oldham and J. Syddall of Radcliffe, which is to be decided at Bellevue on Monday, the 6th of April. SANDERSON AND SHARP.— Mr Holden now holds £ 15 each for the race of two miles, for £ 25 a side, with J. Sanderson of Whitworth and G. Sharp of Portsmouth ( both near Rochdale), which is fixed for the 7tn of March at Bellevue. FIELDING AND HARTLEY,— J. Jennison, the stakeholder, has received £ 15 each on aecountrof the match between these men, which is to take place at Bellevue on the 7th of March. CANINE.— BRISTLE AND RANDLE.— S. Greenwood's Bristle and J. Butterworth's Randle ( both of Oldham) are matched to run for £ 10 a side, " to start and end at the usual place" ( we presume 200 yards), Randle to give Bristle 30 yards start. For this contest Mr Holden has received £ 2 10s each, and it is to come off at Bellevue on the 7th of March. The deposits are to be increased to £ 5 a side on the 28tli inst, and the remainder is to be put down on the day of the race. Mr Holden has been appointed referee. GIPSY QUEEN AND FAN.— Wm. Madden has matched his bitch Gipsy Queen against J. Kennedy's bitch Fan, to run 200 yards, for £ 10 a side, on the 28th of February. £ 2 each has been staked in Mr Jennison's hands, who is appointed final stakeholder and referee. NANCY AND NANCY.— The race of 200 yards, for £ 25 a side, fixed for to- day, with J. Kenyon's Nancy of Rochdale and G. Rawson's Nancy of Bury ( the loser in the preceding race) did not come off, Kenyon having forfeited £ 5. PEDESTRIANISM AT BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICTS. There has been nothing of interest connected with pedestrian- ism at Birmingham during the last week. The only race which kas taken place was on Monday, between George Mitchell and H. Morris, for £ 5 a side, six score yards distance, which came off on the Coventry- road, within two miles of Birmingham. The men are but little known, yet there was a pretty good gathering of the friends of both. It was Mitchell's second match. Morris has run several matches for small sums, with varied success ; and on the present occasion he was the favourite at 5 to 4. Both men had evidently been carefully trained, for they came to the scratch in first- rate condition. After dodging for the start for ten minutes they got off, Mitchell taking the lead, and going away at a rattling pace, closely followed by Morris, who, at five score, had caught Mitchell, and immediately went ahead, and ran in a winner by a quarter of a yard. The race was well contested. WINSPER OP DARLASTON AND COUSER op BILSTON.— The six score yards race, for £ 5 a side, between these Midland district men took place on Monday, at the Golden Ball, Coven Heath, near Wolverhampton. The weather fortunately was fine, and, as a good deal of interest was taken in the match, there was a goodly muster present. Both men appeared at scratch in good condition. Couser was considered to be from 10lb to 121b heavier than on any previous occasion. The betting, notwithstanding, commenced in his favour at 6 to 4, but ended at evens, Winsper for choice. At four o'clock, all being ready, the men prepared for the start, and, after dodging about for twenty minutes, they got away, Winsper having a yard and a half the best of the start, and at three score was leading by three yards. Couser now put on the steam at a high pressure, and gradually gained his ground, but the goal was too near, for Wiusper rau in a winner by a foot. It was stated that the referee ( Mr Skidmore) had given two decisions, first in favour of Couser, then in that of AVinsper. A good deal of confusion arose, but the referee has abided by the decision he says he first gave in favour of Winsper. He has received the stakes, and the men are again matched to run six score yards, for £ 10 a side. The stakeholder, Mr William Burns of Darlaston, has received the first deposit of 10s a side, and the next of £ 2 a side is to be made at Mr Lewis's, Cross Keys, Bilston, on the 23d. HUGHES AND WILLIAMS.— The stakeholder, Mr Coates, has received the whole of the stakes, £ 5 a side, for this six score yards match, which comes off to- morrow ( Monday), at Aston Cross Grounds; the men to be at scratch between two and three o'clock, to start by mutual consent, and if no start in 20 minutes, then to go by first pull of a handkerchief. ROWLEY of Gosta Green and Moon are matched to run six score yards, for £ 5 a side, to come off on Monday, 16th March. A further deposit for the same must be made to the stakeholder, S. Coates, to- morrow ( Monday). YOUNG WHEELER AND DEARDEN.— We understand a match has been made between these well- known men to run 12 score yards, for £ 20 a side. Further particulars in our next. PEDESTRIANISM IN INDIA.— A match came off on the 5th January at Rawul Pindee, in which Lieut Henry Nangle, of her Majesty's 24th Regt, had backed himself to walk 40 miles ill 12 hours. The space agreed upon was from the Sanitarium at Murree to the Mess House at Rawul Pindee, as near as possible 40 miles. Notwithstanding the slippery state of the road, con- sequent upon the snow having recently melted, the feat was performed with ease in the short space of nine hours, iucluding 35 minutes rest on the road. Lieut Nangle accomplished this feat with little or no previous training. LENG AND STEVENSON.— The 100 yards foot race between J. Stevenson of Middlesbro' and W. Leng of the same place came off at Stockton- on- Tees, ou Monday last. Both men appeared at the scratch in first- rate condition; the betting was 2 to 1 on Leng. After several false starts both men bounded off with a level start, but Stevenson ultimately won in an easy manner by three yards. Stevenson was trained by T. Eshelby, and Leng by J. Davis of Middlesbro'. FISHER AND JOHNSON.— In answer to the numerous inquiries we have received concerning this disputed race, we can only re- peat that the men themselves must come to some arrangement, and the money shall be sent accordingly; but as these disputes are calculated to do much harm to pedestrianism, we strongly advise them, instead of wasting their substauce among the law- yers, to agree to run again. Mr SADLER, the proprietor of Garratt- lane race ground,' Wands- worth, intends giving money prizes, to be contended for in han- dicap races on Good Friday and Easter Monday, and he assures pedestrians aud the public, that all prizes advertised to be run for in his grounds are given away bona fide, which any pe- destrian having won a prize iu a handicap, can vouch for from the fact in having received the amount of the prize the evening of the race; and also, that the men are fairly handicapped, according to their public performances, by a competent person. He also once more announces that he will not allow any matches to t^ Jce place in his grounds, only those made bona fide, in which the editor of Bell's Life, or some equally respectable per- son, is stakeholder. For further particulars concerning the handicap, see future advertisements. LYNCH AND GILBERT.— A further deposit of £ 2 10s a side for this affair was to have been made at the Hop Pole, Ratcliff, on Monday, but Lynch did not appear, having been committed to prison for a month, for assaulting a woman. His backers declare that he was apprehended and convicted through the connivance of Gilbert's friends, and have asked us for a week to prove the truth of their assertions. Gilbert, on the contrary, declares tkat the charge of assault was true, and being Lytich's own act, that he ( Gilbert) is entitled to forfeit. We have con- sented to allow the friends of Lynch a week to prove their state- ment ; but we waru them should it turn out to be true that Lynch did raise his arm against a woman, he will receive no mercy or consideration at our hands. OPENING OP COPENHAGEN RACE- GROUND, NEWTON HEATH, NEAR MANCHESTER,— Thomas Hayes, of the Shears Inn, New- ton Heath, near Manchester, begs to inform his friends aud the public that he intends to open the above new race- grOund with a Great All England Handicap ( distance, 130 yards), on Saturday and Monday, 21st and 23rd of March. First prize, £ 20; second, £ 3; third, £ 1; and 5s for every man winning a heat and not getting a prize. Entrance, 2s 6d each, aud 5s more if they accept. The entries to appear in Bell's Life of March 8th, and the acceptances on the 15th. All entries to be made at Thomas Hayes's, Shears Inn, Newton Heath, near Manchester; or at Jas. Holden's, White Lion, Long Millgate, Manchester. A HANDICAP SPEIXT RACE ( for novices that never won more than £ 5), will come off at the New Race- ground, Victoria- gardens, Seedley, Pendleton, near Manchester, on Saturday, March 14, at two o'clock. Distance, 110 yards. First prize," a splendid silver watch ; second ditto, 10s ; third ditto, 2s 6d Entrance, Is. All entries to be made on or before Monday, March 8th, to Wm. Turner, at the Gardens. Any man entering falsely will be disqualified. HOEROCKS AND MAEGETTS.— For this raoe of 440 yards, be- tween these celebrated pedestrians, we have now received the whole of the money, £ 50 a side. It is to take place on Monday ( to- morrow), Feb 23, at Rugby; umpires and referee to be chosen on the ground; to start by mutual consent, if not off in 15 minutes by the report of a pistol; to meet on the ground at twelve and run as two o'clock. Margetts to find ropes and stakes, and the ex- pense to be divided. NOBBY CLARK is matched to run Tom Clark ( the Flying Tailor) of the Houghton Abbsy, Heughton- street, Liverpool, 100 yards, on the \ Vest Derby- road, near Liverpool, for £ 10 a side, to- morrow ( Monday); £ 5 a side is down in the hands of Mr Flood, the Sportsman's Arms, Parliament- street, who is final stakeholder; the remainder of the money to be staked at Nobby Clark's, Spitalfields, Liverpool, this evening, between eight and ten o'clock. REED AND STAINER.— On account of this race of 140 yards we have received the whole of the money— £ 10 a side. It is to come off on Monday ( to- morrow), at Garratt- lane, and the men are to be ready to start at two o'clock ; if not off by mutual con- sent by three o'clock to go by the drop of a cap. They are to toss for ends and sides, and the referee to be named by the Editor of Bell's Life. ANDREWS AND WILSON.— These men having agreed to post- pone their race of one mile and a half to Monday, March 9, have drawn up fresh articles to that effect. They are to run at Gar- ratt- lane, Wandsworth, for £ 15 a side, and, in the event of An- drews losing, he is to have the whole of the gate money. We have received £ 5 a side, and the next deposit, of the same amount, is to be made on Friday next, at the office of Bell's Life. A HANDICAP FOOT RACE of 200 yards will take place at the Wellington New Race Ground, Bury, on Saturday and Monday, March 21 and 23 ; first prize, £ 10, second £ 3, third £ 1, and 5s for every man winning a heat, and not getting a prize. En- trance Is each, and Is 6d more when they accept, to be made to Edmund Ainsworth, on or before the 2d of March, at the Wel- lington Hotel, Bury. Postage or receipt stamps received as cash. SNIPE INN, RACE- GROUND, MANCHESTER- ROAD, AUDEN- SHAM.— A handicap foot- race, once round the ground and 100 yards ( or 643 yards), will takaplace on Saturday aud Monday, April 11th and 13th. First prize, £ 10 ; second, £ 2; third, £ 1. 5s for those that win their heat. Entrance, 2s each, to be maae before March 24th,; and acceptances, Is 6d each, to be paid by April 1st. BOWLER AND CLEGG.— A match has been made between John Clegg of Emley and Allen Bowler of Low Moor, near Bradford, to run 120 yards, for £ 20 a side, at Wibsey Slack, on March 9th. We have received articles, together with £ 10 a side, and the final deposit of £ 10 a side is to be made March 5. Bowler is to give £ 1 for choice of ground, FOSTER AND FAWCETT.— Mr Holden of Manchester has now received the full amount of the stakes— £ 30 a side— for the race of 300 yards, between Joseph Foster of Dewsbury and Jas. Faw- cett of Brighouse, which is to come off to- morrow ( Monday), at the Fountain Inn, Yorkshire. Fawcett is to have eight yards start. A 600 YARDS HANDICAP will take place at Winterbottom's, Higginshaw, Oldham, Marchl4 and 16. First prize £ 16, second £ 5, third £ 2 10s ; each man winning a heat and not getting a prize, to receive 10s ; all entries to be made before Feb 24 at Winter- bottom's, Hare and Hounds, Higginshaw; or Seville's Pedes- trian Tavern, Manchester- street, Oldham. CLEGG AND MORLEY.— A match has been made between Jo- seph Morley of Skelmanthorp and John Clegg of Emley to run 120 yards, for £ 25 a side, on Monday, April 13, at Grantham Park, near Huddersfield. We have received the articles, toge- ther with £ 2 10s a side, and the next deposit of the same amount is to be made ou or before March 18. HINCHCLIFFB AND WALKER.— A match has been made be- tween John Hinchcliffe and James Walker ( both of Barnsley) to run 440 yards, for £ 25 a side, on Tuesday, April 14, at Hyde Park, Sheffield. We have received the articles, together with £ 1 a side, to be made into £ 10 a side in time to be acknowledged in Bell's Life of March 22. COOK AND FERGUSON— A gentleman has matched Charles Cook to give Peter Ferguson t wo minute ® start in 10 miles, for £ 15 a side. They have staked a deposit, aud they meet at the Spotted Dog, Strand, on Friday next, to draw up articles. To run ou the 30th of March. BARBER AND BROOK.— Mr Holden of Manchester has now received £ 10 each on account of the race of 410 yards, for £ 15 aside, between John Barber of Hyde and James Brook of Holm- firth, which is to come off at Grantham Park, near Huddersfield, on the 2d of March. HIGGINSHAW PEDESTRIAN GROUND, OLDHAM.— In the an- nouncement last week of the forthcoming 600 yards handicap at the above grounds, it should have been stated that the entry is Is, and 4s additional on accepting., ANDREWS AND TYLER.— The final deposit of £ 5 a side for this match is to be made at George Brown's, Sell, Led Lion Market, on Wednesday next, when the toss for choice of ground is to take place, aud all preliminaries are to be settled. ANDREWS AND COOK.— For this race we have received a fur- ther sum of £ 110s a side, and the final deposit of £ 2 a side is to be made on Friday next. WALKER AND WOOD.— This match is off by mutual consent. The stakes shall be transmitted to the parties on Tuesday next. WM. SCHOFIELD of Heywood, is surprised at John Ingam of Rochdale, challenging him to run 200 yards, knowing that it is not his length; but if he means running, he will accommodate him with a spin of 130 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side ; or he will run any of the following, viz, R. Hampson of Hollins, Thomas Clement of Bury, 140 yards level, or will take two yards start of Simpn Kent of Middleton, or Thomas Ivil of Pendlebury, in the same distance, Joseph Whiteley of Hollinwood, or Edward Whitworth of Rochdale, if they will give two yards' start in 130. A match can be made at Thomas Greenhalgh's, Manchester- street, Heywood, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, to run in one month from the first deposit. JOSEPH NOLAN of London- road, Manchester, is surprised at Thomas Bagshaw of Ashton- road wanting five yards start; but, if he means running, and not bouncing, he will give him one yard in 120, or will run him 150 level, or take 15 yards in a quar- ter of a mile; or he will take one yard of Thomas Goddard of London- road, Manchester, in 120 yards. Any of these matches can be made any night after the present, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, at E. Pott's, Queen's Arms, Dryden- street, Manchester. RICHARD MIDDLETON of Manchester will run Berry of Back Turner- street, Manchester, six score yards, for £ 5 a side; or James Shuttleworth or Wm. Rutledge the same distance, for the same sum ; or he will give Wm. Glowey two yards start in the same distance ; or run Henry Jones of Hulme 300 yards, for £ 5 a side, and give him six yards start. Middleton's money can be posted any time at the Beehive, Cross- street, off Travis- street, Manchester. T. ARMSTRONG of Newcastle will run W. Jopling of the Forth Banks, Newcastle- on- Tyne, once round Newcastle Race Course, for £ 3 or £ 5 a side, or he will run the Clogger of Ouseburn the same distance, if he will give him 100 yards, for £ 3 a side, or he will take 80 yards start from Frazer of Byker Hill, iu once round of Newcastle Race Course, for £ 3 a side. Any of these matches can be made at T. Stuart's, Causey Bank, Newcastle- on- Tyne, ( to- morrow) Monday night, between eight and ten. JOHN RICHARDSON of Guisbro' is surprised at Robinson Hall of Stockton accepting his challenge and not making a match. Richardson accepts the challenge of George Wildbore of Sun- derland to run 140 yards, for £ 15 a side. A match can be made by sending articles to Robert Milburn's, Sailors' Return, Mid- dlesbro', and a deposit to Bell's Life. To run at Stockton- on- Tees. ROBERT IIOLDEN of Salford will run W. Walmsley of Man- chester, Nolan of Bank Top, Manchester, J. Marsden of Man- chester, 100 yards level ; or will take one yard in the same distance from James Swindells of Salford, S. Radcliffe of Bed- ford, or J. Long of Manchester, or take two yards in 120 of T. Ivill of Pendlebury, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side. A match can be made at Mr T. Canavan's, Grapes Inn, Cross- lane, Salford. JOHN M'CUDDON of Ouseburn will run any of the following men, of the same place, once round Newcastle race course, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side ; viz, W. Darbyshire, J. Pittila, or T. Burket, if they will allow 20 yards start; or he will run Robert Scott of Newcastle three miles level, for a like sum. A match can be made to- morrow ( Monday) night, at Robert Sterling's, Newcas- tle Arms, Darn Crook, Newcastle- on- Tyne. H. BERRY of Oxford, a novice, will run, walk, and row, a mile each race, at one start, for £ 5 a side, with any man in Oxford, barring Mark Cook; or he and H. Goatley will row a match for the same sum against any two men, except M. Cook and W. Penn. Berry can be heard of, any night next week, at the Dolphin and Anchor, St Aldate's, Oxford, between eight and ten. EDW. GROVES, late of London, but now of Wakefield, will run Daniel Welsh, Joseph Landon, or John Howard, 120 yards level, or will take two yards start of George Kent or Lovell, in 140 yards, or will run Joseph Horrocks of Halifax, the same distance level. A match can be made for £ 25 or £ 50 a side, by sending articles to Thomas Sellers, New Inn, or Thomas Sidney, Fleece Inn, Wakefield, and a deposit of £ 5 or £ 10 to Bell's Life. E. LOYD is surprised at W. Wilson not attending to his chal- lenge, after bouncing that he could beat him level. If W. W. means walking E. L. will give him 100 yards in four miles, for from £ 5 to £ 25 a side. A match can be made at Mr Banks's, the Triumph, Skinner- street, Somers Town, to- morrow ( Mon- day) night, the Editor of Bell's Life to be stakeholder. J. PLUMPTON of Westminster is surprised at Broad of Chelsea challenging him to walk seven miles, and not coming to make a match. If Broad means walking, Plumpton will walk him four or seven miles, for £ 5 or £ 10. The match can be made at R. Watts's, Prince George, Regent- street, Westminster, on Monday or Wednesday evening next. JOHN JACKSON of Horsforth is surprised at John Todd of Wortley wanting to run him 140 yards when he knows Jackson's distance is 100 yards, but if he means running he will give him a spin of 120 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, in a fortnight from tha first deposit. Jackson's backers will be at the Cardigan Arms, Kirkstall- road, to- morrow ( Monday) night, from seven to nine o'clock to make a match. WM. LATTIMOR of Farnley will run James Carr of Gildersome one mile for £ 10 a side, on Easter Monday, or he will run James Miller of Holbeck one mile if he will give him 150 yards start, or he will run John Healey of Tong if he will give him 200 yards in one mile, for the same sum. A match can be made any night next week, at the Horse and Groom, Low Wortley. GEO. BROWN of Hungerford Market will walk Freeman of Billingsgate or Priestley of Bermondsey four miles if they will five him half a minute start, for £ 5 a side; or he will walk oster of the Haymarket from one to seven miles level, for £ 5 a side, G. B. will be at Mr R. Clark's, St Martin, Duke- street, Adelphi, between six and eight next Wednesday night. YOUNG SAMBO of New- road End, Leeds, will take three yards in 100 from C, Booth of Bramley, or will run F. Wilkinson of Horsforth if he will give two yards in the same distance, or Townend of the same place 100 yards level, or Richard Wood of Kirkstall the same distance level. A match can be made any night next week, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, at J. Midgeley's. Press9r's Arms, West- street, Leeds. JAMES BURNEL ( Botham's barman) will not stive Simmonds of Walworth any start, but will run him 300 or 440 yards level, or Rushton of Blackfriars, the Flying Barber of Stratford, or the Blackwall Busman the same distance ; or Palfreman of Stepney 100 or 200 yards, for from £ 5 to £ 20 a side. Money ready at the RoyalStandard, St Leonard's- road, Bromley, any night next week. G. WOODWORTH is surprised at J. Jackson of Huline wanting to run him level, but he will take three yards in 120 ; or he will take One yard of A. Jackson of Hulme, three yards of S. Hoyle of Salford, or one yard of Ball of Ardwicke iu the same distance. A mateh can be made any night next week at C. Davies's, Packers' Arm*, Clarendon- street, Hulme, for £ 2 or £ 5 a side. THOMAS FENWICK of Monkwearmouth will run George Wid- drington of the Stag's Head, 44, Millam- terrace, Monkwear- mouth, 100 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side ; or he will run Henry Walker, or George Dickenson, of the same place. A match can be made any night next week at Mr Thomas Todd's, Mount Pleasant Inn, Moukwearmouth Shore, Sunderland. SAMUEL ATTERBURY of Derby will run any of the following men ( all of Derby) 100 yards level, for £ 5 a side :— Rumbo ( alias Cobler), George Bull, Robert Tipper, or Thorley ; or he will run Cholerton ( alias Sailor) 120 yards level, or take two yards in 100, for the like sum. A match can be made any night at Gaskill's, Black Boy, Bloom- street, Derby. THOMAS FAWLEY will run W. Bickerton or J. Wilson 120 yards level, or will take 10 yards in 440 of T. Leary, T. Bagshaw, or J. Ball, or he will take six yards in 200 of T. Todd of Salford. A match can be made any night next week at Ed ward Wynnes's, Coach and Horses, Baker- street, Travis- street, Manchester, for £ 5 a side. WILLIAM BRIDGEHOUSE of Staleybridge is open to run any lad in the world 4 feet 7 inches high, from one mile to 20, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side; or he will wrestle any other youth from four score 121b to four score 16lb, for the same amount. A match can be made any time at Mr John Cart Wright's, the Old Dog, Castle Hall, Staleybridge. J. SIMMONDS having been challenged by Tucker of Clapham several times, he is now prepared to make a mafch to run Tucker 300 yards, for £ 10 a side, on a turnpike road. He will be at Mr Comber's, the Kentish Waggoner, Kent- street, to- morrow ( Monday) evening, prepared to make a match, R. OFFICER of Collyhurst will take two yards in 150 of T. Simpson of Harpurhey, two yards in 200 of J, Thorpe, or four yards in 140 of W. Hall of Manchester, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready for any of the matches any night next week at E. Wild's, Blue Bell, Rochdale- road, Manchester. A NOVICE of Blackfriars will run W. Priestley of Bermondsey half a mile or a mile ; or he will run W. Johnson of Southwark half a mile, and give him 10 yards start, for £ 3 or £ 5 a side ; or he will run S. Barker on the same terms. An answer through Bell's Life will be attended to. E. SHUTTLEWOOD will run J. Smith of Thurmaston, or G. Watts of Leicester 600 yards, for £ 10 a side. A match can be made at J. Johnson's, the Birmingham Tavern, or at T. Cave's, the Neptune, Cranstoun Gate, Leicester. If this challenge be not accepted, Shuttlewood must decline all challenges in future. ENOCH WITHINGTON of Mossgate is surprised at Henry Bul- lock wanting £ 25 to £ 20. If he likes to run Withington 120 yards, and will stake £ 25 to £ 20, or £ 12 to £ 10, a match can be made at R. Jenkinson's, Mossgate; or a deposit sent to Bell's Life, and articles to R. Jenkinson, Mossgate, will be attended to. J. ROBINSON of Heckmondwike will run P. Allen oV J. Sid- deron ( both of the same place), 150 yards, or he will run B. Crawshaw of Dewsbury Moor 120 yards, for £ 5 or £ 10 aside. A match can be made at J. Scarsdale's, King William Inn, Heck- mondwike ( to- morrow), Monday night, from eight till ten. J. SULLEY of Daybrook will run J. Atkins of New Barford, or Noon of Radford, 140 yards, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, if they will give choice of ground, or he will run Lakin of Arnold, 120 yards, for the like sum. A match can be made any night next week, at the Old Spot Inn, Red Hill," Arnold. F. DIAMOND, seeing a challenge from Mitchell to leap 1,000 hurdles, 10 yards apart and 3ft 6in high, wishes to inform him that he is quite willing to jump against him or any other man breathing, for £ 25 a side. SLASHER of Newgate Market will walk Clark's Novice of Hungerford Market on his own terms four miles level, for £ 3 or £ 5 a side, and meet him at Mr Ives's, the Goldbeaters' Arms, Warwick- lane, on Tuesday evening. THOMAS TODD of Byker Hill will run Thomas Stocker of Walker or John Miato of Byker 100 yards level, for from £ 1 to £ 5 a side ; the match can be made any time at Robert Wilson's, Royal Standard, Byker Hill, near Newcastle- on- Tyne. A NOVICE of Richmond will be at Mr Boddy's, Locomotive Inn, Richmond, on Wednesday, at eight o'clock, prepared to make a match to run T. Purdey of Barnes 100 yards, for £ 5 a side, or Barbe of Hammersmith can be accommodated on same terms, R. WOOD of Kirkstall will run Young Sambo of New Road End 130 yards, if he will allow one yard at the finish, or Kitson of Bradford 130 yards level. Either of the matches can be made at J. Cockill's, Woodman's Inn, Kirkstall, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. W. ATKINSON of Wallsend will take three yards in 100 of Zaehariah Miller, or he will runT. Gunsell 100 yards, or J. Knox 80 yards, for £ 5 a side level. A match can be made at Mr G. Soulsby's, Greenland Fishery, Wallsend. ROBT. ROYAL ( the Slashing Key Maker) of Somers Town will walk Rogers of the same place, for £ 10 or £ 20. Money ready at the Marquis of Hastings, Ossulston- street, Somers Town. H. SULLY of Arnold will run Wood of Worksop 150 yards, for £ 25 a side, half way between Arnold and Worksop. A letter addressed to H. Sully, Red Hill, Arnold, will be attended to. J. BOOTH, Champion Lancashire step dancer, having taken the Grapes, corner of Union- street, Friar- street, Blackfriars- road, will be glad to see his friends, and they may safely reckon on a good glass and every comfort. A concert every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Here all may learn to take a step in the right direction. CANINE FANCY. To THE CANINE FANCY AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL.— Jemmy Shaw, of the Old Queen's Head Tavern, Crown- court, Windmill- street, Haymarket, begs to assure them that the long and old established Canine Club aud General Association, hold their weekly meetings, as usual, every Wednesday evening, when the sight of those beautiful little animals and every infor- mation can be had. Entrance free. Next Wednesday there will be a strong muster of old fanciers, & c, with their beautiful little pet dogs; also to enrol fresh members, & e, previous to their show and monthly lead this evening week. Next Wednesday evening a handsome silver goblet to be ratted for, for John Sabine's benefit. All the London cracks are expected to contend. A show of bulldogs, black and tan terriers, spaniels, Italian greyhounds, aud Maltese lion dogs takes place tljis even- ing, the 22d inst, at W. Tupper's, the Greyhound, Webber- row, Waterloo- road. Chair taken by Mr Warner, assisted by Mr Brown, who will exhibit their studs. Mr T. will show his Nottingham stock bulldog Frank aud other dogs. Mr Hinkin will produce his celebrated black and tan terrier stock dog Jack. The ratting sweepstakes, for a silver stop watch and slip and collar, for novice dogs of all weights, takes place on Monday evening, the 11th March, entrance free. Ratting sports every Monday and Satur- day evening. The members of the South London Canine Association hold their monthly show of spaniels, terriers, Italian greyhounds, Isle of Skyes, and bulldogs, this evening, the 22d inst, at Mr Hinchliffe's, Pencutters' Arms, James- street, New- cut, Lam- beth. Chair taken by Mr Biven, faced by Mr Henry Hinchliffe, and supported by Messrs Bladon, Guppy, Coombers, and Chas. Faultless, and the leading members of the Fancy have promised to attend. The members meet every Monday evening, to pro- pose new members. A good supply of dogs always on sale. Ratting every Tuesday evening. Use of the pit gratis. A free aud easy every Wednesday and Saturday evening. A show of spaniels, terriers, bulldogs, and Maltese dogs will take place at J. Fethtrs's, the Hope, Rawstorne- street, Gos- well- street Road, this evening ( Feb 22), when Mr Edmonds will take the chair, vice Mr Riseam, on which occasion they will show their black aud tan stock dogs against any others in the world. MrBlackmore, Mr Owen, and several other gentlemen will show their studs. Chair taken at eight o'clock. A show of toy and other dogs will take place to- morrow ( Monday) evening, at J. Dickenson's, Lion in the Wood, Wilder- ness- lane, Dorset- street, Salisbury- square, Fleet- street. Chair, Mr Woolverton. Vice, Mr Gordon. Mr Bleadon, Mr Beavers, and others will attend with their dogs. A show of all kinds of dogs will take place this evening ( Feb 22) at Mr Spicer's, the Bell, No. 1, Leader- street. St Luke's, Chelsea; and to- morrow will be ratted for a silver snuff- box, given free by Mr Spicer; open to all dogs; rats for pounds. Ratting every Monday evening. John Roylance of Mossley, having seen a challenge in Bell's Life of the 8th inst from G. Oates of Stannington to run his bitch Gip, says he will run his dog Danger a straight drag trail from Snake Inn, Woodlands, to Fiddler's Green, for £ 25 or £ 50 aside; to run on Monday, March 16. By sending a deposit to Jas. Holden, Manchester, or the Editor of Bell's Life ( who is to be final stakeholder), and articles to Joseph Schofield's, Sports- man's Arms, Mossley, a match can be made. If this is not ac- cepted Roylance will run any dog or bitch in the world, to be a hare harrier, on the above day, for the same sum, from Wood- head, Derbyshire, to the Hole House, Saddleworth. A handicap dog race of 200 yards will take place at the Wel- lington New Race Ground, Bury, on Saturday, March 14. First prize £ 5, second £ 2, third £ 1, fourth 10s, and the owner of every dog winning a heat and not getting a prize to receive his entrance money. All dogs to be weighed before twelve o'clock on the day of running. Entrance 2s 6d each, to be made to E. Ainsworth, Wellington Hotel, Bury, on or before March 10th. Handicap two and a half yards to the lb inside. Fan of Oldham to give five yards extra, and other known good dogs will be dealt with accordingly. John North of the Woodland House, near Huddersfield, will match his bitch Fan against Nathan Morris's bitch of White field, near Manchester, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, neither dog to exceed 121b, the heavier dog to give two and a half yards to the lb inside 250 yards; to come off iu three weeks from the first deposit, and to run at Bellevue, Manchester. Mr Jas. Holden to be stakeholder and referee. If articles be sent to John North and a deposit to Jas. Holden a match can be made. At the Snipe Inn Race Ground, Manchester- road, Audenshaw, Oldham, handicap dog race of 210 yards will come off on Satur- day next. First prize £ 1 10s, second 5s. Entrance Is each, to be made before the 24th, The heavier dogs to give two and a half yards to the lb inside. Caton's Catch, Oldham Fan, and other known good dogs to give three yards extra, and take three yards less in the distance. Thos. Wrieley's dog Bouncer, not being satisfied with his late defeat by White Gip of Mossley, will run her again, or Pusher erf Delph, from Oldham Edge to Eight Chapel, or will run them from Doldram to Quarry Inn, on Monday, March 16, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side. A match can be made at Quarry Inn, High Moor, any night next week. J. P. of Batley is surprised at Jas. Bland challenging his dog against Spring and not coming forward; but if he means making a match he can be accommodated, for £ 25 a side. The match can be made at any time at S. Gledhill's, Batley, or meet half- way between home and home. TRAIL HUNT.— Mrs John Andrew of Church Inn, Saddleworth, will give £ 3 for a £ 5 entrance, to run a drag trail from Glossop to Saddleworth Church, the winner to receive the entrance money, and the second £ 3; to be run on March 27. Also a gift of £ 1, entrance 10s, from the same place to the same, on March 28. All entrances to be made on or before March 7. The second to receive £ 1. Open to all England. Jas. Lane of Failsworth has matched his cross- bred dog Ventor against Z. Tetlow's cross- bred bitch Famous of the same place, to run a straight drag trail, to start at the Sun Inn, Failsworth, and end at the top of Noon's Sun, Saddleworth, for £ 10 a side ; to come off on Saturday next. The rag to start at one o'clock, and the dogs slipped at three. Joseph Smith of Copsterhill not being satisfied with his barred bitch Peevish's defeat by George Parkinson's brown bitch Gaper of Rochdale, will give 2| yards to the lb inside, 200 yards, up Bellevue Course, for £ 20 or £ 25 a side. If Par- kinson feels inclined to make the match, an answer through Bell's Life will meet with attention. Mr Joseph Wild's bitch Bet, of Padfield, is matched against Mr John Westnill's bitch Buscorn, of Staleybridge, to run a drag trail between Woodhead and North Britain, for £ 10 a side, on the 28th February. Mr John Shaw of Mottram is final stakeholder. EXTRAORDINARY RATTING SPORTS.— Next Tuesday evening, at Jemmy Shaw's far- famed sporting hostelrie, the Old Queen's Head Tavern, Crown- court, Windmill- street, Haymarket, be- tween Crib and Mr G.' s dog Jem, for £ 5 a side and a silver collar. To go to scale at half- past eight o'clock. Buyers and sellers can meet with every opportunity of exchanging, & c, next Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Next Wednesday evening there will be an all England ratting sweepstakes. Above 1,000 fresh barn rats, just captured, are to be destroyed next Tuesday and Wed nestlay evening. On Tuesday next, at Joe Phelps's, Green Dragon, Villiers- street, Strand, the great rat match for £ 5 a side, 50 rats each, between the Somers Town champion dog Terror and Mr Cowderoy's celebrated bitch takes place. Owing to Jones's benefit at Chandos- street Rooms, the bulldog show for a splendid collar will be postponed till Monday week. Mr R.' s match with his celebrated bitch against Mr Tupper's champion bitch comes off at the above house next Tuesday week, for £ 5 a side; Bell's Life stakeholder. They meet on Wednesday evening next, to stake the rest of the money, at Joe Phelps's. On Shrove Tuesday a splendid collar will be ratted for at Mr W. Hewitt's, General Wyndham, Bissell- street, Vaughton's Hole, Birmingham, for all weights. The dogs to be handicapped by competent judges, The collar to be seen at the bar, The celebrated dog Friday will be shown, but is barred from the match. There will also be shows a stud of bulldogs, including those which won the prizes at Christmas, and the smallest white cornet f. uona, irom tno n. T. C.; Cornet Johr stock bulldog in the world. Ratting to commence at six o'clock. ! f r « en Rutletige, trom the L. T. C.; Cornet Redmayne IlurreJl Boster At Mr Burford's, the Trumpet, High- street, Chatham, the I frj^ wh'' S^ n ™ ^ W?' fll'm the L. T& ro^ etB large saloon is open every Monday and Saturday night for rat de- stroying. A good supply of rats always on hand for gentlemen totry their dogs. Pit free. A silver collar to be ratted for to- morrow ( Monday). Open to dogs of all weights, rats for 1 bs. J. Green will open his rat pit on Thursday next; plenty of rats always on hand for gentlemen to try their dogs, at the Notting- ham Arms, 77, Ossulston- street, Somers Town. Public nisthts Mondays and Thursdays. PIGEON FLYING.— Thos. Pagdin of Sheffield will agree, if Mr Brown has no objection, to the offer made by Mr White of 31, Holywell- street, Strand, London, last spring, viz, to fly four pigeons with Pagain and Mr John Brown, of the Globe Tavern, Great Hampton- street, Birmingham, Mr White to fly his four Paeons on the Birmingham road the same distance as it is from Sheffield to Birmingham, measured on a man in a straight line, each to put down £ 20, aud the bird doing the distance in the snortest time to be entitled to the £ 60; the match to come off in July or August next. The Editor of Bell's Life to decide the distance and to be stakeholder. If Mr White has altered his mind, Pagdin will fly a home and home match with any fancier in England, for 50 miles or upwards, or each party to choose his own road, from 50 to 200 miles, for £ 10 or £ 25 a side. Any one sending a deposit to Bell's Life and articles to Pagdin, 66, Howard- street, Sheffield, can ensure a match. Jas. White of Lower Well- street, Birmingham, will fly his blue cock from Wolverhampton against Mr Chataway's Telegraph cock, and will give him a quarter of" a minute start, or he wilifly his bird against one of Povey's, on the same terms, or will make a match with any man in Birmingham to fly a pigeon from Wol- verhampton, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. Money ready at Mr Brown's, Globe, Great Hampton- street, Birmingham. Thos. George of Gateshead will fly his blue and white cock against Joseph Warrior's blue cock, from Durham, or will flv it from South Shilds, or take one minute start from North Shields, or Boxer's chequered cock will fly Roppy Wilson's cock or hen from North Shields. A match can be made at Wm. Johnson's, Ellison's Arms, for £ 2 or £ 3 a side, to- morrow ( Monday) night, from eight to ten o'clock. C. Butler of Leeds, being dissatisfied with his last defeat with S. Cooper of Horsforth, will fly him again on the same terms, for £ 3 or £ 5, or he will fly any other pigeon in Leeds, from 20 to 30 miles, toss for choice of road. Butler is always to be heard of at the Gas Makers' Arms, Meadow- lane, Leeds. * John Higgins's pigeon Jolly Rigger will fly Peter Hollins's sandy cock, from Heaton, Walker, Wallsend, Houdon, Percy Main, or Shields station, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can be made at T. Stuart's, Causey Bank, Newcastle- on- Tyne, to- mor- row ( Monday) night. J. Plumpton of Westminster will fly a pigeon from Highgate and Brixton against any other pigeon, for £ 3 or £ 5 a side, to fly the two roads in one day. The match can be made on Monday or Wednesday next, at Reuben Watts's, Prince George, Regent- street, Westminster. W. Henly will back his pigeon against any other in St Luke's to fly from the Marble Arch, for £ 5 a side. A match can be made any night next week at H. Brunton's, the George and Dragon, Beech- street, Barbican, City. Andrew Chad wick of Gipsou Row will match his pigeon to fly Robt. Hovvarth's of Bagslate, 10 miles, by a twirl, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side, on Monday, March 9, or any other pigeon in Bagslate can be accommodated, for the same sum. RABBIT COURSING— Wm. Johns of Liverpool, having heard that John Brindle of the same place is anxious to match his bitch Bet against his bitch Jessy, begs to say he can be ac- commodated at any time; Jessy is also open to run Henry Spen- cer's Smoker, or any dog in Liverpool, from 13lb to 14lb weight, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can tee made at Johns's own house, the British Queen, 12 and 14, Napier- street, lladcliffe- street, Brunswick- road, Liverpool. The match between Joseph Travers's dog Dusty of Harroek, 171b weight, aud John Swift's Blossom of St Helens, 15lb weight, Dusty giving Blossom one dead rabbit, came off last Monday, at Wood End, near Warrington, in a way anything but satisfactory to the backers of Blossom, owing to the referee barring the 20th course, the bitch killing the rabbit six yards before the dog. The match was for £ 10 a side, 60 yards law, 25 courses, Dusty killing the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22d, and 25th, and Blossom the seventh, eighth, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23d, Mid 24th. GEORGE ATHER of Darlington says he has been repeatedly challenged by Mr Calvert of the Victoria Inn, Bank Top, Dar- lington, to run his greyhound bitch against his bitch Blink Bonny, for £ 20 or £ 50 a side, but he is sorry he cannot run him for that sum ; but will match his bitch to run Calvert's bitch, for £ 10 or £ 15 a side, the best of three courses, to come off on the 4th of March. A match can be made at the Old Dun Cow Inn, Post- house- wynd, Darlington, to- morrow ( Monday) night. SKIP AND FLORA.— Mr John Lees has matched his dog Skip against John Farmer's Flora, at rabbits, 6 out of 11, 40 yards law, for £ 5 a side. The event is fixed for the 28th inst, at the Lion and Lamb Inn, Blackley, near Manchester, and £ 1 each has been deposited. WILLIAM IRONSIDES of Rotlierham will run his bitch Jenny against William Jubb's Vic of Sheffield, at seven or nine rabbits even, or he will take one in 11, for £ 5 or £ 10 a side. A match can be made at Mrs Charles Swift's, Little Swan Inn, Westgate, Rotherham. FLY AND DAISY.— The match between these dogs, mentioned in our last, was given to Fly, on account of Daisy not coining to the mark to start at the time mentioned in the articles. John Williams of St Helens will match his bitch Fan against Farmer's dog of Liverpool, for £ 10 or £ 20 a side, providing Farmer will give rabbits for lbs, at any number of courses. NURR AND SPELL— Jonah Farrar of Batley will play Daniel Jackson of Dawsbury Moor, on the same terms as before, on Hunslet Moor, for £ 25 a side, on Easter Monday, or will play Barret of Dudley Hill, D. Firth of Bradford. Moor, or will take 15 score of Jas. Hunt or Jas. Child, and play on the 3ame place, or will play any man whom he has ever played, for from £ 10 to £ 25 a side, or Clogger, and Clogger to have 31 rises to his 30, for the same sum. A match can be made at S. Gledhill's, Cricketers' Arms, Batley. Jas. Preston ( alias Old Clogger) of Batley is open to play any of the following, viz, Allen Benson of Birstal, Aaron Farrah of Alverthorp, John Jubb of Batley Carr, or Joseph Firth of Heck- mondwike, or if Dan Jackson is not satisfied with his late defeat, he cau be accommodated with another chance, on the same terms, for £ 25 a side. Money ready at J. W. Hall's, the Nurr and Spell Inn, Batley. Geo. Bennett of Armley will play Chas. Cockcroft of Kirkstall- road, if he will give him 15' scores in 20 rises, or play Tho9. Bell of the same place, if he will give him five scores in 20 rises, for from £ 1 to £ 5. Money ready any time at the Malt Mill Inn, Armley. BILLIARDS.— Thos. Morris of Manchester will play Samuel Bunting the best of 11 games, 100 up each game, for £ 10 a side, on Mr Roberts's table. Mr Roberts to be stakeholder. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF TUESDAY, FEB 17. WAB OFFICE, FEB 17.— Royal Regt of Artillery : Liout- Gen T. Dyne- ley, C. B., to be col- com, v Walker, dec.— 1st Regt of DragGds: W. E. Marsland, gent, to be cor, in succes to Lieut Mitchell, prom.— 2d Drag Gds : Vet Surg T. P. Gudgin, from the 2d Drags, to be vet surg, v O. Smith, who ex .— 7 th DragGds : H. H. Chilton, gent, to be cor, v Law- rence, who ret.— 2d Drags : Vet Surg O. Smith, from the 2d Drag Gds, to be vet surg, v Gudgin, who ex.— 3d Light Drags : Capt the Hon H. M. Monkton to be maj, v Foster, prom to an unat lieut- col; Lieut E. H. Vyse to be capt, v Monckton.— 10th Light Drags : J. Gore, gent, to be cor, in succds to Lieut Cuthbert, prom to an unat com.— Royal Artillery: Lieut A. May and Vet Surg J. Brennan have been permitted to resign their corns.— Royal Engineers : Brev- Maj C. B. P. N. H. Nugent to be adj, v Somerset, prom.— 8tli Regt of Foot: Ens W. E. Whelan, from the 12th Ft, tobe ens, v Moorliead, who ex.— 12thFt: Ens R. B. Moorhead, from the 8th Ft, to be ens, v Whelan, who ex.— 14th Ft: Maj E. J. Hol- worthy, from depot bat, to he maj, v Brev- Lieut- Col Sir J. E. Alexander, « " who ex; Ens G. J. N. Beamish to be lieut, v Wilson, who ret.— 27th Ft: Capt W. Croker, from the 98th Ft, to be capt, v Rhodes, who ex.— 33d Ft: Lieut 15. G. Graham to be adj, v Ens Toseland, who res the adj only.— 31th Ft: CaptA. T. L. Chapman, from h- p 84th Ft, to be capt, v Brev- Maj G. E. B. Westhead, whose brev rank has been converted into sub- stantive rank under the royal warrant.— 47th Ft: Capt J. Lucas, from h- p 47th Ft, to be capt, v Brev- Lieut- Col Lowndes, prom to the substan- tive rank ot maj unat, under the royal warrant.— 49th Ft: Lieut C. E. Gibson to be capt, v Lamb, who ret; Capt G. K. Chatfield, from h- p49th Ft, to be capt, v Gibson, placed upon h- p.— 56th Ft: Ens H. H. Taylor to be lieut, v Godley, prom.— 64tli Ft: Brev- Lieut- Col J. Draper to be lieut- col, without pur, v Brev- Col J. Stopford, killed in action ; Capt G. W. P. Bingham to be maj, without pur, v Draper; Lieut R. C. M'Crea to be capt, without pur, v P. Bingham ; Ens H. Turner to be lieut, without pur, v M'Crea.— 73d Ft: Lieut A. A. Aitchison to be capt, v Bicknell, who ret: Ens the Hon C. R. M. Ward to be lieut, v Aitchison ; W. Clark, gent, to be ens, v Ward.— 74th Ft: Capt C. Venable3, from the 98th Ft, to be eapt. v Sir D. Baird, Bart, who ex.— 79th Ft: Lieut F. G. Currie to be eapt, v Brev- Maj H. W. Campbell, who ret; Ens H. B. Adcock to be lieut, v Currie.— 80th Ft: V. O'Connor, gent, to be ens, v Grattan, prom to the 2d Ft.— 82d Ft: Ass SurgW. M. Milton, from the staff, to be ass- surg, v Poulden, app to the staff.— 95th Ft: Lieut J. Tolcher has been permitted to resign his com ; C. T. Coote, gent, to be ens, v Nicho- las, prom.— 98tli Ft: Capt F. Rhodes, from the 27th Ft. to be capt, v Croker, who ex ; Capt Sir D. Baird, Bart, from the 74th Ft, to be capt, v Venables, who ex.— Depot Bat: Brev- Lieut- Col Sir J. E. Alexander, from the 14th Ft, to be maj, v Hoi worthy, who ex. The commission of Quar- termas W. Drage to be dated Feb 21, 1855. UNATTACHED.— Mai C. J. Foster, from the 3d Light Drags, to be lieut- col; Capt and Brev- Lient- Col J. II. Lowndes, 47th Ft, to have the substantive rank of major under the royal warrant; Brev- Maj G. E. B. Westhead, 34th Ft. to have his brev rank converted into substantive rank under the royal warrant. HOSPITAL STAFF.— ASS Surg F. G. Poulden, from the 82d Ft, to be ass surg, v Milton, app to the S2a Ft. BBEVET.— The undermentioned officers of the East India Company's service, ret on f- p, to have a step of hon rank as follows :— Col W. Brett, Bombay Artillery, to be maj- gen; Lieut- Col J. C. Boulderson, Madras Infantry, to be col. To be Lieut- Cols: Majors— H. D. Maitland, Bengal Infantry ; A. Barker, Madras Infantry ; R. H. Baldwin, Bengal Infantry. To be Major : Capt G. R. Remington. Bombay Infantry. MEMOBANDUM.— Lieut- Col L. Fitzgerald, upon h- p of the Royal Artillery, has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his com, he being about to become a settler in Canada. ADMIRALTY, FEB 14.— Rear- Ad of the White P. Richards, C. B., hav- ing, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council, been removed to a reserved list, which is to consist of flag officers holding appointments in Greenwich Hos, the following proms have this day taken place:— Rear- Ad of the Blue H. Smith, C. B., to be rear- ad of the White; Capts R. Fitz- roy, the Hon J. F. F. de Ros, and C. H. Swinburne, to be rear- ads on the res list; Capt J. Nias, C. B., to be rear- ad of the Blue. The following capts on the ret list have also been prom to be ret rear- ads, on the terms proposed in the Gazette of Sept 1, 1846. without increase of pay :— Capts A. M. Hawkins, J. Drake, E. A. Frankland. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. ENIFANIO THALASSO, Bury- court, St Mary- axe, merchant. WILLIAM THOMAS GRAVENOR, Birmingham, hatter. BANKRUPTS. PETER GEORGE FOSCOLO, Dunster- court, Mincing- lane, corn merchant. RICHARD FERNELL, Aldermanbury, commission agent. THOMAS BUTT, Littlehampton, Sussex, ironmonger. GEORGE INGERSENT, Notting Hill, builder. JOHN SMITH, Staplehurst, Kent, corn dealer. HENRY CAMPIN, Watling- street, warehouseman. ALFRED BLACKMORE, High- street, Shoreditch, hosier. FREDERICK MARTIN. Brighton, innkeeper. JAMES WALKER, Walsall, bridle cutter. THOMAS BARNETT, Iroxibridge, Salop, butcher. JOSEPH MASCALL, Wolverhampton, grocer. JAMES WATTS, Norton St Philip's, Somerset, innholder. WILLIAM ATTEWELL WANE, Highworth, Wilts, grocer. WILLIAM ROBINSON, Haversham- with- Milnthorpe, Westmore- land, licensed victualler. ALEXANDER ALCOCK NEVINS, Liverpool, merchant. THOMAS FOWLER RAYMOND, Liverpool, commission merchant. JOSEPH SAN KEY, Salford. wheelwright. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ,. , J. CARMICHAEL, Dundee, corn merchant, andMomkie, farmer. NEIL M'LEAN, Clydebank, Govan, dairyman. J. GREIG, Glenbervie, farmer, J. CLUBB, Glasgow, painter. T. R. FORGAN, Carluke, farmer. J. or J. M. CUNNINGHAM, Kilwinning, grocer. H. M'MAHON, Blairgowrie, clothier. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY FEB 20. WAE- OFFICE, PALL- MALL, FEB 20.— Military Train.— To be Lieut Cols: Lieut- Col J. L. Wilton, C. B., from h- p 50th Ft; Lieut- Bpl G- Erskine, from h- p unatt.— To be Majors: Brev- Lieut- Col J. R. Heyland. from h- p unatt; Maj H. R. Browne, from h- p unatt; Cant J. P. Robert, son, from 31st Ft; Capt J. Salis, from Cape Mounted Rifles.— To be Cap- tains : Brev- Maj J. J. Wood, from 82d Ft; Sec Capt J. M. Hill, from h- p Royal Art; Capt J. M'Court, from h- p 88th Rest; Capt P. J. Macdonald, from 3d West India Regt; Capt A. W. Williams, from li- p unatt; Capt G. Cooper, from 44th Ft; Brev- Maj C. R. Shervinton, trom 46th Ft; Capt J. H. Buller, from h- p. 58tli Ft; Capt J. H. Wyatt, from h- p 79th Ft; Capt W. israybrooke, from 95thFt; Capt J. Canavan, from h- p 18th Ft; CaptG. Swaby, from h- p unatt; Capt H. Nason, from the Land Trans Corps; Capt H. R. H. Gale, from h- p 48th Ft; Capt G. Clerk, from h- p unattached; Lieutenant George P. Edward Morrison, from the 22d Foot ; Lieutenant John Simeon F. Dick, from 78th Ft; Lieutenant W. Baker, from 48th Ft; Lieutenant W. G. D. Massy, from 19tli Regt.— TobeLieuts: Lieut G. A. Rogers, from SdWest India Regt; Lieut J. Powell, from 39th Ft; Cornet D. Gibson, from 2d Drags; Ens J. Blake, from 47th FT; Second Capt W. Banks, from the Land Transport Corps; Sec Capt J. Jones, from the L. T. C.; Sec Capt C. Hutton, from tne L. T. C.: Sec Capt J. Young, from the L. T. C.; Sec Capt St John Willans, from the L. T. C.; Sec Capt H. Miller, from the L. T. C.; Lieut G. R. Caldwell, from the L. T. C.; Adjutant W. Corbett, from the L. T. C. Lieut J. Harris, from the L. T. C.; Lieut T. Fletcher, from the L. T. C. Lieut T. Witchell, from the L. T. C.; Lieut W. E. Cater, from the L. T. C.; Lieut E. Sherwood, from the L. T. C.; Lieut A. Murphy, from the L. T. C.: Lieut W. H. Dawson, from the L. T. C.; Lieut L. J. Keogli. from the L. T. C.; Adj R. W. Jenkins, from the L. T. C.; Lieut J. M'Loughlm, from h- pay Osmanli Horse Artillery; Lieut G. Symons, from tlie h- p Osmanli Horse Artillery; Lieut J. Thotburn, from the li- p Osmanli Horse Artillery ; Lieut R. Bruce, from the h- p Osmanli Horse Artil- lery ; Lieut John Devine, from the h- pay Osmanli Horse Artillery; Lieut D. Dewling, from the h- p Osmanli Horse Artillery; Adj J. Hes- keth, from the L. T. C.; Capt C. W. M'Niell, from the Hants Militia, and attached as captain to the L. T. C.; Capt E. M. Palliser, late of the West Cork Militia, and attached as captain to the L. T. C.; A. Hunt, gent, from h- p, as deputy- assistant- commissary field Train Department of the Royal Artillery, and attached as captain to the L. T. C.; C. W, Farwell. gent, attached as lieut to the L. T. C.— To be ens: Cornet J. W. Beatty! trom the L. T. C.: Cornet F. Bond, from the L. John Brnen Rutledge, trom the L. T. C.; Cornet Redmayne IlurreJl Boster Jrom the L. T. C.; Cornet Vincent' Aplin, from the L. T. C.; Cornet E Jervis, from the L. T. C.; Cornet f. Bodkin, from the L. T. C ; Cornet J- Smith, from the L. T. C.; Cornet W. M'Call, from the L. T. C. Comet J. Sweeny, from the L. T. C.; Cornet Wm. Shackleton, from the L. T. C.- Cornet William Thompson, from the L. T. C.; Cornet James Craig, from the Land Transport Corps; Cornet James Briggs from the L. T. C.: To be Adjutants : Lieut R. W. Jenkins, Lieut J. M'Loughlin, Lieut J. Hesketh, ns J. Sweeny, Ens W. Shackleton, Ens W. Thompson, Ens J. Craig.— To be Quart- Masters : Quart- Mast A. M'Bride, from h- p 39th, late paym Land Trans Corps; Sec Capt J. Cheese, from Land Trans Corps ; Quart- Mast W. Lambert, from Land Trans Corps; Quart- Mast J. Garmon, from Land Trans Corps; Quart- Mast J. Stalford, from Land Trans Corps; ® oart- i. ase J. Copeland, from Land Trans Corps; CorR. Crrig, from Land Trans Corps.- To bs> Riding Mast: Lieut M. Noake. from Dumfries Mffitia.- To be Surgs : Staff- Surg Sec Class F. Reynolds ; Sfeaff- Surg ec Class F. M. Tweddell, from h- p ; Staff- Surg Sec Class A. M. Macbeth, from h- p ; Staff- Surg Seo Class J. A. Woof- freyes, lrom h- p.- To be Vet Surgs : Vet- Surg W. Gloag, from 11th Hus: Vet- Surg W. Death, from Land Trans Corps ; Vet- Surg W. Varley, from Land Trans Corps ; Vet- Surg J. J. Channon, from Land Trans Corps ; Vet- burg T. Paton, from Land Trans Corps ; Vet- Surg J. Burr, from Land Trans Corps ; Land ^ runs Corps, Mottram, Cheshire, manufacturing chemist. J0SEPH MORRIS, Malpas, Cheshire, spirit dealer. ANN OLIVER, Walkington. Yorkshire, grocer. SSU3Y COLLINSON, Bath, provision merchant. THOMAS HUDSON, Liverpool, shlpbroker. SASNETT and THOMAS BASNETT, Liverpool, opticians. JAMES BEECH HILL, Blackfriars- road, Surrey, china dealer. HENRY GARNETT, Dover, stationer. ROBERT LEE, Cromford, Derby, currier and leather » utter. WILLIAM BAKER, Birchall- street, Birmingham, clock maker. ROBERT RUMNEY CHARLES and WILLIAM FORDYCE, Haugh- ton, Northumberland, paper manufacturers. J AMES COWAN, Newcastle- upon- Tyne, cheesemonger. JAMES BASSE and SOLOMON LINDO, Tower- hill, wine and spirit merchants. JOHN CHALCROFT, Paddington, builder. PETER STEFFANO, Wellclose- square, Middlesex, ship chandler. SAMUEL POTTER, High- street, Maryle'oone, ljvery- stable keeper. THOMAS JONES, New Broad- street, City, bottle merchant. JAMES TRUSCOTT, Austinfriars, commission agent. JOHN GILLAM, Devereux- court, Strand, and WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOR, Poultry, licensed victuallers. GEORGE HENDERSON, SUnliope- place, Regent's Park, apothecary. EDWARD BALDWIN, Shoe- lane, newspaper proprietor, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. DONALD CAMPBELL, Glasgow, carter. JOHN ROBB, Edinburgh, painter. W. and T. KERR, Glasgow, wrights. WM. STEWART, Barnaline, Argyllshire, tacksman, now deceased. GEORGE CROMER, Glasgow, malt liquor merchant. JAMES NICHOL, Aberdeen, bulker. NEW BEER BILL.— Mr Fitzroy, Mr Hardy, Mr W. Brown and Mr Headlam have drawn up a bill on the sale of beer and* cider. It repeals provisions of acts under which application is made to and grants made by the Excise of licenses for the sale of beer by retail, and enacts that all licenses for selling beer by retail shall be granted only by the special justices in special session. All licenses granted within six months next before tha commencement of this act ( the lst Sept, 1857) will remain in force only till the next special session for licensing, but other licenses will be saved. In granting licenses the justices must be guided by the necessities of the population and the supply of liquor by public- houses. No debt for beer drunk on the pre- mises will be recoverable unless sued for within a week, and publicans taking pawns for beer will be fined £ 2 for every pawn. Coffee- shops and public refreshment houses kept open at night ( between 9 p. m. and 4 a. m.) must be licensed by two justices at petty sessions, and these houses will be subject to the super- vision and control of the police. Keepers of coffee- shops allowing the use of intoxicating liquors, or gambling, or the presence of thieves and prostitutes, will be fined 40s, £ 5, and £ 10, for the first, second, and third offence. Drunkards refusing to quit licensed houses on request will be fined 40s, and persons found . drinking beer or liquor at unlawful houses will forfeit 20s for every offence. The word " coffee- shop" includes all tea and coffee- shops, temperance hotels, shell fish shops, dancing saloons, houses, and rooms open for public refreshment, resort,' and en- tertainment, not licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages. SUDDEN DEATH.— Mr C. K. Sala died suddenly on Tuesday night, in the New- road, Brighton, where he has been residing with his mother, Madami; Sala, well known in musical circles. The cause of Mr Sala's death was apoplexy. He was about to retire to his bedroom, after placing his boots outside the door for the servant, when he fell forward on his face. The servant immediately gave an alarm, and when he was raised he was still alive, but before medical aid could be procured life was extinct. The deceased gentleman was 34 years of age. Up to the time of his death he was in the enjoyment of his usual health and spirits. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK- LANE.- FJJIDAT. Only limited supplies of English Wheat arrived up to our market this week, coastwise and by land- carriage. Fine qualities have sold at full quotations; but inferior parcels continue neglected. Foreign Wheat— the show of which is good— moves off very slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. Floating cargoes are rather dull. There is a moderate demand for Barley, the prices of which are well supported. For Malt there is a slow demand, at the late decline in the value. Oats are in short supply, and moderate request, at fully the late quotations.' Beans, Peas, and Flour are, dull sale, at late rates.— Cur rent prices, per quarter.— British:— Wheat, Essex, Kent, r, nd Sufi'ols, white, 50s to 68s; ditta, fine selected runs, 64s to 63s; ditto red, 48s to 60s; ditto, Talavera, 68s to 76s; Norfolk, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire 18s to 60s. Barley— Malting, 87s to 40s; grinding and distilling, 30s to 38sj Chevalier, 42s to 49s. Malt— Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk, 66s to 76s ; Kingston, Ware, and town- made, 68s to 77s. Oats— Essex and Suffolk, • 24s to 25s; Scotch and Lincolnshire potato, 27s to 33s; feed, 26s to SOs ; Irish potato, 2ls to 29s. Rye, 38s to 40s, Beans— Mazagau, 31s to 83s; tick and harrow, 32s to 38s; pigeon, 40s to 42s; long poa, — to —. Psas - Non boilers, 34s to 38s ; white, Essex and Kent boilers, 89s to 42s; ditto One Suffolk, 42s to 44s; maple, 89s to40s; grey, SOs to 38s. Flour— Best marks, delivered, per sack, 54s to 57s: secondary and country ditto, 40s to 42s. FoBKifiN.— Wheat— Dantzic and Konigsborg, 71s to 75s: ditto, ditto, extra, 75s to 82s; Rostock and Wolgast, 69s to 79s; Belgian and Psmeraniaa, 59sto78s; Danish and Silesian, 58s to 75s: Italian and Ma- rianople, — s to — s; Odessa, — s to — s; American and Canadian. 58 « to C8s. Barley— Malting,— s to— s; grinding aud distilling, 26s to 37s. Oats — Poland brew, 24s to 30s; feed, 20s to 2as. Beans— small, 37s to 40g, Egyptian, 85s to SOs. Peas— white boilers, 89s to 41s; yellow ditto, 35sto 37s; noil boilers, 85s to 87s. Flour— Spanish, psr saek. — B to — 3 ; Canadian and American sour, 23s to 29s: sweet, SOs to 33s. BREAD.— The price of fsread in the City and at the West End is still maintained at 8d to 9d the 41b loaf; but in other places the bakers are selling the best bread at 7id the 41b loaf, while in the cheap neighbour- hoods they profess to sell at 7d. SEEDS.— Linseed has become both scarce and dear, and fine crushing samples bring very high rates. Rapeseed has realised more money. Some large parcels of Cloverseed have just come in from Hamburg, with a few parcels from America, and yet prices are well supported, and choice qualities of red met a ready sale. Trefoil was in fair demand at former quotations. Canaryseed remains dull and declining, the late high figures have checked consumption. Grass seeds were in great de- mand at enhanced rates. A good demand for other seeds at full prices. Turnips, wnite, U0sto21s per bushel; red and green, 2us to 2.5; Mustard brown, 20s to 22s; white, 10s to 12s; Tares, whiter, 5s 6a to 6s 0a, Canary, 64s to 70s per qr.; Rye Grass, 23s to 42s; Clover, red, English, 52s to 90s per cwt.; ditto, white, 68s to 82s ; ditto, Foreign, red, SSs to 77s; ditto, white, 80s; Trefoil, new, 28s to 33s; Carraway, new, 44s to 4Gspercwt; Coriander, 20s to 24s: Hempseed, 44sto4tis per qr. English Linseed— Sowing, 71s to 74s per qr; crushing, 5Ss to 72s. Foreign'iau- seed— Baltic, 67s to 70s per qr; Odessa, 70s to 70s sd. Linseed Cakep, English, £ 10 10s to £ i0 15sper ton; Foreign, ,811s to £ 1110s; Raxe Cakes. £ 5 10s to £ 8 10s : Rapeseed, new, £ 86 to £ 88 per qr. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, FBIDAY.— At to- day's mar- ket there was a moderate supply of Beasts on sale. For most breeds we had a slow sale, at Monday's currency. Sheep were very firm, but Calves and Pigs met with a slow trade. Prices were as follow:,— Beef— Inferior coarse Beasts, Ss 4d to Ss 6d; second quality, 3s 8d to 43 0d; prime large Dxcn, 4s 2d t » 4s 8d; prime Scots, 4s 10d to 5s Od, Sheep— Infer coarse Sheep, 4s Od to 4s 44; second quality, 4s fid to 4s lOd, prime coarse woolled, 5s ad to 5s 2d; prime South Down 5s 4d to 5s 6s. Calves— Large coarse Calves, 3s 10 « 1 to 5s 0d; prima small 5s 2d to Ss 6d, Pork— Large Hogs, 8s 8d to 4s 4d, neat small porkers 4s Od l o 5s 2< 5, Suckling Calves 28s to 30s each; quarter- old store Pigs 22s to 28s Od ditto. Lambs 0s Od to 0s 0d.— Head of Cattle on sale— Beasts 900, Cows 115, Sheep and Lambs 2,600, Calves 243, Pigs 300. Foreign— Beasts were 98. Sheep 200, Calves 190. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS, FRIDAY.— The trade generally ruled steady, at the following prices:— Infer Beef 3s Od to 3s 4d, middling 3s 6d to 3s lad, prime large ditto is oi to 4s 2d, prime small ditto 4s 4d to 4s 6d, Interior Mutton 3s Od to 3s lOd, middling ditto 4s Od to 4s 6d, prime ditto 4s 6d to 4s 8d. Veal 3s 8d to 5s 04. Larae Pork Ss 8d to Is M, sBiall ditto 4s 6d to 5s 4d. PROVISION MARKET.— Nothing of much to note in the sala of Car- lows, disposed of in retail quantities, at about 116a to 120s, according to quality. Prices for all descriptions unaltered from last weak, English Butter is without any feature of importance, and Dorset oflering at 104s to 108s per cwt. In consequence of the wretched state of the infe- rior quality of Foreign Butter, the attention of purchasers is more given to the finest, showing signs of scarcity, realised a further advance from our report ot last week, and a ready sale for intermediate sorts. The present standing value for Friesland we estimate at 182s per cwt, sur- plus Ii6s to 184s, Groningen 94s to 109s, Zwoll 12( js to I? is, Kampen 120a to 108s, Holland 94s to 98s, tine Bosck 104s to 108s, inferior 90s to 100s, Kiel 102s to 112s, Jersey 118s to 120, French ( Irish) 94s, ditto ( Dutch) 90s to98s, Lard.— Not much inclination shown to buy Irish, whilst Ame- rican best sorts realise extravagant prices ; and although buyers show willingness, holders are reluctant to part with barrelled. Irish Water- ford bladdered SOs to 82s. Belfast 86s, kegs 70s to 74s, fine Americans in barrels 68s to 70s. Bacon was taken sparingly, and a firnmest mani- fested on the part of holders. Waterford 64s to 67s, Limerick and Cork 60s to 64s. The American descriptions were likewise a steady sale, and, as short middles are scarce, 56s to 58s is demanded; long bones in, and out 54s to 58s per cwt. The transactions in new American Beef were good, and Hamburg India £ 7 10s per tierce ( new), mess £ 6 5s to £ 6 Itis, American India £ 7 10s to £ 7 15s ( new) per 3361b, India mefs £ 6 10s to £ 6 15s per 3041b, prime mess £ Gto £ 6 5s. There is not much remain- ing of the old stock of Beef, which is likely to remain unsaleable, attri- butable to the recent Government sales, which are in request, and suffi- cient to supply the views of dealers. A slow trade in new Pork. English Cheese has somewhat improved since last week, a fair business was done. Notwithstanding the demand is not so active, comparatively speaking, as was the case formerly, influenced to a certain degree, by the unem- ployed men, which, in consequence of factors, having a quantity previ- ously remaining, and the present high prices ruling in the country, have invelved them in fearful losses. The quantity of Foreign is limited, with inquiring buyei s, which if not checked by an additional supply, will be the means of causing higher rates,— Fine red Edams 62s to 63s, inferior 54s to 58s, fine pale 59s to SOs, inferior 54s to 56s, fine Goudas 56s to — s, inferior 48s to 53s, Derby ditto fine 56s te 58s. inferior 50s to 54s, fine loaf 60?, inferior 50s to 54s. Kanters 28s. POTATO MARKET, FEIDAY.— For the time of year the arrivals at the waterside ( Southwark) market have been pretty good since this day week, and better in quality. Fine sound regents have met with a fair sale, but the amount of business done in other kinds are unimportant. — York Regents 110s Od to 130s, Kent and Essex ditto 110s Od to 130s, Scotch ditto 100s tollOs, middlings 65s to 70s, Lincolns 90s to 110s, and blues 90s to 100s. WOOL MARKET, FBIDAY.— As it is generally anticipated that at the forthcoming Colonial sales higher rates will prevail, holders of home grown have insisted upon advanced prices, which being resisted by buyers, only a limited business has transpired, A. t per pack of 2401b :— Fleeces— Southdawn hogs £ 20 0s to £ 20 10s, ditto half- bred hogs £ 19 to£ 19 10s, ditto Kent £ 17 10s to £ 18, ditto Southdown ewes and wether £ 17 10s to £ 1810s, ditto Leicester ditto £ 1610s to £ 18. Sorts— Cloth- ing, picklock £ 20 to £ 21 0s, ditto prime and picklock £ 19 0s to £ 19 10s, ditto choice £ 17 0s to £ 18 Od, ditto super £ 10 Oi to £ 10 W) s, ditto Comb- ing— wether matching £ 2110s to £ 22 10s, ditto picklock £ 19 to £ 19 10s, ditto common £ 16 0s to £ 17 0s, ditto hog matching £ 24 0s to £ 25, ditto picklock matching £ 19 10s to £ 40 10s, ditto superfine ditto £ 17 10s to £ 18 10s. HAY MARKETS, THITBSDAY.— There was a moderate supply at these markets, and trade steady, at the following prices.— SmithiieW— Meadow Hay 50s to 80s, new — s to — s, Clover Hay 70s to 105s, new — s to — s— Straw 24." to 29s. Cumberland— Meadow Hay 52s to 84s. new — s to — s, Clover Hay 70s to 100s, new — a to — s— Straw 24s to 30s. Wliite- ehapel— Meadow Hay 50s to 80s. new — s to — s, Clover Hay 70s to 105a, new — s to — s— Straw 24s to 29s. LEATHER MARKET, FBIDAY.— The supply of fresh Leather at Leadenliall this week has been only moderate. An active demand has Srevailed for crops of ali averages, heavy foreign butts, and common ressing hides at a further improvement. Skins, kips, and thoOlders have also met an animated inquiry and realised higher prices. Light and thin English butts continue in good request, at- fully late rates. As regards shaved hides, horse hides, and oftal there* is no alteration. Quotations :- Crop Hides, 281b to 401b each, 16d to 19id per lb; 40ib to 541b, 194a to 21Jd; 541b to 601b, llid to 22d; Bull Hides lSd to 15d; Vitrol Butts, Od to 0( 1; English Butts, 21d to31d; Foreign Butts 19d lo29d; Foreign Hides, 16Jd to 19d; Dressing Hides 15d to 18£ d; ditto Shaved, 18d to 19jd; best Saddlers' Hides, 17d to 21cl; English Horse Hides, 12d to 17d; German Hides, 12d to 17d; Spanish Horse Hides 13d to ] Sd: Call Skins ( it rounded, 2d to 4d per lb more), 301b to 4<> lb per dozen. 13d to22d; 401b to 501b, 18d to 23d; 501b to 601b, 18d to 22d; 701b to 1001b, 18d to aid; Seal Skins large,— dto— d; small,— d to— d; Kips, 16d to 24d; Basils. 9d to 14d ; Bellies, lid to 14d; Shoulders, 17d to 20d. HOP MARKET, FBIDAY.— There has beeu a steady consumptive demand for fine eoloury Hops during the past week, and for such full prices have to be paid ; but Sussex pockets may be obtained for less money— sav at 2s to 3s per cwt. The following are the quotations:— Mid and East KeDt pockets £ 310s to £ 4 10s, Weald of Kent £ 3 3s to < 24 0s, r Sussex £ 2 10s £ 8 15s per cwt. TALLOW MARKET, FBIDAY.— The market has become heavy, and P Y C on the spot has declined to 65s 6d per cwt. Steady imports are taking place from various quarters. St Petersburg, Feb 14— There is a good business doing in Tallow for spring shipment, at 175 roubles. OIL MARKET, FEIDAY.— Linseed Oil sold briskly on higher terms — viz, £ 42 10s to £ 48 per ton on the spot. The market for Rape is quiet at £ 54 10s for Foreign refined, and £ 51 10s to £ 52 for brown. Olive moves steadily. Gallipoli £ 61 to £ 62. Spanish and Sicily £ 60. Fine Palm is worth £ 47 10s. Sperm £ 94. Turpentine dull.— Florence 25s ; Lacca, half- chests, £ 8 0* to £ 8 10s; Gallipoli, 252 gallons, £ 61 Cs to £ 82 0s; Spanish, 252 gallons, £ 58 Cs to £ 60; Linseed, £ 2 2s 6d lo £ 2 3 « Od ; Rape, pale, £ 214s6dto £ 0 — s Od; brown, £ 2 lis Od to £ 2 t2s Od per cwt; Cod, £ 48 0s to £ 49 pel tun; Seal, pale, £ 49 lfts to £ 50 0s per tun ; Seal, yellow, brown, & e, £ 46 0s to £ 48 ; Sperm, £ 92 to £ 94 per tun; Headmattor. £— to £ 94 yer tun; Soutnern, £ 45 to £ 48 per tun; Cocoa nut, £ 2 8s to £ 2 10s 6d; Palm, 43s Od to 47s 6U per cwt; Greenland, full size, £ 330 to £ 340 per tun; South Sea, £ 305 to £ 810 per tun; Whale, Greenland, £— to — s. Pitch— British 7s per cwt, Archangel 10s6d per cwt, Stockholm, 12s per cjvt. Tar— American 23e to — s per barrel, Archangel iSs Od per barrel, Stockholm 18s Od to — s Od. Turpentine.— Spirits £ 2 5s Od to £ 0 0s Od, >- in puncheons £ 2 Ss 6d. Roufch 10s Od to — s Od per cwt. Resin— Yellow 153 3d per cwt, transpa- rent 10 sOd per cwt. „ COAL MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—( Prices of Coals per ton at the close of the market.)— Bates's WeBt Hartley 18s Od, Bell's Primrose 12s 6d, Byass'sBebside Hartley 14s 3d, Chester Main ( unscreened) 19s, Davi- son's West Hartley 15s 3d. Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15a. Loneridge's West Hartley 14s 6d, North Percy Hartley 18s Od, Tanfield Moor ISs 9d, Tanfield Moor Butes 13s 9d, Walker's Primrose 13s, West Biding Hartley 12s 9d. Wall's End— Harton 15s8d, Hilda 14s3d, Riddle 15s, Eden Main 16s 3d, Braddyll's 16s 6d, Hetton 17s 6d, Lambton 17s, Pensher 15s 6d, Russell's Hetton 16s 6< 1 South Hetton 17 » 3d, Stewart s 17s 6d, Hartlepool Hetton 16s 0d, Heugh Hall 15s 9d, South Kelloe 16s.— Ships 3, t market 129- eold 68— untold 61, 1 8 BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, FEBRUARY 22, 1857. THE CHASE- Masters of hounclg will greatly oblige us by causing their fixtures to : posted so as to reach us in the course of Friday. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.—( Weather permitting.) 9TAGH0UNDS. Her Majesty's— Tuesday Iver Heath, Friday Bur nil am Beeches, at 4 past li Cheltenham '( Captain D. West's)- Tuesday Gwillies' House ( Eikstone), Saturday 1' uesdown Inn, at 15. rT ,, _ Heathcote's, Mr— Tuesday Ciaygate Common, Saturday Headiey, Tues- day week East Grinstead, at j pastil. Rothschild's, Baron— Monday Dinton Castle, Thursday Wing, at 11. FOXHOUNDS. _ Alhrighton ( Mr 0. Stubbs's)- Tuesday Ranton Abbey, Thursday Smes- tow Gate, Saturday Chilli ngton, at J past 10. . Atherstoue— Monday Barton- in- the. Beans, Wednesday Seckmgton, in- day Shilton, Saturday Arbury, at It. „ , , ... Badsworth- Tuesday Fenwick, Thursday Marr Village, Saturday Ring- ton Hill, at 4 past 10. . , _ . Beaufort's, Duke of— Monday Yate Station, Wednesday Sillcwood, J< ri- day Bushton, Saturday Burton, at i past 10. Bedale— Monday Pepper Hall, Friday Hutton Conyers. at 1 past 10. - Bellew's, Mr F.— Monday Northmolton, Thursday Cuzzecombe Post, Tuesday week Moleseliamber, Friday week Knowstone Moor, at BerksSre, Old ( Mr Morrell's)— Monday Badbury Hill, Tuesday Ensham Bridge, Friday Radcot Bridge, Saturday Farnbro'Village, § p 10. Berkshire, South— Monday Shaw House, Tuesday Standford Street, Thursday Mortimer, Friday Pantbourne, at ijpast10. ,„„,„„ Blackmore Vale ( Mr R. Strachey's)- Monday Redlynch Gate, Thursday Bramliai^ Moo^- Monday Church Fenton, Tuesday Paper Mill Bar, Friday Walton Village, Saturday Garforth Bridge, at 11. Burton Hunt( Lord Henry Bentiiick's)- Monday Brant Broughton, Tues- day Linwood- by- Rasen, Wednesday Burton, Thursday Stapletord Moor, Friday Lea Station, Saturday Bardney, at 11. Cambridgeshire— Monday Bleak Hall, Friday White Hall, at i past 10. Cheshire Subscription— Monday Sandy way Head, Tuesday Appleton Hall, Thursday Mere Hall, Saturday DarnhaU, at J past 10. Cleveland- Monday Guisbro' Spa, Thursday Coalham Village, J past 10. Cottesmore ( Sir John Trollope's)— Monday Grimstliorpe, Tuesday Ou- st on Wood, Thursday Piekwortli, Saturday Leesthorpe, at 11. Craven— Monday Bedwin Brails, Friday Elcott, at J past 10. Crawley aud Horsliain- Monday Turner's Hill, Thursday Pease Pot- tage, Saturday Brick Barn ( West Grinstead), Monday week Norfolk Arms ( Worth), Wednesday week Handcross, Friday week Dane Deacon's, a> lr— Monday Lydford Castle, Thursday Okeliampton, at Durham' 3 County— Monday Stotford, Wednesday Mainsforth, Friday Great Stainton, i loll. , , Egges lord— Monday Padlev Wood( Kingsnympton). Thursday Colridge Mardott's)- Tuesday Baytliorn End, Saturday Panfield Essex^ Umon— Monday Sutton Ford, Wesuesda'y South Hanuingfield Tye, Saturday St Lawrenoe Hill, at i past 10. „ , , Essex, South ^ Mr A. Z. But . oil's)— Tuesday Pitsea Barge. Saturday Essex'aud Suffolk- Tuesday Elmstead Market, Friday SemerBridge, Farquharson's, Mr- Wednesday Wraxhall, Thursday Melcombe Park, Friday the Hardy Monument, Saturday Glanvilles Wootton, at Fitz4wfllfam, 0s, Earl- Mtmday Nassington Lodge Wednesday Stanwick Pastures, Thursday Orton LongvUle, Saturday Barnwell Wold, at F. B JL^ Mr'' W. Williams's)— Tuesday Nancevallon Wood, Thursday Garth's" Mr^ MonSay Hare Hatch, Wednesday Clere Park, Friday Greaves^ fMr^ Hl'^ thfEssexJ- Monday Leaden Roothing, Thursday Dagnam, Saturday Hatfield Heath, at 11. ... Halsdon— Monday Thornhill Head, Friday Roborougli Mill, at 4 past 10. Hambledon— Monday Broadhaifpenny Down, at 11. H. H.— Monday Chawton House, Thursday Stoke Down, Saturday Her- riard Park, at i to 11, „ . Hambleton( MrBell's)— Tuesday Sutton, Friday Ottenngton House, at 4 past 10. Haydon— Wednesday Greenship- laneGate, SaturdaySewingShields, at9. Herefordshire— Tuesday Smallash Turnpike, Friday St Weonard's, at 4 past 10. Heythrop— Monday Heytlirop, Tuesday Ledwell Village, Friday Far- mington Grove, Saturday Cornbmy Park, at 4 past 10. Hill's, Mr— Tuesday Darncombe, Friday the Fox an< 13Rabbit, at 10, Holderness— Monday Brandesburton, Tuesday Blanch ( near Huggate), Thursday Humbleton, Friday Ri^ lingham, at i to 11. Hursley( Mr S. Lowe's)— Monday Kinysombourne Village, Friday Chil- worth Clump, at i to 11. „ ^ Hurwortli— Tuesday Middleton One Bow, Saturday Croft Bridge, 4 p. 10. Ingram's, Mr M.— Monday Ingestre, Thursday Shirley Park, Saturday Rangemoore, at i to 11. Kent, East— Monday Lydden, Thursday New Barn, Saturday New Inn Green, at 4 past 10. Ledbury ( Mr J. C. Thackwell's}— Monday Feathers Inn ( Staunton), Fri- Friday Sapey Bridge, at 4 past 10. Ludlow ( Mi Sitwell's)— Tuesday Oaker ( near Lenton), Thursday Bramp- ton Brian, Saturday Mary Knoll, at 4 past 10. Marshall's, Mr M.— Tuesday TorriRgton Wood, Thursday Hunshaw Wood, at 11. Middlet, on's, Lord— Tuesday Wllberioss . Mill, Friday Hunmanby, Sa- turday Kirkham Abbey, at 4 past 10. Monmouthshire— Monday Lantillio, rhursday Triggate Bridge, 4 p 10. Morpeth— Tuesday Gosforth House, Friday Ellington, ati to 11. New Forest— . Tuesday Lyndhurst- road Station, Thursday St Austens, Saturday Lyndliurst Hill, at i to 11. Norfolk ( Lord Suffield's)— Monday Barford, Thursday Thorpe Village ( near Guntonl, Friday Barmingham, at i to 11. Oakley— Monday Chiclieley, Thursday Deer Park ( Yardley Chase), Sa- turday Risely Toll Bar, at i to 11. Oxfordshire, South ( Mr J. S. Phillips's)- Monday 1 orest Hill, Thursday Thame Town, at 11. Pembrokeshire ( Mr Lort Phillips's)— Monday KUlanow Gate, Wednes- day Clareston Gate, Friday Yerbeston Gate, at 4 past 10. Portsmouth'^, Earl of— Monday West Sherborne, Tuesday the Craven Arms tEmborne), Friday Freefolk Wood, Saturday Baaurepaire Park, ati toll. Puckeriuge ( Mr Parry's)— Monday the Angel Inn ( Hadliam), Thursday Chesterford, Saturday Bennington, at 4 past 10. Pytchley— Monday Buttock's Booth, Tuesday Crick, Friday Althorp Park, Saturday Arthingwoith, at i to 11. Rabv— Tuesday Kininvy, Thursday Caldwell, Saturday Middleton Tyas, at 11. Rufford— Monday Walesby Village, Tuesday Labour- in- Vain, Thursday Winkbum, Saturday Clumber Bridge, at i to 11, Rutland's, Duke of— Monday Three Queens, Tuesday Little Ponton, Wednesday Staunton Hall, Friday Caythorpe, at 11. Selby's, Mr Mrmrtnv TMtnhhnrn. Friday Thornton Weal Scarborough' Park Th ,, Seale's, s'ir Henry— Tuesday Bradley, Friday Gara Bri'd'ge. Shropshire ( Mr C. J. Morris's)— Monday Acton Burnell, at 4 past 10, Fri- day Almond Park, at 11. Sinnington— Tuesday Lund Court, Friday Harum, at 10. Smith's, Mr A.— Monday Netlieravon, Tuesday OareHill, Thursday Fos- bury, Friday Winterslow, at 11, Southampton's, Lord— Monday Fartliingstone, Tuesday Nash, Friday Wappenham, Saturday Beachampton, at 11. Southdown ( Mr A. Donovan's)— Monday Short Gate, Wednesday Pole- gate, Friday Toddingten, Monday week Gibraltar ( Firle), Wednesday- week Ratton, Friday week Hassock's Gate, ati to 11. Southwold( Mr G. Cook's)— Monday Burwell Park, Tuesday Fulletby Mill, Thursday Hainton Hall, Saturday Welten Wood, at 11. Staffordshire. North— Tuesday Drayeot, Friday Hinstock, at 4 p 10. Stamford and Warrington's, Earl of— Monday Loseby Hall, Tuesday Burleigh Hall, Thursday Bardon Hill, Friday Six Hills, at 11. Suffolk— Tuesday Riddlesworth Hall, Thursday Dalham Hall, Saturday Stanton Rose and Crown, ati to 11. Surrey Union— Monday Portnalls ( near Dorking), Thursday Albury Park Lodge, Saturday Leatherhead Downs, Monday week East Clandon Village, Thursday week Ewhurst Village, Saturday week Bear Green, at 4 past 10. Sussex, East— Monday Battle, Thursday Ninfield Stocks, Saturday Magham Down, Monday week the Black Horse ( Battle- road), Thurs- dey week Sidley Green, Saturday week Brightling, at 4 past 10. Tailby's, Mr W. W.— Monday Gumley, Thursday Rolleston Hall, 11. Thomson's, Mr A,— Monday Edgcot Village, Tuesday Shelswell, Thurs- day Waddesden Cross- roads, Saturday Chipping Warden, at 11. Tickham— Tuesday Leeds Castle, Friday Witchling House, Monday week Longbeacli, Thursday week the Squirrels ( Stockbury), Satur- day week Halfway House ( Chollock), at 4 past 10. Tivertoa— Monday Cruwys Morchard Mill, Thursday Rackenford Bell, Monday week Bradnincli, Thursday week Dulverton, at 4 past 10. Trelawny's, Mr— Tuesday the London Inn ( South Bient), at 11, Saturday Scobscombe, at 4 past 10. Tynedale— Monday Howerty Wood, Thursday Sixth Milestone on the Military- road, Saturday Newbiggin, ati to 11. U. H. C. ( Mr Powell's)— Monday Lanpumpsaint, at 10. United Pack ( Mr Luther's)— Tuesday Cwmgilla Wood, Friday Strefford Bridge, at 10. V. W. H. ( Lord Gifford's)— Tuesday Barrow Elm, ThursdayLydiard Park, Saturday Barnsley Village, at i to 11. Warwickshire— Monday Red Hill, Tuesday Mitford Bridge, Thursday Ufton Wood, Friday Halford Bridge, ati to 11. Warwickshire, North ( Mr Baker's)— Tuesday Kenilworth, Thursday Dunchureli. Friday Solihull, at i to 11. Western Subscription ( Penzance)— Tuesday Nanpuska( Gwinear), Friday Trewidden( Madron), at 10. „ , , „., „ „ , Wheatland ( Mr Lloyd's)— Tuesday Meadowley, Fnday Cressage Park, at 4 past 10. Wilts, South ( Mr F. Wyndham's)— Thursday Chitterne Barn, Saturday the Punch Bowl, at 11. Worcestershire— Monday Martley, Wednesday Kennels, Friday Croome Perry Wood, Monday week Goose Hill, Wednesday week Shrawley, Friday week Brockeridge Common, at 4 past 10. Wyndham's, Col- Monday Sliillinglee Park, Tuesday Fighting Cocks Inn ( Parham), Friday Rogate Street End, Saturday Graffiiam, at 4 past 11 Wynn's, Sir W. W.— Monday Iscoyd, Tuesday Cefn, Wednesday Cherry Hill, Saturday Chirk Castle, at 4 past 10. Yarborougli's, Lord— Mondav Bradby Cross- roads, at 11, Thursday Kir- ton Station, at 4 past 10, Friday Newsham Lodge, at It. York and Ainsty— Monday Aldwask Bridge. Tuesday Red House, Thurs- day Wliixley, Saturday Raskelf, at4 past 10. HABBIEBS. Alton— Monday the Blacksmith's Shop ( Manningford Bruce), Thursday Lyddington( near Swindon), Saturday Beech Clump ( Stanton Down), at 11 B V H — Tuesday Marnliull QHarries, Friday Doles Ash Clump, at 11. Brighton— Monday Patcliam, Wednesday Race Course, Saturday Dyke, Brookside— Monday Newmarket Hill. Thursday Telscombe Tye, at 11. Collins's, Mr ( Truro)— Wednesday Killlgrew Hill, Saturday Stairfoot, at CravenOforkshire)— Monday the Craven Heifer, Wednesday Carlton, Friday Earby Lane End, at 11. Dulverton— Thursday Kingsbrompton, Saturday Morebath, at 4 past 10. Eamont ( Mr Musgrave's)- Monday Bampton, Wednesday Cracken- thorpe, Saturday Caltliwaite, at i to 11. Elstow— Tuesday Barford Bridge, Friday Cleet- lane- lnll, at 4 past 10. Eastbourne— Monday Wilmington Green, Thursday Exceat, Monday week Snap Hill, Thursday week Morning's Mill, at i past 10. Farmer's Subscription ( Worthing)- Tuesday Chantry Post, at 11. H. H. ( Rochester)— Monday Lower Shorne, Wednesday Cold Harbour ( Hoo), Friday Lipwell( Halstow), Monday week Broad- street Wood, Wednesday week Decov, Friday week Courtlodge ( Stoke), at 11. High Peak— Tuesday Sheldon Village, Thursday Baxton, Saturday Huntingdonshire— Tue'sduy Hartford Toll- bar, Thursday Caxton. at 11. Lewis's Captain Hampton— Tuesday Treyor Mountain, Thursday Tre- gaywn Cross, Saturday Red Wharf Cross, at 11. Lonsdale's, Lord- Friday Marsh, at 12. Newcastle and Gateshead— Monday Chester- le- Street, Friday Ovmgton, at 4 past 10. , __ ,, , _ , Romney Marsh— Tuesday Old Romney, Thursday Westbrook, Saturday Romnev Warren, at 4 past 10. . Stockton, Billingham, and Hartlepool— Thursday Wolviston, at 4 past 10. Wylye, Vale of— Monday Maddiugton Barn, Thursday Knookstone, at 11. Williams's, MrE.— Tuesday West TaphouseGate ( near Liskeard) to draw Largon Wood, Saturday Rock Hotel ( Roborougli Down), at 4 past 10. SCOTCH. POXHOtJNDS. Linlithgow and Stirlingshire— Tuesday Po'kemmet, Thursday Hopetoun House, Saturday Wallhouse, at i to 11. Lothian— Tuesday St Germains, Thursday Hopes, Saturday Lynning- hame, Tuesday week Armiston, Thursday week Salton Kennels, Sa- turday week Pressmennan, at4 past 10. Wemyss's, Earl of— Monday Miilfield Hill, Tuesday Pawstown, Friday Twizel House, Saturday Chirnside, at 4 past 10. HAKKIEBS. Tait's, Mr A. D.— Wednesday Fisehrton Inn, at 4 Past 11. IRISH. STAGHOITNDS. Ward Union— Monday Black Bull, Wednesday the Ward, Saturday Dunboyae, at one. FOXHOUNDS. Dennis's, Mr— Monday Elms Grove, Thursday Garragh, at 11. Duhallow ( Viscoun Do^ eraile's)— Tuesday Twopot House, Wednesday Morne Abbey, Saturday Drumcummer, at 11. Galway ( the Blazers)— Tuesday Moyne, Friday Dalystown, at 11. Kildare— Tuesday Davidstown, Thursday Ballymore Eustace. Saturday Rathcoole, Tuesday week Martinstown, Friday week Castletown, Sa- turday week Blessinton, at 11. Kilkenny— Monday Bennet's Bridge, Thursday Corlogli Cross- roads, Friday Sixth Milestone en the Dublin- road, at 11. Limerick— Tuesday Garry duff, Friday Curra Bridge, Tuesday week Dromkeen Station, at i to 11. Meath— Tuesday Corbalton, Thursday Newhaggard, Saturday Drews- town, Tuesday week Bengerstown, Thursday week Batterstown, Saturday week Dunderry Bridge, at 11. Westmeath— Tuesday Multyfarnliam, Friday Middleton Park, at 11. HABBIEBS, Jacob's, Mr— Tuesday Rathdowney, Saturday Ballyroan, at 11. Killultagh— Thursday Bally hill, Saturday Rock Chapel, at 4 past 11, Snap and Worry ( Longford), Tuesday Goshen Cross- roads, Friday Moat of Tisserdownan, at 11. that he may very soon again be in the field was cordially re- sponded to by all present. This Club was formed in 1854 by the Earl of Portsmouth, on his taking the Vine country, " as a centre of union promotive o social intercourse among the friends of the chase in the district hunted by Lord Portsmouth, Thomas Asslieton Smith, Esq, and the Hampshire Hounds." The number of members being limited to 50, the Club was soon filled, and on a vacancy occur ring there are always several candidates ready for election. The father of fox hunting, so celebrated iu the annals of Leicestershire as " Tom Smith," is the president, and the Earl of Portsmouth and General Shubrick vice- presidents. In addition to this dinner, the Club gives a ball, held alternate years at Basingstoke and Andover, on which no expense is spared to render it worthy the patronage of the ladies. In these days, Mr Editor, when, alas! we too often see in your columns— for every sportsman whether he be a fox hunter, a turfite, a courser, or a follower of any other field sport, reads Bell's Life, and has it in his library as a standard work of reference— that vulpecides stalk abroad with impunity, such Clubs as this must conduce most essentially, not merely to convivial meetings, but to the preser- vation of " the animal," and the general prosperity of the noble sport of fox hunting.— FEOM AN OLD COREESPONDENT. LORD SOUTHAMPTON'S HOUNDS. Ms EDITOK : On Wednesday, the 11th, Lord Southampton's Hounds met at Swanbourne Station— one of his crack meets— consequently there was a large muster of first- rate men present. Mr Dauncey, of Little Horwood, close by, with his accustomed liberality, sent men down to the meet with some excellent cheer, which was very acceptable after a chilly ride on the rail, and perhaps may account for some of the extra hard riding. Before I begin my account of the sport I must say one word about Mr Dauncey's herd of Alderneys; and I will say, without fear of contradiction, that such a sight there is not in the world— though it is a wide place! All his cattle are self coloured, exactly like deer at a distance, but when you get near them you find cows, with the beauty of the purest bred Alderney, and— to use a French term, most expressive I think— the solidite of the short- horn. I could say more ; but you must excuse me for this digression. I can only say to those short- horn fanciers who doubt me, " Go and see." To return to my subject; his lord- ship, after a little law for outsiders, threw the hounds into a small gorse— not more than two acres— close to the railway. In a few moments, I may say, one might see it was a find, though not a sound ; but every now and then three or four sterns would appear waving above the gorse most ominously. In less time than it takes to write, a whimper from a mouth that never told a lie, a crash, " Have at him !" from his lordship; " Tally- ho !" from Jem Mason, who, as usual, was ou the look out for a start; but to- day there were a few others as lively as he was. Away the hero goes, shambling like a butcher's hack. Some cry out " He's lame." The fact was he went lopiug like a wolf. Unfortunately a shepherd's dog coursed him in the next field, which threw the hounds out for a minute; however, they quickly settled to him, and then it was indeed " Catch me who can." I am told by better judges than myself, that they never saw hounds run faster— in fact, 110 better proof can be needed, than the fact that there were only six men with the hounds when they threw up at a farm house near Solden. On one side of the hedge were Messrs Levi, Duncau, and Jem Mason, and 011 the other, Messrs Elliott, the well known crack with these hounds, Mr Thirsby, a hard riding light weight, lately come into the country, and a stranger in trowsers, without straps and spurs. My lord soon came up, and by a judicious cast, hit it off again, and ran very fast, leaving Penley Hadley to the left; kept on bearing to the right over a very fine country, when they turned near Newton Longville, aud were running very fast, when, unfortunately, we came to the railroad, which occasioned a temporary check, more to the men than the hounds, for we had to ride three or four fields before we could cross. Tom Ball rode a three year old of Mr Oliver Thessey's splendidly in this burst, and some Oxonian, too, was very forward. I heard he had a handle to his name; whoever he is he is one of the right sort. When we crossed the rail, we found the hounds in Thrift Woods, part of Whaddou Chase, where they ran him for at least a quarter of an hour, when it got too hot for him, and he broke from a corner of the wood, unseen but by a favoured few, who had the pleasure of riding hard by Round Hill, and seeing him handsomely run into just below Mr Lowndes's house at Whaddou. Time: one hour. We then drew a small wood, I believe Singleborough, and were leaving it blank, when a " leary gentleman," who had been fast asleep in one of the boundary hedges, was viewed away. The hounds ran him as if they were tied to him, and it looked likely to be a good thing, when, unfortunately, the brute went to ground in the railway bank. While my lord was casting about to make sure, a train was seen approaching. One hound was on the line. It was really an exciting moment. We all expected to see her smashed; but not so, for when the train got within about two yards, she coolly slipped out of the way, without taking more notice of it than if it had been a wheel- barrow ! We then drew several woods ( the names I forget) blank, but found at last, and had a very nice gallop of about a quarter of an hour. In this there was some heavy fencing. One very awkward flight of rails was only attempted by three men. Two of them I heard were brothers. They got over cleverly; but Mason, who was the third, hit them so hard, I fancied it was more owing to him than his horse that he escaped a fall. The hounds then ran into the College Woods, where they badgered about for three quarters of an hour; during this time most of the field wont home. However, there vvas something to be done yet, for the bitches raced him so round the wood he was at last obliged to fly, and he broke in the direction of Culverton, leaving Beachhampton Grove to the left, by Upper Weal and Middle Weal into the rectory garden at Culverton. The hounds were in the garden with him, however he got out in safety, and took refuge in a drain about three fields off. At this time the field was very select. Mason was there, on his third horse, and Mr Duncan, I believe, alone had the honour ( though riding near 16st) of seeing the end of this day's sport ou one horse. In a short time his lordship came up, floated tho fox out of the drain, and killed him, and I may truly say both huntsman and hounds well deserved him, for they had a really hard day's work, and got through it nobly, I wish them many more such. I could tell you how they very soon fulfilled my wish, but you will vote me a nuisance, writing so much. However, I must add, on the Friday, 13th, these hounds had one hour and forty minutes first rate sport.— Yours, & c, EXPEEIENTIA. P. S. You will say experientia does not docet in my case, or I should learn to condense my account. THE LUDLOW HOUNDS. ME EDITOE : Until Saturday last I had not been out with the Ludlow Hounds since I sent you an account of their good sport ou the 14th January, which you were kind enough to insert among the records of sporting events. The fixture on the 14th inst was Gatley, where the hounds found immediately. The fox made two attempts to break at the eastern end of the covert, but each time, owing to the high pressure of the majority of the field, he was foiled, and they were well punished for their eager- ness, as the result will show. The fox made his point good ; he sank the hill and went away through the gorse for Pitchford, where he crossed the turnpike- road, aud then took straight over the vale, through the extreme end of Burriton Hayes, over the hill, and down to the rock by the river near Downton Castle, where he went to ground; time 80 minutes. Only five, includ- ing " Niohol," got away with the hounds, and the pace was so severe that the second flight, which was equally select, although they started only three fields behind their leaders, n » ver gained one yard upon them. The majority of the field were " nowhere" — or rather " everywhere." There were a brace of foxes in Gatley, much tothe honour- of the proprietor, who, notwithstand- ing his fondness for shoo* « # is always desirous to preserve foxes, and contribute to the geroml sport of those around him. A couple of hounds divided from the rest in Gatley, and " Nicbol" on returning with the pack from Downton, on his way to Orleton Gorse, heard them running at the'further end of the covert; lie? got quickly to them, and then the whole body set to running in right earnest. The fox threaded all the small coverts behind Gatley House, aud then came up the hill, and took the entire ridge, leaving the Hay Park to his right, and over the Training Ground, and across the bottom to Mary Knoll, skirting the farm, and over the turnpike- road into Wheeler's Vallet, he then sank the hill towards Oakley Park, but came up again, aud over Bringewood. The hounds ran from scent to view, and killed him ( an old dog), in the open near Pipe Aston. Time one hour and 20 minutes. Th% j> ace was very good throughout, and many horses were sadljloeaten through its severity over such a hilly country. I hear \ the owner of Croft" is rather displeased at my former letter, and conceiving that I belong to the Ludlow Hunt, he threatens to visit the members with his wrath and in- dignation. I beg to undeceive him on this point. I am in no way connected with the Ludlow Hunt, ana seldom have the pleasure of meeting them, and not one of the members in the re- motest degree is responsible for what I have written. It was not my purpose to offend Mr Davis, I stated facts, which it is impossible for him to deny. I merely remarked 011 his conduct as a sportsman, and endeavoured to impress on him the duty of respecting the wishes and pleasures of others as well as our own. I fear he has received in our city a far more distasteful lesson on a less agreeable subject— but he, like the rest of the world, must " live and learn," or else " grin and bear it."— Yours, & c, Hereford, Feb 16. HEEEFOEDIENSIS. when trying a small patch of whin near Middle Moor. Away we went in dashing style straight to- the village of North Charlton, from thence through Liukhall and South Charl- ton Moors to Shipley Mill, the hounds right ahead, " and what a tail behind!" Accidents by flood and field were numerous— tumbles over sheep nets and into ditches! Summersaults, too, varied the scene, otherwise mishaps so plentiful might have become monotonous. From Shipley we ran to the Duke of Northumberland's Park, into which, by a water gate, fox and honnds contrived to enter. The field, now consisting of some twelve or fourteen horsemen— tho remaining 1 hundred were upon the way— were brought to a full stop, the wall being ten feet high and the door locked! A battering ram was first suggested, but a huge stone thrown by a stout man at arms quickly brought a warder of the illustrious house of Percy, and we were admitted within the walls. Into one of the many earths in the park our fox went to ground, a keeper declaring that the hounds were within 109 yards of his brush. We are not sorry that he escaped, and we should like again to meet with him on the brown heather. Time 30 minutes, distance nine or ten miles as the crow flies, without a check and at a killing pace, Nothing indeed but first class horses, aided by superior horse- manship, had any chance to keep with the houuds.— Yours, CAPITAL RUN WITH EARL YARBOROUGH'S FOX- HOUNDS. ME EDITOE : This gallant pack met at Healing on Friday last; drew Healing Covert blank, and thence we trotted on to Riby Brackens, when our anxiety was soon dispelled by a " View halloo!" from a young heavy- weight, who had quietly approached bold Reynard's haunt, and being a calm, fine scent- ing morn, the hounds went away at a slashing pace up to Stallingborough, where a check enabled the stragglers to come in. We then ran over Healing to Aylesby, where he was headed, and turned his course over Riby Park, where poor Reynard, finding the pace beyond his means, lay down to rest in Col Tomlin's garden, but, on being hard pressed, he was com- pelled, on the approach of the enemy, to bend his course for Bradley Woods, but fiuding himself again iu difficulties, doubled back for Irby Dales; but ere he could accomplish this, was run into in the open, after a run of an hour and 25 minutes over a fine country. The ground being very heavy, many kissed their " mother earth" during the run. 1 can't conclude without commenting, as a stranger, on the truly sportsmanlike manner in which Mr Tom Smith, the deservedly respected huntsman, conducts this " merry pack.— Yours, & c, Feb 13. A SUBSCRIBES XO BELL. NORTH HANTS HUNT CLUB DINNER. The annual dinner of this Club took place on Tuesday last, at the Star Hotel, Andover. Sir John Walter Pollen, Bart, pre- sided, supported by Lords Portsmouth and Dorchester; and Wyndham Portal, Esq, filled the vice- chair. There was a numerous attendance of members; amongst whom we observed General Shubrick, Baron deLanger, Ralph Et wall, WilliamBeach, Thomas Best, John Astley, W. T. Grseme, George Sclater, J- Brewer, Allen Heath, George Lamb, Esqrs, & c. Between thirty and forty sat down to a sumptuous and recherche entertainment, consisting of turtle and all the delicacies of the season, served up In a style reflecting the greatest credit 011 the cuisine of Mr and Mrs Wolfe, and giving unqualified satisfaction to the Club. The social harmony and jovial merriment were kept up to a late hour; and no wonder, considering the excellent cellar of wine which the Club possesses. The absence of the president, T. Assheton Smith, Esq, was a subject of general regret; but the favourable report of his improved health was welcomed with delight. His health was drunk with enthusiasm, and the wish MR MEYNELL INGRAM'S HOUNDS. ME EDITOE : On Saturday, the 14th inst, these hounds had a day's sport well worth recording. Perhaps the oldest sports- man can scarcely recollect an instance of hounds pressing their fox twice in one day, across two different rivers; but such was the fact with this admirable pack last Saturday. The meet was at Holly Bank, where the gorse was drawn blank. The hounds were then trotted to Rough Park, where a fox was immediately on foot, and after trying to make the usual point for the forest, he headed short back through the cover, and broke away at the opposite end, making straight down the meadows for the river Trent, which he crossed some hundred yards above Yoxall Bridge, his point apparently being for Black Slough. About half a mile from King's Bromley the hounds checked most un- accountably, as they had so far carried a good head, and nothing in the shape of ploughed ground was within a mile to interfere with them. However nothing more was done with this fox, although, up to . this point it was most satisfactory, the line being as fine a one as possible— grass every inch of the run and the pace good. Wichnor was then drawn blank, after which the hounds were put into the Brakenhurst, where a really wild fox was immediately found, and as quickly left this large cover, going straight by some woodmen at the cover end, over by Han- bury and King's Standing, down to the river Dove at Coton; here he kept the left bank of the river as far as Houndhill, where he crossed, and made straight for Lord Waterpark's covers at Doveridge; and here they lost him, after one of the finest hunting runs imaginable. After the hounds had gone home, the fox was seen to come out of a willow tree. To those of your readers who do not know the country, it may be re- marked that the cream of Leicestershire could not show a finer line, it being, in fact, parallel with the North Staffordshire Railway, from Tutbury to Uttoxeter. These hounds are having far more than average sport. On Tuesday, the 10th inst, they had an exceedingly hard day from Sutton Gorse, and on Monday, the 16th, a capital day's sport from Sudbury, the run being from Sudbury Gorse to Eton Wood, in a ring, back to the coppice, and thence ( very fast) to Sapper- ton, where they lost him. As the hounds were going home, be- tween Sapperton and Sudbury, they crossed the line of two foxes in three flelds, and were with great difficulty stopped, although they had had a run sufficient to tire a good many horses.— Yours, & c, A. G, Lichfield, Feb 17, 1857. MR SELBY'S H0UNDS7 ME EDITOE : The sportsmen of Coquetdale were of one mind on Thursday, the 12th ult; for, on that day, they did themselves the honour of ent ertaining at dinner Mr Selby, of Biddlestone, the owner of a pack of foxhounds uow fairly claiming to hold equal rank with any crack pack in England. At dinner Mr Selby was presented with a handsome claret jug, as some small testimonial of the esteem and regard in which he is held by those gentlemen who usually hunt with his hounds. Trifling, indeed, was the gift; valuable, however, I doubt not, to Mr Selby, in its associa- tions, With the ruby wine of fertile Burgundy will flow from it memories of happy hours on the fell and in the field, of many a hard gallop, and joyful " whoo- op," of days spent merrily with those whose feelings it inadequately represents. The dinner was sumptuous, and the wines all that could be dtesired. Our guest's health was drunk with the utmost eathusi NEW FOREST HOUNDS. ME EDITOE : These hounds had a wonderful good day's sport on Tuesday, 10th February. The meet was Paultons. Found their fox at Mr Stanly's plantations. It rained very fast, and scent was very bad; but after hunting him one hour and fifteen minutes, Dinnicomb hunted up to his fox at Crowsnest bog. The hounds then set to, and raced their fox forty minutes, without a single check, through the trenches by the Telegraph to Eyworth Wood, by the Royal Oak, Fritham, and Bromley Coppice to Hockerill, leaving Stoney Cross on the left, pointing for Pig Pit, where we had a slight check, when a man unluckily hallooed a hare instead of the fox ; but we were soon at him again, and at the end of thirty- five minutes more we ran our fox to ground, with the hounds close at his brush. This is con- sidered to be as fine a day's sport as ever was seen in the Forest, and everyone went home well satisfied, all but our huntsman, who, I am sorry to say, is to leave us at the end of the season. I must add that we have seen more good runs in the New Forest up to the present time than we have seen for the last four years.— Yours, & c, FOEESTEE. THE CHESHIRE COUNTRY. ME EDITOE: With reference to your observation that " the Cheshire difficulty is settled," I beg to say that I have done my part towards a settlement, upou condition that the subscribers do theirs ; whether they will do so or not remains to be seen. It is an entire mistake to say that " the best part of the country- has been sealed" to me, or that " Edwards has been perpetually obliged to stop the hounds." The warns- off were confined to a very small corner of the countv, aud were not sufficiently im- portant to interfere materially with the sport, even in that small corner. I will venture to say that the sport has never been more uniformly good than during this present season, aud the hounds have never, on any one single occasion, been stopped while I was out with them, nor in my absence, except once only 1 request, therefore, you will correct your statement where erro- nious in point of fact.— Your obedient servant, ART HUE MAINWARING. Osbourne Lodge, Northwich, Feb 9,1857. THE ESSEX COUNTRY. We understand that, at a meeting held at the Sun and Whale- bone Inn, Harlow, on the 14th inst, this country having been offered to a gentleman of the county, was declined by him, and will be without a pack of foxhounds at the end of this season— we trust not for long. FAMOUS RUN WITH LORD LONSDALE'S HARRIERS. ME EDITOE : On Friday last the meet was Broughton Farm, which was attended by a large field of the right sort. Mr Fow- ler, as usual, provided a first- rate lunch for his lordship and friends, all being made welcome by this jolly fellow. The men who could not come in to enjoy it were not forgotten by him, as he went from one to the other, handing them the good old Eng- lish cheer on their horses. While we were doing credit to this hospitality, a neighbouring farmer sent to tell his lordship that a fox had been viewed into an osier bed a few fields off that morning. Orders were at once given to Old Jim to let him know that was not his resting- place, and the little pack were at once thrown into it. But all was quiet— Charley was missing. Mr Fowler here came forward, and told us where to find a hare at once close handy. They rattled her across three or four flelds. " Tally- ho! cries one of the right sort, who had blundered him out of one of the noted doubles, as he was doing tho " in and out," Goddard Morgan, in his quick and masterly manner, at once cut them off puss, but had scarcely done so when his father laid them 011 the line of the fox. They at once settled down to him in good style, and rattled him at a clipping pace, pointing to Hartwell, right across the noted vale of Aylesbury for the Ethrop Brook, leaving Aylesbury town to the right. Here the field began to grow very select, the rasping doubles and the pace many could not stand; loose horses now were " plentiful as blackberries." A goodly number of the right sort, however, settled down to what was before them, amongst whom I must name a lady, the Hon Mrs Villiers, who made several good men find an easier place than following her. Now comes the famed Ethrop Brook, and a very formidable looking place it was. Goddard Morgan, who had been leading all the way, first charged it, and got safe over, followed by Lord Peters and a few others. Some can speak from experience as to the depth of it in the middle. They then rattled away towards Waddesden, bear- ing then again over the road towards Aston Abbots, where we met with another yawner, the Creplow Brook, which Goddard again was the first to face, followed by a few who stuck close to him. Here a noted vet, from town, came again to grief, both horse and rider trying the bottom. The fox was now viewed by Lord Peters, just before the gallant little pack, who was gaining on him every minute, but luckily for him a rabbit's hole happened to be open, which he at last took advantage of, just in time to save his brush. Time, from laying them on to this point, exactly one hour and twenty- five minutes ; distance, as near as we could judge, about sixteen miles. As near as I can recollect, those fortunate oriough to see the end were Goddard Morgan ( the first whip), who led the way all through the run, followed by Lord Peters, the Hon Mrs Villiers, Mr Tomlin, Jim Morgan, three well known farmers, Messrs Morris, Elliott, and Cook ; Mr Blackwood, Mr Gadsden, Mr Richardson and his son, only twelve years of age, who rode to the last, to the admiration of all— a " chip of the old block." Many first rate going men were left behind, to try again another day.— Yours, & c, HARK FORWARD. HUNTING AT PAU. ^ FC^ LE EDITOE: A great " to do" has been made here about the u Trowing simple affair:— A gentleman who prefers a good " bag" '' fox near home to a-" drag" thirty kilometres off ( as last Wednes- day, par exemple) jfcbas lately enlarged two before a couple of fine French hounds » wffch, after a sharp burst over the Landes, and some slow huifting « safterwards, were taken, the first in lh 5min, the second'in la llmin. Both foxes were from the mountains; they were not " natives," or you may be sure they would have escaped; but they were not disabled as such and sent elsewhere; and the hunting of them did not disturb any part of the " country" containing foxes. Those who followed on the above two occasions were not in " pink." Pau, Feb 15,1857. TEUTH. ~ Hunting MEMS" THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE HAERIEES.— In consequence of the bad spirit which has been shown towards them by " a party" near St Ives, and the determination of sundry Dissenters in the neighbourhood to frown down everything in the shape of sport, the Huntingdonshire Harriers are about to be given up. This was the second year of the present master's reign, but notices to keep off land accumulated to such an extent, that sport became almost impossible. On Wednesday, however, they had their very last run of the season, aud we trust that their " merrie music " will soon be heard in a more genial and English- hearted locality. ACCIDENT WITH THE HEYTHEOP.— We regret to learn that G. S. G. D. Pennant, Esq ( son of Col the Hon Douglas Pennant), met with a serious accident while out with the Heythrop Hounds on Monday last, by which he sustained a fracture of the arm, the injury being occasioned by a severe kick from his horse, Mr Pennant having been thrown to the ground through coming in contact with a farmer in passing through a gateway. Mr Pen- nant is going on most favourably. THE BICESTEE HUNT.— We understand another change is likely to be made in the mastership of the Bicester Hounds, which pack, it is expeeted, will become the property of Mr Drake, the former master of the hunt, Mr Anstruther Thomson having expressed his intention of retiring from the mastership at the end of the season. DICK CHEISTTAN.~ We are glad to hear that a few friends at Melton contemplate collecting subscriptions for an annuity for the veteran Dick Christian, as suggested by U9 some time since. We have already received £ 5 for the purpose, and trust that so good an example may have many imitators. The old fellow is 79. Mr Golby's Ploughboy met with an accident out hunting a few days ago, whereby he broke his shoulder, and it was found necessary to shoot him. He was 16 years old. Mr Golby has also sustained another loss in Prenez- garde, who died of inflam- mation on Saturday last. DISAFFORESTING WYCHWOOD.— We are glad to learn that spring cub hunting will not be interfered with by the Disaf- foresting Wychwood, a work now going on with considerable spirit under the management of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. We understand that the prize hunting gelding at the late Chelmsford Royal Agricultural, has been purchased by Mr James Hall of the Halderness, from its breeder, Captain Bar- low, for a high figure. He is got by Robinson. We regret to state that Mr Robertson, of Ladykirk, received a severe fall with the Berwickshire last week, and is confined to his room with a broken collar- bone. We regret to hear that Capt Lloyd broke the leg of one of his best horses in a run with Lord Stamford's last Tuesday. Lord Southampton's first whip, Charles Ward, is laid up with some broken ribs. in his own language from the day he rode the bull, when a child at Cottesmore, till the death of the late Lord Scarborough, which threw him last October out of regular employment at Rufford. Meltonians, past aud present for half a century, come under review, along with their crack horses, and many of them will enjoy a hearty laugh to see how " Dick" polishes them off. His own hair- breadth escapes, his riding axioms and his riding pupils, and his masters, are all touched on with the greatest gusto, aud thus Leicestershire in its palmiest days is once more presented to us through the lips of this " rare old Centaur of a lecturer." It is, in short, one of the most extraordinary chap- ters we ever read on hunting, and one in which there will be 110 pulling up half- way 011 the part of the reader. INTELLIGENCE EXTEA. Victoria 4. .7 Bolton 5.. 7 Vandal 5. .7 Cardsharper .. 6.. 7 MALTON MEETING, 1857. The MALTON HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, and only 3 if de- clared 3d of March, with 100 added; winners of any handicap, value 50 sovs, after Feb 16, 5lb, of two, or of a handicap value 200, 81b extra; one mile and a half; 34 subs. Should the highest weight accepting be under 8st 101b it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. * age st lb I age st lb I age st lb • Types a 8 10 The Hawk .... 4.. 6 8 Norton 3.5 7 Warlock 4. .8 3 | The Pope 4. .6 7 1 Evelyn 3.. 5 6 ForbiddenFruiti.. 7 10 Gortschakoff .. 4.. 6 6 1 Cora Linne .... 3.5 6 Grteculus j Piccolomini.... G.. 6 3 | * Chas. O'Malley3.. 5 i Esuriens ..., 5.. 7 4| StJulian 5.. 6 2 Peto 3.. 5 4 2 Coup de Main.. 4.. 6 2 Capt. Barclay.. 3.. 5 4 2 I The Martlet.... 4.. 6 0 | * Adm. Lyons .. 3.. 5 3 2 Logieo'Buclian3.. 5 10 j Minnie 3.. 5 3 0 I The Attorney- I Waihalla s. .5 0 Courtenay 5.. 6 10 General 3.. 5 8 1 Apothecary .... 3.. 5 0 Alma 4.. 6 10 Brompton 3 .5 8 Liverpool 3.. 5 0 Marchioness .. 5.. 6 9 I * Laertes 3.. 5 8 | Iota 3. .5 0 Those horses marked thus * having been entered without the know- ledge of their owners, will be struck out at the appointed time, unless specially ordered to be left in. The CONVIVIAL HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 8 if de- clared 3d of March, with 50 added; winners of any handicap, value 50 sovs, after Feb 16, 5lb, of two or more, or of the Malton Handicap, or any other handicap, value 200, 81b extra; one mile; 26 subs. Should the highest weight accepting be under 8st 10lb it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. age st lb Night Hawk .. 4.. 7 4 Piccolomini 6 .7 3 Coup de Main.. 4.. 7 1 The Martlet.... 4.. 7 0 Gunstone 4.. 6 12 Brompton 3. ,0 8 The Attorney- General 3. .6 8 Laertes 3 .6 8 Caledon 3. .6 8 age stlb ForbiddenFruit4. .8 10 Grseculus Esuriens Plausible ... 5.. 8 •.. 5.. J Cardsharper .. 6 .7 11 Courtenay .... 5.. 7 9 The Hawk ,... 4.. 7 7 Dr Sandwith .. 4.. 7 7 The Pope 4.. 7 6 Culcavy 5. .7 5 age st lb Norton 3.. 6 7 Cora Linne .... 3.. 6 6 Capt. Barclay.. 3.. 0 a Peto 3.. 6 4 Capt. Powlett. .3. .6 4 Minnie ( late Whitebait) .. 8. .6 3 Liverpool 3.. 6 0 Sicliieus 3.. 5 12 CROXTON PARK, 1857. Tho GHANBY HANDICAP of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if de- clared by March 3d; Granby Course ( about a mile and a half); 43 subs. If the highest weight accepting is under 12st, it will be raised, and the others in proportion. age st lb Fisherman .. 4.. 12 8 EaVly Bird.... G.. 12 3 Malacca 4.. 11 11 Hospitality .. 4.. 11 6 Courtenay .... 5.. 11 3 Poodle a.. 11 2 Bolton 5.. 11 2 Pr. of Orange. .4.. 11 Bracken . Vandal.. Tyre Elastic , Barfleur , Preston , age st lb Gaudy 4.. 10 7 Lawn 4.. 10 7 Marchioness.. 5.. 10 0 Shoreham .... 5.. 10 5 Gaylad a. .10 5 Beware ( h b).. a.. 9 Zigzag a . 10 5 Omar Pasha .. a.. 9 Tyne 4. .10 4 Apathy 3.. 9 Caliph 0.. 10 4 Old String- Fanny Grey .. 5.. 10 4 haults a.. 9 Peter Flat .... 4. .10 3 Sluggard 5.. 9 Van Dunck .. 4.. 10 2 B m by Idas, d Waterfall .... a. .10 2 by Johnny Boy 5.. 9 2 Bubble 4. .10 1 Viola 3.. Border Chief.. 4.. 10 0 The CUP of 20 sovs, added to a handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if declared March 3d ; the winner of the Granby 101b extra; 21 subs. If the highest weight accepting be under 12st, it will be raised, & c. age st lb 1 age st lb Fisherman 4.. 12 8 Elastio '. 5.. 10 12 Malacca 4.. 11 9 | Preston 4.. 10 9 Firmament .. 4.. 10 8 Lawn 4. .10 8 Marchioness .. 5.. 10 7 Peter Flat .... 4.. 10 7 Gaylad a.. 10 6 Zigzag a. .10 6 .. 6.. 10 11 5.. 10 11 4.. 10 11 5.. 10 11 4.. 10 9 4.. 10 8 age st lb Duke of Lan- caster 6.. 10 0 Victory ( hb).. a.. 9 11 Tomtit 5.. 9 10 Poodle a. .11 Courtenay .... 5.. 11 Bolton 5. .11 1 Pr. of Orange.. 4.. 11 0 Vanral 5. .10 IS Bracken 6.. 10 12 age st lb Shoreham .... 5.. 10 5 Van Dunck .. 4. .10 3 Tomtit 5.. 9 12 Omar Pasha ( lib) a.. 9 10 B m by Idas, d byJohnnyBoyS.. 9 5 WARWICK SPRING MEETING, 1857. FIRST DAY.— A HANDICAP of 10 sovs each, h ft, aud 2 only if declared Feb 24th, with 25 added ; one mile ; 14 subs. Early Bird Stork Malacca.... Flyaway .. Plausible .. age st lb Weathercock .. 6.. 7 10 Jack Sheppard 5.. 7 9 Swindler 5.. 7 7 Typhou 4. .7 3 Ellrida 4.. 7 0 age st lb Lord Nelson .. 3.. 6 6 Harrie 3. .6 2 Beatrix 3. .5 12 Toffey 3.. 5 10 1857. RACING FIXTURES FOR FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring 24 1 Derby Spring 26 Liverpool Spring.. Doncaster Spring Durham Manchester Hawick Ascot Beverley, Hull, & c. Worcester Newmarket Brighton Brighton Club.... Warwick Cardiff. Lichfield Derby Northallerton .... Chester Autumn.. Wrexham Wenlock 3 Salisbury .12 Northampton .... .25 10 Warwiek Spring ... .17 Croxton Park .... .31 APRIL. 2 Coventry .13 York Spring ,21 .13 Catterick Bridge... .15 Malton 13 Abergavenny .16 Newmarket E S .. .27 MAY. 5 Ludlow .14 Harpendeu .22 12 Bath .19 Epsom JUNE. 3 Hampton .17 Stoekbridge .25 5 Newton .17 Winchester .26 9 Neweastle- on- Tyne .23 Carlisle .30 10 Bibury Club .24 Chelmsford .30 JULY. 2 Liverpool .15 7 Nottingham .21 Gaodwood .28 AUGUST. 3 Wolverhampton... .10 Egham .25 4 Reading 12 Stockton .27 5 York .19 Hereford .27 7 Radcliffe .24 SEPTEMBER. 2 Thirsk .11 MancliesterAutumn. 25 3 Doncaster .15 Monmouth .21 7 Leicester .28 Nswmarket F O .. .29 OCTOBER. 1 Richmond 8 Warwick Autumn .20 6 g Newmarket S 0 ... .12 Newmarket H ..,. .26 NOVEMBER. .3; Shrewsbury A .17 Ludlow Autumn.. .20 6 Liverpool Autumn. 10 IRELAND. MARCH. Howth and Baldoyle Spring.. 17 1 Curragh Camp Meeting 25 APRIL. Curragh 21 MAY. Howth and Baldoyle Summer 19 JUNE. Wicklow 1 [ Monkstown( Co. Cork) 9 | Curragh 23 JULY. Bellewstown 8 | Dowr. R. Corporation. 211 Heath of Maryboro\ 28 AUGUST. Galway 4 I Killarney 18 I Tuam not fixed Tramore U| Ballyeigh 25 I SEPTEMBER. Curragh 2 1 Jenkinstown Park.. 22 | Johnstown 29 Caherciveen 8 | OCTOBER. Kilkee 6 ! Curragh 13 I DownR. Corporation. 21 "| T! .... 19 I Cork 27 Armagh 71 Limerick. THE RING. THE MATCH FOE THE CHAMPIONSHIP.— At a meeting at Nat Langham's, on Friday night, it was arranged that Tom Sayers and the Tipton Slasher should attend at Jemmy Massey's, Crown, Cranbourne Passage, on Thursday evening next, to draw up articles, and make a further deposit. CITY INTELLIGENCE. A large business has been transacted in English Securities this week, speculation having become more active. Although ope- rations for a rise have preponderated, there are still many who are proceeding on the opposite tack, but the advance in prices has amounted to 4 per cent. The public have been investing to a fair extent, which has assisted the market, and a much more favourable feeling seems to prevail. Consols closed yesterday at 93 f | for transfer, and at 93194 for the account. The New Threes, the Reduced Annuities, and Exchequer Bills have been dull, but firmer. The latest prices on Friday afternoon of the English Funds : Bank Stock, 218i, 220 Reduced Annuities, 94, i Consols, 93j, i New Three per Cents, 94, f Long Annuities, 21 Foreign securities have beon dealt in to a Mr extent, and the quotations have followed the cours9 of the Funds. Turkish Six per Cents, have advanced 1, and the Four per Cents, i per cent. At one period a little weakness prevailed owing to a reaction in Consols, but there has since been a reaction. The market closed yesterday with steadiness. Spanish, Sardinian, Dutch, and Russian Bonds have been at fuller rates. South American Securities have ruled dnll and steady. Mexican, owing to ex- pected remittances on account of the dividend funds have risen § to i pea cent, being 22i J. The latest prices of the Foreigu Funds 011 Friday afternoon: Exchequer Bills, Is to 4s pm India Bonds ( under £ 1,000), 2s dis to Is pm India Stock, 2214 Consols for Account, 931, 4 EXTRAORDINARY CAPTURE AND RELEASE OF A Fox— We quote the following as it affords a striking contrast to the con- duct of certain individuals whose unsportsmanlke acts ( in the destruction of foxes) have lately occasioned some severe stric- tures in the columns of this journal:—" A few nights since a fox found its way into the fowl house of Mr James Kimber, of Kingston Hill Farm, by jumping on the pump and thence through an aperture at the top of the wall. Having slaughtered a few of the inmates it prepared to depart with its booty, when the wily pilferer discovered that there was 110 means of exit, the opening through which it had entered being too high, in the absence of any intermediate resting place, to admit of its being used for the purpose. The carter, whose cottage is near, aroused by an unusual noise, and supposing his master's property was attacked by thieves, got up, when he soon discovered the dis- turber of his nocturnal repose, which he secured and handed over to on » of the whips of the ' Old Berkshire,' by whom he was duly rewarded, and Reynard was set at liberty in a neigh- bouring cover, perhaps to afford a good day's sport on some future occasion." HUNTING EDITION OF THE " POST AND THE PADDOCK," BY " THE DRUID."— We are glad to find that our little half- crown asm. ' Nor must I omit to mention how ably oar worthy ! friend, which has grown amazingly since we first knew it last chairman acquitted himself, and so I will leave the sub- May, does not now confine its attentions solely to the Turf. Out ject. It is to morrow's run I would chronicle. Th © bounds of the 376 pages of which the present edition consists, some Belgian, 98 100 Brazilian, 101 103 Buenos Ayres, 84 86 Chilian, 104 106 Equador, 14 lo Grenada, 22 23 Mexican 22£ Peruvian ( Account), 80 Portuguese 44 46 Russian 109 111 Sardinian, 89 91 Spanish Three per Cents, 40£ f Ditto, New Deferred, 244 I Ditto, Passive 54 Turkish Six per Cents ( Ac), 95i 4 Ditto Four per Cents, 101 i Venezuela, 374 384 DutchTwo- and- a- HalfperCents 64f Ditto Four per Cents, 97 99 During the past week the dealings in the Eailway Share Market have been very extensive, and the variations in prices have been considerable, having amounted, in some instances, to as much as to 3i per cent, but the general improvement may be quoted at about 1 to 2 per cent. Bristol and Exeter, Lanca- shire and Yorkshire, Brighton, South Eastern, Grand Trunk of Canada, South Wales, and East India, rule about £ 1 higher; North Eastern ( Berwick) Great Northern, and Paris and Lyons, about £ 2, and North British and Caledonian £ 3 to £ 3 10s ; the other lines are all at full rates. British, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares have been very little dealt in, and prices generally have exhibited no material variation from those current at the date ol' our last summary. Joint Stock Bank Shares have been in moderate request, and in most instances higher quotations are current. Union of Australia have declined 10s, Australian Bank im- proved £ 1, London aud County £ 1, Ottoman Bank 10s, and Oriental Bank 5s. In Miscellaneous Shares the dealings have not been extensive. Amsterdam Agricultural have advanced about £ 1, Electric Tele- graph 5s to 10s, and Royal Mail Steam 10s. mouth. Numbers of men from neighbouring collieries flocked to render assistance, and up to seven o'clock 16 men had been drawn up alive, some of them most seriously injured; this left 170 men remaining in the pit to almost certain death. The in- terior of the pit was set on fire by the explosion, and the flames spread with such rapidity as, it is feared, to cut off all chance of reaching that part of the pit where thq, 142 men are supposed to be. Some idea of the fearful nature of the fire may be gathered when we state that the flames ascending up the air shaft, 220 yards deep, reached more than 20 yards abovef the top, illuminating the country for a distance around. The cause of the explosion is as yet involved in mystery. The overlooker states that when he went round the pit'before the day men descended 011 Thursday morning all was then per- fectly safe, The fire began to blaze from the air- shaft about four o'clock, and sent up an immense number of sparks and pieces of burning wood, which had a most terrible appearance. About seven o'clock the proprietors and managers of the pit had a con- ference, and decided to stop up the mouths of the working shafts with planks and earth, as the only way of stopping the draught up the air mine and subduing the fire. This plan was at- tended with partial success, and about half- past eight o'clock the flames ceased to ascend above the surface of the ground. Previous to this several miners had entered the pit, and penetrated some distance along the main tramway, but found the workings so full of sulphur as to preclude all entrance into them. The stoppings by which the workings were venti- lated had been blown down, and the greatest havoc made with the works generally, so that there is not the slightest expecta- tion of any of the miners who are yet in the pit being rescued alive. 12 or 13 dead bodies were picked up in the main tram- ways, and carried to the bottom of the shaft, but it was found so urgent that the mouths of the pit should be closed that they were allowed to remain there. Several of the miners taken out alive are dangerously injured. The pit has only been in work two years, and was considered one of the best ventilated mines for miles around. It is supposed that a fall in some part of the works had led to the explosion. It is expected that some days will elapse before the fire will be sufficiently extinguished to permit the pit to be entered. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY.— THE PERSIAN WAR,— The Earl of ALBE- MARLE, in auswer to an appeal from Lord Clarendon, cou- seuted to postpone for a few days his motion on the Persian war. GIFTS TO THE NATION.— Lord MONTEAGLE moved for the correspondence relating to the deed of gift by which Mr Sheepshanks had presented his pictures to the nation, and spoke in high praise of the munificent spirit which had been shown in that and similar donations.— Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY re- plied in fittingterms, andconcluded by laying the correspondence 011 the table. THE LAW OF LIBEL.— Lord CAMPBELL presented a peti- tion calling the attention of the house to the case of " Davison and Duncan" and the law of libel as it now stood. The noble lord then expressed his opinion tljat the law ought to be altered, though, as the judges sat on the bench not to make, but to declare the law, it was impossible for them to come to any other decision than that given iu the case in point. Their lordships then adjourned. TUESDAY.— THE CHINESE WAR.- Tlie Earl of DERBY announced bis intention of moving, on Tuesday next, certaiu resolutions expressive of regret that hostile steps had been taken against China, and declaratory of an opinion that the recent acts of hostility were not justified by the circumstances of the case. THURSDAY.— THE OPERATIONS AT CANTON.— After a conversation respecting the late operations at Canton, upon which a formal debate had been appoiuted for Tuesday next, the Earl of DERBY laid on the table the resolutions which he intended to propose on that occasion, setting forth an opinion that the present time had been most inappropriate for insisting byuforce of arms upon compliance with a treaty which had been left in abeyance since 1849, and that the hostile proceedings should not have been commenced by the British authorities 011 the spot before receiving definite instructions from the Home Government. INDIA.— The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in a lengthened speech, called attention to the evils arising out of the double Government of our Indian possessions, aud concluded by moving that the system under which the Government of her Majesty's territories is administered in India is no longer suitable to the condition and prospects of that vast empire, or the development of its resources, and the improvement and welfare of its inhabi- tants.— The Duke of ARGYLL defended the existing system of Indian Government, and asserted that discussions ou Indian affairs ought to be taken 011 substantive propositions, and not on abstract resolutions, such as that proposed by Lord Clanri- carde, which were not calculated to produce any practical good.— The motion was then withdrawn, and their lordships' adjourned. FRIDAY.— The house sat for a short time, but no business of importance was transacted. met at Denwick, and the following day, to a merry, night, suc- ceeded a fine morning ; 120 horsemen were out, eager for a good run. Head- aches that brandy and soda water had vainly at- tempted to remove, were quickly got rid of in tie. excitement of expectation arid with the exhilarating moraias Hir. Heeley Whin was drawn blank, and trotting on two oar three miles to another cov » : r, we were doomed to similar disappointment. This was indeed. annoying, and we noticed more than one well known foxhunter bits their lips with vexation, lor something whispered that fou'i murder had been committed there within the last few 145 are devoted to hunters and the hunting field, to which the author has evidently applied the same industry and enthu- siasm which has always marked his racing writings. " The Breeding of Hunters" is a chapter of great length, and gives a bird's- eye account of hunters and hunting in every great horse county in England, Ireland, and Wales, interspersed with many quaint anecdotes and descriptive bits. To this succeeds a capital chapter on the hounds of " auld lang syne," which is a review of the great masters, huntsmen, and hacks in the earlier part of the century, written in that old chase language which was then in days b y one paid by the club for the preservation of foxes. The | vogue, but has gone so sadly out among modern " scarlets. Fate?,, however, had something in « tore for us, an « l sweeter music | The most amusing of the three new chapters, however, is " Dick tioD'j of us desired than when we beard the M View halloo," Qforistiau's Lecture," in which the vAtpran details hisATnpripnnn FEARFUL MUEDEE AND SUICIDE IN WILTSHIRE.— A few days since an old man, named Abraham Keeling, was left in his daughter's house at Headiey, near Alton, with a young girl twelve years of age, who had charge of the daughter's children, while the latter went into the village on some errand. About three o'clock iu the afternoon some neighbours called at the house, which they found secured, and on procuring an entrance it was discovered that Keeling had first killed the little girl by cutting her throat, and then cut his own throat with the same instrument, though his life was not quite extinct when the neighbours broke into the premises. He, however, died in a few minutes afterwards. A coroner's jury have found a verdict of murder against Keeling in the case of the child, of felo- de- se in his own case, and an order was issued by the coroner to bury the body of Keeling according to the statute. DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.— Loss OF 170 LIVES.— A few minutes after twelve o'clock, on Thursday, an awful ex- plosion took place at the Lund Hill Colliery, situated about half a mile from the Wombwell station on the South Yorkshire Rail- way. The pit, which is about 220 yards deep, belongs to Taylor and Co, and is worked by separate shifts of men night and day. The day workers, to the number cf 220 men and eight lads, de- scended at six o'clock in the morning. At twelve o'clock some of them, who reside near the pit, came up to dinner, the rest re maining to partake of that meal in the pit. Shortly afterwards a fearful explosion occurred which shook the ground for a great „ . , . . , distance around, and the frame in which the corves descend i faulty in many respects, and" he saw no reason for inaugurating iu veteran hisexperience was blown up the shaft and lodged in the gearing above the pit any comprehensive scheme of parliamentary reform.— Mr HEAD- H0USE OF COMMONS. MONDAY- EXPULSION OF JAMES SADLEIR.- lIr J. D. FITZGERALD moved a resolution that Mr James Sadleir, member for Tipperary, having been charged with frauds and fraudulent practices, and bills of indictment for misdemeanours having been found against him, and warrants issued for his apprehen- sion, aud having failed to obey an order of this house that he should attend in his place, and having fled from justice, he be expelled the house. There could be no doubt, he observed, of the privilege or power of the house to take this course without being bound by strict technical rules; and he recited various precedents in which this power had been exercised, layiug par- ticular stress upon the case of Mr George Robinson, in 1732, wiio, having been charged with fraudulent practices, had fled beyond seas, and was expelled, although no proof of his guilt was before the house. He then detailed the history of Mr Sadleir's case, insisting upon the notoriety of the proceedings, and that there could be no doubt that he was aware of the charges against him. He read reports of the strenuous and unremitting exertions of the constabulary and police to discover and apprehend him, aud also a letter, dated at Paris on the 12th of February, stating that Mr Sadleir was resident in that city. Under these circumstances he called upon the house to perform the office of self- purgation by proceeding to the expulsion of an unworthy member.— After some remarks from Sir F. THESIGEK, Mr ROEBUCK, aud others, the motion was agreed to nem con. SUPPLY.— On the question of going into a Committee of Supply, a discussion arose upon a question of form, in the course of which Mr DISRAELI read a notice of a resolution he intended to propose, the object of which was to affirm the expediency of so adjusting the income and expenditure as would best secure the country against the risk of a deficiency in the years 1858- 59 and 1859- 60.— Mr GLADSTONE protested against any vote upon the Navy Estimates until the house had an opportunity of dis- cussing the financial statement as a whole.— The house then went into a Committee of Supply, when the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving a vote of £ 2,000,000 to pay off Exche- quer Bonds, gave certain explanations of his financial statement which had been called for on Friday night, and read a statement of the details of the estimated revenue and expenditure for the years 1858- 59 and 1859- 80, with the view of showing that the ap- prehensions of Mr Disraeli of a deficiency were groundless.— After a few words from Mr GLADSTONE and SirF. BARING, the resolution was agreed to.— The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he would 011 Friday, in a Committee of VVays and Means, propose bis resolutions on the income- tax and the duties 011 tea and sugar.— Mr DISRAELI said he should then move his resolution by way of amendment. The CHIfclF CONSTABLE BILL was read a second time, and the ROYAL MARINE FORCES BILL passed through committee. TUESDAY— CHINA— Lord PALMERSTON, in answer to Sir John Pakington, said there was 110 foundation whatever for the rumour that Admiral Seymour had bombarded Canton subse- quent to the first attack, and attacked it with red- hot shot. IRISH FISHERIES.— Mr M'MAHON moved for leave to bring in a bill to assimilate the law as to the sea- coast fisheries of Ireland to that of England.— Mr G. H. MOOSE seconded the motion.— Mr HORSMAN advised the house not to agree to the motion, if the proposed bill was identical with the measure of 1855.— Sir GEORGE GREY, after a few words from Col French in support of the bill, said that, while the Government would not oppose the introduction of the bill, they must not be understood as pledging themselves to any course iu reference to the measure. — Leave was then given to bring in the bill. NAVAL ADMINISTRATION— Captain SCOBELL moved for a select committee to inquire into the naval administration, especially with regard to the lists of officers, the patronage, the promotions, the retirements, and the efficiency of the service in all its grades. The gallant member supportedhis motion by the citation of numerous instances of injustice and favouritism in the promotion of officers to tho higher ranks of naval service, and insisted that the evils of the present system had attained a magnitude which required a searching investigation, with the view to the inauguration of a sounder principle,— Sir C. WOOD questioned the correctness of the inferences drawn by Captain Scobell, The performances of the navy during the late war suf- ficiently attested the ability of the officers and the general effi- ciency of the system. He repudiated the charge of favouritism altogether, declaring that promotions in the navy were accorded solely upon considerations of desert, uninfluenced by any sur- reptitious bias, whether derived from a parliamentary, a family, or a political origin.— Mr LINDSAY believed that the state of the naval administration demanded inquiry. One great cause of de ficiency in that service, in his opinion, was the fact that the head of the Admiralty, unlike the Commander- in- Chief of the army, held his office upon temporary conditions, having to resign his functions upon every change of administration.— Admiral WALCOTT also supported the motion.— After a brief reply from Captain SCOBELL, the house divided— for the resolution, 76 , against it, 97 ; majority, 21. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS.— Lord PALMERSTON moved for the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the opera- tion of the act passed in 1S54 for the suppression of bribery, treating, and undue influence at elections.— Mr WITHAM and Mr H. BERKELEY having spoken a few words, the motion was agreed to. WEDNESDAY- JUDGMENTS EXECUTIONS BILL.— The house went into committee en this bill, but before any clauses were passed, the chairman was ordered to report progress, aud further proceedings suspended for a week, iu order to give time for the consideration of certain amendments. The CHIEF CONSTABLES BILL went through committee. The PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPLEMENTAL BILL was read a second time. A new writ was ordered to issue for Tipperary in the room of Mr James Sadleir, who had been expelled the house. EDUCATION.— Sir JOHN PAKINGTON moved for leave to bring in a bill for the promotion of elementary education in cities and corporate towns. The right hon baronet sketched the po- sition in which the education question had been left by the de- bate and votes of last session, and disowned all intention of disturbing the conclusion arrived at when Lord John Russell's resolutions on that subject were under discussion. The large majority against those resolutions had, he submitted, effectually recorded the opinion that 110 compulsory system of education could be admitted. His proposed bill was accordingly framed on a different principle; being merely permissive and local, its operation was restricted to cities and corporate towns, where by assent of a majority of ratepayers, rates could be levied for the establishment of schools, upon the conditions of perfect freedom and toleration in matters of religion, aud of local control and management over the expenditure of the funds. Declaring that his plan was not intended to interfere either with voluntary efforts or with the grants from the committee of the Privy Coun- cil, but to supply the deficiencies that might still be found to exist, Sir J. Pakington stated that he had obtained for it the co operation both of the party who advocated religious teaching and of those who supported the secular system, a concurrence which had been brought about by some mutual concessions of their respective predilections.-— After some aisussion, leave was given to bring in the bill. THURSDAY- AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.- Inanswer to Mr Blakemore, Mr LOWE stated that it was not the intention of the Government to bring in any bill 011 the subject of agri- cultural statistics. CITY OF LONDON REFORM.— Iu answer to Mr Hankey, Sir G. GREY said that he wished, before introducing a bill for the reform of the City of London Corporation, to ascertain what propositions ou that subject might emanate from the corporation itself. THE RESOLUTE.— Sir C. WOOD, replying to Mr Evelyn, stated that the Arctic ship the Resolute tiad not been disman- tled, but merely reduced to the condition of other vessels be- longing to the royal navy which were not required for active service. THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.— Mr LOCKE KING moved for leave to bring in a bill assimilating the county franchise to the borough franchise in England and Wales, by giving the right of voting to all occupiers of tenements rated at the annual value of £ 10. The hou member contended at much length for the expediency and justice of extending the franchise to the large class whom his proposed bill would allow to enjoy electoral privileges.— Lord PALMERBTON declined to consent even to the introduction of a measure which there would be 110 chance of fairly discussing and passing during tho pre- sent session. He had 110 objection to extend the county franchise, upon any judicious plan that might be sug- gested. The present bill was, however, in his opinion, LAM considered the present moment peculiarly fit for the dis- cussion of questions relating to constitutional reform. Hf supported the bill.— Mr DRUMMOND also professed his readirn to support any measure that lowered the franchise and armM ™ the lower classes with better weapons by which to defend them- selves against the oppressions of the superior order.— Lord JOHN RUSSELL saw no reasim why the question should be postponed. He observed that tin; Government seemed to act upon the principle of shirkingall subjects of importauce or deli- cacy. The present session would, he thought, afford an available opportunity for discussing and carrying a large measure of parliamentary reform.—- Mr BENTINCK accused Lord John Russbil of acting from party moti » "? s, and remarked upon his omission, or isilure, in accomplishing measures of reform when a member of Administration.— Lord J. RUSSELL briefly replied on this personal charge, and was defended also by Mr T. Duncombe and Sir J. Graham, who further announced that he had surrendered the principle of " finality," and was ready to support any safe and prudent extension of the franchise. — Mr SIDNEY HERBERT opposed the bill partly because he dis- approved of some of its provisions, but chiefly ou account of the position of the Government and the existing antagonism of par- ties in the house.— After a few words from Mr ROEBUCK, who supported the measure, the house divided— For leave to bring in the bill, 179; against, 192— 13. MAYNOOTH— Mr SPOONER renewed his annual attack upon the Maynooth grant by proposing a resolution that the house should " resolve itself into a committee for the purpose of con- sidering the acts for the endowment of the College of Maynooth, with a view to the withdrawal of any endowment out of the Consolidated Fund, due regard being had to vested rights and interests." He reiterated the arguments which had been so often presented against the continuance of the erant, and ex- horted the house to purge itself from all complicicry with anact that was, as he contended, a national sin.— Mf Roebuck, Mr Bowyer, Sergeant O'Brien, Mr Moore, Mr H. Drummond, Ser- geant Shee, aud Lord Palmerston having spoken against the motion, and Mr Kendal, Mr T. Chambers, Mr Newdegate, and others, in its favour, Mr Spooner replied, aud the house divided — For the motion 159, against it 167 ; Majority 8. FRIDAY- TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND PERSIA. — Mr LAYARD inquired whether a treaty had been signed be- tween Russia and Persia, ceding to Russia a portion of ter- ritory on the frontiers of Turkey. He also wished to ask the noble lord whether the negotiations at Paris had been sus- pended or interrupted ?— Lord PALMEESTON said her Majesty's Government had no information beyond that which they had re- ceived from the newspapers. It was not true that the negotia- tions at Paris had been interrupted or suspended, and lie had every hope that they would terminate favourably. He would impress upou his hon friend that any discussions upon these matters would be injurious, aud he trusted therefore that he would not cripple the free action of her Majesty's Government in a matter of so much delicacy [ hear, hearl. THE BUDGET — The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEB moved that the house do go into a committee of Ways arid Means. — Mr DISRAELI rose to move the following amendment—" That, in the opinion of this house, it would be expedient, before sanc- tioning the financial arrangements for the ensuing year, to ad- just the estimated income and expenditure in the manner which shall appear best calculated to secure the country against the risk of a deficiency in the years 1858- 9 and 1859 60; and to pro- vide for such balance of revenue and charge respectively, in the year 1860 as may place it in the power of Parliament at that period, without embarrassment to the finances, altogether to remit the income- tax."— The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEE hoped the house would not adopt the resolution of the right hon gentleman, as it was unnecessary, and in its terms absurd and impracticable.— Tho question having been put, Mr GLAD- STONE could not conceive how hon gentlemen could sanction the propositions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when they had acted quite opposite to him when he was in power. He urged that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had thrown overboard all the principles of finance which had governed the house for the last 15 years, and gave notice than on going into Committee of Supply he would move as an amendment that the expenditure of the country ought to be revised and reduced. He expressed his general coifcurrenee in the resolution of Mr Disraeli, and asked the house to adopt it.— Mr WILSON defended the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and thought that he had done all in his power to meet the wishes of the country.— Mr LAING warmly sup- ported Mr Disraeli's motion, and thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer ought to reduce the expenditure as much as possible, as we were at peace with all Europe.— On the motion of Mr JAMES M'GEEGOE the debate was adjourned till Monday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HINTS TO OWNEES OP GEEENHOUSES.— LOOK AETEE YOUE GARDENERS.— At Wandsworth, on Wednesday, Christopher Young, the gardener in the service of Mr Richard Catlow Bow- den, a gentleman residing at Clapham Common, and Richard Bridger, a labourer, in the service of Mr Erwood, a salesman, of Covent- gardeu Market, were brought up on remand, charged with being concerned in stealing a quantity of cut flowers from the greenhouses of Mr Bowden.— Iu consequence of suspicions the prosecutor had respecting the honesty of his gardener, he caused Police- constable Blackburn, of the Y division, to watch his premises in Hincks- laue, and on Monday morning, about half- past seven o'clock, Bridger was seen to go up to the side entrance, with two boxes, and he was admitted by Young. He remained about three- quarters of an hour, and when he came out he still had the boxes; and when they were searched the officer discovered a quantity of beautiful camelias, each flower being wrapped in wool, primulas, aud other green- house flowers. Bridger said he had been sent by his master, Mr Erwood.— The officer now stated that there were upwards of sixty camelias, besides the other flowers, in the boxes found in the possession of the prisoner Bridger. He had been over the prosecutor's greenhouses, and found that there was scarcely a plant in bloom.— The prosecutor mentioned that during the season his supply of flowers had been very small, and when he wanted any flowers to send to a friend, he was told that there were none in bloom, but that after Christmas he might expect some.— Mr Erwood was then examined, aud he stated that he lived iu Tavistock- row, Covent- garden. He had purchased cut flowers of the prisoner Young for the last two years. When he first had dealings with him, the prisoner said there were a great many flowers in the greenhouses which were never used, and that he might as well sell them as to allow them to die away. The season only lasted four or five months in the year. He had paid the prisoner about £ 3 a month for flowers. It might average about £ 15 a year that the prisoner received from him for the flowers. On one occasion he got some primula plants for the prisoner, who said his master would not go to the expense of buying them, aud that he could cultivate them for his own use. He had received flowers from the prisoner both in large and small quantities. He should say that the flowers in question were a large quantity. They were worth between 8s and 10s.— At the suggestion of the prosecutor the witness was asked whether, duriug the two years' transactions with the pri- soner, he ever thought it was his duty to inquire oi the owner of the flowers if it was with his sanction they were sold?— The witness said he did not. It was a common practice in Covent- garden Market to purchase flowers of gentlemen's gardeners. He had bought flowers from LordEldon's premises for the last five years, and during the whole of that time he had never seen a member of the family, all his transactions being with the gar- dener. If it was not for the gentlemen's greenhouses they would not be able to supply Covent- garden Market with flowers in the winter.— Mr Ingham did not suppose that the witness did anythiug more than what all his brethren did iu the market; " but he would give all the salesmen in Covent- garden Market a hint through the witness. 11 those flowers had been found in the possession of the witness, and could have been identified, he was liable to be charged for the unlawful possession of stolen property; and unless he could give a satisfactory account of how he became possessed of them, he could be punished with two months' imprisonment and hard labour.— The wit- ness said if that was the case the whole of the salesmen in Covent- garden Market were liable to be brought before him.— Mr Ingham said, the right course to adopt, as he knew it was the practice of gentlemen's gardeners to sell flowers, was, before any purchases were made, to ascertain of the owner whether the flowers were being sold with his consent.— The prisoner Young admitted cutting the flowers, and said he was in the habit of doing so for the purpose of buying others to improve his mas- ter's stock. He then called a gardener as a witness, to prove that he went over the greenhouses about eight years ago, and again since this case had occurred, and he was of opinion that the stock was improved to a greater extent than it was eight years ago. The whole of the garden and greenhouses were a credit to any gardener, and he never saw flowers better set for bloom than they were.— The prosecutor said he had a greater variety of flowers when the prisoner first came with him than he had now. There were more flowers certainly, but they did not consist of that variety which they formerly did. He had often complained that his garden had more the appearance of a nurseryman's than that of a gentleman.— Mr Ingham said the case was clearly established agaisst Young, whom he believed had for years improved the stock for his own advantage, and not for his master's. He, therefore, should fine him the full penalty of £ 20, aud 8s, the value, or two months' imprisonment. He discharged the other man, as there was nothing whatever against him.— The prosecutor, who said the prisoner had a guinea per week and a lodge to live in, wished for his worship's merciful consideration in the case.— Mr Ingham said he had imposed a fine instead of committing him at once to prison, in the belief that there were irregularities at Covent- garden Market, and that it was very likely the prisoner had been drawn into the practice.— The prisoner was then removed. ILLEGAL NETTING IN THE THAMES.— William Chamberlaine the elder and his son Thomas Chamberlaine, both of Twicken- ham, fishermen, appeared upon warrant, before the bench at Kingston- upon- Thames, on the 17th instant, charged by As- sistant Waterbailiff Howard, with netting on the 6th February instant, in the day time, in the Lower Preserve at Thames Dit- ton, in the River Thames, the same being set apart for the preservation and spawn of fish, and in which' netting is strictly prohibited. The case was proved by Waterbailiff Francis, and, the bench, after due consideration, convicted William Chamber- laine in the full penalty of £ 5 and costs, or three months' impri- sonment. The son, Thomas Chamberlaine, the bench considered as acting under the influence of his father, and being of tender age, 15 years, dismissed the case as against him, with a caution. Mr H. Farnell, solicitor and secretary to the Thames Angling Preservation Society, attended to support the information. ANOTHER ACTION AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY FOE NEGLIGENCE.— In the Common Pleas, on Wednesday, an action was brought by a Mr Allen, against the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, to recover damages for an injury caused by a collision. The plaiutiff, who is 32 years of age, is a travelling clerk in the service of the Post Office, and has been in that em- ploymeut eleven years. He resided at the time of the accident at Chester, and it was his duty to travel by the night mail from Chester to Holyhead and sort the lstters. On the 10th of May last he left Chester by the mail- train at ten o'clock at night. The train was due at Conway at 11: 45, and at Bangor, which is 14 miles from Conway, at 12: 10; but it seems on the night iu ques- tion it left Conway five minutes late. Within from 16 to 18 minutes before the mail- train left Conway, a coal and cattle train, drawn by two engines, had been despatched from. Conway, and it was by overtaking and running into this train that the accident hap- pened. The mail- train travelled at 35 miles per hour, and the regulation speed of the cattle- traiu was 20 miles per hour ; but one of the engines of the latter failed shortly after passing Aber. Instead of stopping and giving sigaals, according to the regulations, or shunting, the cattle- train continued to gol 011 at a diminished velocity, and at the entrance of a tunner about two miles from Bangor the collision occurred. Under these circumstances the negligence was attributed to the company. The head of the plaintiff, who was sitting on a desk in the van, reading, was struck against some boxes fixed at tho side, and the injuries from this blow were very re- markable in their consequences. It appeared that the Post Office mail guard, who was in the van at the time with the plaintiff, fell with his head into some letter- bags, and cut his fingers 011 some string, and the plaintiff at the time so slightly felt the effects of the blow that he assisted the guard up, and the occasion was the cause of some jocularity, and the plaintiff afterwards walked round the train with the guard. The 10th of May was a Saturday, and on the following Monday the plaintiff felt a lightness in the head and depression, and a medical gen- tleman, Mr Joce, gave him a certificate to forward to the Post Office. On the Tuesday, contrary to Mr Joce's advice, he went to Holyhead as usual; but on Wednesday, the 14th of May, he found it necessary to send for a Mr Dickens to perform his duties for him. On the 16th of May the plaintiff consulted Dr Gully at Malvern, and some time afterwards symptoms, attri- buted by the evidence for the plaintiff to concussion of the brain at the time of the accident, ensued. It seemed that the spine was injured. The plaintiff suffered great pain there, and lost power in the lower parts ; he lost his memory ; the urinary and other organs were grievously affected. He had never been so affected before. After being some time at Malvern, the head symptoms abated, but not those in the lower part of the spine. Since the accident he had been paid £ 250 by the Railway Pas- sengers' Insurance Office. He had a life policy previously ef- fected in the United Kingdom Office, and had applied for a fresh,, 5* policy ; but 011 account of the effects of the accident upon his^- health, that office had now refused to insure his life.— There was a good deal of conflicting medical evidence, but the prepon- derance was clearly 011 the side of the plaintiff, in whose favour the jury found a verdict. Damages— £ 1,400. LONDON.— Printed and Published at " BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON* Office, at 170, Strand, in the parish ot St. Clement Danes, in the City and Liberty of ' Westminster, by WILLIAM CLEMENT of the same place.— SUNDAY, FEB 22, 1857. f